Gut health
Book - 2024
Gut Health For Dummies can help you restore and optimize your gut and its microbes, for better health day to day. Clear away the confusion and debunk the unscientific information found on social media with this essential guide.
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- Published
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Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
[2024]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- xv, 364 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBN
- 9781394226580
- Introduction
- About This Book
- Foolish Assumptions
- Icons Used in This Book
- Beyond the Book
- Where to Go from Here
- Part 1. Understanding Why Gut Health is Important
- Chapter 1. No Healthy Gut No Health Glory
- Defining Gut Health
- Discovering the meaning of gut health
- Identifying components of gut health
- Why gut health matters more than ever
- Picturing Your Gut
- Understanding how your gut works
- Meeting the microbes
- Linking gut health to how you feel
- Managing Your Gut Health
- Identifying symptoms
- Recognizing possible diagnoses
- Making dietary and other lifestyle changes
- Staying proactive about gut health throughout life
- Chapter 2. Grasping How the Digestive System Works
- Keeping the Outside from Coming Inside
- Reviewing the Parts of the Digestive Tract and How They Work
- The mouth and oropharynx
- The esophagus
- The stomach
- The small intestine
- The large intestine and anus
- Recognizing the Essentials about Gut Function
- Getting to know your gut's nervous system
- Understanding gut motility
- Delving into gut chemistry
- Knowing about immune system interactions
- Chapter 3. Getting to Know Your Gut's Ecosystem of Microbes
- Meeting Your Gut Microbiome
- Getting acquainted with your gut's inhabitants
- Getting acquainted with the microbes
- Identifying what's in your gut
- Exploring the microbes in your digestive tract
- Determining what microorganisms can do
- Finding Out What Your Gut Microbiome Does for You
- Fortifying your gut barrier
- Keeping your immune system on a leash
- Making vitamins
- Transforming your food
- Modifying your medicines
- Pulling the strings of your metabolism
- Guiding your development
- Understanding How You Get Your Unique Gut Microbiome
- Microbes influencing you before birth?
- Bathing in microbes at birth
- Identifying early-life influences
- Tracking microbes as you age
- Considering the genetic connection
- Aiming For Diversity and Resilience of Your Gut Microbiome
- Recognizing diversity in the gut ecosystem
- Knowing what makes a resilient gut community
- Chapter 4. Discovering What influences Gut Health
- Eyeing How Medications Alter Your Gut
- Antibiotics
- Chemotherapy and radiation therapy
- Metformin
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
- Proton pump inhibitors
- Linking Eating Habits to Gut Health
- Your daily bread - The foods you eat
- Patterns prevail - The balance in your diet
- Connecting Exercise and Fitness to Gut Health
- Working out
- Achieving fitness
- Seeing How Your Brain Influences Your Gut
- Coping with worry - a stressed gut
- Monitoring mood
- Tying Sleep Habits to Gut Health
- Sleeping enough
- Sleeping well
- Dealing with jet lag
- Exploring How Infections Alter Your Gut
- Experiencing sudden sickness due to infectious diarrhea
- Wreaking havoc - stealthy microbes
- Influencing Gut Health - Other Factors at Play
- Looking at geography: Where in the world?
- Going wild: How nature impacts gut health
- Investigating house and home
- Chapter 5. Connecting the Dots from Gut Health to Overall Health
- Seeing How the Gut Connects with Other Organ Systems
- Gut-skin axis
- Gut-lung axis
- Gut-brain axis
- Gut-liver axis
- Gut-kidney axis
- Researching the Gut and What May Cause Diseases
- Examining the missing microbes hypothesis
- Looking to the gut for the cause of diseases
- Linking the Gut to Specific Diseases and Conditions
- Allergies
- Alzheimer's disease
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Anorexia nervosa
- Anxiety
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Atopic dermatitis
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular disease
- Celiac disease
- Chronic kidney disease
- Clostridioides difficile infection
- Depression
- Diabetes, type 1
- Diabetes, type 2
- Fatty liver disease
- Graft-versus-host disease
- HIV infection
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Multiple sclerosis
- Necrotizing enterocolitis
- Obesity
- Parkinson's disease
- Severe acute malnutrition
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Preventing Disease through the Gut
- Aiming to prevent disease by maintaining gut health
- Important times of life for paying attention to gut health
- Part 2. Restoring Your Gut Health
- Chapter 6. Demystifying Digestive Symptoms
- Understanding Who Gets Digestive Symptoms
- Occasional symptoms
- Symptoms as part of digestive disease
- Clarifying Specific Digestive Symptoms
- Abdominal pain or discomfort
- Bloating and distension
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Gas and burping
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Heartburn
- Incontinence
- Nausea
- Regurgitation
- Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
- Swallowing difficulties
- Vomiting
- Identifying Charlatan Conditions
- Candida overgrowth
- Dysbiosis
- Leaky gut syndrome
- Chapter 7. Understanding Digestive Diagnoses
- Diagnosing Digestive Disorders
- Identifying who makes the diagnosis
- Digging into your medical history
- Detailing symptoms
- Undergoing a physical examination
- Taking tests
- Putting the information together
- Looking At the Major Digestive Disorders
- Celiac disease
- Clostridioides difficile infection
- Colorectal cancer
- Crohn's disease
- Diverticular disease
- Functional dyspepsia
- Gallbladder disease
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Gastroparesis
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Lactose intolerance
- Peptic ulcers
- Ulcerative colitis
- Embracing Your Diagnosis
- Coming to terms with your condition
- Arming yourself with scientific knowledge
- Identifying the Types of Interventions for Digestive Disorders
- Taking medications
- Changing what you eat - dietary interventions
- Taking dietary supplements
- Exercising
- Seeking out acupuncture
- Undergoing the knife - surgery
- Getting a fecal transplant
- Chapter 8. Empowering Yourself without a Diagnosis
- Progressing toward Health
- Taking symptom management into your own hands
- Deciding on and implementing interventions
- Staying Hopeful
- Talking about gut health
- Finding community
- Keeping a gut health journal
- Chapter 9. Navigating Life with Digestive Symptoms
- Managing Your Digestive Symptoms
- Coping at home
- Minimizing digestive issues in public
- Visiting others' homes
- Eating out and socializing without worry
- Enjoying travel
- Managing in the workplace
- Navigating dating and intimacy
- Taking Advantage of Technology
- Specialized apps
- Other technology
- Getting Support
- Disclosing digestive symptoms
- Providing support
- Part 3. Optimizing Your Gut Health
- Chapter 10. Eating for Good Gut Health
- Covering the Nutrition Basics
- Carbs, protein, and fats, oh my
- Vitamins and minerals
- You Are What Your Gut Microbes Eat
- Avoiding the fat-sugar combo
- Finding a better diet pattern - The Mediterranean diet
- Being cautious with restrictive diets
- Discovering the Principles of Gut-Friendly Diets
- Diet principle No. 1 - Focusing on fiber
- Diet principle No. 2 - Making it fermented
- Diet principle No. 3 - The more microbes, the merrier
- Diet principle No. 4 - Balancing fats
- Diet principle No. 5 - Saying adios to additives
- Navigating the Biotics
- Clarifying some confusion around biotics
- Probiotics - Beneficial live microbes
- Prebiotics - Food for beneficial microbes
- Synbiotics - A perfect pairing
- Postbiotics - Nonliving beneficial microbes
- Getting Personal with Diet
- Responding to foods
- Aiming for a diet that protects
- Arming Yourself with Practical Tips for a Gut-Friendly Diet
- Equipping and organizing your kitchen
- Planning ahead
- Being realistic about time and costs
- Dealing with picky eating
- Chapter 11. Adjusting Your Lifestyle For Long-Term Gut Health
- Improving Your Sleep Habits
- Striving for better sleep duration
- Focusing on better-quality sleep
- Timing your sleep - a gut in sync
- Exercising on a Regular Basis
- Finding the right-sized exercise
- Creating your exercise regimen
- Managing Stress
- Dealing with brief stressful moments
- Coping with chronic stress
- Going Outside
- Bathing in nature
- Getting your hands dirty
- Looking at Other Lifestyle Factors
- Adjusting when you eat
- Taking precautions against infection
- Knowing the impact of medical interventions
- Chapter 12. Becoming Savvy with Gut Health Science
- Seeking Science-Based Information on Gut Health
- Evaluating online information
- Looking to Al for answers
- Scrutinizing the science
- Understanding science news
- Making Sure You Don't Waste Your Money on Bogus Products and Tests
- Understanding the basic principles
- Approaching anecdotes with caution
- Looking for clues on the label
- Finding the supporting evidence
- Hearing from experts
- Scrutinizing the company
- Judging how well a product or test works
- Part 4. Nourishing Yourself and Your Got
- Chapter 13. Nourishing Soups & Salads
- Making Gut-Healthy Soups
- Assembling Salads for a Well-Fed Gut
- Chapter 14. Gut-Friendly Main Courses
- Satisfying Your Gut with Plant-Based Meals
- Enjoying Meat and Fish in a Gut-Happy Dish
- Chapter 15. Sustaining Sides & Snacks
- Supporting Gut Microbes with Sides
- Making Some Gut-Lovin' Snacks
- Chapter 16. Digestive-Friendly Desserts
- Baking Muffins and Cakes to Feed Your Gut Microbes
- Creating Cookies and Other Treats for Delightful Digestion
- Part 5. Supporting Health Through the Gut at Times in Life
- Chapter 17. Paying Attention to Gut Health in Pregnancy, Birth, and Infancy
- Supporting Gut Health during Pregnancy
- Understanding how the gut changes during pregnancy
- Managing digestive symptoms
- Eating for trillions plus two
- Supplementing with biotics
- Managing chronic stress
- Using antibiotics wisely
- Controlling infections
- Comprehending How Events at Birth Influence the Gut
- Considering birth mode
- Grappling with antibiotics at birth
- Looking at gestational age and preterm status
- Developing a Healthy Gut in the First Three Months of Life
- Supporting the infant gut through diet
- Making use of probiotics
- Chapter 18. Fostering Good Gut Health in Children and Teens
- Cultivating Good Gut Health through the First Year of Life
- Making a healthy transition to solid foods
- Managing antibiotics in year one
- Getting exposure to safe diverse microbes
- Nurturing Gut Health in Childhood
- Knowing what constitutes normal gut development
- Establishing good dietary habits for life
- Enjoying some good of fashioned dirt
- Mitigating childhood adversity
- Encouraging Good Gut Health in Teens
- Supporting teens to make good diet choices
- Getting a dose of nature
- Chapter 19. Maintaining Gut Health in Older Age
- Finding Out How to Maintain a Healthy Gut in Older Age
- Identifying what causes changes in the gut microbiota as you age
- Paying attention to diet
- Managing medications
- Discovering the Secrets of Gut Health and Longevity
- Diminishing calories
- Attending to psychosocial factors
- Part 6. The Part of Tens
- Chapter 20. Ten Foods for Better Gut Health
- Onions
- Garlic
- Leeks
- Jerusalem Artichokes
- Dandelion Greens
- Yogurt
- Kefir
- Kimchi
- Sauerkraut
- Fermented Pickles
- Chapter 21. Ten Myths about Gut Health Debunked
- All Beneficial Microorganisms Are Probiotics
- Fermented Foods Are Good Sources of Probiotics
- Probiotics Add Healthy Bacteria to Your Gut Microbiome
- Different Probiotics Are Interchangeable
- Multiple Strains Are More Effective Than Single Strains
- You Shouldn't Take Probiotics While Taking Antibiotics
- Probiotics Aren't Regulated
- Prebiotics and Fiber Are the Same
- Postbiotics Are Metabolites Produced by Bacteria in Your Gut
- Gut Microbiome Tests Can Give You Information to Shape Your Diet
- Index