Doc is so right. I did Keto, IF and 72 hour fasting once per quarter for a year (got off it during covid) and I have no floaters, after having a lot of them. You rock, Doc.
No, "doc' is so WRONG. He says "An eye floater is a strange little cobweb-like piece of something drifting in your eye. It tends to float around, especially if you try to focus on it or if you look away. It’s not dangerous.' Uh, NEWSFLASH -- if one has a sudden burst of floaters in their vision, it's extremely dangerous -- as it means you may be experiencing retinal or vitreous detachment! The guy is a SALESMAN, not a doctor. At least he admits there are no studies to back up his nonsense.
I found it on Reddit: "Ok wow! We need to talk about autophagy and eye floaters". "Ok so most of you may know what autophagy is. It's a process where your cells begin to self heal or repair broken tissue ect. And protein synthesis is increased exponentially after the 20 hour mark of a fast. So I did my first ever 3 day water fast where I didn't touch any food for a full 72 hours. It went great. I felt relatively not hungry and I lost 4 pounds. But one thing I noticed on the 4th day was my eye floaters were much better and weren't as blotched together. I had this horrible huge eye floaters right in the center of my vision on my left eye. It was so bad I was considering asking my eye doctor for a vitrectomy to fix it. But the horrible big eye floater I had in my center of my vision is freaking gone!!! It is not a placebo. I spent a good 20 minutes looking at a plain white screen on my computer to try and get my focus on that eye floater and I can't detect it at all no matter how hard I try. I am so happy I could jump for joy. You guys have no idea how depressing it was having the eye floaters distract you every damn time you look around or look at a computer screen all day. There really needs to be more studies on this and how long fasts can be used as a viable treatment for eye floaters rather than super expensive surgery."
Dr. Berg, you are a blessing to millions of people like me. I actually thought that I had a 'strip of hair' floating in front of my left eye. But I couldn't figure out what this annoying thing was until I immediately checked your channel for answer. I will certainly do IF and OMAD, and praying for a miracle.🙏🏾
I was diabetic for 25 years and went low carb less than 20 g for me per day and normalized A1C and off meds. I had floaters for years and started to develop macular degeneration in one eye. Started vitamin A and it halted but started in other eye. Added E, B1 and B2. Reversed the shade affect and red line to the cornea. It took me months to realize the floaters were gone also.
WHAAAA!!! SOOOOO good to see someone praising the body's own ability to heal itself!! As a retired DC and ND, I am ecstatic to see more people in the population getting on this bandwagon!! Fie, on the medical industrial complex in this country who only want to use drugs and surgery!! You rock, Doc!!
I just realised mine are gone too! I have been fasting for well over a week now and OMAD. When I watched this video I hadn’t realised they had gone! Thank you Dr Berg, I am so glad my son told me about you, I have learned so much about my health and well being from watching your videos. From a woman that has had severe stress and anxiety from emotional trauma for many years and having 7 children and not looking after my body, I now am nurturing it at last and I can see a difference in the way I feel. My mental health has improved, not to mention weight loss. Thank you again, and thank you for taking the time to reply to comments also…that just shows you care❤
@@maddydamian3167 I am still on OMAD and will continue with that for the meantime. I fast for around 22-24 hours atm and will work up to more as I feel comfortable to do so. I have lost a lot of weight and in 3 and a half months have gone from a size 18 to a size 12 in New Zealand sizes which is different to the US. My floaters have been around since 2012 and weren’t really bad, just annoying.
@@essa1292 Oh very!!! Inflammation from fibromyalgia alone has gone down since I have been fasting and my belly fat has significantly decreased. I have been doing OMAD for three weeks now and feel amazing and no hunger!
I'll be 67 in a few months and I've had them since I was very young child. I can remember playing in fresh snow on a bright sunny day and I saw them against both the white and the blue. I asked my friends if they saw them too and they had no idea what I was talking about.
Day three and I can say with personal experience, it really worked for me. I wanted to post this update since I personally did it and see the difference. Its just amazing . I started to experience the improvement around the thirtieth hour or so into the fast.
3 day fast … by improvement I am implying …. a considerable drop in the floaters implies it is much better than what I experienced as discomfort before. I can say I have at least 80 percent reduction in the amount of floaters now , from the time I started . It gets better as time goes by . Hope you have a better outcome
God made our bodies to heal. Jesus didn't say if you fast and pray, he said when. We as humans are meant to do occasional fasts and repentant prayer reboots. Many Jews and Christians fast on the Old Testament commanded day of fasting in September (Yom Kippur - Day of Repentance and Atonement) and many Christians fast the first few days of January as they dedicate it to the Lord. And some Jews and Christians fast the last and first day of the month. It's called "Yom Kippur Katan" (little fast of thankfulness for atonement) it comes from the biblical prescription to bring a sin offering on the first of every month Numbers 28:15. To the Jews the offering is their own sacrifice till they can sacrifice in the temple again, to the Christians it's their thankfulness of Christ being the blood sacrifice that atones for sins so no other blood offering is needed, but they want to feed on prayer rather than food and offer themselves as living sacrifices not saved by good works, but saved to do good works.
I don’t think 3 days is going to do it. You would not be in ketosis long enough it takes months-of intermittent fasting, and longer fasts to reach atophagy . It takes time it’s not an overnight kind of thing.
Prior to knowing about Keto and intermittent fasting, which is what I am starting to do now, my floaters went away. My mother in law had macular degeneration and it was awful to see her slowly losing her sight. My husband and I didn’t want this to happen to us. We had heard about Lutein helping the eyes so we both started taking Lutein 25 mg with Zeaxanthin 5mg in the same pill. We started taking this about 15 years ago. We were in our late 50’s and I had lots of floaters. They were annoying but I lived with them. I had noticed they were getting less and less until they disappeared. So taking this pill took them away. We both went to a new eye dr and when there we told him about what and why we were taking (this was before my floaters were all gone) and he was impressed with what we were doing. He said that our eyes were in great shape and the pills would definitely help with preventing macular degeneration. My eyes are still in great shape and I have been wearing progressive glasses. I can now get single vision. It’s great not to have floaters anymore. I just thought I’d share this along with what Dr. Berg says. Thank you Dr. Berg for all do for us. I love every video you put out.
I've had eye floaters for years and before seeing this video I've done a 3 day fast and then progressed to a 5 day fast, plus changed my diet to more of keto diet, and the floaters are gradually fading away and my left eye is virtually clear now. So grateful for all your advice and I'm watching all your videos now as the optition said they couldn't do anything for floaters and I would just have to put up with them as its old age.
@@pdnguyenI had quite a lot and they were getting more and bigger,, but my left eye is almost clear now with only 1 little floater and my right eye still has a few but are slowly getting smaller
@@chrisevans19692would you drink water during ur fast or no water at all? Also how old are you if you don’t mind me asking. I’m in my mid 20s & I just started seeing them. Been to 3 eye doc’s and told me it was normal
@@Sahrah3201hi, yes I drank water during my 7 day fast and lots of it. I'm 54 yrs old but I was always used to doing 16hours without eating then progressed to 20 hours, so only eat in a 4hour time window. Surprisingly u don't run out of energy during the fast as your body starts using fat reserves for fuel. Starting to eat again after the fast was more difficult
Dr. Berg almost always cites SEVERAL with his short videos he puts out for us. This is literally the first video I saw where he said he didn't have one to share. However, if you watch his videos, he bases it off years of experience and the thousands he surveys, and yet you rip him like he is a regular doctor who doesn't have a clue about research. He understands research better than most doing it with a PHD. Most doctors have fewer than 36 hours of nutritional education, this man literally makes a living off reading and teaching what he learns from spending more than that amount of time in study each week. The man is almost 60 and has more than 40 years' worth of research under his belt and thousands of testimonials. Just stop, you and not him sound like an uneducated fool. I am not trying to be rude to you, but why are you libeling him? Dr. Berg's clients have included senior officials in the U.S. Government, medical doctors, actors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, professors, engineers, as well as nurses, stay-at-home moms, and high school students. He does expert in-house seminars several times a week, including external seminars in Governmental agencies, including the Library of Congress, Federal Communication Commission, National Institute of Science, FBI, and many others. He has trained over 2,500 health professionals and personally helped my life greatly and was part of my journey to excellent health after medical doctors failed me. Our family works in medical science, and we have excellent insurance because of that, but thanks to Dr. Berg I don't even need to use it. What do you do? Are you a comedian? We need to stop attacking those who provide natural and preventative solutions. Preventative and natural solutions are real solutions. He didn't cite people's personal testimonies of how fasting cleared up eye floaters, but that's where he is getting this from, it's not pulled out of a hat. Health improvements from fasting are well studied, his point is no one has yet to do a peer reviewed study on this, but people say it helps. He is allowed to say that and your allowed to try it or not.
Eat guavas to significantly reduce floaters. I ate guavas for its vitamin C content but I was amazed how it greatky minimized my floaters just after 3 days of daily consumption.
On day one of the 3 day fast and can feel the difference already in less than 30 hours. Feel as though the floaters have visibly reduced noticeably. Thank you for this video doctor.
Literally I just kept myself hydrated n avoided solids the whole time. I think if someone is healthy enough to try this fast , give it a try and thank the Doctor later. I am so excited
@@F30jake It was a visible difference n yes it worked for me. Since the fasting, I have also been having 2000 mg vitamin C daily along with one capsule ( krill ), and using MSM 15 ( 2 drops 3 times a day )…. It’s literally a magical transformation. Please be informed , I am not a doctor and am just sharing what truly worked for me . I hope it works for you too. Also I have made it a practice to have at least 2 kale salads each week along with 2 servings of Tuna fish . Yes my floaters have almost completely dissappeared and I am thankdful to Dr Eric Berge for posting this video.
When I was five or six years old, I had this. Over time I forgot about this, maybe because I recovered it. Back in the tome I also had eye allergies but doctors didn’t pay attention to the eye floaters and I also thought it might be illusion (sometimes I tried to catch the floaters) . But thank you so much you described the cause and I wonder how this things are overlooked. Many prayers to them who are sincere to their job like because doctors in my country could not describe this!
Thanks so much. I’ve had floaters since 2010. After several “doctors “(most recent exam in 2022) saying there’s nothing that can be done, I find your video. After three days of taking MSM drops, it appears they’re fading ! I’ve suffered with this for years. Man, I tell ya just bc you’re credentialed means nothing. We as patients have to seek alternative help for actual results. I wish I could be a patient at your practice, Dr. Berg!
@@naughtydog9843 some people say castoroil works good, but you can only use it outside the eye on the lid, besides that it needs to be organic, hexane free, cold pressed. you can not use any castor oil inside the eye because its to pure, something like 20 procent, it would damage the eye. the probleem is the castoroil needs to get deep to have permanent effect. there is only one eyedrop who has 0.25 procent castoroil the name is ' optive plus.
Dr. Berg, thanks for the info, but you should also put a "Word" of caution to have an eye exam. If I followed the advice in this video, I would not have discovered that my floaters were due to tears in my retina on both eyes. I had to have laser eye treatment to seal the small tears. If not, one of those small tears could have developed into a detached retina which would have been more serious and would have require medical surgery or correct.
IF rules! I watched a show about special forces training which involved operating on much less calories. Made sense to me so I did it. For over 35 years I've been doing IF and didn't even know it. I learned from you Dr. Berg. Haven't been sick for 35 years. My aging process is very slow. My friends and family wonder about me. I tell them about IF, but they don't want to give up their eating habits. There is NOTHING better a human can do for their body. IF should be taught in our schools. It won't though because of status quo. I will stay the course because I am in love with IF. Thank you Dr. for your help😊
I developed them when I was drinking way too much way to often and finishing out the night with sugary foods. My eyes were also very dry and grainy. My liver felt inflammed and my rib was sore. They are better today but never give up. People have had success with various free methods and foods/fasting.
Alcohol causes nutritional deficiencies, especially if you drink more and often. Google to see the deficiencies it causes; there are probably even more deficiencies not yet researched.
Was on keto for 2 years and been on 100% carnivore diet for 2 years. I eat one meal a day so my fasting goes for 22-23 hours. I’ve had floaters before I was on keto/carnivore and I still have it even though I fast for 22-23 hours daily for the past 2 years. There hasn’t been a decrease in floaters for me.
I found that if I eat fresh pineapple every day, the bromelain really works well to keep them at bay. IDK if you'd eat it being a carnivore though? Dr. Berg also mentioned MSM rids the floaters as well.
One thing I’ve learned from all of these videos by Dr Berg, Dr Ken Berry and Thomas DeLauer is that it’s a good idea to change-up your diet once in awhile. Your gut microbiome needs diversity. Once a month I add some organic fruits and even some carbs like plantain or chickpeas just to keep my microbiome guessing and diversified.
You are a masterpiece, love you from bottom of my heart. I m a Chiropractor in india, following Gonstead system, with your video’s i helped many patients and they recovered from their problems.
I’m recovering from a major eye injury. It is stitched and glued together while healing. My eye doc keeps saying there should be tons of floaters, but I have none. My average daily fast is 16 hours, has been for years, it probably has something to do with it! I remember having them as a kid.
Doc it's nice to hear this from you. I thought that but it's nice to get your word of confirmation. You have been the best doctor I have ever seen. I have reversed my diabetes simply by doing intermittent fasting plus HIIT in May 2020. Since then I am off any kind of medication. In November 2019 I suddenly had floaters in my left eye and they spread in my right eye also. Thanks to you and some of good Doctors I learned to do IF and HIIT. NOW I NOTICE MY EYE FLOATERS HAVE BEEN DECREASED. Its wonderful to hear the reason from you, sir...
Ironically they are a sign of spirituality in some cultures, I appreciate it Dr Berg if you can make a video about people who suffers from problems after removing their thyroid; due to cancer, not for me but for one of my relatives. Thanks.
I've had them for 38 years and they don't amuse me. I love to paint landscapes and it sucks looking at a clear blue sky only to have Mr Squiggle creating havoc in my vision.
For real, the random floater I got from time to time was a source of entertainment. I had them more as a kid/teenager. I haven’t had them nearly as much as an adult.
I have so many floaters that I stopped reading because of it (couldn’t focus on the book only the floaters). I have been an avid reader since childhood...definitely going to try this!
My floaters went away recently from Intermittent fasting. I had them for about 4 years and they were really annoying. Especially looking up at the sky made them stand out. I've done Intermittent fasting for a couple of years but usually just for about 15 or 16 hours. 4 weeks ago I started fasting for 20 hours twice a week, and noticed my floaters had disappeared last week. Really crazy after having them for 4 years. I'm so happy to be rid of them though!
@@karinag53 When I first got floaters it was really upsetting. I especially hated going into large stores with bright lights. But then after a while, I sort of got used to them. I'm so glad that they're gone now though.
I doubt that there would be, as changing of diet or fasting won't help. Your eyeball is filled with a gel like substance called the vitreous humor. Some people actually have the vitreous taken out, and replaced with a substance and this has cured the eye floaters for some. Usually after cataract surgery. Another way is to have them zapped with a lag laser, which some eye doctors specialize in. Bit risky though, as your better off with good vision, and the distractions the floaters cause, than "no vision" from an operation gone wrong. I've had them since very young, but "only" in my right eye, but my left has none. If the floaters were related to your diet, I'd have them in both eyes. It's hard to believe that people believe what's in the content of these videos. Not true. I should add, I've had them since young, and they get worse with age. I hope someday they find a safe cure.
@@grantp4022 it seems if they haven’t been there since childhood they most likely won’t disappear. I had the laser. That doesn’t work either. It breaks them up, it doesn’t destroy them. I only did one eye. I have the same tadpole swimming around but it’s not as pronounced as it was, however, there’s a bit of a cloud from the dispersed pieces. I wouldn’t do it again. $2,000 later. 😮
I've found MSM Eye Drops have gotten rid of my floaters after 7-10 days...1 drop in each eye 3-4 times a day! I continue to use it daily 1-2 times now. It is also great for cataracts.
I was doing IF and loosely following keto, then got cancer and chemotherapy took its toll on me I started eating wrong again as I had a hard time eating at times, I just realized that the floaters had gone but are back along with weight I had lost, doctors told me my weight loss was, mostly due to cancer as I dropped 50 lbs in 5 mo, I’ve got 20 back now, I read need to lose it again. I lost my momentum and a bit of fight as I’ve been so tired for months due to chemo, I really want it my drive back as I just need to do better.
Dr Berg, we do acupressure and it really works. I forget after 1 or 2 months and we keep on doing for maintenance. Thank you for the explanation. There are many things I learned but don't understand why.
@@ParagGovil you want to reach the scapula in the back, the side of which that runs parallel to the spinal cord. Get 2 socks, tie the toe ends together. Drop a ball on each side of the sock. Lean against a wall . And then holding the balls by the top of the socks, run the ball "inch by inch" staying 7 times each location along the spine from the beginning of the scapula to the bottom. Stay close to the ditch at the edge of the scapula and spinal cord, depending on the size of the ball you get. I usually get the pet toys so they are firmer. You can also do one side at a time with one sock. The living points usually are in the crevice or on the line that separates the dark skin and light skin. 2) make a fist on the left hand. You can pinch and pull or deep rotational pressure at the right edge of the knuckle on the side of your index finger. Just massage around it if you are not sure where exactly. 3) go to the wrist where there is a slight bone protrusion on the thumb side ( opposite to the big protrusion of the pinkie side) . Apply rotational pressure around it. Do it at least 7 times. Repeat for the other arm. For any eye strength, at least massage with index and thumb fingers the second knuckle ( middle) of each finger 7 times, with this order, 4-1-3-2-5, 1 being the thumb, 5 being the pinkie. You can also do for all knuckles for Eyes and total health, the thumb being the central focus. On the leg you can go to the 2 front 2 holes of your knees and the holes around your ankles. You need to do 3 times a day religiously. And don't overdo. Only 7 times each location. The living point is where you feel bad pain. It has worked well with me. I do this routine once a day for eye maintenance once my floaters are gone. I was taught by a Vietnamese monk.
@@aggelikipap7974 I learned this technique a while ago at a class and in acupressure you learn bits and bits, from one guru to another and I pass down the ones that worked on me and others. The point is to be patient and do it without missing a day.
When I was a kid I thought I was seeing microscopic organisms. 😂 I’ve always had eye floaters and I can see them when I look up at the blue sky. Other than that, I really don’t notice them.
We actually dont call that as floaters. It's being annoying once a lot of them came together and create visible spots & noise in your vision not just while looking sky or white surface.
I've practised intermittent and prolonged fasting for 6 years. And I have an eye floater. Fasting did nothing to prevent it, and it's done nothing to get rid of it.
I looked up one of your older videos and it said MSM drops, which I’m using now for about a week. No change yet. I do IF daily, but it hasn’t worked so far. I’ll try the longer version, too.
I have just started the MSM drops about 2 weeks ago. Some of the smaller floaters are not as dark. I may even be missing a few. I have several, to many to count.
Plan: eyedrops from pure msm (bring sulfur to eyeballs, and makes cells permeable for edta and mb), edta (to pull metals), a bit of methylene blue (lock in melatonin), and melatonin (also iron chelator). The key seems to be msm, I used dmso before but that stings so it's hard to not be washed away by tears.
Tbh I haven't used it in a while because of the stinging. Also because I have limited success with the methylene blue I bought, it's the kardon fish brand. And I have not been able to find any more usp grade, all the so called brands claiming that are just lying knock offs, it would have to be a known chemical supplier. I did see an ecuadorian real product for external use so that might be usable. Anyhow I should try it for a week straight which I've put off for now and report back. I used to have good results with it some years ago. Edit: I did go back to using dmso again, the msm stings just as much. Brand: dr Moran. Quantities I just made it a decent light blue, and about a third of the liquid dmso. The melatonin highly diluted see below
Regarding eye floaters, whatever else I did seems to be working for that, because I don't have any anymore I just noticed. So that might be my melatonin only eyedrops which don't sting, at extremely diluted quantities (3mg in 1oz, 8 times diluted, by throwing out 4/5 of it). It seems to last about a month in the fridge. The brand of the pure melatonin I use is LiftMode Synaptent
I've used the dmso and methylene combination for 3 days now and I'm stopping it it doesn't seem to work. Can't explain why, must be some form of contamination in the kardon methylene blue is all i can speculate. Until I get better purity I won't use it.
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I got a detached vitreous humor, 11 years ago. It’s cleared over time but I can still see it. I’ve never been over weight but trying Keto anyway because of Degenerative arthritis and gout. My husband has diabetes 2 and he is too underweight. Keto is helping him gain what he needs.
In my case that didn't help. I have them since I'm a kid, about twenty in each eye, and i made s lot of keto and fasting in the recent years. No improvement in this whatsoever, but I'm used to it anyway. The only time it's really annoying is the combination of white ground with a white sky like when skiing on a cloudy or foggy day
Same here...had them since I was in the 4th grade as a kid. They never went away...and no doctors had a name for them back then...they just told you nothing can be done about it. I got used to ignoring them...but when I am conscious about them...they annoy and bother me. There must be a medical treatment for floaters in this 21st century...but I have not found any effective home remedy for them so I just live with them.
Peanut consists of two oil seeds. These two oilseeds are horizontally side by side in the shell. Our eyes are like peanuts in shape; Our two eyes are side by side and horizontal like peanuts. The color of the peanut seed is similar to the outer color of the eye. The inside of the peanut seed is white in color. Just like our eyes. Peanuts can be very beneficial for the eyes.
It might sound rather too nosy, but we as fans of healthy keto which Dr. Eric has been embracing for quite a number of years. Would it possible Dr. Eric to share with us your readings of LDL Cholesterol and HB1C and others readings which freak many of us. We would love to see how healthy keto has had healthy impact on these please 🌹
What still amazes me to this day, and as big a fan as I am, it shouldn't... But I can look up a topic, start watching a video, and sure enough, to the right of the video, in other videos, there will be one from Dr. Berg. I immediately quit watching the one I'm watching and end up here instead... Thank you Dr. Eric Berg for GIFTING the world with your incredible knowledge. Your efforts may provide a little benefit in way of income, but the KNOWLEDGE you IMPART UPON the world, there is no COMMISSION greater than that!
Thanks, I like your honesty in saying you don't have any studies to link to, but it would be good to know, how do you know it works? Is it from your own experience with patients? How many patients? I think that would help people who are on the fence with IF to consider its benefits.
@@Drberg i watching you videos (arabic traduction) since almost 1,5 years (begining of Corona),you was help me sooooo much👍 ,thanks Dr, you are reely good man ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💟💟💟❣️❣️🇹🇳
Thank you so much sir. That's my major problem. Commenting here isn't enough, but we're really grateful to knew a true doctor like you. God bless you always🙏
@@Drberg Dr Berg I have a question real urgent. I know fasting's good for health. But how do I control my uric acid level when I do prolonged fasting. Let's say 14 days. I noticed my uric acid's been extremely high even if I drink tons of soda water or lemon juice I can't control it. I'm afraid of getting gout during prolonged fasting. How to keep myself safe when I do two weeks fast? Thank you so much
I noticed that people have tried fasting and using MSM but didn't helped. Actually you need to address the root cause, since it is due to the breakdown of collagen fiber. Fasting will not restore the collagen but actually it is silica and vitamin C. For silica you need a full tablespoon of diatomaceous earth food grade adding in a gallon container, fill it up with water, let it sit there to settle it down which takes 3 to 5 days, after that you have to gently either pour the water without disturbing DE to the glass to drink but throughout the whole day, you can drink directly from the container but you have to do it gently for not disturbing the DE. The reason why this is important is because of orthosilicic acid that is organic silica gets very instantly fast absorbed. For vitamin C I recommend 1 ounce indian gooseberry powder, 1 ounce guava powder, mix them together as a formula and the dosing is a half teaspoon 30 minutes before meal 3 times a day. Both silica and vitamin C restores the collagen and elastin actually. Coleus forskholii eyedrop works too but it really depends on the root cause. Before I go any further, I will explain the cause behind here, first of all the blood vessels in the eyes are being ruptured which causes leaking of the blood to the vitreous humor of the eye. This is why I am telling you guys that vitamin C, Silica and actually bioflavonoids which is found in Indian gooseberry can strengthen the blood vessels to prevent causing leaking, once that is stopped the body is then capable to remove the leaked blood. Another cause of floaters would be age related, which I will explain more about methylation. If it is due to age related issue then I recommend supplementing with hyaluronic acid or kombucha tea which contains rich source of hyaluronic acid which will get rid of the floaters. Overall you need omega 3 fatty acid, vitamin E, beta carotene, vitamin A is important, like I said vitamin C, vitamin D is important too. I would also suggest to maintain your methylation for myelin regeneration of the nerve in the eyes, such as lecithin granules non-GMO taking a full tablespoon adding in a shake or in food 3 times a day, B12, B6, folate are important for methylation, but my favorite supplement is trimethylglycine of a 1000 MG 3 times a day which is a powerful methyl donor for methylation. You just have to keep in mind that it takes time to regenerate the nerve (if it is due to the nerve damage of course). Of course fasting is important for enhancing autophagy to remove damaged proteins, that also takes considered amount of time but you really have to focus on the root cause, eliminate high carbs or refined sugar. Get rid of processed junk foods. I would recommend temporarily a vegan keto, try to keep the meat and dairy products as minimum as possible to avoid the hormones that are in that product, if you are worried about iron, B12 and so on, you can find it in seaweeds such as dried purple laver called Nori. So there you go guys.
@@neilkennethsado1637 Not me, but other people that I have advised to it for couple of years to help them and some reported me that they got rid of it within 3 months, some reported me within 5 weeks or so, depending what the root cause is.
Barbara O'Neil recommends organic castor oil for this...place a few drops in your eyes before bed...we have done this many times...and what you will find is these hard crystals in the corners of your eyes in the morning...this also cleared up my husbands dry eyes issues. Just make sure it is ONLY castor oil...as sometimes they add others to it. ;)
Thanks Dr. Berg you’re always right on target with all these answers to important medical questions. It’s greatly appreciated. I’m learning so much everyday that I view your very informative videos. Thank you and God bless you. Greetings from New York 👍
He's WRONG. He says "An eye floater is a strange little cobweb-like piece of something drifting in your eye. It tends to float around, especially if you try to focus on it or if you look away. It’s not dangerous.' Uh, NEWSFLASH -- if one has a sudden burst of floaters in their vision, it's extremely dangerous -- as it means you may be experiencing retinal or vitreous detachment! The guy is a SALESMAN, not a doctor. At least he admits there are no studies to back up his nonsense.
@@DDumbrille Most eyefloaters are not dangerous. What you're talking about is when you have a sudden massive increase in eye floaters, where it's like you're in a snow globe, that's the type that is dangerous.
You're over simplifying the word dangerous. Are they technically 'dangerous'? No. Could the onset of major floaters on an otherwise healthy eye affect the quality of your life? Lead to depression? Suicide? Yes! Absolutely and this is the problem with the misrepresentation of floaters. Just because you're probably no gonna go blind, depending on how bad they are they will negatively effect how you see for ever. To think this should be just 'not worried about' is hilarious to me. If someone drew with marker pen over your eyeballs as you slept and you couldn't get it off, I'm sure you're just happily ignore that and carry on with your life as 'techincally' it's not dangerous. (I'm obviously being cartoonesque in my example)
Sorry but I had to come back and thank you Dr. Berg. It's so weird having them for so many years looking at them outlined, and now after taking your advice most of them are dull or not even visible anymore. Thanks doc👏🏽👏🏽
Best treatment is to go straight to an Optometrist first thing! I could have gone blind in one eye when I noticed floaters , but went right away to my Eye Dr. Was sent to a surgeon for emergency surgery first thing the following day to seal a torn retina. Don’t play around if you see floaters.
I had this problem back in 2007. Went to eye doctor and he promptly did a laser surgery ( not Lasik tho ). Its so fast, painless and it fixed the problem right away.
This week my goal is to become an autophagy goddess! I have been on an antibiotic for Lyme disease for 21 days and am ready to clean out the system. OMAD and prolonged fasting here I come!!!
The research behind this hypothesis is solid. Autophagy really and clearly is able to degrade protein, including collagen. But nobody knows anything about how the eye is able to degrade damaged collagen fibrils. According to some researchers, this is impossible since there is an eye specific enzyme for degrading and regenerating the vitreous. Allegedly the vitreous never regenerates, it only goes from more solid/gelly, to more liquid.
I noticed my floaters appeared when I stopped spending a lot of time outdoors like I used to. I was indoors on my computer for hours and the floaters appeared but I'll continue trying autophagy. I've done prolonged fasting a few times but sadly has not helped. I spend too much time staring at a screen. That's something I need to change.
I’ve started using a liquid MSM they even sell it as eyes drops 💦. I don’t use the drops, but I take the liquid MSM as a supplement. It really helps with dry eyes as well.
@@veehope2702 thanks, I actually changed my screen to dark mode some time ago but it hasn't helped. I think I need to try a matte screen. It's the reflection off the screen that is causing me problems, and not blinking, and not spending more time outdoors in natural light.
I did intermittent fasting and try fasting 72 hours but nothing work, based on my experience prolonged fasting just make your gain more focus, nothing to do to your eye floaters, just stay active outdoor and get sunshine. Sometimes we don't need to take Dr Berg seriously, just enjoying your life and eat moderate, if you follow 100% what Dr Berg say, you will end up afraid to eating anything, just take what important advice from him
When I get floaters, I eat some fresh pineapple. Viola! Moments later no more floaters. I have no idea (except the bromelain?) why this works. It is magic!
I am not exaggerating with this report of completely unexpected 90% reduction of floaters; I put a generous amount of castor oil (cold, pressed hexane free) in my naval area and covered with a 3 x 3” Band-Aid. (Naval area is suited for best transdermal absorption) I slept with a towel underneath overnight and wore an old shirt. (Turned out it never leaked) I slept more deeply than I have in years and woke up relaxed with a still, calm visual field. Normally I have a LOT of annoying floaters. In ALL my life I’ve never had such unexpected relief in terms of restfulness of sleep and clear vision from such a simple, inexpensive, minor treatment as Castor Oil. Just to be clear, I did NOT put the castor oil in my eyes directly. Give this a try if interested and don’t stray too far from a bathroom the next morning 😆
I had the same surgery and 1 week after I had floaters in one eye that looked like a bean with roots hanging from it. The next week I had them appear in the other eye and it looks like I am looking through seaweed. Sometimes I can ignore them but other times a real pain in the but. I might look into having them laser zapped. Just scared it might make them worse!
Dr. Berg, have you consulted with any optometrists or ophthalmologists regarding this advice? I would kindly caution your readers to realize that a sudden change in floaters (eg. a sudden 'shower' of floaters or new, big floaters) or flashing lights, arcs of light, sudden flashing halos with eye movement is an URGENT situation and needs to be assessed by an eye doctor to rule out a retinal detachment.
100%Right. I was lucky enough to go see my eye Dr the day I saw floaters and I was told I had a torn retina. I was told you have a time frame of 24 -36 hours to have the tear sealed or go blind.
@@alfondohaysitio7910 What the hell are you talking about? I WAS type 2 diabetic. Now I am completely normal, blood sugar normal, lost 48 pounds, and have more energy than I know what to do with. Fasting works for everyone EXCEPT pregnant women and people suffering from anorexia or other eating disorders.
@@TechBuRn1337 keep doing it. Maybe you're the exception of the several contrasted studies of real doctors that are saying that. Fasting is not recommended for diabetic people due to the high changes that fasting produce in blood sugar levels. Anyway type 2 is not the same than type 1.
@@alfondohaysitio7910 you mean to tell me not eating for a few hours is going to hurt you?? I was 400 pounds sugar high as the sky. I started fasting and now all that changed. Now I'm doing one meal a day and exercise! And the weight is practically falling off.
I had prk surgery to correct my vision just over six months ago and about three months ago I started getting eye floaters in both eyes. Eye doctors say it’s not a cause of the laser but I strongly believe it is. Has anyone here had floaters due to laser and has tried going into autophagy and found that it’s worked for them in reducing or eliminating eye floaters?
After 3 months from the surgery I started to have a big mass of eye floaters especially in my right eye it was a nightmare and still it is two years after
@@fa3elkhir I’m so sorry to hear that. It’s so uncomfortable and devastating. No matter how much you try to ignore them you still see them. No one understands. I pray that it’ll just go away as I’ve heard it has for some people. Wishing you all the best.
Absolutely amazing how fasting and prolonged fasting can positively affect soooo many conditions. I have been fortunate to find Dr Berg among others over the last 2 to 3 years and listen to many hours of videos. I think I have been fasting like many on here and didn't know it especially when I was much younger growing up. And by fasting unknowingly , I believe I have good skin and complexion at 67 than many my age and younger. Or, I won the skin lottery. So, I think the takeaway with many health problems in most countries is really simple. Stay away from the so called fake food, eat real high nutrient dense real food , and fast like hell. Translated....eat much much less than most people and much less frequently. That equals a healthy long life likely. To your long healthy life. Break the food addiction especially sugar and foods that stimulate sugar like most grains and you can live a quality life till you wear out , Not Rust Out !!
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:50 🕰️ *Eye floaters often result from aging, old injuries, infections, or high blood sugar levels in diabetics.* 01:17 🍽️ *Autophagy, stimulated by fasting, is suggested as a solution for treating eye floaters by recycling old damaged proteins.* 01:46 💡 *While there are no specific studies, intermittent fasting and occasional prolonged fasting (e.g., 48-72 hours) are recommended to help eliminate eye floaters and offer additional health benefits.*
Do you have any recommendations on how to deal with age related retinal thinning? Have been searching for info, any guidance would be appreciated, Dr. Berg. Love your channel - Been on Keto for almost a year now and I'm down 45 pounds. Feeling much better overall. Thanks.
Dr. Berg, you are amazing! Today when I got into my car and I saw this long black stringy thing with a head on it floating around in my vision. I was quite concerned. Then I thought, I’ll ask Dr Berg, and voila, you informed me of what it is, and what to do about it. I thank you from the bottom of my heart! you are a gift to us!
Thanks Eric for your excellent website. I'm 72 and since 'doing' LCMPHF for 4months i've noticed that my eyesight is more tolerant of sunlight and my systemic inflammation which caused my rt vestibular nerve to be 'inflamed' causing extreme vertigo nearly 2 years ago, has begun to ease up i sense - light and balance more 'normal' throughout. My 'IR' is correcting and i've had some good wt loss. Cheers.
Thank you Dr Berg this is incredibly clear and helpful and timely! I guess I'm kind of realizing that after 2 years on keto I don't seem to have any floaters right now I need to tighten up the keto though because I haven't lost the night vision problem with blurry vision, and I also haven't lost any weight. 😳 Considering greatly decreasing dairy and just keeping eggs for a while.. Anyone else have this challeng
You do understand the diabetics are not supposed to fast and thus if they have these eye floaters it can actually cause harm to actually do the fasting. So what is your solution or remedy to this issue especially for someone that is diabetic that cannot fast? This is not for me this is for someone else that I'm asking this question for.
I started taking MSM per Dr. Bergs advice regarding dry eye. I rarely have a dry eye situation now. Edit-I am taking Tablets, having looked for drops but unable to find what I want.
@@thestraightroad305 MSM eye drops are easy to make. Just buy the regular good quality MSM crystals & dissolve it in distilled water or rose water (I personally use rose water & ascorbic acid crystals = vitC) make them in small qtys of 30-50ml & keep it refrigerated when not using. There are MSM+VitC Eyedrops avlbl on Amazon for a bomb. Hope this helps.
@@thestraightroad305 very welcome. I recommend switching to MSM powder instead of the tablets since they’re heat treated & the excipients binders used to form a tablet add unnecessary burden on the liver & kidneys to detox. Powder dosage you can control & be flexible with. I also use MSM powder& DMSO for my DIY salves. Super useful & powder afford lot of flexibility of use in different areas. Be well. God bless. ☀️💞☀️
Posterior Vitreous Detachment is the most common cause of floaters in people over 60. Doctor Eye Health channel has a vid on this. Yag laser treatment can be a good option to vaporize severe floaters that you can't ignore, but it's a pricey procedure, not covered by insurance. Fasting and Keto, as you mentioned, might help.
my husband's eye floaters are gone now. He has had then since he was a teen. Two years keto now. Not sure st what point they went away. He just realized that they were gone.
What about nattokinase/serrapeptase with or without fasting for this issue or for cleansing bad proteins throughout the body? Knowledgeable thoughts Dr. Berg or anyone
I personally know someone who used a carnivore diet, prolonged fasting, I F, nattokinase, and serrapeptase on an empty stomach- all this combined over the course of more than a year. The result was shrinkage in excess tissue she was supposed to have surgery to remove. She swears by this method.
It could also be due to detached retina, specially if it is accompanied by a curtain like shadow in your vision. I just had surgery recently because if left untreated, you could lose your vision.
Exactly. Dr Berg should know this or be aware. Not good that he is not warning of the potential danger. I saw what you said recently on another internet site. Must have checked out since if let go too long could have detachment. Yes fasting may work but need to get checked out by eye Dr.
Yes true I have had 2 retina detachments in my right eye. I have the silicone buckle and the oil bubble in my eye. I'm praying that my left eye stays healthy.
@@Hj-jv3bw I do hope your right eye has now healed. As for the left eye, you should have the photocoagulation therapy to prevent the same thing feom happening. That's what my doc did. I also had the buckle about 2 weeks back but some parts still have not attached. So I'm having the gas or oil next week. The doctor will decide which one during the operation.
@@czarpotter87 I still have the buckle and the oil bubble in my eye I refuse to be covid tested so they wont remove the oil bubble. So I wait till the testing goes away if it ever does....
How long did you have the floaters before the detached retina? My eye doc said as long as the floaters only bother you when you look into the white/blue sky and nothing else, then you should be ok?
Absolutely enjoy your youth, but there's nothing to be afraid of as you get older if you take care of your eating lifestyle, have great friends, and stay active. I began following Dr. Berg's advice in 2017 and it made a huge difference physically and mentally. I'll be 60 this coming October and I'm thrilled that I have more energy, am all over healthier than ever, and emotionally I'm just happier. I still climb trees! Cheers!
IT WORKS!!! Omg, What perfect timing, dr berg! Just last week I had an extreme eye experience, with fireworks, streamers & ribbons, shooting stars. It was like new years eve in my eyeball. It left me with 3 giant spiders hanging around in front of my eye. After that incident i went on a 5 day fast for the purpose of cyst shrinking and just broke the fast yesterday. I had forgotten about the spiders in the meantime. Now i know why. One is 1/3 reduced, another is 2/3 reduced and the third is almost completely gone! MIRACULOUS!!! Cant wait till next week's fast :D
@@arnoldsingh3872 i will. I havent been able to start a new fast yet, but in the meantime, the most peripheral one (originally 1/3 reduced) and the closest to center (which had reduced the most) are both gone completely. The one in between those (2/3 reduced) is still persisting at that same size.
@@TomAnderson_81 thanks for asking. Two are completely gone since before my second fast. During/after the second fast the third spider shrank from 2/3 original size to 1/3. I finally got my operation to remove the cyst a couple months ago and am recuperating. Had done so many fasts leading up to the operation that i havent had the wherewithall to do any more since then. As a reward for all my efforts, I have been enjoying an eatanythingiwant diet temporarily ;D. So the third spider persists, albeit very small now :)
Great video Dr. Berg. I can confirm that IF is 100% effective against eye floaters. I had those since I was 6 or 7 and eversince I'm fasting they are gone. It takes some time to get rid of all of them but the change in quality of life is worth it. Stay safe.
Funny I should see this video sitting in my eye specialist’s office with my eyes dilated before my exam. I’ve had floaters since the age of 14; I’m 76 now. They are still bothersome, one of the reasons I’m here today. I’m on a keto diet and fast 18 hrs. each day.
Doc is so right. I did Keto, IF and 72 hour fasting once per quarter for a year (got off it during covid) and I have no floaters, after having a lot of them. You rock, Doc.
and for how long did you have floaters before ?
really? were they bad before?
That's interesting .. can u give me an update about your eye floaters?
what kindo of fasting no eat no drink for 72 hours?
No, "doc' is so WRONG. He says "An eye floater is a strange little cobweb-like piece of something drifting in your eye. It tends to float around, especially if you try to focus on it or if you look away. It’s not dangerous.' Uh, NEWSFLASH -- if one has a sudden burst of floaters in their vision, it's extremely dangerous -- as it means you may be experiencing retinal or vitreous detachment! The guy is a SALESMAN, not a doctor. At least he admits there are no studies to back up his nonsense.
I started intermittent fasting and I just realized all my floaters are gone as well! Amazing
Placebo or are they really physically gone ?
How exactly did you do the fasting
How long did you do the fasting for? Or how many times did you do the fasting ?
I found it on Reddit: "Ok wow! We need to talk about autophagy and eye floaters".
"Ok so most of you may know what autophagy is. It's a process where your cells begin to self heal or repair broken tissue ect. And protein synthesis is increased exponentially after the 20 hour mark of a fast.
So I did my first ever 3 day water fast where I didn't touch any food for a full 72 hours. It went great. I felt relatively not hungry and I lost 4 pounds. But one thing I noticed on the 4th day was my eye floaters were much better and weren't as blotched together. I had this horrible huge eye floaters right in the center of my vision on my left eye. It was so bad I was considering asking my eye doctor for a vitrectomy to fix it. But the horrible big eye floater I had in my center of my vision is freaking gone!!! It is not a placebo. I spent a good 20 minutes looking at a plain white screen on my computer to try and get my focus on that eye floater and I can't detect it at all no matter how hard I try. I am so happy I could jump for joy. You guys have no idea how depressing it was having the eye floaters distract you every damn time you look around or look at a computer screen all day.
There really needs to be more studies on this and how long fasts can be used as a viable treatment for eye floaters rather than super expensive surgery."
how about now?did it back i try three day bu it not help.
Water fast? Is it juice
Dr. Berg, you are a blessing to millions of people like me. I actually thought that I had a 'strip of hair' floating in front of my left eye. But I couldn't figure out what this annoying thing was until I immediately checked your channel for answer. I will certainly do IF and OMAD, and praying for a miracle.🙏🏾
What are the symtoms
AMEN AMEN
How did it go?
I was diabetic for 25 years and went low carb less than 20 g for me per day and normalized A1C and off meds. I had floaters for years and started to develop macular degeneration in one eye. Started vitamin A and it halted but started in other eye. Added E, B1 and B2. Reversed the shade affect and red line to the cornea. It took me months to realize the floaters were gone also.
Thanks!
I had a recent situation where I couldn't eat for 4 days. My eyesight immediately improved.
That is due to glucose. It can be a sign of prediabetes.
WHAAAA!!! SOOOOO good to see someone praising the body's own ability to heal itself!! As a retired DC and ND, I am ecstatic to see more people in the population getting on this bandwagon!! Fie, on the medical industrial complex in this country who only want to use drugs and surgery!! You rock, Doc!!
You're a bit late. He's been teaching this for YEARS, and he's definitely not jumping on the band wagon now.
I just realised mine are gone too! I have been fasting for well over a week now and OMAD.
When I watched this video I hadn’t realised they had gone! Thank you Dr Berg, I am so glad my son told me about you, I have learned so much about my health and well being from watching your videos. From a woman that has had severe stress and anxiety from emotional trauma for many years and having 7 children and not looking after my body, I now am nurturing it at last and I can see a difference in the way I feel. My mental health has improved, not to mention weight loss. Thank you again, and thank you for taking the time to reply to comments also…that just shows you care❤
Hi! Did you do a long term fasting for over a week, only one week or intermittent fasting? How bad were your floaters? Thank you very much
@@maddydamian3167 I am still on OMAD and will continue with that for the meantime. I fast for around 22-24 hours atm and will work up to more as I feel comfortable to do so. I have lost a lot of weight and in 3 and a half months have gone from a size 18 to a size 12 in New Zealand sizes which is different to the US.
My floaters have been around since 2012 and weren’t really bad, just annoying.
@@Thepotagerscottage Is fasting beneficial? ? What's your experience
@@essa1292 Oh very!!! Inflammation from fibromyalgia alone has gone down since I have been fasting and my belly fat has significantly decreased. I have been doing OMAD for three weeks now and feel amazing and no hunger!
@@Thepotagerscottage Are you cured of floaters?
I'll be 67 in a few months and I've had them since I was very young child. I can remember playing in fresh snow on a bright sunny day and I saw them against both the white and the blue. I asked my friends if they saw them too and they had no idea what I was talking about.
How is it now?
Yeah did you try the fasting?
Day three and I can say with personal experience, it really worked for me. I wanted to post this update since I personally did it and see the difference. Its just amazing . I started to experience the improvement around the thirtieth hour or so into the fast.
How many days can you say pls
Improvement meaning what? Your floater started dissolving in your vision? Sounds too good to be true.
3 day fast …
by improvement I am implying …. a considerable drop in the floaters implies it is much better than what I experienced as discomfort before. I can say I have at least 80 percent reduction in the amount of floaters now , from the time I started . It gets better as time goes by . Hope you have a better outcome
God made our bodies to heal. Jesus didn't say if you fast and pray, he said when. We as humans are meant to do occasional fasts and repentant prayer reboots. Many Jews and Christians fast on the Old Testament commanded day of fasting in September (Yom Kippur - Day of Repentance and Atonement) and many Christians fast the first few days of January as they dedicate it to the Lord. And some Jews and Christians fast the last and first day of the month. It's called "Yom Kippur Katan" (little fast of thankfulness for atonement) it comes from the biblical prescription to bring a sin offering on the first of every month Numbers 28:15. To the Jews the offering is their own sacrifice till they can sacrifice in the temple again, to the Christians it's their thankfulness of Christ being the blood sacrifice that atones for sins so no other blood offering is needed, but they want to feed on prayer rather than food and offer themselves as living sacrifices not saved by good works, but saved to do good works.
I don’t think 3 days is going to do it. You would not be in ketosis long enough it takes months-of intermittent fasting, and longer fasts to reach atophagy . It takes time it’s not an overnight kind of thing.
Prior to knowing about Keto and intermittent fasting, which is what I am starting to do now, my floaters went away. My mother in law had macular degeneration and it was awful to see her slowly losing her sight. My husband and I didn’t want this to happen to us. We had heard about Lutein helping the eyes so we both started taking Lutein 25 mg with Zeaxanthin 5mg in the same pill. We started taking this about 15 years ago. We were in our late 50’s and I had lots of floaters. They were annoying but I lived with them. I had noticed they were getting less and less until they disappeared. So taking this pill took them away. We both went to a new eye dr and when there we told him about what and why we were taking (this was before my floaters were all gone) and he was impressed with what we were doing. He said that our eyes were in great shape and the pills would definitely help with preventing macular degeneration. My eyes are still in great shape and I have been wearing progressive glasses. I can now get single vision. It’s great not to have floaters anymore. I just thought I’d share this along with what Dr. Berg says. Thank you Dr. Berg for all do for us. I love every video you put out.
Does eating lutein and zeaxanthin eliminate acryptosis?
Wow thank you for this Carol.
Can you tell me the name of the pill please
Thank you dear, what is the pill called ?
Thank you for sharing such an experience. How did it take to floaters dissappear after starting to take the pills?
I've had eye floaters for years and before seeing this video I've done a 3 day fast and then progressed to a 5 day fast, plus changed my diet to more of keto diet, and the floaters are gradually fading away and my left eye is virtually clear now. So grateful for all your advice and I'm watching all your videos now as the optition said they couldn't do anything for floaters and I would just have to put up with them as its old age.
What dıd you don't daily can you say me
How many floaters did you have? Have they all gone away?
@@pdnguyenI had quite a lot and they were getting more and bigger,, but my left eye is almost clear now with only 1 little floater and my right eye still has a few but are slowly getting smaller
@@chrisevans19692would you drink water during ur fast or no water at all? Also how old are you if you don’t mind me asking. I’m in my mid 20s & I just started seeing them. Been to 3 eye doc’s and told me it was normal
@@Sahrah3201hi, yes I drank water during my 7 day fast and lots of it. I'm 54 yrs old but I was always used to doing 16hours without eating then progressed to 20 hours, so only eat in a 4hour time window. Surprisingly u don't run out of energy during the fast as your body starts using fat reserves for fuel. Starting to eat again after the fast was more difficult
I can't Express enough the love I have for this man!!!
Bro i also have eye floaters what to do
@MR De León bruh I probably have the same number of floaters as you do
@@Naruto-kk8ce how are they now
@@LizardMane here you are !!
Dr. Berg is like an encyclopedia, covers everything-all over the place with knowledge:)🍁✨
An encyclopedia has referenced claims and facts. This dude doesn't.
encyclopedia?? WHAT ARE THOSE?????
Dr. Berg almost always cites SEVERAL with his short videos he puts out for us. This is literally the first video I saw where he said he didn't have one to share. However, if you watch his videos, he bases it off years of experience and the thousands he surveys, and yet you rip him like he is a regular doctor who doesn't have a clue about research. He understands research better than most doing it with a PHD. Most doctors have fewer than 36 hours of nutritional education, this man literally makes a living off reading and teaching what he learns from spending more than that amount of time in study each week. The man is almost 60 and has more than 40 years' worth of research under his belt and thousands of testimonials. Just stop, you and not him sound like an uneducated fool. I am not trying to be rude to you, but why are you libeling him?
Dr. Berg's clients have included senior officials in the U.S. Government, medical doctors, actors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, professors, engineers, as well as nurses, stay-at-home moms, and high school students. He does expert in-house seminars several times a week, including external seminars in Governmental agencies, including the Library of Congress, Federal Communication Commission, National Institute of Science, FBI, and many others. He has trained over 2,500 health professionals and personally helped my life greatly and was part of my journey to excellent health after medical doctors failed me. Our family works in medical science, and we have excellent insurance because of that, but thanks to Dr. Berg I don't even need to use it. What do you do? Are you a comedian? We need to stop attacking those who provide natural and preventative solutions. Preventative and natural solutions are real solutions. He didn't cite people's personal testimonies of how fasting cleared up eye floaters, but that's where he is getting this from, it's not pulled out of a hat. Health improvements from fasting are well studied, his point is no one has yet to do a peer reviewed study on this, but people say it helps. He is allowed to say that and your allowed to try it or not.
Eat guavas to significantly reduce floaters. I ate guavas for its vitamin C content but I was amazed how it greatky minimized my floaters just after 3 days of daily consumption.
How much guavas you have taken per day? And with seeds or without seeds?
Dr. Berg!! You're helping me to slowly heal from years and years of issues that the VA has just left to medications. Thank you!!!
On day one of the 3 day fast and can feel the difference already in less than 30 hours. Feel as though the floaters have visibly reduced noticeably. Thank you for this video doctor.
Awesome. Glad to know that fasting helps you. Stay safe and healthy!
Day 2 is even better , it really works for me. So thankful to you. You are incredible doctor. I am just happy I decided to give this a try.
Literally I just kept myself hydrated n avoided solids the whole time. I think if someone is healthy enough to try this fast , give it a try and thank the Doctor later. I am so excited
@@F30jake
It was a visible difference n yes it worked for me.
Since the fasting, I have also been having 2000 mg vitamin C daily along with one capsule ( krill ), and using MSM 15 ( 2 drops 3 times a day )…. It’s literally a magical transformation.
Please be informed , I am not a doctor and am just sharing what truly worked for me . I hope it works for you too.
Also I have made it a practice to have at least 2 kale salads each week along with 2 servings of Tuna fish .
Yes my floaters have almost completely dissappeared and I am thankdful to Dr Eric Berge for posting this video.
@@theking2000
Hi did you did dry fasting
When I was five or six years old, I had this. Over time I forgot about this, maybe because I recovered it. Back in the tome I also had eye allergies but doctors didn’t pay attention to the eye floaters and I also thought it might be illusion (sometimes I tried to catch the floaters) . But thank you so much you described the cause and I wonder how this things are overlooked. Many prayers to them who are sincere to their job like because doctors in my country could not describe this!
Any releif?
How did you get rid of it? Please tell me which thing worked for you
Thanks so much. I’ve had floaters since 2010. After several
“doctors “(most recent exam in 2022) saying there’s nothing that can be done, I find your video. After three days of taking MSM drops, it appears they’re fading ! I’ve suffered with this for years. Man, I tell ya just bc you’re credentialed means nothing. We as patients have to seek alternative help for actual results. I wish I could be a patient at your practice, Dr. Berg!
Hi. Can you share what type of eye drops you took and for how long? Thank you!!
Please help me😭
Hello dear, please what drops did you take and how many times? Thanks it would really help those of us still suffering.
@@naughtydog9843 some people say castoroil works good, but you can only use it outside the eye on the lid, besides that it needs to be organic, hexane free, cold pressed. you can not use any castor oil inside the eye because its to pure, something like 20 procent, it would damage the eye. the probleem is the castoroil needs to get deep to have permanent effect. there is only one eyedrop who has 0.25 procent castoroil the name is ' optive plus.
Dr. Berg, thanks for the info, but you should also put a "Word" of caution to have an eye exam. If I followed the advice in this video, I would not have discovered that my floaters were due to tears in my retina on both eyes. I had to have laser eye treatment to seal the small tears. If not, one of those small tears could have developed into a detached retina which would have been more serious and would have require medical surgery or correct.
Ro now your floaters is gone or not
IF rules! I watched a show about special forces training which involved operating on much less calories. Made sense to me so I did it. For over 35 years I've been doing IF and didn't even know it. I learned from you Dr. Berg. Haven't been sick for 35 years. My aging process is very slow. My friends and family wonder about me. I tell them about IF, but they don't want to give up their eating habits. There is NOTHING better a human can do for their body. IF should be taught in our schools. It won't though because of status quo. I will stay the course because I am in love with IF. Thank you Dr. for your help😊
I developed them when I was drinking way too much way to often and finishing out the night with sugary foods. My eyes were also very dry and grainy. My liver felt inflammed and my rib was sore. They are better today but never give up. People have had success with various free methods and foods/fasting.
Alcohol causes nutritional deficiencies, especially if you drink more and often.
Google to see the deficiencies it causes; there are probably even more deficiencies not yet researched.
Was on keto for 2 years and been on 100% carnivore diet for 2 years. I eat one meal a day so my fasting goes for 22-23 hours. I’ve had floaters before I was on keto/carnivore and I still have it even though I fast for 22-23 hours daily for the past 2 years. There hasn’t been a decrease in floaters for me.
I found that if I eat fresh pineapple every day, the bromelain really works well to keep them at bay. IDK if you'd eat it being a carnivore though? Dr. Berg also mentioned MSM rids the floaters as well.
Consider adding serrapeptase, nattokinase, pineapple and papaya to your diet. They chew up senescent proteins, even brain plaque!
Same. No eye floater changes even after omad for 3.5 years and several long extended fast.
One thing I’ve learned from all of these videos by Dr Berg, Dr Ken Berry and Thomas DeLauer is that it’s a good idea to change-up your diet once in awhile. Your gut microbiome needs diversity. Once a month I add some organic fruits and even some carbs like plantain or chickpeas just to keep my microbiome guessing and diversified.
@@jd6654 a detached retina is very different to floaters sweetie. You had a detached retina. Different thing.
You are a masterpiece, love you from bottom of my heart. I m a Chiropractor in india, following Gonstead system, with your video’s i helped many patients and they recovered from their problems.
I’m recovering from a major eye injury. It is stitched and glued together while healing. My eye doc keeps saying there should be tons of floaters, but I have none. My average daily fast is 16 hours, has been for years, it probably has something to do with it! I remember having them as a kid.
Doc it's nice to hear this from you. I thought that but it's nice to get your word of confirmation. You have been the best doctor I have ever seen. I have reversed my diabetes simply by doing intermittent fasting plus HIIT in May 2020. Since then I am off any kind of medication. In November 2019 I suddenly had floaters in my left eye and they spread in my right eye also. Thanks to you and some of good Doctors I learned to do IF and HIIT. NOW I NOTICE MY EYE FLOATERS HAVE BEEN DECREASED. Its wonderful to hear the reason from you, sir...
Hi
I’ve needed this info for a long time thx doc
Ironically they are a sign of spirituality in some cultures, I appreciate it Dr Berg if you can make a video about people who suffers from problems after removing their thyroid; due to cancer, not for me but for one of my relatives. Thanks.
I'm glad you found this post useful!
@@norawajdi7642 "sign of spirituality" that's why cultures are stupid.
@@Drberg EVERY post is more than useful Doc!!!
Eye’ve needed this info for a long time too. Thanks Doc.
I like my floaters . they amuse me from time to time 😁 . I have had them for 30 years . since I was about 16 🤔
i can see pacman going around eating the other floaters as well..
🤣that's how I'm gonna think of mine when they annoy me at times
I've had them for 38 years and they don't amuse me. I love to paint landscapes and it sucks looking at a clear blue sky only to have Mr Squiggle creating havoc in my vision.
For real, the random floater I got from time to time was a source of entertainment. I had them more as a kid/teenager. I haven’t had them nearly as much as an adult.
Welcome to the club
I have so many floaters that I stopped reading because of it (couldn’t focus on the book only the floaters). I have been an avid reader since childhood...definitely going to try this!
My floaters went away recently from Intermittent fasting. I had them for about 4 years and they were really annoying. Especially looking up at the sky made them stand out. I've done Intermittent fasting for a couple of years but usually just for about 15 or 16 hours. 4 weeks ago I started fasting for 20 hours twice a week, and noticed my floaters had disappeared last week. Really crazy after having them for 4 years. I'm so happy to be rid of them though!
@@fragilechords5118 I'm happy for you 😊😊
@@fragilechords5118 how are you now? I will try it. I am very depressed because of my floaters
@@karinag53 When I first got floaters it was really upsetting. I especially hated going into large stores with bright lights. But then after a while, I sort of got used to them. I'm so glad that they're gone now though.
Just like many commented below, after 3 years of fasting/keto there was no reduction in eye floaters for me.
I doubt that there would be, as changing of diet or fasting won't help. Your
eyeball is filled with a gel like substance called the vitreous humor. Some
people actually have the vitreous taken out, and replaced with a substance
and this has cured the eye floaters for some. Usually after cataract surgery.
Another way is to have them zapped with a lag laser, which some eye doctors
specialize in. Bit risky though, as your better off with good vision, and the
distractions the floaters cause, than "no vision" from an operation gone wrong.
I've had them since very young, but "only" in my right eye, but my left has none.
If the floaters were related to your diet, I'd have them in both eyes. It's hard to
believe that people believe what's in the content of these videos. Not true.
I should add, I've had them since young, and they get worse with age. I hope
someday they find a safe cure.
Maybe you did something wrong. I was fasting and mine also disappeared.
How long did you fast? Thanks much appreciated
@@grantp4022 it seems if they haven’t been there since childhood they most likely won’t disappear. I had the laser. That doesn’t work either. It breaks them up, it doesn’t destroy them. I only did one eye. I have the same tadpole swimming around but it’s not as pronounced as it was, however, there’s a bit of a cloud from the dispersed pieces. I wouldn’t do it again. $2,000 later. 😮
I've found MSM Eye Drops have gotten rid of my floaters after 7-10 days...1 drop in each eye 3-4 times a day! I continue to use it daily 1-2 times now. It is also great for cataracts.
I was doing IF and loosely following keto, then got cancer and chemotherapy took its toll on me I started eating wrong again as I had a hard time eating at times, I just realized that the floaters had gone but are back along with weight I had lost, doctors told me my weight loss was, mostly due to cancer as I dropped 50 lbs in 5 mo, I’ve got 20 back now, I read need to lose it again. I lost my momentum and a bit of fight as I’ve been so tired for months due to chemo, I really want it my drive back as I just need to do better.
Dr Berg, we do acupressure and it really works. I forget after 1 or 2 months and we keep on doing for maintenance. Thank you for the explanation. There are many things I learned but don't understand why.
Can you suggest some accupressure points for eye floaters or any good online resource? Would be glad!
@@ParagGovil you want to reach the scapula in the back, the side of which that runs parallel to the spinal cord. Get 2 socks, tie the toe ends together. Drop a ball on each side of the sock. Lean against a wall . And then holding the balls by the top of the socks, run the ball "inch by inch" staying 7 times each location along the spine from the beginning of the scapula to the bottom. Stay close to the ditch at the edge of the scapula and spinal cord, depending on the size of the ball you get. I usually get the pet toys so they are firmer. You can also do one side at a time with one sock. The living points usually are in the crevice or on the line that separates the dark skin and light skin. 2) make a fist on the left hand. You can pinch and pull or deep rotational pressure at the right edge of the knuckle on the side of your index finger. Just massage around it if you are not sure where exactly. 3) go to the wrist where there is a slight bone protrusion on the thumb side ( opposite to the big protrusion of the pinkie side) . Apply rotational pressure around it. Do it at least 7 times. Repeat for the other arm.
For any eye strength, at least massage with index and thumb fingers the second knuckle ( middle) of each finger 7 times, with this order, 4-1-3-2-5, 1 being the thumb, 5 being the pinkie. You can also do for all knuckles for Eyes and total health, the thumb being the central focus. On the leg you can go to the 2 front 2 holes of your knees and the holes around your ankles.
You need to do 3 times a day religiously. And don't overdo. Only 7 times each location. The living point is where you feel bad pain.
It has worked well with me. I do this routine once a day for eye maintenance once my floaters are gone. I was taught by a Vietnamese monk.
@@happyday868 is there any video please????
@@aggelikipap7974 I learned this technique a while ago at a class and in acupressure you learn bits and bits, from one guru to another and I pass down the ones that worked on me and others. The point is to be patient and do it without missing a day.
@@happyday868 Do you have any resources for this? Would be very helpful!
When I was a kid I thought I was seeing microscopic organisms. 😂
I’ve always had eye floaters and I can see them when I look up at the blue sky. Other than that, I really don’t notice them.
Yes me also
I thought that I had bionic vision when I first discovered mine. I use one of my floaters as a cursor when reading out of one eye. 😂
@@BillyBatsonMarvel lmaoo
We actually dont call that as floaters. It's being annoying once a lot of them came together and create visible spots & noise in your vision not just while looking sky or white surface.
@@BillyBatsonMarvel 😂
I've practised intermittent and prolonged fasting for 6 years. And I have an eye floater. Fasting did nothing to prevent it, and it's done nothing to get rid of it.
I looked up one of your older videos and it said MSM drops, which I’m using now for about a week. No change yet. I do IF daily, but it hasn’t worked so far. I’ll try the longer version, too.
@@2901nc thank you, good to know I’m not the only one 😊🙃
@@jleetxgirl me too, I tried msm also with no results on floaters.
I have just started the MSM drops about 2 weeks ago. Some of the smaller floaters are not as dark. I may even be missing a few. I have several, to many to count.
@@1962jassy yeah, not so far, but 1week would be too quick 😏
@@dans.5608 that gives me hope! I have about a zillion in my left eye - only. What’s up with that? Don’t want any in my right eye, but wondering why 🤨
Plan: eyedrops from pure msm (bring sulfur to eyeballs, and makes cells permeable for edta and mb), edta (to pull metals), a bit of methylene blue (lock in melatonin), and melatonin (also iron chelator). The key seems to be msm, I used dmso before but that stings so it's hard to not be washed away by tears.
How is this combo working for you? If it's working can you share brand dose source? 🙏👁️
Tbh I haven't used it in a while because of the stinging. Also because I have limited success with the methylene blue I bought, it's the kardon fish brand. And I have not been able to find any more usp grade, all the so called brands claiming that are just lying knock offs, it would have to be a known chemical supplier. I did see an ecuadorian real product for external use so that might be usable.
Anyhow I should try it for a week straight which I've put off for now and report back. I used to have good results with it some years ago.
Edit: I did go back to using dmso again, the msm stings just as much. Brand: dr Moran.
Quantities I just made it a decent light blue, and about a third of the liquid dmso. The melatonin highly diluted see below
Regarding eye floaters, whatever else I did seems to be working for that, because I don't have any anymore I just noticed. So that might be my melatonin only eyedrops which don't sting, at extremely diluted quantities (3mg in 1oz, 8 times diluted, by throwing out 4/5 of it). It seems to last about a month in the fridge. The brand of the pure melatonin I use is LiftMode Synaptent
I've used the dmso and methylene combination for 3 days now and I'm stopping it it doesn't seem to work. Can't explain why, must be some form of contamination in the kardon methylene blue is all i can speculate. Until I get better purity I won't use it.
You are such a gem doctor sir..thank you so much..your way of teaching calmness is just waoo❤️
Very glad to be of help.
Dear Dr Berg, would you kindly do a video on skin mites and how to combat it. ?
Tiny parasites like lice and scabies can cause severe itching. These pesky critters burrow into your skin and lay eggs, leading to an infestation that will have you scratching nonstop 👉 www.drberg.com/blog/the-15-causes-of-itching-youve-never-heard-about
@@Drberg Thank you so much
Most welcome!
Thank you so much for making a video on this topic Dr. Berg. Will try intermittent and prolonged fasting.
I'm glad you liked this post.
I got a detached vitreous humor, 11 years ago. It’s cleared over time but I can still see it. I’ve never been over weight but trying Keto anyway because of Degenerative arthritis and gout. My husband has diabetes 2 and he is too underweight. Keto is helping him gain what he needs.
In my case that didn't help. I have them since I'm a kid, about twenty in each eye, and i made s lot of keto and fasting in the recent years. No improvement in this whatsoever, but I'm used to it anyway. The only time it's really annoying is the combination of white ground with a white sky like when skiing on a cloudy or foggy day
Same for me. Have done a 7 day fast water only with a teaspoon of salt per day.
Did you check with the optometrist?
I also had floaters ever since I was a young kid. Really annoying. And I doubt I can fast.
Even I have them since teens , I have done alot of fasting but no effect. I have got used to it now.
Same here...had them since I was in the 4th grade as a kid. They never went away...and no doctors had a name for them back then...they just told you nothing can be done about it. I got used to ignoring them...but when I am conscious about them...they annoy and bother me.
There must be a medical treatment for floaters in this 21st century...but I have not found any effective home remedy for them so I just live with them.
Peanut consists of two oil seeds.
These two oilseeds are horizontally side by side in the shell.
Our eyes are like peanuts in shape;
Our two eyes are side by side and horizontal like peanuts.
The color of the peanut seed is similar to the outer color of the eye.
The inside of the peanut seed is white in color.
Just like our eyes.
Peanuts can be very beneficial for the eyes.
I’ve been doing intermittent fasting for over a year and just developed eye floaters last month
Been doing for over 10 years on weekly basis but for 24h. Wanna try 72.
It might sound rather too nosy, but we as fans of healthy keto which Dr. Eric has been embracing for quite a number of years. Would it possible Dr. Eric to share with us your readings of LDL Cholesterol and HB1C and others readings which freak many of us. We would love to see how healthy keto has had healthy impact on these please 🌹
Extended fasting maintains clear vision absolutely. I have found this to be true.
@@miguelmejia4656 Precisely so. Extended fasts are awesome.
what kindo of fasting no eat no drink for 48hours?
@@miguelmejia4656 u didnt eat for 4 days?
@@miguelmejia4656 now i dont work. Its been 20 h fasting till now. I got eye floaters from an amtibiotic called levofloxacin.😪
@@ertibana6202 yes
What still amazes me to this day, and as big a fan as I am, it shouldn't... But I can look up a topic, start watching a video, and sure enough, to the right of the video, in other videos, there will be one from Dr. Berg. I immediately quit watching the one I'm watching and end up here instead...
Thank you Dr. Eric Berg for GIFTING the world with your incredible knowledge. Your efforts may provide a little benefit in way of income, but the KNOWLEDGE you IMPART UPON the world, there is no COMMISSION greater than that!
Thanks, I like your honesty in saying you don't have any studies to link to, but it would be good to know, how do you know it works? Is it from your own experience with patients? How many patients? I think that would help people who are on the fence with IF to consider its benefits.
Just reading all the comments in this section kinda confirms it for me….
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@@Drberg i watching you videos (arabic traduction) since almost 1,5 years (begining of Corona),you was help me sooooo much👍 ,thanks Dr, you are reely good man ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💟💟💟❣️❣️🇹🇳
Yesterday literally was annoyed by the eye floaters. Im too hungry to think about fasting! But know it will work😂
Thank you so much sir. That's my major problem. Commenting here isn't enough, but we're really grateful to knew a true doctor like you. God bless you always🙏
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Very glad to be of help. Thanks for watching.
@@Drberg Dr Berg I have a question real urgent. I know fasting's good for health. But how do I control my uric acid level when I do prolonged fasting. Let's say 14 days. I noticed my uric acid's been extremely high even if I drink tons of soda water or lemon juice I can't control it. I'm afraid of getting gout during prolonged fasting. How to keep myself safe when I do two weeks fast? Thank you so much
I noticed that people have tried fasting and using MSM but didn't helped. Actually you need to address the root cause, since it is due to the breakdown of collagen fiber. Fasting will not restore the collagen but actually it is silica and vitamin C. For silica you need a full tablespoon of diatomaceous earth food grade adding in a gallon container, fill it up with water, let it sit there to settle it down which takes 3 to 5 days, after that you have to gently either pour the water without disturbing DE to the glass to drink but throughout the whole day, you can drink directly from the container but you have to do it gently for not disturbing the DE. The reason why this is important is because of orthosilicic acid that is organic silica gets very instantly fast absorbed. For vitamin C I recommend 1 ounce indian gooseberry powder, 1 ounce guava powder, mix them together as a formula and the dosing is a half teaspoon 30 minutes before meal 3 times a day. Both silica and vitamin C restores the collagen and elastin actually. Coleus forskholii eyedrop works too but it really depends on the root cause.
Before I go any further, I will explain the cause behind here, first of all the blood vessels in the eyes are being ruptured which causes leaking of the blood to the vitreous humor of the eye. This is why I am telling you guys that vitamin C, Silica and actually bioflavonoids which is found in Indian gooseberry can strengthen the blood vessels to prevent causing leaking, once that is stopped the body is then capable to remove the leaked blood. Another cause of floaters would be age related, which I will explain more about methylation. If it is due to age related issue then I recommend supplementing with hyaluronic acid or kombucha tea which contains rich source of hyaluronic acid which will get rid of the floaters.
Overall you need omega 3 fatty acid, vitamin E, beta carotene, vitamin A is important, like I said vitamin C, vitamin D is important too. I would also suggest to maintain your methylation for myelin regeneration of the nerve in the eyes, such as lecithin granules non-GMO taking a full tablespoon adding in a shake or in food 3 times a day, B12, B6, folate are important for methylation, but my favorite supplement is trimethylglycine of a 1000 MG 3 times a day which is a powerful methyl donor for methylation. You just have to keep in mind that it takes time to regenerate the nerve (if it is due to the nerve damage of course). Of course fasting is important for enhancing autophagy to remove damaged proteins, that also takes considered amount of time but you really have to focus on the root cause, eliminate high carbs or refined sugar. Get rid of processed junk foods. I would recommend temporarily a vegan keto, try to keep the meat and dairy products as minimum as possible to avoid the hormones that are in that product, if you are worried about iron, B12 and so on, you can find it in seaweeds such as dried purple laver called Nori. So there you go guys.
how many did you have and how long did it take to disappear
@@neilkennethsado1637 Not me, but other people that I have advised to it for couple of years to help them and some reported me that they got rid of it within 3 months, some reported me within 5 weeks or so, depending what the root cause is.
Barbara O'Neil recommends organic castor oil for this...place a few drops in your eyes before bed...we have done this many times...and what you will find is these hard crystals in the corners of your eyes in the morning...this also cleared up my husbands dry eyes issues. Just make sure it is ONLY castor oil...as sometimes they add others to it. ;)
It got rid of the floaters?
Thanks Dr. Berg you’re always right on target with all these answers to important medical questions. It’s greatly appreciated. I’m learning so much everyday that I view your very informative videos. Thank you and God bless you. Greetings from New York 👍
He's WRONG. He says "An eye floater is a strange little cobweb-like piece of something drifting in your eye. It tends to float around, especially if you try to focus on it or if you look away. It’s not dangerous.' Uh, NEWSFLASH -- if one has a sudden burst of floaters in their vision, it's extremely dangerous -- as it means you may be experiencing retinal or vitreous detachment! The guy is a SALESMAN, not a doctor. At least he admits there are no studies to back up his nonsense.
@@DDumbrille Most eyefloaters are not dangerous. What you're talking about is when you have a sudden massive increase in eye floaters, where it's like you're in a snow globe, that's the type that is dangerous.
You're over simplifying the word dangerous. Are they technically 'dangerous'? No. Could the onset of major floaters on an otherwise healthy eye affect the quality of your life? Lead to depression? Suicide? Yes! Absolutely and this is the problem with the misrepresentation of floaters. Just because you're probably no gonna go blind, depending on how bad they are they will negatively effect how you see for ever. To think this should be just 'not worried about' is hilarious to me. If someone drew with marker pen over your eyeballs as you slept and you couldn't get it off, I'm sure you're just happily ignore that and carry on with your life as 'techincally' it's not dangerous. (I'm obviously being cartoonesque in my example)
Sorry but I had to come back and thank you Dr. Berg. It's so weird having them for so many years looking at them outlined, and now after taking your advice most of them are dull or not even visible anymore. Thanks doc👏🏽👏🏽
How long did you fast ?
@@saludconsciente5671 for a few months now 3-4. I'm a big man so i gotta get off that extra 100lbs
@@kevinsims2876 Thanks for responding. How are your floaters now ?
@@saludconsciente5671 oh yea they're lessened. Not as bad as one time💁🏾♂️
How Many hours did You Fast?
I know someone whose floaters disappeared after 3 months when she took good quality grass-fed bovine collagen powder every day.
How much did she take daily?
@@laoamao she takes 2 scoops per day (the scoop is in the packet). 1 scoop = 11 grams protein.
@@ksc743 Thanks.
Best treatment is to go straight to an Optometrist first thing!
I could have gone blind in one eye when I noticed floaters , but went right away to my Eye Dr. Was sent to a surgeon for emergency surgery first thing the following day to seal a torn retina. Don’t play around if you see floaters.
How bad were the floaters? Did they come suddenly or was it always something you had?
My wife and I both noticed the floaters relief from fasting. I am pretty sure Dr Berg mentioned it before. 👍
Also MSM powder supplements
How long it take
Does it works ?
How many days fasting
I had this problem back in 2007. Went to eye doctor and he promptly did a laser surgery ( not Lasik tho ). Its so fast, painless and it fixed the problem right away.
Did he call them eye floaters? Did the laser dissolve the floaters or was it to repair your eye?
@@JC-li8kk Yes he did call 'em eye floaters. The laser surgery was done to strengthen the retina of the eyes.
@@azabujuban-hito8085 okay thanks.
Could you please name the name of the doctor and contact, if you don't mind. Thanks a lot.
Who was this doctor
This week my goal is to become an autophagy goddess! I have been on an antibiotic for Lyme disease for 21 days and am ready to clean out the system. OMAD and prolonged fasting here I come!!!
good 4 yu
The research behind this hypothesis is solid. Autophagy really and clearly is able to degrade protein, including collagen. But nobody knows anything about how the eye is able to degrade damaged collagen fibrils. According to some researchers, this is impossible since there is an eye specific enzyme for degrading and regenerating the vitreous. Allegedly the vitreous never regenerates, it only goes from more solid/gelly, to more liquid.
I noticed my floaters appeared when I stopped spending a lot of time outdoors like I used to. I was indoors on my computer for hours and the floaters appeared but I'll continue trying autophagy. I've done prolonged fasting a few times but sadly has not helped. I spend too much time staring at a screen. That's something I need to change.
Try and turn your screen on to dark mode. It helps a lot.
I’ve started using a liquid MSM they even sell it as eyes drops 💦. I don’t use the drops, but I take the liquid MSM as a supplement. It really helps with dry eyes as well.
I suspect floaters could be related to temperature or temperature change.
Probably due to a lack of vitamin D which has many purposes in the body. Pretty sure vitamin D also helps facilitate autophagy too.
@@veehope2702 thanks, I actually changed my screen to dark mode some time ago but it hasn't helped. I think I need to try a matte screen. It's the reflection off the screen that is causing me problems, and not blinking, and not spending more time outdoors in natural light.
I did intermittent fasting and try fasting 72 hours but nothing work, based on my experience prolonged fasting just make your gain more focus, nothing to do to your eye floaters, just stay active outdoor and get sunshine. Sometimes we don't need to take Dr Berg seriously, just enjoying your life and eat moderate, if you follow 100% what Dr Berg say, you will end up afraid to eating anything, just take what important advice from him
When I get floaters, I eat some fresh pineapple. Viola! Moments later no more floaters. I have no idea (except the bromelain?) why this works. It is magic!
is it true ?
@@shivam1.046 It is for me. Actually, I freeze pineapple in pieces to be prepared, not only fresh.
No it's not true. Bromelain cannot work that fast. People who see results have to take it for months and even then it doesn't disappear them.
@@amyi5256How much time taken to reduce the floaters.?
Moments, like seconds!
This couldn’t have come at a better time! Just the other day I was wondering about why I have floaters
Me too, made me get bad anxiety because I didn’t know what it was
I just started having them just 2 days ago , I was worried . It’s kinda weird . Thx for all the encouraging comments !
I use mine as an irl crosshair.
I am not exaggerating with this report of completely unexpected 90% reduction of floaters;
I put a generous amount of castor oil (cold, pressed hexane free) in my naval area and covered with a 3 x 3” Band-Aid. (Naval area is suited for best transdermal absorption) I slept with a towel underneath overnight and wore an old shirt. (Turned out it never leaked)
I slept more deeply than I have in years and woke up relaxed with a still, calm visual field. Normally I have a LOT of annoying floaters.
In ALL my life I’ve never had such unexpected relief in terms of restfulness of sleep and clear vision from such a simple, inexpensive, minor treatment as Castor Oil.
Just to be clear, I did NOT put the castor oil in my eyes directly.
Give this a try if interested and don’t stray too far from a bathroom the next morning 😆
Mine appeared about a month after cataract surgery,in both eyes. It’s when you disturb the vitreous layer in your eye,according to my eye doctor.
I had the same surgery and 1 week after I had floaters in one eye that looked like a bean with roots hanging from it. The next week I had them appear in the other eye and it looks like I am looking through seaweed. Sometimes I can ignore them but other times a real pain in the but. I might look into having them laser zapped. Just scared it might make them worse!
If you’re getting limited results with this, make sure you’ve addressed the root causes of any inflammation you have first eg SIBO, heavy metals etc,
Thank you, I have suffer with this, ever since I was A Teenager, Eye drops really never worked..
Now u alright ?
Since mid-1976 I have fasted at least once each month for 24 hours--no food or drink--with no noticeable effect on my floaters.
Dr. Berg, have you consulted with any optometrists or ophthalmologists regarding this advice? I would kindly caution your readers to realize that a sudden change in floaters (eg. a sudden 'shower' of floaters or new, big floaters) or flashing lights, arcs of light, sudden flashing halos with eye movement is an URGENT situation and needs to be assessed by an eye doctor to rule out a retinal detachment.
Fasting is not recommended for diabetic people, wo could be worse your solution than the proper illness.
100%Right. I was lucky enough to go see my eye Dr the day I saw floaters and I was told I had a torn retina. I was told you have a time frame of 24 -36 hours to have the tear sealed or go blind.
@@alfondohaysitio7910 What the hell are you talking about? I WAS type 2 diabetic. Now I am completely normal, blood sugar normal, lost 48 pounds, and have more energy than I know what to do with. Fasting works for everyone EXCEPT pregnant women and people suffering from anorexia or other eating disorders.
@@TechBuRn1337 keep doing it. Maybe you're the exception of the several contrasted studies of real doctors that are saying that. Fasting is not recommended for diabetic people due to the high changes that fasting produce in blood sugar levels. Anyway type 2 is not the same than type 1.
@@alfondohaysitio7910 you mean to tell me not eating for a few hours is going to hurt you?? I was 400 pounds sugar high as the sky. I started fasting and now all that changed. Now I'm doing one meal a day and exercise! And the weight is practically falling off.
I had prk surgery to correct my vision just over six months ago and about three months ago I started getting eye floaters in both eyes. Eye doctors say it’s not a cause of the laser but I strongly believe it is. Has anyone here had floaters due to laser and has tried going into autophagy and found that it’s worked for them in reducing or eliminating eye floaters?
After 3 months from the surgery I started to have a big mass of eye floaters especially in my right eye it was a nightmare and still it is two years after
@@fa3elkhir I’m so sorry to hear that. It’s so uncomfortable and devastating. No matter how much you try to ignore them you still see them. No one understands. I pray that it’ll just go away as I’ve heard it has for some people. Wishing you all the best.
Absolutely amazing how fasting and prolonged fasting can positively affect soooo many conditions.
I have been fortunate to find Dr Berg among others over the last 2 to 3 years and listen to many hours of videos. I think I have been fasting like many on here and didn't know it especially when I was much younger growing up. And by fasting unknowingly , I believe I have good skin and complexion at 67 than many my age and younger. Or, I won the skin lottery. So, I think the takeaway with many health problems in most countries is really simple. Stay away from the so called fake food, eat real high nutrient dense real food , and fast like hell.
Translated....eat much much less than most people and much less frequently. That equals a healthy long life likely. To your long healthy life. Break the food addiction especially sugar and foods that stimulate sugar like most grains and you can live a quality life till you wear out , Not Rust Out !!
what kindo of fasting no eat no drink for 48hours?
And drink plenty of water... good water..not crap.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:50 🕰️ *Eye floaters often result from aging, old injuries, infections, or high blood sugar levels in diabetics.*
01:17 🍽️ *Autophagy, stimulated by fasting, is suggested as a solution for treating eye floaters by recycling old damaged proteins.*
01:46 💡 *While there are no specific studies, intermittent fasting and occasional prolonged fasting (e.g., 48-72 hours) are recommended to help eliminate eye floaters and offer additional health benefits.*
I have eye floaters due to high near sightedness and astigmatism, will this help?
Oh yeah I also have posterior vitreous detachment.
Do you have any recommendations on how to deal with age related retinal thinning? Have been searching for info, any guidance would be appreciated, Dr. Berg. Love your channel - Been on Keto for almost a year now and I'm down 45 pounds. Feeling much better overall. Thanks.
Dr. Berg, you are amazing! Today when I got into my car and I saw this long black stringy thing with a head on it floating around in my vision. I was quite concerned. Then I thought, I’ll ask Dr Berg, and voila, you informed me of what it is, and what to do about it. I thank you from the bottom of my heart! you are a gift to us!
Did it diminish.i just got the same exact thing 3 months ago from an inflammation. It was dark and slender but its getting larger and less dark
Thanks Eric for your excellent website. I'm 72 and since 'doing' LCMPHF for 4months i've noticed that my eyesight is more tolerant of sunlight and my systemic inflammation which caused my rt vestibular nerve to be 'inflamed' causing extreme vertigo nearly 2 years ago, has begun to ease up i sense - light and balance more 'normal' throughout. My 'IR' is correcting and i've had some good wt loss. Cheers.
I've had floaters for over 30 years and am looking forward to trying this. Thanks!
Before 30 years you have seen floters and are floters increase or constant
did it work?
@@Bigjuergo Nope
@@ericostmann684 How long did you fast ?
Wow how do you feel now
I have had these ever since I can remember. Thought I just had to live with them. Thanks for the information Dr. Berg!👁
Thank you Dr Berg this is incredibly clear and helpful and timely!
I guess I'm kind of realizing that after 2 years on keto I don't seem to have any floaters right now
I need to tighten up the keto though because I haven't lost the night vision problem with blurry vision, and I also haven't lost any weight. 😳 Considering greatly decreasing dairy and just keeping eggs for a while..
Anyone else have this challeng
Wow i didnt know those were treatable. I thought its just something that happnes to everyone. Good to know
Glad to know you found this post useful!
Very interesting, never heard of this. Worth a try. 👍👍👍
Go for it! Hopefully that helps you.
You do understand the diabetics are not supposed to fast and thus if they have these eye floaters it can actually cause harm to actually do the fasting. So what is your solution or remedy to this issue especially for someone that is diabetic that cannot fast? This is not for me this is for someone else that I'm asking this question for.
Dr Berg, how do you prepare your body to go into a 48-72 hour fast?
I appreciate you noted that there is no studies at the moment. What about liquid MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane) you suggested a few years ago?
I’ve been taking that for years. No difference
I started taking MSM per Dr. Bergs advice regarding dry eye. I rarely have a dry eye situation now. Edit-I am taking Tablets, having looked for drops but unable to find what I want.
@@thestraightroad305 MSM eye drops are easy to make. Just buy the regular good quality MSM crystals & dissolve it in distilled water or rose water (I personally use rose water & ascorbic acid crystals = vitC) make them in small qtys of 30-50ml & keep it refrigerated when not using.
There are MSM+VitC Eyedrops avlbl on Amazon for a bomb.
Hope this helps.
@@nobodynothing2594 Thank you so much!
@@thestraightroad305 very welcome.
I recommend switching to MSM powder instead of the tablets since they’re heat treated & the excipients binders used to form a tablet add unnecessary burden on the liver & kidneys to detox.
Powder dosage you can control & be flexible with.
I also use MSM powder& DMSO for my DIY salves. Super useful & powder afford lot of flexibility of use in different areas.
Be well. God bless. ☀️💞☀️
Posterior Vitreous Detachment is the most common cause of floaters in people over 60. Doctor Eye Health channel has a vid on this. Yag laser treatment can be a good option to vaporize severe floaters that you can't ignore, but it's a pricey procedure, not covered by insurance. Fasting and Keto, as you mentioned, might help.
I got eye floaters when i was pregnant 😖 it scared me so much thinking there was something in my eyes or brain 🙁
Im pregnant and it started for me pregnant too! I hadn't noticed it before...
my husband's eye floaters are gone now. He has had then since he was a teen. Two years keto now. Not sure st what point they went away. He just realized that they were gone.
What about nattokinase/serrapeptase with or without fasting for this issue or for cleansing bad proteins throughout the body? Knowledgeable thoughts Dr. Berg or anyone
I personally know someone who used a carnivore diet, prolonged fasting, I F, nattokinase, and serrapeptase on an empty stomach- all this combined over the course of more than a year. The result was shrinkage in excess tissue she was supposed to have surgery to remove. She swears by this method.
It could also be due to detached retina, specially if it is accompanied by a curtain like shadow in your vision. I just had surgery recently because if left untreated, you could lose your vision.
Exactly. Dr Berg should know this or be aware. Not good that he is not warning of the potential danger. I saw what you said recently on another internet site. Must have checked out since if let go too long could have detachment.
Yes fasting may work but need to get checked out by eye Dr.
Yes true I have had 2 retina detachments in my right eye. I have the silicone buckle and the oil bubble in my eye. I'm praying that my left eye stays healthy.
@@Hj-jv3bw I do hope your right eye has now healed. As for the left eye, you should have the photocoagulation therapy to prevent the same thing feom happening. That's what my doc did. I also had the buckle about 2 weeks back but some parts still have not attached. So I'm having the gas or oil next week. The doctor will decide which one during the operation.
@@czarpotter87 I still have the buckle and the oil bubble in my eye I refuse to be covid tested so they wont remove the oil bubble. So I wait till the testing goes away if it ever does....
How long did you have the floaters before the detached retina? My eye doc said as long as the floaters only bother you when you look into the white/blue sky and nothing else, then you should be ok?
Dr Berg .it is true , my eye sight improve since I do fastings of 24 hours , sometimes 48 hours ..now I can see people faces ...
what kindo of fasting no eat no drink for 48hours?
I will try fasting from those who support me I started suffering from this problem about 17 days ago
Dang dr berg making me scared of getting old. I’ll cherish my 20s
Yes you better enjoy them- it’s not fun getting old!!
Absolutely enjoy your youth, but there's nothing to be afraid of as you get older if you take care of your eating lifestyle, have great friends, and stay active. I began following Dr. Berg's advice in 2017 and it made a huge difference physically and mentally. I'll be 60 this coming October and I'm thrilled that I have more energy, am all over healthier than ever, and emotionally I'm just happier. I still climb trees! Cheers!
Do it, I sure did. My 20s were a blast. Now I'm 36 and way more lame.
Follow his advice and your 30's and 40's will just be 20's extended edition! I'm in better shape and feel better at 34 than I did at 21.
Always enjoy your present. You'll never be that young again in your lifetime.
IT WORKS!!! Omg, What perfect timing, dr berg! Just last week I had an extreme eye experience, with fireworks, streamers & ribbons, shooting stars. It was like new years eve in my eyeball. It left me with 3 giant spiders hanging around in front of my eye. After that incident i went on a 5 day fast for the purpose of cyst shrinking and just broke the fast yesterday. I had forgotten about the spiders in the meantime. Now i know why. One is 1/3 reduced, another is 2/3 reduced and the third is almost completely gone! MIRACULOUS!!! Cant wait till next week's fast :D
Keep us updated after your next fast
@@arnoldsingh3872 i will. I havent been able to start a new fast yet, but in the meantime, the most peripheral one (originally 1/3 reduced) and the closest to center (which had reduced the most) are both gone completely. The one in between those (2/3 reduced) is still persisting at that same size.
How is the situation now?
@@KG-if2oc
Any update?
@@TomAnderson_81 thanks for asking. Two are completely gone since before my second fast. During/after the second fast the third spider shrank from 2/3 original size to 1/3. I finally got my operation to remove the cyst a couple months ago and am recuperating. Had done so many fasts leading up to the operation that i havent had the wherewithall to do any more since then. As a reward for all my efforts, I have been enjoying an eatanythingiwant diet temporarily ;D. So the third spider persists, albeit very small now :)
I really 👍 appreciate you getting to all these everyday matters, big and small. 👊🤓👊 Best Wishes for good health yourself! 💜
I used to have these, but I don't anymore. I think it was because I started taking serrapeptase which gets rid of proteins that don't belong.
How did u take it
Great video Dr. Berg.
I can confirm that IF is 100% effective against eye floaters. I had those since I was 6 or 7 and eversince I'm fasting they are gone. It takes some time to get rid of all of them but the change in quality of life is worth it.
Stay safe.
how longe you have been fasting
and did fast fast 24 hours a day or more
@@abderrahimamouri51 I'm using IF on everyday basis. It's mostly 20/4 or OMAD + 48/72 hours of fasting once per two weeks.
@@qbatmobile
at what point did the floaters gone
after month or more
@@abderrahimamouri51 I think it was longer then that. It took about 6 months for me.
Thnku for sharing
Funny I should see this video sitting in my eye specialist’s office with my eyes dilated before my exam. I’ve had floaters since the age of 14; I’m 76 now. They are still bothersome, one of the reasons I’m here today. I’m on a keto diet and fast 18 hrs. each day.
I started noticing the eye-floaters when I was 14-15 and for sometime I actually feared that this was a symptom of me being going blind.
Yes. You are right. If you ignored it when you aged you will get AMD. Stop smoking also.
@@davidwu1971 not true
@@davidwu1971 Smoking by far seems to cause so many problems, imagine it takes a toll on the eyes terribly.