Rewild

by Jeff Leach

Our understanding of what makes us sick has changed dramatically in the last few years - mainly due to advances in metagenomic sciences and computing power. It seems the trillions of tiny little microbes living on and inside our body have a great deal to do with our health. The good news is that through diet and other lifestyle decisions, you may be able to nudge your gut microbes in a direction for optimal health. Rewild is a collection of essays from the Human Food Project.

Genres: Science, Health, Nonfiction, Nature, Medicine

138 pages, Paperback

First published August 4, 2015

Reviews

[Kathy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Leach is a terrible writer. His style is confusing and he blurs the results of the scientific studies he describes with his annoying side comments which he intends to be funny. However, I bought the book because I find the topic fascinating and what I know of his work seems important. Suggestion....get a real writer to tell your story. It would be a best seller proportions.

[ShelleyT · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this a couple years ago. Took notes and put aside until now. Today reading neuroscience news on gut microbiota role in Alzheimer Disease makes me want to re- read it. This book opened a new arena of interest in preventing neurodegeneration. I remember being shocked at how far the author chose to go to improve or merely prove his surprising conjectures. A pioneering and praiseworthy work!

[Judy MECUM · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wilder Things

Jeff Leach has combined an”earthy” sense of humor with
Understandable information on maintaining a healthy gut, thus a
Healthier you. Not being a scientist, even I could understand this
Fascinating book!

[Aneta Wrobel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative

Brilliant, fascinating read. Another insight into the little known world of our gut and the importance of microbes in our life

[Bex Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Felt more like a collection of blog posts than a book, with better editing it might have been okay but it didn't really bring anything new to the table for me.

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

More dietary fiber! Aim to eat a minimum of 30 different plants a week.
Play in the dirt.

[Jasper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full of writing mistakes (he did say they were field note essays), but who cares; the fact is, it revealed some scientific information that's essentially been manipulated in the lab and misrepresented (not necessarily with malevolent intention) to the masses, in turn causing people to consume food in a way that's deadly to their health, all the while thinking it's healthy for them. This is a short, simple, straight forward blueprint of how to eat for optimal health, with no bias or agenda.