The Mind-Gut Connection:

How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health

Combining cutting-edge neuroscience with the latest discoveries on the human microbiome, a practical guide in the tradition of Wheat Belly and Grain Brain that conclusively demonstrates the inextricable, biological link between mind and body.

We have all experienced the connection between our mind and our gut—the decision we made because it “felt right”; the butterflies in our stomach before a big meeting; the anxious stomach rumbling when we’re stressed out. While the dialogue between the gut and the brain has been recognized by ancient healing traditions, including Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, Western medicine has failed to appreciate the complexity of how the brain, gut, and more recently, the microbiome—the microorganisms that live inside us—communicate with one another. In The Mind-Gut Connection, Dr. Emeran Mayer, executive director of the Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience at UCLA, offers a revolutionary look at this developing science, teaching us how to harness the power of the mind-gut connection to take charge of our health.

The Mind-Gut Connection shows how to keep the brain-gut communication clear and balanced to:

Heal the gut by focusing on a largely plant-based diet
Balance the microbiome by consuming a variety of fermented and fiber rich foods, fasting, and cutting out sugar and ultraprocessed foods
Promote weight loss through a healthy lifestyle, food choices and time-restricted eating.
Reduce systemic immune activation and slow the onset of neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s and
Alzheimer’s
Generate a happier mindset and reduce fatigue, moodiness, anxiety, and depression
Prevent and heal gut disorders such as IBS, food sensitivities and allergies, as well as digestive discomfort such as bloating, gas and heartburn
And much more.

Reviews

There is sure no shortage of trade books on the microbiome and the list of books is bound to proliferate given the popularity of the topic. This book separates itself from the pack in a number of ways.

Emeran Mayer believes that if we can understand the gut and the brain and how they communicate we can lower healthcare costs because we will find the root of illness.

Very informative and interesting. Easy to understand.

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