Now it is widely known that the bidirectional communication channel known as the “gut-brain axis” is responsible for a wide variety of functions. Dr. Mayer will offer a comprehensive look at the link between damage to the gut microbiome and the rise of chronic disease. Before the COVID-19 epidemic, the diseases that defined America’s public health crisis included obesity, diabetes, and heart disease—the very illnesses that also, in part, determine a person’s risk for complications from COVID. In The Gut-Disease Connection, Dr. Mayer will argue that it is essential for us to understand the profound and far-reaching effects of gut health and will offer clear-cut strategies to reverse the steady upward rise of these illnesses. In a narrative that interweaves Dr. Mayer’s clinical experience with cutting-edge science, The Gut-Disease Connection will explain how the foods we eat interact with the gut-brain axis and offer a new paradigm for healthy eating.