S6 E8: Deep dive into the gut microbiome

The Food Medic

Health & Fitness

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Dr. Ruairi Robertson has a B.Sc in Human Nutrition from University College Dublin and a Ph.D in Microbiology from University College Cork. He has worked in a number of Universities and research institutes around the world including Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital and University of British Columbia. His research examines the many ways the gut microbiome affects human health, from belly to brain. He is currently based in the Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, where he is researching the role of gut microbes on the health of mothers and babies.This episode covers:- Recap of the gut microbiome - The hygiene hypothesis, our microbiome and immunity- What shapes our microbiome? - Personalised nutrition and microbiome testing - The influence of exercise on the gut.- The microbiome and circadian rhythms- The Gut-brain axis- The oral microbiomeIf you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends and family. instagram/twitter/facebook: @thefoodmedicwww.thefoodmedic.co.ukThis podcast episode is sponsored by WHOOP. Right now, you can get your first month free when you checkout through join.whoop.com/thefoodmedic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Food Medic podcast. I'm your host, as always, Dr. Hazel.
0:07.5	Today we are taking a deep dive into the gut microbiome and how it influences our health, starting from the early days.
0:15.2	I'm joined by someone who knows a lot about this topic, Dr. Rurie Robertson.
0:20.7	Rurie has a BSE in human nutrition from
0:23.7	University College Dublin and a PhD in microbiology from University College Quark. His research
0:30.5	examines the many ways the gut microbiome affects human health from belly to brain. And he's
0:36.6	currently based in the Blizzardizzard institute queen mary
0:39.1	university of london where he is researching the role of the gut microbiome on health of mothers and
0:45.6	babies so i know we've spoken about gut health many many times on this podcast but this episode
0:52.2	is certainly very different we touch on new areas of research that i haven't covered on this podcast, but this episode is certainly very different. We touch on new areas of
0:56.1	research that I haven't covered on the podcast before. So I really do hope you enjoy and I can't
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