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

[@no_more_free_nicks]

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

[@scottm2553]

100% agree!

[@bobomonkey702]

If you like this then watch John F Cyan. He’s much more into this and has a lot more research. I think this person is more on the studies of research from others. A few of the things he discussed didn’t makes sense but this was still an ok video.

[@elywananda]

@@bobomonkey702 Out of interest, what things do you think didn't make sense in this talk?

[@bobomonkey702]

Your asking me to rewatch a video from two years ago so I can explain it 😂. Dude your a bit late.

[@elywananda]

@@bobomonkey702 Fair enough lol!

[@denisehaskett6072]

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.

[@gregparrott]

Thanks for participating in such an important study. Would you by chance know if an equivalent of the 'British Gut Project' exists in the U.S. or if professor Spector might expand his study to other countries/continents?

[@savage22bolt32]

@@gregparrott I wonder why Denise Haskett never answered your question.

[@pilarisalegaspi5464]

​@@gregparrott

[@AbdulRahman-yw4sf]

what veggies best for our microbiome?

[@spanishpeaches2930]

@@AbdulRahman-yw4sf chips

[@spammerwhammer5526]

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.

[@chazwyman8951]

It's mostly hype for his company sales.

[@williammorris7279]

@@chazwyman8951 I am also a bit sceptical, but not nearly as much as you, it seems! I have watched about a dozen Zoe videos, and the amount of information provided has impressed me. And it is up front, without the lengthy pre-ambles one often sees, where one has to scroll through pages and screens of guff with no real info, ending up with fake "special one-day offers". Their detail is generous and full and free, and I feel I have gleaned enough from their videos to work out my own plan without paying for their deal, and actually the only thing preventing me from participating is that I don't like to give personal info to anybody. I have just this week made a start on a plan, and if things look promising, I may even overcome my obsession with privacy.

[@tiararoxeanne1318]

@@williammorris7279 When Dr. Spector was asked to make Zoe, he agreed with the condition Zoe would be a 'research company'. So, yeah, he promotes the company mainly to widen his research object pool😂🤣😂🤣. For him, research is the most interesting part of it. And it is for a noble cause too. The commercial part is only a bonus. As a prominent figure in his field, any universities would gladly accept him working for them. He already published around 900 scientific journals, so he's not afraid to governments, companies, or even universities.

[@williammorris7279]

@@tiararoxeanne1318 I tend to agree. He certainly speaks out loudly and clearly, and persuasively, against big food companies who adulterate our food. His criticism of ultra processed food fits with my increasing adoption of his 30 plants a week challenge. Not actually too hard since that includes herbs, spices, and nuts.

[@boydmyers587]

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.

[@RiordanLadyGaga]

ANTINUTRIENTS

[@SX-sv6vo]

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.🙏🙏🙏

[@Rafas216]

Pesquise também sobre o cientista Satchin Panda e o ciclo circadiano.

[@Photologistic]

Well, you got one thing right, which is more than Spector understands. Fasting is healthy. It’s amusing that Hippocrates understood that much and most doctors are totally ignorant of it.

[@majortwang2396]

I want to go peacefully in my sleep, just like my grandfather Not screaming in terror like all his passengers

[@Srindal4657]

@@majortwang2396 what?

[@parmispouya9419]

@@majortwang2396 lol!!!

[@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.

[@optimizewithscience8883]

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

[@lorezampadeferro8641]

Mine too. A big wonderful eyes opener about food. And fantastic written.

[@mariellephillips4666]

Same, only just read it now but I’m obsessed. It all makes so much sense, and even better, it’s such an easy diet (although I probably shouldn’t call it that 😄)

[@KommKarl]

@@lorezampadeferro8641 u from

[@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.

[@goodactiondaily8779]

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!

[@beardumaw24]

Vegetarian will slowly ruin your health! as it does with all vegetarians over time.

[@38dragoon38]

I know plenty of overweight vegetarians and every vegan I've ever met seemed to be ill and a bit unhinged! But, maybe that's me being biased.

[@annelisachristensen6115]

@@38dragoon38 It is. I know lots of vegan runners and they are all normal and heathy.

[@MaximusChivus]

​@@38dragoon38 Absolutely your bias, just like everyone else vegans and vegetarians come from all walks of life and have varying levels of physical and mental health.

[@krpcannon123]

I love vegetables and beans for weight loss.

[@And3aPet]

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.

[@keithlittlebury2986]

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.

[@chrisdaniels3929]

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

[@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!!

[@richardshansky3040]

Badgerrz Get one BEFORE as well to compare!

[@OswaldDigestiveClinic]

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

[@pedromosino5918]

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

[@christelnielandt5117]

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

[@experiencelife3237]

One of the best presentations I've seen, definitely. Not only useful, informative, but understandable for a layman - what a treasure. Long live Microbiota!

[@KarlRock]

Insightful. I just came back to New Zealand from India, and my diet changed radically (for the worse). Time to get back to that healthy dairy and plant based diet that I was eating there. Thanks for this talk!

[@someguy2135]

You don' need to consume diary to be healthy.

[@zinniazinnia2145]

It is not just about plant diet but adding more fruits and vegetables. It is not against eating meat but eating according to microbiome

[@MaximusChivus]

​@@zinniazinnia2145 You can have a diet based on something without totally excluding another lol

[@someguy2135]

@@zinniazinnia2145 Not true. "Eating just one serving of red meat can substantially increase risk of cardiovascular disease, a new study found. A serving of red meat that is eaten and digested in the intestinal tract results in gut microbes producing chemicals that increase the risk for cardiovascular disease by 22 percent, according to a study published in the medical journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology."-Veg News The study was led by researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute.

[@Kitiwake]

​@@someguy2135or plants

[@gemmafredeluces321]

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.

[@orionxtc1119]

Money and Power are the worst in human wants

[@dobriyranok7]

27:17- - "kefir", Кефир- was (and still is) a very popular milk product in post-soviet countries.

[@PhilWhelanNow]

There’s so much drivel on diet on KZbin, it’s becoming a delight to find something as good as this. Well done sir! You summarise the cultural dietary landscape pretty well. Variety is the spice of life, and the source of good mental and physical health.

[@Photologistic]

“Variety” or the mythological non-explanation to have a “balanced diet” is actually just an excuse to let you eat whatever garbage that can be sold to you and make you sick, both of which are extremely profitable. Meat and veg are healthy, that’s about it. Carbohydrate from grain or sugar, and seed oils are not.

[@alicejyi4705]

Lovely summery " you never truly dine alone".. It changes all when you think about dining with and for your microbs.

[@JudyGordon-y6z]

I am a farmer and fallow Dr James White from Rutgers who proved that plants eat microorganisms and even transmit them to the next generation. Also Gabe Brown has been able to raise crops and animals without use of modern chemicals. He has a consultation business for farmers also has shown that his crops and animals have a higher density of nutrients. Now he has a group of researchers looking at are people eating food raised this way are healthier. Keep looking at microorganisms!!

[@morphin1]

Such an excellent explanation and everything is not as simple as it looks. Thanks Doc

[@katybee2552]

This is absolutely brilliant, love all your research projects, thank you

[@antonygallion6778]

I was riveted, I watch a lot of these videos but this was the best I have seen for both presentation style, and originality of content. Bravo!

[@OswaldDigestiveClinic]

If you found this video helpful, you may also like to know that a survey from 2018 of 71,000 Americans found that 61% had at least 1 bothersome gut issue! The most common gut symptom was acid reflux or GERD, then abdominal pain, then bloating!

[@gabrielmills2361]

Thanks!

[@maryloureeve9938]

Good to listen to an English doctor on this topic. We have listened to many American doctors on this interesting and advice for heathy living. Thank you for your talk.

[@maricamaas2326]

You might find MD David Unwin good as well?

[@luisbanegassaybe6685]

Super interesting and useful, great video

[@aidanlevy2841]

I am really looking forward to the advancements to come in personalized, data backed diet advice. I would love to be able to wear a glucose monitor and get my biome sequenced so that I could have a better idea of what foods i should eat and avoid.

[@jhoughjr1]

ive seen ads on fb for a microbiome sequencing service

[@frostbyte8285]

Nois

[@deefee701]

Hi to all the people commenting. Just letting you know that Dr Spector is not reading your comments. This isn't his channel and you should be seeing your doctor if you have medical questions. Also, this is not the forum to sign up to Zoe. This is You Tube and they show videos. You need to use the internet for that sort of thing.

[@hrperformance]

This video was stuck in my "watch later" playlist for too long! Great talk and certainly seems like a promising field. Anyone read the book and recommend it??

[@ZeedijkMike]

I had it sitting in my watch later list for quite a while too. So happy I got to watch it. Fascinating stuff.

[@alec1113]

Globe artichoke are a member of the thistle family , which is not the one you need. The artichoke you are looking for goes by various names , sunchoke, sunroot or earth apple, they are the root vegetable of the sunflower , they are packed with inulin and should be added to your diet gradually as they cause excessive farting . The vegetable looks like a gnarly potato, they can be eaten raw , boiled , roasted etc . Hope this helps .

[@ProfessorPesca]

They are known as Jerusalem artichokes in the UK. Probably due to a mishearing of ‘Girasole’, the Italian for sunflower.

[@alec1113]

Hello Professor ,thank you for your reply

[@Garricher5958]

Dr Spector thank you for this informative video. Do you think that how we eat our meals(fast, or slow) is an important factor to our stomach microbial health? Have there been studies done on eating slower, and our overall health?

[@Barxxo]

Thanks for uploading this very interesting vid.

[@OswaldDigestiveClinic]

If you liked this info, you may also want to consider some mistakes people may make in trying to fix gut health! They include: adding a probiotic to help with excessive gas and bloating (that's just one piece of the puzzle), eliminating a food for 4 days and expecting it solve the issue (will take at least 2 weeks), and not thinking about root causes!

[@lindaliestman4397]

Thanks for the great information. It certainly supports eating a high diversity diet.

[@oliverleslie7382]

You are better served with having as little diversity as possible. All other species do this and we should too. And drink only water.

[@DocSeville]

Really interesting and well presented. No hype. Thank you.

[@MissCocoSays]

Kefir the new thing no one heard about. My mother was drinking it since her childhood in Eastern Europe.

[@Mind-d6y]

My mother to, she die with 96 years.

[@williamarmstrong7199]

I have lived all my life on a diet considered by all as highly dangerous not by choice but by genetic makeup. I do not produce any of the enzyme required to metabolize Fructose fruit sugar. So I have not been able to eat any fruit or vegetables my whole life. I am now 63. Able to walk up mountains, and nearly keep up with a group of 30 year olds over an assault course! I am still fit enough to join the British army. I do not work out or exercise at all. My blood pressure is fine and my cholesterol level is medium (3) I eat only meat, cheese, sugar free bread, rice and pasta. Occasionally I will eat potato chips and green leaves of cabbage spinach floppy lettice and watercress. However I also eat a lot of herbs and whole seeds of spices. Such as fennel, coriander, celery seeds etc etc. Not having been diagnosed until I was in my mid 20's and not receiving any worthwhile dietary advice ever from so called professional dietitians. I finally worked out what I could and could not safely eat only about 15 years ago. I recently had an MRI and ultrasound scan of my liver. We were expecting considerable damage from the decades of poor diet. My liver is enlarged about 100mm wider than it should be however there was no sign of damage or residual fatty deposits. The world expert on this condition Professor T Cox of Addenbrooks hospital Cambridge was amazed. He was expecting substantial damage as he had seen in other patents. I do have to eat probiotic yogurt every day and supplement my dietary fibre intake with none digestible fibre. I am now setting up a support group to help parents of HFI children and anyone diagnosed with the same genetic abnormality. I have linked all the English speaking social media support pages to this lecture. It is a really important source of information.

[@aclassmedicine3306]

Short and sweet. Those who want to know more can go to your website.

[@Sparaxis11]

Great info here and presented in a way that I could understand. There are a lot of plates in the air for sure but just being aware of the good and bad combos and the importance of say food diaries and cause-and-effect observations will help people to self regulate. The importance was stressed of preventative results. Thank you, Tim.

[@lizcole6813]

Fascinating stuff. I was aware of much of this through listening to the Food Programme on Radio 4 and other clips from talks by Tim Spector. I'd love to have my gut microbiome analysed as despite eating lots of fruit, veg and whole grains I struggle to maintain a healthy weight

[@Malcolm-Achtman]

It's possible your diet is too high in carbs (especially problematic are whole grains). That provokes insulin. High insulin prevents weight loss. Try to get a fasting insulin blood test. You want it to be under 5 uIU/mL.

[@toni4729]

Medicines, especially those that you're stuck with and have to take all the time can do some real damage to your microbiome or digestive system. One day you may find out you can't eat a lot of foods as I did. I discovered most vegetables, and all artificial preservatives etc. made me really ill. I have spent most of the past forty years living on mostly animal products.

[@tiararoxeanne1318]

07:49 Microbiomes produce serotonin, one of the four 'happy' hormones😁 21:18 Christensenella Akkermansia, the name of microbes that could make you thin😁 24:36 Inulin, the name of fiber found in artichokes, onions, garlics, leeks, which is better than other fibers. Inulin is converted by our gut microbes into short chain fatty acids.

[@seriousros7280]

great video _ thank you Just want to say personalised diets are a superb idea. I do however think that a person's profile will change over time with age and need some adjustment.

[@cigdemunal520]

A good introduction for public. I would imagine the book should be including the results of research for the interested audience.

[@DrAdnan]

A lot of the gut-brain connection in particular is fascinating to me. Seems like there’s still a lot of research that needs to be done.

[@optimizewithscience8883]

I know it is such a cool research area. By now there are so many good research publications showing the importance of the gut-brain axis!

[@bunnythekid]

There’s an interesting study comparing the rates of mental illness in the Amish to traditional living styles

[@optimizewithscience8883]

@@bunnythekid Do you a link to the study? Btw. I recently did some research on the role of the microbiome in Alzheimer's if you like this topic: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3WToIFvmd6IsLc

[@isatousarr7044]

Our microbiome, the trillions of bacteria residing in our gut, plays a crucial role in maintaining a healthy diet and overall well-being. These microorganisms help break down food, produce essential nutrients, and support our immune system. A diverse and balanced microbiome is linked to improved digestion, reduced inflammation, and even better mental health. As we learn more about how our diet influences our microbiome, it becomes clear that nurturing this microbial community is vital for optimal health. How can we tailor our dietary choices to better support a healthy and diverse microbiome for long-term wellness?

[@patriciamartin6309]

Just recently heard the name Denis Burkett and went exploring . Fibre wow! Our gut microbes love it and we need more!

[@screamlol1]

Excellent information! Thank you so much.

[@imstevemcqueen]

Getting fat is a problem, but if you are skinny, that's by no means an assurance your're healthy...lots of skinny Type 2 diabetics out there.

[@lizprosser]

Fantastic discussion so enlightening

[@sueblock9782]

As a sufferer of Microscopic Colitis I am not allowed fibre as it ceeates inflammation in the gut - Mayo clinic explains what one can't eat

[@paraworth]

Good to see this stuff getting out especially from a doctor.

[@gregparrott]

Excellent presentation on a very timely and relevant topic. Is there a study in the U.S. which is the equivalent of the 'British Gut Project' in determining an individual's microbiome diversity?

[@GMGMGMGMGMGMGMGMGMGM]

the UK study is actually part of the US Gut Project - all the lab analysis of the British samples is done in San Diego britishgut.org/participate/

[@Malcolm-Achtman]

There are labs like VIOME in the U.S. that will tell you about your microbiome diversity based on your "poo" sample. I did the test and with my fairly limited diet (no yogurt, no kombucha, no kefir, not many vegetables) my "microbial richness" was average (but at the low end of average). On the other hand, my intestinal barrier health was AOK (i.e. the gut lining and protective mucosal layer). And my butyrate production pathways were good as well.

[@gregparrott]

@@Malcolm-Achtman Thanks for the reply. I might try this to establish a baseline

[@sfilop1]

I would say one of the best on the subject!

[@kenpatching4465]

A very important message

[@trancebelial]

For a healthy diet, I would like to try more fermented food to decrease the IBS. Located in the UK, I drink the genuine kvass for my gut health :)

[@casono]

Seems like some really important shit. ✊

[@bambammartin1556]

If he addressed this I apologize in advance as I must have missed it, but how does the manner in which the foods are prepared affect the microbe profile? Are we defeating the purpose of diversifying if we boil or bake the sources?

[@Klub1122]

1:58 Dr. Lustig in his book Metabolical says the same thing - nutrition is like a religion… people get so polarized following one way or the other.

[@kirschrot77]

Very informative and entertaining

[@bronsonmejia1794]

Stevia and monk fruit are natural sweeteners. The one i get contains both. No spikes in BG.

[@pepper419]

Where the twins are concerned it could easily have been something that effected their digestive system in the past that has constantly been the problem they knew nothing about.

[@spoddie]

At 18:30 he explains that eating fibre prevents weight loss. Later he explains that fibre is good for gut microbes and gut microbes are good for weight loss.

[@pmizzle2010]

He misspoke. His PowerPoint read high fiber prevented weight gain and gaining viseral fat but when he read it he said high fiber prevented weight loss. Simple mistake.

[@ArleneDKatz]

Thank you

[@ilknurilhan8320]

How about eating olives instead of olive oil, eating grapes instead of drinking wine and eating fermented plain soy yogurt and drinking water kefir instead of dairy products?

[@lorrainemcintosh9462]

Can any tell me the effect that PPIs have on the microdome? Also how to treat helicobacter without taking several antibiotics and destroying the gut balance? Thank you

[@maricamaas2326]

Prescription medications - disrupting the body's natural function - are chemical stressors; thus inducing a sympathetic dominant state. With the parasympathetic autonomous nervous system suppressed, there are insufficient digestion, healing/repair, detoxification, and rest. Medications also have adverse effects on the microbiome; leading to leaky gut, leaky brain, leaky all other organs...

[@maricamaas2326]

You might find benefits from FASTING. Look for example in on SCIENCE OF FASTING documentary, and MD Jason Fung's COMPLETE GUIDE TO FASTING.

[@johngoard8272]

A great video and on a subject that I have been studying for my own personal reasons namely that I do suffer from anxiety and depression and moderate obesity. I shall certainly be adding Tim's book to my Google playbook list and am looking forward to reading it after I have finished the book named The Gut-Mind Connection by Emeran Meyer MD. This is a fascinating subject which I shall try and find out more about via the net.

[@ourhealthpath]

Brilliant presentation!

[@WI5EBLOOD]

Okay, an entire talk about what is a healthy diet for the human ape, with zero mention of the human endothelium and its relationship to oils and fats. Probably the most important organ in the human body when it comes to diet, the special layer of cells that coats the interior walls of our blood vessels, the gatekeeper of nutrients from blood to tissue, which happens to be injured by many of the foods Tim Spector suggests to be consumed for a healthy diet. So, another talk that repeats the old mantra that is still rife today "Mediterranean diet! Mediterranean diet!". Oh, gee, thanks.

[@jennyknight9875]

@Denise Haskett - very interesting about Tim Spector’s research with twins. I am a twin and interested in gutsense - how do I find out about joining his research programme? Many thanks. ❤

[@Malcolm-Achtman]

Dr. Ken Berry recently did a video where he claimed thousands of people who eat a carnivore diet (which is a diet that is very limited food wise and has no vegetables) actually had better gut diversity when they got tested. What's up with that?

[@maricamaas2326]

And this guy found himself with more diverse microbiome after a diet high in meat when he visited Nigeria.

[@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

[@toni4729]

Even plant matter have a defensive system that most people know nothing about. People can be ill for a great deal of their lives and have no idea their food is causing them the misery and pain until they remove almost everything from their diet and see what happens.

[@maricamaas2326]

Yes, harmful plant defence chemicals is one of the elephants in the room.

[@pepper419]

Salicylates and oxalates can be really nasty chemicals in vegetables. Amines in meats and fish as they age stlighty can cause a lot of pain too. It would never occur to the average person that their meal had slapped them in the face.

[@gingertea5006]

Absolutely thumbs up - thank you

[@chazwyman8951]

The rise in obesity rates is not explained by the microbiome, but all to do with the types of food we eat that govern the biome. And you cannot simple change your biome no matter how many prebiotic, and pro-biotics and post biotics that Specter and his company want to sell you. You get healthy by eating healthy and you get the biome you deserve by eating well. That means rejecting fake foods like seed oils, sugars, refined carbs, and all processed foods that contain them. But mostly sugar, because that is lipogenic and is the primary cause of T2D, and obesity.

[@billrafferty9258]

I dropped 30 pounds down to 145, my college weight, mainly by avoiding seed oils like the plague, reducing sugar, avoiding processed "foods", making my own yogurt with a really good culture and doing occasional intermittent fasting. Oh, and preparing most of our meals with wholesome foods. Eating the rainbow makes more and more sense.

[@matildemir369]

❤só relevant even 5 years later, even the kombucha is not made by a fungus, is a SCOBY, symbiotic culture of yeasts and bacteria, I'm sure you know this. I love your talks , the info you give and the way yo say it😊

[@ucraicmeupmurphy598]

Thank you very informative and interesting, is it possible to be part of the research and wear the gadget for a few weeks to see what is spiking my insulin levels. I´m not a twin though.

[@Moon888-oy8bb]

Is Raw Milk available to the public in the UK (it not not allowed in Australia???)

[@no_more_free_nicks]

I'm very surprised that people here were so unfamiliar with Kefir, this is very old stuff.

[@oliverleslie7382]

kefir doesn't work. This is not how bacteria works

[@mariadorothea9506]

Yes my mum always had soured milk growing up in Austria

[@bronsonmejia1794]

​@@oliverleslie7382why don't you make a video and tell us why kefir "doesn't work"?

[@blisswkc3344]

Thank y'all so much dearest 🌹 Y'all such an inspiration 🥰 Appreciate y'all from the bottom of my heart 💖 Be Blissful Eternally 🙏👼🌈

[@pilatesyogataichifit]

My grandma used to drink kombucha about 50 years ago...

[@katiekat4457]

When was this from? This is advice you would have heard 15-20 years ago. I have watched so many lectures from top experts and follow all of the clinical trials and the watch he saying that we think is from decades ago. There are too many people who think high-fat diets are the problem now. We all know processed high sugar foods is a big problem and yet he’s we all still think the former. There were many things he say like this. He wasn’t completely wrong. It’s like he researched online and took half the information from now and half the information from the 1980’s or 1990’a. Some of the stuff contradicted what all the researcher working solely on gut bacteria. I know he’s a doctor but that certainly doesn’t mean he knew anything about gut bacteria other then what he has read online. Matter of fact he said this much at the beginning of the lecture. Just not in those exact words. But he did say that he tried old fashion diets to start with until he researched more. I am not at all impressed with this lecture and the information that he is passing out. It is true so it seems that gut bacteria is most likely responsible for obesity, diabetes 2, and many more chronic diseases. Take his advice with a grain of salt but do do as he says and vary your diet and the vegetables that you eat.

[@beesbeegooglephn4900]

Anyone found the link to the British Gut Foundation mentioned - in order to donate & send a sample. Do they send you results too? As well as adding to the databank… all good for future research.

[@rachelwren-vipond6029]

at last so much more stuff about the microbiome, I suspect there is more work to be done

[@Robespierre-lI]

Very interesting of course. As always for medical science, i am left wondering about when we will see practical applications of this science. It's a unique feature of medical science that there's an inpatient public with real medical needs waiting on the sidelines as the science slowly plods along. If empiricism had an animal avatar form, it would surely be a snail

[@causticchameleon7861]

I know someone who received a poo transplant after his cancer. It’s working great.

[@causticchameleon7861]

Alex Lee no. Not colon cancer. The chemo and other meds killed his gut.

[@communitygardener17]

How does one evaluate individual responses if one doesn't have access to monitors?

[@bernardmorgan3750]

apple cider vinegar is it alright for the gut as I use it daily I'm 75 and feel great

[@walterscott2286]

Yes! It is definitely a probiotic liquid! But only if you use raw, organic. Check out Bragg health on KZbin. Big advocates of A.C.V.!

[@macsmiffy2197]

I’m feeding my biome, but it’s costing a fortune, simply because supermarkets insist on bagging fruit and veg in family size plastic bags and I’m feeding one. But who wants to eat a week of swede and cabbage anyway? We need to keep badgering supermarkets to let us choose how much we need to buy. I’m off to badger Hugh FW! (For those outside the UK, he’s a chef who runs eco campaigns for food producers to be more environmentally aware).

[@4K68]

This is an experiment. I lasted until 7:50, and he has given lots of personal more or less contrarian and weighty opinions in an authoritative manner without laying out good scientific reasoning or much in way of proofs etc.(Yep, I did to various degrees disagree with many of his opinions, which motivated the comment, but doesn't invalidate the point I'm trying to make.) Let me jump to 20:00, and see if it the talk gets beyond opinions and facts aimed at telling us how amazingly important microbiome is. (Despite the hype, and some very interesting facts etc., there doesn't seem to be huge effects in the many experiments that have been made by now, it seems to me.) Beyond 20:00, now at 22:37. This was a much better experience as he talks about some real experiments, but he's still in narration mode, trying to make the case that microbiome is huge. But, as he concludes, with the supposed thin-making bacteria in some people's guts, the people who have tried to supplement these in cereals. didn't succeed. Facts over narration. I'm sorry to leave this kind of sour comment, but since this video was so well liked, and being published on a prestigious science channel, I thought it could potentially be worth saying. And maybe my judgment is off, I only watched 10mins, my credentials in science are modest etc. - At least we're all united in our efforts of critical thinking, eh? :) Have a nice day.

[@michael007555]

4K68 Everyone can do his own homework to figure out and read whether this is proven or not. He is not going to sit there and document every single experiment to try to make a case for why the microbiome is so important but instead he gives you a brief yet informative narration to why it should be important ( there is a reason to why the gut is called the 2nd brain). I would say think of this video as an eye opener to a whole new idea that what he is saying could be true and more, but I would just need to read and understand more in order to believe and be convinced, which is completely fine and understandable.

[@keithlittlebury2986]

Interestingly my dog's been eating 'crapsules' since he was a puppy. He's full of health and vitality.

[@AL-jo2vp]

A very interesting video. One thing to correct him on: veganism isn't a religion. It doesn't require belief in a God. It's not based on health generally, it's an ethical stance against abuse, much like feminism is against violence against women. Diet is only part of veganism. When diet is the sole concern, it is known as a plant based diet. In summary all vegans eat plant based diets but not all plant based dieters are vegan.

[@paulmardon135]

What an excellent talk and research thank you! Glyphosate is creeping more and more into our food chain. For example, I believe avocados are now sprayed with it to prolong shelf life and crops are sprayed with Glyphosate prior to harvest to dry them off. But Glyphosate is also patented as an antibiotic - so could this be reducing our western microbiome? Is your research looking at this possibility?

[@maricamaas2326]

Most Glyphosate (if I remember correctly) is produced in China, and they also use much.

[@prasadreddy7621]

Best video 👌👍

[@Idonotneedahandle867]

Fantastic!

[@jegsthewegs]

It's very difficult to keep up with how new research outdates old. This video for example is out of date with regard for the causes of anxiety and depression. Here in 2022, it's been discovered that Serotonin is NOT responsible for anxiety and depression. So it takes continuous research to enable us to be sure we're on top of the correct nutrition best for us🤷🏼

[@gabrielmills2361]

It's been believed for decades that the LACK of serotonin is responsible for anxiety and depression (ie an inverse relationship) -- hence the use of SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) like Prozac as antidepressants. These work by blocking serotonin receptors to keep it circulating in the bloodstream. But there is now a lot of scepticism about how effective SSRIs really are, due to suppression of results of clinical trials with negative results, and induced suicidal ideation in eg teens. I was prescribed Seroxat (a British SSRI) with such horrible results I stopped taking it after 5 days: the sledgehammer effects took 2 weeks to wear off.

[@sueblock9782]

I am also have IBS and cannot eat certain foods like strawberries, mangoes, pears and apples to name a few