Dr. Eric Berg, DC, The Knowledge Doc, founded the Berg Institute of Health & Wellness in 1997 in Seminole, Florida, where he now serves as the Institute's CEO. The Institute aims to help people understand their health, their body's needs, and how to overcome nutritional deficiencies.

1. Dr. Eric Berg Biography
Dr. Eric Berg, DC, The Knowledge Doc, founded the Berg Institute of Health & Wellness in 1997
in Seminole, Florida, where he now serves as the Institute's CEO. The Institute aims to help
people understand their health, their body's needs, and how to overcome nutritional
deficiencies.
Dr. Berg enables people to take ownership of their health and well-being to achieve their ideal
weight loss goals empowered by a keto diet and intermittent fasting.
After graduating from chiropractic school in 1988, Dr. Berg embarked on many years of scientific
research in nutrition. His passion was fueled by a desire to understand his health struggles with
food.
Dr. Eric now teaches people about a wide spectrum of health-related topics. He specializes in
dissecting complex health problems, relating symptoms to real causes, and designing strategies
for healing through nutrition. His signature healthy keto diet and intermittent fasting—a long-term
eating plan—are now widely seen as a transforming factor in creating extraordinary levels of
wellness.
The dramatic transformation Dr. Berg achieved in his health based on new insights he gained
through deeper research into the science of nutrition eventually prompted him to shift from

2. full-time chiropractic work to teaching his methods to other medical professionals, including
serving as an associate professor at Howard University.
His book, published in 2006, The 7 Principles of Fat Burning, was updated in 2019 based on
new research as The Healthy Keto Plan, now an Amazon bestseller. He also started a YouTube
channel in 2008 and continues sharing his perspectives on healthy eating and myriad other
health topics, tallying more than 6,000 videos, 18 million subscribers, and 100 million views per
month. He also created a course that explores keto and intermittent fasting to train Keto
Coaches worldwide.
Dr. Eric Berg engaged in private practice as a chiropractor in San Diego, CA, Shreveport, LA,
and Alexandria, VA, and since 1997 has served as CEO at the Berg Institute of Health &
Wellness in Seminole, FL.
Academic History
Dr. Eric earned his Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 1988 at Palmer College of Chiropractic in
Davenport, Iowa, following pre-med studies at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside from 1983
to 1985 and Army Reserve service, during which he was trained in X-ray technology.
Additional advanced and specialty academic training included the National-Lincoln School of
Postgraduate Education; Southern California College of Chiropractic; International Scoliosis

3. Research Center; Risk Management, Louisiana Union of Chiropractic; and Motor Vehicle
Collision Injuries, LUCP.
Professional Skills and Experience
Dr. Eric passed the National Board of Chiropractic Examination, parts I, II, and III achieved the
Certificate of Proficiency in Chiropractic X-ray, became a board-certified chiropractor in Virginia,
California, and Louisiana, was certified in Microscopy, live blood cell analysis, and in the
diagnostic interpretation of neuro-selective current perception threshold.
Throughout his years in the public eye as a recognized authority in the science of nutrition, Dr.
Eric Berg has contributed substantial personal resources--in time, money, and wide-ranging
public outreach--to philanthropic organizations that share his passion for wellness and healing.
Along with his wife, Karen, the Bergs contribute generously to the public, both nationally and
internationally, through education about dieting and fitness.
Achievements

4. During his 30 years of chiropractic practice in Alexandria, Virginia, Dr. Eric Berg cared for more
than 40,000 people. He also provided in-house and external seminars for government agencies
such as the Library of Congress, Federal Communication Commission, National Institute of
Science, and FBI.
Between 2017 and 2019 (when the pandemic paused such large public gatherings), Dr. Berg
hosted annual Keto Health Summits, most recently in Washington, DC. Annual attendance
rapidly grew to 1,000 physicians, diet coaches, healthcare practitioners, and a host of
keto-dieters sharing remarkable wellness experiences and dramatic weight loss. The gatherings
spotlighted many nationally acclaimed speakers and specialists in keto dieting and metabolic
health.
In addition to Dr. Berg's books, his work has been featured in many popular magazines and
various TV and radio programs, including Channel 9, CBS Nightly News, Channel 8 News, and
more.
Dr. Berg has trained more than 2,500 health professionals with his methods, techniques, and
scientific findings. He is a pivotal voice in raising awareness of the role ketogenic eating plans
and intermittent fasting can play in promoting health and wellness.
Dr. Eric Berg's passion for health inspires his life beyond the Berg Institute, especially in hobbies
and personal interests. He says, "I am constantly searching for underlying reasons why people
get diseases—it's become a hobby." That passion grew from his personal experience
overcoming the effects of overwork and overeating like "the meat and potatoes kid."
By the age of 32, his new understanding of nutrition finally revived his energy and ability to keep
up with his wife Karen's busy life and their three active children.
Free time is now one of Eric's rarest but most treasured assets. He finds inspiration and
relaxation in playing his hand-crafted guitar and working with Karen to turn out new, enticing
health-infused kitchen creations.
Dr. Eric Berg now lives on a scenic farm where he is studying its soil intensely, researching
growing nutrient-dense food and nutrient-dense animals. Everything in the kitchen, Karen
agrees, started on the earth.