How to improve your mood, energy and brain health from breakfast to dinner | Professor Tim Spector

Every time you cook a meal, you could be shaping your mood, energy and how clearly you think, as well as supporting your long-term brain health. In this episode, we explore the links between diet, gut microbes, inflammation and brain health with Professor Tim Spector. And we get really foodie, talking through a day of eating, from his go-to breakfast to easy midweek dinners. Professor Spector is Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College London, a pioneering gut microbiome researcher, scientific co-founder of ZOE and bestselling author. His new cookbook, Good Mood Food, explores how what we eat shapes how we feel, think and age. We cover: How inflammation and the gut–brain connection may influence your mood Blood sugar, brain fog and the debate around glucose spikes Tim’s yoghurt and kefir breakfast bowl, with berries, nuts and seeds What to look for when buying kefir Easy lunches Oily fish, omega-3s and ways to use sardines, anchovies and mackerel Adding more plants and fermented foods to your everyday dinners A two-week breakfast challenge and how to track how you feel 📌 Turn these ideas into delicious meals with The Doctor’s Kitchen app. More from us 🎬 Watch the podcast on YouTube here 📱 Download The Doctor’s Kitchen app 🌐 View full show notes, including guest details, on our website ☕️ Try Exhale Coffee here 🥗 Join the newsletter and receive a 7 day meal plan 📷 Follow on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.