Gut microbiomes are dynamic communities varying from population to population and throughout life. In Western societies, a toxic metabolic shift of gut microbiomes is a driver and underestimated risk factor for the development of many noncommunicable chronic pathologies. This book identifies the root cause of these deleterious microbial changes. During the last several decades, increased consumption of animal products, coinciding and correlating with global climate change, has been a contributing cause of undesirable gut microbiome changes.
Key Features
Establishes a connection between poor gut microbiome health and chronic disease and cancer development
Demonstrates how animal products and low-fiber diet patterns induce a detrimental metabolic transition of the gut microbiome from a human health-maintaining towards a disease-promoting state
Discusses the opportunity of a toxic microbial metabolic signature as a powerful clinical and diagnostic tool to effectively predict chronic disease and cancer development
Provides the latest evidence on different strategies to rebuild a healthy microbiome metabolism and effectively prevent noncommunicable diseases and colorectal cancer
Documents the gut microbiome benefits of a plant-based diet
By:
Sarah Schwitalla
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Weight: 660g
ISBN: 9781032065120
ISBN 10: 1032065125
Pages: 222
Publication Date: 10 October 2022
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
"Table of Contents Dedication Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Diet related chronic diseases are the most critical health problem of modern societies – how did that happen? Chapter 2: The ""industrialized"" microbiome - a caution label for a global epidemic Missing microbes - does it matter? Chapter 3: The subtle problems of microbiome research Is the microbiome ""oversold""? Is microbiome science heading in the wrong direction? Chapter 4: The gut microbiome: a new perspective Our microbiome is a metabolic organ Functional omes: metabolites over species Finding a new definition for a ""healthy"" microbiome and ""dysbiosis"" Chapter 5: Shaping the microbial behavior Diet: the master educator of the gut microbiome Starving the microbial self: a foundation for developing a chronic disease Chapter 6: The toxic microbiome ""It’s not the fiber, it’s the animal protein"" Protein fermentation Fat toxicity Secondary bile acids Heme iron TMAO: the way to a man’s heart is through his gut microbiota Toxicomicrobiomics A toxic microbiome: useful for predicting chronic diseases? Chapter 7: How to build a healthy gut microbiome and prevent chronic diseases The ""true"" human diet: are humans really omnivores? ""The Paleo diet is a myth"" Protein concerns: Do we get enough on plants? Feeding microbes for disease prevention and treatment Chapter 8: ""Fixing"" the microbiome - Can we restore a healthy microbiome by other means than diet? Probiotics – hype or hope? Fecal microbial transplantation or ""The Power of Poop"" The ""Wild West"" of microbiome science: drugging the microbiome and personalized nutrition Glossary Abbreviations Literature"
Dr. Sarah Schwitalla holds a PhD in biochemistry and cancer research, she is a lecturer and public health consultant based in Germany and Scandinavia. Dr. Schwitalla worked as a research scientist at Harvard University and at the Technical University in Munich (Germany) for several years. She specialized in colon cancer development and cancer stem cell research, microbiome and inflammatory bowel disease for over 12 years now. Later on, she included public health, food policy and nutrition science to her expertise. Apart from her research, she engaged with international development aid projects and gained experience in the pharmaceutical industry as a Scientific Advisor and Medical Manager. In 2018, Dr. Schwitalla founded the virtual center for public health, focusing on microbiome and gut health (www.drschwitalla.com) The center’s mission is to provide independent and evidence-based support to those affected by chronic intestinal diseases, digestive disorders and colon cancer. Schwitalla provides consulting services for companies and public health care system workers for the prevention of chronic digestive diseases and offers training courses, seminars and lectures health care specialists.
