The ONLY 5 Supplements You Actually Need (Stop Wasting Money)
Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast
Dr. Eric Berg
4.7 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 10 April 2026
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
What are the best supplements to take? Discover the top supplements to take for optimal health and nutrition, and the supplement mistakes to avoid that could cost more than just your wallet. Add these 5 essential supplements to your regimen today.
0:00 Introduction: The top supplements for health
1:03 Vitamin D benefits
2:36 How much vitamin D3 do I need?
3:17 Magnesium benefits
5:50 Electrolytes benefits
7:36 Omega-3 benefits
9:14 Trace minerals
11:17 Supplement mistakes
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The RDA for most important supplements is too low, or only represents the bare minimum requirement to avoid deficiency. You often need significantly more to create a therapeutic effect.
Vitamin D is arguably the most important vitamin for your health. Most people do not get enough, and with chronic health conditions, the need increases. Vitamin D can improve your mood, cognitive function, reduce lower back pain, and decrease the risk of cancer.
Magnesium is one of the most important minerals for your health. It is vital for vitamin D function, energy production, sleep, and more.
You need 4700 mg of potassium each day, and most people are deficient. Potassium can help support healthy blood sugar and blood pressure levels.
Many one-a-day vitamins are unnecessary. They often contain cheap, synthetic ingredients and fillers that do not benefit your health and may even make matters worse.
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.
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| 0:00.0 | The only five supplements you actually need, if you've been watching my channel for any period of time, you probably notice something. I mean, I've done 7,000 videos. And in one video, I'll be talking about vitamin D, and the next video I'll be talking about zinc, and then bile salt, and then potassium, and then C kelp and then nutritional yeast, and then purified bio salts, and then alpsoid vinegar and a milk thistle and tutka and tootrinals. And so if you're watching all these videos, |
| 0:24.1 | your head's probably spinning because |
| 0:26.1 | i'm talking about so many different supplements and some people might be like me the human guinea pig |
| 0:31.9 | that wants to test certain things out and take additional supplements and then before before you know it, you're taking a lot |
| 0:39.5 | of supplements. And so in this video, I'm going to just take a step back and I'm going to talk |
| 0:43.5 | about foundational supplements. I'm not going to talk about situational supplements, okay, in this video. |
| 0:49.8 | But I am going to talk about what is unnecessary for most people with supplements. |
| 0:55.0 | I want to just reset and just give you some really basic things on what most people need. |
| 1:03.0 | Number one, vitamin D3 and K2. |
| 1:07.0 | It's impossible to get your vitamin D from food. |
| 1:11.4 | You can get it from sun if you live in certain parts of the world and you really let yourself be exposed to the sun. |
| 1:18.4 | A lot of people don't do that. |
| 1:20.2 | In modern society, we just don't get enough sun. |
| 1:22.7 | And if you have darker skin, you're not going to get enough vitamin D from just a little bit of sun. If you live in the north, that's going to restrict you. If you're overweight or have insulin resistance or you're pre-diabetic or a diabetic, you're going to be low in vitamin D. The RDA, the bare minimum you would need just to barely get by. They're not based on creating a therapeutic effect if you're trying to correct |
| 1:44.7 | something. And there's been a tremendous amount of research since they developed the RD8 for |
| 1:49.6 | vitamin D. It's completely ridiculous to take 600 to 800 IUs of vitamin D3. You're never going to get |
| 1:56.7 | your blood levels to the place where you need to have them. You really want your levels at the very |
| 2:01.7 | minimum, 50 to even 80. And if you're trying to prevent or correct something, maybe a little bit |
| 2:09.4 | higher. I keep mine between 90 and a little over 100. Why do I do that? Because I have a lot of |
| 2:15.9 | inflammation. I have a lot of arthritis. And I have to keep my |
| 2:19.2 | levels a little higher to keep that inflammation down because vitamin D is one of the most potent |
| 2:23.7 | anti-inflammatories. Vitamin D is one of the best things to bring up your mood. It's good for cognitive |
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