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Hidden inflammation lies behind many modern diseases Shilpa Ravella an expert in nutrition and the gut explains why our immune systems are turning against us and what we might do about it

Controlling Inflammation is the key to good health and this beautifully written and researched book is the best way to understand it TIM SPECTOR 1 bestselling author of Food for Life

Inflammation is the bodys response to injury and foreign microbes But as our environments and diets have changed lowlevel inflammation simmering quietly and undetected has been identified behind everything from heart disease and cancer to mysterious autoimmune conditions

Shilpa Ravella is a doctor at the forefront of this field specialising in gut transplants nutrition and the microbiome In A Silent Fire she interweaves the latest research with unusual case studies from her own practice to explain what we know about this elusive phenomenon and the simple ways in which we can reform our relationship with food and our microbiomes to benefit our health

As gripping as a mystery story and as useful as a selfhelp book BEE WILSON author of First Bite

Compelling thoughtful and rigorously researched The Times

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