Participants: Bill Santos
Series Code: IIWC
Program Code: IIWC201124
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00:02 >>Bill: Dr. Ferreira is with us on "It Is Written"
00:03 today, for another one of our Live Healthy 00:05 programs. Today's theme 'Osteoporosis'. "It Is 00:10 Written" begins right now. 00:23 >>ANNOUNCER: IT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME... 00:27 GOD'S BOOK, THE BIBLE. 00:30 STILL RELEVANT IN TODAY'S COMPLEX WORLD. 00:34 IT IS WRITTEN . . . 00:37 SHARING MESSAGES OF HOPE AROUND THE WORLD. 00:58 Well, let me welcome all our viewers to today's "It 00:59 Is Written" program and I'm going to welcome 01:01 my special guest, Dr. 01:01 Ferreira. Doctor, welcome back. >>Dr. Ferreira: 01:03 Thank you very much, Bill. 01:04 >>Bill: I should call you a regular, not a special 01:05 guest because you're with us here all the time and 01:07 we appreciate it very much. >>Dr. Ferreira: 01:08 Well, I'm very happy to be here. >>Bill: That's 01:10 great. Well, we're going to be talking about 01:13 Osteoporosis today and so I want to let our viewers 01:14 know that if they know someone that is suffering 01:16 from this, this would be a good time to get on the 01:18 phone and tell them to turn the television on to 01:19 watch us. Because I know you're always going 01:23 to provide us some very useful information. Maybe 01:26 we could start by, you telling us how wide 01:27 spread is this problem of Osteoporosis? >>Dr. 01:29 Ferreira: Well Bill, I just went on-line to the 01:38 International Foundation of Osteoporosis and it was 01:39 amazing to see that every three seconds, worldwide, 01:43 every three seconds there is somebody breaking a hip 01:49 in the world. Every three seconds. >>Bill: Wow. 01:50 >>Dr. Ferreira: And every 22 seconds there is 01:57 somebody having a spinal fracture because of their 02:00 bones being too weak because of osteoporosis 02:01 It's just an amazing problem. There are 200 02:06 million people worldwide, now, that are suffering 02:11 from osteoporosis. And of those, 75 million are in 02:12 Europe and in the United States and in Japan. 02:19 Seventy-five million peoples are suffering from 02:23 this disease in these three countries. >>Bill: 02:24 Now, twice you said 'people'. I understood 02:26 this to be a woman's issue but you are saying 02:30 'people'. >>Dr. Ferreira: No, no, no. In fact, about 02:31 20% of all fractures occur in men as well. So, it's 02:35 not just the women, it's the men as well. So, it's 02:40 a public health problem, okay, it's a.because, it 02:41 really, it's a disease that it's on an increase 02:50 as well. They estimate, for example, that the 02:54 lifetime risk of experiencing a fracture 02:55 because of osteoporosis in men over the age of 03:01 50 is 30%. Similar of the lifetime risk of 03:08 developing prostate cancer. >>Bill: So, 03:09 prostate cancer, the risk of prostate cancer 03:13 and osteoporosis for men >>Dr. Ferreira: That's the 03:15 risk, the lifetime risk over the age of 50. 03:16 That is, it's an immense problem. In Canada, 03:19 for example, osteoporosis affects about 1.4 million 03:23 people today, okay? So, it's a big problem. And, 03:24 you know, the thing is that it's not just to 03:31 have, the problem is not just brittle bones, it's 03:34 the complications that come from these brittle 03:35 bones. The hip fracture in an elderly person.>>Bill: 03:38 Right. >>Dr. 03:38 Ferreria:.usually requires surgery.>>Bill: Right. 03:42 >>Dr. Ferreira:.okay. 03:42 Surgery means immobilization, a long 03:45 recovery, you know, sometimes people don't 03:48 make it after surgery. 03:49 >>Bill: Right. >>Dr. 03:49 Ferreira: Or, you know, the few months after 03:52 surgery. So, it's really, it's not just a matter of 03:56 having, as I said, brittle bones, it's the 03:58 complications that may come as a result of it and 04:00 also, the pain that's, for example, spinal fractures 04:06 may cause - I've got people that I know that 04:07 are suffering from that. 04:11 >>Bill: Now, what is ost.if you could define 04:12 it.what, I know you use the term 'brittle bones', 04:19 right.>>Dr. Ferreira: Yes. 04:19 >>Bill:.now, so what is osteoporosis? 04:21 >>Dr. Ferreira: Well, osteoporosis is a disease 04:24 caused by weak bones. 04:25 >>Bill: Okay. >>Dr. 04:25 Ferreira: If you have a piece of wood.>>Bill: 04:32 Right. >>Dr. Ferreira:.and if it's strong, you try 04:34 and break it, it won't break. >>Bill: Of course. 04:35 >>Dr. Ferreira: But if it's a cheap wood and 04:37 weak, you break it easily, okay. So, what happens in 04:41 life is that the bones get stronger up to an age and 04:42 then they start getting weaker, okay. And up to 04:48 the age of about 30 or so, 30,35 the bones usually 04:57 get stronger, after that they decline. They become 04:58 weaker and weaker. And that is what osteoporosis 05:00 is. Sometimes, sometimes people get weak bones but 05:04 they're not really osteoporosis, they're 05:05 still a bit strong and that's called 05:09 'osteopenia'. Osteoporosis is when it comes to a 05:17 certain level where after that the risk of fracture 05:18 is really high, okay. 05:19 >>Bill: So, the decrease in the strength of 05:20 bone, that's a natural occurrence as you age? 05:23 >>Dr. Ferreira: It's a common occurrence, yes. 05:30 >>Bill: It's a common.okay. >>Dr. 05:30 Ferreira: It's a common occurrence.>>Bill: Okay. 05:32 >>Dr. Ferreira:.and you see that commonly, almost 05:34 in anyone with age. So, it occurs and, but it can 05:35 occur at a fast rate or it can occur very 05:41 slowly.>>Bill: I see. 05:42 >>Dr. Ferreira:.okay? And there are different 05:45 factors that may effect that. >>Bill: So, you 05:49 know, in your estimation, what is responsible 05:50 for this relatively rapid increase in the number 05:57 of cases, you know, 200 million cases worldwide, I 06:03 think you said. >>Dr. 06:03 Ferreira: Yes. >>Bill: What's changing? >>Dr. 06:06 Ferreira: What's changing? 06:06 Well, osteoporosis is a lifestyle related disease. 06:11 Now, there are many cases of osteoporosis, quite a 06:12 few that are related with, for example, people who 06:16 are taking steroids, cortisone, they may be 06:21 more likely, they are more likely of getting 06:22 osteoporosis, okay, and other medications. So, 06:25 some medical conditions may lead to osteoporosis. 06:31 We're not talking about those cases. We're talking 06:32 about the person who gets osteoporosis and doesn't 06:36 know why, okay. And that's greatly a lifestyle 06:41 disease, okay. And what happens is this, for bone 06:42 to be strong.>>Bill: Yes. 06:47 >>Dr. Ferreira:.it needs a few things. It needs 06:48 Vitamin D.>>Bill: Okay. 06:55 >>Dr. Ferreira:.it needs calcium, it needs a stable 06:56 acid-based balance, okay, and it needs physical 07:04 stress. >>Bill: Okay. 07:04 >>Dr. Ferreira: So, let's say a person doesn't 07:10 get enough sunshine - you know, Vitamin D is a 07:18 vitamin that is made by the body as a result of 07:19 getting sunlight. >>Bill: Okay. >>Dr. Ferreira: 07:26 Okay. The UV rays of the sun that hit the skin and 07:31 just under the surface of the skin there is a 07:32 conversion, cholesterol, through the influence of 07:36 the UV light, cholesterol changes into Vitamin D. 07:44 >>Bill: Okay, right. >>Dr. 07:44 Ferreira: And then the Vitamin D goes to the bone 07:48 and helps the calcium to fix on to the bone, 07:49 okay So, this is very important. Now, many 07:52 people today don't get enough sunlight. >>Bill: 07:56 Well, yeah, we hear so much talk about, you know, 07:57 exposure to the sun and how dangerous that 07:59 is.>>Dr. Ferreira: That's true, but.>>Bill: A lot of 08:04 people are so frightened, right? >>Dr. Ferreira: 08:05 I think what we've done, we've gone over to the 08:07 other side and we've.but I don't think people today 08:13 are not getting sunlight because of the dangers 08:14 that they hear about it's dangerous, 08:20 it's just because of the lifestyle.>>Bill: It's the 08:22 lifestyle, sure. >>Dr. 08:23 Ferreira: I mean, they leave in the morning, go 08:26 to the office, have a quick lunch, work until 5 08:27 or 6 or 7, whatever, and then they get home, 08:31 you know.>>Bill: Face the traffic coming home. >>Dr. 08:33 Ferreira:.and so you don't get exposed to it, that's 08:34 the main reason. So, lack of sunlight exposure. Then 08:36 a second thing that is important is that people, 08:44 they are getting enough calcium but what happens 08:45 is that as age progresses is the kidneys, they are 08:54 not able or they lose the ability to control the 08:59 acid-based balance as people are when they 09:00 are young, okay. So what happens is that more and 09:09 more likely people are of naturally just becoming a 09:15 little more acidic in their blood. So, but the 09:16 body does not allow for that so, it robs the bone 09:19 to compensate for that and to keep the blood at the 09:28 same PH. So, as the kidneys lose that ability 09:29 the body has to compensate and that compensation is 09:35 in bone loss.>>Bill: Okay. 09:36 >>Dr. Ferreira:.basically bone loss and also muscle 09:42 loss. And if you think, for example, when somebody 09:47 falls, okay, if the muscles are strong.>>Bill 09:48 Right. >>Dr. Ferreira:.and there's good muscle mass, 09:53 it's less likely that that person is going to break a 09:58 bone. But if the muscles are also weak then it's 09:59 likely that that person is more likely to break 10:05 a bone. So.>>Bill: Now, on the topic of acidity, what 10:08 is promoting this acidity? 10:09 >>Dr. Ferreira: When we digest food, certain foods 10:16 that produce certain components, like sulfuric 10:17 acid. You've heard about sulfuric acid.>>Bill: Yes. 10:21 >>Dr. Ferreira:.you put a drop here and it makes a 10:23 whole, okay. So, some foods that tend to, 10:24 when they digest and metabolize, they produce 10:29 more of these components and there are some foods 10:33 which are an acid, okay. 10:33 And there are some foods which are more likely to 10:37 produce bicarbonate which is a more alkaline.>>Bill 10:38 Okay. >>Dr. Ferreira:.type of food. So, you know, 10:42 years ago there were some people who produced a 10:45 table, it's the PRAL, Potential Renal Acid Load, 10:46 okay, so they, sort of, graded food as to their 10:57 ability to produce an acid load.>>Bill: Oh, I see. 11:03 >>Dr. Ferreira:.in the body, okay? And we find 11:04 that fruits and vegetables are the ones, that are, 11:08 they've got the lowest levels of PRAL, okay. And, 11:16 for example, the cheeses and some of the meats and 11:18 the other ones that have the highest level of PRAL, 11:23 okay. So, the ones that are more likely to cause 11:28 this bone, bone loss.>>Bill: Right. >>Dr. 11:29 Ferreira:.to compensate it, to keep it.>>Bill: 11:35 Because of the acidity. 11:35 >>Dr. Ferreira: Yes. To keep the balance of acid 11:38 in the base, yes. >>Bill: So, cheese can provoke 11:44 more acidity than drinking, like, a citric, 11:45 orange juice. >>Dr. 11:50 Ferreira: That's right. 11:50 And people say, like, you know, you can't drink the 11:52 orange juice because it's an acidic drink. Well, 11:53 that's not true. It's a fruit. It's got a very low 11:58 potential of, of, in this list of.>>Bill: Yes, yes. 12:03 >>Dr. Ferreira:.Potential Renal Acid Loads so, 12:04 the fruit, oranges, is actually quite low. 12:08 Compared, for example, so, now, it's important to 12:12 keep this in mind. 12:12 Now, the fruits and the vegetables are the best, 12:17 the best as far as preventing this acid load, 12:18 renal-based acid load, yes. >>Bill: So, we 12:27 have the problem of lack of Vitamin D, we have a 12:30 problem with the acidity, the acidic load, and then, 12:31 as a result, robbing from the bones.>>Dr. Ferreira: 12:38 Yes. >>Bill:.right? >>Dr. 12:38 Ferreria: Yes. >>Bill: What are, are there 12:41 any other causes of why we're seeing this.>>Dr. 12:43 Ferreira: Then also the excess of certain, certain 12:45 meats and cheeses, that's protein-rich foods that 12:51 produce that acid load, okay? So.>>Bill: Sorry, go 13:01 ahead. So, protein-rich foods? >>Dr. Ferreira: 13:02 Well, not all. >>Bill: Okay. >>Dr. Ferreira: You 13:04 see, for example, legumes, beans, they are high in 13:08 protein but they are also high in certain components 13:09 that produce bicarbonate. 13:16 So, because they've got that equilibrium they're 13:17 less likely to cause problems.>>Bill: I see. 13:21 >>Dr. Ferreira:.and, but, meat itself is quite poor 13:26 in those components that can lead to an increased 13:27 bicarb in the body, in the blood, so, you know, 13:34 it's not all protein foods It's more the animal-based 13:41 protein foods that seem to produce this effect and 13:42 rob the calcium, the bone from calcium, yes. 13:47 >>Bill: Is this relatively new thinking that says 13:50 that.>>Dr. Ferreria: Well, it is relatively new. It's 13:51 a few years old but, you know, only 13:56 now it's becoming more substantiated, okay. So, 14:01 yeah, it's relatively new I'd say. >>Bill: So this 14:02 is something that is, that, you know, how we're 14:07 feeding ourselves.>>Dr. 14:07 Ferreira: That's right. 14:11 >>Bill:.is having an impact on us. >>Dr. 14:12 Ferreira: That's right, yes. Now, 14:14 there's something very interesting, for examples, 14:16 some of the things that also produce some acid are 14:17 some of the cereals. The whole grain cereal. But, 14:24 you know, often when people eat, and we eat 14:29 lots of cereals, you know, people - either refined or 14:30 whole grains, you know and those can actually cause 14:33 some acidity. But because when you eat you should 14:38 eat them with fruit, for example, and there is a 14:39 balance there. There is a balance which is very 14:45 helpful in the prevention of osteoporosis. >>Bill: 14:50 Now, we hear a lot of talk about, you see on 14:51 television commercials, increasing the amount 14:55 of calcium intake. >>Dr. 14:56 Ferreira: Yes. >>Bill: Take more calcium and, I 14:59 mean, for most lay people like me it sounds logical, 15:04 right? If there's a problem with the bones 15:05 then have more calcium. 15:09 But are you saying that it's not necessarily 15:10 an issue of taking more calcium? >>Dr. Ferreira: 15:13 No, it's like, if you want to build your house and 15:15 you want to build a concrete house with 15:16 cement, okay, okay, you say, alright, I want this 15:20 pillar to really be strong so I'm going to pour more 15:25 cement. So you pour some packs of dry cement into 15:26 the concrete beams or pillars it will not work. 15:30 >>Bill: That's right. 15:31 >>Dr. Ferreira: It needs the water, it needs 15:34 the.>>Bill: The gravel. 15:35 >>Dr. Ferreira:.stone, so adding more calcium does 15:38 not necessarily help you prevent. It's true that to 15:44 be calcium deficient may actually not work in your 15:45 favour but any more may not actually be the best. 15:51 In fact, some of the people in the world who 15:54 have less osteoporosis are people who have very 15:55 little calcium intake. You know.>>Bill: Oh, that's 15:59 interesting. >>Dr. 16:00 Ferreira:.the African people, for example, the 16:02 rural African people have got very low rates of 16:05 osteoporosis and they take very little amounts 16:06 of calcium. So it's not everything. For us I 16:10 think we don't take enough Vitamin D and so on. It 16:16 feels very tempting to take more calcium but I 16:17 don't think we should go more than the 1000 16:20 milligrams, or the 1000 milligrams total.>>Bill: 16:24 Okay. >>Dr. Ferreira:.per day, okay? Now, if you do 16:25 have osteoporosis and you are on a treatment 16:28 plan you may tweak that a little bit but that's 16:31 essentially it. >>Bill: What role does exercise 16:33 play.>>Dr. Ferreira: Well, a very, very important 16:38 role. See, when, when you've got the Vitamin D, 16:44 you've got the calcium, you've got, you know, you 16:45 don't have, we don't have calcium robbers like 16:48 alcohol, like soda drinks, and, you know, they all 16:54 rob the calcium.>>Bill: So even the soda? The pops. 16:55 >>Dr. Ferreira: Yes. When you have that - let's say 16:59 you've got all of that right and you lie in bed 17:02 or you sit the whole day the bone is reforming a 17:03 little bit but it cannot, it will not do much. It 17:12 needs to have the physical stress, it needs to feel, 17:17 I actually thought about it, it needs to feel 17:18 needed. Okay? And the best way to make the bones feel 17:25 needed is to put them to use and that's to put some 17:29 weight on them. 17:30 So, physical activity, physical exercise is very, 17:35 very important in osteoporosis prevention 17:36 and the treatment of osteoporosis. >>Bill: 17:41 know you're a big proponent of walking. 17:43 >>Dr. Ferreira: Yes. 17:44 >>Bill: It's an easy thing to do. It's inexpensive, 17:47 right? >>Dr. Ferreira: Yes. >>Bill: It can be 17:48 done anywhere. How much exercise, how much 17:52 walking, how much exercise do you recommend.>>Dr. 17:56 Ferreira: I would recommend.>>Bill:.for 17:57 an average person? >>Dr. 18:00 Ferreira:.I would recommend at least five 18:01 times a day of half an hour to 40 minutes of 18:04 exercise. >>Bill: Five times a week. >>Dr. 18:09 Ferreira: Sorry, five times a week, yes. Five 18:10 times a week. Brisk walking and I would 18:13 include about five to ten minutes of some 18:15 weights.>>Bill: Okay. 18:16 >>Dr. Ferreira:.just small weights, you know, 2 to 3 18:22 kilos per arm and just do that. It's muscle 18:23 strengthening exercise. 18:27 Those are very important because as age progresses 18:28 the muscles tend to get weaker. You lose your 18:33 muscle mass. So, we used to think that just walking 18:39 would be okay. Walking is fine, it's the best 18:40 but, you know, take some weights with you and 18:42 for about 5 minutes, 10 minutes just do with the 18:50 weight-lifting. Nothing major, just a few kilos 18:51 and that would be very good prevention of 18:53 osteoporosis. >>Bill: Now, there are tests you can 18:58 take, I'm assuming, to measure the density 18:59 of your bones. >>Dr. 19:03 Ferreira: Yes. Tests are there. Bone densitometry. 19:04 It's a very quick test. 19:09 You can do bone densitometry for your 19:10 wrist, or you spine, or your hips, and so on. So, 19:16 this bone densitometries, they see how dense your 19:22 bone is and it helps you to know what to do, how 19:23 intervene in terms of prevention and treatment 19:33 of osteoporosis. >>Bill: Is that something you 19:36 recommend? >>Dr. Ferreira: Oh yes, yes. We recommend 19:37 that everyone over the age of 65 does a bone 19:39 densitometry. Now, people recommend that much 19:44 earlier on but others think it's not necessary 19:45 Because once you have the results you need to know 19:52 what you're going to do >>Bill: Right. >>Dr. 19:57 Ferreira: You know, the people in definitive 19:58 situations one should be more aggressive 20:06 in treatment but in most cases would do very well 20:08 with just lifestyle changes. >>Bill: Is 20:09 this something that is reversible or can delay 20:10 the advancement? >>Dr. 20:11 Ferreira: Yes, definitely. 20:18 Lifestyle intervention can not only stabilize but 20:19 it can actually reverse a little bit of the bone 20:24 loss. Okay, so, but at least if I can stabilize, 20:30 if I don't lose more then that would be great 20:31 because then my bones are, at least, I'm not afraid 20:36 of just breaking them and so on. So, it's very 20:41 important. >>Bill: So, somebody watching right 20:42 now that's either has this or has a lifestyle 20:45 that.give us some do's and don't's. >>Dr. Ferreira: 20:50 Okay. Do's and Don't's. 20:51 Don't just rush into medication if you've got 20:57 osteoporosis. Consult your doctor. See a specialist. 20:58 You know, there's some clear indications for 21:03 immediate treatment but it's not in all cases. As 21:07 I said, most cases will respond very well to 21:08 lifestyle intervention, okay. So, make sure that 21:12 you're having a good diet A diet without calcium 21:15 robbers. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables 21:16 Very important. Eat cereals, in moderation, as 21:22 well, with the fruits and vegetables. Avoid animal 21:27 sources of protein. You know, protein is important 21:29 for health. You know, we shouldn't not be deprived 21:35 of protein but try and choose sources more from 21:39 the vegetable sources rather than the animal 21:40 sources, okay? So, that's very important. Drink 21:43 plenty of water. Avoid the soda drinks that will rob 21:48 the calcium from your bones. And then, exercise. 21:49 Exercise. Very, very important. In fact, 21:55 you know, if you're afraid that your bones may be too 22:01 brittle to exercise.>>Bill: Yeah. 22:02 >>Dr. Ferreira:.see your doctor. Consult with 22:04 him and even consult a physical trainer to see 22:09 which exercises would be the best. You know, what 22:10 would be the limits but do something about it. And 22:14 also, sunshine. I know that in Canada and may 22:19 parts of the northern hemisphere, people 22:20 during the winter, it's a problem. Sunshine, it's a 22:24 problem. But, you know, in those situations, take a 22:28 supplement. You know, it's been said that 400 IU a 22:29 day is enough. The people, they suggest 600 but, you 22:35 know, say at least 400 for those dark periods of the 22:39 year. Maybe from, from December up to March or 22:40 so, February and the rest of the time come out 22:48 and get at least half an hour.>>Bill: I was going 22:52 to say how long? 22:53 About half an hour. >>Dr. 22:53 Ferreira: Half an hour is safe. Half an hour is 22:55 safe. And you don't have to use a UV protector if 22:57 you only get a half an hour of sunshine. >>Bill: 22:58 Okay. >>Dr. Ferreira: It's people who get more or get 23:03 exposure for about an hour or half an hour. >>Bill: 23:08 Pick the right time of the day. >>Dr. Ferreira: Pick 23:09 the right time. Avoid the peaks between 11 o'clock 23:11 and 3 o'clock depending on the time of the year. So, 23:15 those would be the practical things. >>Bill: 23:16 Same advice for men and women? >>Dr. Ferreira: 23:19 Same advice for men and women, yes. >>Bill: 23:23 Calcium-rich - we only have a couple of minutes 23:24 - calcium-rich foods would be? >>Dr. Ferreira: Well, 23:27 calcium-rich foods, well, you've got the milk, dairy 23:30 products, they are, in people minds when they 23:31 think about calcium they.>>Bill: That's what 23:35 they think of right away >>Dr. Ferreira:.think of 23:37 milk and cheese but be careful because as I said, 23:38 cheese may not be the best as far as acid-based 23:40 balance. But you've got other sources of calcium. 23:45 For example you've got figs; the citric fruits 23:46 like oranges and lemons; you've got dark green 23:50 leafy vegetables, they're also rich in calcium. 23:57 You've got soy, the soy beans are rich in calcium 23:58 as well. You've got, for example, the hazelnuts, 24:02 they are rich in calcium All kinds, all kinds of 24:07 nuts. So they are calcium-rich foods. Get 24:07 yourself a nutrition book or a table of nutrients, 24:13 okay, and look there what they are. You know, they 24:19 are available. We dot have to take dairy to 24:20 have a calcium-rich diet. 24:24 >>Bill: Well, the good news is that with some 24:25 lifestyle changes.>>Dr. 24:28 Ferreira: Yes. 24:29 >>Bill:.this problem can.>>Dr. Ferreira: It's 24:31 essentially a lifestyle disease and because it's 24:32 so there is hope. >>Bill: Right. Doctor, thank you 24:34 for sharing hope with us. 24:35 >>Dr. Ferreira: You're welcome. >>Bill: Let's 24:39 have a word of prayer. 24:40 Gracious, loving, heavenly Father. We thank you for 24:43 your kindness towards us We think of those, right 24:45 now, that may be going through a problem, it may 24:46 be osteoporosis or another problem Father. 24:51 Give them the wisdom and determination to make the 24:54 kinds of changes in their lives that need to be made 24:55 so that they can live life and live it more 24:58 abundantly. In Jesus' name, Amen. >>Dr. 25:03 Ferreira: Amen. 25:07 (MUSIC) 25:20 >>Bill: If you'd like to have more information on 25:21 our topic today or another health topic, there's a 25:24 wonderful resource for you, it's the magazine 25:27 "Living Longer and Feeling Better". We'd like to send 25:28 it to you. It's a gift from "It Is Written". 25:33 Here is the information you need to get your free 25:36 copy. 26:36 Well Doctor, we've come to the end of another 26:37 program. Any closing thoughts for our viewers. 26:40 >>Dr. Ferreira: Well, strengthen your bones by 26:42 having a good diet, exercise, and get some 26:43 sunlight. >>Bill: Sounds very doable. >>Dr. 26:48 Ferreira: Yes, I think so. 26:48 >>Bill: Thank you, Doctor. 26:52 >>Dr. Ferreira: But we need to start now. >>Bill: 26:53 Start today. Thank you. 26:54 And thank you our faithful viewers, you tune in each 26:55 and every week and let me tell you how much we 26:59 appreciate that. Well, we want to remind you of our 27:04 website, itiswrittencanada.ca. On 27:05 the website you can do a number of things. One, you 27:09 can send a prayer request You know, our office staff 27:12 gets together every day, every morning and they 27:13 pray over the requests that reach our office 27:18 either by mail or over the internet, so if you have a 27:21 special request please send that and we will be 27:22 praying for you. You can also find out where the 27:25 "It Is Written" team may be appearing. 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