Gut Check: Unleash the Power of Your Microbiome to Reverse Disease and Transform Your Mental, Physical, and Emotional Health (The Plant Paradox, 7)

I begin this review with a confession. I have never been a huge fan of Steven Gundry’s work. Personal bias aside, I will say that Gut Check is a very interesting book that I am ready to read again! After listening to one of his videos on YouTube in which Dr. Gundry mentioned limitations associated with so called Blue Zone research, I was fascinated and decided to give Gut Check a try. Aside from many stories early on which I would have limited, this book remains a MUST READ for anyone who wants to understand the latest on the human microbiome. The last time that I wrote a review of this nature was for Mark Hyman (The Pegan Diet) whose work has changed my life and livelihood in recent years. Thanks in large part to Dr. Hyman’s work, I have become a major advocate of functional medicine and now routinely follow the research of several other noteworthy authors who have also endorsed Steven Gundry's work to include Dale Bredesen, Terry Wahls, David Sinclair, William Li, David Perlmutter, and Valter Largo. Kudos to each of them for paving the way to a deeper understanding of human health and longevity!If I could give you a single reason why you need to read Dr. Gundry’s Gut Check, it is because it ties together with great clarity so much of what has been written over the past 5-7 years within the exciting and ever-evolving scientific space of the microbiome. That great clarity makes this book well worth the read! I expected to zoom through this book. Instead, I found myself immersed in its details. In the end, I loved Gut Check and highly recommend it.

I have only just started learning about lectins and only about a 3rd through the book but let me tell you how amazing this is! I have been gluten free since 2009 and yet still sick! I have been constantly trying to figure out what vitamin deficiency I had or what I may be allergic too or perhaps I needed to drink a gallon of kefir and yogurt daily! But really, its the lectins! I have cheated a few times and really felt weighed down soon after which was very enlightening!Dr Gundry is a little interesting as a personality and he does believe we evolved from great apes but he hasn't seen the memo that came out years ago that we share more DNA with the pigs and are very far from chimps and apes... I don't believe I evolved from any creature but he has GREAT info from this like the apes and horses have incredible muscle mass and all they eat is gras and leaves! He also loves looking at the Blue Zones, one of which he has lived and worked in at Loma Linda, CA. Gut bacteria and food as medicine is controversial in the medical community and these professionals feel that if there is not enough clinical trials then they will call it unverified and continue killing all of us while they wait decades for more testing on food... Dr Gundry has seen real results on himself and his patients and all those people who have read his books and watch his videos. Our gut bacteria regulates everything in our body from our digestion to our hormones to emotions to everything and most of us have decimated their population with antibiotics and poor diets. Dr Gudry has a lot of answers and as he learns more he posts more videos and writes more books. He is one of the most amazing people I have run across and I know he knows what he is talking about.If you are sick in any way or wish to better your life and prevent disease, pick up this book. I love his writing style, he is a bit funny at times with his older humor and matter-of-fact way of explaining all this makes it an easy to understand topic. He also tells you how to fix everything in your health without buying his products. He tells you his secrets so you can go out and buy the ingredients separately. I love his podcast videos and the way he is so honest about telling you not to eat something you think is "healthy". I love Dr G!

I've read the first few chapters and the text is easy enough for those not wanting to be swamped with technical terms. So far, it makes plenty of sense.The book itself has extended front and back flaps, so it has built-in bookmarks.The type is very readable, not too small, and does not go into the gutter so that you have to bend back the pages. As noted, it arrived one day earlier than expected.

As always great information.However, breaks very little new ground and is somewhat of a word ford word compilation of previous books but also cut short.Quick read if you’ve read the previous works as you end up skipping over a lot.Very light on recipes and meal plan suggestions.

This book helped me fine-tune my diet, as I was already eating healthy, but still could not shed the last 20 pounds and have been pre-diabetic for years, no matter what I did. The first thing that happened to me was that I finally have a flat stomach after years of bloat. Lowered my A1C by 3 points in 3 months, so not bad. Slowly losing weight. I also highly recommend Dr. Gundry's Bio Complete 3, which normalized my bowel movements and contributed to the flat stomach. You may not be fat, just bloated. I definitely have all the symptoms of leaky gut, and this is helping me cure it. Highly recommended!

INCREDIBLE!! Challenging read but sooo worth it. Read Plant Paradox after. This info has changed my life! I dropped all my menopause weight plus aches all went away, I sleep like a bear. Exhausted at night cuz of the energy surplus. Seriously it’s nuts AND. AND AND…my pants all fit!! Getting dressed is fun again!! Don’t google reviews and opinions just keep an open mind and read the book. Make a few tweaks to your diet and see if it works for you. Woot woot🤘🏽❤️🤘🏽❤️

Educational insightful and extremely helpful when trying to learn good habits and unlearn a lifetime of bad ones

I have a scientific backgroud. And while I think the info is presented in a layman friendly format, a picture is worth a thousand words fir the adverage reader, my opinion. Goid analogies, definitely reads softer than a textbook, but it's a lot.