书目

Farmacology: Total Health from the Ground Up

内容简介

InFarmacology,practicingfamilyphysicianandrenownednutritionexplorerDaphneMillerbringsusbeyondthesimpleconceptof"foodasmedicine"andintroducesustothecriticalideathatit'sthefarmwherethatfoodisgrownthatoffersustherealmedicine.Byventuringoutofherclinicandspendingtimeonsevenfamilyfarms,Milleruncoversalltheaspectsoffarming—fromseedchoicetosoilmanagement—thathaveadirectandpowerfulimpactonourhealth.Bridgingthetraditionaldividebetweenagricultureandmedicine,Millershareslessonslearnedfrominspiringfarmersandbiomedicalresearchersandartfullyweavestheirinsightsanddiscoveries,alongwithstoriesfromherpatients,intothenarrative.Theresultisacompellingnewvisionforsustainablehealingandatreasuretroveoffarm-to-bodylessonsthathaveimmensevalueinourdailylives.InFarmacologyyouwillmeet：avegetablefarmerinWashingtonStatewhoshowsushowtheprinciplesheusestorejuvenatehissoilapplyjustaswelltoourownbodies.Herewealsodiscoverthedirectlinksbetweenhealthysoilandhealthyhumans.abeeffarmerinMissouriwhoshowshowaholisticcattle-grazingmethodcangrowresilientcalvesandresilientchildren.aneggfarmerinArkansaswhointroducesustothecounterintuitiveideathatstresscankeepusproductiveandhealthy.Wediscoverwhythestressorsassociatedwithapasture-basedfarmingsystemarebeneficialtoanimalsandhumanswhiletheduressoffactoryfarmingcanmakeusill.avintnerinSonoma,California,whorevealstheprinciplesofIntegratedPestManagementandhelpsusunderstandhowthisgentlerapproachtocontrollingunwantedbugsandweedsmightbeusedtotreatinvasivecancersinhumans.afarmerintheBronxwhoshowsushowanetworkofgardensoffershealthbenefitsthatextendfarbeyondthenutrientvalueofthefruitsandvegetablesgrownintheraisedbeds.Forexample,didyouknowthaturbanfarmingcanlowertheincidenceofalcoholismandcrime?finally,anaromaticherbfarmerinWashingtonStatewhoteachesusaboutthesecretchemicalmessagesweexchangewithplants—messagesthatcanaffectourmoodandevenkeepuslookingyouthful.Ineachchapter,Farmacologyrevealsthesurprisingwaysthattheecologyofourbodyandtheecologyofourfarmsareintimatelylinked.Thisisaparadigm-changingadventurethathashugeimplicationsforourpersonalhealthandthehealthoftheplanet.

作者简介

DaphneMiller,MD,isaphysician,author,andprofessorofFamilyMedicineattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco.Forthepastdecade,herwritingandteachinghasexploredthefrontierbetweenbiomedicineandthenaturalworld.Herwidelyacclaimedfirstbook,TheJungleEffect,chronicleshernutritionadventuresasshetravelstotraditionalcommunitiesaroundtheglobe.AcontributingcolumnisttotheWashingtonPostandothernewspapersandmagazines,MillerholdsamedicaldegreefromHarvardandanundergraduatedegreefromBrownUniversity.ShelivesandgardensinBerkeleyCaliforniawiththearchitectRossLevy,theirtwoteenagers,adog,andacat.

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