Books: Immune health: a Myth-Busting guide
Davis Daniel M, 2026. Immune Health: a Myth-Busting Guide. PB: Vintage 978-1529967739. 304. 12.99. ![Graphic][1]</img> > “I read that in 2023 the video game Fortnite included a feature whereby characters could go to an immunity station and drink a virtual probiotic yoghurt to boost resilience! As I chuckled, I wondered how many health messages are rightly and wrongly encoded in our media ...” On the face of it, this book appeared to be a very specialised kind of popular science text about the immune system in relation to health. When I stated reading, however, I found myself intrigued, outraged, and occasionally laughing out loud. And this makes sense because our immune system is a complex and story-laden set of ideas with implications for how we live our lives. Naturally, all manner of amusing and occasionally annoying myths abound. It is nice to read a well-balanced, or dare-I-say healthy, approach to health messages in this … [1]: /embed/inline-graphic-1.gif
Authors
- Andrew Papanikitas
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of General Practice
- Published
- 2026-07-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp26x746289
- Primary Topic
- Artificial Immune Systems Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00