Gut thinking: What’s the link between the microbiome and stress?

The microbiome is a pillar in health and wellbeing, one this webinar explores in the first of a series of four webinars with the Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology and the Quadram Institute. The webinar explores stress, the microbiome and health outcomes. Everyday stress and bad diet may change the gut microbiome’s structure, leading to an imbalance. In turn, gut microbiota may influence stress-related responses in the body. The event will help healthcare professionals to sift through the evidence enabling them to better support their patients with dietary and lifestyle advice as well as gain an insight into latest research.

Gut Feeling - how the microbiome shapes our wellbeing

Dr. Falk Hildebrand, a bioinformatician and Group Leader in Microbial Genomes, Strains, and Evolution at Quadram institute, will discuss the crucial role of the human gut microbiome in our overall health and healthy aging. While we know that our diet significantly impacts the gut microbiome, we still have limited understanding of how our gut bacteria respond to new foods and what constitutes a "better" gut microbiome.

Lifestyle Medicine - why doctors should prescribe

A talk by Dr Kevin Barrett from the PCSG about the importance of lifestyle medicine for gut health and overall wellbeing. Together with the role of probiotics and real world experience of their use by patients in practice. What is the evidence?