The Holy & the Grail

Glossary

New words for a new understanding. Every concept below was forged in the space where biology meets mysticism, coined or reframed by Tonia Mavrommati in The Holy & the Grail: An Epigenetic Journey.

Author's Linguistic Scars

FERMENTANTS

What if everything you know about fermented foods is a lie?

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SCARNESS

Have you ever trembled before something sacred, unsure if what you felt was fear or reverence?

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For the first time in history, untouchable variables were correlated.

New Words

Longevity

Klotho

What if the fountain of youth was already inside you, waiting to be switched on?

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Biology

Nitric Oxide

What if a single molecule could open every artery in your body?

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Neuroscience

Oxytocin

What if a twenty-second hug could repair your DNA?

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Herbal Science

He Shou Wu (FO-TI)

What if a vine from a Tang-dynasty legend could turn back your biological clock?

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Microbiome

Akkermansia

What if the most powerful medicine in your body is a bacterium you've never heard of?

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Herbal Science

Pau d'Arco

What if a $2 jungle vine rivals a $2 million laboratory pill?

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Sleep Science

Morpheus

What happens when you stop honoring the god of dreams?

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Future Science

Bioinks

What if your next organ could be printed from your own cells?

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Biology

Hormesis

What if the stress that almost kills you is the stress that saves you?

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Genetics

Sirtuins

What if your longevity genes are waiting for a single glass of red wine to wake up?

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Philosophy

Kalokagathia

How Plato's Kalokagathia rewire your DNA?

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Mythology

Panacea

Would you like panacea in your life?

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Philosophy

Apotheosis

Apotheosis: How to glorify yourself?

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Botany

Silphium

What if the most powerful plant in history was driven to extinction before we could study it?

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Etymology

Nostalgia

What if your cells remember a version of you that your mind forgot?

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Beyond the glossary

Dilemmas That Refuse to Stay Quiet

Philosophical and scientific dilemmas that will forge fresh neural pathways. Questions the book dares to ask.

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These concepts come alive in the book.

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