The Mind-Gut Connection

There are better books on the microbiome. If/when I read one I'll update this review. UPDATE: I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong is fantastic - start there.

This book felt meandering, with a lot of postulating about implications of small studies. What little actionable information you get in the last chapter is exactly what you'd expect. There's no clear goal beyond general education and interesting theories.

Overall I don't feel like I got any value out of this, with the exception of his computer vs machine gut explanation in the intro, and realizing how short the window of influence during pregnancy/first 3 years of life is in developing a healthy gut flora.