Our gut helps fight disease. It processes energy for us and boosts our mood. So, having a healthy gut is extremely important – but there’s still a lot we don’t know.
Gut biome tests are a new, exciting technology, but are they the be-all and end-all for dietary decision-making? And are there simpler ways — and tastier ways, perhaps — to tell what’s happening inside our bodies?
In today’s short episode of ZOE Science & Nutrition, Jonathan and Dr. Will ask: What are the signs of an unhealthy gut? And how can we improve our gut health?
Referenced in today’s episode:
- The Bristol Stool Scale. https://www.bladderandbowel.org/bowel/bowel-resources/bristol-stool-form-scale/
- ZOE’s Blue Poop Challenge: https://www.joinzoe.com/bluepoop
- Blue poo: Impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker published in Gut https://gut.bmj.com/content/70/9/1665
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01/26/23 • 21 min
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ZOE Science & Nutrition - Signs of an unhealthy gut
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[00:00:00] Jonathan Wolf: Hello, and welcome to Zoe Shorts, the bite-sized podcast where we discuss one topic around science and nutrition. I'm Jonathan. And I'm joined this week by Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, â ̈
[00:00:09] Dr. Will Bulsiewicz: Jonathan. Our guts help fight disease process energy and boost our mood. So a healthy gut is hugely important, but there's still a lot we don't know our understanding of the gut microbiomes in its early stages. â ̈
[00:00:17] Jonathan Wo
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