meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Why We Really Love Carbs? - Dr. Berg

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Dr. Eric Berg

Health & Fitness

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In this podcast, Dr. Berg explains the reason why we really love carbs. It has to do with three body chemicals when consuming carbohydrates; beta-endorphins, dopamine, and serotonin.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

All right, so in this video, we're going to talk about why you really love carbs, okay?

0:04.1

It has to do with three body chemicals that are increased when you consume carbohydrates,

0:11.1

especially refined carbohydrates.

0:13.3

Bay dendorfins, which by the way is about 33 times stronger for pain relief than morphine.

0:21.2

So it's great to reduce pain and emotional pain, okay?

0:26.3

It will increase dopamine, which will give you all sorts of pleasure sensation.

0:31.4

And serotonin, which is the anti-anxiety hormone, okay?

0:37.0

So these three together will decrease your pain physically and emotionally.

0:43.8

It'll decrease your stress.

0:46.2

It will increase your confidence, increase your motivation.

0:51.8

You'll feel socially connected.

0:54.6

You'll feel more satisfied in life and you'll feel more hopeful.

0:58.8

Here's the problem.

0:59.8

It comes with a package.

1:00.8

It only lasts for a couple of minutes until things start to rebound down here.

1:07.2

And then these symptoms actually come back but are going to be worse than before.

1:12.4

And that's really the trap of it because it makes you dependent on the sugar and the carbohydrates.

1:18.4

So when you're dependent, you actually are controlled by that thing.

1:21.6

You're at the effect of that thing.

1:23.5

It's not a good situation to be in.

1:25.3

So the next time you're tempted to consume some carbohydrates, some cake or something,

1:31.3

really sit back and ask yourself, what problem am I trying to solve?

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dr. Eric Berg, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dr. Eric Berg and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.