Participants:
Series Code: NSN
Program Code: NSN000093
|
00:24 Hi friends and welcome to another edition of Newstart Now
00:28 I have in our studio today De Martucci 00:32 who actually came along with her husband. 00:35 He was quite ill when he got here, 00:37 but she found out some amazing things as well. 00:40 Let's take a look at when she first arrived. 00:44 I had some problems with my back 00:47 disk problems, and then I decided that 00:50 I didn't need to worry about it, it was ok 00:52 and then I got to the point that I could not walk 00:55 I was having diificulty walking, having difficulty 00:58 getting in and out of my car, I drive around for my position, 01:03 and it turned out that the problem with my hip was 01:06 actually caused by my back. 01:09 My condition has caused me not to be able to do 01:11 the things that I really enjoy 01:13 I enjoy being active 01:16 We live by a river, I like to walk out there on the path 01:19 by the river and that has sort of been curtailed 01:22 because of the pain, and the more I would walk the 01:24 worse it would get. Then I would come home and sit in the 01:27 lounge chair, and that didn't help. 01:30 The reason it didn't help was because of the pressure 01:34 that was occuring. 01:37 I would like to finish this program 01:40 with more healing of those disks and joints in my body. 01:51 Welcome back, friends, and here's De in our studio, 01:55 De, you look totally different 01:59 from the day I first laid eyes on you! 02:03 Of course, you're dressed up in a lovely outfit. 02:06 But you're radiant! I want to get right into what's happened 02:11 I told the veiwers about something you found out 02:15 Let's start right there, what did you find out by being here? 02:18 Well first of all I found out that I had more wrong 02:25 with me than I thought I did! -You didn't! 02:30 It was low B-12 02:33 -Low B-12 Right, and it was seriously low 02:39 But we've got that turned around I hope, 02:41 I'm taking it now. -If you hadn't come here 02:44 to support your husband -Correct 02:48 You never would have found out. That's right 02:50 Perhaps one night you would've went to bed and never woken up. 02:54 -Right That would have been terrible. 02:56 But you look different, you've got this glow 03:00 You have this smile on you! -Thank you! 03:02 Tell us what else happened, you told me some news earlier. 03:06 The other thing that happened is that not only did I have very 03:13 very good results from the lab work this morning, 03:18 But I can tell you that my cholesterol is 104 03:22 which is very good, my triglycerides are down 03:26 like 120 or so, that's really good. 03:30 and my blood pressure is good 03:33 -Now are you still on blood pressure medications? 03:35 No, I've been off. -And your readings are good. 03:40 They are very good, 130 range 03:43 Mornings sometimes are a little bit lower 03:45 and sometimes it jumps up a little but comes right down. 03:48 So it's good, absolutely. 03:51 Good. Alright what about the food? 03:54 Oh I love it! -So there's no problem 03:58 in the transition -O no 04:00 No problem at all, I've never eaten so much in my life! 04:04 -You've eaten a lot? -Yes! 04:07 Then you've gained weight right? -No! 04:10 I've lost weight. -You lost weight! 04:12 How did I know you were going to say that? 04:14 I don't know, I think that's true around here! 04:17 I can't tell you! I've eaten fruit and oatmeal and lasanga, 04:25 -Did you have pizza? -Yes, I had pizza! 04:30 We had pizza, and Thai food, and Mexican food, 04:36 -In spite of that, how much weight did you lose? 04:40 I lost about five pounds -Five pounds! 04:43 And you didn't really think you needed to lose weight did you? 04:46 Well yes, women always think they need to lose weight! 04:49 Ah, I stand corrected. -Ok 04:51 But that was a real surprise that you could eat that much 04:56 and not be hungry. -It is amazing! 04:59 You know what I think is a total blessing, seriously now, 05:04 Here you came, a loving wife, cause you were concerned 05:08 about your husband. And the Lord has done an amazing 05:12 thing for you, He has shown you 05:16 all these difficulties you weren't sure about, 05:20 you got off the high blood pressure meds, 05:24 you found out that you were B-12 deficient, 05:27 you're losing weight, you're getting in better health 05:30 so you can take care of your husband more! 05:33 Tell us about him cause we're not interviewing him. 05:36 Ok, my husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer 05:40 and it has metastasized to the bones, so 05:43 it is throughout his body. 05:45 We talked about whether we would do the conventional 05:48 treatment, or whether we were going to come down here. 05:53 His doctor had actually worked here at one time. 05:57 So we talked about it, prayed about it, 06:01 called all the children, and they prayed about it, 06:06 and we made the decision to come down here. 06:09 Alright! -I wasn't going to come with him 06:12 but I decided to. Well, you didn't need to right 06:15 Well, yeah, we both needed to! 06:20 The reality is most people don't think they need to come 06:26 Some people said, "Are you going down there?" 06:29 and we said, "Sure, we are." 06:32 So has your husband learned this new lifestyle 06:36 where he is going to go a lot more raw? 06:40 What are your hopes and expectations there? 06:44 Well, he is also taking hydrotherapy which 06:48 rasies his body temperature, and he's exercising more. 06:53 He is able to do that, and rest when he needs to, 06:57 but he can eat all he wants, and that's what pleases him 07:01 and he has lost more weight that I have! 07:03 Which really isn't fair is it? 07:06 The men for some reason tend to lose more weight than women 07:10 While I was here I lost 22 pounds in 18 days 07:14 I thought I did really good. -You did! 07:16 We've had other people who have lost 35 or 40 07:20 They come here morbidly obese, and all of a sudden... 07:24 they start eliminating all this excess weight. 07:29 So what is it about the program that you like best? 07:33 I think it's the fact that it combines everything. 07:39 Almost every aspect of life. 07:42 -The program does Yes it does 07:44 Tell us what you mean by that. 07:46 What I mean is, not only do you learn how to 07:50 do your exercises every day, and do your medical 07:55 components, the doctor's advice, take that into consideration 08:01 You learn how to cook, and learn how to do the exercises 08:06 that you should be doing. Fantastic program! 08:10 -And you learn all that in 18 days? 08:12 Yes -Isn't that amazing. 08:14 We know that the viewers, many of whom are anxious, 08:18 maybe that's not the right word, many are excited 08:22 because some of them will be here this coming Sunday. 08:25 Some people watching right now are going to be here 08:29 and they can hardly wait. And I know there are other viewers 08:32 that need to hear about these testimonies 08:35 that we do each week. We especially need to hear 08:39 about testimonies like yours, De, 08:42 you came here, you knew you had high blood pressure, 08:45 a little overweight, you had a problem here and there, 08:49 and you found out part of the problem was being deficient. 08:54 What about your back, you mentioned that. 08:57 Well, I knew I had a bulging disk, and that what 09:02 was happening was that when I leaned over my back 09:05 would tighten up, and then it came around the hip, 09:09 then it got to where I couldn't lift my leg to get into the car. 09:12 and that's a major problem because I drive around 09:16 all the time. I'm still working 09:20 I have a consulting firm and I check on elderly people 09:27 and help keep them in their homes, that's what I do 09:31 during the week. -So how is your back? 09:35 It's much better, I'm walking at least two and a half miles 09:39 a day. When you got here you couldn't 09:41 walk at all. -Well I could walk but it 09:43 bothered me a lot and I was taking some medication, 09:47 over the counter medication for the pain. 09:51 Are you still taking that? -No, I'm off that also. 09:56 You know De, I just see that God's hand is upon you 10:00 He's here all over this campus -That's right 10:04 And I want to thank you for taking the time to be with us 10:09 on this program. -All in God's hands. 10:11 Amen -Thank you 10:14 Friends thank you for joining us, but don't go away 10:17 because Dr. DeRose is going to be with us 10:20 in just a moment. 10:21 Well, you've done very well. 10:30 Do you have diabetes, heart disease, 10:32 high blood pressure, or do you weigh to much? 10:36 Hi, my name is Dr. Ing and I'd like to tell 10:39 you 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, culinary school, 10:53 and opportunities 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 11:27 Welcome back friends and as 11:29 I promised, Dr. David DeRose 11:32 How are you, Doctor? 11:33 -I'm well. -It's so good to see you 11:34 Good to be with you, Ron 11:36 I'm so happy to be talking about 11:39 someone who's come to the NEWSTART program 11:43 to support her husband 11:45 only to find out that she's in serious trouble. 11:49 It was a remarkable experience. 11:50 Can I call that serious trouble? Was it serious? 11:53 Well, I think that's a fair 11:55 assessment and I think De would readily assent 11:58 even though it didn't look to her 12:00 like it was serious trouble 12:02 she didn't think, like you pointed out, 12:05 that she had a need to come here 12:07 Really, she was 12:08 aware that by the time- 12:10 Things were about a week into the program 12:12 It was really making a positive difference in her life 12:15 Wow. And how did you discover 12:18 that she was deficient in B12? 12:22 Well, we'd like to think that we're 12:24 all these great diagnosticians here 12:27 and we never miss anything 12:28 but any of my colleagues anywhere in medicine will say 12:32 sometimes we pick things up quickly, 12:34 other times we don't 12:36 The difference here at 12:37 Weimar is we're praying 12:38 We're asking the Lord to guide us 12:40 I'm not saying there aren't other praying physicians 12:42 but really we have to give God the glory because 12:45 we're human beings, we can miss things 12:48 and not think of certain things but in De's case 12:52 the Lord directed us to check the vitamin B12 status 12:58 it could be part of the problem 12:59 and sure enough she was very low 13:00 on vitamin B12 13:02 So what did you do after finding that out? 13:05 Did you prescribe a 13:07 medication or just a sublingual B12? 13:10 What we'll do if someone is seriously low on B12 13:14 is we really want to tank them up, if you will, 13:15 we want to replace that deficit 13:18 and so we'll give them a series of injections of B12 13:21 A lot of lay people they say, why give an injection? 13:24 The injection is only 1,000 micrograms 13:26 That's one milligram and 13:28 that's the same amount in a tablet 13:29 so why not just take it by mouth? 13:32 The problem is, Ron, 13:34 you can only absorb a few micrograms a day 13:37 when it's taken orally 13:38 We give you that shot and you've got 13:40 a thousand micrograms in your system 13:42 You couldn't likely get 13:43 that much into your body 13:45 over the course of half a year 13:47 if you're taking it orally 13:48 So it's really important because vitamin B12 13:52 can cause irreversible, neurologic problems 13:55 It seems that De dodged that bullet 13:58 but many people out there can have dementia 14:01 they can have memory problems, 14:03 they can have serious anemias 14:05 blood count problems, they can have 14:07 problems with their nervous system 14:08 where they lose their coordination, 14:11 they lose their sense of where their body parts are in space 14:15 we call it propriaception, so it can be very difficult 14:17 for them to walk on even surfaces or terrain 14:21 so really, De's situation is very 14:24 fortunate that she came when she did 14:26 and the Lord helped us to 14:28 have an index of suspicion 14:29 that B12 might be part of her problem 14:32 and indeed it turned out to be just that 14:35 Well, aside from that, 14:37 which is to me, a miracle in itself, 14:40 she's learning a new lifestyle, 14:42 she's lost some weight 14:43 she's off some medications 14:45 Tell me about that, 14:46 what happened there? 14:47 Well it's amazing really, when you think about it. 14:50 People are on medications 14:51 for their lipids, their blood fats, 14:53 their high blood pressure, their diabetes 14:56 and consistently what happened in 14:57 De's life is what we see here at NEWSTART 15:00 Now, not everyone responds at the same rate, 15:02 not everyone is as responsive in a couple of weeks 15:05 But many of our patients get off of multiple medications, 15:08 especially for these chronic 15:10 diseases that are related to our lifestyle 15:13 So start exercising, start 15:15 losing weight, eat a better diet 15:17 and the beauty of it is, Ron, you know this 15:20 When I'm working with someone who's an outpatient, 15:23 we're trying to educate them to make better food choices 15:27 trying to teach them how to prepare foods, 15:29 maybe they come to a cooking class 15:30 maybe they work with a dietician 15:32 Here at NEWSTART, from day one, you're eating an 15:35 optimum diet for your chronic medical conditions 15:38 So we have the ability here, at a very short order, 15:41 to get many of the people that 15:43 come off of many of those medications 15:45 Well, I wanted to ask 15:49 How soon did you take her off, or do you just take 15:52 someone off medication or do you recommend? What do you do? 15:55 Well, typically what I'm doing, like with blood pressure, 15:59 we're monitoring the blood pressure very carefully 16:02 If when I see the person and size up their history, 16:05 their physical exam, listen to their lifestyle 16:09 If I know there's going to be a really dramatic change 16:11 and their blood pressure's 16:13 already running on the lower side 16:14 we may back off on medicines the first time I see them 16:17 In De's case, her blood pressure 16:19 was a bit higher when she showed up 16:22 I didn't know how big the changes would be 16:24 because they had made some changes already 16:27 So we were just having her monitor her blood 16:28 pressures carefully a couple times a day 16:31 We have automated blood 16:32 pressure cuffs in the NEWSTART Lodge 16:34 And then when I'd see her in the office, 16:36 we saw that blood pressure coming down within a short time 16:38 We started tapering off her 16:41 medicine and within a week or less, 16:43 she was totally off her blood pressure medicine 16:47 Now I know there's viewers out there going, 16:49 wow I can do that, I think I'll change my diet 16:52 and I'm going to suprise my doctor, 16:54 do you recommend that? 16:56 Well, we're not going to ever 16:57 discourage someone from changing their lifestyle 17:00 And if you do make dramatic changes in your lifestyle, 17:03 what you're going to find is with alot of these things, 17:06 you want to have medical input 17:08 Because the average person, Ron, 17:10 doesn't know how to taper medication 17:12 Some medications you can stop abruptly, 17:15 Others are very dangerous to 17:16 It's true with certain blood pressure medicines, 17:18 You can even have a heart 17:20 attack from stopping a blood pressure 17:21 medicine too quickly of a certain class 17:23 Others cause what we call, Rebound Hypertension 17:26 You stop a medicine abruptly and then 17:28 you get tremendously high blood pressure. 17:30 It can even cause a stroke or end you up in the emergency room 17:34 So you want to have some knowledge of how the drugs work 17:37 and most lay people simply 17:38 don't have that kind of background 17:40 So what I hear you saying is, 17:41 don't do this at home 17:43 You want to do it along with your doctor, that is, 17:46 if you want to start cutting back on the medication, 17:49 do it with your doctor's approval 17:51 And, you know, Doctor's 17:53 today are very reasonable 17:54 If a person is making positive lifestyle changes, 17:57 and they call the doctor 17:58 and they say, Doc my blood pressure is running 50, 18:01 when I wake up in the morning it 18:03 gets down to 40 sometimes after meals 18:06 Well the average doctor, I mean, 18:08 any doctor is going to tell you to cut back on the insulin 18:12 Or you gotta stop this oral medication. 18:15 We like to kind of nip that in the bud 18:17 and help a person never to 18:19 get the 40 or 50 blood sugar 18:21 Yes. So with her case, now what have- and i 18:27 know you're also the doctor for her husband 18:30 -Right. Does she have instructions 18:33 and does he have adequate instructions 18:36 so that they can leave here, comfortably go home, 18:40 and continue administering to his well-being? 18:44 We try to make sure that every patient 18:46 has a game plan when they go back home 18:48 So it's not just about what 18:50 happens here, over 18 days 18:52 It's really helping people have a new outlook, 18:54 a new approach on how they can live their life 18:57 And so definitely I've spoken with her husband, 19:00 Lou, as well as De and I think 19:02 they're both pretty squared away on what 19:05 needs to continue when they go back home 19:08 Now I also know that the guests 19:10 who come through the program can, 19:13 when they'd like, give you a call 19:16 or Dr. Ing or Dr. Lukens and you're 19:19 willing to support them on a phone call 19:23 We're definitely willing and I 19:25 always tell my patients, Ron, 19:26 I mean things can get incredibly hectic around here, 19:29 some of us wear alot of hats, I teach in the college 19:32 we do alot of community programs, 19:34 we do our media work, as well as see patients 19:37 And I tell all my patients, I try to encourage them, 19:41 if you don't hear back from me promptly, keep calling. 19:44 Keep sending me the emails 19:46 Because I'll be honest with you, sometimes things get 19:49 stacked up on my desk and it's not a primary care practice 19:52 So, we don't have 24-hour coverage, 19:55 we don't have an answering service. 19:57 It's designed as a 19:58 specialty referral practice 20:00 where we help people with lifestyle issues. 20:02 Now, I know there are viewers out 20:04 there that think they're very healthy, 20:07 Most of which, as we know, 20:10 are overweight 20:12 Some of which are 20:13 taking various medications 20:15 But because their husband, or their wife, 20:17 or their spouse is in worse shape, 20:19 they don't think there's 20:21 any problem with themselves 20:23 What I'm trying to say is, could you say something to them 20:27 that might inspire them and encourage them to seek help? 20:30 For sure. You know alot of people say, how can I take 20:34 the time and the expense to come to the NEWSTART program? 20:37 First of all, it's very 20:39 reasonably priced for what you get. 20:41 But let me tell it to you this way, don't wait 20:44 until you absolutely have to come to a program like this. 20:47 Take the initiative when you're aware of problems. 20:49 Don't say, well my blood pressure's controlled, 20:51 my diabetes is under control, 20:53 Really be proactive and try to 20:55 get here sooner rather than later. 20:58 Well said. Thank you, Dr. David. 21:00 I appreciate your time and thank you for joining us. 21:04 And thank you, friends but don't go away. 21:06 We have a tip for you. 21:09 Hello. I'm Dr. David DeRose. You know, helping a friend, 21:12 neighbor or relative have better health is one of 21:15 the most practical forms of health ministry available. 21:18 However, if you're not a health professional, 21:21 it can be extremely difficult to 21:23 know how to help someone access reliable, 21:25 credible up to date health information. 21:28 That's why I recommend 21:29 the NEWSTART Lifestyle Club. 21:31 The club is based on the world famous NEWSTART principles that 21:34 have helped millions be well 21:36 naturally without the use of drugs. 21:38 The club offers streaming video, 21:40 expert health advice, wellness tips, tools and more. 21:43 And when it comes to ministry, the NEWSTART 21:46 lifestyle club provides a way for sponsored 21:48 churches and health organizations to connect 21:51 with club members in their own communities. 21:53 If you'd like to learn more about how the NEWSTART 21:56 lifestyle club can make a 21:57 difference in your health outreach, call 22:03 And ask for your free copy of 22:06 Health Evangelism Made Simple. 22:25 Hello and welcome to NEWSTART At Home. 22:27 I'm your host, Don Mackintosh. 22:28 and today we have in the studio with us, 22:31 Doctor Doug Plata. 22:32 Welcome, Doctor. -Thank you. 22:34 You are a specialist in family medicine but 22:37 also preventative medicine. -That's correct. 22:40 One of the things we've been talking about is the lack of 22:44 hydration people have. 22:46 They're not drinking enough water, 22:48 or maybe some people drink too much 22:49 but we want to talk about water today. 22:51 How important is it? 22:53 It's extremely important. 22:54 There's studies showing that for heart health it's actually about 22:58 important as many of the other common 23:01 treatments that we have for heart disease. 23:04 By making sure you get an adequate 23:07 amount versus those people who are low end, 23:09 the difference meet is about 50 23:11 percent reduction in risk of heart attack. 23:16 And that's probably because the blood gets more 23:18 viscous and more sticky and 23:19 maybe causes the coronary events? 23:21 We're not entirely sure but that's probably at least 23:24 part of the reason. I'm guessing that's what it is. 23:27 So, what kind of water should we drink? 23:30 Tap water, distilled water? 23:32 I mean, there's all kinds of exotic waters. I go to the store 23:35 and I could see a bottle that 23:37 will cost me $1.72 or a buck maybe, 23:41 And then I can find this exotic water that's, you know, 23:44 I'm not saying it's ten bucks but there's a big vast 23:46 variation and they have different labels of stuff. 23:49 How do I navigate that? 23:50 The first thing that I'd like to point out is, 23:53 regardless of the type of the water, 23:54 getting enough water is the 23:56 number one message, first and foremost. 23:57 When it comes to the type of water, 24:00 there have been a number of different studies done on this. 24:05 And again make 24:06 sure you get water. 24:09 Probably one of the more unhealthy 24:11 forms of water is actually distilled water. 24:14 I know this is going to come as a surprise 24:17 and perhaps concern to some of the listeners. 24:20 But what distilled water does is it 24:22 separates out the minerals from the water, 24:24 and what we're finding out is that those minerals 24:27 are there for a reason, in particular, cardiac health. 24:30 So tap water is good then, after all. 24:32 Depends on the local 24:34 environment in terms of like if there's chemicals in there. 24:38 I think many of us have chosen to go with water that's 24:41 like from the stream source, you know, mountain water. 24:44 And then what about filtered with charcoal? 24:46 It's probably better because it does take out 24:50 some of the chlorine and some of the other substances 24:53 Okay, so how much water should i drink? 24:58 I always hear this 6 to 8 glasses. 25:00 Is that valid, or how do you tell? 25:03 The problem is people come in different sizes, 25:06 they have different needs, and if it's 25:08 a hot day versus if you're exercising, 25:11 You know 6 to 8 glasses is maybe a good 25:14 rule of thumb but I think far better is to 25:17 actually sort of let your urine actually be 25:19 the guide in terms of how much you should get. 25:22 So my urine being the guide is somewhat interesting. 25:26 I never thought of being led by my urine. 25:29 But what do you mean by this? 25:30 What do you mean by the urine being the guide? 25:33 Yeah, as we pee in the toilet, as you take a 25:35 look at the color of your urine in the toilet, 25:38 it's pretty straightforward but something 25:40 that we need to really pay attention to. 25:42 If it's really dark yellow, we're not getting enough water. 25:46 If it's clear then we know we're doing a good job. 25:49 So it should be as close to clear 25:51 as possible. -Really that's true. 25:54 And if you're seeing that it's not, 25:56 you need to drink 2, 3, 25:57 4 more glasses. -Get more water. 25:59 But the problem is urine 26:01 comes at the end, in other words, 26:03 it's what you should've been doing before, 26:04 so how can you make sure that you're getting enough? 26:07 What you can do is you can use the 26:09 urine as a general guide. It's a reminder. 26:12 I'm not getting enough water, so I need to do things to be 26:14 able to help get enough water as evidence by a clear urine. 26:20 Okay, so I get my water bottle. 26:22 Can the water be damaged at 26:24 all by being in the sun in a plastic bottle? 26:27 Tell us about that. 26:28 Yeah, there is significant concerns about certain 26:31 substances within plastics. 26:33 The harder the plastic, the better. 26:35 For me, I actually got a stainless steel container or a 26:40 glass container is probably one of the safer ways to store. 26:46 If you have it in the sun, if it's in a 26:48 plastic bottle, it's probably not good. 26:50 There's certain chemicals that can 26:51 sort of leech into the water. 26:53 But if it's in glass or something 26:55 that's not going to leech out that's better. 26:58 So the most important thing is, get water -Yes. 27:00 Get enough water based on 6 to 8 27:02 glasses as a rule of thumb but really look 27:05 at your urine to see if it's clear or not, 27:07 Make sure you're getting the best kind of water in 27:11 terms of the container, so you don't have an interaction 27:15 But the real bottom line is make sure 27:17 and get water. You really need water. 27:19 It's really hard to overdo it. -Put it on your desk, 27:21 have it with you, carry it, whatever you can do. 27:23 We've been talking with Doctor Doug Plata and 27:26 we're thankful that you came to be with us today. 27:28 We're glad that you came to be with us as well. If you want 27:32 information about this or other topics 27:34 that are very practical and useful, go to 27:40 And you can find this program and many others. 27:43 Thanks for joining us. 27:51 Well friends, that's it for the day but don't delay. 27:54 Pick up that phone and give us a call at 28:03 Have a great week and God Bless. |
Revised 2013-06-17