Dr Tim Spector - the new Michael Mosley

Having read 3/4 of Food for Life [, I thought I'd update. I thought this was going to be a recipe book - it is far more useful. 

The first 100 pages explains the gut microbiome and how everyone's is different. He goes through the scientific data - how food affects us, latest myth-busting research, how to choose better foods, store and cook for better health.

Part two comprises chapters on each food group; a reference bible of food groups/ characteristics so you can browse, say, milk products, cereals, meat, veg etc - each section a manageable 10 pages or so with a useful 5 point summary at the end of each.

The book is very readable, even with a necessarily large amount of scientific names, and also full of humour. The most important to how about are the Darth Varder UPF's [ultra processed foods] and Luke Skywalker pre & pro biotics [to prove I'm learning the lingo !] Dr Tim warns of not radically altering your diet too quickly, allowing time for the gut to adapt. This is true. I discovered it blows your knickers off if you eat too many beans, lashings of yoghurt and cut out your beloved processed meats etc. But all settles down in a few weeks. After 3 weeks, I find myself happily making my own yoghurt [saving my beloved ice-cream maker from being redundant all winter] and planning healthier meals. My GP will be delighted.

Incidentally, this knowledge might be useful to Elon Musk - saving money on rocket fuel. If he treated all his employees to a week of bean-loaded meals and bussed them down to his rocket launch sites, he would enjoy a stellar lift-off .

Having read 3/4 of Food for Life [, I thought I'd update. I thought this was going to be a recipe book - it is far more useful. 

The first 100 pages explains the gut microbiome and how everyone's is different. He goes through the scientific data - how food affects us, latest myth-busting research, how to choose better foods, store and cook for better health.

Part two comprises chapters on each food group; a reference bible of food groups/ characteristics so you can browse, say, milk products, cereals, meat, veg etc - each section a manageable 10 pages or so with a useful 5 point summary at the end of each.

The book is very readable, even with a necessarily large amount of scientific names, and also full of humour. The most important to how about are the Darth Varder UPF's [ultra processed foods] and Luke Skywalker pre & pro biotics [to prove I'm learning the lingo !] Dr Tim warns of not radically altering your diet too quickly, allowing time for the gut to adapt. This is true. I discovered it blows your knickers off if you eat too many beans, lashings of yoghurt and cut out your beloved processed meats etc. But all settles down in a few weeks. After 3 weeks, I find myself happily making my own yoghurt [saving my beloved ice-cream maker from being redundant all winter] and planning healthier meals. My GP will be delighted.

Incidentally, this knowledge might be useful to Elon Musk - saving money on rocket fuel. If he treated all his employees to a week of bean-loaded meals and bussed them down to his rocket launch sites, he would enjoy a stellar lift-off .