Product Description

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 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."

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #41208 in Books
• Published on: 1999-11-11
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .79" h x 5.30" w x 8.02" l, .53 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

New York TimesBook Review
"Persuasive, impassioned... hopeful news [for those] suffering from functional bowel disease."

-- New York TimesBook Review
"Persuasive, impassioned... hopeful news [for those] suffering from functional bowel disease."

Synopsis
The author's groundbreaking research reveals a "second brain" located in the abdomen that must cooperate with the main brain in order to insure gastrointestinal health. Reprint. NYT.