Clean Gut
The Breakthrough Plan for Eliminating the Root Cause of Disease and Revolutionizing Your Health

Very interesting book. The first half of the book is about why clean eating and digestion is soooooo important. I didn't even know that "leaky gut" existed lol so gross! XD It's crazy how most of the diseases and sickness' our bodies can get are caused by bad gut health... I never knew it was THAT im......more

I disagree completely with the spiritual beliefs in this book. That being said his premise on our gut being our second brain made a lot of sense. He points out that 90 percent of seratonin is made in the gut. Inflammation all over the body (systemic) leads to disease. I will not do the diet but it j......more

I found this book a little bit difficult to use in a pragmatic way. The science described might be very true, but it is impossible to live in a world where we would not be exposed to dirt. I think that it is a little edgy to state that if you go to the pool for a while, then your gut will be poi......more

Before I read this book I already knew the root of all disease begins in the gut. I did not know this includes depression. Serotonin is partly produced in the digestive tract. I appreciate the analogy between a person's "gut" and gardening. A good gardener doesn't tend only to the leaves of a plant......more

I like his story, how he came to practice functional medicine. I haven't heard of functional medicine before. The concept makes sense. I hate doctors who give you a bag of antibiotics to deal with a dysfunction. There are so many things that go into why we get sick in the first place. Prescription m......more