How to Wild the Human Body - James Kinross

We are the sterile generation.

In a single lifetime, antibiotics, disinfectants, ultra-processed diets and indoor, urban living have stripped away the microbes that humans evolved alongside for millions of years.

The result is an internal climate crisis, and a steady rise in chronic diseases, from allergies and inflammatory bowel disease to bowel cancer in young adults.Drawing on his work as a colorectal surgeon and microbiome scientist, James invites us to see the body as a wild garden rather than a machine.

He separates what the science does and doesn't support and sets out practical ways to restore our inner wilderness: Our connection with nature, how we eat and cook and the probiotic home.

Expect stories from the operating theatre, the kitchen and the allotment, and plenty of time for questions.Followed by book-signing.