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The Best Books on Gut Health and Nutrition

recommended by Tom Gorst

This list provides a detailed overview of the different aspects of gut health, microbiology and nutrition, such as sugar and inflammation, the inner workings of our micro biome and the sexual politics of meat. It is designed to create a broad understanding surrounding the research of our food choices today, and the pervasive effect of them on our bodies.

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    Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain?for Life
    by David Perlmutter

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    Eat the Yolks
    by Liz Wolfe

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    Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
    by Michael Moss

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    Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health
    by William Davis

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    The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory (Bloomsbury Revelations)
    by Carol J. Adams

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