What Causes Sleep Apnea & How to Get Rid of it? – Home Remedies by Dr.Berg

I was diagnosed with sleep apnea 5 years ago, given a CPAP machine. I was at 305lbs and literally waking up gasping for air. I went on keto in the beginning of 2020 and went from 305 to 233lbs in about 9 months. I have no more sleep apnea; although I still have trouble falling asleep (hard to relax) I no longer lose my breath.🤗

Stay on your CPAP until it is proven that you no longer have sleep apnea. Low oxygen is devastating to your heart and other organs. I was diagnosed with severe centralized sleep apnea, my brain was not signaling my lungs to breath when sleeping. I got completely off sugar, milk and most carbs and dropped from 40 apnea events an hour to about 14. With the CPAP I'm down to 2 per hour. As I lose weight I will continue to monitor and may ween off the CPAP when proven safe.

The 2 main things that opened up my sinus was  1. ditching milk (mucous production) and  2. Intermittent Fasting.  People don't recognize the effects of Insulin Resistance on the respiratory system.  Thank you for your videos :)

Dr Berg I appreciate the fact you give us the "why" behind the issues. You don't just try to cover up the symptoms.

Hi, I just want to share what's happened to me. 3 weeks ago I started a very low cal low carb diet with intermittent fasting mainly for weight loss. Since then, reading and watching to learn more I've gone keto and omad. I've gone from 318lbs to 291 which is great but I've noticed my sleep apnea seems to have gotten much better if not disappeared. I've had a problem of flakey irritated skin on one of my feet for years and that has gone. I've had labrynthitis for 18 months which was slowly getting better and within the 3 weeks has improved massively. My energy levels are up, my mood is up and I feel better than I have for years. If someone made a pill that gave these effects people would pay anything for it. At least I would. The total cost to me has been a saving of around £50 (70 Dollars) a week which will pay for my new wardrobe I'm going to need😁.

I have medium severe sleep apnea and don’t have a weight issue. I couldn’t use my cpap because of severe sinus blockage due to a collapsed sinus valve and I’ve been struggling on so many fronts. A few days ago, I was watching a Dr Mandell video where he mentioned it’s best to sleep on a the left side of you have sleep apnea. I tried this and I’ve been having the best sleeps in months. I’ve tried everything for years and was amazed that one little trick addressed my issue. Don’t give up hope whatever your health issues are and keep searching for solutions! Good luck to all. Thank you for the additional advice.

You do the best videos on you tube. Because you get right to the information without long winded intros etc. and your content is great too!

I am thin though for a long while I had a fatty liver. I ate a terrible diet of sugar, high carbs, high unsaturated oils, and so forth. I had a stroke at 52 which after getting out of the hospital, caused me to change to a whole food diet and eventually low carb, very low sugar, and intermittent fasting. Also no unsaturated oil, high saturated fats, and little to no grains. Or processed foods. My nearly lifelong sleep apnea disappeared, I sleep regularly, lost all my allergies and have not been sick in any way, even stomach or head aches, in two years so far. No pharmaceutical drugs at all. Oh yeah, no more fatty liver, either.

Thank you for this Dr. Berg. My father has sleep apnea. He is 85. I will share this video with him and try your recommendations. You sound and look like an honest and kind soul.

Doc u r hilarious “ sleep in a greenhouse or a thunderstorm “ Thanks for making our lives better Love from India 🇮🇳

I am going to definitely try changing my diet No more dairy 🌹doing the apple cider vinegar with water🌹and buy me a plant for my bedroom🌹 I'm praying all of them will work for me THANK YOU 🥰🙏🏼🙏🏼

Although I do believe in some of the things Dr. Berg is mentioning are very helpful, I MUST say that while you are healing (if we can) from Sleep Apnea please please do not just follow this protocol of health. You must do what you need to do to help your body recover WHILE incorporating the healthier way of eating and lifestyle. I myself have developed heart problems (and other conditions from sleep apnea) and my way of eating has been low carb/Keto healthy for years!!

I been having this issue for a while now and your videos have taught me that it's most likely from my 'sugar addiction.' I would wake up everyday feeling as if I didn't sleep whatsoever. I started to take away the sugar and I would wake up feeling refreshed. I would then go back to eating more sugar, and I noticed that if I go overboard then the sleep apnea comes back. Sugar, milk, and grains eaten in small amounts is OK.

was on a long fast without food , just juice and liquids, i noticed my sleep apnea went away. when i started eating again it came back. i went on a low carb diet now and it is not as bad as it was, possibly sugar was causing it.

This is a real issue for me. I've had sleep apnea for years it's only now that I'm trying to change my diet, eat healthier, exercise more. I'm lactose intolerant so I don't drink cow's milk only soya, almond and oat milk. Sleeping with plants sounds fantastic. Watching from London. 🇬🇧

Just needs to clarify that this will apply to OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea), however this does not apply to CSA (Central Sleep Apnea) which is neurological and is not produce due to obstruction but due abnormal signal send (or NOT send) to the body to actually breath. Also please HIGHLIGHT that all these advices should be performed WHILE you are doing more formal treatment with a Doctor specialized in Sleep so he can determine through a polysomnography (sorry if I got it mispelled) what type of Apnea do you have. It's really important to do a mitigation treatment like using a CPAP machine...which will improve significantly your sleep and daily life (remove the sleepiness and exhaustion during the day which is a very common symptom of OSA/CSA). Using a CPAP or mouthguard devices (which works in some cases) are key to avoid risks of heart decease and accidents due to the sleepiness and lack of focus the apnea produces. Of course you advices are very recommended and should be followed, however those takes quite some time (especially losing weight) so it should not be the only approach. Mitigation should be always needed. I have OSA myself, have been properly diagnosted and been using a CPAP machine for more than 2 years now. It changed completely my life as I have energy, focus and I'm not sleepy during the day. However I don't like been dependent of a machine to breath at night and not being able to go camping or have a vacations without carrying the damned thing. That's why I'm following a diet based on your advise and others. I have removed almost completely wheat and dairy and I'm following a Keto Diet combined with Intermitten fasting under a 16:8 protocol. So far I've lost nearly 20 lbs and have another 20 to go for my ideal weigth and I can assure everyone it helps with the apnea.. still using the machine but my snoring (when not using it) decreased a lot (says my wife) and I'm hoping tha after I lose another 20 lbs or so.. I can get near to not needing the machine (crossing my fingers). Thanks for the advice and remember to include also all the necessary information so people can take the right decisions on how to treat themselves.

When I was 30 pounds overweight I went on the Whole30 diet to first rid myself of inflammation before sticking with No Sugar No Grains, and my sleep apnea turned off like a light switch after 3 weeks. I had only lost some water, but the inflammation was gone. The only time apnea returns is if I eat high carb at night and have not recovered from the inflammation yet.

Not sure if there’s any research to back this, but I took Royal Jelly for a few months and got pregnant (with twins!) after three years of infertility. ❤️

I am as diagnosed with valley fever (fungus) last January my pulmonologist did not know how to treat. He said I develop asthma. This past week I was diagnosed with sleep apnea per my cardiologist. But no one then care in the real cause of everything. We are so blessed with your videos and information. Thank you

Dr , I am a brain stroke survivor, getting many issues frequently. Your information provided great help.