#137 The Diversity Diet with Dr Megan Rossi
16th Feb 2022
The benefits of a diverse and colourful diet are huge, and here to talk with me about it today is my colleague and friend Dr. Megan Rossi.
A registered dietitian with an award-winning PhD in gut health and Research Fellow at King’s College London. Megan is currently investigating nutrition-based therapies in gut health, including pre- and probiotics, dietary fibres, the low FODMAP diet and food additives as well as running a gut health clinic in Harley Street.
Her latest book “Eat More, Live Well” is a Sunday Times Bestseller for good reasons. It’s a brilliant resource for people wanting to learn more about the benefits of a happy gut, how it can improve mood, energy, weight and more. Plus, Megan has included some brilliant meal plans for different gut needs.
Today we talk about a host of topics including:
- The benefits of of a diverse diet
- Why we should be eating 30 plant points a week
- Training your taste buds to prefer plants
- What a healthy microbiota looks like and the role of testing
- Probiotics for immune support and skin conditions and skin aging
- And how to reduce bloating when you’re eating more plants
I’m doing a new thing which is our podcast recipe of the week, a recipe that reflects the topic of conversation on the pod! This week’s recipe is my easy ‘coconut chickpea daal’
Episode guests
Dr Megan Rossi, founder of The Gut Health Doctor®, is one of the most influential gut health specialists internationally, and a leading Research Fellow at King’s College London. A registered dietitian and nutritionist for over fifteen years, Dr Megan has an award-winning PhD in Probiotics, which was recognised for its contribution to science, receiving the Dean’s Award for outstanding research.
Dr Megan Rossi founded The Gut Health Clinic in 2019, where she leads a team of gut-specialist dietitians, working directly with clients in their face-to-face clinics in London and Manchester, alongside delivering virtual consultations to an international clientele.
She is also the founder of the multi-award-winning gut health food brand, Bio&Me, which aims to bridge the gap between science and the food industry and, most recently, she has launched a targeted range of clinically-proven live bacteria supplements, SMART STRAINS® to revolutionise how people understand and use live bacterial supplements.
Megan is also the author of multiple Sunday Times bestselling books, including her most recent, Eat More, Live Well (UK, Aus & Europe) and How To Eat More Plants (US & Canada).
