Genius Gut

Dr Emily Leeming

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date: 24/07/2025 ISBN: 9781405966559 Category:
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Feel Happier, Eat Smarter, and Improve Brain Performance – The Ultimate Gut Health Guide by Leading Scientist Dr. Emily Leeming

AS FEATURED IN THE DAILY MAIL, VOGUE, WOMEN’S HEALTH, STYLIST, EVENING STANDARD, THE SUN, THE TELEGRAPH and more.

‘This book is going to change your life!’ Lorraine Candy

‘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

Tired and down? Bloated? Can’t focus? This is your gut talking to your brain – and it is time you started listening.

Unlock the secrets of your second brain and the way your gut bacteria not only impact your digestion, but can uplift your mood and sharpen your thinking.

Leading microbiome scientist Dr Emily Leeming expertly guides you through the latest science behind your gut-brain connection, giving you 10 simple yet powerful hacks on how to:

Feel happy and energised
Beat cravings
Eat smart
Boost brain performance

All without giving up the foods you love! No calorie counting. More flavour. Trillions of good bacteria.

Dr Emily Leeming is a registered dietitian and Research Fellow at King’s College London. Before her career in science, she was a private chef. Through years of experience and research, she has developed a specialised approach to nutrition, bringing clinical gut-health expertise from the lab to the plate.

*A HAPPY GUT WARNING*

Please be advised that if implemented, the advice contained in this book may lead to outbursts of energy, long-lasting states of good mood, and a happy gut microbiome.

PRAISE FOR GENIUS GUT

‘Succinctly explains what gut health is, why it’s important and crucially, how to improve yours without buying a million supplements, changing your whole diet or making you feel bad about yourself. Easy, approachable, and I have honestly changed the way I look at eating’ LYDIA VENN, THE 2024 COSMOPOLITAN BOOK AWARDS

‘One of the best books on gut health’ EVENING STANDARD

‘Explores all the latest research on the gut-brain axis and presents it in an accessible, easy-to-understand way, packed full of useful content’ STYLIST

‘The gut is the gateway to the brain – and this is the go-to guide’ DR TARA SWART, NEUROSCIENTIST AND AUTHOR OF THE SOURCE

‘A valuable handbook on how to change eating habits to revitalise the microbiome and improve both mental and physical health’ Daily Mail Best Health & Science Books of 2024

Publisher Review

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 * Women’s 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, Emily’s 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 *

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