Food for Life

Your Guide to the New Science of Eating Well

By: Tim Spector

Narrated by: Leighton Pugh

Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's summary

Brought to you by Penguin.

Food is our greatest ally for good health, but the question of what to eat has never seemed so complicated. In his new book, Tim Spector creates a unique, thorough, evidence-based guide to the real science of eating. Moving away from misleading notions of calories or nutritional breakdowns, Food for Life empowers us to make our own food choices based on a deeper understanding of the true benefits and harms that come from our daily transactions with the foods around us.

Combining cutting-edge research with a personal insights, and taking a wide angle lens on everything from environmental impact and food fraud to allergies and deceptive labelling, Spector takes a deep dive into each food type. Food for Life also includes easy-to-implement action points and useful tables as practical tools in our everyday food decisions, presented in a novel and comprehensive format. Ultimately, this book encourages us to fall in love again with food and celebrate its many wondrous properties, which science is still only just beginning to understand.

Audio updated as of November 2022.

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©2022 Tim Spector (P)2022 Penguin Audio

Very accessible

This is a great addition to the genre. I first caught the author’s videos with Zoe on YouTube and it moved me to download and listen through this large, comprehensive and entertaining compendium.

Insightful and Great listen!!!

Learn so much and love listening to facts about your body and how it functions. Highly recommend this book to anyone that wants the truth on what is good for your body.

Food for Life: A Feast for Your Microbes 👌.

I recently finished reading Food for Life by Tim Spector. I learned a lot from the book, including the importance of gut health and how to make sauerkraut at home. I also appreciated the author's scientific approach and the way he made the science understandable and accessible to the layperson.

One of the things I liked most about the book was the way it was divided into sections, which made it easy to find relevant information. I also liked the author's personal stories and anecdotes, which made the book more engaging.

The only thing I didn't like about the book was the author's mention of a myth related to Prophet Mohammed. I understand that the author was trying to make a point about the importance of gut health, but I believe that the myth was inaccurate and could be misleading to some readers.

Overall, I found Food for Life to be an informative and helpful book. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in learning more about gut health and making healthy food choices.

Did you know that if you spread your digestive system flat, it would cover an entire tennis court? That's a lot of space for bacteria to live! ☺️

peace ✌️.

An insatiable barrage of fascinating knowledge and sarcasm

Just an unbelievable book for all ages, even my young 6 & 8 year olds have learned so much overhearing this on car drives. But the mic drops, sarcasm, satire and quips are to die for!

Great and Healthy listening

Thank You for a variety of facts and making me interested in guy bacteria and the proper way of choosing nutrients :)

Awsome!

astic read incredible I would highly recommend this book, informative and eye opening! Everyone should read it🙏 🙏

British Bias

There is a lot of good information, but realize that this is written by a British medical researcher so some of it does not apply to the U.S. For example, he states that tap drinking water is as healthy as purchased water. In the U.S. three chemical companies agreed on June 2, 2023 to pay over $1 billion to settle the first wave of claims for contaminated drinking water. Maybe drinking water is safe in England, but it is not safe in the U.S. I also disagree with Dr. Spector’s view on the safety of cooking with olive oil at high temperatures. Avocado oil has a higher smoke point. Olive oil’s smoke point is 320 degrees. I often set my oven at 350 degrees or higher to cook.

Excellent!

Everyone and the planet will benefit from the wisdom taught in this book! Scientifically based research and not just popular myths are used to make recommendations for foods that can lead to good health. Highly recommended!

Great for beginners to the Gut Microbiome

This is a great book if you are new to the microbiome and gut health. It is a beginners guide on the why and how to keep your gut immunities healthy.

Outliers

I have heard this eating animal foods in moderation garbage over and over again and it almost made me diabetic so I don’t believe that saturated fat is good for you in small quantities even