Hello and welcome to
"Health for a Lifetime"
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We've glad that
you've joined us today!
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Today we're going to be talking
about a fascinating subject
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about foods and how
they affect the mind,
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and talking with us about this
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important
subject is Dr. Tim Arnott
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Dr. Arnott is a medical doctor
who practices medicine at the
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Lifestyle Center
of America in Oklahoma
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Dr. Arnott, we're glad that
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you're with us today.
Thank you, it's good to be here
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You've been practicing
medicine for about 14 years.
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You've been at the Lifestyle
Center for what... 3 years now?
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4-1/2 years...
4-1/2 years - time flies
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when you're
having fun! Yes it is
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And you're helping people
REVERSE the common killers
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in our Western diseases,
isn't that right? That's correct
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At the Lifestyle
Center of America,
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we're involved in
removing the CAUSE of disease.
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Now, you know, we've
entitled the program today,
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"Medicine for the Mind"
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and I assume that there
are a lot of people that come
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with a lot of
illnesses and different things,
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but ultimately it comes down
to things that they can actually
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deal with on the basis of
choices and things in their mind
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There are things
that we can do to actually
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help fight depression
besides taking a medicine,
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and many individuals are
familiar with the Prozac,
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the Paxil, the Serzone,
different medicines that help
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raise this neurotransmitter,
the chemical in the brain
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called serotonin and that
does help to boost our mood,
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but there are some side effects,
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and there's always
side effects with medicine
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and so researchers are looking
for other ways to do what
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these medicines do.
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So, you know,
sometimes there's an axiom -
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"Physician heal yourself"
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but what about
patient - "Heal yourself"
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If you were recommending a
food that people should eat
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or something that would help
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relieve
depression, what would it be?
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Well, Dr. Smith, at
Littlemore Hospital,
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in Oxford, England
actually took patients
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that had MAJOR
depressive disorder.
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They had been treated with
medicine and they had recovered.
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They were no
longer on medicine...
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And what he actually did was to
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feed them 2 different beverages.
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And one beverage actually
had no tryptophan in it.
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And so they were getting
nutrients but they were NOT
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getting tryptophan
and in the other beverage,
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and they were treated in a
serial manner so they could
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see what happened to
these individuals with their
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depressive symptoms
after getting tryptophan,
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and after getting NO tryptophan.
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And what they discovered was
that almost two-thirds of those
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individuals who
had been depressed
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but were no longer
depressed, reverted back
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to their depressive
symptoms when they were given
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this beverage that had NO
tryptophan in it whatsoever...
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And actually
measured this with a test -
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one of the typical
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale
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and what they found was
the individuals who GOT the
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tryptophan essentially had NO
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increase in that
depression scale,
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Those who had NO tryptophan
in their diet actually had a
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significant increase
in their depression scale.
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So foods high in tryptophan...
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What IS tryptophan?
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Tryptophan is amino acid,
it's one of the protein-building
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The building blocks
of protein. That's right
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What foods would this be in?
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Well, nuts and seeds
and beans are important.
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Tofu?... Tofu is an
excellent source of tryptophan.
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What if I don't like
tofu and have never tasted it?
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Well, you know, seeds
are important... Soybeans?
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Soybeans, of course, absolutely.
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In fact, that would be
the best way to get your SOY
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is in the WHOLE form.
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But tryptophan is
the raw material that
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serotonin is made out of.
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It has actually shown that
if you INCREASE the tryptophan
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in the diet, you can
increase the serotonin
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that's going to be made in
the brain because, you know,
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we're made on this basis
of you're only what you eat...
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I mean... you are what you eat.
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If you get the raw
material to the body,
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then it can make the
important neurotransmitters.
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So tryptophan is then made into,
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I guess, serotonin
or something like that.
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Is there anything else
that we need to eat with it,
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or can we just go ahead and
eat those seeds and we're okay.
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Well actually, vitamin
B6 is also very important
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Where do you find that?
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Well, vitamin B6 is going
to be found in vegetables,
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it's going to be found in grains
... WHOLE grains - of course.
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So if you're eating a
WIDE variety of vegetables...
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If you're eating
things like bananas,
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and if you have
insulin resistance or diabetes,
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you want to get those
bananas on the green side
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rather than on the very ripe
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side because they
are more starchy there
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rather than so much sugar.
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But these foods,
vegetables, bananas, and grains
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are rich in B6 and
that can help reverse...
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So seeds and
vegetables - so in other words,
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the Genesis 1:29
diet, the original
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diet in the Bible - just
look at that... That's correct
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If you eat foods as the Creator
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offers them to you from
the ground, you're going to
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get B6 and be able
to make that serotonin.
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So depression, you know, it's a
huge thing people struggle with
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and I suppose people that come
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to the Lifestyle Center
of America deal with this;
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maybe it's an underlying cause
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that you identify right while
they're there - is that right?
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Absolutely, depression is
an underlying side diagnosis
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in many conditions and
once you develop diabetes
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and its complications,
THAT can lead to depression.
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Having a heart attack can
lead to post MI depression.
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Or even talking about it
can depress us. Absolutely
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But what about
high protein diets?
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Some people say -
Well I'm doing this kind
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of diet to lose weight...
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Are there any hazards
with that on the mind?
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Well actually, there are
problems with high protein diets
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in that high protein
simply means that you have
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LOTS of amino
acids coming at the body.
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You have a lot of amino acids
coming at the cells of the body
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and actually, the amount
of tryptophan that your body
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is able to take advantage
of and USE to make serotonin
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under the conditions of a
high protein diet are reduced.
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So if you're on a
high protein diet,
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you get less serotonin
because you have less tryptophan
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being converted into serotonin.
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There are competing amino
acids in high protein foods
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that compete with tryptophan
reducing your serotonin level.
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So certainly, if you're
struggling with depression
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or different things, the
low carb plan of losing weight
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is not something to look at.
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That is ABSOLUTELY the
case and in fact, fatigue
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and symptoms of
depression are likely to show up
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on a low carbohydrate diet
because of all the competing
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amino acids
competing with tryptophan...
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And again, tryptophan
is THE RAW MATERIAL for
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what you need in
your brain to feel happy,
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and to have that positive mood.
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Okay, so we've talked about
tryptophan, seeds of all kinds,
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and we've talked about
vitamin B to change that
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into what we
need, but anything else
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that we need to
know about vitamin B?
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Well actually,
there are researchers,
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Dr. Bernstein, for example,
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of the New York Academy
of Sciences, discovered that
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there are B
vitamins that are important;
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folic acid is one of
the important B vitamins;
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B12 is also important.
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Researchers have discovered
that individuals who are
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depressed are LOW in folic acid;
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they are low in vitamin B12...
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And, folic acid, for
example, is going to be found in
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whole grains - it
will be found in beans,
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AND especially in the
dark green, leafy vegetables.
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Ahhh - there they are again!
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That's always the way -
when I was in nurses' training
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taking exams - whenever it said
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dark green leafy vegetables,
I knew that was the right answer
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You know, that's the MOST
protective food on the planet...
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And the most TOXIC
food on the planet is
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partially
hydrogenated vegetable oil,
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so, you know, B
vitamins are important.
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Folic acid is
important and vitamin B12 also
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may be important for limiting
depression and reducing symptoms
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And that's important because
as your transfer over to a
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plant-based diet, one of
the things you're going to be
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missing out on more
and more is vitamin B12.
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Where do you get vitamin B12?
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Well vitamin B12 is made
only by bacteria on this planet.
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It's made only by anaerobic
bacteria which are bacteria
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that don't require oxygen.
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So you can get B12
from animal products because
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animal products have a lot
of bacterial contamination...
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That's a very nutritious thought
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to think that we need
those animal products...
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But the problem with animal
products is they can give you
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all these Western diseases!
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So you have to
take a supplement?
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So you really do
need to take a supplement.
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Now if you're in a
Third world country...
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if you're in Siberia,
if you're in Africa...
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I was in Africa just
last year and I sat down with
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a bunch of individuals
to eat a meal and they were
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using fingers for utensils...
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And so you're going to get more
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bacteria into
your system that way...
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And, you know, individuals
are living closer to the earth;
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they're growing their own food;
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they're growing
organic produce...
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And they're not using all
of the hot water, detergents
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and soaps and
antibacterial soaps...
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They're going to have more
friendly bacterial exposure.
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They're going to get
more of the vitamin B12,
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and that's what we
see individuals in these
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Third world countries who are
even vegan - total vegetarians
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...They are not B-12
deficient, but here we are
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in every study
that looks at it...
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I never thought I'd
hear a doctor talk about
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friendly bacterial
exposure. Well it's true!
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So in other words - maybe not
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wash my hands or
brush my teeth as much?
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Well, I don't know if I would
necessarily recommend that.
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But definitely get away
from the antibacterial soaps.
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But in this country, where
we are not growing our own food,
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you know there is a lot
of pesticides going onto the
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fruits and
vegetables, for example...
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you really need
to take a supplement.
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You know, you don't have
to take my word for that,
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but CHECK your vitamin B12 level
and if that is not near the top
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of the range,
right around 800-1000,
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you're going to missing out.
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What happens when
you're low in vitamin B12
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besides depression - can it
mess your body up otherwise?
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Absolutely! Your immune
system can be compromised.
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In fact, they have actually
done studies taking nursing home
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patients - individuals
in extended care facilities
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and they have vaccinated
them with the Pneumovax;
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the bacteria, the
pneumococcal vaccine...
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And they vaccinated those who
had enough B12 in their body,
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and those who did
NOT have enough B12,
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and those who were B12 deficient
actually had a significantly
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lower antibody response to
that vaccine... Interesting!
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And so, in fact, I remember
being a total vegetarian,
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back in Iowa and if I
stepped outside for just the
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shortest period of time,
I would invariably come down
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with a head cold,
sinus infection, bronchitis.
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So there are people out
there that seem to be doing
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everything healthy but
they get sick all the time,
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they need to check
their vitamin B12 level.
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Absolutely, once I
started taking vitamin B12,
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never had a problem, can
go out without a shirt in the
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coldest weather - not an issue.
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B12 is important whenever
you're going to divide a cell,
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whenever you're
going to make DNA...
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And 2 of the most rapidly
dividing cell populations
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in the body are red cells and
white blood cells which are...
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Are your immune system...
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Your immune system,
your oxygen-carrying cells...
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So if you don't have enough
B12, you can become anemic,
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not iron-deficient
anemic, but anemic,
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and you can become
white blood cell - weak,
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in other words - white
blood cells don't work as well.
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That really explains
a lot because I've heard
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so many people that talk
about how they do everything
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healthy but they
may be having had...
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So you can get that
checked easily - vitamin B12
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Can you get it checked easily
with your physician? Absolutely!
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Now talking about
foods and the mind again,
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we're talking about
the mind and medicine,
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and this sense of
well-being that comes from
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serotonin levels, are there any
other things we need to know?
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What's the most powerful
way to increase that level?
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Well you know, we talked
before on this program about
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something that is very simple,
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and there are 2 natural remedies
the Creator talks about a lot,
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or that He emphasizes a lot
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and those 2 are
fresh air and sunlight.
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I think you have a graphic
on sunlight, don't you here.
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Sunlight- yes, we
probably have a graphic,
00:13:10.64\00:13:12.47
and sunlight is
probably the MOST POWERFUL way
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that you can raise
your serotonin level.
00:13:17.96\00:13:20.74
Just go outside - how long?
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As soon as your eyes are exposed
to that bright intensity light,
00:13:22.17\00:13:27.75
your serotonin
level will shoot up.
00:13:27.78\00:13:29.66
So in this
graphic it shows on a 395.
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...395 is the amount of
serotonin being produced
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on a bright day if
you're standing outside.
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Versus a dull day, it's only 49.
00:13:39.47\00:13:41.06
That's right, it's
actually 8 times more serotonin
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made in your brain when you're
standing outside on a bright day
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But notice, the amount
of serotonin that you make
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outside on a dull day is
not anywhere near what...
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In other words - Excuse me,
it's much MORE than what you
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would make INSIDE
day in and day out.
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So, even on a dull day,
you're going to make more
00:14:02.41\00:14:04.53
serotonin than you make inside,
so you need to get outside!
00:14:04.56\00:14:07.81
So it's really
true that little song...
00:14:07.84\00:14:09.21
"So let the sunshine in
and face it with a grin"
00:14:09.24\00:14:11.11
That's EXACTLY RIGHT!
00:14:11.14\00:14:13.92
And in fact, we're told
in the Scriptures that in His
00:14:13.95\00:14:17.54
presence is fullness of joy.
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We're told that Christ
is the Sun of righteousness,
00:14:20.39\00:14:24.57
and there is a story,
so-to-speak, in nature
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that shows a
spiritual lesson and that is...
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If you're in front of the
sun - You know, the sunlight
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the powerful intensity,
you're going to raise your
00:14:37.28\00:14:39.27
serotonin level, you're
going to be improving your mood,
00:14:39.30\00:14:42.17
and if you're in
the presence of the SON,
00:14:42.20\00:14:45.76
you're also going
to be experiencing joy.
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So there's a lesson in
nature that illustrates
00:14:47.86\00:14:50.64
the spiritual principle.
00:14:50.67\00:14:52.04
Now, another
study you talked about,
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and I think you have a
graphic on this as well is...
00:14:54.06\00:14:55.80
the relationship
between postpartum depression
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and this whole idea -
talk to me about that.
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Yeah, I mean one of the
things that we find after
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a lady delivers a baby is
- you know it's not uncommon
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about 5% of women will actually
00:15:09.81\00:15:12.23
have depression -
postpartum depression...
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And these individuals,
they're probably deficient in
00:15:14.96\00:15:20.44
omega-3 fatty acids which are
00:15:20.47\00:15:22.72
important for
fighting depression.
00:15:22.75\00:15:24.49
But what they have found,
that is they will take these
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individuals - Get light therapy,
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they have a #1,
what does that mean?
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The #1 actually is telling us
what their depression scale is.
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That's their depression scale.
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In other words,
that's the worst situation...
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And then after 3
weeks of bright light?
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After 3 weeks of
bright light therapy,
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they take these women and they
do the Hamilton Depression Scale
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again and they actually
are at significantly lower;
00:15:48.97\00:15:53.82
50% less depression manifested
on this test than when they had
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none of the bright light.
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So bright light is actually able
to help boost serotonin level
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in these women at
the time of pregnancy,
00:16:05.20\00:16:08.48
and help them move
away from depression.
00:16:08.51\00:16:11.51
We're talking
with Dr. Tim Arnott
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He is a physician at the
Lifestyle Center in America
00:16:13.43\00:16:16.15
He helps people that are
suffering with the common
00:16:16.18\00:16:19.59
Western diseases - one
of which is depression.
00:16:19.62\00:16:22.09
And we're
talking about the mind,
00:16:22.12\00:16:24.05
and medications for
the mind, if you will,
00:16:24.08\00:16:26.15
that you can access.
00:16:26.18\00:16:27.74
When we come back, we're
going to talk about exercise.
00:16:27.77\00:16:29.74
We're going to talk about
other things and how they relate
00:16:29.77\00:16:31.83
to your mind and to those
qualities you need to have
00:16:31.86\00:16:34.88
to have that
sense of well-being.
00:16:34.91\00:16:36.28
We hope you join
us when we come back.
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Welcome back, we've been
talking with Dr. Tim Arnott
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We've been talking
about medicine and the mind...
00:17:42.15\00:17:44.50
And Dr. Arnott helps people at
the Lifestyle Center of America
00:17:44.53\00:17:48.99
to reverse or stop,
or better yet, prevent
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the common diseases that afflict
those in Western countries,
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and around the world as well.
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Dr. Arnott, we've been
talking about the mind!
00:17:57.66\00:18:00.98
We've been talking
about substances that give us
00:18:01.01\00:18:02.60
a sense of well-being,
that we eat foods that are
00:18:02.63\00:18:04.70
high in tryptophan.
00:18:04.73\00:18:06.10
You've said - seeds, nuts,
grains can help us with that...
00:18:06.13\00:18:10.17
And then also make
sure and get vitamin B6,
00:18:10.20\00:18:13.63
the B vitamins that can
help that process go on.
00:18:13.66\00:18:16.73
You've talked about folic
acid and you've talked about
00:18:16.76\00:18:19.79
vitamin B12 and make sure
we're getting those things.
00:18:19.82\00:18:23.11
And it is pretty
simple to find out whether
00:18:23.14\00:18:24.90
you are or are not just
by looking at what you eat.
00:18:24.93\00:18:28.65
And we've talked about sunlight.
00:18:28.68\00:18:30.50
What about exercise though.
00:18:30.53\00:18:31.99
Well before we
talk about exercise,
00:18:32.02\00:18:33.91
I just want to mention about B12
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B12 again... okay.
Because there is a wide
00:18:35.80\00:18:38.93
B12 range -
anywhere from 200-1000
00:18:38.96\00:18:43.17
and if you just get a B12 level
and you're told that you're okay
00:18:43.20\00:18:49.30
...that may mean you have a
level of 300 or a level of 400
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But what you need to know
is that the best B12 level
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for getting a
strong immune system,
00:18:58.20\00:19:00.25
and frankly for
helping depression probably,
00:19:00.28\00:19:02.94
is going to be getting
your B12 level near the top
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of the reference range...
900-1000 somewhere up there.
00:19:05.51\00:19:08.91
The reason for that is that
you will actually help lower
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another amino acid
that's important for
00:19:12.06\00:19:15.48
chronic disease prevention,
heart attack prevention,
00:19:15.51\00:19:18.18
stroke prevention
and that is homocysteine.
00:19:18.21\00:19:21.30
So just be careful that
you don't just get a B12 level,
00:19:21.33\00:19:24.49
and be told that it's okay.
00:19:24.52\00:19:26.22
You want to make sure it's
optimal right up near the top,
00:19:26.25\00:19:29.03
that's where you want to be.
00:19:29.06\00:19:30.43
Now exercise, yes, exercise has
been shown to be important...
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In fact, there are studies
that have shown that exercise
00:19:33.79\00:19:37.25
put head-to-head
with an SSRI - one of the
00:19:37.28\00:19:41.11
serotonin reuptake inhibitors
that raise the serotonin level,
00:19:41.14\00:19:45.79
they are just as effective -
exercise is just as effective
00:19:45.82\00:19:49.88
as one of the
serotonin reuptake inhibitors
00:19:49.91\00:19:52.65
when put head-to-head
for mild depression.
00:19:52.68\00:19:55.91
So, that's
something that you definitely
00:19:55.94\00:19:58.07
want to include in your regimen.
00:19:58.11\00:20:00.18
So if you're depressed or
struggling with that or know
00:20:00.22\00:20:03.43
someone that is, maybe walk
with them out in the sunlight
00:20:03.47\00:20:06.65
as you're eating
seeds! That's exactly right
00:20:06.68\00:20:08.19
Now Dr. Kennedy at the
University of New Orleans
00:20:08.22\00:20:11.62
actually showed that
exercise can reduce a number of
00:20:11.65\00:20:15.50
important parameters including
depression, including anger,
00:20:15.53\00:20:19.96
including fatigue and he
found out that the more intense
00:20:19.99\00:20:25.16
the exercise - the better.
00:20:25.19\00:20:27.21
So if you can be
doing a brisk walk,
00:20:27.24\00:20:29.88
that's actually
the most value exercise
00:20:29.91\00:20:32.37
for reducing
symptoms of depression...
00:20:32.40\00:20:34.61
And interestingly
enough, a more brisk walk,
00:20:34.64\00:20:37.87
and again, you want to
build up to this gradually,
00:20:37.90\00:20:40.09
you don't want to just go out
00:20:40.12\00:20:41.49
and start a brisk
walk necessarily...
00:20:41.52\00:20:42.89
You can just run down the
block and not be depressed.
00:20:42.92\00:20:44.83
That's exactly right.
00:20:44.86\00:20:46.23
But the more
intense the walking,
00:20:46.26\00:20:48.90
and you don't
have to be jogging,
00:20:48.93\00:20:50.30
the more intense the walking,
00:20:50.33\00:20:51.70
the lower the risk
of developing diabetes,
00:20:51.73\00:20:53.97
the lower the risk of
developing heart disease,
00:20:54.00\00:20:56.54
the lower the risk
of getting a stroke.
00:20:56.57\00:20:59.18
The more intense the
activity, the better.
00:20:59.21\00:21:01.78
How does health of
the mind affect the body?
00:21:01.81\00:21:03.95
I mean we alluded to that some,
00:21:03.98\00:21:05.92
but can you expand
on it a little more...
00:21:05.95\00:21:07.32
Well you know, there
was a friend of mine who
00:21:07.35\00:21:09.95
lived on the East
Coast and this gentleman was
00:21:09.98\00:21:12.49
suffering with depression
for a number of years.
00:21:12.52\00:21:15.34
And, I mean, it
was a chronic problem,
00:21:15.37\00:21:17.34
it was affecting his
relationships with his family.
00:21:17.37\00:21:19.65
It was affecting essentially
all areas of his life.
00:21:19.68\00:21:22.75
And he was like in a pit
and couldn't get out of this
00:21:22.78\00:21:25.66
pit of depression.
00:21:25.69\00:21:27.06
And then he came
across some information,
00:21:27.09\00:21:29.98
and that information was
in a book by Dr. Neil Nedley
00:21:30.01\00:21:34.47
and the book was called,
"Depression, the Way Out"
00:21:34.50\00:21:39.23
And what that book
basically said was...
00:21:39.26\00:21:42.15
There are individuals
who are not getting enough of
00:21:42.18\00:21:45.60
an essential fat - essential
means the body cannot make it,
00:21:45.63\00:21:50.39
you must eat it in order
to get it into your body...
00:21:50.42\00:21:53.10
An essential fat -
they're not getting enough.
00:21:53.13\00:21:55.19
Their brain isn't getting
enough of these essential fats.
00:21:55.22\00:21:57.92
And what they've discovered
- that individuals who are low
00:21:57.95\00:22:01.28
in the omega-3 fats,
00:22:01.31\00:22:02.86
the alpha
linolenic acid - for example,
00:22:02.89\00:22:05.65
these fats that are
only made by plants,
00:22:05.68\00:22:08.30
if you're not getting
enough, you could be depressed.
00:22:08.33\00:22:10.60
When he found that out, he
learned, in Dr. Nedley's book,
00:22:10.63\00:22:15.25
that salmon and fish
were an excellent source
00:22:15.28\00:22:18.31
of these omega-3 fats.
00:22:18.34\00:22:21.69
And there was quite a bit
of information in the same book
00:22:21.72\00:22:24.95
about the disadvantages of fish,
00:22:24.98\00:22:27.68
but it did say that they
were rich in omega-3 fats,
00:22:27.71\00:22:31.86
and so he went out and started
00:22:31.89\00:22:33.32
having salmon a
number of times a week.
00:22:33.35\00:22:36.06
Well, lo and behold,
this individual's depression
00:22:36.09\00:22:39.37
symptoms started to abate.
00:22:39.40\00:22:41.98
And at that point...
So they went away - okay
00:22:42.01\00:22:44.05
It started to go away
and at that point, he had a
00:22:44.08\00:22:47.29
spiritual transformation and
so it was for this gentleman,
00:22:47.33\00:22:51.26
it was not until he had
replaced the physical needs...
00:22:51.30\00:22:55.20
He had met the
physical needs of the body,
00:22:55.23\00:22:57.46
in this case omega-3 fat, of
course there are many others,
00:22:57.49\00:23:00.67
that he was able to understand
and appreciate spiritual things.
00:23:00.70\00:23:04.98
So, a lot of times, we may
wonder why we are feeling down;
00:23:05.01\00:23:08.87
we're having a Christian
experience SLUMP, if you will,
00:23:08.90\00:23:11.97
maybe we're backsliding,
maybe we had forgotten about God
00:23:12.00\00:23:14.76
It could be that we're MISSING
something INSIDE the body,
00:23:14.79\00:23:18.26
a nutrient that we need.
00:23:18.29\00:23:19.71
So there is a significant
connection between our
00:23:19.74\00:23:24.00
physical body and
nutrition and whether we're able
00:23:24.03\00:23:27.43
to have a healthy mind
and a healthy spirituality.
00:23:27.46\00:23:30.38
So you have alluded then
to something here as well...
00:23:30.41\00:23:33.31
Another marker that can
help us know that we may be
00:23:33.34\00:23:36.62
struggling with depression is
00:23:36.65\00:23:39.17
our spiritual sense of
well-being and whatnot...
00:23:39.20\00:23:42.32
And you've alluded to the
fact that there is a Creator,
00:23:42.35\00:23:45.05
and there is a Lord
there that is interested in us.
00:23:45.08\00:23:48.75
And I know He has an
owner's manual as well -
00:23:48.78\00:23:51.14
we call that the Bible.
00:23:51.17\00:23:52.99
Is there anything - any help in
the owner's manual, if you will,
00:23:53.02\00:23:56.49
when people are struggling
or suffering with depression?
00:23:56.52\00:23:59.78
Well you know, one of the
things that we face quite a bit
00:23:59.81\00:24:03.12
in lifestyle medicine and trying
to help people overcome habits,
00:24:03.15\00:24:09.04
is this whole idea of -
okay you move away from a habit
00:24:09.07\00:24:13.27
for a short period of
time but within 6 months,
00:24:13.30\00:24:17.16
you're back doing
the very same thing.
00:24:17.19\00:24:19.92
And so there is this
idea in lifestyle medicine
00:24:19.95\00:24:23.10
or lifestyle
change of recidivism,
00:24:23.13\00:24:25.38
and that's one of the major
complaints that people have
00:24:25.41\00:24:28.98
with lifestyle change -
is that they actually say...
00:24:29.01\00:24:32.04
Well, people are
going to go back to it!
00:24:32.07\00:24:34.33
So what does the
book say about that?
00:24:34.36\00:24:37.00
Well, at the
Lifestyle Center of America,
00:24:37.03\00:24:39.04
we actually have one of
our lectures where we share
00:24:39.07\00:24:41.87
with individuals tools to
help them achieve permanent
00:24:41.90\00:24:45.46
lifestyle change.
00:24:45.49\00:24:46.96
And, part of those tools
come from the owner's manual,
00:24:46.99\00:24:51.00
and there is something very
important in the owner's manual
00:24:51.03\00:24:54.09
and THAT IS that we have
a Creator that doesn't have
00:24:54.12\00:24:59.23
lifestyle hang-ups.
00:24:59.26\00:25:00.71
He doesn't have depression.
00:25:00.74\00:25:02.59
He is the SOURCE of happiness,
00:25:02.62\00:25:04.80
and there's a principle
- a law in the universe
00:25:04.83\00:25:07.29
that by
beholding, we come changed.
00:25:07.32\00:25:09.68
You'd say that's
the most important law.
00:25:09.71\00:25:11.27
That's the MOST important law!
00:25:11.30\00:25:13.36
In fact, one of the
reasons for depression is that
00:25:13.39\00:25:16.07
we spend a lot of
time looking and listening
00:25:16.10\00:25:19.11
to things on the news, in
the newspaper, on the radio,
00:25:19.15\00:25:23.21
over the airwaves - in many
different ways that are negative
00:25:23.24\00:25:26.78
that are very
depression- promoting.
00:25:26.81\00:25:30.69
You have a graphic here
that has these ways that we can
00:25:30.72\00:25:34.77
avoid going back to
destructive behaviors.
00:25:34.80\00:25:37.30
Let's look at those as
we're closing out the program.
00:25:37.33\00:25:39.16
The first one here - it
says... "Behold the Lamb of God,
00:25:39.19\00:25:41.90
which taketh away
the sin of the world"
00:25:41.93\00:25:43.30
So looking at Jesus... Right?
00:25:43.33\00:25:45.49
That's correct - in fact,
most of us are short on time.
00:25:45.52\00:25:49.39
And if you're short on
time, and you want to actually
00:25:49.42\00:25:53.19
focus on an area that
can bring the MOST change
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for the time that you spend,
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you want to focus
on the crucifixion...
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The CLOSING scenes - you want
to focus on the suffering Savior
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and that is where you're
to actually have the most
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power to change
lifestyle habits.
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The most power to raise
you up and bring you into the
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presence of the Creator...
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And remember, "In His
presence, is fullness of joy"
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The next graphic we have is...
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"The Creator is
holy, harmless, undefiled"
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That's right, in fact, we
were talking earlier about
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one of the reasons for
depression is that we focus on
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things that are
depressed or depressing!
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So when we look at Him,
we don't get depressed...
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As we focus on someone who is
holy, harmless, undefiled, pure,
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then that is
what we become like.
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That's a LAW of the universe
that we can take advantage of.
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Next, we have... "I if I
be lifted up from the earth,
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will draw all unto me. "
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There are some who
think that they're hopeless.
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You know, that
they've gotten discouraged.
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They think there's
really no hope for me.
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The owner's manual tells
us that ALL will be drawn
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to the Savior IF they behold...
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Of course, He's the center of
health and healing and wholeness
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Our last one here
on your list was -
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let's look at that last one.
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"This is life eternal, that
they might know the Creator"
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That's right... One of the
things we tell or we encourage
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our participants in the
Lifestyle Center of America
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is, yes, you can
adopt healthy principles,
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and maybe live a
little bit longer,
00:27:29.59\00:27:30.96
but if you miss out on eternity,
you've missed out on everything.
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We've been talking
with Dr. Tim Arnott
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We've been talking
about medicine for the mind,
00:27:36.65\00:27:39.93
and Dr. Arnott is a physician
00:27:39.96\00:27:42.26
at the Lifestyle
Center in America
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He has written a recent
book summarizing many of
00:27:43.79\00:27:46.28
these different principles.
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We hope that today's
program has been helpful to you
00:27:47.71\00:27:50.53
and that as a result of it,
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you'll have health that
lasts, not just for now,
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but lasts for a lifetime!
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