Gut Feelings: Healing the Shame-Fuelled Relationship Between What You Eat and How You Feel

Working with Will Cole has changed my health and life. Gut Feelings offers a highly effective, intuitive, and softer way to reset and reconnect your body and emotions. It provides a framework for understanding the gut-brain connection and influencing it for the better, illustrating how stress and shame can contribute to gut inflammation and sabotage health. With healing recipes, dietary guidance, and mindfulness techniques, it is possible to heal the connection between the physical and mental with nutritious food and somatic practices.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 27 April 2023
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Working with Will Cole has had a profound impact on my health and well-being. Gut Feelings is a highly effective, intuitive, and gentle approach to resetting and reconnecting your body and emotions. Like all of Will's endeavors, it is informative and healing.

- GWYNETH PALTROW, founder and CEO of goop

A groundbreaking way to truly comprehend the inherent and fundamental connection between our body and mind. It will revolutionize how you think, eat, and ultimately exist in the world.

- DR. NICOLE LEPERA, holistic psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of How to Do the Work

Navigating the realm of nutrition and health can be overwhelming, with so much emphasis on what, when, and how to eat. However, the emotional impact of eating often gets overlooked. Now, Dr. Will Cole sheds light on the relationship between physical and emotional health, offering a framework to better understand the gut-brain connection and influence it for better health.

Dr. Cole illustrates how stress and shame can contribute to gut inflammation and undermine your health, a process he refers to as Shameflammation. Gut health issues can manifest in various ways, including mood swings, anxiety, and food cravings, but also through autoimmune conditions. As Dr. Cole explains, true health extends beyond what you eat and encompasses how you feel.

The good news is that it is possible to heal the connection between the physical and mental through nutritious food and somatic practices that support a healthy gut and brain. Dr. Cole will guide you in re-evaluating your relationship with food and your body, helping you reconnect with your gut feelings. This practical 21-Day Plan bridges the gap between your emotions and your health, offering healing recipes, dietary guidance, and mindfulness techniques, including:

- Increasing fiber intake to promote gut health
- Incorporating fermented foods for gut microbiome balance
- Practicing stress-reducing techniques such as meditation and deep breathing
- Engaging in movement and exercise to promote emotional well-being
- Incorporating mindfulness practices to enhance gut-brain communication

By following this plan, you can restore the harmony between your emotions and your health, achieving a state of optimal well-being.

Weight: 442g
Dimension: 240 x 160 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399724173