William Cook

Are you sitting properly?

Three studies of the gut give a whole new meaning to toilet books, says William Cook. They’re actually worth reading

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issue 16 May 2015

  • Follow Your Gut: The Enormous Impact of Tiny Microbes

    Rob Knight, with Brendan Buhler

    Simon & Schuster, pp. 120

  • Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ

    Giulia Enders

    Scribe, pp. 288

  • The Good Gut: Taking Control of Your Weight, Your Mood and Your Long-Term Health

    Justin and Erica Sonnenburg

    Bantam, pp. 320

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