Rather than provide a generic review， I’m going to make this personal。I have （a whole lot of） autoimmune and neurological issues， mostly due to untreated Lyme disease。 I’ve had digestive problems my entire adult life， but things got especially bad over the past five years， to the point where I’d go days without eating because the pain was so bad when I did eat。 In that time， I saw three different primary doctors and had every test imaginable done by a gastroenterologist。 Every doctor dismissed m Rather than provide a generic review， I’m going to make this personal。I have （a whole lot of） autoimmune and neurological issues， mostly due to untreated Lyme disease。 I’ve had digestive problems my entire adult life， but things got especially bad over the past five years， to the point where I’d go days without eating because the pain was so bad when I did eat。 In that time， I saw three different primary doctors and had every test imaginable done by a gastroenterologist。 Every doctor dismissed me without any answers， much less treatment。 My fourth primary doctor， rather than tune me out， listened and asked one simple question: “Have you tried the autoimmune diet？”Magic！ That was about six months before I read this book。 The difference was immediate and life-changing。 The AIP （autoimmune protocol） diet is almost exactly what the author of this book recommends as one of the first and most important lifestyle changes， and I can tell you unequivocally， it works。I didn’t understand why the diet changes worked until I read this book。 This isn’t just for people with digestive issues， either。 Your entire body is affected by what goes on in your gut。 The information here is presented in easy-to-understand language that might just change your life。If you have any sort of chronic condition， whether it be relatively mild digestive issues like occasional reflux or full-blown autoimmune disease like diabetes， you should read this book。*I received an ARC from Hachette Go。* 。。。more