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The Dr. Berg Show LIVE - January 23, 2026

Dr. Eric Berg DCJanuary 23, 20261h 5m
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Dr. Berg's Q&A addresses fungal skin infections (rebuild gut with sauerkraut/kefir, cut sugars), vestibular migraines (high-dose magnesium 800-1600mg/day, B2, low-histamine diet), persistent bloating/diarrhea (test for SIBO/gallbladder issues, avoid fiber/probiotics), SIBO reversal (elderate, strong stomach acid/bile), fatty liver/neck pain (TUDCA/choline, leaner diet, eliminate nuts/high fats), PCOS (low-carb/IF, inositol for insulin control), and eye floaters (prolonged fasting for autophagy). Core theme: Change environment over willpower to break addictions/dopamine resistance (remove junk food, add friction); prioritize motion/exercise as ultimate stress/clotting antidote mimicking ancestral survival. Biology craves calorie-dense junk/pro-conserves energy as pro-survival urges from scarcity—counter with real foods, fasting, and functional movement.

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Welcome back everyone. We're here with another Q&A. Anything said is not meant to diagnose or replace medical care. Check with your doctor before implementing any new suggestions.

For fungal infections on the skin (not toenail, which uses iodine or tea tree oil), fungal overgrowth occurs after antibiotics kill protective bacteria. Focus on rebuilding gut microbiome rather than skin directly:

  • Consume sauerkraut juice or sauerkraut itself, kefir, raw cheese from Europe to build up microbes.
  • Eliminate main food source: refined sugars and starches to starve fungus, yeast, or candida.

In addition to low histamine diet avoiding nuts, fermented foods, low salt:

  • Avoid histamine-triggering foods like vinegar, nutritional yeast.
  • Take therapeutic doses of magnesium: RDAs (400 mg) prevent disease, not fix problems; some need 800-1,600 mg/day, spread out (e.g., 400 mg morning, repeat 4x/day spaced hours apart). Relaxes arteries, controls reactions, helps migraines.
  • Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) has research supporting migraines.
  • If history of head injury (child or young adult), watch video on self-treatment technique for undoing damage; provides tremendous relief right away. Search YouTube: "Dr. Berg head injuries".

Dr. Berg has high-quality supplement line on Amazon (search "Dr. Berg supplements"); avoids fillers like maltodextrin, glue, glucose, especially in vitamin D.

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