Dont let Doctors bring you down from saying you have slow metabolism!! Symptoms of high insulin: • Increased hunger • Cravings for carbs • Frequent urination (especially at night) • Fatigue • Cognitive issues • Lowered mood • Increased belly fat and liver fat • A high set point • Increased gluconeogenesis (your liver makes excess sugar) The top triggers of insulin: • Carbohydrates • Sugar • Frequent eating • Excess protein in the diet • Fake fibers • Stress • Inflammation • Belly fat • MSG • Lack of sleep How to decrease insulin: 1. Get on the ketogenic diet 2. Do fasting 3. Exercise 4. Consume natural fiber from vegetables 5. Consume fat in your diet 6. Take vitamin B1, potassium, and vitamin D 7. Consume apple cider vinegar Thank you Dr Berg!! 🐱👍🏿
Hi, you are basically saying the same thing over and over again. Sugar, insulin, vitamin C and D, potassium, zinc, keto diet, fasting, melatonin. I’m starting to understand how the body works and how to be in a harmony with it. Thank you so much!
Almost 150lbs down in 9 months. Going to write my success story on your site soon for me and my father. Me was weight and my dad was diabetes. My success was so great and quick 11 people have taken my advice and their lives are now changing too. Thanks Dr Berg.
I have been warning for carbohydrates since the sixties, and indeed been bullied for it. Doesn't matter anymore. These people are gone since a long time. Dr Berg is doing a good job. Thanks!
@TheDay HeMade The failure rate of losing weight while continuing to eat high carbohydrate foods is 95-99%. The success rate of losing weight on clean keto with intermittent fasting is 100%. You pick. 🤔
@@BrowncoatBlue True but clean Keto eliminates 90% of what you can eat even more difficult here in Brazil where prepared keto meals are nonexistent. Everything keto here has to be made or cooked from scratch.
@TheDay HeMade Eating wrong composition of essential aminoacids. Missing some and proteins will be converted to sugar/ fat. Easy to fix, eat meat, fish. Vegan food can be dangerous. Humans have hard to live on such food.
@TheDay HeMade There are high levels of poisons in every food except some meats. I ate a plant based diet and ended up with oxalate poisoning. It almost destroyed my thyroid and colon. Watch Dr Anthony Chaffee.
@@BasedInBrazil That's exactly what you want, however, meals that are made and cooked from scratch. If it has more than one ingredient, I think twice before eating it. I will still treat myself to the occasional ice cream or dessert, but once a month, at most.
Oh man! I am so excited to have found you!!! I was diagnosed with PCOS three years ago, and I fight to lose a single pound and have my whole life!! I deal with everything you said in this video, and I have got to get my insulin DOWN. I heard all of my life metabolism, metabolism, METABOLISM. 🤦🏼♀️ I'm learning to change my perception and redirect my efforts. Thank you so much for all that you do!!! You are truly helping people change their lives!!! 🥰
You can do it! I was diagnosed with PCOS as a teen...after less than 9 months on keto my Endocrinologist said that my "PCOS was no longer evident in my blood work". I didn't even realize until my best friend just told me but I'm now the [dress] size I was in high school -- not weight but size....so measure those inches and don't just watch the scale. Best to you!
I’ve been seeing a lot about taking inositol as well to help with PCOS and insulin resistance. Jarrow brands has a great Inositol Powder that I take at night as well as my husband. It not only over time helps with insulin but I feel like I’m sleeping through the night without interruption
I have PCOS and had tried everything I could think of. But I followed Dr. Berg's videos and Dr. Jason Fung. Stuck to IF and Keto and I lost over 50lbs. Went from a size 14/16 to size 6. For the first time I was finally able to lose some real weight and keep it off. I know it seems impossible with PCOS but stick to it and I promise you...it works.
Thank you Doc. I can truly testify how your videos about eating healthy has changed my life. I cut out so much out of my diet & never been so healthy or feel so good. I started apple cider vinegar & it got rid of the sick feeling I use to have after eating. I think most times my flesh fight to eat foods that are so nice but no good for my body or spirit. I’m praying to keep strong as I don’t want to ever have any health issues. For those who are battling against the flesh please pray & stay strong, remind yourself each time that you never want to be sick or fighting for your life because of illness. God bless you richly.
Amen, I feel so much better since I started adding more protein and healthy fats to my diet! I was hypoglycemic for decades, not anymore! I need to get back to walking, I lost 50 lbs. this way already.
Agree 100%. If I don't do my total body resistance workouts at least 4 days a week plus a good old fashioned walk I don't lose as much weight, if any. If I average more than 40g carbs a day in a week, same thing. Your diet plan plus the exercise is the key.
So true! I’m a dancer and you would think I’d be able to maintain weight. Nope, then I learned that since I dance everyday, I can’t even count it in my workout routine because I will dance numerous times a day. Think in terms of needed food to survive, dancing is like food to my body… it does not care, it is like breathing, basically my body is not impressed 😂.It is like therapy for me, along with my love for it. Once I added light weights (I have MS so I can’t be a bodybuilder 😆) I noticed change. A bigger change came when I followed Dr. Berg’s advice about vitamin D (I’m introverted and barely go outside), potassium, magnesium, and any fasting method… showed the move obvious changes. Especially, in fatigue! And fatigue is one of the main symptoms in multiple sclerosis.
@@katiejon17 its a form of isometrics. it combines yoga and traditional calisthenics with the isometric or dynamic resistance. If you do it correctly, including the breathing, you can get your heart rate up to 160ish for about an hour. at least I do. Resting is like 65.
I am doing so well on keto and intermitent fasting. Lost most of my fat (25% body fat to 17.5%). I can’t belive this is happening while i increased my fat intake 2-3 times. Thanks for all your advice! Also, i’m eating all the foods society made me feel guilty for (fat, tallow, butter). Plus i found that the best burgers are without buns 😁
This is such an important message. It's how I was able to reverse my a1c from a 12 to a 5.4 in 6 months. Fixed my insulin and lost 30lb by intermittent fasting. Give my body a 16 hour window for insulin levels to fall.
I’m soo thankful for this video I’m 49 been doing keto for a month and 1/2 lost 11 pounds last month and haven’t lost a pound since. I know I hit the premenopausal stage if not full menopause but everything you described fit me to a t. I won’t quit even though I was ready to .
Dr. Berg is the goat of weight loss knowledge! Trust him people everything he speaks is the TRUTH. I have reduced my carb intake and started fasting as well...it works!
Unfortunately too many people don't move their bodies enough. I believe a 30 minute session of walking (@2 miles) per day should be everyone's minimum movement.. movement can help your body heal. You need to challenge yourself reasonably within your abilities and limitations. 🙏
You have described my health issues exactly. High morning glucose, brain fog, belly fat, irritability., night urination... inability to loose weight despite feeling that i eat healthy and minimally. It's tiring having dealt with this for my entire adult life. I quit a high stress job as well. All I can do is keep trying, thank you for all the info Dr. Berg
I'm very glad that you mentioned how caffeine is contributing to insulin resistance by stressing the adrenals. If you're pre-diabetic/insulin resistant and have tried fasting and zero carb/low carb, are exercising, taking potassium, B vitamins, vitamin D, and ACV but are still having trouble losing weight, eliminate the caffeine and herbs from your diet. Even small amounts of caffeine and herbs can greatly interfere with insulin sensitivity.
@@mondmarquez2306 Yes, although caffeine can theoretically boost the metabolism, it does do by stressing the adrenal glands. Caffeine also has a direct effect on how your body responds to insulin. They've done studies on caffeine consumption with type-2 diabetics and found that their blood-glucose levels were an average of 8% higher on days when they consumed caffeine.
@@mondmarquez2306 Yes, it's the caffeine. Unless you're drinking naturally-decaffeinated, chemical-free coffee, then you're consuming caffeine, which interferes with insulin sensitivity.
this is true! my mom always told me about the "slow metabolism" but when you change your diet, vegan / vegetarian. fruits and veggies (oatmeal) it starts to speed it up! especially just going for a walk. jog, or run. and intermediate fasting is really the best
@@seabreeze4559 where? i dont put sugar i n my oats. it always depends on how you make them, honey has sugar but alot of benefits to your body you have to be smart with oatmeal
I appreciate everything you do for us all! I just wanted to let you know that the last few videos I haven't been able to hear you very well. Thank you Sir
Taken me 12 months of a lot of education and experimenting but my ALt and AIS are 20 and I am insulin sensitive my insulin chills all day long. Great video and channel 👍
This is by far the best description I've heard on how insulin and insulin resistance works. Now I understand it better and I can make better food choices.🤗🤗🤗
Thanks you Dr.Berg for these lessons. I took your advice and went low carb. I'm not necessarily on Keto or rather working my way to it but I'm already seeing great results just with reducing my carbs. My skin has gotten much better and I've realised that my metabolism wasn't the problem, it's perfectly healthy, the insulin levels were chronically high bcz of my lifestyle.
Hey Eric, I watch you often and find your advice helpful. I was the victim of wrong diagnosis for decades and suffered thru treatment after treatment with no success. I was on a low carb diet, went to the gym and did weights or cardio five days a week and did rollerblading 3-4 times an evening. I was wearing a size 6-8 but still had heavy legs, thick ankles and a thick midsection comparatively to the rest of my torso. Eventually responsibility took over and I couldn’t do this regimen. I developed significant pain in my ankles, legs, joints and went on disability. The misdiagnosis continued. I finally said enough and stopped going to doctors except when necessary. Recently my niece convinced me to try treatment again for my “lymphedema.” The therapist saw me for five minutes and said, you don’t have lymphedema, you have lipedema. Everything fell into place. Now I know why the treatment I had was unable to help. Why I couldn’t get that fat off me. Why I have so much pain! Because I was misdiagnosed for so long I did develop some lymphedema and venous insufficiency in my legs. Now it’s more complicated. I am one of the lucky ones in that I am not morbidly obese with these fat globules all over my body. Some (primarily female,) individuals are just completely incapacitated by it. The only effective treatment is lymph-sparing liposuction with manual extraction of the fat globules. There’s a relationship to GI discomfort too. I am an RN and really knew nothing about this and neither did any of my doctors. Can you do some teachings on the diagnosis and treatment of this fat disorder?
I have been watching Dr. Berg’s videos for about a year. I started GRAIN FREE January 16th, 2022, and have lost 45 pounds through that change and not eating anything from a restaurant at all. Not once have I gone to The Golden Arches or Freckled Faced Pigtail’s or Any Other Chain Food. I don’t eat from anywhere other than my cooking anymore. I workout 2 to 3 times a week and would have lost more weight if I had paid attention to stress and cortisol causing insulin resistance. Today’s video is where I leave behind only using two things to reshape. Today I will commit to not only no grains, and some exercise to Intermittent Fasting, daily workout, better sleep and reducing my stress, no grains, no sugar, no food from nowhere that I don’t prepare. My goal is fat free and healthy. I won’t eat from other’s because they won’t respect my wishes to avoid cooking with canola or corn or soy. I also believe that medicines can effect your IR and I try to avoid them. Thanks for this video it is a inspiration and has everything to change your life. I applied some of it’s principles and discovered that the IF and Keto and Stress reduction and Sleep are just as important as avoiding grains and other peoples cooking. This video says it all, now do it ALL
I’m really enjoying these videos Dr. Berg. I love that you explain every condition so clearly and concisely that anyone can understand and offer simple solutions to keeping a very complicated human body in great shape. Thanks so much!
Thanks for your videos. I have been following. I lost weight from 84kg to 72 kg in two months. I do intermediate fasting. Workout Monday to Friday before I go to the office. My worry is I don’t want to lose muscle. I eat a lot of eggs. Your videos have been helpful.
Wow, this explains so much. My last week with my grandmother (she was going through transition) I gained weight & wasn't even eating much. Stress, obviously. I've lost 25 lbs since then. I'll be implementing much of this info.
31 year old 5.7ft male here. Been stuck in a 85-86kg(~190 lbs) zone for so long now. I've been having high fat and less than 20gm carbs for almost 4 weeks now and I'm down to 80kgs (~176 lbs). I have a cup of black coffee with coconut oil and ghee when I wake up. My first meal is around 2pm and is almost always 3 eggs cooked in butter, some cheese (usually goat cheese if I have some), and bacon. My second meal is around 7-8pm and is a salad with a mustard dressing or balsamic vinegar - Romaine lettuce, cucumber, some carrots, garlic (I love garlic). I sometimes add a little protein in the salad to make it feel more fun. Like little bits of chicken. This repetitive diet might get boring for some but I can have the same thing everyday with tiny variations and still enjoy it. Sometimes instead of the salad, I stir fry vegetables with some spices and it feels like a different meal. It's not only about weight loss at the end of the day. This diet also makes me feel better overall. I don't feel stuffy after meals, there's no burping (gas), I don't wake up feeling lethargic anymore. I just feel good overall. All thanks to this channel!
When I was your weight, I ate 500-1500 calories per day (I kept a spreadsheet log) and exercised at least an hour per day. I did this for almost 3 months and lost only 2 pounds. Sure, the science might be sound, but I don't trust anything doctors say anymore. Caloric theory is too broad of a generalization. You feel a massive difference between 195 and 175 pounds.
I began following you 14 months ago, and in that time, your channel followers have DOUBLED! This is great news for a sick human race. Thank you for your service to humanity! I'm excited about the future! 💪😎👍
Dr Berg, I want to thank you for all that you share with us - I’ve been implementing more and more of your advice over the last 6 months and can really see changes! Cannot thank you enough!! Bless
After listening to you,I have started keto and IF. One thing I have found very helpful is fasting a couple of days before start of my periods,and have not had period pains since. Would have to take painkillers for 2 days at least otherwise
It's like you read my mind !!! I have been stalling for over two weeks on my keto diet. I lost 18lbs in 6 weeks and am hoping to reverse prediabetic stage and lower cholesterol. I am premenopausal also 🤦♀️ thank you for this video today. Stress has slowed down my weight loss I think also.
don't worry about cholesterol levels, worry about triglycerides and A1C. Your body makes the Cholesterol for a reason. it is a base chemical for many hormones and beneficial chemicals like testosterones, vitamin D, and many others.
Recently just found out I'm pre diabetic and and have a thyroid disorder. During the pandemic I let myself go. I started going back to the gym Dec 2021. I was working out for 7 months and loss no weight. I'm guessing my insulin was too high. I thought I was eating Right and I was trying to "count my calories" I thank God I found out what's been happening. I knew my body felt off. I was so fatigued everyday. My body was in really bad pain. Ever since I found I was pre diabetic I already made changes and I'm starting to fell better. Thank you for this video. I always come to this page because it's legit. Thank you So much Dr. Berg!!
Hi Dr. Berg! Thank you so much for all your wonderful videos. I was stuck at 130 lbs and none of my drs ever helped me, with information like you provide, to lose weight. Keto has been a game changer for me. Fasting, cutting out sugar and carbs has helped me lose 10 lbs so far. Your videos are easy to understand and empowering. I am forever thankful❤️
That's fantastic! Congratulations! Dr. Berg would love to hear about your success with Keto! Please use this link to upload your story: www.drberg.com/add-client-success-story Dr. Berg's Support Team.
Informative as always. PCOS and insulin resistance is my problem. A long time ago a doctor told me that I had high protein, then shortly after I developed thyroid problems caused by stress and then pcos. I am adding things up as I listen to you.
thank you Dr. Berg for your time and encouragement. i have lost over 50 pounds in the last year and a half. it has been very helpful to be able to access your material. i feel much better and am now fighting type 2 diabetes. i have a sugar addiction but have stopped almost all sugar, and carbs....i don't want to have to take insulin, but we'll see what happens. all the best to you and yours Dr. Berg, and cheers from alaska.
I know that’s not your speciality, Dr Berg, but could you kindly shed some light on how psychological problems like Unhealed trauma could possibly affect our weight, if relevant of course. Thank you for your great efforts 🙏🙏
The most powerful easy way to heal past trauma is doing a technique on yourself called faster EFT tapping. Lots of videos on UA-cam on how to do it. It's weird but life changing. You can also literally tap away food addictions haha as well as your past trauma I hope Dr Berg learns this technique and makes a video on it. This can change people's lives yet no one knows about it. At least if Dr Berg makes a video on it at least 1millionpeople will see it.
I just don’t know what I would do without dr berg. The way he teaches us , his dedication to this UA-cam channel , I will forever be grateful. I’m changing my life because of him , and I’ll never get the chance to hug his neck and shake his hand. I know I’m not the only person that feels like this. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Finally, a doctor who looks at the root cause! I love the intermittent fasting, I'm doing that right now. I eat way too many carbs (popcorn/bread) especially after I come home from work and that's usually late, then I try to do green juices. I don't eat meats but I started eating eggs, Salmon/Mackerel and I bought some organic grass fed beef the other day lol. I can't seem to get past the fat part. I hate meat fat. I would like to do a combination of daily green smoothies with no fruit, maybe just a green apple, other times I'll make it with Almond milk a banana, mixed greens, and raw cacao powder. I do use Coconut and Olive oil. It seems I just need to start adding more animal protein, I"m just afraid of clogging my arteries with the meat fat. Plus I can't seem to get below my current weight. Dr Berg how can I tweak this better?
That's exactly what he addressed in this video. Watch the video and obey what he said. Cut out your carbs, NO snacking in between meals and late night... He's not going to help you tweak what he already condemns
Dear Christian, see food grade Diatomaceous Earth a Tablespoon a day. This deals easily with any artery clog. Notice it makes your blood pressure perfect about day 7. All asia uses this.
It is always helpful to get a refresher on how food and the body is supposed to work. For me it is a two pronged approach, how to eat properly, and why we don't we don't do it even when we know how. I never thought it was possible, but now eating properly is my default, if I don't think about it I'll move towards proper eating, not towards my old bad habits.
The frequency with which I go to the bathroom has dropped significantly. I don't have as many BMs or urinating sessions since I switched over to Keto and IF. Thank you doc for shoving a flashlight down my throat in effort to stop the problems at their source: ME. I am finding I feel less tired in the mornings. I can go longer w/o eating (16/8) schedule. I naturally at this way, except I had tons of sugar and other carbs and snack in my diet that were slowing down things overall. I feel clear and more rejuvenated. I'm a 35 yr old male and my BMI was 35. Terrible to discover how stupid I was for eating the way I used to.
I would say less BM ,you are probably not eating enough fiber in your diet.Fewer urination,you may not be drinking enough water.Good luck with your health and fitness goals.
Thank you Dr Berg for all your advice. This video in particular was speaking to me as the person you were describing. Yes I am insulin resistant. I have been doing the intermittent fasting (on your recommendation) and have had good results. Nothing else just fasting. In order for me to take my weight loss to the next level is to be more strict with my diet and excersise a little. Thank you to you and this community you have created.
This video couldn't have came at a better time for me. I have been in the process of losing weight. Started out at 256 lbs and currently at 239 and I can't seem to get below it even though I am counting my calories and exercising. I love that you get straight to the point and always target the root cause of the problem that's happening inside your body and take us through the process. Thank you so much for this advice, Dr. Berg, you're the best!
Fascinating and life changing information, presented in an interesting and accessible way. Thank you so much Dr Berg for taking the time for filming, editing and uploading this video, bless you!
You are brilliant and kind❤️. Dream combination to possess for a doctor. Day 2 of keto for me and I come here for encouragement and help. Best channel on any social media platform!
Thank you so much Dr. Berg. I’ve watched hundreds of your videos and I am turning back the clock. I’m am 59 yo male who put on a few pounds during Covid seclusion. Following your no non-sense approach to healthy keto, I’ve lost 25lbs over 3 months. Information is power, and you have empowered me to be healthy and enjoy my life.
That's fantastic! Congratulations! Dr. Berg would love to hear about your success with Keto! Please use this link to upload your story: www.drberg.com/add-client-success-story Dr. Berg's Support Team.
I was 196 now it came down to 165 thanks to your videos. You are a our blessing, God bless you doctor Berg. My dad and I talk about your videos almost every day fascinated how good you are and how bad is the sugar and carbs for us 👍🙏🙌❤️❤️🥰🥰
Stress causing body to produce sugar and insuline resistence... this is what I experienced last year. I was on keto and IF since two years when 2021 brought a lot of stress at work. I started drinking strong coffee with fatty cream because I realized it was helping me not to eat for a longer time. I had no idea why I was not losing weight and even gained some. Then I learned about Berberine, also from you, dr.Berg and this has been helping me since. I admit I need to add now also exercise...but I am still in shock about how stress can ruin everything. Hmm.... thank you for your awesome and informative videos 🙏
This is some very good information. For the older guys it also can be caused from Low testosterone. I was suffering from low T and didnt have the energy to do much of anything especially working out. I ended up putting on a good amount of weight because of this, and after a getting my levels back to normal with my doctor my energy is back to normal, I can see my abs again, and my motivation in life has just improved. Its crazy how much hormones impact the body if they are out of whack.
Thank you. Thank you Dr Berg. Something changed for me a few years ago, my leanness started to change, my belly felt Bloated and pushed out. I started to get tired in the day, napping, brainfog, etc. A blood vessel in my right eye blew out, but, the blood tests didnt show I was diabetic, that was 2019. Since that time, it's only become worse and worse. Over the last 6 months, my throat has swollen, like a thyroid problem, and all my symptoms are worse, my neck feels and looks thick and bloated, my weight gain has kind of leveled off, even though my eating habits are the same, not much grazing, one meal a day in the evenings. I have stopped sugary things, I have stopped red meats. Waiting for new blood work to come back, and a CT scan, but, I think you're closer to the mark than any of the walk in doctors I have seen (My WONDERFUL lifetime doctor retired on my a few years ago), and from following you, I have found some relief, and will continue to follow you to gain some information to help myself out of this problem. Thank you for all you do. Ps...I went back on your clips here, you are a very dedicated man, and Doctor, that means a lot to someone like myself who is searching for answers as to whats changed in my body to cause this, as I have been very fit all my life till now.
It's still calories in - calories out. If you have an insulin resistance, you have fatigue because the glucose doesn't reach the cells where it is needed and instead the body stores it as fat, just like you say. And that sounds like maybe not a "slow" but "wrong" metabolism. You can't work out because you have no power - too little calories out because the calories in are stored away. My metabolism was completely messed up due to an extreme Vitamin D deficiency (lowest value the doctor ever saw). So I could not store/use Magnesium and other electrolytes, constantly had cramps despite taking a tonm of supplemental magnesium and other stuff, was dead tired, had to sleep twice a day for 12 hours combined. It got worse and worse over the years and I gained 8 KG. After the diagnosis, I have been taken Vitamin D supplements (plus going out in the sun) and Magnesium, Zinc, Selen, etc. Within 3 weeks I was feeling like 18 again (38 now). I have soooo much power now, like 300%. Started working out again, being way more active, watched my calorie intake a bit more and boom, those 8 KGs are gone now after 10 weeks. So probably my thiroyd and a lot more was completely messed up giving my massive fatigue aka. "slow/wrong metabolism". That's what "slow metabolism" is. It's not that the body is more efficient with the calories, it's the body getting tired and unable to be active/work out.
Dr. Berg could you please make a video talking about a diet for someone who uses a ileostomy bag and don’t have a colon? I keep trying to find somebody or videos that talks about but can’t find. My husband uses one. Do those people should take probiotics constantly? Do they finish digestion faster? Is keto diet ok for them? They get dehydrated faster right? More likely to have vitamins deficiency? Which ones? No nut? No dairy? Thank you so much for your videos! I have learned so much!!
I do have all those symptoms but I'm losing weight slowly but it's happening. I haven't tried the Keto intermittent fasting, after listening this information I do have a better idea of what to do next. Thank you Dr !
I am so happy I found your channel...I held my weight for a long time but over the last year and a half my weight went up out of nowhere..I felt helpless
Been following Dr. Berg for 4 months now and doing Keto + intermittent fasting and I am down 39 lbs. Make sure you get your sea salt, potassium, magnesium and D3 with K2. Lack of these important minerals and vitamins can cause horrible leg cramps. Drink plenty of water and be prepared to pee a lot. When you’re in ketosis your body we let loose a lot of stored water, especially in the begging. The first week I think I was down 7 pounds. Now I am loosing weight a about 1 to 2 pounds per week. Eat quality foods. Grass fed meats are much better than corn fed. They cost more but worth it. After you’ve been off sugars, grains,and carbs for a while your taste buds wake up. Everything has more flavor. Try it for a week and see how amazing you feel. Don’t fall into the trap of keto snacks. Most are full of soy and other inflammatory ingredients. Eat foods naturally low in carbs. Get some electrolytes without sugar. Dr berg has one on his site that’s really good. Ease into fasting. Don’t try to implement everything all at once. At first just try to eat just 3 times per day and lower carbs. Then slowly move breakfast to later in the morning until it’s your lunch time. I gave myself about a week between changes. Don’t beat yourself up if you cheat. You will recover quickly when you get back on keto. You will be reminded why carbs are bad. It’s not a sprint but a marathon, but you will see results quickly. At some point you may even get mad and wonder why isn’t this the biggest story on TV. This is they way everyone should be eating and you’ll want to spread the word. People will ask you what is going on with you. It’s exciting but at the same time I find sharing this information is almost like politics. There can be a dogmatic approach to nutrition out there and people will tell you it doesn’t work and you ruin your health. Being fat is ruining our health. Good luck.
I'm lucky to live in Ireland where all our cattle are grass fed , no hormones. Our chickens are free range , can go in and out of the shed to the field. Good to see you doing so well. Keep it up.
@@briancarton1804 Is there anyway to migrate to Ireland? I’m tempted to live in Ireland, a country bestowed with natural bounty… What’s the cost of living there?
@@freedomseeker351 Housing is expensive, food not to bad. As regards to moving to Ireland depends on where you are from your age and skill set as in what do you work at ? What qualifications do you have.
I was crying while you were talking through this video. As a 50 year old menopause woman, I have a feeling of hopelessness in ever losing weight. All diets seem to revolve around a mens body. What I mean is that I feel womans bodies are to complicated for Dr's to take 5he time to study. I keep telling my husband, that can drop 5 pounds in 2 two days, I can't do that because of my hormones. After hearing 6ou talk about the whole body, I have glimmer of hope. I think I have a path to start walking toward better health. Thank you Dr. Berg.
What a BLESSING you are, Dr. Berg! Than you SO much for ALL your informative videos & live sessions! I truly appreciate it & wish you the best in return!!
You have blessed my life. The last 6 months I’ve just had this feeling the Doctors I was in contact with we’re just flagged to me. Always had questions that feel unanswered, confused… I have learned more from you in 1-2 months then I have my whole lifetime being alive! Thank you!!!!
But when you do not eat enough meals or if you do fasting then your thyroid slows down! So your metabolism! So you are in a tight frame between those two ( thyroid and insulin) 'One needs more meals and the other one exact opposite!' If you can you solve this you are the King! Thanks!
This is the advice people really need to hear. I'm so sick of people telling us to "eat healthy" or "eat more frequently" to lose weight, and to be honest, that's most of the advice you find everywhere. The fact is that this method DOES NOT WORK a majority of the time, and that's why so many people fail their diets or say that they aren't losing weight even though they claim to be doing everything correctly. It's incredibly frustrating. I've seen people criticize your videos, but a majority of the problems I see are people who have poor relationship with food, such as an eating disorder. I think that people with eating disorders should avoid this because that has more to do with mental health and relationship with food.
Doctor, I have been following your advice about keto diet and intermittent fasting, I have diabetes type 2, I started 3 months ago and my A1C was 7.5 and at that time with no sugar and carb my glucose went down to around 100 from 160, I stop taken the Metformin when I saw that improvement on my glucose. I went to see my Dr. for diabetes follow up yesterday and my A1C is 5.3, it went down 2.2 in 3 months, now I am in the normal glucose range. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Heh Dr. Berg, That was very informative video. My set point changed about a year ago and no matter what I do I cannot lose the 6 lb that I gained. I know it's not much but I've always tried to maintain a healthy weight. I did a ketogenic diet for over a year and it didn't make much difference all though I felt great. At this time I intermittent fast everyday until about 1:00 and I mostly live on an omad diet. I eat my biggest meal around 1:00 and I might eat something light for dinner. I don't snack, I don't eat sugar or carbs. I do yoga and some light weights, walking. I might have to check what's going on with the liver because my diet is quite clean and I am quite confused by the weight that I can't lose. By the way, I'm 68 years old.
I just completed a 48 hour water salt water fast and ate a keto meal then when back on to another 48 hour fast..I’m feeling so good I think I might try to stench it out another 24 hours. Then I will referred on keto. Thank you dr berg.
Hi Dr Berg. Speaking of metabolism, I was always the type of person who ate the most among my group of friends and always been skinny despite eating a lot of junk food and carbohidrates. After being to numerous doctors I was always told that I have fast metabolism however with the time I have noticed that despite turning 22 and then 23 and so on so fourth I was still having the same issue. Worse than that, I used to lose weight by just looking at a treadmil ( methaporically speaking) . After 23 years of mistery I found out that the root cause of my malnutrition was THIAMINE deficiency as there seems to be an issues with the transport of this vitamin in my case and this vitamin has a crucial role when it comes to the the digestive system. Absolutely shocking...
Hey! Hope you are doing well. How are you doing now with Thiamine? Did you go to a Dr. for prescription? Can you please share your experience, I am very interested to learn. Thank you in advance!
I appreciate all of your helpful videos but I miss the big white board behind you because it was so helpful in taking notes. Your videos and information have been so helpful to me !
I’m taking the betaine hydrochloride as you suggested for digestive issues along with apple cider vinegar. I think it’s working. I’m assuming I’m gonna have to take it forever it seems like when I don’t take one or the other I’m bloated again
Thank you so so much, your video is super helpful. Through only intermittent fasting and reduction of sugar consumption, within one month, I was able to cut 3kg.
I am 5'5½" and I was 205 pounds. I started eating 5 smaller meals a day. I used an app to keep track of everything. I was eating 1500 calories a day. 50% carbs 30% protein and 20% fat. Kept my sodium under 2000 MG a day. I went to the gym daily and did the treadmill 30 min a day i did intervals with speed and incline kept my heart rate at 155 until it lowered to 145 at the same intensity then I would either raise speed or incline till my heart rate was 155 again and just repeated that process. On Monday Wednesday and Friday I added weight to my workouts for 30-45 min. End result was weight- 147 pounds lean muscle mass- 133 pounds body fat percentage- 14%.
I love understanding how my body works. Is there a test for insulin resistance or do you just hypothesize based on A1C? My fiancée is trying so hard and she cant loose weight. She exercises every day and eats healthy and intermittent fasts. Its very difficult to see her struggling. I believe its menopause that is the issue.
Hi tell her to take choline ,take also Progesterone cream the good brand one avoid any soy products, if she is on menopause to stabilize the ratio estrogen/ progesterone, for estrogen is a fat builder ,she should also reduce her exercise and do low Intensive exercise, Dr berg has many videos on all these I say and more .ok the test is call If I don't make a mistake Homer AR or HR,but Homer for insulin resistance. CHECK on his video about it.Avoid Stress any type one for it is a Fat builder.
There is a test that gives a number called insulin resistance score. I take it time to time to see when I am standing. Check labcorp for insulin resistance markers. You may also have a test to measure your blood insulin (I did it after fasting).
Eric i believe Dr.Berg mentioned it long time ago. The test that measures Insulin Resistance is called HOMA and i have unsuccessfully requested it to my Physician and has rejected giving to me.....citing feeble excuses....GoodLuck!
Thank you doctor Berg, I followed your advise I am 63 years old I have my 30 year old body back and a lot of energy because of your videos, I loose 40 pounds and loose all my belly fat, you are the best of all, your diet advises is wonderful
Dr Berg....what would you suggest as a good meal replacement shake other than whey powder? I have dysphagia and fibromyalgia and am trying to do a good keto shake without all the nasty ingredients in that are on the shelves today?
Hello Dr. Berg!! 1st thanks for making such useful videos and books. After my marriage, i gain weight a hidden weight and i found it when i suffered with carpel tunnel syndrome stage 4!! I was shocked to found i was 95 kg!! 2-3 Doctors advised me to change my life style and reduced weight!! Thts seems very impossible to me!! One of my Pakistani Dr. Asked to go for keto!! I start it, with all ur videos and keep educating self!! I’m taking 100% keto diet. But i keep it in moderate but my main focus is intermediate fasting, along with monk fasting, with 1 hour walk or jogging/running. I take whole wheat carbs or multigrain carbs from family if carbs. Rest of diet is veggies, salad and fruit based with nuts. Thts why im reducing weight but not like 5 kg in one month!! My weight loss process is slow but im happy tht its not going back, keeping things in moderate. Yeah sometime i ate alot, but on next day i do fasting and running. After 2 yrs im now 76kgs, my periods get normal, i stop using plastic bottles due to BPA, BPS. I start cooking in stainless steel. I start using glass and hard-stone dinner set. Now my next plan is to start Kengan filter for daily use. We were using nestle gallon and tht have BPA, Recycle 7. Modernization put our health in risk!!! And ppl like you and rebecca are just God Gifts for us.
There is another thing that spikes insulin like crazy in which is MSG, it's in a lot of so called spices that made from China, like garlic powder and non-spicy red bell pepper powder and turns out that's purely MSG and have someone with insulin resistance to consume that for a week, you will know what makes their blood sugar worse, I had first hand experience on that, and I don't use any of spice powder anymore ever since.
Thank you for this video. You have really helped me understand what my body needs and what it doesn't need. I am aware carbs and sugar and lack of exercise is why I have Insulin Resistance. Thank you
Yeah, its really funny how we all believe the same things and workout in the gym and think we have a slow metabolism, and on and on. Once you find out what it really is there is no turning back. I found out about insulin resistance and it changed my life. I am not losing weight very fast, quite slow actually, but I know it works.
Dont let Doctors bring you down from saying you have slow metabolism!!
Symptoms of high insulin:
• Increased hunger
• Cravings for carbs
• Frequent urination (especially at night)
• Fatigue
• Cognitive issues
• Lowered mood
• Increased belly fat and liver fat
• A high set point
• Increased gluconeogenesis (your liver makes excess sugar)
The top triggers of insulin:
• Carbohydrates
• Sugar
• Frequent eating
• Excess protein in the diet
• Fake fibers
• Stress
• Inflammation
• Belly fat
• MSG
• Lack of sleep
How to decrease insulin:
1. Get on the ketogenic diet
2. Do fasting
3. Exercise
4. Consume natural fiber from vegetables
5. Consume fat in your diet
6. Take vitamin B1, potassium, and vitamin D
7. Consume apple cider vinegar
Thank you Dr Berg!! 🐱👍🏿
I have exactly what you listed above. I stopped exercising when covid hit, started munching while watching TV and gained 10kg in less than a year.
@TheDay HeMade insulin resistance test he mentioned if my memory still works is Homa-IR
Love your summations! Thank you Fidel
I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SUMMARIES. APPRECIATE IT!
@UCgGPQOwfgO9lXy7JwmzmEMA a weight that your body wants to be. His example was someone who couldn’t seem to get below 150.
Hi, you are basically saying the same thing over and over again. Sugar, insulin, vitamin C and D, potassium, zinc, keto diet, fasting, melatonin. I’m starting to understand how the body works and how to be in a harmony with it. Thank you so much!
Amen ❣️ we got it all at last now let us reap health
I.e., quit eating sugar, carbs, seed oils, round-up and other poisons. Eat whole-food, raw and natural without extra processing and additions.
@@tiitulitii Mediterranean food is the best 😉
Exactly.... this is the basic message. Eat Keto... Exercise (Hit and resistance training) .... reduce stress.... etc.
Also fast regularly
Almost 150lbs down in 9 months. Going to write my success story on your site soon for me and my father. Me was weight and my dad was diabetes. My success was so great and quick 11 people have taken my advice and their lives are now changing too. Thanks Dr Berg.
Wow! That's awesome! Congratulations on the hard work and consistency.
Congratulations
150lb wow. You should be very proud of yourself
What did you do?
Did you cure diabetes on a high fat diet?
I have been warning for carbohydrates since the sixties, and indeed been bullied for it.
Doesn't matter anymore. These people are gone since a long time.
Dr Berg is doing a good job.
Thanks!
@TheDay HeMade The failure rate of losing weight while continuing to eat high carbohydrate foods is 95-99%. The success rate of losing weight on clean keto with intermittent fasting is 100%. You pick. 🤔
@@BrowncoatBlue True but clean Keto eliminates 90% of what you can eat even more difficult here in Brazil where prepared keto meals are nonexistent.
Everything keto here has to be made or cooked from scratch.
@TheDay HeMade
Eating wrong composition of essential aminoacids.
Missing some and proteins will be converted to sugar/ fat.
Easy to fix, eat meat, fish.
Vegan food can be dangerous.
Humans have hard to live on such food.
@TheDay HeMade There are high levels of poisons in every food except some meats. I ate a plant based diet and ended up with oxalate poisoning. It almost destroyed my thyroid and colon. Watch Dr Anthony Chaffee.
@@BasedInBrazil That's exactly what you want, however, meals that are made and cooked from scratch. If it has more than one ingredient, I think twice before eating it. I will still treat myself to the occasional ice cream or dessert, but once a month, at most.
Oh man! I am so excited to have found you!!! I was diagnosed with PCOS three years ago, and I fight to lose a single pound and have my whole life!! I deal with everything you said in this video, and I have got to get my insulin DOWN. I heard all of my life metabolism, metabolism, METABOLISM. 🤦🏼♀️ I'm learning to change my perception and redirect my efforts. Thank you so much for all that you do!!! You are truly helping people change their lives!!! 🥰
You can do it! I was diagnosed with PCOS as a teen...after less than 9 months on keto my Endocrinologist said that my "PCOS was no longer evident in my blood work". I didn't even realize until my best friend just told me but I'm now the [dress] size I was in high school -- not weight but size....so measure those inches and don't just watch the scale. Best to you!
I’ve been seeing a lot about taking inositol as well to help with PCOS and insulin resistance. Jarrow brands has a great Inositol Powder that I take at night as well as my husband. It not only over time helps with insulin but I feel like I’m sleeping through the night without interruption
I have PCOS and had tried everything I could think of. But I followed Dr. Berg's videos and Dr. Jason Fung. Stuck to IF and Keto and I lost over 50lbs. Went from a size 14/16 to size 6. For the first time I was finally able to lose some real weight and keep it off. I know it seems impossible with PCOS but stick to it and I promise you...it works.
Thank you Doc. I can truly testify how your videos about eating healthy has changed my life. I cut out so much out of my diet & never been so healthy or feel so good. I started apple cider vinegar & it got rid of the sick feeling I use to have after eating. I think most times my flesh fight to eat foods that are so nice but no good for my body or spirit. I’m praying to keep strong as I don’t want to ever have any health issues. For those who are battling against the flesh please pray & stay strong, remind yourself each time that you never want to be sick or fighting for your life because of illness. God bless you richly.
Amen, I feel so much better since I started adding more protein and healthy fats to my diet! I was hypoglycemic for decades, not anymore! I need to get back to walking, I lost 50 lbs. this way already.
Amen and Amen! I am starting my journey
God bless you
Amen!
THIS.
Agree 100%. If I don't do my total body resistance workouts at least 4 days a week plus a good old fashioned walk I don't lose as much weight, if any. If I average more than 40g carbs a day in a week, same thing. Your diet plan plus the exercise is the key.
So true! I’m a dancer and you would think I’d be able to maintain weight. Nope, then I learned that since I dance everyday, I can’t even count it in my workout routine because I will dance numerous times a day. Think in terms of needed food to survive, dancing is like food to my body… it does not care, it is like breathing, basically my body is not impressed 😂.It is like therapy for me, along with my love for it. Once I added light weights (I have MS so I can’t be a bodybuilder 😆) I noticed change. A bigger change came when I followed Dr. Berg’s advice about vitamin D (I’m introverted and barely go outside), potassium, magnesium, and any fasting method… showed the move obvious changes. Especially, in fatigue! And fatigue is one of the main symptoms in multiple sclerosis.
@@Rumplegirlskin Can you provide guidance on what form/ where you order your potassium and VitB?
“Total body resistance” - are you simply lifting weights? Or isometrics as well?
@@katiejon17 its a form of isometrics. it combines yoga and traditional calisthenics with the isometric or dynamic resistance. If you do it correctly, including the breathing, you can get your heart rate up to 160ish for about an hour. at least I do. Resting is like 65.
I am doing so well on keto and intermitent fasting. Lost most of my fat (25% body fat to 17.5%). I can’t belive this is happening while i increased my fat intake 2-3 times. Thanks for all your advice! Also, i’m eating all the foods society made me feel guilty for (fat, tallow, butter). Plus i found that the best burgers are without buns 😁
Thank you doctor
I am doing 20 hour intermittent fasting and my inflammation is down 90%
Love to see you!
This is such an important message. It's how I was able to reverse my a1c from a 12 to a 5.4 in 6 months. Fixed my insulin and lost 30lb by intermittent fasting. Give my body a 16 hour window for insulin levels to fall.
I’m soo thankful for this video I’m 49 been doing keto for a month and 1/2 lost 11 pounds last month and haven’t lost a pound since. I know I hit the premenopausal stage if not full menopause but everything you described fit me to a t. I won’t quit even though I was ready to .
YOU ARE LOOKING GOOD DR. BERG! 🤗
Dr. Berg is the goat of weight loss knowledge! Trust him people everything he speaks is the TRUTH. I have reduced my carb intake and started fasting as well...it works!
Unfortunately too many people don't move their bodies enough. I believe a 30 minute session of walking (@2 miles) per day should be everyone's minimum movement.. movement can help your body heal. You need to challenge yourself reasonably within your abilities and limitations. 🙏
And it’s just good for your overall digestion etc.
You have described my health issues exactly. High morning glucose, brain fog, belly fat, irritability., night urination... inability to loose weight despite feeling that i eat healthy and minimally. It's tiring having dealt with this for my entire adult life. I quit a high stress job as well. All I can do is keep trying, thank you for all the info Dr. Berg
This is so helpful. For a few years now I thought my metabolism was slowing down and now I realize it's definitely due to insulin resistance.
I'm very glad that you mentioned how caffeine is contributing to insulin resistance by stressing the adrenals. If you're pre-diabetic/insulin resistant and have tried fasting and zero carb/low carb, are exercising, taking potassium, B vitamins, vitamin D, and ACV but are still having trouble losing weight, eliminate the caffeine and herbs from your diet. Even small amounts of caffeine and herbs can greatly interfere with insulin sensitivity.
What to have during the intermittent fasting period then?
even black coffee?
@@mondmarquez2306 Yes, although caffeine can theoretically boost the metabolism, it does do by stressing the adrenal glands. Caffeine also has a direct effect on how your body responds to insulin. They've done studies on caffeine consumption with type-2 diabetics and found that their blood-glucose levels were an average of 8% higher on days when they consumed caffeine.
@@sanketpathak97 Water. If if you must have coffee, naturally-decaffeinated (chemical free) coffee is a decent alternative.
@@mondmarquez2306 Yes, it's the caffeine. Unless you're drinking naturally-decaffeinated, chemical-free coffee, then you're consuming caffeine, which interferes with insulin sensitivity.
this is true! my mom always told me about the "slow metabolism" but when you change your diet, vegan / vegetarian. fruits and veggies (oatmeal) it starts to speed it up! especially just going for a walk. jog, or run. and intermediate fasting is really the best
oats is pure sugar
@@seabreeze4559 where? i dont put sugar i n my oats. it always depends on how you make them, honey has sugar but alot of benefits to your body you have to be smart with oatmeal
I appreciate everything you do for us all! I just wanted to let you know that the last few videos I haven't been able to hear you very well. Thank you Sir
Do you include this particular video as well because i could hear him vividly well with my ear pic on this particular video.
😭thank you!!! Im diabetic and this makes soooooo much sense! I understand the inflammation now.
Taken me 12 months of a lot of education and experimenting but my ALt and AIS are 20 and I am insulin sensitive my insulin chills all day long.
Great video and channel 👍
It really is so beautiful to see this man still preaching the same method and it still work to this day. 2022 keep grinding my brother.
This is by far the best description I've heard on how insulin and insulin resistance works. Now I understand it better and I can make better food choices.🤗🤗🤗
Thanks you Dr.Berg for these lessons. I took your advice and went low carb. I'm not necessarily on Keto or rather working my way to it but I'm already seeing great results just with reducing my carbs. My skin has gotten much better and I've realised that my metabolism wasn't the problem, it's perfectly healthy, the insulin levels were chronically high bcz of my lifestyle.
Hey Eric, I watch you often and find your advice helpful. I was the victim of wrong diagnosis for decades and suffered thru treatment after treatment with no success. I was on a low carb diet, went to the gym and did weights or cardio five days a week and did rollerblading 3-4 times an evening. I was wearing a size 6-8 but still had heavy legs, thick ankles and a thick midsection comparatively to the rest of my torso. Eventually responsibility took over and I couldn’t do this regimen. I developed significant pain in my ankles, legs, joints and went on disability. The misdiagnosis continued. I finally said enough and stopped going to doctors except when necessary. Recently my niece convinced me to try treatment again for my “lymphedema.” The therapist saw me for five minutes and said, you don’t have lymphedema, you have lipedema. Everything fell into place. Now I know why the treatment I had was unable to help. Why I couldn’t get that fat off me. Why I have so much pain! Because I was misdiagnosed for so long I did develop some lymphedema and venous insufficiency in my legs. Now it’s more complicated.
I am one of the lucky ones in that I am not morbidly obese with these fat globules all over my body. Some (primarily female,) individuals are just completely incapacitated by it. The only effective treatment is lymph-sparing liposuction with manual extraction of the fat globules. There’s a relationship to GI discomfort too. I am an RN and really knew nothing about this and neither did any of my doctors.
Can you do some teachings on the diagnosis and treatment of this fat disorder?
Wow, anything else 😳 and it's DR. BERG to you 😆😆
"hey Eric"?! Seriously? That's how you ask for advice / help of a person who owes you nothing? 😂😂😂
Thank you so much!!! I am battling insulin resistance.
I have been watching Dr. Berg’s videos for about a year. I started GRAIN FREE January 16th, 2022, and have lost 45 pounds through that change and not eating anything from a restaurant at all. Not once have I gone to The Golden Arches or Freckled Faced Pigtail’s or Any Other Chain Food. I don’t eat from anywhere other than my cooking anymore.
I workout 2 to 3 times a week and would have lost more weight if I had paid attention to stress and cortisol causing insulin resistance. Today’s video is where I leave behind only using two things to reshape.
Today I will commit to not only no grains, and some exercise to Intermittent Fasting, daily workout, better sleep and reducing my stress, no grains, no sugar, no food from nowhere that I don’t prepare.
My goal is fat free and healthy. I won’t eat from other’s because they won’t respect my wishes to avoid cooking with canola or corn or soy.
I also believe that medicines can effect your IR and I try to avoid them.
Thanks for this video it is a inspiration and has everything to change your life. I applied some of it’s principles and discovered that the IF and Keto and Stress reduction and Sleep are just as important as avoiding grains and other peoples cooking.
This video says it all, now do it ALL
I love the way dr Berg accentuates and highlights certain words to make his point. Great delivery snd info.
I’m really enjoying these videos Dr. Berg. I love that you explain every condition so clearly and concisely that anyone can understand and offer simple solutions to keeping a very complicated human body in great shape. Thanks so much!
Thanks for your videos. I have been following. I lost weight from 84kg to 72 kg in two months. I do intermediate fasting. Workout Monday to Friday before I go to the office. My worry is I don’t want to lose muscle. I eat a lot of eggs. Your videos have been helpful.
Wow, this explains so much. My last week with my grandmother (she was going through transition) I gained weight & wasn't even eating much. Stress, obviously. I've lost 25 lbs since then. I'll be implementing much of this info.
31 year old 5.7ft male here.
Been stuck in a 85-86kg(~190 lbs) zone for so long now.
I've been having high fat and less than 20gm carbs for almost 4 weeks now and I'm down to 80kgs (~176 lbs).
I have a cup of black coffee with coconut oil and ghee when I wake up.
My first meal is around 2pm and is almost always 3 eggs cooked in butter, some cheese (usually goat cheese if I have some), and bacon.
My second meal is around 7-8pm and is a salad with a mustard dressing or balsamic vinegar - Romaine lettuce, cucumber, some carrots, garlic (I love garlic). I sometimes add a little protein in the salad to make it feel more fun. Like little bits of chicken.
This repetitive diet might get boring for some but I can have the same thing everyday with tiny variations and still enjoy it.
Sometimes instead of the salad, I stir fry vegetables with some spices and it feels like a different meal.
It's not only about weight loss at the end of the day. This diet also makes me feel better overall. I don't feel stuffy after meals, there's no burping (gas), I don't wake up feeling lethargic anymore. I just feel good overall.
All thanks to this channel!
Mark, you are doing great man. Just get a little under the mark of 75 kgs. That would even further help you in improving your overall metabolism.
When I was your weight, I ate 500-1500 calories per day (I kept a spreadsheet log) and exercised at least an hour per day. I did this for almost 3 months and lost only 2 pounds. Sure, the science might be sound, but I don't trust anything doctors say anymore. Caloric theory is too broad of a generalization.
You feel a massive difference between 195 and 175 pounds.
Fascinating, it would be great to see more episodes on hair restoration, especially on scalp health :)
I began following you 14 months ago, and in that time, your channel followers have DOUBLED! This is great news for a sick human race. Thank you for your service to humanity! I'm excited about the future! 💪😎👍
Dr Berg, I want to thank you for all that you share with us - I’ve been implementing more and more of your advice over the last 6 months and can really see changes! Cannot thank you enough!! Bless
After listening to you,I have started keto and IF. One thing I have found very helpful is fasting a couple of days before start of my periods,and have not had period pains since. Would have to take painkillers for 2 days at least otherwise
Wonderful!
@HonestOpinionOnly how long do you fast for before your periods??
It's like you read my mind !!! I have been stalling for over two weeks on my keto diet. I lost 18lbs in 6 weeks and am hoping to reverse prediabetic stage and lower cholesterol. I am premenopausal also 🤦♀️ thank you for this video today. Stress has slowed down my weight loss I think also.
don't worry about cholesterol levels, worry about triglycerides and A1C. Your body makes the Cholesterol for a reason. it is a base chemical for many hormones and beneficial chemicals like testosterones, vitamin D, and many others.
This premenopausal thing is killing me. It's no joke. Put almost 30 pounds on instantly.
@@christianlords1340 thank you .....how do I keep my triglycerides in check?
@@TammyMacMac I hear you !!! It's soooo hard to lose it isn't it ?
My cholesterol became normal by cutting carbs doing IF and no sugar
Recently just found out I'm pre diabetic and and have a thyroid disorder. During the pandemic I let myself go. I started going back to the gym Dec 2021. I was working out for 7 months and loss no weight. I'm guessing my insulin was too high. I thought I was eating Right and I was trying to "count my calories" I thank God I found out what's been happening. I knew my body felt off. I was so fatigued everyday. My body was in really bad pain. Ever since I found I was pre diabetic I already made changes and I'm starting to fell better.
Thank you for this video.
I always come to this page because it's legit. Thank you So much Dr. Berg!!
Your ability town help me understand all of this has saved my life Eric. My success story will be coming your way soon hopefully. Thank you sir.
Hi Dr. Berg! Thank you so much for all your wonderful videos. I was stuck at 130 lbs and none of my drs ever helped me, with information like you provide, to lose weight. Keto has been a game changer for me. Fasting, cutting out sugar and carbs has helped me lose 10 lbs so far. Your videos are easy to understand and empowering. I am forever thankful❤️
That's fantastic! Congratulations! Dr. Berg would love to hear about your success with Keto! Please use this link to upload your story:
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Informative as always. PCOS and insulin resistance is my problem. A long time ago a doctor told me that I had high protein, then shortly after I developed thyroid problems caused by stress and then pcos. I am adding things up as I listen to you.
thank you Dr. Berg for your time and encouragement. i have lost over 50 pounds in the last year and a half. it has been very helpful to be able to access your material. i feel much better and am now fighting type 2 diabetes. i have a sugar addiction but have stopped almost all sugar, and carbs....i don't want to have to take insulin, but we'll see what happens.
all the best to you and yours Dr. Berg, and cheers from alaska.
I know that’s not your speciality, Dr Berg, but could you kindly shed some light on how psychological problems like Unhealed trauma could possibly affect our weight, if relevant of course. Thank you for your great efforts 🙏🙏
Hormones duh... isolation n daily baths will help clear that up
Huge - I would recommend Dianetics for all past unhealed trauma.
@@Drberg haven’t heard of it before but will definitely check it out. Thank you loads, Dr Berg 🙏🙏🙏
The most powerful easy way to heal past trauma is doing a technique on yourself called faster EFT tapping.
Lots of videos on UA-cam on how to do it.
It's weird but life changing.
You can also literally tap away food addictions haha as well as your past trauma
I hope Dr Berg learns this technique and makes a video on it. This can change people's lives yet no one knows about it. At least if Dr Berg makes a video on it at least 1millionpeople will see it.
@@David-fv2hj True. Eft tapping works for so many issues and works fast, too.
I just don’t know what I would do without dr berg. The way he teaches us , his dedication to this UA-cam channel , I will forever be grateful. I’m changing my life because of him , and I’ll never get the chance to hug his neck and shake his hand. I know I’m not the only person that feels like this. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Finally, a doctor who looks at the root cause! I love the intermittent fasting, I'm doing that right now. I eat way too many carbs (popcorn/bread) especially after I come home from work and that's usually late, then I try to do green juices. I don't eat meats but I started eating eggs, Salmon/Mackerel and I bought some organic grass fed beef the other day lol. I can't seem to get past the fat part. I hate meat fat. I would like to do a combination of daily green smoothies with no fruit, maybe just a green apple, other times I'll make it with Almond milk a banana, mixed greens, and raw cacao powder. I do use Coconut and Olive oil. It seems I just need to start adding more animal protein, I"m just afraid of clogging my arteries with the meat fat. Plus I can't seem to get below my current weight. Dr Berg how can I tweak this better?
That's exactly what he addressed in this video. Watch the video and obey what he said. Cut out your carbs, NO snacking in between meals and late night... He's not going to help you tweak what he already condemns
EAT LESS
Afraid of animal fat clogging your arteries? Check out David Diamond on cholesterol!!!
The key is DESIRE less. Go Keto and IF and you will desire less food and succeed.
Dear Christian, see food grade Diatomaceous Earth a Tablespoon a day. This deals easily with any artery clog. Notice it makes your blood pressure perfect about day 7. All asia uses this.
It is always helpful to get a refresher on how food and the body is supposed to work. For me it is a two pronged approach, how to eat properly, and why we don't we don't do it even when we know how. I never thought it was possible, but now eating properly is my default, if I don't think about it I'll move towards proper eating, not towards my old bad habits.
The frequency with which I go to the bathroom has dropped significantly. I don't have as many BMs or urinating sessions since I switched over to Keto and IF. Thank you doc for shoving a flashlight down my throat in effort to stop the problems at their source: ME. I am finding I feel less tired in the mornings. I can go longer w/o eating (16/8) schedule. I naturally at this way, except I had tons of sugar and other carbs and snack in my diet that were slowing down things overall. I feel clear and more rejuvenated. I'm a 35 yr old male and my BMI was 35. Terrible to discover how stupid I was for eating the way I used to.
I would say less BM ,you are probably not eating enough fiber in your diet.Fewer urination,you may not be drinking enough water.Good luck with your health and fitness goals.
Thank you Dr Berg for all your advice. This video in particular was speaking to me as the person you were describing. Yes I am insulin resistant. I have been doing the intermittent fasting (on your recommendation) and have had good results. Nothing else just fasting. In order for me to take my weight loss to the next level is to be more strict with my diet and excersise a little. Thank you to you and this community you have created.
This video couldn't have came at a better time for me. I have been in the process of losing weight. Started out at 256 lbs and currently at 239 and I can't seem to get below it even though I am counting my calories and exercising. I love that you get straight to the point and always target the root cause of the problem that's happening inside your body and take us through the process. Thank you so much for this advice, Dr. Berg, you're the best!
Dakota! You will do this! Great start! The Dr knows his stuff!
You were meant to live a long vibrant life!
@@dherman0001 thank you so much! That means a lot! I hope you also live a long life with much happiness!!
@@Happyhaunt92 Love it brother!
Fascinating and life changing information, presented in an interesting and accessible way. Thank you so much Dr Berg for taking the time for filming, editing and uploading this video, bless you!
You are brilliant and kind❤️. Dream combination to possess for a doctor. Day 2 of keto for me and I come here for encouragement and help. Best channel on any social media platform!
Thank you for these invaluable videos :-). I love learning from you.
God Bless us all
Thank you so much Dr. Berg. I’ve watched hundreds of your videos and I am turning back the clock. I’m am 59 yo male who put on a few pounds during Covid seclusion. Following your no non-sense approach to healthy keto, I’ve lost 25lbs over 3 months. Information is power, and you have empowered me to be healthy and enjoy my life.
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😃 I've been searching for this,thanks Doc, blessed you more and your family 🤗
I was 196 now it came down to 165 thanks to your videos. You are a our blessing, God bless you doctor Berg. My dad and I talk about your videos almost every day fascinated how good you are and how bad is the sugar and carbs for us 👍🙏🙌❤️❤️🥰🥰
Happy to know that you found the information useful.
Stress causing body to produce sugar and insuline resistence... this is what I experienced last year. I was on keto and IF since two years when 2021 brought a lot of stress at work. I started drinking strong coffee with fatty cream because I realized it was helping me not to eat for a longer time. I had no idea why I was not losing weight and even gained some. Then I learned about Berberine, also from you, dr.Berg and this has been helping me since. I admit I need to add now also exercise...but I am still in shock about how stress can ruin everything. Hmm.... thank you for your awesome and informative videos 🙏
Stress from my job is exactly what caused insulin resistance for me.
This is some very good information. For the older guys it also can be caused from Low testosterone. I was suffering from low T and didnt have the energy to do much of anything especially working out. I ended up putting on a good amount of weight because of this, and after a getting my levels back to normal with my doctor my energy is back to normal, I can see my abs again, and my motivation in life has just improved. Its crazy how much hormones impact the body if they are out of whack.
So much great information, thanks Dr Berg
Thank you. Thank you Dr Berg. Something changed for me a few years ago, my leanness started to change, my belly felt Bloated and pushed out. I started to get tired in the day, napping, brainfog, etc. A blood vessel in my right eye blew out, but, the blood tests didnt show I was diabetic, that was 2019. Since that time, it's only become worse and worse. Over the last 6 months, my throat has swollen, like a thyroid problem, and all my symptoms are worse, my neck feels and looks thick and bloated, my weight gain has kind of leveled off, even though my eating habits are the same, not much grazing, one meal a day in the evenings. I have stopped sugary things, I have stopped red meats. Waiting for new blood work to come back, and a CT scan, but, I think you're closer to the mark than any of the walk in doctors I have seen (My WONDERFUL lifetime doctor retired on my a few years ago), and from following you, I have found some relief, and will continue to follow you to gain some information to help myself out of this problem. Thank you for all you do. Ps...I went back on your clips here, you are a very dedicated man, and Doctor, that means a lot to someone like myself who is searching for answers as to whats changed in my body to cause this, as I have been very fit all my life till now.
Another excellent video. Thank you Dr Berg so much for your excellent content. Definitely going to incorporate your methods into my new eating habits.
You are a very gracious man, a healer and close to God. X
It's still calories in - calories out. If you have an insulin resistance, you have fatigue because the glucose doesn't reach the cells where it is needed and instead the body stores it as fat, just like you say. And that sounds like maybe not a "slow" but "wrong" metabolism. You can't work out because you have no power - too little calories out because the calories in are stored away.
My metabolism was completely messed up due to an extreme Vitamin D deficiency (lowest value the doctor ever saw). So I could not store/use Magnesium and other electrolytes, constantly had cramps despite taking a tonm of supplemental magnesium and other stuff, was dead tired, had to sleep twice a day for 12 hours combined. It got worse and worse over the years and I gained 8 KG. After the diagnosis, I have been taken Vitamin D supplements (plus going out in the sun) and Magnesium, Zinc, Selen, etc.
Within 3 weeks I was feeling like 18 again (38 now). I have soooo much power now, like 300%. Started working out again, being way more active, watched my calorie intake a bit more and boom, those 8 KGs are gone now after 10 weeks. So probably my thiroyd and a lot more was completely messed up giving my massive fatigue aka. "slow/wrong metabolism". That's what "slow metabolism" is. It's not that the body is more efficient with the calories, it's the body getting tired and unable to be active/work out.
Dr. Berg could you please make a video talking about a diet for someone who uses a ileostomy bag and don’t have a colon? I keep trying to find somebody or videos that talks about but can’t find. My husband uses one. Do those people should take probiotics constantly? Do they finish digestion faster? Is keto diet ok for them? They get dehydrated faster right? More likely to have vitamins deficiency? Which ones? No nut? No dairy?
Thank you so much for your videos! I have learned so much!!
I do have all those symptoms but I'm losing weight slowly but it's happening. I haven't tried the Keto intermittent fasting, after listening this information I do have a better idea of what to do next. Thank you Dr !
I am so happy I found your channel...I held my weight for a long time but over the last year and a half my weight went up out of nowhere..I felt helpless
Been following Dr. Berg for 4 months now and doing Keto + intermittent fasting and I am down 39 lbs.
Make sure you get your sea salt, potassium, magnesium and D3 with K2. Lack of these important minerals and vitamins can cause horrible leg cramps.
Drink plenty of water and be prepared to pee a lot. When you’re in ketosis your body we let loose a lot of stored water, especially in the begging. The first week I think I was down 7 pounds. Now I am loosing weight a about 1 to 2 pounds per week.
Eat quality foods. Grass fed meats are much better than corn fed. They cost more but worth it. After you’ve been off sugars, grains,and carbs for a while your taste buds wake up. Everything has more flavor. Try it for a week and see how amazing you feel.
Don’t fall into the trap of keto snacks. Most are full of soy and other inflammatory ingredients. Eat foods naturally low in carbs.
Get some electrolytes without sugar. Dr berg has one on his site that’s really good. Ease into fasting. Don’t try to implement everything all at once. At first just try to eat just 3 times per day and lower carbs. Then slowly move breakfast to later in the morning until it’s your lunch time. I gave myself about a week between changes.
Don’t beat yourself up if you cheat. You will recover quickly when you get back on keto. You will be reminded why carbs are bad. It’s not a sprint but a marathon, but you will see results quickly.
At some point you may even get mad and wonder why isn’t this the biggest story on TV. This is they way everyone should be eating and you’ll want to spread the word.
People will ask you what is going on with you. It’s exciting but at the same time I find sharing this information is almost like politics. There can be a dogmatic approach to nutrition out there and people will tell you it doesn’t work and you ruin your health. Being fat is ruining our health. Good luck.
Great news! Thanks for sharing, Jeff!
I'm lucky to live in Ireland where all our cattle are grass fed , no hormones. Our chickens are free range , can go in and out of the shed to the field.
Good to see you doing so well. Keep it up.
@@briancarton1804 what’s the price of beef 🥩 these days?
@@briancarton1804 Is there anyway to migrate to Ireland? I’m tempted to live in Ireland, a country bestowed with natural bounty… What’s the cost of living there?
@@freedomseeker351 Housing is expensive, food not to bad. As regards to moving to Ireland depends on where you are from your age and skill set as in what do you work at ? What qualifications do you have.
I was crying while you were talking through this video. As a 50 year old menopause woman, I have a feeling of hopelessness in ever losing weight. All diets seem to revolve around a mens body. What I mean is that I feel womans bodies are to complicated for Dr's to take 5he time to study. I keep telling my husband, that can drop 5 pounds in 2 two days, I can't do that because of my hormones. After hearing 6ou talk about the whole body, I have glimmer of hope. I think I have a path to start walking toward better health. Thank you Dr. Berg.
What a BLESSING you are, Dr. Berg! Than you SO much for ALL your informative videos & live sessions! I truly appreciate it & wish you the best in return!!
Great information! Can’t hear it enough. Especially in this stressful time.
Hey Doctor berg, I really appreciate your videos. I find them really helpful in my everyday life. Thanks again 🙂
I have not enough words/ vocabulary to thank and praise you. God bless you
You have blessed my life. The last 6 months I’ve just had this feeling the Doctors I was in contact with we’re just flagged to me. Always had questions that feel unanswered, confused… I have learned more from you in 1-2 months then I have my whole lifetime being alive!
Thank you!!!!
It's my pleasure! Happy to know you found the post useful.
But when you do not eat enough meals or if you do fasting then your thyroid slows down! So your metabolism! So you are in a tight frame between those two ( thyroid and insulin) 'One needs more meals and the other one exact opposite!' If you can you solve this you are the King! Thanks!
Having you Dr.Berg. is a God's Gift from heaven..
This is the advice people really need to hear. I'm so sick of people telling us to "eat healthy" or "eat more frequently" to lose weight, and to be honest, that's most of the advice you find everywhere. The fact is that this method DOES NOT WORK a majority of the time, and that's why so many people fail their diets or say that they aren't losing weight even though they claim to be doing everything correctly. It's incredibly frustrating. I've seen people criticize your videos, but a majority of the problems I see are people who have poor relationship with food, such as an eating disorder. I think that people with eating disorders should avoid this because that has more to do with mental health and relationship with food.
I have noticed that kale smoothies have fat burning properties. I literally feel ny body temp raising, once I drink them.
Doctor, I have been following your advice about keto diet and intermittent fasting, I have diabetes type 2, I started 3 months ago and my A1C was 7.5 and at that time with no sugar and carb my glucose went down to around 100 from 160, I stop taken the Metformin when I saw that improvement on my glucose.
I went to see my Dr. for diabetes follow up yesterday and my A1C is 5.3, it went down 2.2 in 3 months, now I am in the normal glucose range.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Heh Dr. Berg,
That was very informative video. My set point changed about a year ago and no matter what I do I cannot lose the 6 lb that I gained. I know it's not much but I've always tried to maintain a healthy weight. I did a ketogenic diet for over a year and it didn't make much difference all though I felt great. At this time I intermittent fast everyday until about 1:00 and I mostly live on an omad diet. I eat my biggest meal around 1:00 and I might eat something light for dinner. I don't snack, I don't eat sugar or carbs. I do yoga and some light weights, walking. I might have to check what's going on with the liver because my diet is quite clean and I am quite confused by the weight that I can't lose. By the way, I'm 68 years old.
I just completed a 48 hour water salt water fast and ate a keto meal then when back on to another 48 hour fast..I’m feeling so good I think I might try to stench it out another 24 hours. Then I will referred on keto. Thank you dr berg.
Huge respect for all the work you do.
I hope you have some good time off, cheers Dr. Berg. 👍
Thanks Dr. Eric. You have a way of making complex things easy to understand. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Dr.BERG
You're very welcome.
Wow Doc, I’m glad I found you. I’ve been struggling with my weight for a long time. Is there a test I can do to check my insulin?
Hi Dr Berg. Speaking of metabolism, I was always the type of person who ate the most among my group of friends and always been skinny despite eating a lot of junk food and carbohidrates. After being to numerous doctors I was always told that I have fast metabolism however with the time I have noticed that despite turning 22 and then 23 and so on so fourth I was still having the same issue. Worse than that, I used to lose weight by just looking at a treadmil ( methaporically speaking) . After 23 years of mistery I found out that the root cause of my malnutrition was THIAMINE deficiency as there seems to be an issues with the transport of this vitamin in my case and this vitamin has a crucial role when it comes to the the digestive system. Absolutely shocking...
Hey! Hope you are doing well. How are you doing now with Thiamine? Did you go to a Dr. for prescription? Can you please share your experience, I am very interested to learn. Thank you in advance!
I am going to look into that, as I am also trying to gain weight.
How can I get my Thiamine removed because the reverse is the case for me. I can get fat from eating in my imagination.
So glad to have found this UA-cam page from my mum ❤️👌🏽 I subscribed and watch it weekly!
Happy to know that you found the information useful.
I was waiting to learn about this for so long thank you Dr Berg ❤️💫...
You're very welcome! Glad you found it helpful!
Doctor Berg always spits facts!! Thank you!
Thanks Dr. Berg for these daily doses of information.
I appreciate all of your helpful videos but I miss the big white board behind you because it was so helpful in taking notes. Your videos and information have been so helpful to me !
I’m taking the betaine hydrochloride as you suggested for digestive issues along with apple cider vinegar. I think it’s working. I’m assuming I’m gonna have to take it forever it seems like when I don’t take one or the other I’m bloated again
Thank you so so much, your video is super helpful. Through only intermittent fasting and reduction of sugar consumption, within one month, I was able to cut 3kg.
I am 5'5½" and I was 205 pounds. I started eating 5 smaller meals a day. I used an app to keep track of everything. I was eating 1500 calories a day. 50% carbs 30% protein and 20% fat. Kept my sodium under 2000 MG a day. I went to the gym daily and did the treadmill 30 min a day i did intervals with speed and incline kept my heart rate at 155 until it lowered to 145 at the same intensity then I would either raise speed or incline till my heart rate was 155 again and just repeated that process. On Monday Wednesday and Friday I added weight to my workouts for 30-45 min. End result was weight- 147 pounds lean muscle mass- 133 pounds body fat percentage- 14%.
Over what period of time?
@@amandar176 I'm not sure probably 4-6 months
What type of carbs? This makes a big difference. Thanks!
@@madiaparis2104 I ate oats, brown rice, multigrain bread
You're an absolute God sent. Thank you for the enlightening information. It's changing my wife and I life.
I love understanding how my body works. Is there a test for insulin resistance or do you just hypothesize based on A1C? My fiancée is trying so hard and she cant loose weight. She exercises every day and eats healthy and intermittent fasts. Its very difficult to see her struggling. I believe its menopause that is the issue.
Hi tell her to take choline ,take also Progesterone cream the good brand one avoid any soy products, if she is on menopause to stabilize the ratio estrogen/ progesterone, for estrogen is a fat builder ,she should also reduce her exercise and do low Intensive exercise, Dr berg has many videos on all these I say and more .ok the test is call If I don't make a mistake Homer AR or HR,but Homer for insulin resistance. CHECK on his video about it.Avoid Stress any type one for it is a Fat builder.
There is a test that gives a number called insulin resistance score. I take it time to time to see when I am standing. Check labcorp for insulin resistance markers. You may also have a test to measure your blood insulin (I did it after fasting).
Eric i believe Dr.Berg mentioned it long time ago. The test that measures Insulin Resistance is called HOMA and i have unsuccessfully requested it to my Physician and has rejected giving to me.....citing feeble excuses....GoodLuck!
Erick....HOMA
Thank you doctor Berg, I followed your advise I am 63 years old I have my 30 year old body back and a lot of energy because of your videos, I loose 40 pounds and loose all my belly fat, you are the best of all, your diet advises is wonderful
Dr Berg....what would you suggest as a good meal replacement shake other than whey powder? I have dysphagia and fibromyalgia and am trying to do a good keto shake without all the nasty ingredients in that are on the shelves today?
@@lisag18 I'm in the UK so shipping costs would be horrendous
@@neardeathexperience1111 just check the ingredients so you have an idea.
@@kauigirl808 I have a good one but it's whey powder so that's why I was asking Dr Berg what is the best protein powders
@@neardeathexperience1111 pointless to ask if you can't get shipping. That's why I said to check the ingredients of his powders. That way you know.
@@kauigirl808 I wasn't asking him for his own brand lol. I was asking his advice what protein powders are better than whey powder !
Hello Dr. Berg!! 1st thanks for making such useful videos and books.
After my marriage, i gain weight a hidden weight and i found it when i suffered with carpel tunnel syndrome stage 4!! I was shocked to found i was 95 kg!!
2-3 Doctors advised me to change my life style and reduced weight!! Thts seems very impossible to me!! One of my Pakistani Dr. Asked to go for keto!!
I start it, with all ur videos and keep educating self!! I’m taking 100% keto diet. But i keep it in moderate but my main focus is intermediate fasting, along with monk fasting, with 1 hour walk or jogging/running. I take whole wheat carbs or multigrain carbs from family if carbs.
Rest of diet is veggies, salad and fruit based with nuts. Thts why im reducing weight but not like 5 kg in one month!! My weight loss process is slow but im happy tht its not going back, keeping things in moderate. Yeah sometime i ate alot, but on next day i do fasting and running.
After 2 yrs im now 76kgs, my periods get normal, i stop using plastic bottles due to BPA, BPS. I start cooking in stainless steel. I start using glass and hard-stone dinner set. Now my next plan is to start Kengan filter for daily use. We were using nestle gallon and tht have BPA, Recycle 7.
Modernization put our health in risk!!! And ppl like you and rebecca are just God Gifts for us.
There is another thing that spikes insulin like crazy in which is MSG, it's in a lot of so called spices that made from China, like garlic powder and non-spicy red bell pepper powder and turns out that's purely MSG and have someone with insulin resistance to consume that for a week, you will know what makes their blood sugar worse, I had first hand experience on that, and I don't use any of spice powder anymore ever since.
Thank you for this video. You have really helped me understand what my body needs and what it doesn't need. I am aware carbs and sugar and lack of exercise is why I have Insulin Resistance. Thank you
Yeah, its really funny how we all believe the same things and workout in the gym and think we have a slow metabolism, and on and on. Once you find out what it really is there is no turning back.
I found out about insulin resistance and it changed my life. I am not losing weight very fast, quite slow actually, but I know it works.