Gain a foundational understanding of how endocrine and metabolic physiology affects other body systems in health and disease, including the clinical dimensions of reproductive endocrinology. Endocrine
There is great concern regarding the reproductive and health hazards of endocrine disruptors. Research indicates that men are experiencing declining fertility and an increased incidence of prostate ca
"A work of exhilarating scope and relevance . . . Inflamed mixes medicine, argument, and metaphor into a post-pandemic poultice."—Naomi Klein, author of On FireBoldly original and deeply researched, Inflamed takes us on a medical tour through our digestive, endocrine, circulatory, respiratory, reproductive, immune, and nervous systems. Unlike a traditional anatomy book, however, this groundbreaking work illuminates what ails us as a whole, mapping the hidden connections between our biological systems and the profound injustices of our political, economic, social, and ecological systems. Inflammation is connected to the ground beneath our feet, the food that we eat, the air that we breathe, and the diversity of microbes living inside us, which regulate everything from our brain development to our immune system. It’s connected to the number of traumatic events we experienced as children and to the trauma endured by our ancestors. It's connected not only to access to health care but to th
The body systems: circulatory; digestive; endocrine; lymphatic; muscular; nervous; autonomic; reproductive; respiratory; skeletal; and urinary. The body regions: head; neck; trunk, chest and chest cav
This 10-part series describes the circulatory, digestive, nervous, respiratory, skeletal, muscular, reproductive, urinary, integumentary, and endocrine systems. Using didactics, art, graphics and anim
