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  • The Beautiful Cure

  • The Revolution in Immunology and What It Means for Your Health
  • By: Daniel M. Davis
  • Narrated by: Jot Davies
  • Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (265 ratings)

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The Beautiful Cure

By: Daniel M. Davis
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The immune system holds the key to human health. In The Beautiful Cure, leading immunologist Daniel M. Davis describes how the scientific quest to understand how the immune system works - and how it is affected by stress, sleep, age, and our state of mind - is now unlocking a revolutionary new approach to medicine and well-being.

The body's ability to fight disease and heal itself is one of the great mysteries and marvels of nature. But in recent years, painstaking research has resulted in major advances in our grasp of this breathtakingly beautiful inner world - a vast and intricate network of specialist cells, regulatory proteins, and dedicated genes that are continually protecting our bodies. Far more powerful than any medicine ever invented, the immune system plays a crucial role in our daily lives. We have found ways to harness these natural defenses to create breakthrough drugs and so-called immunotherapies that help us fight cancer, diabetes, arthritis, and many age-related diseases, and we are starting to understand whether activities such as mindfulness might play a role in enhancing our physical resilience.

Written by a researcher at the forefront of this adventure, The Beautiful Cure tells a dramatic story of scientific detective work and discovery, of puzzles solved and mysteries that linger, of lives sacrificed and saved. With expertise and eloquence, Davis introduces us to this revelatory new understanding of the human body and what it takes to be healthy.

©2019 Daniel M. Davis (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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Outstanding!

Excellent and consistent with the recent science. Immunology is very complex and elegant. This book makes the topic accessible and easy to listen. Excellent!!

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Very detailed

A history of using your immune system to fight cancer and more. Best for a science buff

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Great review

Even for someone who studied immunology, this was a lovely refresher. Great background about pertinent discoveries.

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A Great Narrative History of Immunology.

Jot Davies narrations was Amazing!
Taking a complex subject as Immunology and making it engaging learning experience.
The author, Daniel M. Davis beautifully ties the history,the complexity and physiology for the common lay person to master the subject.
Looking forward to his other books in my Audible collection.

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Interesting easy listen

I really enjoyed this book. Just an easy listen to start getting interested in the subject

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Thorough, lovely tale. Excellent reader.

A beautiful and humbling tribute to our amazing immune system, given through the lens of scientific discoveries.

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Wonderful Book about your Immune System

This is a wonderfully written book describing our marvelous immune systems. I wish there were more books like this, or if this one were only longer. More information. More in depth. I listened to it twice and will again.

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Fascinating Book

Well researched, well written, and timely topic. So much information included, will listen again before starting another book. Want to share it with several people.

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Wonderful book

As a current scientist working in spatial biology with an interest in gaining a PhD in immunology this reminded me of my pure love for the field and taught some of the backstory of modern immunology in a way that was entertaining and far from textbook style speak. I really enjoyed this book.

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Immunology explained

This is an excellent source for the history of immunology, What they knew and how they discovered it.

Detailed research and step-by-step understanding of the findings. It covers the discoveries, the setbacks and the successes of decoding how our bodies fight back and take advantage of microbes, both good and bad. It covers scientists who were at the forefront of this amazing and important knowledge.

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