Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Today, I want to cover the different causes and remedies for rib pain or costochondritis. The first symptom of costochondritis is chest pain. So, it can sometimes be mistaken as a heart problem. The typical treatments for costochondritis are medications, steroids, or injections. The cause of costochondritis is considered unknown. However, from my experience, I think there are two primary causes: 1...

Consuming the wrong diet isn’t the only cause of high blood sugar. If you don’t know what’s causing your high blood sugar levels, you need to check this out.

Try these tips to avoid the biggest intermittent fasting mistakes and boost your success on your health journey. There are seven big mistakes people make when they start intermittent fasting. Today, I’m going to cover what they are and how to avoid them. The biggest intermittent fasting mistakes: 1. Eating too much of the wrong foods when not fasting, like peanut butter, almond flour, and keto bar...

Learn more about what causes inflammation and discover the best food for inflammation.

Discover how to get to the root of sciatica pain and take your recovery to the next level.

Eggs are one of the best foods in the world to support a healthy body. But did you know these things about eggs?

Is drinking a lot of water healthy or not? Here’s what you should know.

Discover the best natural remedies to get rid of eye floaters!

Check out this updated video with even more tips on how to use kefir to sleep better at night.

Many people think they’re getting enough magnesium from their diet—they're not.

It’s crucial to not only know which foods give you nutrients but also which foods rob you of nutrients. Be sure to avoid these foods that deplete nutrients.

Vitamin D is crucial to support a healthy body. Here are 23 symptoms of vitamin D deficiency you may have never heard of before.

Did you know H. pylori is behind some cases of anemia? H. pylori is a type of bacteria that most of the population already has. When the timing and environment are just right, H. pylori can come out of remission and create all sorts of problems. H. pylori primarily causes issues like gastritis, ulcers, and stomach atrophy. It typically comes out of remission when the stomach loses acidity. Some pe...

Today we're going to talk about the best and worst foods for lower abdominal pain. There are many different causes of lower abdominal cramping or pain. But, in my opinion, we can usually trace the problem back to the person's diet and malabsorption. If a person has a problem with malabsorption, they may also experience bloating, diarrhea, or loose stool. The more inflammation or gut proble...

Today, let’s talk about the benefits and dangers of fasting. Some of the top benefits of fasting include weight loss, cognitive improvements, and enhanced heart function. Most of the dangers of fasting I’m going to cover aren’t related to a 16 to 18-hour fast. This applies more to prolonged fasting, which is when a person fasts for 48 to 72 hours—or even longer. The purpose of eating is not just t...

Let’s talk about magnesium and vitamin D. About 75 percent of the population has low vitamin D levels, and 45 percent have low magnesium levels. All of the enzymes involved in converting vitamin D to the active form depend on magnesium. Vitamin D won’t work in the body if you have a magnesium deficiency. Vitamin D is vitally important for the body, and it’s crucial to do what you can to avoid a vi...

Let’s talk about the best ways to increase growth hormone, especially as you age. In adults, growth hormone is crucial for muscle building and fat burning. It’s also important for building tendons, ligaments, collagen, joints, and bones. However, growth hormone dramatically decreases with age. Side effects of a deficiency in growth hormone can include: • Difficulty building muscle • Cognitive issu...

If you’re thinking about buying apple cider vinegar gummy supplements—don’t. Let’s talk about why. A lot of different companies are coming out with these apple cider vinegar gummy bears or gummy supplements, but the formulas are very similar. While the claims are incredible, the products are not. In reality, these ACV gummy products are misleading and can even be damaging. The biggest problem with...

Today, I want to cover the five worst diet mistakes, especially when trying to boost metabolism. The top mistakes dieters make: 1. Trying to boost metabolism A slow metabolism is not really a slow metabolism at all—it’s an efficient metabolism. Stimulating your metabolism is a bad idea because you’ll burn it out. 2. Going on a low-calorie diet Many people who appear to have a slow metabolism have...

Let’s talk about the incredible health benefits of clove. Clove is natural, and there is a lot of interesting research on using it to promote a healthy body. One of the most common ways to use clove is as a numbing agent for a toothache. The essential oil in clove called eugenol produces many benefits. But it also contains a lot of other phytonutrients. You can use clove oil or simply chew and swa...

Two of the top benefits of exercise include lowering your risk for certain diseases and increasing your longevity—and it doesn’t take much exercise to achieve this. The more fitness you have in your reserve, the more you can counter stress and the more flexibility you can have with your eating plan. The benefits of walking just two to two and a half hours a week can lower your mortality rate by 20...

Let’s talk about why it’s so difficult for some people to lose weight and keep it off. Dieting is similar to famine. If you have difficulty losing weight because you’ve dieted for many years, your body is likely compensating for survival purposes. You don’t have a slow metabolism—you have an enhanced metabolic efficiency. Once you understand the right problem, you can attack it with a better solut...

Let’s talk about the interesting benefits of lemons that you may have never heard before. Many people know fresh lemons contain citrates, which lower the risk of kidney stones. They may also know that lemons are rich in vitamin C. But another secret weapon lemons have is called flavonoids. Flavonoids have powerful, wide-ranging effects. One specific flavonoid in lemons can help remove fat from the...

Today, I want to share six delicious homemade salad dressings that are actually good for you. It’s difficult to find healthy salad dressings at the store that don’t contain sugar or oils high in omega-6 fatty acids. The salad dressings I’m going to share have unique health benefits. Of course, salad has a lot of important benefits, but choosing the right salad dressing can take it to the next leve...

Today, I want to cover the first sign of magnesium deficiency. Many people don’t get enough magnesium from their diet, not to mention other factors that deplete magnesium. Magnesium is a cofactor involved in 350 enzymes. A cofactor is something that is required by an enzyme to work. Symptoms of magnesium deficiency: • Cramping • Twitching • Arrhythmia • Osteoporosis • Osteomalacia • Insulin resist...