How Paige, a Firefighter, Got Her Energy Back Paige had always been full of energy, and it was perfect for her firefighter career. Then she noticed more fatigue and lack of sharpness. Luckily, her department happened to be doing a health program that revealed Paige’s hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s. But thyroid medication didn’t seem to be helping, and she was already on the paleo diet. What more … [Read more...]
How To Treat Anxiety Naturally By Improving Your Gut Health
High-Level Scientific Evidence Shows How Healing Your Gut Can Improve Anxiety Symptoms More and more research is revealing the strong link between brain and gut health. A recent systematic review pulls together evidence that regulating gut microbiota can improve anxiety. 56% of the studies in the review showed that healing the gut through diet (typically the low FODMAP diet) or probiotics led to … [Read more...]
Are Low Carb or Keto Diets Bad for Your Gut Health?
Why there’s confusion and what to consider Some articles circulate online claiming that low-carb or ketogenic diets starve your gut bacteria and are thus unhealthy. But these diets are not bad for your gut health. The claims are misleading: while they may starve some bacterial populations, they may promote the growth of others. These diets may not work for everyone. If you feel fatigued or … [Read more...]
Dr. Ruscio’s Wrap Up #197
In Case You Missed It On Monday, we spoke with Annie Hopper and discussed retraining the gut-brain connection. On Wednesday, we spoke with Dr. Peter Whorwell and discussed overcoming bloating & distention. 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 … [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...]
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...]
Dr. Ruscio’s Wrap Up #192
In Case You Missed It On Monday, we discussed whether probiotics cause SIBO. On Wednesday's podcast release, we spoke with Dr. Sean Bennet and discussed testing to predict response to a low FODMAP diet. 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 … [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...]
Debate: Should You Test For SIBO with Gastroenterologist Leonard Weinstock
Some debates about small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) can take information out of context. A nuanced examination of relapse rates after Rifaximin, or breath test intervals, may spur a conclusion that SIBO treatments and tests just don’t work. Research disagrees over the extent to which antibiotics, herbal antimicrobials, probiotics, the low FODMAP diet, and other treatments impact SIBO. … [Read more...]
Dr. Ruscio’s Wrap Up #184
In Case You Missed It On Monday, we discussed how to get off of thyroid medication. On Wednesday's podcast release, we spoke with Dr. Tyna Moore and discussed simple keys for ending joint pain using regenerative injection therapies. 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...]
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