Gutbliss · A 10-Day Plan to Ban Bloat, Flush Toxins, and Dump Your Digestive Baggage by Chutkan, Robynne -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Copyright Dedication Epigraph Contents Acknowledgments Introduction | BIG, BLOATED, AND BOGGED DOWN: FINDING YOUR GUTBLISS (AND MINE, TOO)

Your Inner Doctor My Promise to You Finding My Gutbliss An Integrative Solution Blissless Out of Balance How I Found My Gutbliss The Journey Continues . . . Together

PART 1 | Digestion 101

1 | What’s Happening in There?

A Trip Down Your Digestive Superhighway

2 | The Voluptuous Venus Colon

Physiology, Not Psychology The Link Between Women and Bloating

3 | Traffic Jams on the GI Superhighway?

Expect Delays Fatty Foods, Too Full of Fiber, and Sleepy Stomachs: Lifestyle Causes of Gastroparesis Medical Issues That Can Slow Things Down Gutbliss Solutions to Keep Traffic Moving Or Maybe Your Superhighway Is a Country Road?

4 | Getting Regular

Ancient Problem, Common in Modern Life Diagnosis and Causes: A Tricky Business What’s Happening Down There? Bloating: Constipation’s Frequent Companion How Bowel Movements Happen What Can Go Wrong Gutbliss Solutions for Constipation

PART 2 | What’s Gone Wrong in Your Gut?

5 | Could It Be the Air You Swallow and the Gas You Pass?

Swallowing Air Chew on This Gutbliss Solutions for Aerophagia Bad Gas Good Gas and Bad Gas Gutbliss Solutions for Good Gas Gutbliss Solutions for Bad Gas The Gas You Pass

6 | Trouble in the Microbiome?

Antibiotics: Friend or Foe? The Era of “Over” Everything Are We Too Clean? Gut Bacteria: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Yeast Overgrowth (Candida) Dysbiosis and Leaky Gut Syndrome Why Are Our Bacteria Out of Balance? Diagnosing and Treating Dysbiosis

7 | Uninvited Guests?

Parasites Among Us Getting Rid of the Guests—and Their Baggage Gutbliss Solutions for Parasites

8 | What’s Happening with Your Hormones?

Marvelous Messengers Sex Hormones Gutbliss Solutions for Estrogen Dominance

9 | Was It Good for You? Sex and the Bloat

Gutbliss Solutions for Dysbiosis and Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) Gutbliss Solutions to Get You in the Mood

10 | Belly Fat or Bloated?

Okay, So What’s the Difference? What I Do When a Patient Comes to Me Complaining of Bloat Apple or Pear, and Why It Matters Not Loving Liposuction Eating Your Way Out of Belly Fat Insulin Resistance: The Crash Course Eat Like a Cavewoman? Slow Carb Solution Gutbliss Solutions for Belly Fat Getting with the Glycemic Index

11 | Could It Be Celiac?

Getting the Diagnosis Right Eating Gluten-Free Is It Celiac Disease, Gluten Sensitivity, or Wheat Allergy?

12 | Is There an Inflammation Connection?

“Why Do I Feel Awful?” Understanding Microscopic Colitis Gutbliss Solutions: The Big Four for an Instant Diet Makeover Gutbliss Solutions for Inflammation . . . and More

13 | What About IBS?

Mind/Body Breakthrough Stuck in Overdrive Stress and IBS: Is There a Connection? Stress and Medical Bias A Different Way to Look at IBS Unknowns and Economics Mindy: When Stress Isn’t the Whole Story Leslie: Conquering “Crummy Diet Syndrome” Carol: Keep Trying Until You Find What Works

14 | Could Your Gut Be Leaking?

Net Results: How Leaky Gut Happens Gutbliss Solutions for Leaky Gut Leaky Gut Syndrome

15 | Too Sweet for Your Own Good?

Chasing the Sugar Rush Kicking the Habit Gutbliss Solutions for Sugar Addiction

16 | Potholes on the GI Superhighway: Dealing with Diverticulosis

Lackluster Bowels Diverticulosis: Widespread and Often Overlooked Causes How the Damage Happens Treating Diverticulosis Gutbliss Solutions for Diverticulosis

17 | Of All the Gall: Bloating and Your Gallbladder

Master Fat Blaster Cholesterol Made Simple What Can Go Wrong with Gallbladders When Your Gallbladder Is an Innocent Bystander What About Elective Gallbladder Surgery? The Magic of Change Gutbliss Solutions for Gallbladder Issues

18 | Seriously Bloated

Warning Signs Ten Diagnoses Linked to Serious Bloating

PART 3 | On the Path to Gutbliss

19 | Eating Your Way to Gutbliss

My Simple Definition of Food Plenty to Eat, No Food Addicted to Fake, Hungry for Real Food Then and Now

20 | Drinking Your Way to Gutbliss

The Potable Bloatables What Should You Be Drinking? Gutbliss Solutions for Developing Fluid Habits

21 | On the Move Toward Gutbliss

The Workout Within Choosing Your Exercise

22 | Beauty and the Bloat

The Gut-Skin Connection GI Beauty Boosters The Glow of Good Nutrition The Advantages of Absorption The Bloom of Bacterial Balance What About Cleansing and Detoxification? The Bottom Line Gutbliss Solutions for Eating Your Way to a More Beautiful You Gutbliss Spa: Beauty Recipes for Skin and Hair Gutbliss Solutions for How to Be a Product Detective Gutbliss Solutions for a Beautiful Lifestyle

23 | Ten Days to Gutbliss

Food as Medicine, Food as Bliss Gutbliss Guidelines The 10-Day Gutbliss Plan How to Eat Supplements Medications to Avoid The Gutbliss Life My Gutbliss 10-Day Meal Plan A Final Note Five Factors for Stool Nirvana

Appendix: Gutbliss Recipes

BREAKFAST IDEAS SOUPS SALADS MAINS AND SIDES SNACKS AND TREATS CUSTOM SMOOTHIE GUIDE

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