Summary of Tim's tips: 1. Try and eat 30 different plants a week. This includes nuts, seeds and herbs. 2. Pick foods high in polyphenols that gives them their bright colours. This includes nuts and seeds, berries, dark chocolate, coffee and even red wine. (yay!) 3. Try some fermented foods every day to boost your gut microbes. 4. Avoid ultra processed foods. Now where's that jar of Sauerkraut I got and never opened....? Thanks team, very informative.
If that jar of sauerkraut has been around for a while it’s very likely pasteurised which I believe kills off all the good bacteria. You need to get it unpasteurised from the chilled cabinet or make it yourself (not difficult and lots of info here on TH-cam) .
@@tonydization unprocessed Coco is the only way to get the polyphenols present in natural cocoa. Dutch processed leads to them being destroyed and processing into chocolate leads to their being destroyed. If you have a quality organic unprocessed cocoa powder it's pretty tasty with some cinnamon and ginger and you can froth into some hemp milk or stir into your coffee. It does have about 50 mg of caffeine per serving so be aware of the time of day you consume it.
Australian dietitian here. I can't thank you enough for your brilliant research and presentations. After 20 years in practice you inspire me about food again.
About 6 years ago my husband and I took a 3 week holiday in Thailand. He was clearly unwell before we set off, but during that 3 weeks, eating Thai food his symptoms actually improved. 2 weeks after we came home he was diagnosed with stage 4 nasopharyngeal cancer and told he would likely survive up to 2 years with treatment, less than 6 months without. He took the treatment. We also changed our diet following a book 'Beating cancer with Nutrition' He's still here. Cancer free. Really interesting stuff this, thankyou Zoe & Tim 🙏
@Kara Colclough sorry to hear you are going through it because its really scary and hard at the time, but yes, do believe you can beat it and take an holistic approach. Best wishes 🙏♥️
I’m watching this video today and I was wondering how your husband was doing 11 months down the road. A very good friend has just been diagnosed with colon cancer and I’m trying to convince him to fast and then change his diet. Did your husband receive any chemo? Hope he’s still feeling healthy!!!
@@tootstoyou1 thank you for asking. He had both chemo and radiotherapy. He was clear of the cancer after 6 months and is still cancer free and doing really well. Tell your friend to think positively and definitely look at nutrition.
@@k8mitwif Thanks so much for the reply & very happy to hear your update. I believe strongly in the power of “real food” (not too much) and a positive attitude
I would love a 2 week holiday stay somewhere in the country where the food I eat would be on the Zoe lines, talks on preparation of the food could be demonstrated to get the best benefit from it and where tests were taken and analysed during my stay. At the end of the 2 week period I could leave with a better idea of the type of food that suited me, how to prepare it, a suggested weekly menu of meals and a super mind set after maybe attending yoga sessions, walking more in the countryside, being away from anti-bacterial gels, attending talks on mindfulness and maybe doing some garden tasks. The new Health Farm for the future. I would be there like a shot especially as I would more than likely be with like minded individuals. Hotel Zoe all the way!
I think you would find really there is no magic or mystery in the Zoe hotel, and what they would teach is 99% common sense. There really is nothing new here as far as diet goes, it is just the research that is catching up.
Why on earth is this programme not available in the UK? As someone who has just had to take a course of antibiotics for the first time in over 40 years due to bad bacteria in the gut (h pylori), I’d be fascinated to be involved. Please just take my money! Keep up the good work, gentlemen.
I think it's being rolled out in the New Year . Personally I can't wait iv had digestive issues for over 40 years and have tried many diets with little or no effect ...
The answer is yes! Useful during a flare up but not sustainable for any length of time.. We do have to be realistic about what any intervention can deliver.. Zoe appears to be cutting through the c confusion by focusing on personalised diet s based on evidence based procedures this is definitely worth a shot..
Jonathan is really expert at picking up where a step might be missing for someone who knows nothing about this subject and getting the excellent professors to fill it out. They are both very clear communicators but his spotting the skipped stitches is also a big contributor to how well this podcast works
I’ve suffered with bad digestive problems for years. Last year I took the leap and started growing all my own fruit and veg, using no pesticides and it dramatically improved. I started making my own sauces, bread and pasta and It became even better but I still had bouts of stomach problems. Someone recommended that I take acidophilus tablets, and I’m on a 5billion daily dose…..and for 5 weeks now I’ve had no problems at all, it’s changed my life
I had dermatitis a while ago and I kept saying that I was sure that it was coming from inside me. For years I was prescribed steroid cream...it did nothing and in the end I sorted it myself. I ate a mixed plant diet and found a soothing cream that suited my skin. I agree with the science on so many levels (I am just a lay person, not a scientist). I would like to get hold of a Zoe kit!
We started keto lifestyle in may 2020 male and female 53 years old 19stone (f) size 18. type 2 diabetes (m) 52inc waist. hypertension. Diabetes removed in 3 weeks Hypertension gone within 6 months. We have lived of nut seeds berries meats plants. This is amazing science. 2021 (m) 28 waist 10st (F) size 8 Our results lifestyle improved every day.
Two bouts of anaphylaxis shock requiring trips to the ER was the wake up call that this COVID-19 long hauler had a problem with the autoimmune system. The ticket back to being symptom free has been diet and supplements targeting the gut microbiome. I must be totally accountable for everything I put into my body and daily monitor my levels. I'm not a diabetic, but I strongly adhere to a diabetic eating plan.
Sounds like this could be something really beneficial. Having worked many years in the somewhat unhealthy environment of sewage which at first caused some severe Diarrhoea and vomiting bouts that could last for a week. Over time the sickness became less and less each time I became infected and finally I never had any more trouble at all.
Why isn't the kit available in the UK? I registered 7 or 8 months ago. Any chance of some info on the website re what the schedule/hold-up is? Thanks, really interesting podcast.
My simple summary would be, when reading the label on something if you cannot spell something easily, or you have no idea what it is, try and eat less of it or non at all. It seems the simplest foods are the healthiest and just eat as wide as variety as you can manage.
@@lornafw It's called an allotment. Cheap and accessible and there is a community on each one where people share plants, produce and workload if you are lucky. And the strange thing is people into their 80s seem to be active and alert doing this - certainly they seem more able and active than many of a similar age that are sedentary. Better than a gym every time and healthier in every way. It needs a change of attitude and lifestyle as well as being time efficient. Gove it a go - you never know - you might like it.
@@3yebeamsit seems too obvious to point out but many people living in larger UK cities would not have access to an allotment or a garden. Working parents with childen definitely will not have the time. And please don't forget many people watch this internationally where pretty mych everyone lives in apartments and allotments don't exist. Gardening and growing is good for you but for most people doing both that and doing strength training (aka gym) would be more optimal for health.
Have now taken part in the testing phase and eagerly await my results. Wearing the blood glucose monitor was a real insight. The coaching and challenges so helpful. I can now easily eat more that 30 different plans a week - just loving it. Much more energy and sleeping better too!
I had always an allergy to milk. But didn't realise until my symptoms got worse. I had to cut it out completely. It totally damaged my digestive system. I had two fundiplication leading to gastropareses and now Barrats oesophagus. I also had loads of antibiotics and that affected my gut bacteria. I also have Type 1 diabetes. LADA that started aged 58. Everything you say has made sense. Especially also over-processed food.
So was I when I was a little at school they used to get us to drink crate milk which was offen warm as it was left outside I coughed for 67 years, as a child I offen had to be excused from class because I was chocking, given it up over the last four years and stopped chocking drink alternatives now nobody took any notice of me when I was young.
This is truly fascinating, my simple understanding of food and eating the right food started in 1988. A year before, i suffered from a skull fracture. I spent several years relearning many of my living skills...As time past, i changed and added more information. I had read and started to gain more experience. Then, I joined your studying with COVID test. I have now developed further facts as times passed
As a teacher at pre school I continually noticed that most new children that joined us would pick their nose and eat it. It seemed to me that this is a natural ‘inoculation’ effect until of course we generally stop them doing it!
Just the opposite, as fingers in noses just a way to spread harmful pathogens and if nasal lining is ruptured from the digging, even worse outcomes as pathogens can more easily enter bloodstream and with the brain so near ... Saline/water rinses for the nasal passages is the way to go... especially in the dryer Fall and Winter months with indoor heating.
We chlorinate water to - kill the bugs. What effect might there be, if any ,to our microbiome when we drink chlorinated water. Have any studies been done on the effect of chlorinated water to the human microbiome?
The chlorine gas evaporates within a minute. Just don't drink the water before then. Stick some cordial in a fresh pint of water from the tap and watch the bubbles.
I can remember discussing this back in the mid 1980s when I was doing my research degree. Great to see its being taken seriously and that good quality research is underway. Are we born with certain gut bugs and do these change over time in response to environmental and digestion?
I understand that when a woman is approaching birth, the microbes migrate to the birth canal, and also into breast milk for a while. So the newborn is seeded with the mother’s microbiome. I may be wrong.
Whilst I was lucky enough to breastfeed my kids until they were 4 years old, I do feel the need to point out that some women can't breastfeed for whatever reason. Whilst 'breast is best' (the old saying), the new saying 'fed is best' is what is said in the UK now. Yes breast milk contains amazing things but for people using formula, formula is fine
I don't believe in mum shaming. There are lots of reasons people can't breastfeed and it is not always a choice. We shouldn't make them feel guilty about having to formula feed. My friend for example had her breasts removed due to cancer. Her children are healthy and happy. sometimes it is better for the mother to formula feed if she has mental health issues, post natal depression or medication for something else. Of course human milk is better than man made but there is a lot of goodness in there for those who don't breastfeed. Try to be kind.
Took me years to accept the fact that I could no longer digest bread. My favorite food was causing me discomfort for days. Once I cut grains out, added greek yogurt & organic fruits & raw vegetables, the change was so noticeable in how my stomach felt & looked. No discomfort, no bloating. If you have stomach issues, toggle your diet with selective elimination & see if there is a food group that you can't handle anymore. Be patient & observant, and perhaps you can tweak your diet & microbiome to improve how you feel.
I recently listened to a lady on a BBC Radio programme who had been only eating foraged foods for 12 months. She had her biome examined by a nutritionalist, who told her it was off the scale!
a better understanding of this ecosystem would also determine which bacterial strain or prebiotic would be the ideal treatment for a given bowel disorder
Tim and Co. As the microbes help us do they also kill us when we have carried out our purpose to reproduce. Thank you all. At 76 I am learning something new. Exciting stuff.
Noticing the profit driven product vs. Evidence driven medicine: the UK has nationalized healthcare and Zoe has crowd sourced data. It's a really healing, helpful resource.
I have been working to improve my microbiome for a few years now. I have coeliac disease and think it's important to have the healthiest Microbiome as possible. I ferment my own veg, eat Kafir, and other fermented food, have loads of fresh veg, eat beans and lentils all the time. All was going well until I developed tooth pain. Not just one tooth but two, one on either side. It got so bad that I was taking paracetamol every 4 hours. I had the first tooth pulled out last week. Then during the following week the second tooth began to cause pain. Again I was on the paracetamol, but this one was worse so I had to take Ibuprofen as well, then it got so bad that I took Naproxen twice. I had the tooth out today after a weekend of enforced fasting, no food for 3 days. None of this was down to my oral hygiene BTW. The first one was caused by a wisdom tooth preventing me brushing the one next to it so it developed a hole under the gum line. The second was because a previous dentist had over filled the tooth and broke it, subsequently causing it to split down the middle. Neither tooth could be saved. Anyway I digress. The reason I an rambling on is because I need help on the quickest was to get my Microbiome back to a healthy level.
My family including one grandparent and my daughter have irritable bowel syndrome. My dad ate a v restricted plain diet. I have eaten everything but about once a week my gut gets upset. Lettuce is a frequent trigger. Parsnips too. If I eat mashed potato and simple fruits and yoghurt it calms down. Daughter is the same. We would love to get tested Any chance of doing it in the UK soon ?
Absolutely, regenerative organic farming weather it be for Meat or Plants is the only way to save our planet and make us healthier, it is so very simple.
Are there any large, well-funded RCT's to prove the benefits of a diverse gut microbiome? That appears to be the gold standard these days, if not the only standard, that people like Tim himself look for when evaluating protocols or drugs. IVM anyone?
I wondered this. Big fan of Tim, but as someone who works in public health I'm naturally suspicious of dietary or digestive claims around holistic health, so would really like to have more assurance.
@@wizardaka I'm actually a firm believer in Tim's hypothesis regarding the benefits of a diverse gut microbiome. I changed to a high fibre diet about five years ago, and now with zero sugar, lowish carbs and all animal fats, I easily maintain the same weight I had in my twenties. I was just being snarky about Tim's views on IVM, which I also use prophylactically before travel.
I cannot get anybody to answer this: How much of a microbiome do people without colons (ileostomy, for example) have? Is there anything these patients can do with their sometimes limited diet, to improve their gut health? It would be just great if somebody could answer this, especially as many of these people have high levels of inflammation.
Are allergies and gut microbes related? Fascinating listening to this. Developed allergy issues during lockdown later tests found have high histamine levels. Had to take histaglobulin shot. However stomach hasn't been the same. Have on off digestive issues with constipation or diarrhoea, gas, pains, indigestion and mal-absorption. Then days of things being okay. The large intestine has the most issues although when the problem is more acute it's more widespread in the entire digestive system. Seems like those gut microbes are off balanced. Found out eggs which I was never allergic to before set things off! Also fish or meat isn't the best food for me these days. Seems I lost some microbes or ability to digest those food groups after 39 years on this planet. Weird
I used to have summer allergies for a number of years. I then found out about the microbiome and started to include yogurt (homemade) and kimchi in my diet. The summer allergy disappeared. Then I stopped the yogurt and kimchi. The allergies came back. So I'm back to yogurt and kimchi. Adding other foods as well to the mix.
I am very excited for this to come to the UK too, thanks for the tips to get a more diverse microbiome. I hope to be able to reduce or even stop taking medications
Thank you for this episode. I thought you might be interested to know that my husband and I have both had aches for around 3 days after our Pfizer booster around 2 weeks ago. Fully recovered from that, but we both still have a raging thirst. Is that common?
@ZOE #question Would it be benefitial to our microbiome to eat our vegtibles more raw or to combine them raw and cooked? Does this make a difference, also like mushrooms the fungi that Prof. Spector addors... is it more benefitial to eat the healthy once raw? do those microbes have more joy at that or are they neutral about having them steamed or raw?
As someone who developed gut issues ( still unresolved a year on) , potentially with a long covid involvement i cant wait for uk availability. Ive had endoscopy, ct scan, bloods, and been on omeprazole and no progress so has to be unpicked…
Fascinating. Will be joining and await a UK launch of the kit. Seems most strange that this can be available in the US but not the UK. No doubt there are reasons.
Do you have any research about the interplay between taste and gut health. Local farm shop food tastes better is it actually better for us? I am curious as to whether we were designed/ evolved to enjoy what's good for us.
Yes we are. But sadly that can be hijacked by ultra processed food. A fact actively exploited by certain manufacturers seeking a sweet-spot of cheap fats and sugar content in their processed foods And some microbes can actually influence your sense of what you want/need in BAD ways. Trying to reduce them in favour of other bugs is my own goal! The healthier your choices the more you can get into a virtuous cycle of seeking better foods. Reducing refined carbs and increasing your consumption of live foods really can help that.
Very exciting part of the Microbiome story. I hope AI will be able to play a part in working out all the interactions, it is far too complex for traditional studies to extract the data on our own
Really enjoy all your content and have made changes to my diet because of this but please stop telling us to sign up when we can’t or at least give us an idea of when it might launch in the UK. Thank you.
Great presentation. Read all Tim and Will's books and they're brilliant, but getting a little fed up of being told over 2 years that Zoe is coming to the UK 'soon', despite the founders being British. And what's with all the Englishmen pronouncing words with an American accent? Doing a brilliant Anglo-American project but please don't let's lose our English roots.
Dear scientists at Zoe. I hear from friends and family that Indonesian women are commonly constipated. I tried to find some research on this, but only found some about children. Could you do a video about this and suggest what changes to the diet could be made? Please?
I've been a vegan over 40 years. You'll find that especially long time vegan choosers have known this a very long time. But we're always the wacky ones eh? ...
@Jonathan @Tim @Will, Fascinating, but one thing that I've never heard covered is regarding blending, in a bullet, foods. If I blend hemp or olive oil in my smoothy, do they lose any beneficial properties? If I soak, and then blend, nuts and seeds and add them to drinks , is that OK? Many thanks. Ps Can't wait for Zoe study to be live in UK.
This is so interesting, thank you. But how do microbes survive on the skin, in our mouths etc if they do not survive, as you say, in oxygen? Or is it just GUT microbes that don't like Oxygen?
Interesting video, but why the experiments on mice? You can’t assume what works in a mouse works on a human and the experiment will only have to be repeated in a human to show it works.
When I was young (went to school on a dinosaur) I was taught that humans couldn't digest fibre because, unlike bovines, we only had one stomach that couldn't cope. How times change
I am faced with taking antibiotics for H Pylori. 14 days Amoxicillin, Clarithomycon and another Lparmezole. What should I do? More expensive but natural route with mixed results or antibiotics ? Has anyone had this experience? I want to preserve my microbiome that I have worked hard on improving.
When will the program become available in the UK? I’ve been following the low FODMAP diet for 4 years (also vegetarian) due to dietary issues, but am concerned that I’m possibly restricting my gut microbiome :(
There is a machine available for GPSs surgeries that can analyse sputum for bacteria, but very few have them. Surely this is just one way forward to cut the overuse of antibiotics. It’s incredibly important that genuine, bacterial respiratory infections are nipped in the bud, particularly in people affected by COPD & other respiratory conditions, to distinguish a viral infection, from a viral infection. The overuse of antibiotics in the veterinary profession is well documented and enters the food chain. We also need to invest more in to developing new antibiotics. We haven’t done so in over 30 years. There are also other methods used in Russia and Eastern Europe, that we in the West just haven’t caught onto, because we became too self-reliant on the miracle of antibiotics.
Summary of Tim's tips:
1. Try and eat 30 different plants a week. This includes nuts, seeds and herbs.
2. Pick foods high in polyphenols that gives them their bright colours. This includes nuts and seeds, berries, dark chocolate, coffee and even red wine. (yay!)
3. Try some fermented foods every day to boost your gut microbes.
4. Avoid ultra processed foods.
Now where's that jar of Sauerkraut I got and never opened....? Thanks team, very informative.
If that jar of sauerkraut has been around for a while it’s very likely pasteurised which I believe kills off all the good bacteria. You need to get it unpasteurised from the chilled cabinet or make it yourself (not difficult and lots of info here on TH-cam) .
@@binghobson7122 great tips, thanks I'll look into that. 👍
Very helpful, thanks.
If I use pure cocoa powder (to make a drink) do you think it has a similar effect/polyphenol content to eating dark chocolate?
@@tonydization unprocessed Coco is the only way to get the polyphenols present in natural cocoa. Dutch processed leads to them being destroyed and processing into chocolate leads to their being destroyed. If you have a quality organic unprocessed cocoa powder it's pretty tasty with some cinnamon and ginger and you can froth into some hemp milk or stir into your coffee. It does have about 50 mg of caffeine per serving so be aware of the time of day you consume it.
Australian dietitian here. I can't thank you enough for your brilliant research and presentations. After 20 years in practice you inspire me about food again.
I’m lol
About 6 years ago my husband and I took a 3 week holiday in Thailand. He was clearly unwell before we set off, but during that 3 weeks, eating Thai food his symptoms actually improved.
2 weeks after we came home he was diagnosed with stage 4 nasopharyngeal cancer and told he would likely survive up to 2 years with treatment, less than 6 months without.
He took the treatment.
We also changed our diet following a book 'Beating cancer with Nutrition'
He's still here.
Cancer free.
Really interesting stuff this, thankyou Zoe & Tim 🙏
@Kara Colclough sorry to hear you are going through it because its really scary and hard at the time, but yes, do believe you can beat it and take an holistic approach. Best wishes 🙏♥️
Thank you for sharing your husband's success treating cancer with medicine and nutrition.
I’m watching this video today and I was wondering how your husband was doing 11 months down the road. A very good friend has just been diagnosed with colon cancer and I’m trying to convince him to fast and then change his diet. Did your husband receive any chemo? Hope he’s still feeling healthy!!!
@@tootstoyou1 thank you for asking. He had both chemo and radiotherapy. He was clear of the cancer after 6 months and is still cancer free and doing really well. Tell your friend to think positively and definitely look at nutrition.
@@k8mitwif Thanks so much for the reply & very happy to hear your update. I believe strongly in the power of “real food” (not too much) and a positive attitude
I would love a 2 week holiday stay somewhere in the country where the food I eat would be on the Zoe lines, talks on preparation of the food could be demonstrated to get the best benefit from it and where tests were taken and analysed during my stay. At the end of the 2 week period I could leave with a better idea of the type of food that suited me, how to prepare it, a suggested weekly menu of meals and a super mind set after maybe attending yoga sessions, walking more in the countryside, being away from anti-bacterial gels, attending talks on mindfulness and maybe doing some garden tasks. The new Health Farm for the future. I would be there like a shot especially as I would more than likely be with like minded individuals.
Hotel Zoe all the way!
I think you would find really there is no magic or mystery in the Zoe hotel, and what they would teach is 99% common sense. There really is nothing new here as far as diet goes, it is just the research that is catching up.
Phuket Cleanse offers such a thing and is enjoyable as well.
Why on earth is this programme not available in the UK? As someone who has just had to take a course of antibiotics for the first time in over 40 years due to bad bacteria in the gut (h pylori), I’d be fascinated to be involved. Please just take my money! Keep up the good work, gentlemen.
It keeps getting postponed because of Covid. 🤷🏻♀️
I got rid of my h pylori by taking Mastic gum. The antibiotics never worked!,
@Kara Colclough how do you make red cabbage juice
Thank you Team Zoe! I’m such a fan and patiently waiting for the UK launch! 🤞🏻any dates yet?
Snap!!! My gnashing at the bit is ruining my teeth! Quick Zoe; let the UK join, before my dentist has to have a word!
Ditto. Come on guys!
Absolutely! We're getting desperate here!
Is there a UK waiting list ?
My husband and I cannot wait until this programme is offered in the UK. When approximately will this be please???
I agree Heather. Bring it to the UK please Zoe team.
I think it's being rolled out in the New Year . Personally I can't wait iv had digestive issues for over 40 years and have tried many diets with little or no effect ...
@@bertwoodshack6617 have you tried a carnivore diet?
The answer is yes! Useful during a flare up but not sustainable for any length of time.. We do have to be realistic about what any intervention can deliver.. Zoe appears to be cutting through the c confusion by focusing on personalised diet s based on evidence based procedures this is definitely worth a shot..
I'm waiting for this to be available in the UK too after suffering for 46 years... the sooner the better!!
Jonathan is really expert at picking up where a step might be missing for someone who knows nothing about this subject and getting the excellent professors to fill it out. They are both very clear communicators but his spotting the skipped stitches is also a big contributor to how well this podcast works
I’ve suffered with bad digestive problems for years. Last year I took the leap and started growing all my own fruit and veg, using no pesticides and it dramatically improved. I started making my own sauces, bread and pasta and It became even better but I still had bouts of stomach problems. Someone recommended that I take acidophilus tablets, and I’m on a 5billion daily dose…..and for 5 weeks now I’ve had no problems at all, it’s changed my life
Seriously ? If the biome is a living things then why would you have to top it up with a supplement everyday??
I had dermatitis a while ago and I kept saying that I was sure that it was coming from inside me. For years I was prescribed steroid cream...it did nothing and in the end I sorted it myself. I ate a mixed plant diet and found a soothing cream that suited my skin. I agree with the science on so many levels (I am just a lay person, not a scientist). I would like to get hold of a Zoe kit!
We started keto lifestyle in may 2020 male and female 53 years old 19stone (f) size 18. type 2 diabetes
(m) 52inc waist. hypertension. Diabetes removed in 3 weeks
Hypertension gone within 6 months. We have lived of nut seeds berries meats plants.
This is amazing science.
2021 (m) 28 waist 10st
(F) size 8
Our results lifestyle improved every day.
Two bouts of anaphylaxis shock requiring trips to the ER was the wake up call that this COVID-19 long hauler had a problem with the autoimmune system. The ticket back to being symptom free has been diet and supplements targeting the gut microbiome. I must be totally accountable for everything I put into my body and daily monitor my levels. I'm not a diabetic, but I strongly adhere to a diabetic eating plan.
A perfect example of learning there's so much to learn. my main takeaway is to eat a much wider variety of foods.
PLEASE 🙏 PLEASE 🙏 PLEASE🙏 we need this in the UK asap. Can't wait to sign up and solve a lifetime issue.
Sounds like this could be something really beneficial. Having worked many years in the somewhat unhealthy environment of sewage which at first caused some severe Diarrhoea and vomiting bouts that could last for a week. Over time the sickness became less and less each time I became infected and finally I never had any more trouble at all.
I wonder if you became “inoculated with other peoples microbiome” over time?
I think Tim must be topping up his tan somewhere as he is using a green screen with a picture of his home study.
I am so impressed with all of you, your honesty and integrity. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
I would love to know when the testing kit is going to be available in the U.K. Eagerly awaiting this
Why isn't the kit available in the UK? I registered 7 or 8 months ago. Any chance of some info on the website re what the schedule/hold-up is? Thanks, really interesting podcast.
My simple summary would be, when reading the label on something if you cannot spell something easily, or you have no idea what it is, try and eat less of it or non at all. It seems the simplest foods are the healthiest and just eat as wide as variety as you can manage.
Easier: avoid foods that require labeling. Or minimize amap
Terrible logic
Grow your own fruit and vegetables, cook every meal, avoid process food. It's so cheap and simple. Not everyone can afford fancy super food.
grow your own food -so simple???? Who has a garden , the time and the money???
@@lornafw It's called an allotment. Cheap and accessible and there is a community on each one where people share plants, produce and workload if you are lucky. And the strange thing is people into their 80s seem to be active and alert doing this - certainly they seem more able and active than many of a similar age that are sedentary. Better than a gym every time and healthier in every way. It needs a change of attitude and lifestyle as well as being time efficient. Gove it a go - you never know - you might like it.
Sprout lentils, beans, broccoli in the kitchen? Make kefir from milk? And do as many of the non food/lifestyle activities to help the microbiome?
@@3yebeamsit seems too obvious to point out but many people living in larger UK cities would not have access to an allotment or a garden. Working parents with childen definitely will not have the time. And please don't forget many people watch this internationally where pretty mych everyone lives in apartments and allotments don't exist. Gardening and growing is good for you but for most people doing both that and doing strength training (aka gym) would be more optimal for health.
@@lenanayashkova I live in London - lots of working parents on our allotment. No hypotheticals and not obvious at all.
Its taken this long for the scientific community to figure out the gut microbiome is important, wow!
Have now taken part in the testing phase and eagerly await my results. Wearing the blood glucose monitor was a real insight. The coaching and challenges so helpful. I can now easily eat more that 30 different plans a week - just loving it. Much more energy and sleeping better too!
I had always an allergy to milk. But didn't realise until my symptoms got worse. I had to cut it out completely. It totally damaged my digestive system. I had two fundiplication leading to gastropareses and now Barrats oesophagus. I also had loads of antibiotics and that affected my gut bacteria. I also have Type 1 diabetes. LADA that started aged 58. Everything you say has made sense. Especially also over-processed food.
So was I when I was a little at school they used to get us to drink crate milk which was offen warm as it was left outside I coughed for 67 years, as a child I offen had to be excused from class because I was chocking, given it up over the last four years and stopped chocking drink alternatives now nobody took any notice of me when I was young.
This whole subject is totally fascinating
This is truly fascinating, my simple understanding of food and eating the right food started in 1988. A year before, i suffered from a skull fracture. I spent several years relearning many of my living skills...As time past, i changed and added more information. I had read and started to gain more experience. Then, I joined your studying with COVID test. I have now developed further facts as times passed
As a teacher at pre school I continually noticed that most new children that joined us would pick their nose and eat it. It seemed to me that this is a natural ‘inoculation’ effect until of course we generally stop them doing it!
Why in God's name do kids do this? 😭😭😭 My brother as a kid did this. 😭😭😭😭🤮🤮🤮🤮
@@everready2903 I think it is instinct and probably useful but we have become civilised and see it as disgusting.
@@deborahsmith1132 It was never my instinct lol but at he least he didn't offer to share I guess!
Just the opposite, as fingers in noses just a way to spread harmful pathogens and if nasal lining is ruptured from the digging, even worse outcomes as pathogens can more easily enter bloodstream and with the brain so near ...
Saline/water rinses for the nasal passages is the way to go... especially in the dryer Fall and Winter months with indoor heating.
@@notsogreen Saline nasal rinses? 😱
We chlorinate water to - kill the bugs. What effect might there be, if any ,to our microbiome when we drink chlorinated water. Have any studies been done on the effect of chlorinated water to the human microbiome?
Good question, still waiting for an answer.
don’t know but I prefer the chlorine to cholera
The chlorine gas evaporates within a minute. Just don't drink the water before then. Stick some cordial in a fresh pint of water from the tap and watch the bubbles.
@@malcdelnorte7004 thanks for that Nice to know the Clorine kills the bugs but is gone by the time it reaches our gut and doesn’t affect the good bugs
Leave water in jug to clear chlorine
Why isn’t it available in the UK when it seems to have originated here?
I can remember discussing this back in the mid 1980s when I was doing my research degree. Great to see its being taken seriously and that good quality research is underway. Are we born with certain gut bugs and do these change over time in response to environmental and digestion?
I understand that when a woman is approaching birth, the microbes migrate to the birth canal, and also into breast milk for a while. So the newborn is seeded with the mother’s microbiome. I may be wrong.
@Kara Colclough What has that to do with pregnancy?
Whilst I was lucky enough to breastfeed my kids until they were 4 years old, I do feel the need to point out that some women can't breastfeed for whatever reason. Whilst 'breast is best' (the old saying), the new saying 'fed is best' is what is said in the UK now. Yes breast milk contains amazing things but for people using formula, formula is fine
I don't believe in mum shaming. There are lots of reasons people can't breastfeed and it is not always a choice. We shouldn't make them feel guilty about having to formula feed. My friend for example had her breasts removed due to cancer. Her children are healthy and happy. sometimes it is better for the mother to formula feed if she has mental health issues, post natal depression or medication for something else. Of course human milk is better than man made but there is a lot of goodness in there for those who don't breastfeed. Try to be kind.
Took me years to accept the fact that I could no longer digest bread. My favorite food was causing me discomfort for days. Once I cut grains out, added greek yogurt & organic fruits & raw vegetables, the change was so noticeable in how my stomach felt & looked. No discomfort, no bloating. If you have stomach issues, toggle your diet with selective elimination & see if there is a food group that you can't handle anymore. Be patient & observant, and perhaps you can tweak your diet & microbiome to improve how you feel.
Learning about microbiomes is very interesting. Thank you for educating us about how to eat all these
foods that keep us healthy.
I recently listened to a lady on a BBC Radio programme who had been only eating foraged foods for 12 months. She had her biome examined by a nutritionalist, who told her it was off the scale!
Waiting patiently for launch in uk
a better understanding of this ecosystem would also determine which bacterial strain or prebiotic would be the ideal treatment for a given bowel disorder
When will the Zoe programme be available in the uk please.
Tim and Co. As the microbes help us do they also kill us when we have carried out our purpose to reproduce. Thank you all. At 76 I am learning something new. Exciting stuff.
@Kara Colclough God bacteria … I’ll have some of them please.
Noticing the profit driven product vs. Evidence driven medicine: the UK has nationalized healthcare and Zoe has crowd sourced data. It's a really healing, helpful resource.
Super interesting session. Seems like this has been a long time in being widely recognised in the UK.
When will we get Zoe kits and facilities in Australia?
I have been working to improve my microbiome for a few years now. I have coeliac disease and think it's important to have the healthiest Microbiome as possible. I ferment my own veg, eat Kafir, and other fermented food, have loads of fresh veg, eat beans and lentils all the time. All was going well until I developed tooth pain. Not just one tooth but two, one on either side. It got so bad that I was taking paracetamol every 4 hours. I had the first tooth pulled out last week. Then during the following week the second tooth began to cause pain. Again I was on the paracetamol, but this one was worse so I had to take Ibuprofen as well, then it got so bad that I took Naproxen twice. I had the tooth out today after a weekend of enforced fasting, no food for 3 days. None of this was down to my oral hygiene BTW. The first one was caused by a wisdom tooth preventing me brushing the one next to it so it developed a hole under the gum line. The second was because a previous dentist had over filled the tooth and broke it, subsequently causing it to split down the middle. Neither tooth could be saved. Anyway I digress. The reason I an rambling on is because I need help on the quickest was to get my Microbiome back to a healthy level.
Enjoyed this talk, well constructed.
Thank you professor 🙏
Yes please start in the UK asap 🙏 Been waiting and waiting
My family including one grandparent and my daughter have irritable bowel syndrome. My dad ate a v restricted plain diet. I have eaten everything but about once a week my gut gets upset. Lettuce is a frequent trigger. Parsnips too. If I eat mashed potato and simple fruits and yoghurt it calms down. Daughter is the same. We would love to get tested Any chance of doing it in the UK soon ?
And we eat non organic vegetables and fruits that have pesticides on. Is this killing/ vastly reducing our gut biome?
Absolutely, regenerative organic farming weather it be for Meat or Plants is the only way to save our planet and make us healthier, it is so very simple.
hello- I love this! when will this be available in the UK?
Are there any large, well-funded RCT's to prove the benefits of a diverse gut microbiome? That appears to be the gold standard these days, if not the only standard, that people like Tim himself look for when evaluating protocols or drugs. IVM anyone?
I wondered this. Big fan of Tim, but as someone who works in public health I'm naturally suspicious of dietary or digestive claims around holistic health, so would really like to have more assurance.
@@wizardaka I'm actually a firm believer in Tim's hypothesis regarding the benefits of a diverse gut microbiome. I changed to a high fibre diet about five years ago, and now with zero sugar, lowish carbs and all animal fats, I easily maintain the same weight I had in my twenties. I was just being snarky about Tim's views on IVM, which I also use prophylactically before travel.
I cannot get anybody to answer this: How much of a microbiome do people without colons (ileostomy, for example) have? Is there anything these patients can do with their sometimes limited diet, to improve their gut health?
It would be just great if somebody could answer this, especially as many of these people have high levels of inflammation.
Are allergies and gut microbes related? Fascinating listening to this. Developed allergy issues during lockdown later tests found have high histamine levels. Had to take histaglobulin shot. However stomach hasn't been the same. Have on off digestive issues with constipation or diarrhoea, gas, pains, indigestion and mal-absorption. Then days of things being okay.
The large intestine has the most issues although when the problem is more acute it's more widespread in the entire digestive system.
Seems like those gut microbes are off balanced. Found out eggs which I was never allergic to before set things off! Also fish or meat isn't the best food for me these days. Seems I lost some microbes or ability to digest those food groups after 39 years on this planet. Weird
I used to have summer allergies for a number of years. I then found out about the microbiome and started to include yogurt (homemade) and kimchi in my diet. The summer allergy disappeared.
Then I stopped the yogurt and kimchi. The allergies came back. So I'm back to yogurt and kimchi. Adding other foods as well to the mix.
This is the first time I have visited ZOE. I find it fascinating, how do I know what diet to follow.?
Olive oil and leafy green vegetables are the best pro and pre biotics.
So frustrating signed up to Zoe at least three years
ago at least , please let us know when it is available in the UK
how detrimental is a colonoscopy to our gut microbiome state and how long does it take to restore balance after the preparation procedure?
I am very excited for this to come to the UK too, thanks for the tips to get a more diverse microbiome. I hope to be able to reduce or even stop taking medications
Thank you for this episode. I thought you might be interested to know that my husband and I have both had aches for around 3 days after our Pfizer booster around 2 weeks ago. Fully recovered from that, but we both still have a raging thirst. Is that common?
@ZOE #question Would it be benefitial to our microbiome to eat our vegtibles more raw or to combine them raw and cooked? Does this make a difference, also like mushrooms the fungi that Prof. Spector addors... is it more benefitial to eat the healthy once raw? do those microbes have more joy at that or are they neutral about having them steamed or raw?
As someone who developed gut issues ( still unresolved a year on) , potentially with a long covid involvement i cant wait for uk availability. Ive had endoscopy, ct scan, bloods, and been on omeprazole and no progress so has to be unpicked…
Have a look At Dr Brooke Goldner
Fascinating. Will be joining and await a UK launch of the kit. Seems most strange that this can be available in the US but not the UK. No doubt there are reasons.
Do you have any research about the interplay between taste and gut health. Local farm shop food tastes better is it actually better for us? I am curious as to whether we were designed/ evolved to enjoy what's good for us.
Yes we are. But sadly that can be hijacked by ultra processed food. A fact actively exploited by certain manufacturers seeking a sweet-spot of cheap fats and sugar content in their processed foods And some microbes can actually influence your sense of what you want/need in BAD ways. Trying to reduce them in favour of other bugs is my own goal!
The healthier your choices the more you can get into a virtuous cycle of seeking better foods. Reducing refined carbs and increasing your consumption of live foods really can help that.
Excellent! Thank you so much.
preordered the new book, waiting
Very exciting part of the Microbiome story. I hope AI will be able to play a part in working out all the interactions, it is far too complex for traditional studies to extract the data on our own
Does one have to have a iOS phone in order to sign up for Zoe? If so, any idea when an android app will be available?
Really enjoy all your content and have made changes to my diet because of this but please stop telling us to sign up when we can’t or at least give us an idea of when it might launch in the UK. Thank you.
Superb and so understandable
I’m 74 and I want to participate in the microbiome study.
So my mum's old saying "you've to eat a peck of much afor you die" is actually sort of correct... who knew!
My mom (who would be 97 if she was still here) used to say that too, & she was a bit of a cleaning freak!
Dr Steven Gundry, a prominent cardiologist has been saying this for years. He first mentioned it in his book Plant Paradox.
Gundry advocates a very restrictive diet. Plus, he sells his own overpriced supplement to solve a non-existent problem. He’s a conman.
This information is fascinating! I have been following your advice since 2020 and my health has definitely improved! Many thanks 😊
Have you looked at mast cell interaction with the microbioome, food chemicals and MCAS?
Great presentation. Read all Tim and Will's books and they're brilliant, but getting a little fed up of being told over 2 years that Zoe is coming to the UK 'soon', despite the founders being British. And what's with all the Englishmen pronouncing words with an American accent? Doing a brilliant Anglo-American project but please don't let's lose our English roots.
...zee for zed!
Wow I understand now as I have such an awful digestive system but sometimes it’s okay 😮
Please offer this in New Zealand!
Dear scientists at Zoe. I hear from friends and family that Indonesian women are commonly constipated. I tried to find some research on this, but only found some about children. Could you do a video about this and suggest what changes to the diet could be made? Please?
When are you going to launch Zoe in Canada?
Thanks Tim much appreciated 👍
It’s a whole new world in there!
I've been a vegan over 40 years. You'll find that especially long time vegan choosers have known this a very long time. But we're always the wacky ones eh? ...
Where do I get the glucose monitor?
Excellent information
@Jonathan @Tim @Will, Fascinating, but one thing that I've never heard covered is regarding blending, in a bullet, foods. If I blend hemp or olive oil in my smoothy, do they lose any beneficial properties? If I soak, and then blend, nuts and seeds and add them to drinks , is that OK? Many thanks.
Ps Can't wait for Zoe study to be live in UK.
When will ZOE be available in the UK?
Amazing and interesting but how long before we can take part in the UK??
How do I join, this research/program?
This is so interesting, thank you. But how do microbes survive on the skin, in our mouths etc if they do not survive, as you say, in oxygen? Or is it just GUT microbes that don't like Oxygen?
Great information thanks
Thankyou for the Informative session Did some research is going on with microbiome and balance of thyroid hormones especially in women's.
Interesting video, but why the experiments on mice? You can’t assume what works in a mouse works on a human and the experiment will only have to be repeated in a human to show it works.
When can we participate in the UK? Still waiting!
I can’t wait either!!
When I was young (went to school on a dinosaur) I was taught that humans couldn't digest fibre because, unlike bovines, we only had one stomach that couldn't cope. How times change
I have been taking Ion Biome for my gut. I have really noticed a positive change to my overall well-being. Anyone else taking this? Thoughts?
Taking some preparation will give you short term benefit. Long-term you should eat mostly plants
Johnathan,
Inflammatory response affects microbiome, photobiomodulation deals with inflammation.
I am faced with taking antibiotics for H Pylori. 14 days Amoxicillin, Clarithomycon and another Lparmezole. What should I do? More expensive but natural route with mixed results or antibiotics ? Has anyone had this experience?
I want to preserve my microbiome that I have worked hard on improving.
How do I join?
Is it a good idea to take
probiotics immediately after antibiotics ?
When will the program become available in the UK? I’ve been following the low FODMAP diet for 4 years (also vegetarian) due to dietary issues, but am concerned that I’m possibly restricting my gut microbiome :(
Thanks for this podcast. I just uploaded a video that backs your positions... Thanks again
There is a machine available for GPSs surgeries that can analyse sputum for bacteria, but very few have them. Surely this is just one way forward to cut the overuse of antibiotics. It’s incredibly important that genuine, bacterial respiratory infections are nipped in the bud, particularly in people affected by COPD & other respiratory conditions, to distinguish a viral infection, from a viral infection. The overuse of antibiotics in the veterinary profession is well documented and enters the food chain. We also need to invest more in to developing new antibiotics. We haven’t done so in over 30 years. There are also other methods used in Russia and Eastern Europe, that we in the West just haven’t caught onto, because we became too self-reliant on the miracle of antibiotics.
*bacterial from viral infection