Dr. Ruscio Radio: Health, Nutrition and Functional Medicine

By Dr. Michael Ruscio

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Nicotine for Cognitive Enha...

08.10.2022

David Tomen is the founder of Nootropics Expert–an online source featuring research on nootropics and neuroscience and tips for better brain health. In this episode, he shares his knowledge of nicotine and other brain-boosting supplements. To your surprise, you will ...

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08.10.2022 Nicotine for Cognitive Enhancement & Improved Brain Health David Tomen is the founder of Nootropics Expert–an online source featuring research on nootropics and neuroscience and tips for better brain health. In this episode, he shares his knowledge of nicotine and other brain-boosting supplements. To your surprise, you will ...
08.08.2022 Iodine, Thyroid, Hashimoto’s, and Sleep Research Updates This podcast episode covers a wide range of research topics, inviting you to learn about the potential connections between: Iodine deficiency and hypothyroidism Vitamin D and erectile dysfunction Sleep apnea and anxiety and depression Subclinical hypothyroidism and bone health Low ...
08.03.2022 Simple Self-Assessment for Impaired Sleep Quality Think of myofunctional therapy as physical therapy, but only focusing on mouth, tongue, and face muscles. Sarah Hornsby—a registered dental hygienist and orofacial myofunctional therapist—explains how muscular imbalances in these areas may result in breathing problems, which have a great ...
08.01.2022 Dysbiosis and Low FODMAP, Plus Other Research Updates When looking for a way to heal your gut, it’s important to listen to what the research says. In this episode, the latest gut health studies feature the following interventions: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) Butyrate The low FODMAP diet Probiotics ...
07.27.2022 Do These Three Things Every Morning for Better Brain Health When your brain is functioning at its finest, you may find it easier to solve problems, make decisions, retain information, and concentrate. For better brain health, all it may take is a change in your morning routine. Learn what three ...
07.25.2022 Low FODMAP and Probiotics for Chronic Digestive Symptoms When Damien came into the clinic, he expressed how he had tried various diets, including gluten-free, vegan, low-carb, and carnivore only to still wind up with constant, severe diarrhea. He was aware that other factors, such as excessive drinking and ...
07.20.2022 4 Undeniable Signs of Heart Disease You Need to Address Heart disease is one of the most common causes of death worldwide, but it’s not inevitable. 90% of the risks can be prevented. Wondering how? This video identifies the four signs of heart disease you shouldn’t ignore and how to ...
07.18.2022 Listener Questions: Acid Reflux, SIBO, and the Paleo Diet Many gut health related questions came in from listeners, which prompted responses about the benefits of triple therapy probiotics, limbic retraining, digestive enzymes, and Elemental Heal for acid reflux, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), gastritis, and other gastrointestinal conditions. Outside ...
07.13.2022 Is Gluten Really That Bad? Knowing whether or not gluten is an issue for you is important. If it is, it can cause inflammation and uncomfortable digestive issues. If not, your diet may be more limited than it needs to be. In this video, I ...
07.11.2022 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. ...
07.06.2022 What’s TSH Normal Range? While the Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) is just one of the lab markers on a standard thyroid panel, it carries a lot of weight. If it’s interpreted incorrectly, someone may end up on lifelong thyroid medication that they don’t need. In ...
07.04.2022 Chronic Fatigue: Mitochondria and the Other 4 Causes While the main symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are known, the root cause can often be a mystery to a patient. Dr. Jennifer Tufenkian—naturopathic physician and functional medicine educator—has spent two decades treating CFS and helping patients regain their ...
06.30.2022 Taking Antibiotics? The Benefits and Side Effects You Need to Know In the story of modern medicine, antibiotics play the role of both hero and villain. They are often prescribed to clear up respiratory, abdominal, vaginal, pelvic, ear, sinus, and throat infections. But as with any medication, they can come with ...
06.29.2022 Pelvic Floor Therapy for Better Gut Health Your rib cage and pelvic floor play a bigger role in improving chronic pain, abdominal distention, digestion, and sexual function than you may think. Deborah Bowes—physical therapist and Guild Certified Feldenkrais teacher—shares how to reduce rib cage tension and improve ...
06.27.2022 What Your Gut Microbiota Says About Mood, Thyroid, and More By now, you have likely heard about the connection between your gut and other organs like your thyroid, brain, and liver. This episode has the latest findings about these unique connections, particularly between: Depression and gastrointestinal symptoms Gut microbiota and ...
06.23.2022 Do You Have SIBO? 5 Signs to Look Out For Are your symptoms coming from your gut or somewhere else? Gut issues like Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) can cause digestive and non-digestive symptoms, making it tricky to understand what to treat and how to find relief. To help you ...
06.22.2022 Evidence-Based Interventions for Thyroid and Female Hormones Typically, this podcast segment covers thyroid and female hormonal health research updates, but this episode also includes updates relevant to diet and lifestyle. Don’t miss out on hearing the unique relationships between: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and heavy metals Graves ...
06.20.2022 Managing Type 1 Diabetes With Diet, Meditation, and More What started as a Type 1 diabetes diagnosis as a teenager resulted in Dr. Hannah Hamlin from our clinic studying nutritional science and pursuing a career in functional medicine. Through her studies and personal experiences, Hannah explored various lifestyle and ...
06.16.2022 2 Things To Do Daily to Correct High TSH Levels It’s crucial to correct high thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels, but even more important to understand what is considered a high level. To make this process simpler for you to navigate, I provide information about the lab value cutoffs, the benefits ...
06.15.2022 Probiotics: Do They Work Best On Their Own Or In Conjunction? Are two therapies better than one? The latest probiotics research covers a wide range of health conditions, from SIBO to psoriasis, and shows the outcomes of combining probiotics with other therapies like antimicrobials and antihistamines. Listen to the podcast to ...
06.13.2022 How To Keep Your Mitochondria Healthy For Better Energy Your mitochondria are known as the powerhouses of a cell for a reason. Their job is to power nearly every function and biochemical process that happens in your body. With a lot of tasks to perform, it’s important to keep ...
06.10.2022 10 Vitamin D Deficiency Symptoms And What You Can Do About Them Did you know that excessive fear of the sun might be leading to more than 40% of the population being vitamin D deficient? Overcoming this fear, plus paying attention to the signs of a vitamin D deficiency, can benefit your ...
06.08.2022 The Latest in Gut Health Research: SIBO, FODMAPs, and More Another podcast about gut health research is in the books. This episode, I present findings about how health conditions like hydrogen SIBO, Crohns, Celiac Disease, skin rosacea, and allergic rhinitis respond to SIBO CBD oil, a gluten-free diet, glutamine, probiotics, ...
06.06.2022 How to Overcome Trauma and Advocate For Your Health Growing up in an abusive household, being homeless, and contemplating suicide, Michael Unbroken decided to do whatever it takes to have the life he wanted to have. Today, he’s a successful entrepreneur, life coach, speaker, and best-selling author for adult ...
06.01.2022 5 Signs of Hypothyroidism, Plus How To Find Symptom Relief Getting the right diagnosis of any condition is critical in order to heal. With thyroid conditions, 30-60% of patients have been incorrectly diagnosed and are instructed to take lifelong medication. Not only does this lead someone down the wrong path, ...
05.30.2022 Experience Better Sleep and Less Stress According to Research This podcast episode covers the latest research about a wide range of health conditions and potential treatments. Listening in provides you with the opportunity to learn more about the value of Vitamin D supplementation, Wim Hof Method, herbal remedies, low ...
05.25.2022 Are Certain Probiotics More Effective for IBS and Depression? In this episode, the latest probiotics research shows how H. Pylori, IBS, depression, vaginal candidiasis, gastroenteritis, and other health conditions respond to probiotic supplementation. Are you curious if multi-strain probiotics like Triple Therapy Probiotics and soil-based probiotics are more effective ...
05.23.2022 New Gut Health Research: FODMAPs, Gluten, Elemental Diet There are a number of updates in gut health—and knowing about them may be able to give you an idea of what approaches may be useful for your own healing. Listen in to hear the effects that gluten, the low ...
05.18.2022 Thyroid Updates: Treating Hypothyroidism and Interpreting Labs The latest thyroid health findings are in and are about hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s. This research reveals what medications—either taken solo or combined—are effective at reducing symptoms of brain fog, fatigue, and pain. Listen in to learn more about what each ...
05.16.2022 Conquering Arthritis With Functional Medicine On the search for answers about joint pain and stiffness in her hands, Susie came across functional medicine and our clinic. While she was aware of anti-inflammatory diets and other evidence-based interventions, she was struggling to find the right combination ...
05.12.2022 The Ultimate Prebiotic Food List For Better Gut Health Did you know that there are over 100 healthy foods rich in prebiotics? Prebiotics help feed the good bacteria in our gut and have been shown to reduce inflammation, repair leaky gut syndrome, bolster short-chain fatty acid production, improve constipation ...
05.11.2022 How to Interpret SIBO Test Results & Improve Food Intolerances Dr. Joe Mather, Medical Director at the Ruscio Institute for Functional Medicine, and I cover a number of questions related to small intestinal bacterial growth (SIBO) and food intolerances. Listen in to get your answers about how to know if ...
05.09.2022 Listener Questions: Food Allergies, Elemental Dieting, Lectins Today we cover listener questions. We go over: Why food allergy tests may not accurately reflect your symptoms. Whether Elemental Heal is helpful for histamine intolerance, possible mold illness, and gut problems. The hype around the lectin-free diet—and if it’s ...
05.05.2022 The Hidden Reason You Have Brain Fog Struggling with brain fog (brain inflammation) or chronic fatigue (which tends to go hand-in-hand with brain fog)? One of the often missed causes is gut health, and the overlooked brain gut connection. When struggling with brain fog symptoms like fatigue, ...
05.04.2022 Healthy Foods and Habits for Optimal Eye Health Optometrist and nutrition specialist Dr. Neda Gioia of Integrative Vision believes that healthy eyes start with a healthy body. So what are some healthy foods and habits you can adopt to protect and preserve your eye health? Dr. Neda not ...
05.02.2022 Immunoglobulins: A Therapy To Boost Immune and Gut Health Probiotics and diet is usually what I recommend as the first line of treatment, but what happens when you’ve tried both and are still facing health challenges? Immunoglobulins, the main ingredient of our Intestinal Support Formula, is a more novel ...
04.27.2022 Functional Medicine and Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy Are you looking for the most relevant scientific research to understand how the right nutrition can improve pregnancy and childbirth outcomes? Sarah Thompson, functional medicine practitioner, acupuncturist, and author of Functional Maternity: Using Functional Medicine and Nutrition to Improve Pregnancy ...
04.25.2022 A Clinically Proven Breath Device for Sleep, Speech, and More The possibility to breathe, sing, speak, sleep, and swallow pills and food better may become a reality with the EMST150—the most clinically validated expiratory muscle strength trainer. Listen in as speech language pathologist Jenny Opalinksi provides more information about how ...
04.20.2022 The Latest in Probiotics for Kids, COVID, Stress, and More The latest research offers important insights into what health conditions may benefit from probiotics and how probiotics measure up to other therapies like antibiotics and steroids. Listen in to hear if probiotics may reduce symptoms and inflammation associated with H. ...
04.18.2022 Is Oxygen Healing? Why Consider Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy What is hyperbaric oxygen therapy? How does it aid in the recovery of traumatic brain injuries, strokes, chronic fatigue, Lyme Disease, and other conditions? What other treatments can you do in conjunction to fully optimize your health? All of these ...
04.13.2022 How To Optimize Your Nutrition and Enjoy Nutrient-Dense Foods Marty Kendall, engineer and founder of Optimising Nutrition, and Aimee Gallo, Health Coach at the Ruscio Institute of Functional Medicine, bring their unique backgrounds to this discussion about why what, how, and when we eat matters for our health. Listen ...
04.11.2022 Thyroid Health Updates: Treating Hypothyroid, The Gut, & More New research reveals how the supplements and medications you take—along with the current status of your gut and cardiovascular health—impacts your thyroid health. Don’t miss out on hearing what is effective for keeping your thyroid healthy and your sleep, mood, ...
04.06.2022 What Does Soil Have To Do With Your Health? While the nutritional value of vegetables continues to go down, Farmer Lee Jones is dedicated to bringing it up. On a mission to naturally enhance the flavor and quality of food, his farm is focused on “working in harmony with ...
04.04.2022 Listener Questions: Weight Loss, SIBO, Hormones, Mold Toxicity Today we will cover listener questions, including… Trouble losing weight even with a raw vegan diet and juicing, what to try next? Can probiotics help prevent food poisoning when traveling? Is hair mineral testing accurate? Does SIBO cause lower T3 ...
03.30.2022 What New Gut Health Research Says About IBS, SIBO, and More New gut health research is here and is providing insights into what may (or may not) help reduce the symptoms of GI conditions like Crohn’s disease, IBS, ulcerative colitis, SIBO, and colon cancer. Now is the time to hear what ...
03.28.2022 How To Manage Crohn’s Disease and Optimize Gut Health Crohn’s Disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that commonly causes digestive symptoms like abdominal pain, gas, bloating, diarrhea, and appetite loss. For Kyle, his main symptom was abdominal pain with everything he ate. He also was experiencing constipation, bloating, low ...
03.23.2022 What We Do [And Don’t] Know About Viruses Podcast guest Richard Jacobs has done his own exploration into viruses by interviewing several virologists on his Finding Genius podcast and for his book, Finding Genius: Understanding Viruses: 30 Questions, 25 Geniuses, 100 Amazing Insights. The data collected provides insights ...
03.21.2022 Is This More Common Than SIBO? New IBS research presents interesting findings that may help both patients and providers identify the true underlying cause of IBS symptoms. Listen to the podcast to hear about the common types of misdiagnoses of IBS and how our clinic will ...
03.16.2022 Is a Thyroid Disorder or a Gut Issue Causing Your Symptoms? Though it’s often overlooked or misunderstood, there is a strong gut-thyroid connection. This may make it tricky for patients to pinpoint what’s causing their symptoms of brain fog, fatigue, gas, bloating, and anxiety. In this podcast, I walk through the ...
03.14.2022 Surprising Findings About Digestive Enzymes for IBS Are you thinking of taking digestive enzymes for your digestive symptoms? Digestive enzymes are one of the most frequently recommended supplements in the wellness industry for digestive health, but does research support their use for IBS? There isn’t a lot ...

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