Fiber Fueled: The Plant-Based Gut Health Program for Losing Weight, Restoring Your Health, and Optimizing Your Microbiome

I bought this book as a Christmas present for myself with the idea "I'll start being healthy in the new year" (my yearly promise that never comes to fruition). It's Christmas Eve, I've read the whole thing because I couldn't put it down and I've lost 5lbs in the week before Christmas! I cannot believe it. I haven't wanted to eat all the rubbish I usually indulge in on the run up because of how excited I am to put the right stuff in my body after reading this. I do not find eating healthily easy; I love chocolate, red wine, pizza - all the bad stuff, in abundance. However, a week of following his advice and my 75 year old mum said to me yesterday that I was finally looking ok after looking rough for a while (thanks mum!). I feel instantly better, my skin is brighter after one week and I've got so much energy. I also follow this guy on Instagram and my 9 year old and 7 year old love his clips about healthy poo and diversity of foods - my fussy 7 year old tried green beans and kale this week after we all wrote lists of all of the plants we eat and how we might eat more. This doctor is talking a lot of sense, in a completely down to earth and easily accesible way. A well written and informative book that has had immediate impact on my life. In fact, I can honestly say that I have never read a book that has had such immediate impact on me, the adjustments I've made don't involve supplements, fads, fancy ingredients - it's been simple and brilliant and I cannot wait to see the effect in the new year if this is how good I feel after a week. Thanks Doc!

It's a shame the paper quality wasn't as good as the information in the book. A lot of up to date nutritional information which I found fascinating and really useful, but the pages in this hardback book were sadly poor quality, rough paper. Well worth buying it though for its excellent content. The author is a vegan and I thought there was something of an anti-meat bias, but as a confirmed omnivore I felt there was plenty of great health information for me too.

Recently diagnosed with some neurological problems and researched how to optimise my health through lifestyle methods. Despite reading extensively this book is THE ONE which brings all the research together and is presented in a user friendly way so straight away I could start to optimise my health.Within a couple of weeks I am sleeping 100% better- after a decade of insomnia! I feel less anxious and now feel I have the tools I need to live the best life I can.

This is clearly a thoroughly researched and supported argument for better eating. I am also a scientist and like many search for the science behind any recommendations about diet, nutrition and science before I embark. I read many of the recommended studies by Dr. Bulsiewicz.The problem is the complexity of the diet. Many of the meals require a great deal of time to create - time that most of us do not have. I believe there has to be a simplier way. Furthermore, the author notes we must eat from a VAST array of vegetables and fruits to get the main benefits. Thus the other problem is spoilage. As most of us cannot and do not want to shop daily, buying what is on the list means that things will spoil before you get to them.I would recommend that an additional simplified regime be developed - one that allows for freezing and for ingredients that can be used from frozen.I have not been able to follow the regime given the many many ingredients needed and the amount of time needed to prepare many dishes. I do when I can, but not daily.If I had a cook, it would be simple!

Bought this after stumbling on Dr Bulsiewicz‘s instagram through Angie Asche‘s podcast. I had just suffered Helicobacter Pylori and needed to learn how to… heal. While I can’t take on the full diet he offers at the end; it’s full of quality research which has outlined the importance of not only fruit and vegetables but fermented foods and microgreens, in one’s diet. A fascinating read.

I saw this book advertised on Instagram and thought it was the sort of book that would interest me. The information about the microbiome and the health of your gut cannot be ignored. The book has changed the way I eat, even though I had considered myself a healthy eater previously. I now eat even more fibre from many different sources and understand that the key to a healthy gut is diversity. The recipe section is a great resource and I also bought the kindle version so I have recipes to hand wherever I am. I have been introduced to lots of new ingredients. Dr B explains things in a way that is easy to understand. So, if like me you want to live to 100, read and digest this book, I’ll see you there 🙂

I really think this is the way forward. I've a lot of weight to lose but all the information resonates with the way I ate in the past, emerging studies and science and I'm going to try this to ensure I have a great future. The science is explained very well from an author that is clearly passionate about the subject and helping others.

I've been following Dr B for a while, and listened to the podcasts he has been apart of. His podcasts have fascinated me, prompting me to research nutrition and microbiology.This book his amazing, covering what he talks about in his podcasts, I love having it to refer to.He gives great insite into the microbiome and its function within the body, and breaks it down so its easy to understand.

Muy recomendable

An Essential Book. Which inspires to eat wholesome food promoting gut Microbiome.

This is a great book with a solid plan and foundation to improve your gut health, which according to many recent studies suggests that our gut flora is the key to wellness and overall quality of health and life.It is very easy to read and isn't filled with dogmatic demands and rules.It outlines a very straightforward and detailed step-by-step plan to take control of your gut health and be on the road to better overall health.Plus it's funny because Dr. Will Bulsiewicz makes poop jokes in it too :D.

He visto alrededor de 100 videos con dr Bulsievicz y este libro contiene lo mismo que él dice en sus videos. Un poco más extendido. Así que no discubro casi nada nuevo después de oírlo todo en sus videos. Pero es un libro agradable y entretenido. Muy recomendable para los que no han oído mucho sobre microbiome.

Dr B provides a ton of valuable information and makes it easily understood. I flew through this book and feel so much better about what I need to eat to make myself feel my best. I recommend this book to everyone I know. I gave this book 5 stars for his part in the book but was not a fan of the 4 week meal plan for a few reasons:1. The meal prep in some weeks is just not doable for a working person. I am currently not working so I had the time and I was nonstop cooking for 3 days straight for the first weeks prep. It just wasn’t manageable and the quick fix options still required a significant amount of prep since you had to use items that took a lot of prep (e.g., had to use the dip that took over an hour of prep for the sandwich).2. The meal plan was not laid out easily to follow. You really had to read the entire meal plan for the week ahead of time. Week 2 lunch would sometimes be leftovers from a week 1 dinner? This was frustrating because I had either finished the leftovers or thrown them away before the next week even started. The leftover days would always be 2-3 days after they were cooked and this was a continuous cycle each week. I wish it was laid out so you just had your dinner leftovers for the next day lunch instead of stuffing your fridge with tons of leftovers and having some of them going bad.3. The grocery list was incorrect for the items needed. Each week I had to go to the grocery to buy additional recipe items not listed in the grocery list AND I threw away food that I was told to buy that was not used.4. The recipes would call for already prepped items even though the grocery list said to buy fresh. It was frustrating getting ready to make lunch and then realizing this is going to take an extra hour because even though they said to buy 2 beets, the recipe now says 2 steamed beets. Either these steps need to be included in the recipe or the already prepped items needed to be listed in the grocery list.5. Some meals I was unable to cook because prep took too long. I went to go cook the sunflower sandwich and the first step was soak the sunflower seeds in water for 24 HOURS. This should have been listed in the prep for the week.6. Some meals were sooooo bland. My husband NEVER complains of my cooking but he was miserable for most dinners and this was me adding 5x the amount of spices. A lot of recipes would call for only 1/2 teaspoon total of spices (usually only salt and pepper) for an entire 4 person meal!! Now I’m not sure if this was done intentionally to help prevent gut sensitivities to spices but nothing was stated that that’s why. Now some of the recipes were really great and I don’t want to make it sound like they were all terrible but most dinners were very bland despite me adding way more spices than called for.7. Sometimes the grocery list would add all the items for 7 days worth of desserts and sometimes they would forget to add items for the full week of snacks/desserts. I had 7 days worth of lemons for a dessert but no cucumbers for the dip. Overall the grocery lists were poorly done and were not checked over.8. It seemed like the fresher the item the later in the week it was used. By the time I would get to some recipes my items were moldy or wilted. Wish it was planned out to have the items that spoil quickly in the beginning.By week 3 I went through each recipe and made my own grocery list to make sure it was accurate as well as read every single recipe to know what to expect and plan for any items that needed to be prepped in advance that weren’t listed. I also went through and rearranged the meals to make for a more realistic week of eating and not risking leftovers or produce to spoil. This should not be needed for a meal plan. I definitely recommend doing the meal plan and I feel wonderful after the 4 weeks. However just read every recipe in advance and make your own grocery list to make it efficient. It will take A LOT of prep and time so be prepared.Overall I took a lot away from the book and learned to like some new foods from the meal plan which is why I give it 5 stars despite all the issues with the meal plan. I really look forward to a second book but I hope Dr. B has the RD team up with a chef for the recipes.