Do Not Eat Peanut Butter Again, Until You Watch This!!

I explain the good, the bad, and the ugly about peanut butter.

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Timestamps:
0:00 What you need to know about peanut butter before you eat another bite
1:10 Peanut allergies skyrocketed by 400 percent at the same time glyphosate was introduced into the environment
2:20 And now for the good news about peanut butter

In this video, I explain the good, the bad, and the ugly about peanut butter.

First, the peanut isn’t an actual tree nut. It’s a legume that grows in the soil. Its shell is thin and soft, and it easily absorbs chemicals from the soil. Peanuts are one of the most heavily sprayed crops there is; insecticides, herbicides, and pesticides. They’re not usually genetically modified organisms (GMO), which is good, but the peanut crop is usually rotated with a cotton crop that is GMO. So guess what? You’re getting glyphosate.

Peanut allergies skyrocketed by 400 percent at the same time glyphosate was introduced into the environment. I wonder if there’s a connection between the allergies and chemicals in the food.

There’s also something called aflatoxin, which is produced by a fungus that grows on peanuts. Aflatoxin causes liver cancer. As well, many brands of peanut butter are loaded with sugar, chemicals, and hydrogenated oils. Always read the label! Make sure it contains nothing but peanuts and perhaps some sea salt.

Now for the good news! There’s a brand of peanut butter called Valencia which has the lowest amount of aflatoxin. That’s good. When you buy organic peanut butter, you’re getting less chemical contamination. So with Valencia, you’re getting fewer chemicals such as glyphosate, and also less aflatoxin.

More good news: when you roast the nut or germinate it by soaking it overnight in water, you release the anti-nutrients that might irritate your digestive system and increase the availability of the peanut’s nutrients to your body.

There’s a substance called chlorophyll, the substance which makes plants green. Chlorophyll has a similar chemistry to our own blood. It has the capacity to lower aflatoxin. If you consume salad or wheat grass juice powder after you eat peanut butter, you’ll reduce the aflatoxin.

Peanuts are nutritionally comparable to actual nuts. They contain vitamin E, B vitamins, phytonutrients, and protein.

I know eating is sometimes complicated, but I want to educate you about our food supply. Peanut butter is a popular item, and it will benefit you to understand how it can be either healthy or unhealthy.

Dr Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 56, 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.



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. The Health & Wellness, Dr. Berg Nutritionals and Dr. Eric Berg, D.C. are not liable or responsible for any advice, course of treatment, diagnosis or any other information, services or product you obtain through this video or site.

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Peanut butter can be healthy, but you need to read the labels and be aware of its downside.

[mickey]

Im changing my diet. Im gonna eat Air. since theres nothing more I can safely eat.

[MrSpandya]

That's it. I give up. there's nothing left for me to eat.

[vincentmcclain]

I eat organic peanut butter and live in Chicago My real fear is waking down the street and dying from lead poisoning

[terrynewman]

My husband is allergic to the skin of tomatoes. But he loves tomatoes! We grew organic tomatoes last year and he had no problem eating the skin.

[grantchow]

1970- There was only 1 kid in any elementary school that had a food allergy.
2020 - There is only 1 kid in any elementary school that doesn't have a single food allergy.

[mrsBieM]

i come from a country in Africa and our peanuts are grown naturally no pesticides and my grandma grinds her own peanut butter no added sugar or anything best thing ever and we hardly hear of peanut allergies

[johnpomfret]

I have peanut butter every day in my porridge (rolled oats) with a tablespoon of crushed flax seeds and a tablespoon of chai seeds, topped of with blueberries. My favourite meal of the day

[ffxbellini]

My wife worked in a pediatric hospital for 15 years. Anesthesiologists paid a lot of attention to kids with peanut allergies. They found a very high correlation between those kids and soy based formula feeding of them as babies.

[jessicaintex]

Spraying chemicals on our foods should be a crime.

[matthewrudisill]

You should make a video on how a family of 5, that is border line poor, can eat healthy. Not everyone can afford an organic lifestyle but truly wish they could at least feed their children well.

[metrower]

Thank you for putting so much time, effort, and energy into your videos. They are always informative and presented in a way that is not difficult to comprehend, also they are short enough to keep our attentiion.

[donnatorres]

I have recently stopped using sugar. I have been working on this for a while. my papa died from diabetes
. I eat mostly fresh, frozen foods no boxed or packaged stuff. I'm having a hard time with bacon.😅 thank you Doc you always have good info🎉

[ruthgoebel]

I have been eating peanut butter for 60 years. I have no allergies, no high blood pressure and am not on any medications. I still eat peanut butter every day.

[Jacob]

With every 'advice' you give, you should give a complimentary packet of anti-depressants.

[R.K.]

Thank you. I've been trying to eat healthy but it's so stressful and complicated. The best thing we can do is pray over everything we eat and drink. 🙏🏼

[tobucksy]

My life has been filled with pesticides, Southern-fried everything, enough gravy to float the Lusitania, enough sugar to make a cube a mile high—and I can even remember when they invented cholesterol! And I’m still alive at 74! Remarkable!

[frescali]

I can’t eat anything anymore 🤦‍♂️ If seems like there’s something wrong with everything these days

[bieglas]

My sister grew up thinking she was allergic to carrots. As an adult she realized she was actually not allergic to organic home grown carrots. It was either something they use in growing or processing them.

[lorenreece]

I have been eating peanut butter since I was 3 years old, almost 80 years ago. My health is very good. Drs. cannot believe I'm 82 years old . My Dad ate peanuts for as long as I can remember. If peanuts were that bad for me I wouldn't have the good health that I have. If we were to stop eating all the foods that are supposed to be bad for us, for some reason or another, we would starve to death.

[ibrahimsiddiq]

Am now motivated to start my penut butter production because in my region we never use chemical spraying nor artificial fertilizer. This is absolutely good news for me. Learnt something and gained a lot. I'll have a lab test to have those bad and ugly things you mentioned listed as 0%. We also don't rotate with cotton we plant alongside maize 🌽. Which we only use animal waste for the maize but nothing to peanuts 🥜.