An Epidemic of Absence: A New Way of Understanding Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases

He is a member of SAG-AFTRA and the APA. He graduated from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism's Master of Arts program.Chris Sorensen is a veteran audiobook narrator with over 160 titles to his name. Moises Velasquez-Manoff covered science and the environment for the Christian Science Monitor, and his work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the Chicago Tribune, and Slate, among other publications. He has received three AudioFile Earphones Awards, and his recording of S

This book will change the way you see the world around (and inside) you! Lowan Stewart Moises Velasquez-Manoff's book "An Epidemic of Absence" is nothing less than revolutionary. Speaking as a physician, we have known for some years about the mysterious connection between "hygiene" and some allergic diseases such as asthma; however, the mechanism and evolutionary history involved have been mostly unexplored. Velasquez-Manoff rigorously lays out a detailed synthesis of what cutting-edge scientists have discovered about the connections between autoimmune disease (asthma, allergies, arthritis, inflamatory bowel disease etc.) and the . "Terrific update to the hygiene hypothesis with some fascinating personal stories" according to Amazon Customer. In a comprehensive and compelling book, Moises Velaquez Manoff has provided an updated version of the hygiene hypothesis to explain: Why is there more autoimmune diseases in the modern world?While the idea that we are now no longer exposed to enough pathogens and therefore our immune system is beginning to attack our bodies is certainly not new, the author has provided a comprehensive review of the lots of new evidence supporting this hypothesis.This area of research is growing rapidly and as an active research scientist in this field, I found t. Terry O'Hara said Superb Research for Superior Immune Response. I was led to read this book by a reference in a New York Times article about celiac disease. The author covers the gamut of immune diseases, and finishes by developing a comprehensive insight into the toxic balances that create the most robust immune responses. He leaves the reader with the well researched conclusion that being so persnickety about sterile cleanliness inevitably leaves us with a weaker immune system than we might have by just suffering normal exposures to everyday germs and dirt.He describes the efforts of cases of people suffer

Against much of his better judgment, he joins these do-it-yourselfers and reports his surprising results. Researchers, meanwhile, have the good fortune of living through a paradigm shift, one of those occasional moments in the progress of science when a radically new way of thinking emerges, shakes things up, and suggests new avenues of treatment. At stake is nothing less than our health, and that of our loved ones. An Epidemic of Absence considers the critical immune stimuli we inadvertently lost as we modernized, and the modern ills we may be able to correct by restoring them. An Epidemic of Absence asks what will happen in developing countries, which, as they become more affluent, have already seen an uptick in allergic disease: Will India end up more allergic than Europe? Velasquez-Manoff also details a controversial underground movement that has coalesced around the treatment of immune-mediated disorders with parasites. You'll discover that you're not you at all, but a bustling collection of organisms, an ecosystem whose preservation and integrity require the utmost attention and care.

"Velasquez-Manoff's engaging global study examines the boons and risks associated with the hypothesis that more parasites might prevent and possibly cure many illnesses, ranging from diabetes to depression. If you read one book about friendly parasites this season, let this be the one." ---Booklist Starred Review