The 5 things you NEED to know for better GUT HEALTH with Professor Tim Spector
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- čas přidán 23. 05. 2024
- If you do one thing for your health this January, make it focussing on your gut health.
ZOE co-founder and microbiome expert Professor Tim Spector takes us through the 5 foundations he lives by for optimal gut health.
As Tim explains, your gut health is absolutely crucial for your overall health, from your immune system to your hormones and even appetite regulation.
To download our free gut health guide, including recipes, shopping lists and advice from the experts visit zoe.com/gutshot
Outline:
0:00 - Introduction
0:36 - Eat more plants
3:42 - Eat the rainbow
5:20 - Increase your fibre intake
7:39 - Try fermented foods
9:21 - Reduce your intake of ultra processed foods
10:04 - Tim's gut friendly snack ideas
11:00 - Wrapping up
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I started following Zoe in April 2023 as a person significantly overweight and diagnosed as type 2 diabetes for the past 6 or so years and frequent irritable bowel sufferer. At the end of the year having followed the guidance (more fibre, more ferments, low carbs and more healthy fats) I have lost 23 kilos and now have my A1C at 37 (normal). I would be telling fibs if I said it was hard to do - it wasn't. Thank you from me for (hopefully) the extra years you have given me and the good health I am enjoying.
Well done!
Absolutely well done. Life is a journey, and now yours is on a trajectory of getting so much better ❤
Inspiring
I can’t seem to lose weight. I eat WFPB. LIKE YOU HBA1c is 37. I notice you say you lowered your carbs. Give me an idea of your days eating. Well done to you.
@@magicsupamoggie I've cut out white bread, rice, potatoes, cakes, biscuits - all the obvious refined carbs. I worked up to a 16:8 time restricted eating regime which is now everyday. When I break fast it is either a mix of nuts, seeds and berries with kefir and yoghurt (eat until full!) or eggs and fresh tomatoes with one slice of homemade wholemeal bread. Evening meals are usually lots of leafy salads with either chicken or fish but sometimes substitute the salads for fibrous veg like broccoli, cauliflower and green beans. No snacks after main meal. You have to find what works for you and your lifestyle.
Too much fiber can be detrimental to your gut lining. Try shredded wheat for a week and you will see what I mean. Secondly, some plants and veggies like spinach, beet roots and raspberries are very high in oxalates which can cause kidney stones and joints pain. Finally a lot of legumes have lectins and need to be pressured cooked before eating them in order to break them down.
If everyone took this advice, the world would be a drastically improved place. My breakfast/lunch today was olive oil-sautéed kale and other greens and edible flowers from the garden, garlic, broccoli, and mushrooms served on a baked sweet potato with avocado, pepitas and maple infused balsamic vinegar served with some yogurt, raspberries, chia seeds, hemp hearts, and walnuts. That’s 14 plants in one meal. Despite being diagnosed with breast cancer a year ago, I’m still banking on the fact that my health would be worse if I didn’t eat this way.
That's how I eat too - basically a salad for brunch. I feel sorry for those who think toasted muesli is a healthy breakfast.
I'd like to invite myself to your place for lunch.😂
It sounds great and really good, but how much time did it take you to make all of this for your breakfast?
Humans need meat!
Top tip, make it thd night before. I just chop half an apple, frozen berries mixed with a pinch of mixed seeds a closed handful of mixed nuts, add dried cinnamon and add kefir and yogurt scoop. So 7 plants plus fermented. In a pot good to grab and go for the morning. @fruz1378
Gut health = mental health
recently diagnosed pre-diabetes, followed your recommendations for a few weeks and Wow have i noticed a difference in my well being, wished I had known 30 years ago, I am 74 so not too late to start, many thanks
So long has you have a sufficient brain intact to follow good advice ....... Most people at the age of 74 have their ways set their extremely resistant to change ..... industrial education system has a tendency to kill brain cells
I eat plants, plus a little cheese. I could use a little more variety and a little more raw veg. I turn 68 in 6 months, take zero medications, and my digestion is better than it was 50 years ago (when I was a typical burger eating teen).
that's wonderful to hear Stephen! Glad you're feeling great 💛
Thank you for showing what to eat instead of focusing on what not to eat. Some people just don’t get it!!👏👏👏
1. Eat more plants for gut diversity:
Aim for 30 plants per week including herbs, spices, nuts and seeds.
2. Choose brighter colored fruits and veggies:
They have higher levels of polyphenols which fuel gut microbes.
3. Fiber intake:
Aim to get more from whole grains, beans, popcorn, berries and keeping skins on potatoes and fruits.
4. Fermented foods:
Yogurt, kefir, kombucha, kimchi and sauerkraut contain live microbes that boost gut and immune health.
5. Swap processed snacks for healthier options like olives, popcorn, nuts, seeds, hummus and berries.
I've improved my diet considerably & have now lost nearly 16ks in weight since August 2023 when I started following Zoe. Still a way to go but am seeing great results already.
Congrats. I've lost 24 kilos since two years, but immensely reduced my gut and skin inflammation. I feel younger.
Thanks Tim! I love following your work!
Excellent content; great format; solid, helpful ideas; perfect length.
All good stuff, thank you chap 👍
In the US, we are a long ways away from being a country with a healthy lifestyle. For starters, we need to start cooking, period. Not only do we not cook and eat healthy foods, we don’t cook at all.
Absolute gold ! Thanks Tim !
Thanks so much for sharing, very much appreciated!
Thank you for providing such great information to us all. I have started making some changes as a result of your videos. I have started making a really dense sprouted wheat bread with flax, chia, sprouted sunflower and sprouted pumpkin seeds. We really enjoy it. We have also started eating more nuts in our morning yogurt such as walnuts and cashews. I have been able to find a local whole milk yogurt in a large glass jar with no sugar added that is really good. My biggest concern now is how to rid our foods of plastics since they have many serious health consequences. Nuts, seeds, grains and dried fruits all come in plastic. I put them in glass when I get home but I am still concerned about contamination of plastics. I wish they would just place them in a sealed waxed paper bag rather than using plastic.
Would you mind sharing your bread recipe? I just made yogurt using my instant pot. I used grass-fed, organic milk (half gallon) from a glass jar. It was so easy to make and costs half what I pay in the store for yogurt.
I just make a simple no knead sprouted wheat seeded bread. In a large bowl add 16 oz of cool water, 1 1/2 tsp. Salt, 1/2 tsp instant yeast, I Tbsp. Sesame seeds, 1 Tbsp. Flax seeds or ground flax, 1 Tbsp. Sprouted sunflower seeds, I Tbsp. Sprouted pumpkin seeds,
add 1 Tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil and mix it together. Then, add 1 1/2 cups white flour, 2 cups sprouted wheat flour, 1/2 cup of oats. Stir it together and cover with plastic wrap. Let it proof over night for about 12 hours. The next day, stir up the dough. I place the dough on parchment paper in a Dutch oven (enamel pot with a lid) . Let it proof for another 60 minutes. Bake in the oven at 400 degrees for 40 min. With the lid on. Then remove the lid and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes uncovered. 😊
Amazing video! My favorite so far!!!!!!! Thank you!
Thank you Professor!. Excellent explanation. ❤
Thank you for sharing such incredible knowledge, it’s greatly appreciated ❤
Very good thank you. I have been slowly moving in the right direction. Take care.
Great presentation! It was straightforward,easy to understand and filled with practical add ons and swaps for healthier eating. Thank you!
Grateful for your work, and this concise summary for my time-poor friends who will not listen to a long podcast...
I wish hospitals given this important information to parents before they discharge them with kids after very complicated and harsh medical treatments affecting gut health.
I was at a hospital cafe yesterday waiting for my husband to be discharged from surgery. It was astonishing how much crap the cafe had. Fried and fatty foods. There was a station for healthier food and I managed to find a broccoli salad to purchase. Many of the hospital health care workers were overweight and obese. Sad! .
This is very useful information. I am happy that I found this channel after I heard about Doctor Tim Spector in a Romanian channel about health.
Nicely presented Tim great examples with a touch of science not overwhelming Good job !!!!!
Thank you for this very useful video, packed with sound advice.
Thank you so much 👍
It's always a pleasure to listen to you. Your speech is clear and to the the point. Thanks!! (from Argentina)
Thank You for your work.
Great public health info here guys 🎉 Clear and interesting presentation !
Thanks! This is so informative and helpful ❤
This approach has transformed my health in a good way. Love the helpful information thanks.
A big thank you Tim Spector!! I hope lots of people watch this and will benefit from your advice as I have. I have read your three books on the subject and my health is so much improved. I have lost weight, still more to go but it’s happening gradually. Cholesterol is now 4.1 and I am off statins. Blood pressure is now consistently normal and I gradually came off all 3 BP meds that I was on. In fact I don’t take any prescription medicines now. I am 75. Follow Tim with confidence!!
that's amazing to hear Vivien! Thank you for sharing and supporting 💛
Thank you for this informative , clear and practical tips to improve our gut microbiome and plant diversity 🙌
Thanks for making the vidio ive been in denial to eat real food and youve just got me going with your way of explaining what real food is
This is excellent. I've been 'doing Zoe' for a while, and the benefits are MASSIVE.
Thanks for sharing such a valuable lesson with us all for free!
I am so thankful for people like you. ❤
Great video - I joined Zoe in October and it is the best thing I have ever done for my health
Thanks so much for this latest video. I eat 30 plus plants a week now, my tummy is settled, no sugar cravings and perfectly satisfied with three brilliant meals a day. Thanks Tim, Sarah, Jonathan and the team for everything you do. Love and light. Julia x
Love these videos. Love the music, Tim's narration with the music has been edited perfectly. I changed from UPF to whole foods and fermented. Eat roughly every 19 hours with a noshing window of four hours. Seen mood improvements , feel fuller. Well happy. Easy to do 😊👍👍
Very helpful. Thank you.
I cannot love this video enough. It’s the best video i have ever seen in this subject while keeping it simple and straight forward as well. Thanks for this!
Thank you so much for this most important information.. you make it seem simple .Thank you .
I've changed my way of eating due to Tim and I now understand a lot more about my own body and the needs of my gut!
I'm very disappointed about the price asked by Tim and the zoe team for membership of the zoe health plan. I have been a part of the zoe experiment since lockdown .
Great video, and very informative- much appreciated!! ❤
I've been eating for my microbiome since reading Justin and Erica Sonnenburg's the Good Gut in 2015. My friends and family are always confused when I try to talk to them about what I've learned. Thank you Tim for this video that explains everything beautifully. Excellent job.
Great informative video easy to understand. I've been a follower of Prof Tim for years and have all his books which I refer to constantly. This video is ideal for those who are unable to process the written word. Highly recommended and many thanks as always
Thank you ! Please bring Zoe to Canada.
You are appreciated
as are you!
Thanks for the practical advice! I saw many of your videos but got increasingly confused as I found it challenging to understand which food is rich in fibres, microbes, and ferments, creating a healthy gut, and which is ultra-processed. Also, I would never have guessed that coffee, dark chocolate and popcorn are healthy. I always eat a lot of berries and nuts and go for whole grains; it's good to know this is a healthy habit. I knew unpeeled potatoes are more nutritious (my great-grandfather told us that), but I didn't know you can eat kiwis with their skin. I will definitely try that!
I've just signed up for ZOE - I'm excited to take delivery of my package soon!
I stumbled on Zoe after having some neurological symptoms and changing my diet had a huge positive impact. Additionally, I lost 10kg combined with breastfeeding. Your work is absolutely transforming people's lives ❤
I’m going to start at my breakfast when I get up in the morning. The nuts, yogurt , and eggs with herbs ,are ready! Looking forward to this kick start.thankyou
Great video thanks 🙏
Great video!! One of my NY resolutions was to cut down on my UPF intake. To-date, I have stopped eatings crisps, and cheddary snacks and am now making my own pizza from scratch! As a vegetarian, I'm in the daily habit of preparing a small salad before my main meal and eat mixed nuts daily. I've cut down on biscuits - instead buying plain rice cakes and adding melted dark chocolate to them with various toppings such as sunflower seeds or almond flakes. I've recently started to eat natural yoghurt for breakfast with berries and seeds - instead of brand name muesli. So, great to see this type of video and although I've started well, the video goes to show that I have a long way still to go on this journey...
Thank you for such an educational video!
so pleased you enjoyed it!
Thank you, youve just given me the idea to chop a variety of nuts up using my blender and use those in my yoghurt each morning instead of the granola i usually use. I already put strawberries in and sunflower/pumpkin seeds
I’m doing the ZOE programme and it’s helped me be healthier although I’ve gained weight rather than lost it. My main point though is about variety … I find most weeks I have to choose between variety and a high score as many foods cause my score to drop eg kiwi fruit, sweet potato, banana, beetroot, kombucha, kimchi, blueberries - all good foods. Often a meal is very good for my gut health but I get a low score (eg 35 for a bowl of soup and some beetroot and water with limes in)
This episode was fantastic. Would like to see more under 15 minute practical, CZcams.
Mega tips. Once I got used to all different types of healthy snacks ... the ultraprocessed ones don't look as applealing anymore. The body knows what's best for it.
Zoe has worked amazingly well and more importantly easily for me. Dropped 6kg and feel better and just as importantly never hungry.
Well done Tim, your presentation was spot on! I am implementing all of the advice you’ve given us today. The hardest snack for me to break is a small bowl of salted crisps whilst cooking dinner. I’ve switched out crisps for salted peanuts. What are your thoughts on salted peanuts?
Great info. I’m on keto but with a heavy leaning on fibre. Not too much meat. I will increase diversity though, and I do love fermented foods!!! ❤
Great Video! Thanks!
Very informative thank you.
This is so informative and interesting!
Great information, clearly and simply explained. Can you advise on a lactose free option or maybe any alternatives. Any suggestions would be much appreciated .👍
I make a seed mix with turmeric and black pepper and Mediterranean herbs which I sprinkle on things instead of cheese.
I am a great fan of Zoe's recommendations. You helped me improve my energy and mood. Thank you !
I discovered that a diverse plant diet rises both my LDL and HDL. Jogging 2km everyday lowers LDL a lot.
I've just found out I have Lp(a) 60. Should everybody eat a lot of olive oil ? Could you please make an episode with a lipidologist like dr Thomas Dayspring.
Great video thanks!
Excellent inputs. I will add more colored items and variety to my food to reach 30 items per week.
I’m really enjoying learning from Zoe, I have the weekly newsletter and watch utube and podcasts, it’s extremely informative. Not sure yet wether I will join as I’m 71 but may do, with the state of our NHS it’s a bit of a lifeline really, as we all need to watch our own health as relying on our health service is going to be increasingly difficult going forward. Thank you Zoe you are amazing 🎉😊❤
I’m 71 and did it! I feel active and healthy. Do it now! You might live into your 90s and that’s 20 years!
Not quite 70 but I've just started the testing phase of the membership (really looking forward to getting my results) and already I've learned so much about my own gut and blood sugar reactions. Can't say I'm too impressed with the app which is clunky but that's a minor inconvenience for the huge benefits.
Do it, you won’t regret it. A good investment!
Hello, appreciate the content. How does the heat from cooking/baking process interact live cultures/minerals from sourdough dough or other food?
Please, bring ZOE to Denmark 💚
Great program, great suggestions, thank you.
Super video- can you educate NHS GPs and some gastroenterologists please?
One thing I don’t get is how the Hazda have so much more diverse gut microbes when they can’t possibly have the extent of diversity in their food as we do. Please explain, there must be a simple answer.
Greatvideo...thanks
Thank you, another great video. I was just wondering if you/the team have looked into water kefir? I love it refreshing and effervescent a great alternative for soda.
Crispy kale is so much nicer and more satisfying than crisps, sprinkled with engevita yum
thankyouu
Great video thanks 🫶🏻
tea made of different plants is also very good
Always tell folks to eat a rainbow of colors 🤩
great video
Here is a suggestion (which I do) take you nuts and seeds "collection", run it through a food processor until it becomes buttery and spread it over a toast or a waffle every morning. Every couple of months I go through that process of turning nuts into butter, store it in jars and place them in the refrigerator. I also do the same with non-sulfur dry fruits.
no. just eat them. don’t pre-process them.
totally unnecessary
@@aafgahfah Not saying it's "necessary", it's just a method of eating. The nutritional value is the same.
I take zaatar, nutritional yeast, reishi powder, lions mane powder, maitake powder, add a little water and turn it into a spread. You can use eevo if you want, and/some avocado. I can't because my metabolism doesn't handle fats well and I pack on the lbs way too fast if I do that.
@@ziv2liv forgive my short/terse response. not intended to be rude! if you don’t blend then, to put it simply,
your poop will have a much higher caloric content than if you do blend. this is because, nuts being what they are, they will pass through you undigested to a greater extent. blending is like pre-chewing. that’s the first point.
secondly, and i can’t find it now, i have seen videos in which it has been explained that blended nuts, like powdered “instant” oats, hit your system much faster and that this provokes a much stronger insulin response. I wish i could find this video for you now. As a general rule it is better just to chew. good health!
@@aafgahfah Sorry, but I could not find any scientific support to your claim. I'm not comparing commercially-made nuts butter with raw. I am talking about buttering your own raw nuts and in that sense, it is actually easier on your digestive system.
Thank you for the very informative video! I'm looking forward to improving my gut health. I do have a question about yogurt and kefir. Do plant based yogurt and kefir have the same benefits as dairy versions?
Yop was always seen as a bit working class or downmarket (probably because it shares its name with the Youth Opportunities Programme). Kefir is middle-class drinking yoghurt. I drink it too.
Ok well said Doc. I would like to know if cook vegetables vs raw vegetables would make a difference in the diversity of microbes? I've heard of lectins from others sources do they really exist in more potent forms across different plant species? What is more important eating the spectrum or the by product of the microbes which helps tighten the junction of our villas? Oh so much too learn.
Legend great video
I’ve read that Lactobacillus gasseri, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, and Bifidobacterium lactis are probiotics associated with fat loss. Can you make a video exploring which probiotics can potentially help with fat loss. Maybe someone is an expert.
I would like a video on three breakfast/lunch and dinner choices incorporating everything I need to eat on a daily basis. Just nice and simple. thanks you in advance Plus teenager lunch boxes would be super no nuts allowed.
I love plant foods! But you always see things like oxalate issues on social media! I am always so confused!
Red cabbage is great and makes my stomach feel comfortable
please, often remember, that there are only two basic types of food:
raw, living, of which we absolutely need 20-50%,
and
cooked, dead food,
we are just fire monkeys 🤷🏽
I wish it was as simple for me and others in similar situations to eat many of those things. Probably too much information to share but I wish there was more advice out there for people in my situation who would love to be able to eat lots of nuts,seeds and fibrous foods and leave the skin on vegetables etc but due to having a diseased colon removed over 20 years ago eating those foods could see me ending up in hospital again with a blockage. Blending foods to a smoothie consistency or eating lots of peanut butter instead of whole nuts doesn’t help as that causes other issues which I won’t go into here but it wouldn’t be good! 🙈 im also a Celiac so that complicates things even more. I’m doing my best with the healthier foods that I can eat such as the Kefir but the more I learn about the healthier way to eat such as in this video ,the more frustrating it is to not be able to follow the advice. I wish this healthy eating advice such was around when I was struggling with Ulcerative colitis years ago, maybe I wouldn’t be in the situation that I am now .
Watching this while eating an entire box of Kraft dinner, but I added some all purpose seasoning after the tip about spices. I feel healthier already 😎
I'm another convert. Been following this advice for 3 weeks and already feel heaps better. I'm really enjoying the food, I'm making Kefir, Krauts and Rye sourdough bread. I feel better in myself, I have more energy, better sleep, am losing belly fat and pooping Bristol No 4's. A trip to the bog is now pure joy. You can use that in your advertising. Thankyou Professor Tim Spector.
Can you share your rye sourdough bread recipe please??
@@karendavis8083 Look at this video on the Clean Food Living channel. czcams.com/video/_hRE9KAqkkw/video.html There are links to sourdough guides you can download. Their information on making fermented foods is very good.
I need this
Awesome 👍🏻👍🏻 Cheers
Useful video, BUT we need to consider a) the cost eg avocado) and b) the environmental effects of our food shopping - raspberries, blueberries in England in winter 😳- what about the ”food miles “ ? . Should we not be buying local and seasonal produce ?
Ideally yes but food miles is a very small percentage of carbon.