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Episode 4 with Jo Travers
Host: Ilsa Jones
Medi-Culture Conversations is the official podcast of the Medi-Culture Festival, celebrating health, science and wellbeing in the heart of London Bridge this Spring. Across a series of short episodes, we go beyond the festival programme to explore the ideas, research and people behind the events. From gut health and nutrition to creativity, movement and laughter, each conversation uncovers the science and stories shaping how we understand wellbeing today.
Hosted by Team London Bridge, the podcast features interviews with festival facilitators, researchers and practitioners. Together, we explore how culture, creativity and community can support healthier lives, and why London Bridge has long been a place where medicine and innovation meet. Whether you are attending the festival or simply curious about the intersection of health and culture, Medi-Culture Conversations offers a space to slow down, learn something new, and connect with the ideas behind the programme.
In this episode, Ilsa is joined by Jo Travers, a registered nutritionist specialising in gut health, immunity and holistic wellbeing, to explore one of the most talked-about areas of health research, and one that is still widely misunderstood.
Together they reflect on Jo’s recent Gut Health Essentials workshop and the science behind it, from the role of the microbiome in digestion and immunity, to the gut-brain axis and what it means for our mood, energy and mental wellbeing. They also discuss what genuinely makes a difference to gut health, and why taking care of what’s happening inside us matters far more than most of us realise.