Participants: Ron Giannoni (Host), Milton Buehner
Series Code: NSN
Program Code: NSN000051
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00:24 Hi friends, and welcome to another edition of NEWSTART Now.
00:27 In our studio today we have Milton Buehner. 00:30 And before we interview him, 00:32 I'd like you to watch a clip when he first arrived. 00:37 Part of my life has been made up of 00:40 a series of compulsive behaviors 00:46 that I believe I gravitated to 00:51 because of the circumstances in my life. 00:54 I went through alcohol 00:57 and found some help through AA. 01:04 The thing that I consider most important right now is 01:07 working on the one remaining behavior, 01:11 and that is food and my addiction to food. 01:17 Well, I would like to walk away from this program with 01:23 a closer relationship with the Lord 01:26 and primarily with the understanding that 01:30 my body, according to Scripture, 01:34 is the temple of the Holy Spirit, 01:37 and I really would like to have it cleaned up to the extent 01:40 where I'd be proud to have Him inhabit 01:43 this carcass of mine. 01:46 Welcome back, friends, and in our studio is Milton. 01:50 How are you, sir? - Good, thank you. 01:52 Good to see you. 01:53 Now you look different to me, 01:55 and I'm sure you do to our viewers, 01:58 So tell us about what has happened. 02:01 Well, part of the difference you might see in me is that I'm 02:05 21 pounds lighter than I was. 02:07 Twenty-one pounds lighter! 02:09 It shows in your face, by the way. 02:10 I can see that. - Thank you. 02:12 And what else has transpired? 02:15 You've been here 16 or 17 days, right? 02:19 And you've lost 21 pounds? - Right. 02:22 That's incredible. 02:24 You're probably going to lose another pound or two 02:26 except for tonight's dinner. 02:28 But what else has happened? Please tell us. 02:31 Well, in the process of getting to the point 02:33 of losing that kind of weight, 02:35 the major shift that I was totally unaware of 02:40 was that I could end up with a very small 02:45 amount of food providing satisfaction 02:49 if I would eat the proper foods instead of 02:52 the stuff that I've grown up with 02:54 since the time I was a child. 02:56 So why do you think that is so? 02:59 What is your body getting from the proper food 03:02 as opposed to the foods that we probably both used to eat? 03:07 Well, what it's getting now obviously are the nutrients 03:12 that have an awful lot to do with the appetite. 03:16 I believe my body was crying out for more food 03:20 because it was lacking the nutrients that are then 03:23 embedded in this program, 03:25 in the food that we eat in this program. 03:28 So I think that's the... 03:30 And to my great satisfaction 03:34 is not to end up with this craving hunger 03:38 that I've had for all these years. 03:40 So I find myself... 03:43 really, almost forcing myself to eat. 03:47 And I'm eating now, and have been since I got here, 03:50 two meals a day instead of three. 03:52 So you're skipping the evening meal? 03:54 Is that correct? - Yes, that's right. 03:57 So I've learned, an awful lot of this has to do with education-- 04:01 truly good education from people who specialize in that, 04:05 and that's the only thing they do. 04:08 And it's great to have that input as opposed to 04:12 what the world has been offering me, which is 04:15 junk food and fast food 04:18 and the wrong kinds of food. 04:21 It's a real eye-opening, wonderful experience. 04:24 Do you miss anything about the food 04:27 that you used to eat, compared to your new foods? 04:34 Well you know, I've thought about them from time to time, 04:38 but since I'm not suffering from hunger, 04:43 there's no real strong urge to imbibe 04:48 in other foods of any kind. 04:51 Now you said in your first interview, 04:54 "...a walk with the Lord," or something to the effect that 04:59 your body being a temple for the Holy Spirit to dwell. 05:04 Well, and I do. I mean... 05:06 Going back to that first conversation that we had... 05:12 I have read over and over about 05:14 my body being the temple of the Holy Spirit, 05:16 and it's something that in my own strength 05:20 I don't believe I could get there. 05:22 I tried to do it with will power, 05:25 but that runs short for me. 05:28 The compulsion to eat was so strong 05:31 that I would continue to try to satisfy those 05:35 hungers with the food that I best know. 05:39 And it just does not and will not... 05:42 and I believe today that it cannot 05:44 satisfy, no matter what the volume is that I consumed. 05:48 Wonderful. 05:50 Now tell us what else you've gone though here. 05:53 What did you like about the program? 05:57 Tell us, tell the viewers about what you liked about it. 06:02 Well, I think the educational part is awesome, 06:06 but I also believe that the spiritual side of this, 06:12 that this program, in my way of saying it, 06:16 is a holistic program in that 06:18 it doesn't try to separate the body from the spirit 06:23 or the spirit from the body, 06:25 but that it ministers to both. 06:27 And I, as I think about that, 06:29 I believe that's what Jesus did. - Yes. 06:32 Everything I read about Him, 06:35 He ministered to the needs of people first, 06:38 and then He taught them. - Yes. 06:40 And I believe that happens here. 06:42 So it healed them first. 06:44 - Heals them first. Yes. 06:45 How have you been healed? 06:47 Tell us a little bit about 06:49 the program that you've gone through. 06:51 I know you've had some massage therapy 06:54 and hydrotherapy. I know that first-hand. 06:58 Well, that is quite an experience, the hydrotherapy. 07:02 I'd never experienced anything like that before. 07:05 My favorite masseuse 07:09 turned the temperature up to somewhere around 117 degrees, 07:14 and then he brought it down to 56 or 58 degrees. 07:19 And this was a unique experience, to say the least! 07:24 But understanding what it does in the blood system 07:28 is what's amazing -- 07:29 that it expands them and allows the blood to flow, 07:33 and then they contract, and then again back and forth. 07:39 I don't know what you call that process, 07:41 but it's quite an experience. 07:43 Contrasting showers, yes. 07:45 Yes, but you come out -- I am out of there feeling 07:48 really great. It was a great experience, 07:51 from the tip of my toes to the top of my head. 07:54 çlaughterÑ 07:57 Now, what about the walking? 07:58 When you got here, were you about to walk 08:01 around the Half-Mile Loop? 08:03 I could walk around the Half-Mile Loop, but 08:07 the walking that I had done prior to coming here 08:11 was on a treadmill. 08:13 And it's not quite the same as walking at, 08:16 starting at 2,000-foot elevation and then 08:18 walking up and down hills, 08:20 and a half-mile trip, so... 08:23 Moved from walking 2 miles a day to, 08:27 I think the best I did was 8. 08:30 And I think I probably averaged 6 or better. 08:33 So you're walking 8 miles in one day? 08:35 Yes. - That's incredible. 08:37 That's incredible. 08:39 What about, you had cooking schools, I know that. 08:42 Did you enjoy the cooking schools? 08:44 I did. I did enjoy them. 08:47 A lot of the names of the products 08:50 I'd never heard before in my life, 08:53 so the transition from what I had been eating to 08:57 the new, were all new flavors to me. 09:00 So that was quite an experience in itself. 09:04 And your doctor -- Which doctor do you have? 09:06 Doctor Ing. - Doctor Ing. 09:08 And how did Doctor Ing see that you fared 09:12 through the program, 09:14 through the blood draws that-- You've had two now. 09:17 and I know your numbers have changed a little bit. 09:20 How is Doctor Ing seeing your results? 09:23 Well, I just finished with an appointment with him 09:26 before I leave Weimar, 09:29 and he was very encouraged about what's happened in me. 09:34 And in addition to other things, the counts, 09:38 he was encouraged by the weight loss. 09:42 - And of course I was, obviously. 09:44 Twenty-one pounds is a significant 09:46 amount of weight to lose in 18 days. 09:49 And by the way, that's the amount I lost 09:51 when I came through the program. 09:53 Twenty-one, twenty-two -- right in there. 09:56 So, you're on your way. 09:58 I know we're going to be in contact with one another, 10:01 as you promised. 10:02 And I want to thank you for joining us on our program. 10:06 - Been my pleasure. 10:08 - God bless you. Thank you. 10:10 Folks, there's an interview with Milton, 10:13 but don't go away, 10:15 because Doctor Ing's going to join us in a moment. 10:17 and he's going to be talking about some of his progress. 10:22 Well, you've done very well. 10:30 Do you have diabetes, 10:31 heart disease, high blood pressure, 10:34 or do you weigh too much? 10:36 Hi, my name is Dr. Ing, and I'd like to tell you 10:39 about our 18-day NEWSTART lifestyle program. 10:42 It includes a comprehensive medical evaluation 10:45 with laboratory studies and an exercise stress test, 10:49 physician consultations, 10:51 culinary school, 10:53 and an opportunity to walk on beautiful trails 10:56 in the foothills of the Sierras. 11:00 Your health is one of the most 11:02 important things that you have. Don't wait. 11:04 Give us a call at: 11:09 Or visit our website: 11:28 Welcome back friends, and as I promised, 11:30 the Doctor Ing in the studio. 11:32 How are you, Doctor Ing? - It's great to see you. 11:34 It's always good to see you. - Wonderful to be here. 11:36 You know Doctor Ing, I want to get right into this interview 11:40 talking about Milton. 11:41 And when I first met him, 11:45 although he seemed very jovial, 11:47 he was quite sick. 11:50 Tell us a little bit about his transition 11:52 in these last 17 days. 11:54 Well, he had diabetes, 11:56 he had high blood pressure, 11:59 he had high cholesterol, 12:02 and he was a little bit too short. 12:04 çlaughterÑ Too short! 12:06 For the weight that he had, he should have been taller. 12:10 But we weren't able to figure out a way 12:12 to help him grow taller, so I guess we 12:14 proceeded to help him lose weight. 12:16 And in that respect, he did very well. 12:18 So I'm going to assume that... 12:20 You said that he had these various things going on. 12:24 That implies he no longer has them. 12:27 Is that correct? - Well, yes and no. 12:30 His blood pressure by the time he left was 12:33 normal without having to use any blood pressure medicines. 12:37 His diabetes -- his blood sugars were normal. 12:42 without having to use any medication. 12:44 He came in using some. 12:46 And also he came in using some 12:50 cholesterol-lowering medication. 12:52 which was stopped, 12:54 because we wanted to see what his real numbers were. 12:56 And you know, his numbers to start with were less than 150. 13:01 Around 147, 148. 13:03 And even though we stopped his medicine, 13:06 his numbers stayed right around the same area. 13:09 So showing that a good, whole-plant-food, 13:13 plant-based diet 13:14 is really the way to go to get your cholesterol down. 13:17 It's not saying, "Doc! My cholesterol's high! 13:19 Give me a prescription for some medicine!" 13:23 It's saying, "Doc, my cholesterol's high! 13:25 Should I eat plant foods?" 13:27 That would be a much better response, 13:29 but you know, that isn't the usual response 13:31 of the average patient. - Now let me ask you this, 13:32 because I know it's a question 13:33 that people have asked me in the past. 13:35 With regards to medication, 13:37 Let's say I'm taking a medication, whatever that is. 13:41 Does any one medication take longer to 13:45 be eliminated from the system? 13:49 Some patients do take longer to be eliminated from the system. 13:53 They say they have "half life." 13:55 You think of medications in the "half life." 13:57 In other words, after a certain amount of time, 14:01 half of the effect of that medication 14:04 or half of that medication has been 14:06 removed from the body. 14:07 So it is true that some medicines 14:10 take longer than others. 14:11 How long would that period be? 14:13 Would it...1 day, 5 days, a week? 14:15 Well it really depends on the medications. 14:18 Most of the ones that he was on that we were using, 14:20 the effect of those medications 14:22 should be gone within a few days. 14:24 So then it's fair to say that if a guest comes here, 14:28 and he's stopping medications, 14:30 say, after 5 days, 14:31 then before he leaves here, 14:33 the numbers he gets from the blood draw 14:36 that we sent out to the labs, 14:38 those are the real, true numbers. 14:39 Yeah, that's a reflection of where he is 14:42 without the medications. 14:44 Now I want to talk about his weight loss, 14:47 because I know a lot of viewers 14:48 are quite interested in weight loss, 14:50 and I was one of them, of course. 14:52 Weight loss -- did he actually lose 21 pounds? 14:57 Was that fat? Was some of it food? 15:00 Was some of it water? 15:02 Tell us a little bit about that. 15:03 Well of course some of it was water, 15:05 but you know, his total weight loss 15:07 was 20.8 pounds. 15:09 And so he did really very well. 15:13 I've had an opportunity to visit with him since then, 15:17 and he has continued to lose even more weight. 15:20 In fact, when I talked to him he said, "You know, 15:23 I've lost a total of 31 pounds." 15:25 The other thing was his wife... 15:27 She was here and she was a little bit discouraged 15:30 because she hadn't lost quite so much weight. 15:32 But since, you know, in the total time now, 15:35 she's lost 11 and a half, 12 pounds, 15:37 and of course she's very pleased about that as well. 15:40 Well isn't it true that women have a tendency 15:43 to lose weight at a slower pace than men? 15:46 It seems to be that's what we find here. 15:49 They lose weight; it takes them a little bit longer, 15:53 but that's okay, and that's why we have to 15:55 work with them and encourage them. 15:56 You know, "Don't get discouraged, don't give up. 15:58 Just keep following the principles that you've learned 16:01 and you will continue to improve." 16:04 Doctor, is there something you can tell our viewers about-- 16:09 Let's say that they want to come to our program, 16:12 but they're a little afraid of what's going to happen here. 16:16 Can you reassure them that this is a safe place to be? 16:22 So to speak, and I mean from a doctor's point of view. 16:26 Certainly. You're right, some patients are afraid. 16:29 They say, "I'm really sick and tired of being sick and tired, 16:34 but I'm afraid. I'm afraid if I go there, 16:38 I'm never going to have any more fun again." 16:41 They think that we're going to take away all their fun. 16:44 And that really isn't the case. 16:47 Preventive medicine, which is what we work with... 16:49 Preventive medicine will give the guest, 16:53 give our patients, more life to enjoy the fun! 16:56 - I remember that lecture. 16:59 Yeah. It's true, it really is! 17:00 And the other thing is, 17:02 We really don't take away anything that's bad for them. 17:05 What we really do is, 17:07 it's better to say we replace the things in their 17:10 life and their lifestyle that are not conducive to health 17:14 with things that are conducive to health. 17:16 So we don't take things away, 17:18 we, you know, say, 17:20 "Here, why don't you do this?" or "Why don't you try this?" 17:23 And when you do this you're going to feel better. 17:26 Your blood pressures will come down, 17:28 your cholesterols will come down and stay down, 17:31 and you'll have more energy. 17:34 And invariably, this is what we find. 17:35 Because one of the questions that I often ask the patients 17:39 after they've been here a while, 17:41 I say, "I want you to tell me 17:43 where your energy level was when you... 17:45 before you got to Weimar." 17:47 Zero is, "I'm so tired I can't get out of bed," 17:52 and 10 is, "I can go forever!" so to speak. 17:57 And so you know, oftentimes when they get here, 17:59 well, before they get here it'll be 1 and 2. 18:04 And I do remember talking to a patient 18:06 within the last few days, 18:08 he says, "Yeah, most of my days I spent in bed. 18:11 I was just, hurt so much and I felt so bad, 18:14 I just couldn't get out of bed." 18:16 And when I talked to him just a few days ago he says, 18:20 "Well I'm getting out and I'm walking 3 and 4 miles every day. 18:26 I feel so much better." 18:28 And this individual had some gastro-intestinal problems. 18:31 He had almost chronic gastro-intestinal pain. 18:37 He says, "I don't have that anymore." 18:39 He says, "My pants are so loose I've had to get new pants, 18:43 because they're gonna, they'll fall off. 18:45 My legs are so much stronger. 18:47 I can walk 3 and 4 miles at a time, 18:49 and when I got to Weimar I couldn't do any of that!" 18:51 So God's blessing and good food 18:55 works wonders in people's life and health. 18:58 We're just so fortunate that we get to see this 19:01 month in and month out. 19:03 And though I see it every month, it's still hard to believe 19:07 that just a simple thing like changing my life 19:11 could change it in so many ways. 19:14 Spiritually, emotionally, physically, mentally -- 19:19 all these things have changed. 19:21 And I see this in just that short period of time. 19:24 Of course, now I've had almost 5 years to work on that, 19:27 and it is such a blessing. 19:30 Now Milton, I know, he's taking a trip with you. 19:35 Is that correct? - That's correct. 19:37 And you're taking a group of people to China. 19:40 Well, yes. He heard about that and says, 19:43 "Well, I'd really like to go!" 19:45 - And so he's going! 19:46 And what about when you're on the road like that? 19:49 Are you able to eat the proper foods, 19:53 even though you're in a foreign country? 19:55 Well, one of the nice things about 19:57 if you arrange for a group, 19:59 one of the specifications that we talked 20:01 to the people who helped organize it, 20:03 it must be a totally plant-based diet, 20:07 you know, whole plant foods. 20:09 So there will be no meat, no fish, no chicken, 20:11 no eggs, and no dairy products. 20:14 And so that was something that many people were interested in. 20:18 Because we've been on other tour groups where 20:21 you kind of had to struggle around and find things. 20:25 The safest way and the only way, according to 20:28 the person who helped us organize this, is 20:31 well, if you have your own group, you're in control. 20:33 You can decide what you want them to have and what you don't. 20:36 - Right. - And it makes a big difference. 20:38 I know you've had cruises with people, 20:40 where you've taken them out on a boat, 20:42 and had all this luxury and everything, 20:44 and still kept them on a plant-based diet. 20:47 That's right, because you have the opportunities to do that. 20:50 You can choose. - Yeah. 20:52 Well Doctor Ing, it's always a pleasure to see you. 20:55 I want to thank you for coming on the show. 20:58 God bless you and the work you do. 21:00 Thanks again, Ron. 21:02 And folks, thank you for joining us, 21:04 but don't go away, because 21:06 we have an important message right after this break. 21:24 Hi, and thank you for joining us. 21:26 Today we have with us Doctor DeRose. 21:28 It's a pleasure to have you here. 21:29 It's great to be with you, Cathy. 21:31 What do you have to share with us today? 21:32 Well Cathy, you know, one of the questions 21:34 that often comes up when we speak about health 21:36 is the subject of fasting. 21:39 And I like to think of fasting as being the ultimate 21:43 affordable remedy. 21:45 - You ever thought about that? No I haven't, 21:46 but that's a good point. - Yeah. 21:48 I mean, people are always trying to say, well, 21:49 "You know, all these natural things, 21:51 they cost so much. I gotta buy this supplement 21:53 or that one, or buy this special food." 21:56 Well fasting actually saves you money, 21:59 as well as potentially helping your health. 22:01 But a lot of people don't understand what that word means. 22:05 I mean, what kind of fasts are they? 22:07 A lot of times, when people hear the word "fast" 22:09 they think of the most extreme type of fasting. 22:13 And really, the most extreme type of fast 22:15 I've ever recommended as a physician 22:17 is a water-only fast. 22:18 - For how long a time? 22:20 Well, I'd rather probably not give a lot of details. 22:23 Why I'm saying that is 22:25 not that I haven't prescribed fasts 22:26 for several days that are water-only, 22:28 I would only prescribe them in a medically controlled setting. 22:34 At least I know the patient, I know 22:36 they don't have any electrolyte imbalances, 22:39 mineral problems, they don't have any 22:42 diuretics that they're taking, water pills. 22:45 Because there's a number of things that could 22:46 make that potentially very dangerous. 22:48 Sodium could get very low, 22:50 or potassium or magnesium. 22:52 So I don't as a general rule tell people, 22:55 "Just go on a water-only fast for many days." 22:57 But having said that, we know of biblical examples 23:00 of people that did that, 23:02 and I'm not saying that God sometimes 23:03 doesn't lead people to do that. 23:04 I'm just saying that is not the only kind of fast, 23:07 and if one of you as one of our viewers 23:11 is contemplating that type of fast, 23:12 just make sure you don't have medical problems, 23:14 there isn't a history in the family of mineral imbalances, 23:18 things like that. And if you've got any questions, 23:20 talk to your doctor before going on any kind of protracted 23:23 water-only fast. 23:25 But having said all that, 23:28 a fast is simply anything where you step away 23:31 from your customary intake of food. 23:34 So one very common fast that I'll recommend 23:38 is leaving off the evening meal. 23:40 Many people who have weight problems 23:43 sleeping difficulties, 23:45 digestive problems like reflux, 23:48 you know where they have the heartburn 23:49 when they lay down at night. 23:51 By leaving off the evening meal, 23:53 they can often get dramatic benefit. 23:55 Now having said that, Cathy, 23:57 some individuals, because they 23:58 have a lot of acid in their stomach, 24:00 just going with the total 24:02 avoidance of the meal is a problem. 24:04 So eating a lighter meal in the evening. 24:07 If they don't have diabetes, it might be eating some fruit. 24:10 Fruit is an excellent quickly-digested food. 24:14 You eat it several hours before you go to bed, 24:16 there's nothing in your stomach, so when you lay down, 24:18 there's less that can come back up that swallowing tube. 24:22 So it could be considered a fast, 24:23 even though you're just cutting back? 24:25 Yes, it's a type of fast. 24:26 So you may have heard of a fruit fast? 24:28 Well you could do a fruit fast every evening. 24:30 You see, that's the idea. - And even for a diabetic? 24:33 Now, well, that's the catch. 24:35 For a diabetic, the fruits often 24:37 raise their blood sugars significantly. 24:39 So those individuals, 24:40 if they are going to eat a lighter meal in the evening, 24:43 we typically say, "Stick with the vegetables." 24:45 Celery, lettuce, spinach... 24:50 A lot of the leaf vegetables are excellent, 24:52 stalk vegetables, stem vegetables, 24:57 flower vegetables -- your cauliflower, your broccoli. 24:59 Those things are very good. You can steam them 25:02 so they're more easily digested. 25:04 But those are excellent because 25:06 they keep the blood sugar very stable. 25:08 The root vegetables on the other hand 25:10 and the fruits, they tend to raise those blood sugar levels. 25:14 So the idea of a fast 25:15 is stepping away from your habitual consumption. 25:18 It can be on one extreme that total water-only fast, 25:21 but it can be a whole variety of things in between, 25:24 from leaving off an evening meal 25:26 to eating just a lighter meal. 25:28 So again, speak to your doctor about different fasts 25:30 and what you'd do and what your body's like 25:32 so he knows. 25:33 Especially if you're doing that extreme fasting. 25:35 Now, typically you don't need to talk with a doctor 25:37 if you're just going to eat less. 25:38 I mean, the average American, 25:40 it would benefit them to cut back. 25:42 But if they do have blood sugar problems, yes. 25:44 And if they're taking insulin and 25:46 they dramatically decrease their intake, 25:47 well they could get into problems 25:49 with too low blood sugar. 25:50 We often prescribe fasts 25:52 in specific situations 25:55 to help the body heal itself, 25:57 or to cooperate, if you will, with God 25:58 in His healing agencies 26:01 that He actually has at work in our bodies 26:03 in addition to His own power. 26:05 So letting your body rest, too, basically. 26:07 It does give the digestive organs a rest. 26:10 It also can be very powerful 26:12 if we're talking about an auto-immune disease. 26:15 A rheumatoid arthritis, a lupus, 26:18 an inflammatory bowel disease, 26:20 these things often can respond to different types of fasting. 26:23 Well I'm glad you cleared that up. 26:24 A lot of people have questions about fasting. 26:25 For more information about fasting and 26:27 what Doctor DeRose shared with us today, 26:29 visit our website at: 26:31 Thank you for joining us. 26:40 Modern views of evolution stem all the way back 26:42 to theories developed in the mid-1800s. 26:45 Out of the same time period came ideas that shape 26:49 our educational system today. 26:51 The Common School Movement, for example, 26:54 saw schools more like a factory, 26:56 with students blindly memorizing instruction 26:59 rather than thinking for themselves. 27:01 Their curriculum was rigid and theoretical. 27:04 Instead of being flexible and practical, 27:07 it was designed to conform the individual 27:09 into a specific ideological mold 27:12 that fit the needs of an old industrial era 27:15 long since passed. 27:17 Just like our view of creation in six literal days, 27:21 we believe the Bible contains an educational blueprint 27:25 radically different from the one we see now. 27:41 Well friends, that's it for today. 27:42 Thank you for joining us. 27:44 But I know you have a friend out there, 27:46 or a relative that's been sick, 27:48 and perhaps they're sick and tired of being sick and tired. 27:51 Give us a call here at: 27:57 Don't delay. 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