{"product_id":"self-defense-a-myth-busting-guide-to-immune-health","title":"Self-Defense: A Myth-Busting Guide to Immune Health","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‚ÄúUtterly absorbing. Nearly every paragraph brings a revelation.‚Äù‚ÄîBill Bryson ‚Ä¢ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‚ÄúWise, and beautifully written. . . . It will change the way you think about your body and live your life.‚Äù\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‚Äî\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eChris van Tulleken ‚Ä¢ ‚ÄúThis great book from a world expert offers practical tips and dispels many myths.‚Äù‚ÄîTim Spector\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA world-renowned scientist offers a much-needed analysis of what it takes to have good immune health‚Äîhelping readers navigate what can really help, what is a complete myth, and why.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Does orange juice help ward off colds? And how does our age affect our ability to recover from one? When it comes to immunity, are we really what we eat? Or how much we eat? We are surrounded by big questions and big claims about enhancing our immune systems, so how do we tell the fiction from the facts? And, ultimately, what can we do to reduce our chances of getting sick?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e World-leading immunologist Daniel M. Davis offers answers in this authoritative, highly accessible, myth-busting guide to the effects of stress, age, exercise, weight, nutrition, sleep, vaccines, and mental health on our immune health. Taking us to the cutting edge of immunology research and explaining both what we know and how we know it, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSelf-Defense\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e helps readers spot phony claims and make informed choices. Davis shows us that everyone‚Äôs immune system is entirely unique, and that‚Äôs why we should be wary of one-size-fits-all ‚Äúcures.‚Äù We learn how exercise, for example, has all sorts of different, even opposing, short- and long-term effects on our immune health. And while our gut microbes are vitally important, it‚Äôs unlikely that yogurt drinks can really boost your immune system to stop you getting ill.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e An eye-opening window into some of the astonishing possibilities for the future, when it comes to distinguishing bogus and beneficial health claims about everything from vitamin D to inflammation and cancer therapies, Davis‚Äôs book may be your best self-defense.\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"javascript:void(0)\" role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expandev\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318723186973,"sku":"9780226839370","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9780226839370.jpg?v=1757015902","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/self-defense-a-myth-busting-guide-to-immune-health","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}