A Healthier You: Your gut’s guide to a happier microbiome

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Health & Fitness, Fitness, Shoshana Ungerleider, Medicine, How To Be Healthier, Ted Shoshana, Ted Talks Health

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🗓️ 21 November 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to our "A Healthier You" series, where TED Health host Shoshana Ungerleider guides you on a journey to your healthiest self. Join her and healthcare experts as they uncover insights that could revolutionize your understanding of health – from the heart to the brain to today's focus: your gut!

In this episode, Shoshana sits down with Dr. Megan Rossi, aka The Gut Health Doctor. As a leading scientist, registered dietitian, and nutritionist, Dr. Rossi reveals the crucial link between digestion and general health. She debunks common myths about the microbes that help (or harm) us, and shares accessible, evidence-based nutrition strategies to help you transform your diet for a happier, balanced gut microbiome.

Check out the rest of our "A Healthier You" series wherever you are listening to this.

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0:00.0	TED Audio Collective.
0:03.0	Hey, TED Health,
0:04.0	TED Health listeners, it's Dr. Shoshana Ungerleiter.
0:15.0	As part of our series, A Healthyer You,
0:18.0	we're diving into a topic that affects every single one of us,
0:22.4	our gut health. And I'm really excited about today's guest because she's one of the leading
0:27.1	voices in this space. Joining us is Megan Rossi, an internationally recognized registered
0:33.3	dietitian and nutritionist with a PhD in gut health. She's made it her mission to empower
0:39.4	people with practical evidence-based advice on our gut. Megan, also known as the gut health doctor,
0:47.2	founded her platform in 2017 to combat the overwhelming misinformation out there about this topic.
0:53.2	She's dedicated to making science-backed
0:55.5	nutrition advice more accessible to everyone. Megan is also the founder of the gut health clinic
1:01.1	in London and is published over 50 scientific papers on topics like prebiotics, probiotics,
1:07.5	and nutrition-based therapies for the gut. She's also the co-founder of Bio and Me,
1:12.8	a functional food brand and the author of the best-selling book, Eat Yourself Healthy. Today, we're
1:18.7	going to be myth-busting some common misconceptions about gut health, exploring the connection
1:23.5	between digestion and overall well-being, and laying out how simple changes to your diet
1:28.6	can transform your health from the inside out. But first, a quick you so much for joining me. It's an absolute pleasure to be here.
1:49.3	You've said that gut health is the cornerstone of overall health. Can you talk more about that
1:55.8	idea and maybe how does the gut influence areas of our body that people might not expect, like our mental
2:02.2	health or our skin health? Yeah, really good question. So when we talk about gut health, I like to start
2:06.5	by explaining what actually it is, because I know everyone's saying to hear that because it's like
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