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What Makes a Person?

Secrets of our first 1,000 days

Mark Hanson author Lucy Green author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:3rd Nov '22

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We don't remember what went on during our first 1,000 days, but those 'secret' events affect our health for life.

A highly readable insight into the secret events of our first 1,000 days of life. Events that are unique to each of us and affect the control of our bodies, the diseases we experience, and the chance of a healthy future for our children. A surprising book with implications for young people, parents and societies.Ever wondered why your life and health can sometimes be so hard to control? Or why it seems so easy for other people? Mark Hanson and Lucy Green draw on their years of experience as scientists and educators to cut through the usual information on genetics and lifestyle to reveal the secrets of early development which start to make each of us unique, during our first 1,000 days from the moment of conception. Some surprising discoveries, based on little-known new research, show how events during our first 1,000 days make each of us who we are and explain how we control our bodies, processes that go way beyond just the genes which we inherited. Provoking new ways of thinking about being parents, this book empowers individuals and society to give the next generation the gift of a good start to life and future health.

'Hanson and Green's goal here is laudable: they want to spell out damages in order to advocate for pre-conception education, cleaner air, better food, fewer toxins and social supports for all babies.' Times Literary Supplement

ISBN: 9781009195256

Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 11mm

Weight: 230g

200 pages