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@drekberg Arsenic is natural too, but most of us would know that Arsenic is Poison . . . I guess we ought to think of Refined Sugar as Poison, too. My husband pointed at me when you said Withdrawls, LOL . . . Yes, my name is Tammy, and I am a Sugar Addict, and I have replaced a lot of my sugar with Erythritol products like Swerve Confectioner for baking and Swerve Brown for sweetening my hot tea. Lily’s is my go-to for sugar-free Milk Chocolate morsels. But I am not sure if this is the best plan, because it still gives me the sweet pleasure . . . Then when I am around Mom, she has ice cream in sugar cones called drumsticks, and I eat 4-5 within 3 days . . . So I know I am on a sugar roller coaster, so like you said, the addiction mimics heroine addiction, and I keep riding the roller coaster. But since I quit using most white sugar in 2020, and I don’t eat honey, agave, syrup, molasses, brown sugar, no fruit except strawberries, cut out bread, rarely eat potatoes, and only use bacon grease/lard or olive oil for cooking (no seed oil), I was able to stop using Naproxen anti-inflammatory and my A1C went from 6.0 to 5.3 in 2021. My doctor put me on a prescription of Naproxen for Plantar Fasciitis in 2017 after another car hit my car, and I thought the foot pain would never leave. But after I stopped eating sugar, starch and seed oils in 2021, I have no joint pain since stopping the seed oils and Wheat, and no Pre-Diabetes anymore since late 2020 after cutting out sugar in June 2020 when I turned 50 years old, and that was my milestone that I have to get serious for my health. Now I feel better than I have for years, and if I eat high carb for a few days, I feel the difference within 24-48 hours, pain comes back in my joints and I get a little sick to my stomach. Going around my family who DOES NOT eat Low Carb like my husband and I do is the hardest part. We can go out to restaurants and eat better than I do at my Mom’s or Brother’s family’s house, so now sometimes, we pack a meal or two and eat differently than what they are eating at the same table . . . It makes a BIG difference, and seeing my family is still the BIGGEST CHALLENGE in what I see as a Life Change, NOT a 6-month diet until I hit my target weight. I have to do Low Carb until the day I die, but that’s not bad, because I get a lot of bacon, cheeseburgers, snacks of cheese, steak, etc, so I am not going back to High Carb, because I like not having joint pain. And this journey all started with my husband saying, my Mom used to be a nurse and she asked me to look into whether I have Insulin Resistance, and this Dr. Sten Ekberg talks about that . . . So my first Low Carb YouTube video was “3x More Deadly than CANCER and Most People Don’t Know They Have It.” And we did your Online Course too!! You have saved our lives and we are spreading the word. Thank you from the bottom of my now healthy heart!!
Has anyone spotted a negative response to this yet? I can’t find one!
Now I can’t even read all the comments without joining. So many things I would love to listen to, and everybody wants money. I understand that it costs money to do this, but there are still lots of commercials throughout the 30 minutes. Very disappointing ☹️
@@gordonmcculloch8763Try this. “Sugar is as addictive as heroine” seriously lol
Once you get past the withdrawal symptoms, low or no sugar is the way to thrive! 👍🏽
No sugar, no caffeine
I’m going thru sugar withdrawal atm.
@@wolfthequarrelsome504 Stick with it. I did it 1 1/2 years ago, and after a few weeks, I started to see those foods as poison. I don’t miss them at all. I healed much of my long-hauler symptoms, and as a bonus, lost 3 sizes. Feeling better than I have in my whole life, in some ways. Oh, and I’m 65. YOU GOT THIS! Oh, and I also started rowing 3 times a day, starting at one minute per session, worked up to 15. If you can walk, do that. My foot injury meant I had to stop walking a lot, it’s too painful, but that’s all you need. Take care.
@@Meritumas why no caffeine? coffee has it and many of us drink coffee…just asking for myswlf
@@MeritumasCaffeine is fine, just don’t drink any after 3pm. Cutting sugar and carbs and exercising for me created a huge change for me. Before and after pics on my channel. Looks like two completely different people.
In the case of someone who is already showing signs of dementia, it is still helpful to remove sugar and the quick carbs from the diet. I am listening to this because I need to share it with someone who is living with a dementia spouse
“Fast Like a Girl” (which isn’t just for women because men can follow the post-menopausal/no-cycle advice) has a 30-day Brain Health fasting schedule. It’s hard core, though, with prolonged fasting involved so the person would have to be willing to build up to it and then be committed to a fasting lifestyle. If I had any signs of dementia I’d be on board, but I guess I can’t assume everyone would be.
Yes, benefits at any stage!
Yes. Though it can be very hard if there is mental decline already to convince about changes to diet, this is magnified in all medical healthcare where they find it hard to feed people the BEST diet was just feed them the easiest diet, than means sugar.
@@allhimwithme5115IS this a real eating program? OR should I say fasting program? AND is it called “Fast like a girl”?
Call me blonde, but, well I am, and was born that way, so what do I do?😅😊
Sincerely TAMI 🙋🏼♀️
@@SpamMouse Definitely. Ever been to the dementia wards of hospitals or nursing homes?
I got a six pack after cutting out sugar, sweets, reduced carbs significantly. Ironically I didn’t changed my exercise routine much but I was able to sustain more intensive efforts in each training session.
Not to mention you must have lost belly fat covering them up – great job!
Exactly same here!
I can say that I experienced all of these benefits as I took the challenge 2 years ago as an experiment. I was surprised how quickly things changed for me. What made the difference for me was Dr. Ekberg’s explanation gave me a more clear understanding of how the body works.
Recalling the detailed explanations helps me reinforce my new practices.
I needed to hear this after Thanksgiving.. I’ve been avoiding sugars in all forms for 2 months and seen such positive changes in terms of pain reduction, my physical performance as an athlete and weight loss but the last week I back-slid due to festivities. I enjoy the detailed explanation that helps us understand how sugars work in our bodies. Please do not change your approach Dr. Ekberg.
We had brunch and I had french toast with bourbon maple syrup. After years of not having anything this indulgent, I forgive myself and you should forgive yourself too. We’re human, not saints.
As did I! I’ve watched enough of Dr. Ekberg’s videos that I “know” this stuff basically but it helps me stay strong hearing it again in a little different way.
Yep I had a candy binge ..peanut butter cup binge and got a refund on all the misery. The pain is real. Great motivation for me.
🌿 Maybe not so surprizngly, after a few years without sugar or processed food, I found a lot of the stuff I used to like not very tasty anymore. 🤔 😉.. 👍
When I started Keto in March 2020 the pandemic was a benefit to me in some ways. I wasn’t going to holiday get togethers. There was no candy floating around the office. I could just make and eat my own food.
Now 3/12 years later Thanksgiving is a breeze. I truly have no interest in eating the pies and sugary treats. I have no interest in eating all the carby side dishes. I think many of us truly do get used to it and do get to feeling completely fulfilled with the low carb lifestyle.
So I hope you don’t give up on the idea. You may have decided to eat sugar at Thanksgiving. You may decide to do it again at Christmas. But you don’t have to do it every day in between. You don’t have to wait til New Years day, Just do your best every day during the holidays. There is a very good chance if you stick with it you will stop making those decisions to eat sugar. You will feel and look so much better. Your cravings will be in the past. Next year it won’t be difficult at all.
BUT,nif you go low carb and then start eating all the low carb desserts and snacks you are not going to be able to get to that place where the cravings are in the past. It will be much easier and faster to get there if you don’t go for the keto treats. Just eat real food simply prepared.
I gave up sugar 6 weeks ago and I’ve lost 42lbs so far. I am utterly astonished by this. I did feel very weak for the first few weeks and actually felt like giving up but the weight loss has encouraged me to stick with it. I’ll never allow any form of sugar back into my life. It is gone for good.
Congratulations, keep it up. It might be a little hard with the holidays, but it’s worth it long term. 😊
Well done Karen. 👍
@@sabrinapittsley2304 Thank you Sabrina, I have totally lost my taste for sugary things no so I know I’ll be fine over Christmas. No going back now.
@@SpamMouse Thanks SpamMouse.
That’s Fantastic! Wow – Congratulations!!
I quit sugar 3 months ago thanks to your videos. I’m 24lbs lighter- partly thanks to my health club membership which I never would’ve had the energy to even get myself to before. I really thought swapping all my coffees with milk and sugar for green tea with stevia would leave me lethargic and struggling through each day. I couldn’t have been more wrong. I feel great. The most surprising difference to me was was going from daily use of painkillers for arthritic type aches and pains to almost never needing pain relief because all the inflammation has gone. Thank you so much. I encourage everyone to try this.
Some fruit is now back in my diet but added sugar is gone for good!
Good Job Jenny 🎉❤
Well done!
I kept coffee but switched to stevia and heavy cream, delicious!
congrats –So you didnt give up food entirely, just sugar and starches.. noted… what are some of your go-to foods whenever you get hungry…like snack foods? Nuts? berries? Etc?
@@LANewsConnection thanks. I did one 88 hour fast. Generally I eat an evening meal each day and a snack a few hours before that of 4 corn thins (crackers) with butter and kimchi. Or cheese, homemade coleslaw, hummus, whatever is in the fridge. If I’m really hungry in the morning I’ll have porridge (oatmeal) made with milk, stevia, and berries or a banana. Maybe twice a week. No other snacks.
This works for me and I don’t feel hungry or deprived so I’m sticking to it 🙂
12 days in, so far so good. Reversing 65 years of total sugar addiction is a big leap.
Stay strong and I will too!
Great job!
SWEET 😉
I’m 62 and started keto and watching Dr. Ekberg 6 months ago. Huge difference. The more you stick with it the easier it gets. Watch Dr. Unwin from the UK. He’s also inspiring.
Well done. It is really hard for the first 2 to 3 weeks, but I promise you that the longer you go without sugar, ( I only eat small amounts of Blackberries, Blueberries or Raspberries, and no other fruit. I don’t eat them every da either. I don’t eat honey and I have to check cooked chicken slices as these can contain sugar) then the easier it will become and the better you will start to feel.
It’s funny how you describe most of the wrong assumptions and mistakes I made. I started with intermittent fasting and changed the diet to zero sugar. I lost 25 pounds and feel better at 61 than I did in my 40s. Great video.
Same here, since April 2022. I fixed my “long hauler” symptoms, and as a bonus lost a lot of weight (I don’t weigh myself, but 2-3 sizes). At 65, feel better than my 40s too. Keep up the great work!
Hey, i’m also doing intermittent fasting and have a question. How long did it take you to lose 25 pounds and what were the primary meals you ate during that time? Thx in advance!
I stopped eating sugar and radically reduced carbohydrate intake to minimum 8 weeks ago. It was very hard at first, but after about 2 to 3 weeks all my cravings went and my desire for sugar and carbohydrate was minimal. I was then able to try the intermittent fasting and it was so amazingly easy. I just didn’t feel hungry at all. I lost 25 pounds in this time, which was a really pleasant surprise for me as I have struggled to loose weight. My skin got better and my pain was reduced. But the last two days I regret eating just a little bit of dried fruit and all those old cravings have come back. Sugar is really so addictive. So I have to go cold turkey all over again!
Hopefully you will lose the cravings quickly!
Natasha. Thank you.
Sorry I meant Natasa
Thank you Dr. Sten. I cut out all sugars (including fruit and complex carbs) last April, and am here to say a big YES to the 30 days. I had already given up grains, and never ate a lot of ‘sweets’. The cravings only last a few days, but after a few weeks, I started to see sugar as poison, and actually don’t want any of the things that are unhealthy. No cravings, except !! when I smell bread toasting. It’s just “one of those things”, and no big deal. After 1 1/2 years, I feel better at age 65 than I did at 40. My post-CVD syndrome is much much better, and the bonus is that I’ve lost weight and now slim and trim. I also started rowing every day, thrice a day, and lifting weights. As a woman, following mainstream medical advice, I was grazing, 5 meals per day, low fat. I figured my gender and age meant I would never be more fit after menopause. Not true! Your channel is so excellent, and I love being greeted as a champion. xx from Canada
How can you give up oats? Ate thick cut rolled today cooked with cinnamon nutmeg and allspice, .5 t, .25 t, .25 t.
Excellent and made me feel really great!
You go girl❣️
@@kathrynmcmorrow7170 I love rolled oats with brown sugar and milk/cream. My health is more important to me, though. But you do you! 🙂
@@bigestfan7 Thank you. 🙂
@@jennifermarlow. I would give up sugar before whole grains, but you do you.
I’m so glad you posted this again Dr. Sten. I NEED this to boost my determination to cut out sugar. I’ve got to wait for family to leave and then get serious. I felt SO GOOD when I did keto for a year. I totally went off the wagon and fell back into old habits. Turning 65 this month and it’s time to change for my health’s sake.
Kim, have you read “Fast Like a Girl?” I’m 52 and my mom 77 – it’s changed our lives dramatically.
You can do it Kim!
@@allhimwithme5115 actually I’m reading it right now! I like Dr. Mindy and I’ve listened to many of her YouTube videos so I’m enjoying the book now 👌🏼👌🏼😃
Thank you for the encouragement everyone! I WILL DO IT!!
I’ve sent this video to a few of my friends. If they would only listen… You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink. My vision improved after my first extended fast. I got into Keto because I experienced a hospitalized hypertensive crisis. Now, I take no meds whatsoever. Thank you! Keep spreading the word.
Does keto help with that. I’m currently working on bp
@@videoplaylist5973 I’m also a a big fan of fermented foods, broccoli sprouts as well as a handful of daily supplements. My vision is now 20/20 with no reading glasses, no more night time urination (BPH), and my mood is amazing! Yes, to my doctors chagrin, I have been off of my bp meds for over a year.
This doctor needs to be cloned and put into every medical school to re-educate doctors with correct information about health.
He is brilliant, and a gem of a person to anyone with common sense about how to improve their health in a sustained way.
I just love learning from his simple to understand videos … I respect this man immensely 👍👍👍
Amen!
Good info, not a Dr though@@musikraft249
And yet there’s probably loads of stuff on the internet dissing his methods and education. I’m not going to look for it… I have proven results, that’s all I need.
Totally agree!
Clones are created to destroy humanity
I was an sugar coffee and sugar addict for a long time, but after health issues I stopped consuming both. have been coffee and augar free for 3 months (instead having black tea and stevia) and this has made a huge positive impact to my health. Thank you for sharing this important information on this channel!
Well done ! Stevia is not good for you either
Starting right now. Can’t believe I’m addicted to sugar and have let it destroy my health. Fellow Internet people, I could use your positive vibes to help me through this first week of withdrawal. This addiction has been 50 years in the making. Looking forward to being free of joint pain & getting healthier overall. Big hugs to all of you beginning this journey as well & a huge THANK YOU to Dr. Ekberg for his passionate dedication to educating us all.
Hang in there! The best thing I ever did for my self 5 years ago was to adhere to a ketogenic diet! I lost a lot of weight(65lbs), my joint pain went away and my energy and general well being went way up. There are so many great foods you can eat that are simple to make and your taste buds really do change. I am now “ fat adapted”, so I can eat some carbs if I’m out for dinner at someone’s house or at a restaurant without it affecting me. I mostly use intermittent fasting now to reap benefits and stick to a lower carb diet. In my experience, everything Dr. Ekberg has said, is true, has been life changing for me and best of all, I’ve been able to make it a life style not just a “diet”. Be careful of all the “naysayers”! Some of my closest friends and family tried to sabotage my journey, but they all see how much healthier I am now. Good luck on your journey!👏🏻🙏🏼
I’ve switched to carbonated water as my drink of choice. I now find I can’t even contemplate drinking even a diet fizzy drink.
I went on carnivore and lost 45lbs, measure yourself, sometimes you lose inches instead of lbs. I snack on bacon when I get cravings or eat a whole meal, and feel stuffed. I use a small amount atkins shakes(for creamer, torani sugar free syrupmonk fruit sugar) to add to coffee. I just started possibly my last 30 day challenge to get near my goal weight, good luck to you
It’s worth persisting as I now get told my eyes are sparkling and I’m only been off sugar for 3 months. You will need to read labels as there is hidden sugar in places you’d never expect so you may end up cooking from scratch more. You can still have some alcohol but there are restrictions.
It can be hard at first for sure. But after you get into the routine, it becomes easier to go without sugar. I’ve been sugar free for about 2 years now and I’m at the point where don’t miss it at all. I walk past the chocolate display in the supermarket, and I feel nothing. People ask me if I miss sugar, and I tell them that I ate a lifetimes worth of chocolate up until I was in my 40’s. I’ve been there, and done it. I don’t need to keep doing it anymore and I don’t miss it.
Stick with it my friend. Your body will thank you for it.
I am (was) a heavy sugar junky with lots of health problems, went cold turkey full carnivore and 8/16 fasting 6 weeks ago. The first two weeks were absolutely horrible, lots of withdrawal and keto flu symptoms. Still going strong today, I feel a whole lot better in general. However, I still get cravings every now and then.
You will persevere
Get some good quality salt. Craving comes up pop some salt and drink a big cup of water with it.
@@dwbpqfpg5929 Gonna give that a try. I’ve got some Himalayan and good quality Sea salt. Also a bunch of electrolytes. Thanks for the advice!
I have to agree. The best part of the 30 day trial for me as a radiologist was my improved vision. (In addition to weight loss and focus) . Never really thought much about sugar until your lectures. Love your talks and they are changing my lifestyle. Many thanks!!!
I am 74. I stopped all table sugar (including foods with sugar) and alcohol six months ago but otherwise ate what I wanted – continued with starch. I walk 45 to 60 minutes every day.
During this time I have felt all the benefits you describe and steadily lost weight (fat, not muscle) at a rate of a pound a week – i.e. 30 lbs to date (14 kg) – belt-size 3″ less. I do not see this as a “diet” – it is healthy living and I plan to continue this till I die at 105.