Super Gut: A Four-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight

"Our mothers get us started on the great microbial adventure of our lives. First by passing through the birth canal and by breastfeeding and physical contact with Mom, newborns receive their mother's microbiome. Birth and early life therefore begins the process of populating an infant's body with microbes, part of the intimate and wonderful bond that mothers and their children share."Chapter 2, page 13, first paragraph.Nothing but division, rejection, abuse, escape between me and my mother...bitter bonding at best....womb life and Birth Imprint critical for life....I was a "difficult"pregnancy, "CONCEIVED IN R.A.P.E!!!.", treated with only God-knows-what endocrine disrupting, gender-bendering, physician prescribed pharmaceuticals in 1956, non-labor C-section delivered several weeks early, not breastfed, and "not held" as my mother confessed to my father when I started spiraling downward at early teenhood.Glad Dr. Davis has presented the ideal baby/mother situation as a precursor for a healthy, well-adjusted life....some of us just don't get this....then get bullied by the world because we are different.2 of my 4 siblings also delivered by this route, neither one breastfed, but probably held more than I was as an infant. They are both dead now, died much too early with very difficult lives.....they are all gone....the individual most bonded to my mother, the Golden Child who could do no wrong, the firstborn, was the only birth canal delivered baby to live....the rest of us were frustrating chopped liver to her....I think the medical professionals who have over intervened and caused way too much Iatrogenia in my family of origin, without educating themselves, then teaching mothers and families about how to make up for a medical birth, will burn in hell!!!Love my L-Reuteri/SIBO/SIFO cultured dairy....it'll cure what ails ya!!!!!

Every one needs this book as our entire health depends on the microbiome in the gut. Clearly explained, easy to understand. Our gut lacks this microbe that we need for health and taking antibiotics has killed it. L reuteri. Six of us are doing this program and have had wonderful results. This book is a life changer. No fluff. It is a microbe discovered by MIT that is changing peoples lives around the world. Look up and watch videos by Dr William Davis a cardiologist who wrote this book. Absolutely is going to change the way people look at and achieve better health.

After seeing a YouTube interview of Dr. Davis, I thought I'd try the yogurt route. I ordered a machine via Amazon, and soon after I ordered this book. It seems as if it was originally written to be submitted to medical journals, and edited for the average reader. I was shocked at how many references were included to important studies which validate his results, how many sources were provided, and the history of how and why Americans are much less healthy that we are made to believe. I plan on re-reading this book many times over. Oh, and the 'yogurt' is not only delicious but has made quite a difference in our lives. Next up: Wheat Belly.

Information provided is quite achievable in my kitchen. Time to add a few things to my shopping list and get started.

I love that he addresses so many issues in a way that anyone can understand. There are some things that he might review however. Omega-3 fatty acids in supplement form can cause stroke or atrial fibrillation according to a 2021 study. And I found That it was the case for me. The day I stopped taking the omega 3 supplements was the day my heart felt a whole lot better and stopped fluttering. It’s such a complicated subject and I want to give the author kudos and thank him for addressing such complex issues in as simple a way as humanly possible. Living with SIBO is no fun. Thank you for presenting a way forward.

Very helpful info! Have been routinely making the probiotic yogurt and drinking clove tea with excellent results…recommend!

Good book

This review is for the paperback version. It is awful. I am giving 3 stars only because I don't want to skew results for content of the book, which I expect to be great. But I just received the book and am grossed out by the feel of the paper inside. It's dry and so unpleasant to the touch. It gives me a creepy feeling on my fingers and makes them feel very dry and sandpapery. I don't think the paper could possibly be any worse, and I've never ever encountered a book with such unpleasant paper. I was unsure of which version to get but the paperback was Prime and the hardback was not, plus the paperback was due to arrive faster, so that's why I chose it. Do yourself a favor and get the hardback, since the paper is probably normal on that version. I couldn't possibly hate this paper more.