Let Food Be Your Medicine: The New Science of Eating Well Tim Spector

Tim Spector is a medically qualified professor of epidemiology and director of the TwinsUK registry at King's College London.

His current work focuses on the microbiome and nutrition, and he is co-founder of data science company ZOE.

Today we're discussing Tim's new book, Food for Life: The New Science of Eating Well.

Stick around and learn how to eat well to optimize your health!

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In this episode we discuss:
00:00 – Introduction
00:26 – How Tim's diet has evolved over the years
01:54 – What a typical day of eating looks like for Tim
08:03 – The latest research on time-restricted eating
12:27 – Calorie restricted eating or time restricted eating
16:19 – Realistic tips for losing weight
20:59 – The danger of short-term dieting and avoiding carbs
25:25 – The rule of 30 plants
29:59 – Eat foods rich in polyphenols
33:20 – The truth about antioxidants
36:01 – Health benefits of postbiotics
38:19 – How short-chain fatty acids are produced
41:59 – The connection between the immune system and the gut
45:03 – The best foods to include for gut health
49:16 – Eat more mushrooms!
51:02 – Why you should use extra virgin olive oil
56h00 – The best oils for cooking
1:00:17 – Common factors that destroy your gut microbiome
1:05:29 – Choose organic produce when eating plants
1:08:05 – Polyphenols help defend plants
1:10:57 – Tim’s thoughts on the carnivore diet
1:14:43 – The main factors that affect the skin microbiome

Show notes: https://ultimatehealthpodcast.com/508

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