Includes index

Introduction to your gut microbiome -- Gut gems--your gut's secret weapon -- When fiber fails: a postbiotic to probiotic Akkermansia ramp -- What your gut was built for--and why today's diet throws it off course -- How seed oils and toxins damage your gut microbiome -- Find the hidden PUFS in your diet -- Other industrial toxins--why they matter -- The gut-brain connection -- Your gut's built-in intelligence for weight loss -- Gut gems and neurological health -- Gut gems affect every part of your body -- Diet and gut health -- Dysbiosis--when the wrong microbes take over -- Dysbiosis and autoimmune diseases -- When your gut picks a fight with you heart -- Akkermansia repair and reseeding: a postbiotic to probiotic protocol -- Probiotics: rebuild your gut with friendly microbes -- Prebiotics and dietary strategies -- Additional gut gem-friendly supplements -- A trifecta of lifestyle factors to enhance gut health: stress, sleep, and exercise -- Assessing your gut health -- Building your gut-healing plan -- Low-toxin cooking: a delicious start -- Track your transformative journey -- Power your colon and fight metabolic conditions -- The gut-brain bridge that shapes how you think and feel -- Butyrate's anticancer effects -- How gut gems can help you age with a smile -- Emerging research on gut gems and gut health -- Innovations in gut microbiome testing -- Personalized nutrition: your custom gut GPS -- The path to gut health -- Appendix; The science behind gut cure

"We are facing an epidemic of gut-related disorder--autoimmune conditions, allergies, anxiety, brain fog, chronic fatigue, and more. Behind them all is a common thread that conventional medicine has ignored: mitochondrial and metabolic dysfunction driven by silent gut damage. ... Dr. Mercola will guide you through the process of repairing gut barrier integrity, removing stealth toxins, and restoring the body's innate healing systems"--Flap page 4 of dust jacket