Dr. Ruscio Radio: Health, Nutrition and Functional Medicine

Red meat is often vilified as being unhealthy, artery clogging, cancer promoting, etc.… However, a recent meta-analysis has found that it might be unhealthy behaviors that accompany red meat consumption that are responsible and not the red meat itself. Let’s discuss. Please take a moment to help me better understand our audience and take this 30 second survey, https://www.drruscio.com/survey. Looking for more resources from Dr. Ruscio? Visit https://drruscio.com/resources

The impact of the gut on one’s overall health is quite remarkable. Knowing this leads to a very tempting proposition – map the world of bacteria in your gut and then treat imbalances to prevent and reverse disease. Sounds reasonable, but there are some major errors with this assumption. Understanding what to do and what not to do can prevent hundreds of dollars in useless testing and treatment. Today we speak with one of the leading researchers in the world in this area, professor Rob Knight.

Gluten free diets can certainly be helpful, no question. However, there are some people who go gluten free and don’t feel fully improved. There is a well identified and somewhat simple answer that may help these people, a low FODMAP diet. Let’s discuss a recent study that found that FODMAP avoidance was more effective for those with self-diagnosed non-celiac gluten sensitivity than was gluten avoidance. Looking for more resources from Dr. Ruscio? Visit https://drruscio.com/resources

Today we speak with ophthalmologist Dr. Travis Zigler regarding all things eye health. Dr. Zigler details how dysbiosis in the eye and nutrient deficiencies impair eye health and cause everything from dry eye to vision problems. Please take a moment to help me better understand our audience and take this 30 second survey, https://www.drruscio.com/survey Looking for more resources from Dr. Ruscio? Visit https://drruscio.com/resources

I wanted to share with you today a recent interview I did with Dr. Ben Weitz on his podcast, the Rational Wellness Podcast, where we talked all about GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease. I’m hoping you’ll find the information both insightful, interesting, and above all else, hopefully useful. Please take a moment to help me better understand our audience and take this 30 second survey, https://www.drruscio.com/survey. For more resources from Dr. Ruscio, visit https://drruscio.com/resources

In another edition of health new updates, we will discuss: Red meat & ill health, Probiotics for weight loss, Thyroid autoimmunity and quality of life, Low carb and leaky gut, Elimination diets and dysbiosis in autism, And more… Please take a moment to help me better understand our audience and take this 30 second survey, https://www.drruscio.com/survey. Looking for more resources from Dr. Ruscio? Check out our resource page, https://drruscio.com/resources

A recent study has shown that probiotics can help reduce gas and improve constipation by decreasing levels of certain bacteria in the gut. These bacteria include the organism responsible for methane SIBO (technically not a bacteria, it’s an archaea). Was this a ‘special’ probiotic? Not really. Let’s discuss the details. Please take a moment to take this 30 second survey, https://www.drruscio.com/survey. Looking for more resources from Dr. Ruscio? https://drruscio.com/resources

Today I speak with one of the founding fathers of probiotic research, Professor Gregor Reid. We talk about the current state of probiotic research, what probiotics have been shown most helpful for vaginal infection, how probiotics can help with environmental toxins, and more… Help me better understand our audience and take this 30 second survey, https://www.drruscio.com/survey. Looking for more resources from Dr. Ruscio? And check out our resource page at https://drruscio.com/resources/

A very exciting study was just published showing supplementation with vitamin K2 caused a 12% increase in cardiac output. How does vitamin K2 improve cardiac output? Well, vitamin K2 is needed for energy production via what’s known as the electron transport chain. Let’s discuss what these results mean and if you should consider using vitamin K2. Please take a moment and take this 30 second survey, https://www.drruscio.com/survey. And, check out our resource page. https://drruscio.com/resources

Today I speak with my good friend Chris Kresser. We discuss his new book, Unconventional Medicine, which lays out a plan to reinvent healthcare and thus allow us to solve our healthcare crisis. This was a great discussion and I am sure you will enjoy it! Looking for more resources from Dr. Ruscio? Check out our resource page that includes how to become a patient, a free gut health e-book, and more. https://drruscio.com/resources/

Depending on what you read, and where you read it, you can get very different opinions on SIBO. Some paint SIBO as a condition one can never recover from, while others call it a fad. Let’s discuss a reasonable and evidence-based take on SIBO recovery. Looking for more resources from Dr. Ruscio? Check out our resource page that includes how to become a patient, a free gut health e-book, and more. https://drruscio.com/resources

Worm therapy might be the missing link for gut health. This is because most of our hunter-gatherer ancestors were colonized by worms, and these worms appear to have an anti-inflammatory effect. Modern day, we are missing these worms and their anti-inflammatory benefits. Today I speak with Duke researcher Dr. William Parker. We discuss how worm therapy might be able to help IBS, IBD, depression, anxiety, allergy, and even autism. Want more, check out our resource page: https://drruscio.com/resources

We’ve discussed two studies that have shown that vitamin D supplementation can lower thyroid antibodies, but a recent study found that vitamin D did not lower antibodies. What does this mean and how to we interpret these finding? Let’s discuss. Looking for more resources from Dr. Ruscio? Check out our resource page that includes how to become a patient, a free gut health e-book, and more. https://drruscio.com/resources

Hygge is a key ingredient missing in many people’s lives. It may account for why Denmark consistently ranks in the top 3 for happiness worldwide. Today I speak with happiness researcher Meik Wiking. We discuss what Hygge is and how you can cultivate more Hygge in your life. Looking for more resources from Dr. Ruscio? Check out our resource page that includes how to become a patient, a free gut health e-book, and more. https://drruscio.com/resources

Disorders in immune function are a modern day epidemic which manifest as a litany of immune and autoimmune conditions like hypothyroidism, celiac disease, IBD, RA, IBS, and depression. The gut is possibly the most impactful organ influencing the immune system. By understanding how to optimize gut health and gut immune function, we can unlock a powerful method for improving this array of immune and autoimmune conditions. Looking for more resources from Dr. Ruscio? Check out https://drruscio.com/resources