Best Strategies to Reduce Gut Inflammation and Autoimmunity with Dr. Michael Ruscio
Dr. Jockers Functional Nutrition
Dr. Jockers
4.8 • 688 Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the Functional Nutrition Podcast with Dr. David Jockers, we’re joined by Dr. Michael Ruscio to chat about why the small intestine matters more than you might think. Discover its crucial role in nutrient absorption and immune health, which could be the key to a healthier you.
Explore how our social lives impact our physical health—did you know feeling lonely could be as damaging as smoking? This conversation offers a fresh perspective on the power of our social interactions.
Dive into the benefits of probiotics with Dr. Ruscio as he breaks down how these friendly bacteria are game changers for reducing gut inflammation and boosting immune function. Get ready for some practical tips to revitalize your digestive health.
In This Episode:
00:00 Understanding Health Anxiety
03:37 Welcome Dr. Michael Ruscio
06:20 The Importance of the Small Intestine
11:33 Signs of Inflammation from the Small Intestine
14:37 Probiotics and Gut Health
15:24 Probiotics for SIBO and IBS
24:41 Meta-Analysis and Probiotics
32:15 Improving Small Intestinal Health: Personal Journey and Tips
34:58 The Role of Probiotics and Elemental Diets in Gut Health
38:38 Understanding Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity and FODMAPs
45:00 The Limbic System and Its Impact on Chronic Inflammation
46:16 Practical Tips for Managing Health and Stress
52:39 Exercise and Limbic Retraining Systems
56:19 Final Thoughts and Upcoming Research
59:48 Conclusion and Call to Action
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"The small intestine is 22 feet long and absorbs 95% of your nutrients. If it's inflamed, it can lead to systemic inflammation and autoimmune issues."
~ Dr. Michael Ruscio
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| 0:00.0 | sometimes it's the people who have health as a hobby, who tend to learn so much about how your |
| 0:07.2 | body could be malfunctioning, and that starts to have a negative impact on them. It's been shown |
| 0:12.1 | that medical students tend to think they have a disease that they're studying, right? Just, |
| 0:17.5 | you know, whatever you're looking into, it's like, well, maybe I do have minus Tena denigravus because sometimes one of my eyelids droops a little bit right i mean i remember |
| 0:23.9 | thinking that when i was learning about that myself so this is why i think it's really important |
| 0:28.7 | to pick up or dust off hobbies spend time with friends i mean loneliness is according to one study |
| 0:37.0 | i have in factors this firsthand but as bad is, according to one study, I have infected as firsthand, but as bad as smoking, |
| 0:40.8 | according to that one seminal paper that kind of made all these media waves a while back. |
| 0:47.6 | Hello and welcome to the Dr. Jocker's Functional Nutrition Podcast, the show designed to give you |
| 0:53.7 | science-based solutions to improve your |
| 0:55.8 | health and life. I'm Dr. David Jockers, Doctor of Natural Medicine, and creator of Dr.jockers.com, |
| 1:03.8 | and I'm the host of this podcast. I'm here to tell you that your body was created to heal itself. |
| 1:09.4 | And on this show, we focus on strategies |
| 1:11.9 | you can apply today to heal and function at your best. Thanks for spending time with me, and let's go into the |
| 1:19.1 | show. This podcast is sponsored by our friends over at Paleo Valley. They've got an amazing organic super |
| 1:28.6 | greens product that makes getting your greens super simple and easy. They have 23 organic |
| 1:35.8 | superfoods in each scoop, each with their own unique benefit for boundless natural energy. |
| 1:42.1 | And their powder is really in a class of its own. You see, most greens |
| 1:46.0 | products contain cereal grasses and certain proteins that can cause digestive distress and |
| 1:52.6 | inflammation as well. You see, most of them have things like wheat grass and barley grass, |
| 1:58.5 | and those cereal grasses contain a lectin called wheat germ |
| 2:01.9 | agglutinin, or WGA, which is highly inflammatory. Certain experts believe that WGA may be as |
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