MIND YOUR GUT

A multidisciplinary guide to treating and thriving with IBS from a New York Times bestselling author and a renowned GI psychologist.

IBS is not a glamorous topic, but it is a tricky disease that impacts millions around the worldit is hard to diagnose, and miserable to live with. Sufferers account for billions per year in healthcare costs and often are not receiving the correct treatment to address their range of symptoms. Mind Your Gut, the new book by Kate Scarlata, IBS expert and coauthor of The Low-FODMAP Diet Step by Step, provides a roadmap to save patients money and address all their concerns with the most updated research and intel on treating and thriving with IBS.

With the advent of the low FODMAP diet, nutrition is one of the primary treatments--but most folks don't know how to connect the dots between our brain and our gut health. Enter world?renowned digestive health specialist and registered dietitian Kate Scarlata, and prominent GI psychologist Dr. Megan Riehl; their new book provides a comprehensive, holistic approach to IBS.
Mind Your Gut shares valuable information on:
- The gut, brain, and food connection
- Stress overload - its heavy impact on IBS
- Easy to implement, symptom-specific interventions
- Nutrition remedies to calm your belly and maximize your gut health
- How to make healthy food choices in a food-fear and weight-obsessed culture
- IBS mimickers and when to re-examine your symptoms with your doctor
And more

Offering everything from science?based interventions, targeted mind?gut behavioral strategies (such as body relaxation methods and stress management skills), as well as delicious gut-soothing recipes and nutrition tips, Mind Your Gut combines diet and behavioral interventions for a full toolbox of therapeutic options for your IBS.

Kate Scarlata MPH, RDN, is a New York Times bestselling co-author of 21 Day Tummy Diet, co-author of The Low FODMAP Diet Step by Step, and author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Eating Well with IBS. As a world-renowned gastroenterology specialized registered dietitian, Kate has over 30 years working in the GI nutrition field. Kate earned her bachelor's in science from Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts and her postgraduate dietetic internship was completed at Harvard Medical School's teaching hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, followed by her Master's in Public Health at University of Massachusetts. Kate lives in Medway, Massachusetts.

Dr. Megan Riehl PsyD, MA, AGAF is a prominent GI psychologist at the University of Michigan who has lectured internationally in the area of psychogastroenterology and is a leader in her field. Her clinical expertise spans the field of gastroenterology from patients with motility disorders like IBS, to those with chronic gastrointestinal diseases like inflammatory bowel disease and Celiac disease. Dr. Riehl is the clinical program director of the GI Behavioral Health program at Michigan Medicine where she has a full-time clinical practice, leads GI behavioral health trainings, and provides mentorship and consultation. Dr. Riehl serves as the Director of Behavioral Health Services and Support for GI OnDemand, a joint venture with Gastro Girl, INC, and the American College of Gastroenterology. Dr. Riehl lives in Dexter, Michigan with her husband and three children.