Our gut helps fight disease. It processes energy for us and boosts our mood. So, having a healthy gut is extremely important – but there’s still a lot we don’t know.

Gut biome tests are a new, exciting technology, but are they the be-all and end-all for dietary decision-making? And are there simpler ways — and tastier ways, perhaps — to tell what’s happening inside our bodies?

In today’s short episode of ZOE Science & Nutrition, Jonathan and Dr. Will ask: What are the signs of an unhealthy gut? And how can we improve our gut health?

Referenced in today’s episode:
The Bristol Stool Scale. https://www.bladderandbowel.org/bowel...
ZOE’s Blue Poop Challenge: https://www.joinzoe.com/bluepoop
Blue poo: Impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker published in Gut https://gut.bmj.com/content/70/9/1665

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Episode transcripts are available here: https://joinzoe.com/learn/category/nu...

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Books:
- Fibre Fuelled by Dr Will Bulsiewicz: https://amzn.to/4bzmUXP
- Every Body Should Know This by Dr Federica Amati: https://amzn.to/4blJsLg
- Food For Life by Prof. Tim Spector: https://amzn.to/4amZinu