Will change your life Chris EvansCompletely fascinating Heston BlumenthalImportant and devastating The TimesFrom a worldleading microbiome scientist and surgeon comes Dark Matter a pioneering guide to hacking your microbiome for a healthier life.Our microbiome the complex ecosystem of bacteria viruses and other microbes inside us is vital for our health and wellbeing. An invisible powerhouse whose potential were only just beginning to understand it influences our mood and appetite determines how fast we run and even who we choose as a partner.In this groundbreaking book microbiome expert Dr James Kinross takes us on a guided tour of our extraordinary inner universe and highlights the damage we inflict when we dont protect it. Showing through cuttingedge research and years of clinical experience the practical steps we can all take to optimise the microbiome to live better healthier lives.Now with a new eyeopening afterword on the rise of home microbiome tests IBS and FMTs.