On today's episode of Health Theory with Dr. Michael Rucho, we talk about why non-Gut

symptoms may be caused by gut problems, the truth about gluten, why you need meaning

in your life, and how to avoid diet dogma.

Hey everybody, welcome to Health Theory.

Today's guest is Dr. Michael Rucho.

He's a functional medical practitioner, clinical researcher, and best-selling author of Healthy

Gut Healthy U, and through his amazing podcast and public speaking, he's established himself

as one of the most prominent voices in functional and alternative medicine.

And what I want to talk to you about today is you all know I found you pretty early in

trying to deal with what was happening with my wife, and what I want to know, I know

that originally you planned to be a traditional medical doctor or headed down that road.

What was it that made you take a hard right and go into functional medicine?

I was premed and I was finally cross and feeling your 23-in-call, it's almost invincible,

right?

Tons of energy and everything else.

And then I started having fatigue, brain fog, insomnia, was feeling cold, having mood

dips, all of a sudden.

And there was really no good dietary or lifestyle reason for it.

I was eating a clean organic diet.

I was doing what I loved.

I was getting out of quit sleep.

I was exercising.

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