Vitamin C
A 500-Year Scientific Biography from Scurvy to Pseudoscience
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Vitamin C: A 500-Year Scientific Biography from Scurvy to Pseudoscience is the compelling story of the history and science behind vitamin C.
Vitamin C begins with scurvy, which afflicted Europe for four hundred years and killed millions. The reasons that a disease whose cure was known from the outset persisted over that time are at once baffling and familiar, and these trials eventually lead to invention of the science of epidemiology. Author Stephen M. Sagar MD then chronicles the discovery of vitamins at the beginning of the twentieth century, a story that encapsulates the rise of a scientific approach to nutrition but with surprising twists and turns. As vitamin science became more acquainted with the mainstream, scientist Linus Pauling reached new heights of fame and influence by popularizing the practice of taking megadoses of vitamin C to prevent colds–a claim that was not necessarily backed by data. This kickstarted the growth of the $40 billion vitamin and supplement industry, which has since prospered all while ignoring science.
This unique and engrossing narrative reveals how medical science functions in the real world and how it has changed over the centuries. Featuring swashbuckling sailors, arctic explorers, penny-pinching bureaucrats, academicians with clashing egos, and intrepid scientists working in malaria-infested jungle laboratories, the story of C is in many ways the story of how science gets done (and undone). From the trial and error of early explorers to the scientific breakthroughs made by biochemists and the birth of the modern supplement industry, this revelatory book tells the story of how cherished beliefs, self-interest, and politics often intertwine with scientific progress.
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In Missing Microbes, Dr. Martin J. Blaser invites us into the wilds of the human microbiome, where for hundreds of thousands of years bacterial and human cells have existed in a peaceful symbiosis that is responsible for the health and equilibrium of our body. Now this invisible eden is being irrevocably damaged by some of our most revered medical advances-antibiotics-threatening the extinction of our irreplaceable microbes with terrible health consequences.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very enlightening and information well supported
- De James en 05-03-15
De: Martin J. Blaser
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The Truth About Cancer
- De: Ty M. Bollinger
- Narrado por: Ty M. Bollinger
- Duración: 9 h y 11 m
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One out of three women alive today, and one out of two men, will face a cancer diagnosis, according to the World Health Organization. Ty Bollinger takes this personally: in the course of a decade, he says, "I lost my entire family to cancer. I don't believe I had to lose them." The Truth about Cancer has been written for one simple reason: to share the knowledge we need to protect ourselves, treat ourselves, and in some cases save our lives or the lives of those we love.
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5 out of 5 stars
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save a life with this valuable information.
- De edwin matias en 12-30-16
De: Ty M. Bollinger
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Queen of Fats
- Why Omega-3s Were Removed from the Western Diet and What We Can Do to Replace Them
- De: Susan Allport
- Narrado por: Tavia Gilbert
- Duración: 5 h y 12 m
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A nutritional whodunit that takes readers from Greenland to Africa to Israel, The Queen of Fats gives a fascinating account of how we have become deficient in a nutrient that is essential for good health: the fatty acids know as omega-3s.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Eye Opener about fats, weight and health!
- De Eric en 12-22-11
De: Susan Allport
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Happy Accidents
- Serendipity in Major Medical Breakthroughs in the Twentieth Century
- De: Morton A. Meyers
- Narrado por: Richard Waterhouse
- Duración: 12 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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Happy Accidents is a fascinating, entertaining, and highly accessible look at the surprising role serendipity has played in some of the most important medical discoveries in the 20th century. What do penicillin, chemotherapy drugs, X-rays, Valium, the Pap smear, and Viagra have in common? They were each discovered accidentally, stumbled upon in the search for something else. In discussing medical breakthroughs, Dr. Morton Meyers makes a cogent, highly engaging argument for a more creative, rather than purely linear, approach to science. And it may just save our lives!
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1 out of 5 stars
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Don't waste your money!
- De Amazon Customer en 03-20-16
De: Morton A. Meyers
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Napoleon's Buttons
- 17 Molecules That Changed History
- De: Penny Le Couteur, Jay Burreson
- Narrado por: Laural Merlington
- Duración: 11 h y 6 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 312
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Napoleon's Buttons is the fascinating account of 17 groups of molecules that have greatly influenced the course of history. These molecules provided the impetus for early exploration, and made possible the voyages of discovery that ensued. The molecules resulted in grand feats of engineering and spurred advances in medicine and law; they determined what we now eat, drink, and wear. A change as small as the position of an atom can lead to enormous alterations in the properties of a substance.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Wish one of the authors would have read this book
- De A.J. en 03-09-12
De: Penny Le Couteur, y otros
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Denialism
- How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives
- De: Michael Specter
- Narrado por: Richard Poe
- Duración: 8 h y 33 m
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 100
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New Yorker staff writer Michael Specter has twice won the Global Health Council’s Excellence in Media Award, as well as the Science Journalism Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In Denialism, he fervently argues that people are turning away from new technologies and engaging in a kind of magical thinking that is hindering scientific progress.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A compelling read
- De S en 05-17-11
De: Michael Specter
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Missing Microbes
- How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues
- De: Martin J. Blaser
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 8 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 330
In Missing Microbes, Dr. Martin J. Blaser invites us into the wilds of the human microbiome, where for hundreds of thousands of years bacterial and human cells have existed in a peaceful symbiosis that is responsible for the health and equilibrium of our body. Now this invisible eden is being irrevocably damaged by some of our most revered medical advances-antibiotics-threatening the extinction of our irreplaceable microbes with terrible health consequences.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very enlightening and information well supported
- De James en 05-03-15
De: Martin J. Blaser
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That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles
- 65 All New Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life
- De: Dr. Joe Schwarcz
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 7 h y 41 m
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Interesting anecdotes and engaging tales make science fun, meaningful, and accessible. Separating sense from nonsense and fact from myth, these essays cover everything from the ups of helium to the downs of drain cleaners and provide answers to numerous mysteries, such as why bug juice is used to color ice cream and how spies used secret inks. Mercury in teeth, arsenic in water, lead in the environment, and aspartame in food are discussed.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Very cavalier attitude
- De Paula en 11-14-14
De: Dr. Joe Schwarcz
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Chris Beat Cancer
- A Comprehensive Plan for Healing Naturally
- De: Chris Wark
- Narrado por: Chris Wark
- Duración: 8 h y 7 m
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Two days before Christmas and at 26 years old, Chris Wark was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. He had surgery to remove a golf ball-sized tumor and a third of his colon. But after surgery, instead of the traditional chemotherapy, Wark decided to radically change his diet and lifestyle in order to promote health and healing in his body. In Chris Beat Cancer, Wark describes his healing journey, exposes the corruption and ineffectiveness of the medical and cancer industries, and shares the strategies that he and many others have used to heal cancer.
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3 out of 5 stars
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sale's pitch
- De Tim Havens en 10-16-19
De: Chris Wark
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Ravenous
- Otto Warburg, the Nazis, and the Search for the Cancer-Diet Connection
- De: Sam Apple
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall
- Duración: 12 h y 58 m
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The Nobel laureate Otto Warburg was widely regarded in his day as one of the most important biochemists of the 20th century, a man whose research was integral to humanity’s understanding of cancer. He was also among the most despised figures in Nazi Germany. As a Jewish homosexual living openly with his male partner, Warburg represented all that the Third Reich abhorred. Yet Hitler and his top advisors dreaded cancer, and protected Warburg in the hope that he could cure it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Highly recommended, a must read.
- De Joerg en 06-10-21
De: Sam Apple
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Poisons
- From Hemlock to Botox and the Killer Bean Calabar
- De: Peter Macinnis
- Narrado por: Stephen Hoye
- Duración: 7 h y 36 m
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 73
A wide-ranging and provocative look - teeming with little-known facts and engaging stories - at a subject of the direst interest. Poisons permeate our world. They are in the environment, the workplace, the home. They are in food, our favorite whiskey, medicine, well water. They have been used to cure disease as well as incapacitate and kill. They smooth wrinkles, block pain, stimulate, and enhance athletic ability. In this entertaining and fact-filled audiobook, science writer Peter Macinnis considers poisons in all their aspects. He recounts stories of the celebrated poisoners in history and literature....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Poison, Americas past time
- De Sean’s tunes en 03-05-25
De: Peter Macinnis
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Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox
- How a Little-Known Vitamin Could Save Your Life
- De: Kate Rhéaume-Bleue BSc ND
- Narrado por: Virginia Wolf
- Duración: 7 h y 12 m
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Are you taking calcium or vitamin D? This book could save your life! Learn the secret to avoiding osteoporosis and heart disease. Millions of people take calcium and Vitamin D supplements thinking they're helping their bones. The truth is, without the addition of Vitamin K2, such a health regimen could prove dangerous. Without Vitamin K2, the body cannot direct calcium to the bones where it's needed; instead, the calcium resides in soft tissue, like the arteries, leading to a combination of osteoporosis and atherosclerosis, or the dreaded "calcium paradox".
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5 out of 5 stars
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I CANNOT APPLAUD THIS BOOK ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!
- De @THEROOTMATTERS en 03-22-19
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The Fat Switch
- De: Richard J. Johnson MD
- Narrado por: Brian Holsopple
- Duración: 9 h y 51 m
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If you've ever struggled with losing weight and keeping it off, I don't have to tell you it's a challenge. You already know. What if losing weight could be as easy as flipping a switch? I know that sounds incredible. But now there's an abundance of research telling us that may be possible. In his new book, The Fat Switch, Dr. Richard J. Johnson, presents news-breaking, science-based studies that will reverse current thinking on both the cause and treatment of obesity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Want to understand weight gain?
- De Programming Dragon en 02-01-16
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An Epidemic of Absence
- A New Way of Understanding Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases
- De: Moises Velasquez-Manoff
- Narrado por: Chris Sorensen
- Duración: 17 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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An Epidemic of Absence asks what will happen in developing countries, which, as they become more affluent, have already seen an uptick in allergic disease: Will India end up more allergic than Europe? Velasquez-Manoff also details a controversial underground movement that has coalesced around the treatment of immune-mediated disorders with parasites. Against much of his better judgment, he joins these do-it-yourselfers and reports his surprising results.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The point of view from a Veterinarian immunologist
- De rtgymnast en 11-03-17
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10% Human
- How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness
- De: Alanna Collen
- Narrado por: Cat Gould
- Duración: 12 h y 45 m
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You are just 10% human. For every one of the cells that make up the vessel that you call your body, there are nine impostor cells hitching a ride. You are not just flesh and blood, muscle and bone, brain and skin, but also bacteria and fungi. Over your lifetime, you will carry the equivalent weight of five African elephants in microbes. You are not an individual but a colony. Until recently, we had thought our microbes hardly mattered, but science is revealing a different story, one in which microbes run our bodies and becoming a healthy human is impossible without them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Must read for anyone that wants to be healthy
- De T. Kalinowski en 06-05-21
De: Alanna Collen
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The Cancer Chronicles
- Unlocking Medicine's Deepest Mystery
- De: George Johnson
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 8 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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When the woman he loved was diagnosed with a metastatic cancer, science writer George Johnson embarked on a journey to learn everything he could about the disease and the people who dedicate their lives to understanding and combating it. What he discovered is a revolution under way - an explosion of new ideas about what cancer really is and where it comes from. In a provocative and intellectually vibrant exploration, he takes us on an adventure through the history and recent advances of cancer research that will challenge everything you thought you knew about the disease.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A quick read - hard to put down
- De Digital Dilema en 09-06-13
De: George Johnson
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Viruses, Plagues, and History
- Past, Present, and Future
- De: Michael B. A. Oldstone
- Narrado por: L.J. Ganser
- Duración: 13 h y 38 m
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The story of viruses and humanity is a story of fear and ignorance, of grief and heartbreak, and of great bravery and sacrifice. Michael Oldstone tells all these stories as he illuminates the history of the devastating diseases that have tormented humanity, focusing mostly on the most famous viruses. For this revised edition, Oldstone includes discussions of new viruses like SARS, bird flu, virally caused cancers, chronic wasting disease, and West Nile. Viruses, Plagues, and History paints a sweeping portrait of humanity's long-standing conflict with our unseen viral enemies.
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4 out of 5 stars
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very detailed, but very statistical
- De ekhensel15 en 01-12-19
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The Bad Food Bible
- How and Why to Eat Sinfully
- De: Aaron Carroll MD, Nina Teicholz - foreword
- Narrado por: Jeff Cummings, Kate Rudd
- Duración: 7 h y 9 m
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 176
Advice about food can be confusing. There's usually only one thing experts can agree on: some ingredients - often the most enjoyable ones - are bad for you, full stop. But as Aaron Carroll explains, these oversimplifications are both wrong and dangerous: if we stop consuming some of our most demonized ingredients altogether, it may actually hurt us.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I love the smell of evidence in the morning
- De Tara Daves en 04-22-19
De: Aaron Carroll MD, y otros
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Influenza
- The Hundred-Year Hunt to Cure the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
- De: Dr. Jeremy Brown
- Narrado por: Holter Graham
- Duración: 6 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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On the 100th anniversary of the devastating pandemic of 1918, Jeremy Brown, a veteran ER doctor, explores the troubling, terrifying, and complex history of the flu virus, from the origins of the Great Flu that killed millions, to vexing questions such as: are we prepared for the next epidemic, should you get a flu shot, and how close are we to finding a cure?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Important read
- De Kathryn C. en 12-21-18
De: Dr. Jeremy Brown
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Vitamin C
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- Trebla
- 09-19-22
The Rare Straight Shooter
While this was about Vitamin C, the best lesson was about science itself. It’s not just curiosity or the accumulation of data but putting it all together to tell a new story. Loved it.
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- Johan
- 05-19-23
disappointing, biased, anti-orthomolecular book
the tone of this book is set from the start and unfortunately continues to the end.
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