When I think of BP Coffee one thing comes to mind 'Somatostatin' (growth hormone-inhibiting hormone). Fat has 9 calories/gram and if you do BP coffee your body tends to pass into a fed state, partially breaking a fast and inhibiting Growth Hormone leading to a decreased autophagy state. I view BP Coffee as a tool for people getting used to fasting and getting that extra energy when you break your fast with it. I used it when I first started fasting to get used to the feeling of not eating then a few months down the line removed it in favor of plain black coffee.
Thats a good idea..i have coffee with a tea spoon of mct oil, half tea spoon of pure virgin coconut oil, and half ang half maybe 2 table spoon..for the intermittent fasting and a 36 hr fasting..i do it 3x a day just to get by...but now i will try my best to take out my coconut oil and almond milk..just a tea spoon of mct oil in it to kick me still
I’m started my journey 5 weeks ago, doing Ketodiet and intermittent fasting. I lost 18 pounds and I feel better than ever 😀. Thank you for all the information you give us ( I’m 47 years old 🙋🏻)
Dr. Berg's advice is awesome. I was 285 lb in late December but now I am 240 ( March 8 ) !🙂 Also I'm not hungry very often and I'm doing 20 /4 fasting very low carb and NO sugar is fantastic. Thank you for ALL your great advice 👍
Now..... if only you could learn to be more humble......... JUST KIDDING - Fantastic............. and you have learned that we eat, not because we are hungry, but based on a time schedule, and out of boredom, etc. I was slender already, and only ate whole foods - NO junk food, and was VEGAN / seafood eater, but tried the KETO diet starting in March 2021, just because of the way it is portrayed by Dr Berg, and Dr Ekberg here on RUclips. I found out, that I feel better, have more energy, and my mental acuity is better. WIN WIN. Now instead of A HEAVY CARB diet;,,,,,,,, I'm eating fats: lots of fats. ORGANIC fats, of course. I also go about 20/4 per-day........ or at least 18/6 each day.
Nice job Gary, keep on it for your whole life! Also our entire food chain has been poisoned with sugar and carb-boosted products and even the wheat and corn has been cultured to be more profitable at the expense of being healthy as they were 100 years ago.
@@thetree7694. Hello, I have been practicing for two years but I’m a normal BMI small frame person, as far as I know most people who are overweight they become less weight, myself once I stopped eating I only drink water or herbal tea 🍵
I live on Tenerife, being a touristic island I am out job/income meaning: fasting - check. Tropical island: Sun - check. Not a single horizontal spot with an elevation of 3718 m: Exercise check. Good news that we will all get super healthy 👌🏻
Guys can i ask, autofagy is good right, but for too long i dont think its safe. So for how much time should i try going into that mode? Like 2 days for example? And then return to my proper diet
Black Bullet please try to fast every Monday and Thursday like our beloved Prophet. It will be a cure for both physical and spiritual health. And perhaps once every year 30 days in a row like we do during this blessed month of Ramadan. I’m talking about dry fasting btw...
Dr. Berg, I started swimming at the beginning of this warm season as a form of routine exercise. Your statement at the end of this video about combining sun, fasting, and exercise, made me realize that I have almost all of the right ingredients for autophagy and a healthy body. I'm a 37 year old female looking to increase my focus on a better diet and for the last 3 to 4 years have been experimenting with extended fasting and IF protocols. I actually didn't even know that I was intermittent fasting at first. I was just in the habit of eating once a day... And this was before I really began to focus so much of my effort on having a healthier lifestyle. When I finally made that decision, I was already ahead of the curve. Our 8 year boy was diagnosed with brain cancer 2 years ago. It completely derailed my health efforts, and surely increased my cortisol levels. ( I know that now, thanks to watching your content and lessons) I have been trying to convince my girlfriend, the mother of our 8 year old boy, to put him on a strict and clean keto diet. By the way, he was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma, and he is "free and clear" of it for now. But I'm terrified that if his diet doesn't change, his health could easily regress. My question to you, since we already know that a clean, and nutritional ketogenic diet would be best for him, is, should we also have this 8 year old boy do any fasting? Thank you, so much, for creating these helpful and incredibly informative videos!
Telum-X your story really touched me. What a traumatic experience for your family. How is your son doing now? I immediately looked up children and fasting but 'they' seem to advise against it. But knowing the advantages of fasting and as long as my child was not underweight I think my decision would have been to do a less restrictive form of fasting + a clean diet. I really hope he's doing okay now? Lots of love from Cape Town xx
@@ksc743 hello, from Ohio! Thank you, for the kindness, and for the information! So, turns out, I'm no longer in a relationship with her, but her son is doing very well now. I just had an interesting moment of nostalgia, though. Thanks for bringing me down memory lane. ☺️🙏🏽 Hope life is great for you and yours! Sammi-
@@hockinghillsalive3624 Hi Sammi, thanks so much for the update. Such great news about your friend's son. Sorry to hear you're no longer together but as the saying goes as one door closes another one opens. All is well here in Cape Town thank you. There are murmurings of a third wave but so far everything is open - just no gatherings allowed. I'm well and my family and friends are well and that's all I could wish for right now! And I hope you are keeping safe and well all the way over there in Ohio🌸 Penny
@@ksc743 Hey, Penny! Yes, it is certainly good news. You're correct, and that door is already open for me. I'm Happy. Life is great. Since the original post from a year ago I have taken up practicing Qigong, and I must say, it's a beautiful thing! I've got muscles toning up on my body that I didn't even realize I had, haha. 😝 Still working on improving my diet, and actually have been making smoothies. I'm currently preparing for an extended fast, today. I'll have a nice smoothie, likely use spinach, pineapple, banana and pistachio for today. Then have a nice salad tonight, and fast all day Friday until Saturday morning. My eating window will stop by 8pm tonight, and end by 8am Saturday morning. This will be my first extended fast in probably 2 years. Wish me luck and strength! Haha.
@@hockinghillsalive3624 I've never heard of Quigong. I must look it up bc maintaining muscle mass will never go out of fashion! It's so good to hear so many people are waking up to the fact there are alternatives to junk food. You sound like you're making the most of it. I am too🥑🍎😄
I'm starting with a bulletproof coffee fast. In time i will graduate to water, and dry fasting for healing. My body is not there yet. We also have to respect the process
@@NJ-hn4et I just started the keto way of eating a few months ago. I'm finding there is alot of science to this. I love it! Lost a few pounds, found out if you have thyroid issues carb up day's are a must. There is alot to learn. I've done two 24 hour fasts and it seems to give me alot of energy, on the other hand i lost energy by not carbing up. I love it so far. Still learning, listen to your body, and heal😊👍
before you went full keto how many cups did you have to get ya through the day...i think I may need 2 cups as I don't eat breakfast but around noon I'm a little hungry.
I've been on keto for 1 and a half year and I've lost 44 pounds. Bullet proof coffee helped intermittent fasting for a while but getting used to it,I no longer drink bpcoffee. I do 18 6 IF now. Usually I drink heavy cream coffe or organic wheat grass juice powder plus heavy cream shake in the eating window hours. I am not hungry much any more. I live in Korea, so Dr. Berg your you tube really is helpful. Thank you very much!
You are the BEST Dr. Berg, I've been following your advise for the last 18 months and I'm in the best shape of my life, feeling younger than when I was 30 and I just turn 60. I went down 55 pounds and gained significantly amounts of muscles. i follow every advise you gave and pass it around to friends and family. Thanks again for sharing all this research
Honestly, I have no clue if I am being consistent because testing my ketones every morning was becoming compulsive; and much prefer to be moderate my thinking in all areas. So I stopped the morning sticks it was getting depressing No ketone burning and now only use my measuring tape and step on the grocery store scale on shopping day once every week. Also, I found that I used to drink a whole pot of coffee (by myself to get going) and now I drink only 3 cups in the Am and 1 cup after Lunch (still a lot). I put into cups 1 & 2 just 1 tsp butter, a pinch of salt and 1/2 & 1/2 in each; and #3 cup of the Am gets Coconut oil, salt and 1/2 & 1/2 and My after lunch cup gets 1 tsp of butter etc that way I am staying on just about 2 Tbls of butter/oil and wow do I have energy and get so much more done. I have lost about 6 pounds and a couple of inches and feel great since adding and stopped using sweetener in my coffee. Coffee needs salt and the taste is so delicious. I also noticed less joint pain and not getting up in the middle of the night to use the toilet so sleeping better. I turn 54 next month and am excited about life again. Amazing!
100%. They really knew how to live, & we’ve completely forgotten it. They were (some still are) peaceful, playful & egalitarian. It really is astounding how much better lives they had than we have, and how little we realize this. See the Psychology Today article “How Hunter Gatherers Maintained Their Egalitarian Ways.”
I have insulin resistance and I have been taking Keto-Coffee in the morning as a breakfast at the beginning of my intermitent-fasting-Keto-journey. I can tell that it slowed down my fat-burning process. I advise my insulin resistant friends (which would likely be you reading these lines ;D) to cut it out in the morning. Take it as a desert after your first meal around twelve so you can have only the benefit of the keto coffee!
Reminds me of the time i did a recommended fast. It was a 10 day fast in which one could consume the following only: Distilled water, preferably double distilled, all of the following - Lemon water, beet juice, celery juice and green drinks. On the 7th day i stood up and took a few steps and Bingo. Ill of my pain was gone, any stiffness and inflammation was gone and my mind was much clearer considering i have the privilege of having a bad dose of ADD. When i walked my knees were so free that my knees kept rising to my hip level and it took until the third day to learn how to walk normal again. All was fine till about the 8-10 day mark and I reverted back to my old self about a week later. No health professional i have talked to since has any idea as to what happened during this brief time. Also, i was 95% + at the time doing the vegetarian thing as in no dead meat/eggs. I just did the same fast recently, although I am not a vegetarian and blew it on day seven with little results. I was prepared to go as long as 12 days - but, but but. I shall keep on truckin
Doc, can you do a video on hemp oil? Apparently there is lots of information coming out about the benefits and I'd like to understand this. In your opinion good or bad?
I recently have started OMAD, restricting carbs/sugars and having more proteins/fats. My eating window is 6PM-7PM. I am naturally slim (always have been and I am 51Yo) but since cutting added sugars almost completely and being on Keto diet I have noticed feeling much happier and having a lot more energy throughout the day. And I enjoy more the exercise than before.
I love how much education I'm getting on how my body works now I'm on keto. I've lost 10kg so far but my goal is to get off the medications I take and I need to understand what I'm talking about. Watching you makes it easy to learn so thanks.
By the way, I've been zooming through your videos since I stumbled across your channel just a couple of days ago. I've already watched, probably 20 videos lol. 👌 Good stuff!
I do bulletproof coffee with less than a TBL spoon of Kerrygold butter about 1 oz of MCT oil, OMAD, I work outside year-round as a carpenter building sundeck. Ive lost 25# since end of June-2021 / Sept-2021 Was headed down the road for knee replacement surgery. My Knee feels much better now and no timeline for the knee replacement any more.
I get this energy spike somewhere between 30 and 40 hours of fasting and it catches me off guard but I'm not complaining! That must be the onset of growth hormone and testosterone kicking in
Dr. Berg I have lupus so the Sun is not an option since I wear layers of sunscreen , so I do take massive doses of Vitamin d3 with k2. How does that affect autophagy?
As one with an adrenal body type, I don't drink coffee. I do put a teaspoon, NOT a tablespoon of coconut or red palm oil or butter in hot water and drink that 1-3 times a day. Yes, I know that people think I'm weird, but that's OK. It works for me!
The meal before you start your dry fast will need to be boat loaded with electrolytes. It will help you go longer but you will still need to listen to the demands of the body
But do vitamins and supplements like Ashwagandha, B12, B6, magnesium and prescription medications stop autophagy? I’m doing a water fast and want maximum autophagy benefits
Really appreciate all the information you shared. I have a question about a symptom in my nails, they are not flat and shiny, I have vertical lines (ridges) on all my fingernails, what kind of nutritional deficiency is this? Thank you
About an hour after getting up, I start feeling shaky inside and my glucose is usually high (122 this morning). That’s my highest reading in this 4 month period. Started feeling better after coffee with 1 tablespoon of butter and MCT, stevia sweetener drop and NutPod cream tablespoon. I couldn’t go to work feeling that way. I feel better and now it’s been 17 hours. I couldn’t have had this at beginning of this journey and will watch my numbers to see if I was really fasting with this coffee. Thank you for this info. You always are there with what I need to know!
What is the relationship between calories and insulin? You stated that an insulin release will stop autophogy, and that fat does not cause an insulin release. But, then you go on to say that the number of calories in the fat may stop autophagy. So, do calories create an insulin release, or is there an upper threshold of caloric intake that will stop autophagy? If there is an upper threshold of caloric intake, what might that be? I’m quite new to all this, and some of it can be a little confusing. I don’t fast, per se, but I stop eating at 8pm, and don’t eat a meal, other than bullet proof coffee, before 12pm at the earliest. I’m eating keto, and this has seen an increase in my ketones.
Hello Mr. Berg, Can coconut butter interrupt fasting? Is coconut oil better than coconut butter? Or coconut milk with less than one gram of sugar per cup and 4.5 saturated fat?
You were probably like me,not to much kg to lose.And because off that my body struggling and weight loss going that slow.Someone who is 150kg can easy lost 11kg in just a week.
I know the sun is good for you but what about it aging your skin more and getting more age spots? What is best prevention when in the sun? A lot of sunscreens are harmful.
It is interesting to see the correlation among survivor stories (e.g. Andes in 1972 - 60 days with little/none food) all are still alive and well in their 60s. Autophagy is a must do at least 1-2 / year.
I love the taste of coffee. My digestive system doesn't like it as much. Coffee is known to give those with diverticulosis, ulcers and reflux all kinds of issues. Is there something about Bulletproof that gives me hope that I can enjoy a morning coffee again?
You might try organic coffee from Chiapas (Mexico) which has a low bitter/acidic content. It's my favorite. Hot dandelion tea can taste like coffee with a little cream and stevia.
After wake up in the morning and after drink two litres of mineral salt with water within 2-3hours. Can drink this keto coffee ? Or have to wait longer time before can drink the coffee ?
Good Morning , Dr. Berg - I sure do appreciate you ! Thank you so much for sharing this interesting information with everyone, May God richly bless you all!♥ 🙏 Date 5/20/2019🙏
Dr. Berg i have a question. You said cortisol (stress) stops autophagy and i take a very cold shower every morning which is a stressful situation for 2-3 minutes. Do i stop autophagy this way? or with an ice bath which is even more beneficial than a cold shower and many people do ice baths daily... ?
Will 2 tsp. of heavy cream in a large cup of coffee cause loss of autophagy. ? I am 68, good heath, exercise daily, but would love to keep the cream in my coffee!! Oh, and I lost my 35 pounds when I started Keto 10 months ago. Feeling great!!
In Bhutan 🇧🇹, we consume butter tea called ‘Suja ‘daily. It’s our traditional tea. It’s part of culture since we existed. It’s simple recipe: Lots of grass fed cows fresh butter , tea leaves & some salt brewed . It taste awesome. Looks like it’s bulletproof Tea Today ☺️ 😇
I will be doing my monthly 60-hour fast starting after dinner. Would I still be able to have BPC the next two days? I do 1/2 tbsp of butter and mct oil and a tsp of hwc. I just started drinking BPC because I wasn't getting the fat I needed on my Keto diet. I lost 64 pounds already but stalled for a few months. Then increased fats and already 6 more pounds gone the past 10 days
I enjoy your videos Dr. Berg. Very informative and helpful. I have been doing IF since 3/22 and just began keto about 4 weeks ago. With your help I've navigated successfully through some mistakes and am now experiencing success. Thank you for the time and effort you put in to sharing your experience, knowledge, and expertise with us!
Doc I fast 24hrs with a lot of activity under the sun and I have a very fast metabolism. I drink 700 calories of bulletproof coffee will that stop I Autophagy?
I'm 32 years old and I started drinking bulletproof coffee every morning while fasting but didn't know that it breaks the fast. I use a teaspoon of butter and a teaspoon of MCT oil, so I'm hoping that it won't affect the IF/autophagy process. So I'm not sure of what to do because I really want all the benefits of IF. I guess that eventually I'll have to stop drinking the butter coffee or just drink black coffee.
I have itchy feet and just placed an order on Amazon for Gallbladder Formula. I was diagnosed of diabetic with A1c7.5. I have been controlling my diets with low carbs, no sugar. and no medication. My glucose is now ranging from 87-105 in the morning. I expect my A1c would be lower for next doctor visit. Can I take this supplement?
So I don’t drink anything but water when fasting. I usually do three days but the first 24 hrs I dry fast then after that I drink water. Lost 59 pounds so far. Off my insulin and glucophage.
Exactly what I was wondering about. I normally take my coffee black but the little bit of butter I just added a couple of days ago makes OMAD very much easier. NOT exercising though and I do have insulin resistance. Guess maybe I should go back to salt and water to alleviate the headaches when I do get into autophagy. It's REALLY working though And if course I'm so very grateful Dr Berg cause I was at a standstill with keto until I started following you. You're amazing ❤️
I m so sorry Regan . I hv lot of questions . Just want to be sure I m not going wrong. Can you please help answering my questions below??? After how many hours of fasting on OMAD,do you consume coffee with butter ? Have you lost weight and how much in what period of time Are u taking keto meal for that one time ?
Black bulletproof coffee unfortunately didn't cause any weight loss the following morning..and diverted me off my track and I could neither fast nor stick to keto next day. I don't think that I will do it again..
Correct me if I'm wrong...but you get into autophagy by fasting...buy you would no longer be in a fasted state with the bulletproof coffee due to the calories in the butter...
I've been low carb 7 months and -45 lbs and got a Congrats note from my doctor that I am no longer pre-diabetes. I love winning on this.
Diabetes = absence of fasting = no autophagy!
Prediabetes = obesity = high insulin = increased carbs = no ketosis.
Ketogenic diet + fasting = corrected humanity!
Don Berry that is so great!
Well done you ! What great news, you must be delighted ! 👍
Congratulations!
Don Berry that is So fantastic Don!
When I think of BP Coffee one thing comes to mind 'Somatostatin' (growth hormone-inhibiting hormone).
Fat has 9 calories/gram and if you do BP coffee your body tends to pass into a fed state, partially breaking a fast and inhibiting Growth Hormone leading to a decreased autophagy state.
I view BP Coffee as a tool for people getting used to fasting and getting that extra energy when you break your fast with it. I used it when I first started fasting to get used to the feeling of not eating then a few months down the line removed it in favor of plain black coffee.
Thats a good idea..i have coffee with a tea spoon of mct oil, half tea spoon of pure virgin coconut oil, and half ang half maybe 2 table spoon..for the intermittent fasting and a 36 hr fasting..i do it 3x a day just to get by...but now i will try my best to take out my coconut oil and almond milk..just a tea spoon of mct oil in it to kick me still
I’m started my journey 5 weeks ago, doing Ketodiet and intermittent fasting. I lost 18 pounds and I feel better than ever 😀. Thank you for all the information you give us ( I’m 47 years old 🙋🏻)
Wow 18 lbs in just over a month. Kudos!
Congrats
Nice💪🏾
Dr. Berg's advice is awesome. I was 285 lb in late December but now I am 240 ( March 8 ) !🙂 Also I'm not hungry very often and I'm doing 20 /4 fasting very low carb and NO sugar is fantastic. Thank you for ALL your great advice 👍
Happy for you. That's great.
Now..... if only you could learn to be more humble......... JUST KIDDING -
Fantastic............. and you have learned that we eat, not because we are hungry, but based on a time schedule, and out of boredom, etc.
I was slender already, and only ate whole foods - NO junk food, and was VEGAN / seafood eater, but tried the KETO diet starting in March 2021, just because of the way it is portrayed by Dr Berg, and Dr Ekberg here on RUclips. I found out, that I feel better, have more energy, and my mental acuity is better. WIN WIN.
Now instead of A HEAVY CARB diet;,,,,,,,, I'm eating fats: lots of fats. ORGANIC fats, of course. I also go about 20/4 per-day........ or at least 18/6 each day.
Awesome! ✌️♥️🙏
Nice job Gary, keep on it for your whole life! Also our entire food chain has been poisoned with sugar and carb-boosted products and even the wheat and corn has been cultured to be more profitable at the expense of being healthy as they were 100 years ago.
I dink BP coffee at 10 in the morning, then lunch at 13.00. And that's all till next day. So, I stick to 20 hours fasting with BP coffee.
Have u lost weight with fasting and bullet proof coffee?
@@thetree7694. Hello, I have been practicing for two years but I’m a normal BMI small frame person, as far as I know most people who are overweight they become less weight, myself once I stopped eating I only drink water or herbal tea 🍵
I live on Tenerife, being a touristic island I am out job/income meaning: fasting - check. Tropical island: Sun - check. Not a single horizontal spot with an elevation of 3718 m: Exercise check.
Good news that we will all get super healthy 👌🏻
Sun, exercise and fasting! Thanks🌞💋💋
nope, south on the coast and we plan to get out early and enjoy the morning sun at the beach before it gets too hot!
I will add the clean keto 👍🇮🇹👩
Wear sunscreen though
@@dwlsn93 what time is early in the morning?
Simple answer, when you fast for 24-48 hours just drink water and black coffee if you're going to drink coffee.
just do dry fast
lot easier and more autophagy
Ramadhan Kareem to all of us! 🤲🏻😊
Guys can i ask, autofagy is good right, but for too long i dont think its safe. So for how much time should i try going into that mode? Like 2 days for example? And then return to my proper diet
Black Bullet please try to fast every Monday and Thursday like our beloved Prophet. It will be a cure for both physical and spiritual health. And perhaps once every year 30 days in a row like we do during this blessed month of Ramadan. I’m talking about dry fasting btw...
@@cyrax70 οh ok thanks. Dry fasting you mean only eat dry food? Or just water only?
Whenever I do a 24 hr fast, I only have black coffee or water to reduce the caloric intake, to me that should help towards autophagy
With or without Stivia"?
I have been in Keto for a lmost 3 months. Ive gone from 205 lbs to 186 . Feel great
Dr. Berg, I started swimming at the beginning of this warm season as a form of routine exercise. Your statement at the end of this video about combining sun, fasting, and exercise, made me realize that I have almost all of the right ingredients for autophagy and a healthy body.
I'm a 37 year old female looking to increase my focus on a better diet and for the last 3 to 4 years have been experimenting with extended fasting and IF protocols.
I actually didn't even know that I was intermittent fasting at first. I was just in the habit of eating once a day... And this was before I really began to focus so much of my effort on having a healthier lifestyle.
When I finally made that decision, I was already ahead of the curve.
Our 8 year boy was diagnosed with brain cancer 2 years ago.
It completely derailed my health efforts, and surely increased my cortisol levels. ( I know that now, thanks to watching your content and lessons)
I have been trying to convince my girlfriend, the mother of our 8 year old boy, to put him on a strict and clean keto diet.
By the way, he was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma, and he is "free and clear" of it for now. But I'm terrified that if his diet doesn't change, his health could easily regress.
My question to you, since we already know that a clean, and nutritional ketogenic diet would be best for him, is, should we also have this 8 year old boy do any fasting?
Thank you, so much, for creating these helpful and incredibly informative videos!
Telum-X your story really touched me. What a traumatic experience for your family. How is your son doing now?
I immediately looked up children and fasting but 'they' seem to advise against it. But knowing the advantages of fasting and as long as my child was not underweight I think my decision would have been to do a less restrictive form of fasting + a clean diet.
I really hope he's doing okay now? Lots of love from Cape Town xx
@@ksc743 hello, from Ohio! Thank you, for the kindness, and for the information!
So, turns out, I'm no longer in a relationship with her, but her son is doing very well now. I just had an interesting moment of nostalgia, though. Thanks for bringing me down memory lane.
☺️🙏🏽
Hope life is great for you and yours!
Sammi-
@@hockinghillsalive3624 Hi Sammi, thanks so much for the update. Such great news about your friend's son. Sorry to hear you're no longer together but as the saying goes as one door closes another one opens.
All is well here in Cape Town thank you. There are murmurings of a third wave but so far everything is open - just no gatherings allowed. I'm well and my family and friends are well and that's all I could wish for right now!
And I hope you are keeping safe and well all the way over there in Ohio🌸 Penny
@@ksc743 Hey, Penny!
Yes, it is certainly good news. You're correct, and that door is already open for me. I'm Happy.
Life is great.
Since the original post from a year ago I have taken up practicing Qigong, and I must say, it's a beautiful thing!
I've got muscles toning up on my body that I didn't even realize I had, haha. 😝
Still working on improving my diet, and actually have been making smoothies. I'm currently preparing for an extended fast, today.
I'll have a nice smoothie, likely use spinach, pineapple, banana and pistachio for today. Then have a nice salad tonight, and fast all day Friday until Saturday morning. My eating window will stop by 8pm tonight, and end by 8am Saturday morning.
This will be my first extended fast in probably 2 years. Wish me luck and strength!
Haha.
@@hockinghillsalive3624 I've never heard of Quigong. I must look it up bc maintaining muscle mass will never go out of fashion!
It's so good to hear so many people are waking up to the fact there are alternatives to junk food. You sound like you're making the most of it. I am too🥑🍎😄
I'm starting with a bulletproof coffee fast. In time i will graduate to water, and dry fasting for healing. My body is not there yet. We also have to respect the process
So, what were the results? 🤔
I'm with ya ! that's where I'm starting too
@@NJ-hn4et I just started the keto way of eating a few months ago. I'm finding there is alot of science to this. I love it! Lost a few pounds, found out if you have thyroid issues carb up day's are a must. There is alot to learn. I've done two 24 hour fasts and it seems to give me alot of energy, on the other hand i lost energy by not carbing up. I love it so far. Still learning, listen to your body, and heal😊👍
whatta 1
😲WOW... Good luck with that. I aspire to eat fruit again...gotta have a goal! But right now, trying to reverse Metabolic Syndrome
before you went full keto how many cups did you have to get ya through the day...i think I may need 2 cups as I don't eat breakfast but around noon I'm a little hungry.
I've been on keto for 1 and a half year and I've lost 44 pounds. Bullet proof coffee helped intermittent fasting for a while but getting used to it,I no longer drink bpcoffee. I do 18 6 IF now. Usually I drink heavy cream coffe or organic wheat grass juice powder plus heavy cream shake in the eating window hours. I am not hungry much any more. I live in Korea, so Dr. Berg your you tube really is helpful. Thank you very much!
Dr.Berg is awesome... period!
You are the BEST Dr. Berg, I've been following your advise for the last 18 months and I'm in the best shape of my life, feeling younger than when I was 30 and I just turn 60. I went down 55 pounds and gained significantly amounts of muscles. i follow every advise you gave and pass it around to friends and family. Thanks again for sharing all this research
Honestly, I have no clue if I am being consistent because testing my ketones every morning was becoming compulsive; and much prefer to be moderate my thinking in all areas. So I stopped the morning sticks it was getting depressing No ketone burning and now only use my measuring tape and step on the grocery store scale on shopping day once every week. Also, I found that I used to drink a whole pot of coffee (by myself to get going) and now I drink only 3 cups in the Am and 1 cup after Lunch (still a lot). I put into cups 1 & 2 just 1 tsp butter, a pinch of salt and 1/2 & 1/2 in each; and #3 cup of the Am gets Coconut oil, salt and 1/2 & 1/2 and My after lunch cup gets 1 tsp of butter etc that way I am staying on just about 2 Tbls of butter/oil and wow do I have energy and get so much more done. I have lost about 6 pounds and a couple of inches and feel great since adding and stopped using sweetener in my coffee. Coffee needs salt and the taste is so delicious.
I also noticed less joint pain and not getting up in the middle of the night to use the toilet so sleeping better. I turn 54 next month and am excited about life again. Amazing!
Thanks for helping us all, around the world, to live a naturally healthy life!!! You're the best!
So,can we drink coffee or not?
Thank you. Sun + Exercise + Fasting. Sounds like the life of a pre-agricultural age human. Nature knows best!
I use green tea instead of coffee
100%. They really knew how to live, & we’ve completely forgotten it. They were (some still are) peaceful, playful & egalitarian. It really is astounding how much better lives they had than we have, and how little we realize this. See the Psychology Today article “How Hunter Gatherers Maintained Their Egalitarian Ways.”
I have insulin resistance and I have been taking Keto-Coffee in the morning as a breakfast at the beginning of my intermitent-fasting-Keto-journey. I can tell that it slowed down my fat-burning process. I advise my insulin resistant friends (which would likely be you reading these lines ;D) to cut it out in the morning. Take it as a desert after your first meal around twelve so you can have only the benefit of the keto coffee!
what i do, i despise black coffee but bulletproof eventually slowed down my proccess
Just noticed too that the BPC is slowing my fat loss. Going to eliminate the ghee & cream; keeping the MCT & raw cacao.
Reminds me of the time i did a recommended fast. It was a 10 day fast in which one could consume the following only: Distilled water, preferably double distilled, all of the following - Lemon water, beet juice, celery juice and green drinks. On the 7th day i stood up and took a few steps and Bingo. Ill of my pain was gone, any stiffness and inflammation was gone and my mind was much clearer considering i have the privilege of having a bad dose of ADD. When i walked my knees were so free that my knees kept rising to my hip level and it took until the third day to learn how to walk normal again. All was fine till about the 8-10 day mark and I reverted back to my old self about a week later. No health professional i have talked to since has any idea as to what happened during this brief time. Also, i was 95% + at the time doing the vegetarian thing as in no dead meat/eggs. I just did the same fast recently, although I am not a vegetarian and blew it on day seven with little results. I was prepared to go as long as 12 days - but, but but. I shall keep on truckin
Poor you
Doc, can you do a video on hemp oil? Apparently there is lots of information coming out about the benefits and I'd like to understand this. In your opinion good or bad?
I recently have started OMAD, restricting carbs/sugars and having more proteins/fats. My eating window is 6PM-7PM. I am naturally slim (always have been and I am 51Yo) but since cutting added sugars almost completely and being on Keto diet I have noticed feeling much happier and having a lot more energy throughout the day. And I enjoy more the exercise than before.
I just started doing keto OMAD between 12-1pm and I’m feeling sooo cold!!
I love and appreciate Dr Berg so much. God bless you Doctor with long life and happiness as you help to change lives like mine.
I love how much education I'm getting on how my body works now I'm on keto. I've lost 10kg so far but my goal is to get off the medications I take and I need to understand what I'm talking about. Watching you makes it easy to learn so thanks.
Fantastic, as always. God bless you for sharing this needed information so freely.
My thoughts exactly!
Thank you!
By the way, I've been zooming through your videos since I stumbled across your channel just a couple of days ago. I've already watched, probably 20 videos lol. 👌
Good stuff!
THANK YOU DR. BERG ALWAYS ON POINT WITH YOUR CLEAR CONCISE EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS!
I do bulletproof coffee with less than a TBL spoon of Kerrygold butter about 1 oz of MCT oil, OMAD, I work outside year-round as a carpenter building sundeck. Ive lost 25# since end of June-2021 / Sept-2021 Was headed down the road for knee replacement surgery. My Knee feels much better now and no timeline for the knee replacement any more.
Excerise, and the amount of calories you take in, are such important factors! Stay fit, and eat healthy! That is my motto 👍
I get this energy spike somewhere between 30 and 40 hours of fasting and it catches me off guard but I'm not complaining! That must be the onset of growth hormone and testosterone kicking in
Interesting
Yes, it's the HGH
Cortisol
Your body breaking down fat to release energy?
@@sexysilversurfer yes, the nutritional reserve...all those vitamins and minerals encountered emancipation from all that fat
Completed the 30 days of Dry fasting..now continuing 24hrs fating -2pm to 2pm...
Dr. Berg I have lupus so the Sun is not an option since I wear layers of sunscreen , so I do take massive doses of Vitamin d3 with k2. How does that affect autophagy?
Don't you just love his subtle humor!?😅
It scares me tbh.
Indeed I do enjoy it, he is cleverly funny
Lol yes I was just thinking that 👍🏾😆😆😆
As one with an adrenal body type, I don't drink coffee. I do put a teaspoon, NOT a tablespoon of coconut or red palm oil or butter in hot water and drink that 1-3 times a day. Yes, I know that people think I'm weird, but that's OK. It works for me!
Dr Berg, can you please do a video about Dry Fasting. Thank you so much
we r fasting right now.
The meal before you start your dry fast will need to be boat loaded with electrolytes. It will help you go longer but you will still need to listen to the demands of the body
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Tasha Monique I will, thank you:d👋🏼
the best thing ever
So as far as the calories go you could argue that you can fast with acv
Side note, it makes it easier to fast for me
I do not grasp the answer. Can someone please give it to me? Thank you from Germany
Outining on a white board really helps us understand the material. Thanks.
But do vitamins and supplements like Ashwagandha, B12, B6, magnesium and prescription medications stop autophagy? I’m doing a water fast and want maximum autophagy benefits
Really appreciate all the information you shared. I have a question about a symptom in my nails, they are not flat and shiny, I have vertical lines (ridges) on all my fingernails, what kind of nutritional deficiency is this? Thank you
Me too and getting worse !
Dr Berg?
I'm concern with the manufacturing process of MCT. I like to stay away from anything that has been chemically produced.
I was asking me that question !!! Thank you from Belgium
About an hour after getting up, I start feeling shaky inside and my glucose is usually high (122 this morning). That’s my highest reading in this 4 month period. Started feeling better after coffee with 1 tablespoon of butter and MCT, stevia sweetener drop and NutPod cream tablespoon. I couldn’t go to work feeling that way. I feel better and now it’s been 17 hours. I couldn’t have had this at beginning of this journey and will watch my numbers to see if I was really fasting with this coffee. Thank you for this info. You always are there with what I need to know!
What is the relationship between calories and insulin? You stated that an insulin release will stop autophogy, and that fat does not cause an insulin release. But, then you go on to say that the number of calories in the fat may stop autophagy. So, do calories create an insulin release, or is there an upper threshold of caloric intake that will stop autophagy? If there is an upper threshold of caloric intake, what might that be? I’m quite new to all this, and some of it can be a little confusing. I don’t fast, per se, but I stop eating at 8pm, and don’t eat a meal, other than bullet proof coffee, before 12pm at the earliest. I’m eating keto, and this has seen an increase in my ketones.
What about fibre. Can fibre taken with water stop the process?
Hello Mr. Berg, Can coconut butter interrupt fasting? Is coconut oil better than coconut butter? Or coconut milk with less than one gram of sugar per cup and 4.5 saturated fat?
I have heard that you need to keep any single calorie intake below 50KC. So a teaspoon of double cream in your coffee is fine even when fasting.
Do you have a video on starting keto and fasting if you are not in good shape, arthritis and chronic pain. Love your videos 💗
Hi there! You may find this Dr. Berg's video helpful regarding your question: ruclips.net/video/dR6TnC1RY_8/видео.html
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Will this lead to clogged arteries or heart attacks due to drinking butter?
I followed his amazing videos on intermittent fasting and in 6 months I have lost 11kgs ! Thanks Doctor
You were probably like me,not to much kg to lose.And because off that my body struggling and weight loss going that slow.Someone who is 150kg can easy lost 11kg in just a week.
I know the sun is good for you but what about it aging your skin more and getting more age spots? What is best prevention when in the sun? A lot of sunscreens are harmful.
My dr said eat frequently, small meals, but I naturally don’t like to eat much maybe only twice a day, what’s best?
Can you take supplements while fasting? Like vitamins, d3 and omegas
Hi Nancy, as far as I've read in the past, both Vit D and Omega's are fat soluble. Best taken together at meal time.
Cheers
Dinner at 3:30p.m. was spinach with butter and apple cider vinegar. Satisfying. Thanks Dr.Smartberg!
It is interesting to see the correlation among survivor stories (e.g. Andes in 1972 - 60 days with little/none food) all are still alive and well in their 60s. Autophagy is a must do at least 1-2 / year.
Very informative & scientific. You are real healer
So 1 tbs of heavy cream is ok,will not stop autophagy?
I love the taste of coffee. My digestive system doesn't like it as much. Coffee is known to give those with diverticulosis, ulcers and reflux all kinds of issues. Is there something about Bulletproof that gives me hope that I can enjoy a morning coffee again?
If you want to try coffee I would recommend high quality, whole bean organic coffee, It's much less disruptive to the digestive system.
You might try organic coffee from Chiapas (Mexico) which has a low bitter/acidic content. It's my favorite. Hot dandelion tea can taste like coffee with a little cream and stevia.
im 44 but healthy, no medication and active. Im fasting...is 3 bullet coffeeswith butter ok? i think so. 😊
Thank you Dr.Berg.kindly do a video on reducing stress levels plss.
Also CBT, helped me no end.
What’s is CBT
How to know when we are stressed or undergoing stress?
Having difficulty understanding what you're talking about not sure what apathagy is and what does it have to do with coffee
You have a video on my every concern!!! Thank you!!!!
After wake up in the morning and after drink two litres of mineral salt with water within 2-3hours. Can drink this keto coffee ? Or have to wait longer time before can drink the coffee ?
I am a hemodialysis patient. It does cause inflammation. I'm not diabetic. Will I be able to get autophagy?
Is getting into Autaphagy a good idea during this period of Corona Virus
How about a 1 TB heavy cream during intermittent fasting for weight loss &/or autophagy?
Thank you! Your videos are very informative and easy to understand! Thank you!
Good Morning , Dr. Berg - I sure do appreciate you ! Thank you so much for sharing this interesting information with everyone, May God richly bless you all!♥
🙏 Date 5/20/2019🙏
Dr. Berg i have a question. You said cortisol (stress) stops autophagy and i take a very cold shower every morning which is a stressful situation for 2-3 minutes. Do i stop autophagy this way? or with an ice bath which is even more beneficial than a cold shower and many people do ice baths daily... ?
Autophagy
Thanks for all your help on my health journey!
this studio style better than new one ... I hope you bring this back
Thank you Dr. Eric Berg
You are very welcome.
Will 2 tsp. of heavy cream in a large cup of coffee cause loss of autophagy. ? I am 68, good heath, exercise daily, but would love to keep the cream in my coffee!! Oh, and I lost my 35 pounds when I started Keto 10 months ago. Feeling great!!
What are your thoughts on instant coffee and powdered coffee creamers? Are they bad for you?
In Bhutan 🇧🇹, we consume butter tea called ‘Suja ‘daily. It’s our traditional tea. It’s part of culture since we existed.
It’s simple recipe:
Lots of grass fed cows fresh butter , tea leaves & some salt brewed .
It taste awesome.
Looks like it’s bulletproof Tea Today ☺️
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Anyone have any advice on how to quit coffee with HWC in the morning?
I will be doing my monthly 60-hour fast starting after dinner. Would I still be able to have BPC the next two days? I do 1/2 tbsp of butter and mct oil and a tsp of hwc. I just started drinking BPC because I wasn't getting the fat I needed on my Keto diet. I lost 64 pounds already but stalled for a few months. Then increased fats and already 6 more pounds gone the past 10 days
I missed what's Autophagy? If I fast for 20 hours when can I drink coffe without harming the process? How much...can it be with milk and no sugar?
I enjoy your videos Dr. Berg. Very informative and helpful. I have been doing IF since 3/22 and just began keto about 4 weeks ago. With your help I've navigated successfully through some mistakes and am now experiencing success. Thank you for the time and effort you put in to sharing your experience, knowledge, and expertise with us!
will raw cacao powder with coconut milk or almond milk stop it??
Thank you for providing such amazing content
Hey what about juicing?
Lets say i do a bundle of sellery and mix it with parsley. Nothing else. Will it block autophagy? Thanks.
how about lemons?
Lemons are fine for fasting for weight loss but DO inhibit autophagy.
Joshua Opleda, lemons are a fruit and are food. They contain fructose, fiber, etc..
Blocking adenosine receptors by caffeine also inhibits autophagy.
I've been fasting 23hrs daily and lifting weights and eat I at 25th hr. For 1 week I feel great!!!
Doc. I've been doing cinnamon in water with my fasting great results. But what say you Doc.
Hi! I'll link a Dr. Berg's video that you may want to check out: ruclips.net/video/Hi8FBp3V9hg/видео.html
Hope this helps!
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What is autophagy?
Does ghee break a fast or inhibit autophagy?
Fasting is a form of stress, can it increase cortisol? On the second day of a 48hr fast, I take Ashwagandha to keep calm.
Dr.Eric I just have a Question for u and I hope you do answer me .Do u ever cheat on your diet and if you do wat do u eat on the cheat day??
Doc I fast 24hrs with a lot of activity under the sun and I have a very fast metabolism. I drink 700 calories of bulletproof coffee will that stop I Autophagy?
I'm 32 years old and I started drinking bulletproof coffee every morning while fasting but didn't know that it breaks the fast. I use a teaspoon of butter and a teaspoon of MCT oil, so I'm hoping that it won't affect the IF/autophagy process. So I'm not sure of what to do because I really want all the benefits of IF. I guess that eventually I'll have to stop drinking the butter coffee or just drink black coffee.
How many bulletproof coffee can I take? I am diabetic on medication. Thank you.
I do my BP coffee with butter, a packet of stevia, and about an ounce of heavy cream. Would any of that break my autophagy?
I have itchy feet and just placed an order on Amazon for Gallbladder Formula. I was diagnosed of diabetic with A1c7.5. I have been controlling my diets with low carbs, no sugar. and no medication. My glucose is now ranging from 87-105 in the morning. I expect my A1c would be lower for next doctor visit. Can I take this supplement?
So I don’t drink anything but water when fasting. I usually do three days but the first 24 hrs I dry fast then after that I drink water. Lost 59 pounds so far. Off my insulin and glucophage.
Exactly what I was wondering about.
I normally take my coffee black but the little bit of butter I just added a couple of days ago makes OMAD very much easier.
NOT exercising though and I do have insulin resistance.
Guess maybe I should go back to salt and water to alleviate the headaches when I do get into autophagy.
It's REALLY working though
And if course I'm so very grateful Dr Berg cause I was at a standstill with keto until I started following you.
You're amazing ❤️
I m so sorry Regan . I hv lot of questions . Just want to be sure I m not going wrong. Can you please help answering my questions below???
After how many hours of fasting on OMAD,do you consume coffee with butter ?
Have you lost weight and how much in what period of time
Are u taking keto meal for that one time ?
Black bulletproof coffee unfortunately didn't cause any weight loss the following morning..and diverted me off my track and I could neither fast nor stick to keto next day. I don't think that I will do it again..
Correct me if I'm wrong...but you get into autophagy by fasting...buy you would no longer be in a fasted state with the bulletproof coffee due to the calories in the butter...
So just mct oil then.. No Kerry gold butter. Poop! Lol
@@Anon_E_Muss that can stop it as well. you can get away with consuming some calories if u are young and healthy