Gut by Giulia Enders Summary
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Discover the hidden universe inside you! This global bestseller with over two million copies sold transforms taboo digestive talk into fascinating science. Giulia Enders' award-winning exploration reveals how your gut influences everything from mood to immunity - the charming page-turner The Times called "the world's most surprising."
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The Organ You've Been Ignoring Holds the Key to Everything
What if the solution to your anxiety, weight struggles, or mysterious health issues wasn't in your brain at all, but in the twenty-foot tube winding through your belly? At seventeen, mysterious sores erupted across Giulia Enders' body. Doctors shrugged, suggested stress, prescribed creams. Nothing worked. Then she tried something radical: she changed what she fed her gut. Within weeks, the sores vanished. This personal revelation sent her down a scientific rabbit hole that would eventually captivate millions. Your gut isn't just where food goes to disappear-it's a universe unto itself, housing more bacteria than there are stars in the Milky Way, producing more serotonin than your brain, and quietly influencing everything from your mood to your immune system. We've spent centuries being embarrassed by this organ, when we should have been marveling at it.
The Sophisticated Engineering Behind Digestion
How Food Becomes You
Your Independent Second Brain and Its Emotional Power
The Universe of Microbes Within You
Feeding Your Inner Ecosystem
Your Gut Is Talking-Are You Listening?
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"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
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