Participants: Dr. James Marcum (Host), Dr. Dennis Ford
Series Code: HTOH
Program Code: HTOH000015
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00:04 There's a place for modern medicine in your life, 00:06 learn to use it correctly 00:07 by getting your toughest questions 00:09 answered on today's broadcast. 00:10 Discover modern medicine strengths and weaknesses. 00:13 Lifestyle medicine opens the door 00:15 to optimum health and healing. 00:17 How you live and what you eat 00:18 have propounding effect on mind and body. 00:21 Learn simple solutions to complex problems. 00:24 God provides the ultimate healing we all desire. 00:27 He wants us healthy and happy. 00:29 We just need to understand 00:30 His plan for our lives and live accordingly. 00:33 And now live from studio 1A in Chattanooga, Tennessee. 00:37 Here is your Heart of Health host, Dr. James Marcum. 00:41 Good evening 00:42 and welcome everyone to "Heart of Health Live" 00:44 where we want you to be part of the program. 00:46 We have a very interesting and exciting program 00:49 that's going to be very valuable 00:51 for each one of you out there to hear today 00:53 and I'm going to introduce that in a second here. 00:56 But I'm glad you joined us 00:57 and our phone number 855-644-3278 01:01 and if you want to get in on your questions, 01:04 we want to invite you to do it now. 01:06 This evening we have a pain specialist 01:09 and his name is Dr. Dennis Ford 01:11 and we are going to be talking about pain, 01:13 anti-aging, all sorts of things like that. 01:15 So if you might have question, 01:17 give us a call 855-644-3278. 01:22 I was driving in today and I was listening to the radio 01:26 and everyone was very excited about power ball, 01:30 and I wonder how many of you out there 01:32 have played power ball within the last 24 hours. 01:34 But as you know there is a big jackpot 01:37 and they were talking today about 01:39 the odds of you winning on power ball. 01:41 And the odds of you winning are one in 175 million 01:47 of winning the power ball thing. 01:49 Those are very good odds 01:50 and if you think about odds of other things, 01:53 the odds of you out there being struck by lighting 01:57 is one in 775,000, 02:01 so if you think about that 02:02 the chance of you winning the power ball 02:04 is the same as you being struck by lighting twice, 02:07 so you know these aren't the best odds, okay. 02:10 But the odds of a person out there 02:13 having chronic pain is one in four, 02:17 one in four people out there have chronic pain, 25%. 02:21 Those are just the people we know about 02:23 and you think about all that we talk about 02:25 on this program health program. 02:26 We talk about hearts and cancer and lifestyle 02:30 but when something a health condition affects 02:32 one in four people, we need to talk about it. 02:35 So we are going to talk about pain today. 02:37 It can effect up to one in four people. 02:41 It effects up to $60 billion in loss production 02:46 in a few years ago the quotes were about 02:48 2.6 billion was spent in over the counter medications 02:52 and 14 billion were spent on analgesics of all type. 02:56 An analgesic is just a fancy name for medicine 03:00 that helps deal with pains. 03:02 What might be a chronic pain? 03:05 On headaches, on arthritis, back pain, 03:10 all sorts of things can cause chronic pain, 03:13 so that's what we are going to talk about. 03:14 We are here with Dr. Dennis Ford. 03:16 You want to give us a call live 855-644-3278. 03:19 The Heart of Health Live will return in just a moment. 03:25 The Heart of Health Live 03:26 is brought to you by Heartwise Ministries. 03:30 I'm Dr. James Marcum and I talk to patient's everyday 03:34 who wants to know the truth in healthcare. 03:36 On our website heartwiseministries.org 03:39 you can have your questions answered. 03:42 You can read my blog where I talk about interesting 03:44 and controversial subjects in medicine. 03:47 You might choose to go to the radio 03:48 or television sections 03:49 and learn more about all sorts of health topics. 03:52 Take the time and go to heartwiseministries.org 04:32 I like to think that one day when we get to heaven, 04:35 we are going to see a list of people, 04:37 people like Jared and Susan who were introduced to Jesus 04:43 because of something we said 04:45 or may be it was simple as a passing smile, 04:48 but these people will look into their past 04:50 and be able to say I'm here because of you. 04:54 Recently you may have heard that Heartwise Ministries 04:56 has began spreading the gospel to the young, 04:59 the old, the sick 05:00 and the healthy using this very television program. 05:04 But we need your help. 05:06 We want to take this type of medical programming 05:08 to the non-believer 05:09 and the person who has closed themselves off 05:11 to traditional forms of outreach. 05:14 If you believe as we do, and wants to support Heartwise, 05:17 so that together we can count more names on the tree of life. 05:21 Please consider donating today at heartwiseministries.org 05:25 that's heartwiseministries.org. 05:32 Wow, these are really good. 05:34 You are surprised. 05:52 Practice makes perfect. 05:53 You don't have to be perfect to be a perfect parent. 05:55 There are thousands of teens in foster care 05:57 who don't need perfection, they need you. 06:02 You've got questions, we've got answers 06:05 on the Heart of Health Live. Welcome back. 06:08 I'm glad you joined us. 06:10 If you just tuned in, we were talking about pain tonight. 06:13 We have a specialist 06:14 on pain management Dr. Dennis Ford. 06:16 We are going to introduce him tonight. 06:18 Dennis, thank you for joining us. 06:19 Thank you for asking me. 06:20 Now, tell us, tell me about your journey. 06:22 What got you interested in pain management? 06:25 Now it's a specialty in medicine. 06:27 Oh, about 1995 I woke up one day 06:30 with a crick in my neck 06:32 and I'm thinking, well, this will go away. 06:34 And about two months later 06:35 the pain started going down my arm. 06:37 And I did different and I started having severe pain 06:40 pain score about 8 and so then I went ahead 06:43 and had MRI, I had two herniated cervical disc. 06:47 So I did chiropractic treatment, 06:49 I did acupuncture and still having 06:52 significant amount of pain 06:54 and then fortunately one of my friend said, 06:56 there is another pain doctor that I had been sitting, 06:58 did two epidurals on me, it took my pain away, so like--- 07:02 Explain what is an epidural for everybody? 07:04 Epidural is a steroid injection it's where you-- 07:06 if you have a herniated disc, 07:08 you put a steroid under x-ray guidance 07:11 next to that where the disc is, 07:12 it helps to take the inflammation away. 07:14 Okay, okay, but what happened after that? 07:16 And so for the first week 07:19 I felt like, man, my pain is gone 07:21 and it slowly started coming back 07:24 and then I had a second one and fortunately for me 07:26 I have been-didn't get for about 17 years now. 07:29 Wow, so evidently that calming down 07:33 the inflammation helped your body heal. Yes. 07:35 And then everything is been good. 07:36 I never repeated the MRI but I don't really hurt anymore 07:39 so I avoided surgery and so far so good. 07:41 So, that's what got your interest. 07:43 Now, you've gone to medical school 07:44 and had some training. Yes. 07:45 Tell us about some of the other trainings. 07:47 So, I did family practice early, 07:49 I got to family practice throughout the city 07:50 and then I decided to do anesthesiology, 07:53 so I went to Vanderburgh and did anesthesiology residency. 07:56 I did anesthesiology for 18 years 07:58 and towards the end I started doing pain management 08:00 because I had the pain. 08:02 And I saw there was a need there to help other people. 08:04 Okay, so and how long you have been 08:06 practicing pain management now? 08:07 For about 13, 14 years. 08:10 Now, you have to, I know that when I went to school, 08:12 you know, you go and do your internal medicine 08:15 or whatever, you don't just do 08:16 just specifically pain, do you? 08:19 There is a fellowship now where you do, 08:20 we did anesthesiology 08:22 or physiatry residency in pain. Okay. 08:26 Because I know it's a growing field 08:27 and you can see the reason we are talking about it 08:29 because one in four people have it. Yes. 08:32 It's sort of a big deal and unfortunately 08:34 we hear a lot of people that are hooked on pain medicines 08:37 and a lot of people aren't getting 08:39 the knowledge they need. 08:40 So that where we help and we want you to call in 08:42 to us on our phone number 855-644-3278. 08:47 Dr. Ford is not only had chronic pain 08:50 but he is now treated 08:51 and understands it in great detail. 08:53 Well our first caller is here 08:55 and Mike you're on the line with Dr. Dennis Ford. 08:58 What's your question or comment? 09:01 Mike, you're there? 09:02 Well, Mike is tuning in from Kentucky here. Wow. 09:06 So that's far away. 09:08 Yeah, go ahead Mike, you are on with Dr. Ford. 09:11 Okay, I was curious about. 09:12 I've had a back like-- 09:15 everybody is saying it's a pinched nerve. 09:18 And I was in the wreck at 18, 09:20 so I'm 43 and basically I'm just-- 09:23 my guess, my question is 09:24 could that possibly be most of my problem? 09:27 It could be. 09:28 There is a pain radiated down your leg 09:29 or is it localized mainly to your back. 09:32 It varies, it does go down on the leg and back. 09:34 I had times where, you know, 09:37 I felt like I couldn't even get up, 09:39 you know, like I was 90 years old. 09:41 And this is being going on for how long? 09:44 Ah, for a while and I mean, I really didn't looked into, 09:47 you know, about go to a chiropractor, 09:50 and some people say you might need back surgery and all this. 09:53 And, you know, I kind of disagree. 09:56 I thought, well, I don't need to go 09:57 through all more pain and stuff 09:59 but basically I was just kind I guess asking 10:01 that it sound like a pinch nerve to you? 10:04 It could very well be. 10:05 Probably what you need to do is to start off 10:08 I don't know what you have done so far, 10:09 start of with an x-ray, 10:10 and may be probably lead to an MRI of your back 10:14 and then you could do different options depending 10:16 you could start off with chiropractic, physical therapy. 10:19 If you don't get any better, you can see someone like me 10:22 for possibly an epidural steroid injection, 10:24 to see if we can get the pain go away 10:27 and last resort would be surgery if nothing else work. 10:30 But I'm hopeful, lot of times we are very successful 10:33 in one of these options of getting you pain to go away. 10:36 Right, I have already turned to lot of people who-- 10:38 my girlfriend she had that back surgery 10:40 and she is still having chronic pain yet. 10:44 I've always heard people say, 10:45 you know, don't do it, you know, majority. 10:48 That's the last resort typically. 10:50 It's 60% success rate up to 40% failure rate 10:54 with back surgery. Well, what was that? 10:57 Around 60% success rate up to 40% failure 11:00 with back surgery. I did not realize that, wow. 11:02 So that's the reason it's always last resort, 11:04 I mean you try other things to 11:05 and when you can't take it any longer, 11:07 then you consider it. 11:09 Well, and another thing like you were saying earlier, 11:11 there's a lot of people get addicted to pain building up 11:14 and the first time they want to do 11:15 is throw me on all that stuff and I said no, 11:17 I'm not doing that kind of, I called the staff. 11:19 Hey, Mike, we are going to come back with you, 11:21 we got to go to a short break, 11:22 but we're going to be right back after this break 11:24 and we will continue this conversation, 11:27 so stay on the line with us. 11:28 We are going to be right back on 11:29 "The Heart to Health Live". Okay. 11:32 The Heart of Health Live will return in just a moment. 12:00 Yes, there is a place for modern medicine 12:02 but that's not enough, there is a place for lifestyle 12:05 but that's not enough. 12:07 The real truth in medicine, 12:08 the real truth in healing comes from that relationship 12:11 with the heavenly Father. 12:12 That relationship can show us the balance, 12:14 when to use modern medicine, when to use lifestyle, 12:17 and to use it for the right reasons. 12:19 Well, this book gives the solution 12:22 to the healthcare dilemma. 12:24 It answers the question why am I sick. 12:27 How do I get better and how can I have ultimate healing. 12:37 I'm Dr. James Marcum and I talk to patient's everyday 12:41 who wants to know the truth in healthcare. 12:43 On our website heartwiseministries.org 12:46 you can have your questions answered. 12:49 You can read my blog where I talk about interesting 12:51 and controversial subjects in medicine. 12:54 You might choose to go to the radio 12:55 or television sections 12:56 and learn more about all sorts of health topics. 12:59 Take the time and go to heartwiseministries.org 13:37 Nice. 13:39 Oh! Oh! 13:40 Yes, yes! Go. Yes, yes! 13:44 No! 13:45 Come on! 13:53 Oops. 13:54 You're sure. Let's go. 13:56 Moms everywhere are finding ways 13:58 to keep kids active and healthy. 14:00 Works every time. 14:02 Get ideas, get involved, get going, at letsmove.gov. 14:11 You've got questions, we've got answers 14:13 on the Heart of Health Live. Welcome back. 14:17 Welcome back to Heart of Health Live. 14:18 I'm Dr. James Marcum, I'm with Dr. Dennis Ford, 14:21 who is a specialist in pain management, 14:23 not only that but he understands family medicine. 14:26 He has worked as an anesthesiology. 14:27 He has actually experienced chronic pain 14:29 and I think all these are very valuable 14:32 and we've been talking with Mike 14:33 and if you want to join our conversation 14:35 855-644-3278 is the number. 14:39 Mike, are you still there? Ah yes sir. 14:42 Well, Mike you know, the reason I wanted to talk 14:45 some more with you is because you are not 14:47 the only one that has this type of problem. 14:49 And if we can-- if you can sort of let us know 14:52 what you've been through and what you're going through, 14:54 this is gonna help a lot of other people, 14:56 so tell us what-- 14:57 where you have been with your pain 14:58 if you had it evaluated yet. 15:01 Ah, I mean when I was 18 basically he sent me to the ER, 15:07 you know, they just quickly 15:10 kind of gave me some pills would I say. 15:12 I mean they did the x-ray, they did everything 15:15 but claimed they didn't see anything, 15:17 but to me afterwards of course I was in-- 15:21 we're having destruction most of my life so far 15:24 and that hasn't helped, I've had some days 15:26 where I just want to lay down and call it quit. 15:31 Okay, Mike have you seen a doctor about this? 15:36 Often I had, finally ran into like a chiropractor, 15:41 he give me some, 15:43 I am trying to think of the gel he gave me, 15:45 you know, occasionally that helped me 15:48 some mornings I had to go to work, 15:49 you know, I had no choice and stuff. 15:52 I guess, you know, I'm not trying to 15:54 so I think if I can resolve this 15:56 with my gel even with depression, 15:59 and a lot of times you know, I felt in some stiff. 16:02 You know, if I can get it resolved, 16:03 I think my life would be lot different. 16:06 No question, it would. 16:08 Have you had like an MRI of your back, 16:09 to look and see if there is any herniated disc 16:11 or degenerative disc disease? 16:14 I had been told that I had a-- what do they call it lower disc, 16:19 there's a name I can't think it right all 16:21 but he told me a bulging disc. Bulging disc. 16:24 Yeah and yes, I feel like 16:28 it's more may be that pinch nerve. 16:30 I guess my problem is 16:31 I don't know enough information about the pinch nerve. 16:34 Okay, based on the cliff, it's a bulging disc, 16:36 there are several things, it could be pressing 16:37 against the nerve pinching it 16:39 or it could be leaking out some substance, 16:42 the cervical disc that can irritate and inflame the nerve. 16:45 It could cause back pain down your leg. 16:48 All right, that sounds like what you're saying, 16:51 I'm getting, you know, a little bit of that 16:53 and occasionally I'm fine, 16:55 I feel like I'm 20 and then the next day 16:58 I probably feel my age ain't serve, you know, so. 17:03 How much is your weight, 17:04 how tall are you, how much do you weigh? 17:07 That's another thing, I'm 5'10" currently I weigh 180. 17:12 So you are pretty good, it's not too bad. Right. 17:16 But I have noticed when I have put on weight 17:18 that occasionally, felt like that 17:20 putting a lot of pressure on my, 17:21 you know, lower part of the body. Definitely. 17:25 So, there are several-- Go ahead. 17:29 Ah, I was just saying I have a general idea 17:31 about what you're saying, I guess like you're saying there 17:35 I don't, you got to know more about it, 17:37 and you got to understand 17:39 and of course like you said first thing 17:41 that I need to know is may be the step to take, 17:46 you know, what if I got, you know, still everybody gets, 17:49 I mean I can open a hood underneath the car today, 17:52 you know, it's the radiator 17:54 but I can guess all day along just like to do with my back. 17:57 Okay, what would you advice 17:58 someone like this to do Dr. Ford. 17:59 Okay, I would, if you had an MRI, 18:02 I would depend on how recent it was, I would-- 18:04 there are several options, one you could do chiropractic, 18:07 see if that would help a bit, 18:08 just to you back, see if that will help. 18:12 Okay, and if that didn't help, 18:14 there's another option you could try acupuncture 18:16 and you need physical therapy. 18:19 That's where I've seen kind of recently, 18:21 I kind off wondered about. 18:24 That's a possibility, these are the things 18:26 I did when I had my neck problem 18:28 and then another option would be physical therapy, 18:32 try to strengthen those back muscles 18:34 to protect abdomen muscles, to protect your back 18:36 and then another option would be like cervical upper 18:38 or lumbar epidural steroid injection 18:41 to see if it would ease your pain 18:42 and take the pain away. 18:44 So, you are saying if this is, 18:45 like you were saying may be possibly 18:48 if it is nerve possibly we're guessing here 18:51 that if that lower part of that 18:53 bulging disc itself put pressure, 18:55 that could be part of, 18:56 you know what I'm saying my aggravation. 18:58 Yes and another option I'd recommend, 19:00 I do myself as I have an inversion table, 19:03 I hang on it in my house 19:04 and that's another option you can hang upside down five, 19:06 ten minutes a day helps decompress your back. 19:10 Okay, I've heard that too, 19:11 you know I did, I read a lot of things for myself. 19:13 You hear the world tell you one thing 19:15 and of course, you know, you try to listen 19:17 and see what's best for you, know everybody, 19:20 it's not everything fits for everybody. Exactly. 19:23 And that what gets me as everybody is a doctor 19:26 and they are not a doctor. 19:27 Mike, thanks for your call and if you keep listening, 19:30 we keep giving you on some more points 19:32 and we want to invite you to give us a call 855-644-3278. 19:36 We're alive with Dr. Ford, 19:37 we are going to be right back after this short break. 19:41 The Heart of Health Live will return in just a moment. 19:47 The ultimate prescription by cardiologist 19:49 Dr. James Marcum is taking the nation by storm. 19:52 People everywhere are learning 19:54 what living a healthy life is all about. 19:56 If you are happy living a drug filled, 19:58 pain filled mundane existence, 20:00 this book is definitely not for you. 20:02 In this book Dr. Marcum dives into modern medicines 20:05 strengths and weakness 20:06 and explains how lifestyle choices 20:08 can significantly impact your health. 20:11 To get your copy visit Barnes and Noble 20:13 or shop online at Amazon.com. 20:18 I'm Dr. James Marcum with your medical moment. 20:21 I don't know about you but I get thirsty if I talk a lot. 20:25 Well, one of the greatest needs of our body is water. 20:28 Did you realize that up to 70% of our body is water? 20:32 All the chemical reactions from the brain 20:34 to the heart beating, to the muscles moving 20:37 all depend on water. 20:39 It's one of the most important substances 20:41 we put in our body. 20:42 If we are getting hydrated, many bad things happen. 20:46 We could have inflammation. 20:47 We could have the blood thicken. 20:49 We could have blood pressure changes. 20:51 We could even have our hear rates. 20:52 You don't want to be walking around in a desert 20:54 hydrate yourself, how much do you need, 20:57 divide your weight in two, that's about how many ounces 21:00 or drink enough water till your urine comes out clean. 21:03 Remember water is one of the most important ingredients 21:05 we put in ourselves every day. 21:07 To learn more about your health 21:09 and discover what Dr. Marcum is doing in your area 21:11 visit heartwiseministries.org 21:17 Have you ever heard things about God that didn't make sense? 21:20 Have you ever thought that science 21:21 and scripture cannot be reconciled? 21:24 Have you heard ideas about God that scared you? 21:27 Or are you just tired and confused? 21:29 If you want answers to complex problems. 21:31 If you want a testable, evidence-based 21:33 understanding of God and the world around you, 21:35 an understanding in which the Bible 21:37 and science harmonize to reveal the reality 21:39 that God is love all the time. 21:42 Then comeandreason ministries is for you. 21:44 Hi I'm Dr. Tim Jennings, board certified psychiatrist 21:47 and comeandreason ministries is dedicated 21:49 to helping you learn to discern, 21:52 to stimulate you to think, to help hone and refine 21:55 your ability to know the right from the wrong, 21:57 the healthy from the unhealthy 21:59 and teach you how to experience healing of your mind, 22:03 body and relationships here at now. 22:06 If you would like an evidenced based approach 22:08 to knowing God, 22:09 then visit us online at comeandreason.com. 22:19 You've got questions, we've got answers 22:21 on the Heart of Health Live. Welcome back. 22:25 Welcome back. I'm Dr. James Marcum. 22:27 Tonight topic is been pain 22:30 and unfortunately this is going to be a topic Dr. Ford 22:33 we gonna have to talk about it again and again 22:34 because lot of people having pain, 22:37 we need to get good information out there 22:39 and I think one of the things that you made 22:41 so clear is that there are lot of other treatment options 22:44 for pain besides surgeries 22:46 or narcotics and those type of things. 22:48 Yes, try to save those for last resort in the pain medication 22:51 I don't like giving them a lot out 22:53 because there can be problems with that 22:54 but there is certain, certain people 22:56 that's the only option they have left 22:58 and so we had to do that as safely as we can. 23:01 And I know we are not going to be 23:02 able to talk about everything tonight 23:03 but we are going to start the discussion 23:05 and you can go to our website too 23:07 that's heartwiseministries.org. 23:09 We'll have Dr. Ford, and overtime 23:11 we are going to get all these information, 23:13 you need ought to use, 23:14 so you can make some really good decisions. 23:17 Dr. Ford, I think our last caller Mike, 23:19 one of the things you got to have a diagnosis. 23:21 Exactly, you got to start have a working bases to go off 23:24 often kind of know how to attack the problem. 23:27 Yeah and you it seemed like what helped you out 23:29 so much is, they took the pressure off the nerve, 23:32 the epidural so the inflammation to go, 23:34 so it could heal on itself. 23:35 Exactly so far I have been feeling great 23:38 I can just still run, snow ski, water ski, play sports 23:42 and weight lifting, feel great, I was miserable. 23:45 Yeah, but you kept searching. Right. 23:47 You kept searching for things. 23:48 Did you ever have to take narcotics? 23:50 No, I couldn't do that as anesthesiologist, 23:52 I could be taking pain medicine to put me in sleep. 23:55 So, we have another question, 23:56 it's coming from South Carolina. 23:58 Roxie you are on with Dr. Ford. 24:00 What's your question that he can help you with? 24:03 Well, I'm not sure if anybody can heal me. 24:06 Well, if not we can sure pray for you Roxie, 24:08 but throw it out there, 24:09 we will see what Dr. Ford thinks. 24:12 Well I have a it's like the 75% fracture 24:17 in my thoracic and I stayed in my bed 24:20 and then I have other things that I don't understand 24:25 but doctor never tells me about 24:28 of having MRIs done year 24:32 and I haven't been told anything except the staple, 24:36 I don't even know what he is taking about staple. 24:39 I have 75% thoracic fracture, 24:45 which I needed to operated in 05. 24:49 So when did you have this fracture? 24:51 How long ago was this fracture? 24:52 It was in 05. 24:56 And the pain has stilled stayed there? 24:58 Yes, that's taken my bed. 25:00 Did you have surgery on it you said? 25:02 Yes, so it's from my neck, 25:05 you know, read little parts of it 25:07 and the last MRI I've had, 25:10 they haven't even said entirely 25:12 what was wrong or anything. 25:14 Which thoracic vertebrae is it, 25:16 do you know what number they told you? 25:17 They said about in between my shoulder blade. 25:21 Okay, the reason I'm asking 25:23 because we sometimes we do this procedure called Kyphoplasty 25:28 where we put in plastic bones cemented 25:30 and a lot of times it takes that pain away 25:32 and we use it to from T 5 down though. 25:34 Well, they put cement in the fracture, 25:38 but I think they put it in the wrong fracture. 25:42 They showed me a picture 25:43 and it was crushed like a eggshell. 25:47 And I said doctor, they've put it in the wrong fracture 25:51 and he took it, just took it down 25:55 and that's been a few years ago when he took it down. 26:00 Well, Roxie, you know, 26:02 we can't actually know all the details 26:04 but may be we can give some suggestions 26:06 and other people that have pain 26:08 that cannot be fixed surgically. 26:09 What are the options for those type of patients? 26:11 Okay, if the Kyphoplasty did not help 26:14 and I guess basically the only other option. 26:15 Well, I think they put in the wrong fracture 26:18 is what I'm saying because that look dead in, 26:21 I think that's where it's crushed like a egg, eggshell, 26:25 you know, when we step on the eggshell, 26:28 it looked like a eggshell. Not with this, 26:30 but there's a cement up above. 26:33 Did you get another opinion? 26:34 Did you get the second opinion? 26:35 I went and got some new MRI done 26:40 and it's been almost a year 26:43 and I haven't been told anything except its stable 26:47 and I don't even know what he is talking about. 26:50 I said doctor you have not gone over it, 26:54 you know, gone over it with me. 26:57 Okay, what I would do, 26:59 I would see if they had go over with, 27:01 did the doctor to go over with you 27:03 and see if that's a spot that needs to be done, 27:05 or was done in the right place 27:07 for the Kyphoplasty. Yes, almost. 27:11 Yeah, second opinion is always a good idea. 27:15 Yeah, a second opinion on Roxie that might help you out 27:20 and then unfortunately if they cannot fix it, 27:22 then we might have to take some medication 27:24 to help relieve the pain as well. 27:26 I have been on medications in Oxycodone. 27:33 Well, Roxie, Roxie, we are going to pray for you 27:36 but I would focus on a second opinion, okay. 27:39 We are going to be right back after this break 27:41 and we have Linda calling, Linda hang on, 27:43 we will be right back on the Heart of Health Live. 27:45 Give us a call on 855-644-3278 27:48 we are with Dr. Ford. 27:49 The Heart of Health Live will return in just a moment. 27:58 Wow, these are really good. 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Welcome back. 30:35 Welcome back to Heart of Health Live. 30:36 We are talking about pain, I'm talking with Dennis Ford, 30:40 who is a specialist in pain management 30:42 who has a very balanced and logical approach to pain. 30:45 He is not going to throw everyone on narcotic 30:47 and I think I'm sure Roxie is still listening. 30:51 And, you know, she had problems with her back 30:54 and for years she had pain. 30:56 And sometimes it is possible, 30:57 isn't it to may be not get the Kyphoplasty 31:00 that medicine in the right spot. 31:02 There is a possibility from I guess 31:04 especially from what she is saying. 31:06 So I'd recommend her, we said second opinion 31:09 and also she may be already doing this 31:11 I would recommend a tinge in it. 31:12 Now what's that do for pain? 31:13 It's electrical therapy basically to help override pain, 31:18 just to help override pain, 31:19 Electrotherapy is safe, no inducting. 31:23 Those two things I would recommend 31:26 and then I can say mainly the second opinion. 31:28 Right, you know, there is many different ways 31:30 to approach things and you know in pain, 31:33 you know, you want to make a good diagnosis 31:35 if you can fix the underlying problem, 31:36 that's great. Exactly. 31:38 And if you can't, there are some other ways 31:39 we can help the body heal itself. Exactly. 31:42 And that's what some people don't understand as, 31:43 you know, modern medicine 31:45 sometimes just lets the body heal itself, 31:47 and that sounds like what happened to you. 31:48 Exactly, and the other thing 31:50 I'm thinking about her also 31:51 is she may have osteoporosis. Okay. 31:53 And she needs to be-- 31:55 I would check her vitamin D3 levels 31:57 because most of my patients, 31:58 most everybody in United States, 32:00 everybody in the world basically is low in Vitamin D3. 32:03 And I have-- most of my patients 32:05 are on 5 to 10,000 units a day of Vitamin D3 32:08 to build the bones up, build muscle 32:11 and it helps your immune system. 32:12 It decreases 16 kinds of cancers, 32:15 decreases the risk. 32:17 Breast cancer, a long way, 32:18 if you get your level up to 70 to 80. 32:21 It decrease your breast cancer risk by up to 85% 32:25 and it's cheap and you will hear about it 32:27 because a drug can make-- can make a lot of money. 32:30 And you can get it, if you get out on the sunshine. 32:32 And you get it from the sunshine, 32:33 as we get older we don't get, 32:35 our skin doesn't work as well, 32:37 winter time we don't get enough 32:38 and there's another reason people get cold 32:40 and flu and things like that, 32:41 boost your immune system. 32:44 But certainly she may have osteoporosis 32:47 and if she does, I'll do the vitamin D3 32:49 and I would also have her DEXA bone scan 32:51 and probably have her start on a FORTEO 32:54 and natural way or bioidentical way to build bone. 32:57 I don't like all these other stuff, 32:59 I want to build osteoblasts and osteoclasts to build 33:02 and remodel bone the safe way. 33:04 So the bone doesn't collapse on itself and it can cause pain. 33:07 Or you don't get osteonecrosis of the jaw, 33:09 I take care of some patients how have had jaw pain 33:12 from the other things that I don't like as well. 33:14 That make perfect sense. Linda, you are next. 33:16 You are talking to Dr. Dennis Ford. 33:18 What's your question or comment here today? 33:21 I'm going to take you in a different direction 33:23 Dr. Ford. Okay. 33:24 Interested in your take on DHEA 33:27 as a supplement for 60 plus people 33:30 or even in the 50s for men and woman 33:34 and also your take on Melatonin 33:36 as an anti-aging agent or supplement to take. 33:41 I love Melatonin, 33:42 I've been taking it for about 10 years. 33:44 I met this doctor from Italy, 33:46 he has written book, several books on it 33:48 and it's a tremendous anti-aging hormones wonder. 33:51 It's a tremendous antioxidant. 33:53 It helps protect the brain, 33:54 as we get older we don't make enough of it 33:56 as we did as a baby or a young kid, 33:58 that's why they sleep so well. 33:59 As we get older--I take it every night for sleep agent. 34:04 It's a tremendous antioxidant, it helps protect. 34:05 I want to know, what time you take before you go to sleep? 34:09 What time you take it before you go to sleep. Yeah. 34:12 I take it about depending on how you take it, 34:15 you can take it sublingual under your tongue 34:17 or you take it by as a pill. 34:19 About 30 minutes before I want to go sleep, 34:21 it help me relaxed. 34:22 And most of the time I get a decent sleep with it. 34:25 And the dosing ranges anywhere 34:27 from 1 milligrams up to actually 20 milligrams. 34:31 And it also, the other thing about Melatonin in Europe, 34:34 they use it to treat best cancer. 34:36 It's tremendous boost to your immune system 34:39 to fight breast cancer. 34:40 Yeah, now she mentioned DHEA. I love DHEA. 34:44 There are several ways to take it. What is it? 34:46 Okay, it's a intermediate hormones, 34:51 the basic hormone is cholesterol, 34:53 that's a mother hormone, it goes to breaks down 34:55 half way down to DHEA 34:57 and down to testosterone and estrogen, okay. 34:59 In woman it helps to built little more testosterone 35:02 and in men actually it helps to build the more estrogens 35:04 which we don't want too high in men. 35:06 And so but I like both of them, 35:07 they are both anti-aging thing. Okay. 35:10 All right, and what do you think about testosterone. 35:14 I know, I've taken it before, 35:16 but I get acne when I take too much. 35:20 Yeah, too much is not good, 35:21 you don't want get acne or grub hair. 35:24 There is--it is always you keep your levels you need it. 35:26 Woman needs some for initiative, it help you think, 35:29 help your motivation and help sex drive. 35:32 So you need a little bit that keep you young built, 35:34 modern built muscle 35:35 but you need it in the right levels. 35:39 Okay, Well Linda thank you for calling in today 35:42 I think those were great, great questions. 35:44 And unfortunately we have to go to break. 35:47 But after the break, we will talk a little bit about 35:49 as we age, different chemicals go down that 35:51 we might not even think about 35:53 and we need to start thinking about them 35:54 to slow down the aging process. 35:56 We will be right back after this break 35:57 with Dr. Dennis Ford. 35:59 The Heart of Health Live will return in just a moment. 36:07 The ultimate prescription by cardiologist 36:08 Dr. James Marcum is taking the nation by storm. 36:12 People everywhere are learning 36:13 what living a healthy life is all about. 36:15 If you are happy living a drug filled, 36:17 pain filled mundane existence, 36:19 this book is definitely not for you. 36:21 In this book Dr. Marcum dives into modern medicines 36:24 strengths and weakness 36:26 and explains how lifestyle choices 36:27 can significantly impact your health. 36:30 To get your copy visit Barnes and Noble 36:32 or shop online at Amazon.com. 37:05 I'm Dr. James Marcum and I talk to patient's everyday 37:08 who wants to know the truth in healthcare. 37:11 On our website heartwiseministries.org 37:14 you can have your questions answered. 37:16 You can read my blog where I talk about interesting 37:19 and controversial subjects in medicine. 37:21 You might choose to go to the radio 37:23 or television sections 37:24 and learn more about all sorts of health topics. 37:26 Take the time and go to heartwiseministries.org 37:35 Hello I'm Dr. Tim Jennings 37:36 with your mental health minutes. 37:38 Are you pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant? 37:40 Do you want to ensure 37:41 your child will have the healthiest brain possible, 37:44 then avoid all alcohol 37:46 because as little as one glass of wine per week 37:49 alters brain development 37:50 and is associated with behavior and emotional problems. 37:53 Avoid smoking. 37:54 Children born to mothers who smoke 37:55 had higher rates of learning 37:57 and behavior problem and psychotic disorders. 37:59 Take Omega-3 fatty acids. 38:01 Omega-3 promote healthy brains and higher IQ 38:04 and watch out for depression. 38:06 Untreated depression is associated 38:08 with the late fetal growth and alter brain development, 38:10 however antidepressants can increases miscarriage rates. 38:15 Contribute to smaller fetal heads 38:16 and slow growth in the new born. 38:18 If depressed consider 38:20 transcranial magnetic stimulation, 38:22 the only FDA cleared drug free treatment for depression 38:25 with no risk to the fetus. 38:26 To be smart requires a healthy brain, 38:28 so be smart, do right and make your child bright. 38:31 To learn more about mental health, 38:33 visit comeandreason.com. 38:39 You've got questions, we've got answers 38:41 on the Heart of Health Live. Welcome back. 38:45 I'm Dr. James Marcum, we're talking with Dennis Ford 38:47 on chronic pain which one in four Americans have. 38:51 It's a big topic and we are going to continue 38:53 to talk about this on future programs. 38:55 And I know some of you, the lines are so packed 38:57 you are not getting through. 38:59 So if you are not getting through, options are 39:01 don't worry we are going to have Dr. Ford on again. 39:03 You can certainly go to our website 39:05 healthwiseministries.org or call us back again. 39:09 We talked last segment about hormones 39:12 and how, you know, we think about things like thyroid, 39:14 hormone going down as we age. 39:16 But also when we go age different 39:18 male and female hormones go down, 39:20 different chemicals in the brain go down 39:22 and we haven't been as tune as we should 39:24 as treating these things. 39:26 It's probably besides nutrition is number one. 39:29 The father of medicine Hippocrates said 39:31 "Let food be your medicine, and medicine be your food." 39:34 And how smart he was, that was 2400 years ago. 39:37 And so the neck, but pass the nutrition 39:39 and exercise taking care of yourself, 39:40 not smoking, doing all the right things. 39:42 And then once you get it all done, 39:43 the next thing would be to be sure as we go age, 39:46 our hormones drop. Right. 39:49 And the ideal way is to keep your hormones 39:51 at youthful level of 20-30 39:54 where you help protect your heart 39:56 and you are cardiologist. 39:58 I didn't know this but the most, 39:59 we until learn this, 40:00 that the most testosterone receptors 40:02 in the body are in the heart. 40:04 You pretty know, it help protect heart disease, 40:06 against heart disease inflammation, 40:08 decreases inflammation. 40:09 Also protects your brain 40:11 of course build muscle, builds bone. 40:14 Everything we want to keep 40:15 on top of our game mentally and physically. 40:18 We want to as aging we don't want to go down like this, 40:21 we want to delay aging and go like this. 40:23 And then when you drop, you want to go 40:25 or if you are Christian, or whatever faith your are, 40:29 you want to go to heaven and you know, 40:31 so that's our goal be on top of the game 40:33 physically and mentally until we have to go 40:35 where we end up going, right? 40:36 Right, we've got some more questions. 40:38 Mark you are on with Dr. Ford. Mark is calling from Kentucky. 40:41 Go ahead Mark, you are on with Dr. Ford. 40:43 Yes, I'm a first time caller 40:45 and actually first time viewer of your program. 40:48 Okay. Thank you. 40:49 And I'm very interested 40:52 because I've been a chronic pain sufferer 40:55 for many, many years now. 40:58 What I'm suffering from is diabetic neuropathy 41:03 and diabetic neuropathy 41:06 when I've had all these different pills, 41:08 they said that actually that 41:10 there is four different kinds of neuropathy 41:14 and I was one of the luckiest gentlemen 41:15 to be able to be blessed with all four 41:19 and they said it's actually the worst case 41:24 that they have actually seen in 27 years of practice. 41:29 My problem is I'm seeing a pain management doctor 41:34 and they've got me on the duragesic pain patch, 41:40 and then they got me on the Lodine, 41:42 they got me on hydrocodone, they got me on Cymbalta, 41:46 all these differing things and it's not getting any better, 41:49 it's just getting worse and they are telling me 41:51 that there is actually no cure for neuropathy. 41:56 I don't have the quality of life that I'm having, 41:59 I mean I have no quality of life or though. 42:02 Okay, Mark, we're going to let 42:03 Dr. Ford give you some suggestion 42:04 and how he handles this type of situation. Sure. 42:08 There is one natural thing you may consider 42:10 adding to that would be R-lipoic acid, 42:13 Lipoic acid has been proven, 42:15 it's a natural substance that is been proven. 42:18 You can take up to 300 milligrams twice a day 42:20 to see if that will help to decrease the neuropathy pains. 42:23 It sound like you are on some Cymbalta 42:25 and the other one I'm sure you are probably on Lyrica, 42:27 those are two for diabetic neuropathy. 42:30 They put me on the Lyrica and it didn't work for me, 42:33 so they got me on started 600 mg on the Lodine now. 42:38 Okay, how is your hemoglobin A1c 42:40 and how well are your blood sugars controlled. 42:43 Blood sugars are doing well, 42:46 the last I went to see that I had was a 6.3. 42:50 Well, it sounds like you are doing pretty good there. 42:54 The only thing I would suggest would keep, 42:56 keep that as best control as you can 42:59 and there is one that I can say 43:01 the Alpha-lipoic or R-lipoic acid, 43:05 lipoics it's a natural thing 43:07 you get in health food store or in internet, 43:10 it's been shown to help decrease neuropathy pains. 43:13 It's called R-lipoic. Lipoic. 43:19 Okay. Lipoic acid and you get it- 43:21 you go to health food store, they know what I'm talking 43:23 or what you are talking about when you tell them that. 43:28 I really appreciate that, thank you, need to be strong. 43:33 It's a tough problem, Mark, 43:34 is having a diabetic neuropathy, 43:36 so we'll, we will keep you in our prayers 43:39 and we are about read to go to break 43:40 and so we are going to have 43:42 some more questions after the break. 43:44 You still have time to give us a call, 855-644-3278. 43:48 We are talking with Dr. Dennis Ford. 43:51 Peripheral neuropathy is very tough 43:53 and we are going talk little bit more about it 43:54 after we come back from break. 43:56 And if you can't get through on our lines, 43:58 don't worry, we're going to have Dr. Ford back again 44:00 or you can go to website 44:01 that's heartwiseministries.org. 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Welcome back. 46:54 Welcome back everyone. 46:56 We are talking with Dr. Dennis Ford 46:57 who is a specialist in pain management. 46:59 By looking at our phone lines have lit up. 47:02 We know this a big problem. 47:03 The statistics that I quoted earlier proves it 47:06 and if you are out there suffering from chronic pain 47:09 and the first thing we want you to know 47:10 is our prayers are with you 47:12 and even if something can't be done permanently, 47:14 there is a God that's going to heal us. 47:16 We want to encourage you to get into a relationship 47:18 with that healing God 47:19 that can make things right in His time. 47:22 But until that comes, we want to give you 47:23 some great information. 47:25 We are not selling anything, there is no products here. 47:27 We just want to give you good information. 47:29 Also let you know that there is people out there 47:32 that care about you and we hope that helps 47:34 pain and suffering in this world. 47:36 Our next call is from Wanda in Birchwood, Tennessee. 47:38 Wanda, what's your question tonight for Dr. Ford? 47:42 Yes, sir, first of all I would like to say 47:44 that I did believe in the power of prayer. Good. 47:48 And I was 41-years old 47:50 when I had to have spinal fusion in L4 L5 47:55 and S1 in lower spinal. 47:58 And couple of years later, 48:01 I had problems and I had to go in there 48:03 and take some of it out that hardware 48:07 and then I had a tangent 48:08 a couple years later after that. 48:11 And I'm in chronic pain everyday in my life. 48:13 I'm under pain management. 48:15 I've had shots, I've had epidurals 48:18 and I just live in chronic pain everyday 48:21 in my life without medication. 48:23 I know they tell me, they tried everything 48:25 they could to heal me. 48:27 It's just something I know I'm gonna have to live with, 48:30 you know, that I don't understand 48:33 why all these surgeries didn't help me. 48:37 I could say-- 48:39 up to about 60% of back surgeries 48:41 are successful enough, 48:43 potentially up to 40% are not successful. 48:45 Back is one place that God made on our body 48:48 that man hasn't really gotten great at fixing, 48:50 by taking your gallbladder out 48:52 or doing appendix surgery or your tonsils. 48:56 So have you tried spinal stimulator? 48:59 Yes, I had the tangent, 49:02 and some nerve stimulator thing, 49:07 where I'm actually full button, but what it is. 49:09 No, I'm talking, has your pain doctor talked to you about 49:12 trying the spinal stimulator trial. 49:14 It's where you-- we put it 49:17 spinal stimulator in the epidural space. 49:19 It helps, it's like a tangent, 49:21 on about 1000 times better patients tell me. 49:24 It helps pain from your back down your legs, 49:26 all the way down your legs, it overrides the pain. 49:29 I had to take it out after couple of months, 49:32 it just wasn't working. 49:34 It didn't help you? Okay. 49:36 That was one option that 49:38 Jerry Lewis comedian has got that he loves, 49:40 says but everybody is different, 49:41 sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn't. 49:43 One other option might be for you would be 49:45 like a spinal pump, may be if your-- 49:49 if the pain medicine doesn't control, 49:50 that's like a last resort top option. 49:54 Yeah, that I know, really, really cheerful 49:57 where he is looking at, not really know. 50:01 But I like I said I've been on pain medicines now for years 50:05 and I really don't, you know, I was a young woman, 50:09 41 years old to me was young to have all that done. 50:13 And still I suffer. 50:16 Yes, I think probably in every once a while, 50:19 every few years or so you sometimes 50:22 we change from one pain medicine to another, 50:24 sometimes yours body becomes tolerant to it, 50:27 and you have to change it to different one 50:28 to get a better pain relief, so. 50:31 Yeah, he changed so many times. 50:33 It sound like you've got a good pain doctor, 50:36 in the pain in chronic pain, 50:39 I hate to say this, but if you get your pain scores 50:41 decrease from say ten or five to seven range, 50:45 we consider that success 50:46 because chronic pain is so difficult to treat 50:48 especially if you had several back surgeries. 50:50 I can lay on my side 50:52 and my way it feels like somebody is ripping them out. 50:56 Well, I can lay on my back 50:57 and it feels like somebody is trying to tear my spinal, 51:00 now that's the only way I know how to explain the pain. 51:05 I can't sleep for long, I can't stand for long, 51:08 and I know they are doing all they can to control it 51:11 but I didn't know, 51:12 you know, if they will ever get it under control. 51:16 Wanda, you know sometimes no mater what medicine does, 51:20 it can't fix the problems. 51:21 You know sometimes there's nerves that can't be fixed, 51:24 even though we do the lifestyle changes 51:26 and everything modern medicine out there, 51:28 this isn't a perfect world. 51:30 And that's why especially in your situation, 51:32 we want to encourage you, 51:33 you know, to keep your faith up, 51:35 realize that there is a relationship with the God 51:38 that can make things perfect in His time. 51:40 Things like laughter and music and serving others 51:44 and being happy might make some endorphins 51:46 that might help a little bit, 51:47 so we will keep you in our prayers 51:50 as time moves forward here, okay. 51:52 Okay, thank you so much. Thank you for calling us. 51:55 And you know that brings up a great point Dr. Ford. 51:59 Sometimes medicine just can't-- 52:00 we don't fix things, we just help the symptoms 52:03 Sometimes that's true unfortunately. 52:05 Yeah, sometimes we can't, 52:06 so you know we know that this is a big problem out there 52:08 and it's a problem that we have to handle correctly as well. 52:12 We are going to go to break right now. 52:14 If you want to give us a call, 52:15 we have a chance may be to fit in one more call, 52:17 855-644-3278 52:20 and if you didn't get your phone call answer tonight, 52:22 you can go to our website heartwiseministries.org. 52:25 We want also to continue to be our friend on facebook. 52:28 We are going to be right back 52:29 with Dr. Ford after this brief break. 52:39 The Heart of Health Live will return in just a moment. 52:45 I'm Dr. James Marcum and I talk to patient's everyday 52:48 who wants to know the truth in healthcare. 52:50 On our website heartwiseministries.org 52:53 you can have your questions answered. 52:56 You can read my blog where I talk about interesting 52:58 and controversial subjects in medicine. 53:01 You might choose to go to the radio 53:02 or television sections 53:03 and learn more about all sorts of health topics. 53:06 Take the time and go to heartwiseministries.org. 53:15 So here's a question. 53:17 If you love Jesus and I mean truly love Him, 53:21 people will notice right? 53:22 I mean if Jesus is at the centre of everything you do, 53:25 people will have to notice 53:27 and that is exactly what life talk is all about. 53:30 You see at life talk our goal has always been 53:33 to connect people to the true source of power, Jesus Christ. 53:37 We know, with Jesus at the centre of our lives, 53:40 nothing is impossible. 53:45 In a small town of Elmira, New York, 53:48 a boy was born to an old American family. 53:53 The odds of him achieving his dream 53:55 in the fashion industry 1 in 23 million. 54:01 The odds of having a child diagnosed with autism, 1 in 88. 54:07 I'm Tommy Hilfiger 54:08 and my family is affected by autism. 54:11 Learn more at autismspeaks.org/signs. 54:16 Hi, I'm Dr. James Marcum, 54:17 speaker and director of Heartwise Ministries. 54:20 And at Heartwise our goal is to bring people 54:23 into a relationship with the heavenly Father, 54:25 using modern medicine 54:26 and the healing principles down in the Bible. 54:29 We teach people if there is a place for modern medicine 54:32 in the healthy lifestyle but it is in a relationship 54:35 with their Creator where ultimate healing can occur. 54:38 Over the past years our ability to share this message of truth, 54:42 love and healing around the world 54:44 has increased exponentially, 54:46 but to continue this steady growth 54:48 we need your help. 54:49 We are looking and pray 54:51 for 100 individuals willing to give $1,000 a year. 54:55 If the spirit is moving you 54:57 to become one of the Heartwise 100, 54:59 won't you consider donating online today 55:02 at heartwiseministries.org. 55:18 You've got questions, we've got answers 55:20 on the Heart of Health Live. Welcome back. 55:25 We've been talking this evening with Dr. Ford. 55:27 Dr. Ford, first of all we want to thank you 55:28 so much for sharing with you. 55:30 I know you have a busy practicing a lot of stuff, 55:32 but thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. 55:34 Thanks for asking me. 55:35 And we are going to have you back again 55:37 and I understand you are going to learn some about aging. 55:40 I'm heading to Las Vegas in two weeks 55:42 to get at the World Conference on anti-aging, 55:44 and learn from all the top doctors 55:45 in the world from different specialties. 55:47 So, next time we have you back, 55:49 let just we are going to focus on aging 55:50 but we're definitely going to talk about pains 55:53 since it's so prevalent as well. 55:55 Now, we have a few minutes or so. 55:58 What would you like to share with the whole world 56:00 if you can just look into that camera 56:01 and just share something with them, 56:02 some take home points 56:04 of what you want to leave with people this evening. 56:06 Okay, I think first of all you know, 56:09 your health is your wealth. 56:10 If you loose it and I don't care how much money, 56:12 if you're richest guy in the world, 56:13 Bill Gates or whoever, 56:14 if you don't feel good, who cares? 56:16 So number one you got to take care of yourself. 56:19 You learn about your nutrition. 56:21 Get your rest at nights, 56:22 at least six to eight hours of sleep, 56:24 drink like you said, drink lots of water, 56:26 you know to where your urine is pretty clear 56:30 and if I could only take one vitamin, 56:32 I'm big into vitamins, if I am able to take one vitamin, 56:34 it would be vitamin D3. 56:37 Most or everybody is deficient, 56:38 have your doctor check your levels, 56:40 it's in pain, it will help decrease pain actually 56:43 if you get your levels up, help build your immune system, 56:47 helps decrease risk of flu, 56:48 colds, cancers up to 16 types of cancers, 56:52 so basically just taking care of yourself, 56:56 keep your weight down exercising, 56:58 you know, your health is your wealth. 56:59 And this is the very important topic 57:01 that we need to talk about in the future is chronic pain. 57:04 First I think we want to identify 57:06 what's causing it, so may be we can alleviate pressure. 57:09 We've talked about all the ways 57:10 that the body can help heal itself 57:12 but sometimes you need some medicine 57:13 to decrease inflammation like an epidural. 57:16 Sometimes you might need manipulation 57:18 to get the nerve in a happy position, 57:19 to let the body heal. 57:21 Some people do need medicines and nutrition, 57:23 so it's a multifactorial. 57:24 Yes, some people do need medicines. 57:26 But we're hoping that would be minimal. 57:29 We are glad you joined us, 57:30 we are going to be on with Dr. Ford again 57:31 and you can watch us every week. 57:33 Give us a call, 855-644-3278. 57:37 And I want to leave you with Dr. Ford's number. 57:39 He practices here in Chattanooga, Cleveland area. 57:41 His phone number at his practice is 423-614-0535. 57:46 We're going to be back next week. 57:47 Thanks for joining us. |
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