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>>John Bradshaw:
Thanks for joining me today.
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This is It Is Written.
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I'm John Bradshaw.
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When you open up the Bible,
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particularly the
early chapters of the Bible,
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you discover
that, way back then,
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some individuals
lived a very long time.
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Methuselah, we
know, lived to be 969.
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Yet in today's society, when
somebody gets to 80, 85, 90,
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we get excited and think
they've lived a long time.
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A hundred, more common today
than it was a generation ago,
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is an outstanding achievement.
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But compare that to the Bible,
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and it's, not
really so long at all.
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Today we're going to
talk about anti-aging secrets.
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How you can live
longer, healthier, happier,
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and holier from a
biblical perspective.
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My guest today is
Dr. John Westerdahl.
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He is a nutritionist from
the Bragg Health Institute
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in Santa Barbara, California.
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Dr. Westerdahl,
thanks for joining me.
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Welcome to It Is Written.
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>>Dr. John
Westerdahl: Thank you, John.
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It's good to be with you today.
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>>John: Now, I'm fascinated
to know that you are a
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board-certified
anti-aging health practitioner.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Yes.
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>>John: What's that?
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: There's a
organization called the American
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Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.
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And there's thousands of doctors
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who are members
of this organization,
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and their specialty is
into learning how we can
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promote anti-aging, live
longer and healthier lives.
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And, uh, so what they have
is they have certifications
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for both medical
doctors, board certifications,
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as well as
healthcare practitioners.
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I'm a nutritionist,
so I've taken the exams
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and become board
certified in that area as well.
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Because that's a
big interest of mine.
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>>John: Anti-aging.
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You can't stop a
person getting old.
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The only way to
not get old is to die.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Yeah.
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>>John: The longer you live,
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the further back in
time your birthday gets.
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But I'm expecting that
this idea of anti-aging is,
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is warding off the
ravages of Father Time.
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Is that right?
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Yes, it is.
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And, uh, it's not
that we're against aging.
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>>John: Oh, no.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl:
We're going to age.
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We're going to get a
year older every year.
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But there's things
that we can do to slow
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the aging process
down and, in some cases,
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even reverse
some of that process,
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by a healthy lifestyle and
some of the new technologies
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in the anti-aging field.
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>>John: I've
heard of this thing,
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you look at your
birth certificate;
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it says you're
20, 30, 40, 50, 60.
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But then you can do these little
tests and it will tell you your,
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your health age,
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and you might be older than
your birth certificate says,
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or doing better.
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Your body's younger than that
piece of paper might suggest.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Yes.
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That's the different
between chronological age
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versus biological age.
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Chronologically, we get a
year, every year we get older.
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But if you are
living a healthy lifestyle,
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you're taking good
care of your health,
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you don't have the
health problems and so forth
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that a lot of average
Americans do, you, uh,
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can be potentially younger
than your chronological age,
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just by the way you live.
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>>John: Now, if you look at the
average age for an individual
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in a Western
society, it's not that bad.
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And the average
lifespan that is,
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is a whole lot
longer than it was,
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say, a generation
or a hundred years ago.
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Now, much of that is due
to improvements in healthcare;
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uh, infant
mortality rates are down.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Yes.
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>>John: So those figures don't
really give a very accurate
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picture of how much
better we're doing today
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than we were some years ago.
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Perhaps the
numbers overstate the fact.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Yes.
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>>John: So, where are
we today with healthcare?
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How well are we
doing as a society?
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>>Dr. Westerdahl:
We're doing very poorly,
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and I think a lot of
people see that today.
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Uh, the problem is that,
from healthcare standpoint,
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is there's so much emphasis
put on cheaper health insurance,
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or cheaper drugs,
uh, less expensive,
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uh, treatments that we
can have, and so forth.
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Some of those, uh,
technologies are miraculous.
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It's amazing what
we are doing today
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in the science of medicine.
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However, we're not
getting to the root cause
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of the
healthcare crisis problem,
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and that has to do with the way
we are living, our lifestyle.
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Because for 90
percent of the cases,
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it's our lifestyle that's
causing the health problems that
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we have today.
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>>John: A few changes
in the way we're living
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our lives would affect
our outcomes dramatically.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Yes.
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And that's why,
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in addition to the
field of anti-aging medicine,
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this whole area
of lifestyle medicine
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is also emerging
for doctors who see,
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they're beginning to see
the light that we can't spend
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all this money in
healthcare that we are today,
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and all these exotic treatments
in medicines and technologies,
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that we need to do things
that can be less expensive,
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and that's like simple
things: eating healthier,
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getting regular exercise,
learning to control your stress.
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Lifestyle things.
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>>John: So tell me,
then, I go to the doctor,
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I'm a diabetic, I have, um,
some kind of, uh, cardiac issue.
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I might have
rheumatoid arthritis.
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One thing I could do is say,
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write me some
prescriptions, Doctor.
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And the doctors
in many, or most,
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cases will do just that.
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But a lifestyle medicine
physician might do what?
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: A lifestyle
medicine doctor would sit down
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with you and take
a look at your diet,
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and say, well, what
kind of foods do you eat?
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Of course, they
would do some tests,
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blood tests, and do the
weight, height and weight,
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all those tests,
to get an assessment.
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But they will look at your diet,
they'll look at your exercise
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and activity habits,
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all the things
related to your lifestyle,
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really, and see where
those may be the causes
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of the health
condition you may have.
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And, as I said, in the majority
of health problems today
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are diet and lifestyle related.
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In fact, 70 percent of
the patients that we have
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in our hospitals today
are there as a result of diet
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and lifestyle-related causes.
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>>John: The old saying
is, "you are what you eat."
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So what are some
good foods that can,
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uh, help, uh,
perhaps, uh, ward off sickness,
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or reverse diseases,
or, or are anti-aging?
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Well, there's
one message that I want to get
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clear to you, and
to our listeners today,
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is that foods from
plants prevent the diseases
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that are killing us.
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Foods from
plants promote health,
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longevity, and beauty.
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>>John: So, what are some foods?
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List some
quickly, and say, well,
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these ones are
really good for you.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: The,
uh, research is showing now,
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eating more
fruits and vegetables,
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particularly colorful
fruits and vegetables,
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can significantly reduce
your risk of having stroke and,
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and, uh, heart
disease, and cancer.
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There are wonderful compounds
that we find in these fruits
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and vegetables that God has
put into nature for us to eat,
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besides just the nutrients,
the vitamins and minerals,
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but the, we call
them phytochemicals,
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which are, include antioxidants.
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Uh, these are compounds
that actually prevent or slow
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the process of aging.
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They prevent our cells
from rusting, you could say.
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And, uh, they actually
block some of the carcinogens
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doing their damage
to these cells as well.
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>>John: I'm excited about that.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Yes.
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>>John: What are the
good antioxidant foods?
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>>Dr. Westerdahl:
Colorful fruits and vegetables
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are the best ones.
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>>John: Carrots.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Carrots.
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Those have bright yellow colors.
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That's
beta-carotene, the carotinoids.
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Your green has
carotinoids, including lutein.
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Your purple colors
have these proanthocyanins,
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they call them.
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>>John: I've
heard that blueberries
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are good antioxidants.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Blueberries
are an excellent antioxidant.
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And that's why I recommend
eating a rainbow of colors,
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because you're going to get
a variety of these wonderful
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compounds that
you find in foods,
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when you do that.
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>>John: Today,
anti-aging foods from the Bible.
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Before we're done, we'll
even share with you a recipe,
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and we'll show you some food,
and maybe even sample some food,
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that has definite anti-aging
qualities and properties.
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Anti-aging: living longer,
living healthier, living holier,
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in preparation for
the return of Jesus.
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We'll be back with
more in just a moment.
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>>John: This is It Is Written.
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I'm John Bradshaw.
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Thank you for joining me today.
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Being joined today
by Dr. John Westerdahl,
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a nutritionist
and a board-certified
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anti-aging health practitioner.
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Today, how you can live longer,
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how you can even
turn back the clock.
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That's true, isn't it,
turning back the clock?
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Yes it is.
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Uh, through things that you
can do in your own lifestyle
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and the food you eat,
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your exercise,
your lifestyle habits,
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you can actually slow
the aging process and,
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in some cases, you
can actually reverse it.
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>>John: Is anti-aging
only for older people?
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Are you supposed to start this
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when you're 70,
80, 85 years old?
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: It's
interesting you talk about that,
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because, um, my daughter,
when she was six years old,
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I'd tell people,
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“She's on an anti-aging diet.”
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>>John: And I bet they
said, well, looking at her,
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it seems to be working.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: [chuckles]
Well, I have to tell you that
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this is an important thing,
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because it's really sad to see
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what's happening
with our youth today.
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Actually, we need to get
people on anti-aging lifestyles
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when they're young.
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That's when we should start.
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Uh, you know, today we
have seven-year-old children
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with adult-onset diabetes.
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We have young kids who
have adult, uh, diseases.
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I was talking to a
nurse the other day.
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Her 13-year-old son,
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said she didn't know
what to do because her son,
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the doctor said his
arteries are all clogged up.
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>>John: How old?
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>>Dr. Westerdahl:
Only 13 years of age.
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And I was in the room when
the surgeon general said that,
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based on the way things are
going today with obesity and the
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health problems that we're
facing with our children today,
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that it is in this generation,
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that parents will
outlive their own children.
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>>John: Yeah, that's shocking.
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I've heard in the last few years
some talk about blue zones.
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These are places
around the world,
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various
communities or locations,
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where people seem
to live much longer
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than populations
outside these zones.
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Can you tell me about those?
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>>Dr. Westerdahl:
Yes, that's actually a term
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that was
developed by Dan Buettner,
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who is with
National Geographic Magazine,
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where a few years
ago they had a special
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on the secrets of living longer.
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And they
identified these blue zones.
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These blue zones are
areas in the world where people
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or populations have exceptional
health and longevity.
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In that issue of
National Geographic,
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they identified
three different cultures.
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One is in Okinawa, Japan,
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where there's a high level
of centenarians in that area
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who follow the
traditional Okinawa lifestyle
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and diet and so forth.
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The second area
was in Sardinia, Italy.
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And the third, the
blue zone of America,
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was in Loma Linda, California,
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which is the high population
of Seventh-day Adventists.
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>>John: And yet, they're living
long lives in spite of the fact
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that they're not living
in a bucolic little paradise.
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So let's talk
about these places.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Okay.
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>>John: Sardinia,
Okinawa, Loma Linda:
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what are the factors that
contribute to this longevity?
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Well, when
they look at those different
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populations, they
find some similar patterns.
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First of all, a lot of them eat
a lot of fruits and vegetables.
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They eat a, predominantly
a plant-based diet.
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So they're getting a
lot of those antioxidants
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and health properties
we talked about earlier.
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Uh, they have a, uh,
culture where there's a lot of
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socialization with each other.
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They have, uh, their friends;
in the Seventh-day Adventist
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population they
worship together;
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the community has a
similar philosophy of, of life.
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In, um, Okinawa
it's the same way.
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These populations are also, uh,
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tend to be more
active than other parts,
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their counterparts in
their areas where they live.
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And, um, so there's a number
of factors that contribute
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to their health and longevity.
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>>John: Hmm. Now, you
mentioned the Hunza people.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Yes.
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>>John: It Is Written, when
George Vandeman was the director
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and the speaker of It
Is Written some years ago,
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It Is Written traveled
to that part of the world
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and met with the Hunza people,
and explored some of the,
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the health secrets of
these people that live long.
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What can you tell us
about the, the Hunzas?
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Well, the
Hunzas are up in the Himalayan
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Mountains, very high,
used to be northern Pakistan;
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now it is part of Pakistan.
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And, uh, they have a very unique
lifestyle in that they live
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a totally natural way of living.
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They eat all organic food.
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They eat predominantly
a plant-based diet;
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actually, only 13 days of
the year do they eat some meat.
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The rest of the time
they follow a vegetarian diet.
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Um, they're amongst the longest
living people in the world.
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Uh, reports of ages up
to 120 to 130 years of age,
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uh, that have been
reported in the Journal
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of the American
Medical Association.
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And I know when Pastor
Vandeman went over there,
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he had a picture of an
individual that was 120 years
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old and was
really in good health.
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They have a, uh, a lifestyle
that is similar to these other
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blue zones in that it
contributes to a population
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that has a lot of centenarians
in their population.
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>>John: Now, how
do we define aging?
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What are some of the
different theories about aging?
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Well, there's
a lot of ways of defining it.
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People think of wrinkles.
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You're losing your hair.
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The typical
things we think of aging.
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>>John: I guess I'm aging.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl:
And, and we all are aging
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to some degree, right?
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>>John: Um-hmm. Anti-aging,
building healthy cells,
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and something that
you can eat and enjoy.
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Don't go away.
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We'll be right back.
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“Every Word”
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is a one- minute,
Bible-based daily devotional
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Look for Every Word
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¤[Theme music]¤
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>>John: I remember as a
kid my father telling one of
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my brothers how glad
Dad was that this brother
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had got a job in a certain
place, because, as Dad saw it,
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if my brother applied
himself he'd get noticed
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and he'd be able to
rise up through the ranks.
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The Bible
presents a similar thought,
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although it has an
important difference involved.
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In Genesis, chapter
41, verses 39 and 40,
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Pharaoh gave Joseph great
authority in Egypt because,
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as Pharaoh said,
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“There is no one as
discerning and wise as you.”
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And where did that wisdom
and discernment come from?
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From Joseph's connection
with and commitment to God.
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Faith in God elevates a person.
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When you become what you can
become through the grace of God,
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doors open and opportunities
present themselves.
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God has great plans
for a person's life.
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The key to success lies in
committing your life to God.
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Let's live today by every word.
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>>John: Thanks for joining
me today on It Is Written.
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Today, anti-aging
secrets from the Word of God.
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And when we stop
to think about this,
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we realize that,
back near the beginning,
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it was through eating that
which she shouldn't have eaten
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that Eve lost her life
and plunged, along with Adam,
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the world into sin
and shortness of life.
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We're told in the Bible
that we should eat for strength.
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Dr. John Westerdahl,
what do we have here?
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I said a moment ago that we
were going to share something
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that would be an anti-aging
secret, so please explain.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Well, we're
going to make an anti-aging
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smoothy for you today that's
going to add years to your life
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and life to your years.
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>>John: All right.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: And it's
going to be based on building
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healthy cells, so you
have a good cell wall,
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and keep that
moisture within the cell,
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so that keeps us younger.
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>>John: If I need
more intracellular water,
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shouldn't I just
drink more water?
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: You know,
that's kind of a, a fallacy.
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Because if you're drinking
all this water all day long,
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what's going to be happening?
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>>John: I'm going to be going
to the bathroom all day long.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl:
You're going to be going, so,
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you're losing that water.
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You want to have water that's
going to keep within the cells
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and retained in
there to keep them healthy.
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So really, the best thing to get
your water is to eat your water.
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And that's another reason
for eating a plant-based diet:
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eating the raw fruits,
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particularly raw
fruits and vegetables,
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have a water within their cells
that's going to be much easier
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to get within your cell.
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>>John: Now, convince
me that this isn't cranky.
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I mean, I can imagine my
friend in Tupelo, Mississippi,
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or in Sedro-Woolley, Washington,
or in Billings, Montana,
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going, ugh, the guy
wants to eat his water,
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he wants to turn
me into a rabbit.
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Help me
understand that this is good,
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solid, healthy,
level, mainstream stuff.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Yeah,
this is, this is good science,
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based on what we call the
science of cellular water,
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and is one of the concepts of
aging: that we lose our water.
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As we get older,
there's no question,
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our body water
in the body cells,
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the water within our
cells are lost as we get older.
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So we're trying to build healthy
cells to keep that water within.
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>>John: All right.
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I'm a believer;
I'm not a skeptic.
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All right, what
have we got here,
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and what are we going
to put into this machine?
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Okay, so,
in order to build healthy cells
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and, we're going to start with
putting some antioxidants in.
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This is pomegranate juice.
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>>John: All right.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl:
Pomegranate juice is loaded with
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antioxidants that...
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>>John: Pomegranate juice.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: ...that, uh,
help protect cells from damage.
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>>John: All right.
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That's good and red.
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You mentioned before the red,
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the reds and
purples are good stuff.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: That's right.
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>>John: Okay.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: And
then we're going to put
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a vegetable protein in here.
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This is soy, soy milk.
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>>John: All right.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: So
that's going to provide you with
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good-quality vegetable protein.
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>>John: All right,
and you get soy milk
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at the supermarket, right?
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Yes.
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And that's also part of
the cell walls, good protein.
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And then blueberries.
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>>John: All right.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl:
Probably my favorite fruit.
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Blueberries are loaded
with those antioxidants
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that protect cells
from, um, being damaged.
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>>John: I love blueberries.
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Some of the best
things you can get.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: So pour
all the blueberries in there.
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>>John: I enjoy
growing blueberries.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: And then
we're going to add something
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that a lot of
people may not know about.
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This is what's
called soy lecithin.
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Now, people don't realize that
every cell wall in your body
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is made of lecithin.
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So by contributing this, kind
of supplementing to this drink
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some lecithin that
will go into your body,
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so you can absorb it
to build those healthy,
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healthy, uh, cells as well.
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>>John: Where
do I get this from?
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Can I buy it at
the supermarket, or...
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: You can buy
that at the health food store.
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It's usually in a
canister or in the bulk bin,
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and it comes from soybean oil,
actually made from soybean oil.
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It's a type of
fat, a healthy fat.
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>>John: That's good for you.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl:
That's good for you.
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>>John: All right.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: And then we're
going to add ground flax seed.
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And flax seeds today are
known as like the new fish oil.
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Those are a
plant-based, Omega-3 fatty acid.
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>>John: Now, why
are Omega-3s good?
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They do what?
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Omega-3 fatty
acids are essential fatty acids
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that we need in our diet
every day for good health.
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And it's the type of fat
that helps build that cell wall.
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>>John: Has
cancer-fighting properties too.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Has
cancer-fighting properties,
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and there's
heart-health properties as well.
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>>John: By the way, if
you can, if you can eat food
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that's going to fight
cancer, you might as well.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: That's right.
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>>John: That's
just good common sense.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: And then
we're going to add something
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that's unique to probably
some of our viewers today,
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and that's goji berries.
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These are one of the
most nutrient-dense foods
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on the face of the earth.
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Goji berries grow in
China and the Himalaya areas,
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and they're very rich
in antioxidants as well.
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>>John: Okay.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: So
they're like the new superfood
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that everyone's talking about.
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>>John: Oh, yeah. Goji berries.
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>>Dr.
Westerdahl: So put those in.
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You get those at
the health food store.
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>>John: Okay.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Okay.
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And I think what we're
going to do to sweeten this,
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we don't want to add sugar.
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And I'm going to add an
herbal sweetener called Stevia.
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This is an
interesting sweetener.
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It comes from a green
leaf grown in Paraguay,
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and, uh, it's hundreds
of times sweeter than sugar,
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but there's no calories.
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So we're going to put
just a little bit of that
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in as a sweetener.
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It's not an
artificial sweetener;
00:21:54.54\00:21:55.94
it's a natural sweetener.
00:21:55.98\00:21:57.15
>>John: Okay.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: And I
think we'll blend this up
00:21:58.28\00:21:59.15
before we put the ice in.
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>>John: Let me
ask you a question.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Yes.
00:22:01.32\00:22:02.58
>>John: If you can't find Stevia
at a grocery store near you,
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I don't know if they have
that at Piggly-Wiggly or Vons,
00:22:05.09\00:22:08.59
or just where they have it.
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What do I use in place of it?
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: Well,
Stevia's an optional ingredient,
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if you want to make it sweeter.
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>>John: All right, all right.
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You don't have to.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl:
You don't have to add it.
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So we've added it.
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You bet.
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Okay, and we're going to, uh,
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are you going to
turn it on now for me?
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>>John: Well,
why not? Here we go.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: And the
Vitamix mixer/blender here.
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[sound of blender]
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And we'll blend that up.
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And that's going to
blend all the ingredients.
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[blender running
faster] Turn that off.
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We'll add the crushed ice.
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Now, crushed ice
will just make it cooler.
00:22:49.83\00:22:51.70
So we'll add
some uh, this in here.
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[sound of ice
dropping] That's good.
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So you want to turn
that on again, John?
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>>John: Sure.
00:23:02.48\00:23:04.05
[sound of blender]
>>Dr. Westerdahl: Okay.
00:23:04.08\00:23:14.12
[sound of blender]
>>Dr. Westerdahl: Okay.
00:23:14.12\00:23:23.16
>>John: All
right, what have we got?
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What are the...
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>>Dr. Westerdahl: And
we have the anti-aging
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smoothy here for you.
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See what you think.
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[sound of liquid
pouring] Here you go.
00:23:29.47\00:23:31.71
>>John: All right.
00:23:31.74\00:23:33.58
All right, I'll take your word,
I'll take your word for it.
00:23:33.61\00:23:41.02
Do I have to stop,
or can I keep drinking?
00:23:41.05\00:23:42.48
>>Dr. Westerdahl: Oh. Go ahead!
00:23:42.52\00:23:44.32
>>John: I feel
younger all ready.
00:23:44.35\00:23:45.49
>>Dr. Westerdahl: Good.
00:23:45.52\00:23:45.99
You look younger.
00:23:46.02\00:23:49.66
>>John: You know, that's good.
00:23:49.69\00:23:51.66
And if it means I'm going
to live longer and healthier
00:23:51.69\00:23:54.30
and more
prosperously, I'm all for it.
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But that's pretty simple.
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>>Dr. Westerdahl:
It is. Very simple.
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>>John: Foods that you can
buy in most any supermarket.
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If it's not at the supermarket,
it's at the health food store.
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And if you don't have a health
food store in town near you,
00:24:04.31\00:24:06.68
drive to one, or move.
00:24:06.71\00:24:09.61
>>Dr. Westerdahl: [chuckles]
>>John: That's not bad.
00:24:09.64\00:24:10.98
>>Dr. Westerdahl: Good.
00:24:11.01\00:24:12.18
>>John: And the idea of this
is, this is going to promote
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healthier cells that will
retain intracellular water.
00:24:14.22\00:24:18.15
>>Dr. Westerdahl: Yes.
00:24:18.19\00:24:18.89
>>John: And you'll do better.
00:24:18.92\00:24:19.92
>>Dr. Westerdahl: That's right.
00:24:19.95\00:24:20.72
>>John: That's not bad!
00:24:20.76\00:24:22.19
Now, let me ask
you another question.
00:24:22.22\00:24:23.53
Can I ask you
about other smoothies
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that are pretty popular today?
00:24:24.93\00:24:26.06
>>Dr. Westerdahl: Sure.
00:24:26.09\00:24:26.93
>>John: How about
the idea of, like,
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juicing kale and celery
and carrots and that stuff?
00:24:28.03\00:24:31.40
>>Dr. Westerdahl: Those
are anti-aging smoothies too.
00:24:31.43\00:24:33.20
>>John: They are?
00:24:33.23\00:24:34.47
>>Dr. Westerdahl: Yes, because
you're getting the benefits
00:24:34.50\00:24:35.64
of those plant foods.
00:24:35.67\00:24:36.54
Those green foods
are very important.
00:24:36.57\00:24:38.17
Most people don't get
enough greens in their diet,
00:24:38.21\00:24:39.97
and has those antioxidants
and lutein and these other
00:24:40.01\00:24:43.28
phytochemicals,
because most people
00:24:43.31\00:24:44.71
don't eat a lot of greens.
00:24:44.75\00:24:46.31
>>John: Hmm.
00:24:46.35\00:24:47.58
>>Dr. Westerdahl: So it's a
great way of getting vegetables
00:24:47.62\00:24:48.92
into the diet in these,
in these types of smoothies.
00:24:48.95\00:24:51.19
>>John: Is there
anything that you don't want
00:24:51.22\00:24:52.65
to be putting into them?
00:24:52.69\00:24:53.59
Are there any foods
that you should just
00:24:53.62\00:24:54.69
stay away from as pro-aging?
00:24:54.72\00:24:57.13
>>Dr. Westerdahl: If
you're adding ice cream to it
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[chuckles] and some of
these rich dairy products
00:24:59.79\00:25:01.60
and so forth, a
lot of people do that.
00:25:01.63\00:25:03.23
Or they'll add a
ton of sugar in it.
00:25:03.26\00:25:05.70
That, that really takes
away from the health benefits.
00:25:05.73\00:25:07.94
>>John: Okay.
00:25:07.97\00:25:09.00
And why is chocolate
cake not an anti-aging food?
00:25:09.04\00:25:12.17
Serious question.
00:25:12.21\00:25:13.17
>>Dr. Westerdahl:
Chocolate cake, of course,
00:25:13.21\00:25:14.51
is loaded with
sugar, fat, and, uh,
00:25:14.54\00:25:16.71
it's just, uh, eggs, and all
types of things that they put
00:25:16.75\00:25:20.85
into chocolate cake that,
uh, is going to promote aging.
00:25:20.88\00:25:24.32
And actually, those ingredients
will damage the cell walls.
00:25:24.35\00:25:28.06
So that's the thing:
00:25:28.09\00:25:29.06
we want to get away
from these foods that promote
00:25:29.09\00:25:32.19
the damage to our cells,
00:25:32.23\00:25:33.66
and eat foods that
build healthy cells,
00:25:33.70\00:25:36.53
which build healthy bodies.
00:25:36.56\00:25:37.60
>>John: Now, how about
when people go out to eat?
00:25:37.63\00:25:39.13
What should they
be looking out for?
00:25:39.17\00:25:41.10
>>Dr. Westerdahl: First of
all, eating out, there's a lot
00:25:41.14\00:25:42.57
of things that you don't know
you're getting in your diet,
00:25:42.60\00:25:44.37
because they add
a lot of additives
00:25:44.41\00:25:46.17
in their cooking, sometimes.
00:25:46.21\00:25:48.18
Um, you want to
stay away from foods
00:25:48.21\00:25:49.78
that are very rich in
cholesterol and saturated fat,
00:25:49.81\00:25:52.81
lots of cheese,
00:25:52.85\00:25:53.78
lots of deep-fat-fried
foods and so forth.
00:25:53.82\00:25:57.75
But you can go out to
eat and eat healthy, too.
00:25:57.79\00:25:59.79
You can eat anti-aging:
going for the salads,
00:25:59.82\00:26:02.92
going for the
vegetables, lean proteins.
00:26:02.96\00:26:06.70
Uh, that's a better way to go.
00:26:06.73\00:26:07.76
>>John: I read where one of the,
00:26:07.83\00:26:09.03
where one of the top chefs in
New York City said, very openly,
00:26:09.06\00:26:11.97
that one of the
great inside secrets is,
00:26:12.00\00:26:14.57
to make the food taste
better, just add salt and fat.
00:26:14.60\00:26:19.01
>>Dr. Westerdahl: Well, there's
a whole book written about that:
00:26:19.04\00:26:21.38
fat, salt and sugar.
00:26:21.41\00:26:22.78
And those are the things that
are addictive substances to our,
00:26:22.81\00:26:26.05
to wanting to eat more
of those types of foods.
00:26:26.08\00:26:27.95
So we need to learn how to eat
closer to God's original plan,
00:26:27.98\00:26:33.25
eating those natural
foods, those natural flavors
00:26:33.29\00:26:36.26
that He's put in all
these foods right here.
00:26:36.29\00:26:38.16
>>John: Dr.
Westerdahl, thank you.
00:26:38.19\00:26:41.23
>>Dr. Westerdahl: Thank you!
00:26:41.26\00:26:41.90
Thanks for joining us today.
00:26:41.93\00:26:43.26
It's been wonderful having
you here on It Is Written.
00:26:43.30\00:26:44.97
>>Dr.
Westerdahl: Great to be here.
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>>John: Dr. Westerdahl,
today we've spoken about
00:27:48.56\00:27:50.20
anti-aging
secrets from the Bible.
00:27:50.23\00:27:51.97
The greatest
anti-aging secret of all:
00:27:52.00\00:27:55.00
knowing Jesus as
your Lord and Savior.
00:27:55.04\00:27:58.04
Those who know
Jesus when He returns,
00:27:58.07\00:27:59.67
they go to be with Him forever.
00:27:59.71\00:28:01.41
And they go to a place
where they'll never die,
00:28:01.44\00:28:04.05
they'll never be sick,
and they'll live forever.
00:28:04.08\00:28:06.61
That's ultimate anti-aging.
00:28:06.65\00:28:08.75
>>Dr. Westerdahl: That is.
00:28:08.78\00:28:09.88
>>John: Well, let's pray
that that day comes soon.
00:28:09.92\00:28:11.05
And we want to pray that
you will enjoy a closeness
00:28:11.09\00:28:13.42
with Jesus that will
assure you of eternal life.
00:28:13.46\00:28:16.73
Let's pray.
00:28:16.76\00:28:18.56
Our Father in Heaven,
00:28:18.59\00:28:19.53
we thank You today for
the greatest anti-aging
00:28:19.56\00:28:22.13
secret of all:
00:28:22.16\00:28:23.00
faith in You through Your Son,
00:28:23.03\00:28:25.87
Jesus Christ.
00:28:25.90\00:28:27.14
We thank You that Your plan is
to give us a more abundant life,
00:28:27.17\00:28:29.84
that Your plan is
for us to live eternally
00:28:29.87\00:28:32.54
and to live closely with You.
00:28:32.57\00:28:34.58
While we are here on this earth,
00:28:34.61\00:28:36.51
give us grace to maximize
the opportunities You give us,
00:28:36.54\00:28:40.18
to lengthen the
time You give us,
00:28:40.22\00:28:42.15
to make the most of
the years that we have,
00:28:42.18\00:28:44.99
so that our lives
will reflect Your character
00:28:45.02\00:28:47.79
and bring glory to You.
00:28:47.82\00:28:49.52
We look forward to the day
when Jesus returns and says,
00:28:49.56\00:28:51.96
“Well done, thou good
and faithful servant.”
00:28:51.99\00:28:53.60
Let that day come soon.
00:28:53.63\00:28:55.03
Thank You for the
hope that we have in You,
00:28:55.06\00:28:57.70
and for the greatest
anti-aging secret of all:
00:28:57.73\00:29:01.74
eternal life.
00:29:01.77\00:29:03.24
Bless us, we pray,
00:29:03.27\00:29:04.57
in Jesus' name,
00:29:04.61\00:29:06.04
Amen.
00:29:06.07\00:29:07.01
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