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The Mind-Gut Connection

Emeran Mayer, MD

Combining cutting-edge neuroscience with the latest discoveries on the human microbiome, a practical guide in the tradition of The Second Brain and The Good Gut conclusively demonstrates the inextricable, biological link between the mind and the digestive system.

We have all experienced the connection between our mind and our gut—the decision we made because it “felt right”; the butterflies in our stomach before a big meeting, the anxious stomach rumbling we get when stressed out. While the dialogue between the gut and the brain has been recognized by ancient healing traditions, including Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, Western medicine has, by and large, failed to appreciate the complexity of how the brain, gut, and, more recently, the gut microbiota—the microorganisms that live inside our digestive tract — communicate with one another.

In The Mind-Gut Connection, Dr. Emeran Mayer, professor of medicine and executive director of the UCLA Center for Neurobiology of Stress, offers a revolutionary and provocative look at this developing science, teaching us how to harness the power of the mind-gut connection to take charge of our health and listen to the innate wisdom of our bodies.

Gut Feelings: The Patient’s Story

“Optimal care of DGBI is a collaboration where patient and provider achieve mutual goals: The provider elicits the patient’s illness experience and applies that knowledge along with the science of neurogastroenterology to select diagnostic strategies and optimize treatment. The patient communicates to the provider the illness experience in a meaningful manner and then participates in diagnostic and patient decision making. This is patient-centered care” - Douglas Drossman, MD

The Low-FODMAP Diet- Step by Step

Do you suffer from IBS or a chronically sensitive stomach? The culprit may be your diet: many everyday foods contain FODMAPs -- a group of carbohydrates that can wreak havoc on your digestive system. Digestive health specialist Kate Scarlata and expert recipe developer DeDe Wilson share their clear, accessible, three-step low-FODMAP diet. Backed by the most up-to-date, sound medical advice, The Low-FODMAP Diet Step by Step walks you through:

  • Identifying FODMAPs and what foods contain them

  • Customizing your own gut-friendly plan to alleviate painful symptoms

  • Using an elimination diet to help determine your food triggers

  • Stocking your low-FODMAP pantry, with food lists and more

  • Easy, delicious recipes for every meal, with specific food reintegration tips

Gut Feelings: Disorders of Gut-Brain Interactions & the Patient-Provider Relationship

For doctors, this book will help you to:

  • Learn the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of all Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBIs)

  • Elicit accurate information from the medical interview to make a precise diagnosis

  • Acquire communication skills to better connect with your patients

  • ​Avoid burnout - get satisfaction and meaningfulness in the care you provide

 

For patients looking for answers, this book will help you:

  • Understand why you have symptoms when all tests are negative

  • Learn to manage your GI symptoms and improve the care you receive

  • Improve your communication with doctors - what to ask and what to do when the visit is not going well

  • ​Learn the diagnosis and treatment of the adult DGBIs in a scientifically accurate easy to read format

  • Find the best clinical programs for treating DGBI

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