The Life of Poo, or, Why You Should Think Twice About Shaking Hands (Especially with Men) by Professor Adam Hart

by Adam Hart-Davis

Poo! Most of us don't really like to talk about it. In fact, many of us would probably rather it didn't exist at all, or at least if it must exist could it not be more pleasantly fragranced? In The Life of Poo, Adam Hart explores this most unmentionable of subjects and the hidden world of bacteria - a microscopic horde that has profound, unexpected, sometimes unpleasant, but often beneficial effects on our health, wealth and well-being - taking the reader on a humorous, inspiring and myth-busting journey from the poo in your toilet to the cutting-edge of scientific understanding.Whether you are brushing your teeth, having sex, suffering from an irritable bowel, battling with Crohn's disease, worrying about too little or too much hygiene, coping with asthma, cleaning your bathroom,following the 2-second rule, debating the 5-second rule, guzzling probiotics or just sitting on the toilet, this book is for you.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1800

About the author

British photographer, writer and broadcaster.

Reviews

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 3 out of 5]

448 - 2020

[Dana Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is actually a serious book. It's very up to date, should be accessible by non-medical people, and has great references. Highly recommended if you want to learn more about your GI system.

[Leanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well... I was a germaphobe before but now I am lol Very informative and humorous!

[Robert Day · Rating 3 out of 5]

The last chapter is charmingly fitted out with arguments for and against (but mostly for) the practice of eating poo from someone with a immune response you want/need in the hope that you will gain the same response.
I thought it would be more of a drains-up than it was, to be.honest. It read like a (long) treatise on why you should always wash your hands really thoroughly.