Every year in America, there are over 1 million deaths 00:00:12.46\00:00:15.05 because of type 2 diabetes and chronic obesity. 00:00:15.08\00:00:17.98 This includes heart attacks and strokes 00:00:18.01\00:00:20.45 that's six and half 747s crashing everyday. 00:00:20.48\00:00:24.09 What's even most surprising is that the fix is easy. 00:00:24.12\00:00:27.39 It's your lifestyle. 00:00:27.42\00:00:28.83 Wouldn't it be nice 00:00:28.86\00:00:29.89 if you could actually add quality years to your life 00:00:29.92\00:00:32.27 rather than dying one organ at a time? 00:00:32.30\00:00:34.95 Obesity and diabetes 00:00:34.98\00:00:36.44 are the cause of over million deaths per year. 00:00:36.47\00:00:39.21 Most diseases are reversible, 00:00:39.24\00:00:41.42 because most diseases are lifestyle diseases, 00:00:41.45\00:00:44.23 especially type 2 diabetes and chronic obesity. 00:00:44.26\00:00:47.80 Seriously now, they can be reversed 00:00:47.83\00:00:50.04 and the quality of your life can be renewed. 00:00:50.07\00:00:53.56 Call Newstart today at 1-800-525-9192. 00:00:53.59\00:00:59.93 You will see dramatic changes 00:00:59.96\00:01:01.42 in the first few days of our program 00:01:01.45\00:01:03.29 and you'll be on the road 00:01:03.32\00:01:04.67 to a better more robust quality of life. 00:01:04.70\00:01:07.37 The Newstart programs are simple and effective. 00:01:07.40\00:01:10.53 Hi, friends, and welcome 00:01:14.62\00:01:15.92 to another edition of Newstart Now. 00:01:15.95\00:01:18.23 I'm your host Ron Giannoni. 00:01:18.26\00:01:20.60 In our studio with me I have a gentleman 00:01:20.63\00:01:23.43 from Admin Washington, Andy Seaver. 00:01:23.46\00:01:28.14 Now, Andy we have an interesting story here. 00:01:28.17\00:01:31.77 Let's take a look at when Andrew first arrived. 00:01:31.80\00:01:37.06 And round about three and half weeks ago, 00:01:37.09\00:01:40.03 I was in an ICU 00:01:40.06\00:01:42.19 for the third time in less than a year, 00:01:42.22\00:01:47.15 and I felt like as a wake up call 00:01:47.18\00:01:51.47 that something needed to be changed 00:01:51.50\00:01:55.71 or I was not going to be around the year from now. 00:01:55.74\00:01:59.48 And sent me home with two medications 00:01:59.51\00:02:01.66 that I've previously had not taken 00:02:01.69\00:02:04.48 and doubled up on one that I had 00:02:04.51\00:02:07.60 and taking for years. 00:02:07.63\00:02:10.55 And I said at that point, you know, 00:02:10.58\00:02:14.53 I'm ready, let's go. 00:02:14.56\00:02:19.27 My impression had gone from zero to about man 00:02:19.30\00:02:25.35 over last three years. 00:02:25.38\00:02:30.86 I'd increase the amount of time 00:02:30.89\00:02:32.69 I was sleeping and decrease the amount of time 00:02:32.72\00:02:35.47 that I was with my wife and with my friends, 00:02:35.50\00:02:39.82 so wasn't much afraid of me. 00:02:39.85\00:02:42.26 And... 00:02:42.29\00:02:44.80 so I know that I was going downhill. 00:02:44.83\00:02:50.66 Taking life from here the ability to... 00:02:50.69\00:02:53.57 you know, to understand and be reinforced. 00:02:55.99\00:03:01.34 I just cherish that. 00:03:04.53\00:03:06.22 It's really good. 00:03:08.82\00:03:11.48 Welcome back, friends, here in the studio. 00:03:11.51\00:03:14.07 Andy, how are you? Good. 00:03:14.10\00:03:15.76 I'm glad you can make it today 00:03:15.79\00:03:17.17 and I'm excited to hear your story. 00:03:17.20\00:03:20.73 We saw when you first arrived, you had an episode. 00:03:20.76\00:03:25.04 I had one, so we're like brothers here. 00:03:25.07\00:03:29.37 Tell us what has happened now 00:03:29.40\00:03:31.57 that you are here, have you seen any hope? 00:03:31.60\00:03:36.00 Thank you very much for asking that question. 00:03:36.03\00:03:39.41 In the two weeks I've been here, 00:03:39.44\00:03:42.47 my blood pressure has come down by 20 points. 00:03:42.50\00:03:46.24 I've lost 16 pounds. Oh, well, that's good. 00:03:46.27\00:03:49.77 I had no exercise program going when I came here. 00:03:49.80\00:03:54.78 So far I've walked 105 miles. 00:03:54.81\00:03:58.62 Well, you've counted each mile. I never did that. 00:03:58.65\00:04:01.51 And my best day was 12 miles walking. 00:04:01.54\00:04:05.59 Good for you. 00:04:05.62\00:04:07.41 I was taking 21 pills a day, now taking none. 00:04:07.44\00:04:11.14 You are all from-- zero pill, 00:04:11.17\00:04:12.81 you're having zero pill. Zero pill. 00:04:12.84\00:04:14.93 You were taking 21. 21 pills. 00:04:14.96\00:04:17.25 And I will bet you that you were taking 00:04:17.28\00:04:19.27 some of them more than once a day. 00:04:19.30\00:04:21.21 Yes, sir, including those pills 00:04:21.24\00:04:25.16 were two for diabetes, two for hypertension. 00:04:25.19\00:04:30.06 And additionally I was on an insulin pump when I came. 00:04:30.09\00:04:33.69 Wow. 00:04:33.72\00:04:34.97 The first evening, 00:04:35.00\00:04:37.95 the physician after interviewing me said, 00:04:37.98\00:04:41.20 I want you to cut your insulin level, 00:04:41.23\00:04:43.88 your base rate, in other words 00:04:43.91\00:04:46.08 an hourly rated pump puts out in half. 00:04:46.11\00:04:49.47 And I want you to stop your oral insulin. 00:04:49.50\00:04:53.06 Now who is your doctor? Dr. Lukens. 00:04:53.09\00:04:54.72 Dr. Lukens. I know it. 00:04:54.75\00:04:56.14 Yes. 00:04:56.17\00:04:57.72 He cut your insulin in half in first day. 00:04:57.75\00:05:00.69 The first day. 00:05:00.72\00:05:03.13 The morning of the third day after the stress test, 00:05:03.16\00:05:08.23 he said turn the insulin pump off. 00:05:08.26\00:05:11.62 Now, let me stop you right there. 00:05:11.65\00:05:13.53 Were you little nervous? 00:05:13.56\00:05:16.07 When someone's telling to cut off your lifeline. 00:05:16.10\00:05:19.59 I had never heard about reversing diabetes. 00:05:19.62\00:05:23.99 I was awestruck, I was dumbfounded, 00:05:24.02\00:05:29.81 but I'm a registered nurse 00:05:29.84\00:05:32.08 and have been for 40 some odd years. 00:05:32.11\00:05:35.22 And I said we're on campus, 00:05:35.25\00:05:38.15 we have a doctor within three minutes. 00:05:38.18\00:05:40.72 Yeah. 24 hours a day. 00:05:40.75\00:05:42.35 More than one doctor-- 00:05:42.38\00:05:43.41 Right and we have nurses on duty 00:05:43.44\00:05:46.13 from 6 in the morning till 10 at night 00:05:46.16\00:05:48.98 and our call as well. 00:05:49.01\00:05:50.49 Let me stop you just a minute. 00:05:50.52\00:05:52.03 You nurses out there pay attention, 00:05:52.06\00:05:54.21 I've met a lot of nurses 00:05:54.24\00:05:55.79 and you're all God bless you for the work you do. 00:05:55.82\00:05:58.54 However here's the nurse 40 years he said, 00:05:58.57\00:06:02.12 had never heard of reversing diabetes. 00:06:02.15\00:06:05.42 And we reverse a lot of other diseases 00:06:05.45\00:06:08.04 because we know that most diseases 00:06:08.07\00:06:11.42 are lifestyle diseases. 00:06:11.45\00:06:14.10 Continue please. 00:06:14.13\00:06:15.26 Okay, anyway I took it on faith 00:06:15.29\00:06:20.83 and I've had no insulin since I've been here. 00:06:20.86\00:06:24.98 And what's your blood sugar in the morning? 00:06:25.01\00:06:27.16 It's still up, it's still-- between 148/220 fasting. 00:06:27.19\00:06:34.56 Now that means I've had nothing to eat 00:06:34.59\00:06:37.32 during the night time hours. 00:06:37.35\00:06:39.03 Exactly. 00:06:39.06\00:06:41.28 However there's a cell portion, 00:06:41.31\00:06:46.34 the power plant of the cell for non scientific crowds, 00:06:46.37\00:06:50.39 it's the power plant, it's called mitochondria. 00:06:50.42\00:06:53.12 And Dr. Lukens explained that I've been packing 00:06:53.15\00:06:57.34 that full of sugar for so long 00:06:57.37\00:07:00.62 that it needs 6 to 12 weeks for that to rejuvenate itself. 00:07:00.65\00:07:06.87 And God bless, it's only 10 more weeks, of course. 00:07:06.90\00:07:13.83 So I'm very, very happy. 00:07:13.86\00:07:16.86 I've dropped two waist sizes in my pants. 00:07:16.89\00:07:20.81 You're wearing the same pants you've brought. 00:07:20.84\00:07:22.81 Yes, sir... 00:07:22.84\00:07:23.87 I think that pretty much covers it. 00:07:29.38\00:07:31.88 I guess I would have to say though 00:07:31.91\00:07:33.91 that my faith has increased multifold. 00:07:33.94\00:07:39.94 Now why would your faith increased 00:07:39.97\00:07:44.54 just for coming to a lifestyle program? 00:07:44.57\00:07:48.35 There is no outer person on campus, 00:07:48.38\00:07:50.53 staff, visitor, family of workers. 00:07:50.56\00:07:57.47 There are some positives, he doesn't reach on the trail 00:07:57.50\00:08:00.95 and say hi, he doesn't wave at you, 00:08:00.98\00:08:03.98 if they're riding in the car. 00:08:04.01\00:08:06.63 There's not a person who doesn't sit down with you 00:08:06.66\00:08:10.63 before a treatment and pray with you. 00:08:10.66\00:08:13.02 Dr. Lukens did from the very start. 00:08:13.05\00:08:17.37 Dr. Hellman did as the nutritionist. 00:08:17.40\00:08:23.59 Of course the chaplain would, and that was just amazing. 00:08:23.62\00:08:27.77 And the massage therapist? The massage therapist Elias. 00:08:27.80\00:08:31.70 We don't want to miss anybody. Oh, my goodness. 00:08:31.73\00:08:36.96 You know, it was amazing 00:08:36.99\00:08:41.19 to get here and see that happen. 00:08:41.22\00:08:44.31 It's been amazing to see the nurses. 00:08:44.34\00:08:47.47 I had headaches the first day, my migraines were terrible 00:08:47.50\00:08:53.45 and the nurses came in to do the foot baths. 00:08:53.48\00:08:58.67 Your feet in warm water, 00:08:58.70\00:09:00.16 your head in ice water or an ice rag in prayer, 00:09:00.19\00:09:07.52 that doesn't happen in most hospital settings 00:09:07.55\00:09:10.65 that I have worked in. 00:09:10.68\00:09:11.74 Yeah. 00:09:11.77\00:09:14.01 I... you know, it's kind of-- 00:09:14.04\00:09:18.13 as I mentioned in the beginning interview 00:09:18.16\00:09:22.37 just to get here was the miracle. 00:09:22.40\00:09:25.60 I was at my wit's end. 00:09:25.63\00:09:27.73 I had come to the end of my road and said, okay, 00:09:27.76\00:09:35.25 if you can get us in, I'll go to my wife. 00:09:35.28\00:09:38.81 Yeah. 00:09:38.84\00:09:40.51 Andy, let me ask you a question now. 00:09:40.54\00:09:43.39 Did the Newstart program meet your expectations? 00:09:43.42\00:09:47.81 Far exceeding my expectations. My wife was here 10 years ago. 00:09:47.84\00:09:52.99 Yes. 00:09:53.02\00:09:54.08 And the questions I ask of her, her memory failed her. 00:09:54.11\00:09:57.92 So I came as the new babe in the woods 00:09:57.95\00:10:00.91 just like most people who arrive here 00:10:00.94\00:10:03.24 not knowing anything about what was going to occur? 00:10:03.27\00:10:07.21 What I need to do to wear? 00:10:07.24\00:10:12.17 What's the food was gonna be like 00:10:12.20\00:10:15.01 and it's just been beyond my wildest expectations. 00:10:15.04\00:10:21.94 I enjoyed everything that has come to me. 00:10:21.97\00:10:27.40 I was on a three day fast at the beginning 00:10:27.43\00:10:31.67 and they kept promising, they, the staff kept promising 00:10:31.70\00:10:35.23 that my taste buds were going to change. 00:10:35.26\00:10:39.86 I kind of-- Yeah. 00:10:39.89\00:10:42.16 As the peasant see to that 00:10:42.19\00:10:44.94 and ironically my first meal after coming off the fast 00:10:44.97\00:10:50.61 were the three foods in all of God's creation 00:10:50.64\00:10:56.50 that I dislike the most 00:10:56.53\00:11:01.37 and yet they tasted wonderful. 00:11:01.40\00:11:04.55 Yeah. 00:11:04.58\00:11:05.62 And my taste buds have changed. 00:11:05.65\00:11:09.73 They've taken on a whole different way 00:11:09.76\00:11:13.17 of feeding my brain. 00:11:13.20\00:11:16.74 Would you recommend the Newstart program? 00:11:16.77\00:11:19.74 To everyone. Amen. 00:11:19.77\00:11:23.94 So I came here with some expectations 00:11:23.97\00:11:29.36 but not anywhere close to what God has granted to me. 00:11:29.39\00:11:36.86 Amen. 00:11:36.89\00:11:39.10 Andy, I want to thank you 00:11:39.13\00:11:40.37 for taking the time to be with us 00:11:40.40\00:11:43.29 and sharing your story 00:11:43.32\00:11:45.50 to hopefully millions of people who are watching. 00:11:45.53\00:11:49.14 And, you know, I'll be following up with you 00:11:49.17\00:11:52.21 in the near future. 00:11:52.24\00:11:54.31 That's one of my jobs here. So I've heard. 00:11:54.34\00:11:57.07 I'm looking forward to that. 00:11:57.10\00:11:58.23 So, God bless you brother and again thank you so much. 00:11:58.26\00:12:00.44 Thank you. Friends, don't go away. 00:12:00.47\00:12:02.63 After this little bit information, 00:12:02.66\00:12:04.60 Dr. Lukens is gonna be with us. 00:12:04.63\00:12:07.03 Welcome back friends in our studio, Dr. Lukens. 00:12:40.96\00:12:44.11 Yes. Good to see you here. 00:12:44.14\00:12:45.35 I'm so excited about this patient. 00:12:45.38\00:12:47.31 I'm really excited about it too. 00:12:47.34\00:12:49.34 And you know what I'm most excited about 00:12:49.37\00:12:51.16 is that you follow up with these patients now 00:12:51.19\00:12:53.46 and that is huge. 00:12:53.49\00:12:56.18 Yes, it is. Yeah. 00:12:56.21\00:12:57.75 And I enjoy that work so much, 00:12:57.78\00:13:01.34 because people, you know, they stay here for 18 days. 00:13:01.37\00:13:05.22 They learn about this new lifestyle, 00:13:05.25\00:13:07.81 then they go home and they forget this 00:13:07.84\00:13:10.39 or they forget that. 00:13:10.42\00:13:11.73 So I'm there every month calling them, 00:13:11.76\00:13:13.87 the ones that want me to call 00:13:13.90\00:13:15.94 and helping them with their new lifestyles. 00:13:15.97\00:13:18.13 That's a wonderful thing. 00:13:18.16\00:13:19.20 And thank you 'cause it was your idea to do that. 00:13:19.23\00:13:21.90 Yeah, it's been everybody's idea 00:13:21.93\00:13:23.77 but you are doing it. 00:13:23.80\00:13:24.83 So that's the wonderful thing. 00:13:24.86\00:13:25.97 So let's talk about Andy, 00:13:26.00\00:13:27.03 he's had some remarkable change. 00:13:27.06\00:13:28.11 Okay, Andy. 00:13:28.14\00:13:29.17 When they come in on that first night, 00:13:29.20\00:13:32.05 we have realized that if they continue on 00:13:32.08\00:13:36.13 even just eating one, two meals or something like that. 00:13:36.16\00:13:39.07 If we see them in the afternoon on Monday, 00:13:39.10\00:13:41.51 they might have already had an insulin reaction. 00:13:41.54\00:13:44.10 That's how fast it works. Yes. 00:13:44.13\00:13:47.42 And so he asked me probably three times 00:13:47.45\00:13:50.97 and I didn't realize he was embarrassed, 00:13:51.00\00:13:52.40 you know, we don't know everything about it 00:13:52.43\00:13:53.53 when we're first seeing them. 00:13:53.56\00:13:54.85 What we do know when they have that 00:13:54.88\00:13:57.49 and I had seen somebody else previously 00:13:57.52\00:14:00.48 that was constantly having insulin reaction. 00:14:00.51\00:14:03.06 So I said look just cut whatever you are doing, 00:14:03.09\00:14:05.72 just cut in half because I know 00:14:05.75\00:14:07.89 that a high blood sugar over a short period of time 00:14:07.92\00:14:11.06 isn't going to be a real problem. 00:14:11.09\00:14:12.79 So he kept asking me and so you want me to just-- 00:14:12.82\00:14:15.79 Yeah, and I said until I see you, 00:14:15.82\00:14:17.44 just cut in half. 00:14:17.47\00:14:18.64 Cut in half. 00:14:18.67\00:14:19.77 And so then right after that he went on the fast 00:14:19.80\00:14:23.32 and that we do a three day fast, 00:14:23.35\00:14:25.82 I mean if a person is fasting, no sugar is coming in 00:14:25.85\00:14:29.98 and they are on a full replacement dose. 00:14:30.01\00:14:32.04 You-- you know, you may... 00:14:32.07\00:14:34.64 Could have a problem. 00:14:34.67\00:14:35.71 Oh, you might have a real emergency 00:14:35.74\00:14:38.00 on your hand, you know. 00:14:38.03\00:14:39.66 And so anyway we cut it down, 00:14:39.69\00:14:43.11 cut in half and then when I was able to see him. 00:14:43.14\00:14:45.85 I said why don't we stop this 00:14:45.88\00:14:47.57 because you are not gonna be eating. 00:14:47.60\00:14:49.29 We always have to do that and it's kind of a novel thing 00:14:49.32\00:14:53.59 but our sister institution used to do that. 00:14:53.62\00:14:56.27 They used to do that in at lifestyle center in Oklahoma 00:14:56.30\00:15:02.11 and so they were the ones that brought that to us 00:15:02.14\00:15:04.23 and so that was a really neat thing. 00:15:04.26\00:15:05.91 So anyway here he goes and he's on that 00:15:05.94\00:15:08.64 and his blood sugars were going up. 00:15:08.67\00:15:11.84 And they were high but they weren't out of line 00:15:11.87\00:15:14.80 from what he had before. 00:15:14.83\00:15:16.31 I have one other patient 00:15:16.34\00:15:17.76 that she never got her blood sugar below 350. 00:15:17.79\00:15:20.87 And she had that for eight years 00:15:20.90\00:15:22.52 and so I'm thinking well, 00:15:22.55\00:15:24.02 you know, let's do this and let's see what happens 00:15:24.05\00:15:27.86 and that's the reason why it's so important. 00:15:27.89\00:15:30.38 If he's not followed up and he thinks 00:15:30.41\00:15:32.26 hey, you know, we did this 00:15:32.29\00:15:35.13 and it was just wonderful and all this stuff you know. 00:15:35.16\00:15:38.48 They go back to their other way, 00:15:38.51\00:15:40.10 they're going to see their doctor 00:15:40.13\00:15:41.82 and the doctor's just you know 00:15:41.85\00:15:43.80 he's either thinking about P.T. Barnum, 00:15:43.83\00:15:46.52 there's a sucker born every minute 00:15:46.55\00:15:49.41 or he's thinking about how can people be so gullible 00:15:49.44\00:15:52.69 because there isn't such a thing 00:15:52.72\00:15:54.03 as reversing diabetes. 00:15:54.06\00:15:56.11 But now when he left, 00:15:56.14\00:15:57.74 his blood sugars were acceptable 00:15:57.77\00:15:59.70 for the stage that he is in. 00:15:59.73\00:16:01.65 Now you see he's out here, 00:16:01.68\00:16:05.05 he's got the metabolic syndrome. 00:16:05.08\00:16:07.62 He's got all the parts of the metabolic syndrome 00:16:07.65\00:16:10.81 and now he's working on that. 00:16:10.84\00:16:13.05 And we know from people 00:16:13.08\00:16:15.77 that have worked with the metabolic syndrome 00:16:15.80\00:16:18.17 which is killing our teenagers 00:16:18.20\00:16:20.37 in this generation of teenagers. 00:16:20.40\00:16:22.78 We know that when they start exercising 00:16:22.81\00:16:25.46 and what did he tell you 00:16:25.49\00:16:27.10 about his exercise in that one day. 00:16:27.13\00:16:29.31 Oh, he walked 12 miles in one day. 00:16:29.34\00:16:30.93 Absolutely. 00:16:30.96\00:16:32.00 He's never done that before in his life. 00:16:32.03\00:16:34.77 The people that are doing this 00:16:34.80\00:16:36.86 have to be walking 6 to 10, in one day he did 12. 00:16:36.89\00:16:40.62 Let me add something right here, 00:16:40.65\00:16:42.13 I got to cut you off. 00:16:42.16\00:16:43.19 Friends, I want 00:16:43.22\00:16:44.28 you to pay attention to what doctor is saying. 00:16:44.31\00:16:46.98 This is just not a guy 00:16:47.01\00:16:48.94 that's telling you about another guy. 00:16:48.97\00:16:51.55 He's got 25 years here at Newstart, 00:16:51.58\00:16:56.71 here at Weimar and he's seen 00:16:56.74\00:16:59.41 thousands of patients over the years 00:16:59.44\00:17:02.26 and helped many, many people. 00:17:02.29\00:17:03.74 This is just one of many, 21 medications this guy had 00:17:03.77\00:17:08.32 and he was taking some of them two or three times a day. 00:17:08.35\00:17:11.82 How is it possible, doc? 00:17:11.85\00:17:14.06 Well, after you've been out on the trails with somebody 00:17:14.09\00:17:17.56 that's on the picnic and stuff like that, 00:17:17.59\00:17:19.55 and they are lying on the ground 00:17:19.58\00:17:21.07 and you've got their head tilted down. 00:17:21.10\00:17:22.87 Then you get a little bit more conservative 00:17:22.90\00:17:25.53 on how much you're gonna get them. 00:17:25.56\00:17:27.75 But anyway that's just a side thing. 00:17:27.78\00:17:29.63 So what's so important is that he continues to do this 00:17:29.66\00:17:33.39 because as the fat comes out of the inside of his abdomen, 00:17:33.42\00:17:37.66 as the fat comes out of his liver 00:17:37.69\00:17:40.45 which is the metabolic syndrome, 00:17:40.48\00:17:42.32 his cholesterol comes down, his triglycerides comes down. 00:17:42.35\00:17:45.52 He doesn't eat the refined sugars 00:17:45.55\00:17:48.32 but he can eat the complex carbohydrates. 00:17:48.35\00:17:51.60 The way they are packaged, 00:17:51.63\00:17:52.95 the way God made the grains and the legumes 00:17:52.98\00:17:55.65 and all these things and he'll be doing fine. 00:17:55.68\00:17:58.18 Hence, whole foods Whole plant foods. 00:17:58.21\00:18:02.11 Plant foods. Eaten whole. 00:18:02.14\00:18:03.28 Eaten whole. 00:18:03.31\00:18:04.34 No added oil and no added sugar 00:18:04.37\00:18:07.08 and you with that amount of exercise 00:18:07.11\00:18:09.93 you will be on the way to abundant health. 00:18:09.96\00:18:13.83 Now, you know, I came through the program, 00:18:13.86\00:18:17.88 by the way it will be 9 years this coming August. 00:18:17.91\00:18:21.86 You get a handshake for that. 00:18:21.89\00:18:24.42 That's a month away from now. 00:18:24.45\00:18:26.23 Yeah. 9 years ago. 00:18:26.26\00:18:27.38 I'm excited about you doing this 00:18:27.41\00:18:28.99 because you are the one that should be doing it. 00:18:29.02\00:18:30.89 Well, I'm doing it 00:18:30.92\00:18:32.55 and I'm real grateful to be doing it. 00:18:32.58\00:18:34.98 And I-- you know sometimes 00:18:35.01\00:18:37.34 I say is this possible 00:18:37.37\00:18:39.10 that this could really be happening to me, 00:18:39.13\00:18:41.86 9 years I'd been free of... 00:18:41.89\00:18:44.68 And it has been progressive for you too, isn't it? 00:18:44.71\00:18:46.34 Yes, yes, it has. 00:18:46.37\00:18:47.86 And so we have to always encourage people 00:18:47.89\00:18:49.70 but that's why the follow up. 00:18:49.73\00:18:51.17 Yes. 00:18:51.20\00:18:52.23 Yeah, you just told me the other day 00:18:52.26\00:18:53.70 that some of the people have forgotten 00:18:53.73\00:18:55.16 almost everything we told them. 00:18:55.19\00:18:56.85 That's not unusual, that's a short period of time. 00:18:56.88\00:18:59.03 That's right. 00:18:59.06\00:19:00.10 And even after 9 years sometimes 00:19:00.13\00:19:02.55 I come to you and say, 00:19:02.58\00:19:03.62 hey, what about this, that and the other thing. 00:19:03.65\00:19:05.05 Yeah. 00:19:05.08\00:19:06.11 But I'm always encouraged because I get to talk to people 00:19:06.14\00:19:09.87 and encourage them and it triggers that, 00:19:09.90\00:19:12.77 oh, wow, I have a responsibility here. 00:19:12.80\00:19:15.14 Yeah, yeah, it does. 00:19:15.17\00:19:16.23 Anyway let's talk about Andy 00:19:16.26\00:19:17.60 a little bit more rather than me. 00:19:17.63\00:19:19.25 Okay, so what's gonna happen is that as he can-- 00:19:19.28\00:19:23.16 as he just keep shrinking down and getting smaller, 00:19:23.19\00:19:28.20 his insulin requirements are going to be less and less 00:19:28.23\00:19:31.86 to get the energy units into the cells 00:19:31.89\00:19:36.75 and he talked about that. 00:19:36.78\00:19:37.85 He understands this kind of stuff 00:19:37.88\00:19:39.61 and then he will essentially have 00:19:39.64\00:19:42.11 reversed his metabolic syndrome 00:19:42.14\00:19:44.42 which says more things than just the diabetes. 00:19:44.45\00:19:47.82 It is so awesome to see what's happened to him 00:19:47.85\00:19:51.74 and I was impressed with the miles 00:19:51.77\00:19:54.03 that he's walked and his whole life is changed. 00:19:54.06\00:19:57.36 Yeah. 00:19:57.39\00:19:58.42 Can we actually say that most people 00:19:58.45\00:20:02.77 who come to the Newstart program 00:20:02.80\00:20:05.86 will have the same kind of change? 00:20:05.89\00:20:08.97 While they are here, it's wonderful 00:20:09.00\00:20:11.27 and almost everybody will say look, 00:20:11.30\00:20:13.75 I'm on it and we talked about 00:20:13.78\00:20:17.44 when we talked about his wife Debby, 00:20:17.47\00:20:19.47 the fact that the two of them were there 00:20:19.50\00:20:21.76 but I have to warn them, don't ride herd on each other. 00:20:21.79\00:20:25.15 Because then they can fight against you 00:20:25.18\00:20:27.88 instead of against the Holy Spirit 00:20:27.91\00:20:29.87 when he's trying to help you do your very best. 00:20:29.90\00:20:32.35 And yeah and it's the thing in-- 00:20:32.38\00:20:34.01 it'll be encouraging to them 00:20:34.04\00:20:35.58 and you know if something comes up, 00:20:35.61\00:20:37.64 sometimes they were just-- there's one little thing 00:20:37.67\00:20:40.20 that has to be done to adjust and it's a huge thing 00:20:40.23\00:20:44.03 but it doesn't take much of a change 00:20:44.06\00:20:46.58 and they do it well. 00:20:46.61\00:20:48.38 You know, doc, 00:20:48.41\00:20:49.44 one of the things that impressed me 00:20:49.47\00:20:51.67 as I think back was I remember you 00:20:51.70\00:20:56.51 or one of the doctors said, you know, 00:20:56.54\00:20:59.56 we prayed for you before you got here. 00:20:59.59\00:21:02.36 We're praying for you while you are here 00:21:02.39\00:21:05.13 and we'll pray for you after you've gone 00:21:05.16\00:21:08.87 and I feel those prayers everyday. 00:21:08.90\00:21:11.99 And the great physician is the one who-- 00:21:12.02\00:21:14.39 is the only one who can heal. 00:21:14.42\00:21:16.30 Amen. The only one. 00:21:16.33\00:21:18.46 Amen. 00:21:18.49\00:21:20.09 And he's made it so easy for us. 00:21:20.12\00:21:23.06 He's made it so easy. 00:21:23.09\00:21:25.22 He even gave us someone to write books about this. 00:21:25.25\00:21:28.33 He begs it to do it. And I'm grateful. 00:21:28.36\00:21:33.57 I want to thank you for all the work you do, 00:21:33.60\00:21:36.57 not just here at the Newstart program, 00:21:36.60\00:21:39.10 the work you've done overseas 00:21:39.13\00:21:41.49 and Africa and else where, I know that-- 00:21:41.52\00:21:45.15 Now, there was a blessing to us. 00:21:45.18\00:21:46.58 Yeah, I'm sure it was, but I want to thank you. 00:21:46.61\00:21:50.10 And thank you for being my friend 00:21:50.13\00:21:52.34 and my doctor as well. 00:21:52.37\00:21:54.07 Yeah, very good. 00:21:54.10\00:21:55.13 You're doing a good work, I know. 00:21:55.16\00:21:57.11 And thank you friends, 00:21:57.14\00:21:58.17 but don't go away 'cause up next, 00:21:58.20\00:22:00.05 we have a short cooking demonstration with artichokes 00:22:00.08\00:22:03.93 and then Dr. David DeRose will join us 00:22:03.96\00:22:07.30 with the little information on vitamins. 00:22:07.33\00:22:10.40 Welcome to "Ask the Doctor." I'm Dr. David DeRose. 00:23:15.99\00:23:19.43 Today your questions are our concern, our focus, 00:23:19.46\00:23:23.41 we're going to Mathew in Washington State, 00:23:23.44\00:23:26.46 he's got a question for us. 00:23:26.49\00:23:28.22 I'm a pretty healthy person and I eat healthy. 00:23:28.25\00:23:31.79 Should I be taking vitamins? 00:23:31.82\00:23:34.97 Well, Mathew, this is the question 00:23:35.00\00:23:36.13 that often comes up in the real question 00:23:36.16\00:23:38.21 about vitamin supplementation is the real one. 00:23:38.24\00:23:40.98 Let's talk a little bit about it. 00:23:41.01\00:23:42.45 If you are eating lots of fruits, 00:23:42.48\00:23:44.97 whole grains, vegetables, nuts, seeds 00:23:45.00\00:23:47.08 you're getting a vast array, 00:23:47.11\00:23:49.87 not only of conventional vitamins 00:23:49.90\00:23:52.04 but also micronutrients 00:23:52.07\00:23:53.67 and what we call phytochemicals. 00:23:53.70\00:23:55.79 The more you eat of these foods, 00:23:55.82\00:23:57.08 generally they're healthier the diet. 00:23:57.11\00:23:59.06 Are there though any possible pitfalls, 00:23:59.09\00:24:01.47 any areas where you could be falling short 00:24:01.50\00:24:03.24 even with an excellent diet? 00:24:03.27\00:24:04.90 One that often comes up on the radar screen 00:24:04.93\00:24:07.00 and especially relevant for someone 00:24:07.03\00:24:08.57 living in Washington State is vitamin D. 00:24:08.60\00:24:11.58 It seems we were designed to get vitamin D from the sun. 00:24:11.61\00:24:14.81 The problem is if you are living 00:24:14.84\00:24:16.94 above the 35 degree latitude line. 00:24:16.97\00:24:20.17 Some people want to move that higher 00:24:20.20\00:24:21.88 at least in the northern hemisphere, 00:24:21.91\00:24:23.59 we use the same measures in the southern hemisphere 00:24:23.62\00:24:26.16 but then we've got some problems 00:24:26.19\00:24:27.83 in the winter months with getting 00:24:27.86\00:24:29.78 adequate amounts of vitamin D. 00:24:29.81\00:24:32.54 Further from the equator than 35 degrees latitude. 00:24:32.57\00:24:36.31 If you say living in northern California 00:24:36.34\00:24:39.19 that may amount to three months. 00:24:39.22\00:24:41.37 In the winter where you can't make 00:24:41.40\00:24:42.96 adequate vitamin D. 00:24:42.99\00:24:44.35 As you go up further north, 00:24:44.38\00:24:45.92 you'll reach places like Bergen, Norway, 00:24:45.95\00:24:49.66 it's actually been studied 00:24:49.69\00:24:50.72 fully six months out of the year 00:24:50.75\00:24:52.90 they cannot make adequate vitamin D. 00:24:52.93\00:24:54.85 What do you do in this situation? 00:24:54.88\00:24:56.29 You supplement or you go into a tanning bed. 00:24:56.32\00:24:59.85 You want to get vitamin D exposure 00:24:59.88\00:25:02.77 either through the sun or the equivalent of sun 00:25:02.80\00:25:05.32 through what we call UVB light. 00:25:05.35\00:25:07.83 And if you don't get it, 00:25:07.86\00:25:08.92 you need to take that in an oral form, 00:25:08.95\00:25:11.19 just kind of an interesting sidelight from many years 00:25:11.22\00:25:13.24 I lived in the state of Maine. 00:25:13.27\00:25:15.34 In Maine I found that the old Mainers 00:25:15.37\00:25:17.67 had some traditional wisdom 00:25:17.70\00:25:20.20 as far as how to deal with the winter. 00:25:20.23\00:25:23.08 They took cod liver oil. 00:25:23.11\00:25:25.30 Actually cod liver oil we now know 00:25:25.33\00:25:27.19 is a rich source of vitamin D. 00:25:27.22\00:25:28.68 They were supplementing. 00:25:28.71\00:25:29.74 In other words with Vitamin D without knowing it. 00:25:29.77\00:25:32.05 You don't need to take cod liver oil today, 00:25:32.08\00:25:33.89 I know that may not sound very appealing 00:25:33.92\00:25:35.56 and I know you may be worried about all the toxins and fish. 00:25:35.59\00:25:38.40 Vitamin D supplements are readily available. 00:25:38.43\00:25:41.01 Anything else on the list 00:25:41.04\00:25:42.07 that commonly may not be included in the diet 00:25:42.10\00:25:44.90 that you may need to watch for. 00:25:44.93\00:25:46.38 Another one is vitamin B12. 00:25:46.41\00:25:48.86 B12, one of the B vitamins 00:25:48.89\00:25:51.38 is something that many people get into trouble with. 00:25:51.41\00:25:54.04 A lot of people say 00:25:54.07\00:25:55.14 well, that's a vegetarian problem Dr. DeRose, 00:25:55.17\00:25:57.89 I eat plenty of meat, milk, eggs and cheese 00:25:57.92\00:26:00.08 so I don't worry about B12. 00:26:00.11\00:26:01.65 That is not a guarantee. 00:26:01.68\00:26:03.05 In fact if you look at absolute numbers, 00:26:03.08\00:26:05.33 the largest number of people in America 00:26:05.36\00:26:07.27 who have B12 deficiency are eating 00:26:07.30\00:26:09.84 things like milk, meat, eggs and cheese. 00:26:09.87\00:26:12.21 And that's because as we get older, 00:26:12.24\00:26:13.62 we often do not absorb B12 as well. 00:26:13.65\00:26:17.05 Truly if you are on a vegan diet 00:26:17.08\00:26:18.75 less exposure to B12, 00:26:18.78\00:26:20.50 but all of us need to be concerned about this vitamin. 00:26:20.53\00:26:23.34 If you want to know where you stand, 00:26:23.37\00:26:24.40 you can have your blood level checked. 00:26:24.43\00:26:25.78 You are able to store this B vitamin for many years, 00:26:25.81\00:26:28.58 but if you're not getting a reliable source 00:26:28.61\00:26:30.52 especially if you are on a vegetarian or vegan diet, 00:26:30.55\00:26:32.99 we do recommend a B12 supplement 00:26:33.02\00:26:35.74 on a daily basis. 00:26:35.77\00:26:36.80 B12 absorb best if it's chewed or dissolved in the mouth. 00:26:36.83\00:26:40.92 Keep that in mind as well. 00:26:40.95\00:26:42.43 B12 and vitamin D, it's a major concerns, 00:26:42.46\00:26:44.90 most of the other things they take care of themselves 00:26:44.93\00:26:47.29 when you are on an excellent diet, 00:26:47.32\00:26:48.40 of course there can be individual differences. 00:26:48.43\00:26:50.71 If you've got personal questions, 00:26:50.74\00:26:52.27 see a doctor. 00:26:52.30\00:26:53.37 Have some of those test checked out on yourself 00:26:53.40\00:26:56.16 and make sure that you are getting 00:26:56.19\00:26:57.62 everything that you need. 00:26:57.65\00:26:59.01 You are killing me. 00:27:03.55\00:27:05.44 Actually, dad, you are killing yourself. 00:27:05.47\00:27:07.34 With the only program scientifically proven 00:27:10.12\00:27:12.35 to prolong life by 10 years, 00:27:12.38\00:27:14.22 the Newstart lifestyle program can significantly decrease 00:27:14.25\00:27:17.31 the risk of disease including diabetes. 00:27:17.34\00:27:19.77 Done with that? I think I am. 00:27:19.80\00:27:23.29 Go to Newstart.com now to learn more, 00:27:23.32\00:27:25.77 the Newstart lifestyle program. 00:27:25.80\00:27:27.46 We bring you back to life. 00:27:27.49\00:27:29.20 Well, friends, that's it for today 00:27:29.23\00:27:30.91 but join us next week for another episode. 00:27:30.94\00:27:33.97 In the mean time pick up the phone 00:27:34.00\00:27:35.76 and give us a call at 1-800-525-9192. 00:27:35.79\00:27:41.68 Mention the Newstart now program 00:27:41.71\00:27:44.38 and receive the Newstart special. 00:27:44.41\00:27:47.03