Gut health: your microbiome and you with Kim Venter | S2E9

06/05/2020 47 min Temporada 2 Episodio 9
Gut health: your microbiome and you with Kim Venter | S2E9

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On this episode of Living Well with MS podcast, and we are joined by Kim Venter, a trained teacher, professional psychological counsellor, and nutritional consultant who thoroughly enjoys working with people and helping them overcome various challenges in their lives. Kim is particularly interested in Health Psychology, which is to say exploring the impact on the mind of what is going in the body. Her training has increased her awareness of the psychological impact MS has and how the food we eat affects the health of our minds. 




Topics and timestamps:
01:53 What is the gut microbiome and why is it so important? 
03:15 How does what we eat affect our immune system?  
09:01 Is it worth keeping a food diary if you’re having GI symptoms? 
10:15 What is the low FODMAPs diet? 
11:53 What is Leaky Gut Syndrome and how does it effect people with MS? 
19:00 The gut–brain axis: does the blood-brain barrier stop foreign substances from injuring the brain?  
22:12 For people living with MS, what can be done to help the gut and keep it healthy? 
22:51 What are probiotics and prebiotics?  
27:02 What can we to increase both probiotics and prebiotics? 
30:50 How does gut health or lack thereof impact MS? 
39:01 How does intermittent fasting affect gut health? 
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