Skin is life
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Book Introduction
The most intimate part of our body, our skin, which is involved in physical, psychological, and social aspects.
Do we really know so much about our skin?
A fascinating book that explores the amazing life of skin!
There is something called ecorche.
It refers to a work of art that depicts the exposed state of muscles or under the skin to study the movement of human or animal muscles.
Many artists, including the genius of the century, Leonardo da Vinci, created eccentrics.
Ecorche's works of dissecting human bodies had a huge influence on the medical field and were used as covers for numerous medical textbooks, becoming synonymous with medicine.
But this anatomical work is missing something crucial.
It is the skin, an important organ that covers our body.
Skin, the intricate and complex tissue that covers the body, is the largest and fastest-regenerating organ in the body.
We live every day, seeing and touching our skin within our skin.
The skin is a vital organ that is home to a surprisingly complex microbiome and is involved in our health, survival, and even the expression of our identity.
But we know very little about our skin.
Dr. Monty Lyman, a multiple-award winning author on dermatology and medicine, takes readers on a scientific, social, and historical journey through the remarkable life of one of the world's most underappreciated organs: the skin.
Dr. Monty Lyman concludes his introduction by saying, “The skin is essential for survival and daily essential functions, and furthermore, it tells us a great deal about who we are as humans.
The wooden Ekorshe at the University of Bologna is clearly human in form, but lacks a skin surrounding its surface, so it cannot be considered human.
“When we know our skin, we know ourselves,” he says.
It is a word that reminds us of the importance of ‘skin’, which is so familiar but we do not know much about it.
When we know our skin, we know ourselves.
Do we really know so much about our skin?
A fascinating book that explores the amazing life of skin!
There is something called ecorche.
It refers to a work of art that depicts the exposed state of muscles or under the skin to study the movement of human or animal muscles.
Many artists, including the genius of the century, Leonardo da Vinci, created eccentrics.
Ecorche's works of dissecting human bodies had a huge influence on the medical field and were used as covers for numerous medical textbooks, becoming synonymous with medicine.
But this anatomical work is missing something crucial.
It is the skin, an important organ that covers our body.
Skin, the intricate and complex tissue that covers the body, is the largest and fastest-regenerating organ in the body.
We live every day, seeing and touching our skin within our skin.
The skin is a vital organ that is home to a surprisingly complex microbiome and is involved in our health, survival, and even the expression of our identity.
But we know very little about our skin.
Dr. Monty Lyman, a multiple-award winning author on dermatology and medicine, takes readers on a scientific, social, and historical journey through the remarkable life of one of the world's most underappreciated organs: the skin.
Dr. Monty Lyman concludes his introduction by saying, “The skin is essential for survival and daily essential functions, and furthermore, it tells us a great deal about who we are as humans.
The wooden Ekorshe at the University of Bologna is clearly human in form, but lacks a skin surrounding its surface, so it cannot be considered human.
“When we know our skin, we know ourselves,” he says.
It is a word that reminds us of the importance of ‘skin’, which is so familiar but we do not know much about it.
When we know our skin, we know ourselves.
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index
preface
Chapter 1: The Universal Organ
Chapter 2: A Paradise for Ticks and Microbes
Chapter 3 Intuition
Chapter 4 Towards the Light
Chapter 5 Skin Aging
Chapter 6: The First Sense
Chapter 7 Psychological Skin
Chapter 8 Social Skin
Chapter 9: Skin-induced divisions
Chapter 10: Mental Skin
Glossary
References
Acknowledgements
Reviewer's note
Search
Chapter 1: The Universal Organ
Chapter 2: A Paradise for Ticks and Microbes
Chapter 3 Intuition
Chapter 4 Towards the Light
Chapter 5 Skin Aging
Chapter 6: The First Sense
Chapter 7 Psychological Skin
Chapter 8 Social Skin
Chapter 9: Skin-induced divisions
Chapter 10: Mental Skin
Glossary
References
Acknowledgements
Reviewer's note
Search
Publisher's Review
Finalist for the 2019 Royal Society Book of the Year!
BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week
A Sunday Times must-read
How does our diet affect our skin?
What makes our skin age?
How does your skin condition change when you are stressed?
What are the major changes in human history brought about by skin?
Digging into the physical and mental 'skin'!
Dr. Lyman is captivating and fact-filled.
A scientific reexamination of human skin research.
_Nature
In his first book, Skin is Life, Dr. Monty Lyman provides scientific and medical information about the skin that surrounds the human body.
It naturally sparks interest in skin by providing scientific and medical information about skin that we did not know before, such as the effect of the food we eat on our skin, the causes of skin aging, and how much sunlight we should avoid to avoid damaging our skin health.
This exploration of the physical skin naturally leads to an exploration of the skin and the mental skin.
Dr. Lyman says that our skin has always acted like a book, allowing us to read what kind of person we are through marks such as scars, wrinkles, and tattoos, and that skin has also played a huge role in forming human identity, or self.
It also provides a social and historical context to show how skin has influenced human relationships.
Skin has brought together diverse people.
Humans have been making permanent scars or tattoos on their skin to connect with others.
Since long ago, tribesmen have tattooed themselves to create a sense of belonging to the same tribe and to form relationships.
Meanwhile, the skin also developed splits.
Skin color and skin diseases that were considered unclean have divided societies and caused great changes in human history.
Skin has had a huge influence on human thought, including philosophy, religion, and language.
This book shows that the mental skin continues to exert influence today through discrimination, hatred, and conflict.
After reading this book, which contains everything about the skin, an important body organ that we have been so familiar with that we have not even thought about it, you will look at the skin that we have taken for granted in a completely different light.
This book is excellent as a practical guide that provides knowledge about skin health and beauty, but it also provides psychological and social insights into skin, and it is an excellent intellectual resource that broadens the reader's perspective.
BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week
A Sunday Times must-read
How does our diet affect our skin?
What makes our skin age?
How does your skin condition change when you are stressed?
What are the major changes in human history brought about by skin?
Digging into the physical and mental 'skin'!
Dr. Lyman is captivating and fact-filled.
A scientific reexamination of human skin research.
_Nature
In his first book, Skin is Life, Dr. Monty Lyman provides scientific and medical information about the skin that surrounds the human body.
It naturally sparks interest in skin by providing scientific and medical information about skin that we did not know before, such as the effect of the food we eat on our skin, the causes of skin aging, and how much sunlight we should avoid to avoid damaging our skin health.
This exploration of the physical skin naturally leads to an exploration of the skin and the mental skin.
Dr. Lyman says that our skin has always acted like a book, allowing us to read what kind of person we are through marks such as scars, wrinkles, and tattoos, and that skin has also played a huge role in forming human identity, or self.
It also provides a social and historical context to show how skin has influenced human relationships.
Skin has brought together diverse people.
Humans have been making permanent scars or tattoos on their skin to connect with others.
Since long ago, tribesmen have tattooed themselves to create a sense of belonging to the same tribe and to form relationships.
Meanwhile, the skin also developed splits.
Skin color and skin diseases that were considered unclean have divided societies and caused great changes in human history.
Skin has had a huge influence on human thought, including philosophy, religion, and language.
This book shows that the mental skin continues to exert influence today through discrimination, hatred, and conflict.
After reading this book, which contains everything about the skin, an important body organ that we have been so familiar with that we have not even thought about it, you will look at the skin that we have taken for granted in a completely different light.
This book is excellent as a practical guide that provides knowledge about skin health and beauty, but it also provides psychological and social insights into skin, and it is an excellent intellectual resource that broadens the reader's perspective.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of publication: April 14, 2020
- Page count, weight, size: 424 pages | 610g | 153*224*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791135462146
- ISBN10: 1135462143
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