Explore how poisons form inside the body and what they mean for health.
This edition shares the core ideas of auto‑intoxication, explaining how internal processes can generate toxins that affect well‑being, and what clinicians can do to recognize and manage these risks.
The book examines the role of bacteria, digestion, and the body’s own waste products in disease. It connects everyday digestion to larger health outcomes and shows how intestinal chemistry can influence symptoms, recovery, and overall vitality. Real cases and clinical observations illustrate both the risks and the practical approaches doctors use to prevent or treat illness stemming from within.
- How microbes and digestion interact to produce substances that impact the body
- Ways doctors observe and measure internal toxin effects, from the stomach to the kidneys
- Connections between gut health, systemic symptoms, and chronic conditions
- Historical and clinical examples that shaped early understanding of self‑poisoning in disease
Ideal for readers interested in medical history, physiology, and the ways our own bodies can influence health from the inside out.
Charles E. Bouchard, OP, is Senior Director, Theology and Ethics, at the Catholic Health Association. He previously served as provincial of the Central Dominican Province and professor and president of Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis. Fr. Bouchard writes and lectures on health care ethics, spirituality, and morality. El P. Charles E. Bouchard, O.P., vive en Chicago y es el provincial de la Provincia Dominica de la Region Central de los Estados Unidos. Fue profesor y presidente del Aquinas Institute of Theology de San Luis Missouri; en medio de sus diversas responsabilidades, encuentra tiempo para escribir y ensenar sobre etica medica, espiritualidad y moral.