Updates on the Alma Powell Branch Library can be found on kpl.gov/pow

Book

2 of 2 Copies Available

  • CENTRAL: Second Floor
  • OSHTEMO: Adult Stacks
Log In to Place HoldAdd Author AlertMore Details

The whole-body microbiome : how to harness microbes--inside and out--for lifelong health

Call Number

  • 616.9041 F4914.1 (CEN, OSH)

Browse similar titles by call number

Publication Information

New York, NY : The Experiment, LLC, [2019]

Physical Description

313 pages ; 24 cm

Summary

"Explores the role that the human microbiome (including, but not limited to, the gut) plays in aging. Includes emerging research and personal health tips"--

Notes

"A new defense against cancer, heart disease, obesity & more"--Jacket cover.

Contents

  • The fountain of youth is full of-- microbes?
  • Your microbes are glowing : the skin microbiome
  • Mind your microbes : microbes and the brain
  • Healthy smile, healthy you : the oral microbiome
  • Take a deep breath : the lung microbiome
  • Belly bugs : the stomach microbiome
  • Microbe mecca : the gut microbiome
  • Love bugs : the heart and the microbiome
  • Females are not small males : menopause and the vaginal microbiome
  • Microbes meet cancer
  • The microbe tug-of-war : the immune system
  • Flex your microbes : the musculoskeletal system
  • Too clean, or not too clean : environmental microbes
  • The fountain of youth is full of microbes : the future of the whole-body microbiome.

Added Authors

Jessica M Finlay

Share: Facebook Twitter