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The mind-gut connection how the hidden conversation within our bodies impacts our mood, our choices, and our overall health

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) com...

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Main Author: Mayer, Emeran A. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York Harper Wave, 2018.
Edition: First Harper Wave paperback edition.
Subjects:
Human body > Microbiology.
Mind and body therapies.
Gastrointestinal system.
Food > Psychological aspects.
Stress (Physiology) > Nutritional aspects.
Summary: 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. Dr. Emeran Mayer 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 plant-based diet; balance the microbiome by consuming fermented foods and probiotics, fasting, and cutting out sugar and processed foods; promote weight loss by detoxifying and creating healthy digestion and maximum nutrient absorption; boost immunity and prevent 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 GI disorders such as leaky gut syndrome, food sensitivities and allergies, and IBS, as well as digestive discomfort such as heartburn and bloating.
Item Description: First published in hardcover in 2016.
Physical Description: xiv, 316 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-305) and index.
ISBN: 9780062376589
0062376586
Author Notes: Emeran Mayer, MD, has studied brain-body interactions for the last forty years. He is the executive director of the G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience and the codirector of the Digestive Diseases Research Center at the University of California at Los Angeles. His research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health for the past twenty-five years, and he is considered a pioneer and world leader in the area of brain-gut microbiome interactions.

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