Hello and welcome to Health for a Lifetime. 00:00:48.38\00:00:51.50 Today we are happy to have Dr. Clarence Ing with us 00:00:51.53\00:00:55.29 from Weimar Institute. 00:00:55.32\00:00:56.70 Dr. Ing is an ophthalmologist as well as someone who specializes 00:00:56.73\00:01:01.49 in preventive medicine. 00:01:01.52\00:01:02.82 Welcome! 00:01:02.85\00:01:03.82 - It's a pleasure to be here with you, Don. 00:01:03.83\00:01:07.16 - Tell me a little bit about preventive medicine. 00:01:07.19\00:01:10.72 What does that mean? 00:01:10.75\00:01:12.08 - Well it's interesting, most people when they think of 00:01:12.11\00:01:15.12 preventive medicine they think of coming to see somebody that 00:01:15.15\00:01:18.16 takes care of preventive medicine they say, 00:01:18.20\00:01:19.88 "I really don't want to come see you, because if I come see 00:01:19.91\00:01:22.58 you, you know what's going to happen? 00:01:22.62\00:01:24.47 I'm not going to have any more fun. " 00:01:24.50\00:01:26.28 They say preventive medicine is taking all the fun out of life. 00:01:26.31\00:01:29.88 But I've realized, really truly, the goal of preventive medicine 00:01:29.91\00:01:33.44 is to give you more life to enjoy the fun. 00:01:33.48\00:01:35.75 - So you're not trying to prevent things that are 00:01:35.78\00:01:37.61 good for us, you're just trying to help us prevent things that 00:01:37.65\00:01:41.16 are harmful for us. 00:01:41.20\00:01:42.17 - Absolutely 00:01:42.18\00:01:43.15 - Well, what would make you different than someone else? 00:01:43.16\00:01:45.23 Are there other people that specialize in 00:01:45.27\00:01:47.42 preventive medicine? 00:01:47.46\00:01:48.43 What's your special nitch? 00:01:48.44\00:01:49.68 Why would the viewers today be interested in 00:01:49.71\00:01:52.36 what you have to say about it? 00:01:52.40\00:01:53.37 - Well, some of the areas of preventive medicine, 00:01:53.38\00:01:55.40 you remember when you take your children to the Well Baby Clinic 00:01:55.44\00:01:58.89 and they get immunizations and shots, 00:01:58.93\00:02:01.30 if you travel you get shots and things like this. 00:02:01.34\00:02:03.93 That's an important part of preventive medicine. 00:02:03.97\00:02:06.49 But the part of preventive medicine that I really enjoy is 00:02:06.53\00:02:09.79 what you might also call Lifestyle Medicine. 00:02:09.83\00:02:12.61 Because as we look at the diseases that Americans have 00:02:12.64\00:02:16.63 I find that most of the diseases are related to their lifestyles. 00:02:16.67\00:02:20.82 If we can help people recognize what their lifestyles are 00:02:20.86\00:02:24.64 and how they influence their life, 00:02:24.68\00:02:27.19 we can have a profound effect. 00:02:27.23\00:02:29.18 Because one of the things that I like to tell people is: 00:02:29.21\00:02:32.58 Today is the first day of the rest of your life. 00:02:32.61\00:02:35.29 I don't know what you did in the past. 00:02:35.33\00:02:37.77 What you did in the past I can't change - you can't change. 00:02:37.80\00:02:41.36 But what's really important is what we can do from today 00:02:41.39\00:02:44.92 and tomorrow and each day onward. 00:02:44.95\00:02:47.96 Because no matter what you've done before, 00:02:48.00\00:02:49.98 you can do things differently now if you know that it's 00:02:50.02\00:02:52.98 important for you to do these things differently. 00:02:53.01\00:02:55.15 - Now you've worked around the world, 00:02:55.19\00:02:56.44 you've seen different things, what are some things in America 00:02:56.48\00:03:01.44 that are really lifestyle things 00:03:01.47\00:03:03.97 that we have to be concerned about? 00:03:04.00\00:03:06.43 - Well, as I look at Americans and I look at Western lifestyle 00:03:06.46\00:03:10.81 it's obvious that Americans don't suffer diseases of 00:03:10.84\00:03:14.72 deficiencies like we find in developing worlds. 00:03:14.76\00:03:17.29 You don't have people with vitamin deficiencies, 00:03:17.33\00:03:19.83 protein deficiencies, calorie deficiencies. 00:03:19.87\00:03:23.11 What we see in America are diseases of excess. 00:03:23.14\00:03:26.51 Excess calories, too much fat, too much sugar, 00:03:26.55\00:03:29.85 too much refined food, and maybe one deficiency they 00:03:29.89\00:03:36.30 might have is not enough exercise. 00:03:36.34\00:03:38.81 In other words we have lots of leisure time. 00:03:38.84\00:03:41.56 But most of our leisure time is rather sedentary, 00:03:41.60\00:03:44.27 maybe spent in front of the TV exercising our finger as we 00:03:44.30\00:03:48.54 change the remote control. 00:03:48.57\00:03:50.53 And that really doesn't do too much for exercise. 00:03:50.56\00:03:53.81 - Well, part of what you've said there does sound like you want 00:03:53.84\00:03:56.04 prevent some things that we're eating and change that. 00:03:56.07\00:03:59.68 What about that person that says, "Hey, that's just what I 00:03:59.71\00:04:03.94 like to eat, that's what I'm used to eating, that tastes 00:04:03.97\00:04:06.13 good to me. "? 00:04:06.16\00:04:07.42 - Well, I say, "I agree it tastes good but why don't 00:04:07.45\00:04:11.31 you try and expand your appetite, expand your 00:04:11.34\00:04:14.44 horizons and look at some other areas, some other foods 00:04:14.47\00:04:17.54 that maybe you haven't tried. " 00:04:17.57\00:04:19.36 Basically many of the foods that we start with may be good when 00:04:19.39\00:04:24.07 we start with them but by the time we get them to our plate 00:04:24.10\00:04:28.10 somehow along the way we may have added or changed things. 00:04:28.13\00:04:31.09 They may not be quite as healthy as when we first started 00:04:31.12\00:04:33.75 Another saying that we have is: 00:04:33.78\00:04:36.87 health is a function or a result of lifestyle. 00:04:36.90\00:04:41.23 Lifestyle can be chosen. 00:04:41.26\00:04:43.04 The choice is yours. 00:04:43.07\00:04:44.54 The other interesting thing is that people don't realize that 00:04:44.57\00:04:49.20 their lifestyle includes everything that they do 00:04:49.23\00:04:52.93 as well as things that they don't do. 00:04:52.96\00:04:55.90 Usually we think of lifestyle - well, that's just what I do 00:04:55.93\00:04:59.10 but what I don't do doesn't make any difference. 00:04:59.13\00:05:01.55 But when you talk to them and help them explain some of this, 00:05:01.58\00:05:05.28 like, "Did you know that if you exercise that's important 00:05:05.31\00:05:09.39 compared to not exercising?" 00:05:09.42\00:05:12.01 Whether I use coffee or tea or whether I smoke or use alcohol 00:05:12.04\00:05:17.08 does that make a difference in my health, in my lifestyle? 00:05:17.11\00:05:20.14 As we explore the statistics and we look at the facts, we find 00:05:20.17\00:05:23.22 it absolutely, it's really true, it does make a difference. 00:05:23.25\00:05:26.84 Because as we look at the human body, just from the standpoint 00:05:26.87\00:05:31.09 of exercise we find that people were designed, we were created 00:05:31.12\00:05:35.99 to be active. 00:05:36.02\00:05:37.23 And when we're not active, when we don't exercise regularly 00:05:37.26\00:05:40.23 our lifespan is shortened. 00:05:40.26\00:05:43.25 Or another way of saying it is if you live the 00:05:43.28\00:05:46.57 normal active lifestyle you will live out your normal lifespan. 00:05:46.60\00:05:50.36 If you choose to live the sedentary lifestyle your life 00:05:50.39\00:05:54.97 will be shortened. 00:05:55.00\00:05:57.35 In fact, one physician said, "If you're planning on living a 00:05:57.38\00:06:02.75 sedentary lifestyle, you should have a very thorough physical 00:06:02.78\00:06:06.65 examination to find out if you're in good enough health to 00:06:06.68\00:06:09.58 endure that lifestyle. 00:06:09.61\00:06:12.15 - All right, so what you're saying is that sometimes we just 00:06:12.18\00:06:15.30 can't trust our feelings, our appetites, our impulses, 00:06:15.33\00:06:18.50 we've got to be actively involved in decisions. 00:06:18.53\00:06:22.47 - This is true. 00:06:22.50\00:06:23.47 Decisions are really important. 00:06:23.48\00:06:25.19 In fact, as we look at being at Weimar, one of the principles 00:06:25.22\00:06:29.42 that almost all of our listeners have heard about, is something 00:06:29.45\00:06:32.35 called NewStart. 00:06:32.38\00:06:33.59 NewStart is an acronym and each letter means something. 00:06:33.62\00:06:37.25 "N" is Nutrition "E" is Exercise 00:06:37.28\00:06:39.78 "W" is Water "S" is Sunshine 00:06:39.81\00:06:42.37 "T" is Temperance - temperance means using nothing 00:06:42.40\00:06:46.26 which is harmful and using in moderation those things which 00:06:46.29\00:06:49.51 are good. 00:06:49.54\00:06:50.53 "A" is air "R" is rest 00:06:50.56\00:06:52.58 and "T" is Trust in God and Divine Power. 00:06:52.61\00:06:55.46 All of these make up part of a healthful lifestyle if we learn 00:06:55.49\00:07:00.26 how to incorporate these into what we say and what we do. 00:07:00.29\00:07:03.44 It makes a vast difference. 00:07:03.47\00:07:06.24 - We don't have to go somewhere to learn that, do we? 00:07:06.27\00:07:08.68 Or do people have to go away to someplace like Weimar or 00:07:08.71\00:07:12.90 some other place? 00:07:12.93\00:07:13.90 What kind of things can they do right now, during this program 00:07:13.91\00:07:17.43 what are some good decisions, some good principles, 00:07:17.46\00:07:19.68 they can put in place even during today's program? 00:07:19.71\00:07:22.31 - Well, a good principle that I think that all of us need 00:07:22.34\00:07:25.65 to start with, we know it's really important for people 00:07:25.68\00:07:29.86 to eat breakfast. 00:07:29.89\00:07:31.16 We say, "Eat breakfast like a king and lunch like a prince 00:07:31.19\00:07:34.99 and supper like a pauper. 00:07:35.02\00:07:37.46 But somehow in the United States and really most 00:07:37.49\00:07:40.92 parts of the world, I think we kind of turn it around. 00:07:40.95\00:07:44.08 If we have breakfast at all, it's usually maybe skimpy - 00:07:44.11\00:07:47.80 a cup of coffee or tea and a roll, if we get that much. 00:07:47.83\00:07:51.25 And dash off to work because it just takes too much effort to 00:07:51.28\00:07:54.80 fix a good breakfast. 00:07:54.83\00:07:55.80 We like to come home in the evening, we relax, that's a time 00:07:55.81\00:07:59.93 we can have with our family. 00:07:59.96\00:08:01.51 When we do that, we tend to have a nice meal, relaxed and 00:08:01.54\00:08:06.89 if we have that nice evening meal, well most American's 00:08:06.92\00:08:12.83 don't go out and have some exercise after they have their 00:08:12.86\00:08:17.78 evening meal. 00:08:17.81\00:08:18.78 So whatever extra calories that they've taken in 00:08:18.79\00:08:21.14 they have to be stored some ways. 00:08:21.17\00:08:23.52 Part of them are stored in the liver and the muscle as glycogen 00:08:23.55\00:08:27.31 but the ones that aren't going to be stored as that get 00:08:27.34\00:08:29.92 stored as something we don't like to talk about - 00:08:29.95\00:08:31.77 it's called fat. 00:08:31.80\00:08:33.50 - So what do you have for breakfast? 00:08:33.53\00:08:35.08 What do you do in your family? 00:08:35.11\00:08:36.46 - Well, in my family I often have granola for breakfast with 00:08:36.49\00:08:40.54 some fruit and the other thing that I really like for breakfast 00:08:40.57\00:08:45.88 as well as that, I like to eat for breakfast what many people 00:08:45.91\00:08:49.03 would eat in the evening for their evening meal. 00:08:49.06\00:08:51.30 In other words, instead of having your big dinner 00:08:51.33\00:08:53.80 in the evening, I like to have food like that for breakfast. 00:08:53.83\00:08:56.87 Now of course that may take a little cooperation from you wife 00:08:56.90\00:09:00.61 or whoever fixes your food. 00:09:00.64\00:09:03.41 But the thing is also you can have food like that and I'm not 00:09:03.44\00:09:08.08 adverse to eating food that has been - appeared before- 00:09:08.11\00:09:12.39 like they say "pre-owned cars," I don't know how you'd say 00:09:12.42\00:09:17.10 this for food but in other words you'd bring food out you haven't 00:09:17.13\00:09:20.67 finished it all you can still use it. 00:09:20.70\00:09:22.29 - Some leftovers. 00:09:22.32\00:09:23.33 - Some leftovers, yes. 00:09:23.36\00:09:24.81 - Does it take more time then? 00:09:24.84\00:09:27.26 You have to budget more time for your breakfast? 00:09:27.29\00:09:29.05 - Not really, especially if you're used to using granola. 00:09:29.08\00:09:32.87 If you're in a rush - there's no way you're going to 00:09:32.90\00:09:34.85 get the granola to go down much faster. 00:09:34.88\00:09:37.78 It takes a certain amount of time to chew it. 00:09:37.81\00:09:39.88 If you're really in a rush, you don't have the time, 00:09:39.91\00:09:42.92 granola is really not for you, you're probably do better 00:09:42.95\00:09:46.03 with some bread or toast. 00:09:46.06\00:09:47.85 There again we're starting to get into some of the rules 00:09:47.88\00:09:50.63 which really aren't so good, because then you're trying to 00:09:50.66\00:09:52.77 hurry your meals and eat too fast. 00:09:52.80\00:09:54.59 - What kind of health benefits does breakfast have for you? 00:09:54.62\00:09:57.38 You've probably said this before to people. 00:09:57.41\00:10:00.42 The people that implement this what are going to be the 00:10:00.45\00:10:03.65 benefits they see in a week, in a month? 00:10:03.68\00:10:05.91 - Well, they find that if you get a good breakfast you'll 00:10:05.94\00:10:08.62 be able to do your morning work better. 00:10:08.65\00:10:11.79 I use an example of a student who went to school. 00:10:11.82\00:10:15.47 A little 6 year old who goes to school and he's the problem 00:10:15.50\00:10:19.96 child in class, he doesn't pay attention, the teacher tries to 00:10:19.99\00:10:23.07 work with him and tries to help him to learn and he just 00:10:23.10\00:10:25.93 disturbs all the other students. 00:10:25.96\00:10:27.30 So finally she talks to him and says, "Sam, what did you have 00:10:27.33\00:10:33.95 for breakfast this morning?" 00:10:33.98\00:10:35.38 Sam says, "Well, teacher I didn't have anything 00:10:35.41\00:10:37.72 for breakfast. " 00:10:37.75\00:10:38.72 She says, "Why not?" 00:10:38.73\00:10:39.70 He says, "Well, teacher, I just got up in time to catch the bus 00:10:39.71\00:10:42.69 to get to school. 00:10:42.72\00:10:44.54 If I had breakfast I would have missed the bus. " 00:10:44.57\00:10:46.57 The teacher says, "Well, how come you got up so late?" 00:10:46.60\00:10:49.46 Sam says, That's because I was watching television last night. 00:10:49.49\00:10:53.66 "Television? - to what time?" 00:10:53.69\00:10:55.64 Sam now 6 years old who's in the first grade, "I was watching 00:10:55.67\00:10:58.98 Jay Reynolds... " or whatever. 00:10:59.01\00:11:02.53 But he was up watching television late so he wasn't 00:11:02.56\00:11:04.97 getting his sleep. 00:11:05.00\00:11:05.97 So teacher says, "I've got a great idea. 00:11:05.98\00:11:07.62 Tomorrow morning, Sam, I have this surprise for you. " 00:11:07.65\00:11:10.46 Sam came in next morning. 00:11:10.49\00:11:12.38 She had a good breakfast for him. 00:11:12.41\00:11:14.49 She gave him a good breakfast. 00:11:14.52\00:11:15.83 He had the breakfast. 00:11:15.86\00:11:17.03 She said, "Sam I'd like for you to lie down here and 00:11:17.06\00:11:19.02 take a little nap for a while. " 00:11:19.05\00:11:20.58 He took a nap. 00:11:20.61\00:11:22.12 His behavior was completely different 00:11:22.15\00:11:23.99 for the rest of the day. 00:11:24.02\00:11:25.40 She said, "Sam I need to go home and talk to your dad and mom 00:11:25.43\00:11:28.01 to see if we can make some changes. " 00:11:28.04\00:11:29.46 A good breakfast is important. 00:11:29.49\00:11:31.52 To start a trip you want to fill the car with gas before you go. 00:11:31.55\00:11:34.83 The same principle applies to our nutrition and energy 00:11:34.86\00:11:38.25 for the day. 00:11:38.28\00:11:39.50 - So your mind is going to be clearer and you're going to 00:11:39.53\00:11:41.68 get a full tank of gas when you start out. 00:11:41.71\00:11:44.50 - Yes, and you'll do better. 00:11:44.53\00:11:45.50 - What are some other things that we can do? 00:11:45.51\00:11:48.20 - Well another important thing that I've found in people 00:11:48.24\00:11:52.06 here in the United States as well as in Asia is people 00:11:52.10\00:11:55.89 like to eat and they don't like to stop eating. 00:11:55.92\00:12:00.89 Sometimes we tend to snack or eat in between meals. 00:12:00.92\00:12:05.86 Another trend that I have found that applies to people 00:12:05.90\00:12:09.56 some people say, "Well, Don, I only eat once a day. 00:12:09.59\00:12:12.49 I just start in the morning and I eat all day long. " 00:12:12.53\00:12:15.40 The term that they use in the U.S. is they call it "grazing. " 00:12:15.44\00:12:19.32 That really is not too good for your digestive system. 00:12:19.35\00:12:23.27 The digestive system doesn't function well under those 00:12:23.30\00:12:27.19 circumstances and it also brings extra calories which we don't 00:12:27.22\00:12:30.70 need as well. 00:12:30.73\00:12:31.90 - So you're saying you shouldn't eat between your meals. 00:12:31.93\00:12:36.41 - Absolutely. 00:12:36.44\00:12:37.41 The best thing between meals is water. 00:12:37.42\00:12:39.85 And that's a great time to take your water. 00:12:39.89\00:12:42.00 Don't take water with your meals. 00:12:42.03\00:12:44.64 Nothing between meals but water. 00:12:44.67\00:12:47.25 That's really the best way. 00:12:47.28\00:12:49.22 - I know that you're going to spend some more time 00:12:49.25\00:12:51.87 with us on some other programs coming up 00:12:51.90\00:12:53.92 but what about a diabetic? 00:12:53.95\00:12:56.28 What if he goes to his dietician and he says, "Look you need to 00:12:56.32\00:12:59.43 have 8 meals a day. " 00:12:59.47\00:13:01.16 - That's interesting because we've had some interesting 00:13:01.19\00:13:03.51 experiences with diabetics, but again diabetics do best on a 3 00:13:03.55\00:13:07.39 meal a day plan with nothing between meals. 00:13:07.43\00:13:09.92 When they get the right types of food - we call them whole plant 00:13:09.95\00:13:14.32 foods - eaten whole. 00:13:14.36\00:13:16.06 They do much, much better. 00:13:16.09\00:13:17.77 It's been amazing how much their blood sugars will come down, 00:13:17.81\00:13:21.27 how much we can decrease their medicine. 00:13:21.31\00:13:24.20 I have some very interesting experiences in case histories 00:13:24.24\00:13:27.39 to share with you later on about this. 00:13:27.43\00:13:29.42 - Ok, well, we'll come back to that. 00:13:29.46\00:13:31.38 I know we want to spend maybe a whole half hour together 00:13:31.42\00:13:35.24 on that. 00:13:35.27\00:13:36.57 We've talked about things that we can simply do being: 00:13:36.60\00:13:40.97 Have a big breakfast. 00:13:41.00\00:13:43.58 We've also talked about not eating between meals. 00:13:43.61\00:13:46.54 When we come back from our break I think there's some other 00:13:46.57\00:13:50.04 principles you have to share with us. 00:13:50.07\00:13:52.38 We are talking with Dr. Clarence Ing 00:13:52.42\00:13:54.66 from Weimar Institute where he is an ophthalmologist and also a 00:13:54.70\00:13:58.52 specialist in preventive medicine. 00:13:58.55\00:14:00.17 We hope you join us when we come back. 00:14:00.21\00:14:01.79 Have you found yourself wishing that you could 00:14:06.16\00:14:07.53 shed a few pounds? 00:14:07.57\00:14:08.89 Have you been on a diet for most of your life? 00:14:08.93\00:14:11.50 But not found anything that will really keep the weight off? 00:14:11.53\00:14:14.75 If you've answered yes to any of these questions, then we 00:14:14.79\00:14:17.97 have a solution for you that works. 00:14:18.01\00:14:20.55 Dr. Hans Diehl and Dr. Aileen Ludington 00:14:20.58\00:14:22.85 have written a marvelous booklet called, 00:14:22.88\00:14:25.08 Reversing Obesity Naturally, and we'd like to send it to you 00:14:25.11\00:14:28.86 free of charge. 00:14:28.89\00:14:30.01 Here's a medically sound approach successfully used 00:14:30.05\00:14:32.88 by thousands who are able to eat more 00:14:32.91\00:14:35.20 and loose weight permanently 00:14:35.24\00:14:36.21 without feeling guilty or hungry through lifestyle medicine. 00:14:36.72\00:14:40.57 Dr. Diehl and Dr. Ludington have been featured on 3ABN 00:14:40.61\00:14:43.93 and in this booklet they present a sensible approach to eating 00:14:43.97\00:14:47.64 nutrition and lifestyle changes that can help you prevent 00:14:47.68\00:14:50.80 heart disease, diabetes, and even cancer. 00:14:50.83\00:14:53.22 Call or write today for your free copy: 00:14:53.25\00:14:55.60 Welcome back, we've been talking with Dr. Clarence Ing 00:15:08.55\00:15:11.16 from Weimar Institute. 00:15:11.20\00:15:12.81 We've had an interesting discussion on what we can do to 00:15:12.85\00:15:16.14 prevent disease and really have a great lifestyle. 00:15:16.17\00:15:19.15 We've talked about several things - about having a big 00:15:19.18\00:15:22.13 breakfast, we've talked about not eating in between meals 00:15:22.17\00:15:25.02 What other things can we do Doctor? 00:15:25.05\00:15:27.30 - Another thing that is really important is leaning towards a 00:15:27.41\00:15:32.03 plant based diet. 00:15:32.06\00:15:33.84 People say, "Well, what's that?" 00:15:33.88\00:15:35.64 That's the new way of saying "vegetarian. " 00:15:35.68\00:15:38.28 Have you ever thought about that? 00:15:38.32\00:15:39.86 - It's a politically correct way 00:15:39.89\00:15:41.40 - Politically correct. 00:15:41.43\00:15:42.40 But it's really exciting how much changes you can make 00:15:42.44\00:15:47.46 as far as your health goes. 00:15:47.50\00:15:49.92 But it's interesting even though that's a new way of saying it 00:15:49.95\00:15:52.90 back in 1961 there was an editorial in 00:15:52.93\00:15:56.73 The Journal of American Medical Association 00:15:56.77\00:15:59.29 that said we could eliminate 97% of our heart attacks 00:15:59.33\00:16:03.77 if everyone ate a vegetarian diet. 00:16:03.81\00:16:07.50 Now if we look at the United States and we see 00:16:07.53\00:16:10.25 that almost a million people die every year from heart disease. 00:16:10.28\00:16:14.00 If that statement were true, and I have no reason to 00:16:14.03\00:16:17.44 disbelieve it, because when you look at people who follow and 00:16:17.48\00:16:21.44 live and eat a totally plant based diet their risk of 00:16:21.47\00:16:25.58 heart disease is way, way down compared to those who eat 00:16:25.62\00:16:29.69 a typical American diet. 00:16:29.72\00:16:31.22 It makes a big difference. 00:16:31.25\00:16:32.68 - So the medical community is now recognizing. 00:16:32.71\00:16:35.21 That's a pretty prestigious journal isn't it? 00:16:35.25\00:16:37.68 Journal of American Medical Association, they don't just say 00:16:37.71\00:16:40.69 things off-cuff. 00:16:40.72\00:16:43.41 It's a peer reviewed journal and all of that. 00:16:43.45\00:16:46.81 So what they're saying is if we move towards a plant based 00:16:46.85\00:16:49.97 or vegetarian diet we can eliminate the number one killer 00:16:50.00\00:16:53.09 in America. 00:16:53.13\00:16:54.10 - Yes, and they said that 38 years ago because that was 00:16:54.11\00:16:57.68 in 1961 when that editorial was written. 00:16:57.71\00:17:00.12 But as we look at the statistics and data now, we find 00:17:00.16\00:17:02.92 that from the Adventist Health Study and other studies 00:17:02.95\00:17:05.68 that show when people do follow a plant based diet 00:17:05.72\00:17:09.15 their cholesterol come down quite dramatically. 00:17:09.18\00:17:12.58 We find people who come to Weimar and other places where 00:17:12.62\00:17:16.48 I've worked with high cholesterols and they'll say, 00:17:16.51\00:17:18.52 "But Doc, which pill should I take?" 00:17:18.56\00:17:20.38 I'll say, "Have you thought about changing your diet?" 00:17:20.42\00:17:23.45 "Well, no, I hadn't thought about that. " 00:17:23.48\00:17:25.86 I say, "Well, if you've got too much cholesterol in your blood 00:17:25.90\00:17:29.15 why don't you try to take it out of the food that you eat?" 00:17:29.18\00:17:32.37 "Oh, well I never thought about that, but really Doc it would be 00:17:32.40\00:17:36.85 much easier to take a pill. " 00:17:36.89\00:17:38.07 I say, "But really it would be much better to change 00:17:38.10\00:17:40.43 your diet. " 00:17:40.46\00:17:41.43 So we work with them that way. 00:17:41.45\00:17:43.05 Of course there is a very interesting text found in 00:17:43.08\00:17:45.79 Leviticus that says, "It shall be a perpetual statute that 00:17:45.83\00:17:50.81 you eat neither the fat nor the blood. " 00:17:50.85\00:17:53.73 That's found in Leviticus 3:17. 00:17:53.76\00:17:56.74 If I'm really going to follow the Biblical concept of 00:17:56.78\00:17:59.95 don't eat fat, don't eat blood, there's no way that I can really 00:17:59.99\00:18:04.19 eat meat, fish, or chicken without eating fat or blood. 00:18:04.22\00:18:08.28 Well, you say, "Why are you saying meat, fish, chicken?" 00:18:08.31\00:18:12.34 Well, I say it that way because sometimes if I say, "meat," 00:18:12.37\00:18:16.17 people don't consider fish and chicken meat. 00:18:16.21\00:18:18.00 I do, but they don't. 00:18:18.04\00:18:19.45 So that's why I have to be very specific when I talk to people 00:18:19.49\00:18:23.71 about their changes. 00:18:23.75\00:18:25.43 - Can it be done, I mean can there be good food aside from 00:18:25.46\00:18:28.48 meat, fish, and chicken? 00:18:28.51\00:18:29.89 - Ah! there is lots of wonderful food 00:18:29.92\00:18:32.25 besides meat, fish, and chicken. 00:18:32.29\00:18:33.81 I've been able to experience that for quite a few years. 00:18:33.84\00:18:37.96 In fact many years ago before our first son was ever born 00:18:38.00\00:18:42.09 as my wife and I were talking about the future 00:18:42.13\00:18:44.67 and what we were going to do, I told her, "Dear, you know 00:18:44.71\00:18:47.36 there's something that's really important, I would really like 00:18:47.40\00:18:50.11 to have all of our children raised on -at that time- 00:18:50.15\00:18:53.55 vegetarian diet, now I would say plant based diet. 00:18:53.58\00:18:57.29 She said, "That sounds like a good idea to me. " 00:18:57.33\00:19:01.00 So we did that. 00:19:01.03\00:19:02.00 Of course along the way we had a few relatives and others 00:19:02.03\00:19:05.27 object to this and say, "That really isn't good, 00:19:05.30\00:19:09.24 your children are smaller than others, they're not going to... 00:19:09.27\00:19:12.28 they are scrawny and skinny and short because your not 00:19:12.31\00:19:15.89 giving them enough meat. 00:19:15.92\00:19:17.16 I said, "Just wait, just wait. " 00:19:17.19\00:19:20.05 Now they look at us and say, "How come your children 00:19:20.09\00:19:23.40 are so big and what did you do?" 00:19:23.43\00:19:25.70 I said, "It was a long time ago we decided to raise them on a 00:19:25.73\00:19:28.91 plant based diet. " 00:19:28.94\00:19:29.96 My oldest son is 6'3" which is a bit taller than I am. 00:19:29.99\00:19:33.87 And my other children are all likewise - just about as tall as 00:19:33.91\00:19:37.34 I am or taller except for my daughter. 00:19:37.38\00:19:40.40 Of course she's shorter but for a Chinese, ethnic origin 00:19:40.44\00:19:46.71 for a young lady she's tall, she's 5'7". 00:19:46.74\00:19:49.56 - It hasn't retarded their mental abilities at all? 00:19:49.59\00:19:52.64 - No, not at all, in fact they did better than I did in school 00:19:52.67\00:19:55.71 I'm happy to say. 00:19:55.74\00:19:59.85 - OK, so we're moving then away from the meat products. 00:19:59.89\00:20:03.83 What else are we avoiding, what else are we doing? 00:20:03.87\00:20:07.74 - Well something else that's interesting is we think that 00:20:07.78\00:20:11.87 whole plant foods really don't include sugar in the sense 00:20:11.90\00:20:15.96 that we go down and find it in soft drinks 00:20:16.00\00:20:18.26 and things of this nature. 00:20:18.30\00:20:19.69 It's an amazing fact that Americans consume as much 00:20:19.73\00:20:25.08 sugar and sweeteners as they do. 00:20:25.11\00:20:27.65 I was just reading in a magazine a few weeks ago that 00:20:27.69\00:20:32.69 Americans now consume almost 150 pounds of sweeteners every 00:20:32.72\00:20:37.85 year - 20% more sugar and sweeteners than 00:20:37.89\00:20:40.72 they did in 1986. 00:20:40.75\00:20:42.87 - 152 pounds!? 00:20:42.90\00:20:44.74 - 152 pounds. 00:20:44.78\00:20:46.43 - How much do you weigh? 00:20:46.46\00:20:47.57 - Less than that. 00:20:47.60\00:20:49.15 I weigh about 140-145 pounds. 00:20:49.19\00:20:53.30 - Look at that, most people eat the entire size of the Dr. here. 00:20:53.33\00:20:56.89 - That's right. 00:20:56.92\00:20:58.20 But you know the other thing is soft drinks. 00:20:58.23\00:21:00.55 They said that the average American consumes 19 ounces 00:21:00.58\00:21:05.13 of soft drinks every day or 53 gallons a year. 00:21:05.17\00:21:09.15 But the average teenage boy consumes approximately 00:21:09.18\00:21:13.13 43 ounces. 00:21:13.16\00:21:14.51 The average teenage girl 25% less which would make that 00:21:14.54\00:21:18.07 somewhere around 32 ounces a day. 00:21:18.10\00:21:19.98 That's more than a quart of Cokes or whatever soft drink 00:21:20.01\00:21:26.08 every day. 00:21:26.12\00:21:27.09 - So what are the real damaging things about that? 00:21:27.10\00:21:29.29 Doesn't the body just run on sugar? 00:21:29.32\00:21:31.01 - Well, yes, but it does better on the non-refined sugars 00:21:31.05\00:21:35.37 that we're going to get with our potatoes, breads, and rice 00:21:35.40\00:21:39.68 rather than your refined sugars. 00:21:39.72\00:21:41.74 The other problem we also have with these extra sugars is 00:21:41.77\00:21:45.41 we get more dental carries, or cavities, that make the Dentists 00:21:45.45\00:21:50.51 happy and keep them busy, but we could save a lot of 00:21:50.55\00:21:54.43 expense and discomfort by eating a more healthful diet 00:21:54.46\00:21:58.31 and avoiding this. 00:21:58.34\00:21:59.31 And the other thing we also find is that with the high 00:21:59.32\00:22:01.59 consumption of sugar we find a lot more 00:22:01.63\00:22:03.64 illnesses and sicknesses. 00:22:03.67\00:22:05.64 Have you ever noticed around holidays 00:22:05.67\00:22:07.84 where people tend to have more sweets like birthday or when 00:22:07.87\00:22:11.98 people go out on Christmas and other times 00:22:12.01\00:22:15.32 and the children get more sweets, 00:22:15.35\00:22:17.40 I found that when children come to my office 00:22:17.43\00:22:22.05 brought by their parents, often times you ask them, 00:22:22.08\00:22:24.64 "Have you celebrated a birthday or had more sweets?" 00:22:24.67\00:22:27.28 "Oh, yes, Doc. " 00:22:27.31\00:22:29.14 Now I know why at Christmas time in Asia why work is so long. 00:22:29.17\00:22:33.27 The Lunar New Year so many people get sick-the very reason. 00:22:33.30\00:22:37.19 And university students who may be studying and cramming 00:22:37.22\00:22:40.32 for an exam they're hungry late at night - what do they do? 00:22:40.35\00:22:43.46 They go down to the convenience store and they buy 00:22:43.49\00:22:46.81 a bottle of soda pop and some donuts. 00:22:46.84\00:22:48.81 They come back home and they eat that, no sleep, and they 00:22:48.84\00:22:51.55 come down a few days later with a cold or flu. 00:22:51.58\00:22:54.79 - So what should we put in place of some of these harmful 00:22:54.82\00:22:58.93 junk foods, you'd call them? 00:22:58.96\00:23:00.35 - Well, I still like my favorite cereal grain is rice. 00:23:00.38\00:23:05.48 I know most American's favorite cereal grain is wheat. 00:23:05.51\00:23:08.95 There's good whole wheat bread. 00:23:08.98\00:23:10.88 You've got potatoes. 00:23:10.91\00:23:12.77 Baked potatoes are good, mashed potatoes are good. 00:23:12.80\00:23:15.98 They are much more healthful for you than French fries 00:23:16.01\00:23:19.91 and potato chips. 00:23:19.94\00:23:22.69 It's a good source of complex carbohydrates. 00:23:22.72\00:23:25.81 It's a whole plant food as you take it that way. 00:23:25.84\00:23:28.07 - So what we're talking about is another principle, it's choosing 00:23:28.10\00:23:33.75 what would you say, foods as grown? 00:23:33.78\00:23:36.50 How would you put it? 00:23:36.53\00:23:37.77 - Whole plant foods eaten whole. 00:23:37.80\00:23:43.18 - Five words for a great nutrition course. 00:23:43.21\00:23:46.25 Another principle is for your fatty type foods use 00:23:46.28\00:23:51.49 nuts and seeds and olives. 00:23:51.52\00:23:53.35 These are great sources of natural fats 00:23:53.38\00:23:55.62 along with avocados. 00:23:55.65\00:23:57.64 Avocados are really good. 00:23:57.67\00:23:59.85 Avocados make a great spread rather than mayonnaise. 00:23:59.88\00:24:03.34 Nuts and seeds are a good source of protein as well. 00:24:03.37\00:24:07.07 - Some people, like for instance, Dr. Dean Ornish 00:24:07.10\00:24:09.58 and others that are advocating a 10% fat diet or around there, 00:24:09.61\00:24:14.99 would say stay away from nuts. 00:24:15.02\00:24:16.47 I don't hear you saying that. 00:24:16.50\00:24:18.05 - Well, I'm talking about people in good health. 00:24:18.08\00:24:20.45 I think it's fine and they can go ahead 00:24:20.48\00:24:22.21 and eat and enjoy the nuts. 00:24:22.24\00:24:23.72 In fact the group at Loma Linda that have been working with the 00:24:23.75\00:24:29.58 Adventist Health Study with Dr. Gary Fraisher and some 00:24:29.61\00:24:32.41 others, have done some studies with nuts, 00:24:32.44\00:24:34.16 using walnuts specifically and have found out that this helps 00:24:34.19\00:24:38.46 to lower cholesterol for certain groups of people. 00:24:38.49\00:24:41.57 Nuts again, used in moderation, the key is moderation, 00:24:41.60\00:24:46.01 is a very good principle. 00:24:46.04\00:24:48.35 If you take the nuts and have to crack them yourself, 00:24:48.38\00:24:51.24 you're not going to eat so many. 00:24:51.27\00:24:52.36 If you buy them already shelled and cracked 00:24:52.39\00:24:54.30 you're going to eat a lot more. 00:24:54.33\00:24:55.70 - That's a good way to avoid eating too many. 00:24:55.73\00:24:59.76 So we've talked about 5 principles now. 00:24:59.79\00:25:02.84 Are there any other principles you want to share 00:25:02.87\00:25:07.20 in the last 2 minutes? 00:25:07.23\00:25:08.27 - Another good principle is to drink enough water. 00:25:08.30\00:25:10.77 I find that often times people don't drink enough water. 00:25:10.80\00:25:14.94 Because of this their body doesn't operate 00:25:14.97\00:25:18.83 at optimal efficiency. 00:25:18.86\00:25:21.07 Well, you say, "How much water should you drink?" 00:25:21.10\00:25:23.68 The rule that we use is: 1- 8 oz. glass of water 00:25:23.71\00:25:27.73 for approximately each 15 pounds of body weight. 00:25:27.76\00:25:31.32 So if you weigh 150 pounds you would have to have 10 glasses 00:25:31.35\00:25:36.49 of water or 2.5 quarts of water. 00:25:36.52\00:25:38.56 Another way you can also tell is you can look at the color 00:25:38.59\00:25:43.65 of the urine. 00:25:43.68\00:25:44.65 If it's clear, it's not dark yellow, 00:25:44.66\00:25:47.44 then you've had enough water. 00:25:47.47\00:25:49.24 If the urine is dark yellow, providing you haven't eaten 00:25:49.27\00:25:51.33 cereal or something with food coloring, then this gives you 00:25:51.36\00:25:54.53 you an indication that you've had enough water. 00:25:54.56\00:25:56.47 So that's important. 00:25:56.50\00:25:58.52 It also lowers the risk for kidney disease and 00:25:58.56\00:26:00.95 kidney stones. 00:26:00.98\00:26:02.37 The only people who I find who really take in enough water 00:26:02.40\00:26:05.91 are usually those who have had kidney stones and you'll see 00:26:05.94\00:26:10.11 they'll walk around with big quart jar of water which they 00:26:10.14\00:26:14.28 take with them wherever they go. 00:26:14.31\00:26:16.03 Now days it's very popular to see people with their jars 00:26:16.07\00:26:19.13 of water as they walk around. 00:26:19.16\00:26:20.65 - It's much better isn't it. 00:26:20.69\00:26:22.05 - It's much, much better. 00:26:22.08\00:26:23.38 - Well, we've talked about several 00:26:23.41\00:26:25.10 very important principles. 00:26:25.13\00:26:26.27 Maybe you can in this last 50 seconds we have together 00:26:26.31\00:26:30.88 summarize for the people that have been watching 00:26:30.92\00:26:33.19 what are the 7 healthy habits that we really should get into 00:26:33.22\00:26:36.76 as we begin a new phase in our lifestyle? 00:26:36.79\00:26:40.78 - Well the important thing is to eat breakfast. 00:26:40.82\00:26:43.00 Another one is don't eat in between meals. 00:26:43.03\00:26:45.81 Another one is eat more of what we call 00:26:45.85\00:26:48.55 your complex carbohydrates - whole plant foods, 00:26:48.59\00:26:50.69 more fruits and vegetables, plant protein rather than 00:26:50.73\00:26:54.51 animal protein - that's important. 00:26:54.55\00:26:56.51 Also, for your fats, get your fat sources preferably from 00:26:56.54\00:27:01.93 vegetable sources of fats, like your nuts, seeds, olives, 00:27:01.96\00:27:07.32 avocados, things like this. 00:27:07.35\00:27:09.65 Drink enough water and also get in some exercise. 00:27:09.69\00:27:13.83 Exercise is vitally important. 00:27:13.86\00:27:15.88 I'm sure you'll have a whole program in the future 00:27:15.92\00:27:18.74 on exercise, which I know is really important. 00:27:18.78\00:27:21.53 - Thank you for joining us and we hope that you have 00:27:21.57\00:27:24.21 Health for a Lifetime. 00:27:24.25\00:27:26.45