The Gut Microbiome: Exploring the Connection between Microbes, Diet, and Health

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture. 2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Ninth Edition. Your gut microbiome influences more than your digestion—it can also affect your skin. Nutritional therapist Fiona Lawson shows how improving your digestion can alleviate your acne, with advice that’s transferable to other skin conditions too. Expect step-by-step guidance and a realistic, gentle approach. Spector’s 30-year-long study of 15,000 twins, TwinsUK, and his PREDICT studies have shown that even genetically identical people respond to the same foods very differently (our microbiomes are so variable that twins share only 30% of the same gut microbes). By feeding participants the same meals on different days, he was able to show that responses to the same meals also vary hugely between individuals, influenced by both the microbiome and genetics. This matters, says the ZOE team, because our response to food is linked to our risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity, but also because it blows apart the tired and useless mantra “calories in, calories out”, which doesn’t make sense in a world where two people’s blood glucose levels can be hugely different after eating the same slice of cake.

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Noble EE, Hsu TM, Kanoski SE. Gut to brain dysbiosis: Mechanisms linking western diet consumption, the microbiome, and cognitive impairment. Front Behav Neurosci. 2017;11:9. doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00009 In this book, Dr. B explains how these elimination diets are hazardous to our health and how we can reduce the risk of inflammation and other health issues by keeping our guts healthy. It explains the devastating impact that our gut microbiome and microbiota (such as gut bacteria) can affect digestion, anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues.

Although the headline statistic has been debunked (new findings suggest we are roughly equal parts human and bacteria), there’s still much to enjoy in this book. Biologist Alanna Collen is a skilled writer, using images and metaphors to make this complex topic easy to understand. She’s also refreshingly honest about what science can’t yet answer. Professor Rob Knight is a co-founder of the pioneering American Gut Project, a citizen science project investigating the role of gut bacteria in human health, and the Earth Microbiome Project that seeks to understand how microbes shape the world around us. Who better to write a gut microbiome book bringing you on a guided tour of gut bacteria in health and illness. That’s why it’s essential for a good health book to provide balanced and unbiased information about one or several gut health topics including, but not limited to, specific and recognised digestive illnesses, how diet and lifestyle can affect digestive health, and the role of the microbiome in maintaining gut health. Gut health is complex Dr Michael Ruscio is a practitioner and clinical researcher specialised in alternative therapies in health and medicine. He’s dedicated his life to the human gut and the ramifications gut health has for the whole body. From probiotics and SIBO to immune health and hypothyroidism, Dr Ruscio has explored the lesser known effects of gut health on illness. Gut Health: How To Improve Your Physical And Mental Well-Being With A Correct Gut Diet Plan ” by Robert Francisco Diamond

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Professor Tim Spector is at the coalface of microbiome research, and he’s also a massive foodie. This book goes into the nitty-gritty of how our gut microbiomes affect our food preferences and our health. Expect a good dose of science with a side of personal anecdotes. Good food takes time. It takes time to grow, time to gather, time to prepare. With the internet at our fingertips, it’s easier than ever to know where your food comes from, how it’s made, who makes it, and its impact. Everything we’re doing now is scratching the surface,” says Spector. “We are maybe 10% of the way there, because every week, we’re discovering something new. Humans want an easy answer [to improve our gut health], but you shouldn’t take anyone seriously who doesn’t say it’s complicated,” he says. “There’s a massive industry that needs a simple message to sell its products. They want to say all you’ve got to do is eat this bar, this yoghurt or this protein drink.” The Plant Paradox Cookbook: 100 Delicious Recipes to Help You Lose Weight, Heal Your Gut, and Live Lectin-Free” by Dr. Steven R. Gundry is certainly a must-buy. An essential resource to understanding gut health, the microbiome, and their connection to maintain digestive balance through diet—featuring meal planning guides and sample menus—by two leading experts in the field.You’ll also learn about the stool transplant, the strange but possibly effective remedy to a severely troubled microbiome.

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Eat more fibre Most of us eat only half the recommended 30g a day. But start slowly – our guts don’t like rapid change It was a good read, I wish it would had given a much more step by step treatment plan and what to do when you are finished, but still, I felt like I learned from it and found another piece of the puzzle so its definitely worth the money.In the end, Ingraham leaves us marveling at the power and persistence of microbes on our planet and gives credence to Louis Pasteur’s famous assertion that “microbes will have the last word.””