Transform your understanding of the human An enlightening journey through the most underrated organ with Dr. Giulia Enders' groundbreaking exploration of digestive health, microbial connections, and whole-body wellness.
Discover the secrets of your digestive system—and how to hone a healthy gut—plus new research on the mind-gut connection.
With quirky charm, science star and medical doctor Giulia Enders explains the gut’s magic, answering questions What’s really up with gluten and lactose intolerance? How does the gut affect obesity? What's the connection between our microbiome and mental health? Why does acid reflux happen? In this revised edition of her beloved bestseller, Enders includes a new section on the brain-gut connection, and dives into groundbreaking discoveries of psychobiotics—microbes with psychological effects that can influence mental health conditions like depression and even stress.
For too long, the gut has been the body’s most ignored and least appreciated organ. But it does more than just dirty work; it’s at the core of who we are, and this beguiling book will make you finally listen to those butterflies in your they’re trying to tell you something important.
Readers will gain invaluable knowledge about optimizing their digestive health, understanding the gut-brain connection, and making informed decisions about diet and lifestyle choices. With its blend of science and engaging narrative, Gut empowers readers to take control of their health by understanding and nurturing the remarkable organ that influences so much of our physical and mental well-being.
Giulia Enders (born 1990) is a German physician and writer.
Enders is a two-time scholarship winner of the Wilhelm Undelse Heraeus Foundation and currently works on her doctorate of medicine at the Institute for Microbiology in Frankfurt.
In 2012 she won the first prize at the Science Slam in Freiburg, Berlin and Karlsruhe with her talk Darm mit Charme (Charming Bowels). This talk was also published on YouTube. Enders received the offer to write a book about this subject that has sat atop the German paperback charts shortly after the release in March 2014. The drawings for the book were made by her older sister, Jill Enders.