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The Mind-Gut Connection

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

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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 UCLA Center for Neurobiology of Stress, 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

• and much more.

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      July 1, 2016
      Microscopic lifebacteria, viruses, fungiteems and thrives within our bodies. Gastroenterologist Mayer estimates that there are 100,000 times more microbes in your gut alone as there are people on earth. And be amazed (or repulsed) by his calculation that the weight of all your gut microorganisms combined is in the range of two to six pounds. Mayer elucidates the intricate biochemical dialogue that occurs between the brain, digestive tract, and trillions of bacteria residing in the gut. He dubs this form of communication microbe-speak and speculates on its implications for social behavior, decision making, emotional well-being, and maybe mental health. Microbes can signal the brain via neurotransmitters such as serotonin, metabolites, and hormones. Mayer hypothesizes that some gastrointestinal bacteria might produce substances that can dampen anxiety (giving greater meaning to the term gut feelings ). He suggests approaches to maintaining the health of gut microorganisms, including feeding them organically grown foods, probiotics, and naturally fermented products. Even more than a complex ecosystem, the human microbiome is a miniature universe. Only recently have we commenced its exploration.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2016, American Library Association.)

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