Decoding Disease with Dr. Rue
Learn to see your body through a different lens.
There comes a point where you begin to sense that what you are experiencing cannot be fully explained by symptoms alone. Patterns repeat, progress feels incomplete, and something deeper is asking to be understood. I’m Dr. Rue, a naturopathic physician focused on chronic illness and integrative oncology, where the work is not about chasing conditions, but about observing the terrain in which they arise.
In this space, we explore how the body adapts, how systems communicate, and how environment, metabolism, and lived experience shape what you feel day to day. The body is not random, and it is not working against you. It responds in ways that reflect its internal and external worlds. As you begin to understand those responses, your relationship with your health begins to change.
These are quiet, intentional conversations designed to bring clarity without removing complexity. If you have ever felt that your experience does not fit into a simple explanation, you are not alone. This is a place to listen more closely, to reconnect, and to begin seeing what may have been there all along.
Decoding Disease with Dr. Rue
Latest Episodes
The Boy Who Was Dying Until Insulin Arrived
In 1922, fourteen-year-old Leonard Thompson was dying of Type 1 diabetes. He was desperately thin, and the treatment keeping him alive was a diet so restrictive it amounted to controlled starvation.Then he received an injection of pancre...
Insulin Isnt Born As Insulin
You’ve probably heard that your pancreas makes insulin. But what does “makes insulin” actually mean?It starts with something called preproinsulin, a long chain of amino acids that isn’t ready to do the job yet. Inside a beta cell, that c...
The Moment Your Beta Cell Goes Electric | Ep. 118
Inside a tiny cell is an even tinier gate, opening and closing as conditions change. Something so small, yet what happens at that gate can influence a much larger response.In this episode, we explore why this microscopic gate matters and...
How Does a Beta Cell Know Glucose is Rising? | Ep. 117
Glucose begins to rise in your blood. But how does a single cell know that it’s happening? And how does that tiny cell know it’s time to respond?In this episode, we explore one of the body’s most remarkable sensing systems and what it re...
Meet the Tiny Cell Watching Your Blood Sugar | Ep. 116
Some of the smallest cells in the body carry some of the biggest responsibilities. A tiny population of cells helps determine how we respond to glucose, use energy, and maintain metabolic balance.In this episode, we explore why these cel...