We know that gut health is important. What and how you eat affects your energy levels, your brain function, how you feel, your work performance, your skin, your weight, how well you age and your long-term health.

Dr Joanna McMillan cuts through the nonsense, bust the myths and misconceptions and translates the extraordinary emerging science of the gut and the gut-brain link. Each episode explains the everyday science, but also tells you exactly what you should be eating to improve your gut health.

We all know that heart health is important. Cardiovascular disease, including diseases of the heart and blood vessels such as heart attacks and stroke, is the global number one killer, accounting for almost a third of all deaths.

Scientific factors in our diets and lifestyles influence our risk of cardiovascular disease, and what's good for our hearts also tends to be good for our guts, our brains, livers, and weight control, reduces our risk of many forms of cancer, and even helps us to age well. It's not about being perfect – it's about making better choices when we can.

We know that what and how we eat is important. We also know that our brain performance impacts our overall health, our mood, our risk of anxiety and depression and our risk of cognitive decline and dementia as we age. So what diet and nutrition fuels the best brain performance?

Each episode explains the everyday science, but also tells you exactly what you should be eating to improve your brain performance.

When did what and how we eat get so tribal? From Paleo to Keto, low fat to low carb, carnivore to vegetarian, vegan and even flexitarian - today we’re bombarded with information about THE diet to follow.

Each episode arms you with the facts you need to end your own diet war, and helps you to feel confident in the food you choose.