Introduction -- Part 1: Understanding why gut health is important. No healthy gut, no health glory -- Grasping how the digestive system works -- Getting to know your gut's ecosystem of microbes -- Discovering what influences gut health -- Connecting the dots from gut health to overall health -- Part 2: Restoring you gut health. Demystifying digestive symptoms -- Understanding digestive diagnoses -- Empowering yourself without a diagnosis -- Navigating life with digestive symptoms -- Part 3: Optimizing your gut health. Eating for good gut health -- Adjusting your lifestyle for long-term gut health -- Becoming savvy with gut health science -- Part 4: Nourishing yourself and your gut -- Nourishing soups & salads -- Gut-friendly main courses -- Sustaining sides & snacks -- Digestive friendly desserts -- Part 5: Supporting health through the gut at all times in life. Paying attention to gut health in pregnancy , birth, and infancy -- Fostering gut health in children and teens -- Maintaining gut health in older age -- Part 6: The part of tens. Ten foods for better gut health -- Ten myths about gut health debunked -- Index.