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Get the Summary of Justin & Erica Sonnenburg's The Good Gut in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Stanford University's Justin and Erica Sonnenburg are pioneers in the most exciting and potentially transformative field of human health and wellness, the study of the relationship between our bodies and the trillions of organisms representing thousands of species to which our bodies play host,...
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Get the Summary of William Davis's Super Gut in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Super Gut" by William Davis explores the profound changes in human gut microbiota due to modern lifestyles, contrasting with the healthier gut ecosystems of traditional hunter-gatherer societies. The book delves into the consequences of these changes, such as the rise of pathogenic bacteria and conditions like SIBO (small intestinal...
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#1 Good medicine is similar to good gardening. The roots of a problem are usually the cause of it, and you can't just cover up the symptoms. You must get to the root of the problem.
#2 The root of most chronic diseases is gut dysfunction. The fight against inflammation is just the first symptom of disease, and the fight against it is just another example of modern medicine's...
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#1 The history of medicine is far from a simple tale of triumphal progress. Disease is a product of society, and civilization brings not just discontents but diseases.
#2 The human race was colonized by pathogens when it moved out of Africa. These included parasitic worms and insects, as well as micro-organisms such as bacteria, viruses, and protozoans.
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#1 The helicopter pilot was flying towards the medical pad at Camp Holloway in Pleiku, Vietnam. He had to handle the radios, which were constantly filled with unintelligible bullshit.
#2 During a mission, I learned that the boy was alive when we got him back to the medical pad with the others, but I wasn't in a position to learn his identity, so I don't know if he made...
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#1 Your microbiome, which is an overall term for the many trillions of microbes that live in and on you, is an integral part of you. It is not just a person, but a superorganism. It helps you digest your food, extract the nutrients you need to survive, and produce some of the vitamins your body depends upon.
#2 The human microbiome consists of mostly beneficial bacteria,...
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#1 The traditional approach to medicine does not seem to be able to explain the current problems with our health. We are beginning to realize that the brain and the gut communicate with each other, and that their cross talk is important for our health.
#2 The medical system's disease model worked extremely well for certain acute diseases, such as infections, heart...
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#1 The second year of life is when many GAPS children start developing fussy eating habits, refusing a lot of foodstuffs and limiting their diet to a handful of foods. They would often refuse to have vegetables, fruit, meats, fish, and eggs.
#2 The symptoms of autism are extremely uncomfortable for children, who cannot communicate their feelings to their parents....
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Get the Summary of Seth Stephens-Davidowitz's Don't Trust Your Gut in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In Don't Trust Your Gut, economist, former Google data scientist, and New York Times bestselling author Seth Stephens-Davidowitz reveals just how wrong we really are when it comes to improving our own lives. In the past decade, scholars have mined enormous datasets to find remarkable...
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