Tim Spector is not only the founder of nutrition app Zoe and a professor of genetic epidemiology, he's also a household name for all things gut health. So, when Tim revealed the key foods and ingredients he keeps in his fridge, Instagram sat up, listened, and took some notes. "It's a bit experimental, it's not very tidy," Tim said, describing his fridge and its contents of fermentation experiments including kefir, fermented mushroom paté, red cabbage sauerkraut and more.

The nutrition expert explained that he always eats it to start the day off - and it can have a massive impact on inflammation, diabetes and arthritis

Simple things we can do to make better food choices

The nutrition expert Tim Spector, co-founder of the Zoe app, shares his favourite gut-friendly recipes

Recipe extracted from The Food For Life Cookbook by Tim Spector

The scientist has spent years studying how gut health relates not just to nutrition, but to all aspects of our everyday wellbeing. He explains why it really is what’s inside that counts

The nutrition expert Tim Spector, co-founder of the Zoe app, shares his favourite gut-friendly recipes

PROFESSOR TIM SPECTOR: So much of what we swallow when it comes to advice about food is not backed up by science, while some of it can be categorically wrong.

Professor Tim Spector who is an epidemiologist at King's College and a specialist in microbiome and diet appeared on This Morning to discuss the many falsehoods surrounding diet.

Genetic epidemiologist and award winning author, Professor Tim Spector introduced the world to the wonders of the gut microbiome in his first book The Diet Myth. His latest book - Food for Life is an eater's guide to happy gut microbes. He says the gut is like an organ in the body that can be trained to be healthy. Professor Spector says almost everything we think we know about food is wrong including calorie counting, the war on carbs and the idea that there is any such thing as a superfood…