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Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ
by Giulia Enders
Gut is a great complement to Mary Roach's Gulp. Enders shares Roach's ability for writing very funny stories about deeply technical topics. Gut goes a little deeper into reeling off science facts at the expense of the smooth flow that Roach manages in her books, but I love both styles.
My understanding of the tonsils has massively increased from its previous state of close to non-existent. We have more tonsils than the Palatine tonsils you can easily see. Who knew? We’re born with Waldeyer's tonsillar ring. Not as long as Wagner’s Ring, but it still constitutes more lymphatic tissue than I would have thought. And if you think the picture of surgically removed tonsils on the Wikipedia page is gross, don’t watch any YouTube videos on removing tonsil stones (tonsilloliths).
The sections covering our microbiota and microbiome were particularly interesting after reviewing my ubiome.com results from a DNA sequencing of marker genes from the bacteria in my own gut. I’ve done the SmartGut test four times. I need to work on boosting my Akkermansia muciniphila and Bifidobacterium, but I’m rocking the Lactobacillus.
My understanding of the tonsils has massively increased from its previous state of close to non-existent. We have more tonsils than the Palatine tonsils you can easily see. Who knew? We’re born with Waldeyer's tonsillar ring. Not as long as Wagner’s Ring, but it still constitutes more lymphatic tissue than I would have thought. And if you think the picture of surgically removed tonsils on the Wikipedia page is gross, don’t watch any YouTube videos on removing tonsil stones (tonsilloliths).
The sections covering our microbiota and microbiome were particularly interesting after reviewing my ubiome.com results from a DNA sequencing of marker genes from the bacteria in my own gut. I’ve done the SmartGut test four times. I need to work on boosting my Akkermansia muciniphila and Bifidobacterium, but I’m rocking the Lactobacillus.