THIS Lowers Blood Sugar Levels FASTER than Anything Else

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Dr. Eric Berg

Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

1. High-intensity interval training (HIIT)Just a few minutes of high-intensity exercise with lots of rest can quickly deplete excess sugar in your blood. Try doing exercises such as burpees, plyometrics, or a spin bike.

2. Apple cider vinegarApple cider vinegar contains acetic acid, which can slow down a blood sugar spike after consuming sugar. Combine one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with 8 ounces of water and drink this after a high-carb meal.

3. Berberine, NAC, and other supplementsBerberine is considered a natural Metformin without the side effects. You can pair berberine with NAC or alpha lipoic acid for more natural blood sugar support. Excess carbs deplete vitamin B1, so if you have a cheat meal or fall off the wagon with carbohydrates, increase vitamin B1.

4. Post-meal walkA 25 to 30-minute post-meal walk can help burn off excess sugar so that it is not converted into cholesterol or stored as fat.

5. Potassium and magnesiumPotassium is necessary for glucose storage in the liver and the muscles. It also helps move glucose into your cells. Magnesium is critical for the cells that produce insulin. Nearly every diabetic is deficient in magnesium!

6. Ketone supplements Providing the brain with ketones supports healthy blood sugar in the brain, which can improve cognitive function and decrease brain fog.

7. Saltwater Sodium helps prevent stress-induced blood sugar spikes. Adding more salt to your last meal or adding it to a glass of water can improve sleep and calm your mood.Dry fasting can lower blood sugar faster than anything else! Dry fasting means you’re not drinking water or eating food. When you’re dry fasting, your body increases the hormone glucagon, which helps to lower blood sugar. Growth hormone and antioxidants also increase, and your body quickly switches to fat-burning.

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

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0:00.0	This will lower your blood sugar faster than anything else that I know. These hacks will also help you
0:05.2	get into fat burning faster than anything I know. And I'm going to show that last. And that would be right
0:09.6	after number seven. Well, let's first start with number one. High intensity interval training. And you
0:14.1	don't have to do much of it. I'm talking about just a few minutes, a very short high intensity exercise
0:19.6	with lots of rest. Wow, what this can do for your
0:22.4	blood sugar is just off the chart. Anytime you force your muscles to contract, this type of exercise
0:28.6	will deplete any excess sugar you have in your blood very quick. It's an example of hit training
0:33.8	are burpees or apply metrics where you're jumping on a platform back and forth or spin
0:39.0	bike or any type of resistance training where you're doing high intensity short intervals. Number two,
0:44.6	apple cider vinegar. Okay, what's an upside of vinegar? Acetic acid. Cetic acid has the potential to
0:49.8	slow down the spike of blood sugar after you eat sugar. Anytime you consume a high carb meal,
0:55.7	you should always follow it up with a little bit of alpacetid vinegar. I recommend like a tablespoon
1:00.7	or maybe like eight ounces of water. Doing that right after a high carb meal can decrease
1:05.6	the blood sugar spike by 34%. This acetic acid and alpacetive vinegar also helps the absorption of glucose into your muscles.
1:13.3	Number three involves certain supplements. Berberine is one considered a natural metformin.
1:20.4	Metformin is a medication that helps with blood sugar. But the cool thing about berberine
1:24.8	is it acts like metformin almost an equivalency with what it can do to your blood sugar without side effects.
1:32.7	If we pair berberine with a couple other things, one would be NAC.
1:38.5	You can reduce something called oxidative stress to be able to deal with this extra sugar.
1:43.7	And if you're going to take
1:44.3	NAC, I would take something like about 600 milligrams. So that would be a combination of berberine
1:49.4	and NAC. There's a slightly better combination that you might want to use, berberine, and something
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