The Gut Healing Protocol: An 8-Week Holistic Program to Rebalance Your Microbiome

Heal Your Gut Holistically Mounting scientific evidence is confirming what Hippocrates said some 2,400 years ago, that, "all disease begins in the gut." Nurturing and maintaining a healthy intestinal microbiome has become a topic of great interest to both mainstream medicine and progressive health enthusiasts. In The Gut Healing Protocol, Australian health journalist Kale Brock delivers a comprehensive, holistic 8-week program to overcoming the common diet and lifestyle-related problems of inflammation and intestinal permeability through healthy diet and stress management endeavors.The Gut Healing Protocol contains over 30 recipes to help friendly bacteria predominate in your gut, and actively heal gut lining that may have been damaged by the consumption of toxic foods and other adverse lifestyle practices. Other highlights of the book include: A scientific round-up of the gut; how it works and how it can influence your healthHow antibiotics can leave you vulnerable to gut dysbiosis and strategies to heal from such damageHow leaky gut can impact health throughout the body—especially inflammatory and autoimmune conditions—and how to heal with targeted foods and supplementsThe “gut-brain” connection, including how most of your “feel good” hormone serotonin is made in the gut and the profound effects that this has on brain functionThe roles played by the various microbes who live on and inside of youWhy eliminating certain foods can drastically decrease the inflammation in the gutExtensive description of the proper integration and benefits of prebiotics, probiotics and fermented foods Details about the functional medicine strategy of “Weeding, Seeding & Feeding” to heal a damaged gutThe destructive effects of common gut irritants like wheat, dairy, sugar, alcohol, and artificial sweetenersComplementary holistic healing strategies such as anti-microbials, alkalizing foods, bone broth, proper chewing, food combining, oil pulling, and supplementationTaking BEEMS time (Breath, Eat, Earth, Move, Sunshine) to support physical and psychological healthIntensive FAQ section discussing troubleshooting and commonly misunderstood topics including as FODMAP, SIBO, constipation, veganism and gut health, dealing with conflicting mainstream medical adviceThe Gut Healing Protocol is a lively and engaging read that offers the information and practical guidance you need to become well versed in the gut microbiome. You'll finish with the confidence to heal a damaged gut and enjoy optimal immune, digestive, physical, and cognitive function for the rest of your life. Read more