A Silent Fire

The Story of Inflammation, Diet and Disease

Shilpa Ravella

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English

Bodley Head
31 January 2023

Medicine; Dietetics & nutrition; Immunology; Popular science; Biology, life sciences

A radical new vision of human health and illness revealing the hidden but most significant cause of death in the world today

Inflammation has traditionally been thought of as the body's response to injury and foreign microbes. But as the threats we face have evolved, what if it were now the root cause of modern disease?

New science has revealed low-level, smoldering inflammation, simmering quietly and undetected, behind everything from heart disease and cancer to mysterious autoimmune conditions. Hidden inflammation even weakens our immunity and increases the likelihood that our immune system will mount an overwhelming, inappropriate attack against infections.

In this beautifully written story of scientific discovery by a doctor at the forefront of this field, A Silent Fire brings together the science of immunology, nutrition and the microbiome, interwoven with fascinating case studies, to explain what we know of this elusive phenomenon, offering insights into how we can live not only long but well.

By: Shilpa Ravella
Imprint: Bodley Head
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 425g
ISBN: 9781847926647
ISBN 10: 1847926649
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 31 January 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General/trade , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Shilpa Ravella is a transplant gastroenterologist and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, where she oversees the care of rare-disease patients who have undergone intestinal and multiple-organ transplantation. Unlike other solid organ transplants, the intestines are not sterile - the germs that live in the gut are also transplanted - and so Dr. Ravella's expertise lies in the interactions between food, the gut microbiome and the immune system, especially the potential of nutritional therapy to prevent and treat disease. Dr. Ravella speaks and writes regularly on food, health and wellness. She has written for a variety of media, including the Atlantic, New York, Slate, Discover and USA Today and her TED-Ed lesson, 'How the Food You Eat Affects Your Gut' has garnered over two million views.

Reviews for A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet and Disease

Inflammation is a double-edged sword that heals and destroys; it has already saved your life, but most likely will contribute to ending it. Through her thoroughly readable book, Shilpa Ravella takes us on a Grand Tour of the medical science and the personal cases that have advanced our understanding of the whys and ways of this fundamental process -- Martin J. Blaser, M.D., author of Missing Microbes Ravella's fascinating, poetic exploration of the body, food, and history, will sweep you up sentence by sentence. A book that could not only reshape readers' understanding of their own systems and choices, but possibly medicine itself -- Lauren Sandler, author of This Is All I Got Critical to our health is understanding how to stave off inflammatory diseases, which stem from interactions between the immune system, the food we eat, the microbes that inhabit us, and so much more. Dr. Ravella makes this complex topic accessible and engaging in A Silent Fire, winding together a wonderful historical perspective with cutting-edge science -- Justin Sonnenburg, co-author of The Good Gut