The Care and Feeding of your Gut Microbiota

Meet the 100 trillion microscopic inhabitants of your gut whose state of wellbeing contributes to outcomes as varied as the risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and metabolic disease to frailty and severe COVID infection.  Their diversity and prosperity are essential to your health and longevity, so learn what diet and lifestyle habits you can adopt to keep them thriving, and what factors impact them adversely.

Topics discussed:

• What is the gut microbiota and how does it impact our overall health?
• What makes for a ‘healthy’ gut microbiota, and can you change yours for the better?
• What dietary patterns best support gut health?
• What role do probiotics play in gut health vis a vis the gut microbiota?