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Let me clear up some confusion about calories vs. appetite on keto and intermittent fasting. 

Timestamps
0:00 Calories on keto 
0:15 The mainstream recommendation for calories 
1:25 Other factors 
1:53 Don’t eat unless you’re hungry—explained 
3:25 What to eat
3:38 Autophagy 
3:58 A few ways to know if you need more nutrients 
4:22 A big benefit of keto and intermittent fasting 
4:48 How to know if you’re doing it correctly 

There has been a lot of confusion for keto and intermittent fasting beginners concerning calories, as well as the concept of not eating unless you’re hungry. 

The mainstream recommendation for calories per day is: 
Female — 2000 
Male — 2500 

But, of course, the mainstream recommendation doesn’t take into account that you’re doing keto and intermittent fasting. When you’re doing keto and intermittent fasting, you’re switching your fuel source to your own fat calories. So, it’s not just about the dietary calories you’re consuming. It’s also about including the calories that are on your body as stored fat. 

There are other factors to consider, as well, such as:
• Age
• Metabolism
• Stress
• Activity 

In the past, I’ve said to not eat unless you’re hungry. But, I want to add a few things to clarify this. If you don’t have energy, your mood is off (you have anxiety, depression, or grouchiness), or you don’t have much strength, you may be missing fuel or nutrients. 

When you eat, it’s important to make sure you’re consuming nutrient-dense foods. After you eat, you’re going to be fasting, and you need to make sure you have enough nutrients to run your body on. 

When you’re fasting, you’re going through autophagy, which is a process where you’re body is becoming very efficient. Autophagy also slows down the need for nutrients.  

A few ways to know if you need more nutrients:
• You’re losing hair (you may need more B vitamins or trace minerals) 
• You’re losing muscle mass (you may need more amino acids) 

How to know if you’re doing keto and intermittent fasting correctly? Pay attention to you’re:
• Appetite 
• Energy
• Mood
• Strength 

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 55, 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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Sciatica Pain:

Find out what the best vitamin for sciatica is!

Timestamps
0:00 What is sciatica?
0:28 The best vitamin for sciatica
0:48 Benfotiamine
1:00 Symptoms of a vitamin B2 deficiency
1:45 Causes of a vitamin B2 deficiency
2:18 Foods high in vitamin B2

Today I’m going to share with you the best vitamin for sciatica. Sciatica is pain down the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve comes from the lumbar spine all the way down the back part of the leg and into the foot. It’s the longest and biggest nerve in the body.

The sciatic nerve needs certain nutrients to function correctly. But, the deficiency that will create the most damage to the sciatic nerve is a vitamin B2 deficiency (riboflavin). But, B12 and B1 are also important. Taking the B complex may be the best way to go. Benfotiamine may also be beneficial. Benfotiamine is fat-soluble B1.

Other symptoms of a vitamin B2 deficiency:
1. Peripheral neuropathy
2. The limbs are weak
3. Skin lesions or problems
4. A swollen mouth or tongue (or red tongue)
5. A break down of the nervous system
6. Cracked heels
7. Oily skin (especially around the nose)
8. Hearing loss

A vitamin B2 deficiency can be caused by not consuming enough foods that are high in vitamin B2. But, it can also be caused by a problem with the gut that destroys your ability to absorb nutrients. In this situation, you may just need more than the average amount of B2.

Foods high in vitamin B2:
• Liver
• Beef
• Clams (and other shellfish)
• Mushrooms
• Nuts
• Cheese
• Eggs
• Fish
• Green vegetables

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 55, 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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In this video, Dr. Berg explains the dangers of doing high fat diets. High fat diets are only dangerous if you combine it with sugar. The combination of sugar to a fat or protein is called glycation or combining a pure carbohydrates, meat or fat and cook it could create what is called AGE’s or Advanced Glycation End products.

Effects of AGE’s in the Body
• Stiffen Things
• Clog
• Inflammation
• Age the Body
• Involved in many degenerative diseases – Diabetes, Liver Disease, Alzheimer’s, Heart Disease, Kidney Disease

So I know you have heard that high fat diets are bad for you, they’re very dangerous, but in reality, high fat diets are only dangerous if you are combining them with sugar. There’s a term I want to introduce you to it’s called glycation. What is glycation? What’s happening is you’re bonding sugar to a fat or protein so when you consume sugar with protein or sugar with fat, you create this glycation as in deep fried french fries, barbecue ribs, doughnuts, so you’re combining a carbohydrate with sugar, meat with sugar, pure carbohydrate with fat and you cook it, you create AGEs or Advanced Glycation End-products. Now what is that? That is a compound that gives you very sticky protein, they stiffen things, they make the arteries stiffer. They clog things up, they create inflammation, they age the body, they’re involved in many degenerative diseases, as in diabetes, liver disease, alzheimer’s, heart disease, kidney disease . Now the two things that can create this effect are the combination of sugar with either protein or fat when it’s cooked, when you consume it, or if you’re consuming these separately at the same time, the body heat will create that situation. So if you avoid sugar you have nothing to worry about.

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Dr. Berg, 52 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of The New Body Type Guide and other books published by KB Publishing. He has taught students nutrition as an adjunct professor at Howard University. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

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Could a vitamin C deficiency be what’s behind your joint pain? Find out. 
 
Timestamps
0:00 Joint pain and vitamin C 
0:10 What does vitamin C do?
1:18 Sugar and vitamin C 
2:24 The two top signs of a vitamin C deficiency 

Let’s talk about joint pain and vitamin C. Could your joint pain be caused by a vitamin C deficiency? 

What you need to know about vitamin C:
• It’s involved with collagen synthesis
• It can help lower inflammation 
• The need for vitamin C increases with stress (such as infection or surgery)
• Vitamin C is an antioxidant and a cofactor for opioids 
• Vitamin C is required for collagen  
• Vitamin C can’t be absorbed in the presence of sugar 

If you’re consuming sugar, or you’re prediabetic or diabetic, that elevated sugar situation could prevent vitamin C from being absorbed. Vitamin C and glucose have a similar chemistry. In the presence of vitamin C and glucose, your body will always absorb glucose before the vitamin C. Insulin resistance could also cause a person to be deficient in vitamin C. 

This could easily show up as joint pain. Fatigue and joint pain are the two top indicators that you could have a vitamin C deficiency. 

You may just need to cut sugar out of the diet. 

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 55, 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’s Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

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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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Here’s why I believe babies and children rarely get any COVID-19 symptoms. Check this out. 

Timestamps:
0:00 Children and COVID-19
0:10 COVID-19 and the flu 
0:25 Three reasons why

In this short video, we’re going to talk about why babies and children rarely show COVID-19 symptoms. If pregnant women, babies, and children are susceptible to the flu, how come they don’t seem to be susceptible to COVID-19?

Three potential reasons why babies and children rarely show COVID-19 symptoms: 

1. Babies and children have not developed ACE-2 receptors in enough cells yet. The virus attacks the cells through the ACE-2 receptor. 

2. They have strong immune systems. The thymus gland, which helps train your immune cells, is largest when you’re a baby. 

3. They don’t have any other health issues. Health problems like diabetes, obesity, and high blood pressure could compound a person’s susceptibility to COVID-19. 

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 55, 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’s 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. 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.

Here’s why fasting lowers your thyroid hormone. Check this out. 

Timestamps:
0:00 Fasting effects on thyroid hormones 
0:15 Thyroid hormones
1:30 Why fasting lowers T3

In this video, we’re going to talk about fasting and thyroid hormones. Sometimes, going on a fast can lower a thyroid hormone called T3. This is the active form of the thyroid hormone. 

The pituitary communicates to the thyroid through a hormone called the thyroid stimulating hormone. One of the main ways hypothyroidism is diagnosed is by looking at the thyroid stimulating hormone. When you’re fasting and doing the healthy keto diet, you won’t see a change in the thyroid stimulating hormone. So, you are not going to have a true hypothyroid condition. 

The thyroid releases T4, which is the inactive form of the thyroid hormone. To become activated, it has to work through the liver and into the kidney. It converts from T4 to T3 (the active form). There is also something called reverse T3, which is the inactive version of T3. What determines the rate and ratio of this conversion of T4 to T3 or reverse T3 is the metabolic need. 

When you do a fast, you may see a slight decrease in T3. But, you will see an increase in the reverse T3. You’re body is becoming more efficient with its fuel, so the need for the active form of the thyroid hormone is going to be slightly less. The body will then put some of that hormone into a reserve until you need it. 

Situations where you could see higher amounts of reverse T3:

1. When you’re doing fasting

2. When you’re recovering from:
• A stroke 
• An injury 
• Overtraining 
• An illness 
• A surgery 

3. When you’ve just lost a good amount of weight

It’s not a disease state. You will still feel fine, you will still lose weight, and you won’t have any symptoms. 

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 55, 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’s 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. 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.

Timestamps:
0:00 Your muscles and your nutrient status 
0:20 Pain and inflammation
0:48 Low recovery
1:22 Burning muscles
2:22 Twitching
3:34 Cramps
3:52 Weak muscles

Today we’re going to talk about the 6 things that your muscles will tell you about your nutrient status. This is a very important video for those who have any type of problem with the muscles. The muscle is an organ, and it’s a great indicator of all sorts of nutrient deficiencies in the body.

6 things your muscles tell you about your nutrient status:

1. Pain and inflammation (especially low back pain)
This could be a vitamin D deficiency 

2. Low recovery from exercise
This could be an omega-3 fatty acid deficiency. 

3. Burning in the muscles (or restless leg syndrome) 
This could be a condition called lactic acidosis, where there is too much lactic acid in the muscles. This could be a vitamin B1 deficiency. Nutritional yeast may help as well as avoiding refined carbs and sugar. 

4. Twitching or tetany 
This could be a low calcium situation. You could take calcium (not calcium carbonate) but, if you’re doing enough calcium foods, it could be that you’re too alkaline. If you’re too alkaline, you could try taking apple cider vinegar. 

5. Cramps 
This could be a potassium deficiency, magnesium deficiency, or a sodium deficiency. You may need salt or these electrolytes. 

6. Weak muscles 
This could be a vitamin E deficiency. The type of vitamin E that you may need is called tocotrienols. 

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 55, 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. 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.

Timestamps
0:00 Glutathione
0:10 What is a free radical?
0:37 What is an antioxidant?
1:20 Glutathione
3:35 How to increase glutathione
4:15 Things that decrease glutathione

Today we’re going to talk about the master antioxidant, which is glutathione. But first, what is an antioxidant? To understand what an antioxidant is, you really need to know what a free radical is.

Let’s look at an atom with paired electrons. If one of those electrons is missing, this is an unpaired electron, making it unstable. This is called a free radical. Free radicals can create a lot of destruction throughout the cells, the cell machinery, the DNA, and more.

An antioxidant then comes along and donates the missing electron to balance out the atom and stabilize it. The problem is, that the antioxidant now loses its electron, and it becomes unstable. It then needs to get an electron from another antioxidant. This is why you have antioxidants in networks.

It may not be a good idea to take synthetic antioxidants because they have been known to cause cancer. This is because they don’t come in networks. Once they donate their electron, they become the problem.

Glutathione is the most abundant antioxidant in the liver, but all of the cells make it. It reduces oxidative stress. Glutathione can help neutralize toxins that your body actually makes for various things. Glutathione also helps maintain exogenous antioxidants like vitamin C, and vitamin E. It not only acts as an antioxidant, but it also helps in detoxification. Because glutathione is sulfur, when you eat certain foods high in sulfur, you will give your body the raw material it needs to make more glutathione.

How to boost glutathione naturally:
• Sulfur-based vegetables (cruciferous vegetables)
• Vitamin C
• Selenium
• Milk thistle
• Fasting

What decreases glutathione?
• Alcohol
• Stress
• Age
• Drugs
• Toxins

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 55, 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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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.

Here’s how potassium may help reduce hypertension. Check this out.

High Potassium Foods:

Timestamps:
0:00 Potassium for hypertension
0:13 What you need to know about potassium 
2:08 Sodium and potassium 
2:27 What potassium does
2:50 What to do for hypertension 
3:03 Another cause of high blood pressure 
3:15 Potassium and strokes 

Today we’re going to talk about why potassium may help lower blood pressure. Only about 2% of Americans get enough potassium. We need about 4700mg of potassium a day to achieve the RDAs for potassium. 

Bananas only have about 300mg of potassium, and they also have a lot of sugar. Leafy greens and other vegetables may be much better sources of potassium. But people are not getting the amount of vegetables they need. We need 7-10 cups of leafy greens (like a salad) every day. If you’re eating more dense vegetables (like broccoli), or you have a dense chopped salad, you will need less. You can also get potassium from fish, certain meats, nuts, and avocados. 

Refined carbs and sugar can deplete potassium, as well as stress, and diuretics. 

90% of American’s are consuming too much of the opposing mineral, which is sodium. Too much sodium and not enough potassium can create a situation where the blood pressure is going to keep rising higher and higher. 

How potassium can help with hypertension:
1. It acts as a diuretic 
2. It dilates the smooth muscle in the arteries 
3. It keeps the vascular system from being stiff 

It may be beneficial to consume more foods high in potassium or take potassium as a supplement or in an electrolyte powder. 

Another cause of hypertension is a vitamin D3 deficiency. You may want to get more vitamin D3 along with potassium

Potassium may also help reduce the risk of stroke because it directly affects the consistency of the blood. It reduces clotting. 

Potassium may help reduce hypertension, as well as reduce the risk of stroke. 

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 55, 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’s Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

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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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How does fasting affect your hormones? Here’s everything you need to know!

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Timestamps
0:00 Hormone effects from fasting
0:36 Adrenaline and fasting
2:03 Cortisol and fasting
2:33 Leptin and fasting
3:34 Insulin resistance and fasting
4:08 Serotonin and fasting
4:28 Growth hormone and fasting
4:57 Glucagon and fasting
5:28 T3 and fasting
6:12 Estrogen and fasting
7:21 Check out our keto recipe channel

In this video, I want to talk to you about how fasting affects hormones.

I’m going to compare the effects of short (2-7 days) and long (8-20 days) fasts. This data is not based on intermittent fasting.

Adrenaline – This is a counter-regulatory hormone. During short fasts, adrenaline can increase. During long fasts, adrenaline lowers. When adrenaline levels are high, you may experience poor sleep. It can help to take calcium citrate or calcium lactate.

Cortisol – Cortisol is a stress hormone and a counter-regulatory hormone that will help prevent blood sugar levels from dropping too much. During short fasting, cortisol can raise, and during long fasts, cortisol tends to normalize.

Leptin – This is a hormone that helps you feel satisfied. When leptin is up, you feel satisfied and not hungry. However, way too much leptin causes leptin resistance—this is common in obese people. In turn, leptin stops working, so you never feel satisfied after eating. Both short and long fasts will lower leptin, which helps fix leptin resistance and restore your satisfaction after eating.

Insulin – One of the biggest benefits of fasting is lowering insulin levels. High insulin causes insulin resistance, which causes even higher levels of insulin that can develop into diabetes. Both short and long fasts help reduce insulin.

Serotonin – This hormone increases with both short and long fasts. Serotonin has a lot of cognitive benefits. It will help you sleep better at night and feel like you’re in a better state of well-being.

Growth hormone (GH) – This is the anti-aging hormone. It protects muscle, collagen, joints, and skin. Most people over 50 are deficient in GH. Both long and short-term fasting will increase growth hormone.

Glucagon – This is the opposing hormone to insulin. Levels of glucagon are raised with both short-term and long-term fasting. Glucagon helps you burn fat and prevent weight gain.

T3 – This thyroid hormone will actually lower with all forms of fasting. However, this will not harm your metabolism because it causes an increase in reverse T3.

Estrogen – Fasting will lower estrogen levels. This usually isn’t a big problem unless you have low estrogen. If you have low estrogen levels, you can take natural vitamin E to help balance your estrogen.

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