Need More Carbs to Boost Energy? Hypokalemia/Low Potassium Symptoms – Dr.Berg

Do you need carbs to boost energy? The answer is no. Here’s why.

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Timestamps 
0:14 Carbs and energy 
0:19 Symptoms of low potassium 
0:38 Insulin-induced hypokalemia
1:47 A few more causes of a potassium deficiency 

In this video, we’re going to talk about carbs and energy. Many people think they need carbs for energy, but they don’t.

When you eat carbs, you lose potassium. Low potassium can cause symptoms such as:

• Fatigue
• Weakness 
• Paralysis
• Leg cramps 
• Abnormal heart rhythm 
• High blood pressure 
• Tremors 

There is something called insulin-induced hypokalemia. Hypokalemia is low potassium. When you stimulate insulin because your carbs are high, you block an enzyme, which is a pump. You have millions of these in all of your cells. 

This pump basically keeps the potassium inside of the cell and the sodium outside of the cell to form an electrical gradient so it can act as a battery. 30% of all of the energy in the body is allocated to this pump. If you inhibit this pump, more potassium stays outside of the cell, and you start losing potassium.

There are more causes of a potassium deficiency such as:

• A spike in insulin
• Not consuming enough potassium foods
• Loss of fluid 
• Steroids 
• Alkalosis 
• Diuretics 
• A decrease in magnesium 

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, 58 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of The New Body Type Guide and other books published by KB Publishing. He has taught students nutrition as an adjunct professor at Howard University. 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, 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.

Thanks for watching! I hope this video helps you better understand why you don’t need carbs to boost energy.