1001 Days

1001 Days is an extraordinary tour de force, one every policymaker, doctor, parent, indeed anyone who cares about the future, should read. Gerhardt seamlessly integrates an incredible breadth of research into a riveting account of how the roots of adult health, both good and bad, lie in infancy and childhood. In contrast to the world of biohacks and quick fix quackery, Gerhardt uses the latest science to show how it''s the quality of our earliest relationships that etches our future health into our very cells, and how stress and trauma are irrefutably linked to the likelihood of later illnesses. This is a game changing book of the utmost importance, with a message that urgently needs shouting from the rooftops.

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Sue Gerhardt is a British psychoanalytic psychotherapist. She has been awarded an honorary doctorate for her work in educating the public about neuroscience and child development. She is the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed Why Love Matters, which explains how affection shapes a child's brain in the first few months of life. Poignantly, she has also recently been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, a disease thought to have some of its roots in infancy.

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Discover the shocking truth about how your pre-natal and early experiences continue to shape your body and health throughout adulthood

'Fascinating**'** PHILIPPA PERRY, author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read
'V****ital, riveting . . . I loved it.' JULIA SAMUEL, author of Grief Works
'Jaw-droppingly important.' STEVE BIDDULPH, author of Raising Boys and The Secret of Happy Children
'An extraordinary tour de force' DR. GRAHAM MUSIC, Consultant Psychotherapist at the Tavistock Clinic and author of Nurturing Natures

We think of babyhood and old age as polar opposites on the spectrum of life. Yet they are profoundly linked. Our early experiences set us up for a lifetime of good mental and physical health, or for future health challenges.

1,001 Days will explore the vital and often overlooked factors that determine our lifelong health. Delving into the latest research in the fields of medicine, neuroscience and psychobiology, acclaimed psychotherapist and author Sue Gerhardt explains how many of the most common illnesses affecting our society today - from type 2 diabetes to cardiovascular disease, depression and dementia - have their roots in pre- and post-natal childhood development.

She challenges the political and cultural assumptions that hinder us from acting on what science is telling us - for example, that ill health is often seen as a result of wrong 'lifestyle' choices. The evidence she brings to light could change the way we approach illness, prevention, screening and cure within our healthcare and wider social systems.

There is no simple cause and effect that explains an individual's health outcomes. But in learning about the ways your childhood continues to shape your health today, you can feel empowered to seek the help you need.