What Role Does our Microbiome Play in a Healthy Diet? - with Tim Spector

There's a lot of conflicting info out there about how to eat healthily. Tim Spector studies the microbiome to gain insight into how its diversity can impact health outcomes.

Tim Spector is a Professor of Genetic Epidemiology and Director of the TwinsUK Registry at Kings College, London and has recently been elected to the prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

This talk was filmed in the Ri on 15 October 2018.

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[no_more_free_nicks]

This is one of the best videos I have seen on this channel.

[SX-svvo]

This and fasting are the two major players in health hands down. If I can do these two consistently, I know I will be set for life. Hopefully, mobile and active in my later years and then when it's my time to go, just go peacefully in my sleep.🙏🙏🙏

[denisehaskett]

Very interesting and helpful. Professor Tim Spector has been researching for many years and I am proud to have been a part of his research over the many years previous with my twin sister. They are still asking for more volunteers all the time. Especially with this gut research, as this will help us understand how our body works towards what we eat and drink and were we live and our life style. I hope in the coming future there will be more help and understanding for our wellbeing. Well done to you Tim Spector.

[spammerwhammer]

Prof. Spector, as an ex-NHS biomed scientist who majored in microbiology (UCH & HTD St Pancras) I could not resist watching this. When I trained there were 'normal flora' (= harmless so ignore) and pathogens (= do something, identify which antibiotics should work). This was a real eye-opener regarding how far microbiological knowledge of 'normal flora' has advanced, and how far it still has to go. I was enthralled, thank you.

[gemmafredeluces]

I hope all MD’s, pharmaceutical companies, health insurance companies, and the head of US Food & Drug Administration should attend this kind of seminars. We the citizens are sick and tired of this system. It’s time to change.

[boydmyers]

I am a retired physician studying Whole Food Plant Based nutrition where the amount of prebiotic fiber is pivotal for the bugs. Wonderful presentation, indeed a timely insight to many recent publications but with personnel (n=1), clinical and research data. The 'soil food web' is yielding similar recognition as to soil health. New vistas! Thanks.

[optimizewithscience]

Tim Spector's book "The Diet Myth" was actually my first real encounter with the world of the microbiome. I am hooked since then!

[SoumiSenguptaBDS]

Best response to the diverse reactions we all have from eating the same stuff.
Fad diets will hopefully be a thing we look back upon in dismay.

[innerlocus]

Thanks… you gave me the information I'm looking for about where my diet is off because I eat the same thing almost everyday so my belly fat seems permanent until now that I know to embrace diversity in my food choices.

[goodactiondaily]

Brilliant! This has made me rethink my diet even more than becoming vegetarian/vegan. I did that anyway, but I now realise I don’t eat diversely enough!

[OswaldDigestiveClinic]

Awesome video! We love talking about the gut microbiome, as the gut hosts about 70% of our immune system!

[krpcannon]

I love vegetables and beans for weight loss.

[keithlittlebury]

I'm so glad this video found me. I live in China where diet diversity is huge and obesity is less than the West. I would be interested to know about their overall microbiomes.

[Badgerrz]

What an excellent talk. Excited to apply this to my life and diet, and potentially look towards getting a microbiome analysis post dietary corrections!!

[chrisdaniels]

Brilliant to see the love for your work. Thanks for sharing this. I found Prof. Sector's book fascinating too.

[AndaPet]

I find myself wanting to get my doctor to watch this video. Fascinating and actually full of helpful and non extreme advice. Excellent presentation. Thank you.

[pedromosino]

I really liked the conference, very well explained and with very nice pictures, congratulations.

[superdaddys]

Amazing video! Making so much sense!
This is the most inspiring video I have seen in long time. Thanks.

[christelnielandt]

Absolutely fantastic. Am very passionate on food and health. Great to improve my knowledge. Big thanks from Belgium 🙏

[sacredweeds]

So much of what you said hit home. The time I spent in South East Asia my gut was much better than in the USA