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>>John Bradshaw:
This is "It Is Written."
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I'm John Bradshaw.
Thanks for joining me.
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In 1962, Soviet
Premier Nikita Khrushchev
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and Cuban leader Fidel
Castro began preparing to locate
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Soviet missiles in Cuba, just
100 miles from American soil.
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That moment in history,
the closest the Cold War came
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to nuclear war, became known
as the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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We're going to look
together at a modern-day crisis,
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a global crisis,
really, zero exaggeration.
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And it's a crisis
that's affecting you
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and many of the people you know.
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Thankfully, there's
something you can do about it.
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Now, let's start by looking
at God's will for your life.
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Third John, verse 2:
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"Beloved, I pray that
you may prosper in all things
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and be in health, just
as your soul prospers."
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God's will is that you
experience good health,
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physically and spiritually.
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The two are connected.
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Jesus said in John 10, verse 10,
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"I am come that
they might have life,
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and that they might
have it more abundantly."
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That's God's plan for
you: life more abundantly.
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The Bible says, "You
are the temple of God
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and...the Spirit
of God dwells in you."
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Three chapters later:
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"You were bought at a price;
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"therefore glorify God in
your body and in your spirit,
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which are God's."
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This is important,
yet we are a long way
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from where God wants us to be.
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The reality is that
in the Western world,
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standards of
health are plummeting,
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and it doesn't
need to be that way.
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Many people are suffering
from conditions and diseases
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right now that they don't
need to be suffering from,
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conditions which, in
many cases, can be reversed.
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Even though the United States
spends far more on health care
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than any other
developed country in the world,
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health outcomes across
the board are not good.
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In 2023, life
expectancy declined
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to the lowest
it's been in 20 years.
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One expert from
Harvard University said,
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"The numbers are shocking."
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But I want you to know there is
something you can do about it.
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It was found in 2018 that more
than half of American adults
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had at least one
chronic health condition:
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arthritis, cancer, heart
disease, diabetes, and so on.
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That's 129 million people.
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More than a quarter have
multiple chronic conditions.
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Chronic disease
consumes 86 percent
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of U.S. spending on health care.
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Close to half of all
American children are dealing
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with a chronic health issue,
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25 percent of all
children aged 2 through 8.
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Now, you can
have these conditions
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through no fault of your own.
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Sometimes there's
nothing you can do about it.
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But often you can
do something about it,
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and when you can, you should.
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Illness is no
one's first choice.
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And this is not
just a physical matter
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but a spiritual matter also.
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In the book of Daniel,
Daniel and his friends chose
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to honor God with their
health, and, as a result,
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they prospered spiritually.
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So why are
Americans in such poor shape?
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I don't want to oversimplify,
but let's connect some dots.
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Ultraprocessed foods
were the source of 67 percent
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of the calories in kids'
and teens' diets in 2018.
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The diet of kids is
usually high in fat,
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added sugars, and salt.
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And they often contain
additives like colorings,
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flavorings, emulsifiers,
or hydrogenated oils
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used to transform the texture,
looks, and flavor of food.
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Kids and teens in the U.S.
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are getting the
majority of their calories
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from ultraprocessed
foods like microwaveable meals,
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packaged snacks,
chips, cookies, candies, soda,
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canned soups, and prepared
foods like pizza, hot dogs,
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burgers, and chicken nuggets.
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At the same time, the
consumption of unprocessed
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or minimally
processed foods is decreasing.
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Reports in July of 2024 stated
that "eating higher levels
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"of ultraprocessed
food may shorten lifespans
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by more than 10%."
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An investigator at the
National Cancer Institute
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in Bethesda, Maryland, said,
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"Diet soft drinks
were the key contributor
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"to
ultraprocessed food consumption.
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The second one was
sugary soft drinks."
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Sit your kid down to a
bowl of many breakfast cereals,
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and in some cases
your child is getting
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more than five teaspoons
of sugar in the cereal alone,
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which is disastrous.
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The human body
wasn't made to deal
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with such
massive amounts of sugar.
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A professor of cardiovascular
medicine in London, England,
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said, "Children quickly
become used to the taste
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"of high-sugar cereals and find
healthier ones less palatable,
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"which has long-term
implications on their health.
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"Eating too much
sugar leads to weight gain,
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"raising the risk of
type 2 diabetes, heart disease
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and some cancers."
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A typical child's diet today
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is nearly 70
percent processed foods,
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and that trend is growing.
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One headline said,
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"If you think kids are
eating mostly junk food,
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a new study
finds you are right."
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Now, I want to say this:
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I'm not on a
crusade against junk food.
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People like a
treat; we know that.
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No one wants the
manufacture of sweet treats
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to disappear entirely.
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Problem is, many people
don't make the connection
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between their taste
buds and their poor health,
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and it's costing
lives, lots of lives.
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Two of the major
challenges we're facing today
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are diabetes and
obesity, and the two are linked.
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The CDC says that 74
percent of adults 20 or older
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are overweight or obese.
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That's
three-quarters of all adults.
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The NIH adds that
nearly one in 10 U.S. adults
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have severe obesity, and
that more than 40 percent
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of children are
overweight or obese.
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The numbers on diabetes
are astonishing, but remember,
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I'm going to tell you there
is something you can do about.
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Type 2 diabetes is when
your blood sugar is too high.
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Your pancreas makes insulin,
which is what helps glucose
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get into your cells
to be used as energy.
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If that process
doesn't work right,
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glucose stays in your blood
and doesn't reach your cells.
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Diabetes raises the risk for
damage to your eyes, kidneys,
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nerves, and heart.
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It's not good.
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And many people with diabetes
have no idea they have it.
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It's the eighth-leading cause
of death in the United States,
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and diagnosed diabetes costs
413 billion dollars a year,
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as of 2022, up 80 billion
dollars in the last 10 years.
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One out of every four
dollars spent on health care
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is spent on diabetes.
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It's the most expensive chronic
condition in the United States.
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Type 1 diabetes
is where the pancreas
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makes little or no insulin.
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Only five to 10
percent of people with diabetes
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have insulin-dependent diabetes.
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But type 2 diabetes,
which can be controlled,
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can even be reversed.
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Identify the causes and
you may be able to reduce
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or stop the problem.
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So what can you
do to fight diabetes
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and other diseases like it?
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I'll tell you in just a moment.
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>>John Bradshaw: Thanks for
joining me on "It Is Written."
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Diabetes is a killer, and it's
affecting millions and millions
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of Americans and millions
more people around the world.
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What do you do about diabetes?
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First, you want to get tested
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so you can be
correctly diagnosed.
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Then, learn what
you can do to mitigate
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or even reverse diabetes.
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People who eat too much
salt, not enough whole grains,
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and not enough fruit
are at a greater risk
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of developing type 2 diabetes.
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You ought to talk with
your doctor, and remember,
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it is possible for many type
2 diabetics to get off insulin,
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even after years of
living with diabetes.
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Experts say you should
give yourself lots of nutrients
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from a
whole-food plant-based diet.
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Whole grains, legumes, nuts,
and vegetables--that's best.
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If you can give
your body a chance,
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your body can often heal itself.
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Processed food, especially meat,
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is a key driver in
developing diabetes.
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In fact, the World Health
Organization has said that
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processed meats, bacon, salami,
cold cuts are carcinogenic.
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They increase your cancer risk.
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In fact, the World Health
Organization said, and I quote,
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"The consumption of processed
meat causes colorectal cancer."
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With diabetes,
something called "lipotoxicity"
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causes mechanisms
inside the cells in your body
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to stop working efficiently.
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It's not that eating a banana
drives up your blood sugar;
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it's that damage to your
body's cells prevents them
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from absorbing glucose.
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Eating better is a huge help.
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Another major key in
treating diabetes is exercise.
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If you're
diabetic, taking a 30-minute
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light-to-moderate
walk after you eat
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will have a huge impact on your
underlying insulin resistance.
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And getting exercise,
in general, is essential.
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For most people, that's simple.
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Talk to your
doctor and be prepared
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to take charge of your health.
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The problem is a lot of people
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don't want to
change the way they eat.
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They don't want to take a walk.
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But when you're
dealing with your health
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and with a condition
that can do enormous damage,
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this is not too much to ask.
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Is it hard? No!
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What's hard is having your
foot amputated--that's hard.
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What's hard is nerve damage.
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What's hard is
diabetic retinopathy,
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which is the leading cause of
blindness in working-age adults.
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That's hard.
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Eating better? Eating less?
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Eating less
junk? Eating less fat?
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Taking a walk? No,
that's not hard, not too hard.
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And I'm going to tell you
how you can make those changes.
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Around one percent of adults
in the late 1950s had diabetes.
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Now, around 50 percent
of Americans have diabetes
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or prediabetes.
So what's changed?
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What has changed is what we eat
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and the amount
of exercise we get.
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Now, it's true that our modern
lifestyles have, in many cases,
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shoehorned us into this.
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When I was a kid we
virtually never ate out.
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We ate home-cooked
meals, not much refined food.
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We had a big garden,
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ate a lot of fresh
fruit and vegetables.
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We walked to
school, walked to town.
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Children rode
their bikes everywhere.
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We were involved in sport.
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For most people today,
life's just not like that,
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and that's a challenge.
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But if we don't figure this
out--and we can figure it out--
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but if we don't,
well, we know the result
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because we're living
the result right now.
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Let's talk about a couple of
other chronic health conditions.
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The numbers are through the
roof on fatty liver disease.
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That's too much
fat in your liver.
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Your liver filters your
blood, so if it's fatty,
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many bodily
processes are messed up.
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One in four people aged 25
to 30 have fatty liver disease.
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The reason?
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High-fat diet,
not enough exercise.
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It's that simple.
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Obesity in the United
States has more than doubled
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since the 1970s.
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And that's a major
reason why we're seeing
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skyrocketing rates of disease.
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Cancer rates are way up
in people aged under 50.
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New cases of breast
cancer among women are way up.
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One reason is alcohol,
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responsible for 16 percent
of all breast cancer cases.
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Dr. Leana Wen says,
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"Some researchers point to
the escalating rates of obesity
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"over the last few decades,
00:14:40.91\00:14:42.44
"which is associated with
the risk of early-onset cancer.
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"On a related note, the
change in dietary habits,
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"specifically the
increase in consumption
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"of ultra-processed
food, and sedentary lifestyles
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also are associated
with higher cancer rates."
00:14:56.93\00:15:00.46
When Pete Rose, the
famous baseball player,
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died of heart disease,
one news outlet reported
00:15:02.76\00:15:05.60
that "half of Americans
over [the] age [of] 45"
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have the same
condition Rose had.
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In July of 2024, a raft
of media outlets reported
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that "half of all...cancer
deaths...could be avoided"
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if people would only change
certain modifiable risk factors.
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Half of all cancers avoided!
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Here's all we need to do to
eliminate half of all cancers:
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Don't smoke. Lose weight.
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Eat better. Exercise.
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Be careful about UV rays
and avoid viruses such as HPV.
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We can do this. And we must,
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especially as cancer rates are
expected to increase 77 percent
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by 2050.
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Now, I know for
someone it's genetic.
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For another there was an injury.
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For some there's
nothing you can do about it.
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Some, that's understood.
But that's not most people.
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Most of us can
make simple decisions
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that will have a
profound impact on our health.
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Here's a headline for
you that makes no sense,
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but it's 100% accurate:
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"US spends most on health care
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"but has worst health outcomes
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among high-income
countries, new report finds."
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In the United States
health expenditure per person
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is much higher
than in other countries.
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Yet overall, this does
not lead to better outcomes.
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In June of 2024, an ABC
affiliate in Norfolk, Virginia,
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reported on the
food pyramid produced
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by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture,
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originally intended to
help people to be healthy.
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It was abandoned in
2005 with good reason.
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"Heading into the 21st century,
00:16:49.10\00:16:50.91
"obesity rates were on the rise.
00:16:50.94\00:16:53.11
"So much so, that the federal
government decided to step in.
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"The problem was that billions
of dollars were on the line.
00:16:56.48\00:17:00.62
"...Lobbyists put pressure
00:17:00.65\00:17:02.58
"on the U.S.
Department of Agriculture
00:17:02.62\00:17:05.32
"and adjustments
were made accordingly.
00:17:05.35\00:17:07.66
"What was originally intended
to be an official blueprint
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"for [eating healthy]
turned into a moneymaker
00:17:10.36\00:17:13.50
for the highest
bidders in the food industry."
00:17:13.53\00:17:16.30
And it even
goes a little deeper.
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The NIH says out loud that "More
than 2,500 chemical substances
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"are intentionally added to
foods to modify flavor, color,
00:17:24.67\00:17:29.64
"stability, texture, or cost.
00:17:29.68\00:17:32.28
"In addition, an
estimated 12,000 substances
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"are used in such
a way that they may
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unintentionally
enter the food supply."
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That's shocking.
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If you thought this was
bad, the truth is it gets worse.
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But there is hope,
and there is good news,
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and I'll tell you
more in just a moment.
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>>John Bradshaw:
We're in a health crisis.
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According to the Mayo
Clinic, "Metabolic syndrome
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"is a cluster of
conditions that occur together,
00:19:09.68\00:19:12.85
"increasing your risk
of heart disease, stroke
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"and type 2 diabetes.
00:19:15.58\00:19:18.25
"These conditions include
increased blood pressure,
00:19:18.29\00:19:21.49
"high blood sugar, excess
body fat around the waist,
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"and abnormal cholesterol
or triglyceride levels.
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...Up to one-third
of U.S. adults have it."
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It's clear our
system isn't working.
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Our unhealthy
lifestyle is killing us.
00:19:36.71\00:19:39.34
You might go to a
doctor who prescribes a pill
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or performs surgery, but
without addressing the reasons
00:19:41.64\00:19:44.45
why you get sick
in the first place,
00:19:44.48\00:19:46.51
we're not
addressing the real issues.
00:19:46.55\00:19:49.62
If we can look at why we
get sick and address that,
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then we'll see things change.
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What's shocking is
that many medical schools
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don't have a
single class on nutrition,
00:19:58.76\00:20:02.00
so, many doctors
aren't informed about this.
00:20:02.03\00:20:05.77
A doctor friend once said to me,
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"I don't know a
thing about nutrition."
00:20:07.44\00:20:11.01
That's clearly not good.
00:20:11.04\00:20:13.01
Plus, few people are willing
to change their lifestyle,
00:20:13.04\00:20:16.58
unwilling to
change what they eat,
00:20:16.61\00:20:19.58
even when their
life depends on it.
00:20:19.61\00:20:22.82
We can blame doctors
or junk food companies,
00:20:22.85\00:20:25.42
but the only person who
puts food in my mouth is me.
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The only person who
can get me off the sofa
00:20:30.46\00:20:32.93
and take a walk
around the block is me.
00:20:32.96\00:20:36.00
Fast food
restaurants and soda companies
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aren't preventing anyone
from taking positive steps.
00:20:38.30\00:20:43.57
So, what can you do?
00:20:43.61\00:20:45.24
Knowing that your body is
the temple of the Holy Spirit,
00:20:45.27\00:20:48.18
you can honor God with
your body by reclaiming
00:20:48.21\00:20:51.18
what the devil has
been robbing you of.
00:20:51.21\00:20:54.08
So, what do we do?
00:20:54.12\00:20:55.52
First, we want to eat
better, less junk, less fat,
00:20:55.55\00:21:00.69
less sugar,
less processed foods,
00:21:00.72\00:21:03.59
more fruit and vegetables.
00:21:03.63\00:21:05.69
Most people know the difference
00:21:05.73\00:21:06.96
between healthy
and unhealthy food.
00:21:07.00\00:21:08.83
If you have to, start small,
00:21:08.86\00:21:10.93
but stick with
it and grow in this.
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Here's an easy one: ditch soda.
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One can of your favorite soda
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contains as much as
eight teaspoons of sugar,
00:21:20.48\00:21:24.45
some a whole lot
more, which is shocking.
00:21:24.48\00:21:28.38
Drink soda regularly
and you're hurting yourself.
00:21:28.42\00:21:32.42
Drink water instead.
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"But I don't want to."
00:21:34.16\00:21:35.62
Okay. So you're saying you're
happy with fatty liver disease
00:21:35.66\00:21:38.36
and metabolic syndrome.
00:21:38.39\00:21:39.53
"But it's hard." Mm-mm.
00:21:39.56\00:21:41.56
A heart attack is
hard. Cancer is hard.
00:21:41.60\00:21:44.47
Burying your
spouse at 50 is hard.
00:21:44.50\00:21:48.57
Drinking water
instead of sugar water?
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Not hard. And it
gets easier with practice.
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A friend of mine, big
tall guy, lost 70 pounds.
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You couldn't help
but see the change.
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He told me, "All I did
was stop drinking soda,
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and I started walking."
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That was it.
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Also, you want to
cut back on red meat.
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In fact, cut back on meat.
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The science is in:
00:22:11.09\00:22:12.83
Less meat and more plants
is profoundly good for you.
00:22:12.86\00:22:17.77
Learn to live
without as much dessert.
00:22:17.80\00:22:20.70
I'm not on a crusade
against all things dessert,
00:22:20.74\00:22:23.07
by any means, but
don't let it control you.
00:22:23.10\00:22:27.34
And don't think you need
to accomplish every change
00:22:27.38\00:22:29.34
in one day, but start,
watch your health improve,
00:22:29.38\00:22:34.42
and continue to make changes.
00:22:34.45\00:22:36.48
You may well find
you need less medication,
00:22:36.52\00:22:38.72
meaning you might
save a ton of money,
00:22:38.75\00:22:41.09
and your body
will love you for it.
00:22:41.12\00:22:43.93
And remember exercise.
00:22:43.96\00:22:45.06
Get moving, take a
walk, get your heart rate up,
00:22:45.09\00:22:48.60
ride a bike or a
stationary bike, or swim or run.
00:22:48.63\00:22:52.17
Start somewhere
and build from there.
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You will love it.
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A professor of cardiovascular
medicine at Stanford University
00:22:57.11\00:22:59.81
says, "Exercise may be
00:22:59.84\00:23:02.21
the single most potent medical
intervention ever known."
00:23:02.24\00:23:06.78
Dr. Euan Ashley says,
exercise will improve any system
00:23:06.82\00:23:10.29
in your body and reduce your
risk of disease in that system.
00:23:10.32\00:23:13.49
He says, "Exercise...really
is the magic pill."
00:23:13.52\00:23:18.49
Exercise helps your
brain function better.
00:23:18.53\00:23:20.90
After sin entered the
world, God put Adam to work.
00:23:20.93\00:23:24.97
In order to be happy and holy,
00:23:25.00\00:23:26.67
Adam and Eve
needed to be active.
00:23:26.70\00:23:29.60
People still need to be active.
00:23:29.64\00:23:31.44
Inactivity is killing people.
00:23:31.47\00:23:34.84
Improve your
diet, get some exercise,
00:23:34.88\00:23:38.11
and you are on your
way to better health.
00:23:38.15\00:23:42.52
So, how do we do this?
00:23:42.55\00:23:44.05
By leaning on God.
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By asking God to do in you
what you cannot do in yourself.
00:23:46.76\00:23:51.16
I know this can be a challenge.
00:23:51.19\00:23:53.06
Sometimes you're dealing
with the habits of a lifetime.
00:23:53.09\00:23:56.23
So remember, the Bible says,
00:23:56.26\00:23:59.00
"I can do all things through
Christ who strengthens me."
00:23:59.03\00:24:03.10
Philippians 4:13.
00:24:03.14\00:24:04.91
"It is God who works in
you both to will and to do
00:24:04.94\00:24:08.08
[of] His good pleasure."
00:24:08.11\00:24:09.08
Philippians 2:13.
00:24:09.11\00:24:10.98
"The Lord will perfect
that which concerns me."
00:24:11.01\00:24:14.18
Psalm 138, verse 8.
00:24:14.22\00:24:16.48
You know that God can do
this in the life of anyone
00:24:16.52\00:24:20.06
who wants to make
changes to honor Him.
00:24:20.09\00:24:23.73
As Paul wrote, "Therefore,
whether you eat or drink,
00:24:23.76\00:24:27.30
or whatever you do, do
all to the glory of God."
00:24:27.30\00:24:32.10
You don't need to do
anything rash or risky.
00:24:32.13\00:24:34.50
Do talk to your doctor, but
plan to live like never before.
00:24:34.54\00:24:39.51
Switch up your eating habits,
00:24:39.54\00:24:41.04
get some exercise, eat better,
00:24:41.08\00:24:42.71
move more, and get good sleep.
00:24:42.74\00:24:45.41
Sleep is vital to good health.
00:24:45.45\00:24:47.98
And you're going to
see your health take off.
00:24:48.02\00:24:50.92
And keep in mind weight
doesn't come off quickly.
00:24:50.95\00:24:54.56
If it took years to add,
it won't come off overnight.
00:24:54.59\00:24:58.39
But you'll start to
see progress pretty soon.
00:24:58.43\00:25:02.36
What you don't need
is another fad diet.
00:25:02.40\00:25:06.20
You don't need that.
00:25:06.23\00:25:07.40
Change your lifestyle, develop
new attitudes toward food,
00:25:07.44\00:25:10.97
make exercise a part of
your life, and over time,
00:25:11.01\00:25:14.28
you're going to
reap the rewards:
00:25:14.31\00:25:16.88
more energy, less illness,
less medication, a sharper mind.
00:25:16.91\00:25:21.75
And you'll know
you're honoring God.
00:25:21.78\00:25:25.72
You know, sin
entered the world via food.
00:25:25.75\00:25:29.72
Now, I hear people say, "You've
got to die of something."
00:25:29.76\00:25:31.86
That's right, but you
don't have to die of everything,
00:25:31.89\00:25:34.93
and there are a ton of illnesses
00:25:34.93\00:25:36.63
you simply do
not need to die from.
00:25:36.67\00:25:39.70
Surrender your decisions
to God, and you can expect
00:25:39.73\00:25:43.64
to experience more
of His plans for you.
00:25:43.67\00:25:48.14
And one thing you're
going to want to do is pray.
00:25:48.18\00:25:51.18
Pray for God's
strength and power.
00:25:51.21\00:25:53.08
Pray for God to work in you.
00:25:53.11\00:25:54.75
Pray for strength
to make good decisions.
00:25:54.78\00:25:57.55
And do more than
pray; claim God's power.
00:25:57.59\00:26:00.86
Tell God you expect
Him to work for you.
00:26:00.89\00:26:03.63
That promise, "I
can do all things,"
00:26:03.66\00:26:06.16
take it to God and claim it.
00:26:06.19\00:26:08.46
Tell Him you are believing
that will happen in your life.
00:26:08.50\00:26:11.77
Keep this before God,
and don't get discouraged.
00:26:11.80\00:26:15.30
If you stumble, go again.
00:26:15.34\00:26:17.71
You'll grow in this.
Be patient with yourself.
00:26:17.74\00:26:21.11
Remember God is gracious, and
watch God do big things for you.
00:26:21.14\00:26:26.82
This is important.
00:26:26.85\00:26:28.35
We're dying when
we should be living.
00:26:28.38\00:26:32.15
But Jesus came to this world to
give you life more abundantly.
00:26:32.19\00:26:37.79
Let me pray for you.
00:26:37.83\00:26:39.13
Father in heaven, thank
You that You have created us
00:26:39.16\00:26:41.10
to be the temple
of the Holy Spirit,
00:26:41.13\00:26:43.77
a place where
heaven itself would dwell.
00:26:43.80\00:26:46.74
Thank You that Jesus
promises to live His life in us.
00:26:46.77\00:26:49.40
Now I pray that we
will keep our bodies
00:26:49.44\00:26:52.37
as the temple
of the Holy Spirit.
00:26:52.41\00:26:55.34
Give us grace now, Lord.
00:26:55.38\00:26:56.44
So many of us are
suffering from illnesses
00:26:56.48\00:26:58.85
that we can reverse.
00:26:58.88\00:27:00.48
So many of us are
right now in battles
00:27:00.52\00:27:02.82
against difficult situations
that we can do something about
00:27:02.85\00:27:06.79
by taking simple measures.
00:27:06.82\00:27:08.96
And then perhaps all of us
are in great danger of stumbling
00:27:08.99\00:27:13.73
into lifestyle illnesses
and sicknesses and diseases
00:27:13.76\00:27:18.37
that we could otherwise
avoid if we make good decisions.
00:27:18.40\00:27:23.54
Now, for each of us
this is going to look
00:27:23.57\00:27:25.11
a little bit different, but I
pray You'll bring to our hearts
00:27:25.14\00:27:27.68
and minds right now that
which we can do, right now,
00:27:27.71\00:27:31.08
to get onto the
pathway to better health
00:27:31.11\00:27:33.42
and honoring You
more fully with our lives.
00:27:33.45\00:27:36.08
We thank You.
00:27:36.12\00:27:37.42
We thank You for less
illness, for less disease,
00:27:37.45\00:27:40.36
for less medication, and for
more of the presence of Jesus.
00:27:40.39\00:27:44.76
And we pray in
Jesus' name, amen.
00:27:44.79\00:27:49.30
Thank you so
much for joining me.
00:27:49.33\00:27:50.77
I'm looking forward to
seeing you again next time.
00:27:50.80\00:27:52.47
Until then, remember:
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"It is written, 'Man
shall not live by bread alone,
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but by every word that proceeds
from the mouth of God.'"
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