It can be tough to stay in the know about gut health research, especially with new findings being released regularly. To make things easier, I break down recent studies and offer insights into what they mean for your own gut health. Tune in to this episode to hear what interventions can support your digestion, cognition, endocrine function, skin and joint health, and more. https://www.drruscio.com/new-gut-health-research My book Healthy Gut, Healthy You is available at https://drruscio.com/getgu...
Jan 09, 2023•42 min•Ep 390•Transcript available on Metacast My book Healthy Gut, Healthy You is available at https://drruscio.com/getgutbook If you're in need of clinical support, please visit https://ruscioinstitute.com Looking for more? Check out https://drruscio.com/resources...
Jan 04, 2023•20 min•Ep 389•Transcript available on Metacast Probiotic research is growing—what’s the latest now? Listen in to learn about studies that analyze how the following conditions respond to probiotic supplementation: H. Pylori Eczema Hypothyroidism Prostate infections Diabetes Arthritis Respiratory infections Allergic rhinitis Prediabetes/diabetes IBS-Diarrhea Ulcerative colitis https://www.drruscio.com/probiotic-updates-gut-skin-disorders My book Healthy Gut, Healthy You is available at https://drruscio.com/getgutbook If you're in need of clini...
Jan 02, 2023•43 min•Ep 389•Transcript available on Metacast A recent study showing that serotonin and depression are not linked has seemingly set the world ablaze, and it is quickly changing the conversation around mental health. However, there's more to the story. Let’s look at exactly what serotonin is and how it works, the validity of this new serotonin research, and what this means for treating depression moving forward. (Hint: the study did NOT show that any therapies or treatments modulating serotonin, like Saint John's Wart or SSRIs, are therefore...
Dec 28, 2022•22 min•Ep 388•Transcript available on Metacast An unhealthy relationship with food can manifest as being overly fearful about eating certain foods. This can be problematic for people who have been researching healthy diets because there are different healthy diets, all calling to remove different foods. It’s important to understand how to eat healthy while also maintaining a healthy relationship with food. Let’s expand upon how to cultivate this healthy relationship. https://drruscio.com/?p=27368 My new book is finally available: Healthy Gut...
Dec 26, 2022•43 min•Ep 183•Transcript available on Metacast It can be challenging to navigate food intolerances, allergies, or sensitivities. But the process can be made easier by skipping the food allergy test kits and following an elimination diet. An elimination diet allows you to know if a food is truly harmful or if it can be reintroduced later when inflammation has calmed down. Listen in to learn how temporarily removing the most common inflammatory foods from your diet can help you identify food triggers and know what you can safely eat. https://w...
Dec 21, 2022•21 min•Ep 387•Transcript available on Metacast Fasting has health benefits for metabolic health, blood sugar, sleep, longevity, and your immune system, but it’s not always easy to know where to start. In this podcast, Mike Mutzel shares tips on how to create a personalized intermittent fasting plan, an optimal intermittent fasting schedule, and how exercise and fasting work together. https://drruscio.com/fasting-finding-the-right-protocol-for-you My book Healthy Gut, Healthy You is available at https://drruscio.com/getgutbook/ Looking for mo...
Dec 19, 2022•48 min•Ep 255•Transcript available on Metacast If you haven’t heard about muscle-centric medicine, you might be surprised to hear that skeletal muscles may be the key to longevity. Here to elaborate more on this is Dr. Gabrielle Lyon–a functional medicine physician specializing in this innovative approach. In her practice, she emphasizes building muscle to improve metabolic health, combat diseases, and long-term wellness. Listen in to learn the science behind muscle-centric medicine and how you can benefit from consuming adequate protein and...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep 364•Transcript available on Metacast Another podcast episode dedicated to gut health updates is here, providing a unique opportunity to hear about new findings and if they can help you better your health. While the featured studies shine the spotlight on how gut health conditions like SIBO, IBS, IBD, and travelers’ diarrhea respond to various treatments, they also show what we’ve known for a while: your gut bacteria speaks volumes about your mood, fatigue, and other non-digestive symptoms. Tune in to hear if Rifaximin, sodium butyr...
Dec 12, 2022•39 min•Ep 386•Transcript available on Metacast Protein helps repair and build your body’s tissues, keep your immune system strong, and transport and store nutrients. Since it’s critical to your health, it’s important to know how to optimize your protein intake. Are animal-based foods superior to plant-based foods? Can you obtain all the nutrients you need from only plant-based foods? Nutrition scientist Dr. Stephan van Vliet shares the latest research findings that provide answers to these questions. https://www.drruscio.com/optimizing-prote...
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep 385•Transcript available on Metacast Fatigue, brain fog, and GI disturbances are symptoms that some of our practitioners have both clinically treated and personally experienced. If you’re wondering how to get better and achieve optimal health, hear it first from me, Dr. Joe Mather, and Dr. Scott Spiridigliozzi that strength training, saunas, cardio, cold exposure therapy, and "supplement holidays" may do more wonders than you can imagine. Learn how to push past limiting beliefs and implement healthy lifestyle behaviors while listen...
Dec 05, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep 385•Transcript available on Metacast Everyone has dry skin every once in a while, but if it’s constantly dry, itchy, red, and sore, eczema may be the culprit. Dr. Stephanie Davis is no stranger to eczema — she battled it herself and now empowers children to do the same. Listen in as she discusses how the everyday air we breathe and the food we consume impacts eczema and what natural solutions provide relief. https://www.drruscio.com/overlooked-causes-of-eczema My book Healthy Gut, Healthy You is available at https://drruscio.com/ge...
Nov 30, 2022•58 min•Ep 384•Transcript available on Metacast Patients of Dr. Jenny Tufenkian–Naturopathic Physician and Functional Medicine Educator–often seek her expertise to solve and overcome complex chronic illnesses. By listening to their symptoms and interpreting lab markers, Dr. Tufenkian can determine if a current or reactivated virus like Epstein-Barr or herpes simplex is what’s causing chronic pain, fatigue, and frequent infections. Listen in to learn how to connect the dots between symptoms and viruses, and how to use natural remedies for reli...
Nov 28, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 384•Transcript available on Metacast For optimal healing, a patient needs their symptoms, not their lab test results, to be treated. In this episode, I offer dietary and lifestyle solutions for people looking to improve their gut microbiome and overcome digestive and non-digestive symptoms caused by small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and gut dysbiosis. Listen in to hear the answers to these specific questions: What test do you recommend for gut dysbiosis, even if you've already been tested for SIBO and it was negative? I ...
Nov 23, 2022•56 min•Ep 383•Transcript available on Metacast From the start, Oura—a Finnish health technology company—has capitalized on the latest technological advances, designing the Oura Ring that helps people measure, understand, and improve their sleep habits. Now, Shyamal Patel—Head of Science at Oura—speaks about how this wearable technology now has the ability to predict periods, track fitness performance, detect sleep breathing disturbances, and measure heart rate throughout the day and during workouts. https://www.drruscio.com/new-oura-ring-fea...
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep 383•Transcript available on Metacast Developed by Harvard psychiatrist and researcher, Dr. Chris Palmer, the brain energy theory of mental illness highlights the connection between mental health and metabolism. Its basis is that mental disorders are actually metabolic disorders of the brain. This new understanding opens the door to new, safer treatments for depression, schizophrenia, anxiety, and other mental health disorders. Hear how Dr. Palmer has put his theory into action for his psychiatric patients and what dietary and lifes...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep 382•Transcript available on Metacast We all want to maintain the sharpest brain possible, especially as we age. And now, new research is showing that probiotics may be able to play a role in doing so. A new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's disease looked at the relationship between probiotics, cognitive function, and brain atrophy. While I dive deep into the study’s outcomes, I also speak on why multi-strain probiotics are preferred and how else probiotics benefit gut, brain, immune, and liver health. Listen in to lear...
Nov 14, 2022•17 min•Ep 382•Transcript available on Metacast When Reid–a father to two children and sports enthusiast–continued to get injuries and feel fatigued, he decided to make dietary and lifestyle changes to improve his own health and inspire his kids to adopt similar habits. By transitioning to eating a whole-foods anti-inflammatory diet alone, his energy, chronic pain, and mood improved. His 1 and 3-year-old eventually caught onto the craze of these healthier foods, which caused noticeable positive changes in their temper, sleep, and energy. In t...
Nov 09, 2022•48 min•Ep 381•Transcript available on Metacast Dive deep into the data to hear how polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), heavy metal toxicity, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), antibiotic-assisted diarrhea, Parkinson’s disease, and other health conditions respond to multi-strain and soil-based probiotics. https://www.drruscio.com/probiotics-for-brain-health-kids-respiratory-infections My book Healthy Gut, Healthy You is available at https://drruscio.com/getgutbook If you're in need of clinical support, please visit https://ruscioinstitute.com Look...
Nov 07, 2022•40 min•Ep 381•Transcript available on Metacast While gastrointestinal symptoms like bloating, constipation, abdominal pain, and diarrhea can certainly indicate a gut imbalance, they aren’t the only signs to look out for. Hear the four surprising symptoms that might indicate an unhealthy gut and what to do about it. https://www.drruscio.com/4-hidden-warning-signs-of-gut-issues-to-address My book Healthy Gut, Healthy You is available at https://drruscio.com/getgutbook If you're in need of clinical support, please visit https://ruscioinstitute....
Nov 02, 2022•40 min•Ep 380•Transcript available on Metacast When it comes to recovering from mold exposure, Dr. Joe Mather–the Medical Director at the Ruscio Institute for Functional Medicine–can speak from both personal and clinical experiences. Personally, his healing journey with mold was non-linear, with ups and downs that ultimately taught him how to push past limiting beliefs and find what works best. Clinically, he helps patients at our clinic overcome mold toxicity and its associated symptoms of brain fog, chronic fatigue, GI issues, and more. Bo...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep 380•Transcript available on Metacast Like many patients coming into our clinic, Shereen was used to working with functional medicine practitioners who ordered many expensive lab tests immediately to determine her treatment. But the continuous testing didn’t provide symptom relief, prompting her to look to our clinic for additional assistance. When she began working with Dr. Ruscio, she was surprised to find his recommendations for healing weren’t based on lab markers; they were instead based on her symptoms. Shereen implemented die...
Oct 26, 2022•23 min•Ep 379•Transcript available on Metacast As a pelvic floor physical therapist, Dr. Jandra Mueller digs deeper into the root cause of chronic pelvic pain. For some women, it’s explained by endometriosis—an inflammatory condition where endometrial-like tissue lives outside of the uterus. Other symptoms of endometriosis go beyond the pelvic floor, causing painful periods, gut health issues, infertility, and more. While getting a diagnosis for endometriosis is often complex, Dr. Mueller simplifies what women can do to determine if it is dr...
Oct 24, 2022•59 min•Ep 379•Transcript available on Metacast Exciting clinical research on probiotics continues to emerge. In this podcast episode, I review studies that examine the effectiveness of probiotics for improving cognition, female hormones, diarrhea, body fat reduction, and more. I also provide critical information about how to pick a high-quality probiotic and treat symptoms, not just lab values. https://www.drruscio.com/probiotics-for-brain-health-gut-health-hormone-balance My book Healthy Gut, Healthy You is available at https://drruscio.com...
Oct 19, 2022•37 min•Ep 378•Transcript available on Metacast For a patient of our clinic’s own Dr. Hannah Hamlin, she received two diagnoses from previous practitioners: colitis and hypothyroidism. While the colitis was evident from endoscopic imaging, her hypothyroidism was questionable, especially with her thyroid lab results being in the normal range. Dr. Hamlin followed our clinic’s approach of looking at her symptoms, medical history, previous response to treatment, and lab values to determine the right course of treatment. In the episode, she shares...
Oct 17, 2022•47 min•Ep 378•Transcript available on Metacast Diana Rodgers—dietitian, author, and filmmaker—speaks internationally about the intersection of optimal human nutrition, regenerative agriculture, and food justice. In this episode, her expertise in and passion for sustainability comes out as she discusses why it's important to shift away from the anti-meat narrative and instead toward improving our food systems, ecosystem, and health. Listen in to hear why producing and eating meat may do more good than harm. https://www.drruscio.com/is-meat-ba...
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 377•Transcript available on Metacast Jandra Mueller–pelvic health physical therapist at The Pelvic Health and Rehabilitation Center–is back on the podcast to discuss the surprising connections between pelvic floor health and gut health. This time, she weighs in on the three-step protocol I’ve developed to improve abdominal distension and how posture, breathwork, and emotions all tie into healing the gut and feeling better. Listen in to learn more. https://www.drruscio.com/abdominal-distention-dr-ruscio-new-protocol My book Healthy ...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Questions are in from podcast listeners. Listen in to hear my responses to the following thyroid health questions: How important is it to look at all the values in a complete thyroid panel and not only TSH? Is 4.5 too high for TSH? Would you be alarmed if the TSH number was the only number that was high, and no other negative symptoms were experienced? Would you recommend someone with subclinical hypothyroidism use meds? What if your TPO antibodies and the rest of your thyroid tests are normal, ...
Oct 05, 2022•47 min•Ep 376•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Kien Vuu—famously known as Doctor V—is a passionate health and human optimization champion and best-selling author of Thrive State: Your Blueprint for Optimal Health, Longevity, and Peak Performance . He shares how you can get your brain off autopilot mode and thrive physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. Tune in to hear how to push past negative beliefs, overcome challenges, and unlock your true potential. https://www.drruscio.com/gamechanging-strategies-optimal-healt...
Oct 03, 2022•54 min•Ep 376•Transcript available on Metacast Poor sleep can happen for many reasons. Maybe it’s due to a new supplement, high-stress levels, or not eating or drinking enough throughout the day. When I experienced a week of insomnia, I pinpointed the cause fairly quickly: my air purifier stopped working. Air purifiers can help lighten allergen load, filter harmful chemicals, and remove mold spores from the air. Tune in to hear how fixing my air purifier and ensuring my house had good air quality got me back to sleeping through the night. ht...
Sep 28, 2022•23 min•Ep 375•Transcript available on Metacast 
