Dr. Eric Berg is a chiropractor who specialises in weight loss through nutritional and natural methods. His private practice is located in Alexandria, Virginia. His clients include senior officials in the U.S. government and the Justice Department, ambassadors, medical doctors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, engineers, professors, and other clients from all walks of life.
Dr. Berg is the author of the best selling books 'The 7 Principles of Fat Burning' and 'The Healthy Keto Plan' in which he describes specific strategies on doing the healthy version of the ketogenic diet as well as intermittent fasting. He has conducted over 4800 seminars on health-related topics and trained over 2500 doctors world-wide in his methods.
Dr. Berg has been an active member of the Endocrinology Society, on the advisory panel for the Health Science Institute, and has worked as a past part-time adjunct professor at Howard University. He has appeared on many radio and television shows, including ABC, CBS, and as a monthly host on Channel 8's Sports Talk. He has also had his own radio health show on WOL in 2005.
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65 responses to “Dr. Eric Berg – ‘Practical Keto’”
Smartest doctor I’ve ever known. Tells it like it is regardless and in spite of corporate medical science. Thanks Doctor Berg! 🎤🔊👍
@Becky M couldn’t agree with you more. Average doctor’s education on nutrition during med school would be less than 10 hours. So not great.
Any well educated person can learn about nutrition. It’s about joining the dots of all the plethora of information out there.
Doctors are great at adding medical context, that a non med person wouldn’t be aware of…
@robert111k Yes. It makes a big difference. He is not tethered to the same kinds of dogmatic constraints as an MD is. However, he still remains a ‘doctor’ as he is certified and licensed.
Amen preach it!
I love Dr Berg. He tells it like it is and he speaks in a way I understand and that is so important to me. 💙
AMEN!
Dr Eric is one guy who is sincere and loves what he is doing.
@Randall We did not evolve eating plants like cows. We evolved eating fatty meats and organ meats. You can run on low fat plant based diet but it working does not mean it is the best. Healthy Keto diets can reverse heart disease and reverse type 2 diabetes. There are peer reviewed studies on it so I do not know where you take this knowledge from. Idk where you took information from that keto eliminated vegetables. Healthy keto makes you eat more vegetables than before! There is no bloating/dysbiosis on keto and dysbiosis since you eat more fermented foods and other gut bacteria supporting foods than on standard diet. You are so narrow minded because you pull out some arguments out of nowhere. Be careful about using word debunked since quite opposite healthy Low carb high fat diets with each year are proven even more to be healthier / disease treating and disease preventing.
Lol of course DR. Berg offers great accurate information and as a result gets paid handsomely.
WTF did you expect?!
He’s a cult leader
Making money for his Church of Scientology
@Rob Westley You speak the truth eat what God gave us
Never in my life did I ever imagine I could lose the weight. Here I am without cravings! I am never hungry and feeling like I’ve been let out of jail and never going back. Thank you
How did you do it? I need help. Are you on keto? I’m a menopausal woman so not sure it would work for me.
@True Story Same here. Sometimes I’m not hungry at noon and I just eat cuz its noon. Regardless. Smh. At work I would get out at noon to eat cuz I just wanted to get out of the office, not cuz I was hungry. Then I would get hungry around two hours later, anyway. Smh. Now I’m working from home due to pandemic and still in habit of eating at noon. Whether or not I’m hungry. Smh
@Rustyben nineoneone Yes, really. I followed Dr. Berg for four years and I have it the same. No more cravings, hunger issues, no more struggle or illness. I lost weight and kept it off for years now. I used to help people lose weight but my issues were not overeating or eating junk. My own MD knew I knew what to do and as she looked at my food log and blood pannels she said I must have just been getting old. I was 30!!! Being overweight, working out, eating low cal and healthy while feelings sick, foggy, edgy didn’t make sense, till I saw dr. bergs body type video. If your going to start watching his daily videos start with the longer body type video. I was used to dealing with people with thyroid issues or simply over eating and eating garbage, my issue wasn’t thyroid related but insulin and adrenal related. Yes, my fruit and veg. smoothies, rice and lean meat, and high intensity workouts were making me fat. I was also always hungry and craving sweets but misrable as I denied myself more treats while I was overweight than I do now (but my treats are with stevia and nut flour now). Now I eat twice a day and I’m good. Most people are just in need of basic help, he gives that too.
It’s like freedom! I always felt like a slave to food.
286 pounds, high blood pressure, diabetes. Now 217, blood pressure normal, no diabetes and feeling great!
Update: 212 lbs. Just got blood work done. Numbers amazing.
Just started new years day. Started 237lbs prediabetes and high cholesterol. So far down to 226lbs. I have a lot of the menopausal belly atrophy I need to get rid of. I’m a little disappointed that it’s not coming off as quick as I hoped but I’m going to stick with it and try to be as clean as possible. I go back for blood work in 6 months so wish me luck 🤞
Great job 👏
@Krystal My those diet drinks are terrible for you. Give them up!
This man is wonderful 👏 ❤ Thank you! He educates on what exactly needs to happen for women struggling with menopause. This saves frustration, money, time, feelings, life!!
I’m so glad I found this on YouTube. I actually feel like I can trust him. That’s unusual for me.
Thank you Dr. Berg.
He’s a scientologist
He’s a lighthouse of honest knowledge with wisdom and logic.
He has save my quad son by telling us how to reduce his fatty liver.
My wife and I started Keto last September. We said we would do it a month. It is now July and we don’t regret it at all. I no longer on insulin going from 10.2 A1C to 5.4 A1C. I’ve lost 70 lbs 243 to 173. Blood pressure from 160s to 110. My wife gone from 160 to 119 lbs. I really feel healthy for the first time in 15 years.
Did u have keto flu and if so whatd u do to get feel better.
That’s AMAZING!! Good for you guys!
That’s awesome! KETO works and is totally amazing!
160 to 119!! Wow. Good for y’all
Yay you two!
Dr Berg introduced me to keto. 4 years later I am now 400 lbs, down from 620 lbs. Now I’m KetoVore. Dr Bergs videos were lifechanging.
@Janice Paul exactly you’re so right . Carbs from berries and one kiwi … lowest glycemic fruits. Zucchini, cucmber, peppers…. Amazing what kiwi does to our bodies. More nutrients dense than berries!!!!
Standing ovation!
@Arianne Alsaker I am far from my GOAL, but i believe the BENEFITS OF KETO ARE WORTH IT SHORT TERM! at some point u need to modify KETO to add fruits and vegis, and then rotate
@HERNANDEZ SHOE BOX Family No…That’s a lie. Keep watching his videos…📜
…. Seriously huh? The Gov’t lies to us. Everything has sugar and carbs. Sugar feeds hunger. Suddenly when you remove Sugar/Carbs and add meat, cheese, eggs, nuts and olive oil…you are full and the weight pours off. God Bless….stay strong. Great job. Day by Day. 🌷🥰
His story about eating 45 eggs a day was really 4 to 5 reminded me of a time when I got back from deployment and walked into the house and wondered what the burning smell was. It was my wife cooking her grandmothers recipe for spaghetti sauce. She cooked it for 68 hours. Was supposed to be 6 to 8 hours.
Hehehe 😊
Glad you came around 🙂
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Thank you!!!
I just completed a 3 day water fast (no meds) and had a fbs reading of 88 before breaking the fast with bone broth
The following day to my delight I had a fbs reading of 88 again! I am absolutely blown away and grateful🙏
My fbs is usually 145-158 with medication
God bless you Dr Berg🙏😊
I tried so many diets the intermittent fasting is when I feel my best. I tried the eating 6 small meals a day mess and ended up gaining weight even on low calorie and I felt like my blood sugar was all over the place. I’m glad to hear some people do better with fasting and I’m definitely one of them
I was just diagnosed Type II three days ago *shocked* The reason I went to the E.R. is I had lost 16 lbs. in less than a month which was concerning because I was not dieting. I was also exhausted, sleepy, and very weak. I was 5’9″ 170 lbs before the weight loss and have been an athlete my entire life (58 yrs old). My risk factor – both parents were type II diabetic. I was scared to death when I started reading the complications from diabetes but watching this doc’s video has given me hope that I can reverse this through diet, exercise, and sleep. I’m on the Keto diet now and hoping to get my energy and strength back soon. Thank you for giving me direction !
MAGNUS ALSO DO LOTS OF BREATHING EXERCISES BREATH MORE AND MORE OXYGEN IT WILL HELP
Magnus, I would love to hear how you’ve done over the past 3 weeks. Hope your healthy is improving!
Hi Magnus… How are you doing 6 months down the line? I hope you’re improving!
Good luck. I’ve had some family members with it. I would recommend checking out Dr. Mark Hyman’s work. It’s not necessarily about ‘weight’ although it can contribute but more about proper nutrition and cutting the sugar. (Diabetes is also called the disease of ‘starvation’ because of too many empty calories). You can do it. 💪
Hey Magnus. We want to know how you’re doing? I love Dr. Jason Fung on Youtube. He’s a nephrologist who got tired of seeing his diabetic patients all get worse and worse. Check him out if you need more help.
After fighting blood pressure problems for 40 years ( I am normal body weight) I think my answer is here. Nobody has ever told me it could be so simple as potassium. It’s my new year resolutions to check it and get it right. Thank you Dr Berg!
Can you explain what did you eat now to control your Blood pressure.please share to me i am taking amlodiphine and dont want to take this for long time
@imjohnny08music station stop eating plants & sugars. This is not personal medical advise.
Thank you Dr Berg, so glad I found you online, wish I found you much earlier in our lives, but all in Gods time, God Bless
I am learning so much from watching your videos! This particular one is brilliant! Thanks so much.
I have learnt so much from Dr. Berg, you are truly a wealth of knowledge! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
From 235 to 175 within 6 months. So happy! Thank you Dr. Berg!
168 to 136 4 months ..love this man…my metabolic syndrome is correcting…nonalcoholic fatty liver disease resetting…Epstein Barr Virus titers are down…let’s hope this program addresses Parkinson’s which studies indicate it may! Autophagy may assist with these issues …love our Dr. Berg ..
What are the foods that you have taken and what is your IF window?
How did you do that please?
Have ridden sprouted bread, packaged dehydrated peas, frozen vegan patties. I was bloated all the time. I’ve lessened carbs to no carbs and changed which fruits n veggies to eat. I seriously feel so much smaller, lessened fiber n so happy I’m smaller than I was with bloated tummy. Love keto ❤️
Thank you Dr Berg for all your advice. It’s helping me with my weight loss journey. I weighed 86 kgs and become 63 kgs. I gained 5 kgs back. I am now trying to lose the 5 kgs again. And, your pieces of advice are helping me gain more knowledge. I am a nurse by profession and diabetic. Since I lost 23 kgs through keto diet and intermittent fasting, my HbA1c is now normal. It’s been not normal for 6 years since I got diagnosed. And, I was diagnosed as well with fatty liver. Now, all my blood results are all normal including liver enzymes.
YesI am a true believer in the keto diet. I have it as a way of life because I feel like a new person. Thank you Dr. Berg for who you are! I love the humor. I’m rather new to your website, and now doing a video marathon…and loving it! You’re so brilliant.
I’m 68 and feel like 40. Transforming! 2 lbs to goal….woohoo