Publisher's Synopsis
We're a nation of water cooler health experts - organic converts, proudof our supplements and detox herbal teas. But 87% of us don't even knowwhere our kidneys are.The time has surely come for us to get acquainted.
Inthis fascinating tour of the human body, Dr Alice Roberts introduces usto our key organs, explaining their functions and idiosyncrasies in astyle both ultimately informative and incredibly accessible. Sheexplores the cells, the 'building blocks' of organs; the spongy pinklungs 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 churningacids; the liver and pancreas, much abused workers to break down thetoxins we gleefully consume; the tireless and essential kidneys; themysterious sex organs; the brain, the very centre of our selves; theskeleton and its amazing role in our evolution; and the skin,vigorously targeted by advertising companies and the organ that holdsall of the others in. As well as (literally) delving into these organs,Alice discusses the latest research into what keeps them healthy, andgives 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.
