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Kimchi och Kombucha: Den nya vetenskapen om hur tarmbakterierna stärker din hjärna
Har vi lagt en massa tid, energi och pengar på mediciner, självhjälpsböcker, psykologer och andra terapier i onödan – när en enkel fekaltransplantation (bajsöverföring) egentligen var lösningen? Forskning visar nämligen att tarmbakterierna inte bara spelar en avgörande roll när det gäller vårt immunsystem. De verkar även spela en viktig roll i alzheimer, parkinson, autism, adhd, stress, ångest, depression med mera.
Upptäckten av kopplingen mellan tarmbakterierna, tarmen och hjärnan är banbrytande och det mest spännande inom medicinsk forskning just nu. I den här boken berättar Soki Choi på ett fascinerande sätt om den mikrobiotiska revolutionen och de senaste genombrotten i forskningen om den så kallade microbiota-gut-brain axeln och hur den påverkar din hjärna och psykiska hälsa.
Soki ger också bevisade tips på hur mat kan bidra med goda bakterier och därmed stärka ditt immunförsvar och din hjärnhälsa. Och för att kickstarta din hjärna avslöjar hon sina bästa recept på kimchi och kombucha, alla fullproppade med goda bakterier.
Upptäckten av kopplingen mellan tarmbakterierna, tarmen och hjärnan är banbrytande och det mest spännande inom medicinsk forskning just nu. I den här boken berättar Soki Choi på ett fascinerande sätt om den mikrobiotiska revolutionen och de senaste genombrotten i forskningen om den så kallade microbiota-gut-brain axeln och hur den påverkar din hjärna och psykiska hälsa.
Soki ger också bevisade tips på hur mat kan bidra med goda bakterier och därmed stärka ditt immunförsvar och din hjärnhälsa. Och för att kickstarta din hjärna avslöjar hon sina bästa recept på kimchi och kombucha, alla fullproppade med goda bakterier.
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August 31, 2019
Varningsklockor ringer varje gång någon talar om att X är fulländat och kommer att förändra ditt liv. I det här fallet är X kimchi och kombucha, och författaren gör allt för att marknadsföra dessa båda asiatiska livsmedel till läsarna, inramat i en faktabok om människans tarmmikrober.
Ett hett ämne bland både läsare och forskare, men vill man lära sig mer om hur vi lever i samklang med våra mikrober rekommenderar jag att man väljer en annan bok. Den här känns slarvigt skriven med ofullständiga meningar och syftningsfel, Soki Choi slänger ofta fram tvärsäkra påståenden utan att förankra dem i forskning. Kimchi och kombucha känns som ett överentusiastiskt hafsverk där författaren slänger ut sig saker som "mediciner med läskiga biverkningar" mer än en gång, där hon kallar kronärtskockor för en rotfrukt och där jag under läsningens gång allt mer tappar tron på att hon vet vad hon skriver om. Det är synd att hon missbrukar läsarnas förtroende på det här viset och det är också synd att Bonnier Fakta släpper igenom sånt här.
Ett hett ämne bland både läsare och forskare, men vill man lära sig mer om hur vi lever i samklang med våra mikrober rekommenderar jag att man väljer en annan bok. Den här känns slarvigt skriven med ofullständiga meningar och syftningsfel, Soki Choi slänger ofta fram tvärsäkra påståenden utan att förankra dem i forskning. Kimchi och kombucha känns som ett överentusiastiskt hafsverk där författaren slänger ut sig saker som "mediciner med läskiga biverkningar" mer än en gång, där hon kallar kronärtskockor för en rotfrukt och där jag under läsningens gång allt mer tappar tron på att hon vet vad hon skriver om. Det är synd att hon missbrukar läsarnas förtroende på det här viset och det är också synd att Bonnier Fakta släpper igenom sånt här.
November 17, 2019
Ruotsalaisen terveysalan tutkijan Soki Choin Suolistovallankumous, Näin suolistobakteerit vahvistavat aivojasi tietokirjan pohjalla on hänen oma tutkimustyönsä suolistobakteerien parissa ja väitöskirja aiheesta. Soki Choi kertoo kirjassaan luotettavasti miten suolistobakteerit vaikuttavat aivoihin ja aiheuttavat sairauksia. Soki Choin tietokirjasta voi lukea miten suolistotulehdus voi vaikuttaa aivoihin ja aiheuttaa mm. stressiä, masennusta ja psyykkisiä sairauksia. Suosittelen jokaista kiinnostumaan omasta terveydestä ja hyvinvoinnista ja syömään kuitupitoisempaa ruokaa. Soki Choin tietoteos Suolistovallankumous, Näin suolistobakteerit vahvistavat aivojasi antaa paljon tietoa aiheesta.
February 1, 2025
Mikrobiomi kiinnostelee, mutta tämä teos ei niinkään. Alkoi ihan lupaavasti, mutta sitten tässä toistettiin kimchin ja kombuchan ylistystä niin paljon, että alkoi tökkiä. Lisäksi autismista ja adhd:sta puhuttiin melko negatiivisella diskurssilla. Mutkia vedettiin suoriksi myös masennuksenhoidon ja painonhallinnan suhteen (= juokset vain kolme 40 minuutin lenkkiä viikossa, niin masennus katoaa ja paino putoaa!). Äänikirjaan ei myöskään välittynyt lähteiden käyttö, toivon kovasti että niitä oli käytetty.
September 15, 2020
Oiva kirja. Nyt on hinku tehdä kimchiä.
Tässä kirjassa käsitellään suolistobakteerien merkittävää asemaa ihmisen mielialojen säätelyssä ja kehon toiminnoissa. Paljon oli puhetta aivojen ja suoliston yhteydestä. Jos olet seurannut uutisointia aiheesta niin kirjasta löytyy paljon tuttua, mutta esimerkiksi autismiin ja ADHD:een liittyvät tutkimukset olivat itselleni uusia.
Kirja soveltuu varsin hyvin äänikirjaksi, vaikka erityisesti vikan luvun kimchin ja kombuchan tekoon liittyvät vinkit oli kuunnellessa ehkä hankalampi hahmottaa kuin mitä olisi luettuna ollut. Tästä nousi kyllä suuri inspis huolehtia oman kehon maitohappobakteerien ja kuitujen saannista. Suosittelen!
Tässä kirjassa käsitellään suolistobakteerien merkittävää asemaa ihmisen mielialojen säätelyssä ja kehon toiminnoissa. Paljon oli puhetta aivojen ja suoliston yhteydestä. Jos olet seurannut uutisointia aiheesta niin kirjasta löytyy paljon tuttua, mutta esimerkiksi autismiin ja ADHD:een liittyvät tutkimukset olivat itselleni uusia.
Kirja soveltuu varsin hyvin äänikirjaksi, vaikka erityisesti vikan luvun kimchin ja kombuchan tekoon liittyvät vinkit oli kuunnellessa ehkä hankalampi hahmottaa kuin mitä olisi luettuna ollut. Tästä nousi kyllä suuri inspis huolehtia oman kehon maitohappobakteerien ja kuitujen saannista. Suosittelen!
February 16, 2025
Kannattaa syödä kimchiä
January 25, 2020
Ihan suomeksi kuuntelin ihan kivaa kimchi inffoa pukkas koreasta
April 15, 2020
Suolistovallankumous / The Gut Revolution
I so wanted to like this book, and partly I did. But there were so many major drawbacks that I can't recommend this without some hesitation. In an nutshell the message of this book was: eat fermented food and feel better.
First the good things. The idea that the body is a system, where things interact with one another, is something that really resonated with me. This is due to talks with healthcare professionals and my personal experiences. I also enjoyed how the author had structured the content.
Next the mediocre. When discussing medical conditions like Alzheimers or ADHD, the author suggested using fermented food as some sort of a cure, while reminding the reader about using meds if one has a condition. This was the main point that I got from this book, using fermented food as addition to your diet, and a great excuse to eat more sauerkraut.
Then the bad. I expected this book to be somewhat scientific and with clear references when studies are discussed. Instead I got a self-help book. But that was just expectations not meeting the content. It also criticizes modern medicine but did not extend criticism to its own claims. The book also had quite a lot of repetition and anecdotes.
To sum up the above: be weary and read this with a critical mindset.
I so wanted to like this book, and partly I did. But there were so many major drawbacks that I can't recommend this without some hesitation. In an nutshell the message of this book was: eat fermented food and feel better.
First the good things. The idea that the body is a system, where things interact with one another, is something that really resonated with me. This is due to talks with healthcare professionals and my personal experiences. I also enjoyed how the author had structured the content.
Next the mediocre. When discussing medical conditions like Alzheimers or ADHD, the author suggested using fermented food as some sort of a cure, while reminding the reader about using meds if one has a condition. This was the main point that I got from this book, using fermented food as addition to your diet, and a great excuse to eat more sauerkraut.
Then the bad. I expected this book to be somewhat scientific and with clear references when studies are discussed. Instead I got a self-help book. But that was just expectations not meeting the content. It also criticizes modern medicine but did not extend criticism to its own claims. The book also had quite a lot of repetition and anecdotes.
To sum up the above: be weary and read this with a critical mindset.
January 3, 2023
I expected more of a science book but this turned out to be more like a combination of some light science journalism and a cook book. The reason for my expectation was that I imagined this being the popular version of dr. Choi's thesis, when instead her actual field of expertise is healthcare systems. Sometimes her enthusiasm doesn't seem to be completely in line with the more reserved research findings (for example, for healthy people, taking probiotics after antibiotics treatment apparently seems to slow down the recovery of their gut), but wouldn't go as far as call it all pseudoscience or disinformation like some of the reviewers from her home country seem to do. (Maybe her public image there is somehow annoying and that makes the interpretations of the text so harsh as well?)
Anyway, though I'm still searching for mire sciency books on the subject, I'm not sorry to read this either, since the exitment catches on. I already started a batch of kombutcha and might try kimchi as well. This also worked as one more way to get rid of the low-carb ideas that have somehow accumulated into my mind though I've never conciously followed the fad. ("Oh potato starch and bananas aren't just poisons to avoid!") If you're going to read this, pick the printed version, since at least the Finnish edition is done very beautifully.
Anyway, though I'm still searching for mire sciency books on the subject, I'm not sorry to read this either, since the exitment catches on. I already started a batch of kombutcha and might try kimchi as well. This also worked as one more way to get rid of the low-carb ideas that have somehow accumulated into my mind though I've never conciously followed the fad. ("Oh potato starch and bananas aren't just poisons to avoid!") If you're going to read this, pick the printed version, since at least the Finnish edition is done very beautifully.
March 15, 2020
Helppolukuinen, mutta esitystapa jätti toivomisen varaa. Tarkemmat ja paremmin kuvatut viittaukset tutkimuksiin olisivat mielestäni olleet paikallaan. Lisäksi selitykset kehon toiminnasta ja syy-seuraussuhteista vaikuttivat ajoittain liiankin yksinkertaistetuilta. Heräsi kysymys kuinka paljon kirjassa on vedetty mutkia suoriksi. Täten petyin kirjan tieteellisyyden suhteen vaikka perusväitteet kuten suolistoflooran vaikutus psyykeeseen sinänsä vaikuttivat minusta uskottavilta.
Varsinaisten terveysohjeiden suhteen kirja oli kuitenkin "mukavan tylsä". Käytännössä kannattaa syödä monipuolista ruokaa, vähentää punaista lihaa ja olla liikunnallisesti aktiivinen. Aikalailla siis yleisten suositusten ja arkijärjenkin tukema väite. Erityisrooliin nostettiin fermentoidut ruoat kuten kimchi, kombucha ja jogurtti niiden bakteerisisällön vuoksi. Vaikka kaikkiin näiden bakteerien terveysväittämiin ei uskoisikaan, (ja ehkä ei kannatakaan sillä tutkimukset ovat vielä kesken) ei niiden kuluttamisesta liene varsinaisesti haittaakaan monipuolisen ruokavalion repertuaarin laajentajina.
Varsinaisten terveysohjeiden suhteen kirja oli kuitenkin "mukavan tylsä". Käytännössä kannattaa syödä monipuolista ruokaa, vähentää punaista lihaa ja olla liikunnallisesti aktiivinen. Aikalailla siis yleisten suositusten ja arkijärjenkin tukema väite. Erityisrooliin nostettiin fermentoidut ruoat kuten kimchi, kombucha ja jogurtti niiden bakteerisisällön vuoksi. Vaikka kaikkiin näiden bakteerien terveysväittämiin ei uskoisikaan, (ja ehkä ei kannatakaan sillä tutkimukset ovat vielä kesken) ei niiden kuluttamisesta liene varsinaisesti haittaakaan monipuolisen ruokavalion repertuaarin laajentajina.
April 12, 2020
Lots of good information contained in this book! There’s more reading than recipes, which is exactly what I was looking for. I wanted to know how gut health helped brain health, and this book gave me a basic understanding of that. Only the last chapter contained the recipes. I would recommend this book for anyone who wants to start their gut health journey.
4/5 stars simply due to typos, incorrect punctuation, and the like. There’s enough errors in the book to be quite noticeable.
4/5 stars simply due to typos, incorrect punctuation, and the like. There’s enough errors in the book to be quite noticeable.
July 21, 2019
Intressant bok. Fick mig att börja testa både kimchi och kombucha. Bra recept. Trodde det skulle vara en större del, kimchi och kombucha, men boken är till 80% om tarmbakterier och inte specifikt kimchi och kombucha. Men det är mycket som förklarar hur kroppen reagerar på att tarmarna och magen är ur spel. Sedan är tydligen mycket inte fastslaget i forskning. Det är synd eftersom det är en doktor som skrivit boken och hon ger sken av att det är forskning bakom allting. Så lite lurendrejeri blir det. Men jag tror verkligen på att tarmarna styr väldigt mycket så det är säkert så att det mesta stämmer i boken, men ändå viktigt att det är förankrat i något mer.
December 3, 2021
Interessant bok med många spännande poäng! Bra och enkelt att läsa för någon som är intresserad av att lära sig mer om tarmhälsan och hur den hänger ihop med det allmänna hälsotillståndet. Boken hade enligt mig kunnat vara något kortare då författaren ofta repeterar sig själv. Jag rekommenderar att läsa den för att få en bättre förståelse för hur man med kost och livsstil faktiskt kan påverka sin hälsa!
July 21, 2020
Interesting book emphasising the importance of valueing what we put in our body. After reading I feel like I want to understand more and better what is good for my body and how it affects me. I’m excited to see what is to come from the researches about gut and mental health. It needs to be researched more about.
October 7, 2020
Jatkumoa monelle muulle aiheesta lukemalleni kirjalle. Vaikka kirja sanoo olevansa koottu 400 tutkimuksen pohjalta, on tässä kevyt ote eikä viitteitä paljon viljellä. Eli kaikkia terveysväittämiä ei ehkä kannata purematta niellä. Suolistotutkimus on kiinnostavaa ja perusjohdatuksena aihepiiriin toki toimii ja innostaa lukemaan lisääkin.
December 12, 2021
Kirja on helppolukuinen vaikka aihe pystyy olemaan vaikeaselitteinen, mutta jotkin selitykset vaikuttivat liian yksinkertaistetuilta. Kirja on tarkoitettu ns 'tavallisille tallaajille' joten ymmärrän miksi Choi ei lisännyt selitteitä ja viitteitä tutkimuksista, mutta itse olisin halunnut niitä. Yhtenään ihan hyvä kirja, ja suosittelen tätä jos kirjan aihe on itsestään kiinnostava.
August 7, 2022
I wonder why this book was on hold for so long, and why so many are interested to read it. I think you can get most of the context online. Nothing very much new to me but I suppose it is good for newbies. I read this quickly in 2 days.
February 25, 2019
Ligger i tiden. Intressant. Men språket och resonemangen skulle behöva finslipas.
December 7, 2019
Книжка про кишківник і його жителів, а також як кімчі і комбуча можуть позитивно вплинути на самопочуття і здоров’я.
July 27, 2022
Man I remember this book being the shit back in the days lol.
August 24, 2022
Interesting facts. However it only mentions positive effects, not a single negative, which nutritionfacts.org mentions.
June 30, 2024
Mielenkiintoinen kirja aivojen ja suoliston yhteydestä. Lukukokemusta häiritsi tosin se, että joitain asioita toistettiin useaan kertaan.
July 12, 2025
Loistavat kimchi- ja kombuchareseptit nostavat arvion neloseen. Tieteellinen teos tämä ei ole.
July 20, 2025
Rautalangasta väännettynä asiaa suoliston terveyden ylläpidosta ja mihin kaikkeen se vaikuttaa. Hyvä ruoka = parempi mieli.
October 4, 2019
Finnish: hyvä kirja, suosittelen. Alla tarkempaa keskustelua englanniksi.
English: Interesting to see the super critical reviews by Swedish readers, sounds like we read a different book. I read the one in Finnish. The thing seemss to be that the author's career has been polished a bit, and overselling her expertise (doctor as PhD or doctor doing clinical work?)... perhaps a period as visiting PhD student in Harvard became to sound a bit more than that...? I did not get the impression that she is a doctor but a researcher. The book talks about her as "doctor Choi", I thought maybe Koreans have a cultural way on emphasizing like that, just like in Germany. In my country we would not. Definitely not ethical to mislead audience that way.
However, I listened the book without knowing that, and really loved the book. As a researcher I felt little less repetition would have been nice, but I think this style is good for a broader audience. It is clearly written and progresses nicely. I have read and watched related material before so for me the starting point was familiar, that bacteria in your gut as well as what you eat influences inflammation levels in your body. However, I did not know such details and the various linkages discussed in the book. Like about 98% was new. My pre-existing knowledge and various experiences with my own body resonated with the core ideas and many pieces in the larger puzzle for me found their place, so I did not feel the need for disbelief.
The name has been translated as "Gut Revolution", which is a more appropriate title for the book. For me the information was mind-blowing. I implemented the suggestions through adding sauerkraut, kombucha and more yoghurt in my diet and this reduced cravings for sugar, so less sugar too. So far have had unbelievable health improvements just by this (but that's personal).
I highly recommend the book to everyone, but listen with an open mind. I feel listening to it was the best investment to my future heath.
The strongest criticism comes from people who write about mental problems with personal experience, and they felt that the book belittles the disability caused by mental conditions and suggests people to stop taking their meds. It does not do either. (I want to note that the author is not selling anything, except the book, of course.) The author clearly says that she does not recommend stopping medication. What she says is that our gut in the main organ that produces serotonin, and it is the bacteria, not the gut itself, that do the work. If you do not have all well there, there will be less serotonin. And, that inflammation is connected with depression and sugar feeds wrong bacteria, which causes inflammation. She did not belittle the severity of depression in individual level. She discusses the epidemic spreading of depression, and links it with the western diet. The message is that perhaps one could support recovery or prevent depression by reviewing their diet. She is not saying that stop all sugar and junk food, she says maybe little less of that and add some good bacteria. The various connections between psychological and physiological are explained to the smallest detail. In my opinion, it would be comforting to hear that maybe one could help own mental health by focusing on gut well-being. Finally, I addressed only one particular aspect here, but the book talks about physical issues too, I just wanted to comment on the super negative reviews.
English: Interesting to see the super critical reviews by Swedish readers, sounds like we read a different book. I read the one in Finnish. The thing seemss to be that the author's career has been polished a bit, and overselling her expertise (doctor as PhD or doctor doing clinical work?)... perhaps a period as visiting PhD student in Harvard became to sound a bit more than that...? I did not get the impression that she is a doctor but a researcher. The book talks about her as "doctor Choi", I thought maybe Koreans have a cultural way on emphasizing like that, just like in Germany. In my country we would not. Definitely not ethical to mislead audience that way.
However, I listened the book without knowing that, and really loved the book. As a researcher I felt little less repetition would have been nice, but I think this style is good for a broader audience. It is clearly written and progresses nicely. I have read and watched related material before so for me the starting point was familiar, that bacteria in your gut as well as what you eat influences inflammation levels in your body. However, I did not know such details and the various linkages discussed in the book. Like about 98% was new. My pre-existing knowledge and various experiences with my own body resonated with the core ideas and many pieces in the larger puzzle for me found their place, so I did not feel the need for disbelief.
The name has been translated as "Gut Revolution", which is a more appropriate title for the book. For me the information was mind-blowing. I implemented the suggestions through adding sauerkraut, kombucha and more yoghurt in my diet and this reduced cravings for sugar, so less sugar too. So far have had unbelievable health improvements just by this (but that's personal).
I highly recommend the book to everyone, but listen with an open mind. I feel listening to it was the best investment to my future heath.
The strongest criticism comes from people who write about mental problems with personal experience, and they felt that the book belittles the disability caused by mental conditions and suggests people to stop taking their meds. It does not do either. (I want to note that the author is not selling anything, except the book, of course.) The author clearly says that she does not recommend stopping medication. What she says is that our gut in the main organ that produces serotonin, and it is the bacteria, not the gut itself, that do the work. If you do not have all well there, there will be less serotonin. And, that inflammation is connected with depression and sugar feeds wrong bacteria, which causes inflammation. She did not belittle the severity of depression in individual level. She discusses the epidemic spreading of depression, and links it with the western diet. The message is that perhaps one could support recovery or prevent depression by reviewing their diet. She is not saying that stop all sugar and junk food, she says maybe little less of that and add some good bacteria. The various connections between psychological and physiological are explained to the smallest detail. In my opinion, it would be comforting to hear that maybe one could help own mental health by focusing on gut well-being. Finally, I addressed only one particular aspect here, but the book talks about physical issues too, I just wanted to comment on the super negative reviews.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 15, 2019
Really enjoyed reading this; a great introduction to the gut and the importance of the bacteria living in it. Would not purchase as a cookbook. While there are some recipes at the end, the book isn't really aimed at being one. I actually purchased it for Kimchi recipes, but ended up enjoying it so much that the lack of recipes didn't bother me.
Anyways, my only big complaint is the lack of sourcing throughout. She does an amazing job at pointing towards studies that support her book without providing the info to be able to find them yourself.
Anyways, my only big complaint is the lack of sourcing throughout. She does an amazing job at pointing towards studies that support her book without providing the info to be able to find them yourself.
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