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The Resetter Podcast with Dr. Mindy

Why Is Gut Health So Important? - With Dr. Michael Ruscio

The Resetter Podcast with Dr. Mindy

Dr. Mindy Pelz

Alternative Health, Science, Health & Fitness

4.71.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

For full show notes, resources mentioned, and transcripts, go to: www.drmindypelz.com/ep161/.

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This episode is all about gut health, repairing the microbiome, and the benefits of probiotics.

Michael Ruscio is a doctor, clinical researcher, and author working fervently to reform and improve the fields of functional and integrative medicine. With his clinical and research teams, he scours existing studies to inform his ongoing clinical research, patient care, and guidance for health seekers and fellow clinicians around the world. His primary focus is digestive health and its impact on other facets of health, including energy, sleep, mood, and thyroid function and optimization.

Dr. Ruscio's research has been published in peer-reviewed medical journals, and he speaks at integrative medical conferences across the globe. While actively seeing patients in his clinic, he also runs an influential blog and podcast, as well as a newsletter for functional medicine practitioners.

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0:00.0

Your Hey Dr Bindy here and welcome to season 4 of the Resetter Podcast.

0:17.0

Have I got a lineup for you this season?

0:20.0

Lots of deep thinkers, lot of brilliant minds, all with one focus, to move the needle

0:28.0

forward on your mental and physical health. So please know that this podcast is all about empowering you to believe in yourself again.

0:41.0

And I want you believing in your body. I want you believing in your mind. I want you believing in your spirit. If you have a passion for learning, if you're looking to be in control of your health and take your power back. This is the

0:55.6

podcast for you. Enjoy. On this episode of the Reseter podcast I bring you Dr. Michael Rischio. Now, you will

1:06.0

hear in this podcast, I have been following Dr. Rischio for many years. He has

1:10.6

been one of the leading experts on the microbiome and I fell in love with his

1:16.1

podcast many years ago and because he brought the research on really important topics like probiotics.

1:26.0

And in this conversation, what I really wanted to dive into with him was where the microbiome comes into play with hormones and moods.

1:38.3

And this is really important because I know a lot of you are taking HRT or you're doing

1:42.4

bio-identicals or you're on antidepressants or you're on thyroid medication.

1:47.0

And what I know about the human body is that just getting the hormone in your body doesn't mean that your cells are using it.

1:54.4

So I wanted to ask Dr Rischio as a leading expert in gut health. I wanted to really

2:01.5

ask him like where the gut came in to play in helping us

2:05.3

break those hormones down and what and his answers were really thoughtful and

2:09.8

really innovative so I think you're going to find some really good insight if you're

2:15.6

on any of those medications. The other part that I really wanted to dive into with

2:21.0

Dr Rusio was around moods.

2:24.0

You know, we've talked about this before as we've come out of the pandemic.

2:27.6

Mental health is this hot topic.

2:31.2

And where does the microbiome come into play with this?

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