Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

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I want to talk to you about fat-soluble vitamins vs. water-soluble vitamins. When should you take them, and what is the difference?

Fat-soluble vitamins are stored in your fat cells and in your liver. Water-soluble vitamins are not stored—if you consume too much, your body will get rid of what you don’t need. 

Fat soluble vitamins include:

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin D

• Vitamin E

• Vitamin K1

• Vitamin K2

These vitamins are able to penetrate the fat layer of your cells and go deeper. They can even affect your DNA and mitochondria. Water-soluble vitamins are not capable of this. 

Water soluble vitamins include:

• B vitamins

• Vitamin C

You want to take fat-soluble vitamins along with fatty foods. So it’s best to have fat-soluble vitamins with food. They are absorbed far better this way. 

You can take water-soluble vitamins any time—you don’t need fat to help with absorption. 

Fat-soluble vitamins are toxic in large amounts. Unlike water-soluble vitamins, fat-soluble vitamins are stored, and excess amounts cannot be released through the urine. 

Keep in mind that you should be taking water-soluble vitamins while you fast since your body doesn’t store them very well.

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Dr. Berg, 51 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in weight loss through nutritional & natural methods. His private practice is located in Alexandria, Virginia. His clients include senior officials in the U.S. government & the Justice Department, ambassadors, medical doctors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, engineers, professors, and other clients from all walks of life. He is the author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning.

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Today we’re going to talk about why Mexico has surpassed the United States in obesity rates. 

Mexico and obesity: 

In Mexico, the obesity rate for adults is 32.8%. 

Obesity in America:

In the United States, the obesity rate for adults is 31.8%. 

In Mexico, 70% of adults are overweight. Childhood obesity spiked 3x within the past ten years. Diabetes cases have doubled since the year 2000. No other country has experienced a rise in obesity of that magnitude. 

What caused the obesity rise in Mexico?

 • Mexico consumes more soda than any other country in the world

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Should you use anti-aging cream, does it even work? The answer is no. Anti-aging cream will not make your skin any younger. Anti-aging creams do often make your skin tighter and more hydrated, but they do not make the skin younger. 

Is there a way to reverse the aging process or at least slow it down? Yes, there is. You just have to understand the concept of "inside out" vs. "outside in." You can't get the body to look and feel younger by applying something topically or working from the outside in. You have to work from the inside out. 

Look at the balance of how much oxidation is going on versus the antioxidants in the body, which counter free-radical damage. There are two sources of antioxidants: exogenous (through the diet) and endogenous (your body can make antioxidants). 

A high carb diet and low nutrients can make the aging process worse. But, if you switch your diet from glucose to ketones, the ketones will act as an antioxidant. I always recommend the healthy ketogenic diet to help get the nutrients you need. 

You also want to preserve the growth hormone. Glucose, insulin, cortisol, and alcohol will lower the growth hormone. Exercise, fasting, and sleep can help spike growth hormone. 

The best combination for anti-aging:

1. Intermittent fasting & prolonged fasting

2. Get plenty of sleep

3. Keep your stress levels down

4. Exercise

5. Do healthy keto 

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:

Dr. Berg, 51 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in weight loss through nutritional & natural methods. His private practice is located in Alexandria, Virginia. His clients include senior officials in the U.S. government & the Justice Department, ambassadors, medical doctors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, engineers, professors, and other clients from all walks of life. He is the author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning.

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Today we're going to talk about nattokinase and clotting, as well as some other nattokinase benefits. 

Nattokinase is an enzyme that comes from nato. Nato is a fermented soybean. Nato is a really good source of vitamin K2. Vitamin K2 is great to help pull calcium build-up out of the arteries. Nattokinase may also be helpful for those with endometriosis, pulmonary embolism, or cirrhosis. 

Many people take nattokinase as an alternative to aspirin to help lower the chance of stroke. Nattokinase may help get rid of clots and act as a natural blood thinner.

More potential health benefits of nattokinase for the heart and brain:

 • Antithrombotic 

 • Antihypertensive

 • Anticoagulation

 • Anti-atherosclerosis

 • Neuroprotective

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:

Dr. Berg, 51 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in weight loss through nutritional & natural methods. His private practice is located in Alexandria, Virginia. His clients include senior officials in the U.S. government & the Justice Department, ambassadors, medical doctors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, engineers, professors, and other clients from all walks of life. He is the author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning.

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In this podcast, we're going to talk about weight loss plateaus. I'm going to cover why you're not losing weight on keto, and also some keto weight loss tips. 

What is normal? 

When someone does keto and intermittent fasting, they typically lose a lot of water weight in the first week, maybe even 8 pounds. But then, in the second week, they are hardly losing weight at all, maybe 2 pounds. Well, the maximum amount of fat you can lose per week with a healthy metabolism is only 2 pounds. 1/2 - 2 pounds in actually really good. 

It's get healthy to lose weight, not lose weight to get healthy. 

Your health comes first, weight loss second. If you start the ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting and you're not losing weight, but you notice your hunger is gone, realize that it's working. You just need to give it more time because the body has to get healthy first. 

Muscle weighs more than fat per volume.

If you have a loss of muscle protein, and you start the ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting, your body is going to repair that first. So, you might start to gain more muscle. You might notice that your waist is still shrinking, and that means it's working. 

Keto not working? Try this:

1. Double-check your carbs 

2. Adjust your fasting pattern 

3. Cut down on vegetables if you're bloating

4. Cut down your fat to about 75g

5. Exercise 

6. Add 30 minutes - 1 hour of sleep

7. Add apple cider vinegar, potassium, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin D

8. Reduce stress 

9. Fix health problems 

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:

Dr. Berg, 51 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in weight loss through nutritional & natural methods. His private practice is located in Alexandria, Virginia. His clients include senior officials in the U.S. government & the Justice Department, ambassadors, medical doctors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, engineers, professors, and other clients from all walks of life. He is the author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning.

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I want to tell you what happened when I increased my fasting to 21 hours. 

Normally I eat around 12-1 and 6-7. I get about 18 hours of fasting with a six-hour eating window. For my intermittent fasting experiment, I had my first meal at 3 and my last meal at 6. That's just a three-hour eating window, which gives me 21 hours of fasting. This may not seem like much, but it made a significant difference in my cognitive function. 

 The intermittent fasting benefits I experienced after 21 hours:

 • Improved memory

 • More focus

 • Better learning

 • Better at locating things

 • More creativity

 • Better mood

 • Increased productivity

 • More organized 

 • More decisive 

Here's what happens. You increase something called BDNF. This is a protein that helps you grow neurons and slow aging.

More health benefits of intermittent fasting:

 • Increases ketones

 • Increases autophagy

 • Improves synapses 

You may already be doing this intermittent fasting pattern, or you may be doing OMAD (one meal a day). But, if you're at 18 hours or less, I challenge you to start trying 21 hours of fasting. Try it for three days, and then evaluate your cognitive function. 

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:

Dr. Berg, 51 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in weight loss through nutritional & natural methods. His private practice is located in Alexandria, Virginia. His clients include senior officials in the U.S. government & the Justice Department, ambassadors, medical doctors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, engineers, professors, and other clients from all walks of life. He is the author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning.

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In this podcast, we’re going to talk about intermittent fasting and muscle mass. Can you gain muscle while fasting? Let’s say you want the benefits of intermittent fasting, but you also want to gain muscle, how can you do that? Well, there are several factors in play here. 

Sometimes people think they need to spike insulin to gain muscle mass. They load up on carbs because carbs trigger insulin, and insulin is an anabolic hormone. But, when you stimulate insulin too much, you create insulin resistance. If you have insulin resistance, you can’t absorb protein or amino acids that well.

What to do to help gain muscle mass:

1. Do 2 meals a day (do intermittent fasting for at least 16 hours)

2. Get enough exercise 

3. Don’t go over 50g of carbs (if you’re younger, you may be able to go up to 70g)

4. Consume 6-8 oz. of complete protein per meal (egg and fish are good) 

5. Get your nutrients (calcium, B vitamins, magnesium, vitamin D, potassium)

A few things that can slow down muscle gain or cause muscle loss:

1. Cortisol 

2. Long fasts (72 hours)

3. Insomnia 

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:

Dr. Berg, 51 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in weight loss through nutritional & natural methods. His private practice is located in Alexandria, Virginia. His clients include senior officials in the U.S. government & the Justice Department, ambassadors, medical doctors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, engineers, professors, and other clients from all walks of life. He is the author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning.

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In this podcast, In this video, we’re going to talk about your thyroid health. I’m going to share with you how to fix your thyroid by fixing your liver. There is a significant link between hypothyroid conditions and a fatty liver. The higher the liver enzymes, the worse the thyroid is. 

80% of the conversion of T4 (the inactive thyroid hormone) to T3 (the active thyroid hormone) occurs through the liver. 20% is through the kidney. If there is kidney damage, that will also inhibit the conversion. 

If you can improve the liver just a little bit, you may be able to create huge improvements in the thyroid. In the majority of cases, the root cause of a fatty liver is fructose or a high carb diet. It’s not the fat. It’s the carbs. 

Natural remedies for this situation:

1. Selenium

2. Keto and intermittent fasting

3. Milk thistle 

4. Choline 

5. Zinc 

6. Vitamin D

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:

Dr. Berg, 51 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in weight loss through nutritional & natural methods. His private practice is located in Alexandria, Virginia. His clients include senior officials in the U.S. government & the Justice Department, ambassadors, medical doctors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, engineers, professors, and other clients from all walks of life. He is the author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning.

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Today we’re going to talk about eating based on mood. If you’re on keto, you’re probably doing it for health reasons or weight loss. But if you’re not on keto, what motivates you to eat? 

It’s dangerous to ask your body what it’s in the mood for because you’re really asking what’s going on with your blood sugars. If your blood sugars are low, your answer will likely be refined carbohydrates. 

Some people eat to try to raise their mood. Others eat just because there’s food there. It’s best not to have junk food available in your house because if it’s there, you might be more likely to start eating it without even thinking about it. 

Our bodies have a mechanism to crave sodium foods. We do not have a mechanism to crave potassium foods. Our bodies retain salt, but they cannot really retain potassium. This gets people in trouble because they will ask their body what they’re in the mood for, and they will think they want something salty. They will start consuming a lot of sodium and not potassium, which will alter the correct ratio and can cause fluid retention and even more cravings. 

What to do:

 • When you eat, start with your vegetables first, and then have your salty protein. 

 • Find keto-friendly healthy foods that give you a lot of pleasure. 

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:

Dr. Berg, 51 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in weight loss through nutritional & natural methods. His private practice is located in Alexandria, Virginia. His clients include senior officials in the U.S. government & the Justice Department, ambassadors, medical doctors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, engineers, professors, and other clients from all walks of life. He is the author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning.

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In this podcast, we’re going to talk about why you’re sleepy after eating, or you feel like you really need an afternoon nap.

The main reason you feel tired after eating is because of carbohydrates.

There are many countries that take a siesta, such as:

• Mexico

• Italy

• Philippines

• Vietnam

• Certain Mediterranean countries

• Southern Europe

• Spain

Is feeling sleepy after a meal normal? No.

There is actually a name for feeling sleepy after eating. It’s called postprandial somnolence. Basically, this refers to the food coma you get every day. This is a common feature of diabetes. When you have the combination of refined carbohydrates and the volume of calories, this can cause a blood sugar spike and an insulin spike. Both of these can make you tired.

Why does this cause you to be tired after eating? There are several things going on:

• You activate the parasympathetic nervous system.

• You decrease the blood to the brain.

• You decrease the arousal pathways of the brain.

• A high carb diet causes you to absorb certain amino acids but not others like tryptophan, which will be absorbed through the blood-brain barrier. Tryptophan will then directly turn into serotonin and melatonin (the sleep hormone).

If you live in a country where people typically take a siesta, consider trying not to consume carbohydrates with your lunch for one week. At the end of the week, see if this little experiment has helped you feel less sleepy after eating.

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:

Dr. Berg, 51 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in weight loss through nutritional & natural methods. His private practice is located in Alexandria, Virginia. His clients include senior officials in the U.S. government & the Justice Department, ambassadors, medical doctors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, engineers, professors, and other clients from all walks of life. He is the author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning.

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