If Our Bodies Could Talk

A Guide to Operating and Maintaining a Human Body

De: James Hamblin

Narrado por: James Hamblin

"If you want to understand the strange workings of the human body, and the future of medicine, you must read this illuminating, engaging book." —Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Gene

In 2014, James Hamblin launched a series of videos for The Atlantic called "If Our Bodies Could Talk." With it, the doctor-turned-journalist established himself as a seriously entertaining authority in the field of health. Now, in illuminating and genuinely funny prose, Hamblin explores the human stories behind health questions that never seem to go away—and which tend to be mischaracterized and oversimplified by marketing and news media. He covers topics such as sleep, aging, diet, and much more:

• Can I “boost” my immune system?
• Does caffeine make me live longer?
• Do we still not know if cell phones cause cancer?
• How much sleep do I actually need?
• Is there any harm in taking a multivitamin?
• Is life long enough?

In considering these questions, Hamblin draws from his own medical training as well from hundreds of interviews with distinguished scientists and medical practitioners. He translates the (traditionally boring) textbook of human anatomy and physiology into accessible, engaging, socially contextualized, up-to-the-moment answers. They offer clarity, examine the limits of our certainty, and ultimately help readers worry less about things that don’t really matter.

If Our Bodies Could Talk is a comprehensive, illustrated guide that entertains and educates in equal doses.

Outstanding!!!

Eye opener for anybody that lives in a body. Exciting and relevant information delivered in a simple and easy way we can all understand! I will give this book to all my friends and family.

Great balancing book on what we are as humans

Just a tremendously well done book on understanding what and more interestingly who we are as humans. I loved the organization of the book around seemingly silly medical questions that turned into fascinating moral, ethical, funny and heart felt topics. A great listen with friends as they can pick up at any point and find it interesting.

wonderfully entertaining knowledge

I love the author and his irreverent tone while keeping the knowledge factual and based in multiple studies.

already planning on listening to it again

loved it. pleased I picked it out of all the audiobooks available, what luck! it is a great read, I highly recommend it. it can be picked up, and put down easily, no matter where you pick back up on it, it is easy to follow because he is covering so many subjects in such an easy and amusing way and constantly changing the topic. I could see this as a bathroom reader. or as the book you listen to when you know you have a short drive and don't want to be pained by putting down a long engrossing fiction. but it is still really interesting and amusing and captivating. I'd consider all the information useful. and have already recommended this book to several people. I listened to this at work between clients. listened to it while I cleaned. and listened to it in the car while driving to work. and listened while my kids were in the car too. a perfect read that didn't leave me grouchy when I had to put it down, but thoughtfully considering what I'd just heard. it covers a lot more than what I expected to hear. I expected a nutrition book. and although it started that way, it covered every body related topic, from burial procedures to diseases to nutrition to vaccinations to medical controversies and silly random questions

Thoroughly enjoyable

The author breaks down a lot of complicated medical concepts into digestible chunks for a non medical audience. He uses humour and empathy to review many ethical issues.
He also helps to put medical issues into a broader context of the world around us. Fascinating and highly recommended.