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The Mind-Gut Connection: How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health

The Mind-Gut Connection: How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health

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  • Author：Emeran Mayer
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Summary

Combining cutting-edge neuroscience with the latest discoveries on the human microbiome， a practical guide in the tradition of Wheat Belly and Grain Brain that conclusively demonstrates 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 Ayurvedic 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 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 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。

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Reviews

Courtney Carson ，

I was searching my library app for a different book and this came up in the search results。 My initial thought was hmm maybe the universe is telling me I should read this， so I downloaded it on a whim。 And here we are， I enjoyed the insight on the way the gut is such a critical part of the body when it comes to health， disease， mental wellness， etc。 Very scientific and the reader of the audiobook’s voice was dreadful but overall fascinating。

Eugenia ，

It is understandable seeing some people despise this book。 They were hoping for a more scientific read。 It is though， but does not go as deep。 For people like me — whom merely have superficial knowledge on the topic， or even less， this piece of literature appears to be informative and helpful to some extent。 I gained a handful of insights on why my immune system is horrible。 Having finished this book， I come to appreciate my gut even more — for I used to think it is nothing more than food proces It is understandable seeing some people despise this book。 They were hoping for a more scientific read。 It is though， but does not go as deep。 For people like me — whom merely have superficial knowledge on the topic， or even less， this piece of literature appears to be informative and helpful to some extent。 I gained a handful of insights on why my immune system is horrible。 Having finished this book， I come to appreciate my gut even more — for I used to think it is nothing more than food processing machine — as well as become more mindful and considerate of what goes into it。 。。。more

Roshan More ，

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TJ ，

Book's conclusion: practice meditation to get attuned with the gut microbiome lolEarlier this year， I felt fat and frustrated so I impulsively bought a bunch of health books on Amazon in 3 minutes （RIP bank account）。 The title itself attracted me because I've been interested in the vagus nerve that I've been dreaming about it lol。 I learned a lot with from this book， although I wouldn't have much to compare it with。 I have yet to read my dad's copy of I Contain Multitudes before I can comment on Book's conclusion: practice meditation to get attuned with the gut microbiome lolEarlier this year， I felt fat and frustrated so I impulsively bought a bunch of health books on Amazon in 3 minutes （RIP bank account）。 The title itself attracted me because I've been interested in the vagus nerve that I've been dreaming about it lol。 I learned a lot with from this book， although I wouldn't have much to compare it with。 I have yet to read my dad's copy of I Contain Multitudes before I can comment on the way this was written。 But honestly I think it's very layman-friendly which is a huge plus！ 。。。more

Kate ，

This was an intriguing read。 I didn't enjoy it as much as some mind-gut books I have read， but I thought it was informative and enjoyed it。 The author indicated many steps that the reader can utilize to optimize their health， as well as noting interesting connections as well。 This was an intriguing read。 I didn't enjoy it as much as some mind-gut books I have read， but I thought it was informative and enjoyed it。 The author indicated many steps that the reader can utilize to optimize their health， as well as noting interesting connections as well。 。。。more

Kevin Macdonald ，

Very interesting subject matter， and an undeniable breadth of knowledge and expertise， but not as compelling as you’d hope。 I think it could benefit from more of a narrative-based presentation， though maybe that’s me expecting it to be something it’s not。 Anyway， while interesting， I find the book is lulling me to sleep， and I’ll probably try something else on the subject。 Made it 75 pages in。

Agustina Crespi ，

A must read！！

Eda ，

macht alles Sinn， interessant wäre es gewesen， darauf einzugehen， wie man die gesunde Kommunikation pflegen kann

Do_81 ，

This subject fascinates me endlessly so I already know a little bit about it， but I felt this book could have benefitted from a clear short explanation of the workings of the gut first。However interesting each anecdote， story or research example was， I found it hard to reproduce any of it to my friends。 Bacteria produce molecules that are messages to the brain。 So emotions are regulated by your gut。 Listening to your gut could be a good thing。 But why？？ I didn't really grasp。And if there are mir This subject fascinates me endlessly so I already know a little bit about it， but I felt this book could have benefitted from a clear short explanation of the workings of the gut first。However interesting each anecdote， story or research example was， I found it hard to reproduce any of it to my friends。 Bacteria produce molecules that are messages to the brain。 So emotions are regulated by your gut。 Listening to your gut could be a good thing。 But why？？ I didn't really grasp。And if there are miraculous results in transporting gut bacteria in mice， why are humans still all sent home with the same advice: eat healthy， don't stress， move。 The only new thing in this book was "be happy while you eat"。 。。。more

Deanna ，

Excerpt that stood out to me:Unhealthy memories - The affects of early life experiences on the gut/brain dialogue。It makes intuitive sense that growing up in a harmonious protected family environment has a positive affect on a persons development。 Parents all over the world strive to provide such an optimal setting for their children。 But， ever since the advent of psychoanalysis， we know that certain repressed， adverse childhood experiences can result in psychological problems later in life。 Mos Excerpt that stood out to me:Unhealthy memories - The affects of early life experiences on the gut/brain dialogue。It makes intuitive sense that growing up in a harmonious protected family environment has a positive affect on a persons development。 Parents all over the world strive to provide such an optimal setting for their children。 But， ever since the advent of psychoanalysis， we know that certain repressed， adverse childhood experiences can result in psychological problems later in life。 Most of the time， such experiences are out of control of the parents。 In her best selling book， The Drama of the Gifted Child， psychologist Alice Miller maintained that， all instances of mental illness had their developmental origin in unresolved， subconscious childhood trauma， which could be physical or psychological in nature。 Even though the author was fascinated when reading Miller's book during his medical training in the early 1980's， it took him more than a 20 years to realize that the connection between early adverse life events and adult health outcomes laid out in her book， not only were relevant to the development of behavioral and psychological problems， such as depression， anxiety and addiction， but also might be relevant to the medical problems of his patients， in particular， those with chronic gastrointestinal disorders。 。。。more

Elicia ，

An interesting read but felt like an introduction。 It made me feel interested in what research would show us 10 years from now。 Humans are complicated beings

Andrew ，

Solid overview of the research on the human microbiome。 Very balanced perspective that gives a tempered interpretation of fads like gluten free diets， etc。 Overall learned a lot。

Kylie ，

Super interesting reading about the connection between the mind and gut。 And body overall as one functioning unit

Staci ，

I found this book interesting， but honestly not alllllll that informative。 For being a research based book with lots of studies mentioned， there were no footnotes or direct sourcing。 I tried to look up one of the studies for myself （using the bibliography） and wasn’t able to find anything on the study。 There were some interesting facts， but a lot of the book was pretty repetitive and I thought could have used a hefty edit。 I liked a lot of the stories about patients the author had interacted wit I found this book interesting， but honestly not alllllll that informative。 For being a research based book with lots of studies mentioned， there were no footnotes or direct sourcing。 I tried to look up one of the studies for myself （using the bibliography） and wasn’t able to find anything on the study。 There were some interesting facts， but a lot of the book was pretty repetitive and I thought could have used a hefty edit。 I liked a lot of the stories about patients the author had interacted with and liked learning about gut microbiomes of newborn babies。 The “advice” at the end seemed to contradict earlier points。 Ex。 “No matter how many probiotics you take your basic gut microbial composition and diversity will remain relatively stable” vs the advice “aim to maximize gut diversity with a variety of fermented food and probiotics” But like。。。。won’t that not make much of a difference？I’m curious how some of the points/conclusions have held up as this book came out 7ish years ago and I feel like gut health has been a HOT TOPIC for the last few years。 。。。more

Tami ，

Only found the last 5 minutes of the book to be even moderately useful。 I’m tired of the horror stories cherry picked to set up the book。 I’m tired of the medical notes that follow without any real recommendations on how an average person without a medical background can digest and apply what the book cover suggests is inside。

Elise H ，

I really enjoyed listening to the information in this book。 I wanted more information about how to build strong gut health in children and all through life。

Leah ，

Very interesting concepts， but I wasn't a big fan of the writing style。 Very interesting concepts， but I wasn't a big fan of the writing style。 。。。more

Jamie Moon ，

An interesting read that I picked up for my continuing education as an RDN。 The science and research coming out about our “second brain” in the gut is intriguing and well documented in this book， though largely speculative still。 As a result I think I expected some more novel recommendations when it came to practical applications， but was a bit underwhelmed。

Christina ，

This was an easy， interesting， and thought-provoking read。 The big take-away:“How and what to feed your gut microbes: - Aim to maximize gut microbial diversity by maximizing regular intake of naturally fermented foods and probiotics。 - Reduce the inflammatory potential of your gut microbiota by making better nutritional choices。 Cut down on animal fat in your diet。 Avoid， whenever possible mass produced processed food and select organically grown food。 - Eat smaller servings at meals。 - Be mi This was an easy， interesting， and thought-provoking read。 The big take-away:“How and what to feed your gut microbes: - Aim to maximize gut microbial diversity by maximizing regular intake of naturally fermented foods and probiotics。 - Reduce the inflammatory potential of your gut microbiota by making better nutritional choices。 Cut down on animal fat in your diet。 Avoid， whenever possible mass produced processed food and select organically grown food。 - Eat smaller servings at meals。 - Be mindful of prenatal nutrition。 - Reduce stress and practice mindfulness。 - Avoid eating when you are stressed， angry， or sad。 - Enjoy the secret pleasures and social aspects of food。 - Become an expert in listening to your gut feelings。” 。。。more

Emily Berlin ，

This book had a lot of really interesting， pertinent information。 I do wish he would have gotten to ways to improve our gut health a little sooner in the book - But I did appreciate his holistic approach， that it wasn't just eat this magical food or take this magical supplement。 I also like that he left room for variety， and didn't recommend an extremely restrictive diet。 I also liked his emphasis on how the mental health affects the gut， not just how the gut affects the mental health， although This book had a lot of really interesting， pertinent information。 I do wish he would have gotten to ways to improve our gut health a little sooner in the book - But I did appreciate his holistic approach， that it wasn't just eat this magical food or take this magical supplement。 I also like that he left room for variety， and didn't recommend an extremely restrictive diet。 I also liked his emphasis on how the mental health affects the gut， not just how the gut affects the mental health， although it definitely goes both ways。 He had a very integrated view of the human body。 I listened to the audiobook， and I didn't think the reader was that great。 。。。more

Monica Tucker ，

Unfortunately this was a rather boring read considering the exciting nature of the subject matter。 The writing was poorly organized and most of the book was speculative and subjective。 Yawn。

Jean ，

This author shares his （and others） significant， ground breaking research that is fascinating and extremely important to a better understanding of our health as it pertains directly to the foods we choose to eat。 In particular， he makes important connections with many medical diagnoses， not previously associated with food choices， i。e。 autism disorders; Alzheimer’s to name a few。 While this book is somewhat academic， and might discourage some readers， I highly recommend it as a “must read”。

Amy ，

Excellent primer on gut health， I recommended it to several people。

Bertalan Thuroczy ，

Great theories about the gut microbi9me that has to be proofed in the future， but if this gut brain connection is true， we have to rethink our anxiety and depression， and change our diet， first of all。。

Rachel Chirichella ，

I definitely learned a lot I didn’t know or even realize。。。 trying to implement a lot of what he discusses in my own life。 But even with a science background some of what he discusses may be a little tricky to understand

Kent Walker ，

A great book to help you increase your understanding and concern for gut health。 Unfortunately the book gets repetitive quickly and doesn't offer new advice for health， but things we've all heard before with repeated assurances that new information will come over the next few years。 A great book to help you increase your understanding and concern for gut health。 Unfortunately the book gets repetitive quickly and doesn't offer new advice for health， but things we've all heard before with repeated assurances that new information will come over the next few years。 。。。more

Arman ，

Absolutely fascinating。 Anyone interested in food， diets， their impact on the brain， and interested in improving their health should read this book。

Janette Barth Taylor ，

So much sense in this book！ I learned so much。

Ahuv ，

A very scientific approach to understanding the impact of our gut microbiome on our health。 Who should read this book？General health physicians （GPs）， pharmacists and other health practitioners。 People interested into a deeper scientific look into gut health， expecting mothers。 Not Academically-minded people might struggle with especially the first third of the book。What did I gain from this book？Lacking specific advice， the book however gave me a deeper understanding of how the gut works and wh A very scientific approach to understanding the impact of our gut microbiome on our health。 Who should read this book？General health physicians （GPs）， pharmacists and other health practitioners。 People interested into a deeper scientific look into gut health， expecting mothers。 Not Academically-minded people might struggle with especially the first third of the book。What did I gain from this book？Lacking specific advice， the book however gave me a deeper understanding of how the gut works and what I need to look into more to improve my gut health such a: eating more organic vegetables， eating less processed foods， avoiding emulsifiers， processed fat and preservatives。 Making food fresh instead of buying it ready-made （microwavable， long shelf-life etc）。 Eating more probiotics/fermenting my own pickles etc。What was lackingI wish there was more specific advice on how to change my diet but the author is a scientist， not a chef or dietician。 Hence I will pick up books about fermenting vegetables （see https://www。goodreads。com/book/show/5。。。？ ）， fasting and cooking without food additives。 。。。more

Courtney Hatch ，

This was both good and bad haha。 It wasn’t my first book about the connection between our brain & gut and microbiome， & I think others do it better。The good？ Some interesting stats and research。 Good introduction to the incredible workings of our gut and how our mind influences our gut health and our gut influence our mental health。 This is research that benefits all of us。 The bad？ I worry sometimes the effect that some of these claims can have on people。 I spent 12 years feeling sick and being This was both good and bad haha。 It wasn’t my first book about the connection between our brain & gut and microbiome， & I think others do it better。The good？ Some interesting stats and research。 Good introduction to the incredible workings of our gut and how our mind influences our gut health and our gut influence our mental health。 This is research that benefits all of us。 The bad？ I worry sometimes the effect that some of these claims can have on people。 I spent 12 years feeling sick and being told I only had stomach issues because of anxiety。。。then one doctor finally diagnosed me with celiac disease and whaddyaknow I stopped feeling sick & it wasn’t all my mind。 The relationship between brain and gut is real。 Definitely。 But this does sometimes lead to patients （especially women & POC） not being taken seriously when they talk about their symptoms。 There also was a huge section on the effects prenatal care， vaginal birth， breastfeeding， and postnatal care + the influence of mothers in early childhood。 （Suspiciously， no mention of father’s influence。。。） It was A LOT。 LOTS of sweeping claims that make you feel like your gut health is set in stone from year 1 of your life （& piles on the mom guilt if you are a mother）。 Some of the information is contradictory （“the make up of your microbiome is out of your hands！” Next to “you must eat this way to change your microbiome！”）The author’s lack of footnotes is worrisome。 There is a lot of speculation based on small studies。 All in all， I think I’d recommend another （Digestive Health with Real Food has been my favorite so far）。 。。。more

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