In this landmark work, leading researcher and practicing physician Dr. David Agus provides a revolutionary way of looking at our health and a healthy living plan that listeners can follow to best prevent illness and live long, happy lives. Taking a look at the singular discoveries that have led to progress in treating other diseases, and at the lack of progress that has been made in cancer treatment and prevention, Dr. Agus asks the simple but bold question: why aren’t we better at treating and curing diseases like cancer, and how can we improve our efforts? Based on his groundbreaking research and the clinical trials that he has conducted at the nation’s leading medical centers and with the support of the National Cancer Institute and other private foundations, Dr. Agus has come to the realization that the best way to combat cancer is to prevent it – and this begins with a new way of understanding health and our bodies. Rather than ask what single discovery might unlock the long sought cure for cancer, Dr. Agus takes listeners on a journey to decode the mystery of health and the human body.
The End of Illness promises to revolutionize how we think about illness and the human body. For decades we’ve tried to whittle down our understanding of the body and its ailments to a finite point–whether that point be a mutation, a germ, a deficiency or a number, such as sodium content, glucose level, or a cholesterol value. But this has led us far astray from a fundamental basic understanding of our bodies as systems. The End of Illness presents a system’s view of the body, urging listeners to begin viewing their total health as a complex network of processes that cannot be explained by any single pathway or focal point, which will not only change how we care for ourselves, but also how we spur the next generation of treatments, and, in some cases, cures. In many instances, it does us no good to try and understand a certain disease; we just need to control it, much like an air traffic controller manages planes without knowing how to actually fly one. This radically different perspective on health will not only change how we care for ourselves, but also how we spur the next generation of treatments, and, in some instances, cures. It also teaches listeners how to personalize their self-care; many of the prescriptions detailed are surprisingly simple and affordable – such as wearing good shoes and eating lunch at exactly the same time every day.
Dr. Agus’s powerful new perspective on health and practical strategies will give listeners the opportunity to enhance the quality of their lives.