7 years ago

Should you be concerned about a disease called orthorexia ?

Timestamps:
0:00 Should you be concerned about orthorexia? I give you the answer!
0:45 You might think I’m joking about orthorexia, but there are actually people who believe this is a disease
1:25 These are the alleged risk factors of this disease

In this video, I explain about an alleged serious new disease called orthorexia. It was only recently invented! Let’s go down the list of symptoms and see if you should be concerned:

● You’re fixated on the quality of food you eat. You limit the food you eat to organic, whole, raw, and farm fresh.
● You believe you should avoid putting bad or unhealthy foods into your body.
● You cut out entire food groups from your diet: processed food, sugar, or gluten.
● You’re losing weight.
● You are increasingly concerned about avoiding GMO foods.

You might think I”m joking, but there are people who actually believe this is a disease. I swear sometimes this disease was made up by food manufacturers getting together in a room and deciding this is a way to scare people into eating their foods!

These are the alleged risk factors of orthorexia:

● Malnutrition. I’m trying to figure out how you become malnourished while eating quality food.
● Depression
● Anxiety
● Death, in rare cases. Really? You’re going to die by eating healthy foods and avoiding bad ones?
And the supposed cure they suggest is laughable: psychotherapy and drugs will cure you from this supposedly very dangerous disease.

But now you can tell just how ridiculous this alleged disease orthorexia really is.

Dr Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 56, 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.

Thanks for watching!

I explain whether or not you should be concerned about orthorexia .

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