Hello Health Champions.
Apparently low carb diets and fasting has become so popular that the news has reached
none other than Santa Claus himself and today he has been so gracious to join us and to
share some of the experiences and hopefully inspire some others to follow suit.
Coming right up.
Hey I'm Dr. Ekberg.
I'm a holistic doctor and former Olympic decathlete and if you want to truly Master Health by
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You know it's always interesting to read comments and see who has been watching my videos and
I've previously seen that Darth Vader and Genghis Khan and Jesus Christ have been following
my channel and recently Santa Claus has joined that illustrious crowd.
Ho ho ho ho.
Apparently not even Santa was immune to all that sugar in the cookies and his belly started
growing and he finally realized it was time to do something about it.
Thank you so much for joining us on this call today Santa.
Well thank you for having me Dr. Ekberg it's my pleasure you know I should really be the
one thanking you.
Your videos have really made a tremendous difference in my life already.
My energy is better.
My belly is shrinking and I just feel so much better.
At this rate I should be good for a couple of thousand more years.
A couple of thousand years you say.
I know you've been around a long time but just how old are you?
Well I’d like to tell you but that's actually classified information doc my public relations
department doesn't want me to talk about that let's just say I'm really really old but even
though I don't age like most people, I'm still not immune to the effects of sugar that's
some nasty stuff sugar. Gets you hooked and then starts wearing you down.
That it sure does but do you mind sharing what was your turning point. What was it that made you decide to change?
Well there were a number of reasons actually.
First there were some animal rights groups who filed an official complaint with the humane
society.
They claimed it was animal cruelty to have the reindeer pull around a guy who weighed
over 400 pounds.
And I don’t know where they got that information anyway.
I was never over 350.
Well the complaint was dismissed on the grounds that the kids would be too traumatized if
they didn’t get their presents.
But by then I'd already heard some grumbling in the stables.
You know Rudolph was talking about starting a labor union and putting up OSHA regulation
posters.
So I guess it was time to do something anyway.
Wow those were some compelling reasons.
There's certainly a whole lot going on at the North Pole that doesn't reach the mainstream
media but did you say that there were even more reasons?
Well yes doctor, there actually is another reason the main reason was really mrs.
Claus and finally got tired of my big belly and all the huffing and puffing.
We used to both be in really great shape but while I've let myself go, she's always taking
really good care of herself.
While I was out flying around eating cookies mrs.
Claus was hitting the gym.
You know the media has always portrayed her as this nice frail elderly lady, and well
we let them because my marketing people say that works for our brand.
So this picture shows how she's typically being portrayed but here's a more recent picture
of the real mrs.
Santa.
Ho ho ho.
As you can see the years have been very kind to her.
She’s held up really well I mean frankly I'm not sure how she's put up with me all these years.
Oh wow.
To say that she's held up well is quite the understatement.
I can certainly see why you would be motivated to keep up with a woman like that.
Well thank you doctor Ekberg . I’ll let her know you said that.
She’ll be real pleased to hear that.
She was actually the one who found your videos and after watching them for a while she one
day just put her foot down she said Christopher Kringle you're going to watch some of this
doctor’s videos you know they're different and I must say it was quite a relief to learn
that I could still eat steak in butter and eggs.
You know last time she tried to get me to get serious about losing some weight it was
a disaster it was during the 1980s and all I could eat was lettuce and rice cakes and
low-fat bran muffins and well let's just say that didn't work out so well.
No I'm sure it didn't work so well but fortunately we do know better today let's just get back
to your current health Journey how is that been going for you?
Oh boy doc it has been so easy.
I eat real food I eat lots of fat but I quit all the cookies and the pounds are coming
off you know your videos have made all the difference.
I finally understand how the body works and I'm using all the tools as you like to call
it low-carb fasting and exercise.
We’ve even built a gym at the North Pole so I lift weights and play some ball too.
Let me tell you that mrs.
Claus is appreciating my improved energy.
Being around her often results in some high-intensity interval activity if you know what I mean,
ho ho ho ho.
I think I hear you loud and clear Santa and it's great that you're using all the weight
loss tools that we talk about but let's get back to some of the earlier years if you've
been around so long how is it that you started gaining weight and developing insulin resistance?
You know doc it comes with the territory of being Santa that people give you treats and
they put out food.
You know I give them presents and they want to be generous in return and it's super sweet.
Hundreds of years ago there was no problem was easy to stay healthy because the food
and the treats people gave me, well they were real food.
Processed food wasn't even invented yet.
People gave me ham and sausage and sauerkraut but over time things started going downhill
first it was oatmeal and rice porridge which you know that wasn't terribly bad.
But over the last hundred years all I've been getting is cookies and milk.
And even then I did okay while the cookies were made with real butter and molasses, but
as people have got too busy with their lives and forgot how to cook and bake for themselves
all I’ve been getting for the last 30 years are store bought cookies with margarine white
sugar and chemicals and that's when my health really took a dive.
Yes that's certainly unfortunate the quality of food all around the world is just getting
worse but let's get back to your blood work and when we sat down for the consultation
and we talked about how your A1C and your insulin and your triglycerides and your cholesterol
balance there was some pretty scary numbers there so I know you got motivated to do something
about that so how's that been going since then?
It’s been a real eye opener Dr Ekberg.
I’ve lost 30 pounds already I don't have cravings anymore my energy is so much better
like you explained on our last call all the numbers are improving I used to think it was
normal to have mood swings and energy swings and that you had to have snacks every 2 hours
but now with intermittent fasting I eat once or twice a day and I have so much more energy
plus the time savings of not eating all the time really helps a busy guy like Santa.
Yeah I imagine it's pretty busy work to be Santa.
Is the stress pretty significant in your line of work?
Oh let me tell you about stress doc.
There is never a dull moment but now that I can fit down chimneys again and the reindeer
have dropped the lawsuits.
I can cope much better with the stress now I'm actually looking forward to the Christmas
season this year it's going to be a cinch.
I'm so glad to hear that Santa. Now does that mean I'm finally going to get what I wanted for Christmas?
You did get my letter right?
Yes I sure did get your letter Dr. Ekberg but I'm afraid according to company policy
I can't make any exceptions just because I like you even if you did turn me in to Health
Champion.
We'll just have to see if you've been naughty or nice when all your deeds are tallied up.
Well I can certainly understand that.
We don't want to violate any policy.
I'll just have to be extra good from now until Christmas.
But tell me now that Santa no longer eats any cookies or milk is there anything else
any sort of treat that you'd like for people to leave out for Santa?
You know that's a good point Dr. Ekberg.
We should probably explain - Cookies and milk are out - bone broth and Bulletproof Coffee
and steak and eggs they’re in.
Any kind of steak any kind of meat.
Well except for reindeer that that would just be wrong.
Well obviously reindeer are going to be off the menu.
I hope people understand that.
But one thing that I’ve found is that when people make big life changes and change the
way that they eat one of the big challenges is that they have to find new foods and new
recipes and new ways to prepare food is there anything that you want to share something
that has helped you in that process.
Actually I’m really lucky in that department, because my nephew also has a YouTube Channel
where he barbecues and grills all kinds of meat and he doesn’t use sugar so I can use
all of his recipes.
That's great.
That sounds like a good resource for people.
We’ll be sure to put a link in the description.
Well thanks for having me on Dr Ekberg and thanks for helping me get healthier We’ll
see you on Christmas.
Thank you for joining us today and sharing your story Santa I think like any celebrity
who takes action you've probably inspired thousands of people to follow in your steps
and do something about their health thank you now if you want to follow in Santa's footsteps
and learn more about how to get truly healthy go ahead and watch that one next thank you
so much for watching I'll see you in the next video