From the Book - 1st Free Press hardcover ed.
How a cancer doctor met his greatest challenge to end all illness
The science and art of defining your health. What is health?: A new definition that changes everything
A pound of cure: The simple ways to measure your health today and accept trade-offs in designing your health for tomorrow
Go back to the future: Why it pays to know your history- and how to get it
Rotten eggs and cute chicks: How environmental impacts can be huge where we least expect them, and insignificant where we most expect them
Two French restaurants, one without butter: The weakness in DNA and the power in proteins
The elements of healthy style. Proceed with caution: Studies, claims, and scare tactics
The truth about synthetic shortcuts: How to save hundreds of dollars a year and rethink the need for supplements and vitamins
The fallacy of "fresh": Hidden dangers and opportunities in your local market
Hot and heavy: What NFL football players and nuns can teach us about deadly inflammation- and how to control it
Running to sit still: The perils of a prolonged perch
Timing is everything: The wonder drug of keeping a regular schedule
The future you. High-tech health: How virtual reality and knowledge from the video game world may one day save our lives
The give-and-take: How sharing our medical information can make us live longer and better
The art of doing nothing: Honoring our body's natural healing powers
Conclusion: Of Mice and Men and the search for the master switch: Do we have to die? My final notes of hope.