I was extremely sick for over a year and potassium is what fixed it. I'm infuriated doctors would gaslight me into thinking it was nothing when I was suffering so immensely. Muscles that wouldn't heal, constantly waking at night often with muscle convulsions and intense disorientation, terrible fatigue and brain fog, stomach issues. It got so bad at times my heart would start beating really hard and fast until I'd pass out, I'd go to the ER and they'd tell me it was simply a panic attack. After enough research I took a chance with potassium and saw almost immediate results. Now I mix potassium chloride in my water everyday. I worry there's some deeper issue causing my body to not hold onto the potassium, but I know my doctor won't take me seriously and probably tell me "generally we only see people in their 70s have potassium problems". But hell, I'm just grateful to be functional again.
It might not be just you. During our long developmental history, salt was expensive since it had to be ported from a seashore, so much so that it was sometimes used as currency. Potassium, plentiful in plants, was not dietarily significant. So our kidneys got good at excreting potassium and conserving sodium, and sodium salt to this day excels at tickling our taste buds. Why is this so important? Young people can somehow cope with this imbalance (maybe not; illness is now rampant in our young) but for sure older "useless eaters" kidneys fail to rectify this imbalance. Since sodium/potassium depolarization is the key component of nerve and neuron conduction and muscle contraction, this imbalance shows up in a wide assortment of ailments.
@@AnnetteSaeb Windsor Iodized "Salt Free" Salt. Should be in the aisle with the salts and spices. Make sure you're getting enough sodium too if you're sweating a lot, because the body uses sodium up faster than potassium when you're very physically active, but typically we excrete potassium faster in daily life, and need more of it than sodium. You're going to want to be using magnesium supplements too, because that helps the potassium be utilized. Research electrolyte balance, and look into the risks of taking too much potassium, begin with a low amount and spread it through the day. You can use it on your food and it tastes similar to salt, but I just put it in my water, it's an acquired taste.
@@alexfunk2047 Very informative comment, thank you for sharing your knowledge! I do believe it's likely a health issue that's far more prevalent than what's being acknowledged by healthcare professionals, unfortunately.
After ONE DAY of using an electrolyte powder to ensure my daily requirement of potassium my energy is GREATLY IMPROVED. No afternoon dip and no sleepiness until bedtime. It’s amazing how something as simple as basic nutrition is the key to massive improvements to wellbeing. Thanks for this video (and ALL your videos) Dr. Berg!
I just want to say thank you Dr Berg. Our doctors really seem to not care at all beyond doing the most minor effort. I can't even talk to them for more than two minutes. It really prevents common ppl from learning and getting healthy.. thank you
I get that people are so tired of doctors/nurses etc but remember! They are also humans they have alot of responsibility and they are absolutely forced to act and talk in a certain way even if they know it's wrong. Unfortunately being a doctor doesn't mean you can say and do whatever you want. You are not free. You are controlled. The cold truth is we need to educate ourselves when it comes to our health and not put everything in some one elses hands. I am not saying you are and I do understand what you mean. I just felt the need to answer because of what I see everyday at work.
@@Angie.GiGi.Ari.86 We can all thank Hillary and Obama for the 2-minute first appt with doctors or NPs., even though they get paid for 45 minutes. They are the ones who forced hand tied the doctors into spending more time on the computer than with patients.
@@Angie.GiGi.Ari.86 I'm old enough to remember house calls and when doctors and nurses spent required time with patients. It all changed with Hillary and Obama's mandates for doctors and nurses to spend more time on the computer making mistakes on our permanent medical records that are very hard to change when their impute is wrong. More time on the computer means more medial people die. The truth has been typed. Angi say it as you like the truth is the truth and I typed it. The older doctors will spend more time with their patients and have someone else type it up. These are savvy doctors in their late 70 & 80s who are very mentally healthy.
This video was a life saver. I was strict carnivore way of eating for about 4 years. Many health benefits, until three months ago. I basically just ate red meat and eggs every day. And added salt to my meat and eggs. Things were working great and then I suddenly had a large painful cyst in my groin. I went to urgent care and I remember the doctor asking me if I was a diabetic. I said no, because I did not eat any sugars or carbs. That question should have raised a red flag. So he prescribed antibiotics and after about 10 days it went away. Never had this type of thing happen to me, so after it was over did not think much about it. But then a week later my lymph nodes in my lower neck and my thyroid swelled up and lasted for about three weeks. I went to the doctor about this and was asked if I had night sweats or fever, etc. None of that, no sore throat or anything. So they gave me a blood test and wow! my glucose level shot straight up, which I thought was weird because I did not eat fruit, sugars, or carbs, and what was more scary is that my red blood cell count and hemoglobin levels went below the minimum. My doctor suggested that I eat food with iron. I said, I eat nothing but red meat and eggs everyday, I'm getting a lot of iron, but for some reason my body is not absorbing it. So I was told to take some iron supplements and come back in three months for another blood test. Then the swelling went down in my next and as it went away something else happened. I started to lose a lot of weight without trying, I lost 10 pounds in about 2 weeks, and also started having cramps on the tops of my feet, which I never had before. Then in a few days I woke up one morning and my lower legs, ankles, and feet were really swelled up, just like Edema, but with none of the other symptoms of edema. So, I started looking up causes of Edema on you tube, and this video with others concerning Edema and potassium from Dr. Berg came up. So I started watching them and then it hit me, Potassium imbalance! I got some electrolyte powder and started taking a multivitamin and started eating green veggies right away. The next day the swelling went down. The second day, after repeating this, I woke up and the swelling was gone, but later in the day they swelled back up but not as bad. Third day, I woke up and no swelling and so far they not swelled up. 4 Years of strict Carnivore way of eating, and it created a severe Potassium imbalance in my body. So, now am going to add a healthy variety back into my diet and definitely drink Dr. Berg's electrolyte mix on a daily basis. Thank you for your videos!
We have to be careful about diagnosis from non-individualised piecemeal info... A High Blood sugar result can be caused by own body's high cortisol pumping out glucose when body is under stress eg infections. ( I had blood test as a virus was coming on, which resulted in a high reading and the pathology report suggesting Dr to query for diabetes risk. Level was back to normal next test...)Your other symptoms _blood count, low iron , sudden weight loss, cramps, and oedema are inconsistent with strict carnivore diet, and suggestive that advice is needed from an experienced carnivore Dr., or at least more testing to discount serious conditions. There is reason to feel challenged by these distressing symptoms, which makes it easy to jump to incorrect conclusions and time will tell. But to conclude there is need to "add a healthy variety back into my diet and definitely drink Dr. Berg's electrolyte mix on a daily basis" may simply be masking a condition for longer time... ( ps I would think the daily electrolytes would not be needed, if changing from strict carnivore and adding "variety back into my diet " ?)
@@Drakester300 RE: "...taking the electrolytes I have put 4 pounds back on" This is very unusual, as you are indicating that weight gain occurred AFTER the excess fluid from edema was removed. This is not what electrolytes do , especially from potassium. Maybe the sweetener in them, stimulated you to eat more of carbs and gain fluid storage especially after leaving strict carnivore? There is insufficient info to guess, so I really urge that you need a full check up of your current status.
@@thetaijicentre9704 thanks for the replies. In my case, for some reason my red blood cells were not absorbing iron while on the carnivore diet. I believe because not enough Zinc and magnesium. I looked at my blood tests over the last four years and saw a steady decline in my red blood cell count. But the potassium in my blood was high. But the blood test they gave me when all this was happening to me, showed my red blood cell count dropping below the lower limit. Also, I would add that during the last year on the Carnivore diet, I had a lot of issues with cramps in my calves, feet, and stomach. Very painful, many times these would cramp up really bad during the night while I was sleeping. This could have cause the sudden weight loss and loss of strength. I was really weak. No matter how much I ate, I kept losing weight. However, since taking electrolytes in the right balance, I've been able to put weight back on. And my strength has returned. And I have no more cramping. For some reason on the Carnivore diet, it through my electrolytes off. Its just my own experience.
This is the stuff they don't tell you about carnivore/keto diets. On the flip side vegan diets create deficiencies too like b12. I stay right in the middle, balanced. Omnivore.
Been a nurse 20 yrs...I don't recall "Instructors" teaching micro.etc.. to this detail ...nor getting this much Vital Information from any $100 -$200 book, (and as you already know, there were several ! )... especially explained in a way that one might actually understand. I cannot Thank You Enough Dr.Berg ! You have literally changed my life. My family and friends must think I'm insane due to the number of Your videos I share lol ! Whatever ...In less than a year, I'm fully recovered from a back injury that led to some serious obesity, have lost 95lbs, am hitting the weights, eliptical and doing 50-100 pushups daily. Most important however, my Glucose is back to Normal !!! Now, even a few familial skeptics are starting to take notice !!! Bless you sir ! 🙏
I was on five different medicines and I ate four avocado 🥑 one afternoon, before bed. I rose from bed alert, refreshed, had energy all day and no joint pain. I tossed the drugs in the trash 🗑️ and now I take supplement 💊 and doing fine. I even lowered my high blood pressure back to normal.😮
I agree, Dr Berg is excellent. But only the politicians can end the pandemic by classing it endemic and allowing us to get on with our lives unhindered by their self-interested interventions in cohorts with the commercial lobbyists
Spent years suffering with chronically swollen ankles and feet and avoiding all salt as advised by doctors and other well-meaning folk. It wasng until I began folloqing Dr. Berg's advice and eating more potassium-rich foods ie leafy greens and avouding sugar in all its forms have I reduced the swelling in my feet & ankles and have been able to wear skirts/dresses again. You're a blessing Dr. Berg!
Hellooo C Mc! Thanks for sharing your experience! You described my exact symptoms 🤤 I eat too much sugary foods 😯 I know what to do now, thanks so much for posting!!! 🤹♀️🤹♀️🤹♀️
For 20 years Suffering from leg muscle cramps, two time kidney stones, horrible body aches and restlessness It is been 6 months now supplementing Potassium .., nothing less than miracle. I feel 80-90% better most of symptoms gone
I did a 62 hour fast last summer and made the mistake of not drinking electrolytes, and just mixing ACV and lemon in my water. I just ordered Dr Berg's electrolyte powder and felt so good today, I do believe my heart palpitations were due to a lack of electrolytes.
@@mikeconnor3602 yeah! It happens I didn’t know till I saw a you tube video talking about the side effects! It took 3 weeks for the heart palpitations to stop after stopping ACV. And I was doing 1 teaspoons but my body didn’t like it apparently.
I've been diagnosed with an extremely rare genetic disorder called Periodic Paralysis which can be fatal (it has to do with the body's inability to regulate potassium shifts at the cellular level). Because I live in Winnipeg and my mental health label has been used as a weapon/distraction I have been treated horribly by the medical system even though I have gone code blue more than once. I have been literally fighting for my life for over a decade and haven't been able to find a specialist who understands this disorder that I can see (I'm on disability so finances are a huge issue). My chiropractor just suggested your videos and this is the first time I've had a good explanation of what is happening. Thank you!!!!
That happens to MANY people if they have any hint of a psych disorder/diagnosis. After that's in a person's record, it's nearly impossible to get decent medical help and everything is blamed on the psych diagnosis. Psych drugs DO cause a lot of imbalances and illnesses, then more drugs are piled on.
I have a condition called primary Aldosteronism that leads to a number of things but my potassium crashes often. I have to take supplements. Have you had your aldosterone and renin checked and the aldosterone/renin ratio? I have had sleep paralysis when my potassium has been low. I am sorry your dealing with this. I have something similar happening too. Low potassium absolutely causes low mood and high anxiety and effects and low amounts have a significant effect. I have symptoms even in normal range..i need to be high normal over 4 to see symptoms abate.
Thank you.. my mother died from potassium/mg deficiency which led to heart arythmia that killed her… this was before the days of air conditioning when ppl did a lot of sweating out electrolytes. So you are literally saving ppls lives with this video
You are truly appreciated Dr. Berg. While in the hospital, I was in there on 2 different occasions, I notice the first thing they did was to give me potassium and magnesium. The last time I was in there bc of hbp. They loaded me up with all these BP meds. Immediately I prayed in my mind, for understanding on what is causing my high BP I opened my phone , went to UA-cam, typed in natural remedies for hbp, and a video of yours popped up, explaining hbp, kidneys and just everything I needed to know. I have one kidney, (the hospital literally convinced me my one kidney was cancerous even after the biopsy said NO)I always was told too much potassium harm's the kidney. I saw your video, and it said the opposite!! Plus, they gave me potassium several times and magnesium once. THEN, after being armed with the info from several of your videos on hbp and kidneys, I told them I didn't want the meds bc I tht it was too much for my one kidney to handle. I said I wanted to work on changing my diet to protect my kidney. They shot me down everytime I mentioned controlling my BP with food, herbs and spices. They insisted I needed the meds. They then added a prescription and when I asked the nurse what it was for, she said to protect my kidney. When I looked it up, it did have potassium in it. I thought, based on your info, I only needed the potassium. The doctors did not want to figure out why my BP was high, they just kept telling me I needed to take those meds for the rest of my life. I thank you Dr. Berg, for all that you do. You are are a blessing 🙌🏼.
Please don’t listen to him, you do need the -opril ACE inhibitor blood pressure medication, sometimes they include potassium to replenish the hypokalemia. You go to your outpatient physician for outpatient blood pressure evaluation, even though most cases are idiopathic (unknown etiology)
For years I dealt with palpitations due to low to mid grade stress. I was stressed for a long time and didn't realize it. Teeth clenching, sore jaw, lighter sleep, stiff neck muscles, joint pain etc. I had so many symptoms of stress. I went to a cardiologist about my palps, neither he or my doc knew what it was. I just lived with it until I found Dr. Berg. Not only has adding potassium and magnesium to my diet helped, but also deep breathing. I also learned that many years of chronic stress caused me to breath shallow (short exhales). This was causing all sorts of problems including digestion and heart palps. Sluggish digestion meant I wasn't getting my nutrients, along with problems with soil, etc. That just makes heart palps worse. After just two days of focusing on breathing deeply (longer exhale) and adding more potassium, I noticed an immediate difference. It's sad we can't get this kind of info from MOST doctors.
@JessTalk I wrote this post a year ago and while potassium helped, the REAL help was actually moderate exercise and deep breathing practices daily. My body was stuck in fight or flight mode from shallow breathing and stress. I didn't fully understand all that when I wrote this comment. But adding potassium definitely helps. If you have any underlying emotional or chronic stress and anxiety, take care of that too. In fact make that a priority over the potassium.
Coconut water is an excellent source of potassium as well. An 8-ounce serving of coconut water has up to 600 mg of Potassium and only 6 g of sugar. So, it has less than half the sugar of a banana and double the potassium.
According to Dr Eric Berg and others sugar requires zinc and potassium to be utilized. If that's true one might think that consuming sweet foods or drinks may increase the need for more potassium than if someone had a zero sugar intake.
@@Needless2say I guess that's likely because potassium imparts a stronger osmotic gradient than sodium does , but sodium has a stronger one than sugar. Coconuts evolved along salty shorelines rich in spray of sodium & chlorine , and the coconut avoids internal dessication by developing a husk rich in Potassium and Phosphorus, which prevents moisture loss for the seedling, else the sodium in sea water would dessicate it. Coconut husk ash is fairly alkaline. The husk content of Potassium and Phosphorus also provides a viable germinating material for the coconut sprout till it develops a sufficient network of roots and leaves at the seedling stage .
I had a really bad ongoing ear infection a few years back which caused what i know now to be potassium deficiency. I had panic attacks, heart palpitations and I didn't sleep for 2 whole months, didn't even want to eat. I thought I was dying.I read up on what could cause all of this and figured it out on my own, my doctor just gave me anti-anxiety pills that didn't work. I tell everyone I know that has anything like these, because what could it hurt if I'm wrong? This info is life saving! The people who suffer from sleeplessness and anxiety NEED to know this!!
I'm in a really rough patch myself through anemia, but also having extreme sensitivity to almost all foods, salt, and even water. If I drunk "too much" I feel my head is gonna explode Started to eat higher potassium foods, *_really_* hope it takes the edge off 😢
I got C.Diff from a hospital stay and I thought I had colon cancer and a brain tumor because I was dizzy and seeing double. The hospital system finally admitted I had C.Diff. I had a check up with my nephrologist (kidney infection the cause of the hospital stay) and he listened and said go down to the lab and come back up. My blood work showed I had almost 0 K in my system. I had a massive electrolyte imbalance due to the constant diarrhea. Thank God I had a random appointment with this doctor, who did a lot to help me and alleviate some of the symptoms of C. Diff, as he knew about electrolytes. Too bad no other doc did at a world famous hospital. He said he didn't know how my heart was beating, my K was so low. Now I pay attention to electrolytes. Thank you for offering this information to us.
I have been stressed out lately, and the other night, I went to bed, and my heart was pounding so hard, I couldn’t sleep, and ended up having really bad anxiety because of it. I didn’t know that low potassium could cause this. Very good information. Thank you doc.
Yeah anxiety has been so high lately. The minerals help for sure, but having a good mindset is a must. I’m currently three nights in with maybe four hours of sleep. Anxiety through the roof. It’s been such a struggle to calm my mind and body. Wish me luck
@@ribeyerick3600 Hope you are doing okay. I am now often taking Magnesium Citrate and Vitamin B1 before bed and it helps really good. Together with more Potassium in my diet. Also milk products before bed tend to help!
Years of being treated for blood pressure with medications have made me incredibly ill. While still having uncontrolled blood pressure. Eventually being taken to emergency dept with shocking pain in right abdomen and muscle spasms throughout the body. ( many other effects as well ). The decline of my health came over the years. Slowly, and i never realized that my nutrients had became very low. Many visits to Doctors and test that lead to no help. I realized i must heal myself so i investigated. Now i am on the road to health but it will take some time.
My husband and I are so thankful to have discovered you Dr. Berg, you are a national treasure! I only wish all your material was taught in school from am early age. What a different population we would be!
I had no knowledge of how electrolytes, mineraals, vit D effect the functionality of our body. Dr Berg I am learning so much from your videos and its helping me big time. I have been watching for 2 montbs now already lost 8 pounds feel a lot better many many thanks for your kindness and generosity in educating us🙏🙏
Education in most countries is all about things that are irrelevant to health. What you described is true for the majority of people who are stuck in popular culture. I wish every part of the world had its version of Dr. Berg. Anyway I am glad you took steps toward health instead of useless things. Good wishes for the future.
Make sure you're talking to your Doc too .. It sounds , from reading some of the comments, that some of you may have heart issues, in particular aFib . Just saying.. Love Dr. Berg. I've learned so much from him !
I used to have palpitations but slow/normal heart beat. Basically I can hear/feel my heart beat when I go to bed. After wheetgrass juice and fixing my diet that mistake is fixed. Thank you for pointing that out in previous videos!
Thats because of your digestive system not able to break down the food, specially wheat and gluten products i get heart palpitatons for 1-2 hours after i eat shitty food, however, you Will Also get heart palpitatons from potassium deficency but thats a different heart palpitatons its harder and can for many many hours until you get enough magnesium and potassium, too much b12, copper and folate does this because of methylation issues
Why don’t they teach us this information in school? I’ve had so many of these symptoms over the past 2-3 months. I’m so weak and tired throughout the day. I also have bad insomnia and my heart will pump just like you’re explaining. I started taking a supplement and drinking more electrolytes and I feel completely new.
After tracking my potassium and making sure I get enough, my bloating and constipation has been reduced and I swear my body has started burning fat more efficiently. I have never felt better in my entire life. I can’t thank you enough.
I'm a male that suffers from lipedema when eating unhealthy oily foods . Been to all types of doctors including vein doctors & they simply told me they didn't know what the problem was. Doing research on my own, I ultimately figured out that certain foods like Milk , cheese , sugar , non grass fed meats & oils swell my legs . I also found out that I was low on magnesium & potassium . These 2 electrolytes have been key in preventing my legs from swelling & helping with my anxiety . Like Dr Berg says , I sometimes want to tell people what they can do to fix their problem of swollen legs but people can be very sensitive now a days and would take offense instead of thanking you.
Ive cut out sugar in all its forms including carbs (milk is also very in sugars) and feel a million times better and have reduced the chronic swelling in my feet & ankles. Increasing potassium-rich foods means the cells can push fluid out more easily. Goos luck on your journey to wellness 😊
@@pga972 They truly are ( @ least in the United States ) . I actually have a medical doctor in the family and she's clueless on many issues I've brought to her attention. I think they just do what their hospital/employer ( corporation ) tells them to do in fear of getting sued.
Since watching your videos, I never realized how important Potassium is in your diet. I’ve since incorporated potassium in what I eat especially after I had my fibroids removed. Thank you for educating myself and others on important medical information like this!
Congratulations Dr. Berg! I have been studying nutrition for many years, since my dear mother was also a student and practitioner of nutrition.(We had a juice machine in our home in 1951). My mother lived to the age of 101 and I fully expect to enjoy a long life as well at my present age of 81. Your knowledge of nutrition is extensive and interesting. I look forward each day to the your informative and interesting presentations. Thank you for sharing your expertise and life extending information.
Same. Had I found Dr. Berg before having mine removed, I probably wouldn't have needed the surgery. Everything seems to come down to stress, which causes nutrient deficiencies, which leads to inflammation, which causes fibroids, hormonal imbalance, etc. If I only knew then what I know now. Wow!
Thank you Doctor. Recently I ended up in the emergency room because of the pounding of my heart. Turns out all I needed was potassium, they gave me a potassium pill and sent me home...of course I went to sleep like a baby. Interesting facts
@@simplehealthyliving4681 NOW vitamins Potassium Gluconate powder is great - No Fillers, stearates or additives and can be taken with vitamin C powder for proper buffering.
This finally gives me an understanding of why I've been in the hospital for lack of potassium. I have to take a liquid prescription for this every day. I had no idea. Thank you!
It helps your nerves to function and muscles to contract. It helps your heartbeat stay regular. It also helps move nutrients into cells and waste products out of cells. A diet rich in potassium helps to offset some of sodium's harmful effects on blood pressure.👍
You dont need to worry about sodium if you have enough magnesium and potassium, they all work together, neither potassium or magnesium doesnt work aswell if your diet lacks sodium
With having a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia I can agree to potassium helping nerve pain and blood pressure and sleeping better and getting more energy. I take a high potassium supplement. 3000mg to4000mg every day and keep feeling better and stronger after years of pain. One week of being out and the pain started coming back. One high dose of pottassium and the next day felt better again. THANK YOU DR. BERG!
As much as I've learned over the past 10 or more years exploring nutrition, herbs and supplementation to address my health issues Dr Berg has a way of simplifying complex issues which shows his firm grasp of what he practices. Thanks for all your help over the years, you've made a difference in my life that's for sure.
OMG, this answers everything i have been dealing with for the past week. Drinking so much water and getting more and more dehydrated, couldnt stay asleep, muscle cramps, and fast strong heart beat in the middle of the night. Wow.
That’s what I suffered from for ages. No one could explain how I became thirstier the more I drank, and I was so wakeful at night (not worried about anything, just an active mind). Potassium supplementation has changed all that and I now recognise the low K symptoms.
When I was in the throes of serious fibromyalgia, I always thought that the buildup of urea in my system must be causing some of the pain. The inflammation was body wide. And the fluid retention was horrible and nothing made it go away. Nothing that is until low carb and intermittent fasting. No fibromyalgia anymore and I think you just explained why!
I've been taking a high potassium supplement and now after years of a lack of sleep, I've been sleeping a normal night sleep. If I had only watched this years ago. My muscles are still tremoring though. But its only been about a month I've been taking it. Dr Berg you are a really good teacher. You make everything very clear. Thank you.
@@ariellaabrahams Supersmart Potassium Bicarbonate. Claims 5400 mg per day but it is in 4 capsules... Last I looked they were out of stock. So trying Pure brand Bicarb Blend at 412 mg per capsule. Took about 10 the first day and muscle pain that had started coming back after a week of being out of potassium went away by the next day and was able to sleep better too. Definitely works for me. Potassium Orotate is another option but I haven't tried that yet. Hope this helps. My diagnosis was fibromyalgia.. seems like it is just potassium deficiency. Our food just doesn't have the minerals and vitamins it should have now in my opinion. God Bless
A low B12 at the tissue level can also cause tremors. To test the tissue level you need a methylmalonic acid test. When B12 is low at the tissue, this acid will always be elevated.
Potassium has been such a game changer for me. Increasing my potassium (and coupled with my magnesium) helped lower my frequent headaches (many that became severe in the past).
Thank youDr Berg I have been putting dried cranberries into my fresh salad. Now I’m not going to do that cause of the sugar. Appreciate it a lot. I’m planning to get your yeast flakes cause it would help me add that to my salad. I’m so great full for your information and it has benefit me a lot in my daily life. I take your advice to heart and to my surprise I feel and look 20 yrs younger than my age. My OMD FASTING IS AMAZING. Also my arthritis have subsided no pain in my hands and fingers. I’m amazed . It’s been 2 yrs now and I feel good about myself. Thanks again for the gifts you shared to me and those around the world who needed these type of information . Thanks DR Berg.
In a way it is. The cell is comprised of calcium, magnesium, sodium & potassium in the proper amount UNTIL YOU fail to eat good things. So when your diet provides no fruits or veggies to obtain the necessary ratio of the 4 listed above the body takes of that which is present to fill the necessary void. Remember each cell must be filled 100% but when there is no available potassium or magnesium to fill its spot the body takes in sodium to fill the void. Which results in dis ease in the body. That throws off the fine tuning of a heathy body. That extra sodium (that you didn't need ) screws with the blood & the kidneys as would too much sugar or alcohol. That excessive sodium with a lack of the others results in SOME peoples blood pressure raising. So eat your fruits & veggies (good carbs) AND control the salt, desserts & sodas ( the bad carbs) May GOD bless you all. 🙏
@Tk Thanks so much. This explains what I've been trying to figure out with everything that's being said. Balance is key.... I'm guilty of eating a tremendous amount of salty foods. I'm going to get this situation turned around. I copied down everything you said above and put it in my Doc's folder. This is very informative! Thanks again!
Excellent video. I've been reading about the benefits of potassium for years and I figured out that potassium protects "all" organs in one way or another.
Cream of tartar is potassium bitartrate. You can buy it in the store for much less than potassium pills. I use it in a foot bath and absorb it through my skin. I found it is much easier on my body than taking potassium pills. Just my experience. I hope it helps.
@@cll2020 I recommend starting with a teaspoon full. I also add Epsom Salts 1/4 cup and sea salt 2 Tablespoons. This way my body can absorb what it needs, as it needs it. Whenever possible I prefer to absorb nutrients thru the skin as it is much easier than taking pills. I hope this helps.
Dr Berg, I am a frequent faster (OMAD/keto w/ occasional prolonged fasting). I tried your Electrolyte powder (orange flavor) along with Trace minerals and Vit D3/K2. WOW...what a difference! I have excellent energy levels for a light workout while fasting and no more "jumping legs" when I try to sleep. Thank you so much for this information and your great (and yummy) products! 40 lbs down!
Dr. Eric berg. - I am a Dialysis patient. I acculimanate Potasium and Phosphrus. I cannot comsume Foods in HIGH potassium , and only eat foods w/ ZERO potasium or low Potassium. I get Hyperkalimia if In dont watch HIGH Potassium foods. my Dicipline is so good , I no longer need POTASSIUM binders. and I am LOOSING weight , through FASTING and avoiding ALL HIGH Potassium foods.
@@allison471 After writing the comment above, someone contacted me and told me that the daily 99mg dose was too small to make a significant difference because that is only 2% of the recommended daily allowance. He said it must be something else. I have continued taking it, now taking about 4-5 per day (400-500 mg) and I do think it helps. My headaches have been much less frequent.
Sometimes people consider that rude..people are sooo easily offended nowadays. I recall a day when good advice, from intelligent people was welcomed & even actively sought after. Humanity have gone mad !!
1/4 tsp of no salt has 640 mg of potassium..no carbs, no calories. I add it to lemon water with a dash of pink Himalayan salt...perfect electrolyte drink. Also great for fasting days to combat fatigue or dizziness.
It's the culinary sodium substitute "Nu Salt" and it's super cheap in the grocery aisle for salt, seasonings and salt substitutes. I too have been taking this as my potassium supplement - because it's so cheap, easy to find, and easy to use to get most of your daily potassium needs (although I'm trying to get more potassium from potassium rich foods). HOWEVER, I would really like to know if it's safe, what's the best way to take it (with anything? how much how many times a day,) etc. and I've found almost no info to help me understand that - articles online, UA-cam, nothing. All I know is that potassium chloride is a sodium free salt but because it's a "salt", people with heart and kidney and diabetes conditions and those on a low sodium diet especially for the heart and kidneys, can't use Nu Salt or other potassium chloride based culinary salt / sodium substitutes.
I know you hear this constantly but I would like to thank you for your excellent videos. All of the work you put into them is very much appreciated. Thank you so much.
You should explain in your videos of potassium, where to get actual Potassium supplements, and which Potassium supplement is best like potassium citrate, or Potassium gluconate
I watched a video made by an MD who warned against taking a lot of potassium if you were on ACE Inhibitors (blood pressure medicine (Liscinopril by name)). He said that ACE Inhibitors prevent the expulsion of potassium from the kidneys and you can wind up with toxic amounts of potassium in the blood, which can cause arrhythmia (afib). I've all but weaned myself off of Liscinopril and now I'm trying to get off of diuretics. I've found an AWESOME bowl of greens at Kroger's. It's organic and contains broccoli sprouts. I throw a lot of extra virgin olive oil on it, medium grind Himilayan Salt, I throw some walnuts in and chia seeds. I top it off with a thick dusting of unfortified nutritional yeast. It's delicious! I'm thinking of topping that all with a can of well drained tuna fish. That's a whole meal, right there, I tellz ya!
I have many mineral deficient. I am deficient with B12, Vitamin D and Potassium. I also have High Blood Pressure. This video is very interesting and helpful. Love it.
Yes, I need more potassium to balance my electrolytes in this heat dome. I have tried Dr. BERGs powdered formulation ~ but it's just waaaay tooooo sweeeeeet! Please consider making an unsweetened version asap. Thank you so very much! 🙏
Wow amazing great Dr Berg . This information is value to me to be able to understand inside our body . I have been in Keto for 5 years . I lost most of weight 35 pounds and I reverse type 2 diabetes . I had slow metabolism, insulin resistant , menopause. Everything. I follow exactly what you recommend you are completely right . Dr Berg I give you score of 101 points . Unfortunately regular Doctors do not believe this is posible. They are not there to cure only to maintain our health . They love to prescribe drugs . I strongly believe our body can be healthy if the person thinks to be healthy and eating the right kind of food . Once again thank you
Great video Dr Berg. I know pretty much all of this because I've been your student now for over 3 years and I do pretty much live the healthy Keto lifestyle, but when I don't, I have the tools thankfully because of your clear, thoughtful and caring teaching. My hope is that all of us that do believe in you and follow you, could just reach out to one person. This info can save many people misery perhaps even death Yup, this is my hope and prayer. Thank you forever, with all my heart.
Dr. Berg! Why do they only make 99Mg potassium pills? Also, I just got over Covid and the worst part of it was the headache. I noticed that the pain was running up the nerve from my neck to my forehead so I figured nerve issue. I took potassium, pink salt and magnesium and the pain went away in less than 30 minutes. Saved me! Your thoughts please.
Bc too much potassium is bad for you too. 4700 mg as a daily requirement is hard to consume daily thru food. In pill form you'd have to just abt swallow 47 pills every day. If you ever get blood work done for a wellness check look to see where you fall in the potassium range along with your electrolytes.
@@truthbomber7628 yeah covid was a plandemic but for those of us that are being enlightened it seems there is a real epidemic of potassium deficiency and im being consumed trying to find the answers. how are we going to get our potassium? sure before industrial farming our food had around 10 times the amount of minerals so we could get away with just eating healthy but are there any good quality potassium supplements? i know you're just like me but man this is tough.
Dr Bergs electrolyte powder has helped me tremendously I use to suffer severe muscle cramps after working in the Florida heat and since using the powder I have been cramp free
I am very curious as to why if we need 4700mg of potassium a day, why then are the supplements only 99 mg? It doesn't make any sense. Why aren't there supplements of 4700mg then?
Supplements can be dangerous which is why most potassium supplements are so low dose, so you don't throw your heart rhythm out of whack. Consuming food sources of potassium is completely different as it is easily recognized and assimilated by the body and you won't get side effects from eating high amounts of potassium in foods.
Dr. Berg and his team makes these videos in a way that you can easily catch the main points if you don't have time to watch the main video. Even if you do have the time it is easier to absorb the information.
I’m happy to hear this, it was what I discovered on my own, not to the extent of your video here dr. Berg, my doctor said to me 4 years back, that they want to learn what helps the muscle cramping and I told her that it was potassium that I was missing, with a funny look on her face she repeated what I said. ‘I said Yes, once I learned that, my cramping in my feet, legs and back went away..
i've been searching for years to figure out WHY i'm constantly potassium deficient, i have PCOS i.e. insulin resistance, though all my blood tests are in the normal range. no doctor has ever mentioned the connection between insulin resistance and potassium deficiency. thank you.
Dr Berg you're the best anatomy instructor the professor I had in college was explaining this pump to our class and he failed miserably but your information is so clear and to the point thank you you're the greatest I wish I had watched your videos when I was in college I would have gotten the best understanding of everything and I'm sure the other students would agree please keep doing your very informative videos we really appreciate all that you do you're doing a great job
Thank you so much Dr. Berg. This was very informative. I currently drink the K powder with an electrolyte drink. All the swelling went away, and my feet and ankles are back to being small.😊
I have an advantage of being a patient of a fine chirop. and Osteopath in Santa Barbara, CA plus a wealth of knowledge the Dr. Berg explains so well. I have started using a small amount of his electrolite powder in tea as a sweetener and nutritional boost at night. A fan among many.
❤️. There should a love button like LIKE button. His videos are so useful that he deserves to get ❤️ instead of 👍. Basically I'm an ayurvedic cosmetics manufacturer. But watching his videos I have learned so much that i give my customers health and diet tips. So that they can be healthy internally and beautiful externally. I always say them that alone soaps and cosmetics cannot clear their prbs. They should be also healthy internally. ❤️ Thank you so much doctor. After paying fee also nobody teaches properly or gv full information. And here is this doctor who give lots n lots of information for free.
I get tingly fingers if my potassium is low, in addition to tiredness, weakness, difficulty sleeping and mild anxiety. I experienced it recently after coming of asthma medication (cortisol dropped, so potassium retention dropped), which was helped by consuming cantaloupe melon and potassium citrate.
For years I had irregular heartbeat, fainting, and an MRI showed white spots on my brain. Cardiologists gave me a battery of tests over a long period of time. They were. To able to figure out what was wrong, they just gave up on me. After doing a lot of research I tried potassium. It worked like magic. When I mentioned this to my PA, she had me tested. Yup, potassium was low. I am now on a prescription, high-dose, time-release potassium. Miracle. My diet is good but somehow, my Sjögren’s syndrome makes it difficult to absorb certain minerals. I also have to take magnesium orotate supplement. Works like magic.
@Taiwo Omotosho Dr. Berg's electrolyte powder had a negative effect on sugar cravings possibly due to the stevia content. I wish it was made with much less stevia then it would be a daily solution for me.
@Taiwo Omotosho Yes, stevia is a healthier plant alternative to sweeten with - it is just overpowering in the amount for myself. I don't drink energy drinks☺
@Taiwo Omotosho Thank you for the detailed and helpful information. I am 74 and have probably had Sjogren's for at least 30 years and not known it. Fortunately, I am a "health fanatic," eat well and exercise. I am also a practicer of meditation, an ex-yoga instructor, and ex Tai Chi Chuan instructor. I was a clinical psychologist and an NLP practitioner and instructor. All this, I think has helped me tremendously. I take Potassium Chloride for the time-release prescription and sometimes an additional potassium (Citrate) when needed. I also take Magnesium Orotate because that's the only form I can have without dire intestinal effects. I take a good digestive enzymes, a multi mineral, NMN with Resveratrol and additional specific supplements that help with other issues that you described. I am on a (modified) Keto diet (I include homemade rye sourdough bread), no junk food, plenty of probiotic foods that I generally make myself, practice intermittent fasting, walk a mile or more every day (well, most days). I find my inversion table and recumbent stationary bicycle extremely helpful for muscle pain and overall symptom relief. I will look into RTA. This is new information for me. I wonder if it could be behind the chronic UTI that I get. Since watching some lectures by Urologists to medical students, I discovered that I don't have to be on endless antibiotics. I now treat the UTIs early with cranberry juice (not from concentrate), lots of filtered water, anti-inflammatory foods such as turmeric, garlic, ginger, etc., a supplements called "Defense Plus" (when needed). Again, thank you for your helpful information!
@@rozamaioran206 I know. Amazing, isn't it? The only time my blood was tested for potassium was when I went for an angiogram. The surgeon had blood work done and found that I was seriously low in potassium. He gave me a high-dose injection. I felt great after that. Then, I spoke to my doctor and the lights went on. Duh!!! BTW. The angiogram, that looks for obstructions to the heart, found nothing.
I've learned so much from Dr Berg, I can only thank the Guy at the least! He might of saved my life. Who knows right! I've made serious changes and I see and feel the benefits. Respect this man.👍
I’d say it’s the most important electrolyte! My legs gave out on me back in may . I literally dropped to the ground and could not walk. I was in the hospital for 3 days on a potassium I V . It took. 5 bags of potassium to get my levels back to normal and I could walk again. And let me tell you it burns going in the inter time. It was a scary thing when I was laying on the ground and couldn’t get back up again. I was told I was lucky as it usually effects the heart before the other muscles. And it was the diuretic that was in the blood pressure medication I was taking that was the cause. Needless to say I make sure I get lots of potassium! Lol.
Dr BERG I am CERTAIN you saved my life!!! Thank you Dr Berg!!! 🤯🙏 I didn't know what was going on but I knew something was terribly terribly wrong!! My entire body felt like every muscle in my body was fatigued to the point of feeling on fire like lifting weights to failure with no relief. I felt as if I literally could not take one more step. Kidneys were hurting on a level of 8 out of 10. I thought is this fibromyalgia?! 🤔 refused to accept the diagnosis of lupus, fibromyalgia, diabetes, etc. I knew it was a deficiency but didn't know which one because so many symptoms overlap. Since I was only taking 1 or 2 - 99 mg potassium pills a day, drinking coffee and sugar free monster drinks to keep moving at work, I had no idea how close I was to a life threatening situation. My blood pressure was 215/110 I think. Very close to that, I was also taking Aleve for the pain which also increased my blood pressure.
How you feeling now what changes have helped you I can relate to what you have just shared please share with me perhaps it can shed much light into potassium and blood pressure
Dr. Berg, I really like this video!!! I know someone whose ankles swell like in the picture in this video, and I do just wonder if it's a potassium deficiency. I've taken up an interest in nutrition ever since watching your videos, and your definition of electrolytes along with the plethora of information in this video helps me SOO MUCH. Plus, sugar depletes potassium?! I overindulged on sugar during the holidays, resulting in a UTI, which I haven't had in a year. I used to get UTIs all the time, when I ate sugar (and added sugar) everyday. I like this video in particular also because you weren't pushing keto or IF throughout the video. I feel safe to share this with friends and family because of its information, not an agenda. So for this, Dr Berg, I say good job and thank you.
Amen, Doc. I've been taking Potassium since my twenties. I would add that potassium citrate is bulky, the capsules are huge. Potassium Chloride is too much chlorine. Potassium gluconate is compact and dissolves in the mouth if you like. Potassium from food leads to too much magnesium (chlorophyll). Potassium sorbate in commercial foods is probably not such a good thing, as it is used as a preservative. It is still the inclusion of too much sodium in processed foods that leads to electrolyte imbalances as the customer drinks more to alleviate the discomfort. Cold/Flu symptoms are mitigated by a high potassium, low sodium eating. Also, pain control.
@qtsssim I prefer potassium gluconate. You can let them dissolve in your mouth and they don't taste bad. The hardest part is resisting the urge to chew them. They are quite hard and if your teeth are weak you could chip a tooth, yet the urge to chew them is strong for me. Go figure. Price is important to me and Walmart is a good place to look. No way should you be taking 47 of these 100mg 'caplets' a day. I'm taking four a day on a regular basis for many years to eliminate symptoms. I've never found a combination of foods where I don't need potassium supplementation.
@@LPgmxDan No you have it backwards. Potassium is a palliative to cold symptoms, specifically coughing. Vitamin C for nasal congestion. Zinc and Vitamin A for the immune system. At the time I was on my way to discovering excess sodium intake exacerbated internal pain.
❤ Thank you so much! When I’m not feeling quite right, I always go to you 1st & find out how I can turn things around naturally! I know I can rely on my Dr. to give me medication if that’s what I need, but I prefer to go naturally whenever possible. You’re 99% on the time right on the money for me on things that I’ve let slip. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge!❣️
A light bulb went on when you mentioned diuretics. I take high blood pressure medication and recently got myself in to a mess when I decided to fast to lose weight to be able to stop taking high blood pressure medication. I felt like I was dying and come to find out I was very low in my electrolytes. I was only drinking plain water and not eating much of anything. I lost a couple of pounds in a few days but I had all of the symptoms that you mentioned here.
Thank you very much for the amazingly clear presentation about Potassium. I was surprised that we need almost 5 grams a day to keep troubles away. I will watch my diet better and inform family and friends.
Thank you Dr. Berg for explaining Potassium, your videos are inspiring and not to mention finally teaching me the basics of eating foods to increasingly your health. Please keep the videos coming.
Would be great if you can talk about potassium salt. In Singapore, people are found to consume twice the recommended daily sodium intake. So the government is now recommending people to take K-salt with 30% reduced sodium and yet still taste as salty as potassium chloride is added.
You are literally saving my life. I’m so depleted in everything and you help me understand. I told many friends about you and he even voted for you, we need you with Mr. Kennedy to get our nation healthy again.
All we need a healthy information provided by you. Your explanation to the things is the best. India with a population of 125 crore, where more than 80% still deprived from basic knowledge of nutrition due to which diseases like cancer, hypertension is increasing day by day. I want you to make a video on 'Desi Ghee' a saturated fat we consume on a daily basis. Is it good or bad, although Google is filled with information about it, your discussion on it will provide a better perspective. Again, a big thanks to you for all your efforts on the videos and presentations.
I think healthy old-fashioned grass fed butter ghee is good but when I look at the containers outside the Indian restaurants in London I noticed that all the Ghee is hydrogenated and it may be the same in India. I think if people are still making it in their own homes with raw butter it would be fine but inevitably too much frying is not good. All the Indian herbs and spices of course are very beneficial and I have no old age body pain because I use them every day in London. Namaste 🙏
Wow! That was super interesting,. I'm only just learning about electrolytes. Never knew any of this, all my life. That's bit bad really... This should be talked about more. Knowledge as such could be put out in the world. This is why we have you. Hope youngsters watch your videos Dr Eric. Hope everybody comes to know about your videos. The knowledge n helpful teachings you share are amazing n so appreciated.. Really enjoyed n learnt lots. POTASSIUM is so important n needed in the body. Thank you so much!!!!
Dr. you look healthier every day. There is a huge improvement when compared with how you used to look in your older videos! Congratulations and thank you for all your wonderful videos.
This is so very informative. I am definitely not getting enough Potassium and am working my way up to your recommended 7-10 cups of veggies per day! I'm also gonna purchase your Electrolytes...Thanks, Dr. Berg!
its such terrible advice to eat veggies. how's the rheumatoid arthritis and kidney stones etc that all those anti-nutrients (oxalates and whatever other toxins are in plants) cause? weve been lied to and its getting old. forgive my rant im tired of all this researching. its getting old.
Does Dr Berg think we can take potassium from supplements? I notice he recommends Zinc and vitamin D supplements but not others. Who else thinks he should make a video on which nutrients to get from food and which are okay to get from supplements?
Thank you for being on this earth teaching us so much about ourselves. Almost in tears excited to have my mother take your electrolyte powder and her to start to feel better. Thank you so very much again Dr berg. ❤
I realize this is an old video, but in case it helps someone, I just finished a 67 hour fast, but made sure to drink my electrolyte drink everyday, not just water! I felt fine.
I was extremely sick for over a year and potassium is what fixed it. I'm infuriated doctors would gaslight me into thinking it was nothing when I was suffering so immensely. Muscles that wouldn't heal, constantly waking at night often with muscle convulsions and intense disorientation, terrible fatigue and brain fog, stomach issues. It got so bad at times my heart would start beating really hard and fast until I'd pass out, I'd go to the ER and they'd tell me it was simply a panic attack. After enough research I took a chance with potassium and saw almost immediate results. Now I mix potassium chloride in my water everyday. I worry there's some deeper issue causing my body to not hold onto the potassium, but I know my doctor won't take me seriously and probably tell me "generally we only see people in their 70s have potassium problems". But hell, I'm just grateful to be functional again.
It might not be just you. During our long developmental history, salt was expensive since it had to be ported from a seashore, so much so that it was sometimes used as currency. Potassium, plentiful in plants, was not dietarily significant. So our kidneys got good at excreting potassium and conserving sodium, and sodium salt to this day excels at tickling our taste buds.
Why is this so important? Young people can somehow cope with this imbalance (maybe not; illness is now rampant in our young) but for sure older "useless eaters" kidneys fail to rectify this imbalance. Since sodium/potassium depolarization is the key component of nerve and neuron conduction and muscle contraction, this imbalance shows up in a wide assortment of ailments.
Can I ask what brand you use. I have the same issue as you did. Thanks
@@AnnetteSaeb Windsor Iodized "Salt Free" Salt. Should be in the aisle with the salts and spices. Make sure you're getting enough sodium too if you're sweating a lot, because the body uses sodium up faster than potassium when you're very physically active, but typically we excrete potassium faster in daily life, and need more of it than sodium. You're going to want to be using magnesium supplements too, because that helps the potassium be utilized. Research electrolyte balance, and look into the risks of taking too much potassium, begin with a low amount and spread it through the day. You can use it on your food and it tastes similar to salt, but I just put it in my water, it's an acquired taste.
@@alexfunk2047 Very informative comment, thank you for sharing your knowledge! I do believe it's likely a health issue that's far more prevalent than what's being acknowledged by healthcare professionals, unfortunately.
Foods are 90% less in vit than 1950
After ONE DAY of using an electrolyte powder to ensure my daily requirement of potassium my energy is GREATLY IMPROVED. No afternoon dip and no sleepiness until bedtime. It’s amazing how something as simple as basic nutrition is the key to massive improvements to wellbeing. Thanks for this video (and ALL your videos) Dr. Berg!
Awesome. Glad you like the product. Thank you for your positive feedback.
@@Drberg
I'm wondering if your electrolyte powder tastes ok please?
Nomen
Does that powder taste bad please? Also how do I find it to get some?
Food is our Medicine and Medicine is our food. HIPPOCRATES, the Father of Medicine said that.
Where can i buy it?
I just want to say thank you Dr Berg. Our doctors really seem to not care at all beyond doing the most minor effort. I can't even talk to them for more than two minutes. It really prevents common ppl from learning and getting healthy.. thank you
I get that people are so tired of doctors/nurses etc but remember! They are also humans they have alot of responsibility and they are absolutely forced to act and talk in a certain way even if they know it's wrong. Unfortunately being a doctor doesn't mean you can say and do whatever you want. You are not free. You are controlled. The cold truth is we need to educate ourselves when it comes to our health and not put everything in some one elses hands. I am not saying you are and I do understand what you mean.
I just felt the need to answer because of what I see everyday at work.
Have you ever talked to Dr Berg?
Well that's why we're here to educate ourselves against the mainstream Dr.s sweetie.
@@Angie.GiGi.Ari.86 We can all thank Hillary and Obama for the 2-minute first appt with doctors or NPs., even though they get paid for 45 minutes. They are the ones who forced hand tied the doctors into spending more time on the computer than with patients.
@@Angie.GiGi.Ari.86 I'm old enough to remember house calls and when doctors and nurses spent required time with patients. It all changed with Hillary and Obama's mandates for doctors and nurses to spend more time on the computer making mistakes on our permanent medical records that are very hard to change when their impute is wrong. More time on the computer means more medial people die. The truth has been typed. Angi say it as you like the truth is the truth and I typed it. The older doctors will spend more time with their patients and have someone else type it up. These are savvy doctors in their late 70 & 80s who are very mentally healthy.
This video was a life saver. I was strict carnivore way of eating for about 4 years. Many health benefits, until three months ago. I basically just ate red meat and eggs every day. And added salt to my meat and eggs. Things were working great and then I suddenly had a large painful cyst in my groin. I went to urgent care and I remember the doctor asking me if I was a diabetic. I said no, because I did not eat any sugars or carbs. That question should have raised a red flag. So he prescribed antibiotics and after about 10 days it went away. Never had this type of thing happen to me, so after it was over did not think much about it. But then a week later my lymph nodes in my lower neck and my thyroid swelled up and lasted for about three weeks. I went to the doctor about this and was asked if I had night sweats or fever, etc. None of that, no sore throat or anything. So they gave me a blood test and wow! my glucose level shot straight up, which I thought was weird because I did not eat fruit, sugars, or carbs, and what was more scary is that my red blood cell count and hemoglobin levels went below the minimum. My doctor suggested that I eat food with iron. I said, I eat nothing but red meat and eggs everyday, I'm getting a lot of iron, but for some reason my body is not absorbing it. So I was told to take some iron supplements and come back in three months for another blood test. Then the swelling went down in my next and as it went away something else happened. I started to lose a lot of weight without trying, I lost 10 pounds in about 2 weeks, and also started having cramps on the tops of my feet, which I never had before. Then in a few days I woke up one morning and my lower legs, ankles, and feet were really swelled up, just like Edema, but with none of the other symptoms of edema. So, I started looking up causes of Edema on you tube, and this video with others concerning Edema and potassium from Dr. Berg came up. So I started watching them and then it hit me, Potassium imbalance! I got some electrolyte powder and started taking a multivitamin and started eating green veggies right away. The next day the swelling went down. The second day, after repeating this, I woke up and the swelling was gone, but later in the day they swelled back up but not as bad. Third day, I woke up and no swelling and so far they not swelled up. 4 Years of strict Carnivore way of eating, and it created a severe Potassium imbalance in my body. So, now am going to add a healthy variety back into my diet and definitely drink Dr. Berg's electrolyte mix on a daily basis. Thank you for your videos!
just wanted to add that during these three days of taking the electrolytes I have put 4 pounds back on.
We have to be careful about diagnosis from non-individualised piecemeal info... A High Blood sugar result can be caused by own body's high cortisol pumping out glucose when body is under stress eg infections. ( I had blood test as a virus was coming on, which resulted in a high reading and the pathology report suggesting Dr to query for diabetes risk. Level was back to normal next test...)Your other symptoms _blood count, low iron , sudden weight loss, cramps, and oedema are inconsistent with strict carnivore diet, and suggestive that advice is needed from an experienced carnivore Dr., or at least more testing to discount serious conditions. There is reason to feel challenged by these distressing symptoms, which makes it easy to jump to incorrect conclusions and time will tell. But to conclude there is need to "add a healthy variety back into my diet and definitely drink Dr. Berg's electrolyte mix on a daily basis" may simply be masking a condition for longer time... ( ps I would think the daily electrolytes would not be needed, if changing from strict carnivore and adding "variety back into my diet " ?)
@@Drakester300 RE: "...taking the electrolytes I have put 4 pounds back on"
This is very unusual, as you are indicating that weight gain occurred AFTER the excess fluid from edema was removed. This is not what electrolytes do , especially from potassium. Maybe the sweetener in them, stimulated you to eat more of carbs and gain fluid storage especially after leaving strict carnivore? There is insufficient info to guess, so I really urge that you need a full check up of your current status.
@@thetaijicentre9704 thanks for the replies. In my case, for some reason my red blood cells were not absorbing iron while on the carnivore diet. I believe because not enough Zinc and magnesium. I looked at my blood tests over the last four years and saw a steady decline in my red blood cell count. But the potassium in my blood was high. But the blood test they gave me when all this was happening to me, showed my red blood cell count dropping below the lower limit. Also, I would add that during the last year on the Carnivore diet, I had a lot of issues with cramps in my calves, feet, and stomach. Very painful, many times these would cramp up really bad during the night while I was sleeping. This could have cause the sudden weight loss and loss of strength. I was really weak. No matter how much I ate, I kept losing weight. However, since taking electrolytes in the right balance, I've been able to put weight back on. And my strength has returned. And I have no more cramping. For some reason on the Carnivore diet, it through my electrolytes off. Its just my own experience.
This is the stuff they don't tell you about carnivore/keto diets. On the flip side vegan diets create deficiencies too like b12. I stay right in the middle, balanced. Omnivore.
Been a nurse 20 yrs...I don't recall "Instructors" teaching micro.etc.. to this detail ...nor getting this much Vital Information from any $100 -$200 book, (and as you already know, there were several ! )... especially explained in a way that one might actually understand. I cannot Thank You Enough Dr.Berg ! You have literally changed my life. My family and friends must think I'm insane due to the number of Your videos I share lol ! Whatever ...In less than a year, I'm fully recovered from a back injury that led to some serious obesity, have lost 95lbs, am hitting the weights, eliptical and doing 50-100 pushups daily. Most important however, my Glucose is back to Normal !!! Now, even a few familial skeptics are starting to take notice !!! Bless you sir ! 🙏
Wow great, how did you do
Wow!
Great Job!
You're right on target! No one ever went this deep in detail! Never!
My favourite source of potassium
1. Nutritional yeast
2. Avocados
3. Leafy greens
Easy, loads of energy, feel amazing 😁🤓💞
Love avocados. I eat one every morning.
@@DreiSkins101 not a Keto friendly drink...
@@julesknight1511 there are plenty of sugarfree types energie drink
And best of all pistachios.
Watermelon
I was on five different medicines and I ate four avocado 🥑 one afternoon, before bed. I rose from bed alert, refreshed, had energy all day and no joint pain. I tossed the drugs in the trash 🗑️ and now I take supplement 💊 and doing fine. I even lowered my high blood pressure back to normal.😮
This guy can single handily end the pandemic with all this health advice
I agree, Dr Berg is excellent. But only the politicians can end the pandemic by classing it endemic and allowing us to get on with our lives unhindered by their self-interested interventions in cohorts with the commercial lobbyists
So can turning off your TV
The pandemic was planned
Yes
@@truthbomber7628 the TV 📺 IS THE DEVIL 👿 👹👺
I think this video literally saved my life. I was not getting enough electrolyte and I felt like I was dying.
How are you feeling now?
This wonderful man has been more of a healer than any of the medical doctors. Thanks man!
I agree
only cares about bank balance like 99% of em. never helps individuals.
Spent years suffering with chronically swollen ankles and feet and avoiding all salt as advised by doctors and other well-meaning folk. It wasng until I began folloqing Dr. Berg's advice and eating more potassium-rich foods ie leafy greens and avouding sugar in all its forms have I reduced the swelling in my feet & ankles and have been able to wear skirts/dresses again. You're a blessing Dr. Berg!
Hellooo C Mc! Thanks for sharing your experience! You described my exact symptoms 🤤 I eat too much sugary foods 😯 I know what to do now, thanks so much for posting!!! 🤹♀️🤹♀️🤹♀️
What the doctors said about ankle swelling? Have they asked u to get kidney function and albumin in urine tests ?
@@sadiabaig2399 no they hadn't a clue! Mostly they suggested staying away from salt!
@@rachelmarquez8866 I hope it helps you. Check Dr. Berg's other videos on kidney function & leg swelling too
Thanks C Mc for the suggestion, much appreciated!!! 👍
For 20 years Suffering from leg muscle cramps, two time kidney stones, horrible body aches and restlessness
It is been 6 months now supplementing Potassium .., nothing less than miracle. I feel 80-90% better most of symptoms gone
How long before you noticed improvements?
@@anthonywilliams3822 it took almost 3 months to see notice the relief the symptoms, I also later added Zinc in supplement
I did a 62 hour fast last summer and made the mistake of not drinking electrolytes, and just mixing ACV and lemon in my water. I just ordered Dr Berg's electrolyte powder and felt so good today, I do believe my heart palpitations were due to a lack of electrolytes.
Yeah I had to stop drinking ACV because the heart palpitations were really BAD.
@@MyLupitaLove interesting I never heard that before. I only take 2 tablespoons in 32 oz of water
@@mikeconnor3602 yeah! It happens I didn’t know till I saw a you tube video talking about the side effects! It took 3 weeks for the heart palpitations to stop after stopping ACV. And I was doing 1 teaspoons but my body didn’t like it apparently.
@@MyLupitaLove that is very interesting, thanks
@@MyLupitaLove so should you stop acv if you try to reduce salt and increase potassium in the body?
I've been diagnosed with an extremely rare genetic disorder called Periodic Paralysis which can be fatal (it has to do with the body's inability to regulate potassium shifts at the cellular level). Because I live in Winnipeg and my mental health label has been used as a weapon/distraction I have been treated horribly by the medical system even though I have gone code blue more than once. I have been literally fighting for my life for over a decade and haven't been able to find a specialist who understands this disorder that I can see (I'm on disability so finances are a huge issue). My chiropractor just suggested your videos and this is the first time I've had a good explanation of what is happening. Thank you!!!!
Hi from Edmonton alberta
@@susanwilliston2104 hey fellow Canadian 😊
That happens to MANY people if they have any hint of a psych disorder/diagnosis. After that's in a person's record, it's nearly impossible to get decent medical help and everything is blamed on the psych diagnosis. Psych drugs DO cause a lot of imbalances and illnesses, then more drugs are piled on.
How are you doing now?
I have a condition called primary Aldosteronism that leads to a number of things but my potassium crashes often. I have to take supplements.
Have you had your aldosterone and renin checked and the aldosterone/renin ratio?
I have had sleep paralysis when my potassium has been low. I am sorry your dealing with this. I have something similar happening too. Low potassium absolutely causes low mood and high anxiety and effects and low amounts have a significant effect. I have symptoms even in normal range..i need to be high normal over 4 to see symptoms abate.
Thank you.. my mother died from potassium/mg deficiency which led to heart arythmia that killed her… this was before the days of air conditioning when ppl did a lot of sweating out electrolytes. So you are literally saving ppls lives with this video
So sorry for your loss. 🫂
😢
You are truly appreciated Dr. Berg. While in the hospital, I was in there on 2 different occasions, I notice the first thing they did was to give me potassium and magnesium. The last time I was in there bc of hbp. They loaded me up with all these BP meds.
Immediately I prayed in my mind, for understanding on what is causing my high BP I opened my phone , went to UA-cam, typed in natural remedies for hbp, and a video of yours popped up, explaining hbp, kidneys and just everything I needed to know. I have one kidney, (the hospital literally convinced me my one kidney was cancerous even after the biopsy said NO)I always was told too much potassium harm's the kidney. I saw your video, and it said the opposite!! Plus, they gave me potassium several times and magnesium once. THEN, after being armed with the info from several of your videos on hbp and kidneys, I told them I didn't want the meds bc I tht it was too much for my one kidney to handle. I said I wanted to work on changing my diet to protect my kidney. They shot me down everytime I mentioned controlling my BP with food, herbs and spices. They insisted I needed the meds. They then added a prescription and when I asked the nurse what it was for, she said to protect my kidney. When I looked it up, it did have potassium in it. I thought, based on your info, I only needed the potassium. The doctors did not want to figure out why my BP was high, they just kept telling me I needed to take those meds for the rest of my life.
I thank you Dr. Berg, for all that you do. You are are a blessing 🙌🏼.
Please don’t listen to him, you do need the -opril ACE inhibitor blood pressure medication, sometimes they include potassium to replenish the hypokalemia.
You go to your outpatient physician for outpatient blood pressure evaluation, even though most cases are idiopathic (unknown etiology)
Your story helped me.
How are you doing now?
For years I dealt with palpitations due to low to mid grade stress. I was stressed for a long time and didn't realize it. Teeth clenching, sore jaw, lighter sleep, stiff neck muscles, joint pain etc. I had so many symptoms of stress. I went to a cardiologist about my palps, neither he or my doc knew what it was.
I just lived with it until I found Dr. Berg. Not only has adding potassium and magnesium to my diet helped, but also deep breathing. I also learned that many years of chronic stress caused me to breath shallow (short exhales). This was causing all sorts of problems including digestion and heart palps.
Sluggish digestion meant I wasn't getting my nutrients, along with problems with soil, etc. That just makes heart palps worse.
After just two days of focusing on breathing deeply (longer exhale) and adding more potassium, I noticed an immediate difference.
It's sad we can't get this kind of info from MOST doctors.
Could you share what form of potastium you took.
@JessTalk I wrote this post a year ago and while potassium helped, the REAL help was actually moderate exercise and deep breathing practices daily. My body was stuck in fight or flight mode from shallow breathing and stress. I didn't fully understand all that when I wrote this comment. But adding potassium definitely helps.
If you have any underlying emotional or chronic stress and anxiety, take care of that too. In fact make that a priority over the potassium.
Coconut water is an excellent source of potassium as well. An 8-ounce serving of coconut water has up to 600 mg of Potassium and only 6 g of sugar. So, it has less than half the sugar of a banana and double the potassium.
Let's not forget about fermenting.
It has the often overlooked anionic species - Phosphate .
One would need 8 coconuts a day to meet RDI. How much potassium is from veggies like 100grams of broccoli?
According to Dr Eric Berg and others sugar requires zinc and potassium to be utilized. If that's true one might think that consuming sweet foods or drinks may increase the need for more potassium than if someone had a zero sugar intake.
@@Needless2say I guess that's likely because potassium imparts a stronger osmotic gradient than sodium does , but sodium has a stronger one than sugar. Coconuts evolved along salty shorelines rich in spray of sodium & chlorine , and the coconut avoids internal dessication by developing a husk rich in Potassium and Phosphorus, which prevents moisture loss for the seedling, else the sodium in sea water would dessicate it. Coconut husk ash is fairly alkaline. The husk content of Potassium and Phosphorus also provides a viable germinating material for the coconut sprout till it develops a sufficient network of roots and leaves at the seedling stage .
I had a really bad ongoing ear infection a few years back which caused what i know now to be potassium deficiency. I had panic attacks, heart palpitations and I didn't sleep for 2 whole months, didn't even want to eat. I thought I was dying.I read up on what could cause all of this and figured it out on my own, my doctor just gave me anti-anxiety pills that didn't work. I tell everyone I know that has anything like these, because what could it hurt if I'm wrong? This info is life saving! The people who suffer from sleeplessness and anxiety NEED to know this!!
I'm in a really rough patch myself through anemia, but also having extreme sensitivity to almost all foods, salt, and even water. If I drunk "too much" I feel my head is gonna explode
Started to eat higher potassium foods, *_really_* hope it takes the edge off 😢
I got C.Diff from a hospital stay and I thought I had colon cancer and a brain tumor because I was dizzy and seeing double. The hospital system finally admitted I had C.Diff. I had a check up with my nephrologist (kidney infection the cause of the hospital stay) and he listened and said go down to the lab and come back up. My blood work showed I had almost 0 K in my system. I had a massive electrolyte imbalance due to the constant diarrhea. Thank God I had a random appointment with this doctor, who did a lot to help me and alleviate some of the symptoms of C. Diff, as he knew about electrolytes. Too bad no other doc did at a world famous hospital. He said he didn't know how my heart was beating, my K was so low. Now I pay attention to electrolytes. Thank you for offering this information to us.
Yeah when I wasin the hospital I was served so much sugar
and you can forget about vitamin D. Not a healthy place to heal
I have been stressed out lately, and the other night, I went to bed, and my heart was pounding so hard, I couldn’t sleep, and ended up having really bad anxiety because of it. I didn’t know that low potassium could cause this. Very good information. Thank you doc.
I had the exact same, gave me anxiety and couldnt sleep well for two weeks. Then I took high dosages of magnesium and potassium and felt nornal again
Yeah anxiety has been so high lately. The minerals help for sure, but having a good mindset is a must. I’m currently three nights in with maybe four hours of sleep. Anxiety through the roof. It’s been such a struggle to calm my mind and body. Wish me luck
@@ribeyerick3600 Hope you are doing okay. I am now often taking Magnesium Citrate and Vitamin B1 before bed and it helps really good. Together with more Potassium in my diet. Also milk products before bed tend to help!
Magnesium as well my friend!
@@ribeyerick3600 magnesium and cbd oil will definitely help!!
Dr Berg is the smartest and most practical doctor on the Net. He’s awesome!
Sharing Good Health
He is
Best educator!
Years of being treated for blood pressure with medications have made me incredibly ill. While still having uncontrolled blood pressure. Eventually being taken to emergency dept with shocking pain in right abdomen and muscle spasms throughout the body. ( many other effects as well ).
The decline of my health came over the years. Slowly, and i never realized that my nutrients had became very low. Many visits to Doctors and test that lead to no help. I realized i must heal myself so i investigated. Now i am on the road to health but it will take some time.
My husband and I are so thankful to have discovered you Dr. Berg, you are a national treasure! I only wish all your material was taught in school from am early age. What a different population we would be!
I had no knowledge of how electrolytes, mineraals, vit D effect the functionality of our body. Dr Berg I am learning so much from your videos and its helping me big time. I have been watching for 2 montbs now already lost 8 pounds feel a lot better many many thanks for your kindness and generosity in educating us🙏🙏
Education in most countries is all about things that are irrelevant to health. What you described is true for the majority of people who are stuck in popular culture. I wish every part of the world had its version of Dr. Berg. Anyway I am glad you took steps toward health instead of useless things. Good wishes for the future.
Make sure you're talking to your Doc too ..
It sounds , from reading some of the comments, that some of you may have heart issues, in particular aFib . Just saying..
Love Dr. Berg. I've learned so much from him !
Dr. Berg is the best.
I used to have palpitations but slow/normal heart beat. Basically I can hear/feel my heart beat when I go to bed. After wheetgrass juice and fixing my diet that mistake is fixed. Thank you for pointing that out in previous videos!
Thats because of your digestive system not able to break down the food, specially wheat and gluten products i get heart palpitatons for 1-2 hours after i eat shitty food, however, you Will Also get heart palpitatons from potassium deficency but thats a different heart palpitatons its harder and can for many many hours until you get enough magnesium and potassium, too much b12, copper and folate does this because of methylation issues
I get bloated from the wheatgrass juice powder
Thanks for the unfo
I take Microbiome and ProBio5 with Plexus, for excellent Gut Health.
I have this too. I use potassium to keep it under control.
Please keep doing what you’re doing. You are revealing natural truths that we have forgotten.
Will do. Thanks for the encouragement.
This gentleman is just too awesome to be put in words
Why don’t they teach us this information in school? I’ve had so many of these symptoms over the past 2-3 months. I’m so weak and tired throughout the day. I also have bad insomnia and my heart will pump just like you’re explaining. I started taking a supplement and drinking more electrolytes and I feel completely new.
After tracking my potassium and making sure I get enough, my bloating and constipation has been reduced and I swear my body has started burning fat more efficiently. I have never felt better in my entire life. I can’t thank you enough.
how have you been getting your potassium?
What do you take please
@horseperson90 curious to know
@@arts3312keppi electrolytes. On Amazon
I'm a male that suffers from lipedema when eating unhealthy oily foods . Been to all types of doctors including vein doctors & they simply told me they didn't know what the problem was. Doing research on my own, I ultimately figured out that certain foods like Milk , cheese , sugar , non grass fed meats & oils swell my legs . I also found out that I was low on magnesium & potassium . These 2 electrolytes have been key in preventing my legs from swelling & helping with my anxiety . Like Dr Berg says , I sometimes want to tell people what they can do to fix their problem of swollen legs but people can be very sensitive now a days and would take offense instead of thanking you.
Ive cut out sugar in all its forms including carbs (milk is also very in sugars) and feel a million times better and have reduced the chronic swelling in my feet & ankles. Increasing potassium-rich foods means the cells can push fluid out more easily. Goos luck on your journey to wellness 😊
Yep I hear you. I find the biggest problem with telling someone how to get better is they want to check with their doctors. :-)
Shows you most doctors are clueless 🙄
@@pga972 They truly are ( @ least in the United States ) . I actually have a medical doctor in the family and she's clueless on many issues I've brought to her attention. I think they just do what their hospital/employer ( corporation ) tells them to do in fear of getting sued.
Thanks ❤️
Since watching your videos, I never realized how important Potassium is in your diet. I’ve since incorporated potassium in what I eat especially after I had my fibroids removed. Thank you for educating myself and others on important medical information like this!
Congratulations Dr. Berg! I have been studying nutrition for many years, since my dear mother was also a student and practitioner of nutrition.(We had a juice machine in our home in 1951). My mother lived to the age of 101 and I fully expect to enjoy a long life as well at my present age of 81. Your knowledge of nutrition is extensive and interesting. I look forward each day to the your informative and interesting presentations. Thank you for sharing your expertise and life extending information.
Same. Had I found Dr. Berg before having mine removed, I probably wouldn't have needed the surgery. Everything seems to come down to stress, which causes nutrient deficiencies, which leads to inflammation, which causes fibroids, hormonal imbalance, etc. If I only knew then what I know now. Wow!
If you live in a tropical country - you can make your own potassium rich ash by burning coconut shell fibres till they are greyish white.
I was surprised to learn potatoes had 3 times the potassium as bananas.
Dr. Berg has the BEST info I have ever heard of hands down! I am so grateful for this!😁
Glad you liked the information here. Thanks for watching!
Thank you, Dr. Berg for all these learnings that you are sharing. God bless you abundantly.🙏❤️
Thank you Doctor. Recently I ended up in the emergency room because of the pounding of my heart. Turns out all I needed was potassium, they gave me a potassium pill and sent me home...of course I went to sleep like a baby. Interesting facts
What was the potassium pill? Brand, dose? Please reply. Thanks.
@@simplehealthyliving4681 NOW vitamins Potassium Gluconate powder is great - No Fillers, stearates or additives and can be taken with vitamin C powder for proper buffering.
@@ArrowBast Thank you for your kindness.
@@ArrowBast how can I make it how much P how much C thanks
Wow!!!
This finally gives me an understanding of why I've been in the hospital for lack of potassium. I have to take a liquid prescription for this every day. I had no idea. Thank you!
I use his electrolytes and it helped with my spasms and nighttime leg cramps!
It helps your nerves to function and muscles to contract. It helps your heartbeat stay regular. It also helps move nutrients into cells and waste products out of cells. A diet rich in potassium helps to offset some of sodium's harmful effects on blood pressure.👍
You saved me 15 minutes
@@4thQuarterMentality 😂
You dont need to worry about sodium if you have enough magnesium and potassium, they all work together, neither potassium or magnesium doesnt work aswell if your diet lacks sodium
Or if your kidneys is damaged or kidney disease ofc Then you should be carefull
With having a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia I can agree to potassium helping nerve pain and blood pressure and sleeping better and getting more energy. I take a high potassium supplement. 3000mg to4000mg every day and keep feeling better and stronger after years of pain. One week of being out and the pain started coming back. One high dose of pottassium and the next day felt better again. THANK YOU DR. BERG!
Sounds like potassium is what I need to correct several body function issues. Thanks.
As much as I've learned over the past 10 or more years exploring nutrition, herbs and supplementation to address my health issues Dr Berg has a way of simplifying complex issues which shows his firm grasp of what he practices. Thanks for all your help over the years, you've made a difference in my life that's for sure.
OMG, this answers everything i have been dealing with for the past week. Drinking so much water and getting more and more dehydrated, couldnt stay asleep, muscle cramps, and fast strong heart beat in the middle of the night. Wow.
That's great. Glad this video helped.
That’s what I suffered from for ages. No one could explain how I became thirstier the more I drank, and I was so wakeful at night (not worried about anything, just an active mind). Potassium supplementation has changed all that and I now recognise the low K symptoms.
I'm glad you said that I wake up in the night with my heart beating strong and fast, I couldn't figure out what it was.
You've helped me lose 28 pounds in 7 weeks, reduce my trigeminal neuralgia pain, and intracranial hypertension. Thank you.
That’s awesome. Reading comments gives me encouragement.
Does anyone k ow what sheis talking about?
@@joeqb5992 s00000⁰
@@sharonblakely9101
It’s a severe pain in a persons face because of a nerve. I have 2 family members that have it pretty bad.
@@rhondaiivey3384 do you know what she is talking about DOING to achieve those things?
When I was in the throes of serious fibromyalgia, I always thought that the buildup of urea in my system must be causing some of the pain. The inflammation was body wide. And the fluid retention was horrible and nothing made it go away. Nothing that is until low carb and intermittent fasting. No fibromyalgia anymore and I think you just explained why!
I've been taking a high potassium supplement and now after years of a lack of sleep, I've been sleeping a normal night sleep. If I had only watched this years ago. My muscles are still tremoring though. But its only been about a month I've been taking it. Dr Berg you are a really good teacher. You make everything very clear. Thank you.
What's the name of the supplement. Everyone I looked at had only 2% RDA
@@ariellaabrahams
Supersmart Potassium Bicarbonate. Claims 5400 mg per day but it is in 4 capsules... Last I looked they were out of stock. So trying Pure brand Bicarb Blend at 412 mg per capsule. Took about 10 the first day and muscle pain that had started coming back after a week of being out of potassium went away by the next day and was able to sleep better too. Definitely works for me. Potassium Orotate is another option but I haven't tried that yet. Hope this helps. My diagnosis was fibromyalgia.. seems like it is just potassium deficiency. Our food just doesn't have the minerals and vitamins it should have now in my opinion. God Bless
Are you also taking magnesium?
@@cindymillis4975 I used to take alot of Magnesium. Not as regularly now. But when I do take it, I take Magnesium Malate.
A low B12 at the tissue level can also cause tremors. To test the tissue level you need a methylmalonic acid test. When B12 is low at the tissue, this acid will always be elevated.
Potassium has been such a game changer for me. Increasing my potassium (and coupled with my magnesium) helped lower my frequent headaches (many that became severe in the past).
What was the source of potassium ?
@@sadiabaig2399 - commenting to piggyback and listen to his response
@@sadiabaig2399 banana?
Me too- used to have terrible headaches. Potassium supplements drastically lowered the frequency.
@@OnBeaverCreek
May I ask which brand of potassium did you take?
Thank youDr Berg I have been putting dried cranberries into my fresh salad. Now I’m not going to do that cause of the sugar. Appreciate it a lot. I’m planning to get your yeast flakes cause it would help me add that to my salad. I’m so great full for your information and it has benefit me a lot in my daily life. I take your advice to heart and to my surprise I feel and look 20 yrs younger than my age. My OMD FASTING IS AMAZING. Also my arthritis have subsided no pain in my hands and fingers. I’m amazed . It’s been 2 yrs now and I feel good about myself. Thanks again for the gifts you shared to me and those around the world who needed these type of information . Thanks DR Berg.
Aldi dried cranberries are 52% sugar. The sugar should be the first ingredient in the list, not the cranberries!
Thank you Doc for this informative video. We’ve been told HBP is due to a high sodium diet. Our medical system is failing us tremendously.
In a way it is. The cell is comprised of calcium, magnesium, sodium & potassium in the proper amount UNTIL YOU fail to eat good things. So when your diet provides no fruits or veggies to obtain the necessary ratio of the 4 listed above the body takes of that which is present to fill the necessary void. Remember each cell must be filled 100% but when there is no available potassium or magnesium to fill its spot the body takes in sodium to fill the void. Which results in dis ease in the body. That throws off the fine tuning of a heathy body. That extra sodium (that you didn't need ) screws with the blood & the kidneys as would too much sugar or alcohol. That excessive sodium with a lack of the others results in SOME peoples blood pressure raising.
So eat your fruits & veggies (good carbs)
AND control the salt, desserts & sodas ( the bad carbs) May GOD bless you all. 🙏
@Tk
Thanks so much. This explains what I've been trying to figure out with everything that's being said. Balance is key.... I'm guilty of eating a tremendous amount of salty foods. I'm going to get this situation turned around. I copied down everything you said above and put it in my Doc's folder. This is very informative! Thanks again!
Excellent video. I've been reading about the benefits of potassium for years and I figured out that potassium protects "all" organs in one way or another.
Cream of tartar is potassium bitartrate. You can buy it in the store for much less than potassium pills. I use it in a foot bath and absorb it through my skin. I found it is much easier on my body than taking potassium pills. Just my experience. I hope it helps.
Thanks! Just bought pills for $20 and will definitely buy the cream of tartar.
Thank you for the tip. Can you tell us how much cream of tartar you put in the foot bath?
Wow
@@cll2020 I recommend starting with a teaspoon full. I also add Epsom Salts 1/4 cup and sea salt 2 Tablespoons. This way my body can absorb what it needs, as it needs it. Whenever possible I prefer to absorb nutrients thru the skin as it is much easier than taking pills. I hope this helps.
Dr Berg, I am a frequent faster (OMAD/keto w/ occasional prolonged fasting). I tried your Electrolyte powder (orange flavor) along with Trace minerals and Vit D3/K2. WOW...what a difference! I have excellent energy levels for a light workout while fasting and no more "jumping legs" when I try to sleep. Thank you so much for this information and your great (and yummy) products! 40 lbs down!
Dr. Eric berg. - I am a Dialysis patient. I acculimanate Potasium and Phosphrus.
I cannot comsume Foods in HIGH potassium , and only eat foods w/ ZERO potasium or low Potassium.
I get Hyperkalimia if In dont watch HIGH Potassium foods.
my Dicipline is so good , I no longer need POTASSIUM binders.
and I am LOOSING weight , through FASTING and avoiding ALL HIGH Potassium foods.
For 51 years I suffered with migraines. I finally learned the reason- low potassium. Taking a daily supplement has made a world of difference.
Note that when you get too much potassium, your hands will feel swollen and stiff.
@@OnBeaverCreek Seriously?! This is amazing.. I've had migraines for over 40 years! Can you please share exactly what supplement you use?
@@allison471 After writing the comment above, someone contacted me and told me that the daily 99mg dose was too small to make a significant difference because that is only 2% of the recommended daily allowance. He said it must be something else. I have continued taking it, now taking about 4-5 per day (400-500 mg) and I do think it helps. My headaches have been much less frequent.
I have low potassiun , my Dr. Prescribed Potassium 750. Mg...3 times a day. Tgere is higher dosage Potassium
HEY BERG - You are really slammin' it lately. Thanks so much for your awesome videos. Very helpful is an understatement.
Sometimes people consider that rude..people are sooo easily offended nowadays. I recall a day when good advice, from intelligent people was welcomed & even actively sought after. Humanity have gone mad !!
It's like swimming upstream. It tires you out and get no where
Well said....I agree 100%
1/4 tsp of no salt has 640 mg of potassium..no carbs, no calories. I add it to lemon water with a dash of pink Himalayan salt...perfect electrolyte drink. Also great for fasting days to combat fatigue or dizziness.
What is ‘no salt’?
@@johnbuell8035 is a salt with less sodium and more potassium.
Potassium chloride is considered ''sodium-free salt''.
It's the culinary sodium substitute "Nu Salt" and it's super cheap in the grocery aisle for salt, seasonings and salt substitutes. I too have been taking this as my potassium supplement - because it's so cheap, easy to find, and easy to use to get most of your daily potassium needs (although I'm trying to get more potassium from potassium rich foods).
HOWEVER, I would really like to know if it's safe, what's the best way to take it (with anything? how much how many times a day,) etc. and I've found almost no info to help me understand that - articles online, UA-cam, nothing.
All I know is that potassium chloride is a sodium free salt but because it's a "salt", people with heart and kidney and diabetes conditions and those on a low sodium diet especially for the heart and kidneys, can't use Nu Salt or other potassium chloride based culinary salt / sodium substitutes.
@@tinaperez7393 yeah dr what they said
Dear Dr. Berg - you are an Angel working hard to help so many misled humans! Thank you.
🙏🏻💕
I know you hear this constantly but I would like to thank you for your excellent videos. All of the work you put into them is very much appreciated. Thank you so much.
You should explain in your videos of potassium, where to get actual Potassium supplements, and which Potassium supplement is best like potassium citrate, or Potassium gluconate
I watched a video made by an MD who warned against taking a lot of potassium if you were on ACE Inhibitors (blood pressure medicine (Liscinopril by name)). He said that ACE Inhibitors prevent the expulsion of potassium from the kidneys and you can wind up with toxic amounts of potassium in the blood, which can cause arrhythmia (afib). I've all but weaned myself off of Liscinopril and now I'm trying to get off of diuretics. I've found an AWESOME bowl of greens at Kroger's. It's organic and contains broccoli sprouts. I throw a lot of extra virgin olive oil on it, medium grind Himilayan Salt, I throw some walnuts in and chia seeds. I top it off with a thick dusting of unfortified nutritional yeast. It's delicious! I'm thinking of topping that all with a can of well drained tuna fish. That's a whole meal, right there, I tellz ya!
you my friend need to research anti-nutrients and throw those veggies in the compost bin or atleast cook them.
I have many mineral deficient. I am deficient with B12, Vitamin D and Potassium. I also have High Blood Pressure.
This video is very interesting and helpful. Love it.
Yes, I need more potassium to balance my electrolytes in this heat dome. I have tried Dr. BERGs powdered formulation ~ but it's just waaaay tooooo sweeeeeet! Please consider making an unsweetened version asap. Thank you so very much! 🙏
Wow amazing great Dr Berg . This information is value to me to be able to understand inside our body . I have been in Keto for 5 years . I lost most of weight 35 pounds and I reverse type 2 diabetes . I had slow metabolism, insulin resistant , menopause. Everything. I follow exactly what you recommend you are completely right . Dr Berg I give you score of 101 points . Unfortunately regular Doctors do not believe this is posible. They are not there to cure only to maintain our health . They love to prescribe drugs . I strongly believe our body can be healthy if the person thinks to be healthy and eating the right kind of food . Once again thank you
Great video Dr Berg. I know pretty much all of this because I've been your student now for over 3 years and I do pretty much live the healthy Keto lifestyle, but when I don't, I have the tools thankfully because of your clear, thoughtful and caring teaching. My hope is that all of us that do believe in you and follow you, could just reach out to one person. This info can save many people misery perhaps even death
Yup, this is my hope and prayer. Thank you forever, with all my heart.
Ok I'm be
Dr. Berg! Why do they only make 99Mg potassium pills? Also, I just got over Covid and the worst part of it was the headache. I noticed that the pain was running up the nerve from my neck to my forehead so I figured nerve issue. I took potassium, pink salt and magnesium and the pain went away in less than 30 minutes. Saved me! Your thoughts please.
Had the same symptoms with Omicron and my remedy was pineapple and banana smoothies.
Bc too much potassium is bad for you too. 4700 mg as a daily requirement is hard to consume daily thru food.
In pill form you'd have to just abt swallow 47 pills every day.
If you ever get blood work done for a wellness check look to see where you fall in the potassium range along with your electrolytes.
Pills can cause problems, if they're not diluted they can cause cell death. Better to get from food.
Had the same problem with covid then I turned off the TV. All problems left
@@truthbomber7628 yeah covid was a plandemic but for those of us that are being enlightened it seems there is a real epidemic of potassium deficiency and im being consumed trying to find the answers. how are we going to get our potassium? sure before industrial farming our food had around 10 times the amount of minerals so we could get away with just eating healthy but are there any good quality potassium supplements? i know you're just like me but man this is tough.
If I don’t go through at least one of your videos a day I really feel left out. You’re a blessing to us Africans.
Dr Bergs electrolyte powder has helped me tremendously
I use to suffer severe muscle cramps after working in the Florida heat and since using the powder I have been cramp free
I am very curious as to why if we need 4700mg of potassium a day, why then are the supplements only 99 mg? It doesn't make any sense. Why aren't there supplements of 4700mg then?
Those are the clues in opening your eyes to why so many sic, information is , and from , that's why . My journey too
Supplements can be dangerous which is why most potassium supplements are so low dose, so you don't throw your heart rhythm out of whack. Consuming food sources of potassium is completely different as it is easily recognized and assimilated by the body and you won't get side effects from eating high amounts of potassium in foods.
So glad you're doing these long deep dive videos again!
Dr. Berg and his team makes these videos in a way that you can easily catch the main points if you don't have time to watch the main video. Even if you do have the time it is easier to absorb the information.
He is one man army dear
Awesome Dr bless him a million ❤ 🙏 fold amen
I’m happy to hear this, it was what I discovered on my own, not to the extent of your video here dr. Berg, my doctor said to me 4 years back, that they want to learn what helps the muscle cramping and I told her that it was potassium that I was missing, with a funny look on her face she repeated what I said. ‘I said Yes, once I learned that, my cramping in my feet, legs and back went away..
i've been searching for years to figure out WHY i'm constantly potassium deficient, i have PCOS i.e. insulin resistance, though all my blood tests are in the normal range. no doctor has ever mentioned the connection between insulin resistance and potassium deficiency. thank you.
Dr Berg you're the best anatomy instructor the professor I had in college was explaining this pump to our class and he failed miserably but your information is so clear and to the point thank you you're the greatest I wish I had watched your videos when I was in college I would have gotten the best understanding of everything and I'm sure the other students would agree please keep doing your very informative videos we really appreciate all that you do you're doing a great job
Thank you so much Dr. Berg. This was very informative. I currently drink the K powder with an electrolyte drink. All the swelling went away, and my feet and ankles are back to being small.😊
Judy K powder?🤔
@@Bibledefender4u I know Dr berg sells a potassium mix u drink K is the potassium element
@@candyalexander2196 yes thank you🙂👍
I have an advantage of being a patient of a fine chirop. and Osteopath in Santa Barbara, CA plus a wealth of knowledge the Dr. Berg explains so well. I have started using a small amount of his electrolite powder in tea as a sweetener and nutritional boost at night.
A fan among many.
❤️. There should a love button like LIKE button. His videos are so useful that he deserves to get ❤️ instead of 👍. Basically I'm an ayurvedic cosmetics manufacturer. But watching his videos I have learned so much that i give my customers health and diet tips. So that they can be healthy internally and beautiful externally. I always say them that alone soaps and cosmetics cannot clear their prbs. They should be also healthy internally. ❤️ Thank you so much doctor. After paying fee also nobody teaches properly or gv full information. And here is this doctor who give lots n lots of information for free.
I have watched Dr Berg from his first episode, I continue to watch as he is 100% correct on nearly all health topics.
I get tingly fingers if my potassium is low, in addition to tiredness, weakness, difficulty sleeping and mild anxiety. I experienced it recently after coming of asthma medication (cortisol dropped, so potassium retention dropped), which was helped by consuming cantaloupe melon and potassium citrate.
For years I had irregular heartbeat, fainting, and an MRI showed white spots on my brain. Cardiologists gave me a battery of tests over a long period of time. They were. To able to figure out what was wrong, they just gave up on me. After doing a lot of research I tried potassium. It worked like magic. When I mentioned this to my PA, she had me tested. Yup, potassium was low. I am now on a prescription, high-dose, time-release potassium. Miracle. My diet is good but somehow, my Sjögren’s syndrome makes it difficult to absorb certain minerals. I also have to take magnesium orotate supplement. Works like magic.
@Taiwo Omotosho Dr. Berg's electrolyte powder had a negative effect on sugar cravings possibly due to the stevia content. I wish it was made with much less stevia then it would be a daily solution for me.
@Taiwo Omotosho Yes, stevia is a healthier plant alternative to sweeten with - it is just overpowering in the amount for myself. I don't drink energy drinks☺
They did all them tests without checking ur blood? All them yrs u suffered? Dam
@Taiwo Omotosho Thank you for the detailed and helpful information. I am 74 and have probably had Sjogren's for at least 30 years and not known it. Fortunately, I am a "health fanatic," eat well and exercise. I am also a practicer of meditation, an ex-yoga instructor, and ex Tai Chi Chuan instructor. I was a clinical psychologist and an NLP practitioner and instructor. All this, I think has helped me tremendously.
I take Potassium Chloride for the time-release prescription and sometimes an additional potassium (Citrate) when needed. I also take Magnesium Orotate because that's the only form I can have without dire intestinal effects.
I take a good digestive enzymes, a multi mineral, NMN with Resveratrol and additional specific supplements that help with other issues that you described. I am on a (modified) Keto diet (I include homemade rye sourdough bread), no junk food, plenty of probiotic foods that I generally make myself, practice intermittent fasting, walk a mile or more every day (well, most days).
I find my inversion table and recumbent stationary bicycle extremely helpful for muscle pain and overall symptom relief.
I will look into RTA. This is new information for me. I wonder if it could be behind the chronic UTI that I get. Since watching some lectures by Urologists to medical students, I discovered that I don't have to be on endless antibiotics. I now treat the UTIs early with cranberry juice (not from concentrate), lots of filtered water, anti-inflammatory foods such as turmeric, garlic, ginger, etc., a supplements called "Defense Plus" (when needed).
Again, thank you for your helpful information!
@@rozamaioran206 I know. Amazing, isn't it? The only time my blood was tested for potassium was when I went for an angiogram. The surgeon had blood work done and found that I was seriously low in potassium. He gave me a high-dose injection. I felt great after that. Then, I spoke to my doctor and the lights went on. Duh!!! BTW. The angiogram, that looks for obstructions to the heart, found nothing.
I've learned so much from Dr Berg, I can only thank the Guy at the least! He might of saved my life. Who knows right! I've made serious changes and I see and feel the benefits. Respect this man.👍
I’d say it’s the most important electrolyte! My legs gave out on me back in may . I literally dropped to the ground and could not walk. I was in the hospital for 3 days on a potassium I V . It took. 5 bags of potassium to get my levels back to normal and I could walk again. And let me tell you it burns going in the inter time. It was a scary thing when I was laying on the ground and couldn’t get back up again. I was told I was lucky as it usually effects the heart before the other muscles. And it was the diuretic that was in the blood pressure medication I was taking that was the cause. Needless to say I make sure I get lots of potassium! Lol.
A few years back I fell and hit my head. I needed 15 bags of potassium.
Woe thank you for sharing 🙏
@@victory9609 wow
Did the pottassium burn when it was going into your veins?
Dr BERG I am CERTAIN you saved my life!!! Thank you Dr Berg!!! 🤯🙏 I didn't know what was going on but I knew something was terribly terribly wrong!! My entire body felt like every muscle in my body was fatigued to the point of feeling on fire like lifting weights to failure with no relief. I felt as if I literally could not take one more step. Kidneys were hurting on a level of 8 out of 10. I thought is this fibromyalgia?! 🤔 refused to accept the diagnosis of lupus, fibromyalgia, diabetes, etc. I knew it was a deficiency but didn't know which one because so many symptoms overlap. Since I was only taking 1 or 2 - 99 mg potassium pills a day, drinking coffee and sugar free monster drinks to keep moving at work, I had no idea how close I was to a life threatening situation. My blood pressure was 215/110 I think. Very close to that, I was also taking Aleve for the pain which also increased my blood pressure.
How you feeling now what changes have helped you I can relate to what you have just shared please share with me perhaps it can shed much light into potassium and blood pressure
THANK YOU for all you do!
You're very welcome!
Dr. Berg, I really like this video!!!
I know someone whose ankles swell like in the picture in this video, and I do just wonder if it's a potassium deficiency.
I've taken up an interest in nutrition ever since watching your videos, and your definition of electrolytes along with the plethora of information in this video helps me SOO MUCH.
Plus, sugar depletes potassium?!
I overindulged on sugar during the holidays, resulting in a UTI, which I haven't had in a year. I used to get UTIs all the time, when I ate sugar (and added sugar) everyday.
I like this video in particular also because you weren't pushing keto or IF throughout the video. I feel safe to share this with friends and family because of its information, not an agenda. So for this, Dr Berg, I say good job and thank you.
Amen, Doc. I've been taking Potassium since my twenties. I would add that potassium citrate is bulky, the capsules are huge. Potassium Chloride is too much chlorine. Potassium gluconate is compact and dissolves in the mouth if you like. Potassium from food leads to too much magnesium (chlorophyll). Potassium sorbate in commercial foods is probably not such a good thing, as it is used as a preservative. It is still the inclusion of too much sodium in processed foods that leads to electrolyte imbalances as the customer drinks more to alleviate the discomfort.
Cold/Flu symptoms are mitigated by a high potassium, low sodium eating. Also, pain control.
@qtsssim I prefer potassium gluconate. You can let them dissolve in your mouth and they don't taste bad. The hardest part is resisting the urge to chew them. They are quite hard and if your teeth are weak you could chip a tooth, yet the urge to chew them is strong for me. Go figure. Price is important to me and Walmart is a good place to look. No way should you be taking 47 of these 100mg 'caplets' a day. I'm taking four a day on a regular basis for many years to eliminate symptoms. I've never found a combination of foods where I don't need potassium supplementation.
@@ropeyarnI don't think I've seen it somewhere else about cold or flu symptoms related to low potassium
@@LPgmxDan No you have it backwards. Potassium is a palliative to cold symptoms, specifically coughing. Vitamin C for nasal congestion. Zinc and Vitamin A for the immune system. At the time I was on my way to discovering excess sodium intake exacerbated internal pain.
❤ Thank you so much! When I’m not feeling quite right, I always go to you 1st & find out how I can turn things around naturally! I know I can rely on my Dr. to give me medication if that’s what I need, but I prefer to go naturally whenever possible. You’re 99% on the time right on the money for me on things that I’ve let slip. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge!❣️
Wow, very much relatable to my former work colleague & a friend takes lots of water, frequent trips to washroom and has a big appetite for salt.
A light bulb went on when you mentioned diuretics. I take high blood pressure medication and recently got myself in to a mess when I decided to fast to lose weight to be able to stop taking high blood pressure medication. I felt like I was dying and come to find out I was very low in my electrolytes. I was only drinking plain water and not eating much of anything. I lost a couple of pounds in a few days but I had all of the symptoms that you mentioned here.
Thank you very much for the amazingly clear presentation about Potassium. I was surprised that we need almost 5 grams a day to keep troubles away. I will watch my diet better and inform family and friends.
Thank you Dr. Berg for explaining Potassium, your videos are inspiring and not to mention finally teaching me the basics of eating foods to increasingly your health. Please keep the videos coming.
Would be great if you can talk about potassium salt. In Singapore, people are found to consume twice the recommended daily sodium intake. So the government is now recommending people to take K-salt with 30% reduced sodium and yet still taste as salty as potassium chloride is added.
I’ve experienced that pounding in my ear. Dr. Berg is so helpful with helping us understand our bodies.
You are literally saving my life. I’m so depleted in everything and you help me understand. I told many friends about you and he even voted for you, we need you with Mr. Kennedy to get our nation healthy again.
All we need a healthy information provided by you. Your explanation to the things is the best. India with a population of 125 crore, where more than 80% still deprived from basic knowledge of nutrition due to which diseases like cancer, hypertension is increasing day by day. I want you to make a video on 'Desi Ghee' a saturated fat we consume on a daily basis. Is it good or bad, although Google is filled with information about it, your discussion on it will provide a better perspective. Again, a big thanks to you for all your efforts on the videos and presentations.
I think healthy old-fashioned grass fed butter ghee is good but when I look at the containers outside the Indian restaurants in London I noticed that all the Ghee is hydrogenated and it may be the same in India. I think if people are still making it in their own homes with raw butter it would be fine but inevitably too much frying is not good. All the Indian herbs and spices of course are very beneficial and I have no old age body pain because I use them every day in London. Namaste 🙏
Wow! That was super interesting,. I'm only just learning about electrolytes. Never knew any of this, all my life. That's bit bad really... This should be talked about more. Knowledge as such could be put out in the world.
This is why we have you. Hope youngsters watch your videos Dr Eric. Hope everybody comes to know about your videos.
The knowledge n helpful teachings you share are amazing n so appreciated.. Really enjoyed n learnt lots. POTASSIUM is so important n needed in the body. Thank you so much!!!!
Dr. you look healthier every day. There is a huge improvement when compared with how you used to look in your older videos! Congratulations and thank you for all your wonderful videos.
He stopped his keto diet as it was dehydrating him from inside out.
@@Qyu1000 stopped keto? Why?
@@Qyu1000 Fake
Yeah I've noticed that too he does look a lot healthier than b4.
this is so helpful. i am crying thank you. from South Korea
You should get a medal for service to humanity
This is so very informative. I am definitely not getting enough Potassium and am working my way up to your recommended 7-10 cups of veggies per day! I'm also gonna purchase your Electrolytes...Thanks, Dr. Berg!
its such terrible advice to eat veggies. how's the rheumatoid arthritis and kidney stones etc that all those anti-nutrients (oxalates and whatever other toxins are in plants) cause? weve been lied to and its getting old. forgive my rant im tired of all this researching. its getting old.
Does Dr Berg think we can take potassium from supplements? I notice he recommends Zinc and vitamin D supplements but not others. Who else thinks he should make a video on which nutrients to get from food and which are okay to get from supplements?
Thank you for this information. It is very much appreciated. I am taking potassium gluconate or potassium chloride. Are those form acceptable as well?
Thank you for being on this earth teaching us so much about ourselves. Almost in tears excited to have my mother take your electrolyte powder and her to start to feel better. Thank you so very much again Dr berg. ❤
I realize this is an old video, but in case it helps someone, I just finished a 67 hour fast, but made sure to drink my electrolyte drink everyday, not just water! I felt fine.