775: Dr. Michael Ruscio- Healthy Gut, Healthy You
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2018
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin speak with Dr. Michael Ruscio on all things gut health and his new book "Healthy Gut, Healthy You."
- Who was “Healthy Gut, Healthy You” written for? (4:07)
- How to stop spinning your wheels and do what works the best for you. (10:00)
- Why he feels our general health is on the decline? (14:00)
- Influence of C-section, formula feeding and antibiotics on infant gut microbiome. (15:20)
- The hygiene hypothesis and less gut diversity cause some of our gut issues? (17:40)
- The importance of simply eat the RIGHT foods that are in alignment with your current diet plan. (19:25)
- What is the DEAL with gluten?! (23:25)
- How to be responsible with the LANGUAGE you are using. (34:40)
- What is his opinion on the carnivore diet for gut health? (36:50)
- Are Worms the Next Probiotic? (41:00)
- How to FEED your children in the current times? (45:40)
- The cutting edge research he is excited about. (48:15)
- The benefits of fasting for healing your gut. (58:10)
- Healthy Gut, Healthy You. Steps and action plan into healing your gut. (1:02:57)
- WHO is this book written FOR? (1:06:10)
- What are common symptoms that could be affecting your gut? (1:08:50)
Featured Guest
- Michael Ruscio (@drruscio) • Instagram
- Michael Ruscio - https://drruscio.com/
- Podcasts - Dr. Michael Ruscio - https://drruscio.com/podcasts/
- Healthy Gut, Healthy You – Book by Dr. Michael Ruscio - https://amzn.to/2KHmj9D
Related Links/Products Mentioned
- Brew Dr. Kombucha | Kombucha Made By a Tea Company - http://brewdrkombucha.com/
- Give Birth Naturally with Nurse Anne Margolis - Dr. Michael Ruscio - https://drruscio.com/give-birth-naturally-with-nurse-anne-margolis/
- Influence of C-section, formula feeding and antibiotics on infant gut microbiome - https://blog.frontiersin.org/2017/09/28/frontiers-in-pediatrics-formula-feeding-cesarean-section-infant-gut-microbiome-development/
- An Italian prospective multicenter survey on patients suspected of having non-celiac gluten sensitivity - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4053283/
- Are Worms the Next Probiotic? – with Duke Researcher Dr. William Parker - https://drruscio.com/worms-the-next-probiotics-with-dr-william-parker/
- Helminthic Therapy | Restoring Personal Ecosystem - https://biomerestoration.com/
- Gut and Psychology Syndrome: Natural Treatment for Autism, Dyspraxia, A.D.D, Dyslexia, A.D.H.D, Depression, Schizophrenia - Natasha Campbell-McBride - https://amzn.to/2GBmiBr
- Histamine Intolerance - Dr. Michael Ruscio - https://drruscio.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/HistamineHandout1.pdf
- Reacting to fermented foods? Could be a histamine intolerance - https://drruscio.com/reacting-to-fermented-foods-could-be-a-histamine-intolerance/
- A meta-analysis of the use of probiotics to alleviate depressive symptoms. - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29197739
- Mast Cell Activation, Part 2 with Dr. Lawrence Afrin - https://drruscio.com/mast-cell-activation-part-2-dr-lawrence-afrin/
People Mentioned
- Anne Margolis - http://homesweethomebirth.com/
- William Parker, PhD - https://surgery.duke.edu/faculty/william-parker-phd
- Natasha Campbell-McBride - http://www.doctor-natasha.com/
- Lawrence Afrin - http://mastcellresearch.com/
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| 0:00.0 | If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go. |
| 0:06.0 | Mite, op, mite, op with your hosts. |
| 0:09.0 | Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 0:13.0 | Dude, Dr. Ruscio, one of my favorite people. |
| 0:16.5 | I'm so glad we connected with him a while ago. |
| 0:19.0 | He's like our resident gut health expert, buffed, good looking doctor guy. |
| 0:24.0 | Right, he's also become a really good friend of mine for sure. |
| 0:27.0 | I mean, we hit it off the very first time that we hung out down in Paleo way back when right at the two years ago, two or three years ago, was now. |
| 0:33.0 | He's a really, it's been maybe three. |
| 0:36.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:37.0 | He's a really good guy. |
| 0:39.0 | And what I like about Dr. Ruscio is he's not an alarmist. |
| 0:42.0 | You know what I mean? |
| 0:43.0 | He's very calculated with what he says. |
| 0:45.0 | Well, he reminds me the way he answered. |
| 0:47.0 | And this is what really connected all of us, right? |
| 0:49.0 | Was when I'd ask him a question, the way he'd answer it reminds me of how we answer questions. |
| 0:54.0 | When somebody, the first example, someone says, I don't what's the best exercise to build your chest? |
| 0:59.0 | Like you will not get like a, oh, incline or do these or do that from me. |
| 1:03.0 | I'm going to say, because we know that it depends. |
| 1:05.0 | Right, it depends on so many different variables. |
| 1:07.0 | And yeah, actually a chest fly could be possibly the best thing for your chest. |
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