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

Does taking a cold shower or dunking into an ice water bath seem crazy? Cold water therapy has proven health benefits for your metabolism, immune system, stress tolerance, and fat metabolism. After listening to Dr. Mike T. Nelson explain what cold exposure is good for and how to use it in this episode, you just might find yourself taking the plunge. https://drruscio.com/cold-exposure-therapy-wim-hof-breathing My book Healthy Gut, Healthy You is available at https://drruscio.com/getgutbook/ If you're in need of clinical support, please visit https://austinfm.com/ Looking for more? Check out https://drruscio.com/resources  

Thyroglobulin test results can be tricky to understand, especially ones that are positive. While it may be easy to attribute Grave’s disease or Hashimoto’s based on a positive result, there’s more to explore to truly rule it out and determine your thyroid health status. Listen in to learn how to properly analyze test results, what to do when symptoms don’t improve, and why it’s important to not just treat lab values. My book Healthy Gut, Healthy You is available at https://drruscio.com/getgutbook If you're in need of clinical support, please visit https://ruscioinstitute.com Looking for more? Check out https://drruscio.com/resources

Heating pads and ibuprofen may provide short-term pain relief for menstrual cramps, but what’s the long-term solution? This is where specific dietary choices, lifestyle modifications, and supplements come into the picture, including chaste tree berry, chamomile, calcium, and more. Find out how these tools can help balance hormones and reduce period pain. https://drruscio.com/natural-remedies-for-menstrual-cramps/  My book Healthy Gut, Healthy You is available at https://drruscio.com/getgutbook If you're in need of clinical support, please visit https://ruscioinstitute.com Looking for more? Check out https://drruscio.com/resources

Fatigue is the hot topic on another series of “Listener Questions.” Hear my answers to these questions from podcast listeners and learn how to apply recommendations to improve your own energy levels: If you complete an elimination diet like the AIP and identify some trigger foods, but it doesn't resolve post-meal fatigue, what next steps would you recommend?   Low carb makes me really tired and has negatively impacted my sleep. I'm worried about eating more carbs. What should I do?  What do you think I should focus on to heal and improve fatigue and thyroid lab markers?  My local functional medicine practitioner put me on 20 supplements, and it’s made me feel worse than when I began. What are your thoughts? When I work out (weight lift) 2x/week, I feel good, but if I do more than that, I feel more tired. What should I do? Can too much thyroid hormone cause fatigue?  If you could make only 1 recommendation to someone to improve their energy levels, what would it be?  What’s the best thing you did to improve your own energy?  What is one thing you thought would improve energy and didn’t? My book Healthy Gut, Healthy You is available at https://drruscio.com/getgutbook If you're in need of clinical support, please visit https://ruscioinstitute.com Looking for more? Check out https://drruscio.com/resources

Healing from hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s or other thyroid issues can be overwhelming. What if you had a thyroid community cheering you on to meet your health goals? Ginny Mahar and Danna Bowman of Thyroid Refresh have created just that, inspired by their own experiences with thyroid conditions. They’ve also put together “the eight Rs,” a series of eight daily rituals designed to make your health practices fun and sustainable. In this episode, we discuss the rituals, common pitfalls, and your best mindset for healing! https://drruscio.com/?p=47963 My book Healthy Gut, Healthy You is available at https://drruscio.com/getgutbook If you're in need of clinical support, please visit https://ruscioinstitute.com Looking for more? Check out https://drruscio.com/resources

It can be tough to stay in the know about gut health research, especially with new findings being released regularly. To make things easier, I break down recent studies and offer insights into what they mean for your own gut health. Tune in to this episode to hear what interventions can support your digestion, cognition, endocrine function, skin and joint health, and more. https://www.drruscio.com/new-gut-health-research  My book Healthy Gut, Healthy You is available at https://drruscio.com/getgutbook If you're in need of clinical support, please visit https://ruscioinstitute.com Looking for more? Check out https://drruscio.com/resources

My book Healthy Gut, Healthy You is available at https://drruscio.com/getgutbook If you're in need of clinical support, please visit https://ruscioinstitute.com Looking for more? Check out https://drruscio.com/resources

Probiotic research is growing—what’s the latest now? Listen in to learn about studies that analyze how the following conditions respond to probiotic supplementation:  H. Pylori Eczema  Hypothyroidism Prostate infections Diabetes  Arthritis  Respiratory infections  Allergic rhinitis  Prediabetes/diabetes  IBS-Diarrhea  Ulcerative colitis https://www.drruscio.com/probiotic-updates-gut-skin-disorders My book Healthy Gut, Healthy You is available at https://drruscio.com/getgutbook If you're in need of clinical support, please visit https://ruscioinstitute.com Looking for more? Check out https://drruscio.com/resources

A recent study showing that serotonin and depression are not linked has seemingly set the world ablaze, and it is quickly changing the conversation around mental health. However, there's more to the story. Let’s look at exactly what serotonin is and how it works, the validity of this new serotonin research, and what this means for treating depression moving forward. (Hint: the study did NOT show that any therapies or treatments modulating serotonin, like Saint John's Wart or SSRIs, are therefore ineffective) https://drruscio.com/serotonin-and-depression  My book Healthy Gut, Healthy You is available at https://drruscio.com/getgutbook If you're in need of clinical support, please visit https://ruscioinstitute.com Looking for more? Check out https://drruscio.com/resources

An unhealthy relationship with food can manifest as being overly fearful about eating certain foods.  This can be problematic for people who have been researching healthy diets because there are different healthy diets, all calling to remove different foods.  It’s important to understand how to eat healthy while also maintaining a healthy relationship with food. Let’s expand upon how to cultivate this healthy relationship. https://drruscio.com/?p=27368 My new book is finally available: Healthy Gut, Healthy You. Click here to learn more: https://drruscio.com/getgutbook/ Looking for more? Check out our resource page that includes how to become a patient, how to pick up a copy of my new book, how to sign up for my clinical training newsletter, and more. https://drruscio.com/resources