The Inside Tract Your Good Gut Guide to Great Digestive Health

by Mullin, Gerard E.; Swift, Kathie Madonna; Weil, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9781605292649
• ISBN10: 1605292648
• Edition: Original
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-07-05
• Publisher: Rodale Books

Summary

For many centuries, ancient, ayurvedic, and traditional Chinese medicine have identified the gut as the center of health and wellness, but it has been largely downplayed by modern Western medicine. In The Inside Tract, Gerard E. Mullin, a leading internist, gastroenterologist, and nutritionist at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Kathie Madonna Swift, a registered dietitian and culinary nutritionist, show that good digestive health is vital to overall wellness. Studies have shown that over half of the 90 million Americans suffering from digestive disorders such as IBS, GERD, celiac disease, and gluten sensitivity are actively looking for alternative ways to address these ailments. Advocating a regimen of dietary changes, supplements, detoxification, and a 7-step lifestyle modification program, Mullin and Swift show how food can be used as medicine to heal intestinal problems. Using the questionnaire provided, readers will be able to determine their own unique Gastrointestinal Point System (GPS) and design an individualized plan to get themselves on the right "tract" to digestive wellness and vibrant health.

Author Biography

Gerard E. Mullin, MD, is an associate professor of medicine and director of Integrative GI Nutrition Services at Johns Hopkins. He is internationally renowned for his work in integrative gastroenterology and nutrition. Visit him at www.docmullin.com. Kathie Madonna Swift, MS, RD, LDN, is an integrative and functional medicine dietitian and culinary nutrition leader for the Food As Medicine training program. She practices in the Berkshires, MA.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
The Gastrointestinal Superhighway
The Gut: Your ôInside Tractö to Health and Wellness	p. 19
Taking a Ride on the Tube: A Guided Tour of Your Gut	p. 30
When You Get ôOff Tractö: Digestive Disease and You	p. 49
The Inside Tract Prescription to Wellness
The ôInside Tractö to Good Nutrition	p. 67
The ôInside Tractö to a Better Life	p. 101
Supplements to Heal Your Inside Tract	p. 130
Food as Medicine for Digestive Health
Getting on the Inside Track to Optimal Digestive Health	p. 157
Track 1: The Foundational Food Plan	p. 165
Track 2: The Exclusion Food Plan	p. 180
Track 3: The Specific Food Plan	p. 212
Putting It All Together: Case Histories	p. 223
Appendix
Recipes	p. 237
Shopping Lists	p. 296
Resources	p. 307
Acknowledgments	p. 311
Endnotes	p. 315
Index	p. 331
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