Health Benefits of Ghee - Dr. Berg

Ghee is a powerful superfood with incredible health benefits that have been used for centuries in traditional medicine and cooking. In this video, we explore the top benefits of ghee and why it should be a staple in your diet.

hey guys today we’re gonna talk about ghee and intestinal health first of all what is ghee basically it’s something called clarified butter which you’re heating butter and you’re separating out the solids the proteins from the butter so you’re left with this pure oil and that’s what ghee is it has great benefits for your colon because it’s loaded with something called butyrate or butyric acid in fact he has the highest concentration of butyrate than any other food including butter now in other videos i talked about microbes actually making butyrate from fiber but here’s the thing if you have colitis irritable bowel syndrome some bowel problem damage to your colon the capacity to make and absorb looter 8 goes way down okay this is why taking ghee could be very beneficial to people with a GI problem so geek can also help you increase your bile production to help you digest fats bile is like the detergent that helps you break down fats and extract the key nutrients from fat also it can improve insulin resistance okay thereby normalizing your blood sugars it will decrease inflammation it will also increase your energy because the colon cells prefer butyrate as their primary fuel source he also has omega-3 fatty acids omega-9 fatty acids which are healthy fats MCT fat that’s medium chain triglycerides which is really easy on the liver and gallbladder it doesn’t actually stress the gallbladder and liver out too much it has vitamin A vitamin D vitamin E vitamin K these are fat soluble vitamins it also has something called CLA which is a healthy fat that helps performance if you’re an athlete it also helps you with weight loss it helps build lean muscle mass but make sure if you’re going to consume gave that it’s always grass-fed and organic if you’re liking this content please subscribe now and I will actually keep you updated on future videos