Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut

The gut microbiome has been the most talked-about health subject of the past decade, and much of the talk is selling something. Anjali Nayar's documentary moves through that noise in a light register: animation, jokes, visual analogies for how digestion actually works. The guide is Giulia Enders, the German doctor known for her popular book on the gut. Rather than argue in the abstract, the film follows four people: a Michelin-starred pastry chef recovering from an eating disorder, a doctoral student managing digestive illness, an entrepreneur raising three children, and a competitive eater. Their questions differ, so the point that the microbiome does not reduce to one prescription makes itself. It went up on Netflix on 26 April 2024. Who it's for: Newcomers to the subject, and anyone who wants the science delivered alongside people. Who it's not for: Viewers after depth will be disappointed. The film flattens the contested areas and its running time is short for how complicated the topic is.