Gutfull: What to Eat for a Happy Gut

by Joanna McMillan

We know that gut health is important. What and how you eat affects your energy levels, your brain function, how you feel, your work performance, your skin, your weight, how well you age and your long-term health. There isn’t much else in life under your control that has that kind of awesome power and all of these effects start with what happens in the gut.

At the same time, never before have we been so confused over what we should eat!

Dr Joanna McMillan cuts through the nonsense, bust the myths and misconceptions and translates the extraordinary emerging science of the gut and the gut-brain link, that explains just how your food choices impact your health and happiness. Each episode explains the everyday science, but also tells you exactly what you should be eating to improve your gut health.

Dr Joanna McMillan is one of Australia's favourite and most trusted health and wellbeing experts. She is a PhD qualified nutrition scientist and an accredited practising dietitian and has the natural ability to translate complex science into practical actions that will transform theory into achievement.

This is an Audible Original Podcast. Free for members. You can download all 10 episodes to your Library now.

©2020 Dr Joanna McMillan (P)2020 Audible Australia Pty Ltd

Genres: Nonfiction, Health, Audiobook, Self Help, Science, Food

Audible Audio

Published December 14, 2020

About the author

Dr Joanna McMillan is one of Australia's favourite and most trusted health and wellbeing experts. She is a PhD qualified nutrition scientist, an accredited practising dietitian and a former fitness instructor, giving her the sound credentials required to help us all make our way through the increasingly confusing nutrition and health messages in the media. Joanna is a regular on television, radio and in print media, and a proud ambassador for Diabetes Australia, The Skin and Cancer Foundation, FoodBank NSW/ACT and Muscular Dystrophy. Born and raised in Scotland, Joanna emigrated to Australia in 1999.

Reviews

[The Cats’ Mother · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gutfull is an Audible Original podcast available free with a subscription, written and narrated by Australia-based Scottish nutritionist Dr Joanna McMillan. Over eight episodes she explains the way our intestines function, the importance of nutrition, the connection between our guts and our friends, the role of the microbiome, common problems, and how to go about improving them. I listened to it while running and enjoyed her friendly no-nonsense delivery and commonsense advice. While much of it was not new to me, she puts forward the latest evidence based research and simple suggestions on how to improve both gut and overall health, ending each episode with the key take home messages. Recommended to anyone interested in learning more about the workings of their insides, and particularly if you suffer from IBS, constipation, food intolerances or heartburn.

[Marisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent, engaging overview of the basics of gut health. Dr. Joanna is super relatable, well informed, and manages to get through 10 episodes talking about gut health and digestion, while keeping it light hearted. Def recommend! Audible ☺️

[Shivangi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well narrated and beginner friendly introduction to gut health and nutritious eating. The episodes are bite sized and cover a range of areas- from the science of our bodies, to busting common myths and fads, to providing actionable tips and tricks, even for infrequent ailments like IBS and gluten allergies. Made me also fondly recall the food charts from science classes back in 3rd grade, which was a surprising plus.

[K | aworldinpages · Rating 4 out of 5]

While one can argue there were things in here we already know, I did find all the episodes enlightening and I'm glad I picked it up. Hope to work on myself through this.

[Angela Mcowan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was interesting, it contains lots of useful information and advice. But by listening to it instead of reading it I missed some of the things she was talking about; there was just too much to take in.

[Mark McKenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

[Audiobook] I've been having trouble with my gut since July last year so this was a much welcomed listen that will hopefully help me get my gut back on track. It's easy to listen to (nice accent!) not "too informative" and tells you everything you need to know about the dos and donts. Thanks Joanna!

[Rebee · Rating 1 out of 5]

I gave this podcast/book 1.5 chapters/podcasts to engage me. I know a reasonable amount about healthy eating so maybe this just wasn't aimed at me. But it came across as condescending and preachy. I'm not listening to any more of it.

[Kizanne James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyable

[Craig Maxwell · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wealth of knowledge here, that’s easy to understand.

[Nell · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
I've got lots of bookmarks to go back over again, some useful information in here. Wish it was available in book form so I could follow up research articles

[Neha Agarwal · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book with plenty of information. Dr Joanna McMillan speaks in layman terms and does not go into too technical(medical) details which makes it so easy to understand what she is talking.

She provides a good overview of how our gut may react to certain foods and how we can improve our eating habits. The book also helps clear some misconceptions about food and eating habits. It explains why we need a diversity in our diet, the role of probiotics and prebiotics, the best diet in the world (totally agree with her on that), fiber importance, and some not so pleasant but important topics.
The short summary of tips after each episode is gold.

Highly recommend to someone who is new or in the beginning of their journey towards healthy eating.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

What I liked about this book was that it is an easy to follow anecdotal approach to gut health with nice, simple recommendations. & it’s split nicely into bite sized (pun intended) episodes.

I would have appreciated more original content and maybe some deeper dives in to the science supporting the points made and any recommendations. I didn’t feel like I learned anything new here. That said, it’s a nice easy intro in to the microbiome, gut health and the gut brain connection.

Although similar, I preferred Gut by Dr. Giulia Enders more.

[John Fox · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a free audible series on how to improve your gut health and have a healthier gut microbiome using diet and lifestyle changes. Overall I thought it was very good very informative and quite entertaining and easy to listen to.

[Chantal · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars:

Enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. I appreciate the research and info provided in this audiobook. Would likely recommend to anyone wondering about their gut health. Great narration. Well done!

[Cristina Matei · Rating 3 out of 5]

Listened to this on Audible, it was my first book of a kind. Not bad, learnt some valuable insight, changed the shameful way I felt when thinking/talking/making farts or burp, I only gave it 3 stars because I think the whole book could.ve been shortened to 1/3 of it.s lenght.

[Jessica Gallant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious and easy to understand. Probably the best book on stomach health I've "read".

[Profmarianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent basic nutrition information and guidelines for healthy eating.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of new and useful information. Easy to follow and lots of learning to be had.

[Shuruq]

informative and to the point! highly recommend

[Gail · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall an interesting read, some chapters more than others. Some clear explanations and practical advice on eating more healthily and understanding of some stomach issues.

[Ida Wilcox · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very useful audio books. Somethings I already know but others I didnt.

I love the information on how foods react in the gut.

What I heard was all things in moderation.

[Cris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent advice, insights and recommendations told in a concise and entertaining manner

[Maddy H · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn't learn anything particularly new...but maybe that's a good thing

[Q · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Ashley McLean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative and both changed how I view food, as well as what I actually eat now.

[Lisa Shumate · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've not heard so much sense made when talking about eating for health. Thank you. You're series is amazing.

[o n o · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5! straightfwd practical info. Love McMillan's accent tbh, so that added to the experience.

[Frieda · Rating 5 out of 5]

The information is well documented and well brought across. I'm really interested in the development in this field.

[Susan Marano · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed listening to the author narrate this book on Audible. It was educational with regard to the digestion process and issues related to it. And, she has a lovely voice to boot.

[Maria Bell · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very informative book and a good addition to learning about our health, and what to eat and keep well.