Follow Your Gut: The Enormous Impact Of Tiny Microbes

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Synopsis

Allergies, asthma, obesity, acne: these are just a few of the conditions that may be caused—and someday cured—by the microscopic life inside us. The key is to understand how this groundbreaking science influences your health, mood, and more.

In just the last few years, scientists have shown how the microscopic life within our bodies— particularly within our intestines—has an astonishing impact on our lives. Your health, mood, sleep patterns, eating preferences—even your likelihood of getting bitten by mosquitoes—can be traced in part to the tiny creatures that live on and inside of us.

In Follow Your Gut, pioneering scientist Rob Knight pairs with award-winning science journalist Brendan Buhler to explain—with good humor and easy-to-grasp examples—why these new findings matter to everyone. They lead a detailed tour of the previously unseen world inside our bodies, calling out the diseases and conditions believed to be most directly impacted by them.

With a practical eye toward deeper knowledge and better decisions, they also explore the known effects of antibiotics, probiotics, diet choice and even birth method on our children’s lifelong health. Ultimately, this pioneering book explains how to learn about your own microbiome and take steps toward understanding and improving your health, using the latest research as a guide.

Chapters

  • TEDFollowYourGut 01 Title

    Duration: 46s
  • TEDFollowYourGut 02 Introduction

    Duration: 09min
  • TEDFollowYourGut 03 Ch1

    Duration: 21min
  • TEDFollowYourGut 04 Ch2

    Duration: 18min
  • TEDFollowYourGut 05 Ch3

    Duration: 21min
  • TEDFollowYourGut 06 Ch4

    Duration: 17min
  • TEDFollowYourGut 07 Ch5

    Duration: 13min
  • TEDFollowYourGut 08 Ch6

    Duration: 15min
  • TEDFollowYourGut 09 Ch7

    Duration: 19min
  • TEDFollowYourGut 10 Credits

    Duration: 01min