#4 Principle 3 - Eat Fibre

<p>Today's show features my good friend Gut health researcher Dr Megan Rossi from Kings College London who has a specialist interest in the gut.</p><br /><p>We discuss what gut health refers to, the microbes lining our digestive system and what effects these have on general health.</p><br /><p>In essence the perfect person to give us the lowdown on gut health and what we need to be doing.</p><br /><p><strong>We talk about:</strong></p><ul><li>What’s the deal with gut health, is it a real thing and should you be bothered</li><li>An introduction to the microbiome – the population of microbes that live in and around our bodies, largely concentrated in our large intestines</li><li>A whistle stop tour through the research that lead to the microbiome</li><li>What types of microbes are there?</li><li>The difference in microbe populations and associations with diseases</li><li>What are the the future applications of microbiome focused treatments in emergency, community care and autoimmune disease</li><li>Testing our microbiome</li><li>How fibre, rather than protein, is actually much more lacking in diets</li><li>How to spot fibre on the supermarket shelves and where to get sources</li><li>Key ways of enhancing your diet including additional fibre rich foods, approach to medication and lifestyle factors</li></ul><p><br /></p><p>You can find Megan @guthealthdoctor on Instagram and at https://www.drmeganrossi.com/</p><br /><p>In my book there is a whole section on fibre plus I teach you more about the science behind gut health as well as lots of delicious recipes! amzn.to/2yHihb5</p><p>Insta: @doctors_kitchen</p><p>www.thedoctorskitchen.com</p><p>YouTube: The Doctor's Kitchen</p><p>Twitter: @doctors_kitchen</p><p>Music: Canals by Jaokim Karud from the Chillhop Essentials Summer 2016 collection. Used under Creative Commons.</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>