The Charming Gut: How Our Most Powerful Organ Controls Us

Julia Enders is a young scientist and microbiologist from Frankfurt. She started writing this book while studying at the medical university, sharing amazing facts about our body with friends. Did you know that: - a person's age, body type and region of residence can be determined by the bacterial composition of our intestines; - about 80% of our immunity is located in the intestines; - representatives of the intestinal microflora weigh about 2 kg; - saliva is chemically filtered blood; - there are intestinal bacteria that dull the feeling of fear and the instinct of self-preservation; - bacteria and intestinal infections provoke the development of mental illnesses? Review by Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor S. I. Rapoport: "Although the book is popular, it gives an idea of ​​how complex the digestive system is, its dependence on the state of the central nervous system, representatives of the microflora and parasites inhabiting its various sections, etc."