Ep. #341: Dr. Mike Ruscio on How to Improve Your Gut Health (and Why)

2018-11-02

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Gut health has become something of a buzzword these days and, quite frankly, a bit of a red flag, like “detoxing” or “pH.” Whenever I hear someone talking about how to improve gut health, my Spidey sense starts to tingle because there’s a fair chance that shenanigans are afoot. That said, it’s not all quackery. Gut health is a very real thing and impacts your overall health and wellbeing in a number of different ways, and that’s what Dr. Mike Ruscio and I discuss in today’s episode. Before I con...

Gut health has become something of a buzzword these days and, quite frankly, a bit of a red flag, like “detoxing” or “pH.”

Whenever I hear someone talking about how to improve gut health, my Spidey sense starts to tingle because there’s a fair chance that shenanigans are afoot.

That said, it’s not all quackery.

Gut health is a very real thing and impacts your overall health and wellbeing in a number of different ways, and that’s what Dr. Mike Ruscio and I discuss in today’s episode.

Before I continue, however, I just have to give a sincerely sloppy kiss to my friends Sal, Adam, Justin, and Doug over at Mind Pump Media for inviting me to their #PODCASTHARD event where I met and interviewed Dr. Ruscio.

They have one of the biggest podcasts in the fitness space and are a bunch of cool dudes to boot, so head over their way and if you like what you hear, tell them I sent you.

Okay so back to business. In this episode, you’re going to hear from Dr. Ruscio on a number of hot-button issues, including…

- What is a healthy gut, actually?
- What is leaky gut and what can you do about it?
- How can you tell what foods are good or bad for your gut?
- Is gluten as bad for your gut as people say?
- How does eating sugar affect your gut health?
- And more.

5:54 - What is gut health?
7:43 - What are inflammatory foods?
8:30 - Why do certain foods trigger an immune response?
11:27 - What is the low-FODMAP diet?
12:27 - What are soluble and insoluble fibers?
14:43 - What is leaky gut?
15:40 - What are symptoms of leaky gut?
17:17 - How does gluten affect your gut health?
24:24 - How can we improve our gut health?
27:01 - How does sugar affect our gut health?
29:38 - Why does sugar lead to weight gain?
32:24 - Do artificial sweeteners affect your gut health?
36:04 - How do probiotics help?
42:42 - Are the probiotics at the store shelves already dead?
44:27 - Where can people find your book?
45:26 - Where can people purchase your supplements?
45:47 - Can lifestyle factors improve gut health?
48:32 - Is there a connection with exercise and gut health?