This special episode of the Microbiome Medics podcast discusses the impact of the festive period on our gut microbiome. Sheena and Siobhan consider the positive and negative impacts of lifestyle and relationships and give tips on enhancing and protecting your gut microbiome over this period. Includes a festive research article and question and answer section.  References "The effect of having christmas dinner with inlaws on the gut microbiota composition" Nicolieu C De Clercy et al; Human Microbiome Journal; Vol13; Aug 2019 This podcast is brought to you in collaboration with the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine, The UK's fatsest growing medical speciality. Our only declaration of interest is that we have co-created "the gut microbiome for clinicians" an online course for busy health professionals with over 30 hours of learning available on BSLM.org.uk.