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"Visceral." - Wall Street Journal "Illuminating." - Publishers Weekly "Heroic." - Science. The immune system holds the key to human health. In The Beautiful Cure, leading immunologist Daniel M. Davis describes how the scientific quest to understand how the immune system works - and how it is affected by stress, sleep, age, and our state of mind - is now unlocking a revolutionary new approach to medicine and well-being.. The bodys ability to fight disease and heal itself is one of the great mysteries and marvels of nature. But in recent years, painstaking research has resulted in major advances in our grasp of this breathtakingly beautiful inner world: a vast and intricate network of specialist cells, regulatory proteins, and dedicated genes that are continually protecting our bodies. Far more powerful than any medicine ever invented, the immune system plays a crucial role in our daily lives. We have found ways to harness these natural defenses to create breakthrough drugs and so-called immunotherapies that help us fight cancer, diabetes, arthritis, and many age-related diseases, and we are starting to understand whether activities such as mindfulness might play a role in enhancing our physical resilience.. Written by a researcher at the forefront of this adventure, The Beautiful Cure tells a dramatic story of scientific detective work and discovery, of puzzles solved and mysteries that linger, of lives sacrificed and saved. With expertise and eloquence, Davis introduces us to this revelatory new understanding of the human body and what it takes to be healthy.
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Daniel has had a lifelong obsession with robots, monsters, and mythology. He's has been drawing upon these roots his entire life, and while his mother always hoped that he'd illustrate friendly wildlife, he focused on scrawling beasts and monsters of all sorts.Daniel writes and illustrates most everything for Steam Crow, from books to the Monster Commute webcomic, though he collaborates a great deal with this wife Dawna, to get everything just right.He enjoys running Steam Crow (more than eating), watching samurai movies, reading comics and "books", tricking computers, exploring the interwebnets, and playing with the goblin-boy Kaid. He is also the founder of TINY ARMY, an informal Arizona illustration society.Daniel claims to have been abducted by monsters on more than 343 occasions; please just smile and nod.He lives in Phoenix, Arizona with fond memories of Autumn and Winter.
