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Genius Gut: How to Boost Your Mood and Health from the Inside Out
By (Author) Dr Emily Leeming
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Books Ltd
21st October 2025
24th July 2025
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Popular medicine and health: the human body
Health and wholefood cookery
Popular science
613.2
Paperback
288
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 15mm
200g
Learn all there is to know about the gut-brain connection and boost your health and mood from inside out with 10 proven gut-brain hacks Genius Gut is a revolutionary guide on what and how to eat to boost your life from the inside out. Written by Dr Emily Leeming, microbiome scientist and registered dietitian, Genius Gut draws on her clinical and research expertise as a registered dietician, microbiome scientist and chef. Packed with practical resources, tables, tips, and lists, this book digests the latest ground-breaking scientific research about the powerful two-way path between our gut and brain, transforming how we eat for our gut health and mood. With 10 proven easy gut-brain hacks that you can mix and match, you will learn how and what to eat for peak emotional and physical well-being without restriction.
Dr Leeming's book cuts through all the noise and explains everything about your gut in easily digestible (sorry had to do it) sections * Cosmopolitan, best new books out in July *
Dr Emily Leeming has written a brilliant book written in a very easy to digest way (forgive the pun) with very simple and affordable hacks. * Davina McCall *
Brilliant * Gethin Jones, BBC Radio 5 Live *
You need to read this * Womens Health *
The book offers myriad easy ways you can nurture your gut microbiome and wider health * VOGUE *
The gut is the gateway to the brain and this is the go-to guide * Dr Tara Swart, neuroscientist and author of The Source *
Apart from being an exceptional academic, Emilys talent and passion for disseminating the science into digestible nuggets is second to none. I devoured this book * Alana Macfarlane, author of The Gut Stuff *
Dr Emily Leeming masterfully distils emerging and complex science into easy and actionable reading, dispelling common myths along the way. Everyone should own a copy! * Angela Foster, High Performance Health Podcast *
An essential and refreshing read about an important topic * Joshua Fletcher, the Anxiety Therapist (@anxietyjosh, the author of And How Does That Make You Feel) *
This truly is a gut health bible * Kaitlin Colucci, gut health dietitian *
Dr Emily Leeming PhD MSc RD is a microbiome scientist, registered dietitian, and chef. She is a Research Fellow at King's College London. Dr Emily writes for The Daily Mail and frequently appears in media outlets such as BBC Radio 4, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, and The Guardian. She authors the popular weekly Substack newsletter Second Brain and regularly gives talks, translating new research findings into actionable everyday advice. Genius Gut is her first book. Instagram- @dremilyleeming Substack- Second Brain