📚 Inflamed by Rupa Marya and Raj Patel

In this book, physician Rupa Marya and political economist Raj Patel take the reader on a tour of the body's systems, from digestion and breathing to the immune and nervous systems. Along the way, they show how inflammation and ill health are linked to injustices such as racism, poverty and colonialism.

Key Themes

• Inflammation across the body's systems
• How racism, poverty and colonialism shape health
• The authors' idea of 'deep medicine', which looks at root causes
• Our relationships with the Earth and with one another

Sissoo recommends this because it sees health as part of a bigger picture. It links the body with the world around it and invites readers to think about wellbeing in a truly holistic way.

If the book sparks your curiosity about the body and the natural world, you can explore Nutrition & Nature's Medicine or Spiritual Guidance, which includes Nature Connection.

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