So helpful and detailed. Reading about the gut and everything connected to it for our well being is fascinating to me. Pedre provides excellent information to consider in his new book: I learned a ton. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. Five stars.

The GutSMART Protocol is a tutorial guide and nutritional program developed and promoted by Dr. Vincent Pedre. Due out 4th April 2023 from BenBella Books, it's 288 pages and will be available in hardcover, audio, and ebook formats.

This is an accessible and enthusiastically written guide to supporting and building a healthy gut biome and promoting gut health with the aim of positive follow on benefits to general wellness and organ system health throughout the body. There's convincing peer reviewed research to show the direct correlation between gut health and general health and this guide aims to help readers improve their diet and support their digestive system.

The science is fairly clear at this point. The microbiome of the digestive system has a profound effect on overall physical and even mental health. Supporting good health requires a healthy and varied diet as well as rest and hydration.

The book is well laid out with an introduction and theory behind the science of gut health, a quiz and quick start 2 week plain that readers can tailor to their particular situation and gut wellness, meal plans, recipes, and supportive processes to provide more overall benefits. The science is solid and well annotated here with links for further reading.

I found the ruthless positivity throughout wearing after a while. The author's website and publications are full of glossy wellness therapy sound bites and some of the allied therapies he recommends are still questioned in the mainstream medical and scientific communities. There are lots and lots (and lots) of extra add-ons and giveaways throughout the book and on his website as well as promotion of his own products. The book comes across as a populist media "sensation".

Four stars. There are unquestionably valuable takeaways here. Readers should use common sense deciding what parts of the book to use.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

I found this book very interesting. I think I will need to read it more slowly to fully digest all of the steps and tips. I really liked how the author used science to back his claims and walked the reader step by step through understanding gut health before trying to get the reader to make changes. The changes come after understanding. The recipes look very tasty and are available no matter what level of your gut health or unhealth. I really liked how multifaceted the quiz is and how the recommendations are dependent upon where you fall after taking the quiz. I look forward to rereading and beginning the 14 day protocol.

This is a science based program for better stomach health. It includes a 14 day plan that is easy to incorporate into your life . The foods included are not all vegan but I will make adjustments. I enjoyed learning more of the science behind a healthy stomach and how small changes we can make lead to better overall stomach health. I highly recommend this book for all interested in better health . This is a important body of work that is worth your time to invest in reading and learning this vital program. I will be buying a hard copy and gifting this to friends.

Thank you to the publisher, to Net Galley and to the author for the opportunity. My review opinions are my own.

The GutSMART Protocol is a comprehensive, hope-filled guide out of the digestion nightmare that most of us live with daily! The information was deeply informative, yet palatable for even someone just entering the gut-healing game. I gathered a lot of new information and appreciated the yummy recipes to accompany the protocol. I really think this book will help many people on their way to a healthy gut and most healing stems from there!

The GutSMART Protocol :Revitalize Your Health, Boost Your Energy, and Lose Weight in Just 14 Days with Your Personalized Gut-Healing Plan is an informative and tutorial guide to improving gut health. The author uses science based evidence and studies to back his claim that gut health directly affects your organs and the rest of the body. and improving this area will have positive benefits for your general health. The book aims to help readers develop a healthy microbiome by improving their diet and lifestyle. The author is keen to emphasize the huge effect the digestive system has on physical and mental health and lots of information is provided to support this. As well as the theory and science the is a quiz, a quick start plan to follow, meal plans, recipes and lots of help and support to get you started making positive changes in your gut health. Overall a good informative book.

This is such an informative book that is clear and well explained. Everything is laid out in terms that anyone can understand.

Your gut is connected to every system in your body. You would think that this would be common knowledge that your gut is the epicenter of all bodily processes and systems.

There is a quiz to take and then you can do the14-DAY GUTSMART PROTOCOL, which tells you what foods to eat and avoid.

Parts are explained throughly and it’s defiantly a book that needs to be reread

The recipes are clearly wrote out and explained and I found the tip section good, having tried some of these recipes and working in catering I can say that they are very good

There are parts of the book I would question and I would always seek yours doctors advice if unsure how the basics are there to make good informed choices.
It would be a book that you could highlight parts of to get the information you need after reading the what it is and why at the beginning of the book
I didn’t like the feeling like the author was trying to sell you into another of his programmes on his website so it lost a star as felt a bit pushy