A Joosr Guide to... Gut by Giulia Enders: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ

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We may think we know all we need to know about our guts, never sparing it a second thought. But when we look closer, we find a fascinating organ that controls the state of our bodies and brains. There's a world of information you never knew about your gut-until now.

Gut is a revealing look inside one of the body's most remarkable organs. Often ignored, the gut has been the secret home of undiscovered fascinating information for years. However, new studies are bringing to light exciting new findings you'll have to see to believe. There's an efficient, powerful machine inside you, and Gut will tell you just how it works.

You will learn:

· How over 3 trillion microbes survive within your gut

· Why you may experience nausea on plane trips

· How the stomach can use signals to control the brain's emotions, thoughts and memories.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joosr
• Release date: Oct 28, 2015
• ISBN: 9781785671944

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What’s it about?

What do you really know about your gut?

We couldn’t survive without our digestive system. It breaks down our food, provides us with nutrients, and removes any unneeded waste products we build up. It’s a hard-working, remarkable system—and at the center is our stomach, an equally remarkable organ responsible for two-thirds of the human immune system. And yet, despite its clear importance, we don’t really discuss the gut.

Why is this? It’s not hard to find an article singing the praises of the brain’s power, or marveling at the strength of the lungs, or discussing the potency of the human reproductive system. Why, then, isn’t anyone talking about our incredible gut? One thing is for sure: It’s not because there’s a lack of things to talk about. Our gut helps us stay healthy, keeps us nourished, constantly fights against microscopic predators, and even directly affects our thoughts and brain health. Our gut even has an ecosystem of its own, housing unbelievable numbers of helpful and harmful bacteria that can alter the way we function.

Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ aims to deliver