An essential resource to understanding gut health, your microbiome, and how to maintain digestive balance-featuring meal planning guides and sample menus-by two leading experts in the field.
Over the last fifteen years, research into the vast inner workings of the human gut's "microbiome" (the trillions of bacteria harbored in the gut) has led to groundbreaking advances in human health and well-being. Now, two of the leading experts in the field, Dr. Mark Pimentel and Dr. Ali Rezaie at Cedars-Sinai, have teamed up to create Building a Better Biome, a must-have guide that arms readers with all of the knowledge and resources necessary to understand their microbiome, any symptoms they may be experiencing, and how to navigate symptom relief.
An estimated 70 million people in the United States are affected by one of the more than 15 diseases linked to digestive health, and 74% of Americans say they live with symptoms of digestive discomfort. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)-the most common gastrointestinal condition in the United States-affects millions of people of all ages. Not only do those who suffer from IBS and its similar, sister diagnosis-small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)-experience symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating, and altered bowel habits, they may also avoid participating in activities, social events, or travel for fear of having to constantly disappear to the bathroom or the embarrassment of explaining their discomfort.
In Building a Better Biome, doctors Pimentel and Rezaie provide explanations of what happens to IBS/SIBO patients from the first diagnosis to the end of treatment; reveal what changes can occur in the body in terms of the underlying physical processes to symptoms that may develop; and share evidence-based management and treatment of those symptoms through dietary changes and drug treatment. Also included are meal plans and sample menus for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, all of which are accompanied by explanations of which foods to eat in moderation and which foods to avoid because they will feed bacteria in the gut and could cause additional symptoms.
A must-have resource for anyone who suffers from IBS or SIBO or who wants to better understand their microbiome, this book will provide readers with the knowledge and resources to live a gut-happy and gut-healthy life.
- ISBN10 1572843098
- ISBN13 9781572843097
- Publish Date 27 January 2022
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Surrey Books,U.S.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 176
- Language English