The Benefits of Snake Oil - Dr.Berg

Snake oil has legitimate health benefits.

Timestamps:
0:00 Snake oil has many health benefits. Yes, truly!
0:52 I talk about quackery for a minute

In this video, I explain the benefits of snake oil. Yes, truly! Snake oil has legitimate health benefits. It’s been used in Chinese medicine for a long time. It’s loaded with omega 3 fatty acids DHA and EPA. They’re essential for brain and nervous system health, as well as regulating your moods.

Snake oil has 20 percent more EPA than salmon oil, as analyzed in 1989 by the Western Journal of Medicine. It’s good for joint pain, arthritis, and bursitis. It supports a healthy cardiovascular system.

But I want to talk about quackery for a minute, which is a pretended medical health care skill. You may be familiar with the website Quackwatch. It’s very much against alternative health care, and run by a psychiatrist. This is ironic, because there’s no mention of the quackery to be found in psychiatry, which fits the definition of quackery more than any other profession.

In psychiatry, there’s no talk therapy; no blood test or medical test. In 2017, there was $20 billion dollars of fraud in the mental health care field. I find it ironic that a psychiatrist pushes the danger of alternative medicine, when they’re in a profession laden with more fraud than any other profession. And if you check out the profession’s bible, called the DSM, you’ll find many vague descriptions of mental health problems. I believe there’s a lot of attention paid to alternative health providers to keep the focus off of the quacks in the psychiatry profession.

Although I know snake oil has become synonymous with quackery, I encourage you to consider it for its many legitimate health benefits.

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.

Thanks for watching!

Snake oil is loaded with omega 3 fatty acids.

[srice]

They also make big money on that book! As a teacher I can't believe how many educators and parents want to diagnose little children with all kinds of false things to give them an excuse to give the kids drugs to make them easier to control and not have to teach discipline.

[MsOzimeli]

Making up 💩?! LOL
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Dr.Berg has had it!

[jagu]

Even when dr berg gives a smack down he's calm about it! Lol I have bergitis = love his videos!

[wilsonlee]

Dr. Berg nailed it on the head, the biggest quackery definitely is psychiatry. I myself & persons I know once received treatment from a psychiatrist & the medication prescribed were guinea pig treatments for patients giving vaguely inaccurate symptoms, prolong treatments were usually detrimental to the patient instead.

[PhilipMcAdam]

To say you have taken the words right out of my mouth on this profession and the medical too would be an understatement. Again I say follow the money and see where it leads. It is quite an eye opener when you look into it.

[seannesbitt]

Keep up the good information Dr. Berg I can tell that you feel strongly about this point.

[mardiov]

This confirms Dr. Berg is currently playing through Red Dead Redemption 2.

[dirtisbetterthandiamonds]

That was the calmest rage. EVER. Love you Dr. Berg!

[deborahtofflemire]

I didn’t know snake oil was real. I thought it was a making fun of us who take supplements .So they used the term snake oil.

[gksweetmimi]

So true about psychiatry being quackery! Everything is based on the assumption that Seratonin and the other chemicals in the brain are low or not balanced but no blood test to measure it. That is scary!

[RC-ibvh]

Dr berg!!! I appreciate your sense of humor!! Thank you for all you do!

[rickrutledge]

Wow! I loved that video. How dare you speak the truth about psychiatry, doc! That was VERY entertaining. Kudos.

[bugrist]

This is huge. Didn't know that. In Switzerland unlikely to get this kind of exposure. Thank you Mr. Berg.

[Plekhanov]

I am in a doctoral program for clinical psychology (PsyD). My biggest frustration is having to deal with psychiatrists. Many of them over medicate clients and belittle both the science and philosophy of talk therapy. A psychiatrist once told me that case studies have no scientific value. I asked what was the last case study he read. He said he hadn’t read any. He also believed grounded theory and all other forms of qualitative research had no value. So many psychiatrists follow a twisted skepticism that perpetuates a politicized diagnostic system (the current DSM) rather than a dimensional approach to understanding psychological suffering. Qualitative research highlights how individuals experience symptoms on a dimensional rather than categorical basis. I need to refill my deadeye meter after that rant.

[azhiker]

This is pure awesomeness, right down to the expression on Dr. Berg's face... and I'm NOT referring to the "lecture" on snake oil! ;) In fact, how he managed to pull this off without bursting into laughter is more miraculous than the snake oil! 🤣🤣🤣

[floridaman]

Couldn't agree more. One of the major problems in our society today is telling people it's not their fault, they can't help it, they have some psychological condition and they are helpless victims and you need this or that to get through life (often medications that mess up your body chemistry and are later found to be dangerous). It removes personal accountability and self-reliance, with far-reaching implications (rise of liberalism, dare I say?).

[deepakrajotia]

This is video of Dr. Berg I have liked in a long time.

[lopezil]

Lol hearing Dr. Berg swear made my day!😂🤣😂🤣 Good guy love his stuff!!

[rawbacon]

About 30 years ago a psychiatrist prescribed a drug that was known to have serious side effects to my brother, I woke up the next morning to the police telling us he hung himself in a tree by the lake.

[seannesbitt]

I’ve interacted with a few persons who have seen a psychiatrist before for whatever reason and after the sessions they are worse than when they started