Could Your Joint Pain Be a Vitamin C Deficiency? – Dr.Berg

Could a vitamin C deficiency be what's behind your joint pain? Find out. 
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Timestamps
0:00 Joint pain and vitamin C 
0:10 What does vitamin C do?
1:18 Sugar and vitamin C 
2:24 The two top signs of a vitamin C deficiency 

Let's talk about joint pain and vitamin C. Could your joint pain be caused by a vitamin C deficiency? 

What you need to know about vitamin C:
• It's involved with collagen synthesis
• It can help lower inflammation 
• The need for vitamin C increases with stress (such as infection or surgery)
• Vitamin C is an antioxidant and a cofactor for opioids 
• Vitamin C is required for collagen  
• Vitamin C can't be absorbed in the presence of sugar 

If you're consuming sugar, or you're prediabetic or diabetic, that elevated sugar situation could prevent vitamin C from being absorbed. Vitamin C and glucose have a similar chemistry. In the presence of vitamin C and glucose, your body will always absorb glucose before the vitamin C. Insulin resistance could also cause a person to be deficient in vitamin C. 

This could easily show up as joint pain. Fatigue and joint pain are the two top indicators that you could have a vitamin C deficiency. 

You may just need to cut sugar out of the diet. 

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 58, 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’s 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, 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 helps you better understand why your joint pain may be caused by a vitamin C deficiency.