The Truth About Your Height: Exploring the Myths and Realities of Human Size and Its Effects on Performance, Health, Pollution, and Survival.About 15 years ago, anthropologist Ashley Montagu observed that we have a misguided mis·guid·ed adj. Based or acting on error; misled: well-intentioned but misguided efforts; misguided do-gooders. mis·guid pride in the increasing size of our children based on an unwarranted belief that we are producing a better breed of people. This book provides an informative and provocative exploration of Montagu's statement from the standpoints of health, longevity longevity (lŏnjĕv`ĭtē), term denoting the length or duration of the life of an animal or plant, often used to indicate an unusually long life. , intellectual and physical performance, food needs, pollution, and world survival. The book's findings are based on sound scientific principles and supported by over 20 years of research. Being an interdisciplinary work, this text was reviewed before publication by professionals in medicine, psychiatry psychiatry (səkī`ətrē, sī–), branch of medicine that concerns the diagnosis and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, including major depression, schizophrenia, and anxiety. , physics, engineering, business, chemistry, and education. The Truth About Your Height should be useful to anyone interested in new ideas "New Ideas" is the debut single by Scottish New Wave/Indie Rock act The Dykeenies. It was first released as a Double A-side with "Will It Happen Tonight?" on July 17, 2006. The band also recorded a video for the track. and information about themselves and the world we live in. The book also provides a previously nonexistent non·ex·is·tence n. 1. The condition of not existing. 2. Something that does not exist. non baseline for further evaluation of the hazards of the worldwide increase in the size of human beings. It can also be used to provide young people with guidance related to height and self-image, health practices, and sports and career choices. The book provides a wealth of well-documented information, over 50 tables, charts, and figures, footnotes, appendices ap·pen·di·ces n. A plural of appendix. , more than 460 references, and a comprehensive index. This book is a valuable resource on the human body and its performance and provides extensive findings on the special benefits of shorter and smaller physiques. Numerous benefits of smaller human bodies are given throughout the book, including 50 minibiographies on exceptional short or small people in the arts, science, sports, business, and government. The physical capabilities of women are also discussed. In addition, the author provides extensive evidence of how smaller people conserve resources and reduce pollution, thereby minimizing the dangerous effects of billions of people on the earth's resources and ecology. |
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