How to Fix Your Gut & Learn Your “Gut Type” with Dr. Michael Ruscio

Episode Highlights With Michael Ruscio His own journey into the work he does now and the tough lessons he learned about gut health All disease begins in the gut but how to know what is going on What gut types are and how this helps explain why people can have such drastically different reactions to gut interventions Fungal vs bacterial overgrowth in the gut Things that are universally beneficial to the gut: exercise in the right amount, mindset, unprocessed foods, time in nature The diet that helps heal you isn’t the forever plan His take on parasites and parasite cleanses Why parasites are relatively rare but people will see benefit from parasite cleanses for other reasons The problem with an overly sterile environment and the fascinating theory around this Some signs that you may have a fungal gut type or an underlying fungal overgrowth “The better I eat, the worse I feel” and what that might mean about your gut Why carnivore might work so well for some people: it's low FODMAP and low carb His take on carbs/fiber and the nuance on these as we heal The things that are universally helpful and his take on probiotics What vector-born infections are and how they relate to gut health Why we need more electrolytes and salt when we go lower carb Resources We Mention Dr. Ruscio - Website Gut Health Essentials Guide Just Thrive Probiotics