A new discovery in gut science.

Gut Health Guru, Professor Tim Specter.

If you don't have a healthy gut, you're highly likely to have a whole host of diseases like type 2 diabetes,

a heart disease, dementia, depression, stroke, cancers and accelerated aging.

There's virtually nothing that isn't touched by having poor gut health.

What if one of the biggest nutrition mistakes we're making isn't what we eat, but what we're missing? We've really discovered a new organ in our bodies, the gut microbiome. There are 100 trillion of these microbes. They're like chemical factories. And to produce all these chemicals that are really good for our immune system, metabolism, and our brain, you need them to be fed properly. I'm your host, Dr. Michael Jervais.

A high-performance psychologist named Michael Trevei.

Who Pete Carroll brought into work with the Seahawks.

Famous for his work with Felix Baumgartner when he jumped out of space in the Stratos project.

Olympic athletes depend on something more than just training and talent.

They have to stay mentally tough.

Welcome back. Well, welcome to the Finding Mastery podcast where we dive into the minds of the

world's greatest thinkers and doers. The idea behind these conversations is simple. It's to sit with

the extraordinaries and to learn, to really learn how they work from the inside out. Today's conversation is with Dr.

Tim Specter, one of the world's

leading experts on the gut microbiome and its powerful connection to health, nutrition,

and even mental well-being. The state of your gut plays a huge role in your mental state.

They've done randomized trials of probiotics and gut-friendly diets that improve people with

mild to moderate depression more than antidepressants.

We unpack why calories are a poor guide to health, how ultra-processed foods disrupt hunger and

metabolism, and why diversity, not restriction, is one of the most important principles for eating

well. The big misconception that was out there that's still around is the obsession

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