Release Date:- 2012-04-24
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A researcher boldly wades through commercialized health and fitness fads to bust pervasive mythsāand reveal the true scienceābehind what it means to live a healthy life.
In this era of health-science research, rarely a day goes by without a public pronouncement of some exciting health-enhancing discovery: a new diet, a new fitness routine, a new drug or alternative therapy, the miracles achieved by genetic mapping. And we are toldāby the media, health-care experts, even governmentāthat we should use this information to live a healthier life. But what information can we trust?
In The Cure for Everything, health policy expert and fitness enthusiast Timothy Caulfield wades through the tides of health crazes, misleading data, and well-meaning gurus in a quest to sort out real, reliable health advice. Seamlessly switching between his sweatsuit and his lab coat, Caulfield doesnāt just pore over the research and interview the professionals; he gets his t-shirt sweaty and his meridians aligned, testing out the scientific validity of some of the health and fitness crazes of our day.
Science is everywhere, but what passes through most peopleās field of vision is often wrong, hyped, or twisted by an ideological or commercial agenda. And without good scientific data, bad decisions are madeāby doctors and governments, by you and me. Caulfield demonstrates, alas, that there are no quick fixes or simple steps to flat abs; that you will never be able to eat all you want; that no ānaturalā supplements will lead to better health; that knowing your genetic map will not save you from almost anything. The Cure for Everything ends with 5 simple, scientifically soundāand, yet, difficultāsteps to take in order to lead a longer, healthier life.