Check out IFPodcast.com/Episode68 for full shownotes and references, and IFPodcast.com/StuffWeLike for all the stuff we like! Today’s episode is sponsored by Kettle & Fire. They make a 100% grass-fed, organic bone broth we can actually recommend!! It's gluten-free, Paleo & Keto-friendly, Whole 30 approved, simmered for 10+ hours with organic herbs, veggies, and spices, and shelf stable for 2 years... with NO preservatives!! USE THIS LINK (kettleandfire.com/ifpodcast) with the code IFPODCAST to get 10% off your order! Get Melanie's Book What When Wine: Lose Weight and Feel Great with Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, and Wine, on Amazon and Barnes & Noble! Get Gin's Books' Feast Without Fear: Food and the Delay, Don't Deny Lifestyle SHOW NOTES We're SO honored to have Dr. Michael Ruscio on the podcast!! Dr. Ruscio is a superstar expert on gut health in the functional medicine world. He intensely researches, studies, and can provide guidance on #allthethings about gut health, digestive issues, SIBO, IBS, probiotics, food choices, eliminating food fears, and so much more!!! Check out his AMAZING book Healthy Gut, Healthy You: The Personalized Plan to Transform Your Health from the Inside Out, to learn how address a myriad of health conditions and embrace resilient health by addressing the health of your gut. It's includes SO much fascinating information about the gut, and provides invaluable guidance to determine the best diet for YOU. Healthy Gut Healthy You: The Personalized Plan to Transform Your Health from the Inside Out 2:00 - About Dr. Ruscio 3:00 - How Dr. Ruscio Came To Functional Medicine 7:20 - Where Should Someone Start When They're Experiencing Health Issues? 10:00 - Getting To A Broader Diet After Healing The Gut Gluten Sensitivities - Can You Maybe Actually Eat Gluten? 14:30 - Finding Your Unique, Individual Inflammatory Foods LOW-FODMAP Diets And Inflammation 17:05 - Listener Q&A: Marike - How Can Following A LOW FODMAP Diet Help Gut Issues? 17:50 - Is Long Term low FODMAP OK? Prioritizing Diet To Minimize Inflammation Finding Root Causes For Sensitivies The Importance Of Not Getting Obsessed With A Diagnosis 23:10 - Clinical Evidence Supporting The Low FODMAP Diet Melanie's LOW FODMAP guide 24:55 - Listener Q&A: Jennifer - Can IF Help Heal The Gut And Reduce Microbial Load Or Do You Need A Longer Fast? IF Can Help IBS, Motility, And Reduce Stress Using Probiotics For Gut Health - Should You Use Them With SIBO? Antimicrobial Therapy And AntiBiofilm Agents On NOT Talking Yourself Out Of Therapies... Trusting Approaches 34:40 - How To Find A Good Functional Medical Doc? 39:00 - The Healthy Gut Healthy You Protocol 40:30 - Listener Q&A: Jennifer - Do Restrictive Diets Hurt The Gut Microbiome? 45:50 - The Three Probiotic Categories 48:00 - Avoiding Information Overload, Knowing What Is Accurate Vs. Noise 49:20 - The Significance Of The Placebo Effect 52:20 - How Does IF Affect Gut Health? 55:15 - How To Find The Right Diet/ Health Intervention For YOU (Listening To Your Body!) 57:15 - How Long Should You Try A Dietary Approach Before Evaluating? 1:00:20 - How To Address Your Relationship To Food In A Healthy Way? (Fears, Binging, Rescitrciton, Acceptance, Etc.?) For information reg...