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The Second Brain
- A Groundbreaking New Understanding of Nervous Disorders of the Stomach and Intestine
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
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The Second Brain
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Publisher's Summary
Dr. Gershon’s groundbreaking book fills the gap between what you need to know - and what your doctor has time to tell you.
Dr. Michael Gershon has devoted his career to understanding the human bowel (the stomach, esophagus, small intestine, and colon). His 30 years of research have led to an extraordinary rediscovery: Nerve cells in the gut that act as a brain. This "second brain" can control our gut all by itself. Our two brains - the one in our head and the one in our bowel - must cooperate. If they do not, then there is chaos in the gut and misery in the head - everything from "butterflies" to cramps, from diarrhea to constipation. Dr. Gershon's work has led to radical new understandings about a wide range of gastrointestinal problems including gastroenteritis, nervous stomach, and irritable bowel syndrome. The Second Brain represents a quantum leap in medical knowledge and is already benefiting patients whose symptoms were previously dismissed as neurotic or "it's all in your head".
Critic Reviews
“Persuasive, impassioned...hopeful news [for those] suffering from functional bowel disease.” (New York Times Book Review)
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- Slywolff
- 02-06-2022
Fascinating but turgid
Turgid might be the wrong word to use, it to me comes across as very very very technical, lots of words someone in this science area may well clearly understand but I am a layman.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-01-2022
Informative, humorous and the reader is fantastic
This audiobook has been such a joy to digest (excuse the pun).
It is so well explained that you come away with a vast amount of knowledge, even if you aren't familiar with much medical terminology.
I was often laughing hysterically at many humourous metaphors and stories that Michael included.
If there was an option for 6 stars, I would select it.
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