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00:11 >> It has stood the test of time -- 00:14 God's book, the Bible... still relevant in today's 00:20 complex world. "It Is Written" -- 00:25 sharing messages of hope around the world. 00:30 ♪♪ 00:43 >> Friends, thank you so much for choosing to watch 00:46 "It Is Written Canada." I am thrilled today to have 00:50 a special guest with me. Now, this guest is no stranger to "It Is Written Canada." 00:56 He shared with us a number of programs on depression, on overcoming addictions, 01:02 on stress and anxiety. I'm thankful to have, once again, Dr. Neil Nedley. 01:08 Dr. Nedley, thank you so much for being here. >> Thanks, it's great to be 01:11 back. >> Now, for a reminder to our audience, Dr. Nedley is 01:15 the President of Weimar Institute. He is a doctor of 01:19 Internal Medicine. He's an adjunct professor for Loma Linda University. 01:24 He is an expert, though, in the area of depression and optimal brain function, 01:30 and so, Dr. Nedley, let's talk a little bit about Weimar. Why don't you share with our 01:36 audience about Weimar Institute? >> Oh, well, thank you. 01:40 Weimar Institute is a college, but also a healthcare center 01:45 that actually has medical programs for depression, 01:50 anxiety, heart disease, diabetes -- a lot of 01:53 the advanced chronic diseases, including cancer therapy, 01:59 and we also have a premed college and a nursing school 02:03 there and a lot of the pre-dentistry, 02:07 pre-physical therapy -- a lot of the health-related 02:11 places where students can actually learn from experienced 02:15 instructors -- things like nutrition and lifestyle 02:18 and more comprehensive approaches than just medicating 02:23 or doing surgery. >> Now, if there was somebody who was a student interested 02:28 in attending Weimar Institute, where might they find information about that? 02:32 >> Weimar.edu. >> Okay. >> So it's pretty easy. 02:35 >> Now, if somebody was interested in some of the Lifestyle Programs, 02:40 the Overcoming Depression, the Lifestyle Heart Disease, Cancer, Weight Management, 02:46 where would they find information on some of those Lifestyle Education Programs 02:51 that Weimar offers? >> If you go to NewStart.org, that would be a good place. 02:56 NEWSTART is an acronym that actually is trademarked by Weimar, and NewStart.org 03:02 would be able to hook you up with a lot of those resources, or you could go to 03:07 DepressionAnxietyRecovery -- or DepressionRecovery.com. >> Fantastic. 03:12 And I've been to Weimar. Weimar is a beautiful place, there just up the mountain 03:17 from Sacramento, California, and I can tell you that the Lifestyle Education, 03:23 the food -- you know, sometimes people think that they will be robbed and deprived. 03:30 I've eaten in the cafeteria where the rest of your patients are eating, and fantastic food, 03:35 fantastic environment, trails through the woods -- just a wonderful place. 03:39 >> It is. Yeah, it's a privilege to be there. 03:42 >> Now, Dr. Nedley, obviously, "It Is Written" is a program that focuses on -- you know, 03:48 from that passage Matthew 4:4, "It is written: 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by 03:53 every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'" But we also understand, 03:58 as we read through the Bible, that Jesus was interested in the health of the whole 04:03 person, certainly the health of their spirituality, but also their physical health, 04:08 their emotional health, so on and so forth. But let's just talk -- 04:12 You know, we're gonna spend a few programs talking about optimizing your brain. 04:18 Why is our brain health so important, not just to life in general, but in the context 04:26 of spirituality? >> Well, our brain is really who we are. 04:30 You know, when someone says, "Who are you?," they're really asking about your brain. 04:37 Yes, we do have eyes and ears and nose and hands, and those things are kind of a part of us, 04:43 but who we are is our brain, and the wonderful thing about the brain is that it can 04:49 change, and it can change in very positive ways. Unfortunately, it can change 04:54 in negative ways, as well, but our goal is to take whatever brain is there and to optimize 05:01 it into its full potential. >> And so when we talk about optimizing our brain, let's just 05:07 get this started with probably the hard question, because so often when we talk about 05:14 a brain and who we are, when things aren't working well in our life, we just simply 05:21 will answer that, "Well, that's just who I am." So when we talk about optimizing 05:26 our brains, is it possible that we just have genetic flaws that will prevent us from having 05:33 optimal brain chemistry? >> Well, there are genetic flaws out there, and we are going to 05:39 be discussing some of that in "Optimize Your Brain." It's very -- You know, if we 05:44 didn't have any genetic flaws whatsoever -- and there are individuals that occasionally 05:50 will show up that don't seem to have those mutations or very many of them -- 05:55 we would be able to remember everything that we've ever heard or look at a phonebook 06:00 and then just recite it and put it down. So that's how much the brain 06:06 is actually capable of if it is perfect, but in our world today, with all of 06:12 the degeneration of the genetic code that's going on, there is very few brains 06:18 that are close to perfect -- in fact, really not any out there. 06:23 There are mutations that are more common than others, but the nice thing about 06:28 bad genetics is we can be on a particular lifestyle or nutritional factor 06:35 that can actually deactivate the bad genes, and we call that epigenetics. 06:41 So, no matter what bad genes we have in our brain, we can actually have those 06:47 deactivated often through natural means, and then we can actually reach our full 06:53 potential. >> So, this is exciting. So, even if I'm having 06:58 difficulty in a certain area, and I have a genetic flaw that predisposes me for whatever 07:03 that challenge may be -- whether it's stress, anxiety, depression -- and there are many 07:09 things, and we're gonna talk about some of those things -- there's hope... 07:14 >> Absolutely. >> ...through epigenetics... >> Yes. 07:17 >> ...and proper nutrition that we can, kind of in layman's terms, turn it on and turn it 07:23 off... >> Correct. >> ...to help us along. 07:26 So, as we talk about these genetic flaws, you mentioned something, and I want to probe 07:31 that a little more deeply. Are you saying that we're actually seeing an increase 07:35 in the genetic flaws that are happening in people's -- specifically in their brains? 07:41 >> In general, there has been an increase just because every successive generation 07:48 has about 150 to 300 new mutations over what their parents had, and so, in fact, 07:55 we can actually track from one generation to another how far along you are in regards 08:03 to your genetic code and more mutations. So our children look more 08:09 perfect than us because they're younger, but, actually, their genetics are less perfect 08:14 than their parents. And so there is a gradual increase, but there's not 08:20 an exponential increase. Let me explain this. In the mental-illness field, 08:26 there has been an exponential increase in mental illness. For instance, 60% of college 08:32 students today have a diagnosable mental disorder. That's off the charts 08:38 over what it used to be, but good news is, that's not really due to the fact that 08:44 their genetics have exploded to be that bad, it's the lifestyle and nutrition 08:49 and other factors that are going on in their life that are actually augmenting 08:55 the mutations that they have and making it worse, and so if we get those college students 09:01 on a proper program, that mental illness can actually go away in a matter of a few 09:09 weeks, and their brain can start to be optimized to achieve far higher in college than 09:14 they ever thought possible. >> Wow. So this is a show here that will 09:19 touch all age groups, give hope for all age groups. So let's talk about some 09:25 of these genetic flaws. What are some common genetic flaws that may lead to 09:30 mental disorders, mental illness, stress, anxiety, depression? 09:35 What are some of those genetic flaws? >> Well, the most common genetic 09:40 flaw is something that we call undermethylation. This is a gene that as our DNA 09:46 code is being transcribed, and it's being turned into proteins and things like this, 09:53 we actually undermethylate, and as a result, there's a number of personality traits 10:01 that tend to show up when someone is an undermethylater. 10:04 >> Okay. So, now, let's maybe just unpack that a little bit to help 10:08 everybody understand. What does that mean -- undermethylate? 10:11 >> Well, in the brain, what it means is you're gonna have less serotonin activity 10:17 and less dopamine activity. Serotonin is the molecule that helps your mood to be 10:24 stable when you're under stress, and dopamine is what gives us interest in pursuing new things, 10:32 a love of learning, and so individuals that have serotonin and dopamine-related issues 10:40 tend to have more problems with anxiety. They can have a calm exterior, 10:46 but a tense interior, and because of their undermethylation, they tend 10:51 to be more competitive. These are people that tend to make higher grades, 10:56 or if they're in sports, they have to win, and they're going to be playing as hard 11:01 as they can. You know, the Canadian teams in the Olympics, a lot of those 11:06 people that excel and make gold and silver medals are gonna be your 11:11 undermethylaters, and but those individuals can have calm exteriors, but tense interiors. 11:18 They can be a little antisocial, as well. They don't necessarily follow 11:23 the crowd, and they tend to have a high libido. They can have obsessions. 11:32 This is where more of your obsessive-compulsive type of activity, which helps you 11:37 to be good in sports when you have the OCD if you're obsessing about that, but it can cause 11:43 you to major and minor sometimes and minor and major, and so your life can get out of balance, 11:50 and so those are personality traits that tend to come with the undermethylaters. 11:56 >> Okay. So, now, as we're talking about brain function, we're talking 11:59 about brain chemistry, optimizing brain, you've talked about some of these 12:03 characteristics, and maybe somebody's listening, saying, "Wow, those are some of 12:07 the characteristics that I have, and I internalize that stress, I internalize these 12:13 things. I am obsessive about certain items." 12:19 As we think about that, what is some of the hope that we can provide for an individual 12:25 who is maybe struggling or wrestling with some of these issues and helping them overcome 12:33 this genetic flaw of being an undermethylater? >> Yeah. 12:38 Well, fortunately, there are some things that can actually help to deactivate that 12:43 undermethylation gene. >> Okay. >> One of them is simply 12:47 light therapy. If we have decrease in serotonin activity -- Serotonin actually 12:53 is produced as a result of light through the eyes, and so these are people 12:59 that are gonna be more prone to winter depression that are undermethylaters, 13:05 and so getting a medical-grade light box that simulates the blue sky and waking up 13:11 to that every morning can actually help to deactivate that undermethylation gene. 13:17 Physical exercise also helps significantly, and, in addition, having foods with higher calcium 13:26 and magnesium and making sure you have enough Vitamin D to absorb the calcium and 13:32 magnesium can actually help deactivate that undermethylation gene. 13:36 So, normally, it's a comprehensive approach that works. 13:40 >> Okay. >> Now, there's something else that can help 13:43 the undermethylation gene that the pharmaceutical companies are aware of, 13:47 but your most common antidepressants, the SSRIs, undermethylaters tend to be more 13:54 sociable when they're using these drugs. They tend to have less tenseness 14:01 inside. It can even help with the obsessions, but instead 14:06 of doing it naturally, these drugs are actually plugging up the vacuum cleaners 14:13 in the nerve that releases the serotonin. Now, as a result of those 14:17 plugged vacuum cleaners -- In fact, the medical term for this is Selective Serotonin 14:24 Reuptake Inhibitor... >> Okay. >> ...meaning that it's 14:28 inhibiting the reuptake of serotonin... >> Yes. 14:30 >> ...so there's more serotonin in the nerve, in the synapse, to be able to produce 14:35 an electrical transmission, but when you prevent the reuptake of it, 14:40 eventually you're gonna deplete that very neuron of the serotonin that needs 14:45 to be able to communicate with the cell. So that's why these drugs 14:49 produce more of a short-term benefit -- maybe six months, nine months, and after that, 14:55 you're needing to increase the dose, and you're needing to use even more medicine, 14:59 and so that's why it's far better to use natural approaches to deactivate that gene 15:06 than it is the unnatural approaches, which are gonna produce some unwanted 15:11 side effects. >> Now, we're gonna come back to this again. 15:14 We're gonna talk more. I just wanted to have a little snippet so somebody can really 15:19 sense that there's some hope here, but when we talk about -- You've talked about 15:23 obsessive-compulsive disorder, but maybe there's somebody out there that has a very high 15:28 I.Q. or a great achiever. Can they still be affected by this -- depression, anxiety, 15:33 stress -- things that we're talking about? >> Oh, absolutely. 15:37 In fact, the very gene that we're talking about tends to be associated with high I.Q. 15:42 and high achievers. So, yes, they can be riddled with depression and anxiety. 15:48 A lot of high-I.Q., high-achiever people have some imbalance emotionally 15:53 in their life, and so there's hope for them. Now, when we balance this out, 15:58 it doesn't mean we're going to decrease their I.Q. or achieving, but we're going to 16:03 balance them emotionally so that they'll actually even be a more successful 16:08 achiever because our success in life has a lot more to do with our emotional intelligence 16:14 than even our I.Q., and so once this is balanced out, it's like a launching pad 16:20 for success. >> Now, this is very exciting because, you know, sometimes, 16:26 again, we come back to that idea -- "Well, you know, my I.Q.'s not very high because 16:31 that's just the way I am, and I can't control myself in these areas because that's 16:36 just the way I am," but what you're saying is, actually, while that may be the way you 16:42 are now, there is the potential to actually change. >> Exactly. Exactly. 16:48 We'll get into some other genes that can inhibit our I.Q. Undermethylation doesn't inhibit 16:53 our I.Q., per se, but there are other genetic flaws that will make you not even want to be 16:59 a reader, or reading is difficult, and these are people that are struggling through 17:04 school, and that genetic flaw can also be corrected. >> Well, that is just very good 17:10 news. Now, what about creative people. Can creative people experience 17:14 this stress and anxiety, this undermethylation? >> Yes. 17:18 Now, creative people tend to have a different gene. The ones who are more naturally 17:22 creative, these are your artistic people. These are people that would 17:27 excel in music or in art, and they're not really interested in getting the good 17:32 grades like the undermethylaters are, but those individuals can actually overmethylate. 17:38 So only about half -- a little less than half of society, about 45%, 17:44 actually has normal methylation. So about 38% are undermethylaters, and about 17:51 another 15% or 20% are overmethylaters, and overmethylaters can have 17:58 their own issues that tend to go with the artistic world. They can have histrionic 18:04 personalities, they can have very poor stress control when things start to unfold, 18:12 and so we correct that in a different way. We're actually cleaning up 18:17 their vacuum cleaners in their neuron naturally, and that can correct 18:21 the overmethylation issues. >> Okay. So we've got kind of the same 18:28 issue of methylation, but opposite poles. >> Opposite poles. 18:31 >> One under, one over. >> Correct. >> So let's talk -- 18:35 Because maybe there's -- 'Cause now we've covered a vast piece of ground here because 18:40 you've got the creative, musical, artistic types that are overmethylating, 18:46 maybe. >> Correct. >> Then you've got individuals 18:49 that are the achievers -- your athletes, those leaders that are driving and things 18:59 of that nature. How -- And you're talking about 19:03 we can go to the doctor, we can go to the pharmacy, we can take a pill and feel 19:09 better for a period of time, or we can strive to have this addressed and fixed for 19:16 the long-term. So let's talk how can nutrition and lifestyle -- we've talked 19:21 about a few things. How can that deactivate these bad genes? 19:26 What do we do and what happens? >> Okay. Well, in order to correct 19:31 undermethylation, we need to have enough calcium and enough magnesium around in the cell 19:38 membranes and also in the communication aspect of things, and so these are 19:44 people that we want to make sure they have adequate Vitamin D levels, and we want to make sure 19:49 they have enough absorbable calcium and enough magnesium. In addition, we talked about 19:56 light therapy and exercise. So if we put this all together, it can make a tremendous 20:01 difference in balancing the emotions of someone who is an undermethylater. 20:06 >> So let's talk about the -- Because -- And we've talked about this 20:10 before 'cause I said, you know, you're talking to a Canadian audience, and we talk about 20:15 exercise, and there's a good chunk of Canada that a good part of the year is not a good time 20:20 to be outside, so to speak, and I'll never forget the answer you gave. 20:24 So we'll go for it again. What about those cold months where it's hard to get outside 20:29 and exercise? >> Well, there's no such thing as bad weather, just bad 20:33 clothing, so... >> [ Chuckles ] I was hoping that's what 20:36 you would say. That's what you said the last time, and so we got to get out 20:40 there and exercise. How much exercise should a person be getting? 20:44 >> Well, you know, if they are a serious undermethylater, they're gonna need at least 20:50 an hour of aerobic exercise a day to completely balance it out. 20:55 >> Okay. And let's define that. Aerobic exercise -- 20:57 what do you mean by that? >> Well, that would be like brisk walking or running. 21:02 You know, amazingly, when we have people, like, train for a half-marathon -- and, 21:07 you know, you can train for a half-marathon in about 20 weeks. 21:11 There's a lot of correction of undermethylation that takes place just as a result 21:17 of the training for that half-marathon. >> Okay. 21:20 >> And, you know, you're gonna have to be exercising about an hour a day for those training 21:25 episodes. >> Okay. Now, let's talk about 21:28 the Vitamin D, calcium, and magnesium. How can somebody get their 21:32 Vitamin D? How can somebody get their calcium and magnesium? 21:35 >> Okay. Well, Vitamin D we get from the sun, but in the wintertime, 21:39 particularly up in Canada, you can't get enough from the sun even if you're outdoors 21:44 'cause it's not direct enough sunlight, and so those individuals may need to take 21:49 some Vitamin D supplements. The only ones who don't are the ones who are outdoors 21:54 all the time in the summertime, and Vitamin D is stored, and so it can be stored enough 22:00 for the winter months, but most Canadians, I've noticed, have indoor jobs, and so they're 22:06 gonna need to consider taking a Vitamin D supplement or getting their Vitamin D measure. 22:11 >> Okay. >> Calcium -- the best foods -- There's quite a few foods 22:16 that are high in calcium, but your greens, in general. You know, we think of cows' milk 22:21 having a lot of calcium, but that's because those cows are eating greens all day long, 22:26 and so kale, spinach, you know, turnip greens, even dandelion greens. 22:34 You know, any of these greens are just loaded with calcium -- collards, by the way, 22:40 or lamb's-quarter. That's a weed, actually, but it's loaded with calcium. 22:46 But then you don't have to necessarily go for those greens. Soybeans, for instance, 22:51 are a high source of calcium, green soybeans. Sesame seeds are a good source. 22:56 Figs are actually a good source of calcium, and then beans. You know, baked beans are gonna 23:02 be a moderate source of calcium. The grain that's highest -- one of the grain's that's 23:06 highest in it is quinoa. The actual highest grain is amaranth, but you can also 23:12 design a diet that is pretty low in calcium, and most people aren't necessarily emphasizing 23:19 the foods I've mentioned, and they can have a calcium deficit. 23:24 It's not only gonna result in them undermethylating in a worse way, but it's also 23:29 going to end up with osteoporosis as we're leaching calcium from the bones 23:34 to try to get our blood calcium high enough. >> Now, Dr. Nedley, we're gonna 23:39 have future shows. We're gonna unpack this a little bit more, but maybe just 23:43 quickly, in the last few moments we have together, as we talk about -- We've been talking 23:47 about brain health, brain chemistry, optimal living. What's a word of hope, 23:53 a word of encouragement you can give to our viewers as they think about these 23:57 things? >> Well, you're not stuck with the brain you're born with, 24:01 and the brain can change in very positive ways. Despite the genetic flaws 24:06 that we might have inherited from mom and dad and grandpa, there are things that you can do 24:12 now to turn off the bad genes and actually augment the good part of the brain, and it 24:17 doesn't change overnight, but as we stick with the habits that are gonna produce positive 24:23 brain changes, within 10 days your brain can start to change, and within 20 weeks, it can be 24:30 fully optimized. >> Well, Dr. Nedley, that is very encouraging. 24:35 Let's pray together as we end today's program. Heavenly Father, we are so 24:41 thankful that You have made us in a wonderful way. We're thankful that our brains 24:48 are remarkable pieces of machinery that can be molded and formed and transformed, 24:55 and so now, Lord, I pray that You would help us to make decisions to transform 25:03 our brain to be optimized and work for Your glory and honor. 25:08 We pray in Jesus' name. Amen. >> Amen. 25:13 >> Dear friend, as you are listening today, maybe there were some things that piqued 25:18 your thoughts. Maybe you were able to relate to some of the challenges 25:23 that we talked about. Maybe you just want to optimize your brain and have your 25:30 thinking and your mind working for optimal performance. Today I want to offer you 25:37 Dr. Nedley's Top 10 Brain Optimizers. This sheet has on it some 25:43 fantastic tips on how you can have a brain that is optimally functioning, and you can enjoy 25:51 life to its fullest. Here's the information you need to receive today's offer. 25:57 >> To request today's offer, just log on to 26:01 www.ItIsWrittenCanada.ca. That's www.ItIsWrittenCanada.ca 26:08 and select the "TV Program" tab. For Canadian viewers, 26:13 the offer will be sent free and postage-paid. 26:17 For viewers outside of Canada, shipping charges will apply. 26:21 If you prefer, you may call toll-free at 1-888-CALLIIW. 26:27 That's 1-888-CALLIIW. 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I also want to encourage you 27:35 to go to our YouTube channel, YouTube.com/IIWCanada. 27:41 There you can find archives of this program, along with 27:45 archives of previous programs that I've done with Dr. Nedley. 27:50 Friend, I hope that you take this information to heart today 27:54 and you truly experience an optimized brain. 27:59 Please join us again next week. Until then, remember 28:03 "It is written: 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by 28:08 every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'" 28:13 ♪♪ ♪♪ 28:31 ♪♪ ♪♪ 28:48 ♪♪ |
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