10% Human : How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness

Un être humain, ce n'est pas seulement ce que vous croyez. Pour une cellule de notre corps, neuf autres y ont élu domicile à notre insu. Au fil de notre vie, nous hébergerons l’équivalent en microbes de cinq éléphants d’Afrique. Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé pourquoi il y a tant d'obèses ? Ou pourquoi près de la moitié des enfants souffrent de nos jours d'allergies ? Ne vous semble-t-il pas curieux que la dépression se répande comme une traînée de poudre ? Ou que l'on diagnostique de plus en plus de jeunes autistes ? En s'appuyant sur les recherches scientifiques les plus récentes, Alanna Collen dévoile le lien entre les troubles de la santé et la communauté microbienne du corps humain. Beaucoup de maladies contemporaines que nous estimons inévitables découlent en réalité de notre incapacité à prendre soin du prolongement de nos cellules humaines que constituent nos microbes. Dans Nos amies les bactéries , Alanna Collen explique pourquoi malmener nos microbes risque de nuire à notre métabolisme, notre mental et notre système immunitaire ; quels sont les effets indésirables des antibiotiques, des césariennes et du substitut de lait maternel, et comment un régime adapté est en mesure de restaurer une communauté microbienne bénéfique à la santé. Nos amies les bactéries tire la sonnette d'alarme en soulignant l'importance de nos plus fidèles compagnons. Traduit de l’anglais par Marie Boudewyn Now in paperback, evolutionary biologist and science writer Alanna Collen's stunning alarm call concerning the widely-ignored role our gut microbes play in our health and well-being. "Fascinating.... Everything you wanted to know about microbes but were afraid to ask."#8212; Kirkus Reviews (starred review) You are just 10% human. For every one of the cells that make up the vessel that you call your body, there are nine impostor cells hitching a ride. You are not just flesh and blood, muscle and bone, brain and skin, but also bacteria and fungi. Over your lifetime, you will carry the equivalent weight of five African elephants in microbes. You are not an individual but a colony. Until recently, we had thought our microbes hardly mattered, but science is revealing a different story, one in which microbes run our bodies and becoming a healthy human is impossible without them. In this riveting, shocking, and beautifully written book, biologist Alanna Collen draws on the latest scientific research to show how our personal colony of microbes influences our weight, our immune system, our mental health, and even our choice of partner. She argues that so many of our modern diseases#8212;obesity, autism, mental illness, digestive disorders, allergies, autoimmunity afflictions, and even cancer#8212;have their root in our failure to cherish our most fundamental and enduring relationship: that with our personal colony of microbes. The good news is that unlike our human cells, we can change our microbes for the better. Collen's book is a revelatory and indispensable guide. Life#8212;and your body#8212;will never seem the same again "You are just 10% human. For every one of the cells that make up the vessel that you call your body, there are nine impostor cells hitching a ride. You are not just flesh and blood, muscle and bone, brain and skin, but also bacteria and fungi. Over your lifetime, you will carry the equivalent weight of five African elephants in microbes. You are not an individual but a colony. Until recently, we had thought our microbes hardly mattered, but science is revealing a different story, one in which microbes run our bodies and becoming a healthy human is impossible without them. In this riveting, shocking, and beautifully written book, biologist Alanna Collen draws on the latest scientific research to show how our personal colony of microbes influences our weight, our immune system, our mental health, and even our choice of partner. She argues that so many of our modern diseases--obesity, autism, mental illness, digestive disorders, allergies, autoimmunity afflictions, and even cancer--have their root in our failure to cherish our most fundamental and enduring relationship: that with our personal colony of microbes. Many of the questions about modern diseases left unanswered by the Human Genome Project are illuminated by this new science. And the good news is that unlike our human cells, we can change our microbes for the better. Collen's book is a revelatory and indispensable guide. It is science writing at its most relevant: life--and your body--will never seem the same again"-- Provided by publisher An evolutionary biologist and science writer explores the widely-ignored role our gut microbes play in our health and well-being.You are just 10% human. For every one of the cells that make up the vessel that you call your body, there are nine impostor cells hitching a ride. You are not just flesh and blood, muscle and bone, brain and skin, but also bacteria and fungi. Over your lifetime, you will carry the equivalent weight of five African elephants in microbes. You are not an individual but a colony.Until recently, we had thought our microbes hardly mattered, but science is revealing a different story, one in which microbes run our bodies; remaining a healthy human is impossible without them.In this riveting, shocking, and beautifully written book, biologist Alanna Collen draws on the latest scientific research to show how our personal colony of microbes influences our weight, immune system, mental health, and even our choice of partner. She argues that so many of our modern diseases—obesity, autism, mental illness, digestive disorders, allergies, autoimmune afflictions, and even cancer—have their root in our failure to cherish our most fundamental and enduring relationship: that with our individual colony of microbes.The good news is that unlike our human cells, we can change our microbes for the better. Life—and your body—will never seem the same again. Un être humain, ce n'est pas seulement ce que vous croyez. Pour une cellule de notre corps, neuf autres y ont élu domicile à notre insu. Au fil de notre vie, nous hébergerons l’équivalent en microbes de cinq éléphants d’Afrique.Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé pourquoi il y a tant d'obèses ? Ou pourquoi près de la moitié des enfants souffrent de nos jours d'allergies ? Ne vous semble-t-il pas curieux que la dépression se répande comme une traînée de poudre ? Ou que l'on diagnostique de plus en plus de jeunes autistes ?En s'appuyant sur les recherches scientifiques les plus récentes, Alanna Collen dévoile le lien entre les troubles de la santé et la communauté microbienne du corps humain. Beaucoup de maladies contemporaines que nous estimons inévitables découlent en réalité de notre incapacité à prendre soin du prolongement de nos cellules humaines que constituent nos microbes.Dans , Alanna Collen explique pourquoi malmener nos microbes risque de nuire à notre métabolisme, notre mental et notre système immunitaire ; quels sont les effets indésirables des antibiotiques, des césariennes et du substitut de lait maternel, et comment un régime adapté est en mesure de restaurer une communauté microbienne bénéfique à la santé. tire la sonnette d'alarme en soulignant l'importance de nos plus fidèles compagnons.__Traduit de l’anglais par Marie Boudewyn__