Ever wondered why your life and health can sometimes be so hard to
control? Or why it seems so easy for other people? Mark Hanson and Lucy
Green draw on their years of experience as scientists and educators to
cut through the usual information on genetics and lifestyle to reveal
the secrets of early development which start to make each of us unique,
during our first 1,000 days from the moment of conception. Some
surprising discoveries, based on little-known new research, show how
events during our first 1,000 days make each of us who we are and
explain how we control our bodies, processes that go way beyond just the
genes which we inherited. Provoking new ways of thinking about being
parents, this book empowers individuals and society to give the next
generation the gift of a good start to life and future health.