Hi friends and welcome to
another edition of Newstart Now
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I have in our
studio today De Martucci
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who actually came
along with her husband.
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He was quite ill
when he got here,
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but she found out some
amazing things as well.
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Let's take a look at
when she first arrived.
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I had some problems with my back
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disk problems, and
then I decided that
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I didn't need to
worry about it, it was ok
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and then I got to the
point that I could not walk
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I was having diificulty
walking, having difficulty
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getting in and out of my car,
I drive around for my position,
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and it turned out that
the problem with my hip was
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actually caused by my back.
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My condition has
caused me not to be able to do
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the things that I really enjoy
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I enjoy being active
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We live by a river, I like
to walk out there on the path
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by the river and that
has sort of been curtailed
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because of the pain, and
the more I would walk the
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worse it would get. Then I
would come home and sit in the
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lounge chair,
and that didn't help.
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The reason it didn't help
was because of the pressure
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that was occuring.
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I would like to
finish this program
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with more healing of those
disks and joints in my body.
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Welcome back, friends,
and here's De in our studio,
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De, you look totally different
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from the day I
first laid eyes on you!
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Of course, you're
dressed up in a lovely outfit.
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But you're radiant! I want to
get right into what's happened
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I told the veiwers
about something you found out
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Let's start right there, what
did you find out by being here?
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Well first of all I
found out that I had more wrong
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with me than I
thought I did! -You didn't!
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It was low B-12
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-Low B-12 Right,
and it was seriously low
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But we've got that
turned around I hope,
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I'm taking it now.
-If you hadn't come here
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to support your husband -Correct
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You never would have
found out. That's right
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Perhaps one night you would've
went to bed and never woken up.
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-Right That would
have been terrible.
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But you look
different, you've got this glow
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You have this
smile on you! -Thank you!
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Tell us what else happened,
you told me some news earlier.
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The other thing that happened
is that not only did I have very
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very good results from
the lab work this morning,
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But I can tell you
that my cholesterol is 104
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which is very good,
my triglycerides are down
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like 120 or so,
that's really good.
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and my blood pressure is good
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-Now are you still on
blood pressure medications?
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No, I've been off.
-And your readings are good.
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They are very good, 130 range
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Mornings sometimes
are a little bit lower
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and sometimes it jumps up a
little but comes right down.
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So it's good, absolutely.
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Good. Alright
what about the food?
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Oh I love it! -So
there's no problem
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in the transition -O no
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No problem at all, I've
never eaten so much in my life!
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-You've eaten a lot? -Yes!
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Then you've
gained weight right? -No!
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I've lost
weight. -You lost weight!
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How did I know you
were going to say that?
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I don't know, I think
that's true around here!
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I can't tell you! I've eaten
fruit and oatmeal and lasanga,
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-Did you have
pizza? -Yes, I had pizza!
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We had pizza, and Thai
food, and Mexican food,
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-In spite of that, how
much weight did you lose?
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I lost about five
pounds -Five pounds!
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And you didn't really think you
needed to lose weight did you?
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Well yes, women always
think they need to lose weight!
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Ah, I stand corrected. -Ok
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But that was a real surprise
that you could eat that much
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and not be
hungry. -It is amazing!
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You know what I think is a
total blessing, seriously now,
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Here you came, a loving
wife, cause you were concerned
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about your husband. And
the Lord has done an amazing
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thing for you, He has shown you
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all these difficulties
you weren't sure about,
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you got off the
high blood pressure meds,
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you found out that
you were B-12 deficient,
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you're losing weight,
you're getting in better health
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so you can take care
of your husband more!
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Tell us about him cause
we're not interviewing him.
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Ok, my husband was
diagnosed with prostate cancer
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and it has
metastasized to the bones, so
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it is throughout his body.
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We talked about whether
we would do the conventional
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treatment, or whether we
were going to come down here.
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His doctor had actually
worked here at one time.
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So we talked about
it, prayed about it,
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called all the children,
and they prayed about it,
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and we made the
decision to come down here.
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Alright! -I wasn't
going to come with him
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but I decided to. Well,
you didn't need to right
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Well, yeah, we both needed to!
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The reality is most people
don't think they need to come
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Some people said,
"Are you going down there?"
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and we said, "Sure, we are."
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So has your husband
learned this new lifestyle
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where he is going
to go a lot more raw?
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What are your hopes
and expectations there?
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Well, he is also
taking hydrotherapy which
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rasies his body temperature,
and he's exercising more.
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He is able to do that,
and rest when he needs to,
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but he can eat all he wants,
and that's what pleases him
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and he has lost
more weight that I have!
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Which really isn't fair is it?
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The men for some reason tend
to lose more weight than women
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While I was here I
lost 22 pounds in 18 days
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I thought I did
really good. -You did!
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We've had other
people who have lost 35 or 40
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They come here morbidly
obese, and all of a sudden...
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they start eliminating
all this excess weight.
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So what is it about the
program that you like best?
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I think it's the fact
that it combines everything.
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Almost every aspect of life.
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-The program does Yes it does
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Tell us what you mean by that.
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What I mean is, not
only do you learn how to
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do your exercises every
day, and do your medical
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components, the doctor's advice,
take that into consideration
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You learn how to cook, and
learn how to do the exercises
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that you should be
doing. Fantastic program!
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-And you learn
all that in 18 days?
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Yes -Isn't that amazing.
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We know that the viewers,
many of whom are anxious,
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maybe that's not the
right word, many are excited
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because some of them will
be here this coming Sunday.
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Some people watching
right now are going to be here
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and they can hardly wait. And
I know there are other viewers
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that need to hear
about these testimonies
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that we do each week.
We especially need to hear
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about
testimonies like yours, De,
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you came here, you knew
you had high blood pressure,
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a little overweight, you
had a problem here and there,
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and you found out part of
the problem was being deficient.
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What about your
back, you mentioned that.
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Well, I knew I had a
bulging disk, and that what
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was happening was that
when I leaned over my back
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would tighten up, and
then it came around the hip,
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then it got to where I couldn't
lift my leg to get into the car.
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and that's a major
problem because I drive around
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all the time. I'm still working
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I have a consulting firm
and I check on elderly people
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and help keep them in
their homes, that's what I do
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during the week.
-So how is your back?
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It's much better, I'm walking
at least two and a half miles
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a day. When you
got here you couldn't
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walk at all. -Well
I could walk but it
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bothered me a lot and I
was taking some medication,
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over the counter
medication for the pain.
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Are you still taking
that? -No, I'm off that also.
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You know De, I just see
that God's hand is upon you
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He's here all over
this campus -That's right
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And I want to thank you for
taking the time to be with us
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on this program.
-All in God's hands.
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Amen -Thank you
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Friends thank you for
joining us, but don't go away
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because Dr. DeRose
is going to be with us
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in just a moment.
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Well, you've done very well.
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Do you have
diabetes, heart disease,
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high blood pressure,
or do you weigh to much?
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Hi, my name is Dr.
Ing and I'd like to tell
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you about our 18 day
NEWSTART Lifestyle Program
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It includes a
comprehensive medical evaluation
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with laboratory studies
and an exercise stress test
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Physician
consultations, culinary school,
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and opportunities to
walk on beautiful trails
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in the foothills of the Sierras
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Your health is one of the most
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important things
that you have, don't wait
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Give us a call at
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Or visit our website
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Welcome back friends and as
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I promised, Dr. David DeRose
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How are you, Doctor?
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-I'm well. -It's
so good to see you
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Good to be with you, Ron
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I'm so happy to be talking about
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someone who's come
to the NEWSTART program
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to support her husband
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only to find out that
she's in serious trouble.
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It was a remarkable experience.
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Can I call that serious
trouble? Was it serious?
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Well, I think that's a fair
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assessment and I think
De would readily assent
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even though it
didn't look to her
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like it was serious trouble
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she didn't think,
like you pointed out,
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that she had a need to come here
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Really, she was
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aware that by the time-
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Things were about a
week into the program
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It was really making a
positive difference in her life
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Wow. And how did you discover
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that she was deficient in B12?
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Well, we'd like
to think that we're
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all these great
diagnosticians here
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and we never miss anything
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but any of my colleagues
anywhere in medicine will say
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sometimes we pick
things up quickly,
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other times we don't
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The difference here at
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Weimar is we're praying
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We're asking
the Lord to guide us
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I'm not saying there
aren't other praying physicians
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but really we have to
give God the glory because
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we're human
beings, we can miss things
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and not think of
certain things but in De's case
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the Lord directed us to
check the vitamin B12 status
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it could be part of the problem
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and sure enough she was very low
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on vitamin B12
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So what did you do
after finding that out?
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Did you prescribe a
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medication or
just a sublingual B12?
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What we'll do if
someone is seriously low on B12
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is we really want to
tank them up, if you will,
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we want to replace that deficit
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and so we'll give them a
series of injections of B12
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A lot of lay people they
say, why give an injection?
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The injection is
only 1,000 micrograms
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That's one milligram and
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that's the same
amount in a tablet
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so why not just
take it by mouth?
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The problem is, Ron,
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you can only absorb
a few micrograms a day
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when it's taken orally
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We give you that
shot and you've got
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a thousand
micrograms in your system
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You couldn't likely get
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that much into your body
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over the course of half a year
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if you're taking it orally
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So it's really
important because vitamin B12
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can cause irreversible,
neurologic problems
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It seems that De
dodged that bullet
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but many people out
there can have dementia
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they can have memory problems,
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they can have serious anemias
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blood count
problems, they can have
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problems with
their nervous system
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where they lose
their coordination,
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they lose their sense of where
their body parts are in space
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we call it propriaception,
so it can be very difficult
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for them to walk on
even surfaces or terrain
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so really, De's
situation is very
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fortunate that
she came when she did
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and the Lord helped us to
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have an index of suspicion
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that B12 might be
part of her problem
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and indeed it
turned out to be just that
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Well, aside from that,
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which is to me, a
miracle in itself,
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she's learning a new lifestyle,
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she's lost some weight
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she's off some medications
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Tell me about that,
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what happened there?
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Well it's amazing
really, when you think about it.
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People are on medications
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for their
lipids, their blood fats,
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their high blood
pressure, their diabetes
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and
consistently what happened in
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De's life is what
we see here at NEWSTART
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Now, not everyone
responds at the same rate,
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not everyone is as
responsive in a couple of weeks
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But many of our patients
get off of multiple medications,
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especially for these chronic
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diseases that are
related to our lifestyle
00:15:10.49\00:15:12.78
So start exercising, start
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losing weight, eat a better diet
00:15:15.37\00:15:17.66
and the beauty of it
is, Ron, you know this
00:15:17.75\00:15:20.48
When I'm working with
someone who's an outpatient,
00:15:20.72\00:15:23.75
we're trying to educate
them to make better food choices
00:15:23.76\00:15:27.12
trying to teach them
how to prepare foods,
00:15:27.21\00:15:29.15
maybe they come
to a cooking class
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maybe they work with a dietician
00:15:30.58\00:15:32.09
Here at NEWSTART, from
day one, you're eating an
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optimum diet for your
chronic medical conditions
00:15:35.10\00:15:38.03
So we have the ability
here, at a very short order,
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to get many of the people that
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come off of many
of those medications
00:15:43.31\00:15:45.60
Well, I wanted to ask
00:15:45.87\00:15:49.39
How soon did you take
her off, or do you just take
00:15:49.72\00:15:52.60
someone off medication or do
you recommend? What do you do?
00:15:52.61\00:15:55.87
Well, typically what I'm
doing, like with blood pressure,
00:15:55.88\00:15:59.12
we're monitoring the
blood pressure very carefully
00:15:59.13\00:16:01.78
If when I see the person
and size up their history,
00:16:02.27\00:16:05.78
their physical exam,
listen to their lifestyle
00:16:05.79\00:16:09.00
If I know there's going to
be a really dramatic change
00:16:09.21\00:16:11.87
and their blood pressure's
00:16:11.88\00:16:13.30
already running
on the lower side
00:16:13.31\00:16:14.87
we may back off on medicines
the first time I see them
00:16:14.88\00:16:17.69
In De's case, her blood pressure
00:16:17.84\00:16:19.84
was a bit higher
when she showed up
00:16:19.85\00:16:22.12
I didn't know how
big the changes would be
00:16:22.72\00:16:24.81
because they had
made some changes already
00:16:24.82\00:16:26.87
So we were just
having her monitor her blood
00:16:27.00\00:16:28.57
pressures carefully
a couple times a day
00:16:28.58\00:16:30.81
We have automated blood
00:16:31.00\00:16:32.36
pressure cuffs in
the NEWSTART Lodge
00:16:32.37\00:16:34.39
And then when I'd
see her in the office,
00:16:34.40\00:16:36.24
we saw that blood pressure
coming down within a short time
00:16:36.25\00:16:38.78
We started tapering off her
00:16:38.87\00:16:41.09
medicine and
within a week or less,
00:16:41.10\00:16:43.72
she was totally off
her blood pressure medicine
00:16:43.73\00:16:47.33
Now I know there's
viewers out there going,
00:16:47.57\00:16:49.87
wow I can do that, I
think I'll change my diet
00:16:49.88\00:16:52.39
and I'm going to
suprise my doctor,
00:16:52.63\00:16:54.75
do you recommend that?
00:16:54.76\00:16:56.12
Well, we're not going to ever
00:16:56.33\00:16:57.78
discourage someone from
changing their lifestyle
00:16:57.79\00:17:00.27
And if you do make dramatic
changes in your lifestyle,
00:17:00.60\00:17:03.54
what you're going to find
is with alot of these things,
00:17:03.55\00:17:06.54
you want to have medical input
00:17:06.55\00:17:08.18
Because the average person, Ron,
00:17:08.21\00:17:10.39
doesn't know how
to taper medication
00:17:10.40\00:17:12.72
Some medications
you can stop abruptly,
00:17:12.73\00:17:15.00
Others are very dangerous to
00:17:15.01\00:17:16.48
It's true with certain
blood pressure medicines,
00:17:16.49\00:17:18.78
You can even have a heart
00:17:18.79\00:17:20.06
attack from
stopping a blood pressure
00:17:20.07\00:17:21.75
medicine too
quickly of a certain class
00:17:21.76\00:17:23.60
Others cause what we
call, Rebound Hypertension
00:17:23.61\00:17:26.12
You stop a
medicine abruptly and then
00:17:26.18\00:17:28.42
you get tremendously
high blood pressure.
00:17:28.43\00:17:30.81
It can even cause a stroke or
end you up in the emergency room
00:17:30.82\00:17:34.24
So you want to have some
knowledge of how the drugs work
00:17:34.25\00:17:37.06
and most lay people simply
00:17:37.07\00:17:38.33
don't have that
kind of background
00:17:38.34\00:17:40.03
So what I hear you saying is,
00:17:40.06\00:17:41.84
don't do this at home
00:17:41.85\00:17:43.24
You want to do it along
with your doctor, that is,
00:17:43.25\00:17:46.21
if you want to start
cutting back on the medication,
00:17:46.22\00:17:49.27
do it with your
doctor's approval
00:17:49.28\00:17:51.18
And, you know, Doctor's
00:17:51.19\00:17:53.03
today are very reasonable
00:17:53.04\00:17:54.87
If a person is making
positive lifestyle changes,
00:17:54.88\00:17:57.36
and they call the doctor
00:17:57.37\00:17:58.48
and they say, Doc my
blood pressure is running 50,
00:17:58.49\00:18:01.75
when I wake up in the morning it
00:18:01.76\00:18:03.87
gets down to 40
sometimes after meals
00:18:03.88\00:18:06.33
Well the average doctor, I mean,
00:18:06.36\00:18:08.60
any doctor is going to tell
you to cut back on the insulin
00:18:08.61\00:18:12.57
Or you gotta stop
this oral medication.
00:18:12.66\00:18:15.09
We like to kind of
nip that in the bud
00:18:15.10\00:18:17.36
and help a person never to
00:18:17.42\00:18:19.18
get the 40 or 50 blood sugar
00:18:19.19\00:18:21.00
Yes. So with her
case, now what have- and i
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know you're also the
doctor for her husband
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-Right. Does she
have instructions
00:18:30.63\00:18:33.54
and does he have
adequate instructions
00:18:33.55\00:18:36.63
so that they can leave
here, comfortably go home,
00:18:36.64\00:18:40.69
and continue
administering to his well-being?
00:18:40.70\00:18:44.36
We try to make
sure that every patient
00:18:44.37\00:18:46.54
has a game plan
when they go back home
00:18:46.55\00:18:48.69
So it's not just about what
00:18:48.70\00:18:50.54
happens here, over 18 days
00:18:50.55\00:18:52.27
It's really helping
people have a new outlook,
00:18:52.28\00:18:54.72
a new approach on how
they can live their life
00:18:54.73\00:18:57.15
And so definitely I've
spoken with her husband,
00:18:57.16\00:19:00.42
Lou, as well as De and I think
00:19:00.43\00:19:02.48
they're both pretty
squared away on what
00:19:02.49\00:19:05.30
needs to continue
when they go back home
00:19:05.31\00:19:08.03
Now I also know that the guests
00:19:08.09\00:19:10.75
who come
through the program can,
00:19:10.76\00:19:13.57
when they'd
like, give you a call
00:19:13.58\00:19:16.36
or Dr. Ing or
Dr. Lukens and you're
00:19:16.39\00:19:19.78
willing to support
them on a phone call
00:19:19.79\00:19:23.54
We're definitely willing and I
00:19:23.60\00:19:25.27
always tell my patients, Ron,
00:19:25.28\00:19:26.66
I mean things can get
incredibly hectic around here,
00:19:26.67\00:19:29.66
some of us wear alot of
hats, I teach in the college
00:19:29.67\00:19:32.57
we do alot of
community programs,
00:19:32.58\00:19:34.75
we do our media work,
as well as see patients
00:19:34.76\00:19:37.66
And I tell all my patients,
I try to encourage them,
00:19:37.67\00:19:41.00
if you don't hear back
from me promptly, keep calling.
00:19:41.01\00:19:44.33
Keep sending me the emails
00:19:44.34\00:19:45.87
Because I'll be honest
with you, sometimes things get
00:19:46.15\00:19:49.27
stacked up on my desk and
it's not a primary care practice
00:19:49.28\00:19:52.60
So, we don't
have 24-hour coverage,
00:19:52.66\00:19:55.12
we don't have an
answering service.
00:19:55.13\00:19:57.42
It's designed as a
00:19:57.43\00:19:58.66
specialty referral practice
00:19:58.67\00:20:00.39
where we help people
with lifestyle issues.
00:20:00.40\00:20:02.45
Now, I know
there are viewers out
00:20:02.51\00:20:04.72
there that think
they're very healthy,
00:20:04.73\00:20:07.15
Most of which, as we know,
00:20:07.16\00:20:10.45
are overweight
00:20:10.46\00:20:12.21
Some of which are
00:20:12.30\00:20:13.42
taking various medications
00:20:13.43\00:20:15.06
But because their
husband, or their wife,
00:20:15.07\00:20:17.69
or their spouse
is in worse shape,
00:20:17.70\00:20:19.84
they don't think there's
00:20:19.85\00:20:21.48
any problem with themselves
00:20:21.49\00:20:23.21
What I'm trying to say is,
could you say something to them
00:20:23.24\00:20:27.15
that might inspire them and
encourage them to seek help?
00:20:27.16\00:20:30.84
For sure. You know alot
of people say, how can I take
00:20:30.85\00:20:34.18
the time and the expense to
come to the NEWSTART program?
00:20:34.19\00:20:37.60
First of all, it's very
00:20:37.72\00:20:39.21
reasonably
priced for what you get.
00:20:39.22\00:20:41.27
But let me tell it to
you this way, don't wait
00:20:41.30\00:20:44.09
until you absolutely have
to come to a program like this.
00:20:44.10\00:20:47.33
Take the initiative when
you're aware of problems.
00:20:47.34\00:20:49.75
Don't say, well my
blood pressure's controlled,
00:20:49.76\00:20:51.84
my diabetes is under control,
00:20:51.85\00:20:53.15
Really be proactive and try to
00:20:53.36\00:20:55.60
get here sooner
rather than later.
00:20:55.61\00:20:58.15
Well said. Thank you, Dr. David.
00:20:58.39\00:21:00.57
I appreciate your time
and thank you for joining us.
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Hello and welcome
to NEWSTART At Home.
00:22:25.06\00:22:27.12
I'm your host, Don Mackintosh.
00:22:27.13\00:22:28.63
and today we have
in the studio with us,
00:22:28.64\00:22:31.21
Doctor Doug Plata.
00:22:31.22\00:22:32.33
Welcome, Doctor. -Thank you.
00:22:32.34\00:22:34.06
You are a specialist
in family medicine but
00:22:34.12\00:22:37.12
also preventative
medicine. -That's correct.
00:22:37.13\00:22:40.00
One of the things we've been
talking about is the lack of
00:22:40.01\00:22:44.39
hydration people have.
00:22:44.40\00:22:46.51
They're not
drinking enough water,
00:22:46.52\00:22:48.09
or maybe some
people drink too much
00:22:48.12\00:22:49.81
but we want to
talk about water today.
00:22:49.82\00:22:51.66
How important is it?
00:22:51.67\00:22:53.06
It's extremely important.
00:22:53.07\00:22:54.66
There's studies showing that for
heart health it's actually about
00:22:54.87\00:22:58.81
important as many
of the other common
00:22:58.82\00:23:01.15
treatments that we
have for heart disease.
00:23:01.16\00:23:03.63
By making sure
you get an adequate
00:23:04.30\00:23:07.69
amount versus those
people who are low end,
00:23:07.70\00:23:09.54
the difference meet is about 50
00:23:09.55\00:23:11.30
percent reduction in
risk of heart attack.
00:23:11.31\00:23:15.75
And that's probably
because the blood gets more
00:23:16.00\00:23:18.42
viscous and more sticky and
00:23:18.43\00:23:19.81
maybe causes
the coronary events?
00:23:19.82\00:23:21.54
We're not entirely sure
but that's probably at least
00:23:21.57\00:23:24.69
part of the reason. I'm
guessing that's what it is.
00:23:24.70\00:23:27.69
So, what kind of
water should we drink?
00:23:27.75\00:23:30.69
Tap water, distilled water?
00:23:30.70\00:23:32.69
I mean, there's all kinds of
exotic waters. I go to the store
00:23:32.72\00:23:35.69
and I could see a bottle that
00:23:35.70\00:23:37.12
will cost me
$1.72 or a buck maybe,
00:23:37.13\00:23:41.18
And then I can find this
exotic water that's, you know,
00:23:41.19\00:23:44.12
I'm not saying it's ten
bucks but there's a big vast
00:23:44.13\00:23:46.72
variation and they have
different labels of stuff.
00:23:46.73\00:23:49.39
How do I navigate that?
00:23:49.40\00:23:50.69
The first thing that
I'd like to point out is,
00:23:50.70\00:23:53.00
regardless of the
type of the water,
00:23:53.01\00:23:54.63
getting enough water is the
00:23:54.64\00:23:56.03
number one
message, first and foremost.
00:23:56.04\00:23:57.75
When it comes to
the type of water,
00:23:57.76\00:24:00.48
there have been a number of
different studies done on this.
00:24:00.49\00:24:05.00
And again make
00:24:05.01\00:24:06.45
sure you get water.
00:24:06.46\00:24:08.39
Probably one of
the more unhealthy
00:24:09.03\00:24:11.54
forms of water is
actually distilled water.
00:24:11.55\00:24:14.63
I know this is going
to come as a surprise
00:24:14.64\00:24:17.39
and perhaps concern
to some of the listeners.
00:24:17.40\00:24:20.18
But what
distilled water does is it
00:24:20.24\00:24:22.42
separates out the
minerals from the water,
00:24:22.43\00:24:24.87
and what we're finding
out is that those minerals
00:24:24.88\00:24:27.54
are there for a reason, in
particular, cardiac health.
00:24:27.55\00:24:30.39
So tap water is
good then, after all.
00:24:30.42\00:24:32.87
Depends on the local
00:24:32.88\00:24:34.30
environment in terms of like
if there's chemicals in there.
00:24:34.31\00:24:38.12
I think many of us have
chosen to go with water that's
00:24:38.15\00:24:41.36
like from the stream source,
you know, mountain water.
00:24:41.37\00:24:44.51
And then what about
filtered with charcoal?
00:24:44.57\00:24:46.63
It's probably better
because it does take out
00:24:46.69\00:24:50.03
some of the chlorine and
some of the other substances
00:24:50.04\00:24:53.66
Okay, so how much
water should i drink?
00:24:53.67\00:24:58.39
I always hear
this 6 to 8 glasses.
00:24:58.40\00:25:00.45
Is that valid,
or how do you tell?
00:25:00.46\00:25:03.39
The problem is people
come in different sizes,
00:25:03.40\00:25:06.33
they have
different needs, and if it's
00:25:06.34\00:25:08.69
a hot day versus
if you're exercising,
00:25:08.70\00:25:11.12
You know 6 to 8
glasses is maybe a good
00:25:11.87\00:25:14.45
rule of thumb but I
think far better is to
00:25:14.46\00:25:17.15
actually sort of let
your urine actually be
00:25:17.16\00:25:19.84
the guide in terms of
how much you should get.
00:25:19.85\00:25:22.66
So my urine being the
guide is somewhat interesting.
00:25:22.67\00:25:26.54
I never thought of
being led by my urine.
00:25:26.55\00:25:29.51
But what do you mean by this?
00:25:29.52\00:25:30.87
What do you mean by
the urine being the guide?
00:25:30.88\00:25:33.12
Yeah, as we pee in
the toilet, as you take a
00:25:33.15\00:25:35.63
look at the color of
your urine in the toilet,
00:25:35.64\00:25:38.24
it's pretty
straightforward but something
00:25:38.25\00:25:40.54
that we need to
really pay attention to.
00:25:40.55\00:25:42.75
If it's really dark yellow,
we're not getting enough water.
00:25:42.78\00:25:46.63
If it's clear then we
know we're doing a good job.
00:25:46.64\00:25:49.78
So it should be
as close to clear
00:25:49.79\00:25:51.87
as possible.
-Really that's true.
00:25:51.88\00:25:54.03
And if you're
seeing that it's not,
00:25:54.04\00:25:56.33
you need to drink 2, 3,
00:25:56.34\00:25:57.81
4 more glasses. -Get more water.
00:25:57.82\00:25:59.81
But the problem is urine
00:25:59.82\00:26:01.15
comes at the
end, in other words,
00:26:01.16\00:26:03.39
it's what you
should've been doing before,
00:26:03.40\00:26:04.87
so how can you make sure
that you're getting enough?
00:26:04.88\00:26:07.48
What you can do
is you can use the
00:26:07.51\00:26:09.69
urine as a general
guide. It's a reminder.
00:26:09.70\00:26:12.39
I'm not getting enough water,
so I need to do things to be
00:26:12.40\00:26:14.45
able to help get enough water
as evidence by a clear urine.
00:26:14.46\00:26:20.06
Okay, so I get my water bottle.
00:26:20.07\00:26:22.33
Can the water be damaged at
00:26:22.34\00:26:24.27
all by being in the
sun in a plastic bottle?
00:26:24.28\00:26:27.45
Tell us about that.
00:26:27.46\00:26:28.69
Yeah, there is significant
concerns about certain
00:26:28.70\00:26:31.84
substances within plastics.
00:26:31.85\00:26:33.63
The harder the
plastic, the better.
00:26:33.64\00:26:35.75
For me, I actually got a
stainless steel container or a
00:26:35.76\00:26:40.75
glass container is probably
one of the safer ways to store.
00:26:40.76\00:26:46.03
If you have it in
the sun, if it's in a
00:26:46.04\00:26:48.09
plastic bottle,
it's probably not good.
00:26:48.10\00:26:50.12
There's certain
chemicals that can
00:26:50.13\00:26:51.87
sort of leech into the water.
00:26:51.88\00:26:53.39
But if it's in
glass or something
00:26:53.45\00:26:55.48
that's not going to
leech out that's better.
00:26:55.49\00:26:58.12
So the most important
thing is, get water -Yes.
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Get enough water based on 6 to 8
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glasses as a rule of
thumb but really look
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at your urine to see
if it's clear or not,
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Make sure you're getting
the best kind of water in
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terms of the container, so
you don't have an interaction
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But the real
bottom line is make sure
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and get water.
You really need water.
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It's really hard to
overdo it. -Put it on your desk,
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have it with you, carry
it, whatever you can do.
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We've been talking
with Doctor Doug Plata and
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