@@Xstr3ngthz Yes and so is my 80-something uncle. We don't live our lives with hate and trolls to other people's choices. Each to their own and everyone consumes poison in some amount everyday, either through their mouth, skin, lungs or mostly thoughts and souls. Cheers.
Tattoos seem to have gone full circle. They used to be a sign of non conformity. At this point NOT having a tattoo is just about considered non conformity.
It used to be a way of branding a slave as well same with ear piercings if your where a good slave you had your ear pierced so that people could see that you had found favour with your master and if you where lucky he would give you back your freedom it was an statement to say hay I am a free person man/ woman
I just read a recent study in which they did autopsies and found the ink deposits in the lymph nodes.. doesn't sound good. I wonder if there's a correlation with tattoo's and cancer incidence?
That is very fascinating because the doctor told me years ago an infectious disease doctor told me that if you get a tattoo your body will continuously have an immunology response to the die so that could be overwhelming the lymphatic system or maybe the ink ends up depositing in the lymphatic system and maybe it does cause cancer.... I do know those people that go overboard with it end up usually committing suicide case in point zombie boy and the cat man..... Additionally no doubt you probably can get not only hepatitis and AIDS from it and staph infections and allergic reactions years after but additionally you can get the master virus called the Epstein-Barr virus from it..... Now the Epstein-Barr virus is a master cancer maker that generally 90% of the people in the world have this virus..... I myself have it and there's times where it exerts itself.... Meaning it comes out of its dormancy cuz generally it can be dormant for years and stress or immunological responses can bring it out and cause it to flare up so maybe those people with tattoos having continuous immunological response like that infectious disease doctor told me years ago maybe that constant heightened state of your body and having the Epstein-Barr virus can cause the cancer to come out and get busy unfortunately.... I'm so glad that I didn't end up having a tattoo 😅
@@stevemiller4494 sucks, I got epstein barr, and i always wanted to have a tattoo, never done one yet, I keep it dormant but lately it came active after my breakup, I heard that epstein barr is caused by a parasite in ur organs, if u kill the parasite maybe the virus will be gone
Tattoos are constantly broken down over time by whit blood cells which is why they fade. As they are broken down they are circulated through the lymphatic system just like other waste. As long as they don’t clog up the lymphatic system and cause swelling in the lymph nodes, it seems that they won’t have any detrimental effect on the lymphatic system or the body as a whole.
My 21 year old daughter is obsessed with tattoos. But she's also ADHD and could never decide or commit to one design so she buys loads of fake ones on Amazon and changes them out weekly🤣🤣🤣. It satisfies her tattoo need and the need to change them often😅. To her it's like getting nails done but with tattoos 😂
You know actually the tattoo industry should try to get it to where most tattoos are semi-permanent meaning they stay attached for maybe a year to 5 years before peeling off and it has no side effects you think someone would have been able to do this by now
That's good. One day, when she's trying on beautiful wedding dresses, she may be very that glad she opted for temporaries. Many single/engaged women in their 30's now are regretting their younger selves decisions. Tattoo removal is a growing industry now for good reason.
@@stevemiller4494 Great thought. On the other hand it would mean something like a band-aid. And you see what skin looks like beneath those after a day or two, ick! Then again... Something akin to dissolving suture material might work... 🤔
Hello Nature Geek, Yes! Yes! Yes good alternative. I am a machine embroiderer and have done my own T-shirts to get the point across, on many subjects. Suits me much better than the permanency of tattoo.
Tats are about the people that have them, it's a form of expression, it's art. You don't have to like it, it's not on you, it's not for you. The fact none of you have any clue about that simple fact says it all
I had art that I loved when I was young, which I hung in my apartment. My taste changed as I aged and few of those pieces still appeal to me. If that art was permanently on my body, that would be a problem.
I tried to have my tattoo removed with a laser 12 times and it faded but didn't remove the green ink . Then I got lupus. Was my body fighting/protecting itself from the ink that entered my system after the laser treatments?
Consider prolonged fasting to help your body regenerate and reset your immune system. Work at strengthening your gut and removing antagonists from your diet. Cut out sugars, seed oils, alcohol, etc.
@@infiniteg7852 It just means that they are not using a 'standard' green dye. What country did you get your tatoo in? Is there any way that you could go back to the original place and enquire what is in their green ink?
Great video, I've always wanted to hear something about tattoo from a scientific point of view, something can't really find on the web. Thank you very much
Same here. I know too many people with tats. My kids have them and have been telling me to get one for several years. I think they're cool and have been considering it but not now after watching this video. I work hard to stay healthy. I would be devastated if I got a tat and got really sick bc of it. Thank you Dr Berg!
Can you answer, or do a follow up video on if you get tattoo removal will you still possibly suffer the same negative effects & metals from having a tattoo? Thanks Dr. Berg
That's a great question! I have a tribal tattoo I want lasered off. I'm thinking a magnetic detox clay bath will help remove the ink from your body after the laser treatment
Would love to hear of a safe and inexpensive way to remove a tat. My Uncle had his scrubbed off with salt and vinegar when he was in Vietnam, still has a scar but no visible ink.
The answer is yes! Because you never accounted for the 30% of ink that travelled through out the body, mostly likely to the liver and various lymph nodes. So you could have your tatto lasered off and still get cancer from the metals that migrated to other parts of the body. Excellent question!
@@AxelSituation you can get cancer from anything. Your body will filter out ink just like it does anything else. People been removing tattoos successfully for a very long time without health issues
My grampy was full of tattoos Smoked heavily drunk whisky worked at sea couldn't swim Breathed in asbestos from the lugging around the pipes for 12 hours of the day died at the sweet age of 83 his sister who didn't drink didn't have tattoos died at 55 one thing is certain regardless what you do death is inevitable just enjoy life regardless of what you do or what choices you make
That is very good for your grandpa and death surely is certain and living a healthy lifestyle does not guarantee a long live. However, everyone can choose how much risk they want to take. The vast majority of people living like you described your grandpas lifestyle would not have celebrated their 50th birthday. Good for him, that he was one of the lucky ones
Tattoos are a Babylonian traditions just like the holidays you celebrate but Christians won't stop these pagan traditions because they need to keep up with the Joneses.
This video is deceiving. His dry board illustration is akin to plausible deniability on his part. Not all pigments contain his stated ingredients and his “research” is essentially a ten second google search. I know parents who have better arguments against tattooing. The comments are even more foolish. Getting a tattoo is a personal choice. Your opinions on the subject matter if you don’t have one are not only from a place of inexperience, but personal bias. And to the commenter who mused about his kidney experience, that was not the same product chemically nor structurally. That was a dye, not a core pigment in a suspension or carrier. Finally, in regard to the sterilization suggestion, he forgot to mention EO GAS sterilization methods used by manufacturers selling pre-sterilized, disposable equipment. Perhaps consulting a credible practitioner would have been a good idea before making incomplete content.
I got my left leg sleeved at 19. Right after I came down with numerous health issues, my intuition has ALWAYS told me it's the tattoo. But sadly nothing I can do about it. Tattoo removal just shoots in deeper into your body , can't see that helping. I'm 30 now, have always regretted my tattoo. Waiting for tattoo removal to be able to pull ink from skin , hopefully one day.
but doesn’t tattoo removal break down the pigments allowing your body to “digest” and flush them out? honest question, because that’s what i’ve read on it
@@user-wt5if6rx8m yeah but they have no idea how long it takes and the damage is does. Imagine a body processing an entire sleeve of ink , I've had lymphatic , kidney and liver issues since the tattoo so I know it's already in my system , if my body had to process it all I'm sure could have terrible effects. I have red, green and blue in my tattoo.
@@ryanjames7115 damn that’s rough /: i have 2 medium sized tattoos, black ink only and am now starting to think about how irresponsible it was of me to not even look properly into ink ingredients and stuff like that. i hope you can at least find some relief from those problems man, best of luck
Mine is going to be six this October. It has a lot of meaning though. Fun thing is, I had Hogdkin Lymphoma and they tattooed my skin with Chinese Ink for the radiation. If I had those without asking, at least the other one was something I wanted. I probably wouldn't have done it if I knew about the lymph nodes. So far, stress is what makes them swollen, more than anything else.
I already got several tattoos. I really regret getting tattoos.. I should have found this video much earlier. full of arm sleeves, I thought it was just cool. but now, I decided I will never get any tattoo.
Idk, There's people who are 80 years and are tatted every where and they're just fine. The science is so vague and doesn't actually say anything. There might be a allergic reaction and there might be heavy metals? Ok, make sure you're not allergic and make sure the ink doesn't have those metals. So its safe now? ...
Tattoos fade away because your immune system is removing them... Laser treatments can break the ink into smaller particles which helps the cells to take away the ink... Also, having tattoos is the same as having open wounds, which means your immune system will be working extra hours until you die.
Had a tattoo removed and my liver couldn’t deal. Got so sick that I couldn’t work for a year and a half. Despite all the progress I’ve made I still deal with my health every day.
If you have tattoo removal, finding a doctor that understands detoxification protocols can help carefully detox the body. Another option is an environmental illness expert might prove to be helpful
@@nooneasked32 Kurzgesagt also has a good video on tattoos effects, he does also say though that if you already have a tattoo, removal is just extra strain on your immune system. you might want to look around and do some research then make a choice best suited for you. Keeping or not, just remember removal has its own risks.
Another fact is missing: Tattoo paint pigments are foreign structures for the immune system. You will live in a permanent state of inflammation, because the immune system will react to the pigments and try to break them down. The color actually ends up in the lymph nodes and does whatever there. You can also develop allergies and auto immune disorders.
Exactly! Actually, what is holding your ink and making it visible are your antibodies trying to keep it in your skin to prevent it to enter your body, but with time, your antibodies can’t do it successfully, that’s why tattoos fade with time, which means that this same ink is inside of your body and creates a mess. One thing that’s worse then getting a tattoo is to get laser removal as laser basically burns your antibodies that are holding an ink, so, it gets into other parts of your body. Definitely bad idea!
Your immune system is constantly working whether you have a tattoo or not. The added tattoo add very little compared to what your immune system has to fight constantly, it’s extremely unlikely to cause any type of chronic immune system issues and when it does it’s usually because something was wrong in the process or the person was already extremely vulnerable. Stop spreading fear mongering.
can you talk about the best way to optimize laser tattoo removal? Am i going to get cancer because i'm removing them and the lymphatic system is responsible to removing the ink..? I take NAC 900 and take lymphatic drainage supplements. i also workout every week 4 times a week doing weightlifting and bodybuilding
I have been starting to cut processed food, oils and sugar and literally the days after that, my two tattoos have been itching like crazy! One of them even has a rash and seems to be fading.
This Video reminded me of a Verse that goes “Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the Lord." Leviticus 19:28 NLT
Lev 19:28 You must not make cuts in your flesh for a dead person, and you must not make tattoo markings on yourselves. I am Jehovah. Thank you for pointing this out!!! 🙏🏻
Semi-permanent make-up ink is prepared in laboratories and is pharmaceutical grade. However, it should only ever be bought from a reputable company who specialise in SPMU. A truly reputable SPMU artist uses only disposable needles, which are disposed of in a Sharps box immediately after use. In the UK we are inspected for hygiene practices, have to have a personal needle license and the premises we work from also has to have a license. These are issued by local councils following a full inspection by an Environmental Health Officer.
@@toniannsleddon4365 thank you so much for your answer! I appreciate the time u took to reply. I assume pharmaceutical grade means it avoids these harmful chemicals that dr berg mentions?
Just copied this list of ingredients from Tina Davies company. They supply ink in both USA & UK: The ingredients are a combination of powdered pigments, glycerin, witch hazel, aqua, rosin, benzyl alcohol, and isopropyl alcohol. It is gamma-ray sterilized, vegan and cruelty-free. Any reputable company will be the same.
I started getting tattooed in the 90's at the age of 16. Over the years i got over 50% of my body tattooed with a lot of color. About 10 years ago i started thinking about how tattoos might be dangerous to my health. I very much regret getting tattoos and i am worried. I have some issues with inflammation and i get canker sores all the time which is auto-immune related. Now i wonder if the tattoos are the cause. But what scares me the most is the risk of cancer.
That is a great idea, I know too many people friends and family doing it. And I have warned them not to. personally I cant even dye my hair, nor drink any wine or alcohol(sulphates) or even wear shoes that is dyed, lined with plastics without having severe allergic reactions that causes inflamation, pain stifness etc. I have warned my friends and family of the botox and fillers especially in old age, but to avail. So now I am the odd one out with wrinkles and grey hair or starting to get there. I am allergic to most medications too, all processed foods, colourants etc. I can't even imagine the damage caused by all these unnatural products.
@@devinreed5725 How tattoo removal works is because tattoo ink needs to be heated at very high temperatures to shatter, yet high temperatures usually cause skin to scar. Astanza laser systems feature a sophisticated technology, Q-switching, that effectively breaks down ink without scarring. Astanza Q-switched laser systems feature amazingly short laser pulses that only last for nanoseconds (billionths of a second). Because the laser pulse is so brief, the power is high enough to shatter the ink. But, because the energy is in the skin for such a short period of time, there is no risk of damage to the skin.
I had a terrible reaction to my micro bladed eyebrows. It seemed to get under control somewhat then about a year later they were swollen and inflamed again. Had to use steroids to control it.
I know someone who got a tattoo and years later when she had cancer and removed her lymph nodes one was black with tattoo ink. Her radiation went from the front to the back of her body and right into her tattoo. I have autoimmune issues and touching something (different types of plastics are the worst) can cause me to break out in hives. No way am I going to inject something into my skin that I can't get rid of and don't know what it's made of. Almost getting my eyebrows done is what caused me to rethink the whole tattoo thing. Thank you for this video, Dr. Berg. I can share it so others can make a more educated decision than an emotinal one. I won't share it with the person I mentioned above. There's nothing she can do now except pray the cancer doesn't return a third time.
Nice content. But, I think, you have to explain that it concerns USA tattoo... In Europe, there are (I think) lot more rules about tatoo ink, and it's safer in Europe to be tattoed.
Tattoo's should only be done by long term trusted professional studios. It always amazes me how lightly people take it(i ve seen people getting randomly tattoed on their holidays!)
My question isn't the toxicity of the ink. My question is since the white blood cells are trying dispose of the ink through the kidneys but can not due to the sheer size of the ink balls in comparison to the white blood cells. Is it confusing the body and what is the behavior of the white blood cells when they can not dispose of it out of the body ... do they keep trying over and over or do they eventually give up and adapt to the foreing particle?!
Brilliant topic Dr.. Thank you for shedding some light on this subject.! I love my tattoos and this has always been a concern. Let's all demand a better safer for product:]
Walking cliche's the whole lot of them. I remember when cool, tough people like veterans and bikers had tattoos. Now a 350 pound woman driving an electric scooter at Walmart is covered with them.
How long it takes for nerves damage to heal, after Laminectomy major surgery I am suffering with nerves pain Burning 🔥 tingling sharp pain in my shoulders, I love listening to you, thank you.
The bible does not really address tattoos. The section you are referring to is people cutting themselves for the dead. Some sort of ritual to help their dead relatives.
@@MrLaughingcorpse yeah its not specific what it is exactly refering to. There is nothing saying to not put ink in your skin but christians always point out that one verse
The Biggest organ , in our bodies is our whole skin ! Our bodies our , the temple on this earth , for our short time , that God gave us ! If we live The Lord , wy decimate them ?
Dr. Berg, you always know when to pick a topic relevant to me and my lifestyle. I got a tattoo to commemorate the finishing of my first marathon. I have a snapshot of the tattoo with my personal papers and with my Doctor. (If I knew then what I know now I would celebrate with a mini spa vacation in stead of the tattoo.)
Inks Traffic to the lymph nodes. Lymph is where immune cells go to learn to distinguish between self, foreign, cells dividing irregularly. WHY would anyone want to screw with that. I expect to see an increase in auto immune disease etc. If don’t have a graduate degree in Immunology your perspective is very limited.
Tattoos seem so insane to me. I remember a time when we all wanted CLEAR skin without a mark on it. To me, nothing says ugly like a tattoo no matter how artistic.
I totally agree. Personally, I think something is wrong with the people who get them. Full disclosure: Two of my three children have multiple tattoos. I cannot stand to look at them. Someone mentioned that their child wears removable tattoos. I sure wish my children would have done that instead of the permanent route that they took.
@@mekaphilly5148 My daughter wanted me to sign so she could get a tattoo before she was 19. I said NO way! I told her that once she became of age, I couldn't stop her but until then, absolutely not. And you know, to this day she does NOT have a tattoo! And I know she will never get one. Makes me so happy and I totally understand how you can't look at them on your kids. I feel very lucky to not have to tolerate that.
I recall the days in school where all the girls would give exchange ideas on how to have flawless clear skin that was so important especially during the summer
I am a visual artist and several people have asked me will I design their tattoos and also ask "Do you have any tattoos?" I have zero tattoos and I didn't know how to express why I didn't want them, for I did not want to sound rude, prudish and condescending. I also had this fear of the ink seeping into my blood stream, or a worry that if I got one, would my skin be able to be nourished by the sun rays? I was also worried about the inks. I didn't take the time out to research about the risks of tattoos because I didn't want to get one. This video has sparked my interest in doing more research about it and also finding alternatives that are healthier for the body but with the same artistry.
haha facts i can just picture most the people behind these comments being middle aged, white, american women, having nothing better to do than to give their unwanted opinion about tattoos, who will now use this video in their next anti-tattoo argument
@@skuntalar3470 it’s hard to argue with ignorance. Im not old or middle aged. Im 24 but im educated enough to not want to risk my life for the sake of following a trend. Tattooed ppl remind me of high school kids that model their lives based on what rappers say in their songs instead of using their own minds to make life decisions for themselves. Like the kids that do drugs and brag about it and then call ppl like me boring lol
Great video! I always suspected this was the case, but could never find any info on it. Thank you for sharing your research. So glad that tattoos never interested me, but I have been curious as to why others were so keen to get them, and still am.
The trouble with opinions it’s like arse holes everybody has one tattoo studios are not required to have auto claves as some studios run complete disposable products and single use equipment I suggest you stick to what you no and not what you think you no as facts
All the poisonous processed food on the supermarket shelves are FDA approved just to remind.
Don't be too honest. 😄😄
Let me guess you have a tattoo?
@@Xstr3ngthz Yes and so is my 80-something uncle. We don't live our lives with hate and trolls to other people's choices. Each to their own and everyone consumes poison in some amount everyday, either through their mouth, skin, lungs or mostly thoughts and souls. Cheers.
@@tanpokio No i noticed you posted that to justify your tattoo's lol
@@Xstr3ngthz And I noticed you commented this to justify your hate lol. And I am fine with this. I love my tats and will never go back. Cheers.
Tattoos seem to have gone full circle. They used to be a sign of non conformity. At this point NOT having a tattoo is just about considered non conformity.
It used to be a way of branding a slave as well
same with ear piercings if your where a good slave you had your ear pierced so that people could see that you had found favour with your master
and if you where lucky he would give you back your freedom it was an statement to say hay I am a free person man/ woman
Used to be you could get it inside of a prison cell mostly.
Actually it's true....
Took the words right outta my mouth
Like liberalism and progressivism.
Tattoo: A permanent record of a temporary feeling
VERY WELL SAID👌👏👏👏
Too true! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
And then there's zombie boy and the cat man
Well said 👏👌
I would like to get a tattoo but of something that represents me or my lifestyle
I just read a recent study in which they did autopsies and found the ink deposits in the lymph nodes.. doesn't sound good. I wonder if there's a correlation with tattoo's and cancer incidence?
That is very fascinating because the doctor told me years ago an infectious disease doctor told me that if you get a tattoo your body will continuously have an immunology response to the die so that could be overwhelming the lymphatic system or maybe the ink ends up depositing in the lymphatic system and maybe it does cause cancer.... I do know those people that go overboard with it end up usually committing suicide case in point zombie boy and the cat man..... Additionally no doubt you probably can get not only hepatitis and AIDS from it and staph infections and allergic reactions years after but additionally you can get the master virus called the Epstein-Barr virus from it..... Now the Epstein-Barr virus is a master cancer maker that generally 90% of the people in the world have this virus..... I myself have it and there's times where it exerts itself.... Meaning it comes out of its dormancy cuz generally it can be dormant for years and stress or immunological responses can bring it out and cause it to flare up so maybe those people with tattoos having continuous immunological response like that infectious disease doctor told me years ago maybe that constant heightened state of your body and having the Epstein-Barr virus can cause the cancer to come out and get busy unfortunately.... I'm so glad that I didn't end up having a tattoo 😅
@@stevemiller4494 Golly! That is the longest run-on sentence I've ever read!
What you said was so halarious. I've tattooed countless cancer survivors
@@stevemiller4494 sucks, I got epstein barr, and i always wanted to have a tattoo, never done one yet, I keep it dormant but lately it came active after my breakup, I heard that epstein barr is caused by a parasite in ur organs, if u kill the parasite maybe the virus will be gone
Tattoos are constantly broken down over time by whit blood cells which is why they fade. As they are broken down they are circulated through the lymphatic system just like other waste. As long as they don’t clog up the lymphatic system and cause swelling in the lymph nodes, it seems that they won’t have any detrimental effect on the lymphatic system or the body as a whole.
My 21 year old daughter is obsessed with tattoos. But she's also ADHD and could never decide or commit to one design so she buys loads of fake ones on Amazon and changes them out weekly🤣🤣🤣. It satisfies her tattoo need and the need to change them often😅. To her it's like getting nails done but with tattoos 😂
You know actually the tattoo industry should try to get it to where most tattoos are semi-permanent meaning they stay attached for maybe a year to 5 years before peeling off and it has no side effects you think someone would have been able to do this by now
@@stevemiller4494 good thought
I wish that my girls had done the same. It kills me every time I see what they continue to do to their bodies. It's an addiction in my opinion.
That's good. One day, when she's trying on beautiful wedding dresses, she may be very that glad she opted for temporaries. Many single/engaged women in their 30's now are regretting their younger selves decisions. Tattoo removal is a growing industry now for good reason.
@@stevemiller4494 Great thought. On the other hand it would mean something like a band-aid. And you see what skin looks like beneath those after a day or two, ick! Then again... Something akin to dissolving suture material might work... 🤔
If I want to show a message I wear a Tshirt.
Hello Nature Geek, Yes! Yes! Yes good alternative. I am a machine embroiderer and have done my own T-shirts to get the point across, on many subjects. Suits me much better than the permanency of tattoo.
Or jewelry.
It's like wearing the same dress for the rest of your life.
Exactly 😆 how do you not get tired of it I can’t commit that long
It’s like wearing someone else’s sketch book.
But the dress just gets more and more wrinkled. Look at old tattoos on old men. Hard to tell what they are.
Tats are about the people that have them, it's a form of expression, it's art. You don't have to like it, it's not on you, it's not for you. The fact none of you have any clue about that simple fact says it all
Yuck ✳️‼️
dr bergs tatoo advise is to eat 7 cups of greens per day
And Fast First. 👍 Take care fidel. ♥️🙂🐶
@@maxibake9323 🤪🤪
@@fidelcatsro6948 👍🤗❤🙂🐶
You forgot the reasonable amount of water
Dr Berg, you are the king of subtlety! How to say "You would have to be mad to get a tattoo", without actually saying it.
Tats on women = Daddy issues
Aka the “tramp stamp”
I had art that I loved when I was young, which I hung in my apartment. My taste changed as I aged and few of those pieces still appeal to me. If that art was permanently on my body, that would be a problem.
It becomes part of you
I never got the whole tattoo phenomenon but hey, it’s your body.
It's about fitting in...they won't admit it cause it makes them look weak but it is what it is.
Its not our own bodies, our bodies belong to the most high God.
Thank you for your teaching....GREATLY APPRECIATED 💯
Very glad to be of help.
The most stupid thing one can do to her/his body.
Tattoos have been present for thousands of years throughout human history. If I remember well, they used octopus ink on some.
@JJ king Not a cat owner here, still stupid.
Exept smoking and drinking . And eating fast food. 🍟
You can’t give blood for a year after getting a tattoo. That’s good enough for me. Obviously your blood is tainted. I think I’ll pass.
It's like when we were in school and used to doodle on our arms and hands and get told off for it.. it was usually with indelible ink too. Oops x x
That is not the case in California
Also cant give blood after the convid vax soooooo
@@gewtube3794 Yes you can.
@@dawne5139 depends on the state stupid
And the safety standards on some of this ink overseas, is often not the same saftey standards as in your own country..
I tried to have my tattoo removed with a laser 12 times and it faded but didn't remove the green ink . Then I got lupus. Was my body fighting/protecting itself from the ink that entered my system after the laser treatments?
Consider prolonged fasting to help your body regenerate and reset your immune system. Work at strengthening your gut and removing antagonists from your diet. Cut out sugars, seed oils, alcohol, etc.
If it took you 12 times to try and remove your tattoo, then you got the wrong laser treatment ..
@@infiniteg7852 It just means that they are not using a 'standard' green dye. What country did you get your tatoo in? Is there any way that you could go back to the original place and enquire what is in their green ink?
@@AxelSituation ?? USA
I already have the tattoo from a stupid time
i want get a tattoo this week but u change my mind tnsk
congratulations i agree with your wise decision
Who cares it’s your body your choice
@@yeaiknow3557 the body belongs to God the Creator, God loves you
@@fidelcatsro6948 oh wow get a life.
Lol no the body belongs to you it’s your life
Great video, I've always wanted to hear something about tattoo from a scientific point of view, something can't really find on the web. Thank you very much
Same here. I know too many people with tats. My kids have them and have been telling me to get one for several years. I think they're cool and have been considering it but not now after watching this video. I work hard to stay healthy. I would be devastated if I got a tat and got really sick bc of it.
Thank you Dr Berg!
@@ToastingMyJam360 Don't get tattoos. One day you'll be glad you didn't.
@@taunuslunatic404 Thank you!
Can you answer, or do a follow up video on if you get tattoo removal will you still possibly suffer the same negative effects & metals from having a tattoo?
Thanks Dr. Berg
Thank you for the video suggestion. I will check with Dr. Berg about doing a video on this!
Dr. Berg's Support Team.
That's a great question! I have a tribal tattoo I want lasered off. I'm thinking a magnetic detox clay bath will help remove the ink from your body after the laser treatment
Would love to hear of a safe and inexpensive way to remove a tat.
My Uncle had his scrubbed off with salt and vinegar when he was in Vietnam, still has a scar but no visible ink.
The answer is yes! Because you never accounted for the 30% of ink that travelled through out the body, mostly likely to the liver and various lymph nodes. So you could have your tatto lasered off and still get cancer from the metals that migrated to other parts of the body. Excellent question!
@@AxelSituation you can get cancer from anything. Your body will filter out ink just like it does anything else. People been removing tattoos successfully for a very long time without health issues
it's dangerous for body
Your skin is far more beautiful just the way it is. 🏆🧡
Here is a BIG drawback for the believers. Our bodies are our temple..........we are to keep it clean.
ameen we shouldnt alter what beauty God has given us
Exactly🎯
Open to everyone day or night? Kinda gross bro.
@@QueenStylin now that wouldn't be keeping it clean would it bro?
Thanks for releasing this a day before Friday the 13th tattoo specials 😅 last one of 2021.
My grampy was full of tattoos
Smoked heavily drunk whisky worked at sea couldn't swim
Breathed in asbestos from the lugging around the pipes for 12 hours of the day died at the sweet age of 83 his sister who didn't drink didn't have tattoos died at 55 one thing is certain regardless what you do death is inevitable just enjoy life regardless of what you do or what choices you make
yes, do whatever you want to, if you can commit to a higher chance of dying early. the majority does suffer and die early.
That is very good for your grandpa and death surely is certain and living a healthy lifestyle does not guarantee a long live. However, everyone can choose how much risk they want to take. The vast majority of people living like you described your grandpas lifestyle would not have celebrated their 50th birthday. Good for him, that he was one of the lucky ones
Did you sister lead a sedentary life or overweight?
You're denying the fact every living soul has a date with judgement.
Amen
Tattoos are a Babylonian traditions just like the holidays you celebrate but Christians won't stop these pagan traditions because they need to keep up with the Joneses.
Indeed.
This video is deceiving. His dry board illustration is akin to plausible deniability on his part. Not all pigments contain his stated ingredients and his “research” is essentially a ten second google search. I know parents who have better arguments against tattooing. The comments are even more foolish. Getting a tattoo is a personal choice. Your opinions on the subject matter if you don’t have one are not only from a place of inexperience, but personal bias. And to the commenter who mused about his kidney experience, that was not the same product chemically nor structurally. That was a dye, not a core pigment in a suspension or carrier.
Finally, in regard to the sterilization suggestion, he forgot to mention EO GAS sterilization methods used by manufacturers selling pre-sterilized, disposable equipment.
Perhaps consulting a credible practitioner would have been a good idea before making incomplete content.
Agreed. This video and comment section sucks.
oh look- another person who's made tattoos their entire personality🙄 I'm sure what they have to say is unbiased.
I got my left leg sleeved at 19. Right after I came down with numerous health issues, my intuition has ALWAYS told me it's the tattoo. But sadly nothing I can do about it. Tattoo removal just shoots in deeper into your body , can't see that helping. I'm 30 now, have always regretted my tattoo. Waiting for tattoo removal to be able to pull ink from skin , hopefully one day.
but doesn’t tattoo removal break down the pigments allowing your body to “digest” and flush them out? honest question, because that’s what i’ve read on it
Tattoo removal breaks down the pigment so you body then removes it
@@user-wt5if6rx8m yeah but they have no idea how long it takes and the damage is does. Imagine a body processing an entire sleeve of ink , I've had lymphatic , kidney and liver issues since the tattoo so I know it's already in my system , if my body had to process it all I'm sure could have terrible effects. I have red, green and blue in my tattoo.
@@ryanjames7115 damn that’s rough /: i have 2 medium sized tattoos, black ink only and am now starting to think about how irresponsible it was of me to not even look properly into ink ingredients and stuff like that. i hope you can at least find some relief from those problems man, best of luck
You're still alive right?? Stop acting like a wuss
I've never really like tattoos.
Thanks for the info that makes me furthermore not like them at all.
Had a tattoo over 25 yrs...no problem. Great info to know though. Thnx
Your grammar is terrible. So maybe there is a problem.
Mine is going to be six this October. It has a lot of meaning though.
Fun thing is, I had Hogdkin Lymphoma and they tattooed my skin with Chinese Ink for the radiation. If I had those without asking, at least the other one was something I wanted. I probably wouldn't have done it if I knew about the lymph nodes. So far, stress is what makes them swollen, more than anything else.
Paying to have somone draw on me ? Ill keep my cash.
I already got several tattoos. I really regret getting tattoos.. I should have found this video much earlier. full of arm sleeves, I thought it was just cool. but now, I decided I will never get any tattoo.
What happened with your list of cancer bp videos!!!…..I was searching for the research that you did with Guy ….
Idk, There's people who are 80 years and are tatted every where and they're just fine. The science is so vague and doesn't actually say anything. There might be a allergic reaction and there might be heavy metals? Ok, make sure you're not allergic and make sure the ink doesn't have those metals. So its safe now? ...
where are these 80 yr olds? how do you know they're "just fine"?
Tattoos fade away because your immune system is removing them... Laser treatments can break the ink into smaller particles which helps the cells to take away the ink... Also, having tattoos is the same as having open wounds, which means your immune system will be working extra hours until you die.
I really never considered that's why tattoos fade. Sounds reasonable.
Dr. Berg, Much appreciation for your content on tattoos! Thank you~ ❤
Had a tattoo removed and my liver couldn’t deal. Got so sick that I couldn’t work for a year and a half. Despite all the progress I’ve made I still deal with my health every day.
Explain what happened bro? I got a tattoo lasered and got extremely ill and still dealing with it.
From the removal?
did u get better ? im currently in the process of getting a removal and now i'm a bit scared
If you have tattoo removal, finding a doctor that understands detoxification protocols can help carefully detox the body. Another option is an environmental illness expert might prove to be helpful
@@nooneasked32 Kurzgesagt also has a good video on tattoos effects, he does also say though that if you already have a tattoo, removal is just extra strain on your immune system. you might want to look around and do some research then make a choice best suited for you. Keeping or not, just remember removal has its own risks.
You can buy a decent brand name wrist watch eg Seiko or Bulova or Hamilton for less than the price of a small tattoo.
i'd rather buy 10 hello kitty Casios
@@fidelcatsro6948 They need a chunky wrist to carry them off but why not?
For the price of a cup of coffee you can buy a cup of coffee
The average tattoo is 30 days worth of healthy food for me.
People are eating McDonald's daily and this is what we're worried about lmao
Another fact is missing: Tattoo paint pigments are foreign structures for the immune system. You will live in a permanent state of inflammation, because the immune system will react to the pigments and try to break them down. The color actually ends up in the lymph nodes and does whatever there. You can also develop allergies and auto immune disorders.
Exactly! Actually, what is holding your ink and making it visible are your antibodies trying to keep it in your skin to prevent it to enter your body, but with time, your antibodies can’t do it successfully, that’s why tattoos fade with time, which means that this same ink is inside of your body and creates a mess. One thing that’s worse then getting a tattoo is to get laser removal as laser basically burns your antibodies that are holding an ink, so, it gets into other parts of your body. Definitely bad idea!
@@saraandstuartshannon2160wow.
@@saraandstuartshannon2160and what is the best way to remove them?
@@saraandstuartshannon2160and what is the best way to remove them?
Your immune system is constantly working whether you have a tattoo or not. The added tattoo add very little compared to what your immune system has to fight constantly, it’s extremely unlikely to cause any type of chronic immune system issues and when it does it’s usually because something was wrong in the process or the person was already extremely vulnerable. Stop spreading fear mongering.
can you talk about the best way to optimize laser tattoo removal? Am i going to get cancer because i'm removing them and the lymphatic system is responsible to removing the ink..? I take NAC 900 and take lymphatic drainage supplements. i also workout every week 4 times a week doing weightlifting and bodybuilding
I want to know too! I want to remove mines too :-(
I’m curious as well.
I also take NAC and workout 3 times a week weight lifting.
why did you get them in the first place.
Can cause allergic skin reactions, such as an itchy rash at the tattoo site. This can occur even years after you get the tattoo.👍
That's exactly what I think would happen to me.
That’s what happened to me.
I have been starting to cut processed food, oils and sugar and literally the days after that, my two tattoos have been itching like crazy! One of them even has a rash and seems to be fading.
The FDA is so fraudulent and choosey, if I see things in the supermarket that say the FDA hasn't approved it, I grab that item.
Sometimes I wonder how many Tattoos would never have happend, if it wasn't for Instagram. 🤔
This Video reminded me of a Verse that goes “Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the Lord."
Leviticus 19:28 NLT
Ahmein!!
Lev 19:28 You must not make cuts in your flesh for a dead person, and you must not make tattoo markings on yourselves. I am Jehovah.
Thank you for pointing this out!!! 🙏🏻
Ammeennn God of Abraham akbar!!!
Wow. Thank you.
@@fidelcatsro6948 this is a picture of Allah 🤡 LMFAO
Only Eric Berg can make videos on anything and everything on the planet 😀😀❤❤❤👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏
And not judge or discourage.
except cat videos...
Is this the same concern for the semi permanent ink used for eyebrow micro blading?
Semi-permanent make-up ink is prepared in laboratories and is pharmaceutical grade. However, it should only ever be bought from a reputable company who specialise in SPMU.
A truly reputable SPMU artist uses only disposable needles, which are disposed of in a Sharps box immediately after use. In the UK we are inspected for hygiene practices, have to have a personal needle license and the premises we work from also has to have a license. These are issued by local councils following a full inspection by an Environmental Health Officer.
Never liked them anyway 😅 they give very unnatural look.
@@toniannsleddon4365 thank you so much for your answer! I appreciate the time u took to reply. I assume pharmaceutical grade means it avoids these harmful chemicals that dr berg mentions?
Good question! I will check with Dr. Berg about doing a video on this!
Dr. Berg's Support Team.
Just copied this list of ingredients from Tina Davies company. They supply ink in both USA & UK:
The ingredients are a combination of powdered pigments, glycerin, witch hazel, aqua, rosin, benzyl alcohol, and isopropyl alcohol. It is gamma-ray sterilized, vegan and cruelty-free.
Any reputable company will be the same.
Skin largest organ 🎨 😎👍
I started getting tattooed in the 90's at the age of 16. Over the years i got over 50% of my body tattooed with a lot of color. About 10 years ago i started thinking about how tattoos might be dangerous to my health. I very much regret getting tattoos and i am worried. I have some issues with inflammation and i get canker sores all the time which is auto-immune related. Now i wonder if the tattoos are the cause. But what scares me the most is the risk of cancer.
Life causes cancer tattoos are the least of your worries
@@outbound2672 the chemical in tattoos cause cancer
@@edolina2000 So does every other chemical around us you’ll probably die of cancer anyway it’s a 1/2 chance and that’s without tattoos
Do what you can to detoxify. It’s never too late for that. Look into chlorella, Humic/fulvic acid and other detoxifiers.
@@RosettiSpaghettti looool you lot act like tattoos are some mad poisonous being
Graffiti of the body 😝
Tatts are dumb and so common. Who wants to be ordinary?
I think that tattoos were created by the devil himself.
Please do a video on cosmetic fillers and Botox…How dangerous are these?
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Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for the video suggestion. I will check with Dr. Berg about doing a video on this!
Dr. Berg's Support Team.
That is a great idea, I know too many people friends and family doing it. And I have warned them not to. personally I cant even dye my hair, nor drink any wine or alcohol(sulphates) or even wear shoes that is dyed, lined with plastics without having severe allergic reactions that causes inflamation, pain stifness etc. I have warned my friends and family of the botox and fillers especially in old age, but to avail. So now I am the odd one out with wrinkles and grey hair or starting to get there. I am allergic to most medications too, all processed foods, colourants etc. I can't even imagine the damage caused by all these unnatural products.
Make a video on the side effects on removing a tattoo please!!! and What to do if you do get a tattoo removed!! TYVM!
Hi! I will check with Dr. Berg about doing a video on this.
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@@devinreed5725 How tattoo removal works is because tattoo ink needs to be heated at very high temperatures to shatter, yet high temperatures usually cause skin to scar. Astanza laser systems feature a sophisticated technology, Q-switching, that effectively breaks down ink without scarring.
Astanza Q-switched laser systems feature amazingly short laser pulses that only last for nanoseconds (billionths of a second).
Because the laser pulse is so brief, the power is high enough to shatter the ink. But, because the energy is in the skin for such a short period of time, there is no risk of damage to the skin.
I'd get a tattoo of Dr. Eric's face
I had a terrible reaction to my micro bladed eyebrows. It seemed to get under control somewhat then about a year later they were swollen and inflamed again. Had to use steroids to control it.
Too late😬
Lately Graphene Oxide? has been discussed.
I absolutely hate tattoos.
Same I can’t stand them
I know someone who got a tattoo and years later when she had cancer and removed her lymph nodes one was black with tattoo ink. Her radiation went from the front to the back of her body and right into her tattoo.
I have autoimmune issues and touching something (different types of plastics are the worst) can cause me to break out in hives. No way am I going to inject something into my skin that I can't get rid of and don't know what it's made of. Almost getting my eyebrows done is what caused me to rethink the whole tattoo thing.
Thank you for this video, Dr. Berg. I can share it so others can make a more educated decision than an emotinal one. I won't share it with the person I mentioned above. There's nothing she can do now except pray the cancer doesn't return a third time.
It's hard on the liver, because it tries to remove the ink!
wow, thanks for that story. It is true, the root core of the radiation can begin with the heavy metals lodged under the dermis.
I will never get get a tattoo, at 65 years old never had one, and don't need one.
Nice content. But, I think, you have to explain that it concerns USA tattoo... In Europe, there are (I think) lot more rules about tatoo ink, and it's safer in Europe to be tattoed.
Nothing worse then a beautiful woman with a tattoo.
She was never beautiful
Wow.. such great information..many thanks. Didnt give this a thought 25 years ago!
Very glad to be of help.
Wonder if Dr Berg has sleeves under his sleeves...
It's time tattoos go out of fashion.
Unfortunately there are alot more broken people now.
Dr Berg how about tattoo removal?
Tattoo's should only be done by long term trusted professional studios. It always amazes me how lightly people take it(i ve seen people getting randomly tattoed on their holidays!)
Some of my favorite tattoos were done drunk in a kitchen with best friends
My question isn't the toxicity of the ink. My question is since the white blood cells are trying dispose of the ink through the kidneys but can not due to the sheer size of the ink balls in comparison to the white blood cells. Is it confusing the body and what is the behavior of the white blood cells when they can not dispose of it out of the body ... do they keep trying over and over or do they eventually give up and adapt to the foreing particle?!
good question.
Brilliant topic Dr.. Thank you for shedding some light on this subject.! I love my tattoos and this has always been a concern. Let's all demand a better safer for product:]
The answer to that question is Don't get any tattoos.
Problem solved.
Walking cliche's the whole lot of them. I remember when cool, tough people like veterans and bikers had tattoos. Now a 350 pound woman driving an electric scooter at Walmart is covered with them.
Tattoo ink can break your fast depending on how much you consume 👌😉
I heard most ink comes from China :(
Even the garlic coming from there is highly contaminated with toxic heavy metals.
even babyfood has mtbe inside...
Use eternal, its all tested
After having chemo my tattoos would welt up ..it took years before that stopped happening and I put any future tattoo work on hold
Just on hold? Really!!!
I don’t have any never wanted none I never got the whole tattoo alot of ppl is followers
This is a question that everybody knows the answer to, but they ask it trying to fish for the answer that they want to hear.
How long it takes for nerves damage to heal, after Laminectomy major surgery I am suffering with nerves pain Burning 🔥 tingling sharp pain in my shoulders, I love listening to you, thank you.
_You don't put bumper stickers on a Ferrari_
ßißle says Not to ..
Native Americans say skin markings allow spirits to enter...
Tattoos create tulpas which can take on a life of their own.
@@rubyduma6238
oh dang. I had to look that up.
so a "spirit guide" aka: Demon
Depends on translation...some translation only mention putting the names of the dead on you, which people do all the time
The bible does not really address tattoos. The section you are referring to is people cutting themselves for the dead. Some sort of ritual to help their dead relatives.
@@MrLaughingcorpse yeah its not specific what it is exactly refering to. There is nothing saying to not put ink in your skin but christians always point out that one verse
The Biggest organ , in our bodies is our whole skin ! Our bodies our , the temple on this earth , for our short time , that God gave us ! If we live The Lord , wy decimate them ?
A genuine Doctor who abides by his Hippocratic oath, bravo and thank you.
Dr. Berg, you always know when to pick a topic relevant to me and my lifestyle.
I got a tattoo to commemorate the finishing of my first marathon. I have a snapshot of the tattoo with my personal papers and with my Doctor. (If I knew then what I know now I would celebrate with a mini spa vacation in stead of the tattoo.)
I've never had a desire to get a tattoo. Still don't. You have piqued my curiosity. Have you found there are safe materials some use?
Inks
Traffic to the lymph nodes.
Lymph is where immune cells go to learn to distinguish between self, foreign, cells dividing irregularly.
WHY would anyone want to screw with that.
I expect to see an increase in auto immune disease etc.
If don’t have a graduate degree in Immunology your perspective is very limited.
I always wondered if there were toxins in tatoos. This is so good to know!
There is toxins in the food you eat
I express myself, mostly verbally,
but also make my own custom clothes and art.
Ha ha!! Same here.. much to some people's dismay!! x x
Tattoos seem so insane to me. I remember a time when we all wanted CLEAR skin without a mark on it. To me, nothing says ugly like a tattoo no matter how artistic.
I totally agree. Personally, I think something is wrong with the people who get them.
Full disclosure: Two of my three children have multiple tattoos. I cannot stand to look at them. Someone mentioned that their child wears removable tattoos. I sure wish my children would have done that instead of the permanent route that they took.
@@mekaphilly5148 My daughter wanted me to sign so she could get a tattoo before she was 19. I said NO way! I told her that once she became of age, I couldn't stop her but until then, absolutely not. And you know, to this day she does NOT have a tattoo! And I know she will never get one. Makes me so happy and I totally understand how you can't look at them on your kids. I feel very lucky to not have to tolerate that.
I recall the days in school where all the girls would give exchange ideas on how to have flawless clear skin that was so important especially during the summer
I am a visual artist and several people have asked me will I design their tattoos and also ask "Do you have any tattoos?" I have zero tattoos and I didn't know how to express why I didn't want them, for I did not want to sound rude, prudish and condescending. I also had this fear of the ink seeping into my blood stream, or a worry that if I got one, would my skin be able to be nourished by the sun rays? I was also worried about the inks. I didn't take the time out to research about the risks of tattoos because I didn't want to get one. This video has sparked my interest in doing more research about it and also finding alternatives that are healthier for the body but with the same artistry.
Kuro Sumi is the name of one ink brand.
This is a great topic.
I was always thinking 🤔 can that be healthy..
It looks not good … after this video ..
thanks Dr. Berg 🙏
What type of ink did ancient tribes use for tattoos?
use organic ink, then afterwards do a heavy metal cleanse/ IV ozone 10 pass will clean up the blood stream
u know what type of ink u can use ?
What to do to detox the blood? I take NAC , vitamin D, magnesium. Havent had a tattoo since 2019. What can i do for my immune system ?
I've always felt that non-tattooed people are the most judgmental people that I meet. This comment section has not changed my opinion at all.
haha facts i can just picture most the people behind these comments being middle aged, white, american women, having nothing better to do than to give their unwanted opinion about tattoos, who will now use this video in their next anti-tattoo argument
I’m reading through the comments thinking the exact same thing. These people need to stop being so judgemental. It’s sad.
Excuse me, but aren't you being judgemental?
@@skuntalar3470 it’s hard to argue with ignorance. Im not old or middle aged. Im 24 but im educated enough to not want to risk my life for the sake of following a trend. Tattooed ppl remind me of high school kids that model their lives based on what rappers say in their songs instead of using their own minds to make life decisions for themselves. Like the kids that do drugs and brag about it and then call ppl like me boring lol
stop trying to justify your terrible life choices.
Nothing but a little bit of intermittent fasting wouldn't fix...
Tattos is a time line in this days, for my of tattoos Not Are Beuty in fact damage the body and is so much difficult erase one than make one
The person (daughter?) who appears on the keto cookery recipe videos has many tattoos ….
Great video! I always suspected this was the case, but could never find any info on it. Thank you for sharing your research. So glad that tattoos never interested me, but I have been curious as to why others were so keen to get them, and still am.
They have tatoos maybe because they are ignorant and with bad taste
Art expression deep mewnings
@@Nolan.Guruleexactly, getting my first one with non toxic ink.
The trouble with opinions it’s like arse holes everybody has one tattoo studios are not required to have auto claves as some studios run complete disposable products and single use equipment I suggest you stick to what you no and not what you think you no as facts