I recently finished reading the phenomenal book, Why We Sleep, by Mathew Walker. Matthew Walker ) is a neuroscientist and professor of Psychology at UC Berkeley. He also has a role at Verily.
Why We Sleep was, hands-down, the best non-fiction book I read this year. I know quite a bit about the subject matter, yet every chapter taught me something new.
Read MoreScience is exciting, a never-ending maze of discoveries, slowly unraveling deep mysteries. Usually, science moves forward in tiny increments, iterative steps. Each small step builds on the next. But every once in a while, there comes about such a revolutionary idea; it sounds like science fiction. Those "out-of-the-box" studies are what I love. They change my perspective and sometimes offer insight into scientific dogma. The novelty and wide-ranging potential is the reason I love the microbiome--its influence on disease. Although a recent discovery, promises to turn most of what we know about health and disease on its head.
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