The Microbiome Weight loss program: The Scientifically Confirmed Strategy to Restore Your Intestine Well being and Obtain Everlasting Weight Loss (Microbiome Drugs Library)

A must read – for real
I’m too lazy to write reviews most of the time. However, I can’t help but sing the praises of this book and this author. Incredible. I’ve tried everything to drop the 30 pounds I gained after a series of life events – surgery, wide spectrum antibiotics, career related lifestyle changes, etc. I’ve done lots of research. My main concern is the near universal problem of metabolic slow down and reset after weight loss, making long term maintenance difficult if not impossible to maintain. So, I’ve really wanted to avoid doing any calorie restriction since that is just about guaranteed to make you actually gain weight in the long term. (The yo-yo diet paradox – just look at all the long term effects on the Biggest Loser contestants. Depressing.)Dr. Kellman makes a compelling case for the role of our microscopic friends in just about every aspect of our health and wellbeing. Losing weight is not actually the point. It is rebalancing your symbiotic friends to work with you not against you. He backs up all of his claims with solid research, though admittedly, much of it is still in its infancy. I have a strong feeling that time and further research will back up most his claims. What we do know is that the effects of our sterilized, pasturized, antibiotic treated lifestyle of the past 60 years have had devastating effects on our overall health – diabetes, obesity, autoimmune disorders, asthma, allergies – they all have their etiology in the same issue – a depleted microbiome. It’s revelatory.So, from my own personal experience: I read the book cover to cover in about 3 days. I also have read quite a bit of other research on the same topic. His plan is not particularly easy to follow, though the basic concepts are. I did not, I’ll admit, use his recipes – I work more than full time in a very stressful job. There was no way. I did, however, come up with my own way – following his dietary and supplement recommendations overall. I started about 7 weeks ago – cut out all the stuff he recommends to temporarily eliminate to reduce gut inflammation – dairy, soy, grains, sugar, legumes etc, and added in tons of veggies. I took all the supplements he recommended. I ate as much as I felt like eating, snacked when I felt like snacking. I did not track any calorie counts. For the first 2 weeks, I struggled a bit with cravings but since then, I’m not really hankering for anything that isn’t healthy. My microbes are talking – and the new ones want the good stuff! Donuts hold no sway with me anymore. AMAZING. I don’t dream about food or plan my next meal while I’m still eating this one. I’m fuller faster. I don’t even finish my meals most of the time. Not because I’m “good” or have self control, but because I just don’t feel like it. It’s incredible. Once you no longer have all the nefarious critters in your gut saying – eat more, eat crap, sugar pleaseeee, the concept of self-control and that icky feeling you get after you wolf down 3 slices of pizza and still feel like you could eat more is gone. Just gone. How cool is that? I even tried to “cheat” and didn’t really enjoy it. I’d been wanting try this new sandwich shop – hadn’t eaten any bread or gluten in 6 weeks, so this could be my 10% non-compliance portion. The sandwich was OK, but not great. I had no desire to eat more bread. Weird. Subs used to be my weakness. Now… meh.So if you’ve struggled with weight issues, diabetes, autoimmune stuff give this approach a try. There is effort in the getting going, but it becomes easy relatively quickly.Oh and by the way – I’ve lost 15 lbs in 7 weeks, haven’t used my inhaler in the past month and have more energy than I’ve had in a long time. Yay!Granted, I’m early in the process of trying to make long term weight and health changes – time of course will tell…..I’ll write an update in a few months.Aloha

This diet worked for me.
This diet worked pretty well for me. I have lost 16 lb in 9 weeks. I already knew the scientific background, so I didn’t read the testimonials and all that. The diet itself was easy for me to follow. I didn’t do any of the supplements he recommends. I like to eat whole food. It still worked fine. I came up with a nice gluten free breakfast muffin to go with my morning egg. He is really into smoothies and I can’t stand to drink my food. So I skipped all that. Eating fruit, nuts, meat, sheep and goat cheese, vegetables and meats was satisfying and easy to follow.There are some inconsistencies in the book and some things are left out. He nevers says when you can include bananas as fruit and there are some things that he says to introduce in phase 2 that also show up in phase 1.Bottom line, this worked for me when nothing else did.

Autant le programme paraît alléchant et bien pensé, autant sun point de vue pratique, il faut trouver les ingrédients et suppléments au magasin ou en ligne. On se retrouve à dépenser énormément pour des produits pas toujours dispos ou hors saison pour certains ingrédients. Les suppléments sont assez chers. Bref, ce régime n’est pas pensé pour un accès aux petits budgets. Si vous êtes végétariens oubliez. Si vous voulez manger local et ou de saison, oubliez. Des menus qui combinent parfois légumes d’hiver avec fruits d’été sur une même journée pas très pratique. C’est dommage, j’ai du fouiller et trouver des alternatives de manière intuitive car elles ne sont pas proposées dans le livre. Un peu déçue.

Excelente livro para conhecer o microbioma interior, bem escrito e indicações precisas de como aplicar a dieta.

Seit 3 Wochen befinde ich mich in der Diät, weil ich extreme Probleme mit meiner Milchallergie habe. Ich hätte es nie für möglich gehalten, wieviel Energie man bekommt und dass man ohne Probleme auf all die Dinge verzichten kann, die einem anerzogen wurde. Diese Diät soll eine Vorbereitung für die Anwendung von Darmbakterien bei mir sein, um die Reaktion der Milchallergie zu reduzieren. Die Diät kann ich auch jedem empfehlen, der hartnäckigen Bauchspeck verlieren möchte.