I have a question. I am a diabetic who is about to begin the Keto lifestyle along with intermittent fasting. The problem is, every time I try to fast I get sick AND my fasting glucose level averages around 150. What can I do to lower my fasting glucose?
It gets easier with time. I have a family of 7... 3 are teenagers, 3 of those 4 are athletes. They eat. A LOT. It doesn't faze me. My girls are my taste testers.
I was 305 July 2019. I started fasting and just recently picked up a keto diet. Im 230 today. Hoping to get to 185 soon. Trying to do so I can enlist in the navy.
@@thesunnyedge I've only been keto for about a month and a half, so there are still days where sometimes feel iffy. Each week does get better and better so Im still adjusting. I am losing weight fairly consistently. Did some blood work last week and everything is so far so good. So I would say im doing way better than July 2019.
That's great, Mason. However, shift your intentions. Lose weight for your HEALTH, not for anybody or anything. Do it for YOU! Getting into the navy should be your side effect of weight loss and not the goal. You can do it!
Tips: 1. Drink a glass of water 2. Eat/lick a dash of salt 3. Add some Electrolyte drops 4. Chew on a toothpick 5. Sip on black coffee/unsweetened tea 6.Drink some Ketorade 7. Distract yourself (watch tv, go for a walk, etc...) 8. Teaspoon of butter
Ken, I'm from the UK, and have some news for you if you have time to read this. Having had a year of stage three cancer treatment, i discovered that I was now lactose intolerant after radiotherapy to my abdomen. I also had quite severe hip pain for about four years that I put down to wear and tear. I had xays that confirmed my 'severe arthritis'. I saw your video, and gave the keto diet a try, not expecting it to work. About three weeks later, here I am, at 72, able to run around with my dog on the beach like a teenager, well almost. The change has been staggering, and so fast. I suspect grains have been my main problem, but i no longer use refined oils, pasta or bread products. I can only thank you for your charasmatic and positive style in your videos that have literally changed my life. Thank you.
1. Drink water 💦 2. Dash of salt 3. Toothpicks in your mouth to chew 4. Keto electrolyte drops 5. Coffee 6. Ketorade 7. Get away from triggers. Food commercials/people snacking Bonus tip: tsp butter; melted in your mouth. Fasting 101 video linked below. 😎 you’re welcome B
Mohamed Elattar yes that’s right. I have been food shamed the bigger part of my life because I eat once a day. They would continually say things like “ breakfast is the most important meal of the day”--“ better eat lunch because it’s a long time till supper”-- Better eat your supper it’s a long time until breakfast “ I don’t wake up hungry so I don’t eat breakfast And if I eat lunch I’m not hungry for supper. So I eat supper once a day. And that’s my one meal a day. I am 56 and I don’t have medical problems. But the people that preached that all my life does have medical problems and weight problems. Just glad the dr. Here on this channel has finally break it down and gives much needed advise to those who don’t fast. It won’t kill you lol. And if you do it long enough you won’t ever go back to 3 meals a day
I'm doing my first 24 hour fast as I type this, this is not easy lol especially since the break room here at work is full of sugar and cabs, but I will succeed
I can't believe that all I needed was a tiny bit of real butter with salt and now my hunget pangs went away. I have been failing at fasting thousands of times but I may just be able to do it.😁thanks
@DRMKB DRMKB Sweet taste in your mouth actually triggers insulin response... It doesn't even have to be real sugar/carbs. Just artificial sweeteners without any calories or carbs trigger some insuling response in most people. There were some studies proving it. I am pretty sure you can use DuckDuckGo/Google to find it yourself.
A lot of great tips in the video. When I was doing intermittent fasting with the alkaline diet. My body felt the best at this period in my life. It wasn't easy to get into, started off fasting for three days and the struggle of feeling constantly hungry for the first two days. I was working in a deli at the time too, constantly around food, the smell and people kept trying to entice me to eat something. It took me a little over a month of limiting my food intake to one hour and not eating anything for the rest of the day. I would drink warm water or coffee to suppress my appetite. There is also benefits in drinking black coffee as I suppose to help speed up the time to reach ketosis. After having lived like this for over a year and stopping, the weight gain was fast and hard. Now, I want to get back into this life style and I can say it isn't easy.
Reward eating as in OMAD at the end of the day seems to work for me, this does not turn off hunger but it allows me to look forward to that evening meal. A bit of Bro science ;) Eating in the evening should keep the protein to be used just for maintenance rather than gluconeogenesis as in protein converted for energy since its the end of the day and you are retiring for the evening. Otherwise good advice Ken, even eating fat pre-fast, and start the electrolyte drinks a day before settles the body from cravings. But OMAD is a good way to start then when you think you can extend that time from dinner to dinner go through to the next day break-fast whenever that is so it becomes a 32hr to whenever fast.
Fighting a fungated breast tumor cancer (fenben, ivermectin carnivore) and am on a one day water fast. 87 and only 85 lbs, so can't afford more weight loss. Day is almost over and your excellent butter/salt tip has saved me from not finishing this needed fasting day. Thanks again!!!❤
Depression and eating mindless made feel more terrible about myself. Now i feel better to be able to tell the difference between hunger and emotional hunger.
I must be some kind of crazy. I still enjoy watching food shows even while fasting. I just remind myself that it will kill ya. Makes me wish you could convey the message to all. Even though we know most won't listen. SAD way of eating is killing us. Some however are catching on. Including me. Getting healthier by the day. Blessings...
And here I thought I was nuts because I can’t stop myself from cooking when I fast. It’s the first thing in my mind to do as soon as I wake up on a fasting day. I start trying new recipes and feeding them family. 😂
I love cooking shows while fasting and on keto in general. It’s weird because I never crave the foods they are making and eating though but I still like watching them cooking those foods.
Right now im sitting at 180+, hoping to fast until I am at least 150. Its so hard to ignore the hunger feelings. Especially due to the stress caused during my job and other things. Thanks for the video!
I do the salt thing aswell, I use a recycled lip balm tube. 🤗 Normally a glass of water works for me when a pang happens. Glad your ear Angel is still watching over you. 😇 Thanks for sharing these great tips, & take care of yourself too. ❤🙂🐶
Fasting this morning and been getting some heavy hunger pangs. This is exactly what I needed to help me get through it. Just two hours left I’ll make it. Thank you!
I've been struggling with hunger pangs for the last 5 or 6 years since the age 13. The main factor for hunger pangs for me is not eating enough, bad diet and lack of hydration. I've made changes by drinking 3-4 litres on a normal day and eating clean and non processed foods.
When I first got off of my high carb diet I took a teaspoon or tablespoon of coconut oil every 4 hours, both to keep my blood sugar levels level and to stave off cravings. Worked like a charm! It 's easy to carry too. Only caveat is that you have to start slowly with teaspoons instead of tablespoons, so it doesn't upset your tummy.
Hey Ken its Pete.... when I lost my 103 lbs in 6 months by eating 2 meals a week and now ripped and in the best shape of my life... as I was fasting I would drink any drink that was 0 calories and it never broke my fast... coke zero.... water with mio.... diet pepsi..... flavored sparkling water..... black coffee.... green tea..... the key is mixing up these drinks....
Thanks Doc...Love the feeling I get when my body is in Autophagy...Heading into a 24 Hr fast. Will be hitting the weights in the morning , rip into a steak marinating in garlic all day, to break my fast tomorrow night.. feeling great... Live Keto... Thanks for making a difference Doc...
Thank you alot Dr. I've been following your channel, followed your advice, you've change my Life alot since I did Keto and intermittent fasting. Been followed Dr. Eric Berge, Dr. Sten & J. Chung also. Every early in morning doing HIIT & yoga/meditate/breathing. As I didn't take salt (because everyone around me had said, salt is not good, causing high blood pressure...)🙄. Recently, I had bout of pains, went to GP, check my blood pressure, it was damn high. She referred me to emergency hospital clinic, checked bp again, it's backed to normal. My blood test was fine, except I've muscles spasms. No med. prescribe just pain killers and massage cream. But the pain persistent. Your video pop up regarding benefits of salt. I took half tspn of pink salt to a glass of water....in few mins..the pain began to subsided.. I was relieved.. As I sweat alot because I live in the tropic, very active, I bring some salt with me, which make my fasting easy. I subscribe your channel, I'm 65 yrs old woman, from Malaysia. My motto is, Health is wealth. Too expensive having sickness. Need lots of effort, it's cheaper, way to stay healthy. And the end of the day, feeling awesome.😊
I'm so glad you have this here. I was feeling so weak from cravings, not from the fasting! I only have to make it 5 more hours, not that long, but you saved me. I can make it now. Thanks so much.
“Snake juice” is very helpful, I find (water + salts) and I’ll add a small slice of lemon, which is not strictly fasting but it’s so minimal it makes no difference to me. I also like to stay occupied doing things with my hands, or,running errands, whatever keeps me busy and away from the snacks. 😊 I do OMAD, and I’m used to it now. I can’t sustain Keto for very long; however, I can do it in spurts or phases before I just feel tired and unwell from going too low on carbs. But it’s a fine balance between too many and too few carbs. Everyone has to find their own sweet spot.
I'm doing my first 24 hour fast as I type this, this is not easy lol especially since the break room here at work is full of sugar and cabs, but I will succeed!
I have been doing Keto for a bit over a year and for the last 8 months or so have added fasting. Now, I am normally a person who has a lot of respiratory problems when I get a viral illness, like bronchitis or pneumonia. This past winter, I have encountered 2 viral illnesses as did the rest of my family and I fared way better than anyone else. I had mild symptoms for about 4-5 days, and I didn’t need my inhaler. This was the first time in decades I have been able to fight an illness on my own. Basically, with my asthma I have needed some type of antibiotics and or steroids every time since I was a child. I believe that fasting has made my body stronger! Loved your tips thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
My go to is always the Unrefined, Virgin, Coconut Oil. I've been using it as meal replacement for over a year now. It's also a super food with over a dozen health enhancing properties. My favorite is how the lauric acid turns into monolaurin in your liver. Which then makes your blood acidic, allowing it to clean the plaque building up around your body. Adding extra momentum to your bodies ability to really handle the transition into Autophagy more efficiently. While also protecting muscle in the process.
How do you eat the coconut oil just a spoonful raw white blob( for lack of a better word) or do you heat it up? How much do you eat? I don’t know if I could eat just that alone but I liked how you explained about the liver.
@@mumtazahmad5702 I eat it straight out of the jar. It's only a minute worth of weird to get through. The stuff I've been getting lately tastes like soap. Which I'm hoping is really good for lauric acid content. Since it's lauric acid that gives soap that taste in the first place. You start small with a teaspoon a day. Then advance with 2 in a week or 2. Slowly climbing in how much you eat until you reach a tablespoon a day. Then do that for a few months, can go up to 2 Tablespoons a day if you need to. I like the 1st source of heat that I'm aware of being applied to it, be my stomach, my mouth. So it's digested in it's purest form. If you heat it before you eat it, you can ruin it's internal essence, creating waste.
One thing that helps me is collard liquor or the juice of boiled collards...The greens have a few carbs per cup but that is offset by the fiber. However, I am not sure there are any carbs in the liquid and warmed up, is amazingly tasty.. Anyone else tried this????
Dr. Berry, you already had my upmost respect, but major bonus points for having the Fibonacci curve hanging on his wall. It just further proves you understand science and think outside of the box! Thanks for all you do!
Been a while I do OMAD but just ended a 12 day fast no issues feel fantastic got where I wanted to be cut out coffee for the first seven days then added it back in only black coffee. Fist meal was a ribeye and eggs. Broke my fast with bone broth.
Me too! I haven’t done 72 hr since before thanksgiving so I’m right there with you. Tried to do it with Doc and Neisha on the real salt fast few weeks ago but only made it halfway. This week is busy and good for distractions so I’m trying again.
Just in time Doc. I'm starting a 72 from 2 pm today thru Thursday. Then feed late Thurs, friday, Omad on Saturday. Then right into my quarterly 6 day for the Equinox. Thanks Doc! Summer Solstice will be a 7 day and that will be my max for the quarterly fasts.
Green tea works best for me. After drinking black coffee in the morning, I make myself a large can of green tea (no sweetener/no milk) to drink during my fasting period.
I would LOVE some tips on how to stay warm while fasting. I can fast for long periods of time, often using several of these tips, but CRIKEY do I get freezing cold sometimes. Has been a lot easier to fast during the summer, for sure.
I have had the same problem, especially after going to bed. It was mainly my legs that were cold. I finally began using a heating pad on my legs. Once I get warmed up, I turn it off, and I'm good till morning. I think part of it is fasting and part of it is the loss of insulating fat.
armadillotoe Same for me. I did a 48-hour fast only one time, and my legs and feet felt cold. Very shortly after breaking the fast I felt warm again. Why is that?
Sherrie Livingston I had the same problem before. The answer is drink less water and eat more salt. I do 7 days fasts regularly and if I feel cold it means I drank too much water and forgot about salt that day.
@@marinaiv9198 I have had some success with this tactic in the past, but over the course of about a year and a half it has done some strange things to my kidneys. Finding the balance of salt to water (and potassium) that suits me has been BY FAR the most difficult part of my keto/fasting journey. I just hope I haven't done any irreparable damage.
Thanks for the tips. I am fasting 18/6- 20/4 for 2 months now. I get so hungry between the 8th- 12th hour into fasting and I keep thinking about what I would be eating when I break my fast 🤣. Been having green tea and black coffee but some days it's just hard.
On day 5 of a 5 day water fast. Not feeling hungry anymore but really can't stop thinking about my first meal. I don't think I've looked forward to anything more in my life haha.
two more very important tips to add at the end ( if Dr. Barry agrees): #1 if all else fails, warm water (about the temperature of coffee). The temperature seems to distract me and my appetite #2 wait 20 minutes! By the time I've tried all the other things but can't stop thinking about those potato chips, if I can just make it through 20 minutes, my appetite magically seems to disappear!
Believe it or not, I'm fasting on alternate days (one meal a day). I sit in the kitchen (that's right, the kitchen) and play Forge of Empires on my computer all day long. I get up long enough to take a walk (on nice days), go to the store, or go to the bathroom but the majority of the time, I'm completely involved in building my city, engaging in battles, or figuring out good trades to make in the Forge of Empires market. I would NEVER have thought that this would have worked but I've been doing it now for over a month and it works. I haven't lost much weight because I'm on a heart medication that has the side effect of making you gain weight but I'm staying away from food for 22- and 24-hours every day.
Love the leaving the room when somebody is eating a bad-for- you snack. My husband eats an ice cream every night. If he does, I suddenly want every sugar snack there is. I'm fine with him having his ice cream due to HIS situation, but it doesn't work for me.
Shoutout to the Roman Baths. Kinda random learning about fasting from Mr Nashville, did a double take a few times until it clicked! edit: just to add, awesome video btw!
Very timely. The first day is always the hardest. I found unsweetened chewing gum from Turkey on Amazon. (Falim brand). It is flavored, but barely. As a last resort, I'll take a tablespoon of olive oil.
We're all going to have no choice but to be fasting soon. I've been eating one to two meals a day. God bless all of you. We are on our own. Everything our governments do at this point is reactive. If you follow mainstream media you're at least six weeks behind... *Long live the Republic!🇺🇸✊🏼*
I wish u was my doctor i would be healed by now lol but im looking at all ur vids awesome i want to ask if u would do a vid on dry eyes and red eyes ive been dealing with this for years and used all products what natural cures or vitamins can one use thanks
I had a Mirena IUD which caused my dry, red eyes for years. I took it out and did natural liver detox to remove the toxins (silicone poisoning) and my eyes returned to wet and white - something I thought was impossible. The yellowing is a sign of a toxic system.
I'm giving this a 👍🏻simply for the fact that you call them hunger "pangs" and not "pains" as so many people do. 😉 And of course a 👍🏻for excellent information, but technically I can only give one 👍🏻.
Let me give a tip that I’ve picked up too, slightly related to this. Let’s say you’re about to start a new tv show. Try to create healthy associations with that show. Never let yourself eat shitty foods while watching that show. If you watch the show while eating ice cream, you’re gonna create a mental association with that show with shitty foods and you’ll powerfully crave them when watching it. Try to create healthy associations as much as possible to make things easier
It’s funny how it used to be so easy when I had my ED. Now years later and recovered, I’m bent in half from hunger pangs and stomach screaming bloody murder at work if I attempt fasting. Trying hard to get it under control
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Dr I didn't see any links for Ketorade?
I have a question. I am a diabetic who is about to begin the Keto lifestyle along with intermittent fasting. The problem is, every time I try to fast I get sick AND my fasting glucose level averages around 150. What can I do to lower my fasting glucose?
But you are breaking the fast with anyfood or drink. Thats why they call breakfast Break-Fast.
Fasting can be extremely challenging when you have to handle food and prepare a meal for your family!
Yes INDEED! I love to eat what I cook for family....😚
Have the family join you
Try giving head to keep your mind off hunger , I can give you my number
@@malcolmbaldwin5735 LOL, SHAMELESS! XD
It gets easier with time. I have a family of 7... 3 are teenagers, 3 of those 4 are athletes. They eat. A LOT. It doesn't faze me. My girls are my taste testers.
I was 305 July 2019. I started fasting and just recently picked up a keto diet. Im 230 today. Hoping to get to 185 soon. Trying to do so I can enlist in the navy.
Mason Hoffman CONGRATULATIONS...and GOOD LUCK👏👍💪💃🕺🤠
Wow awesome! 😃 Bet you’re feeling amazing, huh?
@@thesunnyedge I've only been keto for about a month and a half, so there are still days where sometimes feel iffy. Each week does get better and better so Im still adjusting. I am losing weight fairly consistently. Did some blood work last week and everything is so far so good. So I would say im doing way better than July 2019.
Mason Hoffman yea for sure, it’s takes time. Well congrats on the progress so far! 😊
That's great, Mason. However, shift your intentions. Lose weight for your HEALTH, not for anybody or anything. Do it for YOU! Getting into the navy should be your side effect of weight loss and not the goal. You can do it!
Tips:
1. Drink a glass of water
2. Eat/lick a dash of salt
3. Add some Electrolyte drops
4. Chew on a toothpick
5. Sip on black coffee/unsweetened tea
6.Drink some Ketorade
7. Distract yourself (watch tv, go for a walk, etc...)
8. Teaspoon of butter
Thank you!!!!!!
Thank you so much, you saved me from watching the entire video!
Bless you.
But butter has calories;-;
What kind of butter?
Ken, I'm from the UK, and have some news for you if you have time to read this.
Having had a year of stage three cancer treatment, i discovered that I was now lactose intolerant after radiotherapy to my abdomen.
I also had quite severe hip pain for about four years that I put down to wear and tear. I had xays that confirmed my 'severe arthritis'.
I saw your video, and gave the keto diet a try, not expecting it to work.
About three weeks later, here I am, at 72, able to run around with my dog on the beach like a teenager, well almost.
The change has been staggering, and so fast. I suspect grains have been my main problem, but i no longer use refined oils, pasta or bread products.
I can only thank you for your charasmatic and positive style in your videos that have literally changed my life. Thank you.
Glad you're more healthy and feeling better!
Happy! God bless u!
If you get a chance read "Wheat Belly Total Health" you'll be totally convinced that grains are not human food
@@Paul-hl5ls grains are animals food
1:20 drink water
1:35 take some salt
1:52 electrolyte drops
2:12 toothpicks
2:43 coffee/tea
3:06 ketorade
3:24 get out of there
4:30 teaspoon butter
Thank you!
Drinking black coffee
Drinking Green Tea
Any herbal teas that don’t have added flavorings
Flavored drinks with zero calories helps. It helped my sis
One trick I do is brush my teeth. It just helps me mentally to stop any cravings now that I cleaned my mouth.
This is a great tip! I basically can't eat after I brush my teeth because the food tastes weird, and I don't want to have to brush again...
@@KenDBerryMD does the toothpaste trigger insulin?
@@analissalowe8469 No!
1. Drink water 💦
2. Dash of salt
3. Toothpicks in your mouth to chew
4. Keto electrolyte drops
5. Coffee
6. Ketorade
7. Get away from triggers. Food commercials/people snacking
Bonus tip: tsp butter; melted in your mouth.
Fasting 101 video linked below.
😎 you’re welcome
B
Thanks
Toothpicks will stimulate stomach acid production in some people. Be careful. Especially acid reflux sufferers.
Thank you!!!!
Lemon in my water help me alot while fasting..76 lbs dowm..100 more to go!!
Just subscribed. Finally someone telling the truth.
Dr Ken is honest and worth our trust cause he gave great informations and never hype the fake supplements
Mohamed Elattar yes that’s right. I have been food shamed the bigger part of my life because I eat once a day. They would continually say things like “
breakfast is the most important meal of the day”--“
better eat lunch because it’s a long time till supper”--
Better eat your supper it’s a long time until breakfast “
I don’t wake up hungry so I don’t eat breakfast
And if I eat lunch I’m not hungry for supper.
So I eat supper once a day. And that’s my one meal a day. I am 56 and I don’t have medical problems. But the people that preached that all my life does have medical problems and weight problems.
Just glad the dr. Here on this channel has finally break it down and gives much needed advise to those who don’t fast.
It won’t kill you lol. And if you do it long enough you won’t ever go back to 3 meals a day
Dr. Berry is smart, funny and is dedicated to helping people through correcting their diet. I wish to god I lived near him, I want him as MY doc!
Welcome to the family!
nice that you went straight to the 7 steps instead of moaking us listen bunch of monologe cant wait to try!!
I really like this Doctor
Just finished a 24 hour fast. This was a success, drinking water. It was so easy because I just physically and mentally kept busy! I feel so good now.
I'm doing my first 24 hour fast as I type this, this is not easy lol especially since the break room here at work is full of sugar and cabs, but I will succeed
Yeah maybe easy for you but not necessarily for other people.
Yeah it's easy for you because you drank water, try it without water like muslims do, it will be pretty hard!
For me , the hard part dont even start for about 30 hours
I can't believe that all I needed was a tiny bit of real butter with salt and now my hunget pangs went away. I have been failing at fasting thousands of times but I may just be able to do it.😁thanks
The hunger pangs! I am really suffering with them! Thanks so much for this. 😌
I have been watching your videos to help with my Type 2 Diabetes. Thank you so much for the info you give us!!
Brushing my teeth seems to help also.
Ralph Stephens yep! Great tip!
That breaks fast, because it's flavoured
@DRMKB DRMKB Sweet taste in your mouth actually triggers insulin response... It doesn't even have to be real sugar/carbs. Just artificial sweeteners without any calories or carbs trigger some insuling response in most people. There were some studies proving it. I am pretty sure you can use DuckDuckGo/Google to find it yourself.
@@michalvalta5231 yes, it's called the cephalic insulin response
China786 What should we brush our teeth with then so they don’t get plaque and our breath doesn’t stink or should we? Thanks
A lot of great tips in the video. When I was doing intermittent fasting with the alkaline diet. My body felt the best at this period in my life. It wasn't easy to get into, started off fasting for three days and the struggle of feeling constantly hungry for the first two days. I was working in a deli at the time too, constantly around food, the smell and people kept trying to entice me to eat something. It took me a little over a month of limiting my food intake to one hour and not eating anything for the rest of the day. I would drink warm water or coffee to suppress my appetite. There is also benefits in drinking black coffee as I suppose to help speed up the time to reach ketosis. After having lived like this for over a year and stopping, the weight gain was fast and hard. Now, I want to get back into this life style and I can say it isn't easy.
Thank you for the video I'm beginning a 15 day fast and listened to this on a walk
Liked and subscribed
Reward eating as in OMAD at the end of the day seems to work for me, this does not turn off hunger but it allows me to look forward to that evening meal. A bit of Bro science ;) Eating in the evening should keep the protein to be used just for maintenance rather than gluconeogenesis as in protein converted for energy since its the end of the day and you are retiring for the evening. Otherwise good advice Ken, even eating fat pre-fast, and start the electrolyte drinks a day before settles the body from cravings. But OMAD is a good way to start then when you think you can extend that time from dinner to dinner go through to the next day break-fast whenever that is so it becomes a 32hr to whenever fast.
Fighting a fungated breast tumor cancer (fenben, ivermectin carnivore) and am on a one day water fast. 87 and only 85 lbs, so can't afford more weight loss. Day is almost over and your excellent butter/salt tip has saved me from not finishing this needed fasting day. Thanks again!!!❤
Mint tea helps me a lot too!
Depression and eating mindless made feel more terrible about myself. Now i feel better to be able to tell the difference between hunger and emotional hunger.
I must be some kind of crazy. I still enjoy watching food shows even while fasting. I just remind myself that it will kill ya. Makes me wish you could convey the message to all. Even though we know most won't listen. SAD way of eating is killing us. Some however are catching on. Including me. Getting healthier by the day. Blessings...
I thought I was the only sadistic freak who did that. I do try to draw the line at baking shows.
Jeff Riley I must be crazier than you! I cook all kinds of goodies when I fast. I get some kind if weird satisfaction from it!🤪
And here I thought I was nuts because I can’t stop myself from cooking when I fast. It’s the first thing in my mind to do as soon as I wake up on a fasting day. I start trying new recipes and feeding them family. 😂
I look at those and think ....Wow, all that poison! All that sugar and carbohydrates are poison to our system
I love cooking shows while fasting and on keto in general. It’s weird because I never crave the foods they are making and eating though but I still like watching them cooking those foods.
Right now im sitting at 180+, hoping to fast until I am at least 150. Its so hard to ignore the hunger feelings. Especially due to the stress caused during my job and other things. Thanks for the video!
There's always going to be stress, but I think being healthier will definitely help you handle it better
@@nightlady2001 Yep. :)
I do the salt thing aswell, I use a recycled lip balm tube. 🤗 Normally a glass of water works for me when a pang happens. Glad your ear Angel is still watching over you. 😇 Thanks for sharing these great tips, & take care of yourself too. ❤🙂🐶
Love the idea of the lip balm tube, thank you! :)
I chew on ice cubes and crushed ice, works everytime!!!
Crushed ice is perfect!
Fasting this morning and been getting some heavy hunger pangs. This is exactly what I needed to help me get through it. Just two hours left I’ll make it. Thank you!
Just what the doctor ordered, thanks doc!
Finally some unique tips! The toothpick is genius and the salty coconut oil is a new one for me too!
I've been struggling with hunger pangs for the last 5 or 6 years since the age 13. The main factor for hunger pangs for me is not eating enough, bad diet and lack of hydration. I've made changes by drinking 3-4 litres on a normal day and eating clean and non processed foods.
Cannot handle black coffee, so I use a couple of tablespoons of whipping cream in it. NO carbs or trace sugars.
When I first got off of my high carb diet I took a teaspoon or tablespoon of coconut oil every 4 hours, both to keep my blood sugar levels level and to stave off cravings. Worked like a charm! It 's easy to carry too. Only caveat is that you have to start slowly with teaspoons instead of tablespoons, so it doesn't upset your tummy.
For anyone dieting, a table spoon of coconut oil has more calories then a serving of yogurt
Hey Ken its Pete.... when I lost my 103 lbs in 6 months by eating 2 meals a week and now ripped and in the best shape of my life... as I was fasting I would drink any drink that was 0 calories and it never broke my fast... coke zero.... water with mio.... diet pepsi..... flavored sparkling water..... black coffee.... green tea..... the key is mixing up these drinks....
Thanks Doc...Love the feeling I get when my body is in Autophagy...Heading into a 24 Hr fast. Will be hitting the weights in the morning , rip into a steak marinating in garlic all day, to break my fast tomorrow night.. feeling great... Live Keto... Thanks for making a difference Doc...
Just what I needed to hear right now! Great timing Dr Berry! Thanks!
Thank you alot Dr. I've been following your channel, followed your advice, you've change my Life alot since I did Keto and intermittent fasting. Been followed Dr. Eric Berge, Dr. Sten & J. Chung also. Every early in morning doing HIIT & yoga/meditate/breathing. As I didn't take salt (because everyone around me had said, salt is not good, causing high blood pressure...)🙄. Recently, I had bout of pains, went to GP, check my blood pressure, it was damn high. She referred me to emergency hospital clinic, checked bp again, it's backed to normal. My blood test was fine, except I've muscles spasms. No med. prescribe just pain killers and massage cream. But the pain persistent. Your video pop up regarding benefits of salt. I took half tspn of pink salt to a glass of water....in few mins..the pain began to subsided.. I was relieved.. As I sweat alot because I live in the tropic, very active, I bring some salt with me, which make my fasting easy. I subscribe your channel, I'm 65 yrs old woman, from Malaysia. My motto is, Health is wealth. Too expensive having sickness. Need lots of effort, it's cheaper, way to stay healthy. And the end of the day, feeling awesome.😊
Butter coffee is great to curb the hunger. So satisfying 😋
it works great for me too
D Singh haha YES 🤣🤣 thank you, I fixed it.
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Hi TheSunnyEdge .... Ive never heard of butter coffee could please share the brand that you buy, if you please. Thank you!
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It's just adding a tablespoon or two of butter into your coffee! That's it!
OK going to try these tips out on my fast. Lets DO THIS!!!
I love this page . Your voice is so soothing. Awesome video. Thanks
I'm so glad you have this here. I was feeling so weak from cravings, not from the fasting! I only have to make it 5 more hours, not that long, but you saved me. I can make it now. Thanks so much.
“Snake juice” is very helpful, I find (water + salts) and I’ll add a small slice of lemon, which is not strictly fasting but it’s so minimal it makes no difference to me. I also like to stay occupied doing things with my hands, or,running errands, whatever keeps me busy and away from the snacks. 😊 I do OMAD, and I’m used to it now. I can’t sustain Keto for very long; however, I can do it in spurts or phases before I just feel tired and unwell from going too low on carbs. But it’s a fine balance between too many and too few carbs. Everyone has to find their own sweet spot.
eating a tub of butter isn't fasting either....lol I wouldn't worry about your lemon.
deer doe 😄👍
I'm doing my first 24 hour fast as I type this, this is not easy lol especially since the break room here at work is full of sugar and cabs, but I will succeed!
I have been doing Keto for a bit over a year and for the last 8 months or so have added fasting. Now, I am normally a person who has a lot of respiratory problems when I get a viral illness, like bronchitis or pneumonia. This past winter, I have encountered 2 viral illnesses as did the rest of my family and I fared way better than anyone else. I had mild symptoms for about 4-5 days, and I didn’t need my inhaler. This was the first time in decades I have been able to fight an illness on my own. Basically, with my asthma I have needed some type of antibiotics and or steroids every time since I was a child. I believe that fasting has made my body stronger! Loved your tips thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
Thank you so much for watching, and Sharing your story!
My go to is always the Unrefined, Virgin, Coconut Oil. I've been using it as meal replacement for over a year now. It's also a super food with over a dozen health enhancing properties. My favorite is how the lauric acid turns into monolaurin in your liver. Which then makes your blood acidic, allowing it to clean the plaque building up around your body. Adding extra momentum to your bodies ability to really handle the transition into Autophagy more efficiently. While also protecting muscle in the process.
Well said!
How do you eat the coconut oil just a spoonful raw white blob( for lack of a better word) or do you heat it up? How much do you eat? I don’t know if I could eat just that alone but I liked how you explained about the liver.
@@mumtazahmad5702 I eat it straight out of the jar. It's only a minute worth of weird to get through. The stuff I've been getting lately tastes like soap. Which I'm hoping is really good for lauric acid content. Since it's lauric acid that gives soap that taste in the first place. You start small with a teaspoon a day. Then advance with 2 in a week or 2. Slowly climbing in how much you eat until you reach a tablespoon a day. Then do that for a few months, can go up to 2 Tablespoons a day if you need to. I like the 1st source of heat that I'm aware of being applied to it, be my stomach, my mouth. So it's digested in it's purest form. If you heat it before you eat it, you can ruin it's internal essence, creating waste.
Knoediss Thank you for the details! Will try it- hope I can get it down!
Watching your videos is enough to detour fasting hunger.
If I eat a good meal the night before my fast goes a lot easier
One thing that helps me is collard liquor or the juice of boiled collards...The greens have a few carbs per cup but that is offset by the fiber. However, I am not sure there are any carbs in the liquid and warmed up, is amazingly tasty.. Anyone else tried this????
Dr. Berry, you already had my upmost respect, but major bonus points for having the Fibonacci curve hanging on his wall. It just further proves you understand science and think outside of the box! Thanks for all you do!
Been a while I do OMAD but just ended a 12 day fast no issues feel fantastic got where I wanted to be cut out coffee for the first seven days then added it back in only black coffee. Fist meal was a ribeye and eggs. Broke my fast with bone broth.
What good timing. I'm on the first day of a 3 day fast.
Is 3 days normal? Right now I only fast 16 hours a day every day.
Share your results :)
Me too! I haven’t done 72 hr since before thanksgiving so I’m right there with you. Tried to do it with Doc and Neisha on the real salt fast few weeks ago but only made it halfway. This week is busy and good for distractions so I’m trying again.
For me it’s trying to go to sleep that starts my hunger pangs. Thanks for the ideas.
Try taking some magnesium supplements or electrolytes that include it before bed.
Just in time Doc. I'm starting a 72 from 2 pm today thru Thursday. Then feed late Thurs, friday, Omad on Saturday. Then right into my quarterly 6 day for the Equinox. Thanks Doc! Summer Solstice will be a 7 day and that will be my max for the quarterly fasts.
Oh wow and all these years i thought it was hunger "pains" .. learn something new every day... Thanks for he education, great vid.
Great advice, thanks! Especially the bonus salted butter tip. Excellent!
Green tea works best for me. After drinking black coffee in the morning, I make myself a large can of green tea (no sweetener/no milk) to drink during my fasting period.
Salt just helped me out, i was already sipping unsweet tea.
I would LOVE some tips on how to stay warm while fasting. I can fast for long periods of time, often using several of these tips, but CRIKEY do I get freezing cold sometimes. Has been a lot easier to fast during the summer, for sure.
I have had the same problem, especially after going to bed. It was mainly my legs that were cold. I finally began using a heating pad on my legs. Once I get warmed up, I turn it off, and I'm good till morning. I think part of it is fasting and part of it is the loss of insulating fat.
armadillotoe Same for me. I did a 48-hour fast only one time, and my legs and feet felt cold. Very shortly after breaking the fast I felt warm again. Why is that?
Sherrie Livingston I had the same problem before. The answer is drink less water and eat more salt. I do 7 days fasts regularly and if I feel cold it means I drank too much water and forgot about salt that day.
Marina Iv Thank you! 😊💖
@@marinaiv9198 I have had some success with this tactic in the past, but over the course of about a year and a half it has done some strange things to my kidneys. Finding the balance of salt to water (and potassium) that suits me has been BY FAR the most difficult part of my keto/fasting journey. I just hope I haven't done any irreparable damage.
Thanks for the tips. I am fasting 18/6- 20/4 for 2 months now.
I get so hungry between the 8th- 12th hour into fasting and I keep thinking about what I would be eating when I break my fast 🤣. Been having green tea and black coffee but some days it's just hard.
On day 5 of a 5 day water fast. Not feeling hungry anymore but really can't stop thinking about my first meal. I don't think I've looked forward to anything more in my life haha.
two more very important tips to add at the end ( if Dr. Barry agrees): #1 if all else fails, warm water (about the temperature of coffee). The temperature seems to distract me and my appetite #2 wait 20 minutes! By the time I've tried all the other things but can't stop thinking about those potato chips, if I can just make it through 20 minutes, my appetite magically seems to disappear!
Your Tips are really helpful. Please type your speech in English as Subtitle - because it's difficult to understand your fast English accent
Ooohhhh 'pangs', I always thought people were saying 'pains'
Believe it or not, I'm fasting on alternate days (one meal a day). I sit in the kitchen (that's right, the kitchen) and play Forge of Empires on my computer all day long. I get up long enough to take a walk (on nice days), go to the store, or go to the bathroom but the majority of the time, I'm completely involved in building my city, engaging in battles, or figuring out good trades to make in the Forge of Empires market. I would NEVER have thought that this would have worked but I've been doing it now for over a month and it works. I haven't lost much weight because I'm on a heart medication that has the side effect of making you gain weight but I'm staying away from food for 22- and 24-hours every day.
I drink hot water with salt and a little bit pepper. Taste like bouillon and feels as if I have eaten.
First time watching one of your videos, you are so personable, I subscribed and hit the bell like you asked 😁
What also helps is 1 Tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in 1/2 cup or more of water with a dash of salt in it.
Thanks, Dr Berry! Helpful reminders.
Love the leaving the room when somebody is eating a bad-for- you snack. My husband eats an ice cream every night. If he does, I suddenly want every sugar snack there is. I'm fine with him having his ice cream due to HIS situation, but it doesn't work for me.
Shoutout to the Roman Baths. Kinda random learning about fasting from Mr Nashville, did a double take a few times until it clicked!
edit: just to add, awesome video btw!
S Thanks Doc. Sometimes I do the same with Grass-Fed butter or coconut oil. Pink Himalayan salt from regular grocery store.
Love y'all. God bless.
Thank you for giving us the truth!
Apple Cider Vinegar will do it immediately, especially if you are just starting out.
Very timely. The first day is always the hardest. I found unsweetened chewing gum from Turkey on Amazon. (Falim brand). It is flavored, but barely. As a last resort, I'll take a tablespoon of olive oil.
So glad I found you on here,such great info.,I learned so much from you Dr. Berry. Blessings from Canada🇨🇦 to you and your family🤗
Drink hot water, it's a life saver! It triggers my comfort food feeling, and feels like a cup of soup!
Omg. Toothpick works for me!!!
We're all going to have no choice but to be fasting soon. I've been eating one to two meals a day. God bless all of you. We are on our own. Everything our governments do at this point is reactive. If you follow mainstream media you're at least six weeks behind...
*Long live the Republic!🇺🇸✊🏼*
If you don't watch the news you are uniformed. If you watch the mainstream news you are misinformed.
I use Redmond salt along with apple cider vinegar and seltzer to curb hunger pangs. 1/2 tsp salt, 2 tbsp acv, 12 oz seltzer.
My problem is I get through the hunger, but I'm so hungry at the finish that I overeat.
I was amazed at how well a bit of butter and some water and salt stopped my hunger pangs. Awesome!
What is the brand and type of butter did you used?
What about Apple Cider Vinegar?
Doctor, Also remember that moving, walking, physical work also helps. Good for distraction too
Thanks... 2 days in... Just need to make it to day 5.
I wish u was my doctor i would be healed by now lol but im looking at all ur vids awesome i want to ask if u would do a vid on dry eyes and red eyes ive been dealing with this for years and used all products what natural cures or vitamins can one use thanks
I had a Mirena IUD which caused my dry, red eyes for years. I took it out and did natural liver detox to remove the toxins (silicone poisoning) and my eyes returned to wet and white - something I thought was impossible. The yellowing is a sign of a toxic system.
Its horrible when my coworkers run the air fryer in the office. Especially when the warm up oatmeal cream pies. I usually have to go for a walk.
Thank you Doctor, I needed this 👍
This was very helpful! Thank you.
I've found if I walk it off or sleep it off, hunger goes away for a few hours. Also, workout will do too.
Hey doc..you're looking younger and fitter all the time!! Fasting agrees with you!!
Wow l was saying this to myself that he looks younger 😍
I'm giving this a 👍🏻simply for the fact that you call them hunger "pangs" and not "pains" as so many people do. 😉
And of course a 👍🏻for excellent information, but technically I can only give one 👍🏻.
Correct. BUT MY "PANGS" actually DO cause REAL PAIN! AWFUL.
Dr Berry,
Thank you for the hunger pain tips 🙂
Let me give a tip that I’ve picked up too, slightly related to this. Let’s say you’re about to start a new tv show. Try to create healthy associations with that show. Never let yourself eat shitty foods while watching that show. If you watch the show while eating ice cream, you’re gonna create a mental association with that show with shitty foods and you’ll powerfully crave them when watching it. Try to create healthy associations as much as possible to make things easier
It’s funny how it used to be so easy when I had my ED. Now years later and recovered, I’m bent in half from hunger pangs and stomach screaming bloody murder at work if I attempt fasting. Trying hard to get it under control
Great video. 16 hr overnight fast best, 16 from last meal to 1st meal.
Thank you so very much!
1 - Drink Water
2 - Take some salt
3 - Electrolyte drops or powder
4 - Toothpicks
5 - Get out of there!
6 - Salted Butter or Ghee
Thank you for posting this video
Dr. my problem is the exact opposite. I’ve been fasting and now I’m never hungry. It’s been 4 days and I’ve barely eaten. Should I eat anyway?
If you have body fat to burn you don't need to eat unless you want to and are hungry
24 hours into a 60 hour fast. It’s my first fast over 24 hours…I’m hoping to make it to at least 35 hours. Hope these tips help.
I’m starting a 30 day fast today to heal my stomach. How did you do?