I was using a grinder once back in 1981 and the grinding disc exploded, a small piece of the disc stuck in my safety goggles, if I hadn't been wearing them I would've lost my eye for sure! I'm a huge believer in safety equipment!
More great reasons for keto. A former coworker just died this week. Born in 54. Found out she had diabetes, gone blind and had been in a nursing home for 2 years. Very sad.
Something that happened to me that I think is interesting - I started doing a lot of fist fighting (krav maga, boxing, kickboxing) with lots of sparring and my macular degeneration stopped, my pre-glaucoma disappeared, my left eye went from 20/30 to 20/25 and my field of vision is now 20% larger than it was prior. My diet didn't change before these changes were noticed, but since then I'm low carb and results are still good. I dunno if this is significant, but I find it interesting.
It's great that you have so many videos that address age related issues since many of our parents are deteriorating in ways we might be able to mitigate. THANK YOU.
I'm legally blind from glaucoma and I agree 100%! I had a fatty liver and a A1C of 6.1, 20 years ago and was told I was pre-diabetic or borderline I didn't fix the problem! now I'm paying the price! But in the last 5 months I've lost 40 lb and drop my blood sugar to 50 to 90 -100 from 255-260's! THANKS YOU Doc Berry! I feel much better!
@@jeremykops it hasn't reversed it but I think it's slowed down the progress! I definitely feel better! The problem with with glaucoma is it's not just a pressure problem it's an optic nerve problem even with the surgeries my pressures 8-10 I was still continue to over time to lose eyesight! I believe if I had gotten my sugar under control early I would not have lost my sight! I don't have a diabetic eyes!
When I went to the eye doctor, he told me high blood pressure had done damage to the blood vessels in my eyes. I also have cataracts. I have "fixed my diet" before, but got sidetracked during a stall. I started back on keto at the beginning of this month. Very excited about not giving up this time!
I have retinopathy of prematurity. I was born too early and the oxygen damaged my redness. So although it’s not caused by diabetes I can definitely tell you it sucks. I watch this video through a very strong magnifying glass. That’s how I read and it is steadily getting worse. Eventually I won’t have any usable site. So anything you can do to help save your eyesight is worth doing.
Dr. Berry. I’m no doctor but 2 years in to keto I developed some double vision. (Thyroid eye disease?) started taking iodine drops in my morning coffee like Nesha and after about 3 months it has cleared up. Thank you both.
I love your channel and your expertise. Been subscribed for a while now. This subject really interest me, hence the name and I am so passionate about eye care, eye health and preventable and avoidable blindness. I was born with congenital cataracts, nystagmus, and a few other eye conditions. I developed glaucoma in my early teenage years and lost a huge chunk of vision. Then at 16 through an accident I lost the remaining vision. Thank you so much for publicly educating people about preventable and avoidable blindness. Let’s try and catch up as it would be awesome to do a collaboration with you if that’s something you’d consider doing. You have the medical knowledge and expertise and I am the human case study story so to speak. This was fascinating so thank you again for sharing. Take care, stay safe and well. All the best
After about a year on cv I noticed my vision had changed. Naturally I thought, it was getting worse, as I'm getting older. But no, I've now over the past months gone from 2.5 to 1.5 in my reading glasses... 😊
Thank you my eyes are getting worse each year we lived in a moldy house for years and didn't know it . so now any place we walk in to we can tell immediately if it's moldy and about a hour later the eye sight gets blurred for a while I've been carnivore for 9 weeks lost 30 lbs and feel great
When I was a new machinist in my early 20's, I was sitting in a chair, without safety glasses, watching my machine as it machined some steel. I kept thinking I should get up and retrieve my safety glasses from my toolbox. After 2 or 3 minutes I finally did go get them and put them on. As soon as my butt hit the chair again a steel chip flew off the machine and struck me in the face. I jumped up and stopped the machine so I could inspect myself for damage. The steel chip had struck my safety glasses and left a significant mark in them and had cut both my lips. The chip most definitely would have struck my eyeball based on the location of the mark on the glasses. Also, when a steel chip is flung from the part on the machine ( a planer ) it is approximately 800 degrees F. Safety glasses are a must around any machine. Be it commercial or a drill at home.
Thank you so much for always delivering well needed information. I appreciate all the time that you sacrifice in order to have the most current researches. Be safe, well and blessed.
Thanks for reminding people to wear safety glasses. I scratched my eye while hand-pruning berry stalks, so even gardening without high-velocity machinery can be risky without safety glasses.
It seems that almost all bad roads to illness begin with our diet. If you want to be as healthy as you possibly can be, eat the proper human diet. That's pretty clear to those of us who follow you, Doc. Thanks so much for all of your valuable information. I wish more people would listen and follow. I still have more work to do on myself, but I know I will get there. My goal is carnivore and I get closer by the day. I know that is the answer, at least for me.
My husband got metal shavings out of his eye by soaking and using the jets in a whirlpool tub with epsom salts water. No ER bill and it healed quickly.
I read the information sheet that comes with allergy medicine. It said one of the side effects that it can cause some of the things you mentioned. It shows that a diet really does effect. My diet has reduced my allergy attacks.
So many people don't know that grains aren't very healthy. High carbs are also bad. An Iodine tincher can help prevent calcification of the pineal gland. The fields of our country are for the most part been farmed out, so we aren't getting enough Iodine in our diet.
Thank you... Did you say eliminate *grains* I use brown rice and brown sugar. And eliminate vegetable oils... Soya oil also... I mostly use olive oil... Thank you... I learn a lot from your channel.
Yes, he means no grains and no sugars. So honey, molasses, brown sugar are all out. And no fruit juice even though it seems healthy. No chips, brown or white rice, no corn. I think I am going to cry.
I was blinded in one eye by a baseball when I was a kid (detached retina). Now 50 years later, I 've had cataract surgery, have glaucoma in my other eye and diabetes. Almost feels like it was pre-ordained that I be blind. Since a kid, I've always worn safety goggles/glasses even when cooking. Definitely staying on keto/carnivore, if the government "allows"me to 😮 and doesn't force me to eat fake meat. I'd rather catch and eat rats than eat that crap.
I was diagnosed with T2d twenty-five years ago, diabetic retinopathy followed five or six years later. I didn't do nearly enough to correct either, but to be fair I didn't hear about LCHF or Keto until about seven years ago. In those seven years I've dropped my blood glucose A1c to a tight 43mmol/mol(6%) & I'm in control, but it's too late, over the last twelve months I've had to have numerous laser procedures & a Vitrectomy in my one eye, I'm currently awaiting an appointment for a Ranibizumab injection & further laser treatment & I'm suffering impairment of vision. I just wanted to say that even when you take the bull by the Horne's & get your BG under control, it can still be too late, damage may already be done! Anyone being diagnosed at early stages of T2d need to get seriously medieval on their condition from day one.....Or else!
I have something called retinal vein occlusion. All the ophthalmologist wants to do is to give me shots of Vabysmo in my eye. I said no this last time and told him that I wanted to see if I can fix this with diet - maybe also exercise. I read that leaky blood vessels play a role and that increasing my nitric oxide would help. I am drinking some beetroot and pomegranate juice to increase nitric oxide and doing a series of exercises that are also supposed to help in increasing my nitric oxide. thoughts on this approach?
I'm 26 and I have glaucoma in both my eyes. It was caused by my cataract surgery when I was a baby but I wasn't diagnosed with glaucoma until I was nine. I'm on four eye drops to treat it so I don't go blind.
You can also have an injury at home. I know someone who yanked a vacuum cleaner cord out of the wall without pulling out the plug from the outlet. When he yanked the cord, the plug flew back, hit him in the eye, and he lost that eye. Be careful!
in terms of causes of irreversible blindness, glaucoma is the most leading cause in this group. Global burden of glaucoma in people is expected to be more than 70 million; of these, around 7 million are blind.
Jazzsnare, I agree. I'd like to hear more about the different types of glaucoma and the causes. My grandfather never had screen time. But he did a lot of reading & typing. Yes, that thing with no screen. He had a book published at 96. Had both eyes "scraped" at 97 & lived to 108. Still reading. I had never heard of different kinds of glaucoma.
Thank you so much Dr Berry for all the useful information, I been following your UA-cam videos and I hade learn a lot, I been doing keto for 2 years I do have Hashimoto , no gallbladder,and insulin resistant. After hard work my A1c is 5 cholesterol levels dropped significantly but I can’t loose wait I only dropped 10 lb in 3 years I am loosing hope getting tired please help me what to do
Congratulations on your hard work. I would keep doing keto because it improved your health. You can add intermittent fasting to what you are doing, check how much added fat you are eating - maybe it is too much. And has your size changed? Do you have more energy?
This is a very timely video I was just diagnosed with wet AMD yesterday it is absolutely devastating! I’m 65 and I want you to know what the retina specialist said about diet. I’ve been on keto for a couple of years and enjoyed that lifestyle very much. I’ve had improvements in many blood tests but my cholesterol went up a lot as before it was actually low! She told me that a high fat diet with meat, butter and cheese greatly increases your chances of developing AMD. She said by eating keto I probably increased my chances! So what do you make of this information as I am so confused! Is this another lie my doctor told me? I just don’t know what to eat now can you give some suggestions! She even gave me a pamphlet showing me what not to eat! This is a reputable doctors office from UV of Washington in Seattle.
@@leslie1977 I am going in this Friday for angle closure iridology - and am pretty scared! How did it go for you? The prednisdone drops can actually make glaucoma worse...what did they give you? Hope you see this, I could use some encouragement.
Thanks Dr. Berry. I was a little worried there. Accord to lore, I I was scared that a certain popular activity led to blindness. Wow. Dodged a bullet there !
One thing I have observed is that more and more children are wearing glasses at much younger ages. I wonder if that has anything to do with our diets, which have become higher in refined starches and lower in nutritional quality. If there is any evidence that nutritional quality factors into diminished eyesight of children, please do a video regarding that Dr. Berry. The often facile answer is that children have more screen time than ever as a result of TV, the Internet, and smartphones, but I just don't buy that explanation, because I used to watch way more TV than I should have when I was a kid, and yet my eyesight is far better as a 43 year old man than my teenage nephew and teenage nieces. I still have not had a need to wear glasses and all three of my brother's kids do. When I go to shopping malls I see this phenomenon over and over again. More kids are wearing glasses. Yes, for most of my formative years, I did not have the Internet or a smartphone, but given that I am more than 2 decades older than my nephew and nieces, you would think that simply the sheer number of years that I have had exposure to TV and computer screens would offset the the greater exposure they have received. Something else has to be going on here.
I think some of the problem may be what the mother consumes while pregnant. Some of that is passed along to the baby and isn't much thought about. Even things that we've been led to believe are healthy could be doing some damage.
I have a learning disability with Amblyopia. Learned recently that I have mutated DNA. The eye disease is genetic on both sides of my family. Due to the underdeveloped brain of mine, my left eye will always be legally blind. I have 20/40 vision in my right eye and am nearsightedness. Been wearing glasses at 4 yrs old and had 3 eye surgeries. 2 muscle repair and a bump removal. I need another muscle repair at 30 but there's a slim chance of having any muscle left.
Probably. I put night time mode so it got rid of all blue light on all devices. Apparently your eye doesn't adjust the pupil properly to blue light, not only that but blue light dries your eyes which can cause more damage. Get rid of blue light and put it on night time mode 24/7.
My 40 yr old sister has all of a sudden lost her central vision without improvement in nearly 3 months. No Specialists have come up with an explanation at this point. She does abuse alcohol, I was wondering if it could be related to this.
Came looking for information to help me with my eyesight which has taken a sudden turn for the worse. Then it dawned on me that I had been taking a tsp of cod liver oil every day but decided to quit all supplements and see what happened. I was so confused when my sight got worse because I've been carnivoring for over a year. Sheesh! So I just went and took a tsp and will continue taking it. Who'd a thunk?
I have glaucoma. I have eaten keto for many years now. I do not have metabolic issues although my grandmother was a diabetic. I do however have severe myopia which can also be a factor for glaucoma.
Hi Dr. My mom was diagnosed with Glaucoma & also have cataracts. Her visit is getting worst & she needs surgery to help her keep her vision. She does not have health insurance. Are you aware of any grants to help her or any eye specialist that does pro Bono work
Hi Doctor Berry. I am a new carnivore I am 4 days in and I am getting all the symptoms of tiredness, nausea, I lost my appetite for meal #2 which I usually eat by 6pm and fast to the next day and eat my full breakfast at 11 am and I eat until I am completely full. I noticed that I lost my appetite but I have been getting blurry vision been eating 2 full meals but today only ate one because I had no appetite whatsoever and been slowly getting blurred vision. HELP any advice please would help me not get worried. Thank you 😊
I'm not a doctor,but I would highly suggest you go see functional medicine MD or a very good naturopath. Simple fix once U know what you body needs. God bless
***HONEST CONFESSION*** Great material, but trust me when I say that in my very 1st session stubborn 45 minute session of eye exercises (here on YT) I had reversed about 80% of my distant vision loss. Over 50, I since have been driving without glasses. I can also read without glasses, but in the interest of workplace accuracy, use a level 1+/- reading glasses from the $$ store! Pls note essentials apart from eyes muscles stretching every a.m: - FISH OIL - YOUR B COMPLEXES - XANTHIUM - LUTEIN - GOOD 'OL BETA CAROTENE (by all means carrot away which also serve as a cleaning 'brush' passing thru your intestines. Pls spread this info to other souls.
I have been carnivore about 8 months, was told today pressure is good but starting of glaucoma, i did some research and it said bilberry will help, what do i do to reverse this, i already reversed md.
I have been a Carnivore for about two months. I have had Lasik Surgery and Cataract surgery. I visited my eye dr and she said one eye had a higher pressure (7 points) than the other. 10/17. So she put me on Latanoprost Ophthalmic Solution, one drop in each eye. Within two days, I have severe pain just moving my eye, oozing, and light sensitivity. I have to stop the drops! I have an appointment with the eye dr tomorrow. I printed out your link to this UA-cam so I can show it to her. I don't think that the pressure is too high, and the longer I am a Carnivore, the butter the pressure will get? PLMK, Jackie
If you are using a weed whacker and someone walks by, stop the damn thing until they've gone past. I got hit by a sharp little rock, just two inches away from my eye because some guy didn't stop. I was carrying my toddler at the time, and that rock came real close to him as well.
I'm 26 and I have glaucoma. My glaucoma is caused by my cataract surgery when I was a baby and I was diagnosed with glaucoma at the age of 9. So glaucoma has to do with complication from my infant cataract surgery. I have to take for eye drops to control my pressure.
My daughter was diagnosed with Drusen in her left eye. Fatty deposits build up under the retina which can eventually lead to blindness. They said diet can slow the progression of the disease.
Did your watering clear up? I am only early 50s and my eyes are watery. Though not running onto my face, I find it irritating. One eye is more affected than the other. I'm on here trying to see if anyone is mentioning keto or carnivore helping watery eyes. Thanks, Sarah
@@Lea31706 Thanks so much for replying lea31. That's some great results you've got, and encouraging for me re the potential of my watery eyes clearing up. I'm considering doing carnivore mostly for mental health (bipolar II with lots of depression and anxiety), but have struggled with the idea of the diet being so limited and antisocial. I am not crazy about meat and have gotten too much of my pleasure in life from food, so it's hard to get my head around this, but I've felt sure for some time that a low carb diet is healthiest and have seen online that for some people they have needed to go keto and others have had to go carnivore. I have IBS too. I don't have autoimmune issues, as far as I know, but my partner does and was very interested and surprised when I read out your reply. I've known for some time that certain diets can help with these conditions. I'm always surprised when others are surprised that a diet that helps with one condition helps with many others. It makes total sense to me that a healthy diet would be healthy in general! Thanks again for your reply, Sarah
Any insight into ischemic optic neuropathy? I believe that I have insulin resistance based on previous lipid studies. I am now 81, a sugar addict presently under control using a keto diet for several years. Growing up I had many of the problems now connected to SAD. I am being followed by a retinal specialist at 6 month intervals for AMD. A year ago I developed partial blindness in my left eye due to ischemic damage to a portion of the optic nerve. I have been unable to find useful information. Do you have any insight?
Just eat wild caught salmon, grass fed red meat, liver, good eggs, grass fed butter, and stop carbs, starches. And if you want to be extreme you can stop vegetables. That’s what I did to get over top 3% of the world for omega 3:6 ratio for red blood cells. No supplements needed.
...🌻🎃🍁🍂🌶 in July when I went for an eye exam, I went down a notch in reading glasses strength; indeed attributable to my low carb no sugar high fat diet since March, 2016; there is also a non-food related glaucoma called ‘traumatic glaucoma’ which could develop after severe eye trauma or even surgery i.e., septorhinoplasty.
What is the difference between wet and dry macular degeneration ? And which is more serious ? And are the injections in the eyeball effective or damaging ?
I think the injections my dad gets gave him an infection in his eye. His iris went from blue to covered in white. Almost looks like puss trapped between his cornea and eyeball. His eye doctor gave him antibiotics. It looks terrible and he has lost sight in that eye. He is a T2D and has been for 30 yrs. They have him on 3 types of diabetic medications. I have been trying to get him on carnivore. Which he started now, but he is saying his blood sugar spikes when he eats just beef now. So I don’t know if I am giving him good advice or not now. I wish I could find a doctor that isn’t brainwashed to meet with him.
@@RealEyesRealizeRealLies1my dad didn't have much success with the injections either. Your father is fortunate to have you looking out for him. It is indeed difficult to find an educated eye physician who isn't just doing the latest and greatest pharma drug. I hope the AMA develops a less invasive but effective treatment for these eye problems and procedures. 😕
@@RealEyesRealizeRealLies1also, try to find your dad a wholistic functional MD who can treat him and help with his diet and lifestyle with diabetes. Diabetics need their vegetables 🥦🥗 also, with some protein. But going low low carb is definitely the answer. I believe a Mediterranean style diet is great for a diabetic, including the healthy and beneficial oils. 🌞
("pain in my left eyeball from rubbing it...due to the suspected steroids I understand my cruciferous capsules are adulterated with...but, my knee floated out of place this last week...45 days after my hamstring tendon 'hyperextended'?...and I didn't catch on...")
I sometimes have total blindness in both eyes from time to time last episode lasted 4 hours doctor can find no cause for it starts with flashes in my eyes I have to wait it out
Find another ophthalmologist. Don't just take the findings of one doctor. Maybe he or she missed something that another set of eyes (so to speak) will find. I work for an optometrist. I know what I'm talking about
@@lisag18 I've been to a specialist but if it's not happening at that time he doesn't see it my pcp said she thinks it's blood or cholesterol clots doesn't know I just have to be careful when it happens blindness is awful
Visit a neurologist and consider an MRI/MRA. Vitamin K1 helps clotting properly. A, D3, K2 helps with plaque. Improving omega 3:6 ratio helps red blood be flexible. Eye blindness lasting over an hour can be a mini stroke.
Lol that was just a marketing gimmick to get ppl to eat more carrots. Beta carotene can be converted into small amount of retinol vitamin A in small intestines, not enough that our bodies require. Many other vegs also contain carotenoids not just carrots. But it's better to eat foods rich in retinol instead. Dr Berry has vids on foods high in vitamin A.
Hey Dr. Berry, love your videos, been watching for years and have a question. I'm 55, have a very active workout/life schedule and use carbs [ usually bread, pasta or potato's ] to help maintain my weight. On lower active days I adjust the carbs lower as needed. Is this kind of carb usage ok? It's just much easier to use carbs so I'm not eating 24/7 to keep my weight where I want it.
I had closed angle glaucoma and they said it was the rare kind of glaucoma..they did laser to make holes in the channels at the back of my eyes ..I eat so healthy ..but what would a low carb and grain free diet be like ? I am vegan so I eat lots of beans, pulses, potatoes vegetables fruit and nuts and have a lots of healthy food..without rice pasta potatoes or bread what's left ? If you're not a meat eater what is there if carbs are out ? Any advise please ?
Omega 3's are some very important nutrients for the eyes, sure! But how could you forget about vitamin A? Maybe cause that's only found in liver in high amounts, and it wouldn't be congruent with the general message that you don't really need it?
Researchers are stumped by the high rate of glaucoma in people with normal or even low eye pressure. Japan is a classic example. In a country where people routinely live way into their 90s and are relatively healthy still (as fast food is steadily killing the stats), there is a very high incidence of glaucoma. Conclusion is, through process of elimination: Genetic anomaly, yet to be identified.
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I was using a grinder once back in 1981 and the grinding disc exploded, a small piece of the disc stuck in my safety goggles, if I hadn't been wearing them I would've lost my eye for sure! I'm a huge believer in safety equipment!
Grinders are so risky without glasses, I see people using them on construction sites without glasses and the dust flings in there face it’s insane lol
@@seanconnolly2179im 37 i have mild
NPDR retinopathy so scared
More great reasons for keto. A former coworker just died this week. Born in 54. Found out she had diabetes, gone blind and had been in a nursing home for 2 years. Very sad.
1. Diabetic Retinopathy
2. Macular Degeneration
3. Cataracts
4. Glaucoma
5. Trauma
@@YoussefAlaoui Thank you!
I have retinopathy mild.
IM 37 im so scared
Something that happened to me that I think is interesting - I started doing a lot of fist fighting (krav maga, boxing, kickboxing) with lots of sparring and my macular degeneration stopped, my pre-glaucoma disappeared, my left eye went from 20/30 to 20/25 and my field of vision is now 20% larger than it was prior. My diet didn't change before these changes were noticed, but since then I'm low carb and results are still good. I dunno if this is significant, but I find it interesting.
Wow
It's great that you have so many videos that address age related issues since many of our parents are deteriorating in ways we might be able to mitigate. THANK YOU.
I'm legally blind from glaucoma and I agree 100%!
I had a fatty liver and a A1C of 6.1, 20 years ago and was told I was pre-diabetic or borderline I didn't fix the problem! now I'm paying the price!
But in the last 5 months I've lost 40 lb and drop my blood sugar to 50 to 90 -100 from 255-260's!
THANKS YOU Doc Berry! I feel much better!
Has the diet helped your glaucoma?
@@jeremykops it hasn't reversed it but I think it's slowed down the progress! I definitely feel better! The problem with with glaucoma is it's not just a pressure problem it's an optic nerve problem even with the surgeries my pressures 8-10 I was still continue to over time to lose eyesight! I believe if I had gotten my sugar under control early I would not have lost my sight! I don't have a diabetic eyes!
@@jeremykops it hasn't reversed it but I believe it slowed it down!
@@williamwalters581 How about now?
When I went to the eye doctor, he told me high blood pressure had done damage to the blood vessels in my eyes. I also have cataracts. I have "fixed my diet" before, but got sidetracked during a stall. I started back on keto at the beginning of this month. Very excited about not giving up this time!
How are you now?
Since going keto, for the 2nd exam in a row my prescription has gotten better.
Me too. Both eyes improved by 1/4 diopter.
My macular degeneration reversed.
This is really good to hear, I've been wondering if my prescription will change for the better. Your news is encouraging...thanks for sharing!
@@ShipCreek really?
Me too!!! Macular degeneration reversed too!!!
I have retinopathy of prematurity. I was born too early and the oxygen damaged my redness. So although it’s not caused by diabetes I can definitely tell you it sucks. I watch this video through a very strong magnifying glass. That’s how I read and it is steadily getting worse. Eventually I won’t have any usable site. So anything you can do to help save your eyesight is worth doing.
are you eating a high carb diet though, I understand your situation but eating a high carb, refined and processed shitty diet will make it worse.
Dr. Berry. I’m no doctor but 2 years in to keto I developed some double vision. (Thyroid eye disease?) started taking iodine drops in my morning coffee like Nesha and after about 3 months it has cleared up. Thank you both.
I love your channel and your expertise. Been subscribed for a while now. This subject really interest me, hence the name and I am so passionate about eye care, eye health and preventable and avoidable blindness. I was born with congenital cataracts, nystagmus, and a few other eye conditions. I developed glaucoma in my early teenage years and lost a huge chunk of vision. Then at 16 through an accident I lost the remaining vision. Thank you so much for publicly educating people about preventable and avoidable blindness. Let’s try and catch up as it would be awesome to do a collaboration with you if that’s something you’d consider doing. You have the medical knowledge and expertise and I am the human case study story so to speak. This was fascinating so thank you again for sharing. Take care, stay safe and well. All the best
After about a year on cv I noticed my vision had changed. Naturally I thought, it was getting worse, as I'm getting older. But no, I've now over the past months gone from 2.5 to 1.5 in my reading glasses... 😊
Fix your diet. Thank you Dr Berry
Thank you my eyes are getting worse each year we lived in a moldy house for years and didn't know it . so now any place we walk in to we can tell immediately if it's moldy and about a hour later the eye sight gets blurred for a while I've been carnivore for 9 weeks lost 30 lbs and feel great
Your content is *SO* good. I always learn something.
Thank you, Dr. B. ♥️
*"A proper human diet."*
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🚫 *no* to SAD 🚫
Standard American Diet
Eights years I had the start of diabetic retinopathy, I was at the time 51, since then i was able to reverse both situations.
When I was a new machinist in my early 20's, I was sitting in a chair, without safety glasses, watching my machine as it machined some steel. I kept thinking I should get up and retrieve my safety glasses from my toolbox. After 2 or 3 minutes I finally did go get them and put them on. As soon as my butt hit the chair again a steel chip flew off the machine and struck me in the face. I jumped up and stopped the machine so I could inspect myself for damage. The steel chip had struck my safety glasses and left a significant mark in them and had cut both my lips. The chip most definitely would have struck my eyeball based on the location of the mark on the glasses. Also, when a steel chip is flung from the part on the machine ( a planer ) it is approximately 800 degrees F. Safety glasses are a must around any machine. Be it commercial or a drill at home.
Thank you so much for always delivering well needed information. I appreciate all the time that you sacrifice in order to have the most current researches. Be safe, well and blessed.
Thanks for reminding people to wear safety glasses. I scratched my eye while hand-pruning berry stalks, so even gardening without high-velocity machinery can be risky without safety glasses.
It seems that almost all bad roads to illness begin with our diet. If you want to be as healthy as you possibly can be, eat the proper human diet. That's pretty clear to those of us who follow you, Doc. Thanks so much for all of your valuable information. I wish more people would listen and follow. I still have more work to do on myself, but I know I will get there. My goal is carnivore and I get closer by the day. I know that is the answer, at least for me.
My husband got metal shavings out of his eye by soaking and using the jets in a whirlpool tub with epsom salts water. No ER bill and it healed quickly.
Thanks for the info KenBerryMD, very helpful
I read the information sheet that comes with allergy medicine. It said one of the side effects that it can cause some of the things you mentioned. It shows that a diet really does effect. My diet has reduced my allergy attacks.
Thanks for covering this
Already had cataract surgery, was a huge sweetaholic then....good to know even if too late for me!
Jennifer Pope There's always diabetic retinopathy...
Thank you Dr Berry
God bless you and your family always
Doc always has great videos---
I agree, he really does. Such a genuine kind person. Such a positive vibe I feel.
Thank you forever Dr Berry
Thanks! 😊
So many people don't know that grains aren't very healthy. High carbs are also bad. An Iodine tincher can help prevent calcification of the pineal gland. The fields of our country are for the most part been farmed out, so we aren't getting enough Iodine in our diet.
Thank you... Did you say eliminate *grains* I use brown rice and brown sugar. And eliminate vegetable oils... Soya oil also... I mostly use olive oil... Thank you... I learn a lot from your channel.
NO GRAINS. Actually "brown" grains r worse for u...do ur research.
No brown rice please.
Yes, he means no grains and no sugars. So honey, molasses, brown sugar are all out. And no fruit juice even though it seems healthy. No chips, brown or white rice, no corn. I think I am going to cry.
@@isabellelee2658 Eat Carnovore Aurelius Beef Liver Crisps! Organic, clean, liver.
I was blinded in one eye by a baseball when I was a kid (detached retina). Now 50 years later, I 've had cataract surgery, have glaucoma in my other eye and diabetes. Almost feels like it was pre-ordained that I be blind. Since a kid, I've always worn safety goggles/glasses even when cooking. Definitely staying on keto/carnivore, if the government "allows"me to 😮 and doesn't force me to eat fake meat. I'd rather catch and eat rats than eat that crap.
I was diagnosed with T2d twenty-five years ago, diabetic retinopathy followed five or six years later.
I didn't do nearly enough to correct either, but to be fair I didn't hear about LCHF or Keto until about seven years ago.
In those seven years I've dropped my blood glucose A1c to a tight 43mmol/mol(6%) & I'm in control, but it's too late, over the last twelve months I've had to have numerous laser procedures & a Vitrectomy in my one eye, I'm currently awaiting an appointment for a Ranibizumab injection & further laser treatment & I'm suffering impairment of vision.
I just wanted to say that even when you take the bull by the Horne's & get your BG under control, it can still be too late, damage may already be done!
Anyone being diagnosed at early stages of T2d need to get seriously medieval on their condition from day one.....Or else!
Thank you Dr Berry!
I have something called retinal vein occlusion. All the ophthalmologist wants to do is to give me shots of Vabysmo in my eye. I said no this last time and told him that I wanted to see if I can fix this with diet - maybe also exercise. I read that leaky blood vessels play a role and that increasing my nitric oxide would help. I am drinking some beetroot and pomegranate juice to increase nitric oxide and doing a series of exercises that are also supposed to help in increasing my nitric oxide. thoughts on this approach?
Thank you doctor.
I'm 26 and I have glaucoma in both my eyes. It was caused by my cataract surgery when I was a baby but I wasn't diagnosed with glaucoma until I was nine. I'm on four eye drops to treat it so I don't go blind.
You can also have an injury at home. I know someone who yanked a vacuum cleaner cord out of the wall without pulling out the plug from the outlet. When he yanked the cord, the plug flew back, hit him in the eye, and he lost that eye. Be careful!
in terms of causes of irreversible blindness, glaucoma is the most leading cause in this group. Global burden of glaucoma in people is expected to be more than 70 million; of these, around 7 million are blind.
I'd like to hear more about glaucoma, the different forms, and how to try to prevent them. I am getting old.
Jazzsnare, I agree. I'd like to hear more about the different types of glaucoma and the causes. My grandfather never had screen time. But he did a lot of reading & typing. Yes, that thing with no screen. He had a book published at 96. Had both eyes "scraped" at 97 & lived to 108. Still reading. I had never heard of different kinds of glaucoma.
I have glaucoma in both of my eyes .
Thank you so much Dr Berry for all the useful information, I been following your UA-cam videos and I hade learn a lot, I been doing keto for 2 years I do have Hashimoto , no gallbladder,and insulin resistant. After hard work my A1c is 5 cholesterol levels dropped significantly but I can’t loose wait I only dropped 10 lb in 3 years I am loosing hope getting tired please help me what to do
Congratulations on your hard work. I would keep doing keto because it improved your health. You can add intermittent fasting to what you are doing, check how much added fat you are eating - maybe it is too much. And has your size changed? Do you have more energy?
You're eating carbohydrates,sugar.
This is a very timely video I was just diagnosed with wet AMD yesterday it is absolutely devastating! I’m 65 and I want you to know what the retina specialist said about diet. I’ve been on keto for a couple of years and enjoyed that lifestyle very much. I’ve had improvements in many blood tests but my cholesterol went up a lot as before it was actually low! She told me that a high fat diet with meat, butter and cheese greatly increases your chances of developing AMD. She said by eating keto I probably increased my chances! So what do you make of this information as I am so confused! Is this another lie my doctor told me? I just don’t know what to eat now can you give some suggestions! She even gave me a pamphlet showing me what not to eat! This is a reputable doctors office from UV of Washington in Seattle.
Watch Bart Kay and see how he regained his eyesight.
What was on the list? Was it greens &. veggies? I'm 68 and developing cataracts.Going in for laser surgery next month.
@@leslie1977 I am going in this Friday for angle closure iridology - and am pretty scared! How did it go for you? The prednisdone drops can actually make glaucoma worse...what did they give you? Hope you see this, I could use some encouragement.
Thank you so much doctor
Thanks Dr. Berry. I was a little worried there. Accord to lore, I I was scared that a certain popular activity led to blindness. Wow. Dodged a bullet there !
One thing I have observed is that more and more children are wearing glasses at much younger ages. I wonder if that has anything to do with our diets, which have become higher in refined starches and lower in nutritional quality. If there is any evidence that nutritional quality factors into diminished eyesight of children, please do a video regarding that Dr. Berry. The often facile answer is that children have more screen time than ever as a result of TV, the Internet, and smartphones, but I just don't buy that explanation, because I used to watch way more TV than I should have when I was a kid, and yet my eyesight is far better as a 43 year old man than my teenage nephew and teenage nieces. I still have not had a need to wear glasses and all three of my brother's kids do. When I go to shopping malls I see this phenomenon over and over again. More kids are wearing glasses. Yes, for most of my formative years, I did not have the Internet or a smartphone, but given that I am more than 2 decades older than my nephew and nieces, you would think that simply the sheer number of years that I have had exposure to TV and computer screens would offset the the greater exposure they have received. Something else has to be going on here.
They found in Japan (i think) that having the children outside for one hr improved their eyesight. Its worthwhile looking up the study.
He just explained it. It's fixing the diet.
I think some of the problem may be what the mother consumes while pregnant. Some of that is passed along to the baby and isn't much thought about. Even things that we've been led to believe are healthy could be doing some damage.
I have a learning disability with Amblyopia. Learned recently that I have mutated DNA. The eye disease is genetic on both sides of my family. Due to the underdeveloped brain of mine, my left eye will always be legally blind. I have 20/40 vision in my right eye and am nearsightedness. Been wearing glasses at 4 yrs old and had 3 eye surgeries. 2 muscle repair and a bump removal. I need another muscle repair at 30 but there's a slim chance of having any muscle left.
@@manguy209 I think your right
Thank you.
Can frequent cell phone use (net surfing, emails, news, etc) lead to any of these diseases and ultimately blindness?? I've often wondered.
In that case, we’re all going blind lol
Probably. I put night time mode so it got rid of all blue light on all devices. Apparently your eye doesn't adjust the pupil properly to blue light, not only that but blue light dries your eyes which can cause more damage. Get rid of blue light and put it on night time mode 24/7.
Can fasting correct vision
My 40 yr old sister has all of a sudden lost her central vision without improvement in nearly 3 months. No Specialists have come up with an explanation at this point. She does abuse alcohol, I was wondering if it could be related to this.
I went through this same thing and found out that I quit dairy especially cheese milk ice cream then I got my sight back maybe it will work for you.
@@daviddexter4958 is milk good for your eyesight though
@@kannasbucket8599 NO it’s highly inflammatory
Came looking for information to help me with my eyesight which has taken a sudden turn for the worse. Then it dawned on me that I had been taking a tsp of cod liver oil every day but decided to quit all supplements and see what happened. I was so confused when my sight got worse because I've been carnivoring for over a year. Sheesh! So I just went and took a tsp and will continue taking it. Who'd a thunk?
AMEN DR. BERRY I also have stayed in my old glasses plus supposed to have MD in only my left eye!!
thank❤you
Thank u man
I have glaucoma. I have eaten keto for many years now. I do not have metabolic issues although my grandmother was a diabetic. I do however have severe myopia which can also be a factor for glaucoma.
Can you please do a video on Ménière’s disease?
Third this. My mother and I both have had random episodes of vertigo. I take care of it by doing the Eppley Maneuver
Could you comment on the keto bread that is currently available at Costco. It does have grain in it wondering if it's good or bad.
Hi Dr. Berry - thank for educate us. I appreciated.
Any video on urine protein? Family member has +2 from +1. Thanks.
Hi Dr. My mom was diagnosed with Glaucoma & also have cataracts. Her visit is getting worst & she needs surgery to help her keep her vision. She does not have health insurance. Are you aware of any grants to help her or any eye specialist that does pro Bono work
Hi Doctor Berry.
I am a new carnivore I am 4 days in and I am getting all the symptoms of tiredness, nausea, I lost my appetite for meal #2 which I usually eat by 6pm and fast to the next day and eat my full breakfast at 11 am and I eat until I am completely full. I noticed that I lost my appetite but I have been getting blurry vision been eating 2 full meals but today only ate one because I had no appetite whatsoever and been slowly getting blurred vision. HELP any advice please would help me not get worried. Thank you 😊
I'm not a doctor,but I would highly suggest you go see functional medicine MD or a very good naturopath. Simple fix once U know what you body needs. God bless
In the mean time take electrolytes. Maybe keto flu. But definitely go see someone
***HONEST CONFESSION*** Great material, but trust me when I say that in my very 1st session stubborn 45 minute session of eye exercises (here on YT) I had reversed about 80% of my distant vision loss. Over 50, I since have been driving without glasses. I can also read without glasses, but in the interest of workplace accuracy, use a level 1+/- reading glasses from the $$ store!
Pls note essentials apart from eyes muscles stretching every a.m:
- FISH OIL
- YOUR B COMPLEXES
- XANTHIUM
- LUTEIN
- GOOD 'OL BETA CAROTENE (by all means carrot away which also serve as a cleaning 'brush' passing thru your intestines. Pls spread this info to other souls.
Where did you find the eye excersise ? Links?
Retinol
Actually eating raw carrots puts small tears in the lining of the intestine. & they're full of carbs!
I do Eye Exercises and take Eye Nutrients for 4yrs now and keep AMD at bay.
I have been carnivore about 8 months, was told today pressure is good but starting of glaucoma, i did some research and it said bilberry will help, what do i do to reverse this, i already reversed md.
Hi Dr. Berry, where would the edema be for diabetic retinopathy?
I have three of those conditions. What chance do I have avoiding blindness? Been keto for 8 months. I am 74. Is it too late???
I have retinal vein occlusion can the carnivore diet help or cure?p
If you already have retinopathy, and are already on keto, is there any hope of reversing the condition?
Anyone know of ways to reverse diabetic retinopathy?
I have been a Carnivore for about two months. I have had Lasik Surgery and Cataract surgery. I visited my eye dr and she said one eye had a higher pressure (7 points) than the other. 10/17. So she put me on Latanoprost Ophthalmic Solution, one drop in each eye. Within two days, I have severe pain just moving my eye, oozing, and light sensitivity. I have to stop the drops! I have an appointment with the eye dr tomorrow. I printed out your link to this UA-cam so I can show it to her. I don't think that the pressure is too high, and the longer I am a Carnivore, the butter the pressure will get? PLMK, Jackie
Can you please advise what your dr said as I am in the same position ty!
Is there a way to get a consultation with you for my dad????
If you are using a weed whacker and someone walks by, stop the damn thing until they've gone past. I got hit by a sharp little rock, just two inches away from my eye because some guy didn't stop. I was carrying my toddler at the time, and that rock came real close to him as well.
Major pet peeve of mine. I feel the same way when I'm passing in my car, as well, and the culprit is too dumb to stop until the cars pass
My glaucoma cured itself after Cataract Surgery. Cataract Surgery is such an amazing procedure. 👁️ 👁️
I'm 26 and I have glaucoma. My glaucoma is caused by my cataract surgery when I was a baby and I was diagnosed with glaucoma at the age of 9. So glaucoma has to do with complication from my infant cataract surgery. I have to take for eye drops to control my pressure.
My daughter was diagnosed with Drusen in her left eye. Fatty deposits build up under the retina which can eventually lead to blindness. They said diet can slow the progression of the disease.
I think it’s incredible how much our diets affect many different things in our bodies. I hope your daughter is doing well. :-). Stay safe
I was struggling to see and my eyes were watering all the time ,being told 9 weeks ago I was pre diabetic now on carnivore and I can see fine
Did your watering clear up? I am only early 50s and my eyes are watery.
Though not running onto my face, I find it irritating. One eye is more affected than the other. I'm on here trying to see if anyone is mentioning keto or carnivore helping watery eyes. Thanks, Sarah
@@sjp6049 yes mine were always watering , they don’t now I wondered if it was due to my blood sugar x
@@sjp6049 I’m now 7 months on carnivore,I’m down 55lb no longer pre diabetic,no watering eyes, no more autoimmune issues,no more IBS x
@@Lea31706 Thanks so much for replying lea31. That's some great results you've got, and encouraging for me re the potential of my watery eyes clearing up. I'm considering doing carnivore mostly for mental health (bipolar II with lots of depression and anxiety), but have struggled with the idea of the diet being so limited and antisocial. I am not crazy about meat and have gotten too much of my pleasure in life from food, so it's hard to get my head around this, but I've felt sure for some time that a low carb diet is healthiest and have seen online that for some people they have needed to go keto and others have had to go carnivore. I have IBS too. I don't have autoimmune issues, as far as I know, but my partner does and was very interested and surprised when I read out your reply. I've known for some time that certain diets can help with these conditions. I'm always surprised when others are surprised that a diet that helps with one condition helps with many others. It makes total sense to me that a healthy diet would be healthy in general! Thanks again for your reply, Sarah
@@sjp6049 don’t think about it start today x
Being on keto I have red bloodshot burning eyes. Can this be related to the keto diet
Bloodshot eyes may indicate B2 deficiency.
Can diabetic retinopathy be slowed down or reversed if you already have it with diet?
Yep.
Try alpha lipoic acid and benfoitamine I think 600 mg and 300 mg
Can mercury filling cause blindness
Any insight into ischemic optic neuropathy? I believe that I have insulin resistance based on previous lipid studies. I am now 81, a sugar addict presently under control using a keto diet for several years. Growing up I had many of the problems now connected to SAD. I am being followed by a retinal specialist at 6 month intervals for AMD. A year ago I developed partial blindness in my left eye due to ischemic damage to a portion of the optic nerve. I have been unable to find useful information. Do you have any insight?
What can be done about Fuchs Dystrophy?
Diet is key in staying healthy-🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿Dr Berry
My eye dr wants me to take fish oil capsule 3 times a day does this break my daily fast I eat from 5pm-9pm
Why not eat Cold Water Salmon and Sardines on the days you eat--Then Fast--Fish Oil can be Rancid
Typically anything under 50 calories will not break fast.
Just eat wild caught salmon, grass fed red meat, liver, good eggs, grass fed butter, and stop carbs, starches. And if you want to be extreme you can stop vegetables. That’s what I did to get over top 3% of the world for omega 3:6 ratio for red blood cells. No supplements needed.
WTF means stoping ongoing damage and prevent new one the same time? So we are slowing down or stoping the disease?
...🌻🎃🍁🍂🌶 in July when I went for an eye exam, I went down a notch in reading glasses strength; indeed attributable to my low carb no sugar high fat diet since March, 2016; there is also a non-food related glaucoma called ‘traumatic glaucoma’ which could develop after severe eye trauma or even surgery i.e., septorhinoplasty.
What is the difference between wet and dry macular degeneration ? And which is more serious ? And are the injections in the eyeball effective or damaging ?
I think the injections my dad gets gave him an infection in his eye. His iris went from blue to covered in white. Almost looks like puss trapped between his cornea and eyeball. His eye doctor gave him antibiotics. It looks terrible and he has lost sight in that eye. He is a T2D and has been for 30 yrs. They have him on 3 types of diabetic medications. I have been trying to get him on carnivore. Which he started now, but he is saying his blood sugar spikes when he eats just beef now. So I don’t know if I am giving him good advice or not now. I wish I could find a doctor that isn’t brainwashed to meet with him.
@@RealEyesRealizeRealLies1my dad didn't have much success with the injections either. Your father is fortunate to have you looking out for him. It is indeed difficult to find an educated eye physician who isn't just doing the latest and greatest pharma drug. I hope the AMA develops a less invasive but effective treatment for these eye problems and procedures. 😕
@@RealEyesRealizeRealLies1also, try to find your dad a wholistic functional MD who can treat him and help with his diet and lifestyle with diabetes. Diabetics need their vegetables 🥦🥗 also, with some protein. But going low low carb is definitely the answer. I believe a Mediterranean style diet is great for a diabetic, including the healthy and beneficial oils. 🌞
("pain in my left eyeball from rubbing it...due to the suspected steroids I understand my cruciferous capsules are adulterated with...but, my knee floated out of place this last week...45 days after my hamstring tendon 'hyperextended'?...and I didn't catch on...")
Thank-you Dr Berry, your videos are truly informative. It just occurred to me that retinol and retina are related words. Lol
That’s why I wear eyeglasses and not contacts->instant eye protection
To a degree… protective eyewear prevents it from coming in from the side as well…
Is there foods that’s good to eat to help eyesight affected by M.S.
I sometimes have total blindness in both eyes from time to time last episode lasted 4 hours doctor can find no cause for it starts with flashes in my eyes I have to wait it out
Do you get headaches with these episodes ?
@@KBrown7 no no warning whatsoever ever just the flashes in my eyes
Find another ophthalmologist. Don't just take the findings of one doctor. Maybe he or she missed something that another set of eyes (so to speak) will find.
I work for an optometrist. I know what I'm talking about
@@lisag18 I've been to a specialist but if it's not happening at that time he doesn't see it my pcp said she thinks it's blood or cholesterol clots doesn't know I just have to be careful when it happens blindness is awful
Visit a neurologist and consider an MRI/MRA. Vitamin K1 helps clotting properly. A, D3, K2 helps with plaque. Improving omega 3:6 ratio helps red blood be flexible. Eye blindness lasting over an hour can be a mini stroke.
Your thoughts on seasonal flu shots. Beneficial for carnivores?
Please research the ingredients of a flue shot!
Doc, just a question, if there is a foreign object that stuck in your eyes like a small piece of glass, is it still curable?
Can i reverse glaucoma?
Do carrots REALLY REALLY help ? Bugs Bunny somtimes wore glasses lol had to throw in a little humor.
Lol that was just a marketing gimmick to get ppl to eat more carrots. Beta carotene can be converted into small amount of retinol vitamin A in small intestines, not enough that our bodies require. Many other vegs also contain carotenoids not just carrots. But it's better to eat foods rich in retinol instead. Dr Berry has vids on foods high in vitamin A.
According to my eye doctor, no.
Butter from vitamin A retinol, not beta carotene so called vitamin A.
Simply go Carnivore--Eat Nose to Tail--Esp Liver
Eat preformed retinol vitamin A. Depending on the body to make it from vegetable precursors is very inefficient.
Hey Dr. Berry, love your videos, been watching for years and have a question. I'm 55, have a very active workout/life schedule and use carbs [ usually bread, pasta or potato's ] to help maintain my weight. On lower active days I adjust the carbs lower as needed. Is this kind of carb usage ok? It's just much easier to use carbs so I'm not eating 24/7 to keep my weight where I want it.
Eat more fat.
Not for optimal health...IMO
Say no to pasta, bread and potato
Watching as my kids prep. For Halloween 😫
Vegetable seed oil can cause blindness? I didnt know that...do you have any more information on this?
Good video
I had closed angle glaucoma and they said it was the rare kind of glaucoma..they did laser to make holes in the channels at the back of my eyes ..I eat so healthy ..but what would a low carb and grain free diet be like ? I am vegan so I eat lots of beans, pulses, potatoes vegetables fruit and nuts and have a lots of healthy food..without rice pasta potatoes or bread what's left ? If you're not a meat eater what is there if carbs are out ? Any advise please ?
Vegetables are trying to kill you because they can not run away. They don't want to be eaten. Please watch Dr. Chafee
I had a number of concussions years ago from ice hockey. My eye doctor is more concerned about this than my diabetes
Good question. I also have had TBI due to horses & a car wreck. That would be a helpful topic to compare.
So you have multiple issues that need dealt with, but your Dr is only worried about 1 of them😬why not address both issues????
@@kathyharmon2093 he said it’s needs to be watched.
Omega 3's are some very important nutrients for the eyes, sure! But how could you forget about vitamin A? Maybe cause that's only found in liver in high amounts, and it wouldn't be congruent with the general message that you don't really need it?
Researchers are stumped by the high rate of glaucoma in people with normal or even low eye pressure. Japan is a classic example. In a country where people routinely live way into their 90s and are relatively healthy still (as fast food is steadily killing the stats), there is a very high incidence of glaucoma. Conclusion is, through process of elimination: Genetic anomaly, yet to be identified.