Did you know you can assess liver problems using your feet? Find out how!
DATA:
0:00 Introduction: How to use your feet to assess liver health
0:35 Red and brown spots
2:20 Spider veins
3:07 Dry, cracked heels
4:08 Itchy feet
6:53 More symptoms associated with liver damage
7:44 Toenail fungus
8:55 Toenail issues related to liver problems
12:43 Discover the best foods for the liver
In this video, we’re going to take a look at some of the different foot symptoms you may be experiencing and connect them to the health of your liver.
One common sign of liver problems is red and brown spots on the lower leg. These spots are caused by poor circulation and are often seen in people who have diabetes or cirrhosis of the liver.
When the liver isn't functioning properly, you may experience bruising and discoloration. You may also notice that the lower leg is swollen and shiny and no longer grows hair. Pitting edema may accompany these symptoms.
The good news about liver problems is that the liver is one of the only organs that can completely regenerate itself!
Spider veins, whether in the lower leg and foot or anywhere else on the body, signify that the liver can no longer regulate estrogen. Excess estrogen can cause a fatty liver and problems with your bile ducts, which can lead to gallstones.
Dry, cracked heels or generally dry feet are symptoms of an omega-3 deficiency. The liver makes bile, which helps you break down and absorb fat-soluble vitamins and nutrients. If you have liver damage, it will be difficult to absorb omega-3 fatty acids. Rarely, dry, cracked heels may be related to a B3 deficiency.
Other foot-related symptoms that typically signify liver damage include:
•Itchy feet
•Fungal infections
•Inflammatory conditions like arthritis and plantar fasciitis
•Foot odor
•Hot/cold feet
•Toenail fungus
•Fungus between toes
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Thanks for watching! I hope this explains the connection between your liver and your feet. I’ll see you in the next video.
51 responses to “How to Use Your Feet to Diagnose Liver Problems—Dr. Berg Explains”
Sharing Dr Berg notes for the masses!
One common sign of liver problems is red and brown spots on the lower leg. These spots are caused by poor circulation and are often seen in people who have diabetes or cirrhosis of the liver.
When the liver isn’t functioning properly, you may experience bruising and discoloration. You may also notice that the lower leg is swollen and shiny and no longer grows hair. Pitting edema may accompany these symptoms.
The good news about liver problems is that the liver is one of the only organs that can completely regenerate itself!
Spider veins, whether in the lower leg and foot or anywhere else on the body, signify that the liver can no longer regulate estrogen. Excess estrogen can cause a fatty liver and problems with your bile ducts, which can lead to gallstones.
Dry, cracked heels or generally dry feet are symptoms of an omega-3 deficiency. The liver makes bile, which helps you break down and absorb fat-soluble vitamins and nutrients. If you have liver damage, it will be difficult to absorb omega-3 fatty acids. Rarely, dry, cracked heels may be related to a B3 deficiency.
Other foot-related symptoms that typically signify liver damage include:
•Itchy feet
•Fungal infections
•Inflammatory conditions like arthritis and plantar fasciitis
•Foot odor
•Hot/cold feet
•Toenail fungus
•Fungus between toes
Notes taken from other earlier videos about liver:
The best foods for the liver:
1. Cruciferous vegetables
2. Eggs
3. Sprouts
4. Beets
5. Garlic
6. Salmon or fatty fish
7. Lemons
Other great things to support the liver:
• Apple cider vinegar in water
• Olive oil
• Milk thistle
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Nooo thank you my friend 😊
Thank you! Although the videos are short, I sometimes don’t even have the 10 minutes. I appreciate you for taking the time to provide the notes. God bless you!
I’ve had some red spots on the sides of my feet, sometimes they were itchy.
I wash my feet daily and keep them dry. So the problem must have been elsewhere.
When I started to take QUERCETIN, the spots disappered until next day. 😊
Itchy feet can also be the beginning of an allergic reaction to the substance PPD used in dark hair dye. That is how it started for me. Then developed into horrendous eczema on my hands and feet, working up my legs and arms.
And this is exactly why it is ALWAYS recommended to do a patch test, 24-hours in advance, whenever using a new hair-colouring/chemical service product.
Hair dyes also sometimes linked to lymphomas….
Thank you. Great video. I enjoy learning. I use your educational videos to help me understand the whys and hows of healing. 🙂
Glad you enjoy my videos! Thanks for watching!
@Drberg Thank you for helping a lot of people in this world.
God bless you and your family!
Happy New Year Dr Berg !
@@Drberghi sir, is keto diet safe for people suffering from piles ?
I dont have most of these symptoms, BUT I have poor circulation to my big toe and I feel a pot belly coming even though I exercise 5 times a week. Dry Jan for me! And a lifestyle change as I feel my liver is struggling. Thanks again Berg ✌🏻🇬🇧
If you have a pot belly you’re probably eating too much carbs and sugar.
Quit the seed oils, all sugar, refined carbs, alcohol and do intermittent fasting. Check the labels because seed oils are in everything. Don’t eat any processed foods, most have the refined carbs, bad oils and sugar in one shot. Once you cleaned all that out you will feel great, while cleansing your body will be slightly sick for a week. Use electrolytes to help get through the ketovores flu. You work out so your stomach will go 6 pack abs with these changes.
@@user-nq1ze4jt9m I don’t eat a lot of carbs or sugar through food, its 100% red wine, I drink too much
Stop drinking
@@shagbark5419 I didnt even think of that, what a great idea, thank god you are here
I think at some point all of us had liver issues!. Thanks Dr for the insight.
You’re very welcome.
Roughly a year ago, I had an abdominal ultrasound. They said I had NAFLD. I did what Dr Berg said to do to heal my liver. A follow up ultrasound a year later shows no problem…. fatty liver healed!! My Vitamin D level dramatically improved, too! My doctor was speechless. And I am eternally grateful to Dr Berg for guiding me to find REAL HEALING! 💜
I would love to know what all you did!
Please tell us, what exactly you did and for how long, because i followed Dr.Bergs advices and unfortunately was not able to bring my Liver enzymes down.
What is NAFLD?
Non alcoholic fatty liver disease. @@eightfigs3508
@@eightfigs3508 non alcoholic fatty liver disease, doesn’t involve alcohol
Thank you for this, Dr. Berg. A lifelong problem with dry feet, and I will up my omega 3 intake. It would be great if high quality cod liver oil was more available at a reasonable price, but oh well!
He sells a really good cod liver oil
Thank you so much Dr Berg! Always great information, and much appreciated ! All the best 🇹🇹
You’re welcome. Hope you are learning a lot here.
@@Drberg I truly am learning a lot from you, and I appreciate it so much , thank you !
Had really bad toenail fungus. Had it for 4 decades, tried everything on it. Nothing would kill it. Went strict keto and intermittent fasting. Very clean. Eating a lot of fermented foods and raw garlic. Didn’t even try topicals on it and wasn’t even trying to clear it up honestly because I thought it was hopeless. Well it went away on it’s own. Imagine that. Started eating a clean healthy diet and it just disappeared.
WOW that is wonderful!
Oh wow. I have a friend who works in a warehouse with this problem. Question … Did you eat organic? Or just focusing on keto and that’s it?
@originalswedies3003 I try to eat organic when I can afford it, when it’s on sale, but most of the time it’s too cost prohibitive. It still works and I lost over 140lbs and have kept it off for over a year. It’s a lifestyle change not really a diet
@@bigbadwolfe7849 Thank you for responding! I will definitely pass along this information because I want my best friend to live a long life! I really wish this information was taught in school or something, it’s so dang important to know. Thanks again! God bless you!
Same thing happened with my eczema.
Thank you.
This should be taught to healthcare professionals and civilians.
This is something everyone should do.
Dr Berg you working so hard even on Christmas days! Take great care and I wish you a very happy and blessed Chritmas and New Years! 🙏🎄💖🌅☀️🥰
Thank you Dr. Berg for another amazing video. May God blessed you and your family.
Amazing summary! Keep up the good work Eric. I can relate to many of these problems; I’m lucky to have caught it and am actively reversing the liver damage I have done. Thanks
Dr. Berg, The Liver Whisperer. Thanks for this video! I have self induced liver problems that I hope to fix with your info.
I have everything you described on my right foot. I also feel pain in my liver. I have very hot feet all the time, pitting edema on top of the foot and leg, constant pain in the ankle. My toe nails are brittle and thin, but no yellowing, no fungus. I have deep cracked callous on my heal and get periods where my toes and feet itch uncontrollably. I’ve long since thought it was my liver. I ‘ve had my gall bladder removed 20 yrs ago. I also crave sardines a lot. I would like to know what I can do to heal my liver.
I drank way too much alcohol for way too long. I had a neighbor who just died from cirrhosis and diabetes at the age of 41. I now have over 4 years sober and am way better at taking care of myself. Everyone stay strong and take care of yourselves and live your happiest life.
You did it! Congratulations! Keep up the good work 🙏
🎉 CONGRATULATIONS! 🎉 My father and a good friend died way too young too, both heavy drinkers. Hugs bud and I’m proud of YOU even though I don’t know you. 💛
Thanks again Eric. As usual a ton of great information! I always find myself coming back to your wisdom.
This doctor needs to be cloned and put into every medical school to re-educate doctors with correct information about health.
He is brilliant, and a gem of a person to anyone with common sense about how to improve their health in a sustained way.
I just love learning from his simple to understand videos … I respect this man immensely. 🙏👍🙏👍
Thank you for educating us day after day! I am thankful for you 🙏🏾❤️🌹