50 Books like Did You Just Eat That?

The Right Chemistry

by Joe Schwarcz • 2012

Why soap cleans, what killed Napoleon, and 106 other chemical mysteries of daily life.

3.84

🔬 Everyday Science 🍎 Food Chemistry 📚 Scientific Literacy 🕵️ Pseudoscience Debunking 📜 History Of Science

The Right Chemistry 95%

Why soap cleans, what killed Napoleon, and 106 other chemical mysteries of daily life.

by Joe Schwarcz 2012

3.84

79 ratings

🔬 Everyday Science 🍎 Food Chemistry 📚 Scientific Literacy 🕵️ Pseudoscience Debunking 📜 History Of Science

Gulp

by Mary Roach • 2013

Rectal smuggling, flammable farts, and Elvis: a tour of the digestive tract's hidden life.

3.93

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🧬 Digestive Science 🚫 Bodily Taboos 👃 Sensory Science 🦠 Gut Microbiome 🏥 Medical History

Gulp 94%

Rectal smuggling, flammable farts, and Elvis: a tour of the digestive tract's hidden life.

by Mary Roach 2013

3.93

52k+ ratings

🧬 Digestive Science 🚫 Bodily Taboos 👃 Sensory Science 🦠 Gut Microbiome 🏥 Medical History

The Diet Myth

by Tim Spector • 2015

Your diet fails not because of calories, but because your gut microbes aren't on your side.

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🦠 Gut Microbiome 🧪 Nutritional Science 🌿 Microbial Diversity 🧬 Personalized Nutrition 💭 Dietary Myths

The Diet Myth 94%

Your diet fails not because of calories, but because your gut microbes aren't on your side.

by Tim Spector 2015

4.23

5k+ ratings

🦠 Gut Microbiome 🧪 Nutritional Science 🌿 Microbial Diversity 🧬 Personalized Nutrition 💭 Dietary Myths

The Germ Code

by Jason Tetro • 2013

We declared war on germs and lost. The microbes we tried to kill run our health.

3.76

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🦠 Human Microbiome 🧫 Infectious Disease 🏥 Public Health 🌍 Pandemic History 💊 Antibiotic Resistance

The Germ Code 94%

We declared war on germs and lost. The microbes we tried to kill run our health.

by Jason Tetro 2013

3.76

142 ratings

🦠 Human Microbiome 🧫 Infectious Disease 🏥 Public Health 🌍 Pandemic History 💊 Antibiotic Resistance

The Science of Food

by Marty Jopson • 2017

Why your knife glides, your bread browns, and your kraut sours: the hidden science in every kitchen.

3.78

203

🧪 Food Science 👅 Flavor Chemistry 🫙 Fermentation 🦠 Gut Microbiome ⚙️ Food Technology

The Science of Food 94%

Why your knife glides, your bread browns, and your kraut sours: the hidden science in every kitchen.

by Marty Jopson 2017

3.78

203 ratings

🧪 Food Science 👅 Flavor Chemistry 🫙 Fermentation 🦠 Gut Microbiome ⚙️ Food Technology

Coffee is Good for You

by Robert J. Davis • 2012

Coffee is fine. Detox is nonsense. The evidence behind nutrition's most stubborn myths.

3.31

250

🧪 Nutrition Science 🤔 Food Myths 💥 Myth Busting 🔬 Scientific Literacy 🚫 Fad Diet Criticism

Coffee is Good for You 94%

Coffee is fine. Detox is nonsense. The evidence behind nutrition's most stubborn myths.

by Robert J. Davis 2012

3.31

250 ratings

🧪 Nutrition Science 🤔 Food Myths 💥 Myth Busting 🔬 Scientific Literacy 🚫 Fad Diet Criticism

The Body

by Bill Bryson • 2019

Your body's raw elements cost pocket change, but no scientist can assemble them into life.

4.31

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🫀 Human Anatomy 🔬 Popular Science 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🦠 Microbiome 📜 Medical History

The Body 93%

Your body's raw elements cost pocket change, but no scientist can assemble them into life.

by Bill Bryson 2019

4.31

101k+ ratings

🫀 Human Anatomy 🔬 Popular Science 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🦠 Microbiome 📜 Medical History

Food for Life

by Tim Spector • 2022

Thirty plant foods a week: the gut-health rule that beats any supplement or superfood.

4.23

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🦠 Gut Microbiome 🌿 Plant Diversity 🏭 Ultra-Processed Foods 🫙 Fermented Foods 📊 Personalized Nutrition

Food for Life 93%

Thirty plant foods a week: the gut-health rule that beats any supplement or superfood.

by Tim Spector 2022

4.23

4k+ ratings

🦠 Gut Microbiome 🌿 Plant Diversity 🏭 Ultra-Processed Foods 🫙 Fermented Foods 📊 Personalized Nutrition

This Book May Save Your Life

by Karan Rajan • 2023

Your body is a masterpiece of near-fatal design. The practical fixes for its worst flaws.

4.03

2k+

🧬 Evolutionary Medicine ⚠️ Bodily Flaws 🦠 Gut Health 🧠 Brain Hacks 🧫 Microbiome

This Book May Save Your Life 93%

Your body is a masterpiece of near-fatal design. The practical fixes for its worst flaws.

by Karan Rajan 2023

4.03

2k+ ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Medicine ⚠️ Bodily Flaws 🦠 Gut Health 🧠 Brain Hacks 🧫 Microbiome

How to Dunk a Doughnut

by Len Fisher • 2002

A physicist unpacks the hidden forces inside a doughnut dunk, a boiled egg, and a boomerang.

3.34

277

🧪 Everyday Science 🍞 Food Science 🔬 Applied Physics 🤔 Scientific Curiosity 🧠 Critical Thinking

How to Dunk a Doughnut 93%

A physicist unpacks the hidden forces inside a doughnut dunk, a boiled egg, and a boomerang.

by Len Fisher 2002

3.34

277 ratings

🧪 Everyday Science 🍞 Food Science 🔬 Applied Physics 🤔 Scientific Curiosity 🧠 Critical Thinking

Gene Eating

by Giles Yeo • 2018

The brain treats weight loss like starvation. A geneticist on why most diets ignore real biology.

4.23

886

🧬 Obesity Science 🥊 Diet Myth Debunking 🔥 Metabolism Science 💉 Hormones And Weight 🏭 Food Processing

Gene Eating 93%

The brain treats weight loss like starvation. A geneticist on why most diets ignore real biology.

by Giles Yeo 2018

4.23

886 ratings

🧬 Obesity Science 🥊 Diet Myth Debunking 🔥 Metabolism Science 💉 Hormones And Weight 🏭 Food Processing

Gut

by Giulia Enders • 2014

The hundred million neurons in your gut produce your serotonin. Digestion is just its first job.

4.08

57k+

🦠 Gut Microbiome 🫄 Digestive Health 🔬 Popular Science 🧠 Gut-Brain Connection 🧫 Microbial Diversity

Gut 93%

The hundred million neurons in your gut produce your serotonin. Digestion is just its first job.

by Giulia Enders 2014

4.08

57k+ ratings

🦠 Gut Microbiome 🫄 Digestive Health 🔬 Popular Science 🧠 Gut-Brain Connection 🧫 Microbial Diversity

Cooked

by Michael Pollan • 2013

Cooking made us human, then we stopped. What starting over from scratch reveals.

4.08

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📜 Culinary History 🔬 Food Science 🫙 Fermentation 🦠 Microbiome 🐌 Slow Food Movement

Cooked 92%

Cooking made us human, then we stopped. What starting over from scratch reveals.

by Michael Pollan 2013

4.08

26k+ ratings

📜 Culinary History 🔬 Food Science 🫙 Fermentation 🦠 Microbiome 🐌 Slow Food Movement

The Bad Food Bible

by Aaron E. Carroll • 2017

Butter, eggs, gluten, GMOs: the science against them is mostly noise, not signal.

4.07

1k+

🥚 Nutrition Myths 🔬 Dietary Science 📊 Research Literacy ⚖️ Dietary Moderation 🧈 Saturated Fat Debate

The Bad Food Bible 92%

Butter, eggs, gluten, GMOs: the science against them is mostly noise, not signal.

by Aaron E. Carroll 2017

4.07

1k+ ratings

🥚 Nutrition Myths 🔬 Dietary Science 📊 Research Literacy ⚖️ Dietary Moderation 🧈 Saturated Fat Debate

The Dorito Effect

by Mark Schatzker • 2015

We bred flavor out of food and sprayed imitation back on. Your body noticed.

4.01

9k+

🧪 Food Science 🚜 Industrial Agriculture 🏭 Processed Food 👅 Flavor Science 🗳️ Food Politics

The Dorito Effect 92%

We bred flavor out of food and sprayed imitation back on. Your body noticed.

by Mark Schatzker 2015

4.01

9k+ ratings

🧪 Food Science 🚜 Industrial Agriculture 🏭 Processed Food 👅 Flavor Science 🗳️ Food Politics

COVID-19

by Michael Mosley • 2020

Why this virus spreads before symptoms, and the science-backed ways to strengthen your defenses.

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224

🦠 Virology 🏥 Public Health 🩺 Infectious Disease 🛡️ Immune Health 📜 Pandemic History

COVID-19 92%

Why this virus spreads before symptoms, and the science-backed ways to strengthen your defenses.

by Michael Mosley 2020

3.91

224 ratings

🦠 Virology 🏥 Public Health 🩺 Infectious Disease 🛡️ Immune Health 📜 Pandemic History

Follow Your Gut

by Rob Knight • 2015

100 trillion microbes live on you, shaping your weight, mood, and mind more than your genes.

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🧫 Human Microbiome 🧠 Gut Brain Connection 🥗 Diet And Gut Health 💊 Antibiotic Overuse 👶 Birth And Microbiome

Follow Your Gut 92%

100 trillion microbes live on you, shaping your weight, mood, and mind more than your genes.

by Rob Knight 2015

3.82

1k+ ratings

🧫 Human Microbiome 🧠 Gut Brain Connection 🥗 Diet And Gut Health 💊 Antibiotic Overuse 👶 Birth And Microbiome

Clean

by James Hamblin • 2020

Your skin hosts trillions of microbes. Overwashing can destroy the ones that protect you.

3.89

5k+

🦠 Microbiome 🤧 Hygiene Hypothesis 💄 Skincare Industry 🧖 Skin Health 🛁 History Of Hygiene

Clean 92%

Your skin hosts trillions of microbes. Overwashing can destroy the ones that protect you.

by James Hamblin 2020

3.89

5k+ ratings

🦠 Microbiome 🤧 Hygiene Hypothesis 💄 Skincare Industry 🧖 Skin Health 🛁 History Of Hygiene

Real Food

by Nina Planck • 2006

The foods you were told to avoid (butter, whole milk, liver) are exactly what your body needs.

4.04

5k+

🦴 Ancestral Nutrition 🧈 Fat Exoneration 🐄 Traditional Dairy 🧅 Nose-To-Tail Eating 🧫 Fermented Foods

Real Food 92%

The foods you were told to avoid (butter, whole milk, liver) are exactly what your body needs.

by Nina Planck 2006

4.04

5k+ ratings

🦴 Ancestral Nutrition 🧈 Fat Exoneration 🐄 Traditional Dairy 🧅 Nose-To-Tail Eating 🧫 Fermented Foods

The Microbiome Solution

by Robynne Chutkan MD • 2015

A five-day antibiotic course kills a third of your gut bacteria. The recovery plan.

4.00

1k+

🩺 Gut Health 🦠 Microbiome 🥦 Plant-Based Eating 🏞️ Hygiene Hypothesis 🔬 Functional Medicine

The Microbiome Solution 92%

A five-day antibiotic course kills a third of your gut bacteria. The recovery plan.

by Robynne Chutkan MD 2015

4.00

1k+ ratings

🩺 Gut Health 🦠 Microbiome 🥦 Plant-Based Eating 🏞️ Hygiene Hypothesis 🔬 Functional Medicine

What If?

by Randall Munroe • 2014

Dead-serious answers to the internet's dumbest questions, and why the math almost always ends badly.

4.14

197k+

⚛️ Pop Physics 💭 Thought Experiments 😂 Physics Humor 🧪 Quirky Science 📝 Fermi Problems

What If? 92%

Dead-serious answers to the internet's dumbest questions, and why the math almost always ends badly.

by Randall Munroe 2014

4.14

197k+ ratings

⚛️ Pop Physics 💭 Thought Experiments 😂 Physics Humor 🧪 Quirky Science 📝 Fermi Problems

Extra Life

by Steven Johnson • 2023

For millennia, humans lived to thirty-five. Then, in a century, we doubled it. How that happened.

4.19

1k+

🏥 Public Health 📜 History Of Medicine 🦠 Epidemiology 💉 Vaccination 🚽 Sanitation

Extra Life 92%

For millennia, humans lived to thirty-five. Then, in a century, we doubled it. How that happened.

by Steven Johnson 2023

4.19

1k+ ratings

🏥 Public Health 📜 History Of Medicine 🦠 Epidemiology 💉 Vaccination 🚽 Sanitation

The Good Gut

by Justin Sonnenburg • 2015

You're missing a third of your gut microbes, and your health is paying the price.

3.85

4k+

🦠 Gut Microbiome 🥗 Digestive Health 🌾 Dietary Fiber 🧠 Gut-Brain Axis 💊 Antibiotics

The Good Gut 92%

You're missing a third of your gut microbes, and your health is paying the price.

by Justin Sonnenburg 2015

3.85

4k+ ratings

🦠 Gut Microbiome 🥗 Digestive Health 🌾 Dietary Fiber 🧠 Gut-Brain Axis 💊 Antibiotics

Food Without Fear

by Ruchi Gupta MD MPH • 2021

Food allergies are not what you think. The surprising science that could end the epidemic.

3.72

101

🥜 Food Allergies 🛡️ Immune Health 🦠 Microbiome Health 🔥 Chronic Inflammation 👶 Infant Feeding

Food Without Fear 92%

Food allergies are not what you think. The surprising science that could end the epidemic.

by Ruchi Gupta MD MPH 2021

3.72

101 ratings

🥜 Food Allergies 🛡️ Immune Health 🦠 Microbiome Health 🔥 Chronic Inflammation 👶 Infant Feeding

In Defense of Food

by Michael Pollan • 2008

Forget superfoods and nutrient math. The healthiest diet rules are older than science and simpler.

4.07

120k+

🔬 Nutrition Science 🏛️ Food Politics 🌍 Traditional Diets 🧬 Food Reductionism 🧘 Mindful Eating

In Defense of Food 92%

Forget superfoods and nutrient math. The healthiest diet rules are older than science and simpler.

by Michael Pollan 2008

4.07

120k+ ratings

🔬 Nutrition Science 🏛️ Food Politics 🌍 Traditional Diets 🧬 Food Reductionism 🧘 Mindful Eating

Deep Nutrition

by Catherine Shanahan • 2008

Your genes evolved expecting bone broth and organ meats. They're getting vegetable oil instead.

4.20

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🦴 Ancestral Eating 🧬 Epigenetics 🍲 Traditional Diets 🦎 Evolutionary Biology 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Diet

Deep Nutrition 92%

Your genes evolved expecting bone broth and organ meats. They're getting vegetable oil instead.

by Catherine Shanahan 2008

4.20

6k+ ratings

🦴 Ancestral Eating 🧬 Epigenetics 🍲 Traditional Diets 🦎 Evolutionary Biology 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Diet

Nutrivore

by Sarah Ballantyne • 2024

You are undernourished, not overfed. Fix it by eating more variety, not less food.

4.08

599

🧬 Nutrition Science 🥦 Whole Foods 🍽️ Anti-Diet 🥬 Nutrient Density 🔍 Food Myths

Nutrivore 92%

You are undernourished, not overfed. Fix it by eating more variety, not less food.

by Sarah Ballantyne 2024

4.08

599 ratings

🧬 Nutrition Science 🥦 Whole Foods 🍽️ Anti-Diet 🥬 Nutrient Density 🔍 Food Myths

The Obesity Paradox

by Carl J. Lavie • 2014

Thin and unfit is riskier than overweight and active. A cardiologist's case against the scale.

3.69

177

🩸 Metabolic Health ⚖️ Weight Science 🏃 Fitness Over Fatness 🍬 Blood Sugar Regulation 🧬 Fat Science

The Obesity Paradox 92%

Thin and unfit is riskier than overweight and active. A cardiologist's case against the scale.

by Carl J. Lavie 2014

3.69

177 ratings

🩸 Metabolic Health ⚖️ Weight Science 🏃 Fitness Over Fatness 🍬 Blood Sugar Regulation 🧬 Fat Science

Eating on the Wild Side

by Jo Robinson • 2013

We spent millennia breeding nutrients out of our food. The rules for getting them back.

4.19

4k+

🔬 Nutrition Science 🌿 Wild Foods 📅 Seasonal Eating 🌱 Heirloom Varieties 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition

Eating on the Wild Side 92%

We spent millennia breeding nutrients out of our food. The rules for getting them back.

by Jo Robinson 2013

4.19

4k+ ratings

🔬 Nutrition Science 🌿 Wild Foods 📅 Seasonal Eating 🌱 Heirloom Varieties 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition

Burn

by Herman Pontzer • 2021

Your body has a fixed daily calorie cap. The weight loss answer is evolutionary, not dietary.

4.12

4k+

🏥 Evolutionary Medicine ⚡ Metabolic Adaptation 🍽️ Dietary Anthropology ⚖️ Weight Loss Myths 🏃 Exercise Science

Burn 92%

Your body has a fixed daily calorie cap. The weight loss answer is evolutionary, not dietary.

by Herman Pontzer 2021

4.12

4k+ ratings

🏥 Evolutionary Medicine ⚡ Metabolic Adaptation 🍽️ Dietary Anthropology ⚖️ Weight Loss Myths 🏃 Exercise Science

The Gut Stuff

by Lisa Macfarlane • 2021

What the trillions of microbes in your gut need: a practical guide to feeding them right.

3.59

226

🦠 Gut Health 🔬 Microbiome Science 🥒 Fermented Foods 🧘 Mindful Eating 🌾 Dietary Fiber

The Gut Stuff 92%

What the trillions of microbes in your gut need: a practical guide to feeding them right.

by Lisa Macfarlane 2021

3.59

226 ratings

🦠 Gut Health 🔬 Microbiome Science 🥒 Fermented Foods 🧘 Mindful Eating 🌾 Dietary Fiber

Why Calories Don't Count

by Giles Yeo • 2021

Calorie labels rest on century-old approximations. Your body runs a different set of equations.

3.83

826

🧪 Nutritional Science 🤔 Calorie Skepticism 🏭 Ultra-Processed Foods 🦠 Gut Health 🔍 Dietary Myths

Why Calories Don't Count 92%

Calorie labels rest on century-old approximations. Your body runs a different set of equations.

by Giles Yeo 2021

3.83

826 ratings

🧪 Nutritional Science 🤔 Calorie Skepticism 🏭 Ultra-Processed Foods 🦠 Gut Health 🔍 Dietary Myths

Big Fat Lies

by David Gillespie • 2012

Sugar and seed oils, not saturated fat or calories, are what's making us fat and sick.

3.93

275

🧪 Nutrition Science 🏛️ Food Politics 🍬 Sugar And Health 🛢️ Seed Oils 🔍 Diet Myth Debunking

Big Fat Lies 92%

Sugar and seed oils, not saturated fat or calories, are what's making us fat and sick.

by David Gillespie 2012

3.93

275 ratings

🧪 Nutrition Science 🏛️ Food Politics 🍬 Sugar And Health 🛢️ Seed Oils 🔍 Diet Myth Debunking

Eat to Beat Disease

by William W. Li • 2019

Microscopic cancers live in everyone. The right foods stop them from building a blood supply.

4.04

5k+

🥗 Food As Medicine 🛡️ Disease Prevention 🎗️ Anti-Cancer Diet 🦠 Gut Health 🍊 Immune Boosting Foods

Eat to Beat Disease 92%

Microscopic cancers live in everyone. The right foods stop them from building a blood supply.

by William W. Li 2019

4.04

5k+ ratings

🥗 Food As Medicine 🛡️ Disease Prevention 🎗️ Anti-Cancer Diet 🦠 Gut Health 🍊 Immune Boosting Foods

10% Human

by Alanna Collen • 2015

Just one cell in ten in your body is human. The microbes in charge are being decimated.

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4k+

🦠 Microbiome Science 🩺 Gut Health 🌾 Dietary Fiber 🔥 Chronic Inflammation 🩹 Leaky Gut

10% Human 92%

Just one cell in ten in your body is human. The microbes in charge are being decimated.

by Alanna Collen 2015

4.36

4k+ ratings

🦠 Microbiome Science 🩺 Gut Health 🌾 Dietary Fiber 🔥 Chronic Inflammation 🩹 Leaky Gut

Patient Zero

by Lydia Kang • 2021

The hunt for patient zero almost always finds a scapegoat, not a cause.

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3k+

🏥 Medical History 🌍 Disease Ecology 🔍 Outbreak Investigation 🦠 Germ Theory 🏛️ Disease And Society

Patient Zero 92%

The hunt for patient zero almost always finds a scapegoat, not a cause.

by Lydia Kang 2021

4.13

3k+ ratings

🏥 Medical History 🌍 Disease Ecology 🔍 Outbreak Investigation 🦠 Germ Theory 🏛️ Disease And Society

Metabolical

by Robert H. Lustig • 2021

Chronic disease, gut dysfunction, and a warming planet share one driver: processed food.

4.25

7k+

🏭 Processed Food 🍬 Sugar Toxicity 🏛️ Food Politics 🧬 Metabolic Health 🦠 Gut Health

Metabolical 92%

Chronic disease, gut dysfunction, and a warming planet share one driver: processed food.

by Robert H. Lustig 2021

4.25

7k+ ratings

🏭 Processed Food 🍬 Sugar Toxicity 🏛️ Food Politics 🧬 Metabolic Health 🦠 Gut Health

The Gut-Immune Connection

by Emeran Mayer • 2021

Chronic disease spiked because we stopped feeding our gut microbes. The repair starts with soil.

3.84

468

🦠 Gut Microbiome 🧠 Nutritional Psychiatry 🥗 Plant-Based Nutrition ⏱️ Time-Restricted Eating 🌱 Soil Health

The Gut-Immune Connection 92%

Chronic disease spiked because we stopped feeding our gut microbes. The repair starts with soil.

by Emeran Mayer 2021

3.84

468 ratings

🦠 Gut Microbiome 🧠 Nutritional Psychiatry 🥗 Plant-Based Nutrition ⏱️ Time-Restricted Eating 🌱 Soil Health

Farmacology

by Daphne Miller • 2013

How farms taught a physician to rethink health, from the soil up.

4.28

1k+

🌱 Soil Health 🚜 Food Systems 🦠 Microbiome Health 🌿 Holistic Medicine 🔄 Systems Thinking

Farmacology 92%

How farms taught a physician to rethink health, from the soil up.

by Daphne Miller 2013

4.28

1k+ ratings

🌱 Soil Health 🚜 Food Systems 🦠 Microbiome Health 🌿 Holistic Medicine 🔄 Systems Thinking

100 Million Years of Food

by Stephen Le • 2016

Our bodies evolved for a diet we no longer eat: the mismatch is making us sick.

3.62

616

🧬 Nutritional Anthropology 🔬 Evolutionary Biology 🏃 Ancestral Health 🍲 Traditional Cuisines 🥩 Paleo Diets

100 Million Years of Food 92%

Our bodies evolved for a diet we no longer eat: the mismatch is making us sick.

by Stephen Le 2016

3.62

616 ratings

🧬 Nutritional Anthropology 🔬 Evolutionary Biology 🏃 Ancestral Health 🍲 Traditional Cuisines 🥩 Paleo Diets

Eat Smarter

by Shawn Stevenson • 2020

Your gut bacteria decide how many calories you absorb. Feed them better, change the equation.

4.25

2k+

🧪 Nutritional Science 🔥 Metabolic Health 🦠 Gut Microbiome ⚖️ Hormone Balance 🧠 Brain Foods

Eat Smarter 92%

Your gut bacteria decide how many calories you absorb. Feed them better, change the equation.

by Shawn Stevenson 2020

4.25

2k+ ratings

🧪 Nutritional Science 🔥 Metabolic Health 🦠 Gut Microbiome ⚖️ Hormone Balance 🧠 Brain Foods

I'm So Effing Hungry

by Amy Shah MD • 2023

Cravings aren't willpower. Hack your gut, sleep, and circadian clock to turn them off.

3.65

1k+

🧠 Gut-Brain Axis 🥗 Nutritional Psychiatry 🏭 Food Industry Criticism 🚫 Craving Management ⏰ Circadian Health

I'm So Effing Hungry 92%

Cravings aren't willpower. Hack your gut, sleep, and circadian clock to turn them off.

by Amy Shah MD 2023

3.65

1k+ ratings

🧠 Gut-Brain Axis 🥗 Nutritional Psychiatry 🏭 Food Industry Criticism 🚫 Craving Management ⏰ Circadian Health

Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy

by Walter C. Willett • 2001

Forget the food pyramid you know. Harvard's nutrition guide: whole foods, good fats, plants first.

4.11

2k+

🧪 Nutrition Science 🛡️ Preventive Health 📊 Evidence-Based Eating 🥬 Plant-Based Eating 🌾 Whole Foods

Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy 92%

Forget the food pyramid you know. Harvard's nutrition guide: whole foods, good fats, plants first.

by Walter C. Willett 2001

4.11

2k+ ratings

🧪 Nutrition Science 🛡️ Preventive Health 📊 Evidence-Based Eating 🥬 Plant-Based Eating 🌾 Whole Foods

Feeding You Lies

by Vani Hari • 2019

They copied tobacco's playbook, funded the science, and hid sugar. Your weapon: the ingredient list.

4.15

1k+

🧪 Food Additives 🍬 Sugar Addiction 🏭 Big Food Industry 🌿 Organic Farming 🏛️ Food Politics

Feeding You Lies 92%

They copied tobacco's playbook, funded the science, and hid sugar. Your weapon: the ingredient list.

by Vani Hari 2019

4.15

1k+ ratings

🧪 Food Additives 🍬 Sugar Addiction 🏭 Big Food Industry 🌿 Organic Farming 🏛️ Food Politics

An Epidemic of Absence

by Moises Velasquez-Manoff • 2012

Parasites taught immune systems what to ignore. Without them, the body mistakes itself for a threat.

4.15

880

🧬 Evolutionary Medicine 🩺 Autoimmune Disease 🧫 Microbiome Science 🧹 Hygiene Hypothesis ⚖️ Immune Regulation

An Epidemic of Absence 92%

Parasites taught immune systems what to ignore. Without them, the body mistakes itself for a threat.

by Moises Velasquez-Manoff 2012

4.15

880 ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Medicine 🩺 Autoimmune Disease 🧫 Microbiome Science 🧹 Hygiene Hypothesis ⚖️ Immune Regulation

Food

by Mark Hyman • 2018

Two hostile diet tribes, one surprising overlap. A doctor's plan for eating without the dogma.

3.99

7k+

🥗 Whole Foods Diet 🔬 Nutritional Science 🌿 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🍬 Sugar Detox 🩺 Functional Medicine

Food 92%

Two hostile diet tribes, one surprising overlap. A doctor's plan for eating without the dogma.

by Mark Hyman 2018

3.99

7k+ ratings

🥗 Whole Foods Diet 🔬 Nutritional Science 🌿 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🍬 Sugar Detox 🩺 Functional Medicine

Healthy Gut, Healthy You

by Michael Ruscio • 2018

Fatigue, brain fog, skin issues: they often start in the gut. A step-by-step plan to reverse them.

4.12

809

🦠 Gut Health 🧬 Microbiome Science 🥗 Elimination Diets 🧩 Personalized Medicine 🥑 Anti-Inflammatory Nutrition

Healthy Gut, Healthy You 92%

Fatigue, brain fog, skin issues: they often start in the gut. A step-by-step plan to reverse them.

by Michael Ruscio 2018

4.12

809 ratings

🦠 Gut Health 🧬 Microbiome Science 🥗 Elimination Diets 🧩 Personalized Medicine 🥑 Anti-Inflammatory Nutrition

The Mind-Gut Connection

by Emeran Mayer • 2015

Your gut and brain are talking. The trillions of microbes between them are running the show.

3.76

10k+

🧠 Gut-Brain Axis 🦠 Microbiome Science 🥗 Gut Health 🧘 Embodied Cognition 🔥 Dietary Inflammation

The Mind-Gut Connection 92%

Your gut and brain are talking. The trillions of microbes between them are running the show.

by Emeran Mayer 2015

3.76

10k+ ratings

🧠 Gut-Brain Axis 🦠 Microbiome Science 🥗 Gut Health 🧘 Embodied Cognition 🔥 Dietary Inflammation

Eat to Beat Your Diet

by William W. Li • 2023

Your body has fat that burns fat. The foods and fasting windows that turn it on.

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1k+

🔥 Metabolic Health ⏰ Intermittent Fasting 🏺 Traditional Food Wisdom 🧪 Bioactive Compounds 🥗 Culinary Medicine

Eat to Beat Your Diet 92%

Your body has fat that burns fat. The foods and fasting windows that turn it on.

by William W. Li 2023

3.99

1k+ ratings

🔥 Metabolic Health ⏰ Intermittent Fasting 🏺 Traditional Food Wisdom 🧪 Bioactive Compounds 🥗 Culinary Medicine

Science for Life

by Brian Clegg • 2015

Cut through diet myths, brain-training scams, and bad advice with one tool: the scientific method.

3.43

111

🌱 Evidence-Based Living 🥗 Diet Myths 🔍 Everyday Skepticism 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📚 Learning Science

Science for Life 92%

Cut through diet myths, brain-training scams, and bad advice with one tool: the scientific method.

by Brian Clegg 2015

3.43

111 ratings

🌱 Evidence-Based Living 🥗 Diet Myths 🔍 Everyday Skepticism 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📚 Learning Science

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