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Book SynopsisOptimize your overall health through digestive wellness!
Fewer antacids and less bloating arenât the only benefits of good digestion. When your digestive system is healthy and balanced, you sleep better, have more energy, think more clearly, experience less pain, and combat disease more effectively.
Digestive Health shows how everything from migraines to skin disease to arthritis are connected to your digestive system. And now, this go-to guide has been updated with critical new research and developments, including late-breaking information on:
â Probiotics and Prebiotics
â Celiac Disease
â The Gut-Brain Connection
â Carbohydrates
â Leaky Gut Syndrome
â Auto-Immune Conditions
â Kidney and Bone Health
â Cancer Prevention
â Alzheimerâs Disease
Youâll find practical solutions to numerous conditions and disorders, along with expert guidance on the newest ad
Table of Contents
Foreword by Mark Hyman, MD
Acknowledgments
Preface
PART 1: Fundamentals
CHAPTER 1 Changing the Way You Feel: When in Doubt, Begin in the Gut
CHAPTER 2 A Voyage Through the Digestive System
PART 2: The DIGIN Model and the 5Rs
CHAPTER 3 Digestion/Absorption:Replace and Repair
CHAPTER 4 Intestinal Permeability/Leaky Membranes
CHAPTER 5 The GI Microbiome: Our Symbiotic Relationship
CHAPTER 6 The GI Microbiome: Prebiotics & Probiotics Naturally from Food and Supplements
CHAPTER 7 The GI Microbiome: Dysbiosis, a Good Neighborhood Gone Bad
CHAPTER 8 Fire in the Gut: Immune and Inflammation
CHAPTER 9 Food Reactions: Food Sensitivities, Intolerances, and Allergies
CHAPTER 10 The Enteric Nervous System: The Second Brain
Chapter 11 Functional Medicine Testing & Questionnaires
PART 3: Coming Back into Balance
CHAPTER 12 Wellness as a Lifestyle
CHAPTER 13 Food Is Your Best Medicine
CHAPTER 14 Therapeutic Diets for Gut Healing
CHAPTER 15 Restorative Foods for Healing
CHAPTER 16 Balancing Stress on all Levels
CHAPTER 17 Cleansing and Detoxification
PART 5: Natural Therapies for Common Digestive Problems
CHAPTER 18 The Mouth: Bad Breath/Halitosis, Cheilosis, Gingivitis and Periodontal Disease, Nutrients and Teeth, Mouth Ulcers/Canker Sores, Thrush, Tongue Problems & Burning Tongue
CHAPTER 19 The Esophagus and Stomach:Barrett’s, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, & Gastroparesis
CHAPTER 20 The Liver: Fatty Liver Disease,Hepatitis, Cirrhosis
CHAPTER 21 The Pancreas: Pancreatic Insufficiency, Pancreatitis, and Diabetes
CHAPTER 22 The Gallbladder: Gallstones and Cholecystectomy
CHAPTER 23 The Small Intestine:Flatulence/Gas, Celiac Disease, & Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity
CHAPTER 24 The Colon or Large Intestine:Constipation, Diarrhea, Diverticular Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, & Hemorrhoids
PART V
PART 6: Natural Therapies for the Diverse Consequences of Faulty Digestion
CHAPTER 25 Arthritis and other Connective Tissue Disorders:Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis, Ankylosingspondylitis, Scleroderma, and Sjögren's Syndrome
CHAPTER 26 Autoimmune Diseases Overview
CHAPTER 27 Behcet’s Disease
CHAPTER 28 Cardiometabolic Health: Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and the GI Connection
CHAPTER 29 Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
CHAPTER 30 Fibromyalgia
CHAPTER 31 Migraine Headaches
CHAPTER 32 Mental Health: Schizophrenia, Depression, & Anxiety
CHAPTER 33 Osteoporosis: The GI Connection
CHAPTER 34 Skin Health: Eczema, Psoriasis, Rosacea
Afterword
References
Index
About the Author
