tim spector professor of genetic epidemiology bestselling author it's great to have you with us today so tim you've done a lot of research on the micro biome which is essentially the microphonic inside our gut microbes but here and i know that the micro biome has a direct influence on our house so in the times of the pandemic the question arises obvious question growth what role does her brain play in protecting us against covert. well that's a great question and we know that the micro biome community basically keeps our immune system in good health it keeps it in check from overreacting but also it it makes sure it's properly primed to defend against viruses and other bacteria so we know that people who have become very sick with coated end up in hospital have very poor looking got communities so that there's a definite relationship between being ill and your microbes being disturbed and we also know that many of the risk factors for having a poor got micro biome like. bigger who ate having diabetes. they generate socially deprived that are also risk factors and our latest study whic