Are you tired of aching
joints? Chronic migraines?
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Those achy feelings
that just don't go away?
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Well don't give
up. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
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What are you doing? I'm
introducing the program.
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Ah, so you're telling
people about lifestyle changes
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that they can make
and healthy things?
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No, no, no... don't get
carried away with yourself.
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I've got a much
quicker fix than that today.
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OK, let me guess: surgery.
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No, surgery is a lump
sum. I'm talking about
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more consistent like
weekly and monthly installments.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa. We don't talk about
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drugs on this program.
No we don't talk about drugs
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on this program...
but pharmaceuticals
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are much better than drugs.
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Look... this is a health show.
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This is a health show
where we share information
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with the average,
every-day person to help them
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prevent disease
and restore health.
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We don't talk about
drugs. You know that.
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All right, look, I didn't want
to have to do this in public
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but let's just cut to the chase.
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I'm making people sick.
People NEED their drugs.
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The pharmaceutical companies...
they sponsor shows like this.
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You hear what I'm
saying? Run the numbers.
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Numbers... what
numbers are you talking about?
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I'm talking about your buy
out. It's time for you to go.
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so you need to name your price.
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All right, you continue
to fantasize about that one.
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I'm going to go ahead
and roll the program and
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we're going to tell the whole
world today about how they can
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receive health in something
other than a pill bottle.
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You stick around. Roll it.
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We don't talk about drugs...
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Well welcome and thank
you for joining us here
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in the studio of
From Sickness To Health
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where I'm your host and
I'm going to stand between
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sickness and health and
help you along in understanding
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these things. And today
we have a lively program
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for you. But I'd like to start
out today with a word of prayer
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and with some scripture
because it will lead and guide
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our discussion.
So if you don't mind,
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we're just going to
have a quick word of prayer.
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Father in heaven, we
thank you for Your Word
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and pray that You will bless
it today. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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So in the Bible it says... In
Jeremiah chapter 46 and verse 11
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it says: "In vain shall
you use many medicines. "
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And also in Jeremiah it
says in Jeremiah chapter 30
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and verse 13:
"There is none to plead
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thy cause that
thou mayest be bound up.
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Thou hast no
healing medicines. "
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Now that's from
the King James version.
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Today joining us
here in the studio
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is once again our good friend
- a very good friend to this
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program - Dr. Jim Said, who is
a board-certified chiropractor
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and a naturopathic doctor.
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And he always comes and shares
just wonderful information
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about the physiology of
this body and the physiology
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of disease and gets into the
understanding of these things.
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And I know that
you appreciate that.
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But today also
joining us is someone who has
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a lot of insight
in our topic today.
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Our topic's going to
be about pharmaceuticals
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as you've already seen.
But she has some insights
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because she is a former
pharmaceutical executive.
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So she knows the ins and outs
and all the things that happen
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behind the scenes.
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And with that, I welcome
both of you to the program:
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Dr. Jim Said and Lydia
Calhoun. Thank you so much.
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Thank you for being with us.
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So today we're talking
about medicines or in some...
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some vernaculars...
some terminologies
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it's "Big
Pharma. " Um-hmm. Yeah?
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So we're going to talk about
medicines and pharmaceuticals
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and how this is affecting us.
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As we saw in the opening there
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in the segment we saw that
people are taking medications
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for so many
different things, right? Yes.
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They are looking for
health in a pill or in a bottle.
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Well, before we jump
into the discussion -
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I know you all are
ready to go - um-hmm -
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before we get started
let's take a look at what
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our friend Sickness has
to say about this subject.
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Well, what I've got here
is a cocktail of medicine.
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These pills here:
they help you go to sleep.
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These pills:
they help you wake up.
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These will help
you go to the bathroom;
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these will make sure you
don't use the bathroom too much.
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These over here:
they're for depression
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because imagine: after all
that Americans are depressed.
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Now these over here...
these are my favorite pills.
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They really don't do anything.
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The detail is in the fine print.
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It's kind of like
a lie... but isn't.
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Oh, and these pills over
here: they cause side effects
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but THESE pills, oh man,
they treat those side effects.
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And I think one of these
pills will help you get back
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to normal. And oh
well, the blue pill...
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that's a different episode.
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You know, the great thing
about it is: all these pills
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will keep you
forever addicted and sick.
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I love the
pharmaceutical industry.
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Back to you, Rico.
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Oh boy! Well that would
be really funny if it weren't
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true, right? Sadly. Very true!
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Very true. As we get started
talking about this subject
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of pharmaceuticals and
the rate at which people are
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depending upon
drugs for their health,
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I think we should
sort of get a sense of how
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this industry works in
relationship to the doctors
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who are prescribing. And
Lydia has a lot of information
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about this because
you've been in that world.
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So how does it all work?
What's the relationship between
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the doctor and you
know someone like yourself
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who used to be a
pharmaceutical executive.
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You know, I think the #1
issue is gaining the trust
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of the physician. And it really
is a relationship-building
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industry. And so that's
actually paramount to anything:
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winning their trust and letting
them know that they can trust
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you to give them
accurate information.
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And then from
there... name your price.
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So when you say
gaining their trust,
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so if they trust the
pharmaceutical executive -
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yes? Yes... then
whatever the pharmaceutical
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executive... whatever infor-
mation is being fed to them...
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then it is pretty much seen
as the truth? It's the gospel.
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That's true. And then
they follow along those lines.
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So what I'm trying...
want to understand here
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and I want for our
audience to understand
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is... So, is this a
relationship that is built
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on health? Is it
built on or based on
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the drugs being... or these
medications being produced,
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developed, so that you can
absolutely have better health?
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Cured of your diseases?
Is that what's it's about?
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No! That is not what
it's about. What it is about
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is increasing market
share. And in many cases
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it is about literally creating
a need out of sometimes nothing
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depending upon what drug it
is that you're talking about.
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So at the very crux of
the pharmaceutical industry
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is greed and money.
Money's driving this? Yes.
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So when the pharmaceutical
exec would go in -
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'cause I've seen this
where sometimes I've been
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at the doctor's office.
And I would see someone come in
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dressed very well, you
know. And clearly they had
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some things and they would
go off with the doctor and they
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share some things.
The next thing I knew
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they'd have some samples.
Is that the relationship?
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They would come and then
sometimes... my sister-in-law
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happens to be a doctor...
and you know there are lunches
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that take place.
Tell me about the lunches
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and the visits to the doctor's
office. What is that all about?
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So in some physician's cases
it's just very difficult to get
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any time, any
concentrated time with them
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and doing a luncheon is
the best way of actually
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being somewhat guaranteed
of having a portion of
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undivided attention.
That's the purpose of doing
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a luncheon. The
purpose of the samples
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is either to get a
patient "kick started"
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on medicine before they
can get it filled at pharmacy
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or some physicians would
use pharmaceutical samples to
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offset the cost of the
prescription for the patient.
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I see. OK... so I want to make
sure that we understand also
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that we're not bashing drugs.
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Right? I mean, there are
some drugs that are needed.
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In a trauma
situation they're needed, yes?
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Pain killers when you have
had some form of surgery...
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surgery that was absolutely
necessary it's needed. Um-hmm.
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But we're talking
about when drugs are used
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for simple lifestyle issues.
In other words, things that
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you could change yourself
just by changing your lifestyle:
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what you eat, how you
exercise, and so forth.
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But yet instead of doing
those things that are necessary
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you go to a drug. And
this is... this is something
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that is very near
and dear to my heart.
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I know that it's
important to you all, too.
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That this is coming and
I believe it's hurting more
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than it's helping. And now
it is even going to a point
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where we are seeing that
there are drugs that are being
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prescribed for
children unnecessarily.
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And I think we have a little
video that really speaks to
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this. So I want to turn to
that and then let's come back
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and talk about this because the
drug is the statin drug. Um-hmm.
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You know some
things about that, right?
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All right. Let's take a look
and let's come back and talk
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about that.
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Heart disease is the #1 cause
of death in this country and
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experts say the battle against
it cannot begin too early.
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In fact, America's pediatricians
came out today with a dramatic
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recommendation: children as
young as 2 should have their
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cholesterol tested. And
as needed, kids as young as 8
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should start taking
cholesterol lowering drugs.
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We begin tonight
with Nancy Cordis.
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Cholesterol disease used
to be associated with adults.
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Not anymore. Eating
healthy is important, right?
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Pediatric cardiologist
Craig Sable says he's seen
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kids as young as 5 and 6
with cholesterol problems.
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I thing the sheer number of
children that are overweight,
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are less active, and
have significant elevations of
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cholesterol has grown
exponentially since I've started
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practicing 13 years ago.
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And with the evidence mounting
that elevated cholesterol
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at this age can lead to
heart disease at this age
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the American Academy of
Pediatrics is issuing aggressive
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new guidelines. They say
children who are overweight,
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obese, or have a family
history of cholesterol disease
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should have their cholesterol
tested as early as age 2
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and no later than age 10.
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And for the first time
they recommend treating some
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children as young as 8
with cholesterol-lowering drugs
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or statins. The old guidelines
said statins should be used
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only as a last resort and
only in children 10 and up.
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Can you believe that?
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In a word,
that's unconscionable.
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Ummm... what do you mean?
Because what you're looking at
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is you're talking about
a person that hasn't had...
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hasn't even begun to live
a life and actually create
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a lifestyle. And they're test-
ing... they're creating a need
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for putting a child on
a statin out of thin air.
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I mean, one of the messages
we actually talked about
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which wasn't even an
FDA- approved message was that
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statins are safe
enough to be put in the water.
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Everybody should be
on a statin. Whoa! Whoa!
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Wait a minute. Let's understand.
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Let's define this a
little bit because I think
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before we can really delve
into that and how egregious
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that is, what is a statin drug?
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That's a general
classification of a medication.
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But what is it for, doctor?
What is a statin drug for?
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Let me give you the concept.
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The statin drug is intended
to reduce a particular form of
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molecule that carries fats.
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Let me describe
what I mean by that. OK.
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Is the
"buzzword" cholesterol here?
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The buzzword is cholesterol
but it's a much bigger issue.
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OK. And that's my frustration
with the issue of statins and
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cholesterol that people
don't even understand the issue
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behind it all. So let me give
you the concept very simply.
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When we eat fats - yep -
cholesterol from animal fats,
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triglycerides, fatty acids,
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fat-soluble nutrients,
they're all fat soluble
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but they're not water soluble.
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They don't dissolve in water.
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Now the blood is a water medium.
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It's water in the blood
that carries all of this.
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So the body has to have these
fats put into something that can
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be carried in the water.
OK. So I call these boats.
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OK. Very good. And there's
five different sizes of these
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fat carrying
boats. LDL cholesterol -
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LDL stands for lipoproteins -
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so these low
density lipoproteins -
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a certain kind of boat in
size - carries cholesterol and
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triglycerides and these
other fat-soluble nutrients.
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Um-hmm. That's how the body
delivers fat to the tissues.
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Now here's what happens.
Take cholesterol for an example.
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When the Lord made cholesterol
He made one of the most
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exquisitely beautiful
molecules you can imagine.
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It's exquisite in it's
structure, it's design,
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it's complexity. You change
one tiny part of that molecule
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and it becomes,
say, testosterone.
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Umm. Another part of
it it becomes estrogen.
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Another part of it
it becomes cortisol
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regulating physiology.
Doing different things.
00:14:40.54\00:14:43.75
Absolutely. But let
me understand something.
00:14:43.95\00:14:45.71
For the audience's sake,
HLD is the good cholesterol
00:14:45.91\00:14:50.22
and that's the one you're
talking about in this instance,
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yes? Here's my...
'Cause there's two different...
00:14:53.52\00:14:55.09
Let me just make
sure that we understand.
00:14:55.29\00:14:56.62
There are two types of
cholesterol. There is HDL
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and usually, maybe you've
heard from your doctor, that's
00:14:59.66\00:15:02.23
the good one. But then
they'll tell you that the LDL,
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that's the bad one. So when
they look at your blood work
00:15:05.63\00:15:07.60
they're distinguishing
between HDL and LDL.
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So continue with that -
OK - as a frame of reference.
00:15:11.97\00:15:15.38
Technically there's 4 kinds of
particles that carry cholesterol
00:15:15.58\00:15:19.31
but let's limit it to
the two most obvious. OK.
00:15:19.61\00:15:22.35
So-called "good" HDL - high
density - and so called "bad"
00:15:22.55\00:15:26.92
LDL - low density. All right.
00:15:27.12\00:15:29.32
They're both
good... we need them both.
00:15:29.52\00:15:32.06
But here's the problem: LDLs
carry the cholesterol and fats
00:15:32.26\00:15:37.07
out to the tissues. From
the liver? From the liver
00:15:37.27\00:15:40.04
and HDL brings it back to
the liver for re-processing.
00:15:40.44\00:15:45.04
So if you carry more
out than you bring back
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then you're depositing
much more than you should.
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That's the problem. So
here's what actually occurs:
00:15:51.05\00:15:54.72
The liver
manufactures cholesterol.
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Not just what you eat,
it's also what you manufacture.
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You carry that out. If
you're eating a lot of fats,
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you're carrying a lot of
them through the bloodstream
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to deal with these things.
The problem is in a highly
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oxygen-rich environment
00:16:09.13\00:16:10.83
and the most oxygen-rich
blood goes to the heart
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and to the brain. The
blood is moving oxygen
00:16:13.97\00:16:16.60
through the body at all times.
Yes. You're breathing, you're
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oxygenating the blood,
and the most oxygen-rich blood
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goes to the heart
first and then to the brain.
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So it oxidizes
whatever's in the blood rapidly.
00:16:24.61\00:16:28.12
When cholesterol is being
carried through in an excess
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it oxidizes and creates
what's called a fatty streak
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inside the artery. That
then begins to oxidize further
00:16:35.86\00:16:39.39
and starts to
damage the arterial wall.
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Now that wall is one line thick.
One layer thick of cells called
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endothelial cells.
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Those cells generate a
gas called nitric oxide.
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Nitric oxide coats
the inside of the artery
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and coats all the blood
elements: red blood cells,
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white blood cells, platelets
so they move through like Teflon
00:17:01.52\00:17:04.65
so nothing sticks.
Nothing sticks. That's it.
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Now when we damage the
artery with that fatty streak
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or we damage with acid foods
like sugars as an example -
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white refined sugars - white
refined sugars, processed sugars
00:17:14.86\00:17:17.77
then we start
damaging the inside lining
00:17:18.07\00:17:21.30
we reduce that nitric
oxide and the blood gets sticky.
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Ah! Then what happens:
you form this fatty streak.
00:17:24.81\00:17:28.31
White blood cells have
to come in, eat that up.
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They create what's
called "the foamy pus. "
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That's
technically what it's called.
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Will inflammation
come as a result of that?
00:17:35.95\00:17:37.32
Now it inflames - uh-huh
- so now scar tissue forms
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platelets that cause
blood to clot, stick.
00:17:40.22\00:17:43.26
You get salts of calcium
and magnesium that stick further
00:17:43.66\00:17:46.59
and you form now a plaque
- um-hmm - hardening of the
00:17:46.80\00:17:49.50
arteries. And as it
grows it creates a thrombus
00:17:49.70\00:17:52.43
which can then
break off or clot the area
00:17:52.63\00:17:56.14
and now you end up with
a heart attack or a stroke.
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That's the problem. Now, here's
the issue. But what are statins?
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OK... go ahead. Here's
the issue with statins:
00:18:01.81\00:18:03.14
LDLs come in 5 sizes of boats:
three big ones, two small ones.
00:18:03.18\00:18:08.22
The smallest ones can actually
get into the artery wall.
00:18:08.62\00:18:13.29
Statins clear the big
three that don't do the damage.
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They're just
carrying fats. Um-hmm.
00:18:18.26\00:18:21.13
The ones that are doing the
damage aren't touched by the
00:18:21.33\00:18:23.30
statins. That's the big issue.
00:18:23.50\00:18:26.23
That's a very big issue. I
want to talk about that one
00:18:26.43\00:18:29.14
on the other side
of our "fair reporting"
00:18:29.34\00:18:33.74
because we like to go out
and see what people are saying
00:18:33.94\00:18:36.54
on the streets. Do
they understand this issue?
00:18:36.75\00:18:38.65
Do they get that using
medication for lifestyle issues
00:18:38.85\00:18:44.25
is the way to go? Do
they understand that this
00:18:44.45\00:18:46.25
is causing more of a problem
than solving their problem?
00:18:46.45\00:18:48.96
So let's join
Sickness out there.
00:18:49.16\00:18:52.33
I think he is somewhere
out there talking to people...
00:18:52.53\00:18:54.86
talking to people and asking
them what they think about
00:18:55.06\00:18:56.80
this issue. So
let's go to Sickness.
00:18:57.00\00:18:59.83
All right. I'm here with
my wonderful friend Monique.
00:19:02.14\00:19:06.01
I want to ask you about some-
thing that everybody seems to
00:19:06.21\00:19:07.94
love these days... it's like
candy: pharmaceutical drugs.
00:19:08.14\00:19:11.51
Umm. Umm. You love
them too, don't you?
00:19:11.71\00:19:13.75
Love 'em. I knew it!
00:19:13.95\00:19:15.28
Are you addicted to them?
Yeah. What's your favorite one?
00:19:15.32\00:19:17.62
Ubiquinol is what I need.
00:19:17.82\00:19:19.82
Do you take any
drugs... like, legal drugs?
00:19:20.02\00:19:22.09
I'm asthmatic so therefore
- asthma - sometimes I take my
00:19:22.29\00:19:25.99
Albuterol inhaler.
00:19:26.19\00:19:27.53
I have to be honest with you:
I love pharmaceuticals. Umm?
00:19:27.56\00:19:29.76
I think it's the most amazing
business model ever invented.
00:19:29.96\00:19:33.70
What do you think
of pharmaceuticals?
00:19:33.90\00:19:35.24
You know, there's a
time and a place for those.
00:19:35.37\00:19:37.54
Time and a place. Face it:
Americans love their pills.
00:19:37.74\00:19:41.91
Who are we to tell them no? You?
00:19:42.11\00:19:45.08
Not me... ha, ha, ha,
ha... definitely not me.
00:19:45.48\00:19:50.99
Back to you, Rico.
00:19:53.49\00:19:55.16
Ah, ha, ha, ha... whoo!
00:19:56.02\00:19:59.69
Well, people do love
their drugs, don't they?
00:20:01.06\00:20:03.77
Yes. Whether they are
prescribed from a doctor
00:20:03.97\00:20:06.00
or whether they're getting some-
thing that's over-the-counter
00:20:06.20\00:20:08.70
they enjoy their drugs.
00:20:08.90\00:20:11.77
So we were talking
about statin drugs and HDL
00:20:12.07\00:20:15.78
cholesterol and LDL cholesterol
00:20:16.18\00:20:18.81
and how the body
basically needs both
00:20:19.01\00:20:23.39
but what's happening
is the fat in the diet...
00:20:23.59\00:20:28.39
So this is not something that
is just naturally occurring,
00:20:28.59\00:20:32.19
correct? Correct. This is be-
cause of what we're putting in,
00:20:32.39\00:20:35.76
what it's causing.
And it is then damaging
00:20:35.96\00:20:39.13
the arterial walls -
the endothelial walls as you
00:20:39.33\00:20:42.50
describe them -
that's causing plaque,
00:20:42.70\00:20:45.51
that breaks off, and then
we either suffer some stroke
00:20:45.71\00:20:49.24
or heart attack, right?
Exactly. And so I would imagine
00:20:49.44\00:20:53.75
that most times people
are just walking around
00:20:53.95\00:20:55.45
with an inflamed situation.
00:20:55.65\00:20:58.15
And the common result of
inflammation is some type of
00:20:58.35\00:21:03.69
scar tissue, yes? Yes. So
statin drugs, this cholesterol
00:21:03.89\00:21:08.50
lowering drug is
designed to remove
00:21:08.70\00:21:12.97
that cholesterol?
Lower the LDL cholesterol?
00:21:13.17\00:21:15.54
Correct. But it's not really
taking care of the problem
00:21:15.74\00:21:18.64
as long as you're actually
putting the fats and so forth
00:21:18.84\00:21:22.21
in the body. That's
exactly it. In fact,
00:21:22.41\00:21:24.21
that's the bottom line.
As long as we keep putting in
00:21:24.41\00:21:27.45
high density fats or high
amounts of fats in our diet -
00:21:27.65\00:21:31.29
oils, fats of all kinds,
French fries... Fried foods,
00:21:31.49\00:21:34.72
French fries? You got it. Yeah.
00:21:34.92\00:21:37.69
Now you've forced the
body to have to carry that
00:21:37.89\00:21:39.73
and now you're going to increase
LDLs just from what you ate.
00:21:39.93\00:21:42.60
OK, we have a short
amount of time so I need to...
00:21:43.00\00:21:45.27
we need to kind of bring
this together because this is
00:21:45.47\00:21:47.20
fascinating. So
there are other things...
00:21:47.40\00:21:49.54
So statin drugs to lower
cholesterol... that's not just
00:21:49.74\00:21:51.97
it... there are other drugs.
00:21:52.17\00:21:53.51
What other things are
we talking about here?
00:21:53.61\00:21:55.11
Well, one of the top
selling drugs right now is an
00:21:55.31\00:21:57.88
anti-depressant.
An anti-depressant?
00:21:58.08\00:21:59.81
So for people who are
depressed. People who are taking
00:22:00.02\00:22:01.72
drugs instead of doing what?
What's the? You know, because
00:22:01.92\00:22:04.62
we have to understand,
people need to understand
00:22:04.82\00:22:06.76
what SHOULD we be doing
instead of taking drugs.
00:22:06.96\00:22:09.46
Well, we should be exercising.
00:22:09.66\00:22:12.89
'Cause a lot of times people
just want to take some type of
00:22:13.09\00:22:15.76
weight loss drug -
right? - instead of just walking
00:22:15.96\00:22:19.37
every day. Exactly. We
could be walking, we could be
00:22:19.57\00:22:21.67
exercising, right? Umm...
what else are we talking about?
00:22:21.87\00:22:24.81
We're talking about
"Well, I eat a lot of food
00:22:25.01\00:22:27.98
and then I get
heartburn, I get indigestion.
00:22:28.18\00:22:29.91
I'm going to get
some... some type of? "
00:22:30.11\00:22:32.75
Nexium or some kind of a
heartburn regulator if you will.
00:22:32.95\00:22:37.29
OK. So we're going to take
some type of drug that's going
00:22:37.49\00:22:40.06
to actually deal with
that when really we caused
00:22:40.26\00:22:42.39
the problem in the
first place. Exactly.
00:22:42.59\00:22:44.03
You're talking about a
need of addressing lifestyle
00:22:44.23\00:22:47.30
at its core. And really,
what I saw in the pharmaceutical
00:22:47.50\00:22:51.83
industry was greatly
lacking in that area.
00:22:52.03\00:22:55.17
That physicians have
such a patient load to see
00:22:55.37\00:22:58.34
that they don't spend the time.
They can't if they're going to
00:22:58.54\00:23:01.08
make any money. They don't spend
the time educating patients
00:23:01.28\00:23:04.68
on lifestyle and what's
actually causing the disease.
00:23:04.88\00:23:07.68
Whoa! Now Lydia, you just
said something really important
00:23:07.88\00:23:11.62
to this program:
educating people.
00:23:11.82\00:23:13.72
I always refer to
Dr. Jim as the doctor who
00:23:13.92\00:23:17.36
educates his patients. He
shares, spends time with them.
00:23:17.56\00:23:20.66
This is very important
to our health that we become
00:23:20.86\00:23:24.67
educated about our
health and what is best for us.
00:23:24.87\00:23:28.94
For example,
most people don't know
00:23:29.14\00:23:31.57
that diabetes
in most instances -
00:23:31.77\00:23:35.81
most instances - type II dia-
betes is completely reversible.
00:23:36.01\00:23:40.62
That's right. Is that
right? In thirty days.
00:23:40.82\00:23:43.25
In thirty days! Now how
would you reverse diabetes
00:23:43.45\00:23:46.65
instead of taking
the common solution?
00:23:46.86\00:23:50.23
What would you do?
It's a lifestyle thing.
00:23:50.43\00:23:52.49
What are the things that you
could do to reverse diabetes?
00:23:52.69\00:23:54.76
Here's what
we've seen clinically.
00:23:54.96\00:23:56.40
Plant based diet.
A plant based diet!
00:23:56.60\00:23:58.77
What does that mean exactly?
00:23:58.97\00:24:00.30
Eating that which comes
from the ground that's edible:
00:24:00.40\00:24:02.47
fruits,
vegetables, leafy greens.
00:24:02.67\00:24:05.34
Would that
include nuts and seeds?
00:24:05.54\00:24:06.88
Nuts and seeds in
moderation. In moderation? OK.
00:24:06.91\00:24:09.81
Root foods...
vegetables of all kinds.
00:24:10.01\00:24:12.85
All of your produce. Yes!
In fact, research has come out
00:24:13.05\00:24:15.85
proving that the most efficient
way to reverse hardening of the
00:24:16.05\00:24:19.29
arteries: eat your
greens. Eat your greens!
00:24:19.49\00:24:23.69
OK. What else could
you do to reverse diabetes?
00:24:23.89\00:24:27.16
Exercise is
crucial. Exercise. Daily?
00:24:27.36\00:24:30.97
Daily exercise...
Weekly? No, daily exercise
00:24:31.17\00:24:33.97
and deep breathing and stretch-
ing, maintaining flexibility.
00:24:34.17\00:24:38.21
In fact, exercise
increases HDL cholesterol.
00:24:38.41\00:24:41.94
Wait. I think we need to slow
down on that one right there.
00:24:42.34\00:24:45.31
Did you hear that?
Exercising increases the good
00:24:45.51\00:24:49.55
cholesterol. Yes!
That's a good one.
00:24:49.75\00:24:52.85
That's a good one.
What else? What else?
00:24:53.05\00:24:54.39
Getting sunlight.
Converting vitamin D in the body
00:24:54.59\00:24:56.93
to move calcium more
efficiently and also support
00:24:57.13\00:24:59.93
the immune system.
These are essentials.
00:25:00.13\00:25:02.43
We take diabetics. We get
them exercising regularly,
00:25:02.63\00:25:06.40
walking, eating properly,
and they start to reverse
00:25:06.60\00:25:09.84
their pathology. So
what I just heard was
00:25:10.04\00:25:12.74
a plant based diet. So
that means taking out the fats
00:25:12.94\00:25:15.08
out of your food. Basically,
whenever you're eating anything
00:25:15.28\00:25:17.95
that comes from a meat source
you are taking in saturated fat.
00:25:18.15\00:25:21.92
This is going to
increase your bad cholesterol
00:25:22.22\00:25:25.85
and cause problems
in your arterial walls.
00:25:26.05\00:25:28.56
Then you mentioned
sunshine. You mentioned...
00:25:28.76\00:25:31.03
What about water?
What part does water play?
00:25:31.23\00:25:33.06
We only have a couple seconds
left, but... Water is ESSENTIAL.
00:25:33.26\00:25:34.60
It's a cleansing system to
the body. Water is essential.
00:25:34.63\00:25:37.67
Rest? The body is primarily
water. Rest is essential
00:25:37.87\00:25:40.24
to recover. So good
sleep for recovery. Exactly.
00:25:40.44\00:25:43.51
Sleep between 10 and
2 cleanses the brain;
00:25:43.71\00:25:45.61
between 2 and 6 reduces
inflammation from the body
00:25:45.81\00:25:48.64
from the previous day's stress.
00:25:48.84\00:25:50.25
We need that 10 to 6
hours, 10 PM to 6 AM,
00:25:50.55\00:25:54.02
to be able to properly heal.
00:25:54.22\00:25:56.32
You know? I tell you
what: it just seems to me
00:25:57.25\00:25:59.75
Dr. Said and Lydia, we are
going to have to pick this up
00:25:59.95\00:26:05.16
in another program because we
have so much more to talk about,
00:26:05.36\00:26:07.76
don't we? True. There's
so much more to talk about
00:26:07.96\00:26:10.07
on this subject and this issue.
00:26:10.27\00:26:12.17
Now, to just bring into
summary: we are realizing
00:26:12.37\00:26:16.37
that it is entirely possible
for us to restore and recover
00:26:16.57\00:26:20.48
our health by
not drug medication
00:26:20.68\00:26:23.51
but through lifestyle
changes: water, sunshine, rest.
00:26:23.71\00:26:27.85
You've in tune to
From Sickness To Health.
00:26:28.65\00:26:30.92
See you next time.
00:26:31.12\00:26:33.32
You know, I was in an
accident some time ago
00:26:35.12\00:26:38.06
and the pain was
so severe I tell you
00:26:38.26\00:26:40.50
you could not have pried those
pain killers out of my mouth.
00:26:40.70\00:26:44.20
Make no mistake
about it: there are times
00:26:44.50\00:26:46.84
when someone is going to
have to take a prescription drug
00:26:47.14\00:26:50.41
for some pain relief or
some other health issue.
00:26:50.61\00:26:53.81
But to take medication
unnecessarily for simple
00:26:54.01\00:26:58.35
lifestyle practices oftentimes
will lead to dependency
00:26:58.55\00:27:02.08
and unnecessary side effects.
00:27:02.28\00:27:05.05
You know, to take a pill
for something as simple as
00:27:05.25\00:27:07.59
weight loss when you can
do something as simple as
00:27:07.79\00:27:10.69
change dietary
habits or drink more water
00:27:10.89\00:27:14.63
and exercise.
Change is hard, I know.
00:27:14.83\00:27:18.50
In fact, I would even
say it's a little pricey...
00:27:18.70\00:27:21.14
but the results are
priceless and you'll feel great.
00:27:21.74\00:27:26.27
Rico, I agree with
you: change is hard.
00:27:27.14\00:27:30.08
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa...
did I just hear you correctly?
00:27:30.28\00:27:32.11
Are you agreeing with me?
Now don't get too excited.
00:27:32.31\00:27:34.42
Change is so hard that
people aren't going to do it.
00:27:34.62\00:27:37.69
That is extremely pessimistic!
00:27:37.89\00:27:39.95
Oh, please... old
people without pills
00:27:40.16\00:27:42.92
is like kids without
candy... they love 'em!
00:27:43.12\00:27:45.53
Until the side effects
come along. And they make pills
00:27:45.73\00:27:48.63
for side effects.
There you have it.
00:27:48.83\00:27:51.13
This has been our show today.
I'm going to end this show
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with what I always do,
and that's with III John 1:2.
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"Beloved, I wish above all
things that thou mayest prosper
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and be in health even
as thy soul prospers. "
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You have heard the
word of the Lord today
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and you've gotten
some strong information.
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Now go be healthy. I'm Rico Hill
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and I'm the
pill-popping blue guy saying
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Maranatha and goodbye.
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