The information in this video is so right! I have severe IBS, gastritis, erythema and I cannot digest "raw" food that food sit in there too much that food got stuck and my Blood Pressure raised so high that I ended up in the ER. So for you people with weak digestion, cook or steam your veggies or they'll sit too long in your system causing chaos.
No. Wrong. Cooked vegetables still have 15% of nutrients whereas Raw vegetables contain 100% of nutrients. He is making the point that in some cases Raw food is harder to digest.
@@PixelsWorkshopVideos No, I think they usually have a lot more than 15%. But it depends how you cook them, and how long you cook them for. The longer you cook, the more nutrients they will lose.
@@mbd501 What you think is wrong. Do not think or speculate, just Read and educate yourself. I provided a factual information, you should fact-check and then comment, otherwise you will become a fool publically.
@@mbd501 I liked that, excellent from your side. Let me go deeper into it; The thing is, that 'some' Vitamins are perfectly fine when they are exposed to heat, for example A, D, E and K, on the other hand vitamins like C, B, B1(thiamine), B2(Riboflavin), B3(Niacin), B5(Pantothenic Acid), B6, B9(which is Folic Acid) and B12 among a lot more are completely obliterated after being exposed to heat, therefore your source, which I was familiar with, pay attention that they tend to take into account a limited spectrum of vitamins (also they completely dismiss Enzymes which are another whole world) so if I Cook a Carrot, I will still have 100% of the original amount of vitamin A but if I take into account vitamin B6 original 100%, now for simplicity's sake the final amount after cooking will be averaging 50%, since 100% of A + 0% of B6 divided by 2 is 50%. Now here is where the interesting part comes, if we include Enzymes to the equation, the drop in Nutritional Content becomes exponential as time passes, as an average, it has been demonstrated that only a 10%-15% of original nutritional content survives. I have a good book that touches some points "The complete Book of Enzyme Therapy" which is being used at Harvard's University Med. Grad School and is a master-piece about the topic. You seem like a smart person, a pleasure to share some words with you.
@@PixelsWorkshopVideos Thanks, you too. Yes, I knew that Vitamin C was more likely lost from cooking than Vitamin A. Will have to do more research into the other ones.
For Asian who live in Asia, we eat cooked vegetables like everyday. Raw salad vegetables very alien in our diet. It takes courage and full determination to really enjoy eating raw salad.
I don't literally like vegetables, I'm a picky eater, but I'm eager to eat for my diet. As an Asian it's not going easy to eat raw veggies when you buy it in public Mart (street market) I buy there because for the cheap price
I’m Asian living in Asia too. I once asked a traditional Chinese doctor about eating salad and she said don’t eat in large amount and daily because of parasites that we cannot see. Cooking vegetables can kill parasites with heat. My mom once said women should not be eating too much raw vegetables because it’s cold to the body and can cause a lot of white discharge. So I eat more of cooked vegetables (at least blanched) than raw and wash my vegetables by soaking and washing with salt.
Not necessarily true. I'm Korean and in Korea, people eat a lot of raw vegetables, too. It's kind of Korean salad which is mixed with such things like soy sauce, salt, Gochoo-jang (Korean chili sauce) and even Doen-jang (Korean miso). I have found that in many parts of China and South East Asia, they often fry vegetables in so-called vegetable oils, but in Korea, we don't usually fry them. We usually mix boiled, steamed or raw vegetables with the sauces. We sometimes put some wild sesame oil or sesame oil, too but it's not much and sometimes we cook them without those oils. The only problem is that even in Korean, people want more sugar, carbs, too much protein and bad fat like in most of other countries. ( * Doen-jang is Korean miso which is made only of beans and salt whereas Japanese miso is made of wheat flour, too. That's why Japanese miso has sweeter taste but obviously not good for the body in that point though it generally has good points for the body. However, a lot of factory-made Korean Doen-jang is made of wheat flour, too now. Again, it's because Korean people are also used to the sweeter taste. Plus, a lot of Doen-jang is made with the USA produced GMO beans so I don't buy it at the supermarket. I only buy Doen-jang without wheat flour and made of Korean beans which are non-GMO at the shops where I can trust. * Korean wild sesame is the cornucopia of plant-based omega 3. I think it's even better than flaxseeds in the amount of omega 3 it contains. However, as it mostly contains ALA rather than EPA and DHA, I wouldn't recommend it for a omega 3 sauce. And it should be raw cold-pressed oil because it is very weak at heat like flaxseeds. * Kimchi is a very good sauce to get a lot of probiotics, prebiotics, fibers and vitamins including K2 and B12. The biggest myth on Korean foods is that people think most Korean dishes are made with Korean chilies. In fact, it's not long ago when the chilies were first introduced in Korea and Korean people didn't use the chilies much as they were too expensive. Kimchi is very historical food and it has a long history so at first, even Kimchi was made without chilies, obviously. It's relatively a quite recent recipe to put chilies. I think they are addicted to chilies. My Japanese friend also said that she was getting addicted to chilies. Anyway, basically, in Korea, almost every dish has 2 versions. One is without chilies and the other is with chilies. And actually, there are a lot of Kimchis without chilies at all or with just a little bit of touch of them. White Kimchi is made with Korean cabbages but with no chilies at all. And Dong-chi-mi is mainly made with Korean radishes, again with no chilies at all. They put some water there and you need to ferment them 1-2 days at the room temperature before putting them into the fridge. It depends on the temperature and season. Anyway, it wouldn't be eatable unless you ferment them. Think about it. What would the taste like to be? Putting some vegetables and salt in the water? You really need to let them be fermented first. After being fermented, the taste will totally changed. I think anyone like that. It's amazing. It's quite easy to make and it's very helpful for health. If anyone is interested in them, I think you can find the recipes very easily on TH-cam such as Manggchi's channel. You don't have to use Korean vegetables only. Just get anything near you. ) P.S. Dear Dr Eric Berg, I'm always grateful that you are sharing such great knowledge and information with people. It's very helpful. Thank you so much.
I don’t like cooked veggies but there are some benefits to cooked vegetables. It makes it more bioavailable plus some veggies are better being cooked bcz certain nutrients gets activated only while cooking. Like lycopene in tomatoes, beta caratone in carrots. As well as reducing some phytonutrients like oxalates in spinach, etc
I have stage 4 liver cancer. The part of liver without tumors is in great t shape. I have no largebintestine. I have 1/4 -1/3 stomach removed by surgery. No gall bladder. I lost 8 inches of small intestine. No matter what I eat, I have bloating. I use Creon, a prescription digestive 3 ingredient enzyme. Some raw foods veggies can cause me severe small intestinal blockages. I have to steam veggies like brocolli, carrots, Brussel sprouts, zucchini, and others to be safe. I can handle minor amounts of raw carrots, lettuce,radishes tomatoes. But chemotherapy side effects are keeping me from eating meats. I'm onna feeding tube/bag/ pump as well.
I love lightly blanching broccoli. It looks beautiful, and it has so much vitamins, the 20% loss is really not a big deal when you consider how much more joyful it is to eat. Raw Broccoli = I hate it and won't eat it; Blanched Broccoli = I love it and have it 4 times a week. I'll go with the second option.
Raw broccoli is substantially tastier than boiled or steamed broccoli, especially if you add salt and pepper. I can’t stand boiled or steamed broccoli, it completely devoids it of all flavor.
Exactly, its like sunscreen, wear the one you enjoy coz then you will actually wear it. Also you can Sauté/stir fry or grill. Even the loss of 50% nutrients with boiling is acceptable to me as long as I will eat it. But then again I hate boiled or steamed veges, I much prefer the earlier options.
Grandma used to cook pasta in the same water as she used for the broccoli. there was no left over water as it was fully absorbed into the pasta and then did a light sauté of both in olive oil w/garlic. This way there was no loss of vitamins etc. I don't do the pasta part anymore but the broccoli water does become a good stock for other things.
See, I too would have thoughh that would be an excellent way to preserve nutrients. But I just found out that heat kills many of the enzymes and nutrients
3 months on, and it took me about a month to become able to eat and enjoy a full load of salads. But I learned to lightly steam then blend my kale, and steam my Brussels sprouts, broccoli and asparagus tips somewhat longer. So my salads have a raw vegs portion, a steamed vegs portion, and a drinkable smoothie portion (which latter I drink later in the afternoon.). I also make my own sauerkraut . These veggie salads are so nice that I never want to quit Healthy Keto. It took me 11 weeks to overcome the Insulin Resistance and stabilize my energy levels. And 3 months on and without really trying to lose weight I am 22 lbs down, paunch gone, and feeling light on my feet. Good-oh Eric - your advice is appreciated !
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Thats one way but as stated the downside is less nutrients. What you could do is add cheese to your raw vegetables. The calcium binds to the oxalates while preserving the nutrients.
Great video. I'm a Chinese and I found I can't do well on raw and cold foods. I tried having a lot of salads for about 3 months and had basically no cooked foods and rice, my stomach was bloating all the time and I was in pain and didn't know why. Once I restarted consuming traditional Chinese homemade cooked foods (not those from Chinese restaurants) and rice, my digestion became normal and I felt good again.
I have a Chinese friend, living in China, who says the same thing. She says they cook their vegetables, even cucumbers, which is funny to Americans. But we were talking about it and I think, due to a traditionally cooked vegetable diet, there are not the required enzymes built up in the gut to break down raw vegetables. They can be developed though, over time, and with the help of supplementation of digestive enzymes until the digestive system is able to do it on it's own.
...an oz per day of dark chocolate is acceptable. I melt it or ghee, or use ghee to dip veggies. I only do 2 minutes heat on broc, cauli, Brussel sprouts,and purple cabbage. Radishes, carrots, spinach, kale I eat raw. Only do few slices of yellow squash and sweet potato.
I literally just ate broccoli for the first time raw, after 28 years. I never like broccoli growing up and still to this day I would only eat the vegetable just for health reasons. I saw broccoli in my son's lunch with carrots. He wasn't eating them. Being the adult I am to prove that people eat vegetables I took the broccoli and ate it in front of him. Now he is eating broccoli and so am I.
Very informative & clear!! Thanks Doc. When I transformed from Vegetarian to Vegan I got so sick. My stomach literally got bloated for days & I couldn't eat anything. After some research it turned out that my stomach wasn't ready for too much fiber. Now I'm vegetarian again, but introduced more veggies into my diet.
Others say: The plants has developed their enzymes because it benefits THE PLANT! For example many plant-enzymes serve to protect the plant against fungus etc.
Thank you it's such a blessing to have the privilege of all this free knowledge from a doctor! So many people on here claiming to have healing secrets with absolutely no education. God bless you and I pray this transition helps my health turn around for the good.
now i know why when i first started to change from cooked veggies to raw salad my stomach feel bit weird. but so true after a period of adaptation, it gets all fine
Ginger, pepper are extremely good for increasing stomach acid. Weight lifting, qigong, yoga also helps to improve overall blood circulation and digestion.
So to summarize: Cooked vegetables still have 15% of nutrients compared to Raw vegetables contain 100% of nutrients. He is making the point that in some cases Raw food is harder to digest due to missing enzymes for the digestion process.
Just cooked up 4 cups of broccoli in the microwave with 2 tablespoons of ghee, 10 cups of spinich also in the microwave with 1 tablespoon ghee. Yum! Cooked them in a ziploc bag with no water in it for 4 minutes. Pretty damn good! Can't eat 4 cups of Broccoli raw, I can eat 10 cups of spinich raw as I do it everyday except today.
+cfjlkfsjf that's neat you used ionizing radiation and put your veggies in a plastic bag and microwaved it this heat releases nasty chemicals from the plastic please just cook your food in a pot. much healthier
Hy Dr.Eric Berg DC i m facing stomach issues for last 7 to 8 years... Tried too many medicines nd precautions but no difference.. Raw Cucumber and watermelon don't even digested by my stomach...i m so worried about my health plz guide me if you can?
@@55karenina blending is better, dr berg has a video called "juicing vs blending". I lightly saute some peppers when making my omelette. You can steam them of course, but be careful of the time you do. Broccoli for example is ready in 5 min and beyond that loses a lot of nutrients.
Thank you Dr Berg, I tested positive with SIBO. I stopped taking probiotics and I am a vegetarian. I’ve been told that fermented vegetables aren’t good while trying to heal SIBO. I love potatoes any way and pasta, gluten free. Because of the gluten intolerance and candida, would Keto be best.
The passion that exudes from dr. Berg speach place him in an very unique class of rare people, namely people that are BORN teachers, to educate and communicate knowledge out of pure genuine desire to help others. Which is the very best the human kind can " produce ".. Pun intended
A more detailed video on the effects of heat (cooking) on vitamins and minerals would be great. I know that vitamin c is destroyed by heat - but is this the same for all vitamins. I prefer my vegetables cooked but al-dente. Does this maintain any vitamins? And what about other 'cooking' methods like pickling? Does vinegar/lemon juice/cold smoking kill nutrients like heat?
nitelite78 me too I want to know how to preserve vitamins in my food optimally.. And how long does the B-vitamins in nutritional yeast last or are some of them lost over time if you keep them in the fridge or in room temperature.. What is the best Way to store different vitamins?
nitelite78 you could try just immersing cut veggies in hot boiled water and closing with a lid and leave it for a few mins. I found this easy and also felt like it preserved most of the nutrients. cz it's not raw or cooked. But just right. just try it so you we if you like it or not.
He means increase acidity, obviously by decreasing PH. He means exactly that. He mentioned once that our stomach acidity is around 3-4 pH, below 7,obviously acidic. So he knows. He just means acidity, not pH in this context. Increase acidity, lower pH. 🐈
Cooking veggies makes the carb count higher too ...especially onions that are fried/ caramelized ..soooo sooooo high in carbs .Learnt that the hard way.
I steam my broccoli but the fermented i eat raw. I started fermenting a few months ago. what a difference in only a matter of 90 days! Also make water kefir - i really like your videos Dr Berg - I've been a vegetarian almost 40 years, and i know its the way to go because we aren't carnivours
I had huge digestive problems..even fruits caused bloating..I started incorporating raw veggies and fruits little by little..it started getting better..I got confident, increased the amount drastically😀..the typical scorpio trait😆..got horribly bloated and sick.. learnt my lesson the hard way..do it gradually😉😉
For my smoothies i steam some veggies ( tomatoe) and i eat some raw. Sometimes i will steam one week and raw another week i alternate due to crystals from to many raw vegetables.
My favourite thing when I'm cooking brocoli is to do the brocoli in a pan of water just enough to soften it, I then use some of the water to make a gravy mix. The stem of the brocoli when trimmed is a very nice refreshing snack and fill of anti oxidants.
So I am lucky 😎🍀😃 One year I ate only fruits and raw vegan salads and I healed sooo many issues in my body. Whole my life I was bloated when eating cruciferous. Now I eat salad with cabbage, raw cauliflower or broccoli cut small like rice and I have no pain, bloating or noise 😂😂😂 Now I am doing my kind of ketogenic diet (raw vegan) and intermittent fasting to lose some stubborn weight Cruciferous power 💪😉✌️
For two weeks my digestive system has caused loose bowls. It looks like from what your saying is that I went from eating hardly any veggies to 6 to 7 cups daily. I've started recently steaming my veggies instead of eating whole stocks of raw broccoli and cauliflower.
Vegetables are my favourite food, but when I see people’s lack of cooking skills I’m not at all surprised they say they don’t like them. If you don’t like them then you’re not preparing them properly. Do a cooking course and your perspective (and taste) will surely change. I have 4 children and they all love their veggies too, so it’s no coincidence 🙄🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
I was never a good cook, never liked cooking. Always worked long hours and played a lot of sports. Ate a lot of sugar and carbs - whatever I wanted - I was super active I could eat what I wanted and not get fat. I got sick, starting pooing blood, got diagnosed with Crohns and rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis. Doctors never once told me diet could be a factor, they even said it didnt matter. Took me a long time to work out my diet could heal me and reduce symptoms over time. For a long time I lived off rice and potatoes and eggs - they seemed good on my gut. Now I've cut out the carbs and every second morning I make a big pan of food. Garlic, onion, peppers, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, beef from the farm I live on, coconut milk and bone broth, tumeric, cumin, cayenne pepper, mixed herbs. I lightly cook the veges - they are still crunchy. It's delicious and basically all I eat along with my kale and banana smoothie and hard boiled eggs. I feel so much better, it's been 2 months.
Fill a pot with one inch water. Boil water, add a tablespoon of sesame oil , add any veggies to top of pot. Cook until veggies have soften or al dente. Drink the veggies soup water if you want all the nutrients.
Vegetables in the Brussels and broccoli family when eaten raw have a suppressing effect on the thyroid, so they should always be cooked as it will neutralise this effect.
I had a surgery that made my unknown & undiagnosed Lyme disease awaken & debilitate me. Eating raw veggies. A variety. Dipped in organic hummus. A full clean meal for supper. 20 lbs melted off. Got my health back
@@lindan779 most of the nutrients are in the peel, the flesh or meat is mostly sugar water, you can increase nutrients and reduce sugar by juicing the peel, like from the apple or the pineapple or wherever you can.
Thank you so much Dr Eric, I really really appreciate you telling about raw v cooked. You certainly make a great deal of sense. Please stay safe and well too. xxx Mags
Dr. Berg, I’m interested in replacing most of my diet with raw vegetables. But I don’t want to have issues as I’ve also done some research on my own as well. If I juiced raw vegetables, would that be easier for my system to digest? Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge. I’m not just a fan but a faithful follower on TH-cam and Ig. Thanks so much again and more power to your channel.✌️
I eat raw vegetables only. Not cuz I'm a health nut but because I'm lazy
I like them better raw too. Can't stand the taste of steemed or cooked veggies... Well some of them....
Lol so relatable
@@lindan779 god I know how you feel, I always manage to make them super soggy
Dude same
Nothing could be easier than steaming vegetables... and nothing tastes better than brussels sprouts steamed al dente.
The information in this video is so right! I have severe IBS, gastritis, erythema and I cannot digest "raw" food that food sit in there too much that food got stuck and my Blood Pressure raised so high that I ended up in the ER. So for you people with weak digestion, cook or steam your veggies or they'll sit too long in your system causing chaos.
Thankyou so that's what's wrong with me,phew rough road to paradise,
I wonder what about juicing them?
this man is a nutrition genius. now i know why i cannot stomache raw veggies. Only Berg can teach you so much in 5 minutes.
So to summarize: raw vegetables have the most nutrients, but cooked vegetables still have a lot of nutrients and are easier to digest.
No. Wrong. Cooked vegetables still have 15% of nutrients whereas Raw vegetables contain 100% of nutrients. He is making the point that in some cases Raw food is harder to digest.
@@PixelsWorkshopVideos No, I think they usually have a lot more than 15%. But it depends how you cook them, and how long you cook them for. The longer you cook, the more nutrients they will lose.
@@mbd501 What you think is wrong. Do not think or speculate, just Read and educate yourself. I provided a factual information, you should fact-check and then comment, otherwise you will become a fool publically.
@@mbd501 I liked that, excellent from your side. Let me go deeper into it; The thing is, that 'some' Vitamins are perfectly fine when they are exposed to heat, for example A, D, E and K, on the other hand vitamins like C, B, B1(thiamine), B2(Riboflavin), B3(Niacin), B5(Pantothenic Acid), B6, B9(which is Folic Acid) and B12 among a lot more are completely obliterated after being exposed to heat, therefore your source, which I was familiar with, pay attention that they tend to take into account a limited spectrum of vitamins (also they completely dismiss Enzymes which are another whole world) so if I Cook a Carrot, I will still have 100% of the original amount of vitamin A but if I take into account vitamin B6 original 100%, now for simplicity's sake the final amount after cooking will be averaging 50%, since 100% of A + 0% of B6 divided by 2 is 50%. Now here is where the interesting part comes, if we include Enzymes to the equation, the drop in Nutritional Content becomes exponential as time passes, as an average, it has been demonstrated that only a 10%-15% of original nutritional content survives. I have a good book that touches some points "The complete Book of Enzyme Therapy" which is being used at Harvard's University Med. Grad School and is a master-piece about the topic. You seem like a smart person, a pleasure to share some words with you.
@@PixelsWorkshopVideos Thanks, you too. Yes, I knew that Vitamin C was more likely lost from cooking than Vitamin A. Will have to do more research into the other ones.
For Asian who live in Asia, we eat cooked vegetables like everyday. Raw salad vegetables very alien in our diet. It takes courage and full determination to really enjoy eating raw salad.
I now half cook. I like crunchy veggies.
I don't literally like vegetables, I'm a picky eater, but I'm eager to eat for my diet. As an Asian it's not going easy to eat raw veggies when you buy it in public Mart (street market) I buy there because for the cheap price
I’m Asian living in Asia too. I once asked a traditional Chinese doctor about eating salad and she said don’t eat in large amount and daily because of parasites that we cannot see. Cooking vegetables can kill parasites with heat. My mom once said women should not be eating too much raw vegetables because it’s cold to the body and can cause a lot of white discharge. So I eat more of cooked vegetables (at least blanched) than raw and wash my vegetables by soaking and washing with salt.
Not necessarily true.
I'm Korean and in Korea, people eat a lot of raw vegetables, too.
It's kind of Korean salad which is mixed with such things like soy sauce, salt, Gochoo-jang (Korean chili sauce) and even Doen-jang (Korean miso).
I have found that in many parts of China and South East Asia, they often fry vegetables in so-called vegetable oils, but in Korea, we don't usually fry them.
We usually mix boiled, steamed or raw vegetables with the sauces.
We sometimes put some wild sesame oil or sesame oil, too but it's not much and sometimes we cook them without those oils.
The only problem is that even in Korean, people want more sugar, carbs, too much protein and bad fat like in most of other countries.
( * Doen-jang is Korean miso which is made only of beans and salt whereas Japanese miso is made of wheat flour, too.
That's why Japanese miso has sweeter taste but obviously not good for the body in that point though it generally has good points for the body.
However, a lot of factory-made Korean Doen-jang is made of wheat flour, too now.
Again, it's because Korean people are also used to the sweeter taste.
Plus, a lot of Doen-jang is made with the USA produced GMO beans so I don't buy it at the supermarket.
I only buy Doen-jang without wheat flour and made of Korean beans which are non-GMO at the shops where I can trust.
* Korean wild sesame is the cornucopia of plant-based omega 3.
I think it's even better than flaxseeds in the amount of omega 3 it contains.
However, as it mostly contains ALA rather than EPA and DHA, I wouldn't recommend it for a omega 3 sauce.
And it should be raw cold-pressed oil because it is very weak at heat like flaxseeds.
* Kimchi is a very good sauce to get a lot of probiotics, prebiotics, fibers and vitamins including K2 and B12.
The biggest myth on Korean foods is that people think most Korean dishes are made with Korean chilies.
In fact, it's not long ago when the chilies were first introduced in Korea and Korean people didn't use the chilies much as they were too expensive.
Kimchi is very historical food and it has a long history so at first, even Kimchi was made without chilies, obviously.
It's relatively a quite recent recipe to put chilies.
I think they are addicted to chilies.
My Japanese friend also said that she was getting addicted to chilies.
Anyway, basically, in Korea, almost every dish has 2 versions.
One is without chilies and the other is with chilies.
And actually, there are a lot of Kimchis without chilies at all or with just a little bit of touch of them.
White Kimchi is made with Korean cabbages but with no chilies at all.
And Dong-chi-mi is mainly made with Korean radishes, again with no chilies at all.
They put some water there and you need to ferment them 1-2 days at the room temperature before putting them into the fridge.
It depends on the temperature and season.
Anyway, it wouldn't be eatable unless you ferment them.
Think about it.
What would the taste like to be?
Putting some vegetables and salt in the water?
You really need to let them be fermented first.
After being fermented, the taste will totally changed.
I think anyone like that.
It's amazing.
It's quite easy to make and it's very helpful for health.
If anyone is interested in them, I think you can find the recipes very easily on TH-cam such as Manggchi's channel.
You don't have to use Korean vegetables only.
Just get anything near you. )
P.S.
Dear Dr Eric Berg,
I'm always grateful that you are sharing such great knowledge and information with people.
It's very helpful.
Thank you so much.
Your race has different enzymes. For example you react differently on alcohol, milk products, European corns and a lot of other foods.
Blending the raw veggies as smoothies and soup, with addition of ACV, will help the transition
What is acv?
@@lestat305 🦊 Apple Cider Vinegar
Woah what a great idea
Raw veggie smoothies!
I might be able to pull that off
ACV just makes me feel nauseous
I don’t like cooked veggies but there are some benefits to cooked vegetables. It makes it more bioavailable plus some veggies are better being cooked bcz certain nutrients gets activated only while cooking. Like lycopene in tomatoes, beta caratone in carrots. As well as reducing some phytonutrients like oxalates in spinach, etc
I have stage 4 liver cancer. The part of liver without tumors is in great t shape. I have no largebintestine. I have 1/4 -1/3 stomach removed by surgery. No gall bladder. I lost 8 inches of small intestine. No matter what I eat, I have bloating. I use Creon, a prescription digestive 3 ingredient enzyme. Some raw foods veggies can cause me severe small intestinal blockages. I have to steam veggies like brocolli, carrots, Brussel sprouts, zucchini, and others to be safe. I can handle minor amounts of raw carrots, lettuce,radishes tomatoes. But chemotherapy side effects are keeping me from eating meats. I'm onna feeding tube/bag/ pump as well.
My heart is with you.
I love lightly blanching broccoli. It looks beautiful, and it has so much vitamins, the 20% loss is really not a big deal when you consider how much more joyful it is to eat. Raw Broccoli = I hate it and won't eat it; Blanched Broccoli = I love it and have it 4 times a week. I'll go with the second option.
Raw broccoli is substantially tastier than boiled or steamed broccoli, especially if you add salt and pepper. I can’t stand boiled or steamed broccoli, it completely devoids it of all flavor.
Add some almonds and lemon (and a good amount of salt and pepper). Delicious 😃
Yep finding what works is key
Exactly, its like sunscreen, wear the one you enjoy coz then you will actually wear it. Also you can Sauté/stir fry or grill. Even the loss of 50% nutrients with boiling is acceptable to me as long as I will eat it. But then again I hate boiled or steamed veges, I much prefer the earlier options.
I soak my broccoli in boiled water from the kettle for a couple of mins. Lovely with mayonnaise or by itself 😋
Taking asv with lemon juice really helped my heartburn. I drink it down before a meal. Thanks for that advice doc!
Grandma used to cook pasta in the same water as she used for the broccoli. there was no left over water as it was fully absorbed into the pasta and then did a light sauté of both in olive oil w/garlic. This way there was no loss of vitamins etc. I don't do the pasta part anymore but the broccoli water does become a good stock for other things.
See, I too would have thoughh that would be an excellent way to preserve nutrients. But I just found out that heat kills many of the enzymes and nutrients
3 months on, and it took me about a month to become able to eat and enjoy a full load of salads. But I learned to lightly steam then blend my kale, and steam my Brussels sprouts, broccoli and asparagus tips somewhat longer. So my salads have a raw vegs portion, a steamed vegs portion, and a drinkable smoothie portion (which latter I drink later in the afternoon.). I also make my own sauerkraut . These veggie salads are so nice that I never want to quit Healthy Keto.
It took me 11 weeks to overcome the Insulin Resistance and stabilize my energy levels. And 3 months on and without really trying to lose weight I am 22 lbs down, paunch gone, and feeling light on my feet. Good-oh Eric - your advice is appreciated !
Congratulations! Thank you for your success story! Would you be willing to submit it here, so that we can share it? Please use this link:
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You are awesome Dr Berg, your videos are so informative. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge
Shouldn't you cook cruciferous vegetables so you avoid the oxidative stress of breaking them down when you eat them raw do to the oxalates in them?
Thats one way but as stated the downside is less nutrients.
What you could do is add cheese to your raw vegetables. The calcium binds to the oxalates while preserving the nutrients.
Great video. I'm a Chinese and I found I can't do well on raw and cold foods. I tried having a lot of salads for about 3 months and had basically no cooked foods and rice, my stomach was bloating all the time and I was in pain and didn't know why. Once I restarted consuming traditional Chinese homemade cooked foods (not those from Chinese restaurants) and rice, my digestion became normal and I felt good again.
沙拉一般都含有高纤维，消化系统搞不定的，容易便秘，消化紊乱，煮软了之后，就很好消化了。人类几万年就开始煮饭了。如果你消化系统不行，不要吃高纤维的食物，我们的胃酸没办法消化的，你可以尝试增加吃肉和脂肪，减少沙拉，记得不要吃植物油哦。
Well.. Have your ancestors been eating mostly traditional homemade cooked foods then?
Agatha Lu Nihao you r right and love Chinese food stayed in beijing for few years
I have a Chinese friend, living in China, who says the same thing. She says they cook their vegetables, even cucumbers, which is funny to Americans. But we were talking about it and I think, due to a traditionally cooked vegetable diet, there are not the required enzymes built up in the gut to break down raw vegetables. They can be developed though, over time, and with the help of supplementation of digestive enzymes until the digestive system is able to do it on it's own.
I’m surprised, I thought chinese can eat anything 😂
Thank you so much, im juicig moringa now because i have cancer, this helps a lot, so now i will gradually increase my juice of moringa oleifera
Actually it depends on the vegetable 🍅 - 🥕 carrots cooked have more vitamins and minerals.. it varies with each veggie.
They surely wouldn’t have more? Maybe they would be more easily available for absorbable.
You are the best doctor that I have ever ran across! Thanks
...an oz per day of dark chocolate is acceptable. I melt it or ghee, or use ghee to dip veggies. I only do 2 minutes heat on broc, cauli, Brussel sprouts,and purple cabbage. Radishes, carrots, spinach, kale I eat raw. Only do few slices of yellow squash and sweet potato.
I literally just ate broccoli for the first time raw, after 28 years. I never like broccoli growing up and still to this day I would only eat the vegetable just for health reasons. I saw broccoli in my son's lunch with carrots. He wasn't eating them. Being the adult I am to prove that people eat vegetables I took the broccoli and ate it in front of him. Now he is eating broccoli and so am I.
I prefer broccoli stalks, cruncher.
That’s a great story. Good to hear you’re both eating broccoli thee days :)
It takes at least 28 to like broccoli 😂
Being the adult 😂 this sums up motherhood perfectly
I like the taste of raw broccoli over boiled.
Great content and very well explanation. Thankful dr Berg for your advice
Happy that you found it useful!
Very informative & clear!! Thanks Doc.
When I transformed from Vegetarian to Vegan I got so sick.
My stomach literally got bloated for days & I couldn't eat anything.
After some research it turned out that my stomach wasn't ready for too much fiber.
Now I'm vegetarian again, but introduced more veggies into my diet.
go eat meat before ur hair falls out
Others say: The plants has developed their enzymes because it benefits THE PLANT! For example many plant-enzymes serve to protect the plant against fungus etc.
Thank you it's such a blessing to have the privilege of all this free knowledge from a doctor! So many people on here claiming to have healing secrets with absolutely no education. God bless you and I pray this transition helps my health turn around for the good.
Love, love, love your videos!!! So glad I found you!!!
now i know why when i first started to change from cooked veggies to raw salad my stomach feel bit weird. but so true after a period of adaptation, it gets all fine
I am so glad I found your videos! Very informative!
Ginger, pepper are extremely good for increasing stomach acid.
Weight lifting, qigong, yoga also helps to improve overall blood circulation and digestion.
Doc, I've been watching many of your videos. I really enjoy them b/c you make a lot of sense. Also, most of your videos are short. Thanks again.
So to summarize: Cooked vegetables still have 15% of nutrients compared to Raw vegetables contain 100% of nutrients. He is making the point that in some cases Raw food is harder to digest due to missing enzymes for the digestion process.
Asante sana daktari
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I have my daily veg in smoothie form.
GOLD, GOLD, GOLD!!! THANK YOU!!!
Thank you!!!! Every time I tried to eat more vegetables I would get the worst acid reflux. I was about to give up on vegetables!
Very helpful thanks!
Anytime!
Raw veggies are so good. I am glad that as I got older my tastes buds changed and I started enjoying them more.
you are so right I am a mostly raw vegan and I love my veggies
Just cooked up 4 cups of broccoli in the microwave with 2 tablespoons of ghee, 10 cups of spinich also in the microwave with 1 tablespoon ghee. Yum! Cooked them in a ziploc bag with no water in it for 4 minutes. Pretty damn good! Can't eat 4 cups of Broccoli raw, I can eat 10 cups of spinich raw as I do it everyday except today.
+cfjlkfsjf that's neat you used ionizing radiation and put your veggies in a plastic bag and microwaved it this heat releases nasty chemicals from the plastic please just cook your food in a pot. much healthier
me too!
@@cfjlkfsjf ewwww
Man, you are good at what you do! So much good information with such concise delivery!
Nice explanation 👍
Dr. Eric Berg .. you are a legend 🙏🏻👍
Can you do a video on what veggies to cook/steam/sauté for max benefits and what to eat raw
Sure. Thanks for the video suggestion.
I started adding more raw fruits and veggies. Results are amazing
Thanks again Doc 😊
Anytime!
Hello Sir.. I like the way you explain things on whiteboard it makes it more interesting..
Thank you 🙏🏻 I’ve been looking for this answer! Great 👍
Excellent doc! you have educated me and as a result 40lbs lighter! adrenal type
Heather Van Daalen hey what did u do for adrenal type could u please tell me??
Heather Van Daalen
I am also Adrenal type.
I've been so miserable.
Heather Van Daalen .
Heather Van Daalen how did you fixed your adrenals?
Hy Dr.Eric Berg DC i m facing stomach issues for last 7 to 8 years... Tried too many medicines nd precautions but no difference..
Raw Cucumber and watermelon don't even digested by my stomach...i m so worried about my health plz guide me if you can?
This is excellent information for me! So helpful to learn this! Thank you so much!
How much time would it take before your body adjusted to being able to digest 7 to 10 cups of vegetables per day?
A week. We do half raw and half sautéed in coconut oil
What about juicing them and some I steam about 3-4 cups and put in my omelet
@@55karenina blending is better, dr berg has a video called "juicing vs blending". I lightly saute some peppers when making my omelette. You can steam them of course, but be careful of the time you do. Broccoli for example is ready in 5 min and beyond that loses a lot of nutrients.
Me, about a month.
Great Teacher.
I always cook broccoli. This is one of the few vegetables I can not eat raw.
I am just the opposite. I love raw broccoli
@@barrackobamaismynigga7629 what's up with that name
@@VanillaEarth744 what’s up with that name?
@@johndodge8999 i like how it sounds
Thank you Dr Berg,
I tested positive with SIBO. I stopped taking probiotics and I am a vegetarian. I’ve been told that fermented vegetables aren’t good while trying to heal SIBO. I love potatoes any way and pasta, gluten free. Because of the gluten intolerance and candida, would Keto be best.
thank you!
The passion that exudes from dr. Berg speach place him in an very unique class of rare people, namely people that are BORN teachers, to educate and communicate knowledge out of pure genuine desire to help others. Which is the very best the human kind can " produce ".. Pun intended
Very informative, thank you for sharing! :)
thank you for watching :)
Good advice !!
A more detailed video on the effects of heat (cooking) on vitamins and minerals would be great. I know that vitamin c is destroyed by heat - but is this the same for all vitamins. I prefer my vegetables cooked but al-dente. Does this maintain any vitamins?
And what about other 'cooking' methods like pickling? Does vinegar/lemon juice/cold smoking kill nutrients like heat?
nitelite78 me too I want to know how to preserve vitamins in my food optimally.. And how long does the B-vitamins in nutritional yeast last or are some of them lost over time if you keep them in the fridge or in room temperature.. What is the best Way to store different vitamins?
nitelite78 you could try just immersing cut veggies in hot boiled water and closing with a lid and leave it for a few mins. I found this easy and also felt like it preserved most of the nutrients. cz it's not raw or cooked. But just right. just try it so you we if you like it or not.
Lucy Mao you're leaving vitamins in the water. Stir fry with a little organic extra virgin coconut oil or grass fed butter is a better option.
Thank you Dr. Eric.
At @2:03, you say increase stomach's pH acidifies it. If you increase pH, you alkalise. So, in order to acidify, you decrease pH.
He means increase acidity, obviously by decreasing PH. He means exactly that. He mentioned once that our stomach acidity is around 3-4 pH, below 7,obviously acidic. So he knows. He just means acidity, not pH in this context. Increase acidity, lower pH. 🐈
Thanks doc for all your videos are very sutale
Dear Doctor Berg, love you shows sir. I want to ask if you can do a show about Varicose veins and what causes it. Thanks!
Poor circulation, diet, sleep and exercise..u got this Mann, not easy to change schedules 😣
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Great advice, Dr Berg. Love them raw, slightly sautéed or steamed too. Thank you 👍🏻❤
I LOVE braised spinach with some butter on top. Glad to know that cooked veggies still retain some of their nutrition.
Very useful information. Thank you.
Glad this was helpful!
Cooking veggies makes the carb count higher too ...especially onions that are fried/ caramelized ..soooo sooooo high in carbs .Learnt that the hard way.
Kittenpurrrs whenLoved Thank you for sharing
Billy Babu Carbs aren’t always bad, everything has carbs.
Why are you frying & carmelizing onions and expecting it to be healthy? Lol
Nice presentation, sir.
I steam my broccoli but the fermented i eat raw. I started fermenting a few months ago. what a difference in only a matter of 90 days! Also make water kefir - i really like your videos Dr Berg - I've been a vegetarian almost 40 years, and i know its the way to go because we aren't carnivours
How do you ferment your broccoli please?
THANKS DR BERG GREAT VIDEO, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
Boil the vegetables, then drink the water they've been boiled in. That's what I do.
That makes for a delicious soup.
But after boiling, most of the enzymes are broken and all microbs are dead.
@@JeremyExpresso2912 I heard your enzymes are dead anyway when they get intro your stomach. The acid in our stomach kills the enzymes
@@vision3691 no
@@vision3691 No some naturall enzymes are helping your stomach digest the food
I had huge digestive problems..even fruits caused bloating..I started incorporating raw veggies and fruits little by little..it started getting better..I got confident, increased the amount drastically😀..the typical scorpio trait😆..got horribly bloated and sick.. learnt my lesson the hard way..do it gradually😉😉
For my smoothies i steam some veggies ( tomatoe) and i eat some raw. Sometimes i will steam one week and raw another week i alternate due to crystals from to many raw vegetables.
My favourite thing when I'm cooking brocoli is to do the brocoli in a pan of water just enough to soften it, I then use some of the water to make a gravy mix. The stem of the brocoli when trimmed is a very nice refreshing snack and fill of anti oxidants.
So I am lucky 😎🍀😃 One year I ate only fruits and raw vegan salads and I healed sooo many issues in my body. Whole my life I was bloated when eating cruciferous. Now I eat salad with cabbage, raw cauliflower or broccoli cut small like rice and I have no pain, bloating or noise 😂😂😂 Now I am doing my kind of ketogenic diet (raw vegan) and intermittent fasting to lose some stubborn weight Cruciferous power 💪😉✌️
Excellent. Thanks dr. God bless you 🙏
For two weeks my digestive system has caused loose bowls. It looks like from what your saying is that I went from eating hardly any veggies to 6 to 7 cups daily. I've started recently steaming my veggies instead of eating whole stocks of raw broccoli and cauliflower.
Jonathon Ryback V-E-G-T-A-B-L-E-S!
V-E-G-E-T-A-B-L-E-S*
Steaming is better than raw
Harvey Wallbanger even though nothing is wrong with saying veggies ...but what is wrong is correcting something so minimal and spelling it wrong...😐
@@Mahendran203 I don’t see how.
Good info.
Great advice, thanks - I like the way you encourage people to pay attention to our bodies' response in this video.
Please let us know which vegetables is best to eat raw and which is best to eat cooked or steamed
Thank you
Looks like I'm doing pretty good so far just need to increase my veggies. Your info is spot on for me. I'm so grateful I found your channel.
Thank you Dr. Berg
I bloat badly when I eat too much raw veggies. It is really frustrating :(
Great information, sir. Thank you for sharing!
You Are Amazing!!!!!!
Blessing From The Lord, Sir. 😊😆
Vegetables are my favourite food, but when I see people’s lack of cooking skills I’m not at all surprised they say they don’t like them. If you don’t like them then you’re not preparing them properly. Do a cooking course and your perspective (and taste) will surely change. I have 4 children and they all love their veggies too, so it’s no coincidence 🙄🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
Cooked protein food +raw vegetables and oils. This is my diet 👩🇮🇹❤️
Thanx Doc!
I was never a good cook, never liked cooking. Always worked long hours and played a lot of sports. Ate a lot of sugar and carbs - whatever I wanted - I was super active I could eat what I wanted and not get fat. I got sick, starting pooing blood, got diagnosed with Crohns and rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis. Doctors never once told me diet could be a factor, they even said it didnt matter.
Took me a long time to work out my diet could heal me and reduce symptoms over time. For a long time I lived off rice and potatoes and eggs - they seemed good on my gut. Now I've cut out the carbs and every second morning I make a big pan of food. Garlic, onion, peppers, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, beef from the farm I live on, coconut milk and bone broth, tumeric, cumin, cayenne pepper, mixed herbs. I lightly cook the veges - they are still crunchy.
It's delicious and basically all I eat along with my kale and banana smoothie and hard boiled eggs. I feel so much better, it's been 2 months.
I love your videos. I learn so much from you. Thank you
I can eat broccoli all day long...buy raw cabbage will bloat met....uncooked kale will bloat me. I can eat them cooked just fine! I love my greens!!
Very helpful
Thanks!
I Love this Doctor's videos; so very helpful.
Fill a pot with one inch water. Boil water, add a tablespoon of sesame oil , add any veggies to top of pot. Cook until veggies have soften or al dente. Drink the veggies soup water if you want all the nutrients.
Vegetables in the Brussels and broccoli family when eaten raw have a suppressing effect on the thyroid, so they should always be cooked as it will neutralise this effect.
Paul Noble inter. Please give references
Fascinating, thank you
Ah its the raw brocolli that gave me cramps straight after lunch? I love brocolli but I usually eat it cooked and not raw in a smoothie. 😅
I had a surgery that made my unknown & undiagnosed Lyme disease awaken & debilitate me. Eating raw veggies. A variety. Dipped in organic hummus. A full clean meal for supper. 20 lbs melted off. Got my health back
I spin my raw Vegies into liquid in a few seconds it hits my tummy ready to do the job'!
Gerald Jarvi lol. Steve jobs did this too.
i juice my veges and mix in Herbalife formula one powder for a wonderful delicious healthy filling drink meal, never a problem
Me too, put them all in a blender with some frozen berries, banana, apple, pineapple and tastes delicious!!!
@@lindan779 most of the nutrients are in the peel, the flesh or meat is mostly sugar water, you can increase nutrients and reduce sugar by juicing the peel, like from the apple or the pineapple or wherever you can.
@@lorcis1 Yea I don't peel the apples just the cucumbers...
I do love roasted veggies in the oven and grilled veggies. I am trying very hard to eat more raw veggies every day!
It's worth pointing out that some veggies NEED to be cooked, specifically those high in oxalates or solanine.
Thanks so much🌹🌹🙏👌
Thank you so much Dr Eric, I really really appreciate you telling about raw v cooked. You certainly make a great deal of sense. Please stay safe and well too. xxx Mags
Dr. Berg, I’m interested in replacing most of my diet with raw vegetables. But I don’t want to have issues as I’ve also done some research on my own as well. If I juiced raw vegetables, would that be easier for my system to digest? Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge. I’m not just a fan but a faithful follower on TH-cam and Ig. Thanks so much again and more power to your channel.✌️