Thank you !! For years I followed dr Berg and quit taking my statins, until I heard from Dr. Attia how important apo b test was, to measure risk for cardiovascular disease and then you explained so well. I’m back with the medicine in a very low dose and it’s working great for my results in apo b levels.

@beautyloungeoffivepoints6092

Жыл бұрын

Dr. Berg is a chiropractor…

@sunshine9993

Жыл бұрын

I was prescribe statins a very low dose but I haven’t taking it for fear of becoming diabetic. How are you feeling. Everything working good for you? High cholesterol runs in my family.

@mattjohn66

Жыл бұрын

How can you make life changing decisions based on what a chiropractor tells you?

@tablesalt2628

Жыл бұрын

Berg is not a doctor, he's a chiropractor, a quack in other words. It should be illegal for people to pose as doctors.

@amt7877

Жыл бұрын

He not a real doctor, berg is a fraud

I'm beyond frustrated when it comes to trying to get good nutrition information online and from youtube. Almost every doctor, heart surgeon, cardiologist and nutritionist seems to contradict each other and "debunk" each other. I'm now at a complete loss as to whom I should believe.

@TruthMatters9674

8 ай бұрын

Does the health advice help you reach your goal? For example, i'm on a high fat, moderate protein, low carb diet. I also do intermittent fasting. I lost an immense amount of weight, I can now exercise (I couldn't before because of many weight related issues), I feel rejuvenated, and my colon polyps have decreased dramatically. So, Dr. Berg's advice worked for me. Would it work for you? Try it. It's with hands-on experience that you'll know.

@OlYables

8 ай бұрын

There's bits of good advice found in MOST of these guys. But they have to keep churning out content, so they sometimes resort to having to put out videos with some more dubious claims, and even stretching the truth. You have to use your own sense of what seems reasonable and to not take any advice as the gospel truth. Also for your personal health, claims made by a KZread doctor simply may not be wholly or entirely applicable to your own situation. That's where you have to check with your own physicians.

@ladystardonna3832

8 ай бұрын

I just watched a video that had expert science... Harvard Genetics specialist, Dr. DAVID SINCLAIR, on a great podcast: Huberman Lab #52.

@Mappingtheuniverse

8 ай бұрын

What I did was try different approaches, note the differences and stick to what worked for me. Everyone is different. There are no cookie-cut formulas for you as an individual or for your health.

@swank8508

8 ай бұрын

i think the safest bet is to watch the KZreadrs like medlifecrisis and adam ragusea who back up their arguments with studies and often say "its complicated, studies disagree on X but generally they say you cant go wrong with Y". medlifecrisis is medical doctor and debunks a ton of stuff, adam ragusea isnt formally educated but he does a good amount of research, his "is salt bad for you" video is good about that, discussing why or why not it might be

I dont get why Eric Berg's fans are angry with you correcting him, dont we all want everything to be factually correct? I appreciate this, as I now have a bigger understanding of cholesterol.

@Xtremzer0

2 жыл бұрын

Everything turning into personality cults real quick

@joerenner8334

2 жыл бұрын

It's the Trump effect. They have invested their trust. NOTHING will disuade them. It's cult behaviour

@GaryHighFruit

2 жыл бұрын

"I don't get why Eric Berg's fans are angry with you correcting him" Because it's a cult. Keto-kult. "dont we all want everything to be factually correct?" No. Not when it ruins their world view. They're in a diet war with us vegans. And the first casually of war is truth.

@karolinun

2 жыл бұрын

I haven’t read any angry posts. Disagreeing is not anger :)

@sakurachristineito6428

2 жыл бұрын

Angry posts?? Where??? I'm a Dr Berg fan but I always like fact checks & receive it with open arms

I really wish all these doctors and nutritionists could come together and have a mass podcast or meeting and pick each others brains so we can get multiple perspectives. I see a lot of content creators calling each others frauds and ad hominems but that just comes across as being clout chasing and drama. I find a lot of things Eric Berg has said to make sense although it is important to get multiple opinions on a wide number of topics to come to an informed decision

@jaska-jalmarixvi5757

Жыл бұрын

People like chropractor Berg could never get behind idea that eating their recommended diet could be harmful. They have too much to lose. All you can do as an individual is to listen on different sides and try to come up on your own on what is true and what is not.

@antarcticagreenland2703

Жыл бұрын

Dr berg isn't a doctor or nutritionist tho so maybe he should be left out of it?

@NGreedia

Жыл бұрын

@@jaska-jalmarixvi5757 yeah that’s why I try to diversify my sources and try to decide what’s best for me. I follow a number of channels including Eric Berg and Sten Ekberg and a bunch of others who seem to have useful information and tips that have helped to improve my health.

@heidysalazar3468

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you. That would be amazing I would definitely watch

@skylermccloud6230

Жыл бұрын

He doesn't have credentials so you should not listen to him for medical advice it's that simple

It's called "accountability," and everyone needs it! I listen to everyone and believe no one, I do my due diligence, critically think, then make a decision to suit my situation. Thanks for the video.

@fvrrljr

Жыл бұрын

*EXACT-A-MUNDO* well said, scrolled to see if anyone had the smarts 👍

@tylerbelanger2663

11 ай бұрын

@@fvrrljr Why so many people are taking diet advice from a chiropractor is beyond me, lol

@hamidhamidi3134

9 ай бұрын

But health can get damaged by the time we know who is right or wrong. I followed berg only for two month and it pushed my cholesterol too high. I had never had high cholesterol.

@beatrixjansen6297

8 ай бұрын

It's about using commonsense. Your gut feeling will always guide you correctly. No nobody has all the answers,even though they want to believe they do. I listen to my body , I read,listen, do my research ,but make the decision, that I deemed right for me. Nowadays doctors want to believe that they are God. but I have news for them. Don't be gullible, but know that it's your body and your decision.

@ordinary_average_guy

8 ай бұрын

I agree with what you are saying but how do you know which research you can even trust. The whole health care system is so corrupt people don't know where to turn. Secondly, it's not too difficult to see why he is so popular if you think about it. Keto diet does help with weight loss and a large majority of Americans are overweight/obese so ANYTHING that helps get weight under control would obviously greatly improve your health. Lose weight by eating less and increase your activity(exercise) and you health will improve...hmmm?

Thank you for this illuminating video. I followed Dr. Berg for a year and lost a lot of weight. I also quit taking my statin, influenced by Dr. Berg and many other apparent authorities on KZread. (That was my mistake, and I take responsibility for it.) At the end of the year I had lost 60 pounds and reached my goal weight. Then I had my cholesterol levels checked. They were so high they were terrifying. I immediately quit keto and started my statin again. My cholesterol is now (7 months later) back in the very low range. I have not gained any weight back, despite slowly building up to eating about 50% of my daily macros in carbs. In the meantime, I noticed one of two truly stunning errors in Dr. Berg's videos that made me question if he actually reads or understands his lectures before reading them out on camera. For example, in one video he warns us to stay away from a certain vegetable or fruit because it contains 360 grams of carbs. I don't remember which specific fruit or vegetable it was. I thought that it was impossible for a single fruit or veggie to have that many carbs. (And I am not a doctor or a scientist.) So I checked. Turns out it was actually 3.6 grams. His editor made a mistake, and apparently left out a decimal point in the hand-written notes that Dr. Berg was reading from. Somehow, Dr. Berg apparently lacked enough scientific understanding to immediately get that as he read out the outrageous error. He did say something like "Wow, that's surprising." No, it's not surprising, it is downright impossible, and any expert should absolutely know that. I continue to think some of his videos have some value, but I realized I need to fact check everything I watch and not take anyone on faith, regardless of how popular or charming they are. Nowadays, every time someone makes a wild or absolute claim on KZread, I Google "academic articles on xxx" and do my own fact checking based on published scientific articles that have been rigorously peer reviewed. They are harder to read than watching a video, but well worth the effort. I especially enjoy reading meta analyses, which summarize multiple research studies.

@marksanchez3252

Жыл бұрын

But at least you've lost a lot of weight and ultimately reached your goal weight because of Dr. Berg. He's not perfect, but he deserves appreciation.

@advex4428

Жыл бұрын

@@marksanchez3252 Plus mainstream science has a history of ridiculous mistakes too. Like putting the comma for iron levels in spinach to the wrong spot. So, the typical TV watcher might not notice that these are mistakes, and be under the impression, that iron levels in spinach dropped by 90%, as science moved the comma, lol

@myplaylist7007

11 ай бұрын

Thats why i don't blindly follow berg. Keto 100% reverses blood sugar levels though.

@subratanandy2142

11 ай бұрын

This is the trouble. He promotes that keto diet cures all . But it's so bad for people with disorders of lipid metabolism. Low body weight doesn't mean it's inherently healthy... I have seen skinny people with perfect body with high LDL and TG levels and they gotta take medication. We're glad that you're becoming healthier now . I wonder if he was a mousy looking doctor who is not well articulated, I wonder if many people would follow him .

@mjkcneely

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I did the same thing, keto diet resulted in a much better weight but with a lot worse metabolic profile (cholesterol and sugar). It was not a very "clean" keto diet so buck stops with me, but really need to be careful with these diets. Now trying intermittent fasting.

As a specialist in internal medicine and kidney disease (nephrology) and having a PhD in molecular immunology, I HIGHLY recommend this video to everyone. Absolutely absolutely great job.

I am a registered nurse and I try to keep up with updated clinical research. Even I was confused like DR Berg. Thank you so much Dr Gil ❤ now I can teach my patients the correct information.

@smartfreak7105

Ай бұрын

You should not be teaching your patients based off of a YT video wtf

@Gaumukh

Ай бұрын

@@smartfreak7105 you are right! I don’t just watch videos and teach😝 Plus! Any information given to patients have to be verified and approved.

This is how scientific literacy is supposed to be.

I was once sitting in an exam room waiting on a doctor, When I overheard him in the hall talking to another patient. He told the patient that the internet is full of a lot of good information but it's also full of a lot of bad information and that he needed to be careful with anything he got from the internet. The doc then walked into my room. I said, Doc I'm confused were you talking about the internet or doctors to that guy? Some doctors are full of good information and some bad sometimes you've got to be care full with the info you get from them. He just smiled. For a little context, I was driving 200 miles to see him because I was not comfortable with the specialist that was close to home who ironically made the news and lost his license during my treatment period.

I have had type 2 diabetes for about ten years now. The condition was “preceded” by a diagnosis of fatty liver and a condition termed as metabolic syndrome. I was advised by a physician that there was little that could be done about fatty liver and that it was unlikely to be reversed. Of course exercise and a change in diet to a mediterranean style diet full of low glycemic index carbs was recommended. I started seeing an endocrinologist four times a year. The endocrinologist put me on Atorvastatin (a statin), Losartin (for high blood pressure) Metformin (an oral diabetes medication), Basaglar (an extended release insulin) Jardiance and Trulicty. This cocktail of drugs was initially moderately successful in lowering my A1C. I started taking 20units of Basaglar but as the years passed, I had to increase the dose to the point that I was taking 120 units of insulin but was still getting blood sugar readings above 200 after meals. I also developed fibrosis of the liver which gradually progressed to a diagnosis of cirrhosis of the liver. Panicky, I decided it was time to try something else. Two life changing events happened about a year ago. 1) I listened to the audio book The Diabetes Code by Dr Jason Fung. 2) I subscribed to Dr Bergs channel and began routinely watching his livestream and videos. Both explain that it is INSULIN RESISTANCE that is the culprit with type two diabetes and that it makes absolutely NO SENSE to fight insulin resistance by taking more insulin. This made a lot of sense to me. I started on Keto combined with intermittent fasting. 9 months later, I am OFF every single medication yet my A1C which was 8.9 previously is down to 6.1. I have lost about 35 pounds and all of my numbers (including my LDL cholesterol) blood pressure and even my heart rate (which was previously elevated) are all in the normal range. The swelling in my abdomen from fatty liver has virtually disappeared. I am living walking proof that Dr Bergs advice is solid. I feel so much better and these two internet doctors have my gratitude.

@NutritionMadeSimple

Жыл бұрын

this is the society-wide problem we have. some doctors aren't familiar with the evidence on lifestyle/nutrition and the impact it can have, frustrating patients into falling back on influencers who are aware of some of the potential of lifestyle but are unfamiliar with the scientific evidence in general. the public is stuck. fatty liver and metabolic syndrome are routinely improved in studies involving weight loss. so is HbA1c. it's tragic that some doctors can't relay this simple message congrats on your improvement!

@whitakerhome2023

Жыл бұрын

@@NutritionMadeSimple I appreciate the response and insight. I might add that while it has taken about 9-10 months to lose the weight on Keto with intermittent fasting, the impact it had on my daily blood sugar levels while also increasing my energy level was almost immediate. Doctors are telling me that Keto is unsustainable ..when I asked why, they advised that the consumption of so much fat will result in heart disease, arteriosclerosis and the like. I was advised to continue to take the statin. I have decided not to take it against their advice. I recently had an ultrasound done with the result being no signs of arteriosclerosis …my blood pressure issues seem to be the result of portal hypertension with the liver. Regardless, even prior to trying Keto, I ate a pretty healthy Mediterranean style diet and didn’t drink or do any drugs. The only thing that has worked and allowed me to lose this weight is the cutting out of ALL processed sugar and limiting the carbs to under 30g a day. Just curious about your feelings on Dr. Jung and his books. Unlike Dr Berg, He IS a medical doctor but offers very similar advice in his book “The Diabetes Code”

@NutritionMadeSimple

Жыл бұрын

@@whitakerhome2023 the issue is less the *amount* of fat and more the *type*, we have a lot of content on this, see e.g. our "healthy low carb" videos with a low carb cardiologist or the "mediterranean vs keto" video (all within the last few months), they cover all these critical aspects

@whitakerhome2023

10 ай бұрын

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@NattyNarwhaal

Ай бұрын

The explanation is that you suddenly removed 60% of the foods available to you, so naturally you're going to eat less overall. You can only eat so much meat in one sitting.

i'm so glad you showed the facts I find it hard to believe folks can be so silly to think a total cholesterol of 500 and LDL of 200 is normal . youtube is a blessing and a curse at the same time.

@joanneclark8256

17 күн бұрын

Cause it's may for hormones many say and not to worry on the chlorestrol

the thing is lay person has near-zero interest in reading scientific paper about these things, so you're work is really appreciated.

Dr. Berg's wife needs to hear this.

Wow, I've been a Dr Berg subscriber for many years, but I must say great video. Instead of coming after him and calling his claims bogus (which most people tend to do) you backed it up with some real science. That's honestly how it should be, and it's a shame it always ends in some vegan vs keto war. Thanks for the video, this was very informative!

@brandonguindon1056

Жыл бұрын

Yes he was very respectful of Dr Bergs information, although flawed he still broke it down what was right and was not factual, so I appreciate that

@karlwheatley1244

Жыл бұрын

@@yorbenkamstra7662 Unfortunately, both Berg and deLauer don't tell you the whole story and don't fess up that having elevated levels of LDL particles is atherogenic.

@TELEVISIONARCHIVES

Жыл бұрын

Berg has always promoted quackery. He got in trouble for it years ago. And have you seen him lately? Not looking so good

@raptango_na6199

Жыл бұрын

Ive seen two or three of his videos and immediately suspected he's a quack

@ToddDouglasFox

Жыл бұрын

There is a lot of good information as pertains to health and medical science in with some misunderstandings in a lot of what is posted on YT. Berg is no exception and I’ve corrected him in the comments when I’ve found him to be incorrect in his videos.

4 months ago I completely changed my eating habits from fast food meals 15 to 20 times a week to eating a low carb low processed food no sugar eating regimen. (Lots of eggs, meat cuts and vegetables) At first I needed folks like Dr Eric Berg but now listening to Huberman, Sinclair, Peter Attia and you to settle in to this new way of eating that isn't dogmatic and is a healthy lifestyle that I can do forever. Thank you for all your help

@scienceislove2014

Жыл бұрын

Well .. david Sinclair and this man is all about a plant centered diet .. Especially david... He confessed in many of his videos that plants are the way to go..

@delaville680

10 ай бұрын

​@@scienceislove2014Plant centered diet wrecked my health. We are all different and need to find what works for you based on sound nutrition principles.

@HansenFT

10 ай бұрын

@@scienceislove2014 I'm on a plant centered keto.. most calories are from nuts and olive oil, avocado etc. Pluss lots of low-carb vegetables. Some yoghurt and eggs. So its technically vegetarian, even (lacto-ovo)!

@goatwarrior3570

15 күн бұрын

How on earth can you eat 20 fast food meals in a week? We're you one of those bedridden shutins from TLC?

I don’t watch Dr. Berg’s videos anymore, nor do I trust his supplements or recommendations. He misrepresents himself.

I am a Dr. Berg fan. I subscribe to the Keto way of eating because I have been obese for many years and my blood work has historically been scary. After 6 months, I just had my blood tested again and it is the best it’s ever been. Every test was within range except free testosterone % which was low. I’ve lost 40 pounds as well. My doctor has taken me off 2 of 3 high blood pressure medicines. He won’t release me from the last one until I’ve demonstrated consistent discipline to diet and exercise. I no longer take Aricept nor Namenda, (I was diagnosed by Emory Brain Center in 2014 with Degenerative Brain Disease NOS). Additionally, I have discontinued Adderall, Cymbalta and Nexium. You are spot on when you say life style change (diet & exercise for me) can make a difference. My doctor always preached this but I never took action until my coronary calcium scan came back at 24. The reality of plaque accumulating in my arteries scared me. That said, I found your critique of Dr. Berg very professional as you targeted the message in lieu of the messenger. I too winced at the title of his video. It’s up to each person to carefully examine what they hear on KZread and it’s beneficial to have individuals like yourself to sound the alarm when information is flawed. Thank you.

@gavinhill3164

Жыл бұрын

Not a doctor! He´s a scientology quack and a chiropractor. If you lost weight, great! But he´s a twat! If you are not an MD- you shouldn´t be calling yourself doctor, period!

@oldtymer9106

Жыл бұрын

I agree the Doctor here did a great and fair critique, so much so I subscribed to his channel as well. But Dr Berg is my man! I put my diabetes in remission got off all RXs and all my health numbers look perfect for a man in his 30s.... I'm 62!

@cybershake9200

Жыл бұрын

He is a Scientologist.

@ShellBAtoms

Жыл бұрын

@@oldtymer9106 He's also changed my life! I've been keto for three years, and am grateful for him and others for getting me here! However, I have now unsubscribed from his youtube channel and will never purchase his supplements ever again. I will not allow my money to go to an abusive cult if I can help it.

@WilliamFluery

Жыл бұрын

@@ShellBAtoms It seems if we trace our money to where it goes, we’d spend very little

I watch Berg’s videos all the time. The way you broke this video down will make me more cautious with the information he provides in future videos.

@AlexM-vh2pu

2 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind that he is not a MD(Medical Doctor) . He is a chiropractor. Swim at your own risk.

@curlyredcafe

2 жыл бұрын

I find it unbelievable that he encourages the consumption of red meat and other animal products -- especially when there are so many negative factors associated with animal products (environmental, humane and health)!

@iammclovin1672

Жыл бұрын

@@curlyredcafe isn’t it mostly processed meats that have carcinogens in em?

@curlyredcafe

Жыл бұрын

@@iammclovin1672 Yes, but agribusiness in general takes a huge in toll on animal welfare and the environment!

@iammclovin1672

Жыл бұрын

@@curlyredcafe I def understand that side of it, just wanted to clarify. I’m currently trying to make the transition into vegetarian

You are an MD, while Dr Berg is a chiropractor. His goal is to sell supplements according to his son, Ian Rafalko.

@rw9347

6 ай бұрын

Chiropractors actually study nutrition and vitamins.

@taylorhillard4868

2 ай бұрын

​@@rw9347 that doesn't mean they are held to the same scrutiny as MDs or DOs. It also doesn't mean that he hasn't gone the way of Dr Oz or Fat doctor UK that decide to sellout and use their position of perceived authority and education to decieve people.

Hi! Thank you for your video! What do you think about fasting though? Is it good for health?

I stopped following Dr Berg months ago per my gut instinct. Thank you for giving me more information to support my decision.

@kopiec6565

Жыл бұрын

​@@madeye1839 even if he does say something thats true (if he does), how are you supposed to know which statements are true and which aren't, when he confuses dietary and serum cholesterol? Better luck finding help from people who don't make such silly mistakes

@criconinvestments7723

Жыл бұрын

@@madeye1839 Dr Berg is a starting point & everyone needs to continue to do their own research. I've found some inaccuracies myself when listening to Dr Berg but I'd say 90% of his advice is very very helpful to folks. 'Doctor' is just a title. I never believed he was a regular medical doc because he never professed to be in any of his videos. I always just thought he was a person giving keto/weight loss advice who happened to be a Dr of some sort. I never thought of him as wearing the title as an id badge.

@Alex-ry6cd

Жыл бұрын

@@criconinvestments7723 he cherry picks data to fit his narrative. He's is not a scientist who evaluates ALL data. Go follow Dr Peter Attia or Dr Layne Norton for sound advice that comes without agenda. Dr Berg is a fraud and his end goal is to sell his line of products. Nothing more.

@kathrynbeetham5308

Жыл бұрын

I watched 3 of his videos, and was very suspicious, so I googled him, his son has a lot of interesting things to say about him.

@criconinvestments7723

Жыл бұрын

@@kathrynbeetham5308 Yeah, his son sounds like an embittered child to me. There's 2 sides to every story & we haven't heard Dr Berg's side. I did however agree w/his son about Dr Berg's research. Anyone that asks him something, he'll do research on. Its not really his own advice on most of his videos. Its stuff he's getting from studies out there, which he mentions quite often in his videos

This is the only video that questions certain Dr Berg info and facts constructively and politely! Way to go!

Isn’t Dr. Berg a chiropractor?

I love Dr Berg, Dr Axe, Dr Ekberg and now I am starting to like Dr Carvalho. The more health propagating doctors the better! And it's always good to seek different person's perspective as mistakes may happen.

@L3th4LQu4rK

Жыл бұрын

Please be wary of Dr Beg and Ekberg. I think they mean well but are not equipped to give actual advice involving internal medicine. Chiropractic curriculum does not cover physiology outside of skeletal musculature

@chewiewins

Жыл бұрын

This is only real MD IE medical doctor, not Chiropractors etc. They do educate well on Keto and IF but be wary of many medical 'facts' claimed.

@nusaibahibraheem8183

Жыл бұрын

Their issue unfortunately is that they aren't well educated in what they are trying to say. As a medical doctor I can get advice about health and diet from ordinary youtubers, it's ok, many people can have good advice to give. But unfortunately these type of people like Dr Berg tend to make many rookie mistakes, even a 1st year medical student wouldn't make such a mistake. It's ok that they don't know, it's not their profession, so they shouldn't try to act like it is.

@pauljansen6650

11 ай бұрын

Insulting to group them together

@gamerjaqi7873

9 ай бұрын

Dr berg is a terrible person and a hard core Scientologist. Don’t trust him. He’s just trying to sell supplements so he can keep funding the cult he and his wife also make their staff join.

Thank you so much for this video. I thought this was going to be a "mock Dr. Berg" video but you did a good job pointing out his errors without going low, and provided great explanations.

@sucktheseballs6706

2 жыл бұрын

dr berg is low dont get it twisted

@Grace-up5em

Жыл бұрын

@Holy He's an alternative medicine doctor. Chiropractors go under alternative medicine.

@michaelhoile1369

Жыл бұрын

@@maverick33guy95 the fact he can't read studies...gives out dangerous misinformation... Makes him dangerous at best...

@michaelhoile1369

Жыл бұрын

@@lowcarbsgood7847 Dr Egghead Berger brain dead is so wrong it is not even funny...his son has disowned him because of his dishonest videos 🙄

@kyciarelli3847

Жыл бұрын

This guys doesn’t have to reach out personally to Berg. He backed up the opposing statements with science and research.

Registered dietitian in the EU here. Dr. Carvalho, you are a freaking wonder! LOVE your explanations. Better than any course I ever attended in college. Mad respect and appreciation!

@ln3812

Жыл бұрын

@@GreedyGrom Courses are also just led by one Professor, which is the only source of your information. Some lack presentation skills or use outdated, maybe even cherry picked sources, or just ignore contradicting studies. On this Channel I feel like conclusions are usually only drawn if there is enough quality evidence supporting it and also if contradicting evidence is ruled out for having some flaws/weird assumptions. Nevertheless I would always advise you to take everything said by anyone with a grain of salt and do your own research.

Totally agree Dr Berg does a fine job presenting general type information for the purpose of brief simplified content topics, but like anything else when you do the deep dive, then the flaws appear and the general information is no longer totally valid. You’ve done an excellent narrative and service - thank you 😊

@JakeLYT

Жыл бұрын

Love his videos on cutting sugar and avoiding alkaline water but for actual conditions I'd always trust an MD over him. Honestly, if he took the "Dr." out of his channel name and focused on healthy eating/drinking habits he'd probably get less shade thrown his way. Just my two cents.

@spaideman7850

9 ай бұрын

@@JakeLYT go check videos on 'MD' admitted having less than 5 hours of nutrition lecture.

Thank you for clarifying this confusing topic. I recently found out the truth about Dr Berg. I no longer value his info.

Berg is not an M.D., he is a chiropractor. Big difference in their educational path.

@danielweinstein7080

Жыл бұрын

in terms of nutrition, most MDs have very little knowledge. Most chiropractors have a little more. I would not consider the difference to be significant, and there are individuals with both specialties who have gained more than the average.

Жыл бұрын

Mind boggling

@vanessac1965

Жыл бұрын

@@-psykonaut- religion is not relevant to a person's capacity to rote learn. Many Dr's believe an ostensible fairytale in scientific terms that God had a son that died and came back, but we don't concern ourselves with that.

@vanessac1965

Жыл бұрын

@@-psykonaut- I do. But Christianity has an actually psychopathic genocidal history and that doesn't come up with Christian doctors. Just saying. If Christianity was as minority as scientology, people would use it to discredit public figures as you are. There's just nothing scientific about using a person's religion to undermine their scientific content. Challenge the content with arguments, not the person...it'd be nice to see that more in the world if you get me.

@Alex-ry6cd

Жыл бұрын

@@danielweinstein7080 go follow Dr Layne Norton. PHD in nutritional sciences and his debunking videos of "Dr" Berg. Berg is wrong on most of his "claims".

Keto for 4 years. Overall down 100 pounds, but more than that my memory, focus, and energy are better in my 40's than in my 20's.

@geniustennisacademy5182

2 жыл бұрын

Jesus

@bradturner7678

Жыл бұрын

Your 20s must have been absolutly awful lol.

@evhvariac2

Жыл бұрын

Anecdotal

@imperfectious

Жыл бұрын

@@evhvariac2 The plural of anecdote is data.

@lenguyenngoc479

Жыл бұрын

@@imperfectious and the data shows almost any diet making u full while being caloric deficit can make u lose weight. Then from anecdotes in 1930 when young men died like rats with sudden deaths, scientists were dispatched to these places to check what's going on. Oh they found these guys that died ate lots of butter,ghee,lard, cheese and bacon aka saturated fat. Then they came up the lipid hypothesis. Then later, they found those eating refined carb also died like rats. There u have the case against sugar and refined carb.

Firstly, I do not think Dr. Berg is an MD. I believe he is a Chiropractor. Yes. Thank you. Excellent explanation. You are saving lives by clarifying others who make erroneous claims.

Dear Dr Gil, I have been appreciating very much the way Dr. Berg has been presenting his knowledge for over 7 months. But your assessment is much more thorough and in-depth, and as you say here: package, presentation and/or messenger doesn't matter here, EVIDENCE does. Thank you very much for this most enlightening clarification 🙏

@user-nu2vc9mp5j

Жыл бұрын

And the evidence isnt researched by him just re-presenting researched studies by others which over time can have new results or proven false. Thus your taking information at face value either way regardless which doc ur watching.

@atriyakoller136

Жыл бұрын

@@user-nu2vc9mp5j that's why it's important to look at both points of view and draw your own conclusions. And be ready to research everything else as much as you can - but again, research not done by someone who's a specialist can lead to the wrong conclusions, speaking as an English as a foreign language teacher, I've had student's draw the most wrong conclusions from a good starting point. Lile they see one thing told in the video but then their memory twists it and by the time the next class comes they're remembering the wrong thing until we go over that together :)

@Intranetusa

4 ай бұрын

@user-nu2vc9mp5j, one is a real doctor while the other is a fake doctor. Eric Berg does not have a medical degree and refers to himself as doctor because he has a phd in chiropracty. That is like if a person with a phd in geology starts calling himself a doctor.

Dr Berg's delivery has led to lots of people buying into his preference for ketogenic eating and also, literally "buying" his products. He comes across as being everybody's smarter nephew who only wants the best for everyone so people don't bother to fact-check him. I'm glad you did. Thank you.

@goodee4451

2 жыл бұрын

Shelly, why would you listen to the MD this video? An MD is the last person you should listen to about health. ive actually been to Dr Bergs office. the man is more then qualified.

@SherryEllesson

2 жыл бұрын

@@goodee4451 I listen to and read the actual studies, not any one person's opinion. Berg may be qualified but he's also wrong about a lot of things.

@tofu-munchingCoalition.ofChaos

2 жыл бұрын

@@goodee4451 What exactly makes Dr. Berg qualified to talk about nutrition? Having had a multi-level marketing scheme or having a "doctor in chiropractic degree"? It's marketing which makes him qualified to do what he does. Selling something which works short term and on the surface (weight vs. health). It's easy to market.

@tofu-munchingCoalition.ofChaos

2 жыл бұрын

@@goodee4451 Something funny: Looking up his credentials under "Gets featured in countless notable publications and magazines,..." - which could be interesting if he does actual scientific research - he writes: "such as being the cover story of Woman’s World in June of 2019." That's just objectively funny.

@Lieutenant-Dan

2 жыл бұрын

@@goodee4451 he pointed out how Berg confused "dietary cholesterol" with "serum cholesterol." That's a huge blunder and potentially dangerous advice that Berg is giving here. I'm not saying he doesn't have any good info but you can't go around misrepresenting studies like that. Berg is a chiropractor, he's not a nutritionist.

It just goes to prove what my grandpappy use to say, “take everything you hear, read, and even sometimes see, with a grain of salt”. That’s proven to be so true, no matter what’s the subject and/ or who’s presenting it.👍👍👍

@olderthanyoucali8512

2 жыл бұрын

So Grandpappy never believed anyone about any subject. Sounds like a person who never saw an education as having much value in life. He must have been happy living life with the knowledge level of Fred Flintstone!

@robdetuinman2

2 жыл бұрын

@older than you Cali I don't think you understand what taking something with a grain of salt means

@monokumannius4522

Жыл бұрын

@@robdetuinman2 dude. Old grandpa is normally too old to understand and believe new things.

@Taramundifilms

Жыл бұрын

Himalaya sea salt is the best choice😉

Every chiropractor should have a possible saleman warning.

Difficult to accept as Dr. Berg's videos are much valued! I will carefully watch this video again as I like to evaluate all information with a balanced view. Curious to know more about your background especially the MD and Ph.D. degrees.

@DJ_Dopamine

11 ай бұрын

Eric Burg is not a 'real' doctor... he is a chiropractor.

@pauljansen6650

11 ай бұрын

I understand you are trying to devalue the information shared by questioning credentials but I can assure you Berg talks the biggest load of psuedo science on the planet

@jeffwatson151

10 ай бұрын

@@DJ_Dopamine perhaps that too is dificult yor that person to accept.

@jimgustafson2422

8 ай бұрын

Berg is a chiropractor, that is why he is a 'Dr.' So, I wouldn't go to a chiropractor for nutrition advice. I go to someone who studied nutrition.

@Ray-pp5qb

7 ай бұрын

I'm sure you could just look up this guy's credentials. It's easy. Google it. You have his name. Just how we know Dr Berg isn't a doctor, he's a chiropractor. Easy info to find. 😅

About one minute into this video, I paused to review Dr. Berg's, visited the references, and arrived at the same conclusion. It's easy to see this as an unforgivable disservice, but I view it simply as a mistake. My hunch is that he's addressing the serum cholesterol spike often observed in patients on ketogenic diets -- some of whom he coaches professionally -- and he's attempting to quell a panic among his viewership. (Just a hunch.) I do not blindly trust Dr. Berg, partly because I know him to practice Scientology, which imposes a huge cash flow demand on its adherents, leaving him with every motive to deceive people. If, however, you view enough of his content, it becomes quite evident that Dr. Berg possesses a broad knowledge regarding nutrition, metabolism and endocrinology which he shares freely. He makes every effort to be diligent in his research, and relies on reputable sources of information. His typos and mispronunciations can be hilarious, but who's perfect? (At least he doesn't say "prostrate cancer!") I accept your criticism on this video, to the extent that it is fair and accurate, however I challenge you to spend a little time reviewing more of his content, and see why so many people have come to trust him. While Dr. Berg is by no means an infallible information source, I can tolerate little flubs, because I also view content from Dr. Sten Ekberg, Thomas DeLauer and other keto advocates, who cover much the same territory, from different perspectives. I find that referring to multiple resources and reading between the lines helps ensure that I wind up harboring fewer misconceptions. (I also spend on the order of 3-4 hours weekly, scouring PubMed for health information.) I feel that increasingly, MD's are being reduced to pill pushers. I absolutely believe in allopathic medicine, when it comes to handling a medical crisis, but I'm less impressed with its track record, managing chronic conditions. In particular, general practitioners do their patients a great disservice, by throwing pharmaceuticals at symptoms without first confirming/remediating nutritional status. Being reflexively handed a prescription for my symptom feels like asking a mechanic to research my vehicle's CHECK ENGINE light -- only to have him invest all of twenty seconds into hiding it behind a strip of electrical tape, charging me $60 for the service, and finally telling me that I'll have to buy a new strip every month, for the rest of my life.

@richarddoan9172

2 жыл бұрын

You're suggesting that Gil only pointed out "little flubs." Rather, if Gil is correct, Berg's video is filled with an embarrassing amount of misinformation, and is actually dangerous.

@teacup3133

2 жыл бұрын

I'm kind of devastated to hear he is a Scientologist, he seems too smart to be that dumb.

@kismet2354

2 жыл бұрын

@@teacup3133 - Dr Berg’s son made a video confirming that his Dad is a bonafide, member of the Scientology Cult.

@nadogrl

2 жыл бұрын

Great analysis! ❤️

@nadogrl

2 жыл бұрын

@@seven4098 - Proof?

Imagine confusing dietary cholesterol with blood cholesterol?

@fabuloso3635

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine spamming the comments like a stan lmfao

@SMABEM

2 жыл бұрын

@@fabuloso3635 I guess you are a keto bro.

Thank you sooo much !!! I will listen to a MD PhD. We need you.

Dr. Berg is a actually a chiropractor.

@rw9347

6 ай бұрын

Yes, and chiropractors actually study nutrition and vitamins.

I follow Dr Berg's advise and it has worked well for me and my Dr, after reviewing my bloodwork, has encouraged me to continue on my Keto/I.F. path. You come across as a good guy, so I have subscribed to you too! Do that diet that you can stick with, for me thats Keto, with occassional breaks. Be well.

@st3ppenwolf

Жыл бұрын

Stop calling him doctor.. he's not

@oldtymer9106

Жыл бұрын

@@st3ppenwolf Neither is Jill Biden, yet.....

@st3ppenwolf

Жыл бұрын

@@oldtymer9106 unrelated

@st3ppenwolf

Жыл бұрын

@@oldtymer9106 Good for you, It doesn't mean he's a doctor and his lack of deep understanding of many health topics when giving "advise" could end up killing people.

@st3ppenwolf

Жыл бұрын

@@oldtymer9106 Malpractice is part of any interaction with doctors. That's not a reason to go looking for advise from people who a) do not understand deeply enough the science behind health and b) cannot be sued if advise is wrong. But do as you wish, I have no qualms about the treatments you seek online

I used to be a Dr.Berg until I found out he was a chiropractor and had questionable motives with his KZread channel. I love the way you critiqued his video

@braaaaaaaaaaaaaains

Жыл бұрын

It really shows how the confidence in delivery is all it really takes to convince people of something. Dr. Berg is a great orator and comes off as honest, so he is quite successful despite spreading misinformation. I guess his message is also what many people want to hear, so that has to help.

@rw9347

6 ай бұрын

Chiropractors actually study nutrition and vitamins

I have been trying for years to understand why my family has extremely high cholesterol. I was around 300 in my 20s. My father is the same as was my grandmother. We also have high calcium scores close to 2000, no statins, and no heart attacks. My 81-year-old father is riding horses every day. They run tests and can find no blockage. I suspect some sort of angiogenesis, but I can't find a way to test that theory. Many in my family live well into their 90s, even the ones that are overweight and sedentary, unlike my father and I. Both my father and I had really bad side effects from the statins, which is why we don't take them. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated

@sanguinelynx

10 ай бұрын

My maternal side is the same. My grandmother had an unbelievably high cholesterol number yet her heart and circulatory system was phenomenal. My grandfather had normal numbers, not bad at all, but had triple bypass.

@Bgirl7020

9 ай бұрын

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@lynnwright9963

8 ай бұрын

My dads grandfather's side is the same. Mostly men being told of high cholesterol levels (dont know specifics). Refused the dietary suggestions and meds. His brothers and him lived into their 90s. Running circles around us kids on the farm and in sports. My grandma (his daughter) was told the same. She does have high blood pressure but no clotting issues or heart issues yet. She's 84.

@show_me_your_kitties

8 ай бұрын

Same in my family. Interesting stuff, genetics are fascinating.

@MrFefeleaga

8 ай бұрын

The question is if these are exceptional cases that you should emulate or not. I'm guessing for most people this doesn't apply, but, indeed, it would be great to understand how this is different. The studies referring to centenaries is also rather vague, as far as I understand.

As a molecular biologist this man (chiropractor) frustrated me so many years ago with mind blowing false information. I started to question my own sanity and spent all day reading journal articles to make sure that I wasn’t the mad one. I couldn’t finish watching the video. I thought someone in the comments section would say something but No

These are the type of videos we needed for a long time now. There is a lot of information out there bring taken at face value and we are just not equipped to question what we absorb, so thank you.

@ursulasmith6402

Жыл бұрын

What we need, is a cure

@brothernorb8586

Жыл бұрын

@@ursulasmith6402 I think there is no cure for poor diet and lifestyle.. But they did assure everyone a few generations ago that they would cure everything with drugs so we lost our agency

@salem2554

Жыл бұрын

false! we need more money and more stuff too

@chrisvanderburg5568

Жыл бұрын

So do you take this video at face value?

@tannhauser5399

Жыл бұрын

@@ursulasmith6402 - Impossible in the current system in US, where people are treated like commodities and everything is about profit & greed - including the medical establishment (with various insurance companies behind it).

My sense is that Berg, a chiropractor, has his team put notes together and he delivers them on his whiteboard without deep understanding. He has a certain way of delivering the info that makes it sound like he’s speaking from clinical knowledge, though if you pay attention you can tell that it’s closer to reading from notecards. It’s no accident that he has a video for virtually every topic - he’s obviously very interested in being a top KZread “doctor,” and for that he’s been successful.

@gs7296

2 жыл бұрын

Agree. He is a fraud and not even a real medical doctor. Also he spreads dangerous misinformation for money. He is disgusting.

@cocosilkworm

Жыл бұрын

I think that part is pretty obvious - that he is a puppet in a way (a nice one, I enjoy listening to him) but recently his airbrushed look in his latest videos has me thinking that his videos might now actually be Deepfakes - so he has a stand-in with Dr Berg's face plastered over it - and we're not even seeing the actual man delivering those scripts anymore anyway. That turns me off even more than listening to someone give you alternative health advice that you can take with a grain of salt but may actually benefit from. We have no hope of deciphering honest advice when we aren't even looking at a real human anymore. I don't have evidence for my claim but if you go and watch a few Deepfake videos, you'll see what I'm talking about when you look at his more recent ones. Something's not right about them.

@sueprator9314

Жыл бұрын

Did not know he was just a chiropractor. Some of his strident positions about "beef is ok but not chicken..." WTF? Please would he like to pay my food bill for me?

Thanks finally there is one doctor with PhD qualification came in to comment on Dr Berg's video. Personally, I found Dr Berg video is mostly all on his opinion because he did not support what he said with good journal reference.

Fook. I’ve been obsessed with Berg for months. I’m eating whole lemons because of him! What else did he get wrong??

@winstonpeart3826

8 ай бұрын

He's a chiropractor he has no formal education in nutrition. It's likely that most narratives he has are wrong

@erelpc

8 ай бұрын

Yeah he's not even a doctor. He's a chiropractor so I'm not sure why he calls himself 'Dr' Eric Berg, unless he has a PhD...

@Chaoitcme

8 ай бұрын

You should watch the interview Eric Berg's son did on the KZread channel Growing Up In Scientology. Eric's son Ian Rafalko goes into detail about his father and what his father gets wrong. Eric Berg is a chiropractor and not someone we should be going to for nutritional advice.

@ancaryan

8 ай бұрын

A common myth Chiropractors undergo a significant amount of training. They complete about 8 years of higher education before they are licensed. Chiropractors tend to have 4 years of undergraduate education. Having obtained a degree in biology or kinesiology after having taken courses in sciences, such as biology, chemistry, psychology, and physics. They then attend a chiropractic graduate program. On average, these involve 4 years of education with a total of 4,200 instructional hours in course credits which also include nutrition. In North America when they graduate chiropractors can use the title of Dr of chiropractic. Dr Berg might not have perfect knowledge but his presentations are important for helping people understand insulin resistance and prediabetes, and how to reverse high blood sugar which damages organs and blood vessels whilst following a healthy diet. He delivers nutritional info in short bytes and tries to simplify complex processes. It might not be perfect but his channel has helped so many people to make a start on low carb diets and in the process reverse diabetes in people following him. As an introduction to the low carb concept i found the channel good to get me started. Once I got into it I found many other practitioners, researchers and MDs through LOW CARB DOWN UNDER conferences posted on you tube. So my advice to people is "Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater". The info is free so you have not been tricked in order to get access. As to supplements and books no one obliges you to purchase them.

I have been watching Dr. Bergs KZread videos the last two weeks I was wondering how he knew so much about physical and mental health. I now know that he doesn’t know that much but presents himself as an expert.

@vkrgfan

Жыл бұрын

He has a degree in chiropractic, which is a completely different discipline from nutrition. You should go to him for spine injury advice, not nutrition. So, before taking medical advice you have to check what medical credentials they have and in what they specialize.

@aufkeinsten7883

Жыл бұрын

@@vkrgfan It is not a degree at all, it's pseudoscience mate.. There's no evidence that chiropractic techniques are useful whatsoever, they're quacks. In fact, in many cases they are actually quite harmful to their patients, there's a multitude of people who literally got paralyzed by these wnb-MDs!

@oxigen85

Жыл бұрын

Actually his son came out about a year ago to talk about his grow up and dad, and told that all Dr Berg knows about the stuff he teaches he knows from KZread and Google.

@thestargzr

Жыл бұрын

@@vkrgfan I see a neurologist and neurosurgeon for my spinal disease. Berg is already sub-par at best. Proclaiming that he's an MD on his site, which is a lie, I'd never trust him with anything, much less my spine.

@397coney7

Жыл бұрын

@@thestargzr ; Where on his site did he proclaim he is an MD?

Would love to see more of these please. I'd been tempted by much of Eric Berg's advice (his clear concise layout and big claims to improve health with nutrients seem appealing at a glance), but want to ensure I follow accurate advice. There's so much contradictory information on nutrition online, so this open discourse on KZread is very useful

@Radjehuty

2 жыл бұрын

You're so right that there's so much misinformation. It's so easy to be lured in by attractive video formats and charismatic figures. It's also so easy to get lost in discussions that talk about isolated nutrients that somehow convince you to make drastic choices that end up throwing you off balance. Even if you wanted to go Vegan or WFPB, there's so many ways you can go wrong. You can get stuck watching people eat only raw foods or only fruits, or Salt/Oil/Sugar free, list goes on and on. Bottom line, eat a balanced diet and don't vilify macros. Eat variety of foods to cover your nutrient needs and don't eat in a caloric surplus chronically. Watch videos about nutrients just for curiosity but don't let it stress you out. Good luck!

@lexyabby278

2 жыл бұрын

Hey troll..Dr Berg wasn't giving misinformation. Your just here to encourage the idea that he is full of misinformation..Where should we look? CNN,FOX, MSNBC? I bet you still wear a mask driving by yourself.😂

@thedeathcake

2 жыл бұрын

Don't listen to Eric Berg. His advice on exercise is really poor. There are far better resources. Alan thrall, AthleneX (even with his dodgy weight lifting), Bioneer, Buff Dudes etc.

@frchristie

2 жыл бұрын

@@Radjehuty very well said. I believe in balanced, complete diet. Any adjustment, including keto, should be assessed based on individual health condition. If you don't have issues with high blood sugar then why going keto 🤷🏻‍♀️ My other concern is most of his video is from american perspective: high sugar blood, keto, etc. For example, his last video talks about not eating bread, while human have been eating bread/grain products for thousands of year. We need carbo. In that video he said issue is glutten, and advise is going keto. If in last 20years there's so much gluten issue in US (allegedly) due to GMO, blame human intervention not the bread and then giving advice to going keto. I, as asian, think if you have gluten issue then just eat rice, why going keto??

@frchristie

2 жыл бұрын

@BitchuteBetterThanKZread bringing/maintaining sugar moderate level not necessary going keto. You need to review your diet or IF. And over eating might be caused by psychological issue, so you can still over eat if it's not addressed.

I want to thank you for confirming what I believed. Dr. Berg was one of the first people that I followed when I decided to make life style changes for my health. Some of the things Dr. Berg didn't make logical sense. Dr. Berg is not a medical doctor he's a chiropractor. I stopped following him months ago. Dr. Berg did help me make some improvements to my health but I evolved further on my own. I was pre-diabetic for over a decade and fixed it. I lost 25 pounds. My blood pressure has also returned to normal. What I really appreciate was a in depth analysis on lipid panels and Apo-b. I'm hoping that when I have my lab work done this next week that most of my tests show improvements. I was also on a statin drug for twenty years. I no longer take statin medication but I did it right with the help of my doctor. My cholesterol panel is back to normal without a statin. I wanted to thank you for all of your hard work giving your viewers realistic tools to improve our health markers. What I have learned is that processed food, is the one thing my body can no longer handle in large amounts. I still can have a occasional pizza or ice cream but they are treats and not the norm. Thank You Michael Murphy

People online become popular when they tell the audience what they want to hear. That's why the "eat butter" crowds of doctors get millions of views (and money in the pocket) while the "eats your beans and greens" doctors don't get many views. Love your breakdown of cholesterol, a topic that's pretty confusing.

@glorialeyva8227

Жыл бұрын

ok but dr berg actually says both, eat your butter AND a lot of veggies

i have older family members that don’t have the time to investigate nutrition & flock to this guy. i appreciate you i’ll definitely bring this video to their attention. thank you! 🙏🏽

@maalikserebryakov

Жыл бұрын

Dr berg is not a medical doctor Please spread awareness 🙏

How have I only just found this guy? He's great.

@ljhoats

Жыл бұрын

Thinking same

@thegroovyhead

Жыл бұрын

Seven months later...yep!

@babuvangu7220

Жыл бұрын

Yeah,in 7 years a real nutritionist will be correcting him.

@karimaogden3875

Жыл бұрын

I also just came across his channel since I have been researching ApoB but am not sure what his specialty is and if he is currently practicing and this channel is a side job. Is he a Cardiologist? It doesn't say on the "About" section of the channel. I also don't understand why the channel is about nutrition yet, he still talks a lot about medical studies.

@babuvangu7220

Жыл бұрын

@@karimaogden3875 He is a chiropracter and a scientology follower.

Great catch. This will or should make Dr. Berg sharper. He covers a ton of stuff And he is right on many things, however it is great to have other specialist keeping him in the straight and narrow. Great catch. Regular doctors screw up st every turn as well so it is good that various trades keep each other honest.

@pauljansen6650

11 ай бұрын

You are taking this completely the wrong way, as a zealot would. He's telling you in a cery nice way that Berg talks absolute rubbish and makes it convincing. Your average high school biology student could tell you dietary cholesterol is different to your cholesterol levels....it's not a mistake from Berg it just fits his manipulative narrative

@kateofone

9 ай бұрын

@@pauljansen6650 So vitamin C doesn’t lead to bleeding gums?

@djpike5760

5 ай бұрын

Dr. Berg sprinkles in bits of truth with his mostly lies. It blows my mind that you think he's "right on many things". He literally recommends hamburgers as an anti cancer food. If that were true nobody in American would have cancer lol come on man he's so full of crap. He speaks with confidence, so it must be true. 😂😂

I don't do keto but low carb. However I really like Dr Berg, I got so many great informations and advices from his videos, it worked for me and I feel great! So maybe he do sometimes some mistakes however I am really thankful for what he brought to so many people.

@notyourdamnbusiness8795

5 ай бұрын

lol.

I've been following Dr Bergs advise on fasting and sugar and I've lost some stubborn weight that's been bothering me for years and years. I like your approach to videos, very professional, I'm glad I found your channel

@TELEVISIONARCHIVES

Жыл бұрын

That's because he puts some facts in his videos but most of it advice is quackery. His latest video about Vitamins is 100 percent wrong.

@billg7205

Жыл бұрын

I went from 223 to 150 and blow through sugar and natural fats. People believe cutting sugar caused them to lose weight, while it was the corn syrup and trans fats in the sugary food products they cut which were causing them to be overweight. There's always more to the equation.

@TELEVISIONARCHIVES

Жыл бұрын

@@billg7205 You need to eat fewer calories and exercise. Berg is such a crackpot. If you look at his history of videos on his channel you will notice he contradicts his other videos all the time. He reminds me of Alex Jones when it comes to his claims about health

@maalikserebryakov

Жыл бұрын

@@TELEVISIONARCHIVES Can you give an example of Berg self Contradicting

@4sername

Жыл бұрын

@@Gianniz27 eating fewer calories and exercising does result in weight loss, I am missing what youre laughing about

Thank you for fact checking this. Dr Berg appears high up in many youtube diet searches so it is good to know he has blind spots and to be reminded in general to try and fact check everything without having an emotional reasponse as health is the most important thing.

@voice2skull.

Жыл бұрын

We ALL have blind spots.

@maalikserebryakov

Жыл бұрын

@@voice2skull. Dr berg is not a medical doctor Please spread awareness 🙏

@senorpepper3405

Жыл бұрын

Berg's a chiropractor

@johannesvahlkvist

Жыл бұрын

he's a chiropractor. he doesn't have the expert knowledge to be talking about dietary science that he claims he has

@tablesalt2628

Жыл бұрын

He doesn't just have a "blind spot" he's a charlatan. He's a chiropractor not a doctor, he's a quack.

I'm a big fan of Dr. Berg but wanted to listen to your viewpoint. I've had familial high cholesterol for years. I'm at a low weight, low bp, low triglycerides, and keep getting a zero on my CAC test. I've been doing keto and IF for about 5 years and have improved my health greatly (undiagnosed type 2 diabetes). I attribute this to Dr. Berg. I will look into the size of particles more however. Thanks.

Hi doc. “Provider” as well. Had a patient inform me she was taking advice from this doctor. Took ~30 seconds to respond perform background research and came to same conclusion. Recently located your channel-pleasure listening to your insights.

Probably the best explanation I’ve seen regarding this particle size issue. I’ll be watching much more of your content. Thanks for this.

@dianemarshall8203

Жыл бұрын

I recommend Dr. Sten Ekberg (also) addressing the particle size AND number precisely in 3+ videos 👍

I’m an Eric berg fan - but very very happy to see this! Thank you for correcting and helping everyone both people are trying to help maybe Dr Beth should listen to this also

@HappyLife-wv5ms

Жыл бұрын

Once I found out he is a Scientologist, I could not watch him anymore.

@narwilliam

Жыл бұрын

@@HappyLife-wv5ms Plus he's not a real doctor, he's a Chiropractor, which has a lack of clinical evidence for any real benefits.

@Hanover-ek4jy

Жыл бұрын

@@narwilliam Eric Berg, D.C. operates The Health and Wellness Center in Alexandria, Virginia, has been reprimanded, fined $1,500, and ordered to stop using and promoting Body ResponseTechnique (BRT), Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Technique (NAET), Contact Reflex Analysis (CRA), and testing with an Acoustic Cardiograph (ACG). BRT, NAET, and CRA involve bogus muscle tests that supposedly are related to body organs. The ACG is claimed to provide a “readable signature” of heart sounds” that is used to detect imbalances of body chemistry. The alleged problems are then corrected with dietary supplements. The consent agreement (shown below) notes that Berg had made many therapeutic claims that were not supportable by reasonable scientfic or medical evidence. Surveys have found that over 40% of chiropractors have used muscle testing in similar ways, most notably as part of a system called applied kinesiology.

@polarbear353

Жыл бұрын

@@HappyLife-wv5ms if you don’t mind, where did you find he was a Scientologist?

@TheBack100

Жыл бұрын

@@HappyLife-wv5ms what does that have to do with the information he provides? Serious question. Or is it just a matter of you disliking someone associated with something you don't follow?

I'm so glad I found your channel. Your videos force me to ask questions I don't want to ask and to challenge evidence and claims I don't want to challenge. Ultimately, I feel much better armed with the actual science necessary to make informed decisions and to have informed conversations with my doctor.

@Nomnomnom165

11 ай бұрын

@@PF-gi9vv Lots SHOULDN'T agree with information from a "doctor" in chiropractic, who keeps the doctor part in his name to confuse his viewers while peddling garbage nutritional information, while barely any (IF any) chiropractic information. I have faith in humanity if they do

Two questions! 1. When does hypercholesterolaemia show up. From birth or after menopause? I had normal cholesterol until after the menopause and my doc says I have HC. 2. What causes the different cholesterol particle sizes? Thank you for making this video.

Excellent video. I love your approach to discussing science and explaining how to understand the data. Even more importantly, without a polarizing message. ❤️❤️❤️

I love DrBerg and follow him a lot but I appreciate your view on his post and that’s why I take in all information with caution, do more research on the subject, consider how the advice effects me, and continue to keep my mind open to alternatives. Thank you

@smilebot484

2 жыл бұрын

really? clearly dr berg is not qualified to be giving diet advice. this video demonstrates that in spades.

@JonW90

2 жыл бұрын

@@smilebot484 People can make mistakes. Dr. Berg's advice in many other videos helped reverse my health issues. As long as you use more than once source to double check facts, he's FINE.

@user-bi8ko7kc6h

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately many people don’t. They found a KZreadr with millions of followers then they 100% believe and follow what the KZreadr said without their own research or other people’s suggestions.

@YamahaClearance

Жыл бұрын

He's an unqualified Scientologist making money from vitamin sales and KZread views. Please see his son's youtube videos, Ian Rafalko. I was as shocked as you probably will be.

First KZread doctor who seems to know what he is talking about, explained using science. Thank you for the information.

Link on your way of lowering cholesterol video please.

I think it’s also important to point out that Dr Berg is not an MD, he’s a chiropractor

@smilebot484

Жыл бұрын

Definitely deceptive

@marydeleon3756

Жыл бұрын

I thought he was an MD. It seems that's what he wants everyone to believe.

@XenusMama

Жыл бұрын

Isn’t it odd how so many berg followers feel the need to explain what berg really meant ?

Thank you for producing this excellent video. I watch a lot of Dr. Berg‘s presentations and I really like how you brought it to another level of understanding regarding LDL particle size, etc. And I’m grateful that you did it in such a factual yet respectful manner.

@ButlerBeachTray

2 жыл бұрын

​@@NutritionMadeSimple With your background including neuroscience, among many other fields, do you have any nutrition knowledge that would help make my life more livable with CRPS / RSD? A little over two years ago I was inline skating 25 to 30 marathons a season and loving life. After a sloppy spine surgery on my L4-5 herniated disc performed endoscopically, I was left paralyzed below the knee due to a severed L5 nerve root (that's the good news!) and struggling with a diagnosis of CRPS, aka, the "suicide disease". If you would do a video on nutrition and whether it plays a role in pain diseases, I - and millions of others - would be eternally grateful.

@NutritionMadeSimple

2 жыл бұрын

so sorry to hear! I have not seen anything diet-wise specifically affecting that. If I do I will update. One thing I can advance is we are working on a 'how to do your own research' video to try and give people general tools to find reliable scientific info regarding each of their conditions. hopefully this will help people seek answers to issues that aren't as commonly broached

@uncledraw7050

2 жыл бұрын

@@NutritionMadeSimple I hope you may find time to comment on this one, too... I don't find it mallicious, the guy is very honest. I would really like to know how much is true, and how much is misunderstanding. kzread.info/dash/bejne/pY1omtOFnJzAqqg.html

@uncledraw7050

2 жыл бұрын

@@treyanus5860 I was disappointed by that, too. It makes it hard for me to know what is true, what not. He is not selling anything, doesn't seem to be an agenda behind it. But yes, the burden of proof shoud be his.

@RyanThomasWoods

2 жыл бұрын

100% agree👏🏻

If MD’s would actually spend more than five minutes with patients and ask them questions about their lifestyle and recommend some changes in diet and lifestyle instead of just prescribing meds, then people wouldn’t have to watch people like Berg who at least educates as best he can on prevention and healing.

@Dragon98650

10 ай бұрын

Médicos trabalham para indústria farmacêutica.

Great video. Thanks. I've watched many Dr Berg presentations and he certainly does make some mistakes. I like the courteous way you pointed out the errors and praised the good points.

@anishasusanna2186

Жыл бұрын

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@Chaoitcme

8 ай бұрын

That is because Eric Berg is not a trained nutritionist. He is a licensed chiropractor and member of the Church of Scientology, doing a lot of work for that organization.

@boomgreek

6 ай бұрын

Name a doctor that doesnt make mistakes i bet Dr carvahol has made some. I think both doctors should do a podcast together. Its good to have open debate. I think both create a very positive video for all and it doesnt matter what side you are on

@iulian844

6 ай бұрын

​@@boomgreeklmao how can you fucking mistake dietary cholesterol for serum cholesterol? i hope you're a bot and not such a simpleton.

Thank you for making this video. I remember asking you a question about it a while back and you answered my comment. I was hoping you would make a reaction video to educate everyone and here you are doing amazing work!

Thank you so much for sharing your analysis regarding Dr. Berg’s videos. My husband actually referred your video to me and it was very helpful. I have been watching Dr Berg’s video for the past 2-3 years. However, I am glad that you have presented this fact check and you have helped me to gain a better understanding about how cholesterol both HDL AND LDL works in the body. I have subscribed to your channel and again Thank you so much. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😊😊

Is there a book i can read on cholesterol and heart risk that covers your points? I'd like to get a better understanding. Thanks!

This makes a lot of sense, because most people don't understand the difference between... what you eat, and how you body processes everything, and how it retains some things. They still essentially understand "you are what you eat."

You're being way, way, too generous in your evaluation of Dr. Berg. We're lucky as a community to have a resource like you.

@SMABEM

2 жыл бұрын

He did go in with fresh eyes. I have seen Dr. Bergs misleading information before. We know he's a low-carb advocate.

@VeganV5912

2 жыл бұрын

@@SMABEM Eric Berg is not a doctor !!! Scientific fact !!!! Dr Greger is a doctor !!! KZread him

@VeganV5912

2 жыл бұрын

@@SMABEM . ‘Smells baaad’. 6 hours !!!! 🔴🦌. 5 days or more sitting inside your stomach puuuu-trifying !!! No fibre if you eat animals in their secretions !!! Timelapse. 👇👇 .... 🤢🤮.. That’s why I am vegan !!!! Your teeth or flat 😬. And your stomach is very very long, “combined length of the small and large intestines is at least 15 ft in length”. We are herbivores. The ape family. ✅❤️😬💪🦍 Gorillas never ever eat animals, they are huge !!! 98.6% the same as us !!! And I’ve gotten bigger and stronger and fitter on a plant based diet. Scientific fact !!!! Fat deposits clog the arteries, eating animals and their secretions. Deodorant mask the symptoms but the shoes and socks and armpits.. 🍳🍖🍔...🦠🧟‍♂️👕🧦🥾🤮

@VeganV5912

2 жыл бұрын

@@SMABEM kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqGH1Levl7rPoag.html

@VeganV5912

2 жыл бұрын

@@SMABEM 👆👆🤮🤮🤮

Thank you for this. I’ve been a Dr. Berg fan for years but I love to question things and this helps with some questions and answers.

@johncastaldo8635

Жыл бұрын

Dr. Berg's not a real btw. Chiropractors are quacks.

@maalikserebryakov

Жыл бұрын

Dr berg is not a medical doctor Please spread awareness 🙏

@dparker1600

Жыл бұрын

Your religious mindset and your need to follow urges you to follow the man not the information

@cantocraft

Жыл бұрын

@@dparker1600 So questioning everything is a religious mindset? Not sure what religion pushes that practice.

@canigetahoooyyyaaaaa7319

Жыл бұрын

@@cantocraft he’s a Scientologist and has allegedly donated millions to the cult.

that is one of the best videos on youtube. absolutely great, clear and far reaching explanation and more importantly a huuge wake up call how to properly welcome any source of whatever info. brilliant stuff!

Yeah, this guy is dangerous... glad you called him on it.

Erric berg’s videos helps me a lot, and totally change my life, my BP from 150/90 with amlodipin 5mg is now normal @118/76.

@dcostar83

2 жыл бұрын

Did you simply stop taking this drug. I am on 2.5mg but I am not sure if I should stop taking it. I have reduced my carb intake and lost over 10 pounds. But I don’t think I could go on keto diet

@justiceofthecross

Жыл бұрын

Same here

Thanks for making this video. I was going to ask my doctor for a “fractionated” LDL test to see my “oxidized” (small) LDL levels, but as I’ve been watching more and more videos from people doing vegan/vegetarian/Mediterranean diets, the more I was getting a feeling that I would embarrass myself asking my doctor for this, and this vid put that final nail in the coffin.

@margotmargot4426

Жыл бұрын

that's weird as normally this test is made fractionated ..

@dianayount2122

Жыл бұрын

@@margotmargot4426 nope

I watched both this video and Berg's video. You were not only more comprehensive, but your explanation was lay person friendly. In other words... understandable to a person without medical training.

@1chabod

Жыл бұрын

Well, of course. Berg doesn't understand the medicine himself, and he wants to appear as an authority on the subject. What better way that to talk down to the plebes and ensure no one understands what he's talking about... But do it with CONFIDENCE! 😂😂😂

Berg is not a medical doctor. Hwe is a chiropractor. He received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988.

Remember “Doctor” Berg is a chiropractor, Dr Dre spits more facts

Regardless of lifestyle (Vegans, Carnivores, Keto, High Protein low carb etc.), people do stretch to justify their adopted lifestyle. Its your job as a viewer to do your own research, read between the lines and connect your own dots.

@davesmith826

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed - keto and carnivore is all the rage in America because the standard American diet is shit (and more specifically, sugar rich). Outside of the US, however, the French and Italians eat carbs alongside meats and fats and the same can be said for the Japanese and South Koreans. Why are their diets relevant to this discussion? Because the people in these nations live longer, on average, than anyone else on earth, and because those who subsist on an entirely meat or fat diet have an unfortunate habit of dying young - heart disease and cancer beg the primary culprits. By the time Berg's acolytes have discovered this, it'll be too late.

@KevinAmatt

2 жыл бұрын

@@davesmith826 also those other countries don’t spend as much money on medical care as the USA. I read a story about a man, in the 1930s I think, who had a lot of health issues. His doctor said you only have 3 months to live. But the man found out about fat diets. So he decided to try it. No fruit or vegetables. He died in his 90s.

@lovinglife3847

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you about doing your own research and connecting the dots. One of the biggest issue I have with a vast majority of the internet medical channels is they typically do not connect the dots. If the genesis of cardiovascular disease is the oxidation of LDL that gets into the wall of the arteries. In my little lizard brain I would be more concerned with how do I reduce or eliminate the oxidation process? What causes the oxidation to occur? What lifestyle choices causes the greatest damage to the endothelium cells of the cardiovascular system? Before I go running to the medical deities for a lifetime regiment of a drug to mask a problem what lifestyle changes will give me the biggest bang for the buck?

@LaneCodeRedCarnivore

2 жыл бұрын

@@davesmith826 it must really kill ya when you hear about the longest living healthy people eat mainly carnivore !

@davesmith826

2 жыл бұрын

@@LaneCodeRedCarnivore It doesn't and they don't. Do learn how to read if you're going to contribute to an online discussion.

Reply left for @Rar Rar, but wanted to add the thought (as a questioning, but non-medical person); Could cholesterol be a correlation rather than a causal factor? How many have considered and explored such a posit?

@NutritionMadeSimple

Жыл бұрын

every scientist in the CV field has. see the fact-check from last week for an overview of the evidence

Guys Dr Berg is great but he is still at the end of the day human and allowed to make mistakes. Also, appreciate this Dr for criticising him gracefully without any smirks. Respect!

This video is awesome and respectful while being super informative. Thanks dude

This proves what His son has said (he recently came out of Scientology and outed His father). He said his father is a scammer and has no medical degree and doesn’t know what he’s talking about when it comes to medical information. He pulls everything off of the internet. I think your analysis was very respectful.

@ms-jl6dl

Жыл бұрын

Susan,I found out that he's not a MD imidiately and same for other two very popular "internet doctors". One even placed some non-existent university's diploma on his profile. Lot of BS on internet unfortunately,specialy about nutrition. One of the most popular proponents of vegan food (and fervent animal activist) sometimes completely misinterprets studies which he always (quickly) shows during his lectures but I always stop the video to read those studies outside of his highlighted parts and occasionaly find opposite arguments in those. Can't help it because I read scientific magazines my whole life and I know many claims by those YT "doctors" are completely bogus and sometimes dangerous. My friends fall for them regulary,but hey they use crystals and budist' bells. One even sent some money to "his girlfriend" in Nigeria with me begging not to sitting right next to him. Well,what do you do.

@SilverTear333

Жыл бұрын

@@ms-jl6dl Dr Berg has one video where he gave several reasons to consume more sodium. He cited some studies, but upon closer inspection, I immidiately noticed that pretty much all of the cited studies were flawed. One article he cited even concluded the complete opposite of what he was telling. Shockingly, I did not see anyone in the comments that pointed out this simple observation. It is laughable really and so bad that it almost looks like he is doing it on purpose. This tells me that those studies he cited might as well have been a link to a guide on how to make your pet guinea pig perform circus tricks, since nobody actually checks them. Probably the citations make him look more credible than he really his, but almost none of his followers seem to be capable of critical thinking.

@Vgallo

Жыл бұрын

@@SilverTear333 yep we should gatekeep the internet with a critical thinking test, so many online fools easily persuaded.

@susanb9109

Жыл бұрын

@@juliettaaragon1831 I am aware of his credentials but that doesn’t justify why He’s on KZread giving incorrect and inappropriate advice. It’s extremely reckless!! Seem like you didn’t watch the video. I would suggest you take a look at it.

@susanb9109

Жыл бұрын

@@SilverTear333 Interesting! You’re right it’s laughable! The interview I watched with His Son “outing” Him as a fraud was very insightful. He said that His parents, are both deeply into Scientology. Which in my opinion is a Very reckless cult. I think that there are Scientology Victims and Scientology Schemers. Based on the interview I watched Dr Berg is the latter of the two.

An educated consumer is the best customer. Thanks for the information.

Great analysis doc. I haven't seen anything in these studies about how the medical establishment came up with those cholesterol ranges. Been above the 200 marker for more than 2 decades now regardless of the diet (even while fasted). Any guidance there?

I’m a chemist and I kept feeling awkward sometimes because of claims he made. I was stunned to find out that he’s not a real doctor. I’m thinking about all the people that are not educated in these fields, how many that are being fooled.😞

@kevinjoseph517

Жыл бұрын

chiropractor...i dont care about md or not.

@jnmc2498

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinjoseph517 Not medical doctor… should therefore come with a sign of caution.

@albeit1

Жыл бұрын

He probably shouldn’t be commenting on a number of medical topics without making it clear that he is not a medical doctor. It’s like a software architect saying he’s an architect and making videos about why pyramids are better than flying buttresses. He’s also got a son who’s made some interesting claims about him that also make me wonder.

@sndr0103

Жыл бұрын

He’s also in Scientology.

@Jasminedabs

Жыл бұрын

He takes the chiropractor exam so he can continue to use the title of doctor

Thank you for the thorough explanation! Very professional and respectfully done!

I like how you can't just put any info out there on KZread without other people fact checking them. That's how it should be!

@AlienAteIt.MyNoraTees

Жыл бұрын

NOBODY is above being fact checked, too much misinformation out there.

@Michael-si9ci

Жыл бұрын

Who’s going to fact check the fact checker?

@neatwheat

Жыл бұрын

@@Michael-si9ci Another fact checker, maybe? That's what human progress of understanding the world has been all about for millennia. Why should it not work in the 21st century as well? I mean ... as opposed to believing anything a someone just put on the internet, just because it popped up on your feed or some friend of yours shared it because a friend of them just has shared it because ...

@neatwheat

Жыл бұрын

That's probably also what schools are for. To have a basic understanding of things so you can navigate between what sounds more reasonable than other things. Right? 🙂

Maybe his thetans were affecting his brain.

The first link in Dr. Berg’s videos is an article from the National Institute of Health. The abstract states “ It has been well documented that sdLDL has a greater atherogenic potential than that of other LDL subfractions and that sdLDL cholesterol (sdLDL-C) proportion is a better marker for prediction of cardiovascular disease than that of total LDL-C.” Dr. Berg’s videos does not have anything about dietary cholesterol. I’m curious why you did not select the first link because that is what he appears to have based his video on, or at least used it to support his beliefs. Can you do a second video based on the first link? I always like hearing multiple views (sometimes opposite) on topics because there might some truths on all fronts.

@NutritionMadeSimple

2 жыл бұрын

hi Darrell, good question, we did check the 1st link (I was familiar with that review), the explanation is essentially the evidence we went through in the video. sdLDL and sdLDL-c can indeed be good *markers* but when you adjust for confounders (e.g. sdLDL is a correlate for both ApoB and diabetes, obesity etc) typically all particles appear similarly harmful. Something can be a good marker and correlate well with disease risk and yet provide no direct benefit/harm (see the ashtray example). When they say sdLDL has greater atherogenic potential, that refers to different properties of the particle (oxidizability, half-life etc) but direct tests indicate equal atherogenicity. Experts have speculated that small LDLs may penetrate the wall more often while large ones carry more cholesterol, averaging out the harm... hope that helps!

@N1ck0A

Жыл бұрын

I quite enjoyed the video and don’t profess to being knowledgeable enough to be disputing either party but the faux ‘I haven’t looked this guy up and haven’t read these links’ routine was a bit unfortunate. Best not to claim to be avoiding ad hominems but then passively aggressively undermine him. That was cheap. Overall I liked what you were saying but you’re a better doctor than an actor 👍

I love Dr. Berg. Have followed him for a while as I do so many other online doctors. What I do is take all yours' advice with a pinch of salt, compare the info with other doctors', do more research, check in with my own knowledge, infer with my own doctor then make a concious decision. Alot of doctors are very uninformed and pretty useless with diagnosis and medical advice from personal experience so I don't fully rely on everything put out there. Most important, I have along the way applied my faith especially when I have felt helpless to unhelpful medical practitioners.

@jamesf791

Жыл бұрын

Well Dr. Berg is not a doctor. He is a chiropractor. So you need to take your own advice and research and stop calling him Dr. That's like calling me a knight when I'm not.

@silviaoino2648

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesf791 so what you are telling me is that you are not a knight? Mama Mia! You could have fooled me James. 😄

@jamesf791

Жыл бұрын

@@silviaoino2648 and Eric Berg has fooled you because you call him a Dr.

@silviaoino2648

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesf791 😄😄😄 you're hilarious James. My knight in shining armour 😁😁😁

@jamesf791

Жыл бұрын

@@silviaoino2648 Who said I was a knight. You are the one giving people titles 🙄 keep laughing and making yourself look more and more foolish and more a troll here

I was surprised to hear that Dr Eric Berg is in fact only a chiropractor. He received his chiropractic degree in 1988

@oolivegreen

11 ай бұрын

Only a chiropractor. Wow.