In this video, we discuss the gut-brain relationship, how our diet impacts our mental health, what a 'healthy' gut microbiome is, the role of prebiotics and probiotics on our gut and much more...

Ted Dinan is a Professor of Psychiatry and Psychiatrist at University College Cork. Prof Dinan is one of the most highly cited researchers and a global expert on the relationship between the gut microbiome and mental health.

Chapters

0:00 Show Intro

2:05 What is the Gut Microbiome?

07:10 A Healthy Gut Microbiome

11:25 Diet, Gut and Mental Health

22:00 Gut Microbiome and Serotonin

28:00 Psychobiotics

Show Notes

"The psychobiotic revolution: mood, food, and the new science of the gut-brain connection" by Anderson, Dinan and Cryan (2017)

"The microbiota-gut-brain axis" by Cryan et al. (2019)

"Melancholic microbes: a link between gut microbiota and depression?" by Dinan and Cryan (2013)

"Nutritional Psychiatry: A Primer for Clinicians" by Dinan (2023)

"The Prolongation of Life: Optimistic Studies (Classics in Longevity and Aging)" by Metchnikoff

"Clinical and cost-effectiveness of remote-delivered, online lifestyle therapy versus psychotherapy for reducing depression: results from the CALM non-inferiority, randomised trial" by O'Neill et al. (2024)

"Gut microbiota composition correlates with diet and health in the elderly" by Claesson et al. (2012)