• Listen to Your Gut: Depression
    Jan 27 2025

    Guests: Dr Najaf Amin and Angie, living with Crohn’s Disease and Depression


    How much does what we eat impact our mental health and what role does the gut play in this? We ask these questions in this episode of Listen to Your Gut.

    Evie is joined by Dr Najaf Amin, Associate Professor at the University of Oxford, who shares her research on the interrelated nature of our gut microbiome and depression.Angie joins us from St Louis to share her experience of living with Crohn’s disease and how this has impacted her mental health.


    Hosted by Evie Whitehead, a BANT-registered nutritional therapist specialising in gut health (www.evienutriton.co.uk).


    This podcast series is for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Produced by the ITN Business commercial team and sponsored by Yeo Valley, it is not created by ITN news staff.


    Always consult a qualified healthcare provider for any medical concerns. Do not substitute this content for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

    Key themes: mental health, depression, gut health, lifestyle, IBD, Crohn’s disease, anxiety, colorectal surgery.


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    38 mins
  • Listen to Your Gut: Ageing
    Jan 27 2025

    Guests: Professor Marc Tatar, Juliet


    Should we be eating differently as we get older? Will my gut microbiome stay the same?


    In this episode, we sit down with Professor Marc Tatar from the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology at Brown University, to delve into what researchers are learning about how the gut microbiome might change as we age, and what this means for how we approach nutrition.

    Host Evie is also joined by Juliet, who shares how her gut health has changed as she has entered her mid-50s, and what steps she is taking to best manage it.


    Hosted by Evie Whitehead, a BANT-registered nutritional therapist specialising in gut health (www.evienutriton.co.uk).


    This podcast series is for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Produced by the ITN Business commercial team and sponsored by Yeo Valley, it is not created by ITN news staff. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider for any medical concerns. Do not substitute this content for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.


    Key themes: gut health, wellbeing, ageing, lifestyle.


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    31 mins
  • Listen to Your Gut: Metabolism
    Jan 20 2025

    Guests: Professor Ana Valdes and Frank Khamjani


    In this episode Host Evie Whitehead explores gut health and metabolism.


    Joined by Professor Ana Valdes, expert in Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology at the University of Nottingham, we delve into what metabolism is, how it relates to our gut health and how to take care of our metabolic health. Artist Frank Khamjani opens up about his experience of living with type-2 diabetes and how he turned to an improved diet and nutritional therapy to help manage his symptoms and optimise his outcome.


    Hosted by Evie Whitehead, a BANT-registered nutritional therapist specialising in gut health (www.evienutriton.co.uk).


    This podcast series is for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Produced by the ITN Business commercial team and sponsored by Yeo Valley, it is not created by ITN news staff. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider for any medical concerns. Do not substitute this content for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.


    Key themes: gut health, metabolism, diabetes, type 2 diabetes, nutritional therapy, sugar cravings


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    33 mins
  • Listen to Your Gut: Gluten
    Jan 20 2025

    Guests: Dr Alessio Fasano, world-renowned expert in coeliac disease, autoimmunity and the gut microbiome, and Emily Eekelschot, living with coeliac disease


    In this episode we focus on all things gluten, aiming to clear up the differences between celiac disease, gluten intolerance/sensitivity, and wheat allergy.


    International expert on gluten Dr Alessio Fasano, Chief Science and Medical Officer at Mead Johnson Nutrition, joins us to help demystify why wheat might cause problems for some people. We hear from Emily Eekelschot, about her experience of living with coeliac disease, how this has impacted her life and what she is discovering about her own gut microbiome along the way.


    Hosted by Evie Whitehead, a BANT-registered nutritional therapist specialising in gut health (www.evienutriton.co.uk).


    This podcast series is for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Produced by the ITN Business commercial team and sponsored by Yeo Valley, it is not created by ITN news staff. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider for any medical concerns. Do not substitute this content for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Dr. Fasano’s appearance does not constitute or imply any endorsement of services or products advertised in this episode.


    Key themes: gluten, coeliac, gut health, wheat intolerance, wheat sensitivity, celiac disease, nutrition, soil depletion.


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    37 mins
  • Listen to Your Gut: Shedding Light on the Dark Matter
    Jan 13 2025

    Guests: Dr James Kinross, scientist and expert on the microbiome and Consultant Surgeon at Imperial College London & Dominic Minghella, TV writer and producer


    In this episode we explore the sensory side of eating and the gut microbiome. What is the gut microbiome and why is it now all the rage? Probiotics, prebiotics and antibiotics – what do these mean for our gut? Author (‘The Dark Matter – The New Science of the Microbiome’), world-leading Microbiome Scientist and Consultant Surgeon at Imperial College London Dr James Kinross joins Evie to delve into the complex ecosystem of the microbiome. Evie also speaks with Dominic Minghella, writer, creator and international TV producer about his life without a spleen, requiring regular antibiotic use.


    Hosted by Evie Whitehead, a BANT-registered nutritional therapist specialising in gut health (www.evienutriton.co.uk).


    This podcast series is for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Produced by the ITN Business commercial team and sponsored by Yeo Valley, it is not created by ITN news staff. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider for any medical concerns. Do not substitute this content for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.


    Key themes: gut health, antibiotics, probiotics, fermented food, prebiotics, long-term health conditions.


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    37 mins
  • Listen to Your Gut: Skin
    Jan 6 2025

    Guests: Professor Carsten Flohr, Dermatologist and British Skin Foundation Spokesperson, and Maggie Duffy, living with eczema


    In this episode we delve into the gut-skin axis. Professor Carsten Flohr, Dermatologist and British Skin Foundation Spokesperson explains the interjection between the skin and gut microbiomes, how they are different and how they are working alongside each other. Singer-songwriter Maggie Duffy shares her experience of living with a skin condition and how this has led to different dietary decisions.


    Hosted by Evie Whitehead, a BANT-registered nutritional therapist specialising in gut health (www.evienutriton.co.uk).


    This podcast series is for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Produced by the ITN Business commercial team and sponsored by Yeo Valley, it is not created by ITN news staff. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider for any medical concerns. Do not substitute this content for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.


    Key themes: gut health, microbiome, fermented food, prebiotics, long-term health conditions.


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    32 mins
  • Listen to Your Gut: Sleep
    Dec 16 2024

    Guests: Professor David Ray, Professor of Endocrinology, University of Oxford · Head, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism and Jacquie Rees


    Jacquie Rees tells us about living with gastritis, from childhood illness to impact on sleep and how it can change with other elements of life. Professor David Ray discusses how gut-health and sleep are more related than we might think and explores the importance of our circadian rhythm.


    Hosted by Evie Whitehead, a BANT-registered nutritional therapist specialising in gut health (www.evienutriton.co.uk).


    This podcast series is for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Produced by the ITN Business commercial team and sponsored by Yeo Valley, it is not created by ITN news staff. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider for any medical concerns. Do not substitute this content for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.


    Key themes: sleep, gastritis, gut health, circadian rhythm, sleep disorders, gut microbiota, gut microbiome


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    36 mins
  • Listen to Your Gut: Stress
    Dec 16 2024

    Guests: Dr Miguel Toribio-Mateas, Clinical Neuroscientist and Applied Microbiologist, Emily Williams


    In this episode we discuss the gut-mind axis. Emily shares her experience of living with stress- related irritable bowel syndrome and how this reached its peak during covid, when Emily experienced amenorrhea. Dr Toribio-Mateas discusses the 2-way relationship between mind and gut and how this impacts people with neurodivergences such as ADHD.


    Hosted by Evie Whitehead, a BANT-registered nutritional therapist specialising in gut health (www.evienutriton.co.uk).


    This podcast series is for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Produced by the ITN Business commercial team and sponsored by Yeo Valley, it is not created by ITN news staff. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider for any medical concerns. Do not substitute this content for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.


    Key themes: gut-mind axis, ADHD, stress, IBS, amenorrhea, balanced lifestyle, gut health


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    37 mins