Eric Berg

Eric Berg holds a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic, earned in 1988. He established The Health and Wellness Center in Alexandria, Virginia, where he practiced chiropractic and promoted a range of alternative diagnostic and treatment techniques including Body Response Technique (BRT), Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Technique (NAET), Contact Reflex Analysis (CRA), and testing with an Acoustic Cardiograph.

In September 2007, the Virginia Board of Medicine issued Berg a formal reprimand, fined him $1,500, and placed conditions on his license, finding that he had practiced outside the scope of chiropractic medicine, maintained inadequate medical records, engaged in false and deceptive advertising, and made therapeutic claims 'not supportable by reasonable scientific or medical evidence.' His license was restored to full status in April 2008 after he complied with the board's orders.

Berg pivoted heavily to YouTube, where his channel now attracts over 14 million subscribers and generates tens of millions of views monthly. He produces daily videos on ketogenic diet, intermittent fasting, adrenal health, hormones, and disease — topics that fall squarely within the practice of medicine, not chiropractic. Despite consistently being referred to as 'Dr. Berg,' he is not a medical doctor. Skeptical communities and media-bias fact-checkers rate his content as frequently medically inaccurate.

His promotion of 'adrenal fatigue' is a central concern. The Endocrine Society, the preeminent professional body for hormonal medicine, explicitly states that no scientific proof exists to support the condition as a real medical diagnosis, and that it may cause patients to miss actual diagnoses such as Addison's disease or thyroid disorders. Berg's content downplays cardiovascular risks associated with high saturated fat consumption and promotes keto as a treatment for conditions including cancer, without appropriate medical caveats.

Berg also operates a commercial supplement line through DrBerg.com, creating the same financial conflict-of-interest pattern seen among many dietary influencers: he generates fear around specific conditions, then sells products to address them. His enormous social media reach makes him one of the highest-volume sources of health misinformation online, despite a regulatory record that documented his problematic practices as early as 2007.

“Adrenal fatigue is a real medical condition responsible for widespread fatigue, weight gain, and hormonal disruption.”

The Endocrine Society states unequivocally: 'No scientific proof exists to support adrenal fatigue as a true medical condition.' The American Association of Clinical Endocrinology concurs. Real adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) is a distinct and diagnosable medical condition requiring physician oversight. Promoting adrenal fatigue delays correct diagnosis.

“Specific keto and fasting protocols can cure or reverse cancer, without noting need for medical supervision.”

Berg makes cancer-related health claims that are not within the scope of chiropractic practice and are not supported by clinical evidence as standalone treatments. Presenting such content to 14+ million subscribers risks people delaying or abandoning proven cancer therapy.

“Diagnostic techniques such as Body Response Technique (BRT), Contact Reflex Analysis (CRA), and the Acoustic Cardiograph can detect and diagnose disease.”

The Virginia Board of Medicine found in 2007 that Berg made therapeutic claims for these techniques that were 'not supportable by reasonable scientific or medical evidence' and ordered him to cease using them. These methods lack any validated diagnostic utility.