Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast Never Get Your Gallbladder Removed
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Sep 19, 2025 Gallbladder removal should be a last resort! Discover the gallbladder's role in bile production and how gallstones form. The podcast highlights non-surgical alternatives, and warns of the risks after surgery, like diarrhea and weight gain. Learn about dietary changes to support bile production, including the benefits of fatty fish and bitter greens. Plus, explore the connection between insulin resistance and gallbladder health. Overall, a compelling case for keeping your gallbladder!
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Gallbladder Is More Than A Storage Sack
- The gallbladder stores and concentrates bile to release during meals for fat digestion and absorption of fat-soluble nutrients.
- Without the gallbladder the liver still makes bile but it trickles continuously, impairing digestion of fats and fat-soluble vitamins.
Gallbladder Influences Metabolism And Immunity
- The gallbladder helps regulate bile release, excess cholesterol, antimicrobial activity, hunger, blood sugar, detoxification, and triggers glutathione.
- Its bile also influences thyroid hormone effectiveness, linking gallbladder health to broader metabolic function.
Explore Non-Surgical Alternatives First
- Avoid assuming surgery is the only option and consider oral bile salts, EDTA chelation, mechanical extraction, or lithotripsy as alternatives.
- Seek complete informed consent and explore non-surgical therapies before accepting cholecystectomy unless life-threatening.