How to Use Your Feet to Diagnose Liver Problems—Dr. Berg Explains
Did you know you can assess liver problems using your feet? Find out how!
DATA:
0:00 Introduction: How to use your feet to assess liver health
0:35 Red and brown spots
2:20 Spider veins
3:07 Dry, cracked heels
4:08 Itchy feet
6:53 More symptoms associated with liver damage
7:44 Toenail fungus
8:55 Toenail issues related to liver problems
12:43 Discover the best foods for the liver
In this video, we’re going to take a look at some of the different foot symptoms you may be experiencing and connect them to the health of your liver.
One common sign of liver problems is red and brown spots on the lower leg. These spots are caused by poor circulation and are often seen in people who have diabetes or cirrhosis of the liver.
When the liver isn't functioning properly, you may experience bruising and discoloration. You may also notice that the lower leg is swollen and shiny and no longer grows hair. Pitting edema may accompany these symptoms.
The good news about liver problems is that the liver is one of the only organs that can completely regenerate itself!
Spider veins, whether in the lower leg and foot or anywhere else on the body, signify that the liver can no longer regulate estrogen. Excess estrogen can cause a fatty liver and problems with your bile ducts, which can lead to gallstones.
Dry, cracked heels or generally dry feet are symptoms of an omega-3 deficiency. The liver makes bile, which helps you break down and absorb fat-soluble vitamins and nutrients. If you have liver damage, it will be difficult to absorb omega-3 fatty acids. Rarely, dry, cracked heels may be related to a B3 deficiency.
Other foot-related symptoms that typically signify liver damage include:
•Itchy feet
•Fungal infections
•Inflammatory conditions like arthritis and plantar fasciitis
•Foot odor
•Hot/cold feet
•Toenail fungus
•Fungus between toes
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Dr. Berg, age 58, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis and 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, 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.
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Thanks for watching! I hope this explains the connection between your liver and your feet. I’ll see you in the next video.
Sharing Dr Berg notes for the masses!
One common sign of liver problems is red and brown spots on the lower leg. These spots are caused by poor circulation and are often seen in people who have diabetes or cirrhosis of the liver.
When the liver isn’t functioning properly, you may experience bruising and discoloration. You may also notice that the lower leg is swollen and shiny and no longer grows hair. Pitting edema may accompany these symptoms.
The good news about liver problems is that the liver is one of the only organs that can completely regenerate itself!
Spider veins, whether in the lower leg and foot or anywhere else on the body, signify that the liver can no longer regulate estrogen. Excess estrogen can cause a fatty liver and problems with your bile ducts, which can lead to gallstones.
Dry, cracked heels or generally dry feet are symptoms of an omega-3 deficiency. The liver makes bile, which helps you break down and absorb fat-soluble vitamins and nutrients. If you have liver damage, it will be difficult to absorb omega-3 fatty acids. Rarely, dry, cracked heels may be related to a B3 deficiency.
Other foot-related symptoms that typically signify liver damage include:
•Itchy feet
•Fungal infections
•Inflammatory conditions like arthritis and plantar fasciitis
•Foot odor
•Hot/cold feet
•Toenail fungus
•Fungus between toes
Notes taken from other earlier videos about liver:
The best foods for the liver:
1. Cruciferous vegetables
2. Eggs
3. Sprouts
4. Beets
5. Garlic
6. Salmon or fatty fish
7. Lemons
Other great things to support the liver:
• Apple cider vinegar in water
• Olive oil
• Milk thistle
Thank you Dr Berg!
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Thank you much 🤗
Nooo thank you my friend 😊
Thank you! Although the videos are short, I sometimes don’t even have the 10 minutes. I appreciate you for taking the time to provide the notes. God bless you!
I’ve had some red spots on the sides of my feet, sometimes they were itchy.
I wash my feet daily and keep them dry. So the problem must have been elsewhere.
When I started to take QUERCETIN, the spots disappered until next day. 😊
Itchy feet can also be the beginning of an allergic reaction to the substance PPD used in dark hair dye. That is how it started for me. Then developed into horrendous eczema on my hands and feet, working up my legs and arms.
When I was dealing with SIBO, I also developed a fungus in one toe nail. After about 3 years, I got rid of the SIBO using oil of oregano a few times. I’m back to normal but have had serious knee problems simultaneously! Out of no where. I will try using echinacea and see if that helps.
Thank you. Great video. I enjoy learning. I use your educational videos to help me understand the whys and hows of healing. 🙂
Glad you enjoy my videos! Thanks for watching!
I dont have most of these symptoms, BUT I have poor circulation to my big toe and I feel a pot belly coming even though I exercise 5 times a week. Dry Jan for me! And a lifestyle change as I feel my liver is struggling. Thanks again Berg ✌🏻🇬🇧
If you have a pot belly you’re probably eating too much carbs and sugar.
Quit the seed oils, all sugar, refined carbs, alcohol and do intermittent fasting. Check the labels because seed oils are in everything. Don’t eat any processed foods, most have the refined carbs, bad oils and sugar in one shot. Once you cleaned all that out you will feel great, while cleansing your body will be slightly sick for a week. Use electrolytes to help get through the ketovores flu. You work out so your stomach will go 6 pack abs with these changes.
@@user-nq1ze4jt9m I don’t eat a lot of carbs or sugar through food, its 100% red wine, I drink too much
Very helpful! Really enjoy how you teach.
I’m so glad it helps!
I think at some point all of us had liver issues!. Thanks Dr for the insight.
You’re very welcome.
Roughly a year ago, I had an abdominal ultrasound. They said I had NAFLD. I did what Dr Berg said to do to heal my liver. A follow up ultrasound a year later shows no problem…. fatty liver healed!! My Vitamin D level dramatically improved, too! My doctor was speechless. And I am eternally grateful to Dr Berg for guiding me to find REAL HEALING! 💜
I would love to know what all you did!
Please tell us, what exactly you did and for how long, because i followed Dr.Bergs advices and unfortunately was not able to bring my Liver enzymes down.
What is NAFLD?
Non alcoholic fatty liver disease. @@eightfigs3508
@@eightfigs3508 non alcoholic fatty liver disease, doesn’t involve alcohol
Thank you for this, Dr. Berg. A lifelong problem with dry feet, and I will up my omega 3 intake. It would be great if high quality cod liver oil was more available at a reasonable price, but oh well!
I did have brown, cracked knees. Also my knees. Tried every cream.
I was starving myself fat and sick on 1200 low fat, high fibre calories a day. No sugar. Lots of flax.
Switch to low carb about 14 years ago and both issues went away. Took about a year.
Great information , I know a handful of people in my family alone this can help.thank you for sharing your knowledge .
No problem. Wishing good health to you and your family.
Thank you so much Dr Berg! Always great information, and much appreciated ! All the best 🇹🇹
You’re welcome. Hope you are learning a lot here.
@@Drberg I truly am learning a lot from you, and I appreciate it so much , thank you !
Had really bad toenail fungus. Had it for 4 decades, tried everything on it. Nothing would kill it. Went strict keto and intermittent fasting. Very clean. Eating a lot of fermented foods and raw garlic. Didn’t even try topicals on it and wasn’t even trying to clear it up honestly because I thought it was hopeless. Well it went away on it’s own. Imagine that. Started eating a clean healthy diet and it just disappeared.
WOW that is wonderful!
Thank you.
This should be taught to healthcare professionals and civilians.
This is something everyone should do.
I was diagnosed with jaundice in my early 10th class and it really ruined my life. your body gives you sign before something big, pay attention to that. It was near death in my case according to doctors. I was constantly vomiting even though there was nothing in my stomach. And they said my eyes were very yellowish. SGPT SGOT were very high and bilrubin was unacceptably high (I think 17, I don’t remember now, don’t even know the range) and it took me years recovering from that, first thing I noticed were my energy levels were very low, I became very lazy. It does something bad to your memory, you realise it after sometime. Mental focus was very bad after that. I mean I wanted to do things but it’s like my body won’t let me. All I’m saying is pay attention to your health, that’s all what matters. You’ll know it when you suffer from something like this. They said it was like a miracle that I was alive. So don’t let yourself get into that position because you’ll never be the same again. I lost my normal appetite since then and it took me like 10+ years to recover from that (never like before though)
Dr Berg you working so hard even on Christmas days! Take great care and I wish you a very happy and blessed Chritmas and New Years! 🙏🎄💖🌅☀️🥰
Very educational and easy to understand! Thank you
Thank you Dr. Berg for another amazing video. May God blessed you and your family.
Amazing summary! Keep up the good work Eric. I can relate to many of these problems; I’m lucky to have caught it and am actively reversing the liver damage I have done. Thanks