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Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine

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Really great read
A fresh and innovatrive approach
EVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE
Outstanding introduction to a perspective on health you won't get from your doctor
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Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine
Randolph M. Nesse , and George C. Williams
Manufacturer: Vintage
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0679746749
Release Date: 1996-01-30

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Is our tendency to "fix" our bodies with medicine keeping them from working exactly as they're supposed to? Two pioneers of the emerging science of Darwinian medicine argue that illness is part and parcel of the evolutionary system and as such, may be helping us to evolve towards better adaptation to our environment.

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The answers are in this groundbreaking book by two founders of the emerging science of Darwinian medicine, who deftly synthesize the latest research on disorders ranging from allergies to Alzheimer's and from cancer to Huntington's chorea. Why We Get Sick compels readers to reexamine the age-old attitudes toward sickness. Line drawings.

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Really great read.......2007-01-09

Anyone in interested in how evolution impacts their day-to-day lives should read this book. It's not only informative, but also an enjoyable read.

A fresh and innovatrive approach.......2006-03-22

Insightful, progressive, meaningful, and comprehensive coverage of the field. I learned a lot from the book. Few minor points that can be improved. One, the figures in the book (there are only a few anyway) are vague and don't add much to the content. Two, there are many sentences in the book that are either out of context or they don't convey what the authors have in mind. Third, the book could have benefited from a bibliography. Alphabetical bibliography is easier to use to look the sources up than to struggle to find them in the Notes section at the end of the book. But, overall, a great book.

EVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE.......2006-02-26

Why we get sick is great for explaining evolutionary medicine for first timers. It's great for students, classrooms and anyone interested in Evolutionary medicine.

Outstanding introduction to a perspective on health you won't get from your doctor.......2006-01-02

This is a very readable, intelligent introduction to a perspective on medicine that is very useful for those of us who recognize that we have to manage our own medical care. It provides us with a basis for asking questions about the recommendations that doctors make. Those recommendations can be short-sighted. Most medical schools have not provided doctors with a useful evolutionary perspective on disease and medicine. The evolutionary perspective is simple enough for an intelligent lay person to grasp and use and novel enough to give insights that most doctors will not be able to provide.

Together with some knowledge of psychosomatic medicine (also neglected in most doctor's education) evolutionary medicine can give a patient sound footing to formulate a holistic perspective on health that few doctors will provide. Unlike holistic perspectives based on, say, Chinese medicine, this kind of perspective is more directly and obviously scientifically based. Accordingly, it is more likely to help a patient earn the respect of doctors that is needed for them to accept the patient as a full partner in the diagnosis and healing process.

Review of "Why We Get Sick:...".......2005-09-25

This book came to me in great condition and I am almost done reading it. It is superbly written for everyone (not just the science terms individuals), and this is why it is so great. It seems to put a real focus on answering so many of the questions we all may ask ourselves as to why things are the way they are in our bodies. I highly recommend it.

Why we get sick : the origins of illness and anxiety; a practical guide to psychosomatic medicine

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Why we get sick : the origins of illness and anxiety; a practical guide to psychosomatic medicine
J. A. Winter
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00005XYS4

When Relaxation is Hazardous to Your Health: Why We Get Sick After the STRESS is Over, and What You Can Do Now to Protect Your HEALTH

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When Relaxation is Hazardous to Your Health: Why We Get Sick After the STRESS is Over, and What You Can Do Now to Protect Your HEALTH
Marc Schoen
Manufacturer: Mind Body Health Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0971117608

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The new MIND-BODY MEDICINE that deals with the LET DOWN EFFECT which causes us to become sick after the stress is over. Do you become sick after a stressful project at work?

Do you find yourself becoming sick after exams or stressful events?

Do you become ill during or after vacations?

If you answered "Yes" to any of the above questions, then this book may make a big difference in helping you protect your HEALTH.

Learn how relaxing too quickly leads to the Let Down Effect and illness.

Learn how the Let Down Effect causes illness and painful physical symptoms, such as headaches, stomach disorders, inflammation, colds, and the flu.

Learn what you can do in a few minutes a day to help stop the Let Down Effect and remain healthy.

Learn to use the new rapid HYPNOSIS techniques called SOMAFOCUS, proven by clinical research, to positively affect the IMMUNE SYSTEM and HEALING.

Why We Get Sick: The Origins of Illness and Anxiety: a Practical Guide to Psychomatic Medicine

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Why We Get Sick: The Origins of Illness and Anxiety: a Practical Guide to Psychomatic Medicine
J.A. MD Winter
Manufacturer: NY: Weathervane Books, 1962
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Binding: Hardcover
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WHY WE GET SICK THE ORGINS OF ILLNESS AND ANXIETY

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WHY WE GET SICK THE ORGINS OF ILLNESS AND ANXIETY
J.A. Winter
Manufacturer: Weathervane Books
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HFA3QE

Why We Get Sick The Prigins Of Illness And Anxiety

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Why We Get Sick The Prigins Of Illness And Anxiety
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WHY WE GET SICK: THE NEW SCIENCES OF DARWINIAN MEDICINE

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WHY WE GET SICK: THE NEW SCIENCES OF DARWINIAN MEDICINE
Randolph M. and George C. Williams Nesse
Manufacturer: Random House New York
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000I2VM3Y

Why We Get Sick: A Practical Guide to Psychosomatic Medicine

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Why We Get Sick: A Practical Guide to Psychosomatic Medicine
M.D. J.A. Winter
Manufacturer: Weathervane Books
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0517209861
Release Date: 1988-12-12

Why Do We Get Sick? Why Do We Get Better? A Wellness Detective Manual.

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Why Do We Get Sick? Why Do We Get Better? A Wellness Detective Manual.
John, Dalton
Manufacturer: Lulu.com
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1847539653

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No matter what you're told, what you've got, how bad it gets, never feel helpless about your health again. This book presents a workable model for how the different parts of you, physical, emotional and the deeper parts, interact with each other and how, when they are out of sync, cause symptoms. A model that will work for you for everything from the smallest pain to terminal illness.

Supernatural Health - Do You Want to Be Healed? (Get Real Ministries Edition)

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Supernatural Health - Do You Want to Be Healed? (Get Real Ministries Edition)

Manufacturer: Be In Wholeness, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Ring-bound
ASIN: 0975595733

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If you want to be healed - this book was written for you. When people are sick - they search for healing in any place that they can find it. This book is the result of the authors' quest for answers to the age old questions "Why do we get sick?" and "How do we get healed". Powerful supernatural forces are at the origins and roots of physical, emotional and psychological disorders and often play conflicting roles in our gaining freedom and healing. Supernatural Health, Do You Want To Be Healed? provides comprehensive insights into the crucial issues of Why we get sick and How we are healed. These insights result from shining the light of Gods Truth through his word onto mans health issues and on the means available to him for attaining the wholeness that God designed us to enjoy. The authors draw upon the experience of many contributors who minister healing and deliverance to thousands of people from diverse walks of life who have gained freedom from all manner of disease. These insights provide a foundation for understanding the causes of illnesses and also the means for gaining the widespread healing and wholeness that fueled the explosive growth of the First Century Church. They also show how ungodly and unhealthy religion and misguided reliance upon flawed approaches of modern healthcare reject Gods love, truth, and healing for man who is the centerpiece of His Creation.

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