How Much Licorice Is Safe?

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4 ай бұрын

Eating licorice or drinking licorice tea can cause the loss of body fat by blocking the effects of a stress hormone, but at what cost?
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@NutritionFactsOrg 4 ай бұрын

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@MindVersusMisery 4 ай бұрын

As a Swede this is potentially life saving info. Here in Sweden we love licorice with lots of salt, and me and my wife can eat a bag in one sitting in front of the telly. No wonder why I recently felt as if my heart did acrobatics in my chest. Now it's time for a family emergency meeting about our snacking habits. Thanks Doc!

@im2old4this2 4 ай бұрын

It happened to me. I was gifted some amazingly delicious black licorice covered with chocolate and salted caramel. European. I found it on Amazon and started ordering it regularly. I got two containers on a Friday, ate one of them. Went to my doctor the next morning - my blood pressure was off the charts. We had no idea what was going on. I went home, and as I ate the second container I did some research. I wondered if perhaps one of my supplements was the culprit. That's when I discovered the black licorice connection. I sent an email to my doctor. He had never seen such a case before. I went back in a couple of weeks and my BP was close to normal again.

@jeanneamato8278 4 ай бұрын

I had heard that it was bad for those with high blood pressure so warned customers at my herb shop about it. I might have lost a sale but my customers trusted me and stayed healthy.

@oceanlawnlove8109 4 ай бұрын

And came back okurr

@dirt420 3 ай бұрын

@@oceanlawnlove8109 okurrr

@imthinkingthoughts 4 ай бұрын

I was recently on high dose Prednisolone for Crohn's disease. I was drinking loads of liquorice tea as I love it. During my taper I was experiencing loads of side effects. Turns out it might be because of my consumption of liquorice tea! Wow, there are truely levels to this. So fascinating

@Julottt 4 ай бұрын

You should watch the channel "high carb health" on youtube to be able to heal your gut and microbiome from Crohn. And all the testimonies too~

@Drj0195 4 ай бұрын

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@BlissBlessHappiness 4 ай бұрын

The key question that such studies never answer is; what about people who are actually consuming naturally high potassium diets! This would have been the case in India and China before the industrial age (where they have used liquorice and studied its effects medically for millennia), let alone - people nowadays adopting naturally potassium rich diets (Whole food varied plant based diets with a focus on fruits and vegetables), people in these studies are almost unanimously on low potassium diets (fact).

@WW11110 3 ай бұрын

Nice

@nazokashii 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing and shining the light on this

@paulmaxwell8851 4 ай бұрын

My sister developed a cardiac arrythmia, specifically a PVC or premature ventricular contractions, which was a tremendous cause for concern. She was otherwise quite healthy. She went for batteries of tests such as treadmill stress tests, bloodwork etc. The doctors didn't know what to think. In the end, I read up on it and traced the cause to excess licorice consumption coupled with the large daily intake of deionized water. Deionized water was RO or reverse osmosis water, which is devoid of minerals. She cut out the licorice and switched to drinking her perfectly good, delicious well water which has significant amounts of calcium, magnesium and other trace minerals. Four years later, she's never looked better!

@oceanlawnlove8109 4 ай бұрын

I call bullshit

@zinareid5936 4 ай бұрын

My mother had a friend who snacked on black licorice all day and, yes, almost died. She was never the same mentally.

@Alcooliques_sans_frontieres 4 ай бұрын

The doctor means the root and not the sweets you can buy in the shops. The sweets you can buy in the shops often do not even contain real licorice.

@hornsteinhof7592 4 ай бұрын

@@Alcooliques_sans_frontieresmany, but some still do (at least where I live). There have also been cases in court where ppl tried to sue because of hospitalization following liquorice consumption (which were rejected)

@Alcooliques_sans_frontieres 4 ай бұрын

@@hornsteinhof7592 If people consume excessive amounts of Licorice then it's their fault. Anything in excess causes damage to the body even drinking water in excess.

@Tyler_Skye77 4 ай бұрын

⁠⁠@@hornsteinhof7592 Why were they rejected (if you know)? I didn’t know about that.

@naftalibendavid 4 ай бұрын

Wow! Didn’t know this stuff! Thank you.

@jamesmitchell6925 4 ай бұрын

Thank Doc! Great job on the video!

@AndrewPawley11 4 ай бұрын

I love this channel!

@heatherparis8499 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for this! Can you do your next video on the claims I've started seeing all over the internet (including one of the most popular podcasts in the world) that longterm use of vitamins renders them useless? As a 49-year-old vegan I've been taking B12, D3 and algae-based Omega 3 for several years now, and have been told it's necessary to continue taking them into my old age. I haven't been able to find any actual studies on this.

@jmwhitt 4 ай бұрын

Careful of DGL supplements as well, can lower potassium

@thebravespirit439 4 ай бұрын

i was about to incorporate licorice tea to my diet for it's benifits on asthma , but watching this vid made me reconsider it thank you sir , very helpful information

@Tyler_Skye77 4 ай бұрын

It should be safe at low amounts with the right brand. It’s always best to play it safe, though.

@thebravespirit439 4 ай бұрын

yeah , even in the research they show that the lowest dose of 1/4 tsp is effective against asthma .. so i'm playing it safe .. thanks man@@Tyler_Skye77

@rosecoon1791 21 күн бұрын

I was on the edge of my seat for 3 minutes impatiently waiting to comment about the potassium and blood pressure problems you spoke of in the last half of the video. Lol.

@Viertelfranzose 4 ай бұрын

I use the Licorice extract powder (from Roots of Glycyrrhizia Glabra) with min. Standardized to 30% Glycyrrhizic Acid) since some month. Seems no effect on me till now..Perhaps someone have other effects 🤔Thank you very much for this interesting video and greetings from Andreas in Alsace /France

@ceidrenv387 4 ай бұрын

Does the topical licorice mentioned early in the video have these side effects?

@hifartingoctopuss 4 ай бұрын

Good question

@Alcooliques_sans_frontieres 4 ай бұрын

Licorice in the United States can be all kind of sweet stuff.. Most people do not mean the roots but some jelly-like sweet substance with anise type of flavor. Careful with real licorice because over time it can increase your blood pressure.

@joniroylance8729 4 ай бұрын

I loved Black licorice since I was 5years old! Ate it whenever I coukd find it. Then a friend sent licorice from Australia! So good, soft and chewy…..but little did I know why my blood pressure was over200/90. No more licorice for me😢,! When I recently looked for some…..all stores. NO longer had it…. All pulled off the shelves…. I then had Afib,and needed an operation as my heart went into crazy beats! Everything has been good since then, but I still crave licorice……but won’t ever eat it again😢.

@rahmatpopalzai5775 4 ай бұрын

take Mega dose of l citrulline you're blood pressure will go down I took pre-workout that contained 1200 mg pure l citrulline It made my blood pressure very low and now I'm trying to make my blood pressure upp Yesterday I checked my blood pressure it was 90/50

@zachcain2639 4 ай бұрын

Could this be a good natural supplement for people with too-low blood pressure?

@lint8391 4 ай бұрын

I love this channel. There seems to be a surprisingly large amount of popular pro-carnivore youtube channels. One or two of which I've seen mention Dr Greger in disparaging terms. Those channels seem to be high in anecdotes and emotional rhetoric and low in scientific evidence / citations. Talking with the pro-carnivore gang is an exercise in futility. When they are adamant that - for example - eggs are healthy. And I'm adamant that they aren't (after watching a few videos on eggs on this channel).

@blue-fj9ky 4 ай бұрын

My mother took a few teaspoons a day of licorice powder over several weeks. She ended up in the intensive care ward. At first they thought she had lung cancer. Then they thought it was heart failure. Eventually they diagnosed as pericardial effusion but were baffled at the cause. They removed large volumes of brown fluid from around her heart. She survived. Barely! This is an important video. Be very careful with licorice!

@Tyler_Skye77 4 ай бұрын

Wow. Is that because it was more than what you’re supposed to use, or is it a normal amount? (I’m guessing it’s a supplent of sort)

@blue-fj9ky 4 ай бұрын

@@Tyler_Skye77She took the powder as a supplement on the advice of a natural health doctor. 2 teaspoons twice a day with honey for several weeks. She had a cold and it was supposed to help with that! Months later I read that it is well known to cause hypertension and pericardial effusion with long term use! I think she took more and for longer than most people. Now I won't go near the stuff!

@Tyler_Skye77 4 ай бұрын

@@blue-fj9ky Yeah, you need to be careful with what they say, sadly. Never just take their word, always check 1st. Honestly, I think it should be looked at more closely by authorities to make sure what they say to do is safe. Especially when that’s what they do with pharmacies, etc. I’m glad it worked out in the end.

@blue-fj9ky 4 ай бұрын

@@Tyler_Skye77 Thank you and I agree with everything you said!

@RonJamieson 4 ай бұрын

I had heard that de-glycyrrhetinic licorice could help with acid reflux - is this the case?

@kimberlysadberry6757 4 ай бұрын

I used to drink herb teas that contained licorice root. Not even that much. A cup or 2 a day and it wasn't even the main ingredient and it gave me bad and scary heart palpitations. They went away pretty quickly once i realized the cause and stopped drinking anything with licorice root in it thank goodness

@Albopepper 4 ай бұрын

Doh! I just went through all of the herbal tea boxes in my home and found 1/2 a dozen that all had licorice root. Not gonna drink 'em!

@jwoolman5 4 ай бұрын

You can just have one occasionally. It's excessive ingestion that is the problem. Your body should be able to easily deal with one cup every now and then. Will make it a special treat. Same thing with licorice candy. One piece every now and then is no problem. A whole bag snarfed down in half an hour - different situation.

@VeganLinked 4 ай бұрын

Wild, who would have ever known there's so much to know about licorice. I never liked it when I was a kid growing up for some reason, it seemed fake and gross. But I love to Snickers. Too bad Snickers isn't vegan and like a superfood.

@anon-mx4jx 3 ай бұрын

I have PCOS and recently started drinking licorice tea to lower testosterone and my symptoms seem to get better

@Balancinglife 4 ай бұрын

FACTS

@khancock52 4 ай бұрын

I love black jelly beans, haven't had them since I was a kid at Easter! I found them just the other day and bought a bag, now you tell me they can kill me??? Seriously??

@chrisd6982 Ай бұрын

'The control thigh' 😊

@4850937 4 ай бұрын

Chlormequat is in the news. Advice please.

@jonnenne 4 ай бұрын

Licorice is really bad for pregnant women. It's supee popular here in the Nordics and I can't help a bit of licorice every now and then

@benmalek94 4 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@reesejoli5552 4 ай бұрын

licorice spoopy

@jaysilverheals4445 4 ай бұрын

right back same place no change in decades----you cannot tell whats licorice or not or how much. with candy likely dosent have any in it so whats the public supposed to do with no way to measure licorice or how much or compared to anise or fennel which smells and tastes the same. so you have all these products out there and nobody has any idea whats in them. even this one--he alludes to it but wont tell

@CaroleMcDonnell 4 ай бұрын

My heart jumped so badly when i ate licorice.

@iwax64 4 ай бұрын

Hahah sure. Talk to the Dutch and Scandinavians. Liquorish mass consumers. 6 gram a day hahaha 😂

@sammavitae114 4 ай бұрын

They are probably consuming anise flavored gummys.

@fdagpigj 4 ай бұрын

@@sammavitae114 idk about netherlands and scandinavia but I'm from finland and bags of several hundred grams of black licorice containing licorice extract (lakritsiuute) are sold for cheap in grocery stores (with or without ammonium chloride for flavour). I sometimes buy one and eat it in one or two days, but I don't do that very often precisely because I know it raises blood pressure. Who knows how much glycyrrhetinic acid it actually contains though.

@lynoure 4 ай бұрын

@@sammavitae114 The candies are a real deal. In Finland they contain on average 200mg per 100g.

@lieutske 4 ай бұрын

One of THE only couple of things I miss from my Dutch roots (now living in Texas..) LICORICE-salty- and BITTERBALLEN!!!

@iwax64 4 ай бұрын

@@lieutskeSame here out in SE Asia. And salted herring. The one non veggie food that Dr. Greger might approve of, on occasion 😅

@ColineRusselle 4 ай бұрын

If you were a British child born just after the war there was food rationing and no poisonous sugar available. As such a kid I was given ginger and liquorice, brit spelling, as treats, we chewed the dried roots all the time. The shops eventually sold liquorice sweets from large selection boxes and when given a whole box one Christmas I proved that a whole box was a single portion! I ate it in quantities far in excess of those you have mentioned until I gave up all carbs at 65. it is still the only thing I miss on my new low carb diet...