Fysiologi

Boken åskådliggör människans anatomi och fysiologi genom att beskriva sambanden mellan struktur och funktion i en normalt fungerande och frisk kropp. Insikten om detta samband är en förutsättning för förståelsen av hur skador och sjukdomar i organ och organsystem ger upphov till olika funktionsnedsättningar, kopplingen mellan högre hjärnfunktioner och demens/neuropsykiatriska tillstånd osv.

I denna andra upplaga har de pedagogiska texterna genomgående uppdaterats och fördjupats, i synnerhet avsnittet om smärta som aktualiserats i enlighet med ny internationell standard. Boken har dessutom utökats med kliniska exempel och illustrationer samt helt nya avsnitt, bland annat om ämnesomsättning och vätske- och saltbalans.

Den friska människan – anatomi och fysiologi är avsedd för blivande sjuksköterskor, fysioterapeuter, arbetsterapeuter, biomedicinska analytiker, naprapater, kiropraktorer, tandläkare och logopeder samt för andra yrkesgrupper som behöver utbildning om människokroppens uppbyggnad och funktion.

Om författarnaHåkan Aldskogius är leg. läkare och professor emeritus i medicinsk strukturbiologi vid Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi vid Uppsala universitet.Bo Rydqvist är professor emeritus i fysiologi vid Institutionen för fysiologi och farmakologi vid Karolinska institutet i Stockholm.

Vill du förstå hur kroppen verkligen fungerar när det gäller att bygga muskler, minska fettmassan eller nå dina personliga träningsmål? Då är det här boken för dig! Författarna Jacob Gudiol och Nicklas Neuman har kombinerat sin gedigna kunskap inom kost och träning för att hjälpa dig forma din kropp oavsett om ditt mål är ökad muskelmassa, rutor på magen eller förbättrad uthållighet. Boken ger dig en djupgående och vetenskapsbaserad guide till att optimera både kropp och prestation, bortom vad som vanligtvis erbjuds i populära träningsböcker, podcasts och sociala medier. Författarna presenterar forskning och praktisk erfarenhet på ett lättförståeligt sätt, vilket ger dig en evidensbaserad plattform för att göra informerade val kring kost, träning och livsstil. Boken inkluderar även djupgående analyser av de vetenskapliga metoder som ligger till grund för kunskapen, diskuterar deras styrkor och svagheter, och förklarar varför kunskapsläget varierar inom olika områden. Detta görs med ett språk som förenklar komplexa vetenskapliga frågor utan att kompromissa med innehållets kvalitet. Form och Prestation är en helt fristående vidareutveckling av boken Forma Kroppen. Forma Kroppen användes i flera år som kurslitteratur på PT-utbildningarna i landet, samtidigt som många av de som tränade seriöst på gymmet hade ett exemplar i bokhyllan. Med nya kapitel och fördjupad kunskap är denna boken ännu bättre.

Styrketräning växer i popularitet och forskningen går framåt i snabb takt. Den här boken ger dig både bred och djup kunskap inom styrketräningens fysiologi samtidigt som du får reda på de senaste rönen. I boken belyses frågor som: • Vilka faktorer bestämmer muskelns styrka? • Hur sker muskelhypertrofi? • Vilken betydelse har nervsystemet? • Har vi ett muskelminne? • Varför svarar vi olika på styrketräning? • Måste man träna med tunga vikter? • Vad är träningsvärk? • Behövs proteintillskott? • Kan styrketräning förbättra hälsan? Styrketräningens fysiologi riktar sig till studenter inom medicin, idrotts- och hälsovetenskapliga ämnen, till yrkesverksamma personer inom hälso- och träningsrelaterade områden, samt till tränare och aktiva inom idrotten. Boken ger läsaren en gedigen grund att stå på när det gäller att förstå den fysiologi som ligger bakom styrketräningens mångfacetterade effekter. Styrketräningens fysiologi helt enkelt! Författaren Tommy Lundberg är verksam vid Karolinska Institutet och bedriver forskning och undervisning inom styrketräning och muskelfysiologi. Förordet är skrivet av den erkände muskelfysiologen Per Tesch. Även forskarna William Apró och Håkan Westerblad bidrar med sin expertis i boken.

Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology is designed to help you succeed in the challenging A&P course with an easy-to-understand narrative, precise visuals, and steadfast accuracy. The authors incorporate research that explores how learners use and process visual information, guiding you through complex figures as you deconstruct and better understand complicated processes.

The 12th Edition features thoroughly updated content and enhanced art and figures to provide the most recent research and to support learning. An extensive review and revision ensures the content aligns better with current standards related to diversity, equity, and inclusion and reflects all learners' lived experiences. Updates include improved language-sensitivity and discussions of gender and reproduction in the genetics and human development chapters.

Arbetsbok till Människokroppen är ett komplement till läroboken Människokroppen, ett praktiskt hjälpmedel som underlättar inlärningen av fysiologi och anatomi för studenter vid högskolor och universitet.

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Om författarnaJan G. Bjålie är professor vid Avdeling for molekylærmedisin, Institutt for medisinske basalfag, Universitetet i Oslo. Egil Haug är professor emeriuts vid Hormonlaboratoriet, Oslo universitetssykehus, Aker HF. Olav Sand är professor emerius vid Seksjon for fysiologi og cellebiologi, Institutt for biovitenskap, Universitetet i Oslo. Øysten V. Sjaastad är professor emeritus vid Fakultet for veterinæmedisin og biovitenskap, Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet (NMBU). Kari C. Toverud är certifierad medicinsk illustratör (CMI), Master of Science i medicinsk illustration.Illustratör: Kari C. ToverudÖversättare till tredje upplagan är Inger Bolinder-Palmér och Kristina Olsson.

Den friska människan Arbetsbok är ett komplement till boken Den friska människan – anatomi och fysiologi. Arbetsboken innehåller frågor med varierande utformning, karaktär och svårighetsgrad. Den kan därmed användas på olika utbildningar med varierande inriktning och nivå på kunskapsmål.I bokens facit finns både svaren och en hänvisning till aktuell sida och/eller bild i Den friska människan – anatomi och fysiologi.Arbetsboken vänder sig till blivande sjuksköterskor, fysioterapeuter, arbetsterapeuter och andra yrkesgrupper som behöver kunskap om och förståelse för människokroppens uppbyggnad och funktion.

Om författarna

Håkan Aldskogius är leg. läkare och professor emeritus i medicinsk strukturbiologi vid Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi vid Uppsala universitet.

Bo Rydqvist är professor emeritus i fysiologi vid Institutionen för fysiologi och farmakologi vid Karolinska institutet i Stockholm.

Vätskebalans handlar om vattenmängd och vattenfördelning i människokroppen, elektrolyterna som är lösta i kroppsvattnet samt om kroppsvätskans surhetsgrad.Kroppens vätskebalans brukar vara ett svårt och krångligt område att sätta sig in i. För patientens välbefinnande och tillfrisknande är det dock av största vikt att vårdpersonalen förstår hur kroppsvätskans volym och sammansättning påverkar patienten.Vi har försökt att med kortfattad text och mycket bilder ge en grund för förståelsen av människokroppens vätskebalans.Boken riktar sig framförallt till sjuksköterskor och blivande sjuksköterskor men kan även användas av andra.

The body is the most complex machine in the world, but what happens when the parts start to fail?Meet the scientists facing the challenge…AN AMAZON AND TIME BOOK OF THE YEAR Our bodies regenerate at a remarkable rate – our skin replaces itself every month, our blood every four. You can remove ninety per cent of a liver and it’ll still grow back to its original size (please do not try this at home).Others – the brain, the heart, the eyes – are more complicated. These stay with us for life. So what do we do when they break down? For centuries, medicine has searched for answers – sculpting noses from brass, borrowing skin from frogs and hearts from pigs and crafting eye parts from jet canopies. And as technology has grown ever more ingenious, so have our solutions.In Replaceable You, Mary Roach sets sail on the uncharted waters of regenerative medicine, exploring the remarkable advances and difficult questions prompted by the human body’s failings:When and how does a person decide they’d be better off with a prosthetic than their existing limb?Is there a sensitive way to harvest tissue and bones from the deceased?Which animals might be the best organ donors? Through experiments and interviews with patients, physicians, pathologists, engineers and scientists, Roach immerses readers in the wondrous, improbable and surreal quest to build a new you.***'Full of engaging accounts of scientific advances in the field of the human body.' The Times'Addictively readable... Don't miss it.' Deborah Blum, author of The Poisoner’s Handbook'This is a book that makes you feel clever while also making you laugh.' Daily Mirror

Explore the science behind over 50 pilates exercises to master each movement with confidence and control. DK brings you a ground-breaking health book that will help you revitalise your workouts and perfect your Pilates practice, by understanding the muscle action, breathwork and techniques required, every step of the way. Did you know that performing Pilates can strengthen your core, improve flexibility and posture, and help to reduce stress and anxiety at the same time? Backed by scientific research, learn how Pilates exercises benefit every system in the body. Science of Pilates reveals the facts with annotated artworks that show the mechanics, the angles, how your blood flow and respiration are affected, the key muscle and joint actions working below the surface of each exercise, safe alignment, and much more!Go on a journey of self-discovery to explore: - Specially commissioned CGI artworks depict all the main Pilates exercises with variations that add or reduce challenge. - Artworks detail the mechanics of each exercise, correct body posture, the muscles involved and how they engage to perform movements.- Illustrations featuring colour-coding to highlight how the muscles, ligaments, and joints engage, stretch, and relax to perform each exercise.- Pilates programmes tailored to different abilities and aims.- Suggested practices with a progressive increase in challenge over weeks and months.- Easy-to-follow infographics help explain the hard science behind why Pilates training is so effective and what beneficial physical adaptations it can bring.Set out to unearth the facts behind the pseudo-science fads, The Science of Pilates is an approachable, entertaining and easy-to read fitness guide for those seeking self-development backed up by solid scientific evidence. The popular question and answer format brings an immediacy to the information provided, and the highly visually illustrations truly bring the science to life in a contemporary and accessible way. At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So why stop there? If you like Science of Pilates, then why not try Science of Yoga to help you better understand yoga anatomy in order to perfect your practice and poses, or Science of Strength Training to support you in your journey to build you strongest body. Complete the collection today!

“Why We Sleep is an important and fascinating book…Walker taught me a lot about this basic activity that every person on Earth needs. I suspect his book will do the same for you.” —Bill Gates A New York Times bestseller and international sensation, this “stimulating and important book” (Financial Times) is a fascinating dive into the purpose and power of slumber.With two appearances on CBS This Morning and Fresh Air's most popular interview of 2017, Matthew Walker has made abundantly clear that sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life. Until very recently, science had no answer to the question of why we sleep, or what good it served, or why we suffer such devastating health consequences when it is absent. Compared to the other basic drives in life—eating, drinking, and reproducing—the purpose of sleep remains more elusive. Within the brain, sleep enriches a diversity of functions, including our ability to learn, memorize, and make logical decisions. It recalibrates our emotions, restocks our immune system, fine-tunes our metabolism, and regulates our appetite. Dreaming creates a virtual reality space in which the brain melds past and present knowledge, inspiring creativity. In this “compelling and utterly convincing” (The Sunday Times) book, preeminent neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker provides a revolutionary exploration of sleep, examining how it affects every aspect of our physical and mental well-being. Charting the most cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs, and marshalling his decades of research and clinical practice, Walker explains how we can harness sleep to improve learning, mood and energy levels, regulate hormones, prevent cancer, Alzheimer’s and diabetes, slow the effects of aging, and increase longevity. He also provides actionable steps towards getting a better night’s sleep every night. Clear-eyed, fascinating, and accessible, Why We Sleep is a crucial and illuminating book. Written with the precision of Atul Gawande, Andrew Solomon, and Sherwin Nuland, it is “recommended for night-table reading in the most pragmatic sense” (The New York Times Book Review).

Delavier's Core Training Anatomy is your guide for increasing core strength, stability, flexibility, and tone. Whether you're just beginning your routine or looking to enhance an existing conditioning program, Delavier's CoreTraining Anatomy presents the most effective exercises and workouts for the results you want. It's all here, and all in the stunning detail that only Frédéric Delavier can provide. With 460 full-color photos and illustrations, you'll go inside over 100 exercises and 60 programs to see how muscles interact with surrounding joints and skeletal structures. You'll learn how variations, progressions, and sequencing can affect muscle recruitment, the underlying structures, and ultimately the results. Delavier's Core Training Anatomy includes proven programming for sculpting your abs, reducing fat, improving cardiovascular health, and relieving low back discomfort. Targeted routines are presented for optimal training and performance in more than 20 sports, including running, cycling, basketball, soccer, and golf. The former editor in chief of PowerMag in France, author and illustrator Frédéric Delavier is a journalist for Le Monde duMuscle and a contributor to Men's Health Germany and several other strength publications. His previous publications, Strength Training Anatomy and Women's Strength Training Anatomy, have sold more than 2 million copies.

Get an inside view of the muscles in action during every stretch you perform! Delavier's Stretching Anatomy is your guide for increasing flexibility, improving range of motion, toning muscles, and relieving pain and discomfort. The very best stretches for shoulders, chest, arms, torso, back, hips, and legs are all here, and all in the stunning detail that only Frédéric Delavier can provide. With over 550 full-color photos and illustrations, you'll go inside more than 130 exercises to see how muscles interact with surrounding joints and skeletal structures and learn how variations, progressions, and sequencing can affect muscle recruitment, the underlying structures, and ultimately the results. Delavier's Stretching Anatomy includes 13 proven programs for increasing muscle tone, releasing tension and stress, and optimizing training and performance in 13 sports, including running, cycling, basketball, soccer, golf, and track and field.The former editor in chief of PowerMag in France, author and illustrator Frédéric Delavier is a journalist for Le Monde duMuscle and a contributor to Men's Health Germany and several other strength publications. His previous publications, Strength Training Anatomy and Women's Strength Training Anatomy, have sold more than 2 million copies.

'Pontzer's findings have huge implications for our attitudes to exercise, diet and public health' Mark Webster, Sunday TimesA myth-busting tour of the body's hidden foundations from a pioneering evolutionary biologist'Public health strategies stubbornly cling to the simplistic armchair engineer's view of metabolism, hurting efforts to combat obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and the other diseases that are most likely to kill us'Herman Pontzer's ground-breaking research has revealed how, contrary to received wisdom, exercise does not increase our metabolism. Instead, we burn calories within a very narrow range: nearly 3,000 calories per day, no matter our activity level.In this book, he draws on twenty years of cutting-edge science to take a closer look at what happens to the energy we consume. Burn explores the ways in which metabolism controls every aspect of our health - from fertility to immune function - and reveals the truth about the dynamic system that sustains us. Filled with facts and memorable anecdotes, this book will change the way you think about food, exercise and what really matters for your health.

The seventh edition of this classic atlas makes mastering large amounts of complex information much easier. It provides a thorough review of everything medical students need to know to pass their pre-clinical physiology exams. Section topics include the nerves and muscles, blood, respiration, the cardiovascular system, digestion, and reproduction. This revised and expanded edition also features entirely new material on ageing, obesity, the urinary bladder, and cell physiology of the skeletal muscles.The many user-friendly features of this book include: Almost 200 outstanding full-color illustrations and 10 new color platesSide-by-side images with calloutsVisual highlighting of clinically relevant and pathophysiologic information with clinical key words on every pageIn a compact, user-friendly format, Color Atlas of Physiology, Seventh Edition, is an invaluable and ideal study guide and reference for medical students preparing for their physiology examinations.

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Träning är en motsägelsefull företeelse: sund men ona­turlig, i sig kostnadsfri men i hög grad kommersialiserad och en källa till välbehag och hälsa men också till skuld­känslor och skam.

I Träningsparadoxen tar författaren upp de motsägelser och den förvirring som vår tids råd om träning brottas med. Enligt samstämmiga experter behöver vi 150 minu­ters motion per vecka, men det sägs också att högintensiv träning några få minuter per dag kan räcka för att hålla oss i form. En del rekommenderar oss att lyfta hantlar och skivstänger, andra förebrår oss för att vi slarvar med kondi­tionsträningen. Å ena sidan tillråds vi att gå tiotusen steg per dag och aldrig ta hissen, men å andra sidan får vi höra att motionerande inte hjälper oss att bli av med onödiga kilon. Somliga auktoriteter försöker övertala oss att jogga, medan andra varnar för att löpning förstör knäna. Å ena sidan uppmanas vi att ägna mer tid åt att vara aktiva och att inte sitta hopsjunkna, men sedan blir vi tillsagda att sova mer.

Varför är vetenskapen om träning så fylld av motsatser och paradoxer?

Genom att granska vårt behov av fysisk träning ur ett evolutionärt och antropologiskt perspektiv kan vi för­stå dessa paradoxer. Ingenting hos träningens biologi är begripligt annat än i evolutionens ljus, och ingenting hos träningen som beteende är begripligt annat än i antropolo­gins ljus, menar författaren. Det här är en bok lika mycket för träningsentusiaster som för dem som är stressade av att de aldrig kommer sig för med att motionera."Oändligt fascinerande och full av överraskningar."Bill Bryson

"Träningsparadoxen är en mycket gedigen och seriös bok om fysisk aktivitet."BTJ

Providing the ocular anatomy and physiology content needed for a thorough comprehension of this complex field, Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Visual System, 4th Edition, offers a solid foundation for recognizing and understanding specific clinical situations and how they relate to anatomic structure. This concise, well-referenced resource covers the clinical anatomy of the eye, its adnexa and visual pathways, and histologic information-the information you need for success in coursework, certification exams, and clinical practice.

Packed with evidence-based, practical information on all aspects of dialysis training and therapy, Handbook of Dialysis, 6th Edition, covers everything from preparation and procedures to surgery, problems, and side effects. Edited by Drs. John T. Daugirdas, Peter G. Blake, and Todd S. Ing, and authored by international nephrology experts, this easy-to-use handbook offers concise, up-to-date guidance for clinicians and dialysis providers. Each chapter addresses a different area of patient management, including diagnostic workups, patient safety, and basic and advanced patient monitoring issues in acute dialysis and hemodialysis cases. Features a quick-reference, outline format; numerous tables, diagrams, and charts; and a new four-color design for visual appeal and faster navigation Offers complete, concise coverage of peritoneal dialysis, acute dialysis, hemodiafiltration, home and intensive dialysis, blood-based therapies, the physiology of peritoneal dialysis, diabetes, hypertension, optimal management of anemia, infections, nutrition, mineral bone disorder, and much more Contains new coverage of incremental dialysis and technological methods of volume control and a new chapter on patient reported outcomes and experience measures in dialysis Includes new data on high convective volume therapy, new antibiotics to prevent various catheter infections, expanded coverage of hemoperfusion and CRRT, and updated references and readings throughout Provides more emphasis on high molecular weight uremic toxin removal and removal of protein-bound uremic toxins

In The Story of the Human Body, Daniel Lieberman, Professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard, shows how we need to change our world to fit our hunter-gatherer bodiesThis ground-breaking book of popular science explores how the way we use our bodies is all wrong. From an evolutionary perspective, if normal is defined as what most people have done for millions of years, then it's normal to walk and run 9 -15 kilometres a day to hunt and gather fresh food which is high in fibre, low in sugar, and barely processed. It's also normal to spend much of your time nursing, napping, making stone tools, and gossiping with a small band of people. Our 21st-century lifestyles, argues Daniel Lieberman, are out of synch with our stone-age bodies. Never have we been so healthy and long-lived - but never, too, have we been so prone to a slew of problems that were, until recently, rare or unknown, from asthma, to diabetes, to - scariest of all - overpopulation.The Story of the Human Body asks how our bodies got to be the way they are, and considers how that evolutionary history - both ancient and recent - can help us evaluate how we use our bodies. How is the present-day state of the human body related to the past? And what is the human body's future? 'Monumental. The Story of the Human Body, by one of our leading experts, takes us on an epic voyage' - Neil Shubin, author of Your Inner Fish'Riveting, enlightening, and more than a little frightening' - Christopher McDougall, author of Born to RunDaniel Lieberman is the Chair of the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard and a leader in the field. He has written nearly 100 articles, many appearing in the journals Nature and Science, and his cover story on barefoot running in Nature was picked up by major media the world over. His research and discoveries have been highlighted in newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Boston Globe, Discover, and National Geographic.

Fysiologi beskriver hur kroppen fungerar. Den här läroboken beskriver funktionen i enstaka celler, i samtliga organ och i kroppen som helhet. Syftet har varit att göra en lättförståelig framställning där onödiga detaljkunskaper rensats ut, det vill säga förståelse prioriteras framför detaljer.I den nya upplagan har tidigare text- och bildmaterial uppdaterats. Det har också tillkommit ett kapitel om fysiologin bakom ett till­tagande problem: stress.Boken täcker hela fysiologiämnet. Den riktar sig direkt till utbildningarna av biomedicinare, sjuksköterskor, sjukgymnaster, arbets­terapeuter, psykologer, kiropraktorer och naprapater. Den används även av läkar- och tandläkarstuderande.

The all-in-one, comprehensive resource for the millions of people with diabetes who use insulin, revised and updatedFew diabetes books focus specifically on the day-to-day issues facing people who use insulin. Gary Scheiner provides the tools to "think like a pancreas" -- to successfully master the art and science of matching insulin to the body's ever-changing needs. Comprehensive, free of medical jargon, and packed with useful information not readily available elsewhere, such as:- day-to-day blood glucose monitoring and management- designing an insulin program to best match your needs and lifestyle- how to get the best results from CGM and automated insulin delivery systems- new insulin formulations and combinations- detailed strategies for meeting your personal goals- what drugs like Trulicity, Ozempic and Mounjaro mean for you and your health- and much moreWhether you take insulin once a day or take multiple daily injections, use a stand-alone pump or an automated insulin delivery system, Think Like a Pancreas is your go-to guide!

**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles as an Essential Purchase in Anatomy/Embryology**Featuring nearly 600 superb illustrations by Drs. Frank H. Netter and Carlos Machado, Netter's Clinical Anatomy, 6th Edition, offers a targeted, concise approach to must-know anatomy for today’s condensed courses and fast-paced clinical practice. This portable, easy-to-read text is a student favorite, bridging normal anatomy to common clinical conditions with essential descriptions of anatomy, embryology, and pathology to help readers understand their clinical relevance. Authored by Drs. John Hansen and Martha Johnson Gdowski, this visually stunning text covers and reviews the sizable area of human anatomy and pathology in a quick, easy-to-grasp format.

THE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'The best deep dive into the diseases that plague us all today, and what to do to heal.' Jessie Inchauspe, The Glucose Goddess 'A powerful vision for a brighter future – for both people and the planet.' Jay Shetty 'A tour de force' Dr Mark Hyman Fix your metabolism to feel better today and prevent disease tomorrow. A bold new vision for optimizing our health now and for the future. What if depression, anxiety, infertility, insomnia, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s, dementia, cancer and many other health conditions actually have the same root cause?Our ability to prevent and reverse these conditions – and feel incredible today – is under our control and simpler than we think. The key is our metabolic function – the most important and least understood factor in our overall health. As Dr Casey Means explains in this groundbreaking book, nearly every health problem we face can be explained by how well the cells in our body create and use energy. To live free from frustrating symptoms and life-threatening disease, we need our cells to be optimally powered so that they can create 'good energy', the essential fuel that impacts every aspect of our physical and mental wellbeing.If you are battling signals of 'bad energy' inside your body, it is often a warning sign that more life-threatening illness may emerge later in life. Weaving together cutting-edge research and personal stories, Good Energy offers an essential four-week plan and explains: The five biomarkers that determine your risk for a deadly diseaseSix lifelong food principles to implement whether you’re carnivore or veganThe crucial links between sleep, circadian rhythm, and metabolismA framework for exercise focused on building simple movement into every dayHow cold and heat exposure helps build our body’s resilienceSteps to navigate the medical system to get what you need for optimal healthGood Energy offers a new, cutting-edge understanding of the true cause of illness. It will help you optimize your ability to live well and stay well at every age.

A New York Times BestsellerA Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2020 Named a Best Book of 2020 by NPR   “A fascinating scientific, cultural, spiritual and evolutionary history of the way humans breathe—and how we’ve all been doing it wrong for a long, long time.” —Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Big Magic and Eat Pray LoveNo matter what you eat, how much you exercise, how skinny or young or wise you are, none of it matters if you’re not breathing properly.There is nothing more essential to our health and well-being than breathing: take air in, let it out, repeat twenty-five thousand times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with grave consequences. Journalist James Nestor travels the world to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it. The answers aren’t found in pulmonology labs, as we might expect, but in the muddy digs of ancient burial sites, secret Soviet facilities, New Jersey choir schools, and the smoggy streets of São Paulo. Nestor tracks down men and women exploring the hidden science behind ancient breathing practices like Pranayama, Sudarshan Kriya, and Tummo and teams up with pulmonary tinkerers to scientifically test long-held beliefs about how we breathe.Modern research is showing us that making even slight adjustments to the way we inhale and exhale can jump-start athletic performance; rejuvenate internal organs; halt snoring, asthma, and autoimmune disease; and even straighten scoliotic spines. None of this should be possible, and yet it is. Drawing on thousands of years of medical texts and recent cutting-edge studies in pulmonology, psychology, biochemistry, and human physiology, Breath turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head. You will never breathe the same again.

In the tradition of Silent Spring and The Sixth Extinction, an urgent, “disturbing, empowering, and essential” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) book about the ways in which chemicals in the modern environment are changing—and endangering—human sexuality and fertility on the grandest scale, from renowned epidemiologist Shanna Swan.In 2017, author Shanna Swan and her team of researchers completed a major study. They found that over the past four decades, sperm levels among men in Western countries have dropped by more than 50 percent. They came to this conclusion after examining 185 studies involving close to 45,000 healthy men. The result sent shockwaves around the globe—but the story didn’t end there. It turns out our sexual development is changing in broader ways, for both men and women and even other species, and that the modern world is on pace to become an infertile one. How and why could this happen? What is hijacking our fertility and our health? Count Down unpacks these questions, revealing what Swan and other researchers have learned about how both lifestyle and chemical exposures are affecting our fertility, sexual development—potentially including the increase in gender fluidity—and general health as a species. Engagingly explaining the science and repercussions of these worldwide threats and providing simple and practical guidelines for effectively avoiding chemical goods (from water bottles to shaving cream) both as individuals and societies, Count Down is “staggering in its findings” (Erin Brockovich, The Guardian) and “will serve as an awakening” (The New York Times Book Review).

Nikolai Aleksandrovich Bernstein was one of the great neuroscientists of the twentieth century and highly respected by Western scientists even though most have never read his most important book entitled On the Construction of Movements. Bernstein's Construction of Movements: The Original Text and Commentaries is the first English translation. It supplements the translated text with a series of commentaries by scientists who knew Bernstein personally, as well as leaders in related fields including physics, motor control, and biomechanics.While written in 1947, Bernstein’s book is anything but obsolete, making this English translation and accompanying commentaries an invaluable text. The translated original text presents in detail Bernstein’s views on the evolutionary history of biological movement and his multi-level hierarchical scheme of the construction of movements in higher animals, including humans. The following commentaries address Bernstein’s personality, the history of the book, and current views on different aspects of neuroscience covered in Bernstein’s text. Ultimately, they present "a book within the book" to showcase how Bernstein’s heritage has developed over the past years.This classic, available for the first time to an English-speaking audience, will prove beneficial to students, instructors, and experts of neuroscience, physics, neurophysiology, motor control, motor rehabilitation, biomechanics, dynamical systems, and related fields.