Beyond the Basics: Calming the System, with Heidi Turner The patients that Heidi Turner typically sees in her practice have done the basics of diet, probiotics, antimicrobials. They have often been through many doctors, elimination diets, supplements, and more, yet inflammatory symptoms persist and are resistant to treatment. They often have some degree of histamine intolerance or mast cell … [Read more...]
Organic Acids Tests
Can They Assess Gut Health or Other Conditions? If you’ve been suffering from gut issues or a chronic illness, and your standard lab tests keep coming back “normal,” what should you do? Some functional medicine doctors recommend a urine test called the organic acids test (OAT). They say it can reveal the underlying cause of your symptoms. Is this test right for you? In short, I don’t recommend … [Read more...]
Naturally Overcoming Anxiety with Healthy Gut, Healthy You
The connection between the gut and brain is powerful, and often not realized by the general public. When Dr. Aleksandra Gioe was faced with severe anxiety, she tried natural solutions like chamomile tea and holy basil. But these supplements didn’t address the more profound roots of her condition: gut inflammation. She also was suffering from bloating and chronic hives but didn’t link these with … [Read more...]
Testing To Predict Response To A Low FODMAP Diet
The GA-map test looks for signs of gut dysbiosis (or imbalance of your gut microbiome). This test is closest, clinically, to mapping the gut microbiota. European researchers sequenced the gut bacteria from healthy individuals and bacterial profiles from individuals with IBS and IBD. Then they compared the two, identifying bacterial “targets” that varied between healthy and IBS/IBD populations. If … [Read more...]
Dr. Ruscio’s Wrap Up #183
In Case You Missed It On Monday, we spoke with Dr. Donald Abrams and discussed cannabis and cancer. On Wednesday's podcast release, we spoke with Chris Sandel and discussed how to cultivate a healthy relationship with food. Get help using this information to become healthier. Get your personalized plan for optimizing your gut health with my new book. Healthcare providers looking … [Read more...]
Listener Questions: Arthritis, Trustworthy Supplement Brands, HCl Causing SIBO, Thyroid Antibodies, Adrenal Fatigue and Phage Therapy
Let’s cover some listener questions, including: Arthritis Trustworthy Supplement Brands HCl Causing SIBO Thyroid Antibodies Adrenal Fatigue and Phage Therapy Dr. R's Fast Facts Can you provide some insight on the condition Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)? (Cody) Ankylosing Spondylitis is inflammatory arthritis of the spine Grouped into a larger class of … [Read more...]
Plant Based Antimicrobials – How to Heal SIBO and GI Dysbiosis with Botanical Medicines
There are many categories of antimicrobial herbs, some with compounds that are researched for effectiveness in bacterial and fungal infection.3 Many essential oils are also antimicrobial, and almost all antimicrobial herbs have an effect on disrupting biofilms, the coating that bacteria and other pathogens develop to protect themselves from detection by our immune system. Get help with SIBO … [Read more...]
Dr. Ruscio’s Wrap Up #115
Get help using this information to become healthier. Get a free gut health eBook and be notified when my print book becomes available Healthcare providers looking to sharpen their clinical skills, check out the Future of Functional Medicine Review Clinical Newsletter. In Case You Missed It On Monday, we discussed fatigue and female hormone balancing. On Wednesday's podcast release, we … [Read more...]
Natural Solutions for ADD and ADHD
Attention and focus disorders are becoming rampant in our society. Conditions like ADD and ADHD are affecting more and more children and are becoming more common in adults. If you or your child have been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, you do have treatment options. If you don’t want to go the pharmaceutical route and would prefer to take an approach that addresses the root issue, then there are … [Read more...]