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Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

The 7 Signs Your Liver is Dying

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Dr. Eric Berg

Health & Fitness

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

You can have liver damage for decades without any signs of liver failure. Spotting these 7 early signs of liver disease could save your life. Find out about the signs your liver is dying so you can act before it’s too late.



0:00 Introduction: 7 signs your liver is dying

0:32 The real cause of liver damage

1:14 7 liver dying symptoms

3:05 Right shoulder pain

4:06 Itchy skin and liver disease

5:16 Swollen abdomen and liver problems

6:57 Reversing liver damage

8:22 How to improve liver health quickly



Your liver is the hardest-working organ in your body, and the only major organ that can completely regenerate.


Here are 7 liver warning signs that may indicate liver damage before the issue becomes too severe.


1. Waking up between 2 and 3 a.m.

A dysfunctional liver causes excessive blood sugar swings at night. A steep drop in blood sugar while you’re sleeping spikes adrenaline, which will wake you up.


2. Right shoulder pain

When the liver is damaged, bile production slows down, leading to sluggish and clogged bile ducts. This can cause referred pain in the right shoulder.


3. Bruise easily

The liver makes clotting factors, so if it’s damaged, you may find that you bruise more easily.


4. Itching

Itching at night, particularly on the bottom of the feet and other parts of the body, can be caused by excess bile that backs up in the liver.


5. Low tolerance to alcohol

People with liver problems can not efficiently break down alcohol, which causes more toxicity in the body.


6. Fat belly/skinny legs

A protruding belly is usually caused by an advanced form of liver damage called ascites, where fluid begins to build up in the abdomen. This is often associated with legs that are skinny due to muscle loss.


7. Brain irritation

When the liver is damaged, you can’t effectively break down protein, which causes a backup of ammonia. This affects cognitive function and personality, leading to irritability, temper issues, brain fog, and difficulty focusing.


You can go from a severely damaged liver to a healthy liver within weeks by avoiding hidden sugars in your diet!



Try these 7 tips to improve liver health and reverse liver damage:


1. Stop snacking

2. Eliminate sugar, starch, and seed oils

3. Eat more high-quality meat and vegetables

4. Go to sleep earlier

5. Choose organic foods

6. Consume cruciferous vegetables

7. Take TUDCA supplements


Download my free daily routine checklist that helps me feel 18 at age 60: https://drbrg.co/45qtO07


Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:

Dr. Berg, age 60, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals and author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.



Disclaimer:

Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients, so he can focus on educating people as a full-time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose, and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, prescription, or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Transcript

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0:00.0

The seven signs your liver is dying and very sick.

0:03.9

There's something very wild about the liver.

0:05.6

You can literally go for years, decades, without any symptoms at all, and actually have a pretty

0:12.5

serious liver problem.

0:13.7

So unless you know some of the subtle signs that are related to the liver, you can be in

0:18.1

trouble with your liver.

0:19.4

And unfortunately, when you go to the doctor,

0:23.6

they kind of wait until you have some of these bigger symptoms before they do anything or even make you aware of it.

0:26.7

But today I'm going to reveal the seven subtle signs

0:29.0

that your liver is dysfunctional and not doing well.

0:32.1

The real cause of liver problems is not eating too much fat.

0:40.0

It's not drinking too much alcohol and it's definitely not toxins, okay? And I used to believe that. I used to be the king of detoxing. I did

0:45.5

every single detox underneath the sun. It never did anything for my liver. It actually made me

0:50.2

sicker. I would end up in bed for two weeks with some infection. The liver is the hardest

0:55.9

working organ of the entire body. It works 24-7. It's the only major internal organ that can

1:03.6

completely 100% regenerate, even if 70% of that liver is destroyed or removed. All right, let's get into these signs right now.

1:16.5

Number one, waking up between 2 and 3 a.m. I was teaching people for years that this was an

1:23.5

adrenal problem, and I thought this was related to cortisol. And every time I would recommend

1:29.8

to treat cortisol or the adrenals, rarely would people really see results, including myself.

1:36.9

I thought I had an adrenal problem. I kept treating it. And it took many, many years to really

1:40.4

even see any change. And that is because the real problem is not the adrenal. It's the liver.

1:46.7

Remember I told you that the liver releases the stored glucose all night long to feed the brain

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