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Understand how your symptoms could be coming from your gut (even non-digestive symptoms), and what steps you can take to treat this underlying cause.

Non-digestive symptoms could be coming from your gut

  • Depression, anxiety
  • Fatigue
  • Insomnia
  • Thyroid
  • Joint pain
  • Skin problems

You don’t need to do a bunch of tests to improve your gut health – save your money

  • Many tests are not helpful

1. Try the Low FODMAP Diet

Diet tweaks can make a big difference

2. Try Probiotics, but details matter

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CATEGORY 1 CATEGORY 2 CATEGORY 3
Lactobacillus & bifidobacterium species predominated blends Saccharomyces Boulardii (a healthy fungus) Soil-Based Probiotics using various bacillus species
  • Use a quality formula
  • Use all 3 categorical types together (most conducive to balancing microbiota)
    • Dr. Ruscio’s Probiotic Starter Guide can be found here
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Probiotics from food

  • This is a great place to start, but it might not get you a clinical dose
Food Species Amount Equivalent Dose
Sauerkraut Leuconostoc mesenteroides Lactobacillus brevis Pediococcus pentosaceus Lactobacillus plantarum 3 billion CFU per cup ⅛ capsule Lacto-Bifido Blend Probiotic
Yogurt[1, 2] Lactobacillus acidophilus Streptococcus thermophilus Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus 2.5 billion CFU per  cup 1/10 capsule Lacto-Bifido Blend Probiotic
Lacto-fermented Pickles[3, 4] Lactobacillus casei Lactobacillus rhamnosus Lactobacillus plantarum Lactobacillus brevis 1.3 billion CFU per pickle 0.5 capsule Lacto-Bifido Blend Probiotic
Kefir[5] Lactobacillus brevis Lactobacillus acidophilus Lactobacillus casei Lactococcus lactis Saccharomyces cerevisiae 2.5 billion CFU per cup 1/10 capsule Lacto-Bifido Blend Probiotic
Kimchi[6, 7] Weissella koreensis Lactobacillus sakei Lactobacillus graminis Weissella cibaria Leuconostoc mesenteroides 11.5 billion CFU per ½ cup ½ capsule Lacto-Bifido Blend Probiotic

3. Try an Elemental Heal Gut Reset

Elemental diet (hypoallergenic, liquid meal replacement shakes) as a gut reset

  • Pre-digested – gives gut a break
  • Hypoallergenic, reduced inflammation
  • Starves fungus and bacteria
  • Like avoiding running if you have sprained your ankle
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Dr. Michael Ruscio is a DC, natural health provider, researcher, and clinician. He serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Bridgeport and has published numerous papers in scientific journals as well as the book Healthy Gut, Healthy You. He also founded the Ruscio Institute of Functional Health, where he helps patients with a wide range of GI conditions and serves as the Head of Research.

References

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6117398/
[2] https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1993.tb06096.x
[3] https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/60701000/Pickle%20Pubs/p411.pdf
[4] https://www.olivemypickle.com/blogs/news/probiotics-in-our-pickles-microbiology-lab-verified
[5] http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/26%20(02)%202019/(05).pdf
[6] https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01493/full
[7] https://www.researchgate.net/profile/James_Daily_III/publication/259880932_Health_Benefits_of_Kimchi_Korean_Fermented_Vegetables_as_a_Probiotic_Food/links/5746f02508ae298602fc05fd.pdf

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