The Germ Files : The Surprising Ways Microbes Can Improve Your Health and Life (and How to Protect Yourself from the Bad Ones) - Jason Tetro

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The Germ Files

The Surprising Ways Microbes Can Improve Your Health and Life (and How to Protect Yourself from the Bad Ones)

By: Jason Tetro

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Paperback | 2 February 2016

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Jason Tetro, author of The Germ Code, is back with a very different book but the same message- microbes are amazing, they deserve our respect and we should learn to live with them in harmony.

The way we feel, think, look and even interact with the world is affected by the germs in and around us. Despite their reputation for making us ill, germs also keep us alive and healthy. They even offer us relationship advice- the millions of bacteria shared in a first kiss send the brain strong messages about compatibility.

In a series of brief, brilliant essays, arranged into themes such as health, child care, sex and the environment, Jason Tetro is here again to advise us and amaze us about germs. They enjoy breast milk, and help look after our babies in return for it; feed them artificial sweeteners, though, and they're capable of showing their displeasure by making us put on weight. If we upset their balance, they can make us depressed or encourage us to drink too much and eat junk food. One way of maintaining that balance is for us to take probiotics-but do they really stay in the body long enough to do any good? Yes-so long as you choose the type that bribes the immune system with a selection of rich chemicals.

Some items are purely fun, some are there to boggle the mind, some might just save your life. All are designed to improve our relations with germs for the benefit of human health and happiness.

Industry Reviews

National Bestseller

"Jason Tetro has provided an owner's manual for the trillions of personal organisms that we cannot live without. It's an easy read guide to how they participate in health, food, beauty and even sex. It will change the way you look at your entire being." --Bob McDonald, host, CBC Radio's Quirks & Quarks

"Reading this book is like going on safari with a smart and experienced adventure guide. Sit back as Tetro brings into focus a world of magnificent microscopic creatures, and reveals what their fascination behaviour means for human well-being." --Ziya Tong, Host, Daily Planet, Discovery Channel.

"When you flush the toilet, keep the lid down. If you want fresh breath, chew a stick of gum for two minutes. The Germ File is filled with incredibly practical advice like that, backed by the latest scientific evidence. Jason Tetro curates a breezy take on the bacteria, viruses, fungi and other little beasties among us. But behind the easy read is an important message. Some germs are our best friends. Others are our worst enemies. Knowing which is which makes your life better and might one day even save it." --Brian Goldman, host, CBC Radio's White Coat, Black Art

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