After Dr. Berg's videos on Sauerkraut I decided to try it, using only purple cabbage. 9 months later, I have less chest pain, lower cholesterol, and higher general health; my doctor is flabbergasted. Thank you for all you do Dr. Berg👑🏆
Thank you for telling me what my doctor didn't explain. All my doctor wanted to do was prescribe something "new" that they don't know much about the side effects yet.
Both myself and my husband have lowered our cholesterol to normal levels by following your advice to leave 4 hours between meals so that blood sugar has a chance to lower. It works!
I am 67 and in great shape thanks to your advice. I eat mostly protein (meats, eggs, yogurt, cottage cheese) and raw vegetable salads. My total cholesterol was 200 and HDL was 99. I was so happy!! All my blood work was perfect! I will continue to take your advice.
Thanks Dr Berg! I cook up salmon and a half pound of bacon, let it cool chop it up and mix it in my salad. I season with sea salt, pepper, olive oil and apple cider vinegar to taste and its great! Sometimes I mash up avocado, thin it with water and season it to taste and use that as my dressing! What I’m super impressed with is your Wheatgrass Juice Powder. I drink this everyday mixed in with unsweetened green tea. The pain in my gut is slowly going away and I believe I will always have to be careful with what I eat. I do have more testing to go through to track down my internal bleeding but the system is incredibly slow and my progress has strictly come from the changes in my eating habits, vitamins and minerals, light exercise and stress relief through the education of your videos! Please don’t ever stop!❤❤❤
Two weeks ago I got my blood test results showing that I had a total cholesterol level of 168. Six months ago it was 207. I started eating vegetables and salads every day, one or the other for variety. My favorite are frozen veggies in 16oz packages that I microwave and then add seasonings and butter and I eat the entire thing, delicious. I know that veggies aren’t to everyone’s taste but I’m just sharing how I get my vegetables in, thanks to Dr. Berg’s advice.👍
hey Doc, i don't know you from the man on the moon; i met you back in 2010 at one of your conferences in Virginia; when i left that seminar, i was hooked on you; i relished in that seminar; you were profound! don't know if you ever read these comments; however, i've gotta tell ya; you have an anointing on your life that is gifted. you make a world of difference in health; thank you for the generosity of your spirit; appreciation; gratitude; God bless 🙏 ya Doc.
I love autophagy! Yesterday I fasted 20 hours while drinking Dr. Berg's Electrolyte Powder, and I felt sooo good, alert and not hungry at all. Muscles are more defined, too.
You don’t need to lower your cholesterol, you need to keep it from becoming oxidized, new studies, show that people with a higher cholesterol live longer
Thank you Dr. Berg. IF has made my skin look so much healthier and I look younger. I feel great. Salads, eggs and ground beef. I admit I'll eat a baked potato sometimes.
Haters are health food I lost a pound a week for a year cutting out all grain and sugar and still could drink a beer and a potatoes whenever I had a craving for a sandwich easy peasy
Veggies???? So glad to hear that. We do enjoy our veggies. So tight with keto it was turning me off a bit. Now with this adjustment...it works. Thank goodness and thank you!!
Another Great video! I’ve been making Lentil soup for over a year now. Cabbage, Carrots, Spinach, Parsley, Celery, Onions, Garlic, and healthy spices like Tumeric, etc.
@@charlesstuart1119technically, some vegetables are better for you when cooked for various reasons such as bioavailability of nutrients and neutralization of harmful compounds. It just depends on the vegetable.
I lost 150lbs on Healthy Keto, and I make a Coleslaw almost every week. Cabbage, avocado mayo, sour cream, swerve, heavy cream, lemon juice, ACV, celery salt, garlic salt, black pepper.
I make salad daily with red cabbage,white cabbage red onion carrots kale apples in salad squeeze lemon juice and salad dressing with a drizzle of olive oil daily intake with main dish
@3cardmonty602…..could you send me this recipe…..it sounds great…just use chopped cole slaw mix…or chop your own. Avocado mayo, sour cream, what is swerve? And then add heavy cream, lemon, ACV, celery, salt pepper, garlic…and mix it all together??? Then chill it? Sounds yummy please verify your recipe….thanks.
Garlic has long been known for its benefits to the body,including its benefits for preventing cardiovascular diseases,by controlling cholesterol levels and lowering blood pressure.eating garlic powder daily reduces cholesterol and can be added to a high cholesterol diet in salads or soups.
My sister used to eat it raw in inhibited absorption of nutrients. Once she stopped garlic altogether she started to respond to treatment. I am wondering if garlic oxalates phytates lectins as re high hence it was damaging her gut 😊
I knew it was going be Veg !! God I love this guy only Dr. Who makes any sense and such a lovely soothing Voice ! Safe in his hands ! Keep up the great work !!
Mr. Berg, in an ideal world, increasing vegetable consumption would be thought of as wise and safe. Not so today. Organic? Non-GMO? Both are at the mercy of Chemtrails...in the soil and in the rain. Greenhouse grown? A much safer choice.....also, far more expensive. So, how about speaking on the minerals that need to fill our cells, that remove waste from our cells, flush blood and bowel of toxins....and help keeps us disease-free? This would be vitally beneficial to your readers.
Keep your carb intake to under 50 grams per day. You'll be amazed. My husband and I usually, with the odd week of falling off the wagon, keep our carb intake below 100 grams per day, and I keep it under 50, on average. His cholesterol is that of a fit 20-year-old man even though he's overweight, and mine is well within the ideal range even though I'm a postmenopausal woman.
Fan tas tic !! This is what I needed today as the cholesterol I have is too high already for years ! Will increase veggies & salads , thank you Dr Berg , you are the best 🎉
I love dr Berg but this time I do not agree. I do not want to reduce my cholesterol and my LDL. High cholesterol and high LDL is healthy! Triglycerides need to be low, not cholesterol and LDL! My gut does not like much fiber. Fiber causes bloating, gaz, cramps, constipation and fatigue (in me). I feel better when I eat less veg and more animal fat and protein. Veg has anti nutrients which block the absorbtion of vitamins and minerals and also can cause leaky gut and inflammation. Please stop being afraid of cholesterol and LDL!
A problem that I have run into with eating more vegetables and reducing my consumption of carbs and high calorie foods is that I lose weight. I’m 67 years old, in good health and am pretty active. I walk for 40-45 min everyday and play Pickleball 2 or 3 times per week and the gym once or twice a week. By eating what are considered healthy foods I lose weight, which I don’t want to do as I am 5ft10 inches tall and weigh 158-160 lbs. Where do I go from here?
You'll lose weight until you plateau, that plateau is your maintenance weight, if you're losing weight that means you have weight to lose. Lose it until you reach your homeostatic weight level. excess fat is not healthy.
At 67 year old you probably don’t have a high metabolism so your probably don’t have to eat that much. I could understand if you were like a skinny young kid with a high metabolism
@heleneketoifShe will still need to increase her calories though bc increase in muscle kicks up your metabolism. So if she is already having a hard time keeping on the weight then she’s already not eating enough calories. Putting on more muscle is always awesome, but you just gotta eat enough to grow and sustain that muscle development with proper amount of caloric intake.
There is so much conflicting advice on cholesterol on YT. I've heard Dr.s say don't worry about your cholesterol levels. Also, I've recently watched a video stating, "Plants are trying to kill you." I'm currently on the carnivore diet (4 months) and I haven't felt this good in a long time. I'm 63yrs old and I've got more energy now than I've had in a while. I haven't had a vegetable or a fruit, nor grain in the 4 months I've been on this diet and I've lost 4" off my waistline. So basically I'm really confused about eating plants, not eating plants, etc. 🥩🥩🥩🚫🍌🍑🍍🍞🍟🫑🥒🥬🥦✌️😎
@@carollyntFruits and vegetables are smothered in pesticides and grown GMO mostly so, unless you grow your own and only eat seasonal fruition then you're aiding cancer..... Also, fructose in fruits is treated like sugar in the body by raising insulin along with high starches in root veggies.....
@@kat7777 Good points. Sometimes I just don't know what to eat. On BP med now since May. My cholesterol is a bit high (total and LDL), but HDL and Tri in good range so doctor said my ratio is fine. I want off this BP med and eat right and exercise so that my cholesterol numbers stay in check. It's just all so confusing. The stress wakes me up at night which I know isn't good either.
@@jennifermarlow. Oh my goodness thanks so much for your tips! I do watch Dr. Berg too. Some foods, teas, and minerals could interact with my BP med so I've been reading/watching online to research it all. I'm 59 in couple months. The BP med is a combo ACE/diuretic so I have to go to ladies room a lot. So annoying especially in middle of night then I cannot fall back asleep like last night. I'm definitely going to start walking everyday (my routine got turned upside-down from a broken arm and surgery in April). Get more healthy foods and vitamins too. Have a great day and thanks again!
I’m a carnivore and enjoying it’s immense benefits!! (weight loss being only one of dozens). That said, I always supplement my OMAD meal with sauerkraut/garlic. I’ve never been so healthy, had amazing mental clarity and energy, as I am now @ 67. Most people who see me assume I’m at most in my mid forties…🥩👊👏😂
@@insertmyidentityhere Who said anyone’s starving? OMAD on carnivore allows you to comfortably stuff yourself to full satiety, there’s no counting of calories or macros needed. Rarely am I hungry, and if I am I just have a cup or tea or coffee to tide me over. You’re obviously oblivious to the countless benefits of intermittent fasting, but ignorance is bliss I suppose. Stuffing my face all day with countless meals/snacks/lattes isn’t really my bag, but knock yourself out Texas girl…👊
@@michaelmcginnin1126 I'm Muslim from Los Angeles. Don't listen to these individuals. They don't know what they are talking about. It's like when people used to tell me in my family about fasting for a whole month. Mind you, this dates back to about 15 years ago !! Now that certain of these family members are older they are now all talking about diet and eating moderately. And that's because they are facing health problems and/or have an overweight. That said, intermittent fasting the way Dr Berg suggests is one of the best forms of discipline and diets one can engage in. I say this because we do a dry fast for a month and while this is an obligation and works, intermittent fasting is being able to have the option to eat at whatever time you want and whenever you want but not because you are programming your mind and opting to have discipline to overlook a mild hunger or craving. Every metabolism is different but unless you try it, you can't knock it. I never gave intermittent fasting a thought and now it's the best alternative without having to work out. Regards.
Just stop eating refined carbs and sugars, be that added sugars or natural sugars, eat more fat (So butter, cheeses, full-fat/raw milk) and eat more protein (fatty cuts, high fat percentage ground/minced beef, salmon, eggs). If you're pre-diabetic, then you're clearly eating awful foods.
Same here no gallbladder it was removed many years ago. I also had a complete hysterectomy. I feel miserable everyday even though I am eating healthy foods the Keto diet fasting etc etc. I get up every morning with gas, bloating, a faint burning in my upper chest and throat area, also pit of stomach, brain fog can't digest food properly fear anxiety etc etc.Taking Betaine HCL and a bile salt with meals, and ACV.
Dr Berg, another great video! Does this information change or is affected by hyper cholesterol. Thanks for ALL you incredibly helpful information. Cheers.
Perfect timing. Just had my bloods back and my cholesterol isn’t particularly high, but my ratio to good/bad cholesterol isn’t great. I’m not overweight and my diet is good. So the info in this vid was very useful…. Thanks doc 👍🏻
As always really good information from Dr. Berg. However, I noticed it's about a month old and the lipid science keeps progressing. Now the key lipid marker that's tying to longevity is Apo B. It's been such a hot topic the past year I wouldn't be surprised if Dr. Berg didn't have a video on it in his library. Usually, your PCP either won't know about it or run it, but your cardiologist, endocrinologist, lipidologist, etc. will really want to know how it's trending since it's a cardiovascular event predictor. Or you can pay for it out of pocket yourself for $35 - $50. If your cholesterol isn't high, but your ratios are concerning, you may want to Google information on Apo B or TH-cam it.
You may have familial hypercholesteralemia, no matter what changes you make , still resistant. Diet, exercise, fasting, stress reduction no help. After all that , still have to take a statin. I take a low dose with bergamot supplement, that brought my levels down to normal. I believe bergamot really helps
@@edennis8578This is the wrong advice. You do not need to cut out carbohydrates at all. Your diet should be more carbohydrates than fat. The only carbs you should cut out are refined carbs. Saturated fat is the main cause of high LDL for a fact. Replacing saturated fat with poly and mono unsaturated fat, eating a lot more fiber is what will decrease LDL.
Your recommendation of vegetables is too vague! I don't doubt you're correct with your data on lowering cholesterol with vegetables, I am however disappointed on you not talking about what vegetables in specific and where you get those best examples. For instance, locally grown ( NON GMO) vegetables that are NOT raised with harmful chemicals (Pesticides, herbicides, ETC) are the best and will address your cholesterol issues without causing other health issues due to the chemicals. I lean more towards the 'Carnivore diet" and there is a lot of research done on good and bad vegetables that are good for you. To say all vegetables are good for you is just untrue! There are many that have a defense mechanism built in that are quite harmful to humans if not prepared right or in some cases NOT consumed at all 🙂
I would love to see a video where you discuss IBD because having crohns makes it almost impossible to get enough veggies per day. Salads are not even an option at this point. And don’t get me started on the confusing advice to eat all the white stuff (bread and rice, etc).
We are learning how to eat healthy lots of healthy vegetables. However, people pocket’s short term cannot handle it. I know it’s more expensive the long run but it’s hard to worry about the future when you broke now. Our country needs to subsidize healthy options for us to consume. More farms that grow whole food
Dear doctor I am watching your wonderful videos specially regarding fasting and eating more vegetables I am following a lot but unfortunately my A1c go up dispute I am doing fasting eating lots of salad I don’t know what should I do I eat rice not bread
@@NansGlobalKitchen A 1/3rd of a cup of rice delivers about 25 grams of carbs. Show me a person that eats just a 1/3rd of a cup of rice. Most eat way more. Simply test your blood sugar with a glucose meter about 1 hour after eating your rice and watch the reading go sky high.
Så där ja, jag åt just 40 gram morot 🥕 och 40 gram gurka 🥒. Och de senaste två veckorna har jag ätit ~2 kg broccoli 🥦 och ~¾ kg blomkål tack vare dr. Erik Berg! Thanks for inspirational and informative videos! 🇺🇲🇸🇪
guy says to me when he eats a banana his blood sugar level goes up. sure ok , but he has no problem drinking a 2L coke while's working. and his diet is mainly bread, rice, potatoes and he thinks that becoming a vegetarian would solve his diabetic problem.
I trying everything,I eat low carbs from years ,and my LDL is still so high,I eat strawberry,chia seeds,nuts,eggs,round beef ,the only carbs I eat is sweet potato’s and my blood work is the same when I eat 350 carbs per day with 200 gram protein and low fat diet then! I think something genetics is the problem here !
Dr kenberryMD says not to eat vegetables :( but I do eat them I try to eat a low carb diet and moderate protein for example Tonight I'm having a piece of wild caught salmon with broccoli carrots and cauliflower
My LDL is 221 😞 everything else is perfect ( lower spectrum of normal range). BP is often 110/70. I’m skinny muscular. TG to HDL ratio is only 0.31 I eat plateful of Broccoli & Spinach daily. Don’t understand why LDL is such🤦♂️
Drinking apple juice spikes your blood glucose , but when you eat a whole apple your body detects fiber present and raises blood glucose at a slower, steady rate.
Aww man, vegetables again! Darn, I was hoping you were gonna say chocolate muffins.
Major disappointment !😅
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Hahaha. I was hoping it was pasta!
That's a good one 😂
The answer is fiber. In Vegetables. Your welcome.
Thank you
Thank you.
Thanks 🎉
I appreciate knowing the noun in the sentence beforehand. Thanks!
i was trying to figure out why ppl commenting saying purple cabbage lol. had watch video myself yes
After Dr. Berg's videos on Sauerkraut I decided to try it, using only purple cabbage. 9 months later, I have less chest pain, lower cholesterol, and higher general health; my doctor is flabbergasted. Thank you for all you do Dr. Berg👑🏆
Thats awesome!
How often do you eat sauerkraut?
@@RH-ul2bc 🥇
@sewfab7805 Every 3 weeks, only purple cabbage. If I eat it more often, I get thyroid issues.
Thanks. Do you make it yourself, and if not what brand are you buying?
Thank you for telling me what my doctor didn't explain. All my doctor wanted to do was prescribe something "new" that they don't know much about the side effects yet.
I love these short videos. My attention span is not too good. Short and to the point.
I think all of us are pretty much imaptient.
Enjoy your pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides…..
Both myself and my husband have lowered our cholesterol to normal levels by following your advice to leave 4 hours between meals so that blood sugar has a chance to lower. It works!
is that in this vid?
Thank you for the reminder ! Needed this today ❤
I am 67 and in great shape thanks to your advice. I eat mostly protein (meats, eggs, yogurt, cottage cheese) and raw vegetable salads. My total cholesterol was 200 and HDL was 99. I was so happy!! All my blood work was perfect! I will continue to take your advice.
Well what were you eating before?
@@JadenJackson-x1c I was eating too many carbs. Now I eat low carbs.
What was your triglyceride level?
@@Mico77777 I just had bloodwork last week again. Total chol. 187, triglycerides 44, HDL 82, LDL 96. Doc was happy, me too.
@@JadenJackson-x1c I was eating a lot lower protein and higher carbs.
Thanks Dr Berg! I cook up salmon and a half pound of bacon, let it cool chop it up and mix it in my salad. I season with sea salt, pepper, olive oil and apple cider vinegar to taste and its great! Sometimes I mash up avocado, thin it with water and season it to taste and use that as my dressing!
What I’m super impressed with is your Wheatgrass Juice Powder. I drink this everyday mixed in with unsweetened green tea. The pain in my gut is slowly going away and I believe I will always have to be careful with what I eat. I do have more testing to go through to track down my internal bleeding but the system is incredibly slow and my progress has strictly come from the changes in my eating habits, vitamins and minerals, light exercise and stress relief through the education of your videos! Please don’t ever stop!❤❤❤
Very happy for you!
Doc, I just wanna say thanks again for all of your content.
Hi Dr thank you you are great ❤
It's vegetables! Eat more vegetables! That's it. You can now go to the next video
Thanks
Two weeks ago I got my blood test results showing that I had a total cholesterol level of 168. Six months ago it was 207. I started eating vegetables and salads every day, one or the other for variety. My favorite are frozen veggies in 16oz packages that I microwave and then add seasonings and butter and I eat the entire thing, delicious. I know that veggies aren’t to everyone’s taste but I’m just sharing how I get my vegetables in, thanks to Dr. Berg’s advice.👍
Very good. Keep up the good work!
To get even more veggie volume in is get a food processor or blender and make your own cauliflower rice!
@@jefff6884only cauliflower rice helped me to get rid of constipation put it in coconut oil turmeric black pepper than add coconut milk
@drericburgdc can you do a video on red yeast rice supplement
Why not steam them and avoid the microwave?
Things our moms all knew: eat your greens!
As long as 4:27
I grew up motherless
Plants are sugar
No way! They taste horrible to me and have a texture I can’t stand. I’ll stick with my vegetable powders.
But our instinct as a baby is not to eat vegetables because they have oxalates, phytates and lots of anti-nutrients🤮
I love your content Dr. Berg! To increase bile my advice is to eat more fat. Animal fat. Carnivore for the win!
hey Doc, i don't know you from the man on the moon; i met you back in 2010 at one of your conferences in Virginia; when i left that seminar, i was hooked on you; i relished in that seminar; you were profound! don't know if you ever read these comments; however, i've gotta tell ya; you have an anointing on your life that is gifted. you make a world of difference in health; thank you for the generosity of your spirit; appreciation; gratitude; God bless 🙏 ya Doc.
I love autophagy! Yesterday I fasted 20 hours while drinking Dr. Berg's Electrolyte Powder, and I felt sooo good, alert and not hungry at all. Muscles are more defined, too.
Wow that is fantastic!❤
you think just not eating for less than 24 hours shows actual definition in your muscles?
@@MrBurgerPal yes! It does!
@@insertmyidentityhere IF is not tantamount to starving oneself. 😂😂😂. Starvation occurs after at least 48 hours. I do 18-20. 😂..👌right back atcha.
@@insertmyidentityhereA water fast is not 'starving'
Please be lasagna! Please be lasagna!
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You don’t need to lower your cholesterol, you need to keep it from becoming oxidized, new studies, show that people with a higher cholesterol live longer
Wow !!! 😯
It is helpful to provide the study/s that show that so others can read them.
Where do we find these studies?
Another theory that is deceitful
Thank you Dr. Berg. IF has made my skin look so much healthier and I look younger. I feel great. Salads, eggs and ground beef. I admit I'll eat a baked potato sometimes.
Haters are health food I lost a pound a week for a year cutting out all grain and sugar and still could drink a beer and a potatoes whenever I had a craving for a sandwich easy peasy
@@bellelacroix5938awesome
@@bellelacroix5938you shouldn’t have cravings if you’re on healthy keto, you’ll loose your appetite when you’re on ketosis
You are superb Dr Berg!! Thank you for your content that is changing & saving lives!!🎉🎉
Veggies???? So glad to hear that. We do enjoy our veggies. So tight with keto it was turning me off a bit. Now with this adjustment...it works. Thank goodness and thank you!!
Another Great video! I’ve been making Lentil soup for over a year now. Cabbage, Carrots, Spinach, Parsley, Celery, Onions, Garlic, and healthy spices like Tumeric, etc.
Sounds delicious & Healthy! Gonna give it a try in autumn season.
Your lentil soup sounds delicious and healthy.
But cooked veggies have less value then uncooked in salads be aware a d eat more salads❤
@@charlesstuart1119technically, some vegetables are better for you when cooked for various reasons such as bioavailability of nutrients and neutralization of harmful compounds. It just depends on the vegetable.
So I stumbled on to one of your videos about 6 months ago since then I have transformed my body back to when I was 30 I am 65 THANK YOU!!!!
You are amazing Dr.Berg
Thanks for your kind words.
Thanks , I'm now eating more salad and veggies 😀
I lost 150lbs on Healthy Keto, and I make a Coleslaw almost every week. Cabbage, avocado mayo, sour cream, swerve, heavy cream, lemon juice, ACV, celery salt, garlic salt, black pepper.
Thanks💚
Sounds great
Mayo and heavy cream for lowering ldl?
I make salad daily with red cabbage,white cabbage red onion carrots kale apples in salad squeeze lemon juice and salad dressing with a drizzle of olive oil daily intake with main dish
@3cardmonty602…..could you send me this recipe…..it sounds great…just use chopped cole slaw mix…or chop your own. Avocado mayo, sour cream, what is swerve? And then add heavy cream, lemon, ACV, celery, salt pepper, garlic…and mix it all together??? Then chill it? Sounds yummy please verify your recipe….thanks.
Garlic has long been known for its benefits to the body,including its benefits for preventing cardiovascular diseases,by controlling cholesterol levels and lowering blood pressure.eating garlic powder daily reduces cholesterol and can be added to a high cholesterol diet in salads or soups.
My sister used to eat it raw in inhibited absorption of nutrients. Once she stopped garlic altogether she started to respond to treatment. I am wondering if garlic oxalates phytates lectins as re high hence it was damaging her gut 😊
@@tsebosei1285Everything in moderation. I'm glad your sister is better.
Garlic also leads to the reduction of the number of people who want to be within three feet of you!
Fantastic video, a must watch for high cholesterol people especially 😅
Dr Berg has aged so much lately and look thinner. Is it because he fast too much?
Shut up he looks fine
I knew it was going be Veg !! God I love this guy only Dr. Who makes any sense and such a lovely soothing Voice ! Safe in his hands ! Keep up the great work !!
Same. Before I watched the video I said “Watch it be greens” and lo and behold. Glad I’m already doing this. Good stuff, Doc.
Yes, his voice and short informative videos keep me interested!
Mr. Berg, in an ideal world, increasing vegetable consumption would be thought of as wise and safe.
Not so today.
Organic? Non-GMO?
Both are at the mercy of Chemtrails...in the soil and in the rain.
Greenhouse grown? A much safer choice.....also, far more expensive.
So, how about speaking on the minerals that need to fill our cells, that remove waste from our cells, flush blood and bowel of toxins....and help keeps us disease-free?
This would be vitally beneficial to your readers.
He has addressed the issue from time to time!
dear god... eating vegetables aren't going to kill you.. EAT TONS OF THEM
@@dicktram5305Lol
@@dicktram5305So true and also, I eat all types of vegetables
@@dicktram5305 Dear god, pay attention So many sick people today because of hybridized FrankenFoods including produce
My cholesterol was a wee bit high so my doctor told me to eat 2 granny Smithe apples a day to lower cholesterol.
Has it helped ?
@@flyingwarrior7155 I usually only eat 1 per day, will check with doc in January.
Keep your carb intake to under 50 grams per day. You'll be amazed. My husband and I usually, with the odd week of falling off the wagon, keep our carb intake below 100 grams per day, and I keep it under 50, on average. His cholesterol is that of a fit 20-year-old man even though he's overweight, and mine is well within the ideal range even though I'm a postmenopausal woman.
Fan tas tic !! This is what I needed today as the cholesterol I have is too high already for years ! Will increase veggies & salads , thank you Dr Berg , you are the best 🎉
I ❤ vegetables Dr. Berg!! Thank you so very much for sharing this informative video.
Glad to hear that! Most welcome.
I am so glad I always loved vegetables 🥗 even as a little child Thank you Dr Berg 🫡👊🏾
I love dr Berg but this time I do not agree. I do not want to reduce my cholesterol and my LDL. High cholesterol and high LDL is healthy! Triglycerides need to be low, not cholesterol and LDL! My gut does not like much fiber. Fiber causes bloating, gaz, cramps, constipation and fatigue (in me). I feel better when I eat less veg and more animal fat and protein. Veg has anti nutrients which block the absorbtion of vitamins and minerals and also can cause leaky gut and inflammation. Please stop being afraid of cholesterol and LDL!
A problem that I have run into with eating more vegetables and reducing my consumption of carbs and high calorie foods is that I lose weight. I’m 67 years old, in good health and am pretty active. I walk for 40-45 min everyday and play Pickleball 2 or 3 times per week and the gym once or twice a week. By eating what are considered healthy foods I lose weight, which I don’t want to do as I am 5ft10 inches tall and weigh 158-160 lbs.
Where do I go from here?
Increase your calories to sustain your ideal weight
You'll lose weight until you plateau, that plateau is your maintenance weight, if you're losing weight that means you have weight to lose. Lose it until you reach your homeostatic weight level. excess fat is not healthy.
At 67 year old you probably don’t have a high metabolism so your probably don’t have to eat that much. I could understand if you were like a skinny young kid with a high metabolism
@heleneketoifShe will still need to increase her calories though bc increase in muscle kicks up your metabolism. So if she is already having a hard time keeping on the weight then she’s already not eating enough calories. Putting on more muscle is always awesome, but you just gotta eat enough to grow and sustain that muscle development with proper amount of caloric intake.
Organic grass-fed butter.
There is so much conflicting advice on cholesterol on YT. I've heard Dr.s say don't worry about your cholesterol levels. Also, I've recently watched a video stating, "Plants are trying to kill you." I'm currently on the carnivore diet (4 months) and I haven't felt this good in a long time. I'm 63yrs old and I've got more energy now than I've had in a while. I haven't had a vegetable or a fruit, nor grain in the 4 months I've been on this diet and I've lost 4" off my waistline. So basically I'm really confused about eating plants, not eating plants, etc. 🥩🥩🥩🚫🍌🍑🍍🍞🍟🫑🥒🥬🥦✌️😎
@@carollyntFruits and vegetables are smothered in pesticides and grown GMO mostly so, unless you grow your own and only eat seasonal fruition then you're aiding cancer..... Also, fructose in fruits is treated like sugar in the body by raising insulin along with high starches in root veggies.....
@@kat7777 Good points. Sometimes I just don't know what to eat. On BP med now since May. My cholesterol is a bit high (total and LDL), but HDL and Tri in good range so doctor said my ratio is fine. I want off this BP med and eat right and exercise so that my cholesterol numbers stay in check. It's just all so confusing. The stress wakes me up at night which I know isn't good either.
@@jennifermarlow. Oh my goodness thanks so much for your tips! I do watch Dr. Berg too. Some foods, teas, and minerals could interact with my BP med so I've been reading/watching online to research it all. I'm 59 in couple months. The BP med is a combo ACE/diuretic so I have to go to ladies room a lot. So annoying especially in middle of night then I cannot fall back asleep like last night. I'm definitely going to start walking everyday (my routine got turned upside-down from a broken arm and surgery in April). Get more healthy foods and vitamins too. Have a great day and thanks again!
Nothing as confusing as nutrition and it’s guru’s
@@jennifermarlow.would u pls share your blood type? I’m reading that only a certain type does well on carnivore. Ty so much.
I’m a carnivore and enjoying it’s immense benefits!! (weight loss being only one of dozens). That said, I always supplement my OMAD meal with sauerkraut/garlic. I’ve never been so healthy, had amazing mental clarity and energy, as I am now @ 67. Most people who see me assume I’m at most in my mid forties…🥩👊👏😂
@@insertmyidentityhere Who said anyone’s starving? OMAD on carnivore allows you to comfortably stuff yourself to full satiety, there’s no counting of calories or macros needed. Rarely am I hungry, and if I am I just have a cup or tea or coffee to tide me over. You’re obviously oblivious to the countless benefits of intermittent fasting, but ignorance is bliss I suppose. Stuffing my face all day with countless meals/snacks/lattes isn’t really my bag, but knock yourself out Texas girl…👊
would u pls share your blood type? I’m reading that only a certain type does well on carnivore. Ty so much.
@@michaelmcginnin1126 I'm Muslim from Los Angeles. Don't listen to these individuals. They don't know what they are talking about.
It's like when people used to tell me in my family about fasting for a whole month. Mind you, this dates back to about 15 years ago !! Now that certain of these family members are older they are now all talking about diet and eating moderately. And that's because they are facing health problems and/or have an overweight.
That said, intermittent fasting the way Dr Berg suggests is one of the best forms of discipline and diets one can engage in. I say this because we do a dry fast for a month and while this is an obligation and works, intermittent fasting is being able to have the option to eat at whatever time you want and whenever you want but not because you are programming your mind and opting to have discipline to overlook a mild hunger or craving.
Every metabolism is different but unless you try it, you can't knock it.
I never gave intermittent fasting a thought and now it's the best alternative without having to work out.
Regards.
@@CG-mj8tk So sorry, I completely forgot my blood type! BTW what is the blood type that usually fares better with the carnivore diet? Be well….
@@insertmyidentityhere
Fasting and starving are not at all the same thing.
My gallbladder was removed, is there something to help. My bad cholestral is high and I just got my A1c that indicates pre diabetes.
Just stop eating refined carbs and sugars, be that added sugars or natural sugars, eat more fat (So butter, cheeses, full-fat/raw milk) and eat more protein (fatty cuts, high fat percentage ground/minced beef, salmon, eggs). If you're pre-diabetic, then you're clearly eating awful foods.
also do intermittent fasting, be physically active and get at least 8 hr sleep
Should be fascinating and useful
I had my gallbladder removed. Anything special I need to consider?
Same here no gallbladder it was removed many years ago. I also had a complete hysterectomy. I feel miserable everyday even though I am eating healthy foods the Keto diet fasting etc etc. I get up every morning with gas, bloating, a faint burning in my upper chest and throat area, also pit of stomach, brain fog can't digest food properly fear anxiety etc etc.Taking Betaine HCL and a bile salt with meals, and ACV.
Dr Berg, another great video! Does this information change or is affected by hyper cholesterol. Thanks for ALL you incredibly helpful information. Cheers.
Are the cholesterol levels really a major concern for most people or is it a way to put everyone on a statin and make money.
Hi dr berg I am suffering from diabetes, insomnia and fibromyalgia, after taking covid vaccine please help me..😢😢😢
Look at gut. Vac messes with the gut Also take something to clear out candida.
I have heard many times that a person having low metabolism and digestive issues should avoid cruciferous vegetables
What do you say?
Cruciferous vegetables can make you gassy. Do you get gas? If not, you're fine.
Yes! Cruciferous vegetables cause bloating and a lot of gas.... And eating cooked meat causes me headache and nausea...
Let me guess, fiber...
Really, just don't eat the carbs/plants.
The fact that food stuffs having detergent-like activity is antihypercholesterolemic is just awesome.
Organic vegetables to really increase their effectiveness
Thank you so much for always useful information, you are the best dr❤❤❤❤❤❤.Have a great day
Glad you found it useful! Thanks for watching!
There is a yogurt called Jalna plain greek. It has 3 carbs per 100 grams and 3 grams of fiber per 100 grams. So what is that? No carb??😮
You talk about vegetable vitamin & nutrients, but what about bioavailability, lectins and oxalates?
And pesticides etc.
Sounds like parents insisting that you 'eat your vegetables!!' knew instinctively what they were talking about.
Perfect timing. Just had my bloods back and my cholesterol isn’t particularly high, but my ratio to good/bad cholesterol isn’t great. I’m not overweight and my diet is good. So the info in this vid was very useful…. Thanks doc 👍🏻
As always really good information from Dr. Berg. However, I noticed it's about a month old and the lipid science keeps progressing. Now the key lipid marker that's tying to longevity is Apo B. It's been such a hot topic the past year I wouldn't be surprised if Dr. Berg didn't have a video on it in his library. Usually, your PCP either won't know about it or run it, but your cardiologist, endocrinologist, lipidologist, etc. will really want to know how it's trending since it's a cardiovascular event predictor. Or you can pay for it out of pocket yourself for $35 - $50. If your cholesterol isn't high, but your ratios are concerning, you may want to Google information on Apo B or TH-cam it.
Yeah I’m eating 7 cups of vegetables per day
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I'm 32 yrs, 165 lbs, 5'10", been exercising and eating no sugar for years and my high cholesterol still won't go down.
Do you fast 16 hours? Drink 3 litres of warm water? Try them. Avoid rice or lessen rice. Sleep more. Stress.. reduce.
You have to cut carbohydrates altogether. Bread, rice, corn, potatoes are all bad if you have high cholesterol. Try staying under 50 grams per day.
You may have familial hypercholesteralemia, no matter what changes you make , still resistant. Diet, exercise, fasting, stress reduction no help. After all that , still have to take a statin. I take a low dose with bergamot supplement, that brought my levels down to normal. I believe bergamot really helps
Meat and fruit all you need
@@edennis8578This is the wrong advice. You do not need to cut out carbohydrates at all. Your diet should be more carbohydrates than fat. The only carbs you should cut out are refined carbs.
Saturated fat is the main cause of high LDL for a fact.
Replacing saturated fat with poly and mono unsaturated fat, eating a lot more fiber is what will decrease LDL.
Your recommendation of vegetables is too vague! I don't doubt you're correct with your data on lowering cholesterol with vegetables, I am however disappointed on you not talking about what vegetables in specific and where you get those best examples. For instance, locally grown ( NON GMO) vegetables that are NOT raised with harmful chemicals (Pesticides, herbicides, ETC) are the best and will address your cholesterol issues without causing other health issues due to the chemicals. I lean more towards the 'Carnivore diet" and there is a lot of research done on good and bad vegetables that are good for you. To say all vegetables are good for you is just untrue! There are many that have a defense mechanism built in that are quite harmful to humans if not prepared right or in some cases NOT consumed at all 🙂
Dang, I was hoping you were going to say oatmeal! 😂
THANK YOU🫡..ALWAYS GREAT USEABLE INFORMATION!
Dr Berg, will taking a teaspoon of psyllium husk powder as fiber (instead of salad etc) also decrease my LDL level? I also have a 109 CAC score.
I would love to see a video where you discuss IBD because having crohns makes it almost impossible to get enough veggies per day. Salads are not even an option at this point. And don’t get me started on the confusing advice to eat all the white stuff (bread and rice, etc).
Good morning Dr Berg.Thank you so much for very comprehensive topic.❤🙏👌
I AM LIKE A RABBIT ALREADY
Lol.😂
Furry with big ears? 🐰
We are learning how to eat healthy lots of healthy vegetables. However, people pocket’s short term cannot handle it. I know it’s more expensive the long run but it’s hard to worry about the future when you broke now. Our country needs to subsidize healthy options for us to consume. More farms that grow whole food
Dear doctor I am watching your wonderful videos specially regarding fasting and eating more vegetables I am following a lot but unfortunately my A1c go up dispute I am doing fasting eating lots of salad I don’t know what should I do
I eat rice not bread
May need to cut the rice out if you're serious about results!
Maybe it's the rice that's bad for Blood sugar! Rice is starchy it has a lot of carbs. It may depends on how much of rice you eat in a day.
@@NansGlobalKitchen A 1/3rd of a cup of rice delivers about 25 grams of carbs. Show me a person that eats just a 1/3rd of a cup of rice. Most eat way more. Simply test your blood sugar with a glucose meter about 1 hour after eating your rice and watch the reading go sky high.
What about people with irritated guts that can’t eat fiber?
This info has some real fiber in it~
Could you just take lemon juice everyday to lower your cholesterol
Very useful video .Thanks sir🙏
Most welcome!
Så där ja, jag åt just 40 gram morot 🥕 och 40 gram gurka 🥒.
Och de senaste två veckorna har jag ätit ~2 kg broccoli 🥦 och ~¾ kg blomkål tack vare dr. Erik Berg! Thanks for inspirational and informative videos! 🇺🇲🇸🇪
Off topic but is it ok to eat salmon packed in oil?
guy says to me when he eats a banana his blood sugar level goes up. sure ok , but he has no problem drinking a 2L coke while's working. and his diet is mainly bread, rice, potatoes and he thinks that becoming a vegetarian would solve his diabetic problem.
We don't need fiber. A doctor has written a book titled fiber menace.
Dr. Chaffee?
I trying everything,I eat low carbs from years ,and my LDL is still so high,I eat strawberry,chia seeds,nuts,eggs,round beef ,the only carbs I eat is sweet potato’s and my blood work is the same when I eat 350 carbs per day with 200 gram protein and low fat diet then!
I think something genetics is the problem here !
Dr. can you make video on antiperspirants deodorants and sweating and the lymphatic system?
Psyllium husk absolutely lowers cholesterol, not sure why you said it doesn’t around 2:30
@@insertmyidentityhere do you have a study on that. Everything I’ve seen shows it’s good for your gut
Thanku for great video Good diet, Proper exercise + LOTS of water All throughout the day aids not only in weight loss but also increased energy!
Is it true that somebody who has hypothyroidism has high cholesterol levels
Does this also apply to “Familial hypercholesterolaemia”…..as I don’t understand the difference. Mine without meds has been 712.
Check out my video on familial hypercholesterolemia:
th-cam.com/video/AwG_vxtCy_8/w-d-xo.html
Pretty much any lacto-fermented cruciferous vegetable does this.
I'm 60 year old female what is good numbers for LDL ? & HDL?
Dr kenberryMD says not to eat vegetables :( but I do eat them I try to eat a low carb diet and moderate protein for example Tonight I'm having a piece of wild caught salmon with broccoli carrots and cauliflower
Dear Dr. I started taking VitB1
And bladder problems are gone !! However it gives me hunger pangs for carbs!! Please Helpppp!!!
Is cooking vegetables over the stove bad? ..meaning do I have 2 eat vegetables raw without them being Cooked over the stove?
Will vary (DYR) but many like broccoli etc are best is partly cooked, it should still have "crunch" when eaten not be soft.
@@SpamMouse thanks
So the fiber in psyllium husks does NOT help lower cholesterol???????
My LDL is 221 😞
everything else is perfect ( lower spectrum of normal range). BP is often 110/70.
I’m skinny muscular.
TG to HDL ratio is only 0.31
I eat plateful of Broccoli & Spinach daily.
Don’t understand why LDL is such🤦♂️
Can you take the bile if you don't have a gallbladder?
Talking of cholesterol and blocked arteries it might help if we all came complete with a built-in desalination plant inside our bodies, lol! ☝️
Could you please make a video explaining how fiber negates carbs? I am sceptical of this concept, but maybe it does work. If so, how does it work?
Drinking apple juice spikes your blood glucose , but when you eat a whole apple your body detects fiber present and raises blood glucose at a slower, steady rate.
The best carbohydrate is NO carbohydrate.
i eat a avocado everyday - is that good fiber to help with bile production?
You are always such a blessing!
Dr. Berg!
Thank you!
Very glad to be of help!
This should be interesting.
Definitely!
The answer is vegetable fiber.
you got me Dr. Berg… Vegetables! 🤦🏼♂️
So the fibre in vegetables
Thanks TH-cam you took me here by q click no search ❤
very interesting, but boy do I suffer with veg as I have Crohns disease
So which cholesterol and number is too high?
Keto got rid of my high cholesterol.