💬 Jens Walter is a gut health expert at APC Microbiome Ireland, one of the leading microbiome centres in the world - and helped develop the Non-industrialised Microbiome Restore (NiMe) diet.
⚡️In this episode, Jens and I discuss how our microbiomes have been shaped throughout human history - and the foods we can eat to make our healthy microbes flourish.
🎧 Stay tuned to find out:
➡︎ Just how different our guts are from indigenous communities and our early ancestors
➡︎ What the NiMe diet is and how it can supercharge your gut health
➡︎ Why community and culture is just as important as food for gut health
➡︎ Why some of our gut microbes have gone extinct
➡︎ How pairing meat with the right kind of fibre can increase its benefits
📕 Chapters
(00:43) How industrialisation has changed our microbiome
(02:18) Do personalised diets work for gut health?
(05:52) Emerging gut microbe research
(07:27) How sharing microbes in communities improves gut health
(12:56) Combining the benefits of Western and indigenous lifestyles
(15:01) How different our guts are from ancient humans
(18:15) Can we regain extinct microbes?
(21:35) Exploring the Yanomami tribe
(24:11) The NiMe diet
(27:14) Should we cut out all dairy?
(30:01) Balance vs restriction
(32:23) Benefits of pairing fibre with meat
(35:27) Best resistant starches to eat
(38:36) Ancient vegetables: Are they better for us?
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