Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ book review
By Tina - August 24, 2015
Ever since reading Guila Ender's Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ, I have been pretty obsessed with my bowel movements and also I am way more conscious of salivating.
This was a good read. The pace is very fast, and I didn't feel boggled down and overwhelmed with the scientific terms (all the science stuff sounded very credible... but I did no research to confirm the facts Ender wrote about). Also I liked the pictures.
The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 describes gut basics. I learned that it is very good to squat when pooping. Part 2 covers the gut in relation to the nervous system. And I learned that rabbits cannot vomit. I will bring this nugget of knowledge to the dinner table tonight. And Part 3 is focused on the itty bitty microbes in the tummy. I learned that if you do plan on eating a lot of raw egg whites (I once made triple layer mousse and felt very conflicted about using all those raw egg whites), you should take in more Vitamin H. Vitamin H is an avidin neutralizer. And avidin is a toxin found in raw eggs.
IMAGE SOURCE: The front page cover of Guila Ender's book. Illustrations by Jill Enders
This was a good read. The pace is very fast, and I didn't feel boggled down and overwhelmed with the scientific terms (all the science stuff sounded very credible... but I did no research to confirm the facts Ender wrote about). Also I liked the pictures.
The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 describes gut basics. I learned that it is very good to squat when pooping. Part 2 covers the gut in relation to the nervous system. And I learned that rabbits cannot vomit. I will bring this nugget of knowledge to the dinner table tonight. And Part 3 is focused on the itty bitty microbes in the tummy. I learned that if you do plan on eating a lot of raw egg whites (I once made triple layer mousse and felt very conflicted about using all those raw egg whites), you should take in more Vitamin H. Vitamin H is an avidin neutralizer. And avidin is a toxin found in raw eggs.
IMAGE SOURCE: The front page cover of Guila Ender's book. Illustrations by Jill Enders