Emily Leeming

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About Emily Leeming

For speaking and podcast enquiries please email: speaking@emilyleeming.com Dr Emily Leeming writes the Second Brain newsletter, a community of subscribers getting actionable advice on eating for better energy, mood, and cognition through the gut-brain connection (without giving up the foods you love). Dr Emily strongly believes that health shouldn't be complicated. She shares simple, affordable tips on foods to 'add-in' rather than restrict, based on the latest nutrition and behavioural science."Emily’s talent and passion for disseminating the science into digestible nuggets is second to none" Alana Macfarlane, CEO, The Gut Stuff "Health’s holy grail - a scientist who speaks plain English" Rosamund Dean, Journalist Her book Genius Gut: The Life-Changing Science of Eating for your Second Brain (Penguin Michael Joseph, Literary agency WME), was awarded Best Health Read 2024 by Cosmopolitan magazine, and one of Daily Mail's Top Science and Health Books of 2024. She is a bi-weekly columnist for the Daily Mail’s Good Health section. Dr Emily is a TEDx speaker, and regularly speaks at events, webinars, and panels, including for Lloyds Banking, Maybourne Hotel Group, Soho House, Cheltenham Science Festival, and Food Matters Live. Dr Emily has appeared on podcasts such as Dr Rangan Chatterjee's Feel Better, Live More, Dr Michael Mosley's Just One Thing, and BBC Radio 4 Food Programme, sharing her expertise on gut health and nutrition. Her scientific research at King's College London focuses on the relationship between diet, the gut microbiome, and health. Dr Emily is part of the PROSPECT Cancer Grand Challenges team, led by Harvard University, investigating early onset colorectal cancer, diet, and the gut microbiome. She holds a BSc in Nutrition, a MSc in Dietetics, a PhD in diet, the gut microbiome and health, and is a Registered Dietitian. Her first career was as a private Chef on superyachts.