Eating for gut health: Microbes & me
Discover all about your unique gut bacteria – known as the microbiome – and how food, medicines, lifestyle factors and more can affect it.
We’re all familiar with eating plans that aim to help you lose weight, boost energy or fuel your fitness – but how often do you think about eating for good gut health?
Within all of our bodies hides a unique microbiome – a complex ecosystem of around 100 trillion microscopic organisms – and we’re only just starting to understand the part that these microbes play in our health and wellness.
Our new series, in collaboration with BBC Future, looks at all the factors that affect our unique microbiomes – from dietary choices to lifestyle factors.
We’ve worked with dietitian Emer Delaney to bring you expert information and specially selected recipes that will help you to understand how to eat for better digestive health.
Discover more digestive health recipes and tips. Also check out our health and nutrition page for more recipe inspiration, health benefits guides and advice on special diets.
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Gut-friendly vegan recipe collection
Discover delicious, plant-based dishes packed with nutritious ingredients to promote digestive health. These recipes have been selected by dietitian Emer Delaney.
Gut-friendly vegan recipe collection
Gut-friendly recipe collection
Boost your digestion with our specially selected recipes. Unless you follow a specific diet for health reasons these ingredients will promote the health and function of your digestive system.
Gut-friendly recipe collection
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Emer Delaney BSc (Hons), RD has an honours degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Ulster. She has worked as a dietitian in some of London's top teaching hospitals and is currently based in Chelsea.
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