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Author:

Perlmutter, David, 1954- author.

Title:

Brain maker : the power of gut microbes to heal and protect your brain--for life / by David Perlmutter, MD ; with Kristin Loberg.

Edition:

Large print edition, First edition.

Publisher:

LittleBrown and Company,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

x, 452 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject:

Gastrointestinal system--Microbiology--Popular works.
Brain--Nutritional aspects--Nutritional aspects--Popular works.
Large type books.
Brain--Nutritional aspects.--Nutritional aspects.
Gastrointestinal system--Microbiology.
Large type books.
Popular works.

Other Authors:

Loberg, Kristin, author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-449) and index.

Contents:

Bug alert : you're got company -- Gut check : what are your risk factors? -- Getting to know your hundred trillion friends. Welcome aboard : your microbial friends, from birth to death ; Belly and brain on fire : the new science of inflammation ; Is your belly depressed? : why angry guts make for moody and anxious minds ; How your intestinal flora can make you fat and brainsick : the surprising links between your gut's bacteria and appetite, obesity, and the brain ; Autism and the gut : on the frontiers of brain medicine -- Trouble in Bugville. Punched in the gut : the truth about fructose and gluten ; Bust a gut : common exposures that make a good microbiome go bad -- Brain maker rehab. Feeding your microbiome : six essential keys to boosting your brain by boosting your gut ; Go pro : the guide to supplements ; The brain maker 7-day meal plan : eat your way to a healthier brain -- Why the future holds.

Summary:

Identifies the role of intestinal bacteria in brain health, outlining easy-to-follow dietary strategies for preserving later-in-life brain functions by improving gut ecology.
Perlmutter explains the potent interplay between intestinal microbes and the brain. He describes how the microbiome develops from birth and evolves based on lifestyle choices, how it can become 'sick,' and how nurturing gut health through a few easy strategies can alter your brain's destiny for the better.

ISBN:

031633930X
9780316339308

OCLC:

(OCoLC)886490371

LCCN:

2015933527

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