50 Books like Gulp

The Second Brain

by Michael D. Gershon • 1998

The gut's hundred million neurons operate on their own; their dysfunction can unravel the mind.

3.74

527

🧠 Gut-Brain Axis 🩺 Digestive Health 🔬 Popular Neuroscience ⚕️ Bowel Disorders 🧪 Neurogastroenterology

The Second Brain 95%

The gut's hundred million neurons operate on their own; their dysfunction can unravel the mind.

by Michael D. Gershon 1998

3.74

527 ratings

🧠 Gut-Brain Axis 🩺 Digestive Health 🔬 Popular Neuroscience ⚕️ Bowel Disorders 🧪 Neurogastroenterology

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 95%

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

Did You Just Eat That?

by Paul Dawson • 2018

Two scientists test the five-second rule and your other gross food habits. Bacteria never wait.

3.29

269

🦠 Food Safety 🧪 Food Science 🔨 Myth Busting 🧼 Germs And Hygiene 🔬 Pop Science

Did You Just Eat That? 94%

Two scientists test the five-second rule and your other gross food habits. Bacteria never wait.

by Paul Dawson 2018

3.29

269 ratings

🦠 Food Safety 🧪 Food Science 🔨 Myth Busting 🧼 Germs And Hygiene 🔬 Pop Science

Gut

by Giulia Enders • 2014

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

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57k+

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

Gut 94%

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

The Body

by Bill Bryson • 2019

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

4.31

101k+

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

The Body 94%

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

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

The Diet Myth

by Tim Spector • 2015

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

4.23

5k+

🦠 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

This Is Your Brain on Parasites

by Kathleen McAuliffe • 2016

A parasite makes rats run toward cats. It may shape your personality, politics, and disgust.

3.98

3k+

🧠 Parasite Manipulation 🧫 Gut-Brain Axis 🤢 Disgust Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🦠 Microbiome Health

This Is Your Brain on Parasites 93%

A parasite makes rats run toward cats. It may shape your personality, politics, and disgust.

by Kathleen McAuliffe 2016

3.98

3k+ ratings

🧠 Parasite Manipulation 🧫 Gut-Brain Axis 🤢 Disgust Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🦠 Microbiome Health

I Contain Multitudes

by Ed Yong • 2016

Not a self, but an ecosystem. Microbes built your organs and may direct your brain.

4.17

32k+

🔬 Microbiome 🤝 Symbiosis 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Ecological Thinking 🔄 Coevolution

I Contain Multitudes 93%

Not a self, but an ecosystem. Microbes built your organs and may direct your brain.

by Ed Yong 2016

4.17

32k+ ratings

🔬 Microbiome 🤝 Symbiosis 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Ecological Thinking 🔄 Coevolution

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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1k+

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

Follow Your Gut 93%

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

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 93%

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

The Microbiome Connection

by Mark Pimentel • 2022

IBS often begins with food poisoning. The test, antibiotic, and diet that treat the root cause.

4.30

262

🦠 Gut Microbiome 🩺 Digestive Disorders 😖 Irritable Bowel 💊 Sibo 📉 Elimination Diets

The Microbiome Connection 93%

IBS often begins with food poisoning. The test, antibiotic, and diet that treat the root cause.

by Mark Pimentel 2022

4.30

262 ratings

🦠 Gut Microbiome 🩺 Digestive Disorders 😖 Irritable Bowel 💊 Sibo 📉 Elimination Diets

10% Human

by Alanna Collen • 2015

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

4.36

4k+

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

10% Human 93%

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

The Psychobiotic Revolution

by Scott C. Anderson • 2017

The trillions of microbes in your gut are manufacturing your moods. Diet gives you the controls.

4.10

1k+

🦠 Gut Microbiome 🧠 Nutritional Psychiatry 🔗 Gut-Brain Connection 🥬 Fermented Foods 💊 Probiotics

The Psychobiotic Revolution 93%

The trillions of microbes in your gut are manufacturing your moods. Diet gives you the controls.

by Scott C. Anderson 2017

4.10

1k+ ratings

🦠 Gut Microbiome 🧠 Nutritional Psychiatry 🔗 Gut-Brain Connection 🥬 Fermented Foods 💊 Probiotics

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

142

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

The Germ Code 93%

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

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

Food for Life

by Tim Spector • 2022

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

4.23

4k+

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

Food for Life 92%

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

Brain Maker

by David Perlmutter • 2015

Trillions of gut microbes run your brain. How to feed the ones that protect you.

4.00

9k+

🦠 Gut Health 🧠 Gut-Brain Axis 🧩 Brain Health 🔬 Microbiome 🔥 Dietary Inflammation

Brain Maker 92%

Trillions of gut microbes run your brain. How to feed the ones that protect you.

by David Perlmutter 2015

4.00

9k+ ratings

🦠 Gut Health 🧠 Gut-Brain Axis 🧩 Brain Health 🔬 Microbiome 🔥 Dietary Inflammation

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

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 92%

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

sex sleep eat drink dream

by Jennifer Ackerman • 2007

A day inside your body: why morning coffee hits differently, and when your brain peaks.

3.60

977

🕰️ Chronobiology 😴 Sleep Science 👃 Sensory Perception 🍽️ Appetite Regulation 🧠 Stress Physiology

sex sleep eat drink dream 92%

A day inside your body: why morning coffee hits differently, and when your brain peaks.

by Jennifer Ackerman 2007

3.60

977 ratings

🕰️ Chronobiology 😴 Sleep Science 👃 Sensory Perception 🍽️ Appetite Regulation 🧠 Stress Physiology

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

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

The Story of the Human Body

by Daniel E. Lieberman • 2013

Our bodies evolved for a vanished world, and the mismatch now drives modern chronic disease.

4.27

9k+

🦴 Human Evolution 🏥 Evolutionary Medicine 🥩 Ancestral Health 🍽️ Diet And Evolution 🏛️ Cultural Evolution

The Story of the Human Body 92%

Our bodies evolved for a vanished world, and the mismatch now drives modern chronic disease.

by Daniel E. Lieberman 2013

4.27

9k+ ratings

🦴 Human Evolution 🏥 Evolutionary Medicine 🥩 Ancestral Health 🍽️ Diet And Evolution 🏛️ Cultural Evolution

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 92%

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

Bonk

by Mary Roach • 2008

Rats in tiny pants. Camera dildos. The hidden history of sex research is stranger than fiction.

3.85

61k+

🔬 Sex Research 🧪 Pop Science 📜 Science History 🩺 Sexual Health 💕 Human Sexuality

Bonk 92%

Rats in tiny pants. Camera dildos. The hidden history of sex research is stranger than fiction.

by Mary Roach 2008

3.85

61k+ ratings

🔬 Sex Research 🧪 Pop Science 📜 Science History 🩺 Sexual Health 💕 Human Sexuality

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

Deep Nutrition

by Catherine Shanahan • 2008

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

4.20

6k+

🦴 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

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

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

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 92%

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

The Clever Guts Diet

by Michael Mosley • 2017

Gut bacteria run your immunity, mood, and weight. The eating plan that feeds your hungry microbes.

3.98

6k+

🦠 Gut Health 🫙 Fermented Foods 🧠 Gut-Brain Axis 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet ⏰ Intermittent Fasting

The Clever Guts Diet 92%

Gut bacteria run your immunity, mood, and weight. The eating plan that feeds your hungry microbes.

by Michael Mosley 2017

3.98

6k+ ratings

🦠 Gut Health 🫙 Fermented Foods 🧠 Gut-Brain Axis 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet ⏰ Intermittent Fasting

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

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

Idiot Brain

by Dean Burnett • 2016

Motion sickness, overeating, and anxiety: not glitches but survival instincts from the savannah.

3.97

11k+

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases 📝 Memory Fallibility 👁️ Sensory Perception

Idiot Brain 92%

Motion sickness, overeating, and anxiety: not glitches but survival instincts from the savannah.

by Dean Burnett 2016

3.97

11k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases 📝 Memory Fallibility 👁️ Sensory Perception

Cooked

by Michael Pollan • 2013

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

4.08

26k+

📜 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

Replaceable You

by Mary Roach • 2025

Body parts are almost impossible to replace. The workarounds are ingenious, grotesque, and humbling.

4.06

13k+

🔬 Human Anatomy 🫁 Transplant Medicine 📜 Medical History 🛡️ Immunology 🧬 Regenerative Medicine

Replaceable You 92%

Body parts are almost impossible to replace. The workarounds are ingenious, grotesque, and humbling.

by Mary Roach 2025

4.06

13k+ ratings

🔬 Human Anatomy 🫁 Transplant Medicine 📜 Medical History 🛡️ Immunology 🧬 Regenerative Medicine

Gut Health Hacks

by Lindsay Boyers • 2021

Heal your gut with two hundred hacks spanning diet, supplements, mindset, and your cleaning cabinet.

3.85

616

🦠 Gut Health 🧬 Microbiome Health 🧠 Gut-Brain Connection 🫙 Fermented Foods 🧄 Prebiotic Nutrition

Gut Health Hacks 92%

Heal your gut with two hundred hacks spanning diet, supplements, mindset, and your cleaning cabinet.

by Lindsay Boyers 2021

3.85

616 ratings

🦠 Gut Health 🧬 Microbiome Health 🧠 Gut-Brain Connection 🫙 Fermented Foods 🧄 Prebiotic Nutrition

Fiber Fueled

by Will Bulsiewicz • 2020

Thirty plants a week to restore your gut, reverse food sensitivities, and lose the weight.

4.06

13k+

🦠 Gut Health 🔬 Microbiome Science 🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🫙 Fermented Foods 🍽️ Food Sensitivities

Fiber Fueled 92%

Thirty plants a week to restore your gut, reverse food sensitivities, and lose the weight.

by Will Bulsiewicz 2020

4.06

13k+ ratings

🦠 Gut Health 🔬 Microbiome Science 🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🫙 Fermented Foods 🍽️ Food Sensitivities

The Power of Hormones

by Max Nieuwdorp • 2024

A four-pound hormone factory lives in your gut, shaping mood, hunger, and how you age.

3.77

665

🧬 Hormonal Health 🧠 Human Biology 🦠 Gut-Brain Axis ⚖️ Metabolic Health ⚧️ Gender And Biology

The Power of Hormones 92%

A four-pound hormone factory lives in your gut, shaping mood, hunger, and how you age.

by Max Nieuwdorp 2024

3.77

665 ratings

🧬 Hormonal Health 🧠 Human Biology 🦠 Gut-Brain Axis ⚖️ Metabolic Health ⚧️ Gender And Biology

Fiber Menace

by Konstantin Monastyrsky • 2005

Fiber doesn't cure constipation. It causes it. The case against the most trusted health advice.

4.04

250

🦠 Gut Health 🤢 Digestive Disorders 🥊 Dietary Polemics 🩺 Health Contrarians 💩 Constipation Relief

Fiber Menace 92%

Fiber doesn't cure constipation. It causes it. The case against the most trusted health advice.

by Konstantin Monastyrsky 2005

4.04

250 ratings

🦠 Gut Health 🤢 Digestive Disorders 🥊 Dietary Polemics 🩺 Health Contrarians 💩 Constipation Relief

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

Dr. Colbert's Healthy Gut Zone

by Don Colbert • 2021

Chronic disease often starts with a leaky gut. A doctor's plan to seal the gut wall.

4.17

116

🫄 Gut Health 🦠 Microbiome 🔓 Leaky Gut 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🩺 Functional Medicine

Dr. Colbert's Healthy Gut Zone 92%

Chronic disease often starts with a leaky gut. A doctor's plan to seal the gut wall.

by Don Colbert 2021

4.17

116 ratings

🫄 Gut Health 🦠 Microbiome 🔓 Leaky Gut 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🩺 Functional Medicine

The Longevity Paradox

by Steven R. Gundry • 2019

Aging is not written in your genes. It is written in your gut.

3.73

3k+

🦠 Gut Microbiome 🔬 Longevity Science ⏳ Intermittent Fasting ⚡ Metabolic Health 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diets

The Longevity Paradox 92%

Aging is not written in your genes. It is written in your gut.

by Steven R. Gundry 2019

3.73

3k+ ratings

🦠 Gut Microbiome 🔬 Longevity Science ⏳ Intermittent Fasting ⚡ Metabolic Health 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diets

The Microbiome Diet

by Raphael Kellman • 2014

Your gut bacteria control your metabolism. The healing protocol that makes weight loss stick.

3.79

659

🦠 Gut Health 🔬 Microbiome Science ⚕️ Functional Medicine 🚫 Elimination Diets 🧠 Gut-Brain Connection

The Microbiome Diet 92%

Your gut bacteria control your metabolism. The healing protocol that makes weight loss stick.

by Raphael Kellman 2014

3.79

659 ratings

🦠 Gut Health 🔬 Microbiome Science ⚕️ Functional Medicine 🚫 Elimination Diets 🧠 Gut-Brain Connection

An Elegant Defense

by Matt Richtel • 2019

The immune system is a mediator, not an army. Its balance governs cancer, allergies, and longevity.

4.07

6k+

🦠 Immunology 🦠 Microbiome 🔥 Autoimmunity 🎗️ Cancer Immunotherapy 🧠 Mind-Body Connection

An Elegant Defense 92%

The immune system is a mediator, not an army. Its balance governs cancer, allergies, and longevity.

by Matt Richtel 2019

4.07

6k+ ratings

🦠 Immunology 🦠 Microbiome 🔥 Autoimmunity 🎗️ Cancer Immunotherapy 🧠 Mind-Body Connection

How Pleasure Works

by Paul Bloom • 2010

You don't enjoy what you sense; you enjoy what you believe. The underlying nature of pleasure.

3.71

4k+

🧠 Hedonic Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 💰 Behavioral Economics 🔮 Essentialism 🎨 Aesthetics

How Pleasure Works 92%

You don't enjoy what you sense; you enjoy what you believe. The underlying nature of pleasure.

by Paul Bloom 2010

3.71

4k+ ratings

🧠 Hedonic Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 💰 Behavioral Economics 🔮 Essentialism 🎨 Aesthetics

Gut Check

by Steven R. Gundry • 2024

Most disease starts in a leaky gut. Fix it with polyphenols, fermented foods, and targeted fasting.

3.49

1k+

🦠 Gut Health 🩹 Leaky Gut ⚡ Mitochondrial Health ⚖️ Hormone Balance ⏳ Intermittent Fasting

Gut Check 92%

Most disease starts in a leaky gut. Fix it with polyphenols, fermented foods, and targeted fasting.

by Steven R. Gundry 2024

3.49

1k+ ratings

🦠 Gut Health 🩹 Leaky Gut ⚡ Mitochondrial Health ⚖️ Hormone Balance ⏳ Intermittent Fasting

The Hungry Brain

by Stephan Guyenet • 2017

An ancient brain optimized for scarcity keeps losing to engineered modern food.

4.04

3k+

🧠 Nutritional Neuroscience 🦴 Evolutionary Mismatch 🍩 Food Reward Systems 🍽️ Satiety Mechanisms 💰 Behavioral Economics

The Hungry Brain 91%

An ancient brain optimized for scarcity keeps losing to engineered modern food.

by Stephan Guyenet 2017

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🧠 Nutritional Neuroscience 🦴 Evolutionary Mismatch 🍩 Food Reward Systems 🍽️ Satiety Mechanisms 💰 Behavioral Economics

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