Every year in America,
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there are over
one million deaths
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because of type 2
diabetes and chronic obesity.
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This includes heart
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That's six and a half
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What's even more surprising
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It's your lifestyle.
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Wouldn't it be nice
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quality years to your life
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rather than dying
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Obesity and
diabetes are the cause of
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over million deaths per year.
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Hi, friends, and welcome to
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another edition of Newstart Now.
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I have a special guest in
our studio today, Rod Kennedy.
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And we want to take a
look at when Rod first arrived
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and you're gonna
see an amazing change.
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Let's see if you can spot it.
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And don't go away,
because Dr. Randy Bivens
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has a special message for
us, at the end of the program.
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My life has
significantly diminished
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over the past couple of years
with regards to my activities,
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the way I feel, the
energy level that I have,
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and my engagement
in life's activities.
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Over the course of
two or three years,
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my health has really slipped
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and I have a number of
different health conditions
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that I'm trying to
address, over weight obviously.
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I have high blood pressure,
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potentially
pre-diabetic, sleep apnea
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and just have not
been taking care of myself.
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And I'm concerned
about how I've let myself go
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over the last
three to five years,
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and
significantly in the last year.
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Ultimately, I'm looking
for, you know, fantastic health
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but I would also like to find a,
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re-find the
confidence that I had in myself
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and in my ability to, you know,
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really get things done and
make a difference in the world.
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Welcome back, friends,
in our studio, Rod Kennedy.
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Hi, Ron.
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Rod, it's such a
pleasure to see you this way.
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And what a-- can I
say what I mean by that?
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Please.
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You know, your attitude
has just changed a great deal.
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Your attitude-- I
just see you more alive.
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Well, I feel more alive, Ron.
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I really do.
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You do look--
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So and I feel more, sort
of, on top of it and connected.
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I am feeling a
lot better than I was
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I think the first
time we did the interview.
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Yes.
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And tell us what has changed.
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What happened here that changed?
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A lot of different things,
a lot of things happened here.
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And it's, you know, I
identified a couple of them,
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but, you know, the first thing
of course, is the location.
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It's a wonderful place.
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It's a very peaceful place.
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It's a place where I felt
like I could really, kind of,
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relax, number one.
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And kind of,
reconnect, get in touch with
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who I am internally
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and who I am as a
person and what I'm doing.
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What I'm doing here in life.
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On top of that, you
know, the whole staff,
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they're just such
really beautiful people
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and all the people around here.
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They make you really feel
very good and very special
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and that, there's something
about the love that they--
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that comes naturally from them,
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that you feel and you
feel really good and accepted.
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Even though it took me,
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you know, a week and a
half to two weeks to kind of,
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try to work through
either my spiritual,
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physical, emotional
state that I arrived in.
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You know, they
were there to support me
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and it was great to have that.
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Yeah.
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And of course in
addition to that is
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all the different
things that you learn
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about a healthy lifestyle.
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Well, what about
you personally now,
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what changes--
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have you dropped any medication,
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have you lost some
weight, are you walking,
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tell me about
such things, you know.
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Yeah, and getting down
to that in a personal level,
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absolutely, I've
certainly increased my exercise
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which has made me feel better.
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I've been able to
sleep a little bit better,
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which makes a difference.
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Certainly, the diet, the
nutrition aspect of things
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has made a big
difference, I can tell,
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right away that
that is, and yes,
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I have not only
dropped some weight,
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but I've been able
to stop the medications
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that I was on, I
came here primarily
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for a number of things.
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But one of them was
obviously, high blood pressure,
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and the potential for,
you know, developing diabetes.
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I certainly didn't
want to go down that road,
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I don't have diabetes,
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I'm not on any of
those medications but--
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How much weight did you lose?
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I've lost, we
checked it yesterday
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and I think it was like
around 12 pounds so far.
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Okay.
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And what about the medications,
what medications did you--
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It was a high blood pressure
medication that I was on.
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The highest dose for, you
know, what's called Lisinopril
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which is the basic medication
for high blood pressure.
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And I've been able to stop that.
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Actually, I went
through a fast for three days
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and during the fast I
was going cheese, um--
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My blood pressure has
been really pretty low.
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They were taking
it, it was way down,
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like 105 over 75 and so.
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Dr. Lukens, my doctor said,
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"Well, hey, stop and
let's see what happens."
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And that was
during the first week,
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and I've been great ever since.
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But I've been walking everyday.
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I've been fellowship with my,
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you know, the other individuals
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who are
participating in this program
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makes a big difference.
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Obviously, the nutrition
makes a big difference.
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And there is a beautiful
spirit that is around this.
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That is something special.
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We-- Yeah, there
is, there really is.
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I-- you know, I
felt the same way, Rod,
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when I came here, I said, gee,
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these folks seem to
be a little different.
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And when I came here
I was not a Christian.
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But I saw that there was this
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air of
Christianity, if you will,
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and I don't want
to overplay that.
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But it came
through from my perspective
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these people were real nice.
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They're genuine.
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They were genuine people
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and they were--
they're filled with,
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for lack of a better
word, a loving spirit.
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And that was
evident from the first day
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that I got here and through,
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I would say all my encounters
with the staff and it--
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it overflows into
their participants
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and the
residents and so then when,
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you know, you're-- you
come together as a group,
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you know, there are so many
who come from different places,
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but you come together as
a group and you then feel it
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and support each
other as a group.
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And that's been great, too.
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It's been really nice getting
to know different people here
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and making some
connections and relationships.
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Now you met a guy
here who's been on
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the Newstart Now program
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that I'm gonna
interview later in the day.
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Yeah, I think you mean Rick?
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Rick. Yeah, go, Rick.
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Isn't that amazing
how in such a short time
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we gather friends?
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Yeah, it really is.
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And there's a
number of guys that I've--
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and women that I've
made friends with here and--
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And they supported you?
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Yeah, exactly. Exactly.
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And there is
tremendous amount of support.
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There is always
"How are you doing today.
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Let's go for a walk."
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And, you know, sometimes,
you get intimate with them
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and they tell you their
story and how they came and,
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Rick, you know, shared
some of the stuff with me
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and it's very impressive
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what he's been
able to accomplish.
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And a real support,
we had good relationship
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with most of the people
here that I've encountered.
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How about the food?
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You know, the food I
would say that 85% of it,
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90% of it I really enjoyed.
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There's some dishes
I just didn't care for.
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And that's okay, you know,
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'cause you're not
gonna like everything.
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I didn't like that, I was me,
having my fair share of garlic.
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Oh. Yeah, garlic's good.
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I love garlic and
some of the foods were--
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But the food's been great,
and what's been fun is the--
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is the cooking
school, that's been fun, too,
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to be able to, in
this brand new kitchen,
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of course that they have.
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It's been really
fun making the food
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and enjoying the
food that you make
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and that's, that's
what made the difference.
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Now what about your visits
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with the exercise
therapists, dietician.
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How did the-- did they
play a significant part here?
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Yeah. Yeah, they did.
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They did.
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It's really important-- I
think it's really important
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each one of the people,
especially, the dietician,
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and then be able to
spend a little time looking at.
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'Cause the whole
thing, obviously,
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is I'm gonna take
this back home with me.
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Yes.
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And so whatever it is
I'm learning, the exercise,
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what kind of exercise
is gonna be right for me
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when I get back
home, it's important.
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And the nutrition,
what's realistic for me.
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What's realistic
for me to be able to
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have on a daily basis
in my life with regards to
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a vegan diet or a
close to a vegan diet.
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And the nutrition classes
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have been really
helpful to be able to,
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you know, as they
explain, here is your plate.
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Your plate is
divided into three.
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So think about
what you want to put
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in each one of these.
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And that makes a
lot of sense to me.
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It's worked for me
and the food's good.
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Have you noticed when the--
I used to watch the doctors,
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I figured, they
are pretty healthy,
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and they're very healthy.
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If I eat what they eat
and Doctor A piles a salad
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and I, I can't
eat that much salad.
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No. But he does every day.
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I know, he does,
it was kind of fun.
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We were making fun
of him out at a picnic
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over at this beautiful
place in Auburn that we had
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'cause he was able to
create a haystack that was--
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Just huge and he
ate every last morsel.
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He did.
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But you look at
him, he looks good.
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Yeah. I could
look as good as Dr. A.
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Yeah, you will.
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And, you know, I'm
gonna do some follow up
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if you don't mind.
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And-- So we've been told.
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We're gonna be hanging with you
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and coaching
you and lead you on.
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Well, I think
that's really important.
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We've got a few seconds left
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and I want to thank you,
Rod, for joining us here.
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Thank you. And God bless you.
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It's been a life
changing experience for me.
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Thank you very much.
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And, friends, don't
go away 'cause Dr. Lukens
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is gonna be right with us.
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Welcome back, friends,
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and in our studio
is Dr. Rick Lukens.
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Hi, Dr. Lukens,
good to have you here.
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Good to be back.
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Now so the viewers
know, you've been here
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at Weimar some 25 years.
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Yep. This June.
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This June, 25 years
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and you also have
a ministry in Africa.
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That's right.
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Other than that,
anything, any other jobs--
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Well, the thing that is
so encouraging, amazing,
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overwhelming if
you can say is that
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I'm constantly reading
my family practice news.
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And over the last 15, 20 years
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what we're doing here is
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affirmed over and
over and over again.
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So and what we see
about every three months,
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something new comes up that I--
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wow, and that helps
that, too, you know.
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Right.
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So, you know, you can't walk
away from something like that.
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Well, you know, I know
it 'cause you've given me
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some of those articles to read,
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but we actually
had that experience.
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Month in and month out together
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we have for about nine
years it's been for me.
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Absolutely, yeah.
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And we want to talk about
the gentleman that you had
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as a patient that
came to us, you know,
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when he first got
here he was a little down
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and seemed a little, a little--
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anyway, what kind of
changes as a doctor do you see?
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You know, actually it
goes back quite a ways.
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His father was
here about 20 years ago.
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And then he's come here,
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my wife has known
him for about ten.
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She lost track of him
because of their jobs,
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but I would say that he has
a very depressing work to do.
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Because he is in a
county health situation
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and there is never enough funds
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and there is always
more that people have to do.
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And, you know, if you do
that year in and year out,
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you know, it can wear on you.
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The other thing that I see
is that so many times people,
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you know, they are so tired
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and this is
everybody, practically.
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At the end of the
day, it's rush, rush, rush,
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stress, stress, stress
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and then they just
kind of like, oh, man,
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I'm back home now and
I'm just gonna kick back
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and I'm gonna
watch some television
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and after a while that, that
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starts to take a
toll on your health
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and before you know
it, you heard what he said.
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He is just, you know, like,
wow, how did I get like this?
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And look at all these
things that I'm facing now.
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Maybe it's gonna be
diabetes, I've already got,
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you know,
cholesterol problems, I've got,
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you know, all
these kind of things.
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So it's something that,
you know, get at it early
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and he really has
gained a lot of weight.
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Yeah.
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It's apparent
and he mentioned that
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during our first interview.
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But he's also
lost several pounds,
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he'll continue to
lose weight as I have.
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You know, it's
been, well, since Weimar
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it's been about 80
pounds, 70-80 pounds.
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We should have a
flash where it shows you,
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you know, and then back again.
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Yeah. It would be great.
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But I was like, my face
looked almost like Rod's
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and many other
people who've come here,
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that have come
through the program.
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But, you know,
Doc, we often equate
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a success as losing weight.
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This is not a
losing weight clinic.
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This is more than that.
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We lose weight, we
get rid of diabetes,
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high blood
pressure, some cancers.
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I've seen them, although
we don't make those claims
00:17:04.22\00:17:07.72
and a whole lot of other things
that people come here with.
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Now as far as Rod is concerned,
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what about his blood pressure?
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What about his obesity?
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Where is he gonna go from here?
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What is-- what's
gonna be his success?
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Well, that's your problem.
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That's right, I forgot.
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Yeah, I'm so thrilled
that you're following up
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and you've told me that
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the people are
just very, very happy.
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You know, it's not a big deal
00:17:35.66\00:17:39.26
to talk about a weight
loss program, like you say
00:17:39.29\00:17:41.93
because Jenny can
get you 20, you know,
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20 bucks or something like that.
00:17:45.31\00:17:47.07
Yeah.
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But-- no, I'm
thinking more of the,
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what he talked about
00:17:51.40\00:17:53.16
was how his mood
and his spirits lifted.
00:17:53.19\00:17:56.94
That-- well, you
could see that on camera.
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Yeah, you could.
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Friends, when he came
on camera the first time,
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you could see that depression.
00:18:03.39\00:18:05.16
I could.
00:18:05.19\00:18:06.37
And then the
second time I went, wow,
00:18:06.40\00:18:08.41
what happened to this guy.
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But I know what happened.
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I see it happen all the time.
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In fact, we try to
get these first interviews
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with our guest day 1.
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Because if I
wait to interview them
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on the second or
third day that they're here,
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they are already
going through change
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and being, they are
seeing that there is hope.
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That's exactly right. Yeah.
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You know, and to go back
on that further, you know,
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when a person has to
get up in the morning,
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rush down, go through a
stressful day, kick back.
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Where is the
spiritual in that, you see.
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And you know
that from, you know--
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Years in the...
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Yeah. Yeah.
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The spiritual for
me was in the bottle.
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And, you know,
since I've been here
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no longer do I have any alcohol.
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In fact, I was
baptized since then
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and a number of other
things, but, you know,
00:19:01.39\00:19:04.26
I could see on the
faces of many people here,
00:19:04.29\00:19:07.14
they do get home.
00:19:07.17\00:19:09.76
They are
depressed, they are anxious
00:19:09.79\00:19:12.42
and they hit the bottle.
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So I don't know that that's
anyone in particular's case,
00:19:14.68\00:19:18.56
but I see it happen.
00:19:18.59\00:19:20.16
Yeah. 'Cause it happened to me.
00:19:20.19\00:19:22.58
Well, then the other
thing in this situation is that
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when the spiritual isn't there,
then the adversary comes in
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and starts giving this
negative talk to you, you know.
00:19:32.21\00:19:36.99
And I think that that's
what happened to Rod, you know.
00:19:37.02\00:19:39.72
Yeah.
00:19:39.75\00:19:40.91
He just-- it was
like, what's happened to me,
00:19:40.94\00:19:45.03
why don't I have more control?
00:19:45.06\00:19:46.65
Why don't I feel better?
00:19:46.68\00:19:48.44
Why do these little things
that used to not bother me,
00:19:48.47\00:19:50.91
why is this something
that comes into my mind
00:19:50.94\00:19:54.61
and spoils my day
and drags me down?
00:19:54.64\00:19:58.17
And exercise, you
know me, and exercise.
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Two-thirds and every time
I hear more about exercise,
00:20:01.63\00:20:05.17
I say it's more than two-thirds.
00:20:05.20\00:20:07.36
And my wife's
pysch-- clinical psych news,
00:20:07.39\00:20:13.26
they say over and over again,
00:20:13.29\00:20:15.52
you have to have
exercise as part of the--
00:20:15.55\00:20:19.46
as the anxiety
and the depression
00:20:19.49\00:20:21.47
and the blahs and the blues
and all that kind of stuff.
00:20:21.50\00:20:25.24
When you get the
exercise in there,
00:20:25.27\00:20:27.70
then you can start
turning things around.
00:20:27.73\00:20:30.33
And when you feel better
about yourself, you know,
00:20:30.36\00:20:32.25
you can say, well,
00:20:32.28\00:20:33.67
I don't really need
those donuts anymore,
00:20:33.70\00:20:35.75
'cause I, you know, I--
but if you are depressed,
00:20:35.78\00:20:39.16
you know, and if
you're discouraged,
00:20:39.19\00:20:42.42
you've lost your
courage, then you say, oh,
00:20:42.45\00:20:45.21
what difference in tomorrow.
00:20:45.24\00:20:47.30
Yeah. Yeah.
00:20:47.33\00:20:48.37
Tomorrow is when I'm
gonna turn over a new leaf
00:20:48.40\00:20:50.62
and so, you know, Rod's
not really any different than
00:20:50.65\00:20:53.84
any of the rest of us.
00:20:53.87\00:20:54.92
It's just in his situation.
00:20:54.95\00:20:59.09
And then your family,
you know, he has family,
00:20:59.12\00:21:02.10
they are very dear to him.
00:21:02.13\00:21:05.12
And he is very dear to them
00:21:05.15\00:21:06.99
and when he is
having success and stuff,
00:21:07.02\00:21:10.17
they are thrilled with that.
00:21:10.20\00:21:11.83
Well, I predict that
when he goes back home
00:21:11.86\00:21:16.78
and his family, and his--
the people he worked with,
00:21:16.81\00:21:20.95
see this amazing
change, they're gonna say,
00:21:20.98\00:21:24.23
what are you doing there.
00:21:24.26\00:21:25.90
What's happened here?
00:21:25.93\00:21:28.08
And he'll have a great testimony
00:21:28.11\00:21:31.13
as he has here.
00:21:31.16\00:21:32.93
Now, Doc, we don't
have a whole lot of time,
00:21:32.96\00:21:36.10
any closing remarks that
you could give to the viewers
00:21:36.13\00:21:40.12
that might help them.
00:21:40.15\00:21:42.07
Well, you know, coming
back to the spiritual again,
00:21:42.10\00:21:44.61
we try to get the
people to memorize verses,
00:21:44.64\00:21:48.86
if they're Christian, of course,
00:21:48.89\00:21:50.56
to memorize Bible promises.
00:21:50.59\00:21:53.40
And when the, when
the Holy Spirit comes
00:21:53.43\00:21:55.23
and speaks to your heart
00:21:55.26\00:21:57.10
and says you are a child of God,
00:21:57.13\00:22:00.69
now you are child of God.
00:22:00.72\00:22:02.78
And start
thinking in terms of heaven
00:22:02.81\00:22:05.68
and your future life
and then that energises you
00:22:05.71\00:22:09.64
to try to help other
people to come along.
00:22:09.67\00:22:13.39
Doctor, I want to thank you
for joining us here as usual.
00:22:13.42\00:22:16.45
Well, it's always a pleasure.
00:22:16.48\00:22:18.18
It's a pleasure to have you.
00:22:18.21\00:22:19.51
Yeah, this type of
a case is all of this.
00:22:19.54\00:22:21.54
Yes, it is.
00:22:21.57\00:22:23.29
And, friends, don't go
away 'cause Dr. Bivens will be
00:22:23.32\00:22:26.29
right with us with
an important message.
00:22:26.32\00:22:28.59
Hi, I'm Dr. Randy Bivens.
00:22:35.09\00:22:37.39
When The Beatles
wrote the popular song,
00:22:37.42\00:22:39.42
"Here comes the sun,"
00:22:39.45\00:22:40.83
they might have been
celebrating the sun's return
00:22:40.86\00:22:43.55
to their rainy home in England.
00:22:43.58\00:22:45.49
It's warm, it's bright,
00:22:45.52\00:22:47.55
the sun is
generally thought to be
00:22:47.58\00:22:49.05
a pretty happy component
in our every day lives.
00:22:49.08\00:22:52.70
But why do we need it?
00:22:52.73\00:22:54.65
What makes it
indispensable to our lives?
00:22:54.68\00:22:57.67
Two words, Vitamin D.
00:22:57.70\00:23:01.43
There is a cholesterol
like compound in our blood
00:23:01.46\00:23:03.93
that transforms into Vitamin
D when exposed to sunlight.
00:23:03.96\00:23:09.24
This Vitamin D is then
converted to it's active form
00:23:09.27\00:23:12.09
by the liver and
then by the kidneys.
00:23:12.12\00:23:15.31
Well, that makes a question,
why do we need Vitamin D?
00:23:15.34\00:23:20.09
What happens if
you don't have enough?
00:23:20.12\00:23:22.94
For years, we've
understood Vitamin D's role
00:23:22.97\00:23:25.28
in regulating calcium levels
00:23:25.31\00:23:27.10
and how a
deficiency can cause both
00:23:27.13\00:23:29.47
rickets and osteoporosis.
00:23:29.50\00:23:31.93
Today, we know that Vitamin
D also has an important role
00:23:31.96\00:23:35.68
as a steroid
hormone in gene modulation.
00:23:35.71\00:23:39.90
This means Vitamin D can help
turn on health promoting genes,
00:23:39.93\00:23:44.05
while suppressing bad
genes, especially, oncogenes,
00:23:44.08\00:23:48.77
a gene group
that promotes cancer.
00:23:48.80\00:23:52.07
And let us not forget
Vitamin D's very important role
00:23:52.10\00:23:55.48
as an antioxidant.
00:23:55.51\00:23:58.52
Sun exposure
among men was studied
00:23:58.55\00:24:00.47
in a recent
cancer research article.
00:24:00.50\00:24:02.67
Those receiving the most
sun experienced a 50% reduction
00:24:02.70\00:24:07.35
in prostate
cancer, relative to those
00:24:07.38\00:24:10.25
who received the least sun.
00:24:10.28\00:24:12.27
This is only one
example as Vitamin D
00:24:12.30\00:24:14.98
has also been shown to reduce
many other types of cancer.
00:24:15.01\00:24:20.24
This doesn't mean
that you should spend
00:24:20.27\00:24:21.71
every minute of every
day basking under the sun.
00:24:21.74\00:24:25.75
Most people need to spend
only a short time in the sun
00:24:25.78\00:24:28.28
to maintain
healthy Vitamin D levels.
00:24:28.31\00:24:31.14
Once a person
makes enough Vitamin D,
00:24:31.17\00:24:33.51
any extra is turned
into inactive substances.
00:24:33.54\00:24:37.69
And adequate
storage of Vitamin D
00:24:37.72\00:24:39.45
during summer
months usually provides
00:24:39.48\00:24:41.68
sufficient amounts
for the winter months.
00:24:41.71\00:24:44.86
There are two wavelengths
of ultraviolet radiation
00:24:44.89\00:24:47.80
that we should be
aware of, UVA and UVB.
00:24:47.83\00:24:53.02
The production of Vitamin
D requires UVB radiation,
00:24:53.05\00:24:58.50
which is blocked
by most sunscreens.
00:24:58.53\00:25:01.55
It's the UVA rays
that are not blocked
00:25:01.58\00:25:04.91
by most sunscreens,
00:25:04.94\00:25:06.38
yet are the most dangerous
for most types of skin cancer.
00:25:06.41\00:25:10.94
What this means is that
by using a sunscreen product,
00:25:10.97\00:25:14.39
you reduced
your Vitamin D level.
00:25:14.42\00:25:17.35
You've also done great
level to decrease your risk
00:25:17.38\00:25:19.97
for skin cancer.
00:25:20.00\00:25:22.62
Ultimately, sunshine is
important for cancer reduction,
00:25:22.65\00:25:25.93
rickets prevention
and reducing osteoporosis.
00:25:25.96\00:25:30.10
Moreover, sunshine
can also keep you happy.
00:25:30.13\00:25:35.00
You might have heard of
Seasonal Affective Disorder,
00:25:35.03\00:25:37.54
otherwise known as SAD or
SAD, it's a type of depression
00:25:37.57\00:25:42.87
that occurs at the
same time every year,
00:25:42.90\00:25:44.84
starting in the fall,
00:25:44.87\00:25:46.28
and then
improving in the spring.
00:25:46.31\00:25:48.60
This type of
depression is energy draining
00:25:48.63\00:25:51.09
and makes you feel moody,
often for what frustratingly
00:25:51.12\00:25:54.69
feels like no reason at all.
00:25:54.72\00:25:57.50
If you're going
through this now,
00:25:57.53\00:25:58.84
go and try to
find a patch of sun.
00:25:58.87\00:26:01.98
SAD is caused by
decreasing amounts of sunlight
00:26:02.01\00:26:04.95
and colder weather.
00:26:04.98\00:26:07.48
Providing bright light
at the correct wavelength
00:26:07.51\00:26:10.65
is called phototherapy.
00:26:10.68\00:26:13.01
Researchers have
found that this changes
00:26:13.04\00:26:15.91
the chemistry of the brain
00:26:15.94\00:26:17.24
while boosting Vitamin D levels.
00:26:17.27\00:26:19.78
In fact phototherapy
in the form of light boxes
00:26:19.81\00:26:22.71
radically improves SAD.
00:26:22.74\00:26:26.06
Phototherapy is an option,
but choosing to have your home
00:26:26.09\00:26:29.00
in an area where the
sun often shines is ideal.
00:26:29.03\00:26:32.61
It's understandable
that not everyone can live
00:26:32.64\00:26:35.36
next to a sunny beach.
00:26:35.39\00:26:37.49
But we encourage
you to do your best
00:26:37.52\00:26:39.05
to make sun a priority,
00:26:39.08\00:26:41.12
incorporate just 20-30 minutes
of natural warmth bringing
00:26:41.15\00:26:44.92
and mood lifting
sunlight in your life
00:26:44.95\00:26:47.63
and see how it
works to lead you down
00:26:47.66\00:26:49.79
a path of focus.
00:26:49.82\00:26:53.14
You're killing me.
00:26:53.17\00:26:54.48
You're killing me.
00:26:57.73\00:26:59.31
Actually, Dad, you
are killing yourself.
00:26:59.34\00:27:04.00
With the only
program scientifically proven
00:27:04.03\00:27:06.20
to prolong life by ten years,
00:27:06.23\00:27:08.08
the Newstart Lifestyle Program
00:27:08.11\00:27:09.76
can significantly
decrease the risk of disease,
00:27:09.79\00:27:12.12
including diabetes.
00:27:12.15\00:27:13.59
You're done with that?
00:27:13.62\00:27:15.90
I think I am?
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