…and what to do instead
According to Dr. Tim Spector, a professor of genetic epidemiology, microbiome expert, researcher, and one of the top 1% of most cited scientists in the world, genetics only account for 20% of your health. Even though this is still a decent chuck of your health factors, we can only test about 5% of those genes. This means that even the most comprehensive genetic health test only accounts for 1% of your health.
Among other things Dr Spector is director of the British Gut Microbiome project and leader of the ‘Predict’ study. This, combined with his work looking at 13,000 twins has lead him to some simple and significant dietary recommendations:
- Eat a greater variety of plants (at least 30 different plant types per week – see my cheat below)
- Double the amount of fiber you are eating
- Include fermented food in your diet – https://www.thepainreliefcentres.co.uk/permanent-perfect-eating-permanent-weight-loss-2-cultured-foods/
- Have plenty of polyphenol rich foods
My Cheat Method:
You can purchase ‘Dynamic Greens’ here https://www.nutri-dyn.co.uk/product-category/dynamic-fruits-and-greens/
Get some great polyphenol rich recipe ideas in my Nitric Oxide Diet pdf – https://nitric.gr8.com/
Get your hands on my 28 Day ‘Health Challenge’ inspired by the findings of the Predict Study
https://livewellforlonger.gr8.com/
And learn more directly from Dr Tim Spector:
