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Today we’re going to talk about xanthan gum and guar gum. Are they both keto-friendly, and which one is best? 

What is xanthan gum?

Xanthan gum is an additive used in a lot of different foods as a thickener and to provide texture. It’s used in a lot of bread recipes because it can replace gluten. 

Is xanthan gum keto-friendly? 

Xanthan gum usually made from corn, glucose, or soy. It’s technically keto-friendly. It has zero net carbs, and it won’t affect your blood sugars. But, if you were to consume this, you would want to make sure the product you’re buying is non-GMO. 

What is guar gum?

Guar gum comes from the guar bean. 

Is guar gum keto-friendly? 

Guar gum has zero net carbs, and it is keto-friendly. 

Xanthan gum vs. guar gum

Xanthan gum and guar gum are very similar. The big difference is the source. Guar gum is going to be non-GMO naturally. But, Xanthan gum could be GMO, so it’s important to make sure the product you buy is non-GMO.

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Today we’re going to talk about the amazing benefits of copper. If you have too much zinc, you can deplete your copper reserve. Zinc and copper work together. Anytime you take one of these minerals, you need to take the other one as well. What you really may want to do is take them in a blend of all the trace minerals because you never know what else you might throw out of balance. 

6 amazing copper health benefits:

1. Copper has powerful effects on brain function

2. Copper is involved in making neurotransmitters

3. Copper is involved in the anti-inflammatory process

4. Copper helps support the immune system 

5. Copper is important for collagen - elastin

6. Copper supports melanin 

Foods high in copper:

 • Oysters (other types of shellfish)

 • Beef liver (organ meets)

 • Mushrooms (shiitake mushrooms)

 • Chocolate (no-sugar chocolate)

 • Almonds

 • Pecans

 • Greens

Copper deficiency symptoms:

 • Anemia

 • Grey hair

 • Loss of bone

 • Low white blood cells

 • Decreased thyroid function

 • Loss of collagen

 • Hair loss

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In this podcast, I want to tell you about the amazing benefits of oregano oil. The type of oregano that you want for therapeutic benefits is wild oregano oil. This is a concentrated liquid that has three very powerful phenols or phytochemicals that have interesting properties. 

These phenols are:

 • Carvacrol

 • Thymol

 • Rosmarinic acid

14 amazing benefits of oregano oil:

1. It has antibiotic, antifungal, antiviral, anti-parasite, and anti-yeast properties 

2. It’s a powerful antioxidant 

3. It’s a great antiseptic 

4. You can use oregano oil for acne

5. You can use oregano oil for allergies

6. You can use oregano oil for asthma

7. You can use oregano oil for bad breath

8. You can use oregano oil for bladder infections 

9. You can use oregano oil for the cold and flu

10. You can use oregano oil for sinus issues

11. You can use oregano oil for ear infections

12. You can use oregano oil for bronchial issues

13. You can use oregano oil for hidden infections (EBV)

14. You can use oregano oil for SIBODr. 

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DATA: https://www.who.int/csr/sars/survival...

Today we’re going to talk about coronavirus resistance. If we look at a virus, like COVID-19, as if it’s our enemy, it has certain strengths and weaknesses. You would never want to attack an enemy from its strengths. You would want to attack its weaknesses. 

What is the strength of a virus? 

The strength of the coronavirus is its ability to kill the elderly and people with pre-existing health conditions. Essentially, to attack someone with a weak immune system. 

What is the weakness of a virus?

It doesn’t have hardly any influence over people with a healthy immune system. 

**Your strategy should be strengthening your immune system. 

Healthy eating, consuming foods that are high in nutrients, is vitally important when it comes to strengthening your immune system, and virus resistance. But, when people are stressed, they typically eat unhealthy foods. During a stress state, it’s crucial to continue eating a healthy diet. 

Stress, worry, and fear spikes cortisol. Cortisol has an interesting effect on the immune system. Chronic stress can actually suppress the immune system.

Your immune system is your defense against viruses and pathogens. This is why some people have a virus come out of remission when they’re stressed. Stress can increase the susceptibility to certain pathogens. 

Not only do you need to strengthen your immune system through foods and nutrition, but you also need to keep your stress as low as possible. 

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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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DATA:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2...

https://www.jimmunol.org/content/90/1/21

https://academic.oup.com/jid/article/...

Today we’re going to talk about coronavirus susceptibility and susceptibility to other viruses. 

When someone sneezes, about 20,000 little droplets containing viruses are projected through the air. For viruses like COVID-19 to spread, it has to be propelled in the air, and you have to come in contact with it. Certain viruses have targets for certain tissues. The coronavirus targets the lungs. 

Viruses are everywhere. One liter of seawater contains over 100 billion viruses. So, it really all comes down to susceptibility.

The purpose of a virus is to deliver its DNA or RNA into the host cell to be copied so it can continue. 

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 I want to talk about COVID-19 (the coronavirus) and why certain underlying health conditions put you at a higher risk. 

Pre-existing health problems and increased COVID 19 mortality rates:

1. Cardiovascular — 13.2%

2. Diabetes — 9.2%

3. Chronic respiratory — 8.0%

4. Hypertension— 8.4%

5. Cancer — 7.6%

If a person doesn’t have any of these pre-existing health problems, the mortality rate is 0.9%. But, if a person has underlying health conditions, the death rate can increase significantly. 

The way the virus penetrates the cell is through a receptor interaction. The little spikes that come off of the coronavirus connect to the ACE2 receptor opening the door to the cell, where they can go in and create damage. 

People with the above health conditions have a much higher concentration of the ACE2 receptors. But there is another condition that has a higher concentration of these receptors, and it’s called insulin resistance. Another thing that’s interesting is that in a lot of cases, people with cardiovascular problems, diabetes, hypertension, and cancer, also have insulin resistance. It’s possible that improving insulin resistance may help with these conditions.

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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 the immune benefits of vitamin C. Vitamin C does a lot of different things for your health, but it's immune benefits are really amazing. 

Vitamin C deficiencies are actually a very common problem. You can have what's called a subclinical vitamin C deficiency, where you're not completely deficient, but you're deficient enough to have a weakened immune system. Vitamin C is a water-soluble nutrient. This means that unless you're constantly getting vitamin C, you could become deficient very quickly. 

Vitamin C is a very powerful antioxidant. Free-radicals can damage certain things in the body. Vitamin C can help counter free-radical damage. 

Immune benefits of vitamin C:

1. Enhanced antibodies 

2. Increased neutrophil motility 

3. Enhanced B-cells (increases antibodies)

4. Enhanced T-cells (helps fight pathogens)

5. Increased interferon (kills infected cells)

 A vitamin C deficiency can make you more susceptible to certain infections. If you're very deficient in vitamin C, you can develop scurvy. Scurvy can increase susceptibility to fatal infections like pneumonia. Scurvy is often followed by infectious epidemics because infections increase the need for vitamin C. If you're using your immune system more, you can deplete your vitamin C reserves. 

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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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DATA: 

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/...

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-...

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

In this short podcast, I want to talk about some good coronavirus news. There has actually been a coronavirus treatment that has been developed and is being tested in a few different countries, including South Korea and China. Now, it’s also going to be used in the USA. 

They’re actually using an old drug that’s being repurposed. It’s called chloroquine. 

The original purpose of chloroquine is for malaria. It kills parasites. But, this treatment may be a very good solution for COVID-19.

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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 the coronavirus vs. flu differences and similarities. 

Flu vs. coronavirus symptoms:

Influenza symptoms:

 • Aches 

 • Fatigue

 • Chills 

 • Headaches

Coronavirus symptoms:

 • Shortness of breath 

 • Difficulty breathing

The flu and the coronavirus share some symptoms, such as:

 • Fever

 • Dry cough

 • Respiratory symptoms 

Both the flu and the coronavirus can be transmitted the same way. A few ways they can be transmitted are:

 • Sneezing 

 • Coughing 

 • Contact 

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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 the relationship between the coronavirus and your lungs. 

The word “corona” comes from the word “crown.” The coronavirus has small projections that look like a little crown—the little projections like lung tissue. 

In certain cases, especially critical coronavirus cases, a person can develop a condition called ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome). This is a situation where you have severe hypoxia, which means you have a lack of oxygen. 

Other symptoms are:

 • Rapid breathing 

 • Dizziness

 • Breathlessness

 • Sweating 

What’s missing with COVID-19 is two nutrients:

1. Vitamin D

2. Zinc 

90% of patients with ARDS have very low vitamin D levels.

 • Vitamin D is an immune modulator

 • It can help greatly improve the immune system 

 • It’s a great anti-inflammatory 

Zinc is one of the most important nutrients for your lungs. 

 • It can help reduce inflammation

 • If you’re deficient in zinc, an infection can last longer 

 • If you’re deficient in zinc, you’re more susceptible to infections, viruses, and bacteria

 • If you’re deficient in zinc, you don’t have the full capacity of your white blood cells (your army)

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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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