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What Really Causes Styes and How to Get Rid of Them Fast

2023-09-11 Education
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Discover the root cause of recurring styes and the best natural alternatives for a stye. Healthy Ketogenic Diet and Intermittent Fasting: ▶️ https://youtu.be/vMZfyEy_jpI ▶️ https://youtu.be/mBqpaAKtnXE DATA: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5787024/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4426046/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10259731 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3497398/ http://naturatomica.com/category/stye 0:00 Introduction: The best natural remedies for a stye 0:27 What is a stye? 0:45 What causes styes to come back? 1:47 Typical treatments for styes 2:05 Vitamin A deficiency and styes 4:02 Diabetes and styes 5:42 Vitamin D and styes 5:58 Zinc and styes 6:14 Vitamin A deficiency causes 7:08 The best sources of vitamin A 7:40 How to get rid of a stye naturally 9:55 Learn more about the Healthy Keto® diet! Today, I want to share a few interesting natural alternatives for styes. A stye is a little pimple or pustule on the eyelid, usually involving a sebaceous gland. The sebaceous glands are oil glands. If one of these glands becomes clogged, it can lead to a staph infection and inflammation. It typically causes a lot of redness and irritation. In many cases, within seven days, the stye will go away. But, some people deal with recurring styes. People with diabetes have a much higher incidence of styes and staph infections. Sometimes retinoids, a type of vitamin A, are used as a treatment for styes. There is an interesting relationship between vitamin A and styes. One thing that can occur with a vitamin A deficiency is hyperkeratosis. Hyperkeratosis causes a roughened extra layer of skin tissue in the ducts of the sebaceous glands. This means that a vitamin A deficiency can cause the sebaceous glands to be clogged, leading to inflammation. A certain study on humans showed a significant vitamin A deficiency in those who had styes vs. those who did not. Vitamin A is also important for the immune system. A deficiency in vitamin A can increase the risk of infection. Diabetes and insulin resistance can also impair the immune system. Vitamin D is one of the most powerful anti-inflammatories, and vitamin D deficiency is associated with many different eye problems. Vitamin D deficiency may increase the risk of both infections and styes. Zinc is important for building up the immune system and reducing the recurrence of styes. Top causes of vitamin A deficiency: • A lack of the active form of vitamin A in the diet (retinol) • Gut inflammation • Liver issues • Gallbladder issues • Lack of bile • Zinc deficiency • Alcohol • Antibiotics Foods rich in vitamin A include: • Beef liver • Egg yolks • Fish • Cod liver oil The best natural ways to help get rid of a stye and keep it from coming back: 1. Get on the Healthy Keto® diet 2. Take vitamin A and vitamin D (cod liver oil) 3. Take zinc (200 mg for one week, then back to normal amounts) 4. Rub a clove of garlic on the stye a few times a day without getting the garlic in your eye 5. Make green tea, then place the cooled green tea bag on your eyelid over the stye Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio: Dr. Berg, age 58, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan, and is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals®. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media. Follow Me On Social Media: YouTube Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@UCpWhiwlOPxOmwQu5xyjtLDw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drericberg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drericberg/ Spotify Podcast: 🎧 https://drbrg.co/DrBerg-Spotify TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drbergofficial X: https://x.com/dr_ericberg Disclaimer: Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full-time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, prescription, or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Thanks for watching! I hope this helps increase your awareness of the best natural alternatives for styes. I’ll see you in the next video.

Top Comments (10)

@hersheywalker6447 2023-09-11

I worked over 30 years in the service and hospitality industry, had dozens of them over the years, the cause was usually making the mistake of touching around my eye area after touching paper currency. A little boric acid powder and a warm compress and usually gone the next day😎🚬

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@chadroberts44 2023-09-19

As an optometrist I treat these everyday. I've never done a steroid shot or lanced one and only seek natural methods. The information in this video is good for prevention but there are also a couple other things you can do once you do get one. I'll name some of the more effective methods. One is to clean the lid margin with a gentle soap. There are lid scrubs prepared for this such as Blephadex or Ocusoft. Or in a pinch you can dilute J&J baby shampoo. Think of it like brushing your teeth. You are keeping the bacteria population down. There are a few other glands such as meibomian glands where styes can form. Sometimes its a keratinization of the orifice on the lid margin. Sometimes I need to take a rotating brush, which is kind of like a dremel tool, and buff it along the lid margins which practically sands off the keratinization. Once this is out of the way then the orifice is more open and the gland almost spews the junk out. Warm compresses with a proper compress that will hold heat for 10-15 minutes are a huge bonus as well. Best to do those 3-4 times a day until gone. Tea bags make great warm compresses, and in almost all cases the heat is the more aggressor rather than what type of tea it is.

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@phollohan1607 2023-09-12

45 years ago my mother-in-law swore by a warm tea bag for a stye or any other eye issues. She was an old country girl who used a lot of the old-timers ways...and they worked! Thanks Dr. Berg for more great advice!!

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@DreamLvrNY 2023-09-11

I had one for about two months and someone suggested Apple Cider Vinegar. I put ACV on a cotton swab and dabbed the stye. I did this about 2xs a day. Within 2 days it finally drained and went away. Then during a stressful time it started to come back, I dabbed with ACV and by the next day it was gone.

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@JimNotCarrey 2024-03-03

In Poland my family always steeped a chamomile tea bag and let it cool but still be warm. Put it over the eye as a compress and even flushed the eye with chamomile. Works every time

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@MalcomX5167 2023-09-11

Butter is also high in Vitamin A (Retinol)

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@pdeb70 2023-09-19

As soon as I gave up sugar, my styes went away. Diet is the key ...

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@LidewijDiederik 2023-09-19

Our parents used a gold ring rubbing it carefully and lightly over the eyelid. Amazing results.

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@Drberg 2026-01-20

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@spiet7380 2026-04-10

Crazy, im Carnivore and got a stye. I literally ate eggs and steak, and chicken liver which is Super packed with Vitamin A and Zinc and still got a stye the day afterwards. First stye in decades. And i take dr bergs vit d3 and k2 daily! I dont get it.

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