The complete prebiotic & probiotic health guide
Subtitle: a vegetarian plan for balancing your gut flora + 175 recipes
By: Dr. Maitreyi Raman, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Angela Sirounis, BSc, RD, Jennifer Shrubsole, BSc, RD
Contributors: Sirounis, Angela, author; Shrubsole, Jennifer, author
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780778805175
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Functional foods; Nutraceutiques; Tractus gastro-intestinal; Microbiology; Vegetarianism; Prébiotiques; Prebiotics; Probiotiques; Gastrointestinal system; Ouvrages de vulgarisation; Probiotics; Microbiologie; Popular works; Vegetarian cooking
Other titles: Complete prebiotic and probiotic health guide
Description: The role of diet in shaping a favorable environment for beneficial gut bacteria is becoming more and more apparent. The authors show you strategies to create a healthier gut by eating more probiotic- and prebiotic-rich foods within the framework of a vegetarian diet. Their eight-step program offers a nutritional prescription that will get you into tip-top shape, help you lose weight, and reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding the gut microbiome. The gut microbiome ; Antibiotics and the gut microbiome ; Beneficial bacteria ; The impact of fiber on gut microbiota; title: How to achieve a healthy microbiome. The vegetarian diet ; The vegetarian diet in detail ; Optimizing dietary fiber and prebiotics ; How to optimize dietary probiotics; title: The 8-step biotic-balanced program. Nutrition prescription for health living ; Changing your eating habits; title: Recipes for a healthy microbiome.