Dr. Ruscio Radio, DC: Health, Nutrition and Functional Healthcare

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Gut Health and Diet: What T...

03.22.2023

While there’s a world of bacteria that live in your gut, they have far-reaching effects on your skin, liver, bone, and other organs. Listen in to learn what diets can help you improve your gut bacteria and how to choose ...

Dr. Ruscio Radio, DC: Health, Nutrition and Functional Healthcare episodes:

03.22.2023 Gut Health and Diet: What To Eat to Improve Your Gut Bacteria While there’s a world of bacteria that live in your gut, they have far-reaching effects on your skin, liver, bone, and other organs. Listen in to learn what diets can help you improve your gut bacteria and how to choose ...
03.20.2023 New Research Shows the Benefits of Probiotics Beyond the Gut Probiotics are emerging as one of the most effective gut health supports. And the new research I reveal in this podcast highlights new and exciting research about how they can improve non-digestive symptoms. Listen in to learn their effects on ...
03.15.2023 Are Warm Probiotics Still Effective? All You Need to Know If your probiotics get warm, does that mean they’re less effective? This episode answers this question once and for all and reiterates why probiotics are one of the go-to therapies used in our clinic. https://www.drruscio.com/warm-probiotics-still-effective My book Healthy Gut, Healthy ...
03.13.2023 Studies Reveal What Does and Doesn’t Work for SIBO and IBS This episode takes a deeper look at how medications, diets, and behavioral changes impact irritable bowel syndrome and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth symptoms. Hear what research-backed therapies are worth exploring to take control of your own gut health. https://www.drruscio.com/studies-reveal-sibo-and-ibs My ...
03.08.2023 The Consequences of Overtesting and Overtreatment When overdone or done unnecessarily, functional health tests can impact patients financially and emotionally. Take Jane—a patient at our clinic who spent over $7,000 in total on treatment with a different doctor only to develop an eating disorder and experience ...
03.06.2023 Natural Treatments to Improve Mental Health and Immunity Supporting your amygdala—your brain’s fear response center—could be the key to reducing anxiety, inflammation, and reactions to foods, environmental triggers, and supplements. Listen in to hear how meditating and spending time in nature can quiet an overactive amygdala. https://www.drruscio.com/natural-treatments-improve-mental-health-immunity My ...
03.01.2023 The Wahls Protocol: Treating Autoimmune Diseases With Diet Combining her professional experience with clinical and functional medicine and personal experience with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, Dr. Terry Wahls created the Wahls Protocol®. This protocol, which is a modified Paleo diet, personally helped Dr. Wahls go from surviving to ...
02.27.2023 How to Build a Healthy Gut to Lower Cortisol Levels Did you know that altered stress hormones, poor sleep, fatigue, anxiety, and depression all intersect with gut health? There have been many studies that have shown these connections, and the one that I feature in this episode continues to confirm ...
02.22.2023 How An Elemental Diet Can Help Improve Crohn’s, IBS, & More With a study looking at the effects of an elemental diet on Crohn’s Disease comes the question, “Could it offer symptom relief for other gastrointestinal disorders?” In this episode, learn about the study’s promising findings, what an elemental diet is, ...
02.20.2023 Fine-Tuning Your Health—a Conversation with Dr. Scott This episode, our clinic’s very own Dr. Scott and I get personal about our own health journeys, talking about what has worked and what hasn’t. Dr. Scott opens up about how he approached his mold toxicity symptoms of brain fog, ...
02.15.2023 4 Strategies to Boost Longevity, Energy, Mood, and More In this episode, I run through a series of new research studies that aim to solve these questions: Does exercise improve fatigue, obsessive-compulsive thinking, cognitive function, and migraines? Is sauna therapy more effective when exercise is also in the mix? ...
02.13.2023 The Best Diets and Tests for IBS (And Which to Avoid) Tests can be helpful to rule out a serious condition or when the data provided treats the individual. So, what tests are worth doing for IBS? Let’s take a deep dive into the research together to learn what can help ...
02.08.2023 New Research Shows What’s Helpful for Hormonal Health As I reveal the latest studies in female hormones, thyroid health, and menopause, the research findings speak for themselves. Let’s look at what the data says about effective (or not so effective) ways to normalize TSH levels, reduce the risk ...
02.06.2023 Should You Take Probiotics for IBS and SIBO? Probiotics have many powers, from restoring the gut microbiome to improving joint pain to boosting mood. When it comes to how they work for IBS and SIBO, there’s a lot of confusion about if they truly do provide symptom relief. ...
02.01.2023 One Simple, Effective Plan for Balancing Female Hormones Emily said it best: complex symptoms don’t need complex treatments. Within a couple of weeks of working with Dr. Scott, Emily experienced complete relief of her long-standing symptoms, such as headaches, bloating after every meal, mood swings, fatigue, and heavy ...
01.30.2023 New Insights On Medications and Probiotics for IBS Treatment 15–20% of the population suffers from IBS symptoms like bloating, diarrhea, constipation, and abdominal pain. While drug therapies such as Rifaximin and Plecanatide may be prescribed to provide symptom relief, is there a place for probiotics? New research shows how ...
01.25.2023 Cold Exposure Therapy & Wim Hof Breathing Does taking a cold shower or dunking into an ice water bath seem crazy? Cold water therapy has proven health benefits for your metabolism, immune system, stress tolerance, and fat metabolism. After listening to Dr. Mike T. Nelson explain what ...
01.23.2023 A Positive Thyroglobulin Test May Not Be What You Think Thyroglobulin test results can be tricky to understand, especially ones that are positive. While it may be easy to attribute Grave’s disease or Hashimoto’s based on a positive result, there’s more to explore to truly rule it out and determine ...
01.18.2023 Surprisingly Simple Remedies for Menstrual Cramps Heating pads and ibuprofen may provide short-term pain relief for menstrual cramps, but what’s the long-term solution? This is where specific dietary choices, lifestyle modifications, and supplements come into the picture, including chaste tree berry, chamomile, calcium, and more. Find ...
01.16.2023 How To Fight Fatigue Caused By Food, Thyroid, & More Fatigue is the hot topic on another series of “Listener Questions.” Hear my answers to these questions from podcast listeners and learn how to apply recommendations to improve your own energy levels: If you complete an elimination diet like the ...
01.11.2023 8 Daily Rituals to Improve Your Thyroid Health Healing from hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s or other thyroid issues can be overwhelming. What if you had a thyroid community cheering you on to meet your health goals? Ginny Mahar and Danna Bowman of Thyroid Refresh have created just that, inspired by ...
01.09.2023 New Gut Health Research: Fiber, Prebiotics, and Butyrate 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 ...
01.04.2023 Everything You Need to Know About Gut Healing Diets 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
01.02.2023 Probiotics Update: Gut, Skin, Respiratory, & Thyroid Disorders 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 ...
12.28.2022 Serotonin and Depression: That New Study Isn’t What You Think 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 ...
12.26.2022 How To Cultivate a Healthy Relationship with Food with Chris Sandel 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 ...
12.21.2022 The Gold Standard for Identifying Food Allergies 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 ...
12.19.2022 Fasting - Finding the Right Protocol for You 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 ...
12.14.2022 Protein Intake is Crucial for Your Health 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. ...
12.12.2022 Exciting Gut Health Updates: Butyrate, Rifixamin, and More 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 ...
12.07.2022 Optimizing Protein Intake: Are Plant-Based Meats Enough? 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 ...
12.05.2022 Overcoming Common Obstacles in Your Fitness and Health Journey 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 ...
11.30.2022 Lesser-Known Causes of Childhood Eczema—and What You Can Do 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 ...
11.28.2022 Chronic Fatigue: When to Consider Viruses 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 ...
11.23.2022 Listener Questions: Testing, Treating, and Healing SIBO 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 ...
11.21.2022 Track Sleep Quality and Boost Your Health with the Oura Ring 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 ...
11.16.2022 Brain Energy: A Theory To Improve Mental Health and Metabolism 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 ...
11.14.2022 Probiotics Prevent Brain Atrophy and Improve Cognition 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 ...
11.09.2022 The Power of Diet: Resolving Chronic Pain & Helping Kids Thrive 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 ...
11.07.2022 Probiotics for Brain Health, Kids, and Respiratory Infections 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 ...
11.02.2022 4 (Hidden) Warning Signs of Gut Issues To Address 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 ...
10.31.2022 Improving Mold Toxicity by Optimizing Protein and Exercise 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 ...
10.26.2022 How to Improve Gut Health Without Expensive Lab Tests 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 ...
10.24.2022 Endometriosis Causes Abdominal Pain, Bloating & Constipation 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 ...
10.19.2022 Probiotics for Brain Health, Gut Health, and Hormone Balance 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 ...
10.17.2022 Case Study: How We Helped Heal a Patient’s Hypothyroidism 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 ...
10.12.2022 Is Meat Bad for the Environment? 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 ...
10.10.2022 Abdominal Distention, Dr. Ruscio’s New Protocol 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 ...
10.05.2022 Listener Questions: TSH, Thyroid Antibodies, & Gluten 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 ...
10.03.2022 Game-Changing Strategies for Optimal Health and Longevity 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 ...

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Dr. Ruscio Radio, DC: Health, Nutrition and Functional Healthcare episodes:

Gut Health and Diet: What To Eat to Improve Your Gut Bacteria

New Research Shows the Benefits of Probiotics Beyond the Gut

Are Warm Probiotics Still Effective? All You Need to Know

Studies Reveal What Does and Doesn’t Work for SIBO and IBS

The Consequences of Overtesting and Overtreatment

Natural Treatments to Improve Mental Health and Immunity

The Wahls Protocol: Treating Autoimmune Diseases With Diet

How to Build a Healthy Gut to Lower Cortisol Levels

How An Elemental Diet Can Help Improve Crohn’s, IBS, & More

Fine-Tuning Your Health—a Conversation with Dr. Scott

4 Strategies to Boost Longevity, Energy, Mood, and More

The Best Diets and Tests for IBS (And Which to Avoid)

New Research Shows What’s Helpful for Hormonal Health

Should You Take Probiotics for IBS and SIBO?

One Simple, Effective Plan for Balancing Female Hormones

New Insights On Medications and Probiotics for IBS Treatment

Cold Exposure Therapy & Wim Hof Breathing

A Positive Thyroglobulin Test May Not Be What You Think

Surprisingly Simple Remedies for Menstrual Cramps

How To Fight Fatigue Caused By Food, Thyroid, & More

8 Daily Rituals to Improve Your Thyroid Health

New Gut Health Research: Fiber, Prebiotics, and Butyrate

Everything You Need to Know About Gut Healing Diets

Probiotics Update: Gut, Skin, Respiratory, & Thyroid Disorders

Serotonin and Depression: That New Study Isn’t What You Think

How To Cultivate a Healthy Relationship with Food with Chris Sandel

The Gold Standard for Identifying Food Allergies

Fasting - Finding the Right Protocol for You

Protein Intake is Crucial for Your Health

Exciting Gut Health Updates: Butyrate, Rifixamin, and More

Optimizing Protein Intake: Are Plant-Based Meats Enough?

Overcoming Common Obstacles in Your Fitness and Health Journey

Lesser-Known Causes of Childhood Eczema—and What You Can Do

Chronic Fatigue: When to Consider Viruses

Listener Questions: Testing, Treating, and Healing SIBO

Track Sleep Quality and Boost Your Health with the Oura Ring

Brain Energy: A Theory To Improve Mental Health and Metabolism

Probiotics Prevent Brain Atrophy and Improve Cognition

The Power of Diet: Resolving Chronic Pain & Helping Kids Thrive

Probiotics for Brain Health, Kids, and Respiratory Infections

4 (Hidden) Warning Signs of Gut Issues To Address

Improving Mold Toxicity by Optimizing Protein and Exercise

How to Improve Gut Health Without Expensive Lab Tests

Endometriosis Causes Abdominal Pain, Bloating & Constipation

Probiotics for Brain Health, Gut Health, and Hormone Balance

Case Study: How We Helped Heal a Patient’s Hypothyroidism

Is Meat Bad for the Environment?

Abdominal Distention, Dr. Ruscio’s New Protocol

Listener Questions: TSH, Thyroid Antibodies, & Gluten

Game-Changing Strategies for Optimal Health and Longevity

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