The Gut Balance Revolution: Boost Your Metabolism, Restore Your Inner Ecology, and Lose the Weight for Good!

by Gerard E. Mullin Narrated by Mike Chamberlain

Overview

Recent cutting-edge research shows that human intestinal microbiota influences metabolism, appetite, energy, hormones, inflammation, and insulin resistance. Because gut microflora plays a central role in weight management, losing weight is much more than cutting calories, fat, or carbs. When the trillions of live bacteria in our digestive tract-the gut microbiome-are balanced, excess pounds melt away and we feel revitalized.


A leading authority on digestive health and the gut microbiome, Gerard E. Mullin, MD, shares the first proven, science-based program to restore and retain weight loss by achieving a balanced gut flora in The Gut Balance Revolution. He reveals how to stifle the fat-forming, disease-promoting gut bacteria, reseed your gut with good fat-burning ones, and fertilize those friendly flora with just the right foods to reboot, rebalance, and renew your health-and lose weight for good.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

05/04/2015
Citing decades of professional medical experience and scientific research, as well as personal history as an obese teen, gastroenterologist Mullin posits that a healthy “gut microbiome,” a complex intestinal ecosystem that holds enormous sway over body function, is a key factor in permanent weight loss. Mullin presents a three-part program to weed out the “bad bugs” (bacteria) through a low-carb, moderate-fat, high-protein 30-day diet. He incorporates whole-food carbs and prebiotic foods to cultivate the presence of healthy bacteria while weight-loss goals are being met. After the 30 days, readers can switch to a lifelong maintenance phase that allows for eating off the plan. The very workable plan is enhanced with lists of metabolism-boosting, pre- and probiotic, and maintenance foods; anti-stress measures and exercises; detailed meal plans, shopping lists and appealing recipes (like blueberry spice waffles and crunchy almond tuna salad); and inspiring real-life success stories. Mullin’s promise of quick, sustainable weight loss through practices that also combat chronic health problems and discourage disease will have many readers lining up to devour this sensible guide. (June)

From the Publisher

Mullin's promise of quick, sustainable weight loss through practices that also combat chronic health problems and discourage disease will have many readers lining up to devour this sensible guide.” —Publisher’s Weekly

“Dr. Mullin has provided the reader with invaluable practical insight into the gut microbiome and its effect on obesity and our overall health. This is a 'must-read' for the public and health professionals.” —Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS, 17th Surgeon General of the United States

“The Gut Balance Revolution truly is a revolution in thinking about how to get healthy. More important, it is a powerful, groundbreaking plan for you to reset your health for life.” —Mark Hyman, MD, director, Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet

“The Gut Balance Revolution embraces the revolutionary new paradigm that connects our health to the health of the hundred trillion bacteria that live within each of us. Dr. Mullin deftly leverages this leading-edge science to create a practical, user-friendly program to restore health and enhance disease resistance.” —David Perlmutter, MD, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar- Your Brain's Silent Killers and Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain-for life

“The Gut Balance Revolution, is a game changer- an invaluable guide to healthy living and eating. Dr. Mullin cites cutting-edge science on the role of the gut microbiome in health, obesity, and disease and offers an effective three-step dietary plan that takes a holistic approach to heal the gut, improve well-being, maximize metabolism, and shed unwanted weight.” —Frank Lipman MD, author of the national bestseller The New Health Rules: Simple Changes to Achieve Whole-Body Wellness

“Optimal gut health becomes the foundation for fat loss, abundant energy, and vibrant health. In The Gut Balance Revolution, Dr. Gerard Mullin provides an effective, easy-to-apply protocol to fix your gut, boost your metabolism, and become lean, energetic, and healthy. A don't-miss book!” —JJ Virgin, CNS, CHFS, author the New York Times bestsellers JJ Virgin's Sugar Impact Diet and The Virgin Diet

“A compelling body of evidence indicates that the trillions of bacteria our bodies play host to have profound influences on our health and daily lives. In The Gut Balance Revolution, Dr. Mullin examines the gut microbiome's critical role and offers actionable advice on restoring and maintaining our intestinal flora to promote well-being.” —Andrew Weil, MD, author of Eating Well for Optional Health

“How delightful to realize that most bacteria are NOT the enemy. They are essential allies in creating vibrant health. The Gut Balance Revolution will get you started!” —Christiane Northrup, MD, obstetrics/gynecology physician and author of the New York Times bestsellers Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause

“The Gut Revolution program is an evidence-based approach that is practical and effective. New science supports the important role of the gut microbiome in weight control, and no one knows more about healing your gut to trim your waist than Dr. Gerard Mullin, a leading authority in this field.” —Melina B. Jampolis, MD, President, National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists and CNN Diet & Fitness Expert

“I intend to use the principles and great tips provided in Dr. Mullin's The Gut Balance Revolution to enhance the weight loss achieved by patients at the Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center. I highly recommend the book to anyone concerned about their health and their weight.” —Dr. Lawrence J. Cheskin, Director, Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center, author of Losing Weight for Good: Developing Your Personal Plan of Action, coeditor of Integrative Weight Management

“The Gut Balance Revolution is a unique book. Dr. Mullin combines his in-depth knowledge of nutrition, clinical expertise of gut health and cutting-edge concepts about the gut microbiome to facilitate sustainable weight loss and transform the health of his patients. I highly recommend.” —Martin H. Floch MD. Professor of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Editor, Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, Coeditor of Probiotics: A Clinical Guide

“Dr. Gerry Mullin's approach to diet and weight loss is light years ahead of most other approaches, and makes them look like five-fingered arithmetic. This book represents the cutting edge of nutritional science. Highly recommended!” —Larry Dossey, MD Author: One Mind: How Our Individual Mind Is Part of a Greater Consciousness and Why It Matters

“The Gut Balance Revolution is a wellness masterpiece.” —Vani Hari, Author of the #1 bestseller The Food Babe Way

“Dr. Mullin's latest book provides a thorough and fascinating look at the critical role the gut microbiome plays in weight control and optimal health. The Gut Balance Revolution teachers readers which foods to eat, which to avoid - and why - in order to boost metabolism, establish a healthy gut, and as a result, achieve and maintain a healthy weight. I appreciate that Dr. Mullin's approach, based on his years of experience as a leading gastroenterologist, involves promoting real, whole, high quality foods, as well as a focus on overall wellness, including the importance of meditation, sleep, physical activity, and social support.” —Cynthia Sass, MPH, MA, RD, CSSD, New York Times bestselling author, Health magazine contributing nutrition editor, and nutrition consult to the New York Yankees and New York Rangers

From the Publisher - AUDIO COMMENTARY

"Mullin's promise of quick, sustainable weight loss through practices that also combat chronic health problems and discourage disease will have many readers lining up to devour this sensible guide." —Publishers Weekly

MD Author: One Mind: How Our Individual Mi Larry Dossey

Dr. Gerry Mullin's approach to diet and weight loss is light years ahead of most other approaches, and makes them look like five-fingered arithmetic. This book represents the cutting edge of nutritional science. Highly recommended!

author of the national bestseller The New Health R Frank Lipman MD

The Gut Balance Revolution, is a game changer- an invaluable guide to healthy living and eating. Dr. Mullin cites cutting-edge science on the role of the gut microbiome in health, obesity, and disease and offers an effective three-step dietary plan that takes a holistic approach to heal the gut, improve well-being, maximize metabolism, and shed unwanted weight.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170867462
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	09/22/2015
Edition description:	Unabridged

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