false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171811453m/119837.jpg 119837 9 <p> Read it. </p> <p> You're already living it. </p> <p> Was diabetes evolution's response to the last Ice Age? Did a deadly genetic disease help our ancestors survive the bubonic plagues of Europe? Will a visit to the tanning salon help lower your cholesterol? Why do we age? Why are some people immune to HIV? Can your genes be turned on -- or off? </p> <p> Joining the ranks of modern myth busters, Dr. Sharon Moalem turns our current understanding of illness on its head and challenges us to fundamentally change the way we think about our bodies, our health, and our relationship to just about every other living thing on earth, from plants and animals to insects and bacteria. </p> <p> Through a fresh and engaging examination of our evolutionary history, Dr. Moalem reveals how many of the conditions that are diseases today actually gave our ancestors a leg up in the survival sweepstakes. When the option is a long life with a disease or a short one without it, evolution opts for disease almost every time. </p> <p> Everything from the climate our ancestors lived in to the crops they planted and ate to their beverage of choice can be seen in our genetic inheritance. But Survival of the Sickest doesn't stop there. It goes on to demonstrate just how little modern medicine really understands about human health, and offers a new way of thinking that can help all of us live longer, healthier lives.</p> <p> Survival of the Sickest is filled with fascinating insights and cutting-edge research, presented in a way that is both accessible and utterly absorbing. This is a book about the interconnectedness of all life on earth -- and, especially, what that means for us. </p> 1401163 1 2 2007 Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease total:574|5:207|4:238|3:110|2:18|1:1| 574 2354 981 172 4 4 false false Sun Sep 02 19:10:18 -0700 2007 Fri Jan 11 22:46:00 -0800 2008
Moalem marshals evidence for the positive or effective aspects of diseases that we might other characterize as h...more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 15:33:43 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 12:12:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue May 06 09:53:36 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 10:04:19 -0700 2008
Too boldly mixes well accepted medical observations: Sickle Cell Anemia is related to genes that provide resistance to Malaria. Get one you're good, get two you'...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 15:18:25 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 04:32:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue May 27 15:25:44 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 15:26:13 -0700 2008 3 1 false false Tue Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat May 24 15:00:03 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 15:00:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 4 false false Wed Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 11:44:12 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 11:48:06 -0700 2008 As I wrote to Dr. Moalem,

Dear Dr. Moalem,
I found your book, Survival of the Sickest, on a table in the bookstore that employs me. The title and concept intrigued me. The material has proved fascinating, and, for the large part, very well researched. I am concerned...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 08 06:23:53 -0800 2007 Wed Apr 23 06:38:01 -0700 2008
Moalem and his colleagues have found that many of the genes that make us prone to long-term illnesses ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 18 21:54:52 -0800 2008 Thu Jun 05 12:02:29 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 23:37:37 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 08:59:51 -0700 2009 everything is so important.
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Prove it.

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I had THE HELP waiting for me and I expect that to be more entertaining. This is especially true, since I have been editin...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 05 08:54:59 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 09:31:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jun 25 13:49:27 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 12:13:14 -0700 2008
The Plot: Being a nonfiction book, there isn't so much a plot...but the gist of the book is Dr. Moalem takes medical occurrences - some common (diabetes), some not (hemochromatosi...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 31 14:22:47 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 31 14:48:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 27 16:03:47 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 16:06:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 true false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 09:14:53 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 19:52:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=119837