Microbiome Diet: The Scientifically Proven Way to Restore Your Gut Health and Achieve Permanent Weight Loss

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Hachette Books, Jul 1, 2014 - Health & Fitness - 272 pages
The groundbreaking program that connects the microbiome and gut health to healthy weight loss, complete with a three-phase plan and recipes.
Cutting-edge science has shown that the microbiome is the key to overall mental and physical health -- and the secret behind healthy, sustainable weight loss. Drawing on nearly two decades of experience as a specialist in functional medicine and intestinal health, Dr. Raphael Kellman has developed the first diet based on these scientific breakthroughs.
Offering a proven program to heal your gut and reset your metabolism, along with meal plans and fifty delicious chef-created recipes, The Microbiome Diet is the key to safe, sustainable weight loss and a lifetime of good health.
"Dr. Kellman masterfully presents a life enhancing, actionable plan based on this emerging science in a way that is user-friendly, for all of us." -- Dr. David Perlmutter, New York Times bestselling author of Grain Brain
 

Contents

one THE WORLD WITHIN YOUR GUT
3
two YOUR FAT IS NOT YOUR FAULT
31
HEAL YOUR GUT FOR HEALTHY WEIGHT LOSS
53
three REMOVE
55
four REPLACE
71
five REINOCULATE
79
six REPAIR
89
SUPPORT YOUR MICROBIOME TO RESET YOUR METABOLISM
99
PART V PUTTING THE MICROBIOME DIET INTO ACTION
159
eleven YOUR MICROBIOME SUPERFOODS
161
YOUR FOUR Rs MEAL PLAN
185
YOUR METABOLIC BOOST MEAL PLAN
211
YOUR LIFETIME TUNEUP TO MAINTAIN HEALTHY WEIGHT FOR LIFE
227
fifteen YOUR PANTRY LIST SHOPPING LISTS AND TIMESAVING STRATEGIES
233
sixteen RECIPES
245
Metric Conversions
321

seven STRESS CAN MAKE YOU FAT
101
eight STRESSFREE EATING CAN HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT
119
nine CREATING THE METABOLISM OF A THIN PERSON
137
LOSE WEIGHT AND KEEP IT OFF FOR LIFE
145
ten TOWARD A HEALTHY FUTURE
147
Acknowledgments
323
Resources
325
Notes
329
Index
335
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Raphael Kellman, MD, graduate of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is the author of The Microbiome Diet and other books on health and healing. Dr. Kellman manages a thriving medical practice and lectures all over the world. He lives with his wife and two young daughters in New York City.

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