A Silent Fire, Shilpa Ravella
A Silent Fire, Shilpa Ravella
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A Silent Fire
The Story of Inflammation, Diet, and Disease

Author: Shilpa Ravella

Narrator: Suzie Althens

Unabridged: 12 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/11/2022

Synopsis

A riveting investigation of inflammation―the hidden force at the heart of modern disease―and how we can prevent, treat, or even reverse it.Inflammation is the body’s ancestral response to its greatest threats: injury and foreign microbes. But as the threats we face have evolved, new science reveals simmering inflammation underneath the surface of everything from heart disease and cancer to mysterious autoimmune conditions.In A Silent Fire, gastroenterologist Shilpa Ravella takes us on a lyrical quest across time, around the world, and into the body to reveal hidden inflammation at the root of modern disease―and how we can control it. We meet an eccentric Russian zoologist, the passionate yet flawed inventor of Kellogg’s Cornflakes, and dedicated researchers working on the frontiers of medical and nutritional science today. With fascinating case studies, Ravella debunks common myths about “anti-inflammatory” lifestyles―adding or eliminating any one food, for example, is not a cure-all―and unmasks the links between food, the microbiome, and inflammation. A paradigm-shifting understanding of human health, A Silent Fire shows us how to live not only long, but well.

About Shilpa Ravella

Shilpa Ravella is a transplant gastroenterologist with expertise in nutrition and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, New York Magazine, Slate, Discover, and USA Today, among other publications, and she has appeared as an expert on ABC’s Good Morning America.

About Suzie Althens

SUZIE ALTHENS records from her professional studio in Alaska, near the beautiful Matanuska Glacier. She narrates regularly for major publishers and specializes in audiobooks and e-learning. Suzie is enthusiastic about narrating nonfiction as it provides opportunities to share amazing memoirs, medical discoveries, and inspiration, but she also enjoys mysteries and women’s fiction. Suzie narrates children’s encyclopedias and donates time to narrate children’s fiction for Learning Ally, a nonprofit organization, when she has the opening to woo the reluctant young reader.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brittany

A Silent Fire is a fantastic read, even for those without a background in medicine. As someone who has struggled with stomach issues I have been looking to learn more about inflammation/gut health - I found Ravella’s writing to be very digestible (no pun intended) as I begin to take better control o......more

Goodreads review by Liliya

This book was okay. The first half of this book tells the history of inflammation in the context of research. It goes from super basic discovery of cells to specific food based inflammation studies. I already knew 90% of this, so it was a chore to read and I had to stop and come back multiple times o......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca

A must read. I wish there where more examples, less on the history of immunity science, and more elaboration on current research.......more

Goodreads review by Melissa

A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet & Disease by Shilpa Ravella is a brilliant exploration of chronic (often hidden) inflammation and the havoc it can wreak in “a modern plague of illnesses” that are the most common causes of death today. Inflammation, “an intricate force meant to protect......more

Goodreads review by Kelly

This book was way more than I even expected! I went in thinking to learn a bit about how we are experiencing more inflammation as a population than before and a bit about why. But instead, the author offers an in-depth full exploration of everything related to inflammation and the immune system! It......more

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