Healthy Whole Grains Are a JOKE

[@fewworddotrick]

For me it's very easy. For most of human history we haven't touched grain. When we started making bread, it was ground, baked and consumed within one or two days. Today's wheat and white bread will last for weeks without molding. It comes from a totally different wheat stalk that was engineered to give the maximum yield. American culture revolves around grains and bread. This type of obsession didn't happen until the great depression when people needed cheap calories. Grain is literally an emergency food to just get calories and feel full- yet it's now the central part of our diet. Like most Americans I grew up thinking wheat bread was good for me. I read the Wheat Belly book and decided to give no wheat a try. I have suffered from constant allergies since I was about 5 years old, and after getting off wheat my allergy symptoms almost entirely went away. Same for eczema and dandruff/itchy scalp. Anymore I see wheat as basically a poison. If you take any of these symptoms to your physician, they will test and medicate you into oblivion. And I can guarantee if any of it works it won't work for long, because I've been down that road. Not bashing physicians, but our medical system is extremely flawed in America. If people were just taught how to eat a nutritious diet the vast majority of this very expensive medical treatment would not even be necessary. Therein lies the rub.

[@Anyms_]

Absolutely the same as mine. I have been diagnosed with several autoimmune diseases for years and now after 2 months after non gluten diet, everything has just disappeared

[@sykotikmommy]

We are storing foods as a just in case and if we get to that point, we will add stuff in to stretch what meat we do have, like our ancestors did. I'm going to start buying organic whole wheat berries. I'm also going to buy the type that aren't as tampered with, like the wheat still used in Europe. So if we make any, I'll grind up some of the wheat berries only when I need them and then I'll make sourdough, to try and avoid most of the phytic acid. A lot of allergies are being linked to the destruction of our gut microbiome, and one of the biggest culprits is from the pesticides being sprayed on non organic wheat, and so many other things. Yuck

[@dawnelder9046]

Been gluten free 18 years now. Cut the grains about 13 years ago. I will every now and then have 1 or 2 Mary's seed crackers, which does have a little rice flour. But I consider it a junk food treat. Not real food. The big slice of Brie cheese that I put on it is real food. We went to visit my daughter for 3 weeks in the winter. I never thought to freeze my husband's bread before leaving. I never touch it so didnt think about it. We have a divided kitchen. It wasn't until I was on the plane back that I thought about it. I was prepared for a big, purple nasty mess in his bread box. The bread looked like it just went in. I threw it out.

[@jrm_music7229]

Early Egyptians and Romans ate grain, but I’m sure Didn’t have added preservatives , and was made and ate the same day.. we should go back to at least making our own bread ..

[@MzladyGrinn]

Congratulations for being proactive, and not relying on “drs” for the info needed! Left to general practitioners, we’d all be worse off!

[@justincase9463]

So here is advice from a goat rancher from west Texas- (1) Don’t eat sugar. (2) Don’t consume any boxed foods. (3) Don’t consume any form of seed/vegetable oils. (4) No matter your food choices, grow or purchase the freshest cleanest food you can find or afford. Eat and enjoy.

[@ianstuart5660]

Golden advice for sure!

[@roznaber2311]

I agree 1000%

[@AsherSolomon777]

My great grandmother lived to be 104. She never ate bread, always would say “it’s for the birds”

[@fidelcatsro6948]

what did she devour then??

[@Ben-io2vo]

@@fidelcatsro6948 she ate nothing but seaweed and beans for most of her life

[@Drberg]

That's incredible. Thanks for sharing about your grandmother.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

@@Ben-io2vo wow!🐱👍🏿

[@NealIRC]

@@Ben-io2vo then how old did she live to be?

[@Sheepdog1314]

as a kid in Germany I used to bicycle to the local bakery early morning and bought fresh bread, which lasted for a day or two - the same with meat and cold cuts from the butcher. None of us kids were fat, had allergies or any digestive problems.

[@esotericsolitaire]

I hear foreign words and phrases: Biked Two day shelf life Fresh Daily purchase Hmmm........lucky you!☺️

[@DEEProjector]

which kind of bread you bought? Rye bread, right?

[@kellyfrancis8999]

Thank you. People have been eating bread for hundreds of years as a nutritious part of their diet. Yea sure, today some people can’t tolerate gluten, but most of us don’t have an allergy to gluten and if most of us eat whole grains in moderation, it’s healthy.

[@sh3rrylov3]

Dr. Berg, your informative videos changed my life! My hair (scalp and eyebrows) was falling out and though I was tested for several autoimmune disorders the blood work always ruled them out. Your videos on how pesticides found on whole grain can cause your body to attack itself when consumed was the first time I had ever heard about that. I decided to eliminate grains from my diet to see any noticeable changes. Within a week or two my hair started growing back!!! I was mind blown!! I’d been losing patches of hair for over a 2 year period. It made me very self conscious and depressed. You helped me heal my body and I’m forever grateful!! I share your videos with everyone I can. Thank you so very much for all you do! ❤

[@ebaybasuki]

So what kind of grains were you eating before?

[@cindymcfarland4686]

Recently I've been in doctors' offices and hospitals with my father who is having heart issues. It is amazing to me how many nurses are putting forth their "learned" knowledge of the benefit of eating grains and other foods that we know are harmful. The one statement that really astonished me was the vitamin D3 levels in a 2,000 IU pill was toxic. Is this what is being taught in medical schools? Unbelievable. All doctors and health care providers need extensive training in nutrition in addition to normal medical protocol.

[@miltonbates6425]

They want us all sick, weak, and dependent upon the system for our wellbeing. That is why they promote the things that weaken us. Don't fall for their programming.

[@azsheri8]

Medical school, these past years, are meant to create doctors as pill-pushers, making chem-junkies out of their patients! Sad “pig-farma” money-making-machines! Totally ignore nutrition facts and cause of illness! Sick=$ to them!

[@red1inerr113]

Trust the Science™

[@daveisnothere]

Should have seen the diet they put me on when I was in the hospital with a blod glucose of 410. They had the attidude to eat lots of carbs but just increase the insulin they gave me to compensate for it. One meal I added up it was over 50g of carbs, 30g of which were sugar. I refused to eat it.

[@arielle5037]

Doctors aren’t taught to cure or heal you. They are only taught to treat the symptoms based on their “standard” of care.

[@imagineroad]

It wasn't until going Keto, after 55 years on this earth, that my body began to recover from years of abuse. For a few years, I suspected my inability to lose weigh (fat) and my continued diabetes was the result of what I ate. As a RN and a holistic practitioner, it all made theoretic sense. However, making the changes needed to return to health required a life-changing intervention. Thank you for sharing this content.

[@MissSarahGM]

In Europe, we still have some bakeries making ancient whole grains "real bread" from Einkorn, buckwheat and that's healthy if in small amount. It is very different from America industrial sliced bread.

[@MsElleDluv]

Since I started reading labels on all foods I am amazed how many ‘healthy ‘ food claims aren’t so healthy at all! FDA is double dipper…approve our foods that cause disease AND approve the drugs that treat those diseases!!! Sheesh 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@someoneyoudontknow7705]

Exactly!!! 💯

[@ianstuart5660]

@@someoneyoudontknow7705 Will second your EXACTLY!!

[@perijon00]

I believe both of those flours are refined grains. The whole wheat flour means that company started with the whole grain before they cut it up and refined it themselves. So as long as they start with the whole seed they can label it as that.

[@yourenough3]

Grains , sugar , carbs , stress , not enough sleep , sedinary lifestyle all contribute to disease aging ( in a bad way ) and pretty much lead to ones demise. Watching the bullet proof your immune system course and it's so informative , thanks for all the knowledge Dr. Berg 😊

[@miltonbates6425]

They want us all sick, weak, and dependent upon the system for our wellbeing. That is why they promote the things that weaken us. Don't fall for their programming.

[@MontrealTaylor]

Carbs and sugar arent bad at all, they only become a problem when you over eat and dont move much, same can be said for eating too much fat, thats why people are unhealthy they are too sedentary.

[@dontfit6380]

@@MontrealTaylor there are no essential carbs or sugars. Your body does not need them. It can create all that it needs. All those sugars do is create inflammation in the body. I use to think like you and over the course of 40 years I put on about a pound a year. Until I realized at 50 I was fat. It was well distributed and I just looked muscular but I was fat. Did I lead a sedimentary life? Well I run a manual sawmill requiring me to lift 100 to 200lbs about every 5 to 10 minutes for 8 hours a day. Then for the next 5 hours I’m splitting wood or running a 15 pound chainsaw. Then I have farm chores. So yea maybe a little lazy. There are a few more hours I could get some work done so you may be right.

[@kingofwesteros9868]

@@MontrealTaylor Your body is fully built with protein and fat. You store only like 600grams of carbs in form of glycogen. Carbs are survival food, otherwise - if they're not disposed to create energy, they're harmful. One thing has to be said - they are not as harmful when you also fast. But modern people forgot what fasting is, living in a society of abundancy, in a delusion of MUST having 3 meals, or more, a day. Nevertheless - carbs are basically useless on a daily basis.

[@rockstarofredondo]

@@MontrealTaylor carbs are poverty food.

[@henrychinaski716]

Another day, another eye opener. Even though I heard it from you before, doctor, it is great to have some of those myths of 'healthy eating' being questioned again and again and then properly explained. Thank you, so much, Doctor Berg !

[@miltonbates6425]

They want us all sick, weak, and dependent upon the system for our wellbeing. That is why they promote the things that weaken us. Don't fall for their programming..

[@henrychinaski716]

@@miltonbates6425 Indeed. For that reason I have ditched doctors from my surgery a long time ago and gave priority to Dr Berg. It has been paying back ever since ...

[@eckankar7756]

I've baked my own 2 loaves of bread every week for decades to be healthy. Time to change that habit.

[@firmbeliever3847]

What if its organic? Weird that it wasnt till the last 50yrs or so we as humans started to tell each other to stay away from certain foods. I dont think our great grandparents ever told each other to stop eating bread or vegs. Its not the food its the chemicals they put in it or spray on it or genetically modified. Leave food as God created it and itll be fine.

[@itzakpoelzig330]

The Banting diet from the 1860s called for avoiding bread (and oats and rice). It was very popular and famous for several decades back then, but it's pretty much forgotten now.

[@SpamMouse]

God did not create high sugar fruits sold by supermarkets, nor did our grandparents eat fast-food every day of the week.

[@ianstuart5660]

@@itzakpoelzig330 Maybe not forgotten but likely suppressed!

[@KillerofGods]

Our fruit and vegetables are all genetically modified to be sweeter. Bread and most food in a grocery store has chemicals in it. It's almost impossible to get natural stuff, but yes trying to get as close as you can is ideal.

[@LifeFullofDays]

Everyone should research, read labels and watch dr Berg 🙂

[@yaser9909]

You will not eat any food in the world after watching Dr berg

[@coppersulphate002]

Exactly and you realize the amount of waste the food industry is creating by making crappy food

[@thebackroadstoo7147]

I’m from Kansas, wheat country, and my childhood memories bring me back to when my German grandmother would come to visit and would make her bread, from her own memory, kneading it lovingly, covering it, letting it rise, then baking it in our oven, there in the kitchen. We would then eagerly eat a freshly cut warm slice of her “secret family” bread recipe, dripping with butter, chomping down in thanks that she visited, but after…..I writhed in pain on the floor with gas that I never associated with her baked gift, ya know? Bread is biblical, in a way, and sandwiches have become the go-to for so many, since a person can drive back to work while gobbling down a sandwich….lol…..and it is so easy to get all the food groups in a “Dagwood”, for lunch usually. Bread seems like the optimal “convenience food”, and I came so close that day at the store, when I bought all those mark-down veggies and such, glancing at the Ezekiel sprouted Bread and remembering how much I loved some buttered toast in the morning…but I resisted, and stayed strong, but that comfort food of bread is sometimes equally as strong to draw some back in. It is also in the way that it is processed. Here in the Heartland, I have heard that they will spray the grains numerous times before it goes out from the elevator, and some opt to use smaller family processors because of that very reason and the lack of that spraying that occurs for our betterment, they say. Nice topic, Doc. 🤔 Extremely relevant here in the bread basket of America. Peace out, Doc. ✌️(just not a piece of that bread, don’t ya know?…lol)

[@SunnyDays00]

So Ezekiel bread is not better ? I don't eat it but people keep recommending it

[@smileawhile3788]

@@SunnyDays00 well..imho, it seems if you're gonna eat bread, organic & sprouted is better than regular, but you'll still be better off leaving all the bread on the shelf.

[@SunnyDays00]

@@smileawhile3788 thanks .. that's what I thought..but people constantly bring it up when I say I am grain free

[@robertmac7833]

@@smileawhile3788 I eat the Ezekiel sprouted muffins as a big part of my diet. I love ‘em, but won’t touch any other grain products. Only organic and only sprouted. It’s from a Biblical recipe, so I know the good LORD wouldn’t steer me wrong. I read the book “wheat belly” years ago, and it opened my eyes,

[@smileawhile3788]

@@SunnyDays00 I hear ya! I think some people are more attached to bread than drug addicts are to their stuff! My neighbor almost tries to shame me into eating poorly when she offers me unhealthy food and I say no thank you. As I was visiting, she insisted I eat a piece of take-out pizza then gave me a hard time for eating the toppings and leaving the crust. LOL All this despite they see me getting healthier & healthier while they gain weight, complain about how horrible they feel & have a whole cabinet for their growing prescription collection??? Go figure.

[@royjohnson465]

Dr. Berg never mentioned "sprouted grain bread" or some people call it "Ezekiel bread". That is what I buy and eat. The grains are sprouted (the seeds are germinated) first, then the bread is made from this. No flour, no grinding any dry grain but rather instead mashing the wet pre-sprouted grain. It has MORE NUTRITION & unlocks nutrition, easier to digest, and sprouted whole grains offer a healthy slow release carb as compared to refined carbs. I eat silverhillsbakery

[@TheCynthiaRice]

Yes, I buy the Aldi brand of sprouted grain bread

[@enjoy7024]

Yes! @Roy Johnson, moderation is the key!

[@Cnissha]

I eat Ezekiel bread too when I feel like want to eat sandwich and never eat anymore other bread.

[@kevinstarski1598]

I watch his videos daily and hopefully learned a lot however sometimes he gets too stuck on things that "regular" viewers (or even not so regular) heard many times in his videos (how bad sugar, grains, rice, pasta, soy oil, blah, blah is) probably not realizing the fact that a lot of health conscious people will look for some healthier (if not altogether excellent) alternatives to those things mentioned above...I agree, he doesn't discuss "Ezekiel" bread, just regular ones....it's a shame because a lot of us look for some answers/suggestions there too...there's alternatives to "regular" pastas too...

[@miltonbates6425]

In moderation, sprouted grain breads would be ok. Don't forget that the vitamins and minerals in grains are not in bioavailable form or chelations. Plus they contain various phytochemicals that act as antinutrients that block the absorption of certain vitamins and minerals.

[@bbsaid218]

They aren’t adding back nutrients, they are adding industrial chemicals that are totally useless to the human body. Eg. Thiamine is in the form of thiamine hydrochloride, which in a healthy person only has a maximum absorption rate of about 5%. In people with gut problems ( caused by eating processed food) the absorption rate is much lower, but the food label will say this product contains 100% RDA thiamine.

[@grapheneoxideisinvaccinema5321]

Spot on

[@bbsaid218]

@@NoName88837 Benfotiamine is a better option, liver is even better. 😊

[@itzakpoelzig330]

Yes, an important distinction! It's like people claiming that plant foods contain vitamin A, just because they have beta carotene. No plant makes vitamin A, only animal bodies do that. Beta carotene is not the same thing at all, and it's not a vitamin.

[@ianstuart5660]

@@itzakpoelzig330 Yep, so true!

[@tetractysproductions]

The video is about whole grains but you're holding up bread and flower. What about eating actual whole grains?

[@Sunshine-p5o]

I tried Keto for three months and gave me a lot of stomach issues! I started it to help me and not make me worse! Actually switching my diet to more whole grains, and fruits have helped me a lot and also have busted my energy. Sometimes keto, chicken and beef it’s not the solution for everyone! You can eat fruits that are not allowed in Keto and whole grains and can feel great ! I agree for so many great advices Dr Berg gives, but I would disagree that Keto it’s one the best diet for many people.

[@saranwright7113]

You’re right. Different diets work for different people. But nonetheless he still gives out valuable information

[@erwynbalbuena9900]

I believe that blood types have something to do with which diet works for different people

[@saranwright7113]

@@erwynbalbuena9900 yes you’re right. It has a lot to do with it

[@fran791]

You probably weren't eating enough fat

[@AdventureAwaits972]

You are comparing processed whole grains - flour to actual whole intact grains. There is a huge difference between flour (processed whole grain - cereals) vs whole grain berries ... like wild red rice, steel-cut oats, barley berries, einkorn berries, rye berries ... etc. While whole grains seemingly don't have a lot of nutritional value, they still provide powerful health benefits in their whole intact form ... especially if you soak them for 24 hours or sprout them. You don't have to eat a large amount. I sprinkle a couple of spoons full of whole intact grains (berries ... oats) in a pot ... soak them overnight ... the next morning ... cook them down for 1 & 1/2 hour-plus. They have little flavor ... so mixing them into my veggie (green leafy veggies ... avocado ... etc.) concoction along with a quality protein works well It is about dietary patterns. The ancient wisdom of our ancestors is correct. We have forgotten thousands of years of that wisdom ... Africans ate millet ... Asians ate rice ... South Americans ate quinoa ... Italians ate Farro ... and on and on. They did not have supermarkets with Cheerios. Again eating a small amount of the whole grain berries is different... that is what is causing the confusion

[@JuanLopez-vf3mo]

Great point 👏🏼 This is what RD Brenda Davis recommends about whole grains consumption. Sorry for my english. Greetings

[@lindagates9150]

I have not eaten bread since the 1990’s due to the yeast😂I don’t miss it at all. I am very content with my grain free diet it has been about two years now I can’t say I am a slow learner but as I learned more about grains the easier it was to wean them out of personal healthy diet the last one to go was oatmeal groats😊and I also tossed the almost full bottle of maple syrup 😮😮. Thank you for spreading the information helping others to make an informed decision ❤🎉❤live long and prosper

[@shaquithas]

Hi! So do you make your sandwich with lettuce? What do you use for speghetti etc in place of breads and pastas?♥️

[@fewworddotrick]

@@shaquithas something you can do for spaghetti is to bake zucchini and squash (sprinkle spices and parmesan cheese over it) in the oven and put spaghetti sauce over that, and add meatballs. Very good, you won't miss spaghetti noodles. For Alfredo homemade sauce with steamed broccoli and shrimp or chicken is great. Again you won't miss fettuccine noodles. Homemade alfredo sauce is super easy to make and you can just whip it up whenever you want to make that dish. Been eating it like this for years. I don't eat sandwiches too much because deli meat is full of nitrates, sugar, and other preservatives. But when I do a lettuce wrap works great. They now sell lettuce wraps in Walmart and places. It's easy to skip lunch and therefore the want for a sandwich if you intermittent fast and just eat a big breakfast around 10 or 11, then dinner in the evening or whatever time works for you.

[@lindagates9150]

@@shaquithas I changed my diet I don’t eat sandwiches at all if I make a meat sauce with tomato passata I add it over steamed vegetables or make a almost cabbage roll casserole cooked in the oven with out the rice just cabbage shredded and sliced onions with ground meat cooked in water and some of the passata and my favourite spices turmeric cinnamon cloves ginger garlic tellberry black pepper and pink Himalayan sea salt .I don’t eat the usual sandwich fillings due to my allergies and sensitivities.it doesn’t suck to be me as some would suggest as I am content living with out what many consider important choices snacks and restaurant options or the fake foods the grocery stores have on their shelves . Ciao Linda

[@Elazarko]

Oats are fine? How about the "quick oats"?

[@lindagates9150]

@@Elazarko quick oats are highly processed not any difference than eating straight from the sugar bowl. My healthy diet is personal it took some time to develop I am still working on it to make the best choices for me myself and I. I don’t have the qualifications the knowledge as to what is best for you. Some people do good with grains but I lost the last twenty pounds when I gave them up and have kept my excess weight off my body so I am not tempted to use the groats again

[@brucelewis9211]

I grind my wheat then use it in my recipe right away. In a short time I have 2 obvious health changes. Don’t eat any flour or flour products from the store because it is stripped of important nutrients and a few synthetic nutrients are added back in.

[@mrc551]

We need to hear this! We need to KNOW this vital information is a fundamental problem and reason why we are becoming so OVERWEIGHT and SICK! Thank you Dr Berg for being our health advocate and VOICE in our process to learn about healthy food choices❤🙏🙏🙏

[@miltonbates6425]

They want us all sick, weak, and dependent upon the system for our wellbeing. That is why they promote the things that weaken us. Don't fall for their programming.

[@charleencnossen9930]

I remember doing grain research awhile back. I was surprised at the lack of nutrients and the diseased "enrichments". Now I enjoy homemade sourdough spelt or kamut breads in moderation. I can control the fat, sweetness and yeast that does in my breads.

[@timothybilsky3023]

You’re still eating gluten though, so I’m surprised Dr. Berg would ordain it. I agree I’d prefer to have bread without the additives, but there’s no definitive study showing that with a largely healthy balanced diet that this has adverse health outcomes. The kamut and spelt are tasty, love those.

[@OnboardingProcess]

Hi there, I’m curious to know what type of flour you decided to use when you make your bread? I would like to start making my own as well

[@cmmrris1]

@@timothybilsky3023god made gluten, there is nothing wrong with it. Moderation is key in every situation. When grain consumption is in proper portion and moderation in our lives as well as many other forms of nutrition and exercise, It doesn’t have to be a bad thing. There is a ditch on either side of most roads. It’s stupid to swerve so hard to miss one ditch that you end up in the other. Be wise and seek the lord in every aspect of your life and that is how you will really be on the right track!

[@cynthiaordonezgrana1676]

What about freshly ground wheat berries, that are used right away to make the bread (before oxidation can occur)?

[@PoetiqueMs]

I remember reading a fascinating article on the life of a Roman soldier. It included what they ate which was mostly wheat mixed with a little bacon and fat. They added to the diet from nature, but the main diet was easily transported. Roman soldiers were a big asset. They needed them to be as strong and healthy as possible. I have to assume that the old wheat was much more nutritious.

[@dontfit6380]

They needed as many of them as possible. Their size and strength in my honest opinion has been exaggerated in movies. Lol nobody looked like they do in movies until steroids came on the market.

[@kingofwesteros9868]

One thing that has to pointed out - they ate carbs which were almost immediately used to create energy for long walk, fight or work. Bacon and fat was used to support staying strong, wheat to support high level of energy. Perfect combination for a soldier living in times of constant walking and working, with little sedentary live.

[@piedpiper1201]

@@dontfit6380 wrong, my family are roman and both my dad and his father had increible bodies without ever working out in a gym, i also have the same type of body although i am more skinny, italians are known worldwide to have 'stallion' like bodies, we all eat 5x the normal person but dont gain any fat

[@dontfit6380]

@@piedpiper1201 I’m sorry but while Italians are known for their good looks. No one considers Italians to have stallion like bodies. There is only one Italian stallion. Rocky Balboa or his real name Sylvester Stallone and he’s only half Italian. Northern Europe is known for the most physically strong people. The average Roman soldier was 5’ 5” not exactly big by any means. The average Roman soldier was in his 20’s and younger. Feeding high carbs to an active boy doesn’t present a problem until later in life. Their average lifespan was 40 years. So it’s not like we can look back and see what diseases those grains caused. You eat 5 times what the normal American eats LOL your gonna get fat. I don’t think it would even be possible to eat that much.

[@piedpiper1201]

@@dontfit6380 italians are not all short, all the men in my family are well over 6 foot and its similar for any country, except maybe holland and easturn europe. In italy as you age you eat less carbs...that is the method but bread is number 1. I dont know what a american eats but i can tell you i eat much more than a normal person but am much slimmer. italian stallion is a real stereotype google it, italians dominate the model industry (both men and women), there are lots of tall, slim, very good looking italians. i have lived in all the major europeon countries and none compare with italians, not even spain

[@intraterrestrial5035]

They taste good 😆 But that's why i heavily moderate how much of them i eat. Down from 205lbs back in June, to 158 this morning. Your channel is a game changer. Cheers!

[@izodman]

Thank you for this vital bit of information Dr Berg- informative! I’m slowly learning to be keen about my body and how it responds to food and make changes along the way. I feel some medical professionals don’t care enough to educate and it’s up to us to find that information and tailor it for our bodies.

[@localmillers]

I think whole grains can be healthy. I belong to a small group of local stone millers and we stone mill and distribute and use whole flour fresh, so that helps with the oxidation issue. We also buy from farms that use good agriculture, the university hear has studied the grains of farms using these farming methods that build health soil vs. the current GMO/chemical model and of course the grains grown in good soil are much higher in nutrients especially minerals. And for phytic acid its best to process grains in traditional ways, like make bread using a culture which will make nutrients more bioavailable. So I think grains can be very healthy but you need to go back to farming, milling, and baking processes that we did say 100 years ago.

[@w1975b]

Grains have other issues besides phytic acid or gluten. Deuterium is one, and it can NOT be removed or reduced. Harmful to cell mitochondria.

[@w1975b]

It's no surprise that you would say grains can be healthy, since you have profits to lose if people DON'T buy them. That's called a conflict of interest and means you won't speak truth on the subject.

[@gentilewarrior]

You're talking about Emmer and Einkhorn? Well those are low yielding therefore had to be genetically modified to produce high yielding varieties. So no it can't be mass produced but yeah if you're on an ancestral based diet Emmer and Einkhorn that still exist in the wild can be eaten in healthy amounts.

[@gentilewarrior]

@Robert Rocca yup some 5000 years ago or so only wild Emmer and Einkhorn

[@edwardlee3533]

@@w1975b preach! My extra long intestines were made primarily for meats. Fucking loony. The reason people get sick is from excess amount of sugar and excess amount of salt. Not to mention that everyone eat like a fucking pig. Big meals followed by snacks, which consists of sugar and salt.

[@foedeer]

Thank you for reviewing the food ingredients! It would be great if you could do more. Its quite hard to stop and question the quality of the food in a busy worklife 🙏

[@wakjob961]

I just started eating Sprouted Grain breads again after 3-4 years. So far, so good. No gut irritation yet.

[@katrinthode2867]

Hi Dr. Berg, thanks for your knowledge, I enjoy your research/Video. I am a Baker and worked with fresh "Stonemill" ground grain, what a difference in taste. Bless you!

[@travelguy1564]

Many people have eaten a bowl of Oats for breakfast everyday for decades and have lived into their 90's. I think there's something to this.

[@jamesmarshall3311]

I agree. I am from Ireland where people have been eating Oatmeal in the form of morning Porridge for thousands of years, not just centuries. We have a big advantage here in general, as we have no GMO and all our cattle are grass fed and live natural lives. Our food has generally far less chemicals in it than in the US ( I lived in NE for a few decades ), so I can compare. I eat a bowl of Organic oatmeal every morning topped with seeds Flax, Pumpkin and Chia and 3 types of nuts, together with some berries and maybe sliced Apple pieces . I add some 1% fat milk to top it off. Great slow release energy from this complex carb and along with a non sedentary lifestyle gives me healthy blood readings and a feeling of wellness.

[@debanda4504]

Unfortunately they are now being sprayed with harmful chemicals Yes , my grandpa lived to be almost 93 and ate oatmeal everyday , sometimes twice a day , and never had any health issues , but that was before they started using round up abs other harmful chemicals

[@SpamMouse]

There is a HUGE difference between old style whole oats that are chunky and have to be soaked overnight vs modern steel cut and steamed ready to add hot water oats sold today.

[@BlueToronto]

A lot of people eat foods that the doctor eschews and criticizes, yet they still live long and perfectly healthy lives.

[@Odwaznik]

Great video and very informative. However, it's worth mentioning that sourdough fermentation, a traditional bread-making technique, can significantly reduce phytate levels. This process involves natural lactobacilli and yeast present in the sourdough starter, which ferment the dough and lead to the breakdown of phytates, thereby improving mineral bioavailability. So, while it's true that phytates in whole grain bread can inhibit the absorption of minerals, the method of preparation, like using sourdough fermentation, plays a crucial role in mitigating this effect.

[@mohsenmoghaddas]

What is the point when the flour which this process begins with, is not so much nutrient-intense? Because sourdough is perfect when you want to solve gluten problem but it's not beneficial when we consume not so much rich flour

[@myrnacox9770]

Dr Berg. I have been struggling with my BS numbers. I followed your instructions to the letter. Eat at noon, no snacks and a meal at five. Carbs no more than 30. Wow This turned everything around over night. I just love your advice. I’m a witness of the miracles of your great knowledge and thanks for giving us your gift. Still seeing great numbers. Cause I’m still following your most amazing advice. You are literally my life saver. God guided me to you. !!!!

[@saltrock9642]

I’m less and less throwing blame at food companies because weak minded people are letting them get away with it. Most would rather listen to the bull sh!t than actually read and understand labels. The truth is right there on the packaging. Thanks Doc!

[@saltrock9642]

@Robert Rocca I see poison all in the label. It tells you the ingredients and nutritional value(none) plus you must understand the play on words that do not tell the whole story. The video was pretty much telling you this.

[@dahbajanman7044]

I'm not sure he mentioned why bread can last on the shelf for almost 2 weeks which is definitely not natural.

[@rogerf2449]

Wow, you really think you understand everything when even doctors don't

[@pannellclara]

the title is misleading Dr Berg, i’m shopping for whole grains eg. groats etc - i have a attachment mill to make my own flour and would appreciate info on that - thanks

[@randommam58]

Really would like to see Dr. Berg do a response to Sue Beckers work at the Bread Beckers.

[@charlielynne7550]

He does not know about her. You can tell in this video. The last five years everything I've learned has been from Dr Berg but he has a paradigm that needs to changed. I just learned of sue becket last week. It really isn't his fault and she's the only one who really teaches the whole story

[@nhtom8]

Talk about a first world problem. The major benefit of grains is that you don't starve. Lots of calories grown in a small space. It's so efficient and cheap that we "grow" fuel (ethanol). They started making white flour because it takes longer to go rancid - as in shipping it from the mid west back east. Fresh vegetables haven't always been available year round. Granted, there are better diets than grain based. But those grains kept your grandparents and great-grandparents alive.

[@SpamMouse]

Your grandparents did not spend hours driving a keyboard but walked and worked.

[@coach_empigo]

Whole grain breads and foods? Anyone who knows how insulin and leptin work knows why whole grain foods are unsuitable food (gluten) from a long-term perspective.

[@camgere]

In high school, I was taught about the "miracle" of agriculture. The Tigris Euphrates and crop production. Agriculture may have been a miracle for increased population growth, but not a miracle for good nutrition. “Sapiens” by Yuval Harari (2015) Even today, with all our advanced technologies, more than 90 per cent of the calories that feed humanity come from the handful of plants that our ancestors domesticated between 9500 and 3500 BC - wheat, rice, maize (called 'corn' in the US), potatoes, millet and barley. No noteworthy plant or animal has been domesticated in the last 2,000 years. If our minds are those of hunter-gatherers, our cuisine is that of ancient farmers.” p. 77, 78. “But the best thing fire did was cook. Foods that human s cannot digest in their natural forms - such as wheat, rice and potatoes - became staples of our diet thanks to cooking,” p. 12. “The foragers' secret of success, which protected them from starvation and malnutrition, was their varied diet. Farmers tend to eat a very limited and unbalanced diet. Especially in premodern times, most of the calories feeding an agricultural population came from a single crop - such as wheat, potatoes or rice - that lacks some of the vitamins, minerals and other nutritional materials humans need. The typical peasant in traditional China ate rice for breakfast, rice for lunch, and rice for dinner. If she were lucky, she could expect to eat the same on the following day. By contrast, ancient foragers regularly ate dozens of different foodstuffs. The peasant's ancient ancestor, the forager, may have eaten berries and mushrooms for breakfast; fruits, snails and turtle for lunch; and rabbit steak with wild onions for dinner. Tomorrow's menu might have been completely different. This variety ensured that the ancient foragers received all the necessary nutrients. “Furthermore, by not being dependent on any single kind of food, they were less liable to suffer when one particular food source failed. Agricultural societies are ravaged by famine when drought, fire or earthquake devastates the annual rice or potato crop. Forager societies were hardly immune to natural disasters, and suffered from periods of want and hunger, but they were usually able to deal with such calamities more easily. If they lost some of their staple foodstuffs, they could gather or hunt other species, or move to a less affected area,” p.51. “The transition to agriculture began around 9500-8500 BC in the hill country of south-eastern Turkey, western Iran, and the Levant. It began slowly and in a restricted geographical area. Wheat and goats were domesticated by approximately 9000 BC; peas and lentils around 8000 BC; olive trees by 5000 BC; horses by 4000 BC; and grapevines in 3500 BC. Some animals and plants, such as camels and cashew nuts, were domesticated even later, but by 3500 BC the main wave of domestication was over.

[@ianstuart5660]

Wow, you are very knowledgeable and very consistent to what I understand. Thanks for great history lessons!

[@mrlafayette1964]

We don't just put food into our stomachs, we put it into our kidneys,liver,heart etc....all of our body is affected by the food that goes in it,it's so important to put the right things in.

[@chesterinabennington7891]

Since I quit bread and refined sugar snacks and replaced them with healthy fats and more protein, I feel much better, my skin condition improved a lot and I don't bloat anymore.

[@greatnessofgrandparenting7587]

I had to stop eating breads because my body would not digest it for days . It became very painful all the time .

[@blueseptember2174]

Definitely sets off the gerd. Although I can do like a piece of sourdough in moderation.

[@Annykah803]

Thankful for all the important information & education Dr. Berg is providing. But I have an urgent question which I haven’t seen anyone address yet: Beginning 2023 they want to start giving the m-rn@ j a b to animals… this applies to grass-fed cows, too! Farmers are being forced to do this - I am worried bc I am switching to keto & healthy animal fat is helping me recover from a long time being vegan (even through breastfeeding time). But I am afraid I will have to avoid meat if this evil plan is to be realized. Where can we get "pure" meat than? Very concerning!

[@phubblewubbphubblewubb]

Very good to raise awareness on this, thanks. Roadkill deer is looking more and more appetising!

[@5points7019]

Raising your own rabbits and quail (indoors, they're quiet and require a small amount of space compared to other meat sources). This is what many may need to resort to.

[@Offthebeatenpath.]

Where did you find this?

[@loubou4043]

@@Offthebeatenpath. look at the WEF/NWO/ice age farmer.....government web sites.....the info is out there

[@Offthebeatenpath.]

@@loubou4043 thank you!

[@jeffreyjohnson7359]

Whole grains are strongly correlated with good health outcomes, after controlling for confounding variables. That's the most important consideration. However, I wouldn't consider bread or flour a good way to get them. And I have to be careful with them, because I'm diabetic. I've lately been having one or two tablespoons of rolled oats soaked overnight in water, along with one tablespoon each of chia, flax, hemp, and keto muesli, some berries, some cinnamon, some truvia, and some heavy cream or almond milk. It's delicious and has little effect on my blood sugar.

[@garytrawinski1843]

How about milling your whole grain flour fresh as you use it? It would seem to me that you would capture the nutrients before you lose them to oxidation?

[@bluebutterflywellness2273]

Hi Dr. BERG, I love your channel-- you've given so much great info that has personally helped me, along with others, so thank you! HOWEVER on this one I need to point something out. I know KETO is what your platform is built upon and I too am keto, but the mistake you are making with this flour is that it is NOT whole grain-- it is just as processed as the white flour. Whole grains are just that--whole, unprocessed grains like quinoa, wheat berries, millet, etc. These are not in the same category as that flour or fake bread. It is misleading marketing that makes many see them as equivalent and interchangeable. That said, I think you may be inadvertently doing the same to promote keto and believe it may be best to present the whole truth then let people decide for themselves what they want without creating more confusion. Thanks again for all that you do! 💕

[@akik8253]

i love your sea of knowledge/info, how specific, real and 'to the point' that you are AND your delivery with a touch of underlying humour is brilliant❤️🤗🙏 If only you could do the same for a bag of dry 'kibble' dog food and open everyones eyes to how bad that is to feed your pets. Bless you & all that you share🤗

[@maandren]

Yes he should totally do a video about this!!!! Grain free dog and cat food are so much better for them!!!

[@phubblewubbphubblewubb]

How right you are, kibble is so unatural, made from floor sweepings full of mycotoxins. it's a silent killer. I've fed raw, (wild game too when I can get it) for 20 years now,

[@akik8253]

@@maandren Only a RAW balanced diet never any dry kibble! as all them dry dog food bags write on their packaging how amazing the product is but in actual fact there is zero nutrients inside. No different to what DrBerg was saying about the bread etc

[@akik8253]

@@phubblewubbphubblewubb what an amazing pet🐾parent you are 🤗

[@jodipokorski4354]

Dogs are carnivores.

[@shughes242]

Is sprout bread ok?

[@brianjimenez9312]

Thanks Dr. Berg for another informational video. I've been following you for a couple of years and the information you've shared is second to none. I've also purchased many of your supplements which have been great. From a longevity standpoint debating between a Keto diet vs Mediterranean or even green Mediterranean diet. I'm a 56 yr old male, don't drink, don't smoke, and could lose about 35 lbs. Can you do an informational video on the Mediterranean diet and any benefits vs Keto. Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@JamieCamile495]

Dr Berg I have just recently learned about the health benefits of fresh ground wheat berries. Yes store bought flours and breads are bad because they have preservatives. But fresh ground flour and breads will not last more than a few days of freshness. Bread was a staple in biblical days because of their freshness.

[@pohkeee]

🙄…. I have been down the long weary road you’re clinging to…good luck! He has almost 9 million subscribers, with large percentage finally reclaiming their health…why are you here to argue with what is obviously working?

[@casimirobuenabista]

How much more nutrients does your bread have compared to conventional whole wheat bread?

[@ebony5766]

She is not arguing, just stating an opinion..Everyone is still allowed an opinion I believe.

[@JamieCamile495]

@@pohkeee Stating fact! I've been subscribed to DR Berg for many years. He saved my life in 2018. You can look up the benefits of fresh ground wheat berries as opposed to store bought flour of readymade bread. The info is out there. To each his own.

[@JamieCamile495]

@@casimirobuenabista Well I tried to put up a link but DR Berg deleted it. Competition, I guess. The info is out there if you really want to know.

[@petezahutt5174]

Thanks Dr Berg, what about grinding your own wheat berries using what's termed ancient grains , not as a daily bread but maybe a few times over the coarse of a year after one reaches there healthy weight. ?

[@crystalvillegas5545]

I’d love to hear your answer to this Dr.Berg. What about organic fresh milled grains. My understanding is that it is very different than any shelf stable flour you’d find at the market.

[@loue6563]

I had to give up grains even before I started doing Keto. I developed colitis and peritonitis. And just could not tolerate grains any more. And I think I always had a problem with them. My mom made great yeast bread when I was young and yup I loved eating it. But I also remember having horrible stomachaches as a child. And we just never put it together that bread could be bad for you.

[@gurglejug627]

Wahay, so well said! We have had dubious 'studies' for decades now making us believe all kinds of nonsense, sadly. A little story about poor food quality:- A few years ago in England I bought three frozen meat pies for £1 (about 1$) from Tesco supermarket. It said on the pack "do not refreeze". As a keen skipper (or dumpster diver as you say in the US), I know a bit about the reality of foodstuffs and what we can expect in terms of quality, and so an experiment began: We put one of these pies each in the microwave, heated it and left it in over room temperature (warm autumn) in the sun all day, then refroze it, heating them the next day and eating them for lunch. There were no obvious bad effects. We called each cycle of heating, standing a day in the warmth, then freezing then heating and eating a 'level'. We tried level 2 pies, level 3, level 4 and onward... We got to level eight before my friend travelled back to Switzerland and we stuck a level 8 pie in an envelope and posted it to him - he ate it days later when it arrived. No bad effects: I don't think there is actually any food substance in these things at all - at least none worth having in my view.

[@ianstuart5660]

Wow, very interesting!

[@leticiabromley6013]

Yikes...what were the ingredients listed on the package for these meat pies?

[@gurglejug627]

@@leticiabromley6013 sorry, I've no recollection of the small print by now - it was 12 years ago, but I suspect that a trip to Tescos will reveal the same yet ;)

[@sheralync5854]

Historically, grains started to enter the human diet about 13,000 years ago, depending on which part of the world you look at. Forensic archaeologists have traced dental decay, estrogenic effects on men, and other health issues in ancient Egyptians, which was a big wheat grower and exporting country. They also followed the adoption of grains into hunter-gather groups and the same effect followed the adoption of predominately grain-based diet.

[@sheralync5854]

@Robert Rocca ?

[@SpamMouse]

Yes, health issues in ancient Egyptians such as heart disease.

[@6c_muhdalifluqmanbinmatali993]

@@SpamMouse yes same can be said for other country

[@nevillej9408]

Many peoples indigestion is caused by the inability to digest grain properly…

[@materialgirl338]

DR Eric, I Mill my own flour. Bits completely different. It last on 2 -3 days.

[@RegurgiNate84]

For over a decade I've had problems with severe constipation. Sometimes I would go 10 days without a movement, no matter what I did or took nothing really did much of anything. Now after cutting out sugar and grains I now go a like a healthy human being.

[@scifygallaura8122]

I remember going to high school and my health teacher said enrich food is like having your teeth knocked out and then giving you back five and saying surprise, you’re enriched! Boy, wish you right

[@lusinesaroyan3456]

Thank you Dr. Berg for the information. We stopped buying a bread from the stores 3 years ago. We grind our grains (kamut, spelt, hard white and hard red wheats, einkorn, quinoa, all organic), and bake the bread with pure, homemade sourdough starter. We also add organic home ground seeds to the bread(flaxseeds, hemp hearts, pumpkin seeds, chia, sesames). We ferment the dough 1 or 2 days, then bake it. It’s easy on digestion, and we feel great. Of course we consume the bread in moderation.

[@morningstarhomestead]

This is what we do as well! There were many healthy cultures throughout history who ate whole ancient grains that were freshly ground and thrived. Comparing the flour in the store to fresh milled ancient grains is comparing apples to oranges and I wish more health practitioners would realize the difference.

[@jumper4ever937]

There are no easy on digestion breads and seeds.

[@morningstarhomestead]

@@jumper4ever937 that's an unsupportedyth

[@jumper4ever937]

@@morningstarhomestead what you said doesn't make any sense.

[@muniaisworthit]

Might be an American thing, I'm living in South Asia. Recently I started eating sorghum and it helped me a lot. I used to have hypoglycemia quite often but I don't have hypoglycemia anymore. Also used to have intolerable pain in my lower abdomen. This symptom started fading. Not all grains are good,but sorghum, quinoa and black rice are some good options🖤🖤🖤 It's okay if it doesn't suit, everyone's body works differently

[@stevenjbeto]

Dr. Berg, the one thing you failed to compare with store bought flours, whether whole or refined, is flour we make ourselves from organic, non-GMO grains. I am particularly interested in Millet when mixed with Rye and Wheat.

[@joegar47]

I think there is a case for a few grains out there like quinoa. If you're active carbs will give a lot of energy to you throughout the day. Some have micro nutrients, amino acids, protein etc. This is a moderation topic at best. No one really wants to never eat carbs. That is why most people don't stick with keto, it's a fad diet

[@ianstuart5660]

@@donnykiles9522 Dr. Berg and many others would vigorously disagree!

[@marcrichard7251]

So what is the healthy bread we can buy? Anyone?

[@ZixxTheLegend]

Won't matter if you exercise and eat healthy. Bread or no bread won't make a difference.

[@marcrichard7251]

@@ZixxTheLegend That’s not answering my question…buy the way I do go to the gym….

[@TraderDT]

@marcrichard7251 In terms of store bought bread your best bet is a) Ezekiel (flourless & sprouted) bread and/or b) sourdough bread.

[@fugguhber4699]

Ohhh my. I ate "whole grains", mostly organic breads from health food stores / co-ops, for 45 years. I ate only brown rice, and organic black beans. VERY LITTLE fats, and lots of organic fruit. I "thought"... that I was eating a healthy diet. NO sugar, NO junk food. Just 90% organic food, mostly carbs. ** At the start of the pandemic, with lots of time on my hands, I started watching Dr Berg, and 2 other KETO doctors, and after 2 months of seeing these videos, I decided to go for it, and jumped 100% into KETO. That was about April 2020. I started with 18 / 6 intermittent fasting with 2 meals a day. Then in Aug 2020, I went OMAD. I started out at 5' 9" and 150 lbs, I was weight lifting and fit, and 65 years old. I have been rigorous in my OMAD, and cut out all the carbs, and most of the fruit, just eating organic blueberries and strawberries. I was committted, with maybe 1 cheat day a month. I also recently did a 101 hour fast, with just a few bites of veggies during the 4 days. I really did not get any hungrier than normal. I really like OMAD..... and I just use coconut oil (fat), olive oil - hi-quality EVOL, and eat salmon and sardines from Alaska. *** UPDATE: I got COVID 7-days ago. Disclosure: I was fully vaxxed, with 3 shots, and the BI-VARIANT update in September. I was hardly sick at all. NO fever, NO headaches, NO cough, just night sweats the first 2 nights, and a very slightly runny nose for 2 days. Day 7, today - I tested negative, and feel 100% normal. I have to also say, that I went to a local hospital in Bangkok - while I'm here for 4-5 months for the winter - and got a drug pack / all the Covid drugs. I'm sure that helped. $190 U.S. for the visit to the hospital, seeing a Doctor, and all the drugs. I can only think that the KETO diet improved my immune system. If I had been out of shape, overweight and eating the standard garbage American diet, I can only think that my sickness would have been much worse. KETO ! Thank you Dr. Berg. What sold me, over watching your videos for 2-months in early 2020, was the SCIENCE that you include in every video. I was skeptical at first, that is why I watched your videos for 2-months...... but I talk up KETO all the time, and recommend your videos to friends and family.

[@amandaweichel5180]

Hi Dr. Berg, I love watching your videos to learn. I've watched you for years. I find you knowledgeable and practical! Do you have any info about ancient grains and heritage grains? I work with an Amish farmer that sells beyond organic products. Just curious what the benefits of these grains could be. Einkorn and Turkey Red. Thank you

[@righteousg2836]

Would be good to hear your opinion on Ancient Grains completely different ball game to what we know today as 'whole grains'. Anything Ancient and unrefined I believe has many credible benefits same goes for our fruits, veggies and meats.

[@busker153]

I thought so. Whenever THEY say something is good for you, I always assume they are lying to satisfy their greed. LOL Off Topic: I started eating right, very much as a result of watching your videos, at the beginning of 2020 because my wife went into the hospital for a week with diabetes related stuff. She almost went blind and could have died. I took authority. When she came home, I told her how we were going to be eating, and also told her that she had no say in the matter. This was the second time she scared me like this, and that means she was never going to get healthy on her own. She submitted. (Like, WOW! right?) Long story short, I came to a lifestyle based on a foundation of eating 7-10 cups of salad with homemade salad dressings. (I also learned how to cook, and with cast iron to boot!) On top of that, I follow a loose, stretched OMAD. Basically, I have an eating window of about 8 hours, but salad and a meal is what we eat. Berries and cream before bed is why the OMAD is "stretched." [BTW - Heavy Whipping Cream over frozen berries makes the best ice cream I have ever eaten!] Well, on 7/11/2020 I planted my first garden. Green Onions and Romaine Lettuce from the store were cut and planted, and they grew! This was because organic food is so expensive. Now, it is also because organic food usually is not organic at all. Criminals! I then saw research that tomatoes grown outside were tested, and found to contain about 300 Fido nutrients. Tomatoes grown under glass (greenhouses) only contained 50! This led me to wonder how much I need to eat. If 7-10 cups of industrially grown greens is a good foundation, I wonder how much less I could eat and get the same nourishment. I figured there was a chance you would have this information at your fingertips, or at least a good reference to check out for myself. Thanks!

[@phubblewubbphubblewubb]

Is your wife better now?

[@busker153]

@@phubblewubbphubblewubb Yes, actually. And thank you for asking! Her A1C is down from horrible to great (I don't know all the numbers...LOL). She has lost weight, and feels a lot better. She has eye issues from diabetes and could not even get glasses. Well, her eyes are restored enough for laser surgery, and all is going well. I have to say, I was shocked to see how satisfying greens really are. I used to say that greens was not food; it's what food eats. LOL Not any more!

[@ianstuart5660]

Congrats, amazing story. Regarding the veggies, increase the meats seafood and eggs for better nutritional density!

[@busker153]

@@ianstuart5660 It was a very short version of the story, of course. We eat meat and eggs. We would eat fish, but we are poor. LOL And do not live where fish live (Tucson, AZ is in the Sonoran Desert). But, we are both great fans of fish. As for eggs, man oh man! You talk about your perfect foods! The nutrient density, and macronutrient proportions are simply amazing. Not to mention how many things I can do with them. One day, I want to get some chickens! I discovered Moringa Trees, and have a lot of them growing in my food forest. It is more of a food field now, as I only started July 11, 2021. We have our first full year (a full summer season) under our belt now, and are so encouraged. They are not only the most nutrient dense plant that grows on land (kelp is better, but grows in the sea), but they are over 20% protein! They contain all the essential amino acids, and in the easiest form for our bodies to process. So, if I cannot get meat, we can still get protein. I also have an Avocado Tree started, and that gives us much the same as eggs. One of the rare plants that provide great fat! And they are delicious. Hey, it was truly a blessing to hear from you, and I do appreciate you taking the time to share what you did with me. You are a friend indeed! It is nice to have met you.

[@ianstuart5660]

@@busker153 Thanks so much for sharing a bit of your story. Seems like you have excellent surroundings. Not at all what I'd consider to be poor, quite the contrary in fact. Best wishes for health and all else from Canada 🇨🇦!!

[@petenielsen6683]

When I was a child the only flour mill in the state of New York that was allowed under state law to make unbleached flour was New Hope Mills. And the only reason that company was allowed to make its flour without bleaching is that they were considered historically significant to the state legislators as a company that had been started some time in the 19th century. Because they find it hard to compete otherwise though they do make products that are not whole wheat and it is very hard to find their flour but easy to find the pancake mixes. People are simply not willing to pay extra to have non bleached products, but they are if a quarter cup of baking soda and baking powder are added to the bag.

[@michaelstetzer3144]

Deception is prevalent in so much we have been told in commercials and education. Thank you Dr. Berg for explaining some of these myths and truths!

[@robertmac7833]

I once read a book titled “Wheat Belly” which blows the lid off all these lies about how “healthy” wheat is. The only grains I eat these days are sprouted Ezekiel Bread,

[@TraderDT]

Dr Davis's Wheat Belly book was a game changer for me. Every health/nutritionist enthusiast should read it.

[@martinklein2201]

I don't know what kind of flour you have in America, but here in Europe : Fat - 2.4 rams; Carbs - 64 grams - of wich 13 grams is fiber; protein 14 grams. No additives - just pure flour - lasts about 5 months only

[@clampBendersWangdang]

That's in 100 grams. The serving size he showed was roughly 30 grams

[@clampBendersWangdang]

And still what you show is a bad carb to fiber ratio. The carbs are sky high. Not enough to be offset by the fiber

[@martinklein2201]

@@clampBendersWangdang Yeah did not realize, but still its decent. As plants don't want to be eaten, you have to let it spourt in water for 24 hours to make the nutrients more available

[@clampBendersWangdang]

@@martinklein2201 It's not worth it. The bran still has phytic acid and oxalates. The proteins are inflammatory to the human intestines and all grains should your blood sugar. It's not human food. Humans just started cutting them out of necessity and for survival, not for health

[@martinklein2201]

@@clampBendersWangdang But you still get more out of it compared to white flour. I don' t do keto I do like 200-300grams of carbs a day mostly from fruit and complex carbs. There are so many factors we don't even understand yet that make human sick or healthy. Personally I belive healthy keto or carnivoare are the best diets but I will never do them because I love having some sweet food every day

[@Yourdeadmeat69]

4000 year old Egyptian mummies reveal every modern malady from osteoporosis to heart disease to cancer, and 4 - 6000 years ago marks, for most people, when humans began to eat grains on a farmed basis. The previous 100's of thousands of years or so -- folks were generally hunter gatherers. We were not built to be grain eaters. I wish we were. But I no longer bet my life on it.

[@SpamMouse]

True.

[@Yourdeadmeat69]

@@Leo-pv9zi Must have been depression from all that blubbering.

[@jaymolina2779]

Hello Dr. Berg. May you please add the links to the next suggested videos in your description. Unfortunately my tablet does not show any of your suggested videos you post on the screen. This happens to my device very often and I am sure I am not alone. I do eventually find the videos you suggest to watch by dabbling through KZbin but a link in the description would help and I can imagine it will only drive more viewers to see the suggested videos who have the same issue as I have. Thank you in advance, continue the great content.

[@gandalfthewhite8273]

As an ex Baker who worked in France, I would say that is not bread in the video, as the French say "c'est de la nourriture pour les animaux". Also I'm 99% sure "Bleached flour" is not allowed in France. I know it is a cultural thing but a big change needs to happen in the US & UK, bread should be a part of everyday food, but with the Chorley Wood method it causes so many gastric problems. All you need to do is take the middle of a slice and squeeze it into a ball, it doesn't spring back, this is what happens in your stomach. People then think they have a gluten problem, but most of it is bread made with poor quality flour, poorly made and undercooked.

[@halfrank9789]

Keep in mind that wheat is in the grass cereal family, along with rice, corn, sorghum, and many others. Grass is one of the most common allergies. So if you’re experiencing subtle (or not so subtle) health issues, especially gastronomic distress, consider looking critically at the cereal grains in your diet.

[@TrulyWOW]

For some reason wheat allergies are more common than rice. I think it has something to do with the nature of the endosperm (and gluten)

[@halfrank9789]

@@TrulyWOW - One of the reasons for that might be the opportunity/frequency of exposure. I believe that in Asian countries where they eat a lot more rice, rice allergy is more common. Also, I have heard from people who are allergic to corn, that if they are sensitive to wheat gluten, there is something in corn that is quite similar, so they react to corn because of that similarity. From what I know about corn reactions there are apparently many different ways that people are reacting to grains. Many allergists will say that you can only react to the proteins so if you remove the protein the food will be safe. But proteins are pretty small so I'm not sure how anyone can be sure that processing will leave a food 'protein free'? Also, there are things that don't have protein that people are allergic to, like metals.

[@Marmie3499]

So far I have not heard discussion about einkorn flour an ancient grain being used to make 100% einkorn sourdough bread using the step of making a levain. It is extremely low in gluten and generally well tolerated by those with sensitivities. Einkorn has about 50% less phytic acid than modern wheat and is higher in all other nutrients. I use it in moderation due to carbs although I still use almond and coconut flours for baking.

[@mrharryblog4538]

Doctor please can you advise me,, i have been having stomach issues for almost a year now,, I have gone through all test possible,, from colonoscopy to stool test,, even blood test,, the doctor said am doing fine that my test result came out good,, sometimes I have diarrhea,, sometimes I have stool with no good fiber in it,, help

[@Drberg]

Hope these videos help! www.youtube.com/@DrEricBergDC/search?query=stomach%20issues Dr. Berg's Support Team

[@curtiscollins2174]

Thank you Doctor 😊. I get healthier every time I watch your videos. Appreciate you and your honesty sir.

[@himanshunimbas1]

Dr Eric Berg is a genius ! In the Indian culture , we never eat things preserved more than a few hours !! How can something preserved for days , months and years be nutritious? We eat stale bread everyday our entire lives . No way this can be healthy!! Hats off to Eric for illuminating such food scams

[@eurekaelephant2714]

Unfortunately he just has a lot of whats lacking in modern medicine. Common sense, an aversion to corruption, and holistic knowledge. Unfortunately he stands out like dogs balls because our modern medicine is so lost and deeply corrupted by big pharma. Plus he is a very smart cookie too. :-)

[@HomesteadAce]

Hi Eric, thanks for another great video! Much appreciated as always I hate to be the guy that says "what about..." but yea what about sprouted bread like Ezekiel or Silver Hills? Also what about buying sprouted spelt flour in 1kg quantities and making my own sourdough? Anita's sprouted spelt flour has no additives. In the future I plan to mill my own grains to decrease the chance of oxidation. Would love to hear your thoughts about the above in a follow up video. Cheers Ace

[@SwahaChris]

I would definitely not call grain flours (whole or not) healthy. Flour is a processed product that is mucus forming and unhealthy for several other reasons. But if you take brown rice, soak it overnight, you get a totally different thing. If you use the same soaking water for 4 successive batches of brown rice, the 4th batch will have almost no phytic acid left. Soaking and fermenting grains make them more bioavailable. Chewing them well is important too. Last but not least: long fermentation gives us a very beneficial product at the end. Traditional miso paste (japanese condiment) is a great example for that.

[@Ironstarfish]

Switching to mostly animal based was the next and best step after I started and evolved from American diet to whole grain...to keto to finally carnivore with occasional honeycomb once or twice a week or sometimes. Following dr berg, dr ekberg, dr salidino, and mark sissons changed my life

[@w1975b]

Saladino is a psychiatrist, people should not be listening to him for nutrition info. Dr. Ken Berry has just posted a video about the fact that A1C tests do NOT show the damage done by fructose. You should watch it, because damage is being done by that honeycomb that won't show on A1C tests.

[@Ironstarfish]

@@w1975b I watch ken berry and like his daily minerals, shawn baker, low carb down under , goatis (who is a little nuts) , captain erica, etc. I just really believe that coming across honeycomb once and a while is natural, I wish I could eat the larvae too. I dont believe in fruits though or any other man made plants that either dont exist in nature or must be processed to eat

[@Ironstarfish]

@@w1975b I watch ken berry and like his daily minerals, shawn baker, low carb down under , goatis (who is a little nuts) , captain erica, etc. I just really believe that coming across honeycomb once and a while is natural, I wish I could eat the larvae too. I dont believe in fruits though or any other man made plants that either dont exist in nature or must be processed to eat

[@w1975b]

@@Ironstarfish but once or twice a week is not once in a while for "coming across honeycomb"

[@Ironstarfish]

@@w1975b it's once a week maybe and I meant every 2 or more weeks. But who knows I'm 40 with abs and still weight train so it's going to be alright.

[@grassfedmilkmomma]

I went completely grain free and I'm getting plenty of fiber.. (because I have more room for veggies) thanks Dr. I look forward to your videos

[@Drberg]

Awesome. Keep up the good work!

[@missjackie7983]

Veggies contain carbs, carbs turn to sugar, sugar turns to fat which gets in the liver and turns into cholesterol. We can't win for losing SMH

[@ianstuart5660]

@@missjackie7983 Very true and I agree but this whole question of to consume or not to consume vegetables is very controversial to say the least. p.s. love that expression at the end. My dad used to say that when frustrated!!

[@Samzo2002]

Vegetables have defensive chemicals, are toxic & man made

[@myriamherrera963]

I am going to be honest, I love bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, corn, chocolate, but I have changed my diet to exclude them from my food intake, and I feel better. I have lost weight, feel more energized. I have eliminated sugar from my diet as well. I believed all these years reduced fats, more vegies, more wholegrain, low fat meat was the key to being healthy and loosing weight. Boy was I wrong, I believed I had a slow metabolism I could not loose weight unless I exercised and ate very little. I eat fatty meats, fish, certain veggies, lots of salads, not afraid to have butter, I don't have normal cow milk, I drink unsweetened almond milk. I read the labels on every product that I buy, I am conscious of what I consume these days. It's only been 5 months since I have changed my eating habits and I dont miss what I thought I loved. Yes you can loose weight without exercising and dieting. I haven't started fasting yet, but I do have I.5 meals a day. The point 5 is my lunch, not really considered lunch because I consume so little, like 2 boiled eggs, or 1/2 an avocado, a tin of sardines. The wheat we eat today is bad for your body, don't consume it.

[@HomesteadAce]

Hi Eric, I would like to know how you rate these breads: 1) EZEKIEL 4:9 2) Mestemacher Thanks in advance

[@Vexarax]

To random people: if you can't give up bread, many paleo breads have really healthy ingredients but no wheat. My mum has a paleo bread which is also keto and is made from only like 8 different ingredients and none of those ingredients are wheat or weird chemicals :)

[@KillerofGods]

What's the recipe?

[@Vexarax]

@@KillerofGods she doesn’t make it herself she buys it at the store. I can’t remember the name of it but it’s keto and paleo and is all whole ingredients (no weird chemicals or unpronounceable words). The breads are in the health sections of supermarkets and healthfood stores here in NZ and there’s a huge range to choose from :D

[@Michael-si9ci]

What about Ezekiel Sprouted Grain Bread found in the freezer section at the grocers?

[@shughes242]

Yeah I eat that what does he say about that

[@MrRerod]

So your telling me my morning oatmeal is bad?

[@surajshukla6813]

I still have question like what if someone is milling there own whole wheat flour . And I wanted to also know like if someone needs magnesium rich source source why they have mentioned wheat flours? It would be great dr berg if touch on this topic and because you are my credible source of eating healthy at this point

[@fattofitafter5078]

Adding sawdust to an already poisonous food cannae be a good idea, Dr. Berg. Thank you for sharing your wisdom; you have helped me tremendously, and I'm certain millions more! Be well!

[@plantsoverpills1643]

I’ve been a bread fiend all my life and eaten some of the “best” grains out there. I’ve always had digestive issues. And never had any feeling of satisfaction from grains. On the contrary, I always wanted more. The fact that grains turn to sugar and that grain goods are made with extra sugar mostly cheap ones, should be enough to make us turn away. Then add all the chemicals like stabilizers to make each bun in a package of buns look like twins? I have completely removed grains from my diet and I have never felt better. My digestive tract is healing and I feel sated. They lose whatever goodness they might have immediately after milling and the so called after market nutrients that are added, are just that…. after market. Synthetic reproductions that our bodies can’t process. So proceed with caution when it comes to grains and the foods that are made with them.

[@rjarora]

What do you eat instead of grains?

[@ToxicGamer86454]

Every single MD says whole grains are good. Chiropractor says whole grains are bad. Which should I believe

[@Strix51]

Your body

[@ToxicGamer86454]

@@Strix51 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@Strix51]

@@ToxicGamer86454 ?

[@joejackson6205]

Great week of videos Dr Berg. Definitely firing on all cylinders. Still hoping for a review/interview with Sarah Hall about her book 'This is Your Brain On Birth Control '. Also hoping for a few videos on detoxifying our bodies from artificial estrogen pollution and microplastics. I dont have telegraph app on my phone, and don't intend to get it. Love you Dr Berg, you are a treasure to the world and fully deserving of a Noble Prize for your contributions to the SCOT diet and fasting and the ketogenic diet in fighting cancer and diabetes.

[@universe25.x]

Well Italian people eat bread everyday and they drink wine often, but they live very long. Okay, flour in the US is poor quality food but bread is bread and wine is wine. They still eat carbs and consume alcohol and look healthy very fine!??

[@sugaristhenewwhite]

he already made a video about that

[@pamshearer120]

Good Morning , Dr.Berg 🌞 Thank you so much for sharing this Valuable and Interesting Information with everybody . Have a great day , God richly bless you all ! 🙏 12 / 4 / 2022 🙏

[@fidelcatsro6948]

ameen

[@Drberg]

Good morning!

[@23BR23]

No grains, no water, no fruits, no sea salt (because micro plastics), on the other hand you eat sea salt.... you are extraordinary of your word. :I

[@Braveimag]

During fast can I drink lemon grass tea, since have high potassium