The Proof with Simon Hill - Where do most viruses come from and how can we stop them infecting humans with National Geographic science writer David Quammen

Where do most viruses come from and how can we stop them infecting humans with National Geographic science writer David Quammen

05/03/20 • 62 min

In Episode 101 I was super fortunate to have the opportunity to sit down with well known National Geographic writer and author, David Quammen, to talk about zoonotic diseases and mitigating the risk of future pandemics. A fascinating area of science that gives birth to yet another reason to be mindful of our lifestyles. Given that predictions suggest there are over 1.5 million animal viruses yet to be discovered understanding what increases the likelihood that a virus passes from an animal to a human is incredibly important for human health.

Within this episode we specifically cover:

What zoonotic diseases are
The origin of zoonotic diseases
What a 'spillover' means
What reservoir hosts are
HIV, Ebola and other Zoonotic Diseases
Transmissibility and fatality rate
The likely origin of COVID-19
How human activity affects the risk of these emerging novel diseases
much more

Following this episode I get the feeling many of you will be inspired to read David's book 'Spillover' which you can find along with all of his other books on his website.

If you enjoyed the episode, or have follow up questions, be sure to let David know on twitter.

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Simon Hill, Nutritionist, Sports Physiotherapist

Creator of Plantproof.com and host of the Plant Proof Podcast

Author of The Proof is in the Plants

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Within this episode we specifically cover:

What zoonotic diseases are
The origin of zoonotic diseases
What a 'spillover' means
What reservoir hosts are
HIV, Ebola and other Zoonotic Diseases
Transmissibility and fatality rate
The likely origin of COVID-19
How human activity affects the risk of these emerging novel diseases
much more

Following this episode I get the feeling many of you will be inspired to read David's book 'Spillover' which you can find along with all of his other books on his website.

If you enjoyed the episode, or have follow up questions, be sure to let David know on twitter.

If you haven't already, please leave a review on the Apple Podcast App:

If you are enjoying the show and can take a minute or so to leave a review on the Apple podcast app it would be much appreciated.

Simon Hill, Nutritionist, Sports Physiotherapist

Creator of Plantproof.com and host of the Plant Proof Podcast

Author of The Proof is in the Plants

Connect with me on Instagram and Twitter

Download my two week meal plan

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In Episode 100 I sit down with Drew Harrisberg to talk about the first 100 episodes of this show and broadly speaking some of the most important learnings that I have taken away, particularly on human and planetary health. We also delve into the current circumstances that we all find ourselves in and reflect on our personal experiences and learnings thus far. While this free-flowing chat between two mates is exactly as I imagined and the perfect summary for the first 100 episodes, the unplanned nature of it means we do jump around a little bit. But for those willing to look past that I think there is some thought provoking material inside for everyone.

Thanks for all your support. I really do appreciate all of you and look forward to bringing you another 100 episodes.

If you haven't already, please leave a review on the Apple Podcast App:

If you are enjoying the show and can take a minute or so to leave a review on the Apple podcast app it would be much appreciated.

Simon Hill, Nutritionist, Sports Physiotherapist

Creator of Plantproof.com and host of the Plant Proof Podcast

Author of The Proof is in the Plants

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A Healthy Gut Is Fibre Fuelled | Dr Will Bulsiewicz

In Episode #102, Dr Will Bulsiewicz joined me for the fifth time to talk about his new book, Fiber Fueled, and to tackle a few areas of gut health that we haven’t yet explored on this show. If you are looking for more evidence-based knowledge bombs about gut health, then this is an episode you will want to digest.

In this episode, Dr B and I discussed whether it makes sense to ‘eat like our ancestors’. We also covered dysbiosis (when the bacteria in your gastrointestinal tract become unbalanced) and whether it could cause, or at least contribute, to autoimmune diseases, weight gain, and chronic diseases. Of course, we also talked about Dr B’s new book, the importance of fibre, microbiome research, and much more.

If you enjoyed this episode and haven’t yet listened to the previous episodes with Dr B, you can listen to them here: #17, #70, #80, and #81.

Enjoy, friends.

Simon

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