According to Jennifer Ackerman, author of Ah-Choo, the average adult will suffer approximately colds in a lifetime with each one occurring about twice a year. This translates into about five years of cold symptoms and a full year in bed. That is a lot of Kleenex tissues!/5(24). · Ackerman, who loves to hunt and gather in researching a topic like this, discovered that the common cold served up a tantalizing array of good stories, such as the weird ‘cure’ endured by Calvin Coolidge (three days in a chlorine chamber). The book is full of interesting facts (you’re more likely to catch a cold from a simple handshake than from kissing or getting sneezed on) and busted myths . AH-CHOO! THE UNCOMMON LIFE OF YOUR COMMON COLD (Twelve, ) On average, we spend five years of our lives suffering from colds. Some are like mice, timid and annoying; others like dragons, accompanied by body aches and deep misery. Ah-Choo! explains just what a cold is, how it works, and whether it’s really possible to “fight one off.”.
Ah-Choo! The Uncommon Life of Your Common Cold. Jennifer Ackerman. Grand Central Publishing () US$ Some colds are like mice, timid and annoying; others like dragons, accompanied by body aches and deep misery. In AH-CHOO!, Jennifer Ackerman explains what, exactly, a cold is, how it works, and whether it's really possible to "fight one. Science writer Jennifer Ackerman explores "the uncommon life of your common cold" in her new book, Ah-Choo! She explains why colds follow that familiar throat-to-nose-to-chest path of misery. Ah-Choo! The Uncommon Life of Your Common Cold - Jennifer Ackerman, Lots of interesting details but a lot of questions left unanswered or answered in contradictory ways.
Ah-Choo! explains just what a cold is, how it works, and whether it’s really possible to “fight one off.” Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream: A Day in the Life of Your Body Taking us through a typical day, from the arousal of the senses to hunger, fatigue, stress, sex, the reverie of sleep and dreams, this book explores the new science of what happens in the body. Ah-Choo! The Uncommon Life of Your Common Cold - TIME. Ah-Choo! The Uncommon Life of Your Common Cold. Perhaps the only thing more prevalent than colds is the volume of misinformation about them. Science writer Jennifer Ackerman's new book, Ah-Choo! The Uncommon Life of Your Common Cold, examines the myths and mysteries behind the common ailment that affects almost everyone. (No. You can't.
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