KenDBerryMD Hey doc, would you be interested in tackling the subject of lymes as there may be a connection to diet? Ticks are allegedly immune to sugar and red blood cells need glucose as well as the borellia bacteria. Could there possibly be a symbiotic relationship going on there. I just got a hunch that there could be something going on that got me thinking since lymes first showed up in a child during the 70s coincidentally with the new usda dietary recommendations. Idk, it seems like something you’d like to think about and I think a lot of people would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
Dr Berry and Dr. Saladino, What do you do when eating fat makes you fat and protein is causing gluconeogenesis on a carnivore diet? I am anxious and depressed all the time, inflamed, and the main thing is hungry. My liver seems to want to produce glucose instead of ketones. What do you do with someone with severe insulin resistance ? and all my doctor wants to do is put me on blood pressure meds and other drugs. I have diagnosed sleep apnea and use the dreamstation. My glucose readings are anywhere from 85 to 120 and my latest A1c was 5.2. I am at a loss, I am really stressed and everything bothers me and seems like a chore. All I want is to feel better and happy like others in these threads and posts. I watch your videos for advice and I am at a loss. Thank you for everything that you do. Losartan and Metoprolol is what she has me on. I do not cheat, I recently added back some veggies and avocado to see if it would help. I have been doing this so long it has become a habit, and I don't know what else to do. I dont sleep much and my body feels like it is starving. Please help if you can.
Ah, how refreshing - two MDs with common sense. As a 73-yr old survivor with stage 4 cancer metastacized to my liver form11 years, my goal is no medicine to the end. My doctor is very young and when I see him,, he says to me, I know you won't take any medicine. "Let thy food be thy medicine, let thy medicine be thy food" God Bless you both💕
Janice Faucher hey Janice, I strongly believe diet coupled with science based treatments for nasty things like cancer will give you a much better outlook. Please consider it. x
@Danger McAwesome TY for your support. In my lifetime I have learned to have an open mind about much that comes my way. I was brought to my knees when I got the diganosis, but I handed it over to God. Many things come into play when one's health deteriorates. Mind over matter, Faith, Stress, Love - basically life in general - all should be taken into consideration when one is faced with a diagnosis and that is what I did. I also extensively researched all types of cancer treatments. Yes I am in fantastic health & BELIEVE I will live many more years. Never lose your compassion for another person as it TOUCHED me immensely & it is a wonderful trait that not everyone has. I believe we all touch one another's life for a reason & my telling my story is to touch just ONE person when they are diagnosed with a terminal DIS- EASE (of the body). BLESSINGS & 💕
@Danger McAwesome I know you will be fine - determination & the power of self will goes a long in overcoming anything in life. - Anyone wanting to understand this concept may want to read Timeless Healing (The Power & Biology of BELIEF) by Herbert Benson, MD God Bless❤
I know a lot of people that would love to see a functional medicine doctor, including myself. But insurance will not pay for it and we can not afford to pay out of pocket. I rely on doctors like you Dr. Berry who are willing to post free videos to help people like me. Thank you.
We have one integrative medicine physician in my city. She requires a commitment of something like $6000 up front because she does so much testing and follow-up. I don't begrudge her making a good living and she's encouraging patients to stay on track with diet and lifestyle changes but.....out of my league!
Back when I was in high school I went to the doctor complaining of depression. First thing she suggested was a pill. Many years later I've become very focused on diet's impact on health (mental and otherwise). I'm now convinced that diet, sleep, exercise and healthy relationships with God and people are the real key to health.
It's eye opening. Pharmacology and psych to some extent teaches us exactly what they discussed; The right pill for the right situation. Nothing else matters.
I am a patient with borderline personality disorder since 10 years. Now since 1-1-2018 i do the ketogenic diet. I have no more complaints and i declared myself completely healed.
My mood always elevates when I'm in a state of ketosis and all my joint pain ceases. There's a distinct connection between our mental health and what we eat.
I was just speaking with my daughter yesterday about this very thing. My granddaughter suffers from anxiety and depression. Her therapist recommended cutting sugar from her diet. Her mood has improved tremendously. Good info. Must share. Thank you!
@Amber Steademan I, personally, have been doing a ketogenic diet for some time. My bouts of depression (as well as a myriad of other health problems) have been significantly reduced. I never associated the decreased episodes of depression with my diet. As far as what the therapist recommended for my granddaughter...it was all sources of sugar. So, my daughter has to shop like I do. Knowing what I know now after several years of research, I would never be happy having anyone I love eating processed food of any kind. BTW, research is something I enjoy and I can spot the BS pretty quickly in the "scientific studies." Regardless of what the labels, the FDA, or any of the other alphabet agencies say, if it comes from the supermarket and contains more than a few ingredients, it isn't good for you. It is poison. Leave it on the shelf.
I am a testament to sugar causing depression. My sweet addiction started as teenager, coincidentally at the same time hormones are kicking in, and that's when I became moody, and no motivation to do much in life. I soldiered on for another 40+ years when we learned about sugars so I cut back. But then I met Ben & Jerry and became addicted, sometimes eating two pints in one night. No energy, no motivation, kind of suicidal like "oh well, if things don't work out I can always kill myself". I researched suicide methods but never quite felt such despair as to try anything. I think my Aries nature kept me alive. Anyhoo, finally I broke up with Ben & Jerry, and Papa John, and within days the clouds lifted. I experimented with that off and on and it was flipping a switch. So then I learned about carbs and Keto and have eliminated every molecule of processed foods (including condiments), and anything white, except still experimenting with potatoes (my first love). I'm 65 now, energetic, skinnier and optimistic. I believe I have something more to do in life now, although I'm not sure what it is, lol. Oh, and all of the above holds true for exercise as well. Just walking one mile every morning lifts me up and I enjoy my day more.
@Amber Steademan I am moving my children into more of a carnivore diet now. I have realized and learned that myself and all 3 of my boys do much better without any produce or sugars. Two are diagnosed with high functioning autism and ADHD, along with other things, like tics, intermittent explosive and oppositional defiance disorder. I myself had tics and am pretty sure I would have been diagnosed with asperger's if my parents had taken me in to get evaluated. My children are doing a lot better and so am I. Heck, right now, I'm anout to eat my one meal which is pastured eggs with runny yolk and some sausage, along with some raw, pastured cheese which doesn't irritate us like grain fed pasteurized junk.
I’m a nurse practitioner in Texas, I wish I could I find doctors like both of you to work with. I can’t wrap my head around just treating the symptoms with pills vs finding the root cause of all ailments.
I agree, we nurses always start to with root cause analysis. We don't put a bandage on the problem. So why doctor don't work the same way? O, I forgot, no money in it from big pharma.
Stay the course - the word is getting out. As more become aware of how nutrition & emotions affect their health, more will turn away from pills and take CONTROL of their lives. I just keep spreading the word and if just one person gets it, word will spread.
Good, f$cking luck. I've been an RN for 30 years...I know what Docs know in Fx medicine...in many cases...I'm like a F^cking alien...to mainstream medicine.
I knew something was wrong in nursing school when every disease we studied began with the same line: the cause of this disease is unknown. Unacceptable! Go back to the lab and don't come out til you know what the cause is and before you lay a hand on a patient let alone pull out your rx pad!
Why the hell....did you get into medicines 💊 then....its all about testing...and "passing patients around" to each other... and running American insurance companies into the ground. Diseases....are just... "a lack of EASE". Diseases are caused by unnatural things being placed into, or...done to the human body and spirit.
Thanks for talking about grief as a normal human process. That’s why I’m a psychologist, not a psychiatrist. I want to use emotional support for grief, not drugs.
Exactly! TY I’m a massage therapist & I try to pass on what I know about diet & feeling their feelings but I can only suggest They have to do the work on their own
That's a good approach BUT just taking a talking and therapy approach will NOT work for everybody. Ur going to get patients who won't benefit from talk therapy because they will have a biological cause of there ocd, depressionnor anxiety etc. So testing testosterone, estrogen, thyroid like they mentioned and other lab tests need to be ruled out because something in there body is causing the illness. So first you do the biological than you can do the programming mentally with therapy. Ur on the right track tho but I would add more physical testing to your career for your patients. Sometimes medications are the only thing that will work... But that's when everything has been exhausted
I did not realise how much sugar affected my anxiety until I started eating Keto. I chose to eat a high sugar chocolate to be social and my anxiety was horrendous for the next three days. Staying on keto for the rest of my life and off my meds.
I have become so fat adapted that if I eat something extremely sweet (processed dessert), I can actually feel something in my feet. It's not a tingle or pins and needles, I just know that I have ingested that stuff. I made a buttercream icing for a cake for a friend. I tasted it, because as a cook you have to. I took just the stuff off of the beaters (butter and powdered sugar) so it wasn't even a whole teaspoon. I could feel that stuff in my feet for a long time.
@D B Thanks for that. I have tried Lilly's and don't like the texture-towards the end of the flavor, I find it grainy. Plus I can find it only in 55% cocoa, which is not enough for me.
I have achieved my weight loss goal thanks to the keto diet and it amazes me how much excess fat the human body carries around. I decreased my waist line from 41 inches to now almost 33 inches. My pants and underwear were literally starting to fall off. I ran out of usable holes in my belt!! LOL Such a great feeling for a man to be able to show off a nice ass and waist line with great fitting pants and a flat belly! So glad I tried the KETO lifestyle and now it has become my everyday diet for health. LOVE my size 34 new pants! Thank you Dr. Berry for the help and encouragement!
OMG! Thank you so much for this publication. You are always spot on Dr. Berry but this one really hit the nail on the head and hit home for me. Long story short... Was diagnosed in my late 20's as "clinically depressed". Was put on 7 or 8 different anti-depressants over a 10 year period. Was never suicidal until I was on them. Started planning out my death. Thankfully had a moment clarity, stopped the drugs cold turkey. Ten more years later forced my GP to do Thyroid tests and came up Hashimoto Hypothyroid. Started medication and went Ketogenic lifestyle pretty much immediately. I have never been happier, first time in 40 years! Why didn't they do this back then, I'd not have gone through the crap and BS I had to.
Yes, damn the peer reviewed evidence and people who train for years to become medical doctors. All that matters is you got information off youtube from "doctors" who think vegetables are toxic, and you starved yourself healthy.
@@backfru Wow, that's not what this person said at all. 😳 All they spoke on was how allopathic medicine did f*ckall for their health. 👌 Oh yea, and it's been proven that peer-reviewed studies aren't as reliable as they're made out to be.
@@backfru all most doctors want is for you to be coming to them for the rest of your life taking what drugs are prescribed to you and the doctor & big pharma just keep getting Richer off our misery because nobody mentioned that God put what we need here, so we can spend our money to eat nourishing foods that helps our health & allows us to come off most of the meds that have negative side effects, then you have that to deal with along with the problems that you were put on in the first place. Constantly checking to make sure your meds didn't damage your liver, kidneys etc...
Now I can see how it becomes a cycle: You eat something comforting to stave off anxiety and/or depression in the short term while perpetuating it long term.
As a sufferer of anxiety/panic disorder and overall nervous illness, this is true. Also, for instance, when I do feel nervously ill I can only stomach snack cakes, bread etc....constant loop. Today I start back on keto. I did once before and my anxiety damn near disappeared. Life happens, I made mistakes and now my body is all jacked up and anxiety etc on an 11. If you’re ready this, keep fighting, knowledge is power. The only reason I ever found keto was by being desperate and researching on my own outside of my physician.
Shared....Absolutely! I went to the doctor years ago because I was feeling off and listed my symptoms and the doctor told me I had Bi Polar or Depression and sent me home with a Rx for Celexa. I didn't take it, I went to a Naturopath instead, She helped me correct a hormonal imbalance with diet, supplementation and self care. then it turns out I was also suffering from low grade Carbon monoxide exposure in the place I was living. Moved out and now have no symptoms....depression my ass!
That low carbon monoxide exposure is probably more common than we realize. If there is a sudden change in blood pressure, mood & other physical symptoms talk to your doctor. Also carbon monoxide meters must be exchanged at least every 5 years because they stop working!!!!
Bravo Jyllean! I had a similar experience with a nasty old oil furnace with dirty ducts in an old house. Some depression but more physical - lethargy, weakness, a terrible case of bronchitis... I mention this because everyone should really analyze their environment for toxins. Old heating systems are common culprits
@@sulebo2153 We had a new heating system but were living in a 4 plex that was renovated by the owner's friend, not an actual contractor. He had the exhaust pipe & the air intake pipe right next to each other, it never really triggered our CO detector until they guys downstairs and I were doing laundry at the same time, the heat was on and I had just taken a shower. I was just so frustrated with the doctor because i had been to my family doctor and didn't agree with her diagnosis and this new doctor (just met on the first visit) talked with me for all of 10 mins and handed me a Rx and said come back in 2 weeks. That just seemed so irresponsible to me.
@@jylleansloan1011 Egads! Good thing you're resourceful and smart to figure that out! I think too many americans have become completely dependent on some higher authority to take care of us and do the right thing. I love that now I can research just about anything and form my own opinions. I'm looking forward to the days when lab testing and scans and such will be offered without a prescription! I've read that on-line physician services are being developed now. Not dissing all doctors but sadly we can't all live in driving distance to Dr. Berry, lol! So I'm extremely grateful he's sharing his wisdom here.
Keto helped me ditch antidepressants and anti-anxiety meds....along with GERD, neuropathy, pain and anti-inflammatory meds! My HDL is higher than my LDL and I am living pain free. Thank you for your work, Dr. Berry, you are an inspiration!
I was placed on various medications as a grief stricken child. I only needed time to heal and proper nutrition to help me through the trauma. The medications destroyed me for over ten years. Listening to you two was was emotional. Thank you for spreading the truth❤
That's so sad. My grandson's fiance is now having almost DAILY seizures that I am convinced were caused by the juggling of psychiatric drugs that her various doctors have put her on, then took her off to try the next one!! I'm so angry about this but nobody will listen to little old Grandma. Her seizures didn't start until after they shuffled her drugs to the extent of 10 antidepressant changes in 6 months!! She's only just turned 19. Oh and...yes all because she went through a traumatic event.
@@critter4004 I'm so sorry to hear about your grandson's fiance. The seizures sound so scary and difficult. And 19 is so young.I too went through many different prescriptions and dosages, sometimes multiple changes in days because I would react to the drugs so severely. I pray that they will listen to their precious Grandma. You sound like you have such wisdom and I hope that they will find their way back to the truth and real healing soon.
@@critter4004 keep in mind that a 19 year old brain 🧠 hasn't finishing developing. So, yes switching psychotropic drugs will cause havoc on her body. Please encourage her to stop so her body can rest. I would encourage diet changes, exercise and prayer/meditation and go back to the drawing board.
Hi guy's, it warms my heart so much to hear you talking...it gives me more faith for future generations receiving better medical care. Power to you!. I follow Dr Berry and loved your book. Bless you!!
Finally! Two Doctors who really want to treat the cause and not throwing a pill at the symptom! Thank You! I wish there were more doctors like you and are doctors for all the right reasons who really take their careers seriously! I cannot praise you both enough!
Dr. Ken Berry is a modern day Martin Luther. Nailing the 99 thesis of good health on the religious doors of modern health care! Nothing but Admiration for you bro.!
Rhonda Edwards hummmkay. I know it was Martin Luther. I know it was 95 thesis. I know it was the catholic organization. What I dont is the reason you are pointing out that you are a black woman. What does that have to do with the analogy of my statement?
I have focused on nutrition and cutting out "The Pills" this year and I'm internally greatful for your channel Dr Berry. Since Jan 1, 2019 I have been able to wean off All The pills. My blood sugar from 8.4 to 6.1, I've lost 40lbs, my bp is better than it's been in 15 yrs, I'm Finally Off those anxiety meds and I feel Alive Again!! I am So Greatful to be off that gravy train. Thankyou Dr Berry 💕🙏✌
Thank you for bringing up this very important topic! I experienced this behaviour from all doctors I went to here in Germany too. They didn't listen for more than a few minutes before offering me pills (and sometimes rudely dismissing my concerns about side effects). In the end I've never taken them and been able to get out of depression and majorly improve anxiety and panic attacks with mostly diet and lifestyle changes. Another major remedy for me is working out regularly. It's so sad that people are at the mercy of a system that doesn't seem to have their health in mind at all. Even more tragic if people believe that it's the only way to get better and don't want to listen to alternative advice - or aren't willing to take responsibility for their own health... We certainly need more doctors like you who spread awareness about this and empower people.
20 years ago I had an excellent physician. I told her about the side effects of depression meds. She said, " You know, I don't think you need it anyway. You need to 'get rid of the problem'." My ex-husband was the issue, and she cared enough to say the truth What a doc♥️ Doc Berry reminds me of her.
The Ted talk 'what I learned from 86,000 brain scans' ties right in with Dr. Saladino's practice. Functional brain scans tell us a considerable amount and the key treatment IS definitely proper food.
@@karkkimarkkinat2109 Yeah, forget the person and their issues. if they dropped vegetables and ate only meat, then they've "got other problems" As if a carnivore diet is some kind of cure-all what a tool.
I am so glad both of you exist. I have never felt better in my life after my studies this year. Over 17k hours in my own research led me to many things including carnivore.
Celexa made things worse. Turns out I had hypothyroidism and my levels showed technically 'normal'. I had depression for decades. Normalizing my thyroid and carnivore/ keto keep me balanced and happier overall . 💯
I absolutely agree with what you both are saying here. Unfortunately my experience ...and I'm Canadian so our medical system is slightly different here...I've found that if you go to your doc here and suggest some of these things such as dietary causes or you try to be proactive and researched, that you get a lot of pushback from the doctor. They know best in their view and arent willing to entertain alternatives than what they learned. The only docs ive seen here that are willing to attack root causes are naturopathic doctors and unfortunately these doctors can only be visited if you have extra financial means or an excellent employee insurance plan. I've worked for a naturopath and chiropractors and ive seen so many issues healed simply with dietary change...crap in equals crap out just makes sense. We as patients NEED to be researching what we can do for ourselves through diet and doctors need to be encouraging this.
I have been very inspired by your videos! One week in carnivore and I finally have no acid reflux or heartburn , and gastritis issues! I can’t wait for all my stomach and thyroid issues to be healed as well. I’m so thankful for doctors who are willing to share free information!
You have no idea how much hope this video has given me. I've been trying for the past year to find a healthy eating style that would stop my episodes/depression/anxiety. I could tell sometimes that eating healthier caused me to have a healthy mindset but I couldn't maintain it. I'm scared to start but I'm going to go full KETO. Even though everyone around me including my husband thinks it's unhealthy. Thank you for sharing your viewpoints and having a platform where I can go and learn Keto the healthy way and for encouraging me to be an Advocate for my own health.
Shelby it is my pleasure. The medical system is killing us. It is good only for hard intervention. For disease management and health, this is where you’ll find, UA-cam and the internet.?
Thank you so much doctors. I am so relieved to hear doctors talk about not only the human state of the body, but more importantly psychiatric. I have had a lot of family experience with mental health and now of course with the influence of the government preventing those drugs which worked (the streets are full of people suffering and homeless). Even though I don't believe that pills are the answer, until now no one has spoken about diet. I, myself, was plagued by doctors to use certain antidepressants my whole life, when in fact, it was SUGAR, SUGAR, SUGAR and multiple diets that were actually starving me. Proof: depression, no gall bladder, no appendix, problems with intestines, hysterectomy in my 20's, high blood pressure, thyroid oblation, etc. I thank my Lord that you two are coming forward to address these issues. I am now on Carnivore eating from Ketogenic and I have never felt so WONDERFUL and WHOLE my entire life. Thank you Lord for not letting me get involved with the psychiatric merry-go-round.
Good to see a brand new doctor entering a practice already primed for functional medicine because he already sees the futility/insanity of orthodox medicine. So good to see. Hope to see more like you!
Thank you Dr. Berry for using your channel to bring broader awareness of Dr. Paul Saladino. After watching this, I immediately became a subscriber to Dr. Saladino's podcast as well as his UA-cam channel. He is such a wealth of knowledge.
Ive been on keto 4mts now. My adhd is under control, my "anxiety and depression" are gone, no meds needed anymore. Theres been a lot of "stuff" in my life, so theres reasons to be "depressed" too, but sadness/obstacles/changes are NOT depression. And pills never cure anything. Thx 4 the vid 💚
As a therapist, I see this everyday. I love my position with patients because through use of CBT techniques we can include nutrition as a behavioral change. It's a new concept that's been around for centuries everywhere, but in the U.S. "We are what we eat." Thank you for sharing this knowledge.
I was so incredible sick on the Standard American Diet (SAD) and the meds doctors prescribed. One doctor opened his script pad and ask "what would you like?" I left and never returned. LCHF for Life!
Damn doc your videos just keep opening my eyes and gettin better still eatin keto and my fats just meltin off. May God bless you for your efforts. I hope soooo many people find you and your information that a change will have to be made without a choice by the "industry" because to many people are being taught the reality of western medicine and how doctors are really being trained to deal with symptoms and not the roots of our issues. Keep fightin the good fight Doc. Got my support. It works if done correctly and its not even to hard to achieve
It is so uplifting to see the medical revolution growing! Thanks to Drs. like you Dr Berry, Dr Jason Fung and others who were brave enough to reach the masses through the internet to actually try to HEAL people. I look forward to seeing many talented, passionate young Drs. -like your guest today- unafraid to step outside the box and continuing the quest for REAL natural medicine beginning with the food we eat and continuing with the microbiome and of course realizing that the brain IS part of the human body. I hope I'm around long enough to see the medical Renaissance that we are on the brink of! The fact that I'm KETO now may mean I will be here to see it. Thank you both for such an informative hopeful look at where modern medicine is headed.
Really powerful interview on the medical schools teaching that people are “broken” and that pharmaceuticals will glue it together. But the pills don’t really fix/cure. We are what we eat.
Best discussion I've ever heard from professionals about mental health. Inflammation/gut health may well cause half of the mental health patients, makes so much sense. The other half will benefit from an Autism screening, because that is the problem causing their depression and anxiety.
You're absolutely right about grief. I lost my grandma and dad a month apart in 2017, and I wailed, cried and fumed as needed, and my grieving process was much shorter from knowledge to acceptance than it was for my mom for example. When she died I'd been on antidepressants, so it has never felt like I fully grieved. She died 13 years ago but it still feels fresh. They only died a couple years ago but I feel like my grieving process is complete on their behalf.
In my experience, asking for lab work immediately puts doctors on the defensive. I have a history of thyroid problems (nodules, goiter) adrenal issues, and other hormonal issues (high estrogen and very low progesterone). I am now post menopausal and have been chronically fatigued and depressed. I filled out my new patient questionnaire with all of this information and then asked for a complete thyroid panel and hormone levels when I saw a new PCP. He told me none of those things have anything to do with my chronic fatigue, anxiety or depression and flatly refused. When I insisted he asked, "And just where did you go to medical school?" He said if I wasn't willing to take prescription medication I might as well leave. I left. :(
This is great information, gentlemen! I was able to rid myself of weekly injections of Enbrel (Etanercept) over time by reducing inflammation in my body through diet. Now I am Enbrel-FREE!. Zero joint pain, and I feel just so much better! Keep preaching gentlemen!
Nor did I! I heard Brian Sanders mention it, so I looked at Paul's website, couldn't find anything about psychiatry in the "About" section … @Paul - I'm a psychiatrist myself, congratulations on your imminent graduation!
Dr Ken Berry, you are my inspiration. My husband and I watch you all the time. Today Amazon just delivered your book Lies my Doctor told me. I can’t wait to begin reading it , right after I watch this video. You and Dr Jason Fung are the best I’ve seen on the internet for informed information. Thanks to both of you. By the way his book The Obesity Code came today with your book. Love Amazon too.
Diagnosed with depression in 2002. But likely much earlier. Went through a gamit of meds for about 3 years with no relief. Fast forward to Latuda and it worked and continued to work very well for me. Diabetic in 2016 decided to do something about weight gain and the spiral of increased medication. Started eliminating refined grains and increased my exercise. Just walking. Started to feel better. Then I found Amber O'Hearn on the YT. Keto plus a few supplements. And pouf! No more Latuda I felt awesome everyday. Got off track do to family issues. But I'm back on track. And feeling awesome again. And no Latuda. Thanks for leading the charge for change.
*I really fell that there is a DEFINITE link between ALL emotions and diet! It really makes a HUGE difference! thanks Dr. Berry for always being so amazing and giving us the best!*
Thank you for reiterating about grief. My dear sister has terminal cancer. We have known it for some months. I think I had not accepted her eventual loss until recently. It has hit me hard now. My moods are changed. My sleep is disrupted. I cry easily. I’m sad. Maybe it would be worse if I wasn’t keto but I’m not going to run for a pill. This is part of life. We will get through this. Bless you both.
A talking therapy defintely helps and some leisurely walks in the fresh air. I had suffered loss and can honestly say having been prescibed anti depressants from 19 years old that I felt so much better when I talked to a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist who never tried to prescibe me pills herself and eating cleaner and lowering carbs drastically and the exercise was the best help during my time of grief. Not the pills!! I wish you comfort and relief at this sad time, Kate.
Wow you guys are just so refreshing it's a miracle two doctors in the same place at the same time that have common sense and some intelligence wow you guys have super powers
And can you imagine my frustration as a psychologist when I send a client to an MD to check thyroid etc before we treat for depression and the doc sends them right back with no labs? You’d never believe what we get told to fix with talk therapy....
As a psychiatric nurse this topic is so important and frustrating for me. I work in a psyche facility in a hospital and all they serve are poor quality proteins, but mostly carbs. Peanut butter and jelly packaged sandwiches, graham crackers and juices, starchy vegetable, potatoes, and packaged gravy mixes…the patients are always hungry constantly asking for food and always gain a lot of weight on any long term stay. It drives be nuts to medicate patients to help them but at the same time feed them sugary snacks that is the hospital provided diet.
yes this is true, and we are not there for our pleasure. But maybe it would be a idea to put people on the Keto when they go in there, theyle notice the benefits and be better for life!
Absolutely agree about the mental health when going through hard things. I've been able to handle almost anything through life without therapy or drugs to treat me... and I've lived through some tough stuff... and at age 50 I ended up going through therapy after 11 years with a narcissistic gaslighting alcoholic husband and a resulting divorce. It was the best thing I ever did! I'm not kidding when I say that I had gotten to a place where I didn't even recognize my own face in the mirror and didn't quite realize it. Through therapy, I realized one day as I was looking in the mirror that I literally recognized my own face again! Who knew we could seem so strong yet be so weak or hurt as to not even recognize our own face in the mirror? On the plant toxins, I'm allergic to a LOT of plants, and can only eat many of them cooked. So I've already avoided most plants for years. I'm keto the last 4 years, and keto-carnivore the past year. I've started a week ago going full carnivore to see how that goes. Seriously considering also getting a DNA test.
Depression for what Life throws at you ... been there, self medicated with Alcohol and gained a bunch of weight, changed my diet and lost weight but I was no longer depressed and my whole Life was DIFFERENT and better than it was before (took me a while but now I'm good) First 2 months were hard to maintain (not relapse) but now it is a way of "Life" not a way of "Dying" KETO saved my life, better than I have been for decades
A very interesting and relevant book by James Davies: "Cracked: Why Psychiatry is doing more harm than good". I was privileged to review it before publication and it blew me away.
Dr Saladino you are going to be a legend. Thank you. I will be getting a hold of you when you start your practice. Had it not been for my will to get well, I would have been on all kinds of antidepressants!!!! I am a middle age woman and doctors were offering them to me like it was candy.
Primary hyperparathyroidemia. Gave me extreme depression, almost killed me too. As a disabled RN, I had to diagnose myself and beg my doctor to check my parathyroid hormone level. It decimated my health for 4-5 years leaving problems that could not be fixed.
Omg ! I know so many ppl that are on meds that shouldn’t be !! They Use alcohol or prescription drugs or street drugs instead of feeling their feelings!!! I can’t say enough about this ! I saw a therapist to help me through it & now on the other side & taking care of my health on keto Feeling sooooo much better ! Thank you for this video ! I totally agree with everything you’ve said !!! 👍👍👍
Thank you so much Dr. Berry for your UA-cam program. I'm 73 and just now realizing what our regular MDs have put us through all these years. I've been on medication since in my 20's and I'm no better off now than I was back then. Insurance has made it impossible to see a functional doctor by not covering functional medicine. I've come to the conclusion finally that they are truly treating us in a fashion that keeps us perpetually sick in order to line their pockets with more and more money. They don't care about us, it's their greediness that's important to them. Personally I'm sick of mainstream doctors. I'm hoping and praying someday soon all this crap will change. I truly wish you were down here in Indianapolis. I probably would not be able to afford you, but just to know you are bringing attention to this attrocity is a wonderful thing. Thank you Dr. Berry! Blessings to you and your family.
Dr. S., when you get into your private practice, you will be hamstrung by what insurance won't cover and what patients won't accept or pay for. Don't let the sick system change you.
I love this video! ❤ It's great to see some true physicians "chewing the fat" about ACTUAL, PRACTICAL MEDICINE! It's also a comfort to know that good doctors still exist. Thanks for this video.
Congratulations Dr. Saladino on finishing up you fellowship. As someone who works in a teaching hospital and sits on an evaluation committee, I know how hard intern, residents, and fellows work to become a doctor. I wouldn’t do it. You will not have a shortage of psychiatric patients. I have been a nurse since 1991 the last 20 years in the ICU. I have seen the increase in mental disorders. I remember when suicides usually occurred during the holidays and the first of the year. Now, it is a 365 day occurrence. Our hospital is spending sooo much money on ‘sitters’ for people who need someone to just keep an eye on a patient. A few years ago our hospital dictated to cut back on these sitter. Ha! That backfired on them when a suicidal patient decided to do a swan dive from the 10th floor of our hospital. Then the hospital was so paranoid. You even thought ‘suicide’ and you got a sitter. I was even pulled to be a sitter. Can you imagine the cost? A senior RN paid call back pay to sit?! Thirty years ago ‘sitters’ was not in my vocabulary. Our hospital this year has implement the BURT program (Behavioral Unit Response Team). This was started after one of our nurses got the crap beaten out of her by a patient. Unheard of 30 years ago. Then there is the homeless problem. So sad. In your new stomping grounds homelessness has skyrocketed. Im sure San Diego is not alone in this problem. These people do not need meds. They need nutritional health. On August 15-18 I am attending the Integrative Medicine for Mental Health Conference in San Diego. This is my first time to attend. I’m just trying to understand this problem better.
When you say "Which pill is it" that's EXACTLY what happened to me as a patient. I was at university and I figured I might be able to benefit from a psychologist. So I went to the school psychologist, and I liked him. At the end of that first interview, he asked me to go to a medical doctor just to make sure I didn't have any kind of medical problem causing my depression. I could have talked to the psychologist about an array of difficult circumstances I's had to deal with and thought I'd gotten over. Horrible things. Anyways, I followed the psychologist's advice. I went to the doctor, who was a psychiatrist. I was expecting the physician to test my blood and rule out things like thyroid problems, blood sugar problems, and I knew he'd give me a clean slate and I could waltz back to the psychologist the following Tuesday. The psychiatrist wouldn't test my blood. I brought up low blood sugar. I'd been diagnosed with that at maybe ten-years-old or so. He interrupted me to tell me I was depressed. Nothing made me feel better the first several tries, but even with the ones that made me feel better, didn't improve my productivity. Plenty of people feel better when they ingest something - what's really important though, maybe even along with that, is that they learn skills to deal with the blows that life can deal people. I talked to my psychiatrist once about some of the things I'd been through. He grew pail. I don't blame him for this. I've been very reluctant to burden anyone about what I've been through. But antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications alone do not solve the problem. I am taking to you as a patient, and if doctors are foolish enough not to be able to learn from their patients, they're not going to be very successful. I'd like to make an important point on counseling, as a consumer of psychological services. The point I'd like to make is, a young person needs to be coddled and be given strength. Nobody needs to suggest or ask if anything happened. As a person starts to feel more secure, what has been repressed will eventually flood out like a broken dam. But I'd been broken already. When I finally realized saw the complete memories that some terrible flashes in my mind hinted at, I could confront what had been tormenting me. Once I knew what I was dealing with, I didn't need to talk about the past anymore. What helped me after that was cognitive therapy and motivational therapy. I'm not sure if that's what it's called, but therapy that taught me to set goals and break them down into daily tasks, which I would write down the night before, so I woke up knowing what to do for each day. I hate to burden people with the horrible things I've experienced. A good psychologist or psychiatrist has to have empathy. They won't like some things they hear. But they should be motivated by the fact that if they're conscientious, they will change a horror story into a happy life. It's OK if medication is needed, but the things that cause problems need to be acknowledged; never suggested, but acknowledged.
It seems to all becoming clear! I read 10% human which DR Berry refers to in his book and as Alanna Collen explains it. I am glad that people are getting away from the same old thinking that has dogged us for so long. I appreciate y'all getting the information out. Thank you!
Finally a doctor that knows when to pull his patient's knobs if this man can stay in practice without any legal hassles he should be in pretty good shape
I have CRPS with IST & after two years of this I’m still on all of my starting doses Of my meds & refuse to go up . They do work , I could not function at all & my vitals were a mess . ( dysautonomia ) I successfully took myself off of a heavy dose of Ativan . Just that alone , I’m so thankful to have my mind back . Now I’m doing ketovore , trying to go full on carnivore . Next step is to get off the antidepressants, slowly.
Could the CARNIVORE Diet be right for you? Watch ➡️ ua-cam.com/video/MYyA2PDyOaI/v-deo.html
Thank you for the information,
KenDBerryMD Hey doc, would you be interested in tackling the subject of lymes as there may be a connection to diet? Ticks are allegedly immune to sugar and red blood cells need glucose as well as the borellia bacteria. Could there possibly be a symbiotic relationship going on there. I just got a hunch that there could be something going on that got me thinking since lymes first showed up in a child during the 70s coincidentally with the new usda dietary recommendations. Idk, it seems like something you’d like to think about and I think a lot of people would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
Dr Berry and Dr. Saladino, What do you do when eating fat makes you fat and protein is causing gluconeogenesis on a carnivore diet? I am anxious and depressed all the time, inflamed, and the main thing is hungry. My liver seems to want to produce glucose instead of ketones. What do you do with someone with severe insulin resistance ? and all my doctor wants to do is put me on blood pressure meds and other drugs. I have diagnosed sleep apnea and use the dreamstation. My glucose readings are anywhere from 85 to 120 and my latest A1c was 5.2. I am at a loss, I am really stressed and everything bothers me and seems like a chore. All I want is to feel better and happy like others in these threads and posts. I watch your videos for advice and I am at a loss. Thank you for everything that you do. Losartan and Metoprolol is what she has me on. I do not cheat, I recently added back some veggies and avocado to see if it would help. I have been doing this so long it has become a habit, and I don't know what else to do. I dont sleep much and my body feels like it is starving. Please help if you can.
Where r u from?
Your accent is nice.
greetz from germany
Dear Dr Berry, how’s the progress on the fire at your clinic. Please update us. How’s Neisha?
Ah, how refreshing - two MDs with common sense. As a 73-yr old survivor with stage 4 cancer metastacized to my liver form11 years, my goal is no medicine to the end. My doctor is very young and when I see him,, he says to me, I know you won't take any medicine. "Let thy food be thy medicine, let thy medicine be thy food" God Bless you both💕
Janice Faucher hey Janice, I strongly believe diet coupled with science based treatments for nasty things like cancer will give you a much better outlook. Please consider it. x
Janice Fauch
@Danger McAwesome TY for your support. In my lifetime I have learned to have an open mind about much that comes my way. I was brought to my knees when I got the diganosis, but I handed it over to God. Many things come into play when one's health deteriorates. Mind over matter, Faith, Stress, Love - basically life in general - all should be taken into consideration when one is faced with a diagnosis and that is what I did. I also extensively researched all types of cancer treatments. Yes I am in fantastic health & BELIEVE I will live many more years. Never lose your compassion for another person as it TOUCHED me immensely & it is a wonderful trait that not everyone has. I believe we all touch one another's life for a reason & my telling my story is to touch just ONE person when they are diagnosed with a terminal DIS-
EASE (of the body). BLESSINGS & 💕
@@janicefaucher2700Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful comment!! Amen to that!
@Danger McAwesome I know you will be fine - determination & the power of self will goes a long in overcoming anything in life. - Anyone wanting to understand this concept may want to read Timeless Healing (The Power & Biology of BELIEF) by Herbert Benson, MD God Bless❤
I know a lot of people that would love to see a functional medicine doctor, including myself. But insurance will not pay for it and we can not afford to pay out of pocket. I rely on doctors like you Dr. Berry who are willing to post free videos to help people like me. Thank you.
melinda Falls so so true
Yes you are correct. Most of us will not be able to afford functional medicine. This is why it won't go mainstream. No insurance for it.
No drug companies to fund it.
We have one integrative medicine physician in my city. She requires a commitment of something like $6000 up front because she does so much testing and follow-up. I don't begrudge her making a good living and she's encouraging patients to stay on track with diet and lifestyle changes but.....out of my league!
melinda Falls AMEN!
Back when I was in high school I went to the doctor complaining of depression. First thing she suggested was a pill. Many years later I've become very focused on diet's impact on health (mental and otherwise). I'm now convinced that diet, sleep, exercise and healthy relationships with God and people are the real key to health.
I agree with you 100%
I SECOND THAT!!
God😂
Amen!
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I cant believe 2 medical doctors talking like this . This video should be required viewing for all medical professionals.
I agree!
Vince and Dr Berg. Fantastic interview!! Best I’ve heard!!!
It's eye opening. Pharmacology and psych to some extent teaches us exactly what they discussed; The right pill for the right situation. Nothing else matters.
I am a patient with borderline personality disorder since 10 years. Now since 1-1-2018 i do the ketogenic diet. I have no more complaints and i declared myself completely healed.
Proud of you Wil I’m healed to 17 years now 😁
I have BPD. I'm thinking I should go carnivore.
Good for you! Keep eating for good health🙏♥️
It probably was complex ptsd not borderline. They mimic each other.
My mood always elevates when I'm in a state of ketosis and all my joint pain ceases. There's a distinct connection between our mental health and what we eat.
I was just speaking with my daughter yesterday about this very thing. My granddaughter suffers from anxiety and depression. Her therapist recommended cutting sugar from her diet. Her mood has improved tremendously.
Good info. Must share. Thank you!
Thank you so much for Sharing because so many people need to hear
@Amber Steademan
I, personally, have been doing a ketogenic diet for some time. My bouts of depression (as well as a myriad of other health problems) have been significantly reduced. I never associated the decreased episodes of depression with my diet.
As far as what the therapist recommended for my granddaughter...it was all sources of sugar. So, my daughter has to shop like I do.
Knowing what I know now after several years of research, I would never be happy having anyone I love eating processed food of any kind.
BTW, research is something I enjoy and I can spot the BS pretty quickly in the "scientific studies."
Regardless of what the labels, the FDA, or any of the other alphabet agencies say, if it comes from the supermarket and contains more than a few ingredients, it isn't good for you. It is poison. Leave it on the shelf.
I believe that 100%..I haven’t had sugar in a week, and I feel so much better. I feel more motivated and ready for what is next.
I am a testament to sugar causing depression. My sweet addiction started as teenager, coincidentally at the same time hormones are kicking in, and that's when I became moody, and no motivation to do much in life. I soldiered on for another 40+ years when we learned about sugars so I cut back. But then I met Ben & Jerry and became addicted, sometimes eating two pints in one night. No energy, no motivation, kind of suicidal like "oh well, if things don't work out I can always kill myself". I researched suicide methods but never quite felt such despair as to try anything. I think my Aries nature kept me alive. Anyhoo, finally I broke up with Ben & Jerry, and Papa John, and within days the clouds lifted. I experimented with that off and on and it was flipping a switch. So then I learned about carbs and Keto and have eliminated every molecule of processed foods (including condiments), and anything white, except still experimenting with potatoes (my first love). I'm 65 now, energetic, skinnier and optimistic. I believe I have something more to do in life now, although I'm not sure what it is, lol. Oh, and all of the above holds true for exercise as well. Just walking one mile every morning lifts me up and I enjoy my day more.
@Amber Steademan I am moving my children into more of a carnivore diet now. I have realized and learned that myself and all 3 of my boys do much better without any produce or sugars. Two are diagnosed with high functioning autism and ADHD, along with other things, like tics, intermittent explosive and oppositional defiance disorder. I myself had tics and am pretty sure I would have been diagnosed with asperger's if my parents had taken me in to get evaluated. My children are doing a lot better and so am I. Heck, right now, I'm anout to eat my one meal which is pastured eggs with runny yolk and some sausage, along with some raw, pastured cheese which doesn't irritate us like grain fed pasteurized junk.
I’m a nurse practitioner in Texas, I wish I could I find doctors like both of you to work with. I can’t wrap my head around just treating the symptoms with pills vs finding the root cause of all ailments.
I agree, we nurses always start to with root cause analysis. We don't put a bandage on the problem. So why doctor don't work the same way? O, I forgot, no money in it from big pharma.
Stay the course - the word is getting out. As more become aware of how nutrition & emotions affect their health, more will turn away from pills and take CONTROL of their lives. I just keep spreading the word and if just one person gets it, word will spread.
Good, f$cking luck. I've been an RN for 30 years...I know what Docs know in Fx medicine...in many cases...I'm like a F^cking alien...to mainstream medicine.
I knew something was wrong in nursing school when every disease we studied began with the same line: the cause of this disease is unknown. Unacceptable! Go back to the lab and don't come out til you know what the cause is and before you lay a hand on a patient let alone pull out your rx pad!
Why the hell....did you get into medicines 💊 then....its all about testing...and "passing patients around" to each other... and running American insurance companies into the ground.
Diseases....are just... "a lack of EASE".
Diseases are caused by unnatural things being placed into, or...done to the human body and spirit.
Thanks for talking about grief as a normal human process. That’s why I’m a psychologist, not a psychiatrist. I want to use emotional support for grief, not drugs.
Exactly! TY
I’m a massage therapist & I try to pass on what I know about diet & feeling their feelings but I can only suggest
They have to do the work on their own
That's a good approach BUT just taking a talking and therapy approach will NOT work for everybody. Ur going to get patients who won't benefit from talk therapy because they will have a biological cause of there ocd, depressionnor anxiety etc. So testing testosterone, estrogen, thyroid like they mentioned and other lab tests need to be ruled out because something in there body is causing the illness. So first you do the biological than you can do the programming mentally with therapy. Ur on the right track tho but I would add more physical testing to your career for your patients. Sometimes medications are the only thing that will work... But that's when everything has been exhausted
I did not realise how much sugar affected my anxiety until I started eating Keto. I chose to eat a high sugar chocolate to be social and my anxiety was horrendous for the next three days. Staying on keto for the rest of my life and off my meds.
I have become so fat adapted that if I eat something extremely sweet (processed dessert), I can actually feel something in my feet. It's not a tingle or pins and needles, I just know that I have ingested that stuff. I made a buttercream icing for a cake for a friend. I tasted it, because as a cook you have to. I took just the stuff off of the beaters (butter and powdered sugar) so it wasn't even a whole teaspoon. I could feel that stuff in my feet for a long time.
@D B Thanks for that. I have tried Lilly's and don't like the texture-towards the end of the flavor, I find it grainy. Plus I can find it only in 55% cocoa, which is not enough for me.
D B i don’t think we have it in Aust. It’s amazing how going carnivore has stopped my cravings dead.
Every time I eat sugar I cause anxiety in others.
I have achieved my weight loss goal thanks to the keto diet and it amazes me how much excess fat the human body carries around. I decreased my waist line from 41 inches to now almost 33 inches. My pants and underwear were literally starting to fall off. I ran out of usable holes in my belt!! LOL Such a great feeling for a man to be able to show off a nice ass and waist line with great fitting pants and a flat belly! So glad I tried the KETO lifestyle and now it has become my everyday diet for health. LOVE my size 34 new pants! Thank you Dr. Berry for the help and encouragement!
22 years as a Navy Corpsman taught me that former PA's made the best doctors....Go for it Doctor....
OMG! Thank you so much for this publication. You are always spot on Dr. Berry but this one really hit the nail on the head and hit home for me. Long story short... Was diagnosed in my late 20's as "clinically depressed". Was put on 7 or 8 different anti-depressants over a 10 year period. Was never suicidal until I was on them. Started planning out my death. Thankfully had a moment clarity, stopped the drugs cold turkey. Ten more years later forced my GP to do Thyroid tests and came up Hashimoto Hypothyroid. Started medication and went Ketogenic lifestyle pretty much immediately. I have never been happier, first time in 40 years! Why didn't they do this back then, I'd not have gone through the crap and BS I had to.
Keto, specifically carnivore, and fasting cured my mental and physical illness. Getting off meds also played a huge role. Doctors nearly killed me.
So glad you are better! Please share your story with the world!
Yes, damn the peer reviewed evidence and people who train for years to become medical doctors.
All that matters is you got information off youtube from "doctors" who think vegetables are toxic, and you starved yourself healthy.
I’m pleased for you mate 👍☦️🥩👍
@@backfru Wow, that's not what this person said at all. 😳 All they spoke on was how allopathic medicine did f*ckall for their health. 👌
Oh yea, and it's been proven that peer-reviewed studies aren't as reliable as they're made out to be.
@@backfru all most doctors want is for you to be coming to them for the rest of your life taking what drugs are prescribed to you and the doctor & big pharma just keep getting Richer off our misery because nobody mentioned that God put what we need here, so we can spend our money to eat nourishing foods that helps our health & allows us to come off most of the meds that have negative side effects, then you have that to deal with along with the problems that you were put on in the first place. Constantly checking to make sure your meds didn't damage your liver, kidneys etc...
My life changed when I stopped eating wheat and sugar. Pain level dropped. BP is going down.
Glad to see a younger doctor who gets it. Thank you a thousand times, for you both.
Now I can see how it becomes a cycle: You eat something comforting to stave off anxiety and/or depression in the short term while perpetuating it long term.
As a sufferer of anxiety/panic disorder and overall nervous illness, this is true. Also, for instance, when I do feel nervously ill I can only stomach snack cakes, bread etc....constant loop. Today I start back on keto. I did once before and my anxiety damn near disappeared. Life happens, I made mistakes and now my body is all jacked up and anxiety etc on an 11. If you’re ready this, keep fighting, knowledge is power. The only reason I ever found keto was by being desperate and researching on my own outside of my physician.
This is a good duo! Carry on health warriors!
Shared....Absolutely! I went to the doctor years ago because I was feeling off and listed my symptoms and the doctor told me I had Bi Polar or Depression and sent me home with a Rx for Celexa. I didn't take it, I went to a Naturopath instead, She helped me correct a hormonal imbalance with diet, supplementation and self care. then it turns out I was also suffering from low grade Carbon monoxide exposure in the place I was living. Moved out and now have no symptoms....depression my ass!
How did you find out about the carbon monoxide exposure? Glad you feel better.
That low carbon monoxide exposure is probably more common than we realize. If there is a sudden change in blood pressure, mood & other physical symptoms talk to your doctor. Also carbon monoxide meters must be exchanged at least every 5 years because they stop working!!!!
Bravo Jyllean! I had a similar experience with a nasty old oil furnace with dirty ducts in an old house. Some depression but more physical - lethargy, weakness, a terrible case of bronchitis... I mention this because everyone should really analyze their environment for toxins. Old heating systems are common culprits
@@sulebo2153 We had a new heating system but were living in a 4 plex that was renovated by the owner's friend, not an actual contractor. He had the exhaust pipe & the air intake pipe right next to each other, it never really triggered our CO detector until they guys downstairs and I were doing laundry at the same time, the heat was on and I had just taken a shower. I was just so frustrated with the doctor because i had been to my family doctor and didn't agree with her diagnosis and this new doctor (just met on the first visit) talked with me for all of 10 mins and handed me a Rx and said come back in 2 weeks. That just seemed so irresponsible to me.
@@jylleansloan1011 Egads! Good thing you're resourceful and smart to figure that out! I think too many americans have become completely dependent on some higher authority to take care of us and do the right thing. I love that now I can research just about anything and form my own opinions. I'm looking forward to the days when lab testing and scans and such will be offered without a prescription! I've read that on-line physician services are being developed now. Not dissing all doctors but sadly we can't all live in driving distance to Dr. Berry, lol! So I'm extremely grateful he's sharing his wisdom here.
The lord lead me a few weeks ago to start eating clean wow!!!!! What a big difference it has made in the way i look and feel food is medicine
Glad to know you’re doing well.
I’m curious about, when you say you’ve started eating clean, what are the changes you have made??
My friend, who is a pharmacist, has been saying this for years!
Keto helped me ditch antidepressants and anti-anxiety meds....along with GERD, neuropathy, pain and anti-inflammatory meds! My HDL is higher than my LDL and I am living pain free. Thank you for your work, Dr. Berry, you are an inspiration!
Can you eleborate your food and journy
More evidence that modern Western Medicine is not about the "cure" so much as the "maintenance".Excellent video, Dr. Berry and Dr. Saladino.
Thank you Dr. Berry and Dr. Saladino for addressing one of the greatest epidemics of our time, right alongside obesity.
I was placed on various medications as a grief stricken child. I only needed time to heal and proper nutrition to help me through the trauma. The medications destroyed me for over ten years. Listening to you two was was emotional. Thank you for spreading the truth❤
That's so sad. My grandson's fiance is now having almost DAILY seizures that I am convinced were caused by the juggling of psychiatric drugs that her various doctors have put her on, then took her off to try the next one!! I'm so angry about this but nobody will listen to little old Grandma. Her seizures didn't start until after they shuffled her drugs to the extent of 10 antidepressant changes in 6 months!! She's only just turned 19. Oh and...yes all because she went through a traumatic event.
@@critter4004 I'm so sorry to hear about your grandson's fiance. The seizures sound so scary and difficult. And 19 is so young.I too went through many different prescriptions and dosages, sometimes multiple changes in days because I would react to the drugs so severely. I pray that they will listen to their precious Grandma. You sound like you have such wisdom and I hope that they will find their way back to the truth and real healing soon.
@@brittanydonovan9579 thank you 🙏
RIGHT 👍🏿
@@critter4004 keep in mind that a 19 year old brain 🧠 hasn't finishing developing. So, yes switching psychotropic drugs will cause havoc on her body. Please encourage her to stop so her body can rest. I would encourage diet changes, exercise and prayer/meditation and go back to the drawing board.
Hi guy's, it warms my heart so much to hear you talking...it gives me more faith for future generations receiving better medical care. Power to you!. I follow Dr Berry and loved your book. Bless you!!
Amen!
Finally! Two Doctors who really want to treat the cause and not throwing a pill at the symptom! Thank You! I wish there were more doctors like you and are doctors for all the right reasons who really take their careers seriously! I cannot praise you both enough!
Dr. Ken Berry is a modern day Martin Luther. Nailing the 99 thesis of good health on the religious doors of modern health care! Nothing but Admiration for you bro.!
Johnathan Strange,
Correction: The great Martin Luther nailed the 95 thesis to the Catholic Church. And this is a Black woman speaking.☺️
Rhonda Edwards hummmkay. I know it was Martin Luther. I know it was 95 thesis. I know it was the catholic organization. What I dont is the reason you are pointing out that you are a black woman. What does that have to do with the analogy of my statement?
I have focused on nutrition and cutting out "The Pills" this year and I'm internally greatful for your channel Dr Berry. Since Jan 1, 2019 I have been able to wean off All The pills. My blood sugar from 8.4 to 6.1, I've lost 40lbs, my bp is better than it's been in 15 yrs, I'm Finally Off those anxiety meds and I feel Alive Again!! I am So Greatful to be off that gravy train.
Thankyou Dr Berry 💕🙏✌
Is that an intentional pun, or are you *eternally* grateful? :)
You never hear this from the medical professionals. Thank you for spreading this information! We need more doctors like you two!!!!
Thank you for bringing up this very important topic! I experienced this behaviour from all doctors I went to here in Germany too.
They didn't listen for more than a few minutes before offering me pills (and sometimes rudely dismissing my concerns about side effects).
In the end I've never taken them and been able to get out of depression and majorly improve anxiety and panic attacks with mostly diet and lifestyle changes. Another major remedy for me is working out regularly.
It's so sad that people are at the mercy of a system that doesn't seem to have their health in mind at all. Even more tragic if people believe that it's the only way to get better and don't want to listen to alternative advice - or aren't willing to take responsibility for their own health...
We certainly need more doctors like you who spread awareness about this and empower people.
20 years ago I had an excellent physician. I told her about the side effects of depression meds. She said, " You know, I don't think you need it anyway. You need to 'get rid of the problem'." My ex-husband was the issue, and she cared enough to say the truth
What a doc♥️ Doc Berry reminds me of her.
The Ted talk 'what I learned from 86,000 brain scans' ties right in with Dr. Saladino's practice. Functional brain scans tell us a considerable amount and the key treatment IS definitely proper food.
Hearing this young new Dr gives me hope
Wow! I love his excitement about this information! Spread it far and wide!
The more we Share the more people we help!
Thanks so much for this great talk, guys. We're so lucky to finally have some doctors giving us real information that we can use.
This topic is so important. I would gladly share my experience with how the carnivore diet/fasting has helped my depression and anxiety. It's huge.
Karkki Markkinat For sure.
How long into carnivore did you begin experiencing a difference?
@Adrian At And T then you have other problems
@@karkkimarkkinat2109 Yeah, forget the person and their issues.
if they dropped vegetables and ate only meat, then they've "got other problems"
As if a carnivore diet is some kind of cure-all
what a tool.
Please share
I am so glad both of you exist. I have never felt better in my life after my studies this year. Over 17k hours in my own research led me to many things including carnivore.
That's a lot of research wow, What have you learned?
Most important video I've seen in a long time. Never stop shouting it frm the rooftops, Dr Berry!
I’ll keep Shouting and you keep Sharing!!
Celexa made things worse. Turns out I had hypothyroidism and my levels showed technically 'normal'. I had depression for decades. Normalizing my thyroid and carnivore/ keto keep me balanced and happier overall . 💯
I absolutely agree with what you both are saying here. Unfortunately my experience ...and I'm Canadian so our medical system is slightly different here...I've found that if you go to your doc here and suggest some of these things such as dietary causes or you try to be proactive and researched, that you get a lot of pushback from the doctor. They know best in their view and arent willing to entertain alternatives than what they learned. The only docs ive seen here that are willing to attack root causes are naturopathic doctors and unfortunately these doctors can only be visited if you have extra financial means or an excellent employee insurance plan.
I've worked for a naturopath and chiropractors and ive seen so many issues healed simply with dietary change...crap in equals crap out just makes sense.
We as patients NEED to be researching what we can do for ourselves through diet and doctors need to be encouraging this.
I have been very inspired by your videos! One week in carnivore and I finally have no acid reflux or heartburn , and gastritis issues! I can’t wait for all my stomach and thyroid issues to be healed as well. I’m so thankful for doctors who are willing to share free information!
You have no idea how much hope this video has given me. I've been trying for the past year to find a healthy eating style that would stop my episodes/depression/anxiety. I could tell sometimes that eating healthier caused me to have a healthy mindset but I couldn't maintain it. I'm scared to start but I'm going to go full KETO. Even though everyone around me including my husband thinks it's unhealthy. Thank you for sharing your viewpoints and having a platform where I can go and learn Keto the healthy way and for encouraging me to be an Advocate for my own health.
Shelby Lynne Lott good for you. You will feel so much better. It worked for me. Good luck.
Manny Radzky Thank you!
Shelby it is my pleasure. The medical system is killing us. It is good only for hard intervention. For disease management and health, this is where you’ll find, UA-cam and the internet.?
How’s it going for you? I’ve done keto since September 2019 and all my depression and anxiety subsided
Thank you so much doctors. I am so relieved to hear doctors talk about not only the human state of the body, but more importantly psychiatric. I have had a lot of family experience with mental health and now of course with the influence of the government preventing those drugs which worked (the streets are full of people suffering and homeless). Even though I don't believe that pills are the answer, until now no one has spoken about diet. I, myself, was plagued by doctors to use certain antidepressants my whole life, when in fact, it was SUGAR, SUGAR, SUGAR and multiple diets that were actually starving me. Proof: depression, no gall bladder, no appendix, problems with intestines, hysterectomy in my 20's, high blood pressure, thyroid oblation, etc. I thank my Lord that you two are coming forward to address these issues. I am now on Carnivore eating from Ketogenic and I have never felt so WONDERFUL and WHOLE my entire life. Thank you Lord for not letting me get involved with the psychiatric merry-go-round.
So much PASSION! Amazing.. Love it. I hope more doctors like you two are popping up everywhere! God bless you for caring!
Good to see a brand new doctor entering a practice already primed for functional medicine because he already sees the futility/insanity of orthodox medicine. So good to see. Hope to see more like you!
I have shared this with passion. Being a Nurse, I concur with the wisdom expressed in this video. Thank you so very much for this video.
Thank you Dr. Berry for using your channel to bring broader awareness of Dr. Paul Saladino. After watching this, I immediately became a subscriber to Dr. Saladino's podcast as well as his UA-cam channel. He is such a wealth of knowledge.
Ive been on keto 4mts now. My adhd is under control, my "anxiety and depression" are gone, no meds needed anymore. Theres been a lot of "stuff" in my life, so theres reasons to be "depressed" too, but sadness/obstacles/changes are NOT depression. And pills never cure anything. Thx 4 the vid 💚
As a therapist, I see this everyday. I love my position with patients because through use of CBT techniques we can include nutrition as a behavioral change. It's a new concept that's been around for centuries everywhere, but in the U.S. "We are what we eat." Thank you for sharing this knowledge.
I was so incredible sick on the Standard American Diet (SAD) and the meds doctors prescribed. One doctor opened his script pad and ask "what would you like?" I left and never returned. LCHF for Life!
Damn doc your videos just keep opening my eyes and gettin better still eatin keto and my fats just meltin off. May God bless you for your efforts. I hope soooo many people find you and your information that a change will have to be made without a choice by the "industry" because to many people are being taught the reality of western medicine and how doctors are really being trained to deal with symptoms and not the roots of our issues. Keep fightin the good fight Doc. Got my support. It works if done correctly and its not even to hard to achieve
It is so uplifting to see the medical revolution growing! Thanks to Drs. like you Dr Berry, Dr Jason Fung and others who were brave enough to reach the masses through the internet to actually try to HEAL people. I look forward to seeing many talented, passionate young Drs. -like your guest today- unafraid to step outside the box and continuing the quest for REAL natural medicine beginning with the food we eat and continuing with the microbiome and of course realizing that the brain IS part of the human body. I hope I'm around long enough to see the medical Renaissance that we are on the brink of! The fact that I'm KETO now may mean I will be here to see it. Thank you both for such an informative hopeful look at where modern medicine is headed.
I love how you point out that no valid research has been done. Keep up the excellent work.
Really powerful interview on the medical schools teaching that people are “broken” and that pharmaceuticals will glue it together. But the pills don’t really fix/cure. We are what we eat.
Best discussion I've ever heard from professionals about mental health. Inflammation/gut health may well cause half of the mental health patients, makes so much sense. The other half will benefit from an Autism screening, because that is the problem causing their depression and anxiety.
BERRY and SALADino talk about eating carnivore. The irony is not lost on me.
Great discussion.
You're absolutely right about grief. I lost my grandma and dad a month apart in 2017, and I wailed, cried and fumed as needed, and my grieving process was much shorter from knowledge to acceptance than it was for my mom for example. When she died I'd been on antidepressants, so it has never felt like I fully grieved.
She died 13 years ago but it still feels fresh. They only died a couple years ago but I feel like my grieving process is complete on their behalf.
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I never felt so related to someone in the way they think about health. Applause to you both Docs! 🙏
In my experience, asking for lab work immediately puts doctors on the defensive. I have a history of thyroid problems (nodules, goiter) adrenal issues, and other hormonal issues (high estrogen and very low progesterone). I am now post menopausal and have been chronically fatigued and depressed. I filled out my new patient questionnaire with all of this information and then asked for a complete thyroid panel and hormone levels when I saw a new PCP. He told me none of those things have anything to do with my chronic fatigue, anxiety or depression and flatly refused. When I insisted he asked, "And just where did you go to medical school?" He said if I wasn't willing to take prescription medication I might as well leave. I left. :(
This is great information, gentlemen! I was able to rid myself of weekly injections of Enbrel (Etanercept) over time by reducing inflammation in my body through diet. Now I am Enbrel-FREE!. Zero joint pain, and I feel just so much better! Keep preaching gentlemen!
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Great chat guys! Didn't realize Paul was a resident at UW.
Indeed, me neither!
Nor did I! I heard Brian Sanders mention it, so I looked at Paul's website, couldn't find anything about psychiatry in the "About" section … @Paul - I'm a psychiatrist myself, congratulations on your imminent graduation!
Awesome to see the community together:)
I shared this with my son in law as he has been diagnosed with anxiety
Rebecca Stack I hope he feels better soon ❤️
Dr Ken Berry, you are my inspiration. My husband and I watch you all the time. Today Amazon just delivered your book Lies my Doctor told me. I can’t wait to begin reading it , right after I watch this video. You and Dr Jason Fung are the best I’ve seen on the internet for informed information. Thanks to both of you. By the way his book The Obesity Code came today with your book. Love Amazon too.
My two favorite carnivorous hunks in one place. Awesome.
Diagnosed with depression in 2002. But likely much earlier. Went through a gamit of meds for about 3 years with no relief. Fast forward to Latuda and it worked and continued to work very well for me. Diabetic in 2016 decided to do something about weight gain and the spiral of increased medication. Started eliminating refined grains and increased my exercise. Just walking. Started to feel better. Then I found Amber O'Hearn on the YT. Keto plus a few supplements. And pouf! No more Latuda
I felt awesome everyday. Got off track do to family issues. But I'm back on track. And feeling awesome again. And no Latuda. Thanks for leading the charge for change.
Can you tell me what supplements
I am dealing with both types and I'm taking charge over both. Carnivore and I'm making some huge positive changes in my life, including minimalism.
Trying to slowly come off my lexipro. Thanks for what you do, Dr Berry,
@@Mrs.957 all depression med r dangerous!!!!
*I really fell that there is a DEFINITE link between ALL emotions and diet! It really makes a HUGE difference! thanks Dr. Berry for always being so amazing and giving us the best!*
Thank you for reiterating about grief. My dear sister has terminal cancer. We have known it for some months. I think I had not accepted her eventual loss until recently. It has hit me hard now. My moods are changed. My sleep is disrupted. I cry easily. I’m sad. Maybe it would be worse if I wasn’t keto but I’m not going to run for a pill. This is part of life. We will get through this. Bless you both.
A talking therapy defintely helps and some leisurely walks in the fresh air. I had suffered loss and can honestly say having been prescibed anti depressants from 19 years old that I felt so much better when I talked to a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist who never tried to prescibe me pills herself and eating cleaner and lowering carbs drastically and the exercise was the best help during my time of grief. Not the pills!! I wish you comfort and relief at this sad time, Kate.
Wow you guys are just so refreshing it's a miracle two doctors in the same place at the same time that have common sense and some intelligence wow you guys have super powers
Doctors, thank you for this information! You've given me hope.
And can you imagine my frustration as a psychologist when I send a client to an MD to check thyroid etc before we treat for depression and the doc sends them right back with no labs? You’d never believe what we get told to fix with talk therapy....
As a psychiatric nurse this topic is so important and frustrating for me. I work in a psyche facility in a hospital and all they serve are poor quality proteins, but mostly carbs. Peanut butter and jelly packaged sandwiches, graham crackers and juices, starchy vegetable, potatoes, and packaged gravy mixes…the patients are always hungry constantly asking for food and always gain a lot of weight on any long term stay. It drives be nuts to medicate patients to help them but at the same time feed them sugary snacks that is the hospital provided diet.
yes this is true, and we are not there for our pleasure. But maybe it would be a idea to put people on the Keto when they go in there, theyle notice the benefits and be better for life!
Absolutely agree about the mental health when going through hard things. I've been able to handle almost anything through life without therapy or drugs to treat me... and I've lived through some tough stuff... and at age 50 I ended up going through therapy after 11 years with a narcissistic gaslighting alcoholic husband and a resulting divorce. It was the best thing I ever did! I'm not kidding when I say that I had gotten to a place where I didn't even recognize my own face in the mirror and didn't quite realize it. Through therapy, I realized one day as I was looking in the mirror that I literally recognized my own face again! Who knew we could seem so strong yet be so weak or hurt as to not even recognize our own face in the mirror?
On the plant toxins, I'm allergic to a LOT of plants, and can only eat many of them cooked. So I've already avoided most plants for years. I'm keto the last 4 years, and keto-carnivore the past year. I've started a week ago going full carnivore to see how that goes. Seriously considering also getting a DNA test.
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Depression for what Life throws at you ... been there, self medicated with Alcohol and gained a bunch of weight, changed my diet and lost weight but I was no longer depressed and my whole Life was DIFFERENT and better than it was before (took me a while but now I'm good)
First 2 months were hard to maintain (not relapse) but now it is a way of "Life" not a way of "Dying"
KETO saved my life, better than I have been for decades
TMB247 good for you! Keep it up!
That's what we need another good doctor like this all the way out California. A place for rich rich rich ultra rich do better.
Dr. Salidino is talking with a future nobel prize in medicine recipient.
A very interesting and relevant book by James Davies: "Cracked: Why Psychiatry is doing more harm than good". I was privileged to review it before publication and it blew me away.
Dr Saladino you are going to be a legend. Thank you. I will be getting a hold of you when you start your practice. Had it not been for my will to get well, I would have been on all kinds of antidepressants!!!! I am a middle age woman and doctors were offering them to me like it was candy.
Primary hyperparathyroidemia. Gave me extreme depression, almost killed me too. As a disabled RN, I had to diagnose myself and beg my doctor to check my parathyroid hormone level. It decimated my health for 4-5 years leaving problems that could not be fixed.
Omg ! I know so many ppl that are on meds that shouldn’t be !!
They Use alcohol or prescription drugs or street drugs instead of feeling their feelings!!!
I can’t say enough about this !
I saw a therapist to help me through it & now on the other side & taking care of my health on keto
Feeling sooooo much better !
Thank you for this video !
I totally agree with everything you’ve said !!! 👍👍👍
Grief, Mourning numb, unprocessed feelings of LOSS, MISSING routines, Difficulty to Accept. Resentment for that loved
Friend. Need to forgive. Action.
We need more Drs like you. I was misdiagnosed for years.
Thank you so much Dr. Berry for your UA-cam program. I'm 73 and just now realizing what our regular MDs have put us through all these years. I've been on medication since in my 20's and I'm no better off now than I was back then. Insurance has made it impossible to see a functional doctor by not covering functional medicine. I've come to the conclusion finally that they are truly treating us in a fashion that keeps us perpetually sick in order to line their pockets with more and more money. They don't care about us, it's their greediness that's important to them. Personally I'm sick of mainstream doctors. I'm hoping and praying someday soon all this crap will change. I truly wish you were down here in Indianapolis. I probably would not be able to afford you, but just to know you are bringing attention to this attrocity is a wonderful thing. Thank you Dr. Berry! Blessings to you and your family.
Dr. S., when you get into your private practice, you will be hamstrung by what insurance won't cover and what patients won't accept or pay for. Don't let the sick system change you.
I love this video! ❤ It's great to see some true physicians "chewing the fat" about ACTUAL, PRACTICAL MEDICINE! It's also a comfort to know that good doctors still exist. Thanks for this video.
Please do more collaborations guys!!! Great job.
Congratulations Dr. Saladino on finishing up you fellowship. As someone who works in a teaching hospital and sits on an evaluation committee, I know how hard intern, residents, and fellows work to become a doctor. I wouldn’t do it. You will not have a shortage of psychiatric patients. I have been a nurse since 1991 the last 20 years in the ICU. I have seen the increase in mental disorders. I remember when suicides usually occurred during the holidays and the first of the year. Now, it is a 365 day occurrence. Our hospital is spending sooo much money on ‘sitters’ for people who need someone to just keep an eye on a patient. A few years ago our hospital dictated to cut back on these sitter. Ha! That backfired on them when a suicidal patient decided to do a swan dive from the 10th floor of our hospital. Then the hospital was so paranoid. You even thought ‘suicide’ and you got a sitter. I was even pulled to be a sitter. Can you imagine the cost? A senior RN paid call back pay to sit?! Thirty years ago ‘sitters’ was not in my vocabulary. Our hospital this year has implement the BURT program (Behavioral Unit Response Team). This was started after one of our nurses got the crap beaten out of her by a patient. Unheard of 30 years ago. Then there is the homeless problem. So sad. In your new stomping grounds homelessness has skyrocketed. Im sure San Diego is not alone in this problem. These people do not need meds. They need nutritional health. On August 15-18 I am attending the Integrative Medicine for Mental Health Conference in San Diego. This is my first time to attend. I’m just trying to understand this problem better.
Good on you!! How are things going with you & the Behavioral Health where you work?? God bless you🙏❤️🙏👵
Brain rheumatologist - brilliant!
When you say "Which pill is it" that's EXACTLY what happened to me as a patient. I was at university and I figured I might be able to benefit from a psychologist. So I went to the school psychologist, and I liked him. At the end of that first interview, he asked me to go to a medical doctor just to make sure I didn't have any kind of medical problem causing my depression. I could have talked to the psychologist about an array of difficult circumstances I's had to deal with and thought I'd gotten over. Horrible things. Anyways, I followed the psychologist's advice. I went to the doctor, who was a psychiatrist. I was expecting the physician to test my blood and rule out things like thyroid problems, blood sugar problems, and I knew he'd give me a clean slate and I could waltz back to the psychologist the following Tuesday.
The psychiatrist wouldn't test my blood. I brought up low blood sugar. I'd been diagnosed with that at maybe ten-years-old or so. He interrupted me to tell me I was depressed. Nothing made me feel better the first several tries, but even with the ones that made me feel better, didn't improve my productivity. Plenty of people feel better when they ingest something - what's really important though, maybe even along with that, is that they learn skills to deal with the blows that life can deal people. I talked to my psychiatrist once about some of the things I'd been through. He grew pail. I don't blame him for this. I've been very reluctant to burden anyone about what I've been through. But antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications alone do not solve the problem.
I am taking to you as a patient, and if doctors are foolish enough not to be able to learn from their patients, they're not going to be very successful.
I'd like to make an important point on counseling, as a consumer of psychological services. The point I'd like to make is, a young person needs to be coddled and be given strength. Nobody needs to suggest or ask if anything happened. As a person starts to feel more secure, what has been repressed will eventually flood out like a broken dam. But I'd been broken already. When I finally realized saw the complete memories that some terrible flashes in my mind hinted at, I could confront what had been tormenting me.
Once I knew what I was dealing with, I didn't need to talk about the past anymore. What helped me after that was cognitive therapy and motivational therapy. I'm not sure if that's what it's called, but therapy that taught me to set goals and break them down into daily tasks, which I would write down the night before, so I woke up knowing what to do for each day. I hate to burden people with the horrible things I've experienced. A good psychologist or psychiatrist has to have empathy. They won't like some things they hear.
But they should be motivated by the fact that if they're conscientious, they will change a horror story into a happy life. It's OK if medication is needed, but the things that cause problems need to be acknowledged; never suggested, but acknowledged.
Two hot doctors on one hot topic. I’m more inspired than ever. You two carry the torch. Thank you
Thanks, docs. As you can probably tell, this was a really stimulating discussion for me. Wonderful presentation!
I know this is an older video but I found so much value in it. As well as all of these videos that I've recently found. Thank you!!
We don’t have health care, but rather sick care. Great stuff, Docs.
As a nurse, I would LOVE to find a doctor in my area who has this mindset that I could work with! There aren't any!
Thanks for all your great educational health videos. Thanks for caring.☺️
It seems to all becoming clear! I read 10% human which DR Berry refers to in his book and as Alanna Collen explains it. I am glad that people are getting away from the same old thinking that has dogged us for so long. I appreciate y'all getting the information out. Thank you!
Finally a doctor that knows when to pull his patient's knobs if this man can stay in practice without any legal hassles he should be in pretty good shape
I have CRPS with IST & after two years of this I’m still on all of my starting doses Of my meds & refuse to go up . They do work , I could not function at all & my vitals were a mess . ( dysautonomia )
I successfully took myself off of a heavy dose of Ativan . Just that alone , I’m so thankful to have my mind back . Now I’m doing ketovore , trying to go full on carnivore .
Next step is to get off the antidepressants, slowly.
Paul was really in his element throughout this whole conversation