
There’s much buzz about gut health these days. If you’ve been diagnosed with IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) or other digestive ailments, you understand why. However many of us have health concerns that do not seem to be tied to our gut, but that could stem from hidden gut problems. Such gut-related symptoms include: joint pain, brain fog, insomnia, anxiety, depression, skin lesions, constipation, and more.
Today, Functional Medical Practitioner and author Dr. Michael Ruscio defines a number of gut-related issues throughout the program. He talks in-depth about IBS, and other common health concerns including histamine sensitivities, Crohn’s, autoimmune conditions, and the like. Importantly, he also talks about how to best address these and other more subtle gut concerns through dietary tweaks (like trying the low-FODMAP diet, and increasing probiotics) and other natural therapies.
Notes:
Highlights from the conversation include:
- Michael’s own experience with a parasitic infection in college
- how gut dysbiosis can be expressed as extra-intestinal symptoms
- an explanation of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- how birth experience affects gut health
- factors that impact life-long gut health
- conventional versus natural treatment of IBS & other gut issues
- the impact of antibiotics
- what the low-FODMAP diet offers to those with gut issues
- the role of probiotics in treating intestinal disorders
- the difference between prebiotics and probiotics
- probiotic foods versus supplements
- how histamine sensitivity can appear
- three categories of probiotics
- how a child’s health concerns (mental/emotional/physical) can be addressed with alternative health protocols
- how optimizing our gut health may help heal seemingly unrelated conditions
- why dietary protocols need to be individualized for each person
- learning to listen to your own body to improve your health
Resources:
Healthy Gut, Healthy You by Dr. Michael Ruscio
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