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  • A Silent Fire

  • The Story of Inflammation, Diet and Disease
  • By: Shilpa Ravella
  • Narrated by: Suzie Althens
  • Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

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By: Shilpa Ravella
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Hidden inflammation lies behind many modern diseases. Shilpa Ravella, an expert in nutrition and the gut, explains why our immune systems are turning against us and what we might do about it.

'Controlling Inflammation is the key to good health and this beautifully written and researched book is the best way to understand it' TIM SPECTOR, #1 bestselling author of Food for Life
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Inflammation is the body's response to injury and foreign microbes. But as our environments and diets have changed, low-level inflammation, simmering quietly and undetected, has been identified behind everything from heart disease and cancer to mysterious autoimmune conditions.

Shilpa Ravella is a doctor at the forefront of this field, specialising in gut transplants, nutrition and the microbiome. In A Silent Fire she interweaves the latest research with unusual case studies from her own practice to explain what we know about this elusive phenomenon and the simple ways in which we can reform our relationship with food and our microbiomes to benefit our health.
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'As gripping as a mystery story and as useful as a self-help book' BEE WILSON, author of First Bite

'Compelling, thoughtful and rigorously researched' The Times

©2023 Shilpa Ravella (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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Lost me because of the narrator

Mind-numbingly boring narration of an excellent book. I gave up listening and will borrow the book from my library.

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One of the best books on current concepts of disease and inflammation ever

The history of research in the field of immunology is so interesting and is very well presented here in juxtaposition to the wide range of inflammatory diseases intertwined with examples from the author’s experience. The author presents so much important information about diet and what we can do to optimize not only our own microbiomes but also the wider implications of food choices for our earth and climate change. The narrator was great and, as so often happens, my ear became more attuned to her voice as the chapters progressed. A very clear and consistent narration that I would rate highly .

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