Isn't Our Body Supposed to Run on Sugar?
Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast
Dr. Eric Berg
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🗓️ 12 March 2021
⏱️ 5 minutes
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Is the body really supposed to run on glucose? Here’s what you need to know.
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Dr. Berg, 51 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in weight loss through nutritional & natural methods. His private practice is located in Alexandria, Virginia. His clients include senior officials in the U.S. government & the Justice Department, ambassadors, medical doctors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, engineers, professors, and other clients from all walks of life. He is the author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning.
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| 0:00.0 | So if you guys have any questions, what's over about keto or intermittent fasting, |
| 0:04.4 | whether you're starting keto as a new person, or just need to debug your program, |
| 0:09.0 | or you have a question about a product, call one of our keto consultants. |
| 0:12.2 | They'll be able to help you. |
| 0:13.2 | Call 540-299-1557. |
| 0:17.3 | That's 540-299-1557. |
| 0:25.1 | Welcome to the Dr. Burg's Healthy Keto and Interminute Fasting Podcast. |
| 0:29.2 | Where Dr. Burg takes you on the journey for the truth about getting healthy and losing healthy weight. |
| 0:44.2 | All right, guys. I'm chipping away at all your questions on the YouTube channel and Facebook, |
| 0:50.0 | and this next video is based on kind of a comment, not a question, |
| 0:54.4 | it's basically a disagreement. Someone said, Dr. Burg, you don't know what you're talking about, |
| 0:59.5 | because our bodies were meant to run on glucose, especially the brain. |
| 1:04.2 | And I wanted to do a video on this topic because I think it's important. |
| 1:07.6 | It is true that certain part of your body can only run on glucose, okay? |
| 1:13.2 | But a greater portion of your body can also run on ketones and fatty acid. |
| 1:20.4 | I mean, if you just think about this logically, most people in America, especially, |
| 1:25.6 | are overweight, they're carrying a lot of fat around their body. |
| 1:28.8 | Now, the question is, what is the purpose of fat? |
| 1:33.2 | Is it just an insulator? |
| 1:34.9 | Is it just to protect you against the cold or act as a cushion if you fall down? |
| 1:40.4 | Or could it be that that fat that you have is a fuel storage to survive between meals? |
| 1:48.9 | Our bodies only store roughly about 1,700 calories of storage sugar. |
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