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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Emilie Lavinia

‘Look at your diet before looking for a prescription’: Tim Spector on how ‘dead’ microbes could transform your health

In this episode of Well Enough, we’re joined someone who effectively pioneered the British gut-health revolution: the man behind ZOE, Professor Tim Spector.

Tim explains why a sanitized modern life is making us miserable and how the simple act of fermentation can act as a "vaccine" for the immune system. We’re talking about the "Four Ks" - Kefir, Kombucha, Kimchi, and Kraut - and why your expensive probiotic supplement might be a waste of money compared to a wedge of raw-milk cheese.

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