Are you currently pregnant or plan to become pregnant? If so, you won’t want to miss this episode with Dr. Jolene Brighten, ND. You’ll learn how the thyroid plays an integral role during pregnancy, in the development of the fetus and why autoimmunity can walk hand in hand with pregnancy.
Is your heart lacking a key nutrient? Dr. Ruscio welcomes back Jeffrey Moss, DDS, CNS, DACBN, founder of Moss Nutrition to discuss why potassium is so important and strategies to ensure you have adequate levels to support optimal health and wellness.
Confused about which diet is right for you? High carb, low carb, Atkins, Zone or Ornish? It can get pretty confusing out there! Dr. Christopher Gardner, nutrition researcher at Stanford University and author of the A to Z Weight Loss Trial study, breaks down what the research shows on this episode of Dr. Ruscio Radio.
For this edition of Dr. Ruscio Radio, the Doc sits down with The Gluten Lie Author Alan Levinovitz PhD, for a thought-provoking talk about all-things gluten.
Do you suffer from chronic, relapsing SIBO or IBS? How about chronic pain or infertility? The answer could lie in addressing abdominal and pelvic adhesions using the Clear Passage Approach and Wurn Technique, a non-surgical drug-free treatment, developed by Larry & Belinda Wurn.
Can you manipulate your microbiota to lose weight? Is there a direct cause and effect between the microbiota and obesity? Let’s take a look at what the research really shows.
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, aka SIBO, is a common cause of digestive symptoms; gas, bloating, constipation/diarrhea, reflux and abdominal pain. It is also a common cause of IBS. This case reviews how you can become symptom free after treating SIBO. Also, and possibly more important, is that we do not always need to reach a “true negative” on the breath test to be symptom free and feeling great.
Dr. Ruscio interviews Susan Swithers, Ph.D., Director of Undergraduate Studies Department of Psychological Sciences College of Health and Human Sciences at Purdue University in this episode of the podcast. Dr. Swithers’ lab studies the effects of experience on the development of controls of ingestive behavior and body weight, recently focusing on artificial sweeteners.
In this episode of Dr. Ruscio Radio, the doc and Susan discuss how stress can negatively impact your microbiota and what to do about it.
Dr. Ruscio and Susan delve deep into the topic of sleep in this episode of Dr. Ruscio Radio. Too much sleep might be as detrimental as too little sleep.
In this episode of Dr. Ruscio Radio, the doc and Susan answer a listener question about the timing and feasibility of gluten introduction in babies and children.
In this episode of Dr. Ruscio Radio, the doc and Susan answer a listener question about the timing and feasibility of gluten introduction in babies and children.
In this episode of Dr. Ruscio Radio, the doc takes a deep dive into the topic of diabetes with Dr. Mona Morstein. Dr. Morstein has been a naturopathic doctor for 24 years and is considered an expert on obesity, pre-diabetes/insulin resistance, and all types of diabetes.
In this episode, Dr. Ruscio introduces a condition called stomach autoimmunity and it’s effect on overall health and, in particular, thyroid autoimmunity. He also discusses a new treatment involving vitamin B12 shots that might be useful in the treatment of stomach autoimmunity.
Dr. Ruscio interviews Melissa Hartwig, co-creator of The Whole 30, in this episode of the podcast. Melissa specializes in helping people change their relationship with food and create life-long, healthy habits.
In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Ruscio interviews Dr. Allison Siebecker on Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO). Dr. Siebecker is the Medical Director of the SIBO Center for Digestive Health at NCNM Clinic in Portland, OR, where she specializes in the treatment of SIBO.
In this episode, Dr. Ruscio welcomes back Dr. Mike T. Nelson to discuss how exercise affects the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis), can contribute to adrenal dysregulation and solutions to help regulate the axis.
The Doc interviews Mike T. Nelson in this episode of Dr. Ruscio Radio. They dig deep into the subject of Heart Rate Variability (HRV). Dr. Mike T. Nelson has spent 18 years of his life learning how the human body works, specifically focusing on how to properly condition it to burn fat and become stronger, more flexible, and healthier.
Dr. Ruscio finishes tackling a listener question in the second part of this two part series on thyroid and weight loss. In this episode, he delves into how carbohydrate levels can affect thyroid function and weight loss.
Dr. Ruscio tackles a listener question in this first part of a two part series on thyroid and weight loss. He explains why lab values and ranges might not be the best way to evaluate thyroid function and how thyroid hormone can affect weight loss.
Dr. Ruscio interviews Dan Pardi, CEO of Dan’s Plan, in this episode of the podcast. Dan is an entrepreneur and researcher with the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department at Stanford, and the Departments of Neurology and Endocrinology at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Dan and Dr. Ruscio discuss circadian rhythms and how sleep affects the immune system, the gut and may contribute to autoimmunity.
In this episode of Dr. Ruscio Radio, the doc interviews Dr. Dan Kalish, DC, pioneer of The Kalish Method, which solves patient challenges through a proven lab based mentorship program addressing the three key areas of Hormones, GI and Detoxification. Many people suffer from depression, anxiety, fatigue, focus problems and other brain related issues because they have an inflamed brain. Inflammatory mediators can be triggered from a variety of sources including the food we eat, environmental toxin...
Dr. Ruscio interviews Moises Manoff, author of Epidemic of Absence, in this episode of Dr. Ruscio Radio. Moises has written extensively, mostly on science and environment, for The Christian Science Monitor. They discuss a new way to look at autoimmune disease by combining information from our past with 21st century scientific research.
In this episode of Dr. Ruscio Radio, the doc takes you through his process to find your ideal diet. There are so many diets to choose from and we’re bombarded day in and day out on the Internet and TV on what is good and what is bad. Dr. Ruscio simplifies it so you can find that ideal diet that’s waiting for you.
This week Dr. Ruscio interviews Stephen Olmstead, MD, Chief Science Officer for ProThera® Inc., who directs the company’s technical services and clinical trials. Dr. Olmstead earned his residency at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and is board certified in both internal medicine and cardiovascular disease. They discuss such topics as the gut/brain connection and mental health and the microbiota.
In this week’s episode of Dr. Ruscio Radio, the doc interviews Dr. Peter Ungar. Peter S. Ungar is an American paleoanthropologist and evolutionary biologist. He is Distinguished Professor and Chairman of Anthropology at the University of Arkansas. Before arriving at Arkansas, he taught at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Duke University Medical Center. Ungar is known primarily for his work on the role of diet in human evolution.
In his continuing series on Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, Dr. Ruscio covers the importance of the ileocecal valve and the interstitial cells of Cajal, as well as answers a listener question on Bile Acid Malabsorption in this episode of Dr. Ruscio Radio.
Dr. Ruscio recently attended the SIBO Symposium at the National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon. In this episode of Dr. Ruscio Radio, he brings you all the major takeaways from this information packed symposium.
Jeffrey Moss, DDS, CNS, DACBN, founder of Moss Nutrition, joins Dr. Ruscio for this episode to tackle the topics of muscle mass, protein intake and aging.
In this episode, Dr. Ruscio interviews Chris Kresser M.S., L.Ac., a globally recognized leader in the fields of ancestral health, Paleo nutrition, and functional and integrative medicine. He is the creator of ChrisKresser.com , one of the top 25 natural health sites in the world, and the author of the New York Times best seller, Your Personal Paleo Code (published in paperback in December 2014 as The Paleo Cure). They discuss the darkside of healthy living by looking at how sometimes making heal...
