10 Ways Fasting can Save Your Life (Literally!)

[@johnlewis5077]

55 years old 396lbs and on every pill and injection posible....going to give this keto and fasting a try

[@thegirlnextdoor2739]

@John Lewis You will be SOOO GLAD you did keto!! Make some "ketorade" (another Ken Berry video) or just drink pickle juice and maybe supplement with magnesium... (I totally overdid the magnesium and developed horrible diarrhea-so be careful)

[@kasch7574]

John Lewis keto teaches you to swim and gives you a life jacket as well. Follow the rules and let the healing begin.

[@LukenUSee]

Takes some effort, but hang in there and it gets easier. The results will impress you. Best of luck!😉

[@johnlewis5077]

@K2 Thanks K2

[@johnlewis5077]

@@thegirlnextdoor2739 Thanks for the heads up!!!! Watching a lot of KZbin to help inform me on my journey and also help from people like yourself!! Thanks agaim

[@LivingMuseTarot]

I'm aware of the benefits of fasting, but I didn't know it increased stem cell production. Thanks. 👍

[@rubyr8093]

Dr Pompa has vids on this, also can check out Dr Mindy Pelz, Leland,Berg, Snake Diet lol. Check with Dr ofc. Best wishes ..

[@LivingMuseTarot]

@@rubyr8093 Thanks.

[@davidgrant2725]

Finally an honest DR. with straight answers. I thank you for your honesty. I wish there were more MDs out there like you.

[@RonJones_eVisibleMarketing]

Midnight tonight (6 Jan 2019) will complete day five of my fast. Somewhere between the 72 to 96 hour mark, your hunger (cravings) are gone. I started fasting before I heard of Dr Berry, Dr Fung, Low Carb Down Under, Butter Bob Briggs et al. 2012 was my first long fast, it began with a stomach virus, and lasted 60 days (yes. Sixty). Since then my health has been better, but my weight has crept back up again to 280lbs due to poor eating timing ("when" is important too). This fast will end Friday night, then wife and I will go for a long weekend. But this is a warm-up for another long fast. Wednesday, 15 Jan at 00:00. Until true hunger returns.

[@DesertOasis737]

God knew EXACTLY what he was talking about when he gave us his word👌🌟🙌

[@mauriristola3282]

Desert☘️Oasis groan.

[@John-eh4yk]

Amen

[@bigzachful]

Amen

[@jeromehilkert3740]

I suffer from chronic heartburn time to time. When nothing else worked I found that by fasting usually 3 days ( 72 hours ) corrects it for a very long time.

[@AmyLSchulte]

I have it too and I started 18:6 on Friday and it’s so much better.

[@bel2910]

So glad to read this since I too suffer from heartburn. Will definitely try fasting to see if it helps.

[@jeromehilkert3740]

@@bel2910 it's worth a try. Let us know if it works for you.

[@jeromehilkert3740]

@@bel2910 sip water when fasting to stay hydrated too

[@jeromehilkert3740]

@@AmyLSchulte I've been doing the 16:8 too for about a week. So far so good

[@wellnesswithmarian]

I just started a 7 day fast. On day 2. I also finished a 5 day dry fast. So many benefits for prolonged fast as well as short term.

[@saldana7n7]

How often should one do a fast?

[@RosieJanie]

Dear Dr Berry, I want to reduce my blood sugar levels quickly. How long a fast should I start with and how often should I fast. I can't believe i've got in this state and i want to reverse it in the quickest way possible.

[@kimgreen4480]

See his Keto 101 video. Good luck! Remember, it's a marathon, not a sprint. We didn't get this way in a day so we can't expect to fix it in a day. But Keto and intermittent fasting will get you there!!

[@socratesaristotle101]

I have hypothyroidism, lupus, Sjögren's syndrome and celiac disease. Can I fast? When I try, I dry heave and feel very weak and dizzy.

[@KenDBerryMD]

You can definitely benefit from intermittent fasting!

[@carolynoconnor8567]

You must use an electrolyte drink of salt and potassium. I use Redmon's Real Salt and Morton's lite salt which is potassium and at least 200 mg with splash of apple cider vinegar. 1/4 tsp each in a 1 litre bottle of water and. You may want to up that to a half teaspoon each. You can look up other recipes online.

[@socratesaristotle101]

KenDBerryMD Thank yo so much for all of this wonderful info.

[@socratesaristotle101]

Carolyn O'Connor Very smart advice. Thank you so much.

[@EchoSigma6]

I’m on day 7 of my water, black coffee, and green tea fast. My body will tell me when to stop but hopefully I can go 10-14 days. Maybe longer? For those of you on the fence about prolonged fasting, start on a keto diet first and I/F at something like 18/6. Progress to OMAD (23 hours) and then gradually go 36, 48, and 72 fasting hours. Once you get past 72 hours, it gets easier to go longer. Do a fast once a season. Tip: replace your electrolytes daily, pink mineral salts help because your body will dump a lot of water out of your system leading to dizzying effects. For me , the true weight loss is about 7/10’s of a pound per day of lost fat compared to what the weight scale shows because a lot of it is water. Your weight scale will show huge drops in numbers. However, what you see in the mirror of yourself will be significantly better after a prolonged fast. Best wishes!

[@lukeslc-xd8ds]

Just my personal experience, but I have found that the first meal after starting the fast is the hardest to miss. After that, I seem to lose my desire to eat for a number of meals.

[@312jared]

don't have coffee just water and green juice

[@5munday]

I'm 53. Started 10/5/19. No sugar and wheat. I have been fasting on average 18 hours a day. Once a week 24 hours. I have lost 50lb and feel great. Thanks Doc !

[@davidz3460]

How is it going 3 years later ?

[@vickieturner8688]

My longest, a 4 day fast started because I don't eat if I'm not hungry. I felt healing of my brain and body within hours. Memories were returning, my brain began allowing me access, I was no longer falling as much. I was never hungry and had much more energy than I'd had in years! Every day I got better! I'm sticking with my one meal a day and fasting 22 hours a day. I often skip a day of eating. I reap the benefits with delight and pray for a full recovery. I ditched 4 autoimmune diseases in less than 3 months after beginning Keto and IF. My Dr. was ecstatic when she told me! My kids, their wives and friends thought for sure that I was a goner before this miracle happened! In my case, Keto and fasting DID save my life!!

[@drewbot78]

Lost 170lbs in 9 months and off ALL meds, especially heart and T2D meds!

[@KenDBerryMD]

Boom! Please share your story because so many are suffering and just don't know

[@mjdee31]

Good grief, that’s a lot of weight, congrats, and God bless

[@mathy0u]

170lbs?!?!?!? how is that possible! what was your diet and fasting like? wow! congratulations!

[@drewbot78]

@@KenDBerryMD I regularly share my Low Carb and Intermittent Fasting "secret" ALL the time with friends, family, coworkers, and even customers. They all give me the same 2 answers. "I could never do that, I NEED my carbs" or "That's NOT healthy" I continue to get healthier, stronger, and more energetic. They keep getting fatter, sicker, and exhausted. SAD indeed 😒

[@drewbot78]

@@mathy0u Low Carb (carnivore heavy) KETOish and OMAD (one meal a day. One cheat day (within reason) each week. Pretty much the whole way. Going to finish this last 30lbs or so with 48s and some 72s to clean up my slight loose skin issues.

[@kbdefay]

It's just so crazy that something so simple can transform our lives.

[@voiceofclarity]

1. Boosts Stem Cells (2:12) 2. Lower Glucose/Insulin (2:57) 3. Increases HGH levels (4:09 4. Increased Autophagy (4:44) 5. Increased Mitophagy (5:11) 6. Increased Metabolism (5:58) 7. Reduced Risk of a Heart Attack (6:24) 8. Decreased Stroke Risk (6:49) 9. Decreased Inflammation (7:07)?* 10. Decreased Risk of Cancer (7:13) *Dr. Berry repeats no.8 here, but on the screen it does say Decreased Inflammation.

[@natashabahr2539]

Voice of Clarity thank you

[@stellaobiefuna6473]

Thanks

[@voaquino]

What about HBP?

[@ladyjatheist2763]

thank you!

[@Renee-mb4wq]

If you have a heart attack and die, then your not alive 😆 I love Dr Berry. I have lost 50 pounds just by subscribing to his KZbin and following his instructions. I even have many people asking me what I’m doing 😊. I do fast every day till at least 2:30. Thank you Dr. Berry

[@MonaLisa-og8dx]

I've been intermittent fasting 20-23 hours a day for almost 2 years. I also do a 48 hour fast at least once a month. ( Also, Keto for 3 years) I've kicked a serious sugar addiction and at 54 years old, I am healthier than I've ever been.

[@priyankthakur1445]

Send a picture as a proof please.

[@fractalofgod6324]

@@priyankthakur1445 pervert

[@jimsteele7108]

That's awesome. Can you share the benefits that you've experienced?

[@MonaLisa-og8dx]

@@jimsteele7108 I had some joint pain in my right shoulder that was excruciating for a few years. I couldn't lift any weight because it hurt so bad and sleep was hard to come by. That is now gone. My hair was thinning and basically stopped growing, now it's growing faster than ever and thicker than I've ever seen it. I have loads of energy, my mind is sharper, especially when I do a longer fast, like 48 hours. I have an overall sense of well being. I just don't feel anywhere near 54 years old, (actually almost 55, in April.) Keto and IF has truly changed my life.

[@jimsteele7108]

@@MonaLisa-og8dx , that is awesome! I've been doing keto since April of 2019. I had been struggling with chronic vertigo and my doctors could do nothing. I've been vertigo free now for almost 6 months. I credit KETO, intermittent fasting and exercise. I'm 53 and weigh what I did when I was in my mid 20's.

[@Danzavier]

I stick to a 16hr daily fast and it’s just a normal part of my life now.

[@bel2910]

Wow! That's so great. I wish I had the will power to do this.

[@MrX-mq9ti]

I'm staying with 23hr daily.

[@Danzavier]

Mr. X dang man respect! I haven’t tried that yet but I don’t know if I could go that extreme 😂

[@j.d.leslie8458]

@@bel2910 I do 16 hours daily as well. It becomes habit. You can do it

[@WhatInTheFlagnod]

One meal a day is perfect for me, refeed early am.

[@eagernhappy]

Hi everyone, I am 65 yrs old, 90 killos, diabetic for 30 yrs, taking victoza, humalog 20-30 units before meal, 100 units Abbasaglar at night, 2000 mg metformin daily, I have stage 3 ckd, taking simbastain 40mg. amlodipin 5mg, metoprolol 50mg, lozartan 100mg and levaxin 125mg. I started my keto and IF just 4 days ago and I hope I can save my life with the help of Dr Berry´s videos I think my doctors are not able to help me. These past 4 days i feel a little bit better but i still inject my insulin, I do 16/8 and just now my morning blood sugar is 5.8 first time in so many years. I just hope by doing keto n IF i would have at least few more years before my kidneys will fail me. Thanks Dr Berry!

[@jasonstoltzfus6540]

Dr. Berry, I sure wish I lived in your neighborhood! I am 41, 287 LBS with diabetes. I have a wonderful wife and 3 precious children. 21 year old daughter, 8 and 6 year old boys. Both boys in soccer, 8 year old also in basketball. I wanna be able to run around with them which I can some but it's hard. I was a heavy smoker since I was 16 and I quite just 1year ago. I've wanted to do bariatric surgery for several years but insurance doesn't cover it. Your videos have inspired me. I've started keto and intermittent fasting 16 hours. It's going good Thank you!!!!

[@LukenUSee]

Hang in there! Watch the pounds fly off by cutting way back on carbs. Worked for me. Goodluck!😃

[@rfshields1]

Jason Stoltzfus keep getting encouragement from KZbin. So many real researchers. Watch Dr Jason Fung, Beat Diabetes, Dr Shawn Baker ...

[@nabobgreen2070]

Good for you Brother. Keep it up. Blessings to you and your family

[@ginalee7876]

You've got this. Watch!!! The results don't lie. You could get off the diabetes meds too. And most importantly your kids will have a healthy dad for many years to come. Come on, LET'S DO THIS!!!!!💪

[@kathyrollings2474]

Right on I'm proud of you. Your doing it right . I'm so thankful to all of doctors on u tube giving us life saving info. Sounds like your a good daddy and proud father. 🖒

[@jtg3765]

I'm 27 hours in on a fast now. I'm thinking about going 4 to 5 days this week. It already broke my sudden plateau after 40-lb. weight loss after 6 weeks of 16/8 and 1 week of OMAD. My insulin/glucose has dropped, I'm off insulin injections, my body inflammation is reduced, and I'm in process of reversing fatty liver and pancreas.

[@Barneyrubble241]

If anybody is on the fence about trying Fasting and Keto, just jump in. You won't regret it. I'm 57, have had a heart attack and have a pacemaker. The first week I lost 11 lbs. which they say is mostly water weight. Nothing the 2nd week or the 3rd week. I was discouraged after 2 weeks of not losing, but I thought if you told me I would have lost 11 lbs after 3 weeks, I would have been super happy, so I decided to keep going. I'm so happy I did. I lost a little the next couple weeks, but the magic began happening at about 7 weeks. I began to get energy levels that I haven't had in decades. The weight started to melt off of me. In the last 3 weeks, I've lost 16 lbs. Weigh in is once a week and I can't wait to get on the scale. Nine weeks in and I'm down 36lbs, feeling great, and believing that I can actually lose the last 40-50 lbs I have left. Just do it. The only issue I've had is some night leg cramps, which as I understand it is a common problem. It's hard to get all of your nutrition, especially potassium, in just one or 2 meals. I've switched to a combination of Morton's 1/2 salt (which is half potassium chloride) and Redmonds Real Salt. A shake in my coffee or on the tip of my tongue to help get my levels up. Hopefully this will work. I also take a magnesium supplement as it could also be a magnesium deficiency causing it. I'm not sure my cardiologist would approve of this diet, but I don't care. I'm losing weight, my blood work has dramatically improved and that's what matters. Not his opinion or what diet I should be eating.

[@cromlaughsatyourfourwinds8333]

Something I would like to share with everyone. My blood sugar on keto is now normal but I was still having trouble with the "Dawn Affect", (waking up with high blood sugar) I asked God's help with this and instantly a thought came into my head. Eat some lightly steamed veggies an hour or two before bed. Over the last four days I tried this. I ate steamed kale, spinach, broccoli with various oils with a little chicken or grass fed beef and some Himalayan pink salt and so far over the last 4 days my blood sugar at wake up has been in the 90's. I used an Accu Check Aviva meter. Hope this helps someone out.

[@Radnally]

Been eating IF and occasionally doing 48 hoyr fasts for 2 years. At 61, i am the healthiest i have ever been.

[@ryanray6215]

Same here . Life is Amazing now :-) .

[@jimsteele7108]

Do you exercise?

[@Radnally]

@@jimsteele7108 yes. Weights 4 times a week and HIIT a few times a week.

[@jimsteele7108]

@@Radnally , that's awesome! Any idea where your body fat is at?

[@Radnally]

@@jimsteele7108 i eat 16:8 and fast for 24 hours once in a while. My BMI is 21.5 . im guessing body fat is in the teens percentage.

[@genandnic]

Would also like to see a video focused on the effects of fasting on inflammation. :)

[@KenDBerryMD]

Great Idea!

[@jogee7603]

Dr. Berry, my sister suffers from arthritis and pain everywhere. She's been on a lot of meds, but wants to quit taking them as they are dangerous. I have shared your channel with her. I'm hoping that keto and fasting will ease her pain. Thank you for what you do!

[@Rickenbacker954]

I have both Gout and Osteoarthritis. I’m 2 weeks into IF 20/4 every day. Although my sugar has gone up EVERY day from 125 (mornings) to 176 yesterday morning over two weeks... today after my walk it was 107! I’m on metformin. My inflammation is almost totally gone! My knees bend further without pain. I sleep like a rock. My joint pain is almost nonexistent! My weight is stuck now at 195 but I’m down 10 lbs. I gotta push through this until my next doc appt in April. Other than wicked candy craves and being hungry in the afternoon I’m feeling terrific!

[@louisegeisel-ri3cq]

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[@Jimbob-zn6bl]

42 hours now fasting. Going for 72 hours Dr. Berry!! You're the man sir!!🏋️‍♀️😊

[@abirc8963]

Hi dr Berry have been fasting since June one meal a day and feeling great thank u 🙏 for the great information ❤️

[@sarabrown8255]

Rick here... I'm almost 7 yrs out from stage 3A rectal cancer that left me a eunuch with a herniated ostomy. Now, the VA says there's a 3cm lesion on the left kidney and a 3mm something in the bladder wall. After traditional cancer treatment saved me but left me with very poor quality of life, I vowed that if it ever came back, I would not allow chemo or radiation again, and have always planned to use fasting & Keto to do what VA health care cannot. So now it's time to man up and see how long I can extend fasting beyond the 3 day immune reset.

[@fredmathey8689]

And the spiritual benefits when one add prayer and meditation of the word of God to fasting are unbelivable. We are spiritual being, fasting cut us from the Bodily atraction and connect our Soul to our Spirit. Fast and pray people.

[@katherinedownover7927]

Amen

[@hannahserves2253]

Amen!

[@John-eh4yk]

Amen

[@jimsteele7108]

I agree. There's just something so awesome about denying the flesh. What an awesome way to build self discipline.

[@stephencullum8255]

A little shame that now I am fasting regularly for the health benefits and seldom did it before for Spiritual reasons. But I do pray and think on God when I fast. I understand now when Jesus fasted 40 days that was not supernatural. Any health human can do that. But it shows his discipline and willingness to experience everything but sin that humans go through.

[@Sehara]

I am almost 55 years old and I had 202lb and couldn't stop gaining weight. Not to mention that I thought I am dying if I don't eat something every hour or so. I would shake, sweat and feel like fainting, I was increasingly weak by the minute...then I changed to Keto and IF. Lost 44 lb in less than 5 months without exercise, this morning my weight is 158. No hunger or weaknesses, no inflammation in my body...life is good!

[@EDDIEJ773]

This love and support we have in this community is what we need throughout the world. Keep fasting people! Discipline!!!!

[@bel2910]

Very true. I found so much encouragement reading these posts.

[@tootienottoofruitie1726]

@@bel2910 I bet most of us are alone bc there is not a lot of us. Any thoughts ❓

[@dacisky]

I've done it for 11 years,still here.

[@sherrihinton8567]

Amen

[@dacisky]

@@sherrihinton8567 Indeed. Originally started doing it playing poker in the Google Hangout with friends. I did not want to eat in front of them,so I just did not eat till the next day. I was already doing keto,which made it easy.

[@sherrihinton8567]

@GoKart Mozart wow

[@dacisky]

@GoKart Mozart I got a compliment from one of my cousins on how healthy I was. Some of my cousins,that are half my age, are already having serious medical problems which I attribute 50/99% to the SAD diet. The rest I attribute to antibiotic overuse and genetics. Add all three of these together and you have an accident waiting to happen. I do take the flu shot every year,but sometimes do get some kind of a sinus infection (I guess) which typically lasts 3 days but used to drag on for about 2 weeks. Interesting indeed how making changes like diet and fasting can cause such changes.

[@mbuso58]

I made it 33 days fasting, plus running 5 miles per day. That was my greatest achievement. To each and all, it is possible to achieve what you believe in. Stay in the fight and surround yourself with people like this and you’ll be fine

[@TheLizardKing1967]

56 years old 340 lbs. Started Keto and lost 57 pounds in four months. Keto and Intermittent fasting in the BEST way to live healthy and lose weight. Dr Berry is AWESOME!

[@amparejo1]

@KenDBerryMD I've been diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease my level of the antibodies is over 800.0, have tons of symptoms and my endocrinologist has prescribed NOTHING ,not even a DIET. I've been following you and started the ketogenic diet, I hope that helps me,I'm in pretty bad shape. Please give me any suggestions of what I should do. Thank you ‼

[@valerie5575]

I hope you post an update. I have the same disease and my antibodies were nearly 4k and the doc did nothing for me either.

[@sky0sharkie]

Definitely make sure you are supplementing your diet with iodine. Dr Berry has several videos about it.

[@4bdennis]

"You just didn't die, that's a good thing " lol That comment alone earned you a subscriber .

[@henchgamer6996]

Same lol

[@davidrampone]

"If you have a heart attack and die you're not alive." Thanks doc lmao.

[@nikkirobinson2543]

Growing up we only ate 2 meals a day. My neighbor cooked and fed her family 3 meals a day. They are All gone now, except one and she is real sick. I really do believe we can overwork our digestive system. Some people "live to eat, I eat to live."

[@sayha8319]

32 lbs since September 2019. 18/6, no processed carbs, no veggie/seed oils. No bread or tortillas ☹️(that’s my tough one being half Mexican). No sugars. Don’t eat past 6pm. Thanks Doc Berry 💪🏼💪🏼🇺🇸

[@sayha8319]

c7042 can you share the link for the recipe? I’d love to smash up some pintos on my good carb day 😎

[@selinataylor6137]

Most of my family, even my grandma, has gone keto or very low carb, and we are all Mexican! 😆 . We all have given up the tortillas, rice, beans, tacos. It's been a huge change. We do carnitas on the weekends and eat them maybe with a few milagro chips ;) keep it up!! :)

[@GeminieCricket]

You do not have to be Mexican to miss tortillas and tamales.

[@joe28562]

This video hits perfect. I have had bad joint pains, feet hurt bad daily. Hard to walk... gout attacks regularly. I have been fasting 23 hours a day for a few days and my joint pains and foot pains are getting better incredibly. I started fasting because I read it helps relieve inflammation and I’ve been wrapped up the past year

[@questfortruth665]

Synchronicity reigns! After 18 months of IF, I just finished another 36 hr. fast yesterday.

[@armadillotoe]

Another benefit according to Dr. Fung is when you lose a lot of weight, in 6-12 months your body will do all it can to force you to regain that weight. Fasting will help reset your body's weight point lower, so you won't regain the weight. It will also lower fasting insulin levels and help you overcome insulin resistance. I love your channel. Thank you for helping so many people.

[@inkbythebarrelandpaperbyth6905]

Mind blown!

[@mguy808]

Here’s one more... I’m not religious or spiritual but when you get 3-4 days into a fast you experience mental clarity and focus like never before. God, is that you?

[@titania145]

Yes son 😆 If I may say this God is already within....clearer mind may bring you to better thinking 🙏

[@KKing55]

God said we need to Fast, but people don't listen to Him much any more. Fasting starves cancer.

[@KKing55]

@Bilbo Baggins No, and there Never will be, because there is no financial incentive for Big Pharma....

[@leethomas556]

@Bilbo Baggins must be rough being so infuriated all the time by everyone's success. Pharmaceuticals have been incentivized to be out of control. More is not better and brings the discussion to preventative medicine (except there's not as much incentive)...yet

[@bernapas9020]

I'm used to eating once/day. I'd eat somewhere around 2000 cal in one sitting. I'm much more alpha in this state since my HGH is up the roof and my body works on ketones. For young males who have never been able to look alpha, Do intermittent fasting. You will look better and stronger mentally. I have cured my anxiety through this.

[@tomm2812]

Darn Doc. You didn't tell me I would have to buy new clothes. Dang it. Moved buttons on pants tighter by 6 inches. I will get new clothes after I lose another 30 pounds. Down 45 pounds in 51 days since 11/15/2019. Gonna hit 150#. Doctor today is talking about taking me off diabetes meds... Don't do Facebook. Best

[@mkfh912]

TOM M Congrats sir!

[@Jchathe]

TOM M 🤣🤣🤣👍

[@EchoSigma6]

Yep, buying clothes for proper fit is the “downside “ of this lifestyle change.

[@katarzynaburzynska8496]

Thank you for the reminder! I’m going to start fasting regularly again!

[@denisedoogan703]

IF is really great and not as hard as I thought. Started Keto July 11, down 58 lbs as of today. A1C was 11.5, now 5.1. Triglycerides were 179, now 67. I was diagnosed T2D in May. Not on any meds. Currently doing carnivore, in day 4 OMAD. But think I will do a 48 hour fast until I go to my doc on Wednesday. Keto and IF truly works. Thanks for your great videos!

[@robinexley-williams8175]

I just finished a 54 hour fast. My blood sugar never dropped below 250 which really hit home to how out of control things are. I'm feeling so.much better. My joints arent as achy. I'm going back to fasting within the next 24 hours. Getting my mind right!!!!

[@KarenABryant]

It saved mine!!! Diabetes went from 8.1 to 5.3 because of fasting and keto.....thank you Dr Berry for doing these videos!

[@cheeze1713]

"You just didn't die" two thumbs up LOL

[@kath.9505]

I started 6 weeks ago, I'm 63 and my energy is already thru the roof and I don't do caffeine. Whoot whoot!!!

[@GvIn2it]

Dr Berry, would you consider mirroring your Facebook Live here on KZbin? Some of us do not use Facebook. If Facebook is the only place I can find something, I just skip it.

[@KenDBerryMD]

I am working on being able to do that over the next few weeks

[@garbonratslayer1387]

nice, I don't use Facebook either.

[@breg9476]

Dr Berry, you neglected to expound upon #9 Decreased Inflammation. Please do. Ty.

[@jorgemendez1633]

I only eat five days a week now. With that my a1c went from 11 to 5.2. My doctor jaw dropped.

[@khadijamb3863]

jorge mendez Jorge, how many months did it take you? And what’s your protocol? Are you fasting on the weekends? Or every other day during the week? Thanks!

[@jorgemendez1633]

@@khadijamb3863 I had diabetes for awhile without knowing. My a1c got up to 11. In April 2019 I was Diagnosed. Doing keto by july my a1c went to 5.7. Kept doing keto. Went back to the doctors in December 2019. My a1c was 5.2 I'm only 31. Food whise. I started with 3 meals a day. Then I wasnt getting hungry nomore so I dont eat breakfast nomore 2 meals a day. And 2 24 hours fasting periods a week.

[@johnburke1543]

Hopefully you can answer this question that most are asking me... If morbidly obese on Keto Diet .. Should you still eat 75-80 % healthy fats Or only eat lean protein and let your body use the fat storage in your body ? I am keto / carnivore and still to stalled eating protein , healthy fats , 5% carbs like greens , broccoli , cauliflower , brussels sprouts ..

[@sunkat76]

Thank you. I must get back into fasting as much as the Keto after Christmas. All about good way of life.

[@juliejulie1545]

Now how to break a sugar addiction after u've successfully kicked nicotine???

[@Gnsgrashus]

Excellent info! Thank you for making us think. I also appreciate your inclusion of citations to back up the data!

[@Richard-pt4vf]

Dr. Berry deserves the Nobel Peace prize THANK YOU😊❤

[@Slivings911]

I did well on OMAD in 2019 - Until the holidays, that is. 🙄 But I’m back on the wagon now and looking forward to 2020. I want to try a 48-hour fast soon, probably in February. This month I’m just trying to adapt to low carb again. I enjoyed myself over the holidays but now I’m thinking the recovery time isn’t worth it. Happy New Year!

[@thegirlnextdoor2739]

@Sherrie Livingston This is all over KZbin, people with remorse for indulging. ;) No, the recovery time isn't worth it for most.

[@hamstersniffer]

Ahhh Sherrie, I suffer with you. I enjoyed the nostalgia of the holiday treats so much but it's like a long sludgey hangover. So not worth it for me as well.

[@titania145]

December is calorie free, no bad foods exist during the holidays 🥰

[@Slivings911]

Titania Harms My bathroom scale didn’t get that memo, lol! Ah well, lesson learned. 😊

[@Slivings911]

Thanks guys. ❤️

[@skylinemusik1]

The holy Scriptures the word of God talks about Satan being the ruler of this world. He does not want us to know the power of fasting because it is the way to sacrifice the flesh and being able to have spiritual contact with God through his Holy Spirit. Jesus himself said that we would need to fast once he was gone from earth. It’s a very powerful way to get contact with the spirit realm that’s why many religions practice it. Even witches and warlocks and Satanist practices and it’s one of the biggest things they do more than any other religion because it’s the only way to tap into the spiritual realm. So you have to be very careful when you fast if it’s being done for spiritual reasons because if you do not have the Holy Spirit in you then you can be exposed to a spiritual warfare that you’re not ready for only the Holy Spirit which is Jesus Christ has the power and has defeated every worldly spirit demonic entity Satan and all his fallen angels. There’s a reason why this world has lied to us about fasting and not eating because they want to keep us weak in the spirit. There’s a fast food restaurant in every corner food food food everywhere they want to keep your belly full and your mind cluttered and foggy. Wake up people! Accept the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved!!!!

[@javar888]

Had a colposcopy.... has to fast for 30 hours. I felt really good for weeks afterward.... the GI Dr. Says he hears that all the time .... fasting a cure for inflammation?

[@MonaLisa-og8dx]

Yes, Fasting IS a cure for inflammation.

[@stalstonestacy4316]

Dr Berry, let me tell you something. Thanks to all that you and Neisha & also Morgan have done, my life has changed for the better, dramatically so. I'm probably the worst carnivore in the world because I cheat (keto cheat) all the time. But your knowledge and wisdom has helped me drop nearly 60 pounds of fat and inflammation. At age 46 for the first time in 20 years my knees, feet and ankles don't hurt, my back is better and my brain fog improves every week. I thought I was one of those unlucky people who just got old early despite exercising every day and eating a "sensible diet". Now, I not only have my life back but I'm getting a new one! I'm a middle aged first time nursing student and thanks to the keto way of eating I know I'll be physically able to do the job I thought life and poor health had robbed from me. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU 💜💜💜

[@samuelshelver4064]

Hi Dr. Berry, I wanted to ask, on a keto diet how do you avoid becoming dehydrated at night? I've been doing keto for 18 months now and love it, but find myself walking a tightrope between being dehydrated overnight and on the other hand drinking lots of water and having to wake up to pee. Does anyone else have this sort of problem? Any tips? Thanks!

[@joost1183]

Just drink more at night if you feel that you're dehydrated in the morning. You could add more salts to retain more. It isnt neccesarily bad to wake up in the night, you need full sleep cycles, not a specific number of hours-on-end.

[@joost1183]

I cant find the English term, you can check if you're dehydrsted by pulling on your skin on your hand and monitoring how fast in returns to a normal, flat state, faster resting heart rate, dry mouth etc. You probably aren't dehydrated if you consume 1500ml daily for fem / 2000 male. Goodluck

[@Storm_Lily]

I intermittent fast 22/2. Chronic urticaria and eczema gone. 🌸🍵🤙

[@pauls9783]

Wow, how timely. I too am at about 24 hours of a fast and feeling cravings. This video came out at the perfect time to inspire me. Thanks

[@StringShredder05]

I fast 16 hours daily, eat twice a day, and eat keto only. As a result, I've dropped 70 lbs and cured my own T2D much to the chagrin of my doctor. I used to have high triglycerides and my last labs was perfect.😎

[@greendeane1]

I fast 96 hours a week, two 18s and one 60 (Friday 5 p.m. to Monday 5 a.m.)

[@panthergal7399]

I hope you are getting good weight loss results with that

[@carnivoreRon]

I"m fasting today and will eat tomorrow so 42 hours of fasting. Last week, I fasted 4 out the 7 seven days.

[@bigzachful]

Do you work while doing this?

[@garbonratslayer1387]

I'm doing 72s right now back to back. I work and also lift weights. I lift on the days I eat.

[@bigzachful]

@@garbonratslayer1387 You work full 8 hour shifts while fasting? Do you feel weird around people. Because i get this like spiritual high like i am completely peaceful and like im kind of floating. I know most people are agressive, aggitated, or maybe would notice you are "different" while fasting.. Do you get lightheaded or feel weak?

[@garbonratslayer1387]

I work 12 hours and will lift weights after work then I eat. I've been fasting for 2 years. I started with an 8 hour eating window then gradually pushed it back until I started eating in a 1 hour window. Then I started doing longer fasts. I'm use to it I guess. If I don't have any salts I will get lightheaded when exercising but I'm usually good. It does take time getting used to it.

[@bigzachful]

@@garbonratslayer1387 Yeah, going to work is the thing that trips me up. Locked up in the house with no food around me, i could do 20 days wich i drastically need for my health rn. But time off work and being around food is the obstacle. You got great willpower, because i crave food so bad at work. Probably because of boredom and habit, and calorie expenditure.

[@EPFForsyth]

Dr. Berry I am a disabled veteran, on a retirement pension, and I food shop at walmart to make it through the month. I need protein but can not afford to go organic...I intended on starting the keto diet next week, and have been practicing fasting...But I still need to eat...am I just screwed for being poor?

[@AlbertKingboss]

Hi FMF, I feel for you. If you can't afford organic, inorganic is fine. I'd go for organ meats and fattier meats because they are cheaper. Good luck on your keto fasting journey!

[@EPFForsyth]

@@AlbertKingboss thank you

[@mjdee31]

I’m 26 hours in, not sure how long I can go and be as active as I need to be.

[@Stefalupogus1]

Gettodachoppah!!!!!!!! Activity doesn’t need to change.

[@mjdee31]

Stephanie McGarrigle I ask that because every now and then, when strenuous , I get light headed upon squatting and standing when not eating.

[@lf8238]

Try adding salt to warm water. Also lemon in water can help.

[@davespencer1951]

Magnesium, potassium and sodium chloride, iodine and water. Basically keep up with hydration and electrolyte replacement.

[@Stefalupogus1]

Gettodachoppah!!!!!!!! Def electrolytes need to be topped them.

[@erikatoutenhoofd1174]

Can fasting make you look younger? I swear my wrinkles are not as deep as before.

[@alphacause]

Thank you Dr. Berry for this very informative and concise overview of the myriad of benefits of fasting. If I would add anything to this I would instruct people to do a low carb diet first, prior to embarking on any regular intermittent or extended fasting regiment. By adapting to a low carb diet first, and practicing low carb strictly for two or three months, you stabilize blood sugar while training your body to run on fat/ketones. This allows ones transition to fasting to be easier, because you have mitigated or eliminated the blood sugar fluctuations that are the hallmark of a high carb way of eating.

[@jtcouch]

Good advice.

[@edwardeterson]

What is the best practical way to know if I'm raising my insulin levels to the point I'm breaking the suggested fast of at least 14 hours?

[@AlbertKingboss]

Hi Edward, I believe that feeling week and hungry is the most obvious sign.

[@markteems1108]

56 years old Started Keto and fasting on 11/22/2019 at 258lbs. Today weighed in at 228lbs. No extra exercise either. This works!!!

[@titania145]

Aaaewww I started before you and NO weight loss so far.....🥵

[@markteems1108]

@@titania145 Women sometimes have a harder time.

[@titania145]

@@markteems1108 story of my life 😭 Thanks

[@NorthernMNbeard]

I’m currently 42hours into a 168 hour fast. I’m looking forward to my refeed on Saturday. I’m feeling great. Keto and fasting lifestyle is saving my life.

[@rumbecker5085]

I started a 30 day fast on January 1st, already 6 days in and I feel fine.

[@davespencer1951]

I take it you have a lot to lose... keep us posted please.

[@rumbecker5085]

@Blonde Logan Yup, I did a 14 day fast in 2018, and a few 5-10 day fasts in 2019. A 30 day fast is my goal for 2020 followed by 1 month of carnivore,

[@rumbecker5085]

@@davespencer1951 I need to lose 10Kg to get my BMI under 25. I will probably hit just und 25 BMI when I am done.

[@sunkat76]

That is FANTASTIC! The most I have done is 7 days. I have 200lbs to lose (prob more now since Christmas). Please keep us posted. You got this! I need to follow your example.

[@justasimpleguy7211]

@Blonde Logan I just did my first fast this weekend. It was only 24 hours but I was surprised how amazingly easy it was. Water, black coffee and green tea with a pinch of I too use to get headaches if I didn't eat regularly, like missing a meal or even delaying a meal by a few hours. Recently I revamped my entire nutrition plan, cutting way back on carbs and I think that helped immensely. I watched one YT video where it was suggested to go keto for 3-5 days before a long duration fast as it will not only start ketosis sooner but will make the beginning of the fast much easier. That's why I'm thinking cutting way back on carbs helped me. Not only didn't I get any headaches but I didn't even have cravings or even urges to eat. Here's something else I came across on YT for longer duration fasts to replenish minerals and keep electrolytes from getting too out of wack. Twice Daily - 1/2 cup water + 1/2 tsp baking soda + 2 tsp apple cider vinegar + pinch lemon juice; During Day 1/2 tsp pink Himalayan salt.

[@Cristinglish]

I started intermittent fasting on and off over 2 years ago and I can relate that it really helps so much. I'm now trying to fast everyday not less than 20hours, my longest fast has been 60 hours, haven't reached 72 yet. I not only lost weight, but helped my insulin resistance get better (and get my periods back, PCOS). All along with a healthy nutrition. I was almost 280 pounds November 2017, I'm 170. I don't fast for weightloss, I fast because it helped me understanf the difference between hunger and cravings, and also to feel much better. And I work out while fasting (never had any issue in these 2 years).

[@NIgirl923]

Eye Twiching can youvvdo a video on eye twiching?

[@BookkeepingMadeSimpleLLC]

Loved this video! There are several family members who have had cancer in my family. So much so its an alarming rate. My sister just passed away from cancer and she was in her lower 40s. Its nice to know there is something I can do to prevent it.

[@2davivadiva]

That is crazy. It ppl still want to believe they need to follow their doctors advice

[@julieellis6793]

I have a LOT of cancer, type 11/2 diabetes, and dementia in my family. I ve been carnivore for about 8 years, at almost 78, and believe that my way of eating had kept me from getting any of those.

[@julieellis6793]

@@2davivadiva, doctors know basically nothing about diet. They only had a few hours of nutrition in medical school

[@RunnerlivesAtGracehaven]

Thanks for all your videos. I'm a admission nurse for home health. I do 60 to 80 admit a month so that is usually 180 to 200 people a month in Memphis that get a good hour long lecture on healthy eating and basically the history of food since the 1850s. The dangers of seed oils, sugars, and carbs in general. I introduce them to your you tube channel and a list of pod cast to help them change there lives for the better. I listen to research constantly on my drive times. I can't tell you how many people have been in tears with joy saying god sent me to them to save there lives. Your work has contributed to that joy and I just wanted to let you know. Thanks Doc.

[@Jase144]

I am trying to fast today. It’s been 24 hours so far i only had black coffee, mineral water and playing with a big rock of salt!

[@Slivings911]

“Snake juice” helps, I find.

[@KenDBerryMD]

Perfect!!!

[@garrywaterman7570]

I just finished a 24 hour fast feeling great thought I might continue but decided to eat supper tonight and I’m now going to start the fast to see how long I can go

[@SZMarcos]

Looks like you skipped number 9 (inflammation) by mistake.

[@nkelto]

I know you’re busy but I sure wish you did videos more often!

[@LuC1800]

Awesome ❤️ you are the BEST❤️

[@bettyanneatherton5055]

I too am over the 24 hr mark today - first time of extended fast - i was wondering if atrial fibrillation is impacted by fasting and/or keto thank you - thoroughly enjoy you and your wife and that beautiful baby boy!! I reside on west coast of canada on Vancouver Island

[@davespencer1951]

I have a friend that had AF and 2 valves replaced. Keto and IF have helped her heart and her kidney function better.. from stage 3 to stage 2 kidney disease. Her AF has regulated somewhat after the maze scarring but it messed up again till she went IF and it has settled down and when is no longer on heart meds but warfarin.

[@mambowman]

didn't hear Ken mention this but it is extremely important to work your way into IF slowly to reduce the stress and have success.if you want to do an 18/6 IF take a week or two to get there.combined with low carb it works for everyone to get healthier!

[@JR-kk6ce]

I'm already fasting 14 to 18 hours a day on Keto. Keto has allowed me to break free of the chains of food. Food no longer rules my life. Food now only comes up when I remember to eat. Given how good Keto has made me feel, along with the clarity of thought it has brought me, I would say that Keto is not a diet, it is a way of life, sort of like a religion that will bring you closer to God. Thank you Dr. Berry.

[@estig.1798]

Dr. Ken!!! You are incredible! You have helped me soooo much!! Fasting is not only a spiritual factor it is ultimately healthy!!!!! Thank you sooo much!!!!!

[@MyMlittleFriends]

I fast 16hrs everyday and throw in a couple 24yrs a week.

[@parism5212]

Good for you Melissa. I wish I had your will power

[@j.d.leslie8458]

@@parism5212 you can do it

[@aaronperry2009]

Paris M 16 hours is a piece of cake. I assure you you can do it. 6pm to 10am the next day. Boom

[@peggyshaw5942]

80 years old, 4th day of juice fast--feeling great.

[@smacker360]

If you're drinking juice you're not fasting

[@cconroy1677]

@@smacker360 anytime you give up something you enjoy, like chewing, that is fasting. Ppl lose weight all the time on juices.

[@smacker360]

@@cconroy1677 It is definitely not the fast Dr. Berry is referring to but if it works for you great. I fast for benefits other than weight loss and you'll never see them on juice.

[@peggyshaw5942]

Actually I've lost 7 pounds in 5 days so something's working.

[@smacker360]

@@peggyshaw5942 Of course you'll lose weight, I'm just stating you don't get all the benefits of a fast if you're spiking your insulin with juice. Weight loss is a great start.

[@tricky0ff]

I've been dieting my entire life, since grade school. I remember being told for many years that if you "starve yourself" that your body will go into "starvation mode" and anything you eat after that, your body will just store and cause you to gain more weight. I'm on week 5 of trying to change my life and way of thinking and it feels like trying to reverse brainwashing. I feel like I was cheated out of 40 years of health. I'm having trouble settling into it especially the fasting but I know it will come. Thank you for your videos!

[@Tuckerclan]

Dr. Ken, Have you seen the movie "Diet Fiction"? I'm so confused with all of the misinformation out here. I'm not sure what to believe anymore.

[@conscious_shift]

Believe what your body tells you

[@danielnanton8581]

Sometimes I forget he's a real doctor 🧘🏾‍♂️🙏🏾

[@lowcountrygirl7779]

Thanks Doc. Perfect timing. My church just started with our beginning of the year 21 day voluntary fast. I have used fasting as a lifestyle for several years. Great for us.