Gut: An Owner’s Guide

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Author	Austin Chiang
Genre	Nonfiction – Health, Nonfiction – Science
Release Date	April 9, 2024
Publisher	DK, PRH

Categories Health, Nonfiction, Science Tag April Releases Product ID: 19947

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Description

Become body literate with Gut: An Owner’s Guide, the next book in The Body Literacy Library, an enlightening series that will democratize health for a new generation of readers.

Gut: An Owner’s Guide is an informative, practical, and engaging introduction to this hidden-away part of the body. We tend only to pay attention to our gut when it tries to tell us something – when it feels uncomfortable or something goes wrong. This myth-busting book focuses on all aspects of gut health so you can steer clear of Dr Google and discover what will make your gut happier and healthier.

Dr Austin Chiang is a world-renowned expert in gut health and TikTok star who believes everyone has a right to know and understand their body. He translates medical jargon into simple, clear prose, answering frequently asked patient queries and investigating what we fear and most misunderstand about our gut.

In this book, you can find:

Easy-to-follow science and lifestyle advice with simple FAQs
Illustrations with data-driven images that show how certain lifestyle choices impact your health-Best tips to help you know how to best care for your body and gut
Chapters that outline how your gut works, How to have a healthy gut, and what to do to improve gut health

From what you should eat (or not) to how often you should poo, to the microbiome and the brain/gut connection – this taboo-tackling book applies science to every day, with simple illustrations, checklists, FAQs, and myth busters, all supported by the latest medical research. Gut: An Owner’s Guide won’t just help you understand your body; it might even change your life. This book is part of a series titled Breasts: An Owner’s Guide by Dr Philippa Kaye, Brain: An Owner’s Guide by Dr. Eli Ricker, and Heart: An Owner’s Guide by Dr Paddy Barratt.

About the Author

Dr.Austin Chiang is a triple board-certified, dual ivy-league (Harvard, Columbia) educated and trained gastroenterologist and advanced endoscopist. In October 2021, he became the first Chief Medical Officer of the Endoscopy business for Medtronic, the world’s leading medical device company responsible for products including Barrx radiofrequency ablation devices, Pillcam capsule endoscopy products, EndoFLIP, Bravo, Sharkcore, and GI Genius the first-to-market AI-assisted polyp detection device to help endoscopists better prevent colon cancer. Dr. Chiang’s interests include novel endoscopic weight loss treatments as well as the complex interventional endoscopic procedures including the diagnosis and treatment of various gastrointestinal conditions and their complications. These include a variety of cancers affecting the gastrointestinal tract such as the pancreas, bile duct, esophagus, stomach, colon, and liver cancers.

Dr. Chiang is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Jefferson Health (Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals) in Philadelphia, PA, and serves as the Director of the Endoscopic Weight Loss Program and Chief Medical Social Media Officer for the health system. He is fully licensed and credentialed in the states of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Having trained at the only dedicated bariatric endoscopy program, he is one of few triple board-certified advanced endoscopy-trained physicians in the world. His triple-board certifications include Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and in Obesity Medicine by the American Board of Obesity Medicine.

Passionate about empowering patients with accurate medical information online, he pursued a Masters In Public Health with a field of study in Clinical Effectiveness and a concentration in Public Health Leadership. Consistently one of the most influential voices in the field of gastroenterology online, Dr. Chiang has conducted extensive research in social media and is champion of physician presence on social media and is the Chief Medical Social Media Officer of Jefferson Health and Founding President of the Association for Healthcare Social Media (AHSM), the first 501(c)(3) professional society for health professional social media use.

He also serves as the Social Media Chair for the Association for Bariatric Endoscopy (ABE), in addition to serving on the Public Relations Committee for the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), Member Engagement and Diversity Committee for the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), and Committee on Communications for the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS). He formerly contributed to ABC News as a resident member of the ABC News Medical Unit. Furthermore, he serves on the editorial board of the leading gastroenterological newsletter, Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News and was named one of the Top 200 Leaders in Innovation in Gastroenterology by Healio in 2016, 2018’s Healio Gastroenterology Disruptive Innovator of the Year, The Philadelphia Inquirer’s 2019 Influencers of Healthcare Rookie of the Year, and 2019 Medscape Top 20 Social Media Physicians. His role in social media has been featured by The New York Times, CNBC, BBC News, Men’s Health, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Becker’s Healthcare, and Healthcare Dive and has spoken at SXSW and HLTH, and other major conferences and conventions. He sits on the inaugural YouTube Health Advisory Board and joined the White House Healthcare Leaders in Social Media Roundtable in 2022.