Inflammation and your gut: Expert guidance to improve your health

ZOE Science & Nutrition

ZOE

Nutrition, Science, Health & Fitness, Education

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🗓️ 4 January 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Did you know that you can potentially extend your life by 10 years if you eat the right foods and that this is even possible if put into practice later in life? Inflammation is the cause of most diseases and illnesses, if you would like to learn how to reduce inflammation then look no further! In today’s episode, Prof. Tim Spector and Dr Will Bulsiewicz delve into the gut microbiome, how it reacts to different foods and overall well-being. We learn about microbial diversity and its pivotal role in reducing inflammation. Dr. Will Bulsiewicz is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. He’s also a New York Times bestselling author. Dr. B has won multiple awards and distinctions for his work as a clinician. Prof. Tim Spector is a Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College London, director of the Twins UK study, Scientific co-founder at ZOE, and one of the world’s leading researchers. He's also the author of Food for Life, his latest book focusing on nutrition and health. If you want to uncover the right foods for your body, head to zoe.com/podcast, and get 10% off your personalized nutrition program. Top tips to control your gut from ZOE Science and Nutrition - Download our FREE gut guide Follow ZOE on Instagram Audio Timecodes: 00:00 Introduction 01:14 Quick Fire Questions 03:27 What is Inflammation? 07:40 Why is too much inflammation bad for you? 09:06 This is at the core of most diseases… 19:07 How blood sugar levels affect inflammation 24:22 What is the role of Gut and the gut barrier? 15:22 How does food affect inflammation? 23:47 What is the role of Gut and the gut barrier? 28:06 Gut microbes love good food! 30:09 Inflammation and Gut Microbes: A two-way Street 35:00 More plants and fermented food will reduce inflammation 40:15 We need microbiome diversity 45:45 Non-Dietary Approaches to Reduce Inflammation 47:57 Benefits of Time-Restricted Eating 52:01 Summary Mentioned in todays episode: Gut microbiota targeted diets modulate human immune status from Cell The Big IF Study: What did we find? From ZOE PREDICT: The world's largest in-depth nutritional research program from ZOE Have feedback or a topic you'd like us to cover? Let us know here Episode transcripts are available here.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Zoe, science and nutrition, where world-leading scientists explain how their research can improve your health. Today we're talking about inflammation, critical for our health but often misunderstood. What if I told you that your gut could be a source of chronic inflammation?
0:27.0	And that this inflammation can cause serious conditions,
0:30.0	like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer.
0:35.0	And then what if I told you that it's possible to reverse this?
0:38.0	The good bacteria in your gut could actually reduce your inflammation.
0:50.8	Today, we're joined by two giants in the world of health, nutrition and the microbiome.
0:55.0	Professor Tim Specter and Dr. Will Bolsoitch. Tim and Will are here to help us learn how to lower
0:58.0	inflammation and improve our health.
1:00.0	Tim is a professor of epidemiology at Kings College London, a leading authority on the gut
1:05.3	microbiome and my scientific co-founder here at Zoe.
1:09.6	Will is a board certified gastrointestinal artist, New York Times best-selling author,
1:13.6	gut health expert, and Zoe's US medical director.
1:16.7	Tim and Will, thank you for joining me today. So you know the drill.
1:24.0	We are of course going to start with a quick fire round of questions from our listeners.
1:28.0	And for anyone who's new to the show, that means that you can give a yes or a no or if you absolutely have to a one
1:36.1	sentence answer and I'll start with Tim. Can inflammation cause serious long-term diseases?
1:45.0	Yes.
1:46.0	Well, if I have high levels of inflammation in my body, will I feel it?
1:52.0	Possibly. Tim. will I feel it possibly Tim can what I eat lead to inflammation after meals?
1:59.0	Definitely. And then for both of you, what's the most surprising thing that you've discovered about
2:14.8	inflammation?
2:16.3	I would say that inflammation is about more than just the immune system.
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