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Gut Feelings

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It's good and very informative, however, it reads a lot like a textbook, and sometimes it made me feel bored and uninterested because of the constant usage of jargon and technical words. I still think this is a great book to read to know more about the gut, it is just not what I expected from it. I go into this wanting to read about the subject matter that I'm studying, but in a different tone (basically, I'm tired of reading my textbooks and handouts over and over again). But this one just reads like another textbook, so that's on me for setting up my expectation that way.

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The human microbiome is a fascinating subject. As authors of this book write in the preface, we are on the threshold of a new scientific revolution. The more we know about bacteria, viruses, archaea, and fungi living in our body, the more it changes our approach to diseases, immunity, and even our identity as a species. And this book brings all the newest knowledge on this subject, with a review of the latest studies and theories. You will find here also fascinating insights from the leading scientists in this field and the history of many important discoveries.

However, this is not a popular science book – for most parts, it reads more like a textbook, and authors themselves admit – only half-joking – that you need some perseverance to finish it. But if you are interested in this subject, you won't find a more definitive study.

Thanks to the publisher, The MIT Press, and NetGalley for the advance copy of this book.

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A Wonderful book for the scientifically inclined. Highly recommended!

I really enjoyed reading 'Gut Feelings' and amazed at how much we discovered about intricate ecosystem of our internal microbiome.

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I requested this book because I am fascinated by the subject: the connections between our gut and our brain. I actually wrote about this in my dissertation and so I deeply enjoyed this book.

It was informative, well-researched and understandable. Even though I already had some basic knowledge of the topics (gut-grain axis/vagal communication/ etc...) I don't have an extensive background in STEM or in this specific specialty, regardless the authors did a brilliant job at explaining even the harder-to-grasp concepts and definitely made it easier even for an inexperienced reader to understand everything or nearly everything.

I'd recommend this one to anyone who's interested in the interconnections between our guts and our brains, how the two come into play when it comes to mental health and other brain diseases. Definitely a great starting point to learn more about the topic.

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This is an informative and interesting book from the first page to the last. The microbiome has become a popular research topic over the past several years, but I have never come across such a thoughtful and well-researched body of work on the subject. In fact, Gut Feelings: The Microbiome and Our Health is so chuck full of information, readers may want to take their time reading through it. I had no idea just how much I didn't know until I read this book. If you have more than a casual interest in the science of the microbiome, this book is for you.

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Gut Feelings is a widely researched book on the microbiome and its relevance to our health. It covers a wide variety of topics and references many studies undertaken in this area. It you are not from a scientific or medical background it can be quite complex and might take a bit of digesting to fully understand the content. However it should stir interest for everyone in this very important and developing area. The microbiome is crucial to our health and further understanding of it may have huge implications for the future of disease and our health. This book addresses all the main areas and you will definitely be a lot better informed after reading it.

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