Here’s what you need to know about vitamin A deficiency and vitamin A toxicity.
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0:00 Introduction: Vitamin A explained
0:10 Vitamin A and your skin
1:50 Symptoms of vitamin A deficiency
2:18 Symptoms of too much vitamin A
2:52 Vitamin A toxicity
3:10 Synthetic vitamin A
4:16 The best sources of vitamin A
5:25 Causes of vitamin A deficiency
6:30 Accutane
7:16 What to do for vitamin A toxicity
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Let’s talk about vitamin A—the benefits of vitamin A and the dark side.
Vitamin A is a non-keratinizing vitamin. Keratinization is a condition that causes skin issues.
Both a vitamin A deficiency and excess vitamin A can affect the internal and external skin in many ways.
Vitamin A is involved in supporting the immune system as well. There is an association between vitamin A deficiency and autoimmune conditions like Graves’ and Hashimoto’s. Vitamin A also allows iodine to be absorbed.
Signs of vitamin A deficiency:
• Poor night vision
• Blindness
• Dry eyes
• Poor immunity
• Skin problems
• Bone issues
Signs of too much vitamin A:
• Abnormal bone formation
• Dry lips
• Dry skin
• Double vision
• Alopecia
• Oily skin
• Peeling skin
• Heart valve calcification
• Hypercalcemia
• Intracranial pressure
Vitamin A toxicity is rare, but taking a synthetic vitamin A supplement may increase your risk. Synthetic vitamin A may also increase the risk of lung cancer. Accutane, a form of synthetic vitamin A, has serious potential side effects.
I suggest getting your vitamin A from food sources or natural food-based supplements.
Foods high in vitamin A (retinol):
• Cod liver oil
• Egg yolks
• Grass-fed butter
• Grass-fed cheese
• Liver
Beta carotene is the precursor to the active form of vitamin A (retinol). Beta carotene is in foods like carrots and spinach.
But, If you’re relying on beta carotene alone to get your vitamin A or if you have a liver or gallbladder issue, you could be deficient in vitamin A.
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Great video on vitamin a, thank you so much!
Thanks a lot. I’m really glad it helped you.
I’m watching this, just after I just cooked and ate liver for the first time a few hours ago. I avoided liver so long because of the fear of vitamin A toxicity. But after months of research, I found out it is safe to consume (I hope). If you just do it in very minimal amounts of just an ounce.
I mean I’ve heard of the people who eat liver everyday and the people who eat a full pack of liver. I’m only looking to probably eat an ounce like 2-3 times a week and keep the rest in the freezer.
But due to my damaged gut from sibo and autoimmune disorders. I know I’m lacking so much in vital nutrients and minerals. And all those symptoms I’ve been suffering with for a while, like the night vision, skin issues, peeling skin and more. Especially how my old diet was for many years prior, where I mainly ate garbage all day. Where I barely got any neccasary nutrients in my daily before.
Onions with liver makes it taste better.
What’s the taste like? Did you cook it up with other things?
Very easy to cook, just add onion, garlic, &a piece of ginger, tomato green or red chilli and salt to taste, don’t add water, cook for 15 minutes on low flame, then add little oil, and it’s ready to eat,
Just stay away from polar Bear liver and you should be fine.
@S S Soinds good.👍
There have been more studies, some showing far worse 12:1 and even 21:1 conversion of beta-carotene to vitamin A. The conversion also varies drastically based on genetics (certain European genes heavily reduce it). Essentially, a decent portion of the population is incapable of ever converting enough. Without consumption of animal products, many will be deficient.
Also, my own personal anecdote I eat primarily beef and eggs with butter, and I recently added cod liver to my diet for the omega-3(didn’t trust rancid capsules). I didn’t even realize it had SOO much vitamin A. Anyways, I noticed a week or so later that my morning and nighttime vision was significantly better. I guess dozens of eggs a week were still not enough for my needs. I’m curious why my diet wasn’t enough.
💯! Lots of people can’t make the conversion. I wish he would address this more. 🙏🙏
Thank you for sharing. My eyesight is quite weak, especially my night vision.
I eat lots of beef, pasture raised eggs, good butter, fry in tallow.
I eat liver once a week.
Very healthy.
Maybe I should go back to taking 1/2 teaspoon of cod liver oil daily.
Doc! Would you be so kind to go over the actual benefits of L-lysine?
agreed. i read a study claiming it can help prevent liver fat accumulation
I would be very interested to see if you could make more in-depth videos about the spleen. It seems to be something that is widely ignored in western medicine, because in Chinese medicine, it is one of the most important organs in the body.
Spleen is important.
Since I started watching his videos, I forgot about spleen lol. I agree 100%
Thank you so much for this life changing information!
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Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving.
Many thanks, since I started following you over a year ago I have incorporated a lot of the foods you just mentioned and I’m doing so much better!😁😁😁
Love the discussion. Thank you doct. This is even surprising fact about Vitamin A
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Also I would appreciate if doct can also talks about feeling of itchiness like bug biting but there’s no bug but a person body got bumps from the itchiness.
Also I would appreciate if doct can also talks about feeling of itchiness like bug biting but there’s no bug but a person body got bumps from the itchiness.
Thank you for the life changing videos, Doctor Berg!
Oh wow! I’m so glad you found them helpful.
❤🙏Thank you so much Doctor Berg.Great advice always.
Interesting. I recently started taking Vitamin A and it has done wonders for me. Cleared my brain fog and improved my skin psoriasis. I do happen to have a gall bladder chock full of stones so maybe that’s why i can’t get as much from food? I may switch to cod liver oil after seeing this.
What type are you taking?
Thank you for mentioning these points. I always learn by watching your great videos.
Sharing Dr Berg notes here:
Vitamin A is a non-keratinizing vitamin. Keratinization is a condition that causes skin issues.
Both a vitamin A deficiency and excess vitamin A can affect the internal and external skin in many ways.
Vitamin A is involved in supporting the immune system as well. There is an association between vitamin A deficiency and autoimmune conditions like Graves’ and Hashimoto’s. Vitamin A also allows iodine to be absorbed.
Signs of vitamin A deficiency:
• Poor night vision
• Blindness
• Dry eyes
• Poor immunity
• Skin problems
• Bone issues
Signs of too much vitamin A:
• Abnormal bone formation
• Dry lips
• Dry skin
• Double vision
• Alopecia
• Oily skin
• Peeling skin
• Heart valve calcification
• Hypercalcemia
• Intracranial pressure
Vitamin A toxicity is rare, but taking a synthetic vitamin A supplement may increase your risk. Synthetic vitamin A may also increase the risk of lung cancer. Accutane, a form of synthetic vitamin A, has serious potential side effects.
I suggest getting your vitamin A from food sources or natural food-based supplements.
Foods high in vitamin A (retinol):
• Cod liver oil
• Egg yolks
• Grass-fed butter
• Grass-fed cheese
• Liver
Beta carotene is the precursor to the active form of vitamin A (retinol). Beta carotene is in foods like carrots and spinach.
But, If you’re relying on beta carotene alone to get your vitamin A or if you have a liver or gallbladder issue, you could be deficient in vitamin A.
Thank you Dr Berg! 🐱👍🏿
I took 90ml Accutane when I was 16. Still suffer the side affect at the age of 40. Heat and sun intolerance, dry mouth and eyes. However my skin has not aged much and is still very elastic and youthful for my age.
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I have been cutting up a small piece of banana each day and applying it to my skin for the last two weeks. The dark spots under my eyes are now about 50% lighter and the age spots are also about 50% lighter. I assume that the vitamin A in the banana is what is helping…
I have learned so much in details. Thank you Dr. Berg. Stay with us.