The Wisdom Of The Body

It is a very interesting book. I found out about it reading an interview with a scientist. It is not a new book, it has been around for a while. If you are in the Medical field, or intend to be, you should read it. For me, it got a bit overwhelming sometimes because of the details that I was not familiar with, or had an understand of. It shows how the body, although not perfect, is a clean machine, and with our help with eating right, can go a long way.

Classical book about homeostasis and related items. Also for nonspecialists in biology.

Classical literature in biomedical science. Recommended for those who have an interest in the history of ideas.

This book is incredible. I learned so much and I relay it to others and suggest they read it.

Amazing book. Most is quite a bit over my head but overall garnering some interesting tid bits. Having fun with the read.

This book should be on the bookshelves of all medical students, doctors, and anybody who appreciates the grand role in which homeostasis plays in our body.

This is a good book that shows the relationship between the body and the mind and how the body reacts and is capable of

Great Book! A should-read for those who like Herbert Benson and Jacobson's books.

Aunque me lo recomendaron, el libro explica básicamente los procesos homeostáticos del cuerpo humano. Es un enfoque médico interesante

2019 was the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci, who was truly an interdisciplinary genius. And like Leonardo, Walter Bradford Cannon also seems to have been a genius in plural academic regions.Cannon has been famous for thinking out the concept of homeostasis. Based on this deep insight into the human body mechanism, he also proposed a sociological thesis in the last chapter of this book.In short, he said in it that human society should have a corrective mechanism which could detect, neutralize, and exclude the harmful individual just like the immune system of the human body.From my eyes, American society now seems to be seriously ill because of the top person in power, who scatters harmful viruses around. Before the whole world becomes beyond remedy, that person should be removed.

生物学のなかで恒常性の維持と関わりの深い人体生理学の分野の名著です。講談社学術文庫に日本語訳がありますが、訳書では参考文献が省略されています。このペーパーバック版では各記述の参考文献が参照できます。古い文献が多いのですが、基本的な認識はあまり変わってはいません。実験データがきちんと解説されているため、いまでも批判的に読むことも可能です。いろいろと示唆の多い本です。

It was priced higher than the actual price.

I find this book somewhat difficult to read. The content is there but made inaccessible to the non-technicians by drafting that is reminiscent more of a thesis than of an informative read for the general public.