Biome Bites Episode 005 - Practical Tips for Improving Your Gut Biome

In this episode of Biome Bites, Dr James McIlroy explores some practical tips for improving your microbiome based on 3 specific areas:

• Probiotics: what they are, where to find them and whether you should spend money on supplements or not
• Prebiotics: what they are, where to find them and how to include them as part of your daily dietary intake
• Polyphenols

James delves into how microbial imbalances occur within our bodies and what we can do to address these through diet and lifestyle.

James references David Sinclair’s podcast “Lifespan”, which you can learn more about here - https://www.lifespanpodcast.com/ and also Dr Hyman’s podcast “The Doctor’s Farmacy”, which you can find here - https://drhyman.com/blog/category/podcasts/

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:43 What is the microbiome?

00:01:54 You’re more microbial than human

00:02:12 Body’s microbial composition

00:02:41 How microbial imbalance occurs

00:03:23 How to achieve a healthy microbiome

00:04:56 Role of probiotics

00:05:57 Importance of probiotic foods

00:07:09 Role of prebiotics

00:10:10 You must stay hydrated!

00:10:32 The role of polyphenols