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Believe it or not, if you’ve been feeling like you just can’t bring yourself to focus, are constantly battling procrastination, or even struggling with low mood, it’s probably because you’re not looking after your gut. In this episode I sit down for a conversation with Sophie Medlin, one of the UK's leading experts on gut health. Sophie is a dietitian, chair of the British Dietetic Association and a lecturer at King's College London. In the conversation we discuss how the connection between gut health and mental health has become an emerging area of research, how to feed your body with the right foods to optimise your cognitive performance and we also discuss weird and wonderful nutrition myths that have been circulating on social media over the past few years. Enjoy!

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(00:00 Intro 

(01:46 How you became a dietician and gut expert 
(06:36 What is a dietician?

(09:19 The importance of gut health

(13:11 Transformative experiences in clinic 

(15:12 Signs and symptoms of when to see a doctor 
(18:38 The gut-brain axis 

(23:54 Research on microbiome and mental performance

26:26 You should eat 30 different plants per week 

30:19 Terrible advice from personal trainers 

32:39 Intermitent fasting 

35:49 The problem with too much meat in your diet

38:05 The importance of fish for brain health

39:42 How do supplements work?

41:30 Processed food, stress management and hydration

48:09 Does organic matter?
 49:14 Artificial sweeteners 

51:39 Nutrition and dieting myths 

01:04:39 How has diet culture evolved? 

01:14:43 TOFI vs TOFI people 

01:19:33 Snacking 

01:21:57 Research on probiotics and mental health

01:24:41 IBS

01:26:15 What can we learn about the gut through testing?

01:32:36 What’s the deal with protein shakes?

01:35:01 The danger of juice cleanses 

01:36:44 GutTok and colonic cleanses 
 01:38:30 Gluten free diets
 01:41:31 The impacts of cutting out dairy

01:45:56 Why are people saying seed oils are evil?
01:48:16 Calories
 01:52:12 Is mindful eating helpful?

01:52:56 Bloating 

01:54:50 Glucouse monitoring

01:58:45 Food and mood recommendations

02:02:58 Developing the smart supplement for Heights

02:19:30 Your TV show: Know Your Sh!t 

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