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The 7th Reason Why You Can't Lose Weight

Dr. Eric Berg 10/05/2021

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HEALTHY KETOGENIC DIET AND INTERMITTENT FASTING PLAN

Hit a weight loss plateau? Here are seven reasons why—the last one will surprise you!

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

0:14 6 Reasons why you aren’t losing weight on keto

3:09 The 7th reason for weight loss plateau

6:14 Share your success story!

In this video, we’re going to talk about the seventh reason for a weight plateau on Healthy Keto.

The most common reasons you aren’t losing weight are keto are:

1. Too many carbs

2. Not fasting long enough (only eat when you’re hungry)

3. High stress (too much cortisol)

4. Poor sleep

5. Lack of exercise

6. Too much fat and protein consumption

There’s a seventh cause of a weightless plateau that I haven’t touched on as much in my other videos: a microbiome deficiency.

Friendly gut bacteria are important for maintaining a healthy metabolism.

Studies show that when you consume probiotics, you can see significantly more weight loss. Friendly gut microbes can help improve your insulin sensitivity and normalize your blood glucose level.

Insulin resistance is the key thing behind slow metabolism. In fact, those with a healthy gut microbiome have been found to have better results on HOMA-IR tests, which directly test your insulin sensitivity.

In addition to weight loss, gut microbes help normalize your LDL cholesterol.

Your microbiome can be improved if you fortify your gut with probiotics. You should also consume foods that are rich in prebiotics (fiber to feed your gut microbes). The best prebiotic foods are non-starchy vegetables.