Beyond Antibiotics by Michael A. Schmidt - ISBN: 9781556437779
Paperback
Boost your immunity: personalized health strategies for a post-antibiotic world.

Beyond Antibiotics

Strategies for Living in a World of Emerging Infections and Antibiotic-ResistantBacteria

  • Paperback

    456 pages

  • Release Date

    1 January 2011

Summary

In an age when emerging infections and antibiotic-resistant bacteria are rising sharply, Beyond Antibiotics proposes a strategy of personalized medicine for the general public based on the manner in which diet, nutrition, genetics, lifestyle, environment, and psychological factors interact to shape our immune and repair system.

At a time when the numbers of emerging infections and antibiotic-resistant bacteria are rising sharply, the supply of new antibiotic drugs has been st…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781556437779
ISBN-10:1556437773
Author:Michael A. Schmidt
Publisher:North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Imprint:North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:456
Edition:3rd
Release Date:1 January 2011
Weight:652g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm x 33mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Beyond Antibiotics is brilliant and well-researched. Dr. Schmidt offers a unique perspective on the skirmish between the outnumbered human host and the defiant bacteria. This riveting account is a valiant piece for our time.”
—Andrew H. Meyer, MD, Fellow, American College of Cardiology

“Dr. Michael Schmidt is that rare enigma of intellectual genius and gifted storyteller. He has an uncanny gift for taking complex concepts and articulating them in layman’s terms.”
—J’Lein Liese, PhD, President, Foundation for Global Leadership

“This focus on how natural immunity may be boosted without antibiotics and how to avoid antibiotics is key to our times.”
The Midwest Book Review

About The Author

Michael A. Schmidt

Dr. Michael A. Schmidt is the author of Beyond Antibiotics, Brain-Building Nutrition, Childhood Ear Infections, and Tired of Being Tired. He did his Ph.D. research in molecular medicine and biochemistry within the Life Sciences Division at NASA Ames Research Center, with studies in neuroscience and metabolomics at Lancaster University. He teaches in the Metabolomics Training Program at the University of Colorado, and he works closely with the human disease modeling laboratory (3-D tissue analogues group) and with the human space flight initiative of the suborbital research group at NASA. He has applied his work in functional genomics and metabolomics to human disease states, as well as to methods to enhance human performance. Dr. Schmidt co-founded Sovaris Aerospace, which addresses problems of complexity in space biomedicine, along with Cyvia Neurosystems, which develops EEG-based neurophysiology tools. He is a gifted communicator, who has spent his career translating complex topics in science and medicine to general audiences.

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