8 ways to eat yourself happier - starting with Tim Spector’s blueberry yoghurt cake recipe
Professor Tim Spector discusses the link between gut health and mental well-being in his new cookbook, 'Good Mood Food'. He outlines eight principles for dietary habits that support both the gut microbiome and cognitive function.
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The article promotes evidence-based nutritional science as a practical tool for improving mental health and long-term brain function.
Bad mood? The delicious new cookbook from the gut health expert Prof Tim Spector can help with that
“Until recently I hadn’t appreciated how deep the connection is between what we eat and our mental and brain health,” says Professor Tim Spector, genetic epidemiology professor, one of the world’s most cited scientists and co-founder of the Zoe nutrition company .
You will have definitely heard Spector talking about the importance of gut health, urging us to nurture our gut microbiomes, through diet, to benefit our general health. But what’s becoming clearer as our understanding of the science evolves, is just how much impact the foods we choose can also have on our mood, mental health and cognitive reserves as we get older.
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