THIS Is What Happens When You Run Out of Electrolytes (NOT GOOD)
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Electrolytes are essential. Find out the warning signs of low electrolytes!
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0:00 Introduction: Are electrolytes important?
0:23 What are electrolytes?
1:32 What causes an electrolyte deficiency?
4:50 Signs you're deficient in electrolytes
7:10 Check out my video on potassium!
Let's talk about electrolytes-what they are and why you need them.
Electrolytes are electrically charged minerals, such as:
• Potassium
• Magnesium
• Sodium
• Chloride
• Calcium
Top causes of an electrolyte deficiency:
• Fasting
• The keto diet
• Sweating
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Diuretics
• A high-carb diet
Electrolytes power the nervous system, muscles, and cells. They also control fluid balance within the cells and outside of the cells.
Warning signs of an electrolyte deficiency:
1. Arrhythmias or heart palpitations
2. Fatigue or weakness
3. Dizziness and dehydration
4. High pulse rate
5. Muscle twitching, spasms, or cramps
6. Constipation
7. Headaches and brain swelling
8. Shock
9. Nausea or keto flu
10. Decreased blood clotting
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Thanks for watching! I hope this helps explain the top warning signs of low electrolytes. I'll see you in the next video.
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@DrBerg can you please recommend what can be used for toddlers/ young children for electrolyte intake? Could they be given a small amount of your electrolyte powder daily? Thank you
I'd suggest clip about electrolytes from the movie Idiocracy.
How do I get more electrolytes in me while I’m fasting!!
You're awesome 💯. Thank you 🙏
So whatis the optimal daily source of all needed electrolytes?
A few years ago my nephew would only drink / hydrate with a sugary drink here in the UK called Vimto. He had to be treated by the dentist and had 7 amalgam fillings all in one go. It was a bad experience for him. He was told to stop drinking Vimto. In fact, unbeknownst to us he hardly drank anything at all. We noticed his eyes looked dark and sunken and thought it might be a iron deficiency. Anyway, things got worse . He starting having fits and was eventually diagnosed with epilepsy. He went to see numerous specialists who put him on anti fitting medication. Despite this he still has epileptic episodes. I did a little research and found that years of lack of hydration can lead to low electrolytes. Low electrolytes is linked to Epilepsy. I encouraged him to drink more and once a day dissolve an electrolyte tablet in a glass of water. So far so good. To date no epileptic episodes.
Also amalgam is bad for the body it contains neuro toxins in blood
Take it out go find a biological dentist
My right side I had breast cancer in 2020 due to a 20 yr old metal fuse crown and when it got remove underneath the metal fuse crown was a silver filled n my roots were black
Leakage of silver filling cause it
I worked with this guy who drank gallons of Mtn Dew every day. I once calculated he'd drank my entire day's caloric intake in just Mtn Dew. Naturally he was like 300 lbs, swollen belly, felt like hell all the time. He said he didn't like water, it "didn't satisfy is thirst." He liked the tingle and flavor of soda. I recommended sparkling water, where we discovered he really just liked the sugar. It was really sad watching someone his age eat and drink himself into a state of metabolic disorder. He said he just needed Adderall, that was his problem.
Wow good story, my kids only drink vimto squash, i really need to try them on electrolytes 👍🏻
@Pen Browning, it makes so much sense that epilepsy could be cause by low/unbalanced electrolytes! Thank you for mentioning that. Blessings.
7 mercury fillings.... Iron deficiency.....
JESUS WEPT...!!!!!!!
WAKE UP!!!!
And don't expect doctors to catch this issue. Was sent to cardiologists, neurologists, etc and guess who figured out that my potassium was deficient? ME! From researching on Google! My potassium serum test was "normal" so they never even considered it as the cause of my chest pains, heart palpitations, leg cramps, etc. All I needed was more potassium! YEARS of my life miserable bc I needed to stop drinking plain water and add more potassium!
Same with me. I'm trying a powder electrolytes and I switch up with low sodium v 8 juice. I'm also trying different waters. I just tried a blk water. It is black water with trace minerals etc. I think this is really good as something different for my body.
That's right! That is why I refer to the "doctor establishment" as "cutters, burners, and pill pushers incorporated". I would have had 13 generations of doctors in my family, but my uncle, who took pre-med classes, opted instead for a career with Walt Disney, at Disneyland. He was the 5th official employee of Disneyland Inc, being hired in 1954. I think that he made a good choice, for a career change!
Same with me, but my problem was low sodium and symptoms were different. I’d guess it started when I was about 12, got resolved at 52 by drinking only electrolyte drinks, specifically Re-Lyte. Spent most of my life thinking I was incredibly lazy.
I blamed the keto diet for 16 months of cystitis and had eight doses of antibiotics which brought me no relief. I even paid a urologist to diagnose what was wrong with no result. Eventually I realised it was the metformin prescribed for my T2D that was the culprit. Keto with IF had brought my blood sugars down very quickly but no doctor even considered this.
Same. I used to drink 3-7 Litres of water almost every day for years ruining my electrolytes, until last year around december I started taking electrolytes (specifically sodium/salt), never felt better. Haven't even drank coffee since I started taking them.
Ok it has to be said. This is bloody good. Dr Berg - nobody comes close to his ability to explain health issues in a simple, concise way. He's a fantastic communicator.
If that is your real name, Paul McCartney has a song title with your name.
PS: Yes, I gave a "like" to your comment.
I was particularly impressed by him completing that circuit with the spoon.
Nobody? Lol
Jesus loves you and He’s very good
For the last two years I was partially bedridden. Until I recently found out I was deficient in electrolytes. After I gave my body electrolytes, all of my symptoms vanished. If I would've known earlier. Thank you for educating the people. You are a good person. God bless you.
I had a similar episode with neck spasms/ breathing
Which brand did u tru
May I ask what your symptoms were my husband is also bed ridden. They just tell him he has herniated disc and it’s pinching nerves. They would only allow him 3 therapy sessions a month. Now he can barely walk. Which is bad for his heart. Idk I’m at Witt’s end with these docs. Also which electrolytes did you use?
@@lauraheckathorn-sandner2596 Felt dizzy and weak, no energy, fatigue, slept a lot. I was deficient in electrolytes. That had messed me up on a cellular level as well. I changed my diet to more organic and healthy balanced eating. Also took low amount of celtic salt to cleanse the waste filled cells and give minerals to my body. I did not had issues with nerves or walking, just very low energy. Heart palpation as well. Took Vitamin B complex, magnesium, iron, vitamin D3+K2 and an organic multivitamin liquid from garden of life.
@@lauraheckathorn-sandner2596 try source naturals magnesium malate. I have spinal stenosis in L4 L5 lower back. Also get sciatic pain in rt leg. This stuff helps. Take 3 a day. Give it a couple weeks. I started feeling better in a few days. I also have arthritis in rt si joint, sacroiliac, helps that too. Good luck. I'm 63 BTW. Don't stop taking them. They work.
I truly wish this man were my primary care dr. Nobody else explains things the way this man does.
You can put in for a session but there were a lot of questions on the questionaire but it was good because the team does a comprehensive look at history along with blood work
Ya. I know! Most all of us want him. And I choose my large animal vet next! Love Dr Berg!!!!
Agree with you
Me too
I kept experiencing painful leg and foot cramps while sleeping. I just thought I'm not drinking enough water. After I saw your video on electrolytes, I bought some powder to add to my water. It helps hydrate me and I don't have muscle cramps anymore.
Pickle juice... Mega electrolytes. Years ago I was doing construction and got dehydrated, had a never ending cramp attack, no joke my whole body cramped up for hours, it was extremely painful. Water didn't help. I couldn't even work, someone said try pickle juice... I was desperate. I pounded a full jar of pickle juice and the cramps ended instantly. Now if I have cramps, pickle juice is my go to and works everytime
Try to get enough carbs to. If you are running low blood sugar you can experience numbness too.
What kind of electrolytes did you buy? I need them! I have every single symptom of weakeness related!
@@chelitovar-gas7359 California Gold Nutrition HydrationUP and Lake Avenue Nutrition Hydration Powder
@@mehtabbali6087 Since watching Dr. Berg's videos, I've been cutting back on carbs. I love rice, pasta, bread and potatoes but they are not a huge part of my diet anymore.
As a UPS driver, I always knew I was getting overheated when I got a headache and became fatigued. Little did I know how much salt I was lacking... I usually am cautious about salt because of the health effects, but never would've thought I was deficient in it, thank you Dr. Berg!
Thank you for explaining how the lack of electrolytes can wreak havoc in our bodies. I was having crazy muscle spasms while sleeping. My jaw would chatter and my body would jump whenever I would try to fall asleep. My legs started to twitch and jump and I was panicking at night before trying to sleep because I knew what was in store for me. Out of desperation I went to a neurologist who ordered an MRI and never once mentioned anything about electrolytes. I started researching on RUclips and read about magnesium deficiency symptoms which really resonated with me so I added magnesium Malate and the cramps and spasms subsided. I was still experiencing my teeth chattering whenever I woke up so I started my RUclips research again which led me to electrolytes. Thank God! It’s been smooth sailing since then!😊
It's so amazing when you visit a specialist and they just have no idea what to even suggest except for tests or writing out an Rx.
@@signs9587 Doctors don't think about electrolytes. You proved it.
White coat priesthood arrogant ignoramuses
Wait your body jumped like that jolt just as your about to enter sleep… I’ve been having that issue for a while now couldn’t figure it out doc said it was anxiety
@@Yuralittlebitchn1gga You’re anxious because you’re anticipating not falling asleep! Try adding an electrolyte drink daily and read up on Magnesium too. Thank goodness for RUclips!
You’ve just solved my entire problem of fatigue, palpitations, constipation, headaches, muscle twitching, the lot! Thank you so so much. I’m a metastatic breast cancer patient and have been struggling for 6 years with the disease and side effects. I’m on a lot of medications and no one has ever addressed an electrolyte deficiency. Thank you again, I’m going to try them straight away.
Also please check you gut and intestines for some bacteria, check the heart infection symptoms and risk factors if you have most of them then with your doctor about heart infection, some problems have same symptoms. Best of luck.
Two years ago I was on a Drink A Gallon Water A Day. Well about two months later I'm twitching and spasms at work. So I go to the ER, thought I would go into seizure for sure, the nurse asked if I'm drinking a lot of water. Said yes, it's my new addiction. Basically by drinking that much water you're flushing your system out of sodium and potassium. I just make sure I drink half a bottle of water and hr noe.
Doctors don't care about electrolytes.
@Dream Catcher. FYI, you can also soak your foot in warm water with Epsom Salt to get magnesium into your body. Cream of tartar is an inexpensive source of potassium and I add a 1/2 teaspoon to my foot soak. Sea salt also helps as our cells need sodium and chloride. Do what works for you. Glad that you are learning how to take care of your health. Blessings.
@@thisorthat7626 same hehe
My five-year-old LOVES your experiment Dr. Berg. She keeps rewinding it over and over to watch the lightbulb turn on. You always make things so easy to understand. Thank you for this demonstration! 👍🏽💥🌟👍🏽💥🌟👍🏽💥🌟
I remember grade school. Be sure she understands that the electrolytes are simply completing the circuit, like a simple wire. This isn't like with the potatoes where the electrolytes are generating the electricity to power a digital clock. That was my first impression, and I'm an adult. When he said it completes the circuit, that's when it dawned on me. Water itself doesn't actually conduct electricity, and he just proved this. It's the minerals inside the water that conduct electricity. That way she understands what's happening there accurately.
I know electrolytes can and do hold an electric charge, but it wouldn't be nearly enough to turn on an incandescent bulb, maybe a single LED very low, maybe a digital clock like the potatoes, but that's not what's happening in this video, and it's important that she understands that because otherwise she might have an inaccurate understanding, and it might make other things confusing that she learns later.
Stirring the water with a metal spoon can be deadly.
I was impressed as well and I am almost 50 😊
I went through all of these symptoms back in 2019. I had no idea I was low on electrolytes back then. I suffered with daily chest pain, heart palpitations and panic attacks. I really felt like it was the end for me during those days until I gained this knowledge.
I am so glad you found out the cause! This is exactly how I feel. I’ve had so many blood tests etc. My potassium was low even though considering ‘normal’ I too am experiencing horrific panic attacks, chest pain, fast heart rate, literally thought its my time to go. I have just started taking electrolytes now from Dr Berg, praying this is the answer! Spent hours and hours researching and no doctor has ever mentioned this! ❤
@@Jazmiin-zf7qo Give it some time. I kept feeling symptoms for a while but it will be more mild each day until you get back to normal. Some doctors aren't even aware of this. A doctor I went to see recommended me to take anxiety pills, a stress test, and more frequent visits. I already knew when he recommended that it wasn't going to do me any good and only benefit him.
@@HardcoreGAMER9991hat's what's been going on with me it seems. Symptoms have came back twice now but a lot more mild. Less dizziness, a little bit of weakness/low energy but still have headache. Those are the symptoms I'm dealing with still sort of. Within ten to twelve days everything goes away. And then it comes back again two or three weeks later more mild, that seems to be improvement? I use hydralyte tablets daily and other electrolyte drinks sometimes as well.
This all started over two months ago. From excessive sweating and working out and not putting in electrolytes only drinking water! I found out about a month and 7 days ago ago it was most likely electrolytes. And since then I quit working out currently. I'm just really hoping it goes away completely.
When I went for a blood test initially everything came back as normal. It wasn't until I started doing my own research...
@@HardcoreGAMER9991thanks for saying that. I’m on day two but still feeling symptoms not as bad as yesterday but I started spinning with worry 😵💫. Good to know I’m recovering but just slowly
Same thing
Doctor gave me metropolon 25mg
I once was super hungover and tanked 40 oz of water upon waking. I threw up and then started feeling like I was seizing. Couldn’t open my eyes, muscle spasms and cramping, rapid heart rate and pressure in my head. I had a hard time staying conscious. Super scary. I told my friend to call 911, but she insisted on buying me pedialyte and coconut water. I chugged the pedialyte half an hour later and was immediately better. Wish I had known this stuff then.
As an old Navy electronics technician, I absolutely love the electrical experiment demonstration! 😄 The information in this video is more valuable than The Golden Wedge of Ophir! Thanks Dr. Berg for this fantastic video!
me too
Fun to see it work in action, but.... all I can see is a whole lot of people who are going to try that, like a Tic Toc Challenge.... haphazardly and electrocute themselves.
Yes, but hopefully, he had that thing on a GFCI circuit. Still not terribly safe, but it would lessen the risks if something upended the setup.
Dr. Berg, he's The Man! You know he knows what he's doing! 😁
Why does Old Navy need an electronics technician?
Years ago I was an apprentice at a power generation facility…I was in shock (hahaha 😅) when I found out electrical motors can hang in pure distilled water! This was a brilliant demonstration of how the human body needs/uses electrolytes for its electrical impulses!
I was in my mid 40s and had health issues for YEARS before I finally realized a lot of the issue was I was dehydrated w/ low electrolytes. I’m not an athlete, but maintain my weight. I don’t sweat a lot. I just wasn’t someone who you’d think would be dehydrated. I had headaches, dizziness, muscle weakness, heart palpitations, etc. I actually did two things everybody says NOT to do, and it helped immensely. I increased my intake of red meat and salt. It’s like my body NEEDS more salt… Most days I also drink a (low sugar) electrolyte pack w/ water. It’s helped a ton. I also think this is all related to autoimmune disease, which I also have. Anyway, great video!
I believe you just solved my medical issues. I was diagnosed with hyponatremia twice. Then I was diagnosed with having electrolytes too low to be compatible with life, twice. I was fasting both times. The only time this doesn't happen is when I don't fast. I didn't know that it was electrolytes, not a lack of food. Thank you.
I have lost over 50 lbs and REVERSED aches and pains using 20 hr daily fast thanks to your videos . I am 48 and i felt 78. Now i feel like im 28 .Fasting as been nothing short of a miracle for me.I buy your electorate powder as a way to give back. Thank you. 😊
While fasting do u drink water with electrolytes or without and how much or how many liters/ bottles or cups
@@shaimaya1117 I have a big 40 oz insulated cup I sip on all day. I will fill it 2 or 3 times. I use electrolyte powder in at least one of the fills. I drink black coffee as well. It kills any hunger I get before my 4 pm to 8 pm eating window. I also take an emergen_C vitamin drink before bed.I try to eat meat and salad. No bread or rice or pasta.
@@johninphx9360 sounds good I do drink a lot of water but it’s good to add electrolytes to it giving up bread (gluten) makes me feel very good but it get hard at times n I fell of wagon most everything have gluten specially something i can grab n eat but hearing frm ppl like u n watching videos it gives me motivation to be strict to follow good eating habits n be healthy
@@shaimaya1117 it really did change my life. My wife has lost 30 lbs after seeing my success. She does 18 hr fast 6 hr eating window.
@@johninphx9360 that’s awesome besides weight loss fasting is so good for overall health it just renews everything watching all the videos n testimonials I think fasting is the new medicine for most if not all ailments that ills you thanks for the info I’ll definitely have to start fasting myself
Excellent video! I used to experience horrible arrhythmia all the time until I learned about this!
My husband died because what he was suffering from was ever depleting electrolytes in his body. Now I understand from this explanation. Thanks doc.
So 😞 sorry♡
Wow sorry to hear that. Just for the information, what were some of the signs that were appearing for him? It could help many people.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I'd like to understand the symptoms you recognized, too, if you don't mind.
I was sodium deficient for 1 1/2 years. I never would've guessed until I had strong cravings for salt. I am a very active person and I also hit the sauna 2-3x a week. My sodium deficiency symptoms compromised of erectile dysfunction, cold genitals, cold feet, high heart rate during sleep, and low energy. I literally thought my sex drive was falling apart at the age of 29 and was freaking out. Everything is all good now and back to normal. It's crazy how just salt alone caused me so many issues.
Can you please share with me what you started drinking or taking?? I’m reading the comments but no one has said anything about what they did to correct the problem. Thank you in advance.
@@listen-learn817 Just start ingesting more salt, potassium, and magnesium.
Do you drink mineral waters? Or are you just salting your food more? Curious how you fixed your deficiency
@@Karll541 Start off the day with half teaspoon of salt with water and started salting my foods.
@@morris4430 ok, thank you
I used to have most of them, but I had no idea they were caused by a lack of electrolytes. Thanks for the information. Now I can educate others.
Hope he didn't use a metal spoon to stir 🤯
@@aspadeaspade7163
Erm...the metal spoon...matters?
Yes. Metal is a conductor of electricity and she may get shock. Wood is not so is safe to use. Or plastic.
@@claraalas6277yep styrofoam or rubber only is safe
Electrolytes definitely make me feel better when I'm doing a fast. I've been doing a keto diet along with fasting to treat brain cancer. Thank-you for all your information you share, understanding how the body works is fascinating to me.
You got this man. 🙌🏽
He has another video on the liver...and the foot signs of liver issues(I did read you have brain cancer, but I also know the brain is made of cholesterol) he talks about the live, bile acids and cholesterol....might be something for you there...along with k2 info and cholesterol
You might choose to read an article called 'Cancer to the Rescue?' by Stephanie Seneff. She's a famous chemist and the article puts forward her theory about why the body creates cancer in the first place. Like, what is it trying to do?
I read the article a few years ago and have been taking MSM supplements ever since, because if her theory is correct, then cancer is entirely preventable. If the root reason can be addressed, that can only help, right? Even for someone who already has it, I would think.
Keep up the good work!
Wow, I am speechless on how Dr. Berg explains everything in a way that is so easy to understand. Thank you!💗
A great explanation of how electrolytes work and how important they are. I use to dehydrate on my job almost daily. I started hydrating with electrolytes before working and felt way better.
I went to so many doctors for some kind of sensation in body which was causing all those symptoms but nobody could detect that i was having hyponatremia. One day i got admitted with dizziness in hospital and got tested for sodium and it was too low, after correcting sodium i began to recover. Thanks to you doctor for awareness. I wish i could have seen your videos long time back then I wouldn't have faced this problem. Anyway better late than never. Thanks again.
More doctors need to know about that, especially the ones that are prescribing blood pressure medications. Despite fake medical beliefs, there is no guarantee that a given person has too much sodium in their body. The only way to know for sure is to test for it. People sweat more and less than others and some people retain more or less of it due to their kidneys and then there's the amount of fluids and their actual intake. Without actually having lab work done to determine whether or not there's even an excess, there should be no blood pressure medication prescribed that affects either potassium or sodium. People can be a lot closer to dangerous levels than one might expect.
@@SmallSpoonBrigade Very interesting info.
Sweating all day gives me major sodium deficiency. I can not do any hard labor or workouts without salt on hand. Once I take it there is nearly instant relief. No one talks about proper general wellness like Dr. Berg.
The explanation with the lightbulb is amazing, fun and very clarifying. Not only are you helping millions improve their health, you are educating people in a great way.
Felt like science class :D
I've been living with extreme fatigue for a while now. Drinking to much water, who would have thought. One day following your advice and I'm now starting to get my energy back! Thank you Dr.!!!!
Wonderful! Glad to help!
Thank you Dr Berg you are the perfect example of how helping people is the first ingredient to success!
Thank you! I needed this because I was feeling this way and didn’t understand what was wrong 😢Dr.Berg comes to the rescue again 🙌🏾
Same! I need to get on this because I feel this way a lot and have been worried about it for a long time
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@@c4caffeen134 you can do it! I need to improve my diet too. these videos are so informative
Hope you're feeling better 😊
Awesome!
We can’t get a BETTER explanation than this ThQ Dr Berg for the daily health care updates & research, your free service means a lot to many people around the world🥰 HAPPY weekend to everyone stay happy and healthy 💚
100% Agreed.
HAPPY WEEKEND AND BLESSINGS TO YOU ❣💥❣
Then there's that!👂🙏💞🙃😂
Amen!
Thank you for letting me know Your product works great
Literally just happened to me this weekend while out of town. Had terrible leg cramps my mom panicked trying to take me to the hospital. I started back taking my magnesium and potassium supplements and drinking electrolytes and I'm back to normal!
This is one of the Best Channels in this category, explaining in a way that is straight to the point, but gently, and easy to understand for everyone! Thank you for your videos!
Another symptom is constant UTI. Im still recovering from stripping my electrolytes over a year ago. I did a water fast with no electrolyte supplementation. The entire front of my body went numb. Im still recovering the effects from it but I am mostly healed, thank God!
The amount of dedication and simplicity this man gives into his explanation and videos!! Thanks Dr. !
He's a natural. I met him in his office🤩
I’ve started watching your videos and honestly I’m not having big pulse surges anymore. I’ve been in emergency twice and they found nothing wrong. Started into electrolytes and I’m feeling so much better. THANK YOU.
I’m not very smart in this area (medical science) but watching you helps a lot. You’ve taught me more than any college professor. Thanks, Dr. Berg 💖
You're welcome. Hope you are learning a lot here.
I had a keto flu when I hit a 33 hour fast during my keto diet. Honestly thought I was going to die. I keep on hearing that keto and fasting was a life saver but I never heard of the possibility of getting keto flu. My body became so cold and I was shivering and teeth were chittering. I wish I knew as much as i know now back then. Keto and fasting is amazing just make sure you prep properly and don't dive in head first.
Thank you Doctor. I just went to the emergency room recently, because of dehydration. I was losing a lot of fluids from drinking too much coffee, especially the cold brew. I was so faint that I could hardly walk. After they treated me, I felt much better. Also, I wasn't aware that the muscle stiffness around my heart could be caused by lack of electrolytes. Thank you for showing this. I am very grateful.
The same thing happened to me.
I had two parathyroids removed in 2020 and have had issues with electrolyte balance ever since. After doing a lot of my own investigating, I came to the conclusion keto and fasting are not going to be good for me. You basically said everything I was thinking. Thank you so much for this. I’m glad to have my suspicions confirmed.
I’ve had debilitating muscle cramps (legs, hamstring and lower back) for the last three yrs. I got an MRI to check for herniated disk was cleared and after seeing three specialists all they came up with were steroid injections (which didn’t work either) and muscle relaxants. Then few months ago I started taking a magnesium supplement and adding sports electrolyte powder to my water and noticed the cramps would lessen and I could walk and bend down normally. But then after a few days they would come back. When I noticed this pattern I looked up different types of cramping and it’s causation. I stumbled upon articles that talked about HEAT CRAMPS. So I started applying ice around my neck, taking cold showers and sitting in air conditioning more which lowered my body temperature significantly. After a week of that cramps have been gone for good. All those doctors visits, mri and pills was for nothing. None of them suggested that my cramps might be heat cramps. Incredible. I suffered for three yrs. Sometimes it’s something this simple. I couldn’t believe it and still can’t till this day.
This information is so important. I've tried to explain these concepts to other members of my family who are first getting into keto and fasting. I'm glad there's a dedicated, well articulated video I can point them to. Liked and saved to favorites!
Indeed!
What is keto
@@andreasl4507 "Keto" is the ketogenic nutrition style. Most people eat a lot of carbohydrates, and the body turns carbs into glucose for fuel. But eating keto means eating very low carbs, and the body turns fat into ketones for fuel. A lot of people are improving their health by going keto!
I do not get symptoms so much when fasting, but when eating carbs, 100%
Really alarming how sick our society is. So many still legitimately think they need sugary drinks like gatorade for electrolytes and run to grab them when hungover. All we really need is a pinch of salt and lemon in some water.
Also have to mention that the marketing of Gatorade to children under the guise of a "sports drink" is simply evil, masking the fact that it's nothing but addictive candy water, and the companies know it.
I agree that gatorade isn't healthy, but glucose helps get minerals into the cell.
To restore electrolytes i just need to eat a pinch of salt? i have been getting cramps while i am trying to sleep.
@@gerardocamachoacosta6413 You just need a pinch or two of himalayan or sea salt in lemon water. Lemon juice and salt have potassium, calcium and magnesium. When dissolved in water the salt (NaCl) breaks down into its component ions: sodium (Na+) and chloride (Cl-). These charged particles can conduct electricity, thus are considered an electrolyte. Once consumed the electric charge can be readily utilized by your body.
Coconut water
@@PeaceIsYeshua Can you tell what brand of magnesium oil I am having these muscle spasms almost everyday. I started using a magnesium oil but it does not help! Thankyou in advance!
So that is why my heart rate was so high all these years. I drank about 1-4 liters of Coca-Cola for about 19 years each day, depending on the daily circumstances. No coffee and no water. Last year it began to feel like I'm breaking down. For the past 5 months I have been drinking only water and really trying to look after myself better. Extremely difficult as it may be, but my back pain disappeared. Many things have changed as I also eat less meat and more vegetables now.
Thanks for letting me share, been following a while and feel grateful towards the information as I do take heed of what you say Dr. Thank you.
Please dont start having sweeteners either. And there’s caffeine in coke. Good luck!
did you get diabetes?
Thank goodness not yet. My eyesight have gotten worse, but that can be an age factor. I'm early 40's. I've recently also discovered that my excessive white rice eating habit is also contributing to many problems so I have stopped that completely as well. Hope you doing well also.@@KaifamGaming
@@Votrgreat to hear! im doing pretty fantastic physically. its just mentally im a wreck but whatever. its very important to eat as varied as you can and eat alot of different fruit and vegetables for instance. you can also try supplementing. also i reccomend eating yoghurt with oatmeal or meusli as breakfast. and especially physical excercise (the more the better) i have a membership at my local gym and try to go everyday, this will probably solve close to all of your problems and you will feel great nearly everyday its just pretty hard i guess.
Amazing how many videos your doing lately about exactly what is relevant to what I’m going through lately… 😊 thank you very much 🙏🏻🙏🏾
I'm using Dr Berg's electrolytes and they are seriously the best I have found on the market -- I've become a daily user, and recommend this in the strongest terms to anyone reading.
One big request: please please make a version that's not as sweet.
Dr. Eric Berg, I thank God for access to your channel. I've known many GP's that just don't have it; disappointing so.
You sir are more of a ND than a DC
Access to your channel has likely saved many lives and most certainly improved lives.
👍🙏🥰🇨🇦
A Romanian from Dubai is saying hi and thank you for the hard work into educating the whole population for free.... May God bless you mightly and abundantly
Dr Bereg you are Brilliant you make the most complicated medical terminology so simple , thank you so much for all your advise.
Dr Berg, thank you so much for your hardwork, pleasant and comprehensive videos. Your humbleness in teaching is so appreciated.
My mom already had heart issues but what did her in was getting food poisoning and that caused diarrhea which depleted her already fragile electrolyte levels. She passed away soon after that. It hurt her heart that badly being that low on electrolytes. Great video Dr. Berg!
💔 I'm so sorry you lost your Mom.
Sorry for your moms lost God bless you ❤
So sorry for your loss.
It started with leg cramps and dizzyness....thank you from the bottom of my heart 💕 dr berg, you really are a natural treasure!
Soo much information!!! Thank you thank you Dr. Berg!!!
Wow! I have those mussels palpitations & I went to the cardiologist, my primary doctor, my endocrinologist & I mentioned at least to 5 more doctors & NOBODY was able to tell me why.
I will give a try the electrolytes.
Thank you Dr. B.
i had heart palpitations shortness of breath insomnia also went to dr did a stress test echo cardio gram and everything came back fine . dr wrote it off as anxiety, i started having electrolytes in the morning and all the symptoms i was experiencing have went away in about 2 weeks . i use relyte electrolytes good luck
Crazy! Dr. Berg always makes a video of whatever I was just thinking about or telling someone else about.
Thank You very much for recording & editing for this INFORMATION ONLINE 🥇🤔 It’s not ONLY FOOD FOR THOUGHT - A LIFESTYLE 🔑👍
Thank you for explaining the relationship between carbohydrates and potassium. I have periodic hypokalemia paralysis and always knew that carbs had an effect on me experiencing it, but I never had a doctor who explained the reason why. It's interesting that when potassium is stored as glycogen it's not necessarily available. Thanks again for posting this video.
Few weeks ago I bought your electrolytes and it’s delicious. I am doing intermittent fasting 8 weeks now and dropped it 24 pounds so far. Thank you so much 🙏🙏
Water you mean a glass of water or you mix with lemon 🍋 juice !?
Wow!!!! It’s amazing the things NOT taught in school. 🙄
Thank you so much for this info Dr. Berg! I love all your products!
It was taught in school but for a different reason. They don't connect the dots because they were not interested in flour health.
" We could mitch off school ; why go to learn the words of fools ?"
I recently had an episode where shortly after falling asleep my entire body started shuddering. The shuddering lasted for about an hour, during which time I had bitten all the inside of my mouth. My husband called an ambulance and while we were waiting for the ambulance he gave me a drink of magnesium with potassium which I believe eventually stopped the shuddering. When I got to the hospital the doctor insisted that I had had a panic attack. My blood tests showed low potassium but the doctor said that Its better to be low in potassium than high in potassium and warned me against taking potassium supplements without being monitored by a GP. I have zero confidence in the medical profession as a whole, however I am so grateful for Dr Berg's videos as I have learnt so much about helping my body to stay healthy.
Sorry to hear what happened. We hope that you are in better health condition now.
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We just moved to North Carolina from Michigan. We’ve been more active here because the weather is so amazing, but man I’ve been feeling horrible, basically most of the symptoms you’ve listed, nausea, muscle spasms, constant headache etc etc. It now makes so much sense!!! I’ve been sweating like crazy and drinking distilled water because the tap water here tastes so horrible! Bingo!!!!!!!
Can't they terminate all MBBS docs degrees & tell em go first do a nutritionist degree ?
What an awesome science class! Labs and all.💕. I wish Dr Berg was my science instructor.
Potassium changed my life. I used to get debilitating dizzy/vertigo periodically for decades and would fix it by drinking tons of Electrolyte water and reducing my salt intake to rebalance things. This worked until one night it didn't. My heart rate was way too slow, I was too weak to get out of bed, I thought I may actually be dying and almost went to the ER. My husband realized my Electrolyte water contained little to no potassium. So he told me to resume normal sodium levels and gave me coconut water to drink for the next few days which has lots of potassium. And it fixed me right up!! So now we take potassium on a regular basis and keep our salt levels normal and we're good.
After stumbling across your videos in 2016 , the advice you give to having transformed my life was years of meditation and meditating for different symptoms of numerous medical investigations and procedures for keeping me hooked on meditation for many years now free from all medical problems associated with meditation and looked into diet and importance of minerals and vitamins in your advice being the Holy grail for good nutrition and health. I always knew that the increased medication was creating more symptoms of being diagnosed with lifelong illnesses and told me I would need the medication for life. I started keeping electrolytes in my medicine cabinet to replenish them when illness hit my family in pushing fluids in not worrying about food intake for a couple days and I started looking into the foods that I was consuming and nutritional value of food that were being told to be healthy foods that I knew were not good to genetically modified foods and forced growth hormone that was not healthy food for processing foods and food manufacturers that are misleading the people that are buying food with hidden ingredients and not just accepting the science of eating what they deemed to be safe. Animals are being fed food that is not healthy foods that end up being contaminated with the science that they have been slowly changing the way food is not healthy people have lost their lives and increased illnesses from lacking knowledge about food products that people today rely on manufactured foods that are convincing people who eat rubbish to consume large quantities of food from body crying out for minerals and vitamins that appear in other systems and cravings for food when they only have to consume mineral and vitamins that’s missing from their diet. I am 65 years old and over 50 years of being ill with my whole life of being given medication that stripped me of my insulin resistance medication and heart disease and inflammatory disease and increased mobility issues with my diabetes and other chronic disease that weight gain from lack of mobility and failure in eyesight and incontinence and diabetes being supported to be the cause of bladder and bowel incontinence with antidepressant medication for my symptoms made me miserable and lost self esteem issues of loss of appetite and when I started to follow up your advice I am transitioning from being reliant on medication to family taking care of myself for reclaiming my life from being overweight to having a normal lifestyle for losing weight and losing symptoms and being able to see the benefits and impacts from poor diet and nutrition as on the body.
I experienced this a few years ago. I went into a-fib. Once my electrolytes were straightened out, my heartbeat corrected itself. When this happened, I had a vibration in my chest and left shoulder.
Perfect exlanation. I've been living this nightmare for the past 5 years as I went between a Keto diet, Keto with high carb cheating, and then back to original carb levels. I started taking sugar-free electrolyte powder and it seems to have solved cramps, arrhythmia, and headaches. I expend a lot of sweat and energy every day working out, and before I supplemented with electrolytes I'd get all of these problems. As you mention too, overdosing on water to replenish sweat won't help unless you include electrolytes (especially at high altitude). Thank you!!
Have you experimented with mineral waters? I just started drinking some containing magnesium and calcium and it helps me
Thank you RUclips for suggesting me video and diagnosting me, according to my internet browsing, this feature is amazing.
Regards.
Dr, you’re doing enough good to make up for my lacking.. Thank you!! You’re making the difference we didn’t know we needed
Again your videos have educated me with very valuable information, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your hard work and time, alot of people Don't realize how much work goes into making and editing, so with that said I will thank you again and have a wonderful day.
Now this is a very well done video. Thank you. I've been severely neglecting my electrolyte levels.
I am simply amazed, how delicate our body system's mechanism work... There are sooooo many VARIOUS STORIES to learn from.
My husband said I had to watch this; glad I did. Thank you
We might need to think about mineral removal by water softeners. 90% of minerals are removed except for trace amounts of salt. I do filter my soft water but add Dr. Berg's electrolyte powder and it seems ok.
You would have to drink gallons of water in order to get any benefit from the amount of minerals in your water. Eat your veggies. Be happy because when you rinse with softened water there won't be soap scum left behind on your skin.
Wow! Excellent!!!!
Brilliant demonstration and very well explained and educate people like me. God bless you Dr berg.
The experiment with the lightbulb was awesome
Wonderful segment. I wish this would be taught in all schools. The reasons why, and what can be done to improve health. Basic human body health.
I always thought that people saying I could die from not having electrolytes that they were joking… I didn’t know it was true.
This is very true what Dr Berg says in this video. Two years ago, I was doing yard work out in the hot August sun. I worked for hours and I was sweating profusely onto my shirt. Later I went inside and drank a cold glass of wine - not water with electrolytes as I should have. My husband took me out to dinner later that night and I noticed I was feeling strange. He took me to ER where my heart rate was 188 per min. I was in A-FIB! They said my potassium was very low ... among some other things. I could have died! I'm very careful now about water and electrolytes.
Thank you for the in depth explanation. I am writing about the implications of losing electrolytes in my brain and behavior psychology course this semester. This helped me tons!
Love your teaching style ❤ Thank you!
Ann.
Brilliant in it's simplicity is your example 🙏🏼
I've Actually use your demo setup as like a rheostat or a variable switch to reduce the RPMs on a DC motor the more minerals you add the faster the motor will run !
Very Interesting Video And Very Well Explained / Illustrations . Thank You .
Cool experiment! Ty!
Do a follow-up video to this one that goes further into the balances, specifically what vitamins/minerals are used to absorb these electrolytes in a useful manner, and which ones hinder the absorption of others.
I remember one video where you discussed the issue with sodium and another mineral, and you said it may be because we're adding too much salt, and it's hindering the absorption and to lower your salt intake some, so that the other mineral can be absorbed better, and the problem should go away.
I'm terrible with how imprecise I am, but I can't remember what the other one was, maybe selenium or magnesium, and maybe it was about leg cramps?
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He is the best doctor I have ever come across on RUclips. I have started using probiotics capsule after watching his video. My gut has never been better! We are so lucky to be in the same genaration as Dr. Eric Berg
What kind of probiotics capsule you use please
I LOVE this! I homeschool my kids and this is a great science demonstration! Thanks for this!
Basics we have not been told. Till now. TQ Doc
Never fails. Every time I have a problem, Dr. Berg has the answer. Just ordered the electrolyte supplement. What can I do today, while I wait for my order to arrive? I watched your other videos and have implemented changes in my diet.
On my 2nd order of Dr.Bergs' Electrolytes. I take it with lemon water during fasting. Also have noticed increased concentration and endurance with your Trace minerals. Great Video!
Thanks again ! 👍👍👍
Oh my gosh! This is the answers to my major issues! I've been struggling for 15 months after having the certain virus! I started on your powder this morning 🙏
these videos are life changing! thank you so much Dr. Berg
Thanks so much for this content. I've suffered from all these symptoms due to fasting and now I understand why!
You're very welcome! Glad you found the video helpful!
Thank you Dr. Berg for always coming up with simplified demo to educate the world!
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I can always tell I'm low on electrolytes, I feel anxious but it's my heart rate going nuts. I will be very fatigued and feel all around terrible. I get more potassium into me and I feel fine after that. I'm glad I didn't reply on doctors to figure that out. Years ago I felt terrible and went to the doctor, he prescribed Zoloft... I was mal-nusrished, sleep deprived and low on electrolytes. Got off of the Zoloft which gave me terrible insomnia got proper sleep, ate properly and got electrolytes and I was a whole new me.
My dear friend Judy died unexpectedly while at a conference in Hawaii. Her autopsy revealed her electrolyte system had shut down. It makes more sence now
This is really fascinating. Thanks for the great video. I've been feeling unwell in this way for the last weak and wondered if it might be linked to electrolytes but wasn't sure. I think it very likely is connected due to a temporary change in my diet shortly before that of an unhealthier nature... I've started eating healthier as I was before!
Thank you doctor. I am 63 and had about 90% of the symptoms shown. I got myself some electrolytes powder and i am already starting feeling better. I am a Porphyria sufferer and i thought me getting all these symptoms had something to do with that. Clearly not.
You're awesome. I knew a lot of what you said from my training. I'm glad I'm on the right track