The molecules within us : our body in health and disease / Charles A. Pasternak.

New York : Plenum, [1998], ©1998.

xiv, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Introduction -- The molecules of life -- The healthy body: nutrition and metabolism -- Causes of disease: genes and the environment -- Microbial infections and the immune system -- Stress: the mind-body relationship -- Orthodox versus alternative medicine -- Uncharted territory: the workings of the mind -- Maturation, aging, and death -- Epilogue.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-304) and index