Health Revolution

Maria Borelius is an award-winning science journalist, author of several non-fiction books, and an entrepreneur. She lives in London with her husband.

When Maria Borelius turned 52 she started feeling old, tired, and depressed. She had a lingering back ache, had just entered menopause and was feeling melancholy, asking if this was all life had to offer.This was the beginning of a four-year exploratory journey where she slowly discovered a whole new lifestyle - the anti-inflammatory - that came to change her life. She investigated the frontiers of science, traveled around the globe to meet medical and fitness experts in Canada, US, Denmark, India and Sweden, and explored health secrets from ancient civilizations and religious sects with unexpected long life-spans. While learning about these health secrets she also tried them on herself, with many challenges on the way. The puzzle became clearer. Inflammation was the key catalyst behind most major modern diseases, behind aging itself and she found that by following an anti-inflammatory lifestyle you could turn back the clock and create the best version of yourself. It is all about the right food, exercise, emotions of awe and wonder, sunsets and 2,000-year-old health secrets. Health Revolution is the fascinating story of a life journey but also about a knowledge quest, to promote health on the deepest level. The book is a fast-paced adventure, with inspiring pictures, full of concrete and doable tips and recipes for everyone who wants to experience a younger, stronger, happier version of themselves.

An international page turner that will change your life, Health Revolution takes readers on a journey through the scientific research, food, and exercise behind the popular anti-inflammatory lifestyle.