Eating Trends and Common Myths with Dr. Michael Ruscio

Dr. Michael Ruscio is an expert in digestion, gut health, the connection between your gut and hormones, autoimmunity, diet and lifestyle.

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• The better you are with gut care the less you have to worry about symptoms like:
  • Fatigue
  • Depression
  • Moodiness
  • Weight gain
  • Thyroid issues
  • Adrenal fatigue
  • Insomnia
• One of the first steps in healing your gut health is simply by improving your diet and lifestyle.
• Top recommendations to improve gut health:
  • Try an Experimental fasting
    • It is a myth that frequent small meals speeds your metabolism
  • Experiment with a Paleo Diet
  • Experiment with a low FODMAP diet
  • Most people can try these types of diet experiments for about 2 weeks to see how your body reacts
• We are all guilty of following the advice of experts instead of being our own expert by researching and experimenting to see what is best for our own body.
• Fasting is not meant for
  • People who are very underweight
  • People who are very burnt out or stressed
  • People with a history of an eating disorder
  • People with Adrenal Fatigue may experience these side effects
    • More fatigue
    • Insomnia
    • Poor cognition
• Remember nobody’s perfect you do not need to feel like you HAVE to be super meticulous about your diet the 80/20 rule can be applied to your diet just like in other areas of your life
• The best testing for dietary boundaries is still simply eliminating and reintroduce foods in your diet.