I am guardian to a young man. He came to me through the Foster system. He was 6 when I got him. He was a TOTAL mess! He had several diagnoses including ADHD. He had been fed sugar for his first 6 years. He was in 4 other Foster homes before me. He was moved because of behavior issues. I stopped the sugar! We went Keto/carnivore. We also added nutritional yeast. I make an occasional keto dessert. He is now almost 11. He is a different kid. He no longer suffers with ADHD. He will immerse himself in a book for hours!!! His favorite book at the moment is a collage physics book!!
I am 66 years old male started doing mainly carnivore diet five months ago and eating one meal a day about that same time. I could go on and on and on but I’ll keep this short. I always thought I had some type of learning disorder because it seemed too difficult. Now I embrace learning with open arms look for opportunities to learn spelling was always difficult now I learn how to spell a word and I’ve got it. I grew up in a time when breakfast cereal was just coming in in the early 50s. I’ve gotten off of all‘s processed sugar get my carbs down to under 50 g per day my mind is so clear I’m not saying I’m all the sudden Einstein but I am so much better than I’ve ever been in my life.
I’ve had same experience. Not sure if it benefits all of us the same but it definitely worked for me. With all health concerns; I always check my denial first - diet, level of exercise, sleep, hydration. All I can tell you is that my hydration, sleep, and fitness are solid. I started feeling better when I switched to carnivore diet
I agree with point but sugar has nothing to do with it i have so many real examples of people who eat sugar have a much sharper brain and skill and for me my personal experience I never been a fan of sugar I hate I never eat sugar as I have seen that sugar has nothing to do with the mental illness it has no impact on it because in somehow in some points your body needs sugar but in a very less quantity not in excess but my point of explanation is that sugar has no effect on mental illness
I remember being on Pinterest and seeing a post about how to change your life. It mentioned quitting sugary foods and everyone in the comments got mad.
You mislead people doctor Because I came up with a 90% . cure and I challenge you. You talk about happiness hormone, vitamin D, b12, etc. without knowing the cause or disease that causes these symptoms. So you have to diagnose the disease so you can treat it.
i followed your advices and cut sugar in december 2021 cause i was pre diabetic and had peripheral neuropathy. My HbA1c went from 6.3 to 5.9 in 4 months, lost 40 pounds without even trying to lose weight, I am 40 years old and I feel much better than when i was 20 and neuropathy is gone! Thank you Dr. Berg you changed my life!
@@Drberg hello doctor , thank you for your efforts i just wanna point something you said in one of your previous videos , you talked about intermittent fasting and you mentioned what philosophers and great people said about its benefits , and I feel proud to tell you that you forget to mention the greatest of all people our prophet and messenger from God peace be upon him who talked about fasting and its benefits over 14 century ago and it is all written in our sacred book Quran. ..check it out. ...but thanks for your informations
@@studygirl-is4jy He has made an entire video on it bro. See his video titled ' why the middle east has least percentage of cancer', in that he mentions about Ramadan Fasting!
I'm actually SHOCKED at the improvements in my cognitive abilities since adopting the 18:6 Intermittent Fasting regimen. I also cut out sweets, bread, and potatoes. I eat insulin-friendly fruits, veggies, and cut back on daily meat consumption. My level of concentration and creativity have BOTH BEEN ENHANCED. Thanks to Dr. Eric Berg, Dr. Sten Ekberg, Dr. Jason Fung, and Dr. Pradip Jamnadas.
@@experimenthealthyketo83 Hi! Animal protein helps with the absorption of the other nutrients, so I didn't cut it completely out. I'm down to one meal a day, so the reduction in meat happened naturally. As for low quality meat, I cut out fast food altogether because I just don't trust them; they'll put sugar in anything and everything. Cutting out Subway and McDonald's probably helped me the most. Thirty pounds lost, 15 more to go. Good luck to you.
I can 100% confirm in the last 10 months of doing IF and keto my memory has skyrocketed at work, I close more tickets than ever because I don’t always have to go check notes anymore no wonder I had so much trouble in school
Dr Berg, I have a thyroid condition. It comes and goes according to Doctor's. I always had a lot of energy and was very active. I would gym and eat healthy meals, limiting myself to 1 to 3 tsp of added sugar a day. My body now is so inflamed. It is 2 years post partum. My skin is a mess, my hair falls off and I am always weak and have pain in my legs all the time. Do you have any advice for me ?
100% for myself as well as my children...the reduction of sugar in our diets for me helps control my overall intake but for the children, the sleepless nights and mood swings are less and less with decreased amounts of sugar. I'm not a sugar nazi it's part of life but I can tell you when we consume a lot of sugar I become very lazy and my children run around like chickens with there heads cut off, there is no attention span and they lash out / talk back. So we keep sugar in check for sure. Thank you Doc.
Tyvm I considered sugar was a culprit but didn't remove it entirely from my son's diet because I want him to enjoy occasional sweets. But after reading this he is 8yo and if I start now it will drastically help improve his life and school.
My mother has been having symptoms of dementia over the past few years and has been getting worse and worse. Concentration is slowing fading away and has been diagnosed recently with dementia. What i have found is that she loves sugar. She will take a spoonful of sugar and eat it. She will have a banana and dip it in sugar. She craves milk chocolate and marzapan treats. She will have toast with sugar. She has All Bran cereal in the morning with espresso and will add 2 or 3 spoonfulls of sugar because its not sweet enough. Everything has to be sweet or she won't eat it. I am thinking of taking the 20 pound bag of sugar that she has and leave a bit until it runs out and then stop buying it for her. I was buying it for her because she would make bread and cookies but now she dosen't know how to make it anymore. I believe her eating sugar on a regular basis is the cause of her having dementia. The doctors always go with its hereditary, its genetic because her mother passed away from it. But i think we must look at the diet which i believe is the cause. I think the lobbyist for the sugar industry has a massive impact on government and health regulators to not make sugar seem harmful. My father is under the impression that sugar gives you energy. This is what the media promotes and here we are a fit and otherwise healthy woman is loosing her mind. Its heartbreaking to see the steady decline of a beautiful and loving mother rapidly loose her brain function. I am going to see if i can slowly reverse it by introducing coconut oil, MCT oil and eliminate sugar from her diet. I have no other choice since there is no help from main stream doctors who want to give her a pill instead of looking at the root of the problem.
There’s a product, I’m blanking on what it is called but u take it chew it and let it dissolve in your mouth to make lemons taste like sugar. It works as a chemical reaction to trick ur brain. Might be worth trying to get her to kick the real thing and have something that’s really going to help her.
Please check out Vinpocetine, 30 - 60mg a day has been shown to slow or reverse alzheimers in studies. Also look into getting lion's Mane mushroom capsules, as they promote NGF neurogenesis, and neuroplasticity
Another thing that may help is growing broccoli sprouts, freezing them for 2 days then blending them up to get the maximum amount of sulforaphane; Dr. Rhonda Patrick has talked about the benefits of the broccoli sprouts
Have you tried recipes with Dr Berg’s electrolytes in it? You don’t have to say it’s healthy. But her sugar cravings will definitely decrease with these.
I follow everything that dr berg says (helthy keto, fasting, omad, kale, nutriotional yeast, vitamin c foods etc.) and my life quality has improved dramatically. I've been doing it for two years already, and although I'm still 24 years old, I feel like in a natural high, even usually through the day going in states of euphoria
As a Muslim I've been doing fasting at a least one month a year! But I also started doing intermittent fasting and prolonged fasting as well (I've done 72 hours once last year)! I've really noticed a big difference in focusing and in my health generally! Of course, I've given up sugar as well!
What type of fating you do during Ramadan, dry fast or water fast? If it is dry fast how many hours you do? because I am going to try dry fasting that is why I ask.
@@kandasamyrajanIn ramadan we do Breakfast at 3 am till our prayer time 5 am that's when our fasting has started ...we do not drink or eat anything after that till the 4 th prayer which is at 8 pm (depends on which part of world you are from ) and then we eat and drink and break our fast
Quit sugar, loss weight, felt amazing all the time... and all hell broke loose! For instance, a old friend of mine went berserk in the middle of traffic because I wouldn't engage in a argument. Basically I was being too happy around them. Outside of that everything is absolutely great! Better focus more energy and better memory! Thank you Dr. Berg!
Not surprised that your so called friend was being crazy. Go to your better place and maybe your friend with wakeup from the drug called.......SUGAR!!!
My list of issues I had are too long to list. But if you do what this guy is telling you to do, you’re going to start living your best life!! Seriously!!…Good stuff Doc!
It’s such a competitive advantage for your Brain being on Keto. Side affect: your recall becomes so good that you can disprove people in conversations and debates. Like a runner, your Brain is able to withstand more focus for longer, now your getting a lot smarter, ie Nutrition!!
Thank you for all the work you are doing to educate us on our health. You have helped me a great deal when my doctors were more focused on giving me medication instead of looking at the root cause.
to bad it is not taught in the first grade .... people seems think they have to depend on the big companies that they are doing all the right things for there customers
I have been doing this for 2 months yesterday,fasting works just like he says it does im down 44 pounds this morning i would have never believed it could be this easy, Thanks Dr, Berg im just getting started
I've been at it for two months too. I've lost 27 pounds, my blood pressure went down and I no longer have trouble walking up the stairs. I thought my knees didn't hurt anymore because of the weight loss, then I found out that Intermittent Fasting fights inflammation on a CELLULAR level. I'm 54. Why wasn't I told this before?
eating less food overall? doesnt take a genius to figure out less food consumption will lead to weight loss. apparently some people need to be taught common sense
@@darkjib I used to think the same way. I learned that it's a lot more complicated. Weight reduction depends on a delicate dance of calorie restriction, food choices, insulin response management, physical activity, and metabolic awareness. Less food can make you fat and sluggish if the body perceives starvation and slows down your metabolic rate. More food can make you lose weight if insulin production doesn't trigger fat storage. The twenty-seven pounds I've lost so far came with NO exercise. My blood pressure (180/110) wouldn't allow it. Now it's 115/65. I always eat to full in my eating window (between 4 and 6 hours). No starvation here. Yet, every morning I wake up as a lighter person. Every morning. After YEARS of failure. This is not a fad, gimmick or hustle. It's real.
Idk how, but idc either, I found you. But you have changed my life! I've lost over 50 lbs since I started following you and following your fasting, Keto and H.I.I.T. guidelines 3 months ago. Over 80 lbs in total since I started my weightloss journey. BUT, I've had the most success since I've practiced everything you share. I also share all your information and videos with my friends and family. Who have tried to start their weightloss/healthy journey. SUGAR IS THE ENEMY! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO! Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU!!!
It’s true. I can honestly say my memory is better after practicing healthy keto and intermittent fasting. My energy levels are better too. The longer I practice, the better the results and the more in tune I can be with what my body needs. It has improved my success at work and in life in general. I used to crave food all the time. Now I know my cells were not being nourished properly and weren’t letting me be truly satisfied.
Even though many of the ADHD symptoms can seem like normal behaviour, the problem is that children with ADHD do them impulsively rather than intentionally (they often want to stop but can't), and the lack of control can be distressing.
I agree with that. The behavior is more on the extreme side. Also it is true that people really can talk too much. Some People can actually talk for more than 20 minutes (or more) in a conversation with another person, nonstop, without allowing anyone else to get a word in edgewise. This is not normal!!
@@carlye.3093 it’s a neurodevelopmental issue. It’s not naughtiness or some psychological issue brought on by childhood trauma. It’s literally a disability where these kids and adults (myself included) do not possess the executive functions (ability not skill) to consistently work towards and achieve a long term goal. Medications help more than anything (i wouldn’t have been capable of getting my engineering degree without) but the medications don’t solve all the underlying issues and are often unpleasant to take. It’s a major handicap and it’s invisible because people appear to be fine day to day as though they just lack a bit of discipline. But that’s like saying someone with Alzheimer’s/ dementia or a low IQ or major depression or autism just need to like “be better”. ADHD is just less outwardly visible Also it’s infinitely more difficult to raise a child with ADHD than a neurotypical child and the parents get accused of doing too little when they’re usually working so much harder at parenting.
@@yay-cat ok. Well, I still think good nutrition can help. I also wonder and have heard some research about vaccines causing ADHD and also if the father of the male child with the ADHD ever used illegal drugs......
Went full carnivore on 2/22/22 and have gone from 276 lbs to 185 lbs and dropped 14 inches in my waist size (46in to 32in). I have been integrating some veggies and a half a glass of wine here and there over the last month or so, and ate some sugar yesterday (1 Hershey bar) for the first time just experimenting with how I react to things now. I definitely notice a little scattered thinking this morning even before coming across this video and even noted it in my food journal this morning. I think the sugar will be a very rare event reserved for things like wedding cake and moms chocolate chip cookies at family gatherings. I just don't like feeling this way anymore and now know enough to understand that I don't have to. Long live beef!
@@angelicvisions9494 Hi. Thank you so much! I did exercise for a couple of weeks about 21 days in but then gained some info on how that may not always help and decided I really wanted to see what just the dietary changes did with my normal activity level (which is a carpenter several days per week so fairly physical) and that seems to be enough. Mark Sisson has some really good material that helped me understand that topic better as well.
I think the carnivore diet is the best thing out there for rapid weight loss. Along with no sugar I lost 30lbs in less than two months with no exercise.
@@rjreddenbaker4351 Thank you so much for this information! I’ve been trying to lose weight for a while and I’m looking for new techniques. I will be checking out Mark Sisson
Great video , Thank you Dr.Berg you are the one who taught me to remove sugar from my daily coffee, it's a big help to my body , all body pain ,knee pain and tingling hands are gone, Thank you kaayo Doc , God bless!
After a neurological congress, a journalist ask one of the top specialists what we could do to keep the brain healthy and to prevent Alzheimer etc, he answered... Stop consuming refined sugar... I did it the minute after reading the article, I was impressed...
1.- I started all over again a diet from thursday stopping everything that have sugar, wheat, corn except popcorn and eating only protein (protein drinks, boiled eggs, plain water, probiotics, fish oil pills, B12, and calcio). I was incredibly feeling ok, no hungry at all after 24 hrs of fasting. You need to prepare your mind to do this. 2.-The first day from Thursday 5pm to Friday 5pm I did 24hrs of fasting just drinking plain water. At 5pm I ate 4 boiled eggs with salt and 1 Tsp mayonnaise, coffee with little whole milk no sugar, (just one meal this day). Still not hungry at all but a little grumpy. 3.-Second day from Friday 5pm to Saturday 8pm I did one meal on Saturday at 1pm with two boiled eggs, 1 Tsp mayonnaise, salt, plain water coffee/milk no sugar and a snack of two cups of popcorn at 6pm. I almost had the tentative of grabbing a piece of bread but I didn’t do it and I was feeling proud of myself for not breaking my diet. 4.-Third day from Saturday 8pm to Sunday 8pm I’m planning of hiking one hr, on the morning, drink water and eat animal protein (chicken breast and vegetables). The feeling of Saturday night was incredible, something like more focused, detoxified from sugar and that sensation of feeling more energetic! Awesome! From here I have to keep doing keto diet and trying to walk at least one hr daily. Watching this videos helps me a lot, is like to have a personal trainer-dietitian in home every-time I need it, thanks. *Sorry about any misspelling, my first language is Spanish. Greetings from San Francisco Bay Area. 🥰 (Sunday Aug/14/2022)
I was diagnosed pre-diabetic and I followed your tips on Keto diet and Intermittent fasting recently, I have lost 20 pounds since then. I’m feeling so much better now as compared earlier this year. My only issues are people around me who seems not happy with how I lost weight, these are bunch of carb and sugar enthusiast, and I feel like I’m outcasted from them, and I have tried to preached this with them(which I’m not good at), even shared your video with them but still no success. Anyhow, although I feel bad that I can’t get along as much but still trying to, and hope someday they will realise and start adapting this healthy living. Fully appreciate your effort and time putting videos together for everyone’s betterment.
Four months without sugar and it's the achievement of my life, because i've been addicted to sugar my entire life. Feeling so much better. Oh, God, only if I had the Power to never get back to sugar. Thanks, dr Berg, I appreciate your tutorials so much, from the other part of the world (Europe)
I’ve been during the fasting for 3 weeks. Oh my gosh, I have more energy, more focus, I feel so much better. I use to have this pain on my legs all the time. My craving for sugar stop.
I've always skipped breakfast. Even with my parents telling me not to as a child. I'd still skip. I was fasting for at least 14-16 hours as a kid without even knowing. All I knew was breakfast would slow me down and playtime would be cut short. If I ate later I didn't have this problem. Fast forward, I still fast to this day and it's very easy. I do anywhere between 16-20 hour fasts daily. Time depends on the day and how busy I am with work, level of physical activity, how I feel, etc. If you're used to eating right when you wake it will take your body at least a few days to adjust to fasting but once it does you won't have cravings. Best part is you can down as much food as you'd like (within reason) during your window of 6-8 hours (average). I had oatmeal mixed with a chopped banana, honey and natural peanut butter- 2 chicken thighs, spinach, 1 sweet Italian sausage, 35 grams of pecans and 2 ounces of muenster cheese-3 whole eggs, 5 ounces of grass fed ground beef, spinach, 3 straps of bacon, 35 grams of pecans and an ounce of muenster cheese Tldr; fasting is amazing and low carb/keto is fun and delicious.
@@funone8716 I agree but if it works for them I wouldn't be overly critical. Everything they mentioned is within the realm of healthy keto. Many doing keto can still do well on 50 gm of carb per day as long as they've cut all the rest of the junk!
I had/have ADD / ADHD quite bad I, I find exercise and healthy eating has helped me tremendously. Quitting sugar soon too , quit cannabis 3 weeks ago ..rebuilding building my body and mind. These videos are a god send thank you 🙏🏻
I was a huge skeptic but I gave keto a try, I am a little over a month in and the improvements are shocking to me! I've lost 10 pounds so far, the neuropathy in my feet is getting better and my mind is so much clearer now! It wasn't easy, I have always loved to eat tons of carbs but I stuck with it and I'm glad I did. If I can do it, anyone can!
ye, I am a happy client, and a big admirer of Dr. Bergs great body of work. His sleep help, has safed me, and got me back on track to a healthy lifestyle. I am Swiss, have an MBA and PHD, and speak 7 languages.
Dr Berg probably l could be a good example.Started IF/low carb last year April.This year June started a career in technology.Never saw this coming .l am able to concentrate ,solve and not give up when l can’t figure out solutions straight away.I now know a high carb diet growing up affected my academic capabilities.l am surprising myself with how my brain functions now.
Yes. Very true Dr Berg. I don’t eat any sugar bc I’m diabetic. But when I break my fasting period of 18 -20 hrs since my last meal day before by eating 15 hrs only then I break another fast when I eat 2 or 3 hrs later. Boy oh boy you’re so right. I’ve been not only gaining, but brain unfocused, disoriented in my thoughts….inflammation up, not sleeping well this whole week bc I’m not adhering to a minimum of 18 hrs. After watching this video I’m now going to do 48 hrs fast to get my autophagy going to start cleaning out …..lower my inflammation down, get brain focus back, sleep better. Bc I’ve done this. I also just ordered B 1 Thank you Dr Berg
Thank you for blessing us with all your knowledge. 34 years struggled to be in shape my whole life. I implemented most of your advice, I am almost 7 months post partum, started fasting when my milk supply finished at 4 months. Started at 16 hours pushed up to 22 but on average I stay on 20 h. I eat meats, eggs, veggies, olive oil, butter, nuts vitamins, electrolytes. I have SO much energy. Combined with weighted home workouts 3x week and a few days of cycling my oldest daughter to school I've lost 35 kg (!) these 12 weeks. I am no longer overweight. I can't believe that I got rid of all the fat in just 3 months. It's unbelievable. THANK YOU
I have definitely felt the improvement in mental clarity and focus from intermittent fasting. Fasting (long and intermittent) has gotten me to my lowest weight as an adult. Thanks for all your great information Dr. Berg!
Since 16 day's I'm doing 21 hour's of fasting and 3 hour's eating window, quitted sugary items, processed food and beverages, and started walking for 2 hour's. Now I don't get hungry at all I don't even think to fill anything in my fasting window. I feel energetic and more focused. I believe ketone is making me more to concentrate and sit for long hours for studying or reading as I don't have any cravings. And when it comes my eating window I taste all fruits little, and chicken fish vegetables little. It feels like party everyday while my window opens. But I don't overeat but taste all.
The good news Arthur is that you weren’t in Ketosis. You might have tried, but…. Fast for as long as you can, then do IF with less than 20 grams of sugar and watch it skyrocket.
I am trying to be better in all aspects of life, I just quit sugar 9 days ago. Dr. Berg is ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. I've cheated a couple times, had a couple glasses of chocolate milk, and a couple random teaspoons in food, but have cut out 95%, and all habitual. None in coffee, tea, etc. I feel soooooo much better, able to focus, bad situations don't roll into dwelling. Went off coffee two days ago, seems to be helping to. Cigs next Thursday. 1 vice a week to avoid burnout and backslide. With God, hopefully.
How did you deal with withdrawal symptoms the first few days? Whenever I try to cut sugar, I get the worst migraine headaches and feel terrible, so I give up.
@@staceyl5769 honestly, the first two days I went cold turkey, zero, from close to 1.5 cups between my coffee and tea. I felt a bit run down, groggy by the first evening, but nothing major. I kept the coffee and tea, and milk in my coffee, I prayed too.
@@ricksanchez3176 prayer is powerful! Good luck with quitting smoking, too. That’s next on my list after sugar. Ironically, I think it would kill me to go off both at once. Lol
@@staceyl5769 lol, exactly, I would probably strangle someone dropping all at once. So far a week apart has been good, for me at least. Been reading the Bible and went to Church for the first time in decades. People can say as they like, but God heals addiction.
@@staceyl5769 P.S. thanks and good luck to you on quitting. I should say too, I not looking to quit coffee, sugar, maybe even smoking, as in like never again, just not habitual. No dependence or enough for asking for the health effects. A cup off coffee for a long drive home, which may by then have an actual effect not being used to it, or even a couple cigs out catfishing..just not looking at it like, "whah, poor me, never again" Seems to be working.
I have done personal experiments on everything you've taught me (those which I have decided to implement in my personal life) and you're absolutely right. The B1 help for refusing sugar, all the supplements and eating habits. I noticed when I consume salt and potassium, I crave sugar less and cheese less. Also, today seems like a great day to give up sugar for good.
I totally agree with you. When I include magnesium and potassium together at a minimum, my Cravings go away. I take a lot of other supplements in the morning sort of as my breakfast but I feel great until early afternoon when it's time to finally eat.
Absolutely 💯 right Dr. Berg it also effects your moods. I was in the Supermarket early this morning due to very hot 🔥 weather I was happy as I picked up cakes etc & put back onto the shelf as my brain said how much sugar I would be eating & weight gain 😅 so I brought banana 🍌 instead that's my healthy sugar intake , you keep me on my toes Dr. Berg with your healthy advice.
This. I’m not a huge advocate of eating fruit but it has saved me multiple times when I want to get something “sweet”. I always regret that bag of chips or cookies. I never regret those bananas and apples.
That’s awesome you made a healthier choice. I would recommend trying Dr Berg’s electrolyte drink which has 1000 mg of potassium per serving if you chose banana because of potassium. Our bodies need 4700 mg of potassium per day.
Wonderfully true, I've been going 16:8 for a week now and I've noticed changes not just in cognitive function but also physically. Swellings under my eyes are going down and in general I feel healthier and stronger. Currently trying to get zinc supplements but help. Greetings from Nigeria!!!
My daughter is 3 and never has sugar. I on the other hand struggle so so much with the addictive side and temptation but I'm working through it and having some discipline and trying to be free from this Jekyl and Hyde problem that I get. These videos are going to be My lifelines to cutting it for good!
Congratulations! What a wonderful success! Would you mind sharing it to Dr. Berg's website so it can help inspire more people? Please use this link: www.drberg.com/add-client-success-story
Dr Berg, thank you for this explanation. I have a son and then his son, who had trouble focusing. They told me to put my son on Ritalin. I complied and studied and worked with the school to get him help, only to find out later that it caused addiction. My grandson was handled differently, and they told his school that he was not going to have the medication. So I think the point of going to school is to become successful adults. I wish I had known about sugar all those years ago.
One of the most beautiful experiences I've had was being in Africa and listening to children play with abandon. No neurotics to make them feel like there's something wrong with them. I would awaken early just to listen to their conversations as they walked to school. Then arrive home running to change into their play clothes. The laughter peeling and foots running to the games of hiding and go seek. I wonder how much time children these days play in the schoolyard (if at all) with all the other madness going on. I don't think it's normal for a child to spend countless hours sitting in a room while they are growing and developing. They need to learn to get along with others and negotiate terms of games and issues with fairness. Adults already conditioned can do it. But not a child developing. When I first heard about ADHD or ADD I knew it had to do with all the goo gaw we give our children from the day they're born. Candy, sodas, bread, pizza, drinks with food colors, and an assortment of chemical cocktails to name a few. Babies with cans of soda in their arms sitting in front of a television or in the stroller to keep them content and quiet. It's not only what you said Dr. Berg it's everything you refrained from saying out of kindness and consideration. We parents need to face the particulars and get real with ourselves about why our children are jumping off the walls and put on drugs that later become an addiction or kill themselves. We need to learn to feed our children for real and stop giving in to the health impediment called sugar. Every day I go without it I am seeing the benefits and they are astounding. Thank you for all you do Dr. Berg. Most of all thank you for the cold hard truth.
I've actually cut down on sugar by for example replacing the softdrinks with water, due to my fear of getting diabetes (which is a far spread ailment in my family) and stopped buying sugary snacks and pastries. After sometime had passed, I did notice, that I was able to to think more clearly, like a fog that had been lifted from my mind and was also able to pay attention to things for much longer periods of time. Even though I was never 100% diagnosed with ADHD, the doctors did say, that I did have some of the characteristics (being a dreamer and being easily distracted as a kid). On the mood side, I'm not exactly sure if it's due to my "disposition", or if I simply inherited my temper from my mother (she can be quite hot-headed when provoked).
It's absolutely amazing how well intermittent fasting is for the body as well as the Keto diet. Still also adding at least one green drink a day. Weight is finally coming off! A big thank you Dr Berg for making these amazing teaching videos.
great video Doctor Eric who doesn't have a sweet tooth but being a borderline diabetic was really a wake up call for me this definitely made me change my diet real quick and eat less sugar doing a research on this subject diabetes has been around for many many years for centuries thousands of years dated back to the ancient Egyptians so it's always been there along with heart burn list gos on been sticking with a Mediterranean diet less carbs.
I found Dr. B 4 years ago and it changed my life. I am so healthy and happy. Also, once I cleansed my body with Keto and IF so many beautiful changes came to my life. Forever grateful Dr. B ❤ 🙏🏼
Ayahuasca opened my eyes to the dependence that sugar had on my life. A brutal but beautiful experience that allowed me to reduce my added sugar to nearly zero and took me on a journey that allowed me to find this channel. TY!
@@dennisaguilar4400 Not at all. What you see/find with ayahuasca will be different for everyone. For me, the sugar part was strange (not even close to expecting it) until I started thinking about my life. I realized most of the problems I had with depression came from sugar in so many different directions. I actually started laughing a few days later once i was able to unpack everything and made sense of it all. Feel free to msg me for the site where I went for the ceremony. I have never and will never do recreational-type drugs. It took me falling to the lowest point in my life to finally allow something like this a chance. I just wish I found it sooner and when I say it saved my life I can honestly tell you I was at that point of no return. Big pharma along with traditional medicine just band-aid issues. It generates more revenue $$$. I want to FIX the issue. Dr. Berg has been fantastic with not only myself with knowledge on how our body works etc. but also my two kids (8 and 10) enjoy watching him. They cut their added sugar intake by nearly 90% this summer. Yes, we still have those ice cream and cake days, but they are more of an enjoyment than a routine like in the past. Besides, in today's world it is impossible to go 100% sugar-free 24/7 throughout the year. Exercise and eat healthy. But, still enjoy life.
I love the science and evidence here. It's absolutely indisputable. Thank you so much Dr Berg for this. May we all recover from sugar addiction, overeating and any other eating disorder as well as overweight and obesity. Together we are stronger and healthier.
Thank you Dr. Berg, I needed to hear this. Since March of 2020. I have gained 20 pounds. I have an addiction to sugar. I have fasted before and I know it works. It’s the only way to stop the cravings.
I would try stevia , monk fruit or erythritol if you are trying to get rid of sugar from your diet. They are plenty of companies that offer products which is lower on the glycemic index. Just make sure to learn how to read the type ingredients used in the product.
You have to go cold turkey on obvious sugar treats but the best way to get rid of cravings is to up your good fats like avocado and add a one inch block of grassfed cheese after your meal usually worked for me in the beginning.
Also add a bowl of berries 1-2x a week for any sugar cravings. Don't use any artificial sweeteners-your body will just continue to want sugar. It's not a good substitute.
Everything you just said is true, true, true. Today I ate chuck steak, rare, 3/4 lb., at 10 AM. Bullet coffe w/buter and MCT Oil at 3:00 PM. My ketones were 1.9, glucose 83, GKI=2.43 and I felt like a rocketship! Thank you, Dr. Berg for all the great information over the years.
Dr.Berg, you have been an absolute Godsend ! I never realized the detrimental effect of sugar in my life, much less in society. I'll be sure to share this eye opening video with others. Thank You ! 👍👍👍
I've been using fasting 16:8 to get back into keto. It's amazing how much better food taste when you limit it. That first piece of bacon after fasting for a few days was like candy to my brain. I've also found that even the sugar free chocolates taste to sweet now. The restrictive window of eating also help you not snack since you draw a hard line of when you can and cannot eat.
I would not want to replace sugar with the other chemicals. Everything Dr Berg is saying is so very true we all really need to pay closer attention to this. The begging steps in older people to having Dementia has a ton of problems/signs that turn our lives upside down. A huge problem in America not to mention me and other family members
I've commented on this, before. I can momentarily reverse an executive function disorder/learning disability, on demand by microdosing cannabis. I've been diagnosed with ADHD with possible aspergers syndrome. I also have aphantasia, which I've also reversed with the exact same method. The most important thing I want to say is I've lived nearly all of my life not being able to learn and comprehend. For me, the learning and comprehension layer was always there, the intrapersonal communication layer was either disconnected or lacking fuel that it needs to inflate to work with the mind & body. When that layer activated for the first time, it was something I never experienced in my life. I was finally able to focus, think deeply, learn & comprehend, and I was able to do this instantly with no memory recall issues. It was as if the layer was never missing. Anxiety and depression were gone. I had no limitations and was completely free, no longer struggling. The endocannabinoid system is critical. I suspect sugar and possibly food ingredient sensitivities (excess inflammation) may cause regulation issues with the ECS leading to developmental disabilities. When you microdose and supplement the ECS by matching the level cannabinoids your body would normally produce on its own and your body "magically" starts fuctioning as it's supposed to, then that speaks volumes on where we should be focusing our medical research, NOT pharmaceuticals. It's all varying levels that create this spectrum of abilities and disabilities, the ECS regulates everything. Cannabis cures cancer and even helps people with parkinsons. It curbs my "ADHD" in literally 15 seconds flat. I've exhausted myself trying to reach out to specialists to help shed light on what it's like going from having a disability to finally being able to learn and function, they could all care less.
I’ve been aware of this since 1989. I was 24, under a lot of stress, and my brain nearly stopped working. I came across a French langage book about the evils of sugar and I tried a low carb diet. In less than one week, I felt alive and intelligent again. No more brain fog, ADD, OCD and depression! I was able to work again, and I said goodbye to a toxic boyfriend. It was wonderful. Yet, after about 3 months, I started to cheat on the diet and I became addicted to sugar again 😢 It has been a struggle ever since
Dr Berg’s videos on how to stop sugar cravings will help. I probably was some of the worst sugar addict I have seen. Horrible addiction, unable to study, focus, ect. Despite eating mostly organic. But I came through this by using his videos.
yes, I had a real addiction to sugar. like a drug addiction. gone now thanks to you and the book- Unlocking the Keto Code. It's a whole different world for me now.
Great info. I'm always trying to teach my viewers about the dangers of sugar. I sometimes provide them with links to your videos in the discord. Thanks!
Been fasting 14-16 hours 3-5 days per week and now two weeks in a row. Results on my mind clarity and function are amazing. I quit alcohol 6 weeks ago and thought that all the years of very heavy drinking had destroyed my brain. I’m sure it did a lot of damage but I’m seeing that improved nutrition and eating habits can have a huge POSITIVE impact! No sugar, bread, potatoes to start. No processed food. It’s so much easier than I ever imagined.
I used to live off sugary sweets/Pepsi & had heart palpitations nonstop..I was diagnosed w/SVT & chose to stop caffeinated pop & sugar 7 months ago & can honestly say I have " no None ZERO" cravings for any if it & my energy comes naturally BEST DECISION I EVER MADE besides leaving my ex 😘
What you can do to support focus and concentration: 1. Stop consuming sugar and try alternative sugars 2. Take natural vitamin B1 or nutritional yeast 3. Start fasting (18 hours a day with a six-hour eating window Thank you Dr Berg! 🐱👍🏿
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition. It is so much more than you have mentioned here. I am 26 and have ADHD. I’ve been doing keto and fasting 9 months and I’ve lost 5 stones. I feel much better in so many ways. ADHD is still a daily struggle though as there is way more to ADHD than you mention here
Fr dude thinks if you stop eating sugar your adhd will magically disappear i fucking wish 🤦🏼♂️ and on top of saying regular people and adhd people have the same struggles when they definitely dont
Fully agree. I have ADHD too and it really bugs me when people like this say that ADHD symptoms are just normal. He's supposed to be a Dr but he's peddling lies. By all means, stop the sugar and live healthy, but the ADHD ain't going away.
@@victortaylor9399 Have been following Dr. Berg for a long time and sincerely believe he would not be peddling any lies. All his advice is based on his opinions but backed by a ton of research and endless amounts of people testifying to the results they achieved by following him!
@@ianstuart5660 I don’t disagree that carbs/sugar are behind these symptoms that people are having such as inability to focus, lack of attention, etc. However, just because someone has these symptoms, doesn’t mean they have ADHD. ADHD is much more complex. So I don’t disagree with what he is saying regarding the link between sugar and focus,etc. It is just important that people understand that what he is talking about here isn’t ADHD. ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition. I have also followed Dr Berg for a while and have found his videos about keto and fasting extremely helpful
Fasting has changed my life! Started from watching your Videos. I went from 109KG 37yo 179cm to Now 79KG Healthy and happy. Mind is clear body feels tight and my joints no longer have pain after working. I feel 10 years younger!
We had a week of face to face classes this year and I thought it'd be fun to experiment with myself. So, what I did was, (I only thought of this after a day of that said face to face) on the second day, I would eat breakfast or just break my fast with anything and that actually somehow made me sweat so much (this was on on one day, idk what caused it tbh or its related but it didn't happen afterwards so I'm not so sure) it made me sooooooooo sleepy, I also couldn't focus and my memory of that day was hazy unlike the first day when I was so energetic also I didn't feel sleepy at all, and my concentration was so much better. I alternated those happenings to make sure and after a week, I was shookt to the core and swore to continue my fasting of 19/5. My eating window starts at 2pm then ends at 7pm btw.
I was diagnosed with adhd a few years ago and was prescribed stimulants. They worked when I took them but if I didn't take them a day I couldn't even get out of bed but if I took them every day the dose became less and less effective. A few months ago I started a very low carb diet and eventually it naturally evolved to eating within about a 4 hour window with 20 hours a day fasting. Now I have better clarity without the drugs then I did with them with no negative side effects. This is only 1 of the many ways this way of eating and the knowledge you have given me has been absolutely life changing and I cannot thank you enough.
Hey Dr.Berg, I'm writing you from Germany, so please excuse my English! I've been suffering from severe concentration-and memory problems since my third Covid vaccination in November (plus unbearable tiredness, exhaustion, tachycardia and high blood pressure...and a few other things). I don't eat sugar and have been doing intermitting fasting (18:6) now for over a year! Have you ever heard of the "Post -Vac -Syndrome"? (I don't have post-Covid, it has been checked) Nobody talks about it here in Germany, the doctors don't want to admit that there are side effects of the Covid-vaccination in the first place. (It is of course politically not desirable!) I would love to know what you think about this!!! Thank you so much and greetings from Berlin-City Ulla 🤓
At age 40 i realized im suffering from ADD. I suffered whole life. Since childhood i consumed lot of sugar and my sugar level on border. I feel fantastic when i keep fasting in month of Ramdaan. My memory and focus get 100 times better when i fast in Ramdaan
First of all, thank you so much for every information you are teaching us. Second thing, I would like to suggest if you do a research about frying white onion with olive oil. After that, adding egg to this dish with lil amount of salt. I want to hear from you the value of this combination. Thanks a lot for everything you do for people.
Eric, regarding fasting - I started to do it when I saw my first video on your channel regarding its benefits (back then in 2018) - and the results are amazing.
Fasting got me off my insulin, I'm still fighting to control my diabetes but it does work!!!! Anyone struggling please take his advice and listen to your body. Not everyone's journey will be the same.
One cannot find a better video than this to know why we should STOP consuming sugar. Really appreciate all your work Dr.Berg and make us more aware of what we eat and thereby direct us to a good healthy eating. Kudos!
I have been practicing intermittent fasting for several months it has put my diabetes under control without meds and my cognitive thinking is very improved I got in habit of fasting within a short time and have sustained it for months now
This man is writing the Ten Commandments of Health. I could always lose 5 lbs but never keep it off. After trying vitamins and walking miles nothing would last. Then Dr Berg had a video on ACV. Now there's a powerful energy drink! Intermittant Fasting is the fountain of youth and the healthiest life changing lifestyle you'll ever find! Its. not a diet it's a new life.Thank you Dr Berg.
Yes, I do PHP programming and web develpment for myself, and I can say 100% this is true, It is more evident if you need to use your brain for actual problem solving on a daily bases. With mundane task you don't notice or neccesarilty feel it, but surely will feel it when you need to sit for 10hrs infront of computer and need to focus. Dont get fooled by the little boost it gives you now. Sugar steels energy from bit later today, Coffee steals energy from tommorrow. If you need more energy, do more energetic things or go sleep.
Thank you again SO much for this! Utilizing your videos has been so important. I have had to do everything you listed in order to help address ALL of my health issues. This video came at just the perfect moment and I am eternally grateful!
I started healthy Keto and IF this past month on July 20th & have lost 30lbs since then! It also helps that I work in the heat for 10+ hours a day. Thanks for all the good information. I would love to see a video on what people should be implementing/consuming that work in such conditions.
Problem is, the parents will not take them off sugar. Trust me, I work in mental health. I tell them this every single day. And they all refuse. It's very sad.
So? Some do. But they won't know unless explained why and HOW. Encouraging them to switch over to fruit (not juice) is a great way to address it. Don't expect cold turkey, but do sugarfree days and have them note how it affects behavior. Parents who actually want to help their kids and put in the work WILL put in the work. I'm living proof of this.
I bet they are sugar addicts themselves. Have you tried showing them Dr Berg’s videos on why sugar is bad? Or how it affects one’s temper? Nervous system? Hunger? Or showing them his videos on children nutrition? Some parents can wake up to the truth.
When I use to consume a lot of sugar I was sometimes crabby, nervous, forgetful, my sinuses would ache and swell, my joints hurt, I craved carbs incessantly, I felt sluggish, I couldn’t focus on tasks, I was more anxious and hormonal etc. and weighed more but now with far less sugar and IF I can think more clearly, my demeanor is calm, my mood is positive, my sinuses are healed, I have more energy, I am slimmer, I have no aches or pains, and I can concentrate better!!
This video came at a perfect time because I'm on a journey to eventually get rid of added sugar in my daily life. Right now it's kind of been around 50-70 grams. I'm looking to get that number to maybe only 10 grams at the minimum but really to 0 added sugar. Tomorrow I'm going to buy a bunch of fruit and only consume natural sugar. And then also eat almonds whenever I get cravings in between meals. Because I'm realizing how sugar is damaging many things in my health from my gut to my sleep to my focus and overall health. I also just started fasting two days ago on a 16/8 schedule. I've definitely already noticed some good things. But I'm going to improve my diet to get better effects to heal my gut and improve my focus.
Fruit is full of sugar your body doesn't know the difference. Berries are about the only fruit that is good for you. You have to go cold turkey it's not something you can wean off of. Add additional good fats and grassfed hard cheese-that will help with cravings.
@@chrissyellem7397 yeah idk about that. I'm definitely going to incorporate fruit into my diet everyday. I went for years without fruit and certain nutrients and my gut is paying the price now unfortunately.
@@Dave.... You can get those nutrients from meat and vegetables. Not fruit. It won't help your body to get rid of sugar if you eat fruit. The sugar is going to harm your stomach more than the nutrients you think you are getting out of it.
I'm diagnosed ADD. Keto made a huge difference along with eliminating the majority of foods including dairy and processed food. Grass fed lamb, organs, fasting and a good nights sleep are my lifeline. Methylphenidate (i.e. Ritalin) caused hellish depression and insomnia ime. I would never use it again.
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I am guardian to a young man. He came to me through the Foster system. He was 6 when I got him. He was a TOTAL mess! He had several diagnoses including ADHD. He had been fed sugar for his first 6 years. He was in 4 other Foster homes before me. He was moved because of behavior issues. I stopped the sugar! We went Keto/carnivore. We also added nutritional yeast. I make an occasional keto dessert. He is now almost 11. He is a different kid. He no longer suffers with ADHD. He will immerse himself in a book for hours!!! His favorite book at the moment is a collage physics book!!
God bless you! These poor foster kids and their diets. It’s sad.
Makes me cry. Your work deserves lots of hugs!! I so wish the keto data to spread so fast that all parents experience this knowledge!
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wow good job! Really love the work you do 🙂
I'm quite similar to this but my favourite book is a Cook Book😂😂😂
I am 66 years old male started doing mainly carnivore diet five months ago and eating one meal a day about that same time. I could go on and on and on but I’ll keep this short. I always thought I had some type of learning disorder because it seemed too difficult. Now I embrace learning with open arms look for opportunities to learn spelling was always difficult now I learn how to spell a word and I’ve got it. I grew up in a time when breakfast cereal was just coming in in the early 50s. I’ve gotten off of all‘s processed sugar get my carbs down to under 50 g per day my mind is so clear I’m not saying I’m all the sudden Einstein but I am so much better than I’ve ever been in my life.
Curtis thank you for sharing. I am encouraged by your testimony and will make changes to my children’s diet. My son has a hard time staying on task.
I’ve had same experience. Not sure if it benefits all of us the same but it definitely worked for me.
With all health concerns; I always check my denial first - diet, level of exercise, sleep, hydration. All I can tell you is that my hydration, sleep, and fitness are solid. I started feeling better when I switched to carnivore diet
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All children do.
@@1207susant I disagree with you. My daughter (12) and nephew (8) do not have these problems at all. They never had this problem!! BTW, my son is 17!
I agree with point but sugar has nothing to do with it i have so many real examples of people who eat sugar have a much sharper brain and skill and for me my personal experience I never been a fan of sugar I hate I never eat sugar as I have seen that sugar has nothing to do with the mental illness it has no impact on it because in somehow in some points your body needs sugar but in a very less quantity not in excess but my point of explanation is that sugar has no effect on mental illness
This is actually one of the most important lesson one can learn. The world is suffering because of this.
I remember being on Pinterest and seeing a post about how to change your life. It mentioned quitting sugary foods and everyone in the comments got mad.
@@unclegardener people want to hear what they wanna hear and most of the times the truth is not want u want to hear.
Wow-💞":!Who Knew?Thk u so much!♥️
You mislead people doctor
Because I came up with a 90% .
cure and I challenge you. You talk about happiness hormone, vitamin D, b12, etc. without knowing the cause or disease that causes these symptoms. So you have to diagnose the disease so you can treat it.
@@unclegardener lol
Reduced sugar for 2 weeks and felt so much better. Aches and pains went away and better brain focus and more energy.
Morning what was some of the changes you made food wise?
@@shanitawest63 Go to fruit choices, berries. After 2 weeks any "normal" sugar product tastes far TOO sweet for humans to eat.
Great
That's great! Good job!
Same experience
i followed your advices and cut sugar in december 2021 cause i was pre diabetic and had peripheral neuropathy. My HbA1c went from 6.3 to 5.9 in 4 months, lost 40 pounds without even trying to lose weight, I am 40 years old and I feel much better than when i was 20 and neuropathy is gone! Thank you Dr. Berg you changed my life!
Wonderful! You're very welcome!
@Dr. Eric Berg DC, please is Honey a good substitute for sugar… I mean healthier
@@Drberg hello doctor , thank you for your efforts i just wanna point something you said in one of your previous videos , you talked about intermittent fasting and you mentioned what philosophers and great people said about its benefits , and I feel proud to tell you that you forget to mention the greatest of all people our prophet and messenger from God peace be upon him who talked about fasting and its benefits over 14 century ago and it is all written in our sacred book Quran. ..check it out. ...but thanks for your informations
@@studygirl-is4jy He has made an entire video on it bro. See his video titled ' why the middle east has least percentage of cancer', in that he mentions about Ramadan Fasting!
@@Drberg Dr. Berg, can you help me find something to take for strong hunger pangs? I get them EVERYTIME I try to fast. It's unbearable.....
I'm actually SHOCKED at the improvements in my cognitive abilities since adopting the 18:6 Intermittent Fasting regimen. I also cut out sweets, bread, and potatoes. I eat insulin-friendly fruits, veggies, and cut back on daily meat consumption. My level of concentration and creativity have BOTH BEEN ENHANCED. Thanks to Dr. Eric Berg, Dr. Sten Ekberg, Dr. Jason Fung, and Dr. Pradip Jamnadas.
Why decreasing meat though? Is it low quality meat?
@@experimenthealthyketo83 Hi! Animal protein helps with the absorption of the other nutrients, so I didn't cut it completely out. I'm down to one meal a day, so the reduction in meat happened naturally. As for low quality meat, I cut out fast food altogether because I just don't trust them; they'll put sugar in anything and everything. Cutting out Subway and McDonald's probably helped me the most. Thirty pounds lost, 15 more to go. Good luck to you.
@@clarkvaughan Oh I see, great 👍
I can 100% confirm in the last 10 months of doing IF and keto my memory has skyrocketed at work, I close more tickets than ever because I don’t always have to go check notes anymore no wonder I had so much trouble in school
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That's really wonderful. Keep it up!
That’s awesome 👏
Dr Berg, I have a thyroid condition. It comes and goes according to Doctor's. I always had a lot of energy and was very active. I would gym and eat healthy meals, limiting myself to 1 to 3 tsp of added sugar a day. My body now is so inflamed. It is 2 years post partum. My skin is a mess, my hair falls off and I am always weak and have pain in my legs all the time. Do you have any advice for me ?
100% for myself as well as my children...the reduction of sugar in our diets for me helps control my overall intake but for the children, the sleepless nights and mood swings are less and less with decreased amounts of sugar. I'm not a sugar nazi it's part of life but I can tell you when we consume a lot of sugar I become very lazy and my children run around like chickens with there heads cut off, there is no attention span and they lash out / talk back. So we keep sugar in check for sure. Thank you Doc.
Tyvm I considered sugar was a culprit but didn't remove it entirely from my son's diet because I want him to enjoy occasional sweets.
But after reading this he is 8yo and if I start now it will drastically help improve his life and school.
My mother has been having symptoms of dementia over the past few years and has been getting worse and worse. Concentration is slowing fading away and has been diagnosed recently with dementia. What i have found is that she loves sugar. She will take a spoonful of sugar and eat it. She will have a banana and dip it in sugar. She craves milk chocolate and marzapan treats. She will have toast with sugar. She has All Bran cereal in the morning with espresso and will add 2 or 3 spoonfulls of sugar because its not sweet enough. Everything has to be sweet or she won't eat it. I am thinking of taking the 20 pound bag of sugar that she has and leave a bit until it runs out and then stop buying it for her. I was buying it for her because she would make bread and cookies but now she dosen't know how to make it anymore. I believe her eating sugar on a regular basis is the cause of her having dementia. The doctors always go with its hereditary, its genetic because her mother passed away from it. But i think we must look at the diet which i believe is the cause. I think the lobbyist for the sugar industry has a massive impact on government and health regulators to not make sugar seem harmful. My father is under the impression that sugar gives you energy. This is what the media promotes and here we are a fit and otherwise healthy woman is loosing her mind. Its heartbreaking to see the steady decline of a beautiful and loving mother rapidly loose her brain function. I am going to see if i can slowly reverse it by introducing coconut oil, MCT oil and eliminate sugar from her diet. I have no other choice since there is no help from main stream doctors who want to give her a pill instead of looking at the root of the problem.
There’s a product, I’m blanking on what it is called but u take it chew it and let it dissolve in your mouth to make lemons taste like sugar. It works as a chemical reaction to trick ur brain. Might be worth trying to get her to kick the real thing and have something that’s really going to help her.
Wow sorry to hear, I bet that same story is being repeated across millions of people all over the world!
Please check out Vinpocetine, 30 - 60mg a day has been shown to slow or reverse alzheimers in studies. Also look into getting lion's Mane mushroom capsules, as they promote NGF neurogenesis, and neuroplasticity
Another thing that may help is growing broccoli sprouts, freezing them for 2 days then blending them up to get the maximum amount of sulforaphane; Dr. Rhonda Patrick has talked about the benefits of the broccoli sprouts
Have you tried recipes with Dr Berg’s electrolytes in it? You don’t have to say it’s healthy. But her sugar cravings will definitely decrease with these.
I follow everything that dr berg says (helthy keto, fasting, omad, kale, nutriotional yeast, vitamin c foods etc.) and my life quality has improved dramatically. I've been doing it for two years already, and although I'm still 24 years old, I feel like in a natural high, even usually through the day going in states of euphoria
I'm a musician. When I cut out sugar, I discovered I can remember words to songs a lot better. Surprising benefit.
As a Muslim I've been doing fasting at a least one month a year! But I also started doing intermittent fasting and prolonged fasting as well (I've done 72 hours once last year)! I've really noticed a big difference in focusing and in my health generally! Of course, I've given up sugar as well!
What type of fating you do during Ramadan, dry fast or water fast? If it is dry fast how many hours you do? because I am going to try dry fasting that is why I ask.
@@kandasamyrajanIn ramadan we do Breakfast at 3 am till our prayer time 5 am that's when our fasting has started ...we do not drink or eat anything after that till the 4 th prayer which is at 8 pm (depends on which part of world you are from ) and then we eat and drink and break our fast
B1 has been a life changer for me. Had horrible memory and all sorts of cognitive problems.
I can't emphasize enough what this has done for me.
Quit sugar, loss weight, felt amazing all the time... and all hell broke loose!
For instance, a old friend of mine went berserk in the middle of traffic because I wouldn't engage in a argument. Basically I was being too happy around them. Outside of that everything is absolutely great! Better focus more energy and better memory! Thank you Dr. Berg!
Congrats! Sounds like you have moved on to your higher self (just a better version of yourself). Don’t let them pull you back down!
Not surprised that your so called friend was being crazy.
Go to your better place and maybe your friend with wakeup from the drug called.......SUGAR!!!
Excellent video. Eliminating sugar is my final fight. I’m ready.
He made a few videos very helpful to completely win over sugar cravings.
My list of issues I had are too long to list. But if you do what this guy is telling you to do, you’re going to start living your best life!! Seriously!!…Good stuff Doc!
It’s such a competitive advantage for your Brain being on Keto.
Side affect: your recall becomes so good that you can disprove people in conversations and debates.
Like a runner, your Brain is able to withstand more focus for longer, now your getting a lot smarter, ie Nutrition!!
Thank you for all the work you are doing to educate us on our health.
You have helped me a great deal when my doctors were more focused on giving me medication instead of looking at the root cause.
to bad it is not taught in the first grade .... people seems think they have to depend on the big companies that they are doing all the right things for there customers
I have been doing this for 2 months yesterday,fasting works just like he says it does im down 44 pounds this morning i would have never believed it could be this easy, Thanks Dr, Berg im just getting started
AND MUSLIMS FAST A MONTH EVERY YEAR
IS NT AMAZING
I've been at it for two months too. I've lost 27 pounds, my blood pressure went down and I no longer have trouble walking up the stairs. I thought my knees didn't hurt anymore because of the weight loss, then I found out that Intermittent Fasting fights inflammation on a CELLULAR level. I'm 54. Why wasn't I told this before?
eating less food overall? doesnt take a genius to figure out less food consumption will lead to weight loss. apparently some people need to be taught common sense
@@darkjib I used to think the same way. I learned that it's a lot more complicated. Weight reduction depends on a delicate dance of calorie restriction, food choices, insulin response management, physical activity, and metabolic awareness. Less food can make you fat and sluggish if the body perceives starvation and slows down your metabolic rate. More food can make you lose weight if insulin production doesn't trigger fat storage. The twenty-seven pounds I've lost so far came with NO exercise. My blood pressure (180/110) wouldn't allow it. Now it's 115/65. I always eat to full in my eating window (between 4 and 6 hours). No starvation here. Yet, every morning I wake up as a lighter person. Every morning. After YEARS of failure. This is not a fad, gimmick or hustle. It's real.
@@luckykabootar9017 Your information is wrong. Their fasting has been studied alot and they live healthier than us..
Idk how, but idc either, I found you. But you have changed my life! I've lost over 50 lbs since I started following you and following your fasting, Keto and H.I.I.T. guidelines 3 months ago. Over 80 lbs in total since I started my weightloss journey. BUT, I've had the most success since I've practiced everything you share. I also share all your information and videos with my friends and family. Who have tried to start their weightloss/healthy journey.
SUGAR IS THE ENEMY! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO! Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU!!!
Awesome 👏
It’s true. I can honestly say my memory is better after practicing healthy keto and intermittent fasting. My energy levels are better too. The longer I practice, the better the results and the more in tune I can be with what my body needs. It has improved my success at work and in life in general. I used to crave food all the time. Now I know my cells were not being nourished properly and weren’t letting me be truly satisfied.
Even though many of the ADHD symptoms can seem like normal behaviour, the problem is that children with ADHD do them impulsively rather than intentionally (they often want to stop but can't), and the lack of control can be distressing.
I agree with that. The behavior is more on the extreme side. Also it is true that people really can talk too much. Some People can actually talk for more than 20 minutes (or more) in a conversation with another person, nonstop, without allowing anyone else to get a word in edgewise. This is not normal!!
@@trueheart8739 thats how alotta ppl talk down here in puerto rico...super highspeed & NONSTOP yadda yadda yadda yadda...it drives me crazy 😵😵
It's because their parents didn't discipline them and teach them to eat right.
@@carlye.3093 it’s a neurodevelopmental issue. It’s not naughtiness or some psychological issue brought on by childhood trauma. It’s literally a disability where these kids and adults (myself included) do not possess the executive functions (ability not skill) to consistently work towards and achieve a long term goal. Medications help more than anything (i wouldn’t have been capable of getting my engineering degree without) but the medications don’t solve all the underlying issues and are often unpleasant to take.
It’s a major handicap and it’s invisible because people appear to be fine day to day as though they just lack a bit of discipline. But that’s like saying someone with Alzheimer’s/ dementia or a low IQ or major depression or autism just need to like “be better”. ADHD is just less outwardly visible
Also it’s infinitely more difficult to raise a child with ADHD than a neurotypical child and the parents get accused of doing too little when they’re usually working so much harder at parenting.
@@yay-cat ok. Well, I still think good nutrition can help. I also wonder and have heard some research about vaccines causing ADHD and also if the father of the male child with the ADHD ever used illegal drugs......
Went full carnivore on 2/22/22 and have gone from 276 lbs to 185 lbs and dropped 14 inches in my waist size (46in to 32in). I have been integrating some veggies and a half a glass of wine here and there over the last month or so, and ate some sugar yesterday (1 Hershey bar) for the first time just experimenting with how I react to things now. I definitely notice a little scattered thinking this morning even before coming across this video and even noted it in my food journal this morning. I think the sugar will be a very rare event reserved for things like wedding cake and moms chocolate chip cookies at family gatherings. I just don't like feeling this way anymore and now know enough to understand that I don't have to. Long live beef!
I know this is probably a dumb question, but do you also exercise or was it mainly the diet that helped you lose weight?
Also congrats on your weight loss! Those are great results 👍🏽
@@angelicvisions9494 Hi. Thank you so much! I did exercise for a couple of weeks about 21 days in but then gained some info on how that may not always help and decided I really wanted to see what just the dietary changes did with my normal activity level (which is a carpenter several days per week so fairly physical) and that seems to be enough. Mark Sisson has some really good material that helped me understand that topic better as well.
I think the carnivore diet is the best thing out there for rapid weight loss. Along with no sugar
I lost 30lbs in less than two months with no exercise.
@@rjreddenbaker4351 Thank you so much for this information! I’ve been trying to lose weight for a while and I’m looking for new techniques. I will be checking out Mark Sisson
Great video , Thank you Dr.Berg you are the one who taught me to remove sugar from my daily coffee, it's a big help to my body , all body pain ,knee pain and tingling hands are gone, Thank you kaayo Doc , God bless!
Music to my ears!
After a neurological congress, a journalist ask one of the top specialists what we could do to keep the brain healthy and to prevent Alzheimer etc, he answered... Stop consuming refined sugar... I did it the minute after reading the article, I was impressed...
1.- I started all over again a diet from thursday stopping everything that have sugar, wheat, corn except popcorn and eating only protein (protein drinks, boiled eggs, plain water, probiotics, fish oil pills, B12, and calcio). I was incredibly feeling ok, no hungry at all after 24 hrs of fasting. You need to prepare your mind to do this.
2.-The first day from Thursday 5pm to Friday 5pm I did 24hrs of fasting just drinking plain water. At 5pm I ate 4 boiled eggs with salt and 1 Tsp mayonnaise, coffee with little whole milk no sugar, (just one meal this day). Still not hungry at all but a little grumpy.
3.-Second day from Friday 5pm to Saturday 8pm I did one meal on Saturday at 1pm with two boiled eggs, 1 Tsp mayonnaise, salt, plain water coffee/milk no sugar and a snack of two cups of popcorn at 6pm. I almost had the tentative of grabbing a piece of bread but I didn’t do it and I was feeling proud of myself for not breaking my diet.
4.-Third day from Saturday 8pm to Sunday 8pm I’m planning of hiking one hr, on the morning, drink water and eat animal protein (chicken breast and vegetables). The feeling of Saturday night was incredible, something like more focused, detoxified from sugar and that sensation of feeling more energetic! Awesome! From here I have to keep doing keto diet and trying to walk at least one hr daily. Watching this videos helps me a lot, is like to have a personal trainer-dietitian in home every-time I need it, thanks.
*Sorry about any misspelling, my first language is Spanish. Greetings from San Francisco Bay Area. 🥰 (Sunday Aug/14/2022)
Bella chao
I was diagnosed pre-diabetic and I followed your tips on Keto diet and Intermittent fasting recently, I have lost 20 pounds since then. I’m feeling so much better now as compared earlier this year. My only issues are people around me who seems not happy with how I lost weight, these are bunch of carb and sugar enthusiast, and I feel like I’m outcasted from them, and I have tried to preached this with them(which I’m not good at), even shared your video with them but still no success. Anyhow, although I feel bad that I can’t get along as much but still trying to, and hope someday they will realise and start adapting this healthy living. Fully appreciate your effort and time putting videos together for everyone’s betterment.
Four months without sugar and it's the achievement of my life, because i've been addicted to sugar my entire life. Feeling so much better. Oh, God, only if I had the Power to never get back to sugar.
Thanks, dr Berg, I appreciate your tutorials so much, from the other part of the world (Europe)
@@gratefullady3498 erithritol, just a couple of times. I mostly replaced the sweets with fruits.
I’ve been during the fasting for 3 weeks. Oh my gosh, I have more energy, more focus, I feel so much better. I use to have this pain on my legs all the time. My craving for sugar stop.
What do you eat what did you do !!! I need Awnsers ahhh please I’m in concern of my mind and health
I've always skipped breakfast. Even with my parents telling me not to as a child. I'd still skip. I was fasting for at least 14-16 hours as a kid without even knowing. All I knew was breakfast would slow me down and playtime would be cut short. If I ate later I didn't have this problem. Fast forward, I still fast to this day and it's very easy. I do anywhere between 16-20 hour fasts daily. Time depends on the day and how busy I am with work, level of physical activity, how I feel, etc. If you're used to eating right when you wake it will take your body at least a few days to adjust to fasting but once it does you won't have cravings. Best part is you can down as much food as you'd like (within reason) during your window of 6-8 hours (average). I had oatmeal mixed with a chopped banana, honey and natural peanut butter- 2 chicken thighs, spinach, 1 sweet Italian sausage, 35 grams of pecans and 2 ounces of muenster cheese-3 whole eggs, 5 ounces of grass fed ground beef, spinach, 3 straps of bacon, 35 grams of pecans and an ounce of muenster cheese
Tldr; fasting is amazing and low carb/keto is fun and delicious.
Oatmeal is bad banana is very bad and honey is pure sugar........STOP all 3!
@@funone8716 I agree but if it works for them I wouldn't be overly critical. Everything they mentioned is within the realm of healthy keto. Many doing keto can still do well on 50 gm of carb per day as long as they've cut all the rest of the junk!
from my own experience, it's true that fasting help healing the brain massively.
I had/have ADD / ADHD quite bad I, I find exercise and healthy eating has helped me tremendously.
Quitting sugar soon too , quit cannabis 3 weeks ago ..rebuilding building my body and mind. These videos are a god send thank you 🙏🏻
And how do you feel now?😊
I don’t smoke but does cannabis have any benefits
I was a huge skeptic but I gave keto a try, I am a little over a month in and the improvements are shocking to me! I've lost 10 pounds so far, the neuropathy in my feet is getting better and my mind is so much clearer now! It wasn't easy, I have always loved to eat tons of carbs but I stuck with it and I'm glad I did. If I can do it, anyone can!
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ye, I am a happy client, and a big admirer of Dr. Bergs great body of work. His sleep help, has safed me, and got me back on track to a healthy lifestyle. I am Swiss, have an MBA and PHD, and speak 7 languages.
Awesome 👏 thanks for sharing!
Dr Berg probably l could be a good example.Started IF/low carb last year April.This year June started a career in technology.Never saw this coming .l am able to concentrate ,solve and not give up when l can’t figure out solutions straight away.I now know a high carb diet growing up affected my academic capabilities.l am surprising myself with how my brain functions now.
Best doctor on the internet!
“Management” is what keeps the $ rolling in. As always, thank you Dr. Berg for not selling out.
Yes. Very true Dr Berg. I don’t eat any sugar bc I’m diabetic. But when I break my fasting period of 18 -20 hrs since my last meal day before by eating 15 hrs only then I break another fast when I eat 2 or 3 hrs later. Boy oh boy you’re so right. I’ve been not only gaining, but brain unfocused, disoriented in my thoughts….inflammation up, not sleeping well this whole week bc I’m not adhering to a minimum of 18 hrs. After watching this video I’m now going to do 48 hrs fast to get my autophagy going to start cleaning out …..lower my inflammation down, get brain focus back, sleep better. Bc I’ve done this. I also just ordered B 1 Thank you Dr Berg
Sugar kills. Stevia has been a life saver as well as the intermittent fasting! Thank you Doc for all your videos, lives are being improved and saved!
Thank you for blessing us with all your knowledge. 34 years struggled to be in shape my whole life. I implemented most of your advice, I am almost 7 months post partum, started fasting when my milk supply finished at 4 months. Started at 16 hours pushed up to 22 but on average I stay on 20 h. I eat meats, eggs, veggies, olive oil, butter, nuts vitamins, electrolytes. I have SO much energy. Combined with weighted home workouts 3x week and a few days of cycling my oldest daughter to school I've lost 35 kg (!) these 12 weeks. I am no longer overweight. I can't believe that I got rid of all the fat in just 3 months. It's unbelievable. THANK YOU
So awesome 👏 thank you so much for sharing! So inspiring!
I have definitely felt the improvement in mental clarity and focus from intermittent fasting. Fasting (long and intermittent) has gotten me to my lowest weight as an adult. Thanks for all your great information Dr. Berg!
Since 16 day's I'm doing 21 hour's of fasting and 3 hour's eating window, quitted sugary items, processed food and beverages, and started walking for 2 hour's. Now I don't get hungry at all I don't even think to fill anything in my fasting window. I feel energetic and more focused. I believe ketone is making me more to concentrate and sit for long hours for studying or reading as I don't have any cravings. And when it comes my eating window I taste all fruits little, and chicken fish vegetables little. It feels like party everyday while my window opens. But I don't overeat but taste all.
I did intermittent fasting for a few months. I didn't notice any cognitive improvements, but it did lower my cravings for food. I may try again.
The good news Arthur is that you weren’t in Ketosis. You might have tried, but….
Fast for as long as you can, then do IF with less than 20 grams of sugar and watch it skyrocket.
@@chaddy-me-boy8299did this fact come to your mind ? 💭
I am trying to be better in all aspects of life, I just quit sugar 9 days ago. Dr. Berg is ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. I've cheated a couple times, had a couple glasses of chocolate milk, and a couple random teaspoons in food, but have cut out 95%, and all habitual. None in coffee, tea, etc. I feel soooooo much better, able to focus, bad situations don't roll into dwelling. Went off coffee two days ago, seems to be helping to. Cigs next Thursday. 1 vice a week to avoid burnout and backslide. With God, hopefully.
How did you deal with withdrawal symptoms the first few days? Whenever I try to cut sugar, I get the worst migraine headaches and feel terrible, so I give up.
@@staceyl5769 honestly, the first two days I went cold turkey, zero, from close to 1.5 cups between my coffee and tea. I felt a bit run down, groggy by the first evening, but nothing major. I kept the coffee and tea, and milk in my coffee, I prayed too.
@@ricksanchez3176 prayer is powerful! Good luck with quitting smoking, too. That’s next on my list after sugar. Ironically, I think it would kill me to go off both at once. Lol
@@staceyl5769 lol, exactly, I would probably strangle someone dropping all at once. So far a week apart has been good, for me at least. Been reading the Bible and went to Church for the first time in decades. People can say as they like, but God heals addiction.
@@staceyl5769 P.S. thanks and good luck to you on quitting.
I should say too, I not looking to quit coffee, sugar, maybe even smoking, as in like never again, just not habitual. No dependence or enough for asking for the health effects. A cup off coffee for a long drive home, which may by then have an actual effect not being used to it, or even a couple cigs out catfishing..just not looking at it like, "whah, poor me, never again" Seems to be working.
I have done personal experiments on everything you've taught me (those which I have decided to implement in my personal life) and you're absolutely right. The B1 help for refusing sugar, all the supplements and eating habits. I noticed when I consume salt and potassium, I crave sugar less and cheese less. Also, today seems like a great day to give up sugar for good.
I totally agree with you. When I include magnesium and potassium together at a minimum, my Cravings go away. I take a lot of other supplements in the morning sort of as my breakfast but I feel great until early afternoon when it's time to finally eat.
@@seekingthetruth304 Yep. I'm a vitamin junky too. Since Dr. Berg informed me of the "common vitamins", I no longer take them
Absolutely 💯 right Dr. Berg it also effects your moods. I was in the Supermarket early this morning due to very hot 🔥 weather I was happy as I picked up cakes etc & put back onto the shelf as my brain said how much sugar I would be eating & weight gain 😅 so I brought banana 🍌 instead that's my healthy sugar intake , you keep me on my toes Dr. Berg with your healthy advice.
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This. I’m not a huge advocate of eating fruit but it has saved me multiple times when I want to get something “sweet”.
I always regret that bag of chips or cookies. I never regret those bananas and apples.
That’s awesome you made a healthier choice. I would recommend trying Dr Berg’s electrolyte drink which has 1000 mg of potassium per serving if you chose banana because of potassium. Our bodies need 4700 mg of potassium per day.
Bananas have soooooo much sugar ! Ughhh no. Supplementing with magnesium and potassium, along with several other things stops my craving for sugar.
@@seekingthetruth304 uh, he’s talking about white processed sugar
Wonderfully true, I've been going 16:8 for a week now and I've noticed changes not just in cognitive function but also physically. Swellings under my eyes are going down and in general I feel healthier and stronger. Currently trying to get zinc supplements but help. Greetings from Nigeria!!!
lolol your tying to get zinc mineral from berg too??
im so sorry brother i ordered his last bottle hes out of stock now
My daughter is 3 and never has sugar. I on the other hand struggle so so much with the addictive side and temptation but I'm working through it and having some discipline and trying to be free from this Jekyl and Hyde problem that I get. These videos are going to be My lifelines to cutting it for good!
Yes. Keto/if since May 2021. Lost 150 lbs, tremendous increase in clarity focus, and memory, Both short-term and long-term.
Congratulations! What a wonderful success! Would you mind sharing it to Dr. Berg's website so it can help inspire more people? Please use this link:
www.drberg.com/add-client-success-story
That’s really inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing 💞💞
Not only are you a absolute genius but a true blessing to us, Thanks Dr Burg
I have most of those symptoms, so I've decided to quit sugar for a couple of weeks and see what's gonna happen
In case you run into problems cutting sugar off, you may want to check Dr Berg’s videos on how to stop sugar cravings.
Dr Berg, thank you for this explanation. I have a son and then his son, who had trouble focusing. They told me to put my son on Ritalin. I complied and studied and worked with the school to get him help, only to find out later that it caused addiction. My grandson was handled differently, and they told his school that he was not going to have the medication. So I think the point of going to school is to become successful adults. I wish I had known about sugar all those years ago.
One of the most beautiful experiences I've had was being in Africa and listening to children play with abandon. No neurotics to make them feel like there's something wrong with them. I would awaken early just to listen to their conversations as they walked to school. Then arrive home running to change into their play clothes. The laughter peeling and foots running to the games of hiding and go seek. I wonder how much time children these days play in the schoolyard (if at all) with all the other madness going on. I don't think it's normal for a child to spend countless hours sitting in a room while they are growing and developing. They need to learn to get along with others and negotiate terms of games and issues with fairness. Adults already conditioned can do it. But not a child developing. When I first heard about ADHD or ADD I knew it had to do with all the goo gaw we give our children from the day they're born. Candy, sodas, bread, pizza, drinks with food colors, and an assortment of chemical cocktails to name a few. Babies with cans of soda in their arms sitting in front of a television or in the stroller to keep them content and quiet. It's not only what you said Dr. Berg it's everything you refrained from saying out of kindness and consideration. We parents need to face the particulars and get real with ourselves about why our children are jumping off the walls and put on drugs that later become an addiction or kill themselves. We need to learn to feed our children for real and stop giving in to the health impediment called sugar. Every day I go without it I am seeing the benefits and they are astounding. Thank you for all you do Dr. Berg. Most of all thank you for the cold hard truth.
Wow, so very well said!!
I've actually cut down on sugar by for example replacing the softdrinks with water, due to my fear of getting diabetes (which is a far spread ailment in my family) and stopped buying sugary snacks and pastries. After sometime had passed, I did notice, that I was able to to think more clearly, like a fog that had been lifted from my mind and was also able to pay attention to things for much longer periods of time. Even though I was never 100% diagnosed with ADHD, the doctors did say, that I did have some of the characteristics (being a dreamer and being easily distracted as a kid). On the mood side, I'm not exactly sure if it's due to my "disposition", or if I simply inherited my temper from my mother (she can be quite hot-headed when provoked).
Be sure to watch for added fructose, high fructose, corn syrup, and any other of the 30-180ish names of added sugars in almost all foods.
Wow! You’re the best Doctor I’ve listened too!
It's absolutely amazing how well intermittent fasting is for the body as well as the Keto diet. Still also adding at least one green drink a day. Weight is finally coming off! A big thank you Dr Berg for making these amazing teaching videos.
Wonderful! You're very welcome.
great video Doctor Eric who doesn't have a sweet tooth but being a borderline diabetic was really a wake up call for me this definitely made me change my diet real quick and eat less sugar doing a research on this subject diabetes has been around for many many years for centuries thousands of years dated back to the ancient Egyptians so it's always been there along with heart burn list gos on been sticking with a Mediterranean diet less carbs.
I found Dr. B 4 years ago and it changed my life. I am so healthy and happy. Also, once I cleansed my body with Keto and IF so many beautiful changes came to my life. Forever grateful Dr. B ❤ 🙏🏼
That's wonderful! Happy to help!
Ayahuasca opened my eyes to the dependence that sugar had on my life.
A brutal but beautiful experience that allowed me to reduce my added sugar to nearly zero and took me on a journey that allowed me to find this channel. TY!
Is it scary to take ayuhuasca?
@@dennisaguilar4400 Not at all. What you see/find with ayahuasca will be different for everyone. For me, the sugar part was strange (not even close to expecting it) until I started thinking about my life. I realized most of the problems I had with depression came from sugar in so many different directions. I actually started laughing a few days later once i was able to unpack everything and made sense of it all.
Feel free to msg me for the site where I went for the ceremony. I have never and will never do recreational-type drugs. It took me falling to the lowest point in my life to finally allow something like this a chance. I just wish I found it sooner and when I say it saved my life I can honestly tell you I was at that point of no return.
Big pharma along with traditional medicine just band-aid issues. It generates more revenue $$$. I want to FIX the issue. Dr. Berg has been fantastic with not only myself with knowledge on how our body works etc. but also my two kids (8 and 10) enjoy watching him. They cut their added sugar intake by nearly 90% this summer. Yes, we still have those ice cream and cake days, but they are more of an enjoyment than a routine like in the past. Besides, in today's world it is impossible to go 100% sugar-free 24/7 throughout the year.
Exercise and eat healthy. But, still enjoy life.
Glad to be an inspiration and I'm happy you found the information useful.
I love the science and evidence here. It's absolutely indisputable. Thank you so much Dr Berg for this. May we all recover from sugar addiction, overeating and any other eating disorder as well as overweight and obesity. Together we are stronger and healthier.
Thank you Dr. Berg, I needed to hear this. Since March of 2020. I have gained 20 pounds. I have an addiction to sugar. I have fasted before and I know it works. It’s the only way to stop the cravings.
I would try stevia , monk fruit or erythritol if you are trying to get rid of sugar from your diet. They are plenty of companies that offer products which is lower on the glycemic index. Just make sure to learn how to read the type ingredients used in the product.
You have to go cold turkey on obvious sugar treats but the best way to get rid of cravings is to up your good fats like avocado and add a one inch block of grassfed cheese after your meal usually worked for me in the beginning.
Also add a bowl of berries 1-2x a week for any sugar cravings. Don't use any artificial sweeteners-your body will just continue to want sugar. It's not a good substitute.
Dr Berg’s videos on cravings and on how to fast correctly will help.
@@experimenthealthyketo83 thank you!
Everything you just said is true, true, true. Today I ate chuck steak, rare, 3/4 lb., at 10 AM. Bullet coffe w/buter and MCT Oil at 3:00 PM. My ketones were 1.9, glucose 83, GKI=2.43 and I felt like a rocketship! Thank you, Dr. Berg for all the great information over the years.
▪︎gluten - *neurotoxin*
Food dyex just as bad, if not WORSE
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▪︎yeller 5 & 6
Dr.Berg, you have been an absolute Godsend ! I never realized the detrimental effect of sugar in my life, much less in society. I'll be sure to share this eye opening video with others. Thank You ! 👍👍👍
I've been using fasting 16:8 to get back into keto. It's amazing how much better food taste when you limit it.
That first piece of bacon after fasting for a few days was like candy to my brain. I've also found that even the sugar free chocolates taste to sweet now.
The restrictive window of eating also help you not snack since you draw a hard line of when you can and cannot eat.
Been doing the intermittent fasting. Energy is great and mental clarity is fantastic.
I would not want to replace sugar with the other chemicals. Everything Dr Berg is saying is so very true we all really need to pay closer attention to this. The begging steps in older people to having Dementia has a ton of problems/signs that turn our lives upside down. A huge problem in America not to mention me and other family members
I've commented on this, before. I can momentarily reverse an executive function disorder/learning disability, on demand by microdosing cannabis. I've been diagnosed with ADHD with possible aspergers syndrome. I also have aphantasia, which I've also reversed with the exact same method.
The most important thing I want to say is I've lived nearly all of my life not being able to learn and comprehend. For me, the learning and comprehension layer was always there, the intrapersonal communication layer was either disconnected or lacking fuel that it needs to inflate to work with the mind & body. When that layer activated for the first time, it was something I never experienced in my life. I was finally able to focus, think deeply, learn & comprehend, and I was able to do this instantly with no memory recall issues. It was as if the layer was never missing. Anxiety and depression were gone. I had no limitations and was completely free, no longer struggling. The endocannabinoid system is critical.
I suspect sugar and possibly food ingredient sensitivities (excess inflammation) may cause regulation issues with the ECS leading to developmental disabilities. When you microdose and supplement the ECS by matching the level cannabinoids your body would normally produce on its own and your body "magically" starts fuctioning as it's supposed to, then that speaks volumes on where we should be focusing our medical research, NOT pharmaceuticals. It's all varying levels that create this spectrum of abilities and disabilities, the ECS regulates everything. Cannabis cures cancer and even helps people with parkinsons. It curbs my "ADHD" in literally 15 seconds flat.
I've exhausted myself trying to reach out to specialists to help shed light on what it's like going from having a disability to finally being able to learn and function, they could all care less.
I’ve been aware of this since 1989. I was 24, under a lot of stress, and my brain nearly stopped working. I came across a French langage book about the evils of sugar and I tried a low carb diet. In less than one week, I felt alive and intelligent again. No more brain fog, ADD, OCD and depression! I was able to work again, and I said goodbye to a toxic boyfriend. It was wonderful. Yet, after about 3 months, I started to cheat on the diet and I became addicted to sugar again 😢 It has been a struggle ever since
Dr Berg’s videos on how to stop sugar cravings will help. I probably was some of the worst sugar addict I have seen. Horrible addiction, unable to study, focus, ect. Despite eating mostly organic. But I came through this by using his videos.
yes, I had a real addiction to sugar. like a drug addiction. gone now thanks to you and the book- Unlocking the Keto Code. It's a whole different world for me now.
Great info. I'm always trying to teach my viewers about the dangers of sugar. I sometimes provide them with links to your videos in the discord. Thanks!
Been fasting 14-16 hours 3-5 days per week and now two weeks in a row. Results on my mind clarity and function are amazing. I quit alcohol 6 weeks ago and thought that all the years of very heavy drinking had destroyed my brain. I’m sure it did a lot of damage but I’m seeing that improved nutrition and eating habits can have a huge POSITIVE impact! No sugar, bread, potatoes to start. No processed food. It’s so much easier than I ever imagined.
Do you drink water while fasting?
I used to live off sugary sweets/Pepsi & had heart palpitations nonstop..I was diagnosed w/SVT & chose to stop caffeinated pop & sugar 7 months ago & can honestly say I have " no None ZERO" cravings for any if it & my energy comes naturally BEST DECISION I EVER MADE besides leaving my ex 😘
Awesome 👏
What you can do to support focus and concentration:
1. Stop consuming sugar and try alternative sugars
2. Take natural vitamin B1 or nutritional yeast
3. Start fasting (18 hours a day with a six-hour eating window
Thank you Dr Berg! 🐱👍🏿
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition. It is so much more than you have mentioned here. I am 26 and have ADHD. I’ve been doing keto and fasting 9 months and I’ve lost 5 stones. I feel much better in so many ways. ADHD is still a daily struggle though as there is way more to ADHD than you mention here
Fr dude thinks if you stop eating sugar your adhd will magically disappear i fucking wish 🤦🏼♂️ and on top of saying regular people and adhd people have the same struggles when they definitely dont
@@ssontns8966 I don’t believe his implication is that removing sugar is the only factor.
Fully agree. I have ADHD too and it really bugs me when people like this say that ADHD symptoms are just normal. He's supposed to be a Dr but he's peddling lies. By all means, stop the sugar and live healthy, but the ADHD ain't going away.
@@victortaylor9399 Have been following Dr. Berg for a long time and sincerely believe he would not be peddling any lies. All his advice is based on his opinions but backed by a ton of research and endless amounts of people testifying to the results they achieved by following him!
@@ianstuart5660 I don’t disagree that carbs/sugar are behind these symptoms that people are having such as inability to focus, lack of attention, etc. However, just because someone has these symptoms, doesn’t mean they have ADHD.
ADHD is much more complex. So I don’t disagree with what he is saying regarding the link between sugar and focus,etc. It is just important that people understand that what he is talking about here isn’t ADHD. ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition. I have also followed Dr Berg for a while and have found his videos about keto and fasting extremely helpful
Fasting has changed my life! Started from watching your Videos. I went from 109KG 37yo 179cm to Now 79KG Healthy and happy. Mind is clear body feels tight and my joints no longer have pain after working. I feel 10 years younger!
Inspiring!
We had a week of face to face classes this year and I thought it'd be fun to experiment with myself. So, what I did was, (I only thought of this after a day of that said face to face) on the second day, I would eat breakfast or just break my fast with anything and that actually somehow made me sweat so much (this was on on one day, idk what caused it tbh or its related but it didn't happen afterwards so I'm not so sure) it made me sooooooooo sleepy, I also couldn't focus and my memory of that day was hazy unlike the first day when I was so energetic also I didn't feel sleepy at all, and my concentration was so much better.
I alternated those happenings to make sure and after a week, I was shookt to the core and swore to continue my fasting of 19/5.
My eating window starts at 2pm then ends at 7pm btw.
I was diagnosed with adhd a few years ago and was prescribed stimulants. They worked when I took them but if I didn't take them a day I couldn't even get out of bed but if I took them every day the dose became less and less effective. A few months ago I started a very low carb diet and eventually it naturally evolved to eating within about a 4 hour window with 20 hours a day fasting. Now I have better clarity without the drugs then I did with them with no negative side effects. This is only 1 of the many ways this way of eating and the knowledge you have given me has been absolutely life changing and I cannot thank you enough.
Hey Dr.Berg, I'm writing you from Germany, so please excuse my English!
I've been suffering from severe concentration-and memory problems since my third Covid vaccination in November (plus unbearable tiredness, exhaustion, tachycardia and high blood pressure...and a few other things). I don't eat sugar and have been doing intermitting fasting (18:6) now for over a year! Have you ever heard of the "Post -Vac -Syndrome"?
(I don't have post-Covid, it has been checked) Nobody talks about it here in Germany, the doctors don't want to admit that there are side effects of the Covid-vaccination in the first place. (It is of course politically not desirable!) I would love to know what you think about this!!!
Thank you so much and
greetings from Berlin-City Ulla 🤓
The changes made in your body system only because of vaccine. That is really true.
You should have never gotten the jab.
It appears that comments on your post are being deleted immediately
Big Tech is already censoring comments . You struck a nerve
They deleted Dr.Berg comment?
At age 40 i realized im suffering from ADD. I suffered whole life. Since childhood i consumed lot of sugar and my sugar level on border. I feel fantastic when i keep fasting in month of Ramdaan. My memory and focus get 100 times better when i fast in Ramdaan
Dr Berg is always speaking the truth! I love it
First of all, thank you so much for every information you are teaching us. Second thing, I would like to suggest if you do a research about frying white onion with olive oil. After that, adding egg to this dish with lil amount of salt. I want to hear from you the value of this combination. Thanks a lot for everything you do for people.
Eric, regarding fasting - I started to do it when I saw my first video on your channel regarding its benefits (back then in 2018) - and the results are amazing.
Exactly....I have been doing 24 hour intermittent for about 3 months and it has done miracles on me.
Fasting got me off my insulin, I'm still fighting to control my diabetes but it does work!!!! Anyone struggling please take his advice and listen to your body. Not everyone's journey will be the same.
One cannot find a better video than this to know why we should STOP consuming sugar. Really appreciate all your work Dr.Berg and make us more aware of what we eat and thereby direct us to a good healthy eating. Kudos!
So important for the whole family to watch. Can't thank you enough Dr. Berg on these videos full of knowledge for our health. 🌟
Dr. Berg is spot on. The solution definitely works as have practice that myself & see results ✌️✌️✌️
I have been practicing intermittent fasting for several months it has put my diabetes under control without meds and my cognitive thinking is very improved I got in habit of fasting within a short time and have sustained it for months now
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This is very educational. Great knowledge. Amazing advice. Thanks for sharing the knowledge. God bless you.
This is coming from Pure Love when I say this…… THANK VERY VERY MUCH. Thank You. Your really telling people something that is life changing.
This man is writing the Ten Commandments of Health. I could always lose 5 lbs but never keep it off. After trying vitamins and walking miles nothing would last. Then Dr Berg had a video on ACV. Now there's a powerful energy drink! Intermittant Fasting is the fountain of youth and the healthiest life changing lifestyle you'll ever find! Its. not a diet it's a new life.Thank you Dr Berg.
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Yes, I do PHP programming and web develpment for myself, and I can say 100% this is true, It is more evident if you need to use your brain for actual problem solving on a daily bases. With mundane task you don't notice or neccesarilty feel it, but surely will feel it when you need to sit for 10hrs infront of computer and need to focus. Dont get fooled by the little boost it gives you now. Sugar steels energy from bit later today, Coffee steals energy from tommorrow. If you need more energy, do more energetic things or go sleep.
I was looking for this. I got from my favorite doctor. Thank you.
We appreciate that and thanks for watching!
You are always correcting my bad habits. Ty
Glad to know the video help.
Thank you again SO much for this! Utilizing your videos has been so important. I have had to do everything you listed in order to help address ALL of my health issues. This video came at just the perfect moment and I am eternally grateful!
I started healthy Keto and IF this past month on July 20th & have lost 30lbs since then! It also helps that I work in the heat for 10+ hours a day. Thanks for all the good information. I would love to see a video on what people should be implementing/consuming that work in such conditions.
Problem is, the parents will not take them off sugar. Trust me, I work in mental health. I tell them this every single day. And they all refuse. It's very sad.
So? Some do. But they won't know unless explained why and HOW. Encouraging them to switch over to fruit (not juice) is a great way to address it. Don't expect cold turkey, but do sugarfree days and have them note how it affects behavior.
Parents who actually want to help their kids and put in the work WILL put in the work. I'm living proof of this.
I bet they are sugar addicts themselves. Have you tried showing them Dr Berg’s videos on why sugar is bad? Or how it affects one’s temper? Nervous system? Hunger? Or showing them his videos on children nutrition? Some parents can wake up to the truth.
When I use to consume a lot of sugar I was sometimes crabby, nervous, forgetful, my sinuses would ache and swell, my joints hurt, I craved carbs incessantly, I felt sluggish, I couldn’t focus on tasks, I was more anxious and hormonal etc. and weighed more but now with far less sugar and IF I can think more clearly, my demeanor is calm, my mood is positive, my sinuses are healed, I have more energy, I am slimmer, I have no aches or pains, and I can concentrate better!!
All those negative effects, were from inflammation from the sugar. The intermittent fasting healed your body
This video came at a perfect time because I'm on a journey to eventually get rid of added sugar in my daily life. Right now it's kind of been around 50-70 grams. I'm looking to get that number to maybe only 10 grams at the minimum but really to 0 added sugar. Tomorrow I'm going to buy a bunch of fruit and only consume natural sugar. And then also eat almonds whenever I get cravings in between meals. Because I'm realizing how sugar is damaging many things in my health from my gut to my sleep to my focus and overall health. I also just started fasting two days ago on a 16/8 schedule. I've definitely already noticed some good things. But I'm going to improve my diet to get better effects to heal my gut and improve my focus.
Fruit is full of sugar your body doesn't know the difference. Berries are about the only fruit that is good for you. You have to go cold turkey it's not something you can wean off of. Add additional good fats and grassfed hard cheese-that will help with cravings.
@@chrissyellem7397 yeah idk about that. I'm definitely going to incorporate fruit into my diet everyday. I went for years without fruit and certain nutrients and my gut is paying the price now unfortunately.
@@Dave.... You can get those nutrients from meat and vegetables. Not fruit. It won't help your body to get rid of sugar if you eat fruit. The sugar is going to harm your stomach more than the nutrients you think you are getting out of it.
Great. His videos on gut issues will also help.
I'm diagnosed ADD. Keto made a huge difference along with eliminating the majority of foods including dairy and processed food. Grass fed lamb, organs, fasting and a good nights sleep are my lifeline. Methylphenidate (i.e. Ritalin) caused hellish depression and insomnia ime. I would never use it again.