Did you have any problems with your weight or health before going on keto?  

As a kid, I was raised as a vegetarian. We didn’t go out to eat a lot, and food was mainly from our garden. Sugar was only allowed on special occasions. Growing up, I was healthy, aside from some stomach discomfort that was probably due to high wheat consumption. At 18, I couldn’t wait to get on the standard American diet, but with that diet came weight gain and depression. I was able to manage it by running, but over the years, it became harder and harder with joint pain and body pain.  

In my 30s, I had my son, and from a health standpoint, it was all downhill from there. I developed gallstones, metabolic issues, and other chronic conditions, and continued to struggle with lethargy and depression. 

How did you discover keto?  

I was searching the internet for education on a natural solution for gallstones when I came across Dr. Berg‘s YouTube channel. Before this, I had tried the Atkins diet and the McDougall diet. With both diets, I effectively lost weight but didn’t feel healthy on either of them.  

Just a warning: If you go without fat for three months, your bile may back up, and you’d better be next to a bathroom the first time you eat fat. It’s not pleasant.  

After listening to a few of Dr. Berg‘s videos, it made sense that all the problems I was having were diet-related and that not feeling good was my body’s way of telling me it needed HELP. So, I eliminated all processed foods and kept it simple: salad, veggies, meat, and healthy fats, which I would eat in that order.  

Acidifying my stomach, using Dr. Berg Gallbladder Formula, and taking tons of Dr. Berg Nutritional Yeast are the only things that saved me from quitting those first three months. Now, it has been over a year, and I will never go back.  

I ride my bike and do yoga three times a week, and I am constantly looking for other fun things to do. Slowly, I’ve added all of Dr. Berg’s products to my regimen, and every day I wake up thinking I can’t feel better, but I do.  

Some of you will want to know my weight and size, and I will gladly tell you, but let me encourage you to not make this journey about that. It should be about your HEALTH. Health is the one thing you can’t bargain for or buy, and once it is gone, it takes a long time to come back. 

How has your health improved since you started keto?   

I started my keto journey at 230 lbs., wearing a size 16. A year later, I am down to 145 lbs. and size 8.  

Any other details you want to share?   

I am still working on fat-storing hormone resistance and a list of other symptoms. The difference now is that I know with time, these symptoms will also disappear because now I am listening to my body and watching Dr. Berg’s wonderful videos. 

Dr. Berg, thank you from the bottom of my heart. 

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