10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness
by Alanna Collen · 4 May 2015 · 372pp · 111,573 words
of the last century, the traditional theory was that allergies are triggered in children when they suffer from infections. In 1989 a British doctor named David Strachan challenged that theory. He did so, in a brief and straightforward paper, by suggesting the exact opposite: that allergies were the result of too few
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, both good and bad, are spread liberally wherever they go. The more children, the more microbes are left in snail trails of snot and saliva. David Strachan’s suggestion was that children in bigger families were benefiting from the extra infections that their siblings – particularly the older ones – brought home. Somehow, he
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and the public that worms had been keeping the immune system occupied, and their absence has now left it overstaffed and underworked. The connection that David Strachan had uncovered between family sizes and allergies bore up in dozens of other studies. A neat theory emerged of exactly how that idea might work
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-away molecules coating their surfaces that the immune system uses to detect pathogens. But something about these microbes tells the immune system not to attack. David Strachan’s original hygiene hypothesis was an excellent one, but it now faces an overhaul. He suggested that more infections in childhood meant a lower chance
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116 stinkbugs 205 stomach 13 cancer 144 digestion 180 gastric bypasses 61, 66, 81–2 microbes in 21 ulcers 73–4, 144 stools see faeces Strachan, David 116–17, 118–19, 121, 131 Streptococcus 20, 150, 160, 172, 173–5, 206, 213, 215, 219, 229 Streptococcus pneumoniae 217 stress: irritable bowel syndrome
The Microbiome Solution
by Robynne Chutkan M.D. · 5 Aug 2015 · 298pp · 76,727 words
major role, but it may be their absence rather than their presence that leads to the diagnosis. The Hygiene Hypothesis In the late 1950s, Professor David Strachan, a lecturer at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, embarked on an epidemiological study of hay fever and eczema in British children. These
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, 246–47 Split Pea Soup/Dal, 250 spreads. See dips and spreads Steak, Flank, 239 steroids, 53, 157 stool transplant. See fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) Strachan, David, 22–23 strawberries, in Fruit Salsa, 236 stress, 4, 56–57, 143 sugar cravings, 61, 131 sunflower seeds Colorful Kale Salad, 216 Grain-Free & Vegan
Fiber Fueled: The Plant-Based Gut Health Program for Losing Weight, Restoring Your Health, and Optimizing Your Microbiome
by Will Bulsiewicz · 15 Dec 2020 · 431pp · 99,919 words
us are stunned by the emergence of human waste as actual medicine, someone who would probably not be so surprised by this revelation is Professor David Strachan, an epidemiologist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. In 1989 Strachan proposed the hygiene hypothesis upon observing that infants born into a
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, 211, 213 Spicy Breakfast Tacos, 288–89 spinach, 81, 157 spirulina, 168 Stewart, William, 33 stomach cancer, 81 stool, 10–11, 12, 16–17, 149 Strachan, David, 13 Strawberry Cheesecake Bites, 343–45 stress, 187, 199 strokes and apples, 79 and Fiber Fueled program, xvi role of lifestyle in, 31 and SCFAs
Critical: Science and Stories From the Brink of Human Life
by Matt Morgan · 29 May 2019 · 218pp · 70,323 words
immunological self-destruction. Although we do not yet have a clear answer, we have hints at what may influence this process. Most notably, the immunologist David Strachan published his ‘clean hypothesis’ in 1989, and this has since formed a guiding principle in applied research. It outlines that, in 6 million years of
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the body’s aversion to immunological self-destruction.’ Horror Autotoxicus and Other Concepts of Paul Ehrlich. JAMA 176, 50–51 (1961). ‘Most notably, the immunologist David Strachan published his “clean hypothesis” in 1989, and this has since formed a guiding principle in applied research.’ Strachan, D. P. Family size, infection and atopy
The Diet Myth: The Real Science Behind What We Eat
by Tim Spector · 13 May 2015 · 382pp · 115,172 words
is pretty universal. The Hygiene Hypothesis is an idea you may have heard of. It was developed by a colleague I trained with in epidemiology, David Strachan, whose interest was sparked when he was looking at the national data of children followed up from birth for asthma and eczema. He found a
The Ecotechnic Future: Envisioning a Post-Peak World
by John Michael Greer · 30 Sep 2009
: The Lore and Logic of Using Urine to Grow Plants, Ecowaters, 2007. 9. The “hygiene hypothesis” remains controversial but is supported by epidemiological evidence. See David Strachan, “Hay fever, hygiene, and household size,” British Medical Journal 299 (1989), pp. 1259–1260. 10. See Stu Campbell, The Mulch Book: A Complete Guide for
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Logic of Using Urine to Grow Plants, Ecowaters, 2007. Stone, Nehemiah, “Thermal Performance of Straw Bale Wall Systems,” Ecological Building Network, (October 2003), ecobuildnetwork.org. Strachan, David, “Hay fever, hygiene, and household size,” British Medical Journal 299 (1989), pp. 1259–1260. Suskind, Ron, “Faith, certainty, and the presidency of George W. Bush
Bean Counters: The Triumph of the Accountants and How They Broke Capitalism
by Richard Brooks · 23 Apr 2018 · 398pp · 105,917 words
, Defence Equipment & Support, 2014–present Member, PwC Advisory Board, 2015 Jon Pain Managing director, Supervision, Financial Services Authority, 2008–11 Partner, regulatory practice, KPMG, 2011 David Strachan Director, Financial Stability, Financial Services Authority, 2008–11 Head of regulatory strategy, Deloitte, 2011 Margaret Cole Managing director, Enforcement & Financial Crimes, Financial Services Authority, to
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, 58 and J. P. Morgan, 54–5 and ‘pooling-of-interest’ accounting, 60–62, 96 railways (UK), 45–7 Stone, Timothy, 188, 189, 190, 204 Strachan, David, 208 Strathclyde, Lord, see Galbraith, Thomas stress testing, 10 subprime mortgages, x, 10, 36, 48, 111–22, 126, 130, 133, 136, 142, 274 Suddeutsche Zeitung
Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference
by Bregman, Rutger · 9 Mar 2025 · 181pp · 72,663 words
germs, especially in early childhood, due to increased hygiene, which could mean a weaker immune system. The hygiene hypothesis was coined in 1989 by immunologist David Strachan to explain the rise in asthma, eczema, allergies, and autoimmune diseases. Recent research, however, points in another direction. Large studies in Denmark, Finland, and the
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
by Ronan Farrow · 14 Oct 2019 · 390pp · 115,303 words
quoted in Jeffrey Toobin, “The National Enquirer’s Fervor for Trump,” The New Yorker, June 26, 2017. 4 killed perhaps ten fully reported stories: Maxwell Strachan, “David Pecker’s DARKEST TRUMP SECRETS: A National Enquirer Insider Tells All!” HuffPost, August 24, 2018. 5 revelation about Trump: Jack Shafer, “Pravda on the Checkout