From the common cold right through to the flu, it is something most people are faced with many times over in their life. And all of us could do with less coughing, sore throat, runny nose, body aches and fatigue in our lives. Our gut microbiota plays an important part in our immune system, so scientists for some years have looked at how changing our gut micr ... Show More
Jun 1
Tea, L‑theanine and a calmer mind
After water, tea is the most popular drink in the world. We turn to it for comfort, for a break in the day, and increasingly, for its claimed mood‑calming powers. Scroll through social media and you’ll find no shortage of claims that tea, or more so one of its bioactive compounds ... Show More
11m 31s
Mar 2026
How berries help build a better brain
One of the best guides to food variety is colour. And for colour, there’s a group of natural plant chemicals called anthocyanins that are getting a lot of attention for their potential benefits on the brain. Anthocyanins are the pigments that give red, purple, and blue plants the ... Show More
13m 9s
Jun 2022
Do You Need To Take Probiotics?
This episode is brought to you by Gut Food, Rupa Health, Athletic Greens, and InsideTracker. Probiotics are critical to protecting and rebuilding the gut. They compete with bad gut bugs and yeast, modulate intestinal function, and are essential to changing and improving immune fu ... Show More
39m 11s
Mar 2024
2508: Benefits of Probiotics
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Episode 2508:
Dr. Neal addresses the curiosity around Yakult, a popular probiotic drink, highlighting the gap in research regarding ... Show More
10m 32s
Mar 2023
Science update: Probiotics in and outside the gut
<p>International dietitian Sandra Mikhail joins us in our latest podcast to dive into the thriving research on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and 'biotics' – prebiotics, probiotics, postbiotics. In the episode, Sandra highlights that one size does not fit all when it comes to pro ... Show More
33m 18s
May 2021
Prebiotics and Probiotics with Scott Anderson
Scott Anderson, science journalist and author of The Pyschobiotic Revolution, knows that the bacteria in your gut can affect your brain and mood. Prebiotics and probiotics are important for gut health and can be consumed with the proper diet.Today, Anderson shares how we can get ... Show More
16m 34s
Oct 2022
How To Improve Your Health With Probiotics
This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Paleovalley, and InsideTracker. Your gut is your inner garden—the more good bugs you have in it the more likely it is to flourish. Our gut bacteria regulate many of our bodily functions, from creating vitamins to controlling our immu ... Show More
57m 19s
