Gut
With quirky charm, rising science star Giulia Enders explains the gut's magic, answering questions like: Why does acid reflux happen? What's really up with gluten and lactose intolerance? How does the gut affect obesity and mood? Enders's beguiling manifesto will make you finally listen to those butterflies in your stomach: they're trying to tell you something important.
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- For those who may be interested in learning more about the gut and how it affects your body and brain, this is a great, accessible, read
https://www.amazon.com/Gut-inside-story-bodys-under-rated/dp...
Also, while we're on the topic, if you ever find your self at the other end of the world in Tasmania, I highly recommend a visit to the MONA museum, which houses the Poo Machine.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-07/mona-poo-machine-join...
- Gut by Julia Enders, a pop-sci book on our digestive system.
- A very approachable book on the topic by Giulia Enders is "Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ" (https://www.amazon.com/Gut-Inside-Story-Underrated-Revised/d...
- Enders does a great (and entertaining) Ted talk on the Gut here - https://www.ted.com/talks/giulia_enders_the_surprisingly_cha...
- Factfullness - Hans Rosling [Highly Recommended! My favorite book this year]
How to Change Your Mind - Michal Pollan [Thumbs up]
Why We Sleep - Matthew Walker [Two Thumbs Up]
Creative Selection - Ken Kociend [Neutral. Blog post in book form. ]
Achtung Baby - Sara Zaske [Thumbs Up]
The Reason I Jump - Naoki Higashida [Been in my queue for years. Two thumbs up]
Small Fry - Lisa Brennan-Jobs [Neutral]
Gut - Giulia Enders [Two thumbs up]
Born a Crime - Trevor Noah [Two thumbs up. Learned more about the nuances of apartheid than I thought]
I'm Proud of You - Tim Madigan [Thumbs down]
Night - Elie Wiesel [Thumbs up]
- A good read:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23013953-gutGut, by Giulia Enders
