“I Didn’t Want This Diet to Work… But It CHANGED Everything” | Rich Roll | ZOE Podcast

Can you really change your health after 40? Rich Roll says yes — just not in the way you think. Ultramarathoner and bestselling author Rich Roll opens up about the surprising decision that transformed his life in midlife — and why he was hoping it wouldn’t work. In this candid clip, Rich shares the internal resistance he faced before adopting a radically different lifestyle, and how it ended up unlocking energy, clarity, and strength he never thought possible. Alongside Professor Tim Spector, leading gut health expert and King’s College London epidemiologist, this conversation dives into why midlife may be the best time to make a change — and how your gut could hold the key to living longer, healthier, and better. Discover: – Why Rich Roll didn’t want his new diet to work — and what happened when it did – How gut health affects aging, energy, and chronic disease – Why it’s not too late to make a radical change in midlife – How to sustain dietary changes for long-term health 0:00 Shifting to a plant-based diet 2:10 Health impact of high UPF diets 3:46 Mental health and energy on a plant-based diet 5:36 Sustaining dietary changes Watch the full episode here:    • Rich Roll: the real reason you can’t stick...   Subscribe to ZOE’s main channel here:    / @joinzoe   📚Books by our ZOE Scientists The Food For Life Cookbook | https://amzn.to/4amfIMX Every Body Should Know This by Dr Federica Amati | https://amzn.to/4blJsLg Food For Life by Prof. Tim Spector | https://amzn.to/4amZinu Free resources from ZOE: Live Healthier: Top 10 Tips From ZOE Science & Nutrition | https://zoe.com/freeguide Gut Guide - For a Healthier Microbiome in Weeks | https://zoe.com/gutguide