Lisa and Alana MacFarlane are identical twins in every way - except when it comes to gut health.

They became the ‘chief guinea pigs’ for the British Gut project where they discovered that despite having 100% the same DNA their guts have only 40% the same microbiota.

In their debut book The Gut Stuff, the dynamic duo offer a fun-filled, fact-packed, achievable guide to better health and in this episode we cover all the basics of gut health in a fun way!

Key Topics:

- Background on The Gut Project

- The gut/stress connection

- How this book is different from other gut health books

- Your gut on alcohol

- The concern for orthopedic

- The importance of fiber for good gut bacteria

- Individualization of eating for gut health

- Importance of lifestyle factors

- How to embrace fermented foods

- The most surprising thing they learned about gut health

Get all the best tips on having a healthy gut on their website, thegutstuff.com

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