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952 - Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency Is Causing Your Gut Problems 0

Feb 3, 2025

Thiamine is a highly underrated but very important vitamin for your gut health, mitochondria, immune system, and more. However, 56% of people aren’t getting enough. In this episode, I’ll explain the important function of thiamine, signs of deficiency, health conditions associated with it and how you can add more thiamine in your diet.

Check out these great resources on thiamine by previous Ruscio Radio guests!

Dr. Sarah Ballantyne’s Nutrivore website with nutrition information: https://nutrivore.com/nutrients/vitamin-b1/

Elliot Overton’s recommended thiamine protocols: https://www.eonutrition.co.uk/protocols

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➡️Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) for Gut and Mitochondrial Health - With Elliot Overton:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-we9gMcdRe8&t=1692s

➡️Best Gut Supplements Recommended By Experts I Interviewed This Year:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aaf9RE_lJg&t=4s

➡️Supercharge Your Mitochondria with Hyperbaric Therapy | Dr. Eleanor Womack:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--Y9_6ygu64&t=3s

➡️The Best Anti-Aging Diet & Supplements for Mitochondrial Health:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvsjwi3XktM&t=4s

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➡️ Macro vs. Micronutrients: Do You Have Enough in Your Diet?

https://drruscio.com/macro-vs-micro-nutrient/

➡️ Understand Diamine Oxidase & Manage Your Histamine in 5 Steps

https://drruscio.com/diamine-oxidase/

➡️ How to Heal Your Gut Naturally: A Clinician’s Guide

https://drruscio.com/how-to-heal-your-gut-naturally/

Timestamps

00:00 Why thiamine is important

02:40 Symptoms of deficiency

03:39 How diet leads to depletion

05:51 Candida, SIBO & other conditions deplete thiamine

13:39 Treatment & testing options

17:44 Thiamine success stories

20:55 Thiamine protocol

22:37 Food sources of thiamine

23:16 Safety & troubleshooting thiamine use

Featured Studies

📉Foods, fortificants, and supplements: Where do Americans get their nutrients?:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21865568/

📉Hiding in Plain Sight: Modern Thiamine Deficiency:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34685573/

📉The thiamine status of adult humans depends on carbohydrate intake:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11582856/

📉Hiding in Plain Sight: Modern Thiamine Deficiency:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8533683/

📉Does Abiotic Stress Cause Functional B Vitamin Deficiency in Plants?:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27807106/

📉Impact of exercise and vitamin B1 intake on hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor and spatial memory performance in a rat model of stress: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25994133/

📉Effect of vitamin B1 supplementation on blood creatinine and lactate levels and clinical outcomes in patients in intensive care units:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37553224/

📉Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and thiamine deficiency after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in obese patients: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19083422/

📉Vagal dysfunction and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: novel pathways to chronic inflammation in HIV:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29596112/

📉Thiamin: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Thiamin-HealthProfessional/

📉High-dose oral thiamine versus placebo for chronic fatigue in patients with quiescent inflammatory bowel disease: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33210299/

📉Improvement of Heart Rate Variability with Benfothiamine and Alpha-Lipoic Acid in Type 2 Diabetic Patients ? Pilot Study: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261249122_Improvement_of_Heart_Rate_Variability_with_Benfothiamine_and_Alpha-Lipoic_Acid_in_Type_2_Diabetic_Patients_Pilot_Study#fullTextFileContent

📉Vitamin B1 (Thiamin): https://nutrivore.com/nutrients/vitamin-b1/

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951 - The Science of Seed Oils: Are They Really Harmful? 0

Jan 27, 2025

Seed oils have been a controversial topic as of late. But, are they all harmful? In this episode, I’ll present extensive research on seed oils, how they’re affecting your body, and suggest the best ways to consume them.

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Top Anti-Inflammatory Foods You Should Eat Every Day:

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:24 Linoleic acid

01:51 Do they cause inflammation?

09:07 Increased risk of heart disease?

15:06 Key heart disease studies

17:17 Omega-3 & omega-6

19:08 Processing, chemical solvents & hexane

21:24 Is refinement/hexane harmful?

25:10 Best heating uses

29:23 Hydrogenated/trans fats

32:03 Key takeaways

Featured Studies

📉Omega-6 vegetable oils & heart disease

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30364556/

📉Increasing linoleic acid & tissue arachidonic acid content

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21663641/

📉Long-chain conversion of [13C]linoleic acid & alpha-linolenic acid

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15576848/

📉Omega-6 fatty acids & risk for cardiovascular disease

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19171857/

📉Linoleic acid intake & blood inflammatory markers https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28752873/

📉A diet containing grapeseed oil-based fats does not increase lipid peroxidation in humans https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11641740/

📉Linoleic acid & heart disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25161045/

📉Linoleic Acid & Type 2 Diabetes https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34417277/

📉Linoleic acid & mortality

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32020162/

📉Foods & LDL cholesterol

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33762150/

📉Oils & solid fats on blood lipids https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30006369/

📉Canola oil & cardiovascular risk factors

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33127255/

📉Fats & cardiometabolic risk during weight gain

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25319187/

📉Saturated Fat Promotes Fatty Liver& Ceramides

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31369090/

📉Replacing saturated fat with n-6 polyunsaturated fat

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28526025/

📉Reduction in saturated fat for cardiovascular disease

https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011737.pub3/full

📉The Omega-6:Omega-3 ratio

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29599053/

📉Cognitive Impairment & Low Omega-3 Index

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27701160/

📉Blood Omega-3 Index & Cognition

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26729157/

📉Omega-3 Index & risk for coronary heart disease mortality

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28511049/

📉Omega-3 index & type 2 diabetes

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34740031/

📉Hexane Content in Vegetable Oils

https://openaccesspub.org/experimental-and-clinical-toxicology/article/622

📉Pressed & extracted vegetable oils

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37576238/

📉 Cooking oils in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24625239/

📉Grapeseed/canola-oil supplementation reduces serum lipids & liver enzymes in adipose tissuehttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25403327/

📉Whey - From waste to a valuable resource

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266615432400317X

📉Sustainable Protein Powders

https://www.foodunfolded.com/article/sustainable-protein-powders-whey-vs-plant-based

📉Protein & resistance training-induced gains https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28698222/

📉Whey Protein & Resistance Exercise Training https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37571361/

📉Ultra-processed food consumption & cardiovascular mortality

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33536027/

📉Trans Fat https://www.fda.gov/food/food-additives-petitions/trans-fat

📉Fat hydrogenation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_hydrogenation

📉Heating & Trans Fatty Acid Content of Edible Oils

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35406103/

📉Heating & Fatty Acid Composition of Plant-Based Cooking Oils

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35053923/#:~:text=The%20present%20data%20indicate%20that,the%20number%20of%20heating%20sequences.

📉How Long to Fry Every Food https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/deep-frying-temperature-chart/#:~:text=What%20is%20the%20normal%20temperature,right%20type%20of%20cooking%20fat.

📉Lean red meat & human evolution https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10918988/

📉Fatty acid & wild ruminant tissues https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11960292/

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950 - The Overlooked Parasite Causing Brain Fog & Gut Symptoms｜Dr. Henry Lindner 0

Jan 20, 2025

Today I’m joined by Dr. Henry Lindner, who has done tremendous work in researching and treating vector borne illnesses, specifically bartonella and babesia. We discuss symptoms, testing, and several treatment options that can support you in fighting the parasites that may be causing your underlying gut issues, fatigue and insomnia. Dr. Lindner also shares his personal experience with vector illnesses and what he is doing now to create more effective solutions.

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➡️Why You’re Not Recovering from Tick Borne Disease ⏐ Dr. Myriah Hinchey:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLsc6FQ1tJk&t=1s

➡️Chronic Infections, Overlooked Cause of Fatigue, Depression, Insomnia & Joint Pain | Dr. Amy Offutt:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8_0qMWwQIo&t=3228s

➡️Hidden Signs Your Gut Issues & Fatigue Are A Vector Borne Disease:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTvutYWZ9Jw&t=231s

➡️You Didn't Know This About Lyme Disease (and How to Heal) | Dr. Tania Dempsey:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r_Ud5Cmp9Y&t=2456s

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➡️ Understanding Chronic Babesia Symptoms and How to Reverse Them

https://drruscio.com/chronic-babesia-symptoms/

➡️ How to Build a Holistic Bartonella Treatment Plan

https://drruscio.com/bartonella-treatment/

➡️ Bartonella Symptoms: Telltale Signs of an Infectious Disease

https://drruscio.com/bartonella-symptoms/

➡️ How to Use Natural Antibiotics for Bacterial Infections: A Clinician’s POV

https://drruscio.com/natural-antibiotics-for-bacterial-infection/

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

02:14 Henry’s personal experience with chronic infections

05:26 Bartonella & babesia’s affects on the body

7:55 Why lyme treatment doesn’t work

10:26 VBI Testing

18:00 Affects on the immune system

20:17 Example of an infection in dogs

25:00 Approaching treatment & Herxiemer’s reactions

34:44 GI & other symptoms

39:26 Effective antimalarials

50:21 Antibiotics, biofilms & other options

01:03:26 Herbal treatments

01:05:29 IV & alternative therapies

01:15:40 POTS & dysautonomia

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949 - Healing Candida Overgrowth: Dr. Mona Morstein’s 1-Month Protocol 0

Jan 13, 2025

I’m very excited to have naturopathic physician Dr. Mona Morstein on today’s podcast to speak on treating candida! As an avid follower of her work, I was very interested in getting her insight on everything from fungal overgrowth symptoms to diagnosis, diets and treatments. Hear her take on the best testing methods and learn about her recommended treatment plan!

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➡️The Best Natural Treatments for Candida (Science-based):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnc3ZkLuPzs

➡️Eat These 7 Foods EVERY DAY for SIFO & Candida:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIKgNtxC3Mw&t=265s

➡️Get Rid Of Candida & SIFO in 4 Simplified Steps (Works Fast):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EenuIwuJ7h0&t=1571s

➡️8 Warning Signs of Candida & SIFO (Don't Ignore!):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctEm_H3b2j4&t=2s

➡️5 Warning Signs You’re Histamine Intolerant (& What You Can Do):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPBAd9RzIf4

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➡️ What Causes Candida Overgrowth—and What Can You Do About It?

https://drruscio.com/what-causes-candida/

➡️ What Is Candida? 5 Facts You May Not Know

https://drruscio.com/what-is-candida/

➡️ 4 Proven Herbal Treatments for Candida Overgrowth

https://drruscio.com/herbal-treatments-for-candida-overgrowth/

➡️ Fungal Infections: What Is the Strongest Candida Killer?

https://drruscio.com/strongest-candida-killer/

Timestamps (cut down)

00:00 Intro

03:02 Fungal overgrowth symptoms

09:52 Preventing nutrient deficiencies

15:27 Vector diseases & fungal overgrowth

21:53 Stool testing

23:33 The Organic Acids Test (OATS)

27:04 Antibody testing

30:50 Typical treatment timeline

37:41 The best diet approach

48:54 Probiotic recommendations

51:43 When to use prebiotics & fiber

59:05 Mona’s favorite supplements

01:03:09 A sample protocol

01:06:42 Tackling candida relapse

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948 - Why You’re Not Recovering from Tick Borne Disease ⏐ Dr. Myriah Hinchey 0

Jan 6, 2025

If you’ve experienced tick borne disease, you know it can be difficult to find the right care. Thus, I was very excited to have chronic illness expert, Dr. Myriah Hinchey on the podcast! In this episode, she sheds light on the best testing and treatment approaches that encourage patients to have hope and motivation for their healing. We discuss inflammation, handling die-off, alternative therapies, and more. Gain insight into vector borne illnesses and listen now!

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➡️Hidden Signs Your Gut Issues & Fatigue Are A Vector Borne Disease:

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➡️You Didn't Know This About Lyme Disease (and How to Heal) | Dr. Tania Dempsey:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r_Ud5Cmp9Y&t=2455s

➡️Chronic Infections, Overlooked Cause of Fatigue, Depression, Insomnia & Joint Pain | Dr. Amy Offutt:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8_0qMWwQIo&t=3228s

➡️Supercharge Your Mitochondria with Hyperbaric Therapy | Dr. Eleanor Womack:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--Y9_6ygu64&t=38s

➡️The Most Effective Supplements For Lyme Disease and Chronic Infections:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4HJ2Yc-aq8&t=5s

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