About

Dr. Eric Berg, DC, The Knowledge Doc, founded the Berg Institute of Health & Wellness in Seminole, Florida, in 1997, where he currently serves as CEO. Dr. Berg empowers individuals to take charge of their own health and well-being in order to achieve their ideal weight loss goals through intermittent fasting and a ketogenic diet.

After completing chiropractic school in 1988, Dr. Berg devoted many years to nutrition-related scientific research. His passion was fueled by a desire to comprehend his own food-related health struggles.

Dr. Eric Berg now instructs individuals on a vast array of health-related topics. He specializes in dissecting all types of complex health problems, relating symptoms to their true causes, and designing nutrition-based healing strategies. His signature healthy keto diet and intermittent fasting — a long-term eating plan — is now widely regarded as transformative factor in achieving exceptional levels of health.

Dr. Berg's dramatic improvement in his own health as a result of deeper research into the science of nutrition prompted him to teach his methods to other medical professionals, including as an associate professor at Howard University for a time.

His 2006 book, The 7 Principles of Fat Burning, was updated in 2019 to become the Amazon best-selling The Healthy Keto Plan, based on new research.

Dr. Eric Berg was a chiropractor in private practice in San Diego, California, Shreveport, Louisiana, and Alexandria, Virginia, and he has been the CEO of the Berg Institute of Health & Wellness in Seminole, Florida, since 1997.

Dr. Eric Berg earned his Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 1988 from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, after completing pre-med studies at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside from 1983 to 1985 and X-ray technology training in the Army Reserve.
 

In 2008, he also launched a YouTube channel where he continues to share his views on healthy eating and a vast array of other health-related topics, with over 6,000 videos, 18 million subscribers, and 100 million monthly views. He also developed a course on keto and intermittent fasting for Keto Coaches around the world.

National-Lincoln School of Postgraduate Education; Southern California College of Chiropractic; International Scoliosis Research Center; Risk Management, Louisiana Union of Chiropractic; and Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries, LUCP, provided additional advanced and specialized academic training.

Dr. Eric Berg passed parts I, II, and III of the National Board of Chiropractic Examination, obtained the Certificate of Proficiency in Chiropractic X-ray, became a board-certified chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, and was certified in Microscopy, live blood cell analysis, and diagnostic interpretation of neuro selective current perception threshold.

Dr. Eric Berg has contributed significant personal resources, including time, money, and extensive public outreach, to philanthropic organizations that share his passion for wellness and healing throughout his many years in the public eye as a recognized authority in the science of nutrition. Berg and his wife, Karen, contribute generously to the national and international public through education about nutrition and fitness.

In his thirty years of chiropractic practice in Alexandria, Virginia, Dr. Eric Berg treated over 40,000 patients. In addition, he conducted internal and external seminars for government agencies, including the Library of Congress, the Federal Communication Commission, the National Institute of Science, and the FBI, among others.

Between 2017 and 2019 (when the pandemic halted such large public gatherings), Dr. Eric Berg hosted annual Keto Health Summits; the most recent of which was held in Washington, D.C. Annual attendance grew to 1,000 physicians, diet coaches, healthcare practitioners, and a host of keto-dieters sharing remarkable experiences of wellness and dramatic weight loss. Numerous nationally renowned speakers, specialists in the keto diet and metabolic health, were featured at the events.

In addition to his books, Dr. Berg's work has appeared in numerous magazines and television and radio programs, such as Channel 9 CBS Nightly News, Channel 8 News, and others.

More than 2,500 health professionals have been trained in Dr. Berg's methods, techniques, and scientific findings. He is a prominent advocate for the role that ketogenic diets and intermittent fasting play in promoting health and wellness.

Dr. Eric Berg's passion for health extends beyond the Berg Institute, particularly to his hobbies and personal pursuits. According to his own words, "I am constantly searching for the underlying causes of why people get diseases; it has become a hobby." This passion was sparked by his personal experience overcoming the effects of overwork and overeating as a "meat and potatoes kid."

By the time he reached the age of 32, his new knowledge of nutrition had restored his energy and ability to keep up with his wife Karen's hectic schedule and their three active children.

Dr. Eric Berg now values leisure time as one of its rarest and most valuable assets. He finds both inspiration and relaxation in playing his handcrafted guitar and collaborating with Karen to create new, enticing, health-infused culinary delights.

Dr. Eric Berg now resides on a picturesque farm, where he is conducting research on the cultivation of nutrient-dense plants and animals. Karen concurs that everything in the kitchen originated from the earth.