484: What to Eat & When to Eat to Optimize Your Microbiome | Tim Spector

Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/timspector484

Tim Spector (IG: @tim.spector) is a medically qualified Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the TwinsUK registry at King’s College London.

His current work focuses on the microbiome and nutrition, and he is co-founder of the data science company ZOE.

Tim is the author of four popular science books, including "The Diet Myth” and the most recent "Spoon-Fed" which is a Sunday Times bestseller.

Today, we dive deep into the microbiome, a topic Tim is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about. You’ll learn specifically what to do to heal your gut, starting today.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why can’t we all agree on the optimal diet?
• It’s not an obesity crisis, it’s a food crisis
• The four basic rules to optimize your gut microbiome
• What happens in the body after you eat foods high in polyphenols?
• Diets low in fiber wipe out good microbes
• Why you need to eat a diversity of foods
• The gut microbiome protocol Tim used to rebuild his son’s gut diversity
• Tim’s thoughts on probiotic & prebiotic supplements
• The impact of ultra-processed foods on the microbiome
• The effects of antibiotics & pesticides on the gut microbiome
• How Tim became fascinated with the microbiome
• Why are twins' microbiomes so different?
• Studying the gut microbiome of the Hadza tribe in Africa
• A typical day in the life of a member of the Hazda tribe
• Fasting gives your gut microbes a rest
• Short-term vs. long-term benefits of intermittent fasting
• The flexitarian approach to eating 30 plants a week
• Is eating fish healthy for you?
• The truth about fish oil supplements
• Bring back real food + what you can do as a consumer
• How people reacted to Tim’s book, Spoon-Fed
• Choose whole foods over supplements
• What the science says about gluten

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Related links:

Tim Spector - Spoon-Fed (book)

Tim Spector's website

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