Participants: Ron Giannoni (Host), Martin Smith
Series Code: NSN
Program Code: NSN000169A
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00:11 Every year in America
00:12 there are over one million deaths 00:13 because of Type 2 diabetes and chronic obesity. 00:16 This includes heart attacks and strokes. 00:18 That's 6.5, 747s crashing every day. 00:22 What's even more surprising is that the fix is easy. 00:25 It's your lifestyle. 00:27 Wouldn't it be nice if you could actually add 00:29 quality years to your life rather than dying 00:31 one organ at a time? 00:33 Obesity and diabetes are the cause 00:35 of over million deaths per year. 00:37 Most diseases are reversible because most diseases 00:41 are lifestyle diseases, especially Type 2 diabetes 00:44 and chronic obesity. 00:46 Seriously now, they can be reversed 00:48 and the quality of your life can be renewed. 00:52 Call NEWSTART today at 1-800-525-9192. 00:58 You will see dramatic changes in the first few days 01:00 of our program and you'll be on the road 01:03 to a better more robust quality of life. 01:06 The NEWSTART programs are simple and effective. 01:12 Hi, friends, and welcome to another edition 01:14 of NEWSTART Now. 01:16 I'm your host Ron Giannoni. 01:18 In the studios with me is a young man by the name 01:21 of Marty Smith, all the way from Auburn, California, 01:27 which is about 11 miles from here. 01:30 Let's take a look at when Marty first arrived. 01:35 So I'm here to change. 01:37 I think I'm 63 years old 01:39 and I think it's a little bit of a reward to shed, 01:43 I'm reasonably healthy but I'm on about a dozen meds, 01:46 I've had some... 01:48 Just recovering from my prostate cancer 01:50 and had a stroke, and I really want to have 01:53 another 20-30 great healthy years. 01:56 But mostly I am looking at my future 01:58 as to how long I gonna be able to keep this 02:01 and I really want to be, get off all those pills. 02:04 So I'm looking for tools and a shift in attitude 02:09 so that I can live more healthily 02:12 and learn some cooking, I don't, 02:14 I've been married most of my life 02:15 and so I never learned to cook. 02:17 So I'm hoping that the lessons will... 02:19 The cooking lessons will help a lot. 02:22 Yes, I definitely need to lose quite a lot of weight, 02:25 and get off of the eight medications 02:27 and I think it's a bit of vicious circle. 02:31 And so if I can break that vicious circle, 02:33 then the two problems will resolve. 02:39 Welcome back, friends. As I promised Marty, fist. 02:43 You know my shoulder, I hurt it. 02:45 And it's hard for me to shake. Got you! 02:48 Anyhow, here you are, you've been here 17-18 days 02:53 and when you got here, can we say you were a mess? 02:59 Yes, I would admit to becoming a mess. 03:03 I was a mess. 03:04 You told me before the interview started, 03:07 you said something that I'd like our viewers to hear, 03:11 you said, I asked, how was it going, 03:14 and you said, remember what you said to me? 03:16 No, I don't recall. 03:17 You said, "This is way beyond my expectations." 03:21 Okay. 03:23 Do you remember saying that? 03:24 Now, now I do, and I'd like to repeat it 03:26 because after 17 years it's still way 03:29 beyond my expectations because of my experiences 03:33 over the last couple of weeks everything has just been, 03:35 the more I see, the more I'm just blown away. 03:39 Now, why, why, I know that you're on 10 medications, 03:43 some of which you were taking more than once a day. 03:46 Yes. 03:47 And so that makes like 15 or 20 03:49 you were taking in a day, right? 03:51 Yes sir. 03:52 Even though some of them are duplicate. 03:53 Right. 03:55 How many of those medications you off of? 03:58 I didn't count them completely but certainly I was on three 04:02 blood pressure reducing meds and I'm off all three of those, 04:06 and I'm feeling good about that. 04:09 How did that change your blood pressure, 04:11 did it go up? 04:12 It didn't change it, no. 04:14 So I now have very similar blood pressure 04:15 than I did a month ago or a year ago 04:18 when my doctor was feeding me 04:20 all of those blood pressure medicines, 04:22 and I'm pleased to be off them 04:25 because they all had side effects. 04:27 Yes, I know, mine did. Yes. 04:30 Every time I stood up, I got dizzy. 04:32 Oh, I didn't have that problem, when I was lying down. 04:34 Oh, when you were lying down. Oh, wow. 04:37 So and you are off other medications as well. 04:40 Yes, he's reduced my arthritis medicine. 04:46 He's also took me off of prednisone 04:49 because I used to have a pretty upset stomach 04:53 and took me off several other folic acid and things 04:56 because the diet means that I don't need, 04:59 I have plenty of folic acid for lunch. 05:02 Awesome. 05:04 Tell us your experience about the inflammation 05:08 that all of a sudden got your elbow and... 05:11 Right. Tell us about that? 05:13 Okay, yes, so after the original consult 05:15 with the doctor, we went through a list 05:17 and we wrote the few that we're gonna keep 05:20 and the once that we're gonna take off 05:22 and we talked about reducing my prednisone. 05:26 I was already on a pretty low dose 05:28 and he cut it in half and when we cut it down 05:32 and also took my... 05:38 The other, sorry, the turmeric, turmeric. 05:41 Yes, so when he took the turmeric off 05:44 then couple of my joints blew up, 05:45 my this left, then my right, and then my ankle, 05:48 and then I felt my knee was gonna go, 05:51 and so he intervened at the point. 05:53 So that so reversed a little, so now I'm back 05:57 on that small amount of turmeric and prednisone. 06:01 And he prescribed the charcoal poultice 06:08 and it's a simple remedy with a mixture of a charcoal 06:13 and flaxseed and you apply to the joint 06:16 and it's a miracle non drug. 06:20 Isn't that amazing? It is absolutely amazing. 06:22 I was a little cynical about such a simple remedy 06:26 but I'm a huge believer right now. 06:28 We've seen stories, 06:30 people come here with various kinds 06:33 of sicknesses or even infections 06:36 and that charcoal just pulls it out. 06:38 Yeah, it's amazing. 06:39 It's just amazing. Yes. 06:41 I had injured my shoulder like I told you, 06:44 and the gals were doing some poultice on my shoulder. 06:48 Every time they did, it felt better. 06:50 They were reducing that heat and inflammation. 06:53 Yeah. Yeah. 06:54 So how many pounds have you lost? 06:57 Eighteen pounds so far. Eighteen pounds? 06:59 Eighteen pounds, yes, 07:01 a couple of inches off the belly as well 07:03 and that feels really good, but what feels really good 07:05 is that it feels sustainable, my appetite is down, 07:09 I am eating well. 07:11 And just I'm really excited, the next 18 pounds 07:14 is probably gonna be even easier than this. 07:17 Yes, yes, so who's at home waiting for you? 07:22 My two cats. Your two cats. 07:24 My two cats. They're waiting for me. 07:25 Are you gonna have them go vegan too? 07:27 No, probably not. Okay. 07:30 No, they eat rats for me, and I like that. 07:33 Okay. 07:34 Well, Dr. Lukas used to have a vegan dog. 07:37 Oh, yeah. Yeah, he loved ripe old age. 07:40 I don't know what happen to him. 07:41 Yeah, these are not pets, these are working cats. 07:44 Oh, okay, they get the rats. 07:46 Absolutely. Okay. 07:47 We don't want to make them vegan. 07:48 No. 07:50 Not if they're catching rats. No. 07:51 So are you gonna have any difficulty 07:56 keeping the program as you've learned it here? 07:59 No, I don't think so. I think I'm... 08:01 And I've talked to a lot of people 08:04 who are also on the program 08:06 and they're all gonna take it their own, they understand it, 08:09 so it's a lot of detailed information 08:13 and we all process in different ways, 08:15 and we've talked about the challenges 08:17 that we're gonna have, the coffee and so 08:21 butter on toast and some of those eggs challenges. 08:24 So everyone I think is gonna adopt 08:27 the part of the program so seriously 08:29 but we're gonna tweak it to accommodate our needs 08:34 and wants and our own things that makes our life better. 08:41 Well, you know, you are fortunate. 08:42 You live 10 minutes away from here. 08:44 You can come and visit anytime. And I will, yes. 08:47 Walk the trails, visit, come and see me. 08:50 Yes. We can chat. 08:51 Yes. And have lunch. 08:53 And have lunch. Especially, yes. 08:54 Absolutely. 08:56 Now, what was your favorite part of the program? 08:59 Well, I love the cooking classes, 09:01 definitely. 09:02 And Michelle is absolutely amazing. 09:03 Isn't she an angle? 09:05 An inspiration, anyway, 09:06 but a knowledge of culinary arts, 09:10 it's just amazing. 09:11 And she showed us how to make these simple foods 09:15 that were better than a lot of the replacements. 09:19 For an instance there's really great chick pea, 09:22 no tuna salad, that has chick peas 09:25 rather than the tuna is... 09:28 Better than any tuna salad I ever had. 09:30 Isn't that amazing? Yeah, it is. 09:32 And tuna salad used to be one of my favorites. 09:34 All right, yeah. 09:36 Well, yeah, I particularly liked tuna sandwiches. 09:39 But, of course, I don't eat them anymore, 09:41 but I've eaten that chick pea that she does. 09:43 Yes, isn't that fantastic? Oh, my world. 09:47 Yes, it's pretty amazing. 09:49 Have you start up on cook books? 09:50 Yes, I have. 09:52 I've actually bought four copies of the one 09:56 that they gave us 09:58 and my girlfriend took the first copy 10:00 immediately the first day. 10:02 So I bought three more, I've bought one for my son, 10:05 who's a vegetarian 10:06 but he's gonna be a vegan hopefully, 10:08 and also another friend so... 10:11 And what cook book is that? 10:14 The NEWSTART. Oh, the NEWSTART. Okay. 10:16 The one they sell it in the store. 10:18 Yes, that one's gonna be moving around the world. 10:22 And overall of all your experience here, 10:27 what do you think is gonna be your most memorable? 10:29 I know you mentioned cooking but... 10:31 Oh, the people, the people. 10:33 The people. The people, yes. 10:34 So in the last 18 days I've spent 10:37 with probably 40-50 people, you know, 10:40 a dozen to 20 people who work here at the institute, 10:45 and I think our class was smallish, 10:47 maybe about 18 I think. 10:49 And so we all had time to learn about each other and bond, 10:55 and it's just been a great experience, so yes. 10:58 Definitely the people, I would. 10:59 I came for the people and ended up 11:01 learning how to cook. 11:04 Well, I want to take this time just to thank you 11:06 for coming here and sharing. 11:09 I know that you are gonna inspire people 11:12 who are watching you now, and I wish you well 11:15 and we are gonna see you soon, I hope. 11:19 Okay, absolutely. 11:20 And maybe I can just add just one small experience 11:23 this morning. 11:24 I had my massage and I laid on the table face down 11:29 and I could breath. 11:31 Three weeks ago I could barely breathe 11:33 because my belly was pushing up on my lungs 11:37 and the difference this morning was dramatic and that was a... 11:42 It feels pretty good. Thank you for sharing that. 11:45 You are welcome. 11:46 And thank you, friends, don't go away 11:48 'cause Dr. Roger Gallant will be right with us. 11:53 When we look at the health status 11:55 of Americans today, it's alarming to see that 11:57 60% are either overweight or obese. 12:06 In addition, diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, 12:09 cancer and heart disorders are the leading cause 12:11 of so many complications and deaths every year. 12:19 Could it have something to do with what we eat? 12:21 After all, every one in four Americans 12:24 visits a fast food restaurant daily, 12:26 and with such easy access to quick fix foods, 12:30 we tend to forget the poor health value 12:32 those foods actually offer. 12:35 Maybe it's the sedentary lifestyle, 12:36 and lack of exercise that we've become 12:38 so accustomed to as a media dependant world. 12:42 Whatever the cause of these diseases, 12:44 a solution has arrived. 12:48 The NEWSTART Lifestyle Center offers enriching program 12:51 where patients can get a healing of mind, 12:54 body, and soul. 12:55 Located in the outskirts of Sacramento, 12:58 the NEWSTART Center is situated on the beautiful campus 13:01 of Weimar Center of Health and Education 13:04 with scenic walking and hiking trails all around. 13:07 With a whole plant foods eating whole motto, 13:11 the NEWSTART Center promotes a healthy plant-based diet 13:14 with an emphasis on natural foods. 13:16 The NEWSTART staff are made up of 13:19 California board certified nurses, doctors, 13:22 dieticians, and therapists who work together 13:25 to assist each patient personally. 13:27 The staff are dedicated to each patient's success 13:30 in the program, and are always there 13:32 to guide, advise, and encourage. 13:35 In addition to a healthy lifestyle, 13:37 NEWSTART also promotes a healthy exercise routine. 13:40 You're both in sequence, that's good, all right. 13:43 As part of the balance program, there is much opportunity 13:46 to get in the fair share of physical activity 13:49 from utilizing our fitness center 13:51 to taking a stroll around the peaceful grounds 13:53 of Weimer. 13:55 It's amazing what a NEWSTART can do for you. 13:58 Welcome back, friends, and in our studio, Dr. Gallant. 14:01 Good to see you. Good to see you, Ron. 14:03 You know, every time I look at you I say, 14:07 "Well, there's a handsome young man." 14:08 You're too kind. 14:11 But you are young, we're just talking about that. 14:13 Yes, I am young. 14:15 Praise the Lord, He's keeping me young, 14:17 keeping me healthy. 14:18 Another kind of a joke we are sharing, 14:22 it's good to grow old because if you don't, 14:24 you are not gonna be here. 14:26 Amen. That's right. Amen. 14:27 I want to talk about Marty. Yes. 14:29 Marty has had some very unusual experiences 14:34 and I'd like you to share with our guests, 14:37 those viewers, what happened? 14:41 You know, I really appreciated Marty, 14:44 the time we spent together has been a blessing. 14:46 Marty has a history of rheumatoid arthritis, 14:51 and he says that occasionally he'll get these flare-ups. 14:55 And while he was here... 14:58 Now the flare-ups are aching pains... 15:02 Yes. Okay. 15:03 He gets pain, he gets joint swelling, 15:05 he gets stiffness, hard to move and so on. 15:09 And he says he typically gets them once or twice a year. 15:14 While he was here, he was doing more exercise 15:17 and started to notice some symptoms coming on. 15:21 One other things we did when he first came here, 15:23 he was, he's on chronic prednisone, 15:26 and prednisone is a steroid, it's not always the best thing 15:28 to be taking all the time. 15:30 So we were trying, he was doing well when he came. 15:32 We were trying to see if we could just 15:34 lower it a little bit, and he was on a very low dose, 15:36 so we cut it in half. 15:37 And that may have contributed to some of this, 15:41 and also the more activity may have contributed 15:44 to this as well. 15:45 But what we found is 15:47 he was starting to get some pain and stiffness 15:49 first in his left elbow and so he, 15:54 we started talking about it and I said to him, 15:57 I made a suggestion that was a little unusual, 16:00 I said, "Why don't we try and put 16:01 a charcoal poultice on there." 16:04 He kind of looked at me twice. 16:07 He was worried. Yeah. 16:08 He say, oh, what kind of a doctor I have, 16:10 get the charcoal? 16:12 That's right, he was a little skeptical. 16:14 Yeah. 16:15 But he was willing to try, he was a good sport about it. 16:18 We also increased his... 16:21 Well, at that point we haven't even increased 16:22 his prednisone back up. 16:23 We put some charcoal on there 16:26 and he takes turmeric from time to time 16:28 which is a good natural anti-inflammatory. 16:32 So he started taking that again. 16:35 And what we found is that 16:38 he started to get a little more pain, 16:41 moved to this elbow and this wrist, 16:44 so we put poultices on those three areas 16:47 and gradually they started to improve. 16:51 They reversed the direction they were going in, 16:53 usually once it starts, they progress 16:55 to a certain point. 16:56 And he said he was happy to see that this has happened 16:59 and it slowed down. 17:01 Then he started getting some symptoms in his knee. 17:05 And in the leg? In the leg. 17:07 And you shared, tell the folks what you shared with me 17:11 before we got started about how long that one last? 17:14 Well, he says that when he starts getting symptoms 17:16 in his knee, it gets very bad and it usually puts him 17:20 out of commission for two to three weeks. 17:23 And we put a charcoal poultice on there, 17:26 we kept praying about it and he increased 17:31 his prednisone back to the low dose 17:33 that he'd been on when he first came, 17:35 and he also took another medicine 17:36 that he occasionally takes little bit of colchicine. 17:39 But today he told me that 17:41 he doesn't have any charcoal on. 17:44 He says he feels great. 17:46 He is a believer now in the benefits of charcoal. 17:51 A believer, right? 17:52 And you know, there is a lot of believers out there 17:55 watching this program right now. 17:58 You know they're riddled with arthritis, 18:01 and they live in pain. 18:03 I get these calls all day long. 18:06 Doctor, are you saying that people with arthritis 18:09 should be coming to our NEWSTART program? 18:11 I am saying that I believe what we do 18:13 can put your body in the best condition 18:15 and we have seen a lot of people with arthritis 18:18 who have had significant improvements 18:20 in their pain. 18:21 Let me share two other quick things 18:23 with our guests. 18:26 Arthritis oftentimes is related 18:30 to dehydration. 18:35 I have seen some evidence in the literature 18:37 that says that if a patients is chronically dehydrated, 18:40 they can have joint pain that mimics arthritis 18:45 which would make you think that you have arthritis, 18:48 but maybe you don't. 18:49 What causes that, just because of inflammation? 18:52 Well, what happens is if we're dehydrated 18:54 the body will rob liquid, will rob water 18:58 from the areas that are considered 19:00 "non-essential". 19:04 So the essential organs get the liquid. 19:08 So your brain, you liver, your heart, your kidneys, 19:11 those essential organs will stay hydrated 19:14 but it may rob liquid from, may rob fluid from your joints. 19:18 I'm getting thirsty. 19:20 Just talking about it, that's right. 19:21 Just talking about it, I'm going wow! 19:22 That's right. I never knew that. 19:25 The other thing is you want to have 19:28 low impact moderate exercise. 19:32 As people get out and exercise they will find that 19:35 their stiffness and their arthritic type pains 19:38 start to go away. 19:40 So increase in your hydration and increase in your exercise 19:44 typically makes people start to feel better. 19:47 Well, wouldn't we bring the lifestyle as far as 19:53 what we eat into that phase as well, I mean, plants, 19:57 don't they in fact do something to the joints that... 20:00 Absolutely, absolutely. 20:02 A plant-based diet, eating simple plant-based foods 20:06 is better for your overall body health 20:09 including your joints than any other type of diet. 20:12 Amen. Amen. 20:14 And it's 11 years this August for me... 20:17 Fantastic. 20:19 And I've been through a lot of changes. 20:21 This is not about me, this is about Damian 20:23 and our viewers... 20:24 No, this is about Marty. 20:26 I mean Marty, Damian, I got Damian on the brain, 20:28 but Marty. 20:29 And the viewers because I know we've got the attention 20:33 of many people that have arthritis. 20:36 And, friends, if you have arthritis, 20:38 you could pick up the phone and give us a call right now. 20:41 Call 800-525-9192, ask for me, Ron, 20:47 and I'll be glad to get you here 20:49 as quickly as we can. 20:51 But more about Marty, what's the prognosis now? 20:55 What is he gonna do? 20:56 Well, he is doing very, very well. 20:58 He has lost weight, he's feeling better 21:01 than he has ever felt. 21:02 In fact, Marty told me at our last appointment 21:07 that he believes he has dodged a bullet. 21:10 Yeah. 21:11 He has dodged a bullet. Wow! 21:13 That's the biggie. Yeah. 21:15 If you can dodge a bullet, you'd... 21:16 That's a beautiful thing. 21:18 Yeah, especially one of those to your head. 21:20 Yeah, yeah. Isn't that wonderful? 21:22 So, now he is doing very well, he... 21:25 And I really think that he is gonna be very successful, 21:29 he is committed to making the changes, 21:31 he is committed to changing his lifestyle, 21:34 he's seen that he can do this. 21:35 We've decreased his medications, 21:38 and I really believe that he is gonna do well. 21:41 Doctor, were there any other reasons 21:44 that you know of as a medical practitioner, 21:51 why he should have come here, I mean, 21:54 couldn't he have done this at home or? 21:56 Well, it's sometimes harder to know exactly what to change 22:01 and how to change it on your own. 22:04 That's why I always recommend that 22:06 if you're gonna make changes to your lifestyle 22:08 and especially your medications, 22:10 that you have some supervision from somebody 22:12 who has been through this before 22:14 and knows sort of what to expect. 22:17 And so Marty was appreciative of that 22:20 because we were able to do some things 22:22 that got his body kick started to losing weight 22:26 and to changing his metabolism, and he's able to walk now 22:31 more than he used to in the past. 22:34 And he doesn't get a short of breath. 22:36 Overall he is just feeling a lot better. 22:38 Doctor, I want to thank you for coming. 22:41 God bless you. Thank you, Ron. 22:42 And continue your good work and thank you, friends, 22:45 don't go away, we have a tip for you. 22:54 The next deadly psychological sin is self pity, 22:58 and I have a personal experience 23:00 with self pity. 23:02 In fact with my kind of artistic temperament 23:04 and my tendency toward depression, 23:07 I have raised self pity to an art form 23:10 at various points in my life. 23:12 And I've repented of the sin of self pity 23:14 and I've learned a better way. 23:15 So I want to share that with you. 23:17 But first I want to share with you 23:18 what science says about self pity. 23:21 Self pity has been correlated with depression, 23:24 with what we call externality beliefs, 23:27 the belief that everything that affects me 23:29 is happening outside of me, that I have no power. 23:33 Self pity is correlated with internalized anger, 23:37 increased rumination thinking over and over and over 23:40 and over about things, ruminating on things. 23:43 Self pity is correlated with loneliness 23:46 and with distrust. 23:48 Self pity is founded on the assumption 23:52 that "I am a victim" 23:55 that foundation needs to change in order for us 23:58 to get over with the self pity thing. 24:01 We have to move from what is called 24:03 an "external locus of control" 24:06 toward "internal locus of control". 24:08 An external locus of control sees everything 24:11 that happens to me as being in the power of things 24:15 outside of me, life just kind of happens. 24:18 But in internal locus of control says, 24:21 "What can I do about the things that happen to me?" 24:25 I'm one of those people 24:26 who have a number of mysterious, 24:30 difficult to define illnesses that cause me a lot of pain 24:34 but don't end up killing me off. 24:36 Sometimes I wish they would. 24:39 When this first started happening, 24:40 I was just in my early 30s 24:42 and the first mysterious illness 24:44 that came upon me catapulted me 24:46 I could say into an abyss of self pity, 24:49 it went on for months and months and months. 24:52 But ultimately I got a handle on things, 24:54 and I realized that the way that I was processing 24:57 what was happening to me was making it worst 24:59 instead of better. 25:00 Recently I had another health problem develop. 25:03 But this time I knew the pitfall of self pity 25:07 and I didn't fall into that slough of despond 25:10 yet another time. 25:11 This time instead, I thought, "What can I do 25:15 to manage this problem?" 25:16 And I have to say comparing those two approaches, 25:19 I really like the second one a lot better. 25:21 The replacement for self pity is "responsibility taking". 25:25 You know, for some reason human beings responsibility 25:29 taking mechanism is off. 25:31 We either tend to blame other people for our stuff 25:35 or we take up on ourselves the blame that belongs to them. 25:40 It's a sign of maturity 25:44 when we can accurately take appropriate responsibility 25:48 for our situation. 25:49 So I recommend that the first thing you do 25:51 in taking responsibility is you list five things 25:55 that might help your current situation, 25:56 write them down on paper. 25:59 Then ask an accountability partner, 26:01 someone you trust to step in and help you 26:04 take responsibility for your situation 26:06 and pursue those five options. 26:08 And finally I recommend that you learn the serenity prayer. 26:12 That you learn to say, "God grant me the serenity 26:16 to accept the things I cannot change, 26:18 the courage to change the things I can, 26:21 and the wisdom to know the difference." 26:55 Well, friends, that's it for today, 26:57 but join us next week for another episode. 27:00 In the meantime pick up the phone 27:02 and give us a call at 800-525-9192. 27:07 Mention the NEWSTART Now program 27:10 and receive the NEWSTART special. |
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