Heal Your Brain: How Your Gut Secretly Controls Your Brain Health - Dietitian Sophie Medlin

<p>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!</p><p>Sponsored by Huel - go to <a href="https://www.huel.com/deepdive">https://www.huel.com/deepdive</a> and with your first order you’ll get a free t-shirt and shaker.</p><p>Sponsored by Trading212 - download Trading212 app and use the promo code “ALI” after signing up and depositing to receive a random free share worth up to £100.</p><p>Sponsored by Brilliant - visit https://brilliant.org/DeepDive/ and the first 200 of you will get 20% off Brilliant's annual premium subscription.</p><p>Sponsored by WeWork - visit <a href="https://www.we.co/ali">https://www.we.co/ali</a> and use the code ‘ALI’ at checkout to redeem 50% off your first booking.</p><p>(00:00 Intro </p><p>(01:46 How you became a dietician and gut expert <br>(06:36 What is a dietician?</p><p>(09:19 The importance of gut health</p><p>(13:11 Transformative experiences in clinic </p><p>(15:12 Signs and symptoms of when to see a doctor <br>(18:38 The gut-brain axis </p><p>(23:54 Research on microbiome and mental performance</p><p>26:26 You should eat 30 different plants per week </p><p>30:19 Terrible advice from personal trainers </p><p>32:39 Intermitent fasting </p><p>35:49 The problem with too much meat in your diet</p><p>38:05 The importance of fish for brain health</p><p>39