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The Civilization Within : How the Microbiome Shapes Immunity, Digestion, Mood, Aging, and the Future of Human Health - Adrian Vale

The Civilization Within

How the Microbiome Shapes Immunity, Digestion, Mood, Aging, and the Future of Human Health

By: Adrian Vale

eBook | 7 August 2026

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This book explores the human microbiome not merely as a collection of foreign invaders or a single forgotten organ, but as a complex biological ecosystem and an invisible civilization residing within and upon the human body. It transitions medical perspective away from the traditional "search-and-destroy" germ theory toward an ecological model of health. It covers foundational topics including the diverse microbial territories of the body (gut, skin, mouth, lungs), the gut-brain and metabolic axes, the ecological consequences of antibiotics, dysbiosis, and emerging therapeutic approaches such as prebiotics, probiotics, and fecal microbiota transplantation. Ultimately, it redefines the human individual as a "holobiont"—a negotiated territory and collaborative alliance between human cells and microbial life.

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Non-FictionMind, Body, SpiritComplementary Therapies, Healing & HealthFamily & HealthCoping with / Advice about Personal, Social & Health TopicsCoping with Old Age / Advice about AgeingMedicineOther Branches of MedicinePathologyMedical Microbiology & VirologyClinical & Internal MedicineGastroenterology
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