The Wellness Scoop Anxiety, Gut Health and How to Improve Your Microbiome
Nov 6, 2025
Join Professor Tim Spector, a leading epidemiologist from King's College London and co-founder of Zoe, as he explores the fascinating link between gut health and anxiety. Tim explains how diverse plant diets can improve microbiome health, the dangers of ultra-processed foods, and common myths about gut care. He shares simple tips for improving gut health, like eating 30 plants weekly and including fermented foods. Discover how these small changes can significantly enhance your mood and wellbeing!
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Track Gut Health With Tests Or Symptoms
- Get a gut microbiome test if possible to see detailed results and track change over time.
- If you can't, monitor bowel habits and symptoms like constipation, diarrhea, bloating, or pain as practical indicators.
Good/Bad Microbe Ratio Beats Simple Diversity
- New Zoe scoring compares 50 'good' and 50 'bad' microbes to give a meaningful health ratio instead of crude diversity measures.
- This ratio better reflects diet and health and can change with interventions like fiber or probiotics.
Plant Diversity Is The Dominant Factor
- Plant diversity (a wide variety of different plants) correlates strongest with a healthier microbiome across diets.
- Top gut-health individuals often eat many different plants and only small amounts of meat or dairy.