Heal Your Mind, Heal Your Gut: A Four-Pillar Guide to Healing Digestive Disorders

By: Abbas, Mazen

True digestive recovery begins where clinical science meets the wisdom of the mind-body connection.

For decades, modern medicine has treated chronic digestive issues-such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), acid reflux, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), bloating, and inflammatory flare-ups-as isolated physical failures. Patients are routinely told their lab results are "normal" while their daily lives remain disrupted by debilitating pain, fatigue, and food anxiety. In Heal Your Mind, Heal Your Gut, integrative physician, pediatric gastroenterologist, and former U.S. Army flight surgeon Dr. Mazen Abbas presents a groundbreaking alternative: your gut is not a broken machine, but a deeply sensitive biological storyteller reflecting your internal state.

THE FOUR PILLARS OF INTEGRATIVE GUT RECOVERY:

PILLAR ONE: PHYSICAL FOUNDATION - Master the language of your digestive system. Decode gut signals, understand the microbiota-gut-brain axis, repair intestinal permeability, and optimize circadian rhythms. Learn how whole-person food strategies, anti-inflammatory Mediterranean blueprints, targeted prebiotics/probiotics, and time-tested herbs turn every meal into cellular medicine. PILLAR TWO: MENTAL AWARENESS - Unpack the biological mechanics of the mind-gut loop. Discover how autonomic nervous system states, central sensitization, and chronic stress directly alter gut motility and visceral sensitivity. Access actionable self-regulation tools, including diaphragmatic breathwork, gut-directed hypnotherapy principles, and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) tracking. PILLAR THREE: EMOTIONAL RELEASE - Address the stored survival energy, trauma, and suppressed emotions trapped within your gastrointestinal tissues. Explore somatic modalities, inner child reparenting, and body-centered practices that process grief, anger, and anxiety to safely thaw the biological "freeze" state driving spastic motility and chronic inflammation. PILLAR FOUR: SPIRITUAL CONNECTION - Anchor long-term physical recovery in purpose, presence, and relational safety. Shift out of existential isolation through community co-regulation, embodied awareness, forgiveness, and living in alignment with your values.

INSIDE THIS COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE, YOU WILL DISCOVER:

Clear comparisons between outdated functional diagnostic models and modern Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBIs). Actionable, step-by-step toolkits, daily tracking journals, and practical methods for rebalancing the microbiome. Insightful bridges connecting ancient medical wisdom (Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Hawaiian Lōkahi) with advanced clinical research. Compassionate strategies for breaking the cycle of perfectionism, hypervigilance, and "fawning" that keeps the enteric nervous system in high alarm.

Whether you are navigating years of unexplained gastrointestinal distress or seeking an integrative handbook for whole-person vitality, Heal Your Mind, Heal Your Gut offers an empathetic, research-backed, and hopeful path home to your body.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HH8C3J3S
• ISBN13: 9798996830213
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Anahata Media
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"