SUPER-POWERED IMMUNITY STARTS IN THE GUT by Michelle Schoffro Cook

It’s becoming widely accepted now that much of our immunity and overall ability to stay healthy starts in our digestive system. This book - written by a doctor of natural medicine, herbalist, aromatherapist and nutritionist - goes into the subject in greater detail but remains eminently practical and easy to use. She goes through all the latest science and underlines the threats to our microbiome from antibiotics and other threats. She describes all the fermented foods like kombucha, sauerkraut and yoghurt that rebuild gut health. The centrepiece though of the book is her detailed Seven-Step Plan to build a healthy gut environment, which includes gently eliminating harmful substances and rebuilding the diversity there and then benefitting the useful microbes through nutrition and adequate hydration.

160pp, 229 x 152 mm, Paperback, 2024, RRP £12.99