The Clogged Artery Myth – Dr. Berg

What is the clogged artery myth? Watch this short video and find out the shocking truth.

Timestamps:
0:00 What is the clogged artery myth?
0:30 What causes clogged arteries
1:11 The purpose of cholesterol
2:35 Why inflammation is the problem—not cholesterol
3:00 Causes of inflammation
3:42 Summary

In this video, we’re going to talk about the clogged artery myth. When it comes to clogged arteries, most people focus on cholesterol. They want to lower their cholesterol by eliminating things like fat, butter, eggs, and animal meat. I want to talk about some additional data that has to do with the chain reaction that occurs before cholesterol enters your arteries.

The first thing that happens is you get this thing called a lesion. This leads to an inflammatory state in the lining of the muscle of the artery. This doesn’t happen in your veins because you don’t have the same muscle tissue. When lesions happen, cholesterol comes by to fix it, acting as a bandaid.

Not all cholesterol is bad. In fact, your body makes a ton of it—more than 3,000 mg a day. Keep in mind that an egg only contains 300 mg of cholesterol. If your body makes so much, why is it considered bad? It’s not. Every cell wall is made from cholesterol. Hormones, specifically sex hormones, are made from cholesterol.

Artery plaque is mostly made of three things:
• Calcium
• Fibrin
• Cholesterol

However, this only happens when there’s damage or inflammation happening in your arteries. The key is to reduce the inflammation, so your arteries do not need “bandaids.”

The biggest causes of inflammation are:
• Stress
• Insulin
• Omega-3 Fatty acid deficiency
• Smoking
• Harsh chemicals

Get rid of inflammation, and the arterial plaque will go down.

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Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 57, 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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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, and 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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Thanks for watching. I hope this video helped you understand the clogged artery myth and the real cause of arterial plaque.

[High]

Thanx for devoting your precious time just to teach people how to treat their bodies..

[johnroberts]

I have been fat almost all of my adult life and up until I got in my fifties it never really bothered me but now I wish I could go back and start over because now I have joint pain I get tired in the middle of the day and just over all felt lousy but thankfully I discovered Dr, Berg's video's about a week ago and the changes in just a week are amazing the bloat in my belly has gone down the pain in my knees that made it difficult just to walk has just about gone away. For the last 5 yrs I have tried this diet or that diet but none of them made any sense to me. This mans video's have changed my life he is truly a blessing and I will sing his praises to all my friends and family for as long as I live THANK YOU Dr, Berg

[exa]

Dr. Eric Berg you're a true human. This short lecture of yours is 1000x helpful than anything I've read so far. Truly target for common person. NO jargon, nice.

[magoddess]

You're so patient. I appreciate how you take time to explain, even though some things are repetitive, it all connects and you Explain it so diligently

[DM-hdxm]

Eliminate bad habits, moderation is the key word, enjoy life to the fullest. That's what I do after a quintuple bypass 23 years ago! Thank you dr Berg.

[melvin]

I'm no medical doctor but I will tell you this information is spot on correct. Absolutely, 100% correct. I have heard this same information from researchers through out my career as an engineer working in a lab full of professional researchers and having 4 years of college biology and anatomy and physiology. Absolutely, 100% correct.

[cromwelllazaro]

No one in this world will teach us like this but you. Yo are a God Sent doctor.

Thank you.

[dennisgodwin]

Just like to add what I believe to be a major source of inflamation not mentioned; and that is infection. Bacteria, etc. can cause infection. Truly admire your work and your mission, Eric. Thank you for (and keep up) all the awesome work that you do!

[Johnwillbegone]

Don't you just love a doctor who tells you the truth?

[lauramiller]

Americans would eat ground cement if it was coated in sugar!
Thank you Dr. Berg for all this information.

[CHIEFSWIFE]

I tried a no carb and sugar diet to heal my inflammation
My body went into starvation mode and insomnia I lost 18 lbs and got so thin down to a 108.2 in a few months.
I ate veggies and bone broth grass fed butter and grass fed meats.
Since I added sweet potatoes some organic potatoes and lentil pasta
And sprouted bread back I to my diet
I gained a few lbs back and I can sleep again. I also eat pastured eggs.

[RollingThunder]

Exactly. High cholesterol is a symptom of a deeper problem and the cure for the problem. Your body is not stupid. It is not trying to kill itself.

[Venkata_kumar_us]

Dr Berg,
Did you realise at 1:27 you mentioned that body makes 2000 mg potassium every single day?
Shouldn’t it be cholesterol?

[lar]

I think he is totally correct. We eat like crap anymore, and do not exercise.

[digitalministry]

Wow!!! Thank you!!! I've been reading so much about this, and this piece fits right in, with other medical facts, but also simply explains something that I know to be true by my own empirical experience. I've been on meat diets, and had low cholesterol, and systolic pressure readings below 115, diastolic readings between 65 and 70. So this makes perfect sense!! For pete's sake, eat salmon, omega 3s, vegetables, don't smoke!!! don't smoke!!! don't smoke!!! no refined sugars!!! cut the breads and the pastas... eat pulses!! stay away from high sodium foods!! (excess sodium inhibits your kidneys from absorbing fluids in your blood stream, raising blood pressure!!) EXERCISE!! EXERCISE!!! EXERCISE!! KEEP YOUR BLOOD FLOWING AND YOUR HEART PUMPING!! DO NOT BE SEDENTARY!! JOG, RIDE A BICYCLE!!

[jartotable]

So true... when I worked this out a few years ago. So I took this information and gave my son who had crohns, hydrolysed collagen with Wallachs 99 a day and he was symptom free after 3 months. If I took away either then symptoms would slowly come back. So I keep him on both. He now is symptom free and can eat whatever he wants. I keep him away from too much refined sugar, or any gluten though anyway. The doctors could do nothing for him but I figured if his little body is sore from inflammation and fissures inside then collagen is the best natural plaster to heal. My doctor said that I must be a clever mum to find this out because they give hydrolysed collagen to pre-term babies who don't have fully formed intestines. So I asked why not give it to all the crohns and celiac adults and he told me that because a study hasn't been produced they can't tell patients about it. Go figure.

[guerilla]

I love this video! No fluff. You explained what I wanted to know. I’ve been following you for a little while. Keep it up!

[teogo]

It's amazing the years and years of training that Chiropractors do on the heart. It shouldn't be called Chiropracty at all, but cardiology. Just saying.

[belqui]

Love this information. Honestly was having a pain on my left upper chest. And searched him. I noticed that every time I eat ice cream or fatty food consecutively. I feel this pressure on the left side of may chest with gallbladder discomfort on my right mid abdominal side. But notice when I immediately drink three shots of apple cider vinegar with sprite on diet squirt
my pain, boated ness and discomfort goes away. Also when I drink shots of garlic turmeric apple spider and ginger for about a week. The pain and discomfort goes away for about three months.

[gilliss]

I personally tested the keto theory by having a full blood panel done prior to the start of an intermittent fasting keto diet. I then requested a new panel every 3 mos for a year and luckily my doctor (and insurance provider) obliged. Basically I dropped all sugars, starchy carbs and trans fat. I ate tons of red meat, including bacon, added butter, olive oil and good fats. I also upped my greens and drank a little bit more water than I typically would. I did not change my exercise habits and remained somewhat sedentary. Within 6 mos I lost almost 60 lbs. My triglycerides went down. My total cholesterol dropped from 235 to 202, but my good cholesterol actually increased by 15 points. My blood pressure also dropped and was in a healthy zone. My doctor was amazed, as was I. Using the old-school train of thought, that 'red meat + good fat" diet should've sent my cholesterol levels into the stratosphere, but instead the opposite happened. Proof, in my mind, that we've been duped into believing the cholesterol hate. After all, you can't have the sugar and flour makers admitting that their food is bad.