This Book May Save Your Life: Everyday Health Hacks to Worry Less and Live Better
Dr. Karan Rajan

To most people (and, to some extent, scientists as well), despite what we’ve learned over the years, the human body is a complex organism. In his book, This Book May Save Your Life: Everyday Health Hacks to Worry Less and Live Better, Dr. Karan Rajan does an excellent job in demystifying the human body with which we feel we are intimately familiar, but about which we really don’t know as much as we should.

While any discussion of the human body is normally a sober one, Dr. Rajan takes a more humous approach, which, to my mind, makes what he says much more approachable as an average reader. Each chapter is dedicated to a different part of the human body and has a very witty chapter title, such as “Privates on Parade: The infernal genius of genitals.” As you can see, Dr. Rajan has a wicked sense of humor.

I was disappointed to see that the book didn’t have an index (at least, not in my advance reader copy) and I think that takes away from its overall utility, but I was pleased to see that it has a very nice Further Reading section, full of references that readers can explore the various topics in more depth.

I’d recommend this book to anyone who is interested in finding out more about their bodies. That said, I’m not sure that those with an extensive background in medicine will gain any additional knowledge, but I, as someone with a working knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, found it worthwhile and a delight to read.

5/5 stars

[Thank you to NetGalley and the author for the advanced ebook copy in exchange for my honest and objective opinion which I have given here.]