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

Have Brain Fog & Depression? Leaky Gut Could Be to Blame.

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

Dr. Michael Ruscio, DC

Medical, Health, Functionalmedicine, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.5774 Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2019

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Leaky gut syndrome—also known as increased intestinal permeability—is a state in which the intestinal lining becomes damaged. This allows toxins, bacteria, and foreign particles to leak into the bloodstream. Robust research shows links between leaky gut (and other gut issues) and brain-based issues like cognition and mood. For example, intestinal infection was associated with later onset of anxiety. In other research, elevated zonulin (a marker of leaky gut) was correlated with higher psychological distress and social impairment. Evidence also shows that probiotics and gut-supporting nutrients can help heal these issues. Learn more about what steps to take below. https://drruscio.com/?p=31762

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0:00.0

Welcome to Dr. Rousho Radio, discussing the cutting edge in health, nutrition, and

0:13.7

functional medicine. To make sure you're up to date on this and other important topics, visit

0:18.9

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0:22.9

That's DRR-R-U-S-C-I-O.com.

0:26.9

The following discussion is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or treat

0:32.1

any disease.

0:33.2

Please do not apply any of this information without first speaking with your doctor.

0:37.1

Now let's head to the show.

0:41.3

Leaky gut could be causing your depression, brain fog, and anxiety.

0:46.3

And fortunately, there are some simple treatments like probiotics and gut-supporting nutrients

0:51.3

that can help fix the source of this problem.

0:54.3

This is Dr. Ruchot, and let's discuss.

0:57.4

Hi, everyone.

0:58.1

Let's talk about the connection between your gut and your brain health.

1:02.3

And this is admittedly a video I've been putting off doing for a while because there's so

1:05.8

much evidence documenting this connection that it's kind of a lot to get through. So I've been putting it off.

1:13.7

But let's jump in and we'll go through the evidence in the following order. First, we'll

1:18.3

establish that there's an association between leaky gut or problems with your gut health

1:21.8

and depression, anxiety, and brain fog. Then we'll connect this to a mechanism and we'll finally

1:30.0

show you what therapies are available to help you improve your gut health so you can improve

1:36.1

the cause of things like depression, brain fog, and anxiety. So starting, this study, I'll put the

1:42.9

abstract up here on screen, major depression model induced by repeat and intermittent lipopolysaccharide administration, long-lasting behavioral, neuroimmune, and neuro-progressive alterations.

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