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847 - The Link Between MCAS, POTS, and EDS with Dr. Leonard Weinstock

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

Dr. Michael Ruscio, DC

Medical, Health, Functionalmedicine, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.5774 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Mast cell activation (MCAS), Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) are three often debilitating conditions on their own, but it seems they're likely connected to one another.

Join me and Dr. Weinstock as he explains the symptoms of these conditions, how they're linked, and what the future looks like for treatment. Even if you're only dealing with MCAS or POTS, this episode is worth a listen.



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Timestamps

00:00 Intro 

01:06 What is the “triad”?

02:58 MCAS, POTS, & EDS defined

14:33 What are effective therapeutics for healing?

17:20 Approach to MCAS: Step 1

18:14 The importance of mental health

27:32 How these immune symptoms connect to gut health

33:18 Where Dr. Weinstock starts with stomach distension 

36:32 Immunoglobulins

38:50 Sodium butyrate 

39:42 The low FODMAP diet for dysbiosis

42:30 Effective therapies for POTS & EDS

47:39 Low-dose naltrexone

 

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0:00.0

Welcome to Dr. Rousho Radio, providing practical and science-based solutions to feeling your best.

0:15.4

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0:22.9

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0:30.6

The following discussion is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or

0:36.0

treat any disease. Please do not apply any of this information

0:39.6

without first speaking with your doctor. Now, let's head to the show. Hey everyone, welcome back. I'm here

0:46.3

again with good friend and colleague, someone who I really respect the research that you publish,

0:51.3

Dr. Leonard Weinstock. Welcome back, Lenny. Thank you so much, Michael.

0:56.4

You're working on a documentary right now. Maybe tell us a little bit about that because it's a good

1:00.6

prelude into the conversation that we'll have. For me, this is the most exciting thing I've done

1:06.0

in a decade. Literally, so many people need help, direction, awareness, compassion with the triad.

1:14.6

I call it the evil triad. Some people say it's a trifecta, but trifecta means you've won something

1:20.2

at the races. No, it's the evil triad. Mass. Elicivation, osteoarthicaticicardia syndrome,

1:31.9

or other dysodonomia, and Ellers-Damlo syndrome, of which there are 13 varieties,

1:37.3

but the most common is hypermobile EDFs where people can bend their joints back into weird positions, but it affects so many things in the gut.

1:47.7

And I think it will be interested to know it can cause median arcuate ligament syndrome, vascular compression diseases, nutcracker syndrome that people have severe symptoms from,

2:06.2

and severe nausea, SIBO, refractory SIBO,

2:10.1

because of the loopy-jurpy effect on small intestine,

2:14.2

lung medentary, etc., and constipation.

2:19.0

But this is all tied together with mass cell activation syndrome.

2:25.6

Maybe we start with a few definitions in case people haven't heard of these syndromes,

2:31.9

because I want to make sure that people stay tuned in if they might have a presentation or symptoms that would peak their curiosity and maybe they want to have

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