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● Is there a connection between microbes in the soil and in our bodies? ● Why does a dirty farm offer protection from allergies while a dirty urban apartment does not? ● What can pastured hens teach us about good stress and bad stress? ● How can a vineyard pest management system inspire more effective cancer treatment? ● What can cows teach us about raising healthy eaters? ● Can urban farms reduce neighborhood crime? These may not sound like typical questions for a family physician to consider, but in Farmacology, Daphne Miller, MD, ventures out of her medical office and travels to seven innovative family farms around the country on a quest to discover the hidden connections between how we care for our bodies and how we grow our food. Miller also seeks out the perspectives of noted biomedical scientists and artfully weaves in their insights and research, along with stories from her own medical practice. Farmacology offers a profound new approach to healing, combined with practical advice for how to treat disease and maintain wellness.

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Farm as medicine. A must-read for anyone who cares about their health.-- Mark Bittman While aimed at general readers, the author's message is also appropriate for physicians and is made palatable by Miller's persona and the avoidance of preachy smugness. -- Kirkus Reviews

"Farm as medicine. A must-read for anyone who cares about their health.-- ""Mark Bittman"" ""While aimed at general readers, the author's message is also appropriate for physicians and is made palatable by Miller's persona and the avoidance of preachy smugness."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"""

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Daphne Miller, MD, is a practicing physician, author, and professor of family medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. For the past decade, her writing and teaching has explored the frontier between biomedicine and the natural world. Her widely acclaimed first book, The Jungle Effect, chronicles her nutrition adventures as she travels to traditional communities around the globe. A contributing columnist to the Washington Post as well as other newspapers and magazines, Miller holds a medical degree from Harvard University and an undergraduate degree from Brown University. She lives and gardens in Berkeley, California. Sarah Mollo-Christensen is a voice talent and an audiobook narrator. A stage and voice actor, she received her BA from Dartmouth College and graduated from the Atlantic Theater Company's Acting Conservatory in New York City. As an actress, she has appeared on prestigious regional stages, including the Folger Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, DC.

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