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Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are diseases that disrupt your body's ability to digest food, absorb nutrition, and eliminate waste in a healthy manner. Crohn's and Colitis For Dummies is the ultimate reference to these common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including tips on how to recognize and control the symptoms, so you can get your life back.

The low-FODMAP diet is the long-awaited answer for your bowel problems. People with chronic digestive symptoms gain significant relief by reducing their intake of FODMAPs - difficult-to-digest carbs, they can be found in foods such as wheat, milk, beans, soy, and certain fruits, vegetables, nuts, and sweeteners. Melania will explain what causes digestive distress, how the low-FODMAP diet helps and how to prepare yourself delicious and balanced meals.

The author, Yuchi Yang, has been a registered dietitian for more than 20 years. She has helped many people successfully alleviate their constipation through dietary changes. Here is a quote from one of her clients: “I have been following your dietary suggestions. I feel great! I am no longer constipated. And I have discontinued taking the dietary fiber supplements. I have my bowel movement every day and the stool is soft. And my belly looks smaller now! Thanks a lot!”

Flush is both an urgent exploration of the world’s single most squandered natural resource, and a cri de coeur (or cri de colon?) for the vast, hidden value in our “waste.” Award-winning journalist and microbiologist Bryn Nelson, PhD, leads listeners through the colon and beyond with infectious enthusiasm, helping to usher in a necessary mental shift that could restore our balance with the rest of the planet and save us from ourselves.

Here's the truth: the health of your gut (especially the small intestine and its microbiome) affects the health of all organs in the body—and it is often the root of all of your health problems. Your gut is also the epicenter of much or your immune system. If you want to have more resiliency to infection or be less prone to autoimmune disorders—or even cancer—then a healthy digestive system is necessary. This book will arm you with all of the information you need to determine if you have a leaky gut as well as natural solutions that heal the gut and thus the health of the body.

You're about to discover a proven strategy on how to understand and overcome your leaky gut issues for the rest of your life. Millions of people suffer from leaky gut at some point in their lives and throw away their personal and professional success because of it. Most people realize how much of a problem this is but are unable to change their situation simply because they don't have the proper information to work with.

An update of the classic guide to curing your heartburn and other digestive ailments using diet and natural remedies, without debilitating over-the-counter or prescription drugs that can make your conditions worsen. Dr. Sherry Rogers has included new material on the connection between a healthy gut to brain health, building up a powerful immune system that can make you "corona-proof", boosting your metabolism, and healing diseases normally treated with conventional Western medicine.

Learn the anti-aging approach for treating your hemorrhoids! Then every system in your body will have improved health. It is not the easy way, but it is the only way to a true return of health. The main goal of this audiobook is to teach you how to heal hemorrhoid pain and other common rectal disorders permanently. Let’s find out not only how to temporarily resolve the symptoms, but to dig deeper and remove the underlying causes at the bottom of your gastrointestinal (G.I.) tract. Empower yourself with the knowledge to prevent hemorrhoid pain from ever coming back in the future.

When you heal the gut, you heal the body. With The GutSMART Protocol’s two-week gut-health reset, it’s easier than ever to heal your gut to have more energy and easier weight loss, plus a better mood and overall health. In The GutSMART Protocol, “America’s Gut Doctor” Vincent Pedre, MD, author of Happy Gut, outlines the latest science-based knowledge on the gut, the microbiome, and the way the environment impacts our health, then translates the research into actionable and easy-to-apply advice for how to eat (and more!).

In Regular, Tamara Duker Freuman tackles this less than glamorous topic, and offers tailored solutions for the most common and uncommon issues, including irritable bowel syndrome, reflux and Coeliac disease. Regular will guide listeners to identify the specific cause of their irregularity and provide personalized solutions and tips, including: questions to take to your next doctor's visit, info and data such as listing problematic foods and suggested alternatives, sample menus, and more.

FODMAPs are unhealthy foods containing sugars and carbohydrates that are often the root cause of painful bloating, pain, and digestive disorders. The FODMAP Solution gives you a proven method for recovering from FODMAP foods. The FODMAP Solution will show you how limit your FODMAP intake, and then reintroduce certain foods one at a time, so you can determine exactly what your sensitivities are.

Are you contemplating having weight loss surgery, but don't know where to go or what to do? Don't let fear stop you. Gastric sleeve surgery changed my life, and I hope after listening to my journey, it will change yours as well. Following these guidelines, I lost over 175 pounds, and wanted to share with you to show that it can be done.

Every part of your body affects every other part of your body, and if any one area is not functioning properly, other systems will feel it, too. There is a fundamental connection between the brain, the gut, the microbiome and the thyroid - which Dr Raphael Kellman calls 'the whole brain'.

The Low FODMAP Diet Cookbook surpasses a simple compilation of recipes, but also provides you with a comprehensive 7-day meal plan that helps eliminate the guesswork. Whether you're a culinary novice or a seasoned chef, in this Low FODMAP Diet Cookbook, you will uncover a treasure trove of knowledge, empowering you to take charge and build a stronger connection between your gut and overall well-being.

Understand the difference between heartburn, GERD, and acid reflux, so you’ll know how to fight it. This book will help you recognize the symptoms of these digestive problems early, so you can start treating it right away.

A silent health crisis is impacting one third of the American population - nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Because its symptoms often don't manifest until the liver is seriously compromised, many people are not aware that they are at risk. Did you know that if you have fatty liver disease, you are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (heart attack and stroke) and potentially several devastating conditions such as liver cirrhosis and liver cancer? Did you know that fat is as dangerous as alcohol to the liver?

Unique Hammond thought she was healthy. Raised on natural food, wary of chemicals, and rocking size 26 jeans, she appeared to be in peak condition - until Crohn’s disease left her suffering, struggling to sleep, eat, or drink water. This painful wake-up call prompted her to find a new way of looking at health and healing - and to share her simple yet effective solutions with others. In Your Tastebuds Are A**holes, Unique shares her journey from 90-pound patient to advocate for her own holistic health.

Do you struggle with bouts of diarrhea or constipation with relentless cramping and bloating? Does your stomach spin around like a stunting airplane flying over a cow pasture? Or, do you feel like all of the symptoms being listed on a medicine bottle? The answer may lie in the fact that you have a bacterial overgrowth in your small intestine that’s running amok with your digestive health. It can be frustrating finding an effective solution that actually works. I can relate. I experienced those frustrations myself.

Our digestive system plays an unusual role in mind/body health in that unlike most of the body other than the brain and spinal cord, it contains the largest concentration of brain-like cells and neurotransmitters. The “trust your gut” concept is just as important as trusting your brain. This convenient, short-listen audiobook explores how the brain in your head and the brain in your gut can work together to improve your health.

Bloating. Heartburn. Weight gain. Frequent visits to the restroom. It’s no surprise: Bad gut health can have a big impact on your daily life. But what if there were quick and easy ways to improve your digestive system so you could feel your best every day? In Gut Health Hacks, you’ll find 200 practical tips and tricks to support good bacteria and achieve a balanced gut mircrobiome.