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The Second Brain by Michael Gershon is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Second Brain about?
"Persuasive, impassioned... hopeful news [for those] suffering from functional bowel disease." — New York Times Book ReviewDr. 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 thirty 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...
Who reads The Second Brain?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Michael Gershon
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- Category
- nonfiction
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