In Case You Missed It On Monday, we discussed a new IBS and SIBO treatment for tough cases. On Wednesday, we spoke with Nalini Chilkov and discussed cancer-fighting foods, supplements, and lifestyle. Get help using this information to become healthier. Get your personalized plan for optimizing your gut health with my new book. Healthcare providers looking to sharpen their clinical … [Read more...]
A New IBS and SIBO Treatment for Tough Cases
A Research-Backed Form of Immunoglobulins My recommended first line of treatment for IBS and SIBO is a change in diet, potentially followed by probiotics, and then other steps I discuss in my gut health protocol in my book Healthy Gut, Healthy You. But what if you’ve followed these steps and are still facing health challenges? A new option to consider is immunoglobulins, which can help to restore … [Read more...]
Dr. Ruscio’s Wrap Up #210
In Case You Missed It On Monday, we spoke with Dr. Navaz Habib and discussed Healthy Gut, Healthy You as a valuable gut guide for doctors. On Wednesday, we spoke with Dr. Kevin Spelman and discussed Cannabis, the gut, and CBD vs THC. Get help using this information to become healthier. Get your personalized plan for optimizing your gut health with my new book. Healthcare providers … [Read more...]
Dr. Ruscio’s Wrap Up #208
In Case You Missed It On Monday, we spoke with Juan discussed healing the gut & autoimmune symptoms with the elemental diet. On Wednesday we spoke with Mike T. Nelson and discussed how to flex your metabolism & add endurance training for performance. Get help using this information to become healthier. Get your personalized plan for optimizing your gut health with my new … [Read more...]
Dr. Ruscio’s Wrap Up #206
In Case You Missed It On Monday, we discussed if leaky gut could be to blame for your brain fog & depression. On Wednesday's podcast release, we spoke with Dr. Ilana Gurevich and discussed the best & worst gut function tests. Get help using this information to become healthier. Get your personalized plan for optimizing your gut health with my new book. Healthcare providers … [Read more...]
Dr. Ruscio’s Wrap Up #198
In Case You Missed It On Monday, we spoke with Phyllis and discussed 3 game-changing probiotics. On Wednesday's podcast release, we spoke with Dr. Titus Chiu and discussed specific tests and tips for detecting a brain to gut problem. Get help using this information to become healthier. Get your personalized plan for optimizing your gut health with my new book. Healthcare providers … [Read more...]
New IBS Test with IBS & SIBO Researcher Dr. Mark Pimentel
An important contributing factor to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a food poisoning incident (and subsequent antibodies to a toxin called cytolethal distending toxin B, or CdtB). CdtB looks like a protein made by the body and can trigger autoimmunity that disrupts motility in the intestines. Dr. Mark Pimentel and his colleagues developed a blood … [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...]
Do Probiotics Cause SIBO?
A handful of studies looking at the effects of probiotics may be taken out of context. One study on Align probiotic (a Bifidobacterium infantis strain) showed that a few healthy people who took it for several weeks tested positive for methane on a SIBO lactulose breath test. No significant change in symptoms was noted, most likely indicating only that the probiotics had built up transiently in … [Read more...]
Dr. Ruscio’s Wrap Up #189
In Case You Missed It On Monday, we spoke with Dr. Robert Brown and discussed 2 things in your home that can make you sick, light and EMFs, and simple tips to fix them. On Wednesday's podcast release, we spoke with Dr. Amy Killen and discussed effective anti-aging treatments for hair loss and skin. Get help using this information to become healthier. Get your personalized plan for … [Read more...]