The Mind-Gut Connection

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

By: Emeran Mayer

Narrated by: Tom Parks

Cutting-edge neuroscience combines with the latest discoveries on the human microbiome to inform this practical guide that proves once and for all 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 Aryuvedic 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 communication 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 a 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.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

centering

this book summarized a lot of scientific knowledge on the topic, helping me with coming to a more robust view with less knowledge gaps and common superstitions. recommended it to some friends already.

Not what I expected

I was suggested this read from an influencer who talks specifically about Anxiety and gut health. She said this book really helped her. While that is her opinion this book for me didn't really touch on the subject of how mental health is heavily connected to the gut. I did in parts. It's not the authors fault the book was just marketed wrong to me. I wanted to hear more about mental health in relation to the gut.

fascinating

fascinating book about gut health. very informative and we'll written. learned a lot from this book

bad narration

The narrator was terrible, incredibly robotic, it made it hard to listen to the content

Fascinating

A strong combination of well documented basic research and animal models, correlational human research, and extensive clinical experience concerning the gut and brain connection. The last part proposes reasonable life style interventions to promote optimal human health.