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Future of Functional Health Review Clinical Newsletter

Practical Solutions for Practitioners – Master Index

Dr. Michael Ruscio’s Monthly – Future of Functional Medicine Review Clinical Newsletter

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2023

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2022

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August 2022

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  • 4 Studies on the “Weekend Warrior”
    • Physical Activity Patterns and Mortality: The Weekend Warrior and Activity Bouts
    • Association of “Weekend Warrior” and Other Leisure Time Physical Activity Patterns With Risks for All-Cause, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer Mortality
    • The “Weekend Warrior” and Risk of Mortality
    • Leisure time physical activity and mortality: a detailed pooled analysis of the dose-response relationship
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July 2021

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  • Clinical Review: The Role of Fungal-Based Testing in GI Conditions
  • Rapid-Fire Research – Ultra-concise summaries of noteworthy studies.
    • Effects of select dietary supplements on the prevention and treatment of viral respiratory tract infections: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials
    • Preventing Respiratory Tract Infections by Synbiotic Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial

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January 2021

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  • GI-MAP: To Use or Not to Use? A Review of a recent study on and the evidence for the GI-MAP stool test & functional medicine stool pathogen testing in general
  • Rapid-Fire Research – Ultra-concise summaries of noteworthy studies.
    • Effects of a Paleolithic Diet on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
    • Exercise and gut immune function: evidence of alterations in colon immune cell homeostasis and microbiome characteristics with exercise training
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2020

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December 2020

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  • Clinical Review: Combination T4/T3 Therapy: Does the Ratio Matter?
  • Rapid-Fire Research – ultra concise summaries of noteworthy studies
    • Effects of Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy on Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial
    • Effects of a Fermented Dairy Drink Containing Lacticaseibacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei CNCM I-1518 (Lactobacillus casei CNCM I-1518) and the Standard Yogurt Cultures on the Incidence, Duration, and Severity of Common Infectious Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

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November 2020

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  • Clinical Summary: Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
  • Rapid-Fire Research – ultra concise summaries of noteworthy studies
    • Does a glucose-based hydrogen and methane breath test detect bacterial overgrowth in the jejunum?
    • Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Fecal Microbiota: A Randomized Clinical Trial
    • The effects of high doses of vitamin D on the composition of the gut microbiome of adolescent girls

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October 2020

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  • Biochemical Markers in the Urine Associated with Gastrointestinal Mold-Overgrowth are Linked with Elevated Urinary Mycotoxins in Patients with Suspected Mold Illness
  • A distinct gut microbiota composition in patients with ankylosing spondylitis is associated with increased levels of fecal calprotectin
  • Small intestinal microbial dysbiosis underlies symptoms associated with functional gastrointestinal disorders
  • Rapid-Fire Research – ultra concise summaries of noteworthy studies
    • Low Dose Naltrexone: Side Effects and Efficacy in Gastrointestinal Disorders
    • Association of Healthy Lifestyle with Years Lived Without Major Chronic Diseases
    • Separating “good” from “bad” fecal dysbiosis – Evidence from two cross-sectional studies.
    • Severe intestinal dysbiosis is prevalent in primary Sjögren’s syndrome and is associated with systemic disease activity
    • Short-term diet change alters microbial diversity and triggers GI symptoms

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September 2020

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  • Health Coaching: An Evidence-Based Review: Part I
  • Rapid-Fire Research – ultra concise summaries of noteworthy studies
    • Perioperative Probiotics or Synbiotics in Adults Undergoing Elective Abdominal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
    • Randomized Trial of Lactin-V to Prevent Recurrence of Bacterial Vaginosis
    • Association of Daily Step Count and Step Intensity With Mortality Among US Adults

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August 2020

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  • 8 False Claims 60 Minutes Made About Probiotics
  • Rapid-Fire Research – ultra concise summaries of noteworthy studies
    • Effect of Probiotic Supplementation on Migraine Prophylaxis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
    • Associations Between Migraine, Celiac Disease, Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity and Activity of Diamine Oxidase
    • Association Between Levothyroxine Treatment and Thyroid-Related Symptoms Among Adults Aged 80 Years and Older With Subclinical Hypothyroidism | Endocrinology

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