Hello, welcome back to season 16 of Food for Thought, I can't actually believe it, I can't

even believe we're on season 16 and I'm back in the studio here in London, it's fantastic,

we've got the most incredible lineup of guests that are going to be bringing you the

most fascinating conversations with nutrition, health and wellness fields, we've definitely

gone up and beyond guys this time, I want to make sure that we have all the best information

out there to equip you with the latest scientific evidence and research, so you can of course

live and breathe a healthy lifestyle, supporting you to make informed decisions, because

after all you're the ones that make the decisions with your life. A little bit about me,

for those of you that don't know, I am Rihanna Lambert, a registered nutritionist, Sunday

Times best-selling author of the Science of Nutrition, many other books there too, the founder

of Harley Street Clinic Retrition and the evidence-based supplements company Retrition Plus.

Over the next few weeks my guests and I aim to use science-based research, so we're going to

sort of fact from fiction, there is an overwhelming amount of confusing health information out there,

so join us to dispel everything that remains misunderstood within the world of wellness.

And as always, thank you so much, gosh, we couldn't do it without you wonderful listeners,

honestly, the messages I receive, the support, the love, it's incredible, and I can't wait to hear

what you think of the new season, so let's go! Gut Health is a topic that would not have been

talked about, let's face it, five or even ten years ago in the media, and yet now, and rightly so,

of course, more and more people are talking about their gut health. So from the mouth to the anus,

that's where the pathway goes, gut health covers some of the health for the entire GI track,

so it's responsible for breaking down food, we eat, and of course, getting individual nutrients,

which our body needs. Now, even if you're putting in the healthiest food into your body,

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