Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

This ONE Lie Causes 90% of Chronic Disease

Aug 12, 2025

A shocking reveal: over 90% of chronic diseases are linked to a widespread misconception about glucose being the body's primary energy source. The discussion highlights how the body works hard to eliminate excess glucose, which paradoxically leads to fat storage and various health issues. Symptoms like brain fog, mood swings, and excessive cravings signal insulin resistance, often paving the way for serious conditions like diabetes and dementia. It advocates for low-carb and ketogenic diets as the healthier path to better overall health.

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Glucose As Emergency Fuel

Dr. Eric Berg argues that the body rapidly removes blood glucose because sugar was never meant to be the primary fuel.
He frames glucose as an emergency fuel and says evolution favored fat storage instead.

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Fat Stores Vastly Outweigh Glucose

An average thin person stores ~100,000 calories of fat but only ~1,700 calories of glucose.
Berg uses this to argue that long-term energy comes from fat, not sugar.

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Spikes Damage Arteries And Trigger Resistance

High blood glucose spikes act like "shredded glass" inside arteries and cause inflammation.
Repeated spikes drive high insulin and trigger insulin resistance to protect cells.

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Over 90% of chronic disease stems from one lie taught to doctors, dieticians, nutritionists, and personal trainers worldwide. Glucose is the body’s preferred energy source! If glucose is so good for you, why does your body do everything it can to eliminate it from your blood?

The average thin person has about 100,000 calories of stored fat and only 1,700 calories of glucose. When you consume sugar, it’s removed from the blood very quickly, and the excess sugar is converted into fat. The body requires a small amount of glucose, but your body can make this small amount.

The single root cause of chronic disease is high glucose! Blood sugar spikes create inflammation on the inside of the arteries, leading to chronically high insulin levels to remove the sugar. The body compensates with insulin resistance to slow down the glucose that enters the cells.

Early symptoms of insulin resistance include:•Frequent urination at night•Brain fog•Loss of memory•Belly fat•Visual problems•Mood issues•Anxiety•Depression•Excessive hunger/cravings•Heart palpitations•Fluid retention in ankles and feet•Sleep apnea

These initial symptoms can ultimately lead to diabetes, dementia, cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration.

People are not taught about the dangers of sugar and carbohydrates. In fact, most people aren’t worried about their high-carbohydrate diet because the food pyramid tells us that we should consume 65% of our calories from carbohydrates. This is a lie!

low-carb diet of less than 30 grams of carbs per day is one of the best things you can do to improve your health. One study showed a 90% success rate of ceasing insulin use in 10 weeks on a low-carb diet!
The food industry has created the lie that glucose is the preferred fuel because you can profit the most from refined carbohydrates!

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.