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 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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738217666
Publisher:	Hachette Books
Publication date:	07/01/2014
Series:	Microbiome Medicine Library
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	215,674
File size:	3 MB

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

08/01/2014
Kellman (Gut Reactions), an internist who practices integrative medicine, states that the major cause of obesity is the loss of microbial diversity in the gut. Antibiotics and the consumption of processed foods, he says, kill much of the good bacteria that the body needs to properly digest food. This leads to weight gain because the metabolism is slowed down. Dieting is not successful under these circumstances. The author offers a program to restore gut health and maintain a healthy weight without counting calories, carbs, or fats and proposes a very strict regime that becomes more liberal with time. At the beginning, one must eliminate eggs, sugar, gluten, soy, and dairy in order for the body to restore healthy bacteria. It's also necessary to consume "microbiome superfoods" such as asparagus, garlic, leeks, and tomatoes and the spices turmeric and cinnamon along with prebiotics, probiotics, and supplements to begin the process. Over seven weeks, the diet becomes less strict and one may indulge in the occasional treat. Kellman claims that this regime will lead to maintaining a healthy weight by rebalancing microbes and hormones and ending cravings, stress, and fatigue. He provides meal plans, recipes, and lists of supplements, and cites articles and studies from both the scientific and the popular press. The author's plan may be helpful for some but the research, while promising, is not yet conclusive. VERDICT Purchase only where there is interest in alternative therapies.—Barbara Bibel, Oakland P.L.

Library Journal

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)

Publishers Weekly

"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

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