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Dont Die Young an Anatomists Guide to Your Organs & Your Health Dr. Alice Roberts

Dont Die Young an Anatomists Guide to Your Organs & Your Health By Dr. Alice Roberts

Dont Die Young an Anatomists Guide to Your Organs & Your Health by Dr. Alice Roberts


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To tie in with a major six-part BBC2 series, an enlightening and altogether hands-on approach to the organs we need to survive, and vital advice on how to look after them

Dont Die Young an Anatomists Guide to Your Organs & Your Health Summary

Dont Die Young an Anatomists Guide to Your Organs & Your Health by Dr. Alice Roberts

We're a nation of water cooler health experts - organic converts, proud of our supplements and detox herbal teas. But 87% of us don't even know where our kidneys are. The time has surely come for us to get acquainted. In this fascinating tour of the human body, Dr Alice Roberts introduces us to our key organs, explaining their functions and idiosyncrasies in a style both ultimately informative and incredibly accessible. She explores the cells, the 'building blocks' of organs; the spongy pink lungs that turn grey as we grow older no matter where or how we live; the heart - alarmingly, heart-disease is the biggest killer in the UK; the stomach and intestines, with their precarious balance of churning acids; the liver and pancreas, much abused workers to break down the toxins we gleefully consume; the tireless and essential kidneys; the mysterious sex organs; the brain, the very centre of our selves; the skeleton and its amazing role in our evolution; and the skin, vigorously targeted by advertising companies and the organ that holds all of the others in. As well as (literally) delving into these organs, Alice discusses the latest research into what keeps them healthy, and gives us top tips for how to look after them. This is a glorious, dynamic and colourful combination of anatomy lesson and You Are What You Eat, and Alice Roberts is the perfect guide for this most intimate of journeys.

About Dr. Alice Roberts

Alice Roberts is a qualified medical doctor and teaches Anatomy at Bristol University. She is a regular contributor to Channel 4's Time Team and BBC2's Coast series.

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GOR001106858
9780747590255
0747590257
Dont Die Young an Anatomists Guide to Your Organs & Your Health by Dr. Alice Roberts
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20070102
272
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