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*A brand new and updated edition for 2024, including the latest insights on diet and weight management drugs, gene editing, cancer testing, anti-ageing, ultra-processed foods and much more* Professor Tim Spector, number one bestselling author of SPOON FED and FOOD FOR LIFE, reveals the...

From bestselling author David Quammen, a fascinating scientific detective story about how a transmissible cancer first discovered in Tasmanian devils is connected to the discovery that cancer in humans can be treated as a chronic illness, not a fatal one—a radically new approach that promises...

Popular science master Brian Clegg’s new book is an entertaining tour through the science of what makes you you. From the atomic level, through life and energy to genetics and personality, it explores how the billions of particles which make up you - your DNA, your skin, your memories - have come to be.

Around 250,000 people have had their genomes sequenced, and scientists expect that number to rise to one billion by 2025. Professor Steven J. Heine argues that the first thing we will do on receiving our DNA test results is to misinterpret them completely. Despite breathless (often lightly researched) media coverage about newly discovered "cancer" or "divorce" or "IQ" genes, the prospect of a DNA test forecasting how your life is going to turn out is vanishingly small.

A completely new way to look at fat loss, autoimmune conditions, and optimal health. What if that banana you had for breakfast was actually sabotaging your health efforts? Health, metabolism, and weight are controlled by both our genetics and our lifestyle, in essence a balance between nature and nurture. By identifying our strengths and our weaknesses genetically, as well as our body chemistry through advanced targeted testing, we now have the ability to influence our health like never before.

This guide will show you how to take your health into your own hands. You will no longer sit on the sidelines - instead you can play an active and empowered role in the state of your own health. This book will help you: understand how the environment and your genes interact; learn how to use your own genetic information to your advantage; create an actionable plan based on your genomics to radically transform your health and improve your vitality; and discover how to improve your health span and lead a productive, happy, and healthy life.

Getting thin on top? Hair loss is an issue that affects men of all ages. How to Deal with Male Hair Loss breaks down the reasons for hair loss and how to test to see if your loss is normal or chronic. The book gives a breakdown of the medical procedures that are available and a full list of healthy living alternatives that will help keep that precious hair on a person's head.