Microbiome, Personalized Nutrition and Longevity with Tim Spector, MD | MGC Ep. 79

In this episode of the Mind Gut Conversation podcast, I sit down with Dr. Tim Spector, an internationally renowned expert in microbiome science and personalized nutrition, as well as an acclaimed author.

He is a professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London and honorary consultant physician at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ National Health System Foundation Trust.

He founded TwinsUK in 1992, one of the richest collections of clinical data in the world. He is the lead researcher behind the world’s biggest citizen science health project – the Covid Symptom Study app, and is the scientific co-founder of the company ZOE.

Throughout his career, Dr. Spector has received many awards and prizes, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology and the Academy of Medical Sciences. He has published over 900 scientific papers and is ranked by Google as being in the top 100 most cited scientists in the world.

In addition to his scientific publications, he has published four popular books, including the best-selling Diet Myth, Spoon-Fed, and more recently Food for Life – a Sunday Times bestseller.

During this episode, we talk about a wide range of topics, including precision nutrition, gut health and longevity. Some key questions & topics we discuss are:

• What is precision nutrition, and why do we need it?

• Gut microbes and metabolic health

• Does gut health play a causative role in longevity?

• What is ZOE, and what can ZOE do for me?

We hope you enjoy the episode!

To learn more, check out the ZOE Science & Nutrition podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zoe-science-nutrition/id1611216298