@@joliecide That's wat l don't get...l used to drink and stopped. Never went back. This sugar thing is a different story. I did keto and my cravings did stop. I was good for 21 days. The problem is that it doesn't "stay away"...
I quit smoking 2 years ago after smoking for 16 years. Wasn't easy but I did it. I stopped taking sugar yesterday and I already know why it's harder. EVERYONE at home is pushing sugar towards me. My wife gave me a cookie, my in laws placed a cup of tea in front of me and my 2 year old baby had a tantrum when she pushed a cookie in my direction and I refused to eat it. When I quit smoking, I'm the only one who even knew I quit.
I once heard caffeine is the most addictive drug. I disagree, I think sugar is far more addictive. The point Dr. Berg makes about just going cold turkey is a good idea.
I'm in my sixties now, and I tell the younger generations that sugar is today's poison, replacing tobacco. It's like a society being able to vote itself getting money.
Dr Berg is exactly right folks, listen to him. I started following him july 1st. Within about 2 days cravings and hunger was gone. Haven't touched sugar since, fat melted off and energy levels came back. I went from low 240s to mid 180s and have held that weight consistently.
I need to make the change. It is just hard for me, because I am not a natural cook, and I drive a lot for work. So my biggest weakness is drive-thrus. And I crave it all the time. And the majority of that food is not nutritional, mostly carbs, and cooked in omega-6 oils! But I will try again. Thank you for the inspiration!
@@jonathanbehmer5495 you could buy frozen vegetables mix that you can heat at medium in a pan using coconut oil, easy. Then add your proteins, shrimps/steak/fish in the pan. That's what I do.
The fastest way to get off sugar is to fast. Clean out the entire house. Stay away from the donuts at the gas station by never going inside. Take a walk. Just fasting and walking is so helpful to me!
That’s pretty hard to do when you have other people in the house. I can’t control what my wife and my kids eat my kids are old enough to decide for him selves (
I’m quitting sugar cold turkey tonight! Be back for updates. ☺️ Update: DAY 2 still going strong. I haven’t even thought about eating sugar or junk food. I think once you officially decide you’re DONE it’s easy after that. DAY 3 sleeping is absolute trash. Lol I’ve been waking up each hr of night. I know it will get better. Other than that no hunger at all. Energy is normal. I’ve added jump roping at the park and noticed I didn’t get winded AT ALL! Also HELLLLOOO smooth skin and flatter tummy! ✨✨✨ DAY 4: sleep was BETTER i am able to fall asleep fast and I only woke up once at 2am. So progress. Also I noticed that when I run or jump rope etc. my heart is beating fast but I’m not gasping for air like I’m about to pass out. So it’s safe to say my arteries aren’t so clogged up anymore. Also my cracked skin on my heels are GONE!!! A lot of people are already commenting about the weight loss benefits. So I wanted to touch a lot more on the other benefits too. Side note: If anyone is curious on the foods I’ve eaten so far I’ve mostly stuck with Salmon, Tuna and shrimp, cheese and veggies. I plan on trying a really juicy buttery steak this week. 🤤 My stomach is flatter and now a little definition on my arms. And most importantly still NO CRAVINGS what so ever. It’s almost like maybe weren’t meant to eat food to begin with. LOL Just a thought be back later. DAY 7: still going strong! ✨I SLEPT AMAZING✨ Woke up at 5am feeling great! Waist is much smaller. No cravings whatsoever. Just keeping it pescatarian these days. 2 meals a day and 1 green tea 1 coffee not snacking at all DAY 12: ugh! So I had a cheat day yesterday. With home made shrimp rice and egg rolls. Very good. But made me feel like crap. GASSY stomach hurt. I had been refraining from getting on the scale because I’ve been seeing the physical changes which was good enough for me. Slimmer face, arms, legs, and waist. Until I got on the scale today. “DUN DUN DUUUNNN!” I only lost 1lb. HOW?!!!!! That made me super discouraged and wanting to give up. But I am super grateful for having my energy and feeling good throughout the day. I can’t go back now. Wish me luck. ✨✨✨ONE MONTH!!!!!✨✨✨ So far feeling better than ever. Still no sugar. When I do slip up I feel yucky the next day. 🤮 So I avoid it at all cost. I’ve been doing the pescatarian thing. No heavy meats and I have been trying to stay away from processed junk as much as possible. Also I realized I haven’t been so hard on myself tracking carbs etc because it works better when you don’t feel like you’re on a diet. It’s more of a lifestyle change. I haven’t gotten back on the scale yet. But I see HUGE changes in my stomach flat. Annoying Back roll is almost gone. My energy is AMAZING. I sleep the entire night through. And no stomach issues.
@@LuxeGirlLeAndria way to go! I'm starting day four. Thing is, I've done real well making sure I track my carbs. I've had a couple of diet Dr peppers this past weekend...I wonder if they affect anything, even though there's no sugar/carbs😂🤷♀️. I've eaten chicken breast, tuna, hamburger ( we raise beef and process our own)....lots of veggies. To be honest, I don't really feel that different. I don't really see a difference physically yet. It's ok. I did notice my knees not as sore. I'd like to also know if anyone uses monk fruit. It's zero glycemic index, but is it considered sugar-free?
@@lisastump1385 I haven’t tried any sweeteners like monk fruit etc. because I’m noticing that I’m not craving anything AT ALL. Literally have to remind myself to eat two meals per day. Haha Also I think if you keep going eventually you’ll get to a point where you don’t even want the diet soda anymore or anything sweet. Are you drinking a decent amount of water as well everyday?
Can you share what foods you are eating? I'd love to try this but am not a big cook so would love a way to easily see which foods I can eat vs. which I can't
@@kanwalarora363 As much fresh vegetables and fruit as possible. Also grains, beans, etc. It's always best to prepare your food yourself and not buy processed food, that was you can control if you put sugar in it or not! And a little note at the end, of course there is sugar in e.g. fruit as well, but the sugar that is detrimental for your health is not the natural but the industrial one. Hope that helps :)
@Pia R. Curious, where did you find this info? I'd love to try this but am not a big cook so would love a way to easily see which foods I can eat vs. which I can't
Not my experience. I've switched to carnivore, eating eggs & red meat. Aggressive sugar cravings 8/9 days in. My carb intake is well below 30g per day. Protein hits around 175-200. Fats between 125-175. It's not easy.
This is my first step towards a healthy life. Dr. Berg you are a life saver....I will be watching all your videos. I HAVE to loose 100 plus lbs...I need prayers 🙏❤️
You can do it. Start intermittent fasting and cut down all take out, processed and do not bring any junk food into the house. These simple changes will help a lot
My name is Debbie and I’m a sugar addict. BUT I control it through 18/6 and keto for 4 months now and years of self education about our processed foods. Bless you all.
Cant even think how many times ive tried to quit sugar. Well after listening to Dr Bergs video here we go again. Holiday over, Easters over, xmas long gone so lets try again. No excuses this time.
There is no easy way out of this, getting off sugar is going to be hard. It took me around six weeks to stop having physical cravings and maybe six months to get past what I'd call the mental cravings aspect. It was really hard, with multiple setbacks. Important things are always hard, they are supposed to be hard. Being hard is not a reason to avoid them, that is the reason to do it! We are built to do hard things. Quitting sugar is the single most life-altering thing I've ever done.
I would like to share my experience, too. I was able to give up sugar by eating fruits whenever I crave sugar. Although fruits are still sugar, it’s not as addictive as chocolates, etc. I did this for weeks until I didn’t crave sugar anymore. It’s still going to be difficult though like every other addiction. But this worked for me. I hope this works for you, too.
Chocolate with 90-95% cocoa or rather less than 5% sugar should be ok in small amounts (i think?). I don't get why people buy "chocolate" with 50-60% sugar but don't call it "sugar with cocoa flavor", which would be the honest description.
@@TJ_104 I know! It’s crazy how companies are fooling us. Especially in my country, the chocolates here are so much sweeter than other countries. It’s literally a sugar bar.
Oh, I am glad it worked for you. I did end up eating 2kg of suggary fruits per day, and got all sort of very sever healt issues . Got completly addictid to fruit too. With Keto and If which saved my life. I jumped into Keto right away, and was very easy after 2-3 days. I am glad I did not put time in it…
Cold Turkey. Just do it. Ditch all biscuits, cakes, breads, pastries, pasta and grains. Drink plenty of mineral water with lemon and a twist of sea salt. You will feel like crap for several days - but then it's OVER 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂 You will be free from those cravings and all the "false" hunger that's fooled you for years.
I've been off of sugar and low carb for almost 2 years now. Recently I ate a piece of carrot cake at a party. It was soo sweet. I immediately got a headache, felt tired and had most of the symptoms that you said. Next day I had a craving for a big salad and kombucha
@@ghostinthearena yes alot of sugar is used in the making of kambucha tea. However, during the fermentation process the sugar gets eaten up by the microbes. The more vineragery it taste hardly any sugar is left. Also, because of the open air fermentation the alcohol content goes up to maybe 1% at most.
I have been off sugar and carbs for 4 weeks now and now I have more energy, my vision is clear, lost 10 lbs so far, and less or almost no tingling in my toes and fingers. Thank you Dr Berg.
My son would get lethargic almost immediately after consuming a high carb/ sugar meal! It was awful to see! He did keto for about 3 months and is still doing it! It’s amazing the difference in his body and mental state! Also, he lost 40 lbs!
Dr berg my son has started keto with me and his age is 13. He follows you and we watch your videos together. You are such a blessing for us. He is over weight and now want to gain muscles and get rid of belly fat. Its his second week. Hopefully he will get results gradually.
Dr Berg I just wanted to say that you are a lifesaver. I've lost 90 lbs and still losing. Thanks and keep up the great videos. Neal Shidle. Feeling so much better.
thank you dr. berg... thank your righteous wife too. been doing below 50 carbs for 2 1/2 months, im down 25 lbs., my blood pressure is under control for the first time in 4 years, my joints feel amazing (im a severe hemophiliac). my digestive system has healed (i number 2 like im 20 years old again.) all your precious info and karen's keto recipies are changing my life...
That's fantastic! Dr. Berg would love to hear about your success with Keto! Please use this link to upload your story: www.drberg.com/add-client-success-story Dr. Berg's Support Team.
I have been a soda drinker for 20 years and am finally ready to give up the mountain dew. Getting MCT oil on my way home and kicking the old habit forever. Wish me luck!
RICK- it's going to be worth it. You will develop superpowers. Your INSTINCS will start working- u will notice more things about the real world and discover who your real friends are. Your body's energy, frequency and vibration in and around your body will change, chemical elements- you will attract Positive energetic people. ITS ALL GOOD.
Quitting sugar has changed my life and lowering carb intake has further helped a lot. And finally fasting has been great saviour .. All thanks to you Dr. Berg. It's amazing to be on a low carb and sugar free diet 🙂🙂 Unlimited Gratitude. And it's not just weight loss but over all feeling healthy ... 👌👌
Dr Berg, I quit sugar cold turkey on September 11th of this year. At that time I weighed 275lbs and I’m 5’10”. I felt tired at the end of the work day to the point and had no energy to do anything. I haven’t changed to a keto diet but I cut out added sugar and bread of any kind. I have lost a total of 19lbs over the past 5 weeks with just my change in diet. It was amazing to see this happen with very little exercise. I have cravings for sugar sometimes but I just think of the weight I have lost and the work it took to make it this far (yes, this took a lot of work over 5 weeks to not give in to my cravings) and I just fight through it. My initial goal was just to make it 30 days. I extended that to 90 days and once I hit that I’m going to go an entire year. Hopefully, I can make this a life changing event. Thank you for the inspiration!! Your videos have really given me the motivation to want to change and start eating better.
Congratulations! You’re on the right track! 🙂 If it’s any encouragement to you, I lost over 60 lbs with very little excercise also, simply by changing my diet. It’s very exciting isn’t it? The 19 lbs you lost is just the beginning. Assuming you have more to lose, like I did. 😉 Best wishes for continued success!
@@stephanieyoung3198 That’s exactly how much I want to lose! Thank you so much for the encouragement! It’s very exciting to see this much change in such a short period of time. I was discouraged before because I kept gaining weight and I wasn’t doing anything to lose it. I thought being 275+ was going to be my future. It was scary because my father weighed the same or more before he had two strokes. I already deal with HBP and high cholesterol so I was really concerned for my future. Im hoping to continue on this path and having a supportive community like this is all that I need. Thank you so much for your encouraging words!
This is a good start but you should give your body the power to destroy the fat and truly give your body the fuel it needs. I switched to full healthy keto. Not buying tons of supplements or anything else. But now I feel happy again tons of energy and lost 50 pounds in 3 months. My dr was like way to go eating low fat and exercising. My liver numbers are normal now and my wife did this also and has lost over 50! Also. Just do this for 3 months then re evaluate your health you won’t regret it. My pain is gone and can’t believe how much better I feel.
Getting off carbs and sugar is the most profoundly positive health move I have ever made. I was thinking that I would go in to a state of being tire and lethargic all the time without it and it turned out to be just the opposite. I have energy throughout the day. It turns out that your liver is very capable of delivering glucose to the blood stream when you need it and in the proper amount. I had about 2 weeks of my digestive system being out of wack, but that normalized and actually became more regular. Do it!!
Thank you Dr. Berg. I listened to your video a few weeks ago. This has worked wonders! I grew up on sugar and always turned to it for decades for comfort. With this video, I kicked the habit and I'm feeling so so much better! I followed only some of the info on here and had success!! Yesterday everybody around me was eating delicious desserts and I had NO cravings whatsoever. This solution has ripple effects on my whole life. Thank you and all the best to anyone on here. You've got this! 🙏🏾💕
I have eaten tons of sugar ever since I was a kid. I grew up with a sweet tooth. I’m now 52 years old and my A1C’s are usually around 7.5. But I do get irritable and I am overweight with visceral fat. I have horrible pain on the bottoms of my feet and also heel pain. I notice this pain gets worse after a glass of coke. I will be getting off the sugar. Thank you Dr. Berg for the information. It has made me realize how much sugar has damaged my body.
So true!! I have been on Keto for a year and I started off rocky the first 3-4 months, I finally started learning more and getting on track. I lost about 40 lbs, gave into the sugar cravings, had cheat times, started regaining some weight, I didn’t want to back track so I started watching several of your videos, taking the advice & doing it, I’m not almost to my goal weight, I’m eating 2 meals a day, no snacking, going to the gym before I eat, staying off sugar. It’s not been bad at all. I’m feeling better and I’ve lost an additional 3 lbs, I feel like it’s kick started my metabolism. Thank you so much!!!!!
My tastebuds have changed & I crave salt & I need more pepper on my food than I ever have. I know that I was badly addicted to sweet tea, but I don't drink it like I used to. I enjoy lemon water, now. It's refreshing, to me. Real sweet tea, like I used to drink tastes unpleasantly sweet. My weakness is sucking hard candy to replace cigs.
Hello Annette P. Had a journey with Cigarettes, too. They effect the quantity and quality of air use and absorption in your lungs. I think studies show, they restrict your O2 intake by 10% at least. In our world of stress and air pollution our first response to stress is to restrict the flow of breath into our lungs. It's a fight and flight, fear response. What smoking helps with is the deep inhalation, as does crying, i found out. I use the healing art of Jin Shin Jyutsu to help the flow of breath inhalation, circulation and exhalation in my body. For the lungs I put my left hand under the left rib cage and my right hand under the left clavicle. For the other side right hand under right rib cage and left hand under right clavicle. For short hold your Ringfinger, or put your thumb on the Ringfinger nail of the same hand. It helps me greatly, even in crowded trains. 😊
Salt craving probably due to being in ketosis. Dr. Berg has other videos about the need for additional salt (sodium) and potassium when on keto or very reduced carbs.
You lose minerals in your urine like potassium, sodium and magnesium on keto so replacing them is hugely important. I neglected that the first time I did keto and I felt tired and weak, especially when exerting myself. Now I add lo-salt to my water because it contains sodium and potassium and just eat a lotta foods that contain them. I use magnesium supplements too but tbh I’d you just spend a bit of time researching magnesium rich foods, it’ll help you choose the right things to eat.
Not a doctor or anything but heard about people supplementing niacin to help with cigarette cravings (if they were nicotine cigarettes). Maybe something to look into
I thought sugar and caffeine were addictive. Dr Berg's videos are way more addictive 😀. I started watching him a few days ago. I was already fasting intermittently for 20 hours a day (earing between noon and 4pm), but wasn't losing much of my weight and had cravings during fasting. Thank you for your explanation on various topics, doc - it really helped me make some amendments in my eating habits and it's going pretty well for the last four days. Had a very short migraine on Thursday (Day 2), but was nothing like the long excruciating pains I've experienced before. Thanks again and keep up the good work. 😊👍
I had a hip injection today. And was talking with 2 Med Assistants and the Radiology technician they noticed my weight loss I told them how I was losing a lot of inches on Keto/IF they were totally into it. Talked about sugar cravings and I told them to tap into Dr. Bergs channel I told them you were a fun Doctor and they would never look back. And they got on your channel before I left. I'm spreading the word Dr. Berg!💃💃
IF , vegetarian diet, yoga and no gluten or negligible gluten. Dropped my fasting levels from 111 to 87 in 2.5 months. I’m surprised beyond measure. Love you Dr berg from India 🇮🇳🙌❤️
The thing with the first point is that it worked for me. I just suddenly stopped eating sugar one day and never came back to it. It was literally a matter of a couple of days, and I had no cravings after around a week.
You’re a life saver doc.I was struggling to quit sugar all this time gradually not at once and that’s where I have gone wrong,now I realize. Really grateful for you🙏
I agree, you have to quit cold turkey. It was the hardest thing because I was doing it Whole Foods plant based rather than Keto. I got through it it took 3 weeks and I made a “brownie” with grounds raw nuts and dates and cocoa to help with the sugar cravings. Sugar is so hard to avoid in our culture where everything is processed and to connect with people and be social it is always around bad food!
Thanks Dr. Berg this my first full day off sugar in about four hours from now ,started yesterday dumped all my candy,cookies, Ice cream early morning yesterday, just getting on the way.
Thank you Dr Berg for all those informations. I had those sugar cravings before. It was like a "little red light" turning on in my head at night (between 10 and 11 pm .. sometimes later) while i was on my computer. Before i discovered your channel, and did not know how it was working (insulin spike, sugar craving, low energy etc), that "little red light" made me go to the kitchen looking for something to eat ... in fact, i was looking for sugar. After eating some sugar (cookies, chocolate, or anything else with sugar), it was ok, "little red light" was turned off, and i could go back to my computer. It was really complicated for me to resist those sugars cravings, i used to eat big breakfasts too, and a lot of white bread with all meals (3x a day) since many years. After seeing some of your videos (sorry for my english, i'm french), and anderstanding how it was working, i decided to start intermitent fasting (16 - 8 - no breakfast no snaking), stopped sugars (stopped fast sugars and lowered slow sugars), stopped completely bread, went for 1 hour walk every day (around 6km), stopped using the lift at my job (i'm working at the 4th floor) and went earlier to bed (10h30 pm) for two weeks to see if i would have positive results. Those first two weeks, were very hard with sugar cravings, but i won ! no sugar at all and no bread, and finally that 'little red light' disappeared. Sometimes it was back, but it was easier to resist. Few days after i started, i noticed that, that "little red light" was very strong (intense ?), but was not very long (in time), maybe 10 or 15 minutes, then turned off by itself. When it was very hard to resist, i went to the kitchen, and took a big glass of water to fill in my stomach, and that turned off the "little red light" almost instantly. The first week, i lost 2kg. The second week, i lost 1.5kg, began to feel better and decided to go on. I've started at the end of march 2021 and lost about 1kg a week, sometimes a bit more, sometimes a bit less. Then i had 2 or 3 weeks where i lost almost no weight, but it started again last week, and now i've lost 30kg, but i keep going on. Today, i'm eating very small quantity (amount ?) of bread (not every day), and sometimes i eat 2 or 3 squares of chocolate, but when i do, i do it right after diner to avoid breaking the fasting. Finally, with no big food restrictions, it works well for me. Today, if i eat something with sugar, like pastry, i can not finish it, there is too much sugar for me. The other good thing, my satiety is back, i eat less every day, have no cravings between my 2 meals, and no insulin spike that make me almost fall asleep in the afternoon. To make it simple, that changed my life, and now i feel good. I have some more weight to lose, but i know it works, and i will reach my goals. Some people asked me if i'm not afraid to gain that weight back (not sure if that sentence is correct ...), then i tell them : when someone has a lot of weight to loose (except when there are medical or health problem), it's not because he / she eated a bit too much at Christmas and new years eve, it's because he / she has bad life habits since long time, and a simple diet will not help, because you have to change those habits, it's a new way of life and eat, not just a diet to lose 3kg and start again after with bad habits. To explain sugar craving and intermitent fasting effect to people hwo ask me, i use the lift vs stairs example. Imagine your brain entering in a building to go to the 4th floor (i know, it's a bit weird, but easy to anderstand), and he has choice between lift and stairs. He will push the button to call the lift, like he will start / make ? you craving (not sure about that sentence) because it's easier for him to ask you for sugar instead of transforming your body fat into needed sugar, like it's easier tu use the lift. If you are listening him, and give him the sugar he wants, it's like sending him the lift. If you don't send him the lift (don't give him sugar he wants), as he needs to go to the 4th floor, he will have no choice, and will take the stairs (will start transform body fat into sugar), and that's the way to go. After some times, he won't be asking for the lift, and will directly use the stairs by himself. Hope that was not to long, and will maybe help. Thank you again Dr Berg, your videos are precious, i could not imagine having such result so easily :)
"At the end of the day your body will replenish depleted glycogen stores through a process called Gluconeogenesis, where it takes fats and/or proteins and coverts them to glucose for storage in the liver, kidneys, and muscles" good, this is also why we don't lose that fat right away. Nice point about fat. Many do not know that fat does convert to glucose, just indirectly.
@@joycehandersonfriends3225 Happy to see that can help you. The important thing to know, is that, that little Red light does not last until you eat sugar, It only last 10 to 15 minutes. If you can resist eating sugar while those 10 to 15 minutes, that little Red light will turn off by It self.
Eight years ago, I started having an allergy. I started sneezing a lot and had runny nose almost every day. I never thought that my allergy was caused by my diet since I am/was already doing a low carb diet. Even though I was doing low carb diet, I never gave up drinking soda. I continued drinking regular coke then changed it to diet coke or any sodas that has no calories in it. Finally I settled down on Zevia soda thinking it was one of the healthier alternative soda drink. I was happy and just learned to live with my allergy. I took Allertec medicine whenever I had enough of sneezing and clearing my runny nose. Two months ago, on my 57th birthday I just decided no more carbonated soda, so I got rid of drinking Zevia. I wasn't expecting any improvement in my health but was surprised that it stopped my sneezing and no more runny nose.
Apparently it creates bad gut microbiome (wee organisms in your gut that don’t jive with the rest of the trillions that live in there) I don’t have an intolerance to stevia or sucralose but there’s something in those kinds sugar free drinks that gives me a slight skin irritation
For me, my genitals have been itchy for about 1.5 years now. No it’s not an std lol, no it’s not jock itch or chafing, I’m pretty sure it’s the sugar doing this especially after his video stating itchy genitals is a sign of diabetes. I don’t drink soda, but I do eat sweets such as cookies, cereal, milk, fruits, etc. I’m wondering if I cut it could turkey, if my genitals will stop itching.
Oops: One soda can rate 42g of sugar - that's all carb, on top of whatever is being eaten. I gave up fast food years ago because... these places rarely offer anything but soda.
The part of us not knowing how good we can feel without it is so true ....I cannot imagine what it is like to not feel lethargic and stressed....thankyou for this 💖
Thanks Eric. Every word is true. Most of us Boomers were raised on sugar, bread, pasta, and potatos. And most of us now are either diabetic or pre-diabetic. Following Atkins, and now, Dr. Berg, I have brought my blood-sugar down to a healthy range, with the added benefit of losing weight and feeling much better.
I could cry - for years I've never been able to find a clear cut explanation for the issues I have with sugar (mostly chocolate). I didn't realise the issues with dopamine being so short term. It has answered a lot of questions about why I do what I do, that I've not had answered by any other medical professional I've spoken to. I was sent to slimming world instead, which doesn't treat the core problem I have. Thank you thank you.
I didn’t realize until I started working in substance abuse that I am truly addicted. The cravings, needing more and more, vowing to stop then eating it in spite of truly wanting to stop, external triggers that drive me to give in and eat it. All signs of a chemical dependency. It’s all about the dopamine. I started an antidepressant (Prozac) and that helped reduce the cravings for several months then they returned. But I lost 50 pounds during that time.
@@user-rn3rn6nl3h That sounds reactionary and fear-based, but whatever works for you. Removing carbs from my diet worked wonders as I’m more insulin-sensitive now, I can fast every few days and I actually prefer that, and if/when I do eat some carbs I don’t completely fall to pieces. Plus I could actually see the muscles that I’d spent over a decade developing. Sometimes we set these rules for ourselves, with good intentions, only to screw ourselves over in the long run. Too much of anything can be a bad thing, even if it seems healthy at first
@@CursedWheelieBin sugar is an addictive drug. That's called reality based. The health minister of the Netherlands (where all drugs are legal) called sugar the most dangerous stuff on earth. They have some experience with drugs in Amsterdam. Heart disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer just to name a few. Not to mention all the social costs of being obese and irrational. Not to mention all the time and productivity lost.
I admit, I am one of those people who watch your videos month after month and I still can not get off sugar completely. I have days without any but I also have days with many.
Thanks Dr Berg, I have one cheat day a week where I eat sugar...but as I started keto and IF, my cheat days arent so great anymore because I feel like crap aftwards and its really noticeable because of eating right all week. I think it may be time to cut my sugar cheat day to maybe once a month..lol
Same..sort if. Haven't gone keto but if I slip up with something very sweet, next day feel like been hit by a bus. Seems there is no middle ground and cheat days are actually just a way to screw yourself
Why don't you cut your "Sugar day" forever instead? I don't see a point why someone will poison themselves on purpose when they realize how awful the sugar actually is?
Doc, you are absolutely right! Cut off consumption of sugar completely and inadvertently and it works mirracles. Got my BP sorted put within 3 weeks! There are other positive sidefects to it too. Not like i needed any body fat loss but i feel now more energised! Its unbelievable what harm does sugar to your body!
I quit sugar cold turkey a week ago and so far my body is feeling a lot better. The first 3 days are probably the most challenging but once I powered through that it starts to become easier. Cravings for food in general also lessened.
It has been 8 months since I stopped sugar altogether, I have no cravings and feel a lot better, I feel that I still need to do more on the consumption of vegetables. Thank you doctor for all the help.
I have been doing keto and IF for almost 2 years, lost 70 pounds and feel amazing!!! I just went on vacation and ate what I wanted for the first time in forever..... Honestly didn't get that outta hand eating because my body loves the way it feels doing Keto and IF and I just know what my body needs...
3 months ago my a1c was 11.8 and my blood sugar was 270. I quit sugary sodas cold turkey, stopped using sugar completely, and went very low carb - but not pure keto. Today it was 6.4 and my non-fasting sugar was 96. I have had zero sugar cravings and pass by pastries and cokes without a second glance. I've gone from a size 16 to a size 10! I've followed Dr. Berg's advice on many of his videos and appreciate his approach. Thanks, Dr. Berg!!
Thanks doc relevant as always, for those who are having hard time quiting on sugar simply do a day of eating exclusively oignon soup, you will not having trouble after and it will flush a lot of bad fungus like candida albican out of your guts, this day will be hard and you may experience some side effect like anger etc. But you will be good after, and to not relapse be aware of what trigger your sugar craving, like stress or social situations
I have always loved sugar. I used to eat 8 snickers ice creams in one go while waiting for bus. Sometimes more. I went from 55kg to 73 kgs for the last 10 years. LAst March I DECIDED I will take me getting healthy seriously. I have been trying to loose weight, always failing in the end. But in the last year I did loose just over 10 kgs in spite of failing soooo many times, and I have not gained it back. 4 months ago I started going to the gym. One month ago I quit sugar. I am almost the same shape as when I was twenty something. I am 43. It is work. It is sacrifice. We all need a really strong reason to do it. Find that reason. You might fail a million times, but as long as you keep getting back to your making efforts, finally you will win. Edison failed like 10000 times before he succeeded with the light bulb. Failure is not bad. One step closer to the final success. Yesterday a new work colleague asked if I am also studying in uni as well as working? It made my day.
Dr Berg, I have been following your Keto and other advice and lost 40 lbs in the last 6 months. Also my triglycerides went from 263 to 126. Thank you !!
Congratulations, Frank! Thank you for sharing! Could you tell us more about your success story and would you be willing to submit it here, so that Dr. Berg can share it? Please use this link: www.drberg.com/add-client-success-story
You are encouraging!! I work in the medical field and I know what diabetes and blood pressure besides about how conditions can do to your body. Amputation, diabetic retinopathy and peripheral neuropathy. Ever since I seen you the first time I’ve been listening to your videos you are amazing!!
Dr Berg produces such great health content. Simple and to the point. I cut sugar/carbs and lost 20lbs in a week(225 to 200lbs). Fyi: I did do a 72 water fast as well. Facts!
processed sugar is the worst, our bodies simply cannot cope with such a highly concentrated dose. and then the cycle that is explained here kicks in. a dear friend of mine consumes sugary fizzy drinks I told him that if he kept drinking the stuff he would end up being diabetic, I had seen it before. and sadly he is now been diagnosed with diabetes, he needs an inhaler to walk up hills but he still won't listen to what I have to say even though I am 12 years older and fitter and healthier and look younger than he does. I think he believes I am just lucky but it's just a change of lifestyle which he could do as well.
I know Dr. Bergs advice works. I have been following him on TH-cam for almost 5 years. It started when I was going thru some health issues that creeped up in a week and seemed out of nowhere. I had exhausted all doctor help I could, and prayed so much daily. I found Dr. Berg and followed all of his advice on low stomach acid, it was a game changer. I also was going thru passing a kidney stone and having panic attacks all that week all at the same time. Remember feed your body not your mind.
It’s a struggle. Always makes it harder to be around people who think they are spoiling you by wanting you to indulge in sweets.and look at you like they don’t understand why when you tell them every single time that it’s not healthy. Sometimes I resist but seems most times I give in a little and it just starts the cravings ALL OVER AGAIN. 🤷🏻♀️☹️
Don’t think of it that way. Try to be mindful that it’s not ACTUALLY a struggle. Your brain is just craving sugar in the short-term. Once your body starts making its own glucose via a process called gluconeogenesis then your cravings will be lessened. That, and you replace the electrolytes that you’re losing through your urine (just use lo-salt in water)
There is a psychological part to table sugar addiction. An old unprocessed trauma could be drifting in your mind, causing you to feel tired. What sugar does is suppress this feeling of tiredness with a sugar rush. But whatever you suppress doesn't vanish, it just is buried deeper. When I went zero-sugar for a while, first I got cravings, then the cravings became less, then the cravings stabilized. After a while, mental pictures of incidents in the past, when tiredness was suppressed by a sugar rush, flew off, and then the cravings vanished.
I been addicted to sugar since a kid… it’s been a challenge for me… I have always tried quitting gradually but it never works bc I feel I end up eating more sugary foods. Sugar is definitely an addictive “drug” and does produce all those symptoms Dr Berg described! I am hoping this advice helps… thank u Dr Berg
its easy well best way to remove addition is to rebalance the microbiom with wither oregano oil and olive leaf and probiotics prebiotics fermented foods or soverain silver hydrorosol instead of oil and leaf this will kill the gut flora bacteria fingi that make you crave so bad and its science proven if you change the microbiom you can do that
I am sick and tired of being tired all the time from eating to much sugar. Dr Eric. I am 40 years old and 240 lbs 5'9 in the bmi of 33. Change starts now. Drastic times call for drastic measures. I am ready to make a change NOW.
Busted! To those still eating sugar after watching my videos week after week! Lol yup but I’m gonna take this advice and just stop in 2 days- thanks Dr berg!
I am finding this sugar thing so hard. I fast, no problem, the carb's, easier than i thought and done but this sugar thing... As soon as I eat, i crave the sugar. I am taking all the supplements but not the MCT oil, I shall try the MCT oil. Thank you Dr Berg : )
I am not following a keto diet but a Weston Price diet. That said, I did quit sugar cold turkey when I made the switch. Had withdrawal symptoms for about two months (but I’m also on the autistic spectrum - the reason I struggled so hard is well explained by the research that went into the “GAPS diet”). Now that I’m free of sugar though, I feel so much better. I used to get sick on a monthly basis!
This is so true, I threw all my sweet breads and pasties as well as pastas away in one day then it took maybe like 4 days for me not to crave it all. Haven’t touched sugar for 1 month and a half. Before I couldn’t have anyone eat a muffin in-front of my eyes without me craving one and eating one too lol now there can be a table full of sweet bread and delicious looking pastries and I could look at them and simply just walk away without craving or desiring any of it. It’s crazy but he is so right!!! Thank you Doc love you!! No more sugar for me ever and I mean it 1 month and a half so far the rest of my life to go!! Before I forget I was only able to achieve this with these following things 1) KETO 2) IF 3)ACV 4)No Fruit but tons and tons of veggies
Good Evening Dr. Berg hope all is well. I will not be content with myself if I don’t let you know the amazing job you are doing on TH-cam, for that I’m grateful like many other viewers. I don’t regret being a subscriber and I’ve learned so much from your video. I just purchased my MTC oil and can’t wait to try it. You are an amazing person may God continue to bless you with health and knowledge to feed us. Thank you again.
I admit I have sugar cravings desipte I have been following you since 2018. I know all the concepts but it's hard when your family member doesn't have it, and you'll just to have to compromise on that. With that being said I can't turn down a soft fluffy "not that sweet" treat when I am having my matcha latte in the morning mostly close to noon.
Started with quitting bread, then sugar, then carbs in general when I went keto. Best thing i ever did! I was 237 lbs when I started. I'm now 178 pounds and under 10% bodyfat eating a whole food, protein biased diet with daily strength training and 15k steps.
OK that sounded like you were talking straight to me when you said that you wanted to make this video for all of those that are still eating sugar DESPITE watching all your videos. And yes, that is absolutely me. I just had an embarrassing awful sugar binge fest in the last 48 hours and just want so badly to stop that behavior. I have not yet tried the MCT oil but I am going to be going out and getting that today.
@@elodie7141 I haven’t added one of those yet, but will once I figure out which one to buy. They’re kind of pricey and I don’t know what they taste like and I haven’t seen a specific one that Dr. Berg recommends yet but I’m searching.
My husband was just told he has diabetes. Has to take insulin every morning. He's not a large person it's just he's addicted to sugar and I can't get him to stop eating it. I send him your videos but he's not interested, it's so frustrating. I on the other hand eat no sugar or carbs, and I love your videos. Thank you!
I've done without sugar for 6 days now - and I'm exhausted. Waiting for the energy surge to kick in. Have also avoided all processed foods, except roasted nuts. Am having meat/fish with every meal, also cheese, beans, veggies, greens, eggs. Also bought some coconut oil, which feels weird to eat on its own. Am also experiencing more dizziness when I stand up (I'm 66 y.o.). Don't know if this is the keto flu, sugar withdrawal, or if I'm doing something wrong to make me feel like I've downloaded the wrong operating system. Even so, I'm pressing on.
As someone who's really struggling with this, I wish it were as easy as he makes it seem. Today, four days after quitting cold turkey, I finally had enough and cracked. It was absolute agony. Couldn't sleep, restless legs (nutritional yeast does not help), inability to concentrate, chattering and other ticks... I've made it a week before multiple times, and things still don't seem any better by then. I wish there was something I could do, but I don't think there is (the MCT oil doesn't help, either). It's so much worse than a couple of rough days like he presents it.
Fully agreed, although I haven't even lasted as long as you, lol. I'd like to try challenging myself, though. Challenging my streak count. I'd like to get my streak up to a month or longer. So far, it's only 2 days! You've made it 4+ hot damn! It's tough. You got this!
Do you include salt & electrolytes? Many come from leafy greens. Also, clean out the microbes in your digestive tract using raw garlic, ginger -- and maybe then a probiotic.
@@wizziw1961 I've always put salt in my butter coffee and on my meats, which also have good potassium. I've had a magnesium lotion, but I'm not consistent about using it. I have some of those keto chow drops on the way, so hopefully they help. I'm about 24 hours in (again) and the withdrawal is already getting bad.
I’ve been following you for a white. I’ve tried intermittent fasting with wonderful results and after listening to these sugar videos, I have eliminated sugar from my diet (5 days strong) and yeah it was not hard. Minus the sugar in the coffee. That sucked. Now I only have one cup of coffee and cream and drink herbal & medicinal teas all day and eat once. I will report my progress! Thank you Dr. Berg! 🙏✨
Just in case you don't know, I use monk fruit on my coffee. It has zero glycemic index, but I think a teaspoon has a few carbs. Has zero aftertaste. So good. In case you want a bit of sweet for your coffee😉
Dr. Berg, thank you so much for all your video's on health. I've been off sugar for eleven days now and practicing intermittent fasting. My skin is beginning to clear up and I'm feeling great. I plan to continue this clean way of eating and following your great advice. Many thanks from Newfoundland Canada
I have given up sugar for one week now and i feel amazing my vision is also clear before i was having vision problems due to high blood sugar levels and was diagnosed pre-diabetic i cannot believe how i feel now im not tired and feel full of energy im slowly letting go of sugar but i wouldnt let my body starve of the food i once use to enjoy but will keep it to very minimal and only have it once a month
Dr Berg, you're right! I'm at the end and it really hasn't been that difficult! I'm shocked! I try to eat mostly low carb with healthy fat. But a few carbs turns into way too many. Even donuts! 😱 But cutting out sugar this way? I can do this! Thank you!
Thank you so much Dr.Berg. My craving for sugar was gone more than 1 year ago. Only because of your advices. But when I'm passing organic dates from Israel in the supermarket...it's so difficult not buy it. In that time I remember how you said sugar can give you a cancer. No sugar no worries 👍
oh boy i remember last year it was so difficult to get off sugar i struggled for 2 weeks , now i can't even look at cakes or sweets they give me acidic taste in my mouth from just looking at them it's weird. i lost 44KG in one year i still have 20Kg left , thanks to dr berg your videos are so addictive .
I’ve been having that acidic taste after eating anything sweet/high in starch/dairy since I was a kid. I really did not like that taste and thankfully for that reason I was never addicted to sweet stuff. I do have many tooth decay despite that.
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Sugar addiction was the hardest thing I ever battled. Quitting smoking after 18 years was actually a million times easier for me.
Same here. I've quit smoking and I've greatly reduced alcohol intake, but sugar is a different story.
@@joliecide That's wat l don't get...l used to drink and stopped. Never went back. This sugar thing is a different story. I did keto and my cravings did stop. I was good for 21 days. The problem is that it doesn't "stay away"...
I quit smoking 2 years ago after smoking for 16 years. Wasn't easy but I did it. I stopped taking sugar yesterday and I already know why it's harder. EVERYONE at home is pushing sugar towards me. My wife gave me a cookie, my in laws placed a cup of tea in front of me and my 2 year old baby had a tantrum when she pushed a cookie in my direction and I refused to eat it. When I quit smoking, I'm the only one who even knew I quit.
@@deniawiseone95 You need to work on your will power and determination; I'm doing that like when I quit smoking 50 years ago.
Oh gosh.
Gave up sugar for a year and I slept so much better.
Slowly went back. I love sugar 🍰🍭🍬🍫
I will try again.
It's been 3 years, so how was it?
Did you manage it well?
I once heard caffeine is the most addictive drug. I disagree, I think sugar is far more addictive. The point Dr. Berg makes about just going cold turkey is a good idea.
I'm in my sixties now, and I tell the younger generations that sugar is today's poison, replacing tobacco. It's like a society being able to vote itself getting money.
Chamomile Tea and Black Tea has caffeine so don't know where this caffeine is addictive and bad is coming from.
its a balance between caffine and sugar
Lol I think fentanyl may be more addictive but hey I don’t know 🤷♀️
most people drink them together. BANG.
Dr Berg is exactly right folks, listen to him. I started following him july 1st. Within about 2 days cravings and hunger was gone. Haven't touched sugar since, fat melted off and energy levels came back. I went from low 240s to mid 180s and have held that weight consistently.
Exactly, after about 2 days, its gone.
I need to make the change. It is just hard for me, because I am not a natural cook, and I drive a lot for work. So my biggest weakness is drive-thrus. And I crave it all the time. And the majority of that food is not nutritional, mostly carbs, and cooked in omega-6 oils!
But I will try again. Thank you for the inspiration!
I have lost 40lbs, im now at 178 I'm trying to heal my fatty liver. Congrats on the weight loss.
@@jonathanbehmer5495 you could buy frozen vegetables mix that you can heat at medium in a pan using coconut oil, easy. Then add your proteins, shrimps/steak/fish in the pan. That's what I do.
@@Mooncake1337 Thanks for the tip. I need to get better at meal prepping too.
The fastest way to get off sugar is to fast. Clean out the entire house. Stay away from the donuts at the gas station by never going inside. Take a walk. Just fasting and walking is so helpful to me!
Exactly true Lydia. Remove all traces. 👍
Amen!!
Agree. The slow tactics doesn't work
That’s pretty hard to do when you have other people in the house. I can’t control what my wife and my kids eat my kids are old enough to decide for him selves (
@@angie1598 a I you quit smoking after 30 years I quit drinking after about 30 years but quitting sugar made both of them seem like a breeze
I’m quitting sugar cold turkey tonight! Be back for updates. ☺️
Update: DAY 2 still going strong. I haven’t even thought about eating sugar or junk food. I think once you officially decide you’re DONE it’s easy after that.
DAY 3 sleeping is absolute trash. Lol I’ve been waking up each hr of night. I know it will get better. Other than that no hunger at all. Energy is normal. I’ve added jump roping at the park and noticed I didn’t get winded AT ALL!
Also HELLLLOOO smooth skin and flatter tummy! ✨✨✨
DAY 4: sleep was BETTER i am able to fall asleep fast and I only woke up once at 2am. So progress. Also I noticed that when I run or jump rope etc. my heart is beating fast but I’m not gasping for air like I’m about to pass out. So it’s safe to say my arteries aren’t so clogged up anymore. Also my cracked skin on my heels are GONE!!!
A lot of people are already commenting about the weight loss benefits. So I wanted to touch a lot more on the other benefits too.
Side note: If anyone is curious on the foods I’ve eaten so far I’ve mostly stuck with Salmon, Tuna and shrimp, cheese and veggies. I plan on trying a really juicy buttery steak this week. 🤤 My stomach is flatter and now a little definition on my arms. And most importantly still NO CRAVINGS what so ever. It’s almost like maybe weren’t meant to eat food to begin with. LOL Just a thought be back later.
DAY 7: still going strong! ✨I SLEPT AMAZING✨ Woke up at 5am feeling great! Waist is much smaller. No cravings whatsoever. Just keeping it pescatarian these days. 2 meals a day and 1 green tea 1 coffee not snacking at all
DAY 12: ugh! So I had a cheat day yesterday. With home made shrimp rice and egg rolls. Very good. But made me feel like crap. GASSY stomach hurt. I had been refraining from getting on the scale because I’ve been seeing the physical changes which was good enough for me. Slimmer face, arms, legs, and waist. Until I got on the scale today. “DUN DUN DUUUNNN!” I only lost 1lb. HOW?!!!!! That made me super discouraged and wanting to give up. But I am super grateful for having my energy and feeling good throughout the day. I can’t go back now. Wish me luck.
✨✨✨ONE MONTH!!!!!✨✨✨ So far feeling better than ever. Still no sugar. When I do slip up I feel yucky the next day. 🤮 So I avoid it at all cost. I’ve been doing the pescatarian thing. No heavy meats and I have been trying to stay away from processed junk as much as possible. Also I realized I haven’t been so hard on myself tracking carbs etc because it works better when you don’t feel like you’re on a diet. It’s more of a lifestyle change. I haven’t gotten back on the scale yet. But I see HUGE changes in my stomach flat. Annoying Back roll is almost gone. My energy is AMAZING. I sleep the entire night through. And no stomach issues.
Did you consume mct oil?
@@lisastump1385 only on the first day in some bulletproof coffee. But I did coconut oil the next day. Still going strong.
Keep going this is fantastic !
@@LuxeGirlLeAndria way to go! I'm starting day four. Thing is, I've done real well making sure I track my carbs. I've had a couple of diet Dr peppers this past weekend...I wonder if they affect anything, even though there's no sugar/carbs😂🤷♀️. I've eaten chicken breast, tuna, hamburger ( we raise beef and process our own)....lots of veggies. To be honest, I don't really feel that different. I don't really see a difference physically yet. It's ok. I did notice my knees not as sore. I'd like to also know if anyone uses monk fruit. It's zero glycemic index, but is it considered sugar-free?
@@lisastump1385 I haven’t tried any sweeteners like monk fruit etc. because I’m noticing that I’m not craving anything AT ALL. Literally have to remind myself to eat two meals per day. Haha Also I think if you keep going eventually you’ll get to a point where you don’t even want the diet soda anymore or anything sweet. Are you drinking a decent amount of water as well everyday?
I am on day 6 of no sugar. I did it cold turkey. Working on the low carbs too. Already feeling better. Thank you Dr. Berg.
Can you share what foods you are eating? I'd love to try this but am not a big cook so would love a way to easily see which foods I can eat vs. which I can't
How's it going now. I start tomorrow. Today I have ate nothing but sugar !
Should we also not consume natural sugar from fruits?
"No more hunger, no more cravings when you get off your sugar addiction." I never believed this. Until i tried. I found out, he is absolutely right.
This gives me hope! May I ask how long it took until it the cravings disappeared?
I think almost all food contain atleast little amount of carbohydrates/sugar
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Can u tell me the sugar free food
@@kanwalarora363 As much fresh vegetables and fruit as possible. Also grains, beans, etc. It's always best to prepare your food yourself and not buy processed food, that was you can control if you put sugar in it or not! And a little note at the end, of course there is sugar in e.g. fruit as well, but the sugar that is detrimental for your health is not the natural but the industrial one. Hope that helps :)
@Pia R. Curious, where did you find this info? I'd love to try this but am not a big cook so would love a way to easily see which foods I can eat vs. which I can't
Not my experience. I've switched to carnivore, eating eggs & red meat. Aggressive sugar cravings 8/9 days in. My carb intake is well below 30g per day. Protein hits around 175-200. Fats between 125-175. It's not easy.
This is my first step towards a healthy life. Dr. Berg you are a life saver....I will be watching all your videos. I HAVE to loose 100 plus lbs...I need prayers 🙏❤️
You can do it. Start intermittent fasting and cut down all take out, processed and do not bring any junk food into the house. These simple changes will help a lot
My name is Debbie and I’m a sugar addict.
BUT I control it through 18/6 and keto for 4 months now and years of self education about our processed foods.
Bless you all.
Hi Debbie
What’s 18/6?
Cant even think how many times ive tried to quit sugar. Well after listening to Dr Bergs video here we go again. Holiday over, Easters over, xmas long gone so lets try again. No excuses this time.
There is no easy way out of this, getting off sugar is going to be hard. It took me around six weeks to stop having physical cravings and maybe six months to get past what I'd call the mental cravings aspect. It was really hard, with multiple setbacks. Important things are always hard, they are supposed to be hard. Being hard is not a reason to avoid them, that is the reason to do it! We are built to do hard things. Quitting sugar is the single most life-altering thing I've ever done.
I would like to share my experience, too. I was able to give up sugar by eating fruits whenever I crave sugar. Although fruits are still sugar, it’s not as addictive as chocolates, etc. I did this for weeks until I didn’t crave sugar anymore. It’s still going to be difficult though like every other addiction. But this worked for me. I hope this works for you, too.
which fruits did you use for that?
@@marcosvidal2797 any fruit except citrusy ones because I have acid reflux. I mostly had mango, banana, apples, watermelon, pear, guava.
Chocolate with 90-95% cocoa or rather less than 5% sugar should be ok in small amounts (i think?). I don't get why people buy "chocolate" with 50-60% sugar but don't call it "sugar with cocoa flavor", which would be the honest description.
@@TJ_104 I know! It’s crazy how companies are fooling us. Especially in my country, the chocolates here are so much sweeter than other countries. It’s literally a sugar bar.
Oh, I am glad it worked for you. I did end up eating 2kg of suggary fruits per day, and got all sort of very sever healt issues . Got completly addictid to fruit too. With Keto and If which saved my life. I jumped into Keto right away, and was very easy after 2-3 days. I am glad I did not put time in it…
Cold Turkey.
Just do it.
Ditch all biscuits, cakes, breads, pastries, pasta and grains.
Drink plenty of mineral water with lemon and a twist of sea salt.
You will feel like crap for several days - but then it's OVER 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
You will be free from those cravings and all the "false" hunger that's fooled you for years.
I've been off of sugar and low carb for almost 2 years now. Recently I ate a piece of carrot cake at a party. It was soo sweet. I immediately got a headache, felt tired and had most of the symptoms that you said. Next day I had a craving for a big salad and kombucha
I cannot eat sugar anymore, I get almost instantly a headache also.
Most kombucha has sugar added too
@@ghostinthearena yes alot of sugar is used in the making of kambucha tea. However, during the fermentation process the sugar gets eaten up by the microbes. The more vineragery it taste hardly any sugar is left. Also, because of the open air fermentation the alcohol content goes up to maybe 1% at most.
@@PickledHam yep that is correct . I was also saying that most of the Kombucha that is sold in stores has added sugar too.
I have been off sugar and carbs for 4 weeks now and now I have more energy, my vision is clear, lost 10 lbs so far, and less or almost no tingling in my toes and fingers. Thank you Dr Berg.
So give us an update...how are things going?
Here I am 1 year later still asking for an update...are u back to being a sugar addict? 😄
My son would get lethargic almost immediately after consuming a high carb/ sugar meal! It was awful to see! He did keto for about 3 months and is still doing it! It’s amazing the difference in his body and mental state! Also, he lost 40 lbs!
That's great news!
Dr berg my son has started keto with me and his age is 13. He follows you and we watch your videos together. You are such a blessing for us. He is over weight and now want to gain muscles and get rid of belly fat. Its his second week. Hopefully he will get results gradually.
Good luck!!👍
Dr Berg I just wanted to say that you are a lifesaver. I've lost 90 lbs and still losing. Thanks and keep up the great videos. Neal Shidle. Feeling so much better.
thank you dr. berg... thank your righteous wife too. been doing below 50 carbs for 2 1/2 months, im down 25 lbs., my blood pressure is under control for the first time in 4 years, my joints feel amazing (im a severe hemophiliac). my digestive system has healed (i number 2 like im 20 years old again.) all your precious info and karen's keto recipies are changing my life...
That's fantastic! Dr. Berg would love to hear about your success with Keto! Please use this link to upload your story: www.drberg.com/add-client-success-story
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I have been a soda drinker for 20 years and am finally ready to give up the mountain dew. Getting MCT oil on my way home and kicking the old habit forever. Wish me luck!
Best of luck on your progress. Let us know how it goes.
Good luck Rick, you can do it 👍 I’m starting from today. Thanks to Dr Berg 🙏
Same problem I have good luck !
Once you stop sodas, it seriously looks like poison from then on. I can’t believe I used to drink this sugary, chemical filled crap.
RICK- it's going to be worth it. You will develop superpowers. Your INSTINCS will start working- u will notice more things about the real world and discover who your real friends are. Your body's energy, frequency and vibration in and around your body will change, chemical elements- you will attract Positive energetic people. ITS ALL GOOD.
Quitting sugar has changed my life and lowering carb intake has further helped a lot. And finally fasting has been great saviour .. All thanks to you Dr. Berg. It's amazing to be on a low carb and sugar free diet 🙂🙂 Unlimited Gratitude. And it's not just weight loss but over all feeling healthy ... 👌👌
Dr Berg, I quit sugar cold turkey on September 11th of this year. At that time I weighed 275lbs and I’m 5’10”. I felt tired at the end of the work day to the point and had no energy to do anything. I haven’t changed to a keto diet but I cut out added sugar and bread of any kind. I have lost a total of 19lbs over the past 5 weeks with just my change in diet. It was amazing to see this happen with very little exercise. I have cravings for sugar sometimes but I just think of the weight I have lost and the work it took to make it this far (yes, this took a lot of work over 5 weeks to not give in to my cravings) and I just fight through it. My initial goal was just to make it 30 days. I extended that to 90 days and once I hit that I’m going to go an entire year. Hopefully, I can make this a life changing event. Thank you for the inspiration!! Your videos have really given me the motivation to want to change and start eating better.
Congratulations! You’re on the right track! 🙂 If it’s any encouragement to you, I lost over 60 lbs with very little excercise also, simply by changing my diet. It’s very exciting isn’t it? The 19 lbs you lost is just the beginning. Assuming you have more to lose, like I did. 😉 Best wishes for continued success!
@@stephanieyoung3198 That’s exactly how much I want to lose! Thank you so much for the encouragement! It’s very exciting to see this much change in such a short period of time. I was discouraged before because I kept gaining weight and I wasn’t doing anything to lose it. I thought being 275+ was going to be my future. It was scary because my father weighed the same or more before he had two strokes. I already deal with HBP and high cholesterol so I was really concerned for my future. Im hoping to continue on this path and having a supportive community like this is all that I need. Thank you so much for your encouraging words!
@@onmytentoes You’re welcome!! 👍
Congrats to you! It is one tough battle to lose weight! Keep up the great work!
This is a good start but you should give your body the power to destroy the fat and truly give your body the fuel it needs. I switched to full healthy keto. Not buying tons of supplements or anything else. But now I feel happy again tons of energy and lost 50 pounds in 3 months. My dr was like way to go eating low fat and exercising. My liver numbers are normal now and my wife did this also and has lost over 50! Also. Just do this for 3 months then re evaluate your health you won’t regret it. My pain is gone and can’t believe how much better I feel.
Getting off carbs and sugar is the most profoundly positive health move I have ever made. I was thinking that I would go in to a state of being tire and lethargic all the time without it and it turned out to be just the opposite. I have energy throughout the day. It turns out that your liver is very capable of delivering glucose to the blood stream when you need it and in the proper amount. I had about 2 weeks of my digestive system being out of wack, but that normalized and actually became more regular. Do it!!
Congratulations! I'm going cold turkey as of tomorrow. I hope I'll have the willpower to do it. Any tips for me? 😊
how do you get off carbs totally?
Thank you Dr. Berg. I listened to your video a few weeks ago. This has worked wonders! I grew up on sugar and always turned to it for decades for comfort. With this video, I kicked the habit and I'm feeling so so much better! I followed only some of the info on here and had success!! Yesterday everybody around me was eating delicious desserts and I had NO cravings whatsoever. This solution has ripple effects on my whole life. Thank you and all the best to anyone on here. You've got this! 🙏🏾💕
I have eaten tons of sugar ever since I was a kid. I grew up with a sweet tooth. I’m now 52 years old and my A1C’s are usually around 7.5. But I do get irritable and I am overweight with visceral fat. I have horrible pain on the bottoms of my feet and also heel pain. I notice this pain gets worse after a glass of coke. I will be getting off the sugar. Thank you Dr. Berg for the information. It has made me realize how much sugar has damaged my body.
So true!! I have been on Keto for a year and I started off rocky the first 3-4 months, I finally started learning more and getting on track. I lost about 40 lbs, gave into the sugar cravings, had cheat times, started regaining some weight, I didn’t want to back track so I started watching several of your videos, taking the advice & doing it, I’m not almost to my goal weight, I’m eating 2 meals a day, no snacking, going to the gym before I eat, staying off sugar. It’s not been bad at all. I’m feeling better and I’ve lost an additional 3 lbs, I feel like it’s kick started my metabolism. Thank you so much!!!!!
Thank you I have adopted you. Ok!!!my father was a chiro and died last year he was ,97. We grew up holistically..so now your in my family .❤️❤️❤️
My tastebuds have changed & I crave salt & I need more pepper on my food than I ever have. I know that I was badly addicted to sweet tea, but I don't drink it like I used to. I enjoy lemon water, now. It's refreshing, to me. Real sweet tea, like I used to drink tastes unpleasantly sweet. My weakness is sucking hard candy to replace cigs.
Hello Annette P. Had a journey with Cigarettes, too. They effect the quantity and quality of air use and absorption in your lungs. I think studies show, they restrict your O2 intake by 10% at least. In our world of stress and air pollution our first response to stress is to restrict the flow of breath into our lungs. It's a fight and flight, fear response. What smoking helps with is the deep inhalation, as does crying, i found out. I use the healing art of Jin Shin Jyutsu to help the flow of breath inhalation, circulation and exhalation in my body. For the lungs I put my left hand under the left rib cage and my right hand under the left clavicle. For the other side right hand under right rib cage and left hand under right clavicle. For short hold your Ringfinger, or put your thumb on the Ringfinger nail of the same hand. It helps me greatly, even in crowded trains. 😊
Salt craving probably due to being in ketosis. Dr. Berg has other videos about the need for additional salt (sodium) and potassium when on keto or very reduced carbs.
@@kentd4762 Thank you for the info. I've been wondering about this for about a year & a half. Many blessings are wished to you.
You lose minerals in your urine like potassium, sodium and magnesium on keto so replacing them is hugely important.
I neglected that the first time I did keto and I felt tired and weak, especially when exerting myself.
Now I add lo-salt to my water because it contains sodium and potassium and just eat a lotta foods that contain them. I use magnesium supplements too but tbh I’d you just spend a bit of time researching magnesium rich foods, it’ll help you choose the right things to eat.
Not a doctor or anything but heard about people supplementing niacin to help with cigarette cravings (if they were nicotine cigarettes). Maybe something to look into
I thought sugar and caffeine were addictive. Dr Berg's videos are way more addictive 😀.
I started watching him a few days ago. I was already fasting intermittently for 20 hours a day (earing between noon and 4pm), but wasn't losing much of my weight and had cravings during fasting.
Thank you for your explanation on various topics, doc - it really helped me make some amendments in my eating habits and it's going pretty well for the last four days. Had a very short migraine on Thursday (Day 2), but was nothing like the long excruciating pains I've experienced before.
Thanks again and keep up the good work. 😊👍
I had a hip injection today. And was talking with 2 Med Assistants and the Radiology technician they noticed my weight loss I told them how I was losing a lot of inches on Keto/IF they were totally into it. Talked about sugar cravings and I told them to tap into Dr. Bergs channel I told them you were a fun Doctor and they would never look back. And they got on your channel before I left. I'm spreading the word Dr. Berg!💃💃
I can say that after the full 1.5 month of keto, i still craved sweets several times a day. They never went away
Same. Mine went away about 8-9 weeks. But it didn't magically disappear even after dietary changes
@@EliasVergsen oh thanks for sharing, then there is at least hope for me that it might eventually go away! 😄
This is so true! I do not have cravings anymore!
IF , vegetarian diet, yoga and no gluten or negligible gluten. Dropped my fasting levels from 111 to 87 in 2.5 months. I’m surprised beyond measure. Love you Dr berg from India 🇮🇳🙌❤️
0:31 man that brownie looks good
I’m watching this during Ramadan so I will try to implement every good thing to change my health. Thanks Dr
The thing with the first point is that it worked for me. I just suddenly stopped eating sugar one day and never came back to it. It was literally a matter of a couple of days, and I had no cravings after around a week.
You’re a life saver doc.I was struggling to quit sugar all this time gradually not at once and that’s where I have gone wrong,now I realize. Really grateful for you🙏
I agree, you have to quit cold turkey. It was the hardest thing because I was doing it Whole Foods plant based rather than Keto. I got through it it took 3 weeks and I made a “brownie” with grounds raw nuts and dates and cocoa to help with the sugar cravings. Sugar is so hard to avoid in our culture where everything is processed and to connect with people and be social it is always around bad food!
Thanks Dr. Berg this my first full day off sugar in about four hours from now ,started yesterday dumped all my candy,cookies, Ice cream early morning yesterday, just getting on the way.
Thank you Dr Berg for all those informations. I had those sugar cravings before. It was like a "little red light" turning on in my head at night (between 10 and 11 pm .. sometimes later) while i was on my computer. Before i discovered your channel, and did not know how it was working (insulin spike, sugar craving, low energy etc), that "little red light" made me go to the kitchen looking for something to eat ... in fact, i was looking for sugar. After eating some sugar (cookies, chocolate, or anything else with sugar), it was ok, "little red light" was turned off, and i could go back to my computer. It was really complicated for me to resist those sugars cravings, i used to eat big breakfasts too, and a lot of white bread with all meals (3x a day) since many years. After seeing some of your videos (sorry for my english, i'm french), and anderstanding how it was working, i decided to start intermitent fasting (16 - 8 - no breakfast no snaking), stopped sugars (stopped fast sugars and lowered slow sugars), stopped completely bread, went for 1 hour walk every day (around 6km), stopped using the lift at my job (i'm working at the 4th floor) and went earlier to bed (10h30 pm) for two weeks to see if i would have positive results. Those first two weeks, were very hard with sugar cravings, but i won ! no sugar at all and no bread, and finally that 'little red light' disappeared. Sometimes it was back, but it was easier to resist. Few days after i started, i noticed that, that "little red light" was very strong (intense ?), but was not very long (in time), maybe 10 or 15 minutes, then turned off by itself. When it was very hard to resist, i went to the kitchen, and took a big glass of water to fill in my stomach, and that turned off the "little red light" almost instantly. The first week, i lost 2kg. The second week, i lost 1.5kg, began to feel better and decided to go on. I've started at the end of march 2021 and lost about 1kg a week, sometimes a bit more, sometimes a bit less. Then i had 2 or 3 weeks where i lost almost no weight, but it started again last week, and now i've lost 30kg, but i keep going on. Today, i'm eating very small quantity (amount ?) of bread (not every day), and sometimes i eat 2 or 3 squares of chocolate, but when i do, i do it right after diner to avoid breaking the fasting. Finally, with no big food restrictions, it works well for me. Today, if i eat something with sugar, like pastry, i can not finish it, there is too much sugar for me. The other good thing, my satiety is back, i eat less every day, have no cravings between my 2 meals, and no insulin spike that make me almost fall asleep in the afternoon. To make it simple, that changed my life, and now i feel good. I have some more weight to lose, but i know it works, and i will reach my goals. Some people asked me if i'm not afraid to gain that weight back (not sure if that sentence is correct ...), then i tell them : when someone has a lot of weight to loose (except when there are medical or health problem), it's not because he / she eated a bit too much at Christmas and new years eve, it's because he / she has bad life habits since long time, and a simple diet will not help, because you have to change those habits, it's a new way of life and eat, not just a diet to lose 3kg and start again after with bad habits. To explain sugar craving and intermitent fasting effect to people hwo ask me, i use the lift vs stairs example. Imagine your brain entering in a building to go to the 4th floor (i know, it's a bit weird, but easy to anderstand), and he has choice between lift and stairs. He will push the button to call the lift, like he will start / make ? you craving (not sure about that sentence) because it's easier for him to ask you for sugar instead of transforming your body fat into needed sugar, like it's easier tu use the lift. If you are listening him, and give him the sugar he wants, it's like sending him the lift. If you don't send him the lift (don't give him sugar he wants), as he needs to go to the 4th floor, he will have no choice, and will take the stairs (will start transform body fat into sugar), and that's the way to go. After some times, he won't be asking for the lift, and will directly use the stairs by himself. Hope that was not to long, and will maybe help. Thank you again Dr Berg, your videos are precious, i could not imagine having such result so easily :)
"At the end of the day your body will replenish depleted glycogen stores through a process called Gluconeogenesis, where it takes fats and/or proteins and coverts them to glucose for storage in the liver, kidneys, and muscles"
good, this is also why we don't lose that fat right away. Nice point about fat. Many do not know that fat does convert to glucose, just indirectly.
I'm so glad you talked about that little red light. I'm going to start imagining it, pretending I see it, every time I reach for sweets. Thanks.
@@joycehandersonfriends3225 Happy to see that can help you. The important thing to know, is that, that little Red light does not last until you eat sugar, It only last 10 to 15 minutes. If you can resist eating sugar while those 10 to 15 minutes, that little Red light will turn off by It self.
Got 5vdays of cravings and broke. Suger in everything. I appreciate this video. I'm going to try that now
Eight years ago, I started having an allergy. I started sneezing a lot and had runny nose almost every day. I never thought that my allergy was caused by my diet since I am/was already doing a low carb diet. Even though I was doing low carb diet, I never gave up drinking soda. I continued drinking regular coke then changed it to diet coke or any sodas that has no calories in it. Finally I settled down on Zevia soda thinking it was one of the healthier alternative soda drink. I was happy and just learned to live with my allergy. I took Allertec medicine whenever I had enough of sneezing and clearing my runny nose. Two months ago, on my 57th birthday I just decided no more carbonated soda, so I got rid of drinking Zevia. I wasn't expecting any improvement in my health but was surprised that it stopped my sneezing and no more runny nose.
Apparently it creates bad gut microbiome (wee organisms in your gut that don’t jive with the rest of the trillions that live in there)
I don’t have an intolerance to stevia or sucralose but there’s something in those kinds sugar free drinks that gives me a slight skin irritation
When I drink orange juice, i sneeze like a mofo but I love that sweetness.
My stomach stopped hurting once I quit the sodas!
For me, my genitals have been itchy for about 1.5 years now. No it’s not an std lol, no it’s not jock itch or chafing, I’m pretty sure it’s the sugar doing this especially after his video stating itchy genitals is a sign of diabetes. I don’t drink soda, but I do eat sweets such as cookies, cereal, milk, fruits, etc. I’m wondering if I cut it could turkey, if my genitals will stop itching.
Oops: One soda can rate 42g of sugar - that's all carb, on top of whatever is being eaten. I gave up fast food years ago because... these places rarely offer anything but soda.
The part of us not knowing how good we can feel without it is so true ....I cannot imagine what it is like to not feel lethargic and stressed....thankyou for this 💖
Thanks Eric. Every word is true. Most of us Boomers were raised on sugar, bread, pasta, and potatos. And most of us now are either diabetic or pre-diabetic. Following Atkins, and now, Dr. Berg, I have brought my blood-sugar down to a healthy range, with the added benefit of losing weight and feeling much better.
Wonderful! Well done!
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I could cry - for years I've never been able to find a clear cut explanation for the issues I have with sugar (mostly chocolate). I didn't realise the issues with dopamine being so short term. It has answered a lot of questions about why I do what I do, that I've not had answered by any other medical professional I've spoken to. I was sent to slimming world instead, which doesn't treat the core problem I have. Thank you thank you.
THANK YOU!!! I’m a total sugar addict and I neeeeed this so much!!!! ❤️
Most dangerous stuff on earth. Kills more people than any other cause. Destroys lives. Socially acceptable poison.
@@user-rn3rn6nl3h Wow, I'm saying this also! It's socially acceptable drug
I didn’t realize until I started working in substance abuse that I am truly addicted. The cravings, needing more and more, vowing to stop then eating it in spite of truly wanting to stop, external triggers that drive me to give in and eat it. All signs of a chemical dependency. It’s all about the dopamine.
I started an antidepressant (Prozac) and that helped reduce the cravings for several months then they returned. But I lost 50 pounds during that time.
@@user-rn3rn6nl3h That sounds reactionary and fear-based, but whatever works for you.
Removing carbs from my diet worked wonders as I’m more insulin-sensitive now, I can fast every few days and I actually prefer that, and if/when I do eat some carbs I don’t completely fall to pieces. Plus I could actually see the muscles that I’d spent over a decade developing.
Sometimes we set these rules for ourselves, with good intentions, only to screw ourselves over in the long run.
Too much of anything can be a bad thing, even if it seems healthy at first
@@CursedWheelieBin sugar is an addictive drug. That's called reality based. The health minister of the Netherlands (where all drugs are legal) called sugar the most dangerous stuff on earth. They have some experience with drugs in Amsterdam. Heart disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer just to name a few. Not to mention all the social costs of being obese and irrational. Not to mention all the time and productivity lost.
I admit, I am one of those people who watch your videos month after month and I still can not get off sugar completely. I have days without any but I also have days with many.
Check out Sugar and Carbohydrates Addicts anonymous.🙋♀️
Thanks Dr Berg, I have one cheat day a week where I eat sugar...but as I started keto and IF, my cheat days arent so great anymore because I feel like crap aftwards and its really noticeable because of eating right all week. I think it may be time to cut my sugar cheat day to maybe once a month..lol
Or not at all? I speak from experience!! You're just prolonging the misery!!🤪
Same..sort if. Haven't gone keto but if I slip up with something very sweet, next day feel like been hit by a bus. Seems there is no middle ground and cheat days are actually just a way to screw yourself
Why don't you cut your "Sugar day" forever instead? I don't see a point why someone will poison themselves on purpose when they realize how awful the sugar actually is?
@@ghil263 Yeah..I guess Im going to have to cut out my favorite pumpkin bar...dang! Lol
Cheat days turn into binges for me. I need to stay away from that and all of the "exotic " Keto recipes floating around out there
Doc, you are absolutely right! Cut off consumption of sugar completely and inadvertently and it works mirracles. Got my BP sorted put within 3 weeks! There are other positive sidefects to it too. Not like i needed any body fat loss but i feel now more energised! Its unbelievable what harm does sugar to your body!
I loved the "Final Thoughts" segment and truly grateful Dr. Berg cares enough to put these videos together.
I quit sugar cold turkey a week ago and so far my body is feeling a lot better. The first 3 days are probably the most challenging but once I powered through that it starts to become easier. Cravings for food in general also lessened.
Sir I stop for two day and went back but am going to do it this time no more sugars 🥰
It has been 8 months since I stopped sugar altogether, I have no cravings and feel a lot better, I feel that I still need to do more on the consumption of vegetables. Thank you doctor for all the help.
Did you stop all types of sugar? Like wheat, pasta, crackers, pancakes, biscuits, bread. Or did you just stop sugar?
After a break I am back on keto and there's already so much social pressure, it's insane.
I have been doing keto and IF for almost 2 years, lost 70 pounds and feel amazing!!! I just went on vacation and ate what I wanted for the first time in forever..... Honestly didn't get that outta hand eating because my body loves the way it feels doing Keto and IF and I just know what my body needs...
You make it sound like you hadn’t eaten a decent meal in almost 2 years 🤨.
I kinda doubt that
3 months ago my a1c was 11.8 and my blood sugar was 270. I quit sugary sodas cold turkey, stopped using sugar completely, and went very low carb - but not pure keto. Today it was 6.4 and my non-fasting sugar was 96. I have had zero sugar cravings and pass by pastries and cokes without a second glance. I've gone from a size 16 to a size 10! I've followed Dr. Berg's advice on many of his videos and appreciate his approach. Thanks, Dr. Berg!!
Amazing weight loss! I am feeling less bloated no weight loss yet only one week in though
Thanks doc relevant as always, for those who are having hard time quiting on sugar simply do a day of eating exclusively oignon soup, you will not having trouble after and it will flush a lot of bad fungus like candida albican out of your guts, this day will be hard and you may experience some side effect like anger etc.
But you will be good after, and to not relapse be aware of what trigger your sugar craving, like stress or social situations
You’re absolutely right Dr. Berg, I’ve been watching for some time still can’t stop eating sugar 😩😩
I give up sugar a month ago,l’m not addicted to it anymore, but now I’m addicted to Dr Bergs video’s.I watching them everyday
I have always loved sugar. I used to eat 8 snickers ice creams in one go while waiting for bus. Sometimes more. I went from 55kg to 73 kgs for the last 10 years. LAst March I DECIDED I will take me getting healthy seriously. I have been trying to loose weight, always failing in the end. But in the last year I did loose just over 10 kgs in spite of failing soooo many times, and I have not gained it back. 4 months ago I started going to the gym. One month ago I quit sugar. I am almost the same shape as when I was twenty something. I am 43. It is work. It is sacrifice. We all need a really strong reason to do it. Find that reason. You might fail a million times, but as long as you keep getting back to your making efforts, finally you will win. Edison failed like 10000 times before he succeeded with the light bulb. Failure is not bad. One step closer to the final success.
Yesterday a new work colleague asked if I am also studying in uni as well as working? It made my day.
Dr Berg, I have been following your Keto and other advice and lost 40 lbs in the last 6 months. Also my triglycerides went from 263 to 126. Thank you !!
Congratulations, Frank! Thank you for sharing! Could you tell us more about your success story and would you be willing to submit it here, so that Dr. Berg can share it? Please use this link:
www.drberg.com/add-client-success-story
It almost as if Dr. Berg was looking into my soul during his final thoughts 😮Thank you, I needed to hear that 🙂
You are encouraging!!
I work in the medical field and I know what diabetes and blood pressure besides about how conditions can do to your body.
Amputation, diabetic retinopathy and peripheral neuropathy.
Ever since I seen you the first time I’ve been listening to your videos you are amazing!!
Dr Berg produces such great health content. Simple and to the point. I cut sugar/carbs and lost 20lbs in a week(225 to 200lbs). Fyi: I did do a 72 water fast as well. Facts!
Fasting is so unhealthy. Meses up your heartbeat, metabolsim, everything. So bad. Keto is such a bad idea, too, so totally unhealthy. Facts.
Only if you don't take electrolytes. Otherwise, it can be profoundly beneficial
im about 24 hours into it, thanks for telling me about mct oil i have some i will go take it now
Awesome. Keep up the good work!
processed sugar is the worst, our bodies simply cannot cope with such a highly concentrated dose.
and then the cycle that is explained here kicks in.
a dear friend of mine consumes sugary fizzy drinks I told him that if he kept drinking the stuff he would end up being diabetic, I had seen it before.
and sadly he is now been diagnosed with diabetes, he needs an inhaler to walk up hills but he still won't listen to what I have to say even though I am 12 years older and fitter and healthier and look younger than he does.
I think he believes I am just lucky but it's just a change of lifestyle which he could do as well.
I know Dr. Bergs advice works. I have been following him on TH-cam for almost 5 years. It started when I was going thru some health issues that creeped up in a week and seemed out of nowhere. I had exhausted all doctor help I could, and prayed so much daily. I found Dr. Berg and followed all of his advice on low stomach acid, it was a game changer. I also was going thru passing a kidney stone and having panic attacks all that week all at the same time. Remember feed your body not your mind.
It’s a struggle. Always makes it harder to be around people who think they are spoiling you by wanting you to indulge in sweets.and look at you like they don’t understand why when you tell them every single time that it’s not healthy. Sometimes I resist but seems most times I give in a little and it just starts the cravings ALL OVER AGAIN. 🤷🏻♀️☹️
I find its best not to tell anyone what I am doing.
Just read what sugar does to your body + it's a drug like any other and I guess you are not a junkie! :) GL!
No reason to argue with those people. The proof will surface as your weight plummets. And they will start seeking your advice.
Stick to your guns !
Don’t think of it that way. Try to be mindful that it’s not ACTUALLY a struggle. Your brain is just craving sugar in the short-term.
Once your body starts making its own glucose via a process called gluconeogenesis then your cravings will be lessened.
That, and you replace the electrolytes that you’re losing through your urine (just use lo-salt in water)
We must be dating the same woman!
There is a psychological part to table sugar addiction. An old unprocessed trauma could be drifting in your mind, causing you to feel tired. What sugar does is suppress this feeling of tiredness with a sugar rush. But whatever you suppress doesn't vanish, it just is buried deeper. When I went zero-sugar for a while, first I got cravings, then the cravings became less, then the cravings stabilized. After a while, mental pictures of incidents in the past, when tiredness was suppressed by a sugar rush, flew off, and then the cravings vanished.
Thanks Peter, your comment exposes yet another great factor, mental sabotage. Yeah, subtle propaganda. Stay well friend!🌈
I been addicted to sugar since a kid… it’s been a challenge for me… I have always tried quitting gradually but it never works bc I feel I end up eating more sugary foods. Sugar is definitely an addictive “drug” and does produce all those symptoms Dr Berg described! I am hoping this advice helps… thank u Dr Berg
its easy well best way to remove addition is to rebalance the microbiom with wither oregano oil and olive leaf and probiotics prebiotics fermented foods or soverain silver hydrorosol instead of oil and leaf this will kill the gut flora bacteria fingi that make you crave so bad and its science proven if you change the microbiom you can do that
@@gatopard77 oh wow I never heard of Soverain silver hydrorosol .. is that a liquid?
@@toni4787 yes
@@gatopard77 thank u very much
@@gatopard77 Thanks, I looked into this Soverain silver hydrorosol and will try it as well.
I am sick and tired of being tired all the time from eating to much sugar. Dr Eric. I am 40 years old and 240 lbs 5'9 in the bmi of 33. Change starts now. Drastic times call for drastic measures. I am ready to make a change NOW.
Busted! To those still eating sugar after watching my videos week after week! Lol yup but I’m gonna take this advice and just stop in 2 days- thanks Dr berg!
I am finding this sugar thing so hard. I fast, no problem, the carb's, easier than i thought and done but this sugar thing... As soon as I eat, i crave the sugar.
I am taking all the supplements but not the MCT oil, I shall try the MCT oil.
Thank you Dr Berg : )
Thank you! I’m really struggling with sugar cravings (especially during my period) and was slowly reducing my sugar intake. I’m going to try this.
I am not following a keto diet but a Weston Price diet. That said, I did quit sugar cold turkey when I made the switch. Had withdrawal symptoms for about two months (but I’m also on the autistic spectrum - the reason I struggled so hard is well explained by the research that went into the “GAPS diet”). Now that I’m free of sugar though, I feel so much better. I used to get sick on a monthly basis!
I quit all added sugar a few months ago due to your videos. I have a tiny piece of dark chocolate every other day (
This is so true, I threw all my sweet breads and pasties as well as pastas away in one day then it took maybe like 4 days for me not to crave it all. Haven’t touched sugar for 1 month and a half. Before I couldn’t have anyone eat a muffin in-front of my eyes without me craving one and eating one too lol now there can be a table full of sweet bread and delicious looking pastries and I could look at them and simply just walk away without craving or desiring any of it. It’s crazy but he is so right!!! Thank you Doc love you!! No more sugar for me ever and I mean it 1 month and a half so far the rest of my life to go!!
Before I forget I was only able to achieve this with these following things
1) KETO
2) IF
3)ACV
4)No Fruit but tons and tons of veggies
Good Evening Dr. Berg hope all is well. I will not be content with myself if I don’t let you know the amazing job you are doing on TH-cam, for that I’m grateful like many other viewers. I don’t regret being a subscriber and I’ve learned so much from your video. I just purchased my MTC oil and can’t wait to try it. You are an amazing person may God continue to bless you with health and knowledge to feed us. Thank you again.
Anyone know how much MCT oil to use?
No sugar since May 2018 🙌🏼 Went Keto and never looked back. Start today, your future self will thank you.
I admit I have sugar cravings desipte I have been following you since 2018. I know all the concepts but it's hard when your family member doesn't have it, and you'll just to have to compromise on that. With that being said I can't turn down a soft fluffy "not that sweet" treat when I am having my matcha latte in the morning mostly close to noon.
Started with quitting bread, then sugar, then carbs in general when I went keto. Best thing i ever did! I was 237 lbs when I started. I'm now 178 pounds and under 10% bodyfat eating a whole food, protein biased diet with daily strength training and 15k steps.
Thanks for this I definitely needed this it's a very hard process especially when your a stress sugar eater.
Dr Berg - Can you do a video on The best way to quit alcohol please. Alcohol cravings are so strong…
OK that sounded like you were talking straight to me when you said that you wanted to make this video for all of those that are still eating sugar DESPITE watching all your videos. And yes, that is absolutely me. I just had an embarrassing awful sugar binge fest in the last 48 hours and just want so badly to stop that behavior. I have not yet tried the MCT oil but I am going to be going out and getting that today.
did it change something by adding MCT oil?
@@elodie7141 I haven’t added one of those yet, but will once I figure out which one to buy. They’re kind of pricey and I don’t know what they taste like and I haven’t seen a specific one that Dr. Berg recommends yet but I’m searching.
My husband was just told he has diabetes. Has to take insulin every morning. He's not a large person it's just he's addicted to sugar and I can't get him to stop eating it. I send him your videos but he's not interested, it's so frustrating. I on the other hand eat no sugar or carbs, and I love your videos. Thank you!
Monk fruit helped me alot. I love sweets, so there must be a alternative for me.
I've done without sugar for 6 days now - and I'm exhausted. Waiting for the energy surge to kick in. Have also avoided all processed foods, except roasted nuts. Am having meat/fish with every meal, also cheese, beans, veggies, greens, eggs. Also bought some coconut oil, which feels weird to eat on its own. Am also experiencing more dizziness when I stand up (I'm 66 y.o.). Don't know if this is the keto flu, sugar withdrawal, or if I'm doing something wrong to make me feel like I've downloaded the wrong operating system. Even so, I'm pressing on.
I hope Dr Berg keeps the videos like this, where he's straight to the point right from the beginning and doesn't ramble on like most TH-camrs
Yeah, rambly TH-camrs are the absolute worst.
I am in the first three days, the second day was harder than the third, I have lost weight before and you helped motivate me to do it again. THX
As someone who's really struggling with this, I wish it were as easy as he makes it seem. Today, four days after quitting cold turkey, I finally had enough and cracked. It was absolute agony. Couldn't sleep, restless legs (nutritional yeast does not help), inability to concentrate, chattering and other ticks... I've made it a week before multiple times, and things still don't seem any better by then. I wish there was something I could do, but I don't think there is (the MCT oil doesn't help, either). It's so much worse than a couple of rough days like he presents it.
Fully agreed, although I haven't even lasted as long as you, lol. I'd like to try challenging myself, though. Challenging my streak count. I'd like to get my streak up to a month or longer. So far, it's only 2 days! You've made it 4+ hot damn! It's tough. You got this!
I was fortunate to find a product called keto Chow- it was the beginning of my low carb IF way of eating. Never had to deal with sugar withdrawal.
@@skh770 Sounds worth a try. I know I've heard Dr. Berry recommend it, too.
Do you include salt & electrolytes? Many come from leafy greens. Also, clean out the microbes in your digestive tract using raw garlic, ginger -- and maybe then a probiotic.
@@wizziw1961 I've always put salt in my butter coffee and on my meats, which also have good potassium. I've had a magnesium lotion, but I'm not consistent about using it. I have some of those keto chow drops on the way, so hopefully they help. I'm about 24 hours in (again) and the withdrawal is already getting bad.
I was the biggest sugar addict for decades. Totally agree, rip off the plaster quickly.
I’ve been following you for a white. I’ve tried intermittent fasting with wonderful results and after listening to these sugar videos, I have eliminated sugar from my diet (5 days strong) and yeah it was not hard. Minus the sugar in the coffee. That sucked. Now I only have one cup of coffee and cream and drink herbal & medicinal teas all day and eat once. I will report my progress! Thank you Dr. Berg! 🙏✨
Just in case you don't know, I use monk fruit on my coffee. It has zero glycemic index, but I think a teaspoon has a few carbs. Has zero aftertaste. So good. In case you want a bit of sweet for your coffee😉
Thank you Dr. Berg. I am so much more happy and healthy following your teachings!
Glad to help!
Dr. Berg, thank you so much for all your video's on health. I've been off sugar for eleven days now and practicing intermittent fasting. My skin is beginning to clear up and I'm feeling great. I plan to continue this clean way of eating and following your great advice. Many thanks from Newfoundland Canada
That's fantastic! Happy to help!
I have given up sugar for one week now and i feel amazing my vision is also clear before i was having vision problems due to high blood sugar levels and was diagnosed pre-diabetic i cannot believe how i feel now im not tired and feel full of energy im slowly letting go of sugar but i wouldnt let my body starve of the food i once use to enjoy but will keep it to very minimal and only have it once a month
Dr Berg, you're right! I'm at the end and it really hasn't been that difficult! I'm shocked! I try to eat mostly low carb with healthy fat. But a few carbs turns into way too many. Even donuts! 😱 But cutting out sugar this way? I can do this! Thank you!
There's a lot things likeable about these videos but right at the top is the direct step into the topic on opening the clip. REALLY like that.
Thank you so much Dr.Berg. My craving for sugar was gone more than 1 year ago. Only because of your advices. But when I'm passing organic dates from Israel in the supermarket...it's so difficult not buy it. In that time I remember how you said sugar can give you a cancer. No sugar no worries 👍
oh boy i remember last year it was so difficult to get off sugar i struggled for 2 weeks , now i can't even look at cakes or sweets they give me acidic taste in my mouth from just looking at them it's weird. i lost 44KG in one year i still have 20Kg left , thanks to dr berg your videos are so addictive .
I’ve been having that acidic taste after eating anything sweet/high in starch/dairy since I was a kid. I really did not like that taste and thankfully for that reason I was never addicted to sweet stuff. I do have many tooth decay despite that.