Listen to Your Gut

Guests: Professor Marc Tatar, Juliet Should we be eating differently as we get older? Will my gut microbiome stay the same? In this episode, we sit down with Professor Marc Tatar from the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology at Brown University, to delve into what researchers are learning about how the gut microbiome might change as we age, and what this means for how we approac...

Guests: Dr Najaf Amin and Angie, living with Crohn’s Disease and Depression How much does what we eat impact our mental health and what role does the gut play in this? We ask these questions in this episode of Listen to Your Gut. Evie is joined by Dr Najaf Amin, Associate Professor at the University of Oxford, who shares her research on the interrelated nature of our gut microbiome and depression....

Guests: Professor Ana Valdes and Frank Khamjani In this episode Host Evie Whitehead explores gut health and metabolism. Joined by Professor Ana Valdes, expert in Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology at the University of Nottingham, we delve into what metabolism is, how it relates to our gut health and how to take care of our metabolic health. Artist Frank Khamjani opens up about his experience of li...

Guests: Dr Alessio Fasano, world-renowned expert in coeliac disease, autoimmunity and the gut microbiome, and Emily Eekelschot, living with coeliac disease In this episode we focus on all things gluten, aiming to clear up the differences between celiac disease, gluten intolerance/sensitivity, and wheat allergy. International expert on gluten Dr Alessio Fasano, Chief Science and Medical Officer at...

Guests: Dr James Kinross, scientist and expert on the microbiome and Consultant Surgeon at Imperial College London & Dominic Minghella, TV writer and producer In this episode we explore the sensory side of eating and the gut microbiome. What is the gut microbiome and why is it now all the rage? Probiotics, prebiotics and antibiotics – what do these mean for our gut? Author (‘The Dark Matter –...

Guests: Professor Carsten Flohr, Dermatologist and British Skin Foundation Spokesperson, and Maggie Duffy, living with eczema In this episode we delve into the gut-skin axis. Professor Carsten Flohr, Dermatologist and British Skin Foundation Spokesperson explains the interjection between the skin and gut microbiomes, how they are different and how they are working alongside each other. Singer-song...

Guests: Professor David Ray, Professor of Endocrinology, University of Oxford · Head, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism and Jacquie Rees Jacquie Rees tells us about living with gastritis, from childhood illness to impact on sleep and how it can change with other elements of life. Professor David Ray discusses how gut-health and sleep are more related than we might think and...

Guests: Dr Miguel Toribio-Mateas, Clinical Neuroscientist and Applied Microbiologist, Emily Williams In this episode we discuss the gut-mind axis. Emily shares her experience of living with stress- related irritable bowel syndrome and how this reached its peak during covid, when Emily experienced amenorrhea. Dr Toribio-Mateas discusses the 2-way relationship between mind and gut and how this impac...

Guests: Nichola Ludlam-Raine (SME), Practicing dietician and author of ‘How Not to Eat Ultra-Processed' & Edward Adoo, Radio DJ & Broadcaster Edward shares how he positively transformed his eating habits, after experiencing gastric issues caused by late-night convenience eating around his shift-based radio work. Specialist Dietician Nichola Ludlam-Raine explains ultra-processed foods and h...

Guests: Professor Fergus Shanahan, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at University College Cork (UCC) Caroline Bramwell, author From Loo Rolls to Lycra In this episode Caroline shares her experience of living with Ulcerative Colitis from the initial impact on her life whilst raising two young children, decision to have surgery, and growing to overcome the lifestyle impact and be...