@Dr. Eric Berg DC I asked my doctor to help me when I started having these symptoms back in 2014, and he just pushed antidepressants at me :( Your channel has done more to help me than the 4 doctors I have seen in the last 6 years. THANK YOU!
I experience the same thing. Around 2 years ago and after I tell to the doctor how my skull seems being split in half & after 3 minutes, doctors only prescribed me expensive medication. It turns out that I had a mild stroke. Thats why I only listen to Dr. Berg ❤❤❤
@@RaniaFarislovesRoubi wow...i watched them misdiagnosed my husband 4 times last year...i avoid them like the plaque but i have 2 go bcz i'm on disability & physically impaired.
It took my system 5 years to recover from anti-depressants that I was on for 18 months. The serotonin reuptake inhibitors only cause your system to be less able, not more, to learn how to generate the feel good chemistry
Dr Berg the reason the medical profession doesn't recognize adrenal fatigue is because most ppl over 30 are suffering from it and they would have to admit there's something very wrong with our diet and lifestyle and then if they had to tell everyone to do healthy keto and reduce stress then everyone would be too healthy and hence, non profitable.
love that you're making so many vids about stress , adrenal fatigue, cortisol recently. It's such an important topic and we need more information about it
Cod liver oil converted. I do not mind being a sweet sweet fatty. I just want to be healthy and live to a ripe old age. This worryingly all resonates. I think looking right back working at a animal shelter. Either strong disinfectant or animal bites/bug bites set my thyroid issues off. I was a size 12. In a few months size 24. They sacked me from my other job at the time, working in a health store. Lol. I Was at college and training for the London marathon and going out with my friends & studying and working a lot then suddenly I was a elderly looking obese balding women with absolutely no memory. I couldn't even communicate what was wrong with me. My ex at the time took me to the Dr and literally spoke for me. I was just shivering and couldn't even walk short distances. My life has been a trip. Thanks for the knowledge Dr Berg. Baby steps forward are are still steps forward. Keeping at it. I absolutely crave carbs. I think it's possible it's this. Being a biological curiosity I found out Aswaghanda makes me absolutely crazy. Blood rushing, Angry! I can't take that stuff. Or I will Be doing jail time. Makes me wonder x I have a similar issue with my levothyroxine but it is much less. But I have to take it two hours before seeing anyone or I am just snappy and I can feel my blood literally rush. I do wonder about thyroid patients mental health. It has to be absolutely connected x
*a few hours * before. Can you take it at night? I have been. At least then I am just awake and angry, rather than snappy around my loved ones. I do hate this crap. I am greatful I don't have a terminal disease but thyroid disease and obesity? Cognitive issues. I would not wish it on my very worst enemy x
I was diagnosed with ADD at a young age and put on the highest dosage of vyvanse and adderall (yes two prescription both at highest dosage) which led to way too much cortisol, horrible sleep problems, and a lot of adrenal fatigue. I was up to 300 lbs at one time but alhamdulilah I'm down to 170 lbs because of the healthy Keto Diet Plan. Now I'm avoiding caffeine and all stimulants, walking in sunlight and getting good amounts of sleep in hopes to "turn off" my cortisol switch and repair my cognitive abilities naturally, in shaa Allah
I saw this and immediately thought of military veterans, combat or not, it's a high stress environment, and while they are in, there is an outlet, usually, for the sugars being released, but then they get out or retire, and then it's down hill. Seperation anxiety, loss of purpose, lack of motivation, etc...when I got out of military in 2000, i went from 165lbs to 210lbs, in about 6 months, took me 20 years to beat it. But here is what I know, the old stressors always linger in us, we have to find purpose, and peace with who we are. This video could literally save someones life. Pass it on to a Vet you know that may be struggling.
I can relate to it. Retired in 2001 and blower up to 365 lbs at 2003. Kept having health issues until 2009, got onto a health kick mode and dropped down to 238 lbs by 2018. Now l have kept between 235 and 245 lbs today. Attitude and persistent made a big difference.
I have high cortisol but I've been losing weight like crazy due to thyroid issues. I was also diagnosed with autoimmune. All my health issues began during a time of high stress: lots of family deaths, losing my home, moving to a new state, and bf at the time having a baby with another woman. The west isn't taught how to handle stress or the importance of the mind-body connection.
An important update: I started gaining weight and my health began to decline again. But this time the doctors finally figured out I have Cushing’s disease - a benign pituitary tumor that has been causing chronically high cortisol levels. I guess that stressful period in my life simply made it worse. I think it’s important for people to be aware of this so they can get thoroughly checked and diagnosed early on, as Cushing’s can be fatal in the long run. I literally went years suffering endlessly because I brushed off my symptoms as simply adrenal fatigue and never thought it could actually be a tumor. I’m due for surgery in the upcoming months. Blessings to all 🙏 Also, I still think reducing stress or learning to cope with it through a mind-body connection is still important. I’ve begun doing Qigong, meditation, long walks in nature. And although it hasn’t cured my tumor, I think I’d be way worse off without these.
I put a teaspoon of magnesium sulfate mixed 600ml of water in an ultrasonic mister and leave that running overnight while I sleep. That keeps trace amounts in the blood stream while sleeping and breathing the mist. I wake up feeling like I've been massages all night while sleeping, its super relaxing!!
Now I know what the condition is I've experienced for years. My belly got so big when I sat down it was nearly to the floor. My daughter used to say I looked like a frog because I had big belly and tiny legs. I've lost about 240 lbs so far doing low carb/keto. Getting the muscles to build in my legs has been a struggle. Taking adaptogenic herbs has helped n now I sleep 6 to 7 hours usually.
Wow, congradulations on 240 lbs lost ! Dayum! You doing IF as well ? I took a collagen peptide powder (Dr. Axe and Primal Kitchen) and sprinkled into my morning coffee to rebuild the back of my upper leg and butt muscles. Dr. Berg recommends having ALL amino acids available and that's what i did. And of course other nutrients as well like the nutritional yeast, cod liver oil, etc...
And if you try to share with them what you suspect is wrong, they get arrogant and belittle what you say. If you want to see a doctors God complex, tell them something outside what their med school taught them.
I am not surprised that I consider you the top educator in this field. Doing the homework for the rest of us makes me aware of the real reason for you being in the health care profession. Thank you.
For some reason I lost 45 of my 170lbs. I ended up in hospital with what was diagnosed as hyperaldostronism and by default hypertensive crisis. Once my potassium levels were restored, I was discharged with the standard cocktail of blood pressure meds. At no point has any attempt been made to even try to address adrenal fatigue. The doctors look at me like I'm a flat earther when I ask about fixing my adrenals. The only fix so far has been increasing BP meds and regular EKG's. I know better than to accept any of this.
I have a functioning Adrenal Adenoma (not a pituitary tumor, but a small benign tumor (nodule…mass) on my right Adrenal Gland is why I’m watching this.
I have been reading studies showing that chronic fatigue is associated with chronic inflammation. Could this also be one reason (besides stress) for adrenal fatigue? Of course, stress and inflammation are also connected.
hi i was diagnosed with adrenal failure by an alternative therapist in the 90s who had me regularly detoxing and doing elimination diets which i have continued to use all my life every 2 years i do a 2 month detox. i had a lot of stress at home and at work. some 20 years later diagnosed with CFS/ME and sleeping for up to 5 days at a time and gained a tonne of weight doing my best via alternative therapies and raft of consultants to bring my body back into healing. its difficult. and expensive! if there are any research papers and clinical findings on these conditions i would love to know about it. in the interim i am doing a lot of intermittent fasting and raw vegetable juicing, and 2 small protein meals a day. ive more or less managed to give up sugar dairy and wheat. embracing health. its an investment. i love Dr Berg. hes amazing
I literally clicked on the video because I am exhausted and I think it's due to chronic inflammation. I am going through a lot of medical tests, the doctors aren't finding the cause of my all symptoms so far... I wish there would be trained diagnosis centers. This is frustrating.
@@AngeliqueBecerra Do they check for markers of inflammation? Another idea would be to check for your Omega-3 to Omega-6 ratio as an alternative indicator. Also, I have videos on how to reduce inflammation (based on science). Might be worth a shot for you.
@@optimizewithscience8883 thank you so much for your answer! I spend my evenings trying to find valid hypothesis to explore as it really is ruining my daily life.. I'd never heard of 'inflammation markers' before, so no. I'm seeing my doctor next week so I'll bring it up. Thank you! 🙏 I'm going to check those videos tonight for sure.
@@AngeliqueBecerra The easiest lab test for inflammation is to check for the C-reactive protein. You want it as low as possible. Ideally not detectable. Theoretically everything below 5mg/L is considered "normal" but trust me, studies show that everything above 1mg/L isn't healthy...
Thank you for explaining. I was wondering how my body all of a sudden changed not because of food but from my fatigue, stress and insulin increase. I'm now more aware of it then ever and constantly trying to improve.
I had a right adrenal adenoma that caused Conns and Cushing's syndrome. I had a right adrenalectomy in 2018. It looks like the Cushing's has returned and the remaining adrenal will be removed. I will need to take replacement hydrocortisone but it is better than dealing with uncontrollable and autonomous cortisol and aldosterone secretion. Dr. Bergs advice is still very useful for my situation. I will be going back to a ketogenic diet once the Cushing's is resolved.
this dr is a genius...... his explanations are so detailed and clear and at the same time straight to the point...... its amazing how he summarises complex and lenghty info into short concise explanations that anyone can understand. Simply amazing ♥️
I think in general weight gain = allergic reaction to the things consumed, an intermittent fasting helps metabolize the allergens faster otherwise one modern meals worth of allergens potentially hundreds even thousands of different allergens in one modern meal, some of which seem to take upto 6 months to metabolize, while the allergens cause weight gain among numerous other symptoms. A century ago folks ate a few dozen organic things sourced locally, thus it was much easier for them to identify what they were specifically allergic to an avoid consuming those triggers, today folks consume thousands of different food additives/processes regularly, an the body metabolizes them at different rates, an the plants/animals may or maynot contain other chemicals/medicines/herbicides/fungicides/pesticides/experimental gmos/etc which different folks maybe allergic to in different quantities as well, one crop/animal they eat from might not contain allergens, while another of the same type of crop/animal might contain allergens, thus with moderns societies world wide food chain composed of thousands of different variables sourced dynamically from around the world, with no accountability, how can folks not be allergic to some of the thousands of things they are consuming, which causes weight gain bloating sustained swelling overtime, caffeine is one of thousands of chemicals for example which contributes to anxiety which contributes to stress, stress which further compounds the issue. Intermittent fasting does seem to help me dramatically both by purging the allergens, an giving the digestive system a break a chance to rest an heal, once the body has purged the allergens after 4-6 months depending on how often I fast, I can then eat as much as I like of simple organic things that I am not allergic to without weight gain, but as soon as I try to eat the processed foods with their chemical soup of thousands of potential allergens bloating seems inevitable, but as you indicated intermittent fasting does seem to help make me more resistant. Thanks for helping me begin to understand these things an the great importance of fasting as well.
Hi Dr Berg, this video makes perfect sense for people who suffer from earlier stages of adrenal fatigue with high cortisol. What about those with later stages where the adrenals are burned out and can't produce enough cortisol at night such as me? For a good 2-3 months, I tried to eat keto but was never able to get into ketosis (on the test strip) as I could never sleep through the night without the symptoms of hypoglycemia (despite the glucose number was within normal range), which made my body even more stressed, and the blood sugar number, along with my belly, gradually trended up. Finally I decided to add a little brown rice of quinoa back to dinner, then I was able to sleep through the night and the blood sugar, along with my belly, gradually came down to the previous normal stage. In a sense, the keto diet brought me more stress. Could you make a video explaining this? Love all your videos!
Hey there…Im reading through the comments and found your story..I know its been two years, but how’s it going now? Did you continue to see better results by adding some carbs with your last meal of the day? So many similarities with your story.
OMG that's exactly me. I have had the last three years living in a hellish dream and I've gained weight with so much stress even though I was eating decent food but barely eating. 😢
Dr Berg, firstly thank you so much for all your videos. I’m following keto lifestyle and IF for 2 months now. I’ve had a very stressful life with close family deaths, illnesses and family/everyday issues, let’s face it, who hasn’t. I’m now 53 and premenopausal. I’ve lost over a stone and adapting well to keto. My only serious issue atm is that for the past 6 years I’ve suffered from hot and cold flushes (flashes). I get them all day (which I try to manage) and every 1-2 hrs during the night so sleep is impossible. I’ve been on HRTs for 1 1/2 years, gained weight and was extremely anxious. Tried all the supplement, none work. If I could fix this then I would get quality sleep and be able to mend my adrenal gland and other health issues. Please can you help me and all the women who suffer with this serious problem. Otherwise i can’t see how I can get passed this. 🙏🏼🙏🏼
I do not usually speak of specific products but tried Dr Berg's 2 adrenal products (day and night) for the past week. Too soon to tell if it will help weight but my general well being is better: calmer, clearer mind, better able to deal stress. Also gave it to a family member who has been taking both for about 1 month (very high stress job)-I can tell a difference in her reactions, helped them eat better.
I took his original formula and it was helpful, then my body adapted. My body always adapts and overcomes whatever works. I get no more than 6 wks of relief no matter what I use. It is the suckiest thing on earth 😢
I had a dog with Cushings disease. The vet said it was from a tumor in her brain, I think she said on the pineal gland, that signaled the adrenals to over produce cortisol. She had been a very nervous dog her whole life
I lost weight. My adrenal fatigue was in the 3rd stage and for a year now I have been trying to recover from a AF crash. Practically bedridden for two months. Panic attacks, anxiety, depression, insomnia, nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, extremely thirsty and frequent urination. Lost 15 lbs in two weeks. I lost muscle and fat. Insomnia and anxiety are still a major problem. Also post menopause. My diet is great so I can’t figure out how to knock out those last two problems.
@@JW-qz4jl Thanks for asking. Well it’s been a long haul but I feel great except I have regained all the weight. I didn’t want that to happen. I’m a petite woman so an extra 15-20 lbs puts a strain on my frame. But as far as my anxiety it has improved at least 90%. I’m also sleeping better. My mom has passed away and I believe dealing with here ailments and care taking was contributing to my stress.
My Dr believes in adrenal fatigue & I have ALL the symptoms. Negative Cushings test. Thank you for this information, it helps understand & hopefully self treat!
Hey! I got a belly and a flat cracker bum! My arms and legs are normal, but dang, the face, neck and torso are fat. I can't wear necklaces because of my tree trunk neck. Dr just ordered test for Cushings. I have had this problem since I was a young adult and I'm 53.
Important to note that weight gain and the destruction of the body's proteins causes stretch marks. Vitamin C is good for building collagen folks ;) add the healthy keto and fasting to keep your skin in good shape.
Yeah and I am shocked that most doctors out there dont know this or just dont care. When Dr Berg breaks it down so simply and easy one has to wonder why the doctors out there dont understand it and dont test and treat us for it. I told my doctor back in 2014 to help me with this issue and he just pushed antidepressants at me. smh
😔 I can relate to several of the mentioned symptoms: fatigue, buffalo hump thin skin, decreased libido (painful). I started keto on June 2019 and have lost 32lbs .. am currently at 143lb for the past 5 months have not been able to lose anymore weight even if I do IF and one meal a day.
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Celia Castellanos this is my second attempt at strict Keto. I'm still trying to get my head around all the info, but thanks for your feedback, every bit help. Thank you !
This is a complicated topic for me. I have to watch this video again. I suspect that I have high Cortisol because my circadian rhythm has abandoned me a loong time ago. I have the symptoms, but how do I heal if I can’t sleep, “other than that I’m OK.”
Most of people including me is developping this by consuming too much of Caffeine i suppose. I drink a lot of Coffee and what Caffeine does is stimulating adrenals to produce multiplied levels of adrenalin and cortisol. I need to quit coffee now.
Michal Palms thanks for the tip. I heard coffee was good for kick starting my metabolism in the morning. The more I think of it, the more I feel its more like a drug, the more you drink, the more you want. I'm back to one cup a day. Maybe it's time to ween myself of coffee. I dread the headaches from weening. Thanks again for the tip ! @ Dr.Berg, We need a video on the negative/positive effects of Caffeine. So many people live off coffee ! Thanks !
@@isabellepiat912 Agree, Caffeine is maybe most abused drug on planet now. I will tell you short story about how i found coffeine could be great problem and checked how it really worked in the body. I am totally heathy person, no diabetes or any other problem. One day in weekend i drunk a lot of coffee, i mean about 20 cups of strong coffee during a day. I ate nothing as i am living for long time on one meal a day. Then i had just great pasta with quality creamy sauce with bacon and tomatoes. After an hour i felt like i would ate a bucket of sweets. So i measured my blood sugar. 270mg/dl! Oh man i am type 2 Diabetes now i felt... I measured it and experienced that my kidney was dumping all the glucose from my blood to pee, i was about 200 in like 15 minutes. So it was nearly normal and during the night it normalized. So about next noon, i did glucose tolerance test - i measured blood glucose, ate a lot of ice cream and measured glucose every 15 minutes about like 5 hours. I had absolutelly normal healthy glucose reaction in my blood. So i started to reasearch how coffeine works in body and i found that it force adrenals to pump a lot of adrenalin and cortisol into blood. Sometimes it could be really multipletimes high. What at least adrenalin does is that it stimulates pancreas to stop produce insuline and instead of it, produce glucagon, which force liver to loose glycogen. This was one reason why my blood sugar was so high probably even before i ate that pasta and the second reason for that was, that Adrenaline blocks your insuline effect in body to not to lower your blood glucose levels. Reason for this is simple. Adrenaline is in your body to support your flight or fight mode - high adrenaline is very handy if you are hanging up from window of scyscrapper, it allows you to not to feel pain and it keeps you blood sugar as high as possible (quick energy). But if you are sitting in front of your computer, pumping caffeine high, you are not able to burn that energy, you just blocks normal body processes and in my case it caused that my body had no way how to put that blood glucose down until caffeine stopped working few hours later. So Kidney came to help and dumped that from blood to bladder. Thats scarry right? I think Dr. Berg really should do some reasearch about it, because it was very hard to find anything about this phrase: "caffeine effect blood sugar". Everything what you will find is Diabetes related, but i am totally healthy in terms of insuline, i eat carbs VERY rarely and there are very few days when i eat more than once. I always eat a lot of or moderate amount of fat, moderate protein and a lot of veggies. My glucose tolerance is much better than average. Most of the times my blood glucose is at basal levels 70-90mg/dl for all the day. + Ketones like 0.5mmol - 3mmol average.
Michal Palma I have to say this was a very smart observation on your part. So if cortisol gets elevated, insulin can’t be produced in ‘normal’ levels because blood sugar needs to be at least normal or elevated for us to fight or flee. Hmm, never thought of this! This explains why coffee +sugar created such a WEIRD fat distribution on my body. Thanks for your insight.
@@lillypod1337 I think its rather because of Adrenalin, than Cortisol. Just was amazed how strong disbalance can such simple thing like Caffeine overdose do in my body and i know for sure that this was not for the first time. It was just for the first time i saw my blood glucose on it. The next thing is when you find out how important is cortisol function in relation to fix inflamations and illneses. And too high cortisol means of course you are developping cortisol resistence, so it cannot work as effective as before... Thats next reason why quiting coffee for good is probably biggest thing what i will do for my health right now.
Dr. Berg, I was diagnosed with Cushing's in 1987. I have had three surgeries, pituitary removed, radiation to the pituitary region and have been on hydrocortisone for over 30 years. I was put on HRT then removed from it in my 30s. I have great difficulty processing fats/protein. I have tried KETO and have been unsuccessful. I take your gallbladder formula, your electrolight formula and nothing seems to work. I was 18 when I was diagnosed. I am 55 now, and endocrinologists are not helping. What should I do?
Well this explains everything! I've been experiencing all of this plus excess thick hair on my face, neck and chest. Along with lots of acne around the bottom of my face, neck and chest. Now to fix all this! I refuse to live with this.
it's important people know cushings is quite rare and is most commonly caused by a tumour NOT high levels of stress. this is much rarer and severe levels of stress like ptsd. cushings is most likely a tumour on pituitary gland making it's own hormones. acth (adrenocorticotropic hormone) which in turn tells the cortisol to pump it up more. this is a deathly condition as it destroys your insides. don't think you have cushings cause you have a high stress life. it can however rarely be caused by steroid use, eating disorders and alcoholism.
I've get an insane amount of surveillance activity to the point of almost getting ran over on my bike by police when I do certain things like ordering tomato food and fiberglass steaks , and I noticed I get a lot fatter during these years , I think it has kept me in a stressful state constantly for years.
My stress is my job...not the place or people I work at or with...but the actual work condition... I'm a chef in an outside open air cafe, in an open air cafe at an animal sanctuary and botanical garden, in the S Florida humidity and heat. No AC and it can reach 125+ degrees when the equipment is cranking. Then add to that the heat index...It's hard on my actual body...I go home and my insides feel hot, my brain feels hot..I'm literally soaking wet, my feet and legs so sore and I'm exhausted. Which stresses me out because on my days off, the thought of going outside makes me cringe...so I stress..sounds silly when others are dealing with more serious things...
Thanks Michal Palms for your in depth explanation, I found it very helpful. I'm just going to have to kick the habit ! I started today with IF as Dr. Berg recommended. Thanks again ! Cheers
I have all the symptoms of Cushing's disease I have taken the test and I have low cortisol is it possible to have low cortisol and still have Cushing's disease?
Your sense of humor is funny. This started for me around ten years ago with the change. I had my hormones tested & my stress hormone was off the chart. I started research in October ca s for ten years my doctors suggestions did not do any good. I finally found out about Keto in November & started Keto @ the end of December. Almost two months into the healthy keto lifestyle, I am starting to feel better. I have lost some weight, the inflammation has improved tremendously & the doggies is gone, but I am still tired. I find this way of eating easy & so much better! Thanks Dr. Berg! After ordering your book & watching your videos, I'm on my way!😁
My adrenal fatigue triggered weight loss in my case. My entire system is upside down.. " Other than that ,everything is fine..😊 " Thank you very much ,Dr. Berg !❤
Thank you Dr. Berg Great Video as ALWAYS🌟 I wish I could sleep longer, but the clock in my body only let's me sleep 4 to 5 hours. Ugh God Bless You and Your Family Dr. Berg FOREVER AMEN🙇♀️✝️🙏
Hello Dr. Berg, I want to say thank for all that you do in informing us subscriber's on your YT channel, It is all very valuable information and I truly appreciate your knowledge and all that you have done. Can you kindly do a video on Women that have had the DaVinici robotic Hysterectomy after a 2 year period, and the weight gain and other issues that are associated with it? There are so many women such as myself that have this issue. In addition, to other problems associated after having this procedure such as pain, cramping etc. after 2 years of having it done. I understand that it takes about a year to really get better sometimes that is not always the case for some.
I have both symptoms of hypo and hyper cortisol isn. My blood pressure is low, low thyroid, major fatigue, major rapid weight gain (gain weight when I exercise)
I went to vaping to quit smoking, it was the easiest way that I tried. All the lung infections were/are from CDB oils, (oils should give that away, as oils don’t belong in the lungs). Check it out. I smoked for over twenty years, did pills, patch, and cold turkey. Then went to vape, only a year then off. Up to you really. Just a suggestion, have a great day.
Thanks Dr. Berg fir this information! I can now begin to do something about this! I have gone to doctors and all they would say is push back from table walk. I did all but nothing really helped! Thanks I now feel I can finally see results that can stick!
Does ashwaganda stop working after taking it for a while ? After watching your videos I started using it and it worked so well. Now I’m back to being easily irritated and other things ? I do keto and if and take your supplements
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I got “ slammed “ bedridden for about 5-6 weeks. I could not stand up straight or think or talk or eat ( drank bottles of water) and had total diarrhea and was unable to go to a doctor. It started out with ice cold chills that every hair on my body stood on end, then I broke out with ( waterfall) sweat and this was cyclical every 30 minutes ( for 4-5) weeks. It felt like my adrenaline spiked rapid heartbeat and hyper focused, then broke out in sweat and repeatedly every 30 minutes. Honestly could not stand straight. When I was able to go to a doctor, blood tests were done and when completed showed very high cortisol levels. NOTHING WAS DONE. NO FOLLOW-UP! I was told to “ take it easy and drink fluids. The year before this happened ( because of behavioral changes) my hormones were tested and my testosterone levels went from 0-748. I’m a woman 56 at that time. I researched and had 6 out of 7 indicators for an Adrenal tumor. Again NOTHING WAS DONE
how do one cure adrenal fatigue after 10 years of stress :(((( my glut is literally gone by now and i cant build them back no matter how much protein i eat or how much i workout :(((
I’m so tired because I have a Buffalo hump, suuuper high level ACTH, no adrenal mass, not sure if I have a growth in pituitary. But I’m tired all the time. Without the moon face or purple stretch marks. Facial hair and excess hair in places I don’t want. Extremely high testosterone. But the doctors just told me it’s PCOS. I don’t have issues with my time of the month. What do I do? 😭
Geez...these symptoms match my daughter's exactly...she has been this way for ages. High stress teaching job, early cancer bout...we will look into this.
@@naturelovers6987She's recently moved and found a happier job but it's more sedentary so the weight is still an issue. That is up to her to lose the pounds. She can do it. she has before. Thank you for asking!
Dr Berg you help me so much. I LOVE your videos. You are my ‘go to’ person for dietary advice in relation to health. Why do GP’s NEVER (in my experience) talk about foods? Nobody talks about menopause; yesterday it took me 20 minutes to understand it fully after watching a couple of your videos. Big fan in the UK!
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I asked my doctor to help me when I started having these symptoms back in 2014, and he just pushed antidepressants at me :(
Your channel has done more to help me than the 4 doctors I have seen in the last 6 years. THANK YOU!
That's wonderful! Yeah most doctors push drugs on you and usher you out of their office. Gobshites.
I experience the same thing. Around 2 years ago and after I tell to the doctor how my skull seems being split in half & after 3 minutes, doctors only prescribed me expensive medication. It turns out that I had a mild stroke. Thats why I only listen to Dr. Berg ❤❤❤
@@RaniaFarislovesRoubi wow...i watched them misdiagnosed my husband 4 times last year...i avoid them like the plaque but i have 2 go bcz i'm on disability & physically impaired.
It took my system 5 years to recover from anti-depressants that I was on for 18 months. The serotonin reuptake inhibitors only cause your system to be less able, not more, to learn how to generate the feel good chemistry
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My doctor did the same thing
Dr Berg the reason the medical profession doesn't recognize adrenal fatigue is because most ppl over 30 are suffering from it and they would have to admit there's something very wrong with our diet and lifestyle and then if they had to tell everyone to do healthy keto and reduce stress then everyone would be too healthy and hence, non profitable.
Exactly. They have to come up with a drug first before they admit anything.
Not mention bombarding people with stress and worry through politics.
love that you're making so many vids about stress , adrenal fatigue, cortisol recently. It's such an important topic and we need more information about it
Cod liver oil converted. I do not mind being a sweet sweet fatty. I just want to be healthy and live to a ripe old age. This worryingly all resonates. I think looking right back working at a animal shelter. Either strong disinfectant or animal bites/bug bites set my thyroid issues off. I was a size 12. In a few months size 24. They sacked me from my other job at the time, working in a health store. Lol. I Was at college and training for the London marathon and going out with my friends & studying and working a lot then suddenly I was a elderly looking obese balding women with absolutely no memory. I couldn't even communicate what was wrong with me. My ex at the time took me to the Dr and literally spoke for me. I was just shivering and couldn't even walk short distances. My life has been a trip. Thanks for the knowledge Dr Berg. Baby steps forward are are still steps forward. Keeping at it. I absolutely crave carbs. I think it's possible it's this. Being a biological curiosity I found out Aswaghanda makes me absolutely crazy. Blood rushing, Angry! I can't take that stuff. Or I will Be doing jail time. Makes me wonder x I have a similar issue with my levothyroxine but it is much less. But I have to take it two hours before seeing anyone or I am just snappy and I can feel my blood literally rush. I do wonder about thyroid patients mental health. It has to be absolutely connected x
*a few hours * before. Can you take it at night? I have been. At least then I am just awake and angry, rather than snappy around my loved ones. I do hate this crap. I am greatful I don't have a terminal disease but thyroid disease and obesity? Cognitive issues. I would not wish it on my very worst enemy x
Yes because I have l these issues
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I was diagnosed with ADD at a young age and put on the highest dosage of vyvanse and adderall (yes two prescription both at highest dosage) which led to way too much cortisol, horrible sleep problems, and a lot of adrenal fatigue. I was up to 300 lbs at one time but alhamdulilah I'm down to 170 lbs because of the healthy Keto Diet Plan. Now I'm avoiding caffeine and all stimulants, walking in sunlight and getting good amounts of sleep in hopes to "turn off" my cortisol switch and repair my cognitive abilities naturally, in shaa Allah
Same
Alhamdullilah
You don't want to turn off your cortisol completely, it is 100% needed for life.
I saw this and immediately thought of military veterans, combat or not, it's a high stress environment, and while they are in, there is an outlet, usually, for the sugars being released, but then they get out or retire, and then it's down hill. Seperation anxiety, loss of purpose, lack of motivation, etc...when I got out of military in 2000, i went from 165lbs to 210lbs, in about 6 months, took me 20 years to beat it. But here is what I know, the old stressors always linger in us, we have to find purpose, and peace with who we are. This video could literally save someones life. Pass it on to a Vet you know that may be struggling.
I can relate to it. Retired in 2001 and blower up to 365 lbs at 2003. Kept having health issues until 2009, got onto a health kick mode and dropped down to 238 lbs by 2018. Now l have kept between 235 and 245 lbs today. Attitude and persistent made a big difference.
its not common to get cushings from stress its most commonly a tumour. i feel like this video is a bit misleading. cushings is deathly.
not minimising ptsd but its very rare to get cushings this way.
@@princessadora What caused the tumor though? Stress can cause tumors that lead to cushings.
I have high cortisol but I've been losing weight like crazy due to thyroid issues. I was also diagnosed with autoimmune. All my health issues began during a time of high stress: lots of family deaths, losing my home, moving to a new state, and bf at the time having a baby with another woman. The west isn't taught how to handle stress or the importance of the mind-body connection.
I hope you dumped the boyfriend. I'm so sorry you went through all that
I hope life is positive now 🙏
@@GameChanger597 oh I dumped him alright and never looked back. Thank you!
@@jc-246 why thank you 🙏 I have a less stressful lifestyle now.
An important update:
I started gaining weight and my health began to decline again. But this time the doctors finally figured out I have Cushing’s disease - a benign pituitary tumor that has been causing chronically high cortisol levels. I guess that stressful period in my life simply made it worse.
I think it’s important for people to be aware of this so they can get thoroughly checked and diagnosed early on, as Cushing’s can be fatal in the long run. I literally went years suffering endlessly because I brushed off my symptoms as simply adrenal fatigue and never thought it could actually be a tumor. I’m due for surgery in the upcoming months. Blessings to all 🙏
Also, I still think reducing stress or learning to cope with it through a mind-body connection is still important. I’ve begun doing Qigong, meditation, long walks in nature. And although it hasn’t cured my tumor, I think I’d be way worse off without these.
I put a teaspoon of magnesium sulfate mixed 600ml of water in an ultrasonic mister and leave that running overnight while I sleep.
That keeps trace amounts in the blood stream while sleeping and breathing the mist.
I wake up feeling like I've been massages all night while sleeping, its super relaxing!!
Rodney, thank you for the idea!!!
Now that's clever! Might try it, thanks
“Other than that, you are going to be perfectly fine....” 😂 Dr Berg, you are super funny with that dry sarcasm humor
Now I know what the condition is I've experienced for years. My belly got so big when I sat down it was nearly to the floor. My daughter used to say I looked like a frog because I had big belly and tiny legs. I've lost about 240 lbs so far doing low carb/keto. Getting the muscles to build in my legs has been a struggle. Taking adaptogenic herbs has helped n now I sleep 6 to 7 hours usually.
Wow, congradulations on 240 lbs lost ! Dayum! You doing IF as well ? I took a collagen peptide powder (Dr. Axe and Primal Kitchen) and sprinkled into my morning coffee to rebuild the back of my upper leg and butt muscles. Dr. Berg recommends having ALL amino acids available and that's what i did. And of course other nutrients as well like the nutritional yeast, cod liver oil, etc...
@@lillypod1337 what is ' ALL' stand for in ALL amino acids ? I have the same problem. Really need some help to educate myself 😅.
That is awesome...I wish for you to have continued strength and hope.
cushings is most commonly caused by a tumour. you can't get rid of it with a diet.
🎉wow! Congratulations!
Wish my Doctor had this understanding... What a crazy world we live in... Thanks Dr Berg
And if you try to share with them what you suspect is wrong, they get arrogant and belittle what you say. If you want to see a doctors God complex, tell them something outside what their med school taught them.
@@GameChanger597 and doctors even fatshames us and gives us disgusting look bout our fat body
I am not surprised that I consider you the top educator in this field. Doing the homework for the rest of us makes me aware of the real reason for you being in the health care profession. Thank you.
For some reason I lost 45 of my 170lbs. I ended up in hospital with what was diagnosed as hyperaldostronism and by default hypertensive crisis. Once my potassium levels were restored, I was discharged with the standard cocktail of blood pressure meds. At no point has any attempt been made to even try to address adrenal fatigue. The doctors look at me like I'm a flat earther when I ask about fixing my adrenals. The only fix so far has been increasing BP meds and regular EKG's. I know better than to accept any of this.
I have a functioning Adrenal Adenoma (not a pituitary tumor, but a small benign tumor (nodule…mass) on my right Adrenal Gland is why I’m watching this.
Keto and intermittent fasting completely crashed me, took years to recover.
wait what?! keto and IF DIDNT work for you?? what happened please explain
I'm having issues with it too. It doesn't work for me Don't know why.@@Emily-ud2dm
I have been reading studies showing that chronic fatigue is associated with chronic inflammation. Could this also be one reason (besides stress) for adrenal fatigue? Of course, stress and inflammation are also connected.
hi i was diagnosed with adrenal failure by an alternative therapist in the 90s who had me regularly detoxing and doing elimination diets which i have continued to use all my life every 2 years i do a 2 month detox. i had a lot of stress at home and at work. some 20 years later diagnosed with CFS/ME and sleeping for up to 5 days at a time and gained a tonne of weight
doing my best via alternative therapies and raft of consultants to bring my body back into healing. its difficult. and expensive! if there are any research papers and clinical findings on these conditions i would love to know about it. in the interim i am doing a lot of intermittent fasting and raw vegetable juicing, and 2 small protein meals a day. ive more or less managed to give up sugar dairy and wheat. embracing health. its an investment. i love Dr Berg. hes amazing
I literally clicked on the video because I am exhausted and I think it's due to chronic inflammation. I am going through a lot of medical tests, the doctors aren't finding the cause of my all symptoms so far...
I wish there would be trained diagnosis centers. This is frustrating.
@@AngeliqueBecerra Do they check for markers of inflammation?
Another idea would be to check for your Omega-3 to Omega-6 ratio as an alternative indicator.
Also, I have videos on how to reduce inflammation (based on science). Might be worth a shot for you.
@@optimizewithscience8883 thank you so much for your answer! I spend my evenings trying to find valid hypothesis to explore as it really is ruining my daily life.. I'd never heard of 'inflammation markers' before, so no. I'm seeing my doctor next week so I'll bring it up. Thank you! 🙏 I'm going to check those videos tonight for sure.
@@AngeliqueBecerra The easiest lab test for inflammation is to check for the C-reactive protein. You want it as low as possible. Ideally not detectable. Theoretically everything below 5mg/L is considered "normal" but trust me, studies show that everything above 1mg/L isn't healthy...
Thank you for explaining. I was wondering how my body all of a sudden changed not because of food but from my fatigue, stress and insulin increase. I'm now more aware of it then ever and constantly trying to improve.
I had a right adrenal adenoma that caused Conns and Cushing's syndrome. I had a right adrenalectomy in 2018. It looks like the Cushing's has returned and the remaining adrenal will be removed. I will need to take replacement hydrocortisone but it is better than dealing with uncontrollable and autonomous cortisol and aldosterone secretion. Dr. Bergs advice is still very useful for my situation. I will be going back to a ketogenic diet once the Cushing's is resolved.
this dr is a genius...... his explanations are so detailed and clear and at the same time straight to the point...... its amazing how he summarises complex and lenghty info into short concise explanations that anyone can understand. Simply amazing ♥️
I think in general weight gain = allergic reaction to the things consumed, an intermittent fasting helps metabolize the allergens faster otherwise one modern meals worth of allergens potentially hundreds even thousands of different allergens in one modern meal, some of which seem to take upto 6 months to metabolize, while the allergens cause weight gain among numerous other symptoms. A century ago folks ate a few dozen organic things sourced locally, thus it was much easier for them to identify what they were specifically allergic to an avoid consuming those triggers, today folks consume thousands of different food additives/processes regularly, an the body metabolizes them at different rates, an the plants/animals may or maynot contain other chemicals/medicines/herbicides/fungicides/pesticides/experimental gmos/etc which different folks maybe allergic to in different quantities as well, one crop/animal they eat from might not contain allergens, while another of the same type of crop/animal might contain allergens, thus with moderns societies world wide food chain composed of thousands of different variables sourced dynamically from around the world, with no accountability, how can folks not be allergic to some of the thousands of things they are consuming, which causes weight gain bloating sustained swelling overtime, caffeine is one of thousands of chemicals for example which contributes to anxiety which contributes to stress, stress which further compounds the issue. Intermittent fasting does seem to help me dramatically both by purging the allergens, an giving the digestive system a break a chance to rest an heal, once the body has purged the allergens after 4-6 months depending on how often I fast, I can then eat as much as I like of simple organic things that I am not allergic to without weight gain, but as soon as I try to eat the processed foods with their chemical soup of thousands of potential allergens bloating seems inevitable, but as you indicated intermittent fasting does seem to help make me more resistant. Thanks for helping me begin to understand these things an the great importance of fasting as well.
Wow! What a wealth of information. Thanks Dr. Berg.
Sometimes you think you’ve heard everything and you play it a second time and go WOW 🤯 what’s “glucogenesis” ? Wondering more details on that……💯👍🏼
Hi Dr Berg, this video makes perfect sense for people who suffer from earlier stages of adrenal fatigue with high cortisol. What about those with later stages where the adrenals are burned out and can't produce enough cortisol at night such as me? For a good 2-3 months, I tried to eat keto but was never able to get into ketosis (on the test strip) as I could never sleep through the night without the symptoms of hypoglycemia (despite the glucose number was within normal range), which made my body even more stressed, and the blood sugar number, along with my belly, gradually trended up. Finally I decided to add a little brown rice of quinoa back to dinner, then I was able to sleep through the night and the blood sugar, along with my belly, gradually came down to the previous normal stage. In a sense, the keto diet brought me more stress. Could you make a video explaining this? Love all your videos!
Hey there…Im reading through the comments and found your story..I know its been two years, but how’s it going now? Did you continue to see better results by adding some carbs with your last meal of the day? So many similarities with your story.
Wow! So glad you figured it out!
This is the same for me, keto made me worse
Thank you, Dr Berg.
Thank you very much doctor, now I know why I have vitamin D deficiency.
OMG that's exactly me. I have had the last three years living in a hellish dream and I've gained weight with so much stress even though I was eating decent food but barely eating. 😢
Dr Berg, firstly thank you so much for all your videos. I’m following keto lifestyle and IF for 2 months now. I’ve had a very stressful life with close family deaths, illnesses and family/everyday issues, let’s face it, who hasn’t. I’m now 53 and premenopausal. I’ve lost over a stone and adapting well to keto. My only serious issue atm is that for the past 6 years I’ve suffered from hot and cold flushes (flashes). I get them all day (which I try to manage) and every 1-2 hrs during the night so sleep is impossible. I’ve been on HRTs for 1 1/2 years, gained weight and was extremely anxious. Tried all the supplement, none work. If I could fix this then I would get quality sleep and be able to mend my adrenal gland and other health issues. Please can you help me and all the women who suffer with this serious problem. Otherwise i can’t see how I can get passed this. 🙏🏼🙏🏼
I do not usually speak of specific products but tried Dr Berg's 2 adrenal products (day and night) for the past week. Too soon to tell if it will help weight but my general well being is better: calmer, clearer mind, better able to deal stress. Also gave it to a family member who has been taking both for about 1 month (very high stress job)-I can tell a difference in her reactions, helped them eat better.
I took his original formula and it was helpful, then my body adapted. My body always adapts and overcomes whatever works. I get no more than 6 wks of relief no matter what I use.
It is the suckiest thing on earth 😢
I had a dog with Cushings disease. The vet said it was from a tumor in her brain, I think she said on the pineal gland, that signaled the adrenals to over produce cortisol. She had been a very nervous dog her whole life
It’s the pituitary gland.
I lost weight. My adrenal fatigue was in the 3rd stage and for a year now I have been trying to recover from a AF crash. Practically bedridden for two months. Panic attacks, anxiety, depression, insomnia, nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, extremely thirsty and frequent urination. Lost 15 lbs in two weeks. I lost muscle and fat.
Insomnia and anxiety are still a major problem. Also post menopause.
My diet is great so I can’t figure out how to knock out those last two problems.
How are you now?
@@JW-qz4jl Thanks for asking. Well it’s been a long haul but I feel great except I have regained all the weight. I didn’t want that to happen. I’m a petite woman so an extra 15-20 lbs puts a strain on my frame. But as far as my anxiety it has improved at least 90%. I’m also sleeping better.
My mom has passed away and I believe dealing with here ailments and care taking was contributing to my stress.
late but hope you are doing well now. stay the course with diet (have you tried keto?) and exercise and you've got this!
just awesome content that I cannot get from any doctor here, thanks Dr Berg! very well explained !
Pretty difficult to get advice from doctors when the entire medical community doesn't even recognize the disorder. Thank You Jesus for Dr. Berg u
My Dr believes in adrenal fatigue & I have ALL the symptoms. Negative Cushings test. Thank you for this information, it helps understand & hopefully self treat!
did you get better? how we can get red of those symptoms ?
Just Excellent. The best, Doc. 🌷
Thank you for all these videos and all your hard work now and over the years. 💪
Hey! I got a belly and a flat cracker bum! My arms and legs are normal, but dang, the face, neck and torso are fat. I can't wear necklaces because of my tree trunk neck. Dr just ordered test for Cushings. I have had this problem since I was a young adult and I'm 53.
Have you figured out ?? How are you going now please share something 😊😊
YES! I JUST bought your adrenal fatigue formula!
Important to note that weight gain and the destruction of the body's proteins causes stretch marks. Vitamin C is good for building collagen folks ;) add the healthy keto and fasting to keep your skin in good shape.
Weight gain is stretching the skin so you cannot see the stretch marks. Only after I've lost weight, I started noticing them.
Million dollars video..
Highly appreciated
Thankyou
Regards
As usually amazed us with your information Dr.Berg 👍👍🌹💙
Yeah and I am shocked that most doctors out there dont know this or just dont care. When Dr Berg breaks it down so simply and easy one has to wonder why the doctors out there dont understand it and dont test and treat us for it.
I told my doctor back in 2014 to help me with this issue and he just pushed antidepressants at me. smh
@@86BarbOmega mine got arrogant and said that wasn't the issue. How someone so intelligent can be so dumb, I'll never know
Don't let what people have to say get you down, what you think is all that matters.
🎵 “We-e are Netter, Netter, Netter... getting back together!” 🎶 😂
Dr. Frank Netter is an amazing medical textbook author/illustrator indeed, Dr. Berg.
😔 I can relate to several of the mentioned symptoms: fatigue, buffalo hump thin skin, decreased libido (painful). I started keto on June 2019 and have lost 32lbs .. am currently at 143lb for the past 5 months have not been able to lose anymore weight even if I do IF and one meal a day.
But not so tired anymore and the libido better now? Perhaps ur weight s ok now no need to get more of
Celia Castellanos what did you do to loose the weight ? I have the same issues.
Was it low carbs Keto ? Gluten free, lactose free ?
@@oemadam yeah that's what my sister tells me. 🤷🏻♀️
@@isabellepiat912 I started doing only keto strictly
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This makes so much sense, thank you, Dr. Berg.
Dr. thank you again.
I have symptoms of cushings but my cortisol is showing up what the dr says is too low...I'm confused
I'm so bloated and inflamed
Excellent advice and information ☝🏻
me: I have XYZ problem
dr berg: you are eating carb !!!
But it’s true. 😂
@@debtwiss so true
And the solution, keto diet and IF, to all XYZ
Yes, IT IS that simple...IF you can break the carb addiction.
Yes @@1bsbsbsbs, and good luck with that ... ;-((
I have seen this video several times and i am enjoying. It's so interesting. Wonderful explanation! Thanks for sharing your knowledge doc. ♥️♥️♥️👍👍👍
Celia Castellanos this is my second attempt at strict Keto. I'm still trying to get my head around all the info, but thanks for your feedback, every bit help. Thank you !
Doc, this is a 1 million dollar 💵 video! 👍👏👌🙏
This is a complicated topic for me. I have to watch this video again. I suspect that I have high Cortisol because my circadian rhythm has abandoned me a loong time ago. I have the symptoms, but how do I heal if I can’t sleep, “other than that I’m OK.”
Dr Berg, please do a video about methionine & its effect on Epstein Barr virus and MS
Exacto esto es lo que yo vivi y lo que veo en muchas de mis clientas, que no consiguen bajar de peso. Gracias Dr. Berg
Please doc Berg explain is there side effects of copper iud especially bloating and weightgain,acne, if yes how can we cure it
Thank you so much for this video! I'm under so much stress and needed this!
Most of people including me is developping this by consuming too much of Caffeine i suppose.
I drink a lot of Coffee and what Caffeine does is stimulating adrenals to produce multiplied levels of adrenalin and cortisol.
I need to quit coffee now.
Agree. I drink too much coffee as well, I started switching to decaf but its only been a week. I am TIRED as heck and can't get going....awful.
Michal Palms thanks for the tip. I heard coffee was good for kick starting my metabolism in the morning. The more I think of it, the more I feel its more like a drug, the more you drink, the more you want. I'm back to one cup a day. Maybe it's time to ween myself of coffee. I dread the headaches from weening. Thanks again for the tip ! @ Dr.Berg, We need a video on the negative/positive effects of Caffeine. So many people live off coffee ! Thanks !
@@isabellepiat912 Agree, Caffeine is maybe most abused drug on planet now.
I will tell you short story about how i found coffeine could be great problem and checked how it really worked in the body.
I am totally heathy person, no diabetes or any other problem.
One day in weekend i drunk a lot of coffee, i mean about 20 cups of strong coffee during a day. I ate nothing as i am living for long time on one meal a day.
Then i had just great pasta with quality creamy sauce with bacon and tomatoes. After an hour i felt like i would ate a bucket of sweets. So i measured my blood sugar. 270mg/dl! Oh man i am type 2 Diabetes now i felt... I measured it and experienced that my kidney was dumping all the glucose from my blood to pee, i was about 200 in like 15 minutes. So it was nearly normal and during the night it normalized.
So about next noon, i did glucose tolerance test - i measured blood glucose, ate a lot of ice cream and measured glucose every 15 minutes about like 5 hours. I had absolutelly normal healthy glucose reaction in my blood.
So i started to reasearch how coffeine works in body and i found that it force adrenals to pump a lot of adrenalin and cortisol into blood. Sometimes it could be really multipletimes high. What at least adrenalin does is that it stimulates pancreas to stop produce insuline and instead of it, produce glucagon, which force liver to loose glycogen. This was one reason why my blood sugar was so high probably even before i ate that pasta and the second reason for that was, that Adrenaline blocks your insuline effect in body to not to lower your blood glucose levels.
Reason for this is simple. Adrenaline is in your body to support your flight or fight mode - high adrenaline is very handy if you are hanging up from window of scyscrapper, it allows you to not to feel pain and it keeps you blood sugar as high as possible (quick energy).
But if you are sitting in front of your computer, pumping caffeine high, you are not able to burn that energy, you just blocks normal body processes and in my case it caused that my body had no way how to put that blood glucose down until caffeine stopped working few hours later. So Kidney came to help and dumped that from blood to bladder.
Thats scarry right? I think Dr. Berg really should do some reasearch about it, because it was very hard to find anything about this phrase: "caffeine effect blood sugar".
Everything what you will find is Diabetes related, but i am totally healthy in terms of insuline, i eat carbs VERY rarely and there are very few days when i eat more than once.
I always eat a lot of or moderate amount of fat, moderate protein and a lot of veggies. My glucose tolerance is much better than average.
Most of the times my blood glucose is at basal levels 70-90mg/dl for all the day. + Ketones like 0.5mmol - 3mmol average.
Michal Palma I have to say this was a very smart observation on your part. So if cortisol gets elevated, insulin can’t be produced in ‘normal’ levels because blood sugar needs to be at least normal or elevated for us to fight or flee. Hmm, never thought of this! This explains why coffee +sugar created such a WEIRD fat distribution on my body.
Thanks for your insight.
@@lillypod1337 I think its rather because of Adrenalin, than Cortisol. Just was amazed how strong disbalance can such simple thing like Caffeine overdose do in my body and i know for sure that this was not for the first time. It was just for the first time i saw my blood glucose on it.
The next thing is when you find out how important is cortisol function in relation to fix inflamations and illneses. And too high cortisol means of course you are developping cortisol resistence, so it cannot work as effective as before...
Thats next reason why quiting coffee for good is probably biggest thing what i will do for my health right now.
Thank u Dr Berg for this video. This one is exclusively for me. 🙂
Dr. Berg, I was diagnosed with Cushing's in 1987. I have had three surgeries, pituitary removed, radiation to the pituitary region and have been on hydrocortisone for over 30 years. I was put on HRT then removed from it in my 30s. I have great difficulty processing fats/protein. I have tried KETO and have been unsuccessful. I take your gallbladder formula, your electrolight formula and nothing seems to work. I was 18 when I was diagnosed. I am 55 now, and endocrinologists are not helping. What should I do?
Try getting a second opinion from a different doctor
Did you get any help ?
@@kelsigrace9945 no. Tried a diff doc, all types of suppliments and recommendations.
Thankyou so much for this information Dr Berg I really needed do here this❤
Well this explains everything! I've been experiencing all of this plus excess thick hair on my face, neck and chest. Along with lots of acne around the bottom of my face, neck and chest. Now to fix all this! I refuse to live with this.
so what's the news? i have the same problem
it's important people know cushings is quite rare and is most commonly caused by a tumour NOT high levels of stress. this is much rarer and severe levels of stress like ptsd. cushings is most likely a tumour on pituitary gland making it's own hormones. acth (adrenocorticotropic hormone) which in turn tells the cortisol to pump it up more. this is a deathly condition as it destroys your insides. don't think you have cushings cause you have a high stress life. it can however rarely be caused by steroid use, eating disorders and alcoholism.
What about stress can stress cause Cushing because i have almost these symptoms except thin leg ,red cheeks , hbp, anxiety ,thin skin...
I've get an insane amount of surveillance activity to the point of almost getting ran over on my bike by police when I do certain things like ordering tomato food and fiberglass steaks , and I noticed I get a lot fatter during these years , I think it has kept me in a stressful state constantly for years.
You're my FAVORITE!! Thanks for all the info.
My stress is my job...not the place or people I work at or with...but the actual work condition... I'm a chef in an outside open air cafe, in an open air cafe at an animal sanctuary and botanical garden, in the S Florida humidity and heat. No AC and it can reach 125+ degrees when the equipment is cranking. Then add to that the heat index...It's hard on my actual body...I go home and my insides feel hot, my brain feels hot..I'm literally soaking wet, my feet and legs so sore and I'm exhausted. Which stresses me out because on my days off, the thought of going outside makes me cringe...so I stress..sounds silly when others are dealing with more serious things...
Thanks Michal Palms for your in depth explanation, I found it very helpful. I'm just going to have to kick the habit ! I started today with IF as Dr. Berg recommended. Thanks again ! Cheers
I have all the symptoms of Cushing's disease I have taken the test and I have low cortisol is it possible to have low cortisol and still have Cushing's disease?
Will your adrenal supplement help if I have this? I have most of the symptoms except for high blood pressure.
Your sense of humor is funny. This started for me around ten years ago with the change. I had my hormones tested & my stress hormone was off the chart. I started research in October ca s for ten years my doctors suggestions did not do any good. I finally found out about Keto in November & started Keto @ the end of December. Almost two months into the healthy keto lifestyle, I am starting to feel better. I have lost some weight, the inflammation has improved tremendously & the doggies is gone, but I am still tired. I find this way of eating easy & so much better! Thanks Dr. Berg! After ordering your book & watching your videos, I'm on my way!😁
Foggy not doggie
Love these nuggets of information.
My adrenal fatigue triggered weight loss in my case.
My entire system is upside down..
" Other than that ,everything is fine..😊 "
Thank you very much ,Dr. Berg !❤
Would a longer fast (36-72 hour) fast help adrenal fatigue, or will it make it worse?
Thank you Dr. Berg Great Video as ALWAYS🌟 I wish I could sleep longer, but the clock in my body only let's me sleep 4 to 5 hours. Ugh God Bless You and Your Family Dr. Berg FOREVER AMEN🙇♀️✝️🙏
Try l-tryptophan, prob saw this on a dr Berg video
@@masterkey6596 Thank you I'll read up on it! God Bless 🙏
@Patz13 OMG why you take so much stuff? Do you maybe need to be checked for sleep apnea?
dr Berg would you please address the hype around Dr.gundry and his take on lectins
Hello Dr. Berg, I want to say thank for all that you do in informing us subscriber's on your YT channel, It is all very valuable information and I truly appreciate your knowledge and all that you have done. Can you kindly do a video on Women that have had the DaVinici robotic Hysterectomy after a 2 year period, and the weight gain and other issues that are associated with it? There are so many women such as myself that have this issue. In addition, to other problems associated after having this procedure such as pain, cramping etc. after 2 years of having it done. I understand that it takes about a year to really get better sometimes that is not always the case for some.
Can you naturally decrease the tumour; What if you have high aldosterone related to an adrenal tumour?
Any update dear ??
Dr. Berg, you're my hero.
Dr. Berg, I was confused with the tumor situation 🙃
I have both symptoms of hypo and hyper cortisol isn. My blood pressure is low, low thyroid, major fatigue, major rapid weight gain (gain weight when I exercise)
The main cause of my stress is exhaustion and pain. If I had energy I would be happy.
Thanks Dr Berg ,
Please we need video about smoking effect on keto and IR ,
And what is best way to quit smoking
I went to vaping to quit smoking, it was the easiest way that I tried. All the lung infections were/are from CDB oils, (oils should give that away, as oils don’t belong in the lungs). Check it out. I smoked for over twenty years, did pills, patch, and cold turkey. Then went to vape, only a year then off. Up to you really. Just a suggestion, have a great day.
It absolutely will
Love it when you get out Netter's
Thanks Dr. Berg fir this information! I can now begin to do something about this! I have gone to doctors and all they would say is push back from table walk. I did all but nothing really helped! Thanks I now feel I can finally see results that can stick!
Nope. Stress does not make me crave greens.
Does ashwaganda stop working after taking it for a while ? After watching your videos I started using it and it worked so well. Now I’m back to being easily irritated and other things ? I do keto and if and take your supplements
For me, adrenal fatigue cause weight loss, I am very slim, no way to take weight. Thanks for the video, very interesting.
Dr. Berg, can you teach us how to treat & control excessive sweat?
@Daisyyy mellow
Hello there! This video is for you. Check it out
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@@Drberg Thank you Dr!!
I got “ slammed “ bedridden for about 5-6 weeks. I could not stand up straight or think or talk or eat ( drank bottles of water) and had total diarrhea and was unable to go to a doctor. It started out with ice cold chills that every hair on my body stood on end, then I broke out with ( waterfall) sweat and this was cyclical every 30 minutes ( for 4-5) weeks. It felt like my adrenaline spiked rapid heartbeat and hyper focused, then broke out in sweat and repeatedly every 30 minutes. Honestly could not stand straight. When I was able to go to a doctor, blood tests were done and when completed showed very high cortisol levels. NOTHING WAS DONE. NO FOLLOW-UP! I was told to “ take it easy and drink fluids. The year before this happened ( because of behavioral changes) my hormones were tested and my testosterone levels went from 0-748. I’m a woman 56 at that time. I researched and had 6 out of 7 indicators for an Adrenal tumor. Again NOTHING WAS DONE
Ok I definitely have all those signs and have sleep apnea. How ever my back side and thighs are carrying weight. So could I have 2 body types?
That was stressful watching
His videos are high stress specially the corona virus one. 🤤😲😨🤧🤒
too much cortisol you
Love all the information Dr.
@@beatrizaceiton2685 It actually helped me feel more calm knowing he had a solution 👍🏼
Hello dr ... How to fix adrenal fatigue if you under cortisol treatment pills? And how to control the side effect of cortisol pills?
great vid, helpful
i have cushing syndrone provoked by pituitary adenoma
Great information as always!
@Cognoscenti Cycles
Hey, thanks =)
how do one cure adrenal fatigue after 10 years of stress :(((( my glut is literally gone by now and i cant build them back no matter how much protein i eat or how much i workout :(((
I’m so tired because I have a Buffalo hump, suuuper high level ACTH, no adrenal mass, not sure if I have a growth in pituitary. But I’m tired all the time. Without the moon face or purple stretch marks. Facial hair and excess hair in places I don’t want. Extremely high testosterone. But the doctors just told me it’s PCOS. I don’t have issues with my time of the month. What do I do? 😭
Cannot fast with adrenal fatigue. I tried it crashes me adrenals and sets me back a week.
Thank you
Geez...these symptoms match my daughter's exactly...she has been this way for ages. High stress teaching job, early cancer bout...we will look into this.
Anu update??
@@naturelovers6987She's recently moved and found a happier job but it's more sedentary so the weight is still an issue. That is up to her to lose the pounds. She can do it. she has before. Thank you for asking!
Dr Berg you help me so much. I LOVE your videos. You are my ‘go to’ person for dietary advice in relation to health.
Why do GP’s NEVER (in my experience) talk about foods?
Nobody talks about menopause; yesterday it took me 20 minutes to understand it fully after watching a couple of your videos.
Big fan in the UK!
You are killing the kale