Welcome to Litsy!

This was OK. The chapters on anatomy & physiology, I imagine, would be interesting for a lay audience. The pictures are cute and the tone enthusiastic.

My main beef is that a lot of the teachings are based on speculation and theory. If I didn't already have the background knowledge, this would not have been completely clear.

Also, it's just so... perky!

Worth a read if you'd like to know more about the digestive system. ⭐⭐⭐ 3 stars

Current non-fiction book, plus cat.

A fascinating read. Giulia Enders writes clearly, in a friendly, engaging tone, which makes it easy to understand the science of how our gut works. Lots of take-always (i‘m going to try making sauerkraut 😉) & a new section about the gut-brain link. This science is in its infancy so I expect the book will continue to be updated. I also enjoyed ‘I Contain Multitudes‘ by Ed Yong about bacteria & the gut microbiome.

Amanda and I recorded a Wellbeing episode this morning. So many great books! Coming up on Books On The Go. 📚🎧

Good book with useful information about our gut. It's filled with interesting facts and tips you can use to improve your health in general. I learnt a lot with this book. Reccomended.

As it happens, the higher the hygiene standards in a country, the higher that nation‘s incidence of allergies and autoimmune diseases. The more sterile a household is, the more its members will suffer from allergies and autoimmune diseases. Thirty years ago, about one person in ten had an allergy; today, that figure is one in three.

Another fascinating audio book that I need to acquire a hard copy for. So many "a-ha" and informative moments, yet I can't remember most of it now. Lol. Information overload. Would recommend, but probably not in audio format.

This was a great journey through inner you and my become my personal journey to a healthy nutritive way of living.
My key insights after that:
- Quality of nutrition, nutrients, and probiotics.
- Wildlife inside me fascinating)
- The complex gut condition may be related to how happy or depressed. That was WOW.
Do recommend to everyone who is interested in a better quality of life and health. We all deserve better, isn't?

#readingenvysummerchallenge “Something swampy, something blue, something translated, something true” August edition.
I was going to use Where the Crawdads Sing for the swampy category, but then I realized that the human gut is an awfully swampy place, so I could count four different translated titles for the challenge this month.

Finally finished it yesterday. Yupp, it‘s all worth the hype in my eyes. I very much enjoyed it: All the things she brought back from my school time, all the new things I learned. 💗 The narrative tone she presents the subject matter in. 😂 All interesting and worth it. It‘s a definite recommendation.

One of the rare books I will borrow again because I want to come back to some parts.

Sigh, you know this feeling, when you‘re having a day where the universe is just laughing hard at you❓

First, I got a much needed day off tomorrow for accompanying a family member to the doctor. I didn‘t think I‘d be allowed a day off but I was. So: good thing, very happy.

Then: Since about 1,5 hours I know that I myself need to see a doctor tomorrow morning urgently. I am falling ill and will spend most of my night in the bathroom.

If I had a better memory I might still have known all this interesting stuff she is telling about the intestine from my Biology classes. But I don‘t – and this is why I find especially the first half extremely interesting.

I like the popular scientific way with easy-to-follow comparisons/example she explains things with.

Sorry Littens, I‘m too much of a chicken to listen to „Wenn die Gondeln Trauer tragen“ in the evening. Already in the first few minutes it did create such a mysterious, ominous atmosphere that I needed to stop before 20 minutes were over. 🥶😱🙈 So, yes, the audio play is produced very well – but it‘s better for me (and my night sleep) to squeeze in some minutes of fact book to educate myself as soon as it‘s getting dark outside. 🤷🏽‍♀️😇

Look 👀 which audiobook is available for me tomorrow. This fact caught me by surprise because I already had forgotten I put it on hold. I only remember I accidentally discovered it in my online library‘s catalogue and thought about if its publication is long enough ago that “reading” it now no longer counts as following the hype train. 😊

But since I – often in vain – try to integrate more fibres in my food plan I hope for good advice.

Movement is the most extraordinary thing ever developed by living creatures. There is no other reason for having muscles, and probably no other reason for having a brain.

Concurrent books dealing with poop. What are the chances? 💩 The passage above is in the tagged book about the human gut. Meanwhile, I had just been listening to descriptions of the ways cow dung is used in purification rituals in certain parts of India … for example, mixed with water and sprayed on surfaces before people sit down to have a meal. 🧐

Interesting and worth to read. This book is written in detail about gut. Learnt so many things. , starting from how pooing works , what is reflux , vomitting, allergies , microbes in Gut. At times I felt there are many medical terms for which we need to search in internet.

This book is fascinating. Might try this on the first day of school. Haha! “There are tablets and medicated chewing gum that prevent travel sickness by numbing the nerves of the gut. When the nausea abates, feelings of anxiety often disappear, too. If unaccountable grumpiness or anxiety can originate in the gut (even without nausea), is it possible that these drugs could be used to banish them? By temporarily numbing a troubled gut, so to speak?”

Also began this one - saw it on Audible, but the Kindle ebook was only $2.99 and has pictures. Hoping it will answer some questions about what has been going on with my stomach lately!

This book has been on my TBR for a while and it‘s fascinating. I enjoyed the narration, but I may look up the text sometime for the illustrations. For me, the most interesting parts were about gut bacteria and the human microbiome, but all of it kept my attention while being humorous and clearly understandable.

I finished listening while on a short #audiowalk beside our flooded fields. The river is back up a bit today.

#nonfiction #audiobook

I enjoyed the combination of humor and education this book gave us. I found the first two parts much more interesting than the third, but that‘s a total preference thing.

My newest #audiobook read/listen!

3,5/5 stars for this one! It was very scientific, but understandable and enjoyable, way more enjoyable than I thought it would be. It's all about how the gut works and our whole digestive system, and this new knowledge helps me understand the normal order of business in the stomach and also my IBS a little better. It was a good read, glad I picked it up!

Adding a Dutch book to my currently reading list. Translated, it means: the pretty food machine, the charm of your intestines. The English version is called Gut. I've recently been diagnosed with IBS and am still learning to deal with it and I thought that knowing a little more about how the gut works would help me. So, diving in!

Giulia Enders takes anatomy and physiology and makes them accessible to regular folks. Written based on a talk she gave while in medical school, and it has a conversational tone. But it‘s also packed with interesting facts and suggestions to improve your gut health. You might have a few “blech” moments—worms and barf are discussed, among others. But mostly it‘s good science made easy to digest. Pun intended.

Full review at www.TheBibliophage.com

Listening to this audiobook, since it‘s one of the oldest unfinished ones in my library. I‘m always reading the new ones first ... oh look a shiny new thing ...

#nonfictionchallenge2017

I‘m so excited to read this. 🤓

Not sure I've learnt more from a single book, ever. A fascinating, informative and accessible read.

Our understanding of the gut and the microbes within really is in its infancy, and I for one can't wait to see where future research leads us. 👍👏

Had a routine blood test yesterday. Nurse calls me with results today. Apparently I have a vitamin D deficiency (really? In Perth, Australia?) and the recommended treatment is 30 minutes per day of sun on my arms & legs. Oh, alright then 😁🌞😎.

Relaxing on the hammock reading this book with my 8yo lying up the other end.

"Have you got to the poo yet mum?" ??

I am finding this book really informative and accessible, and have been sharing snippets with my family, which he has obviously been 'digesting'. ?

Gut by Giulia Enders. I really enjoyed this one. Enders explores the inner workings of our digestive system from when food, drinks, and germs enter through outlet mouth to when they exit. Minor trigger warning for those that are a bit squeamish, and probably not a good idea to read while eating.

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My #gut feeling was right about this book! The writer provides so much interesting information about our body's most underrated organ. Her writing was entertaining despite it's a #science based book, and the #illustrations in this book is adorable! #nonfiction #science #bookstagram #bookworm #booknerdigan #booknerd #bibliophage #lovereading #readforlife #learning #biology #microbes #read150 #librarybooks #sciencebook #calgarypubliclibrary

This is my most #recentnonfictionread . I still haven't finished it but I'm finding it quite fascinating and educational. Our gut is really one of our most underrated organs. I had no idea there is such a thing as a "gut brain" and that having a gut feeling is real. #Marchintoreading

Food for my guts - poached egg on toast with leek sprouts and smoked tuna.
About the book - it is a fun, interesting and informative.

#litsycooks

SO INTERESTING! I now feel suitably educated on all sorts of things, like bacteria and intestinal parasites and sphincters...

#somethingforsept #SeptemberPhotoChallenge I'm not sure if this is necessarily an ugly cover, but it may qualify as TMI -- or at the very least too kitschy to be taken seriously. Either way, one that I would opt for kindle. 😝

Loved it! Not for the easily grossed out

I have been annoyingly unwell lately. Not so unwell that I need treatment but just enough to be frustrating. I know it has been winter but it is a mild winter. Thought I might take a look at some books on the way organs function to understand more how this stuff affects our bodies.

An insightful and thought provoking book. I really enjoyed reading this book even though it is about the gut. It was informative and I learned a lot from this book. Highly recommend.

Or should I read from this tbr pile for #24in48?

Loving this book. Lots of great information in language that's easy to understand, with a cheeky sense of humour too.💩

Onto this fascinating look at the most undervalued part of our anatomy. There are more instances of bowel & intestinal cancer and other serious diseases because people are too embarrassed to see a doctor. This needs to change. Very interesting read.💩

Today's library haul for TBRTuesday. Especially looking forward to Smoke Gets In Your Eyes:Stories From The Crematory & also Gut:The Inside Story Of Our Most Underrated Organ. Plus an Anita Blake graphic novel. Love my local library💚💙💜📚

Fun Photo Friday @Liberty I try to keep at least one nonfiction book going because I have a bad habit of only wanting to read fiction! The section on how the gut is related to anxiety was of particular interest to me. A great science read that doesn't get too technical!

Interesting book about our digestive system.

'A cheeky up-close and personal guide to the secrets and science of our digestive system.' Who knew how interesting the gut actually is?! A fascinating read by a funny, eloquent, charming and clever medical student who will undoubtedly have a career as a writer too. And she's only 26! ❤️