Dr. Ruscio Radio, DC: Health, Nutrition and Functional Healthcare

Today I answer an audience question regarding hives aka urticaria.  We'll discuss what causes urticaria and how it can be treated both naturally and with medications. There is a gut and autoimmune component to urticaria, and the treatments are applicable to many other gut and autoimmune conditions. My new book is finally available: Healthy Gut, Healthy You. Click here to learn more: https://drrusc...

Today we follow up on our recent conversation on helminth therapy, aka intestinal worms.  We speak with Garin Aglietti, who is a worm farmer and works first-hand in helping people rebalance their gut ecology with worms.  As weird as it sounds, intestinal worms used to be the norm and the current day absence of them may open the door for inflammatory and autoimmune conditions. My new book is finall...

Should you take probiotics while being treated with antibiotics or antimicrobial herbs? Or should you take probiotics after treatment to "re-seed" or "re-populate" the gut? Let's dispel a few common misconceptions around these two questions. My new book is finally available: Healthy Gut, Healthy You. Click here to learn more: https://drruscio.com/getgutbook/ Looking for more? Check out our resourc...

Dr. Bryan Walsh seriously impressed me in today's conversation on detoxification.  Long story short, you might be wasting your money with detox testing and treatment.  Fortunately, you can reduce toxins in your body with a very simple and effective protocol.  This is a must-listen episode.  My new book is finally available:  Healthy Gut, Healthy You. Click here to learn more: https://drruscio.com/...

Let's review an interesting study regarding the ability of black cumin, a medicinal spice, to improve hypothyroidism and thyroid autoimmunity. My new book is finally available:  Healthy Gut, Healthy You. Click here to learn more: https://drruscio.com/getgutbook/ Looking for more? Check out our resource page that includes how to become a patient, how to pick up a copy of my new book, how to sign up...

I recently spoke at the International Congress on Natural Medicine in Hunter Valley, Australia.  There were lots of questions from the audience on gut and thyroid, which I did not have time to answer.  Today, I answer these questions with Nathan Rose, an organizer from the conference.  I think you will enjoy these questions, which get to the bottom line regarding what to do for improving gut and t...

Red meat is often vilified as being unhealthy, artery clogging, cancer promoting, etc.… However, a recent meta-analysis has found that it might be unhealthy behaviors that accompany red meat consumption that are responsible and not the red meat itself.  Let's discuss.  Please take a moment to help me better understand our audience and take this 30 second survey, https://www.drruscio.com/survey . L...

The impact of the gut on one's overall health is quite remarkable.  Knowing this leads to a very tempting proposition – map the world of bacteria in your gut and then treat imbalances to prevent and reverse disease.  Sounds reasonable, but there are some major errors with this assumption.  Understanding what to do and what not to do can prevent hundreds of dollars in useless testing and treatment....

Gluten free diets can certainly be helpful, no question. However, there are some people who go gluten free and don't feel fully improved.  There is a well identified and somewhat simple answer that may help these people, a low FODMAP diet. Let's discuss a recent study that found that FODMAP avoidance was more effective for those with self-diagnosed non-celiac gluten sensitivity than was gluten avo...

Today we speak with ophthalmologist Dr. Travis Zigler regarding all things eye health.  Dr. Zigler details how dysbiosis in the eye and nutrient deficiencies impair eye health and cause everything from dry eye to vision problems. Please take a moment to help me better understand our audience and take this 30 second survey, https://www.drruscio.com/survey Looking for more resources from Dr. Ruscio?...

I wanted to share with you today a recent interview I did with Dr. Ben Weitz on his podcast, the Rational Wellness Podcast, where we talked all about GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease. I think you'll like it. It's a little bit longer than our normal videos, but we get pretty deep into GERD and there's a lot to say here. We haven't talked about it much in the past, so I'm hoping you'll find...

In another edition of health new updates, we will discuss: Red meat & ill health Probiotics for weight loss Thyroid autoimmunity and quality of life Low carb and leaky gut Elimination diets and dysbiosis in autism And more… Please take a moment to help me better understand our audience and take this 30 second survey, https://www.drruscio.com/survey . Looking for more resources from Dr. Ruscio? Che...

A recent study has shown that probiotics can help reduce gas and improve constipation by decreasing levels of certain bacteria in the gut.  These bacteria include the organism responsible for methane SIBO (technically not a bacteria, it's an archaea).  Was this a 'special' probiotic?  Not really.  Let's discuss the details. Please take a moment to help me better understand our audience and take th...

Today I speak with one of the founding fathers of probiotic research, Professor Gregor Reid.  We talk about the current state of probiotic research, what probiotics have been shown most helpful for vaginal infection, how probiotics can help with environmental toxins, and more… Please take a moment to help me better understand our audience and take this 30 second survey, https://www.drruscio.com/su...

A very exciting study was just published showing supplementation with vitamin K2 caused a 12% increase in cardiac output.  How does vitamin K2 improve cardiac output?  Well, vitamin K2 is needed for energy production via what's known as the electron transport chain.  Let's discuss what these results mean and if you should consider using vitamin K2. Please take a moment to help me better understand...

Today I speak with my good friend Chris Kresser.  We discuss his new book, Unconventional Medicine , which lays out a plan to reinvent healthcare and thus allow us to solve our healthcare crisis.  This was a great discussion and I am sure you will enjoy it! Looking for more resources from Dr. Ruscio? Check out our resource page that includes how to become a patient, a free gut health e-book, and m...

Depending on what you read, and where you read it, you can get very different opinions on SIBO.  Some paint SIBO as a condition one can never recover from, while others call it a fad.  Let's discuss a reasonable and evidence-based take on SIBO recovery. Looking for more resources from Dr. Ruscio? Check out our resource page that includes how to become a patient, a free gut health e-book, and more....

Worm therapy might be the missing link for gut health. This is because most of our hunter-gatherer ancestors were colonized by worms, and these worms appear to have an anti-inflammatory effect. Modern day, we are missing these worms and their anti-inflammatory benefits. Today I speak with Duke researcher Dr. William Parker.  We discuss how worm therapy might be able to help IBS, IBD, depression, a...

We've discussed two studies that have shown that vitamin D supplementation can lower thyroid antibodies, but a recent study found that vitamin D did not lower antibodies.  What does this mean and how to we interpret these finding?  Let's discuss. Looking for more resources from Dr. Ruscio? Check out our resource page that includes how to become a patient, a free gut health e-book, and more.  https...

Hygge is a key ingredient missing in many people's lives.  It may account for why Denmark consistently ranks in the top 3 for happiness worldwide.  Today I speak with happiness researcher Meik Wiking.  We discuss what Hygge is and how you can cultivate more Hygge in your life.  Looking for more resources from Dr. Ruscio? Check out our resource page that includes how to become a patient, a free gut...

Disorders in immune function are a modern day epidemic which manifest as a litany of immune and autoimmune conditions like hypothyroidism, celiac disease, IBD, RA, IBS, and depression. The gut is possibly the most impactful organ influencing the immune system. By understanding how to optimize gut health and gut immune function, we can unlock a powerful method for improving this array of immune and...

Another listener Questions podcast!  Today we will discuss What the Health Low FODMAP Diets Gene Tailored Diets MegaSpore Probiotic Probios & Constipation Alternative prescription antibiotics and antifungals And more… Looking for more resources from Dr. Ruscio? Check out our resource page that includes how to become a patient, a free gut health e-book ,  and more.  https://drruscio.com/resources  

We have discussed how most cases of sub-clinical hypothyroidism (SCH) do not require treatment with thyroid hormone. However, there is one notable exception – pregnancy. High level scientific evidence suggests that treating SCH can reduce the risk of miscarriage. Let's discuss. Looking for more resources from Dr. Ruscio? Check out our resource page that includes how to become a patient, a free gut...

Depending on who you ask, gluten-free could be described as anything from a fad all the way through an absolute essential. Today we speak with nutritionist Jennifer Fugo for a balanced and practical approach to going gluten-free. Jen also provides some helpful tips for eating out.   Looking for more resources from Dr. Ruscio? Check out our resource page that includes how to become a patient, a fre...

You may have heard that "coffee cross-reacts as gluten." Is this actually true? Well, yes and no. This appears to only be true for instant coffee. Let's discuss.   Looking for more resources from Dr. Ruscio? Check out our resource page that includes how to become a patient, a free gut health e-book, and more.  https://drruscio.com/resources