Hey buddy. Hey, hey.
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Proverbs 18:24 states
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"A man that has friends
must show himself friendly
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and there is a Friend that
sticks closer than a brother. "
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Hello and welcome to
From Sickness to Health.
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I'm Rico Hill. your host,
and this is Sickness my...
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What are we
exactly? We're friends.
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Really? I mean you're all
about the whole sick thing
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and I'm more about health and
we don't agree on anything so...
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Well, that's because you're...
how do I say this gently?
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EXTREME!
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Really? Give me one example. OK.
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I'll give you one
example. All right.
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Let's take your
definition of health. OK.
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You think people should
be healthy every single day.
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That they should never get sick.
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You know, people like some
sympathy when they're sick.
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For instance: "Oh
baby, how're you doing?
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Do you feel OK? "
People love that stuff!
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Then let's talk about sick
days. People love sick days.
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All right. Fine,
fine, fine... but...
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but here's the thing:
You're my friend, right?
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That's right. OK, so as my
friend it wouldn't bother you if
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I had aching joints?
Having sleepless nights
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because of migraines?
What if I had to fork out
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thousands of dollars
for expensive rehabilitation
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and all this. Or heart
attack? It wouldn't bother you
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if I? Oh, how about
deforming crippling arthritis?
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I'm totally fine with it.
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Wow! In today's
program we're going to identify
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real friends versus those
that just hang around like
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friends but they're
really not. Hey! I can hear you.
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Right over here. I can
hear you talking about me.
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Come on... Roll it!
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Rico. Oh Rico, come back here.
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Hey... get back over here. Hey!
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We're friends and
you should identify that.
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Have you ever had
a pain in your neck
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or somewhere else on your
body that just wouldn't go away?
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Or better yet, have you ever had
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something that hung around and
you embraced it like a friend
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or family member? You
know, we're talking about
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arthritis today. And you
know sometimes people embrace
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their pain like it's a
friend or a family member.
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Now we wouldn't do that
if someone robbed our house.
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We wouldn't say,
you know: "My robber. "
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So today we want to separate
what's a friend and what's an
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enemy and who we
should be embracing.
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Today we have joining us our
good friend, and he IS a friend,
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Dr. Jim Said who is a
board-certified chiropractor
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and a naturopathic doctor.
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And as I always say,
he is on the forefront of
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educating people
about good health.
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Welcome to the program.
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Thank you so much for having
me. It's a pleasure to be here.
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Well we're really
happy to have you with us
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because we're talking
about a subject that people need
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to understand today.
Now, we find that millions
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of Americans,
doc, millions of them
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are affected by
this lifestyle disease.
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Certainly in the African-
American community. Sadly.
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But what really sort of strikes
me is that this particular
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lifestyle disease has
become affectionately known
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as "Arthur" or
"Uncle Arthur. " Um-hmm.
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So in other words,
it's being embraced as if it
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were a family member.
But we want to really show
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that this is no friend and
it's no family member, right?
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Absolutely. But before
we do that, let's allow
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our, well
so-called friend Sickness
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on this program
to get his point in
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before we get into the
discussion. Let's see what he
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has to say.
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Hey Rico, since we're
talking about friendship
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one of my good
friends is in town today.
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You may know him: Arthur.
You know, a lot of people
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call him Arthur-ritis.
Arthur-ritis... get it?
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Sixty million Americans suffer
from this doctor diagnosed
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disease. That's
nearly 1 in 5... do the math.
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I just did. Anyway... 2/3
of those are under the age
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of 65 so it's not
just an old folk disease.
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You know what I mean? Let's take
this lady over here for example.
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As you can see, she's
got a lot of blue areas.
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That's my friend Arthur at work.
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Let's just see.
Lady... does that hurt? AAAH!
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Well, you can see what a
real friendship looks like.
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We may not have it
but Arthur and I do.
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Back to you, Rico.
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Whoa! Poor lady, right?
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Absolutely. Well doc,
what do you have to say about
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this issue of "Uncle Arthur? "
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I feel badly for the
family member, that's for sure -
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yeah, yeah -
because it's a huge issue.
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It affects so many and we see
that there are over 100 types
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of arthritis. How about this?
There are some common ones...
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over 100... but there
are some common ones, right?
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Osteoarthritis;
rheumatoid arthritis.
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You've got infectious arthritis
and there's a fourth one.
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What's that
fourth one? Rheumatoid?
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Juvenile rheumatoid? You
mean this is affecting children?
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Um-hmm. Talk to us
about these common ones.
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The biggest issue about arth-
ritis is very straightforward.
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It means
inflammation of a joint.
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Whether it's acute. In
other words, it's hurting
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from some kind of an
injury that's an arthritis.
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From an infection
can be an arthritis.
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Or in the case of rheumatoid
or juvenile-onset it can be
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a connective tissue disease...
that is, the body is attacking
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the joint itself. The
immune system has gone awry.
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It's gone haywire and
it's seeing its own tissues
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as foreign and it
wants to get rid of them.
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All these lead to
inflammation of the joint.
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The biggest issue
most people suffer with
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is chronic
arthritis. Chronic arthritis.
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Osteoarthritis it's also called.
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And this is a condition
that really has two drivers.
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One is by the
mechanics of the body:
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posture and how we use the body.
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And the other has to
do with what we eat -
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our style of living -
and also how we exercise
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and stretch and keep movement
and flexibility of the body.
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I'll give you an example.
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This is something I see
literally every day in practice.
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OK. Bad posture.
People... Sit up!
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Go ahead. People
who chronically slouch.
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Yeah. The classic couch potato
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or someone sitting
over a computer desk
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or over a counter all day
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where the back is forward
and the back is "slunched"
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and that's how they
spend hours and hours a day.
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The problem with that is
the effect is has on the body.
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Give an example:
in a slouched position
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the low back goes in reverse.
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It's designed to go forward;
slouching has it come backwards.
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Then what it does is it
causes the mid back to round
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and then the shoulders
start wrenching forward.
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Then the neck has to come
up to be able to keep the eyes
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level to the horizon. Um-hmm.
That's how we're designed.
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At the same time, the back
of the thighs - the hamstrings -
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tighten. So do the calves.
So people can't touch their toes
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easily for example.
Um-hmm. What that does
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is it causes the
whole spine to come forward
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and now the muscles
have to splint or tighten
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so you don't collapse forward.
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At the same time the
feet literally start to duck.
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They splay outwards.
They start duck walking.
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Yeah. And then the hips start
to tighten behind the hips.
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Called the external rotators:
the hip muscles that turn
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the hips out. And
it perpetuates itself.
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Then what happens is it
causes the brain to compress.
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The net effect. Now let
me try to understand that.
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So the brain is
compressing? Yes. How so?
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How is the brain compressing?
The brain has a covering
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around it called meninges.
It just means covering in Latin.
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And those
coverings anchor to the skull
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and the beginning and
end of the spinal cord
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in the neck and in the
sacrum... the tail bone.
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As it compresses, the
brain is like a water balloon
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if you will.
You're pulling on it -
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um-hmm - and so it
starts to compress.
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Then what happens is
the vertebrae in the spine
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start to reshape
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and become arthritic literally.
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Now I like
something you said there.
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I like all that you said,
but you used the word designed.
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So we specifically
were designed by God
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to walk a certain
way, to sit a certain way.
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To have good posture and
all these things. When we don't
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do that it affects
our skeletal structure.
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Now I want to show a
video real quick here
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that's going to give
us some insight because
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they were talking
about arthritis on the news.
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So let's take a
look at this video.
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Dr. Holly Phillips is
with us. Good morning.
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Good morning. OK, we all
did it when we were younger:
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cracking our knuckles.
Fact or fiction? Does that cause
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arthritis? Well,
cracking your knuckles...
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that's absolutely fiction.
It does not cause arthritis.
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But you know, if your
mom told you not to do it
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she was on to something.
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Even though it doesn't
cause arthritis it damages
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the joints in other ways.
It stretches out the tendons
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and the ligaments and
in really bad cases can
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decrease your grip strength.
So mom was on to something
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when she said "Don't do it.
" How about wearing high heels?
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High heels,
regretfully for many of us,
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that is a fact. It
does lead to arthritis.
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And what's interesting is
two inches seems to be the
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critical break point.
Heels higher than two inches
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cause something called medial
loading... where you put more
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pressure on the
inside of your knees.
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That degenerates the
joint and leads to arthritis.
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This is a little bit
more than two inches.
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Just a tad... just a tad...
maybe three times as much.
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I may have arthritis
tomorrow after wearing these.
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All right. The higher the heel
the longer you wear it, too,
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that raises your risk. So you
can wear those for five minutes.
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You're good. OK...
good. What about weather?
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It certainly can exacerbate
I think arthritis, but does it
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cause it? That's
absolutely right.
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It's fiction that
it causes arthritis.
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The weather cannot trigger
arthritis in somebody who
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doesn't already have it.
But cold and damp conditions
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can really worsen
arthritis pain for sufferers.
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It causes swelling of
the tissues around the joint
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and then causes
pain. And weight?
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Does it affect arthritis?
Weight is very much a fact.
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It very much affects arthritis.
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Now overweight and obesity are
a top cause of osteoarthritis
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of the hips, of the
spine, and of the knees.
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And just keep in mind
every pound that you gain
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feels like four
pounds on your knees.
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So it can add up
very very quickly
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and really
degenerate the joints.
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All right. Dr. Holly
Phillips. Some good information.
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Wow! You know, doc,
it's interesting. When you...
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When you watch the news
they give you information
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but there's not a lot
of understanding there.
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You know, they talk
about the high-heeled shoes
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and they talk about the weather
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and how that affects.
And Lord knows I've heard
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many of my relatives say:
"Oh, it's going to rain. "
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"I feel it's about to rain
because Arthur is acting up. "
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That's what they say. So...
But there's no understanding.
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Why does that happen? And
then they also mention obesity.
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Let's take those three areas.
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And then I want to make sure
that we cover before... Maybe
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before we go and check what
people are saying on the street
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we want to hear
what we have to say here.
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We want to check what
they have to say on the street
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but I want to make sure that
we... What about the high heels?
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What about the
weather? What about the obesity?
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And then what
about diet? Um-hmm.
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So let's start with high heels.
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OK... here's the problem:
when high heels are worn
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it causes the calves to tighten
and the back of the thighs -
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the hamstrings - to tighten
causing the low back to round
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and the upper
body to go forward.
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Also it forces the tail
bone to go at a higher angle
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than we're designed. Um-hmm. So
the body is trying to compensate
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for two things in
opposite directions.
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Pulling against each other.
Pulling against each other.
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So the muscles force
shortening... tighten...
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and as a result
it causes compression
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on all the joints
that are involved...
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especially in the spine.
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So I see this with many
women that have worn high heels
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for a long time. Not
only does it cause bunions
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because it's
forcing the feet down -
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yeah - and the foot shortens
and the toes start to cross
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and hammer toes start to
form commonly but it also
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starts creating problems
in the neck and low back
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and the joints start to inflame
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because they're used in a
way that they're not designed.
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Not designed that
way. How long would it take
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for a woman who's
wearing high heels to end up
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in the place where
arthritis may set in?
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Is it 10 years?
15 years? 20 years?
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Well it depends. It
depends on the person's age,
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what they're eating,
how high the heels are. OK.
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For example, a two-inch heel
is what the body can usually
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accommodate at the
upper limit. Um-hmm.
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3, 4, 5 inches puts a
greater stress on the body.
00:14:07.78\00:14:10.68
If a person's younger,
they're more resilient.
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They're more flexible;
they're more of an athletic
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constitution that can
accommodate it more easily
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than someone who doesn't
exercise, who doesn't stretch.
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Someone who's older,
someone who's overweight:
00:14:22.19\00:14:23.83
these are the things that start
becoming progressive issues.
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I see, so... All
right, so that's high heels.
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So this is something that
can lead obviously to arthritis.
00:14:29.23\00:14:32.60
Yes. Now in that little
news clip we saw we saw also
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weather. Now I have certainly
heard, and I mentioned that,
00:14:36.14\00:14:38.61
that people say you
know: "It's about to rain
00:14:38.81\00:14:41.44
because Arthur's acting
up. " What is it about weather?
00:14:41.64\00:14:44.05
Yeah, I have many patients
who are more accurate than
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the weather people.
And here's what happens:
00:14:46.41\00:14:49.05
when a weather front comes in
the barometric pressure drops.
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That's what brings
that weather front in.
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When it drops - like at night-
time the same kind of thing
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happens - anything that's
inflamed inflames even more.
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So the joint that's inflamed
will express greater pain
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because it's swelling more
than it was when the barometric
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pressure was higher. OK.
That's the issue with weather.
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For those who may not know
what barometric pressure is
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what is that
exactly? It's the pressure
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that we have around
us in the atmosphere. OK.
00:15:16.21\00:15:19.41
And it's going up and down
depending on many different
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factors. And when it's
about to rain, the pressure is?
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Pushing down.
It drops. It drops.
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Right. That's what
brings the weather front in.
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So as that happens, joints
will inflame more than they were
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even prior to that.
Well doc, who wants to be
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a... you know...
telling the weather with pain?
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That's the hard
way. That's the hard way!
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I'd rather just watch
the news, right? No question.
00:15:42.84\00:15:45.14
Now in that news
clip - speaking of news -
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they also mention
obesity. Ahh... yes.
00:15:47.71\00:15:51.68
That's kind of an easy
one, right? It's an easy one.
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We're designed for height
and weight within optimal range.
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OK. When we exceed that range
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our joints take the brunt
of that 'cause they have to
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carry more weight
than they're supposed to.
00:16:03.63\00:16:04.99
OK... this is
heavy... this is heavy:
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so you're telling me
that genetically our DNA is
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designed - there's that
word again - designed to bear
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a certain load.
When we exceed it
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we are putting too
much stress? Yes. Oh boy.
00:16:17.07\00:16:21.88
Oh boy. We are carrying a load
more than our body is designed
00:16:22.28\00:16:24.88
to carry. Now no matter
what type of clothing they make
00:16:25.08\00:16:28.98
to fit and all that you
are bearing too much weight
00:16:29.18\00:16:32.89
and you could have
an arthritic condition.
00:16:33.09\00:16:35.72
Example: put a backpack on
and stuff it with 20 pounds
00:16:35.92\00:16:39.36
of rocks and see what that feels
like on your hips and knees
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at the end of the day. If
a person puts on 20 pounds
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of weight, that's also
being carried by the body.
00:16:46.60\00:16:49.70
This is kind of like what
it's like for me when I'm going
00:16:50.84\00:16:52.91
through the airport
with all my bags. Exactly.
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OK. OK. Now what we're
seeing as it relates to
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obesity and weight, this
is a lifestyle/diet issue.
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This is sitting in front
of the television... Yes.
00:17:03.82\00:17:05.59
This is eating certain foods
and not to mention the foods.
00:17:05.79\00:17:09.32
In a previous broadcast in
a previous program we talked
00:17:09.52\00:17:12.79
about how milk is not
doing a body good but actually
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affecting the bones. Yes?
Yes. Talk about diet for just
00:17:16.97\00:17:20.80
a few moments before we
switch to another segment.
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Very simple: when we eat foods
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that are not designed for
our physiology, the way our body
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is made... OK. We're
designed to live in a garden.
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That's according to
Genesis, right? The Bible.
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Genesis the first chapter.
That's right. We're designed
00:17:37.85\00:17:39.25
to live in a garden.
That's how our body is made.
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Our physiology accommodates
food from the garden.
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If we take things
out of its original state
00:17:45.86\00:17:48.73
and we alter them
and then take them in,
00:17:49.13\00:17:52.20
we pay the
consequences. As an example,
00:17:52.40\00:17:54.30
the garden does
not have white sugar.
00:17:54.50\00:17:57.51
It does not have white
flour, biscuits, and white bread
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or white rice or
white flour pasta.
00:18:02.14\00:18:04.38
These are all
refined, right? They're refined
00:18:04.58\00:18:06.51
so they cause the body
to become acid and therefore
00:18:06.72\00:18:09.68
they are pro inflammatory. They
actually trigger inflammation.
00:18:09.88\00:18:13.72
Other foods - the
flesh foods especially -
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meats, fish, fowl...
OK, hold on a second.
00:18:17.86\00:18:20.53
I really want to talk about
that, but before we do that
00:18:20.73\00:18:23.67
I want us to see, because
we're speaking about this but
00:18:23.97\00:18:27.54
I know someone at home
is saying: "Wait a minute.
00:18:27.70\00:18:29.60
you know you guys
have an unfair advantage.
00:18:29.80\00:18:32.24
What about what I have to say? "
00:18:32.54\00:18:34.31
So we're going to go with
Sickness. We're going to see
00:18:34.51\00:18:36.28
what he's saying or what
people are saying on the streets
00:18:36.48\00:18:39.05
about "Uncle Arthur. "
Let's see what they have to say
00:18:39.25\00:18:42.02
then we'll come back
and we'll see maybe what the
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Word of God says and
what God, who designed us,
00:18:44.25\00:18:47.26
what He says that we
should eat from the garden. Yes.
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Let's take a look.
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Now there's somebody who I
like to call a dear friend.
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OK. His name is
Arthur. Do you know Arthur?
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No! Arthur-ritis.
00:19:01.64\00:19:03.87
Arthur? Oh, arthritis!
00:19:04.91\00:19:08.08
Pains in your
hands and your joints.
00:19:08.28\00:19:10.08
You know anybody with arthritis?
00:19:10.28\00:19:11.85
Your mom... does
she enjoy it? No!
00:19:12.25\00:19:14.42
She hates it.
She's actually grouchy.
00:19:14.62\00:19:16.08
Grouchy. Gets on my
nerves when it happens.
00:19:16.28\00:19:18.59
You need to give her a
pep talk. Tell her: "Mama,
00:19:18.79\00:19:21.62
Arthur is your
friend. " Is he really?
00:19:21.82\00:19:24.69
He is your friend.
You should say: "Mama,
00:19:24.89\00:19:26.70
how do I get me
some arthritis? "
00:19:26.90\00:19:29.66
No... I don't want that.
00:19:30.07\00:19:32.03
Yes you do! There's
confusion on the streets...
00:19:32.23\00:19:34.64
we're trying to clear it up.
00:19:34.84\00:19:36.50
You got a little arthritis?
A little something there.
00:19:36.71\00:19:39.54
How does that feel?
It does not feel good.
00:19:39.74\00:19:41.21
Not good at all. Oh
man, you're insulting Arthur.
00:19:41.41\00:19:43.91
He's in town. He might hear you!
00:19:44.11\00:19:46.01
He can leave town, man. I
don't want no bump with that.
00:19:46.21\00:19:48.35
Yeah, arthritis. You
call him Arthur or arthritis?
00:19:48.55\00:19:51.19
Either or. Either
or? So you know Arthur?
00:19:51.39\00:19:53.36
This guy knows Arthur.
00:19:54.16\00:19:55.49
Crampin' up. What
do you mean by that?
00:19:55.62\00:19:56.96
It's all the time in your
hands. You move your hands
00:19:56.99\00:19:59.06
it's all stiff. Oh
no, that's just Arthur
00:19:59.26\00:20:01.23
getting some exercise. You know,
Arthur's in town this week.
00:20:01.43\00:20:04.43
Oh he is? I can
send him to your place.
00:20:04.63\00:20:06.74
Free samples? Free samples.
You know, he can hook up your
00:20:06.94\00:20:09.04
joints and make you feel just
great. You know, some people
00:20:09.24\00:20:11.14
don't like Arthur-ritis
but he is my friend.
00:20:11.34\00:20:14.44
Sure guy. I'll
introduce him to you Mark.
00:20:14.64\00:20:16.14
Here we go. Back to you.
00:20:16.34\00:20:18.38
Well as we can see
people do love their sugar
00:20:18.88\00:20:21.28
and all the different
things that are causing these
00:20:21.48\00:20:23.55
inflammatory
arthritic situations. Yes.
00:20:23.75\00:20:26.92
And you know, but
here's my question:
00:20:27.12\00:20:28.86
what can we tell
people that will help them to
00:20:29.72\00:20:32.99
to realize that chronic
pain and lifestyle diseases
00:20:33.40\00:20:38.33
it's not a normal way
of life. It's not something
00:20:38.53\00:20:40.77
that you just say: "Oh
that's MY... " claiming it
00:20:40.97\00:20:44.57
as MY diabetes or MY
arthritis in this case.
00:20:44.77\00:20:48.54
You know, I'm
thinking of a scripture, doc,
00:20:48.84\00:20:50.75
that is in Proverbs
chapter 16 and verse 24.
00:20:50.95\00:20:54.32
Speaks of bones. It
says: "Pleasant words are
00:20:54.48\00:20:57.22
as a
honeycomb... sweet to the soul
00:20:57.42\00:21:00.46
and health to the bones. " Amen.
00:21:00.66\00:21:03.59
So God wants us to
have healthy bones.
00:21:03.79\00:21:07.10
And you were going to tell
us about some of the things that
00:21:07.30\00:21:09.90
were in the Garden of
Eden and the diet that God had
00:21:10.10\00:21:12.40
for this design that
He fashioned and formed
00:21:12.60\00:21:15.80
that is best. And
when we don't use that
00:21:16.10\00:21:18.34
we have inflammation.
Exactly. Talk to us about that.
00:21:18.54\00:21:21.94
As I mentioned earlier, we're
designed to live in a garden
00:21:22.44\00:21:24.85
and our bodies are designed
to partake of the garden.
00:21:25.15\00:21:27.62
We put a seed in the ground
and it comes up as something
00:21:28.02\00:21:30.09
edible. Have you ever
tried planting a chicken?
00:21:30.29\00:21:33.22
It does not come
up. OK. Or a cow. OK.
00:21:33.92\00:21:37.86
So hamburgers... Well somebody
would say that doesn't mean
00:21:38.16\00:21:40.80
you're not supposed to eat
it. It's not from the garden.
00:21:41.00\00:21:43.53
So when we try to eat
something apart from the garden
00:21:43.93\00:21:46.63
or processed from the
garden like for example
00:21:46.84\00:21:49.50
white flour products. Pasta,
white flour pasta as an example,
00:21:50.51\00:21:54.58
or white rice.
White sugar? White sugar.
00:21:54.78\00:21:56.85
Pastries, cakes, pies.
00:21:57.15\00:22:00.45
All of these kinds of things.
So if I'm someone who has
00:22:00.75\00:22:03.12
arthritis - um-hmm - and
I'm calling it my "Uncle Arthur"
00:22:03.32\00:22:07.12
and I've got knee pain
and joint pain in my elbow
00:22:07.32\00:22:10.36
and back and all this you're
telling? What we're telling them
00:22:10.56\00:22:13.26
is that if you're
eating white refined sugar...
00:22:13.46\00:22:15.80
Now there are some
sweeteners that they can use,
00:22:16.00\00:22:17.37
but white refined
sugar, white flour - um-hmm -
00:22:17.57\00:22:20.04
different meats... Yes! Yes?
00:22:20.24\00:22:22.80
Then I'm going to have
an inflamed painful life.
00:22:23.00\00:22:26.68
Yes. Coffee! I call
coffee nothing more than
00:22:26.88\00:22:30.95
liquid sandpaper to the joints.
00:22:31.45\00:22:34.85
Liquid sandpaper? Yes!
00:22:35.05\00:22:37.12
Same thing with bad fats.
00:22:37.42\00:22:40.59
Any fat that's been fried is now
carcinogenic and inflammatory.
00:22:40.79\00:22:45.29
Fried foods carcinogenic? That
means they can lead to cancer -
00:22:45.69\00:22:49.36
yes - and it is going to cause
the bones, the joints to hurt.
00:22:49.56\00:22:54.37
Yes. Same with animal fats.
00:22:54.57\00:22:56.57
Like what kinds of
animals are we talking about?
00:22:56.77\00:22:58.64
Anything that breathes.
00:22:59.04\00:23:00.64
Anything that had a mama
or a face. You've got it!
00:23:01.04\00:23:02.94
If it's got 4 legs and
fur, let it keep on walking
00:23:03.14\00:23:05.75
'cause it has an acid in
it called arachidonic acid.
00:23:07.38\00:23:10.12
Arachidonic
acid? It's a fatty acid
00:23:10.49\00:23:13.22
in the lean muscle mass,
not the marble you cut away -
00:23:13.42\00:23:16.16
um-hmm - that
causes inflammation.
00:23:16.36\00:23:18.39
So even if I get... You
know a lot of times people say:
00:23:18.79\00:23:21.13
"Well get a leaner cut. Cut
away that like white meat. "
00:23:21.33\00:23:25.10
Right. "Get the... " What is it?
"the breast of the chicken. "
00:23:25.30\00:23:29.60
Right? White meat?
So this is less fat
00:23:29.90\00:23:33.41
but you're saying that it's even
in the muscle of the chicken.
00:23:33.61\00:23:38.41
Yes. Even in
eggs. It's in eggs? Yes.
00:23:38.61\00:23:40.75
Even in dairy like cheeses and
milk and yogurt and ice cream.
00:23:40.95\00:23:45.35
It's found in all of that
also that triggers inflammation.
00:23:45.65\00:23:48.96
Another issue is all
the artificial foods.
00:23:49.56\00:23:53.56
Artificial sweeteners;
artificial flavors and colors
00:23:53.76\00:23:58.30
and dyes. They not only
cause inflammation of joints
00:23:58.50\00:24:00.97
they cause
inflammation of the brain.
00:24:01.17\00:24:02.80
MSG... another one of what
are called free glutamates.
00:24:03.20\00:24:07.41
Yeah. It's a class of chemicals
that causes brain inflammation
00:24:07.61\00:24:11.65
like nutritional
yeast for example.
00:24:12.05\00:24:14.35
So these are things
that are in peoples' diets...
00:24:14.55\00:24:17.49
All your oils - heavy oils
- especially what are called
00:24:17.89\00:24:21.26
the industrial
oils: corn, cotton seeds,
00:24:21.46\00:24:24.56
soy, canola... And especially
when you're frying them.
00:24:24.76\00:24:28.13
I tell you: we could go
on and on and on, but - yes -
00:24:28.33\00:24:31.90
I tell you we have... We
have to do another program and
00:24:32.10\00:24:35.27
deal with some more
of these issues because
00:24:35.47\00:24:37.44
this isn't enough time to really
share all the things that people
00:24:37.64\00:24:41.04
are having to deal with
with these lifestyle issues.
00:24:41.24\00:24:44.51
OK... so we have to wrap it
up. You know, here's the point:
00:24:44.71\00:24:49.32
you want to make sure that
as our good doctor has shared
00:24:49.72\00:24:54.02
with us, you need to be
eating foods that come close
00:24:54.22\00:24:57.49
to the hand of God or
have come from the hand of God
00:24:57.89\00:25:01.86
as we like to say. We're talking
about your fresh fruits and
00:25:02.06\00:25:05.83
vegetables. We
don't eat enough of those.
00:25:06.03\00:25:07.57
We need to do more of
that. And how about water?
00:25:07.77\00:25:10.71
Drinking more water.
You need fluid in the joints
00:25:10.91\00:25:13.38
to actually make sure that
you are not having an inflamed
00:25:13.58\00:25:17.01
situation. So a lot of
us are preferring to drink
00:25:17.21\00:25:19.75
sodas instead of drinking water.
00:25:19.95\00:25:23.28
So the things that God has
provided: these are the things
00:25:23.49\00:25:26.65
that are going to
actually keep us healthy.
00:25:26.86\00:25:28.99
Now until next time
we'll see you again here on
00:25:29.19\00:25:32.09
From Sickness to Health.
00:25:32.29\00:25:33.80
Now, here is my
admonition to you:
00:25:34.10\00:25:36.70
stay healthy!
00:25:37.00\00:25:39.27
It's good to know that we
don't have to embrace illness
00:25:43.94\00:25:47.28
as some close companion.
00:25:47.48\00:25:49.61
Once we make
healthier lifestyle changes
00:25:49.91\00:25:52.68
then we can truly embrace
that Friend who sticks closer
00:25:52.88\00:25:56.92
than a brother...
namely Jesus Christ, our Friend
00:25:57.12\00:26:00.06
and Savior. You know,
Rico, this program has taught me
00:26:00.26\00:26:02.89
a lot about true friendship.
00:26:03.09\00:26:05.69
Whoa! That is
excellent. Are you serious?
00:26:05.89\00:26:08.13
Yeah! That I have
many friends like Arthur
00:26:08.33\00:26:10.50
and frenemies like you.
You know, let's be honest:
00:26:10.70\00:26:12.73
people aren't going to make
the necessary lifestyle changes
00:26:12.93\00:26:15.50
to get rid of Arthur. They
treat Arthur like a friend.
00:26:15.70\00:26:18.31
They give him what he wants;
they feed him what he wants.
00:26:18.51\00:26:20.64
Well I have to say
that's kind of deep.
00:26:21.88\00:26:24.95
And think about if
Arthur was a real person.
00:26:25.15\00:26:27.18
He'd have 60 million
friends in America alone!
00:26:27.48\00:26:31.29
If he was on Facebook
and Twitter and Foursquare
00:26:31.59\00:26:34.32
he'd be a popular guy. All
right, OK, OK, I get your point.
00:26:34.52\00:26:37.06
But listen: Arthur-ritis
is a lifestyle disease
00:26:37.26\00:26:41.93
that can be
controlled and even reversed.
00:26:42.33\00:26:45.03
You know, as seekers of
truth and people desiring to be
00:26:45.23\00:26:49.47
healthier we can do much better.
00:26:49.67\00:26:51.44
We don't have to have
these lifestyle diseases.
00:26:51.64\00:26:53.61
Let's do what is
practical and simple.
00:26:53.81\00:26:56.04
Let's heed the Word.
That's our program for today.
00:26:56.34\00:26:59.31
I'm Rico Hill... and I'm
your friend, the blue guy.
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Friend? Fine...
whatever. Frenemy.
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And as always I like
to end with III John 2:
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"Beloved, I
wish above all things
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that thou mayest
prosper and be in health. "
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Maranatha!
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