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

by Raphael Kellman MD

Overview

The groundbreaking program that connects the microbiome and gut health to healthy weight loss, complete with a 3-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 50 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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738218113
Publisher:	Hachette Books
Publication date:	06/30/2015
Series:	Microbiome Medicine Library
Edition description:	First Trade Paper Edition
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	395,370
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Part I The Mysterious Microbiome

Chapter 1 The World Within Your Gut 3

Chapter 2 Your Fat Is Not Your Fault 31

Part II The Four Rs: Heal Your Gut for Healthy Weight Loss

Chapter 3 Remove 55

Chapter 4 Replace 71

Chapter 5 Reinoculate 79

Chapter 6 Repair 89

Part III The Metabolic Boost: Support Your Microbiome to Reset Your Metabolism

Chapter 7 Stress Can Make You Fat 101

Chapter 8 Stress-Free Eating Can Help You Lose Weight 119

Chapter 9 Creating the Metabolism of a Thin Person 137

Part IV The Lifetime Tune-Up: Lose Weight and Keep It Off for Life

Chapter 10 Toward a Healthy Future 147

Part V Putting the Microbiome Diet into Action

Chapter 11 Your Microbiome Superfoods 161

Chapter 12 Phase 1: Your Four Rs Meal Plan 185

Chapter 13 Phase 2: Your Metabolic Boost Meal Plan 211

Chapter 14 Phase 3: Your Lifetime Tune-Up to Maintain Healthy Weight for Life 227

Chapter 15 Your Pantry List, Shopping Lists, and Time-Saving Strategies 233

Chapter 16 Recipes 245

Metric Conversions 322

Acknowledgments 323

Resources 325

Notes 329

Index 335

Editorial Reviews

"Reset your metabolism and free yourself from food cravings and an uncontrollable appetite with Dr. Kellman's revolutionary diet, which shows us how to balance the gut's healthy bacteria. Lose weight and keep it off with this nonrestrictive plan."
—Natural Solutions

From the Publisher

08/04/2014
Kellman (Matrix Healing) offers a clearly outlined plan for optimal gastrointestinal health, and, with it, significant and maintainable weight loss. The key, he declares, consists of microbiomes—trillions of bacteria living within the intestines that "exert enormous influence over your hormones, your appetite, your cravings," not to mention "the brain chemicals that govern your mood, energy levels, and mental functioning." Kellman details both healthy and unhealthy microbiome systems, providing a checklist of symptoms associated with the latter and a three-part approach for achieving the former. Phase One, a three-week commitment, utilizes the "Four Rs": Remove (unhealthy bacteria), Replace (necessary digestive enzymes), Reinoculate (with pro- and prebiotics), and Repair (your likely beleaguered intestinal walls). Phase Two, lasting four weeks (or whatever time is needed), offers a more varied diet and tips for stress-free eating. Phase Three shows plan followers how to maintain their gut-friendly ecosystem and keep their weight loss static. Those seeking relief from gastrointestinal ailments should find this quick and healthy doctor-sanctioned weight loss program particularly appealing. (July)

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