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
attacks and strokes.
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That's 6.5, 747s
crashing every day.
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What's even more surprising
is that the fix is easy.
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It's your lifestyle.
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Wouldn't it be nice
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if you could actually add
quality years to your life
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rather than dying
one organ at a time?
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Obesity and diabetes
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are the cause of over
million deaths per year.
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Most diseases are reversible
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because most diseases
are lifestyle diseases,
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especially Type 2
diabetes and chronic obesity.
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Seriously now,
they can be reversed
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and the quality of
your life can be renewed.
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Call NEWSTART
today at 1-800-525-9192.
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You will see dramatic changes
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in the first few
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and you'll be on the road
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to a better more
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The NEWSTART programs
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Hi, friends, and
welcome to another edition
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of NEWSTART Now.
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I'm your host Ron Giannoni.
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In our studio,
I have a gentleman
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all the way from Florida,
came to California here,
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to the NEWSTART
program, his name is CJ,
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those are his initials,
it's really Cleveland Story,
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but we're going to call him CJ.
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Let's take a look at
when he first arrived.
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Well, I've always been healthy,
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and over about the
last six to eight weeks,
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I find myself not
as healthy as I was.
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In fact, the
biggest turning point
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is where I started developing
the symptoms of neuropathy,
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so all my movements in a day
were being lessened as I went.
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And I got to a point
by the end of the day,
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I was walking like I
was maybe 107 years old
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just creeping along.
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And I knew, we're young
family, my oldest boy is 10,
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and then I have a
9-year-old, a 7-year-old,
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and twins that are 5, all boys.
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I knew I couldn't finish
my life at half capacity,
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or quarter
capacity, or no capacity,
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so I had to look
for a way to fix it.
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And all of the regular
physicians that I talked to,
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they weren't about a
plan that I could agree with,
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they were about masking the pain
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with some non-altering
drugs and different stuff.
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And I said God's
got a better plan,
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I just have to
find my way to it.
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And at that time,
a good friend of mine
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which is a retired pastor,
Pastor Kohlard Bain told me,
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"You know, we have a
program that's right connected
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with our church,
Adventist church,
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and it's on sound doctor
and in biblical principle,
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you got to look at
the Weimar Institute,"
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and I googled it,
and the next thing I saw
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is a NEWSTART program,
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and I wasn't sure if I
wanted to do it or not,
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but I got a phone call
that made the difference,
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and I was encouraged to
be back at a 100% or more,
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and not encouraged
with just idle chat
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but with sound testimonies
and experience over years,
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Walking out here at
a 100%, I'll be elated,
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but if I'm walking out
here at even 50% to 70% better,
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I'm happy, but I
know a 100% is on the way,
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so they're going to happy
or God does not break promises.
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Welcome back,
friends. In our studio, CJ.
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Nice to be here,
Ron. Good to see you, man.
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I'm excited to be
back here talking to you.
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Have I told you
you've got a beautiful voice?
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Oh, thank you,
thank you. Do you sing?
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I wish I could
sing, right, I'll sing
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but I don't know
who would listen.
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You got the vocal cords. Yes.
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Okay, I want to get into
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what's happened to
you while you're here.
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We first talked
about a month ago,
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and you called and
I answered the phone,
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and you told me
your story, and I said,
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"Oh, don't worry about that,
we'll get rid of all that,"
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told you a couple things...
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Tell us what
happened, you decided what?
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Well, I got
here, and I was excited
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because you easing
me with your phone call,
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and it made me
ready to just change
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and make some change.
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So I came here,
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and I just tried to embrace
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everything that I was told to do
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in the diet
plan, in the walking.
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And the walking was
the hardest to embrace
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because I was walking
none when I came here,
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I couldn't even
walk from the parking lot
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to the building I worked in.
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But you're a young
man, why couldn't you walk?
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I was dealing with
the pain from neuropathy.
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Okay.
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I mean, it's everything
from a burning sensation
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to shooting pains,
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and I barely could put any
pressure on my feet at all.
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So it was very
difficult to move around,
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and I would sit
and watch my kids,
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I couldn't do anything to help,
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I couldn't do
anything to help my wife,
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very painful.
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And I would be up to
days at a time with the pain.
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Ouch.
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Three or four
days without any sleep
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because of the pain.
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Now I met a lady
in the North Carolina
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that couldn't sleep
with a blanket on her feet.
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I know exactly what
you're talking about
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'cause I couldn't
put anything on my feet.
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Really?
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People would say
try different shoes,
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I would need to
try different feet
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because it was so much
pain that it was not the shoes,
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it was my feet,
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the nerves in the
feet were just aggravating.
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How long has this been, CJ?
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The total time
probably that it was maybe about
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seven, eight weeks,
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so it was fairly new
experience to me at all.
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Oh, you didn't have
it like six years ago?
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No, no, no.
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It started
somewhere around February.
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What brought it on?
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High blood sugar numbers,
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trying those
switch around medications,
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I'm a getting my
numbers on a control,
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but they were running high,
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and it first
started with the tingling
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and then it just went
rampant to rampant pain.
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So you're diabetic?
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Yes. Yes, I am.
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Type 2? Type 2.
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And you are
taking what for that?
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Well, at the time I came here,
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they gave me a bunch
of different medications
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from Lantus Solostar
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to regular insulin to metformin,
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and then they gave me lisinopril
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just to protect my liver.
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Right, they gave
you all those garbage.
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Everything, they
just gave me a bunch of...
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I think they were
trying to clear the closet,
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so they just gave me
everything that they could.
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"Yeah, give it to
this guy, he'll take it. "
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So how many of those medications
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are you currently taking?
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Actually, the whole
time I was here, I took none.
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Really?
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I had a little
cold over the weekend,
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and my numbers
started climbing, and so yes,
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there was a first
time I took insulin
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just to try to cut
off the dehydration rise
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from the dehydration.
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And the whole
time, no medication,
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I was so proud of that, yeah.
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Oh what about the
pain in your feet now?
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How bad is that?
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The pain in my feet,
it's gone from unbearable pain
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to it feels like I
got a little sunburn,
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so it's almost completely gone.
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And a great
thing I like about it
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when I came I
couldn't walk at all,
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and I've been
averaging four to six miles,
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and my best day,
nine miles of walking.
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Oh, man. Praise God. Nine miles.
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So my wife was rejoicing
over the phone when I told her.
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Nine miles,
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and you couldn't
walk when you got here?
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I couldn't walk
when I got here at all.
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Oh, wow.
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So I'm so
thankful. I am so thankful.
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You know, it's
just absolutely amazing.
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Who is your doctor here?
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Dr. Gallant. Roger Gallant.
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Roger Gallant. Absolutely.
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And he stayed with
me all day, every day,
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he's helping me
understand the process,
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and the recovery,
and what's doing what,
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and why this
happened, and I felt like
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I wasn't by myself anymore.
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The other physicians, you go in,
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they push some medications
or prescriptions at you,
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and you back out,
I mean take the time,
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let me know
what my body is doing
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or needs to be doing,
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and I am just so
thankful for the whole program.
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Ain't that amazing that
you run across two doctors?
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Dr. Gallant and Dr.
Lukens. Yes, Dr. Lukens.
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They'll stay
with you side by side,
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they'll do whatever
they can to help you
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through this program.
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Yeah, I tell you and
Dr. Lukens was amazing also.
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He would pull me aside,
and give me some encouragement,
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and tell me some stories
about other neuropathy patients,
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he gave me some books to
read, and what a blessing.
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And every step of the way,
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someone stops to pray
with me for improvement.
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With that much prayer,
something's going to happen.
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Well, I got to say,
you're very approachable guy,
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you have a look on you
that you're approachable.
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And people love you.
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I haven't heard an unkind word.
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I haven't heard
about anybody else either,
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but, you know,
you're just a nice guy.
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And I'm so glad to meet you,
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and I'm so happy that
the Spirit you brought here.
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God was definitely in
control of this venture
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'cause nothing I say
got you here, but the...
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Yes, you put the right people
in front of you to do His work.
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That's true.
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I tell you,
you're a blessing, Ron,
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because it didn't take
you long to get my thinking
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to right thinking, to
be the right thinking.
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I just pray every day
that the people I talk to
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that call here that
I can get to come here,
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some of them are
unfortunately they can't.
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Right.
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Through physical
inabilities or financial.
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And while we're on
the subject, friends,
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if you need to come
here, pick up the phone
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and call us at 800-525-9192,
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ask for Ron, and I'll help you.
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I will help you get
the funds to get here.
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That being said, we also
ask our pastors and people,
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and family, and friends and...
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No one wants to
see anyone suffer,
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so people will help.
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That's right, that's right.
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The amazing thing, Ron,
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is the Lord will
help make you aware,
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but you have to ask the
Lord help make you aware.
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If you don't never ask Him...
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Amen. You know.
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I'm asking.
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I'm asking, I'm
shouting through the rooftops.
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And you need to
pray for us. Yes.
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You know, we pray for our guest,
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and our guest pray for
us, and they often ask me,
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"Well, what do you
kind of prayer you need?"
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Well, we just need prayer
that the Holy Spirit guide us.
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Yes. Each and
every step of the way.
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Yes.
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So who is your favorite, or
what was your favorite thing
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to do here on campus?
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Me, I like lectures,
you know, I like speakers.
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And I like speakers
that can tell a story
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because a speaker
that speaks in facts,
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most people won't
remember the facts,
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but when they speak in stories
with the facts in the stories,
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people will remember the stories
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and they remember the facts
because they were in the story.
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Amen, brother.
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And you had such great
talent in the front of the room
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from Dr. Lukens to Dr. Gallant
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to Steve to Richard
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to everyone that got in
there, they were prepared,
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and I just enjoyed.
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And I had notebook
after notebook that I filled,
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I had to buy a new notebook
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to complete the
process and everything,
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so I have a wealth of
information to take back,
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I didn't want to miss a beat.
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You're going to be a
preacher, I can tell.
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I want to thank
you, CJ, for coming,
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and we'll be talking
to you in the near future.
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Yes.
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I, hopefully, you will see
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some NEWSTART stuff
happening in South Florida.
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You bet. Yes, God bless.
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And, friends, don't go away
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'cause Dr. Gallant
will be right with us.
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When we look at
the health status
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of Americans today,
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it's alarming to see
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that 60% are either
overweight or obese.
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In addition, diseases
such as Type 2 diabetes,
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cancer, and heart disorders
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are the leading cause
of so many complications
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and deaths every year.
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Could it have something
to do with what we eat?
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After all, every
one in four Americans
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visits a fast
food restaurant daily,
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and with such easy
access to quick-fix foods,
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we tend to forget
the poor health value
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those foods actually offer.
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Maybe it's the
sedentary lifestyle
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and lack of
exercise that we've become
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so accustomed to as a
media-dependant world.
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Whatever the
cause of these diseases,
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a solution has arrived.
00:13:34.31\00:13:38.51
The NEWSTART lifestyle center
offers an enriching program
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where patients can
get a healing of mind,
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body, and soul,
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located in the
outskirts of Sacramento,
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the NEWSTART center is
situated on the beautiful campus
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of Weimar Centre of
Health and Education
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with scenic walking and
hiking trails all around.
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With a "whole plant
foods eating whole" motto,
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the NEWSTART center promotes
a healthy plant-based diet
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with an emphasis
on natural foods.
00:14:04.54\00:14:06.98
The NEWSTART staff are made
up of California Board Certified
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nurses, doctors,
dietitians, and therapists
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who work together to
assist each patient personally.
00:14:14.48\00:14:17.85
The staff are dedicated
to each patient's success
00:14:17.89\00:14:20.52
in the program
and are always there
00:14:20.56\00:14:22.46
to guide, advise, and encourage.
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In addition to a
healthy lifestyle,
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NEWSTART also promotes a
healthy exercise routine.
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You're both in sequence,
that's good, all right.
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As part of the balance program,
there is much opportunity
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to get in the fair
share of physical activity
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from utilizing
our fitness center
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to taking a stroll around
the peaceful grounds of Weimar.
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It's amazing what a
new start can do for you.
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Welcome back, friends.
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And, Dr.
Gallant, good to see you.
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Ron, good to be here.
Seems like we just did this.
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Yes, it does. Yes, it does.
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You know, I want
to talk about CJ,
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he's such an incredible guy,
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I felt a really
good connection with him
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when I first talked
with him over the phone.
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Yeah, he really is a
great guy, very spiritual man,
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interesting story,
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just a little back story on him.
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We moved here
from North Carolina,
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he grew up in the
town that we moved from
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when we came here.
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Really? Yeah.
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Oh, he's from North Carolina?
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He's from North
Carolina originally.
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What town is that?
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Elizabeth City, North Carolina,
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up in the Northeast
corner of North Carolina,
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close to the outer banks.
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Oh, okay.
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So it was kind of neat
just to make that connection,
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and, you know,
one of the things,
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I really have to
tell, I have appreciated CJ.
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One of the things I
appreciate about him,
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he's not a complainer.
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No.
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That man has had
some health challenges,
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and, you know, you ask him,
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and you almost have
to pull it out of him
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that it's hurting, or
that he's having a hard time,
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or, you know, he's just a...
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He's been in
constant pain. Yeah.
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You know what I love
about him, what a voice.
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Oh, yeah.
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We got to teach
this guy to sing.
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Yeah. He's got a natural voice.
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Yeah, he does.
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You know, I also love the
fact that he could feel his feet
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a little bit differently,
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but tell us
about this neuropathy.
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I know there's viewers out there
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that are suffering with
this same terrible thing.
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Yeah. What about that?
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You know, the
nerves start to get damaged
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when our blood
sugar is out of control,
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when we don't
have good circulation,
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and so two of the
things that we start working on
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when people come to
Weimar, almost immediately
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is helping to
control your blood sugar
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and helping to
improve your circulation.
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We do that one of two ways.
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The first way is, we
have people drink water.
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Most people don't
drink enough water.
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I know, before I knew about it,
I was chronically dehydrated.
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I'd go to work and
work a 12-hour shift
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and maybe only go to
the bathroom once or twice.
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And you didn't
know it? Didn't know it.
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But knowing how I
feel now and comparing it
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to how I felt
then, it's night and day.
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So drinking water
is the first thing
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that kind of thin your blood
and improve your circulation.
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Well, how much
water should you drink?
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Well, that's a great question.
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What I tell the guests is,
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I don't like to
give them numbers
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'cause when I
give them a number,
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people get
fixated on the number.
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So what I tell them is
I give them a principle.
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When we've got
enough water in our bodies,
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our body will use what it needs
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and spill the rest in our urine.
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And the sign
that that is happening
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is our urine is pale to clear.
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So what I tell
guests is in between meals
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you should drink enough water
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that your urine
is pale to clear.
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But if you're taking
vitamins, that may not happen.
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That's true, those
vitamins will make it yellow
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for a long time.
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So that's again...
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Well, that's a
good way of viewing it.
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Is that the only thing
you need to watch, I mean...
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No, the other thing
that we have them do is
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we have them
increase their exercise.
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And that's
something that CJ told me.
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He said that when he came here,
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it took him about 20
minutes to walk from his car
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into his
building where he works.
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Wow.
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And the distance is only
about the distance of going
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from the lodge to
the NEWSTART clinic,
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for what you would
understand that it to be...
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Fifty yards, maximum.
Yeah, maybe 50 or 60 yards.
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Yeah. Wow.
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Exactly. And it would
take him 20 minutes plus.
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Because of the pain.
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Because of pain,
he'd have to stop.
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So he describes to me today that
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rather than painful, it
feels like maybe as sunburn.
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What does that mean, I mean...
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Well, that's
actually a good thing.
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People might not think of that
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but that's
actually a good thing.
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What that means
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is the nerves are
feeling sensations differently.
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We told him this that if
he starts getting more pain,
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that's actually a good thing
00:19:04.54\00:19:05.97
because it means his
nerves are starting to...
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He's getting feeling back.
00:19:07.81\00:19:09.14
Yeah, yeah. Oh, wow.
00:19:09.18\00:19:10.78
So his numbers are not
where he wants them to be,
00:19:10.81\00:19:14.48
and I keep reminding
him it's been 18 days,
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but we're seeing improvement.
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And I believe by God's grace
they'll continue to improve,
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but he's now starting
to see that he's having
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not as much
trouble with his feet.
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He was doing contrast baths,
00:19:26.29\00:19:29.50
he was doing charcoal
poultices on his feet.
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Really? And all of that helps.
00:19:32.80\00:19:34.90
But he's finding
that he's not having to do
00:19:34.94\00:19:37.07
as much of that
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because he's not
having as much problems.
00:19:38.47\00:19:40.08
In fact, one night, he told
me he slept through the night
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without having any symptoms.
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He told us he had, first time,
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he can put a
blanket on his feet.
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Yeah. I never knew that.
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Yeah, praise the Lord. Oh, my!
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Terrible disease.
Yeah, yeah, it is, it is.
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But you know something,
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he never complains, so I just...
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Is there a way someone
who's watching this now
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could do this at home?
00:20:02.50\00:20:04.83
Yes, there are
ways to do this at home,
00:20:04.87\00:20:06.80
but again, you
have to be careful.
00:20:06.84\00:20:08.27
I really like seeing it
done under medical supervision.
00:20:08.30\00:20:12.57
But doing a little
bit of increased walking,
00:20:12.61\00:20:15.44
a little more exercise
00:20:15.48\00:20:16.81
will help to
improve circulation.
00:20:16.85\00:20:19.51
We use contrast
baths, hot and cold baths,
00:20:19.55\00:20:22.38
but you really need to make sure
00:20:22.42\00:20:23.75
that the
temperature is not too hot
00:20:23.79\00:20:25.45
because if you have neuropathy,
you could burn your feet...
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And not realize it,
00:20:29.42\00:20:30.76
so it's good to
have someone help you
00:20:30.79\00:20:32.63
who doesn't have the neuropathy
00:20:32.66\00:20:34.96
and just test the water
and make sure it's not too hot.
00:20:35.00\00:20:37.60
Now what about...
00:20:37.63\00:20:39.90
You mentioned that,
doctor, what about food?
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Food plays a big
role in this as well
00:20:42.94\00:20:44.87
because as he has
changed his lifestyle
00:20:44.91\00:20:47.28
and gone on plant-based diet,
00:20:47.31\00:20:49.54
he is controlling
the glycemic index
00:20:49.58\00:20:53.52
in his food a little bit more,
00:20:53.55\00:20:55.15
so it's not as likely to
make his blood sugars go up.
00:20:55.18\00:20:57.72
Ah, got it.
00:20:57.75\00:20:59.09
Now even though his numbers
are not where he wants them,
00:20:59.12\00:21:01.32
we're still starting
to see some progress.
00:21:01.36\00:21:04.23
And so I praise God for that.
00:21:04.26\00:21:06.80
You know, actually I just...
00:21:06.83\00:21:08.16
I shared this
with CJ in the class
00:21:08.20\00:21:09.83
just the other day,
00:21:09.86\00:21:11.20
Dr. Crane, who used
to be here at Weimar,
00:21:11.23\00:21:14.24
they had, they did
some published research,
00:21:14.27\00:21:16.87
and they had 21 patients
00:21:16.91\00:21:18.34
who had this very
bad painful neuropathy.
00:21:18.37\00:21:21.21
And in 18 days,
00:21:21.24\00:21:22.61
17 of them had relief
from their neuropathy.
00:21:22.64\00:21:26.65
Just by
changing their lifestyle,
00:21:26.68\00:21:28.15
eating a plant-based
diet, doing more exercise,
00:21:28.18\00:21:31.25
drinking more
water, changing things.
00:21:31.29\00:21:35.99
So for the
average person at home
00:21:36.02\00:21:39.46
to be able to do this,
00:21:39.49\00:21:41.56
that's a lot that
you just mentioned,
00:21:41.60\00:21:43.97
they really need to
go to a lifestyle center
00:21:44.00\00:21:46.27
like NEWSTART.
00:21:46.30\00:21:47.77
Or Black Hills or number
of them across the country.
00:21:47.80\00:21:52.27
But I can't sanction them
'cause I've never been to them,
00:21:52.31\00:21:55.64
I've been here, and I
work here, and of course,
00:21:55.68\00:21:57.78
I want people to come here.
00:21:57.81\00:21:59.98
'Cause I know
they're going to get well.
00:22:00.02\00:22:01.62
They have supervision by
board-certified physicians,
00:22:01.65\00:22:05.52
otherwise known in the
world as MDs or doctors,
00:22:05.55\00:22:08.76
and they're able
to monitor and guide
00:22:08.79\00:22:11.96
through blood draws and testing,
00:22:11.99\00:22:15.06
they're
non-invasive as I understand it.
00:22:15.10\00:22:18.70
That's right. And
people have a great time.
00:22:18.73\00:22:22.10
I've never heard an unkind word.
00:22:22.14\00:22:24.17
That's true.
00:22:24.21\00:22:25.54
You know, occasionally
has someone who leaves
00:22:25.57\00:22:27.41
because they're not happy
or whatever but that's rare.
00:22:27.44\00:22:31.51
It is, it is.
00:22:31.55\00:22:33.01
So what conclusion
can we make with CJ?
00:22:33.05\00:22:36.99
Well, CJ is on
the road to recovery.
00:22:37.02\00:22:41.12
He's not at the end of the road,
00:22:41.16\00:22:43.36
but he's on the road.
00:22:43.39\00:22:45.03
And he says that
he is walking now
00:22:45.06\00:22:48.26
more than he has walked
00:22:48.30\00:22:50.23
probably in the
last several years.
00:22:50.27\00:22:52.53
Yeah, so he is
very pleased about that.
00:22:52.57\00:22:56.20
And I am just, yeah,
00:22:56.24\00:22:57.97
praising God that
he's received the blessings
00:22:58.01\00:23:01.31
he already has and I
think there are more to come.
00:23:01.34\00:23:03.75
I love that guy. Yes, I do too.
00:23:03.78\00:23:05.78
He is lovable. He is.
00:23:05.81\00:23:07.28
Absolutely,
absolutely. He really is.
00:23:07.32\00:23:09.12
Doc, I want to thank you
again, I know you're a busy guy,
00:23:09.15\00:23:12.09
you got a lecture tonight,
we have a graduation tonight,
00:23:12.12\00:23:15.72
you participate in that,
and so many things you do,
00:23:15.76\00:23:19.23
thanks for coming on the set.
00:23:19.26\00:23:20.80
Thanks for having me, Ron.
00:23:20.83\00:23:22.16
And being a
part of NEWSTART Now.
00:23:22.20\00:23:23.67
Friends, don't go away,
00:23:23.70\00:23:25.03
we have a tip for
you following this.
00:23:25.07\00:23:26.77
This is what I like to
call my way cool ranch dressing,
00:24:00.84\00:24:04.74
it's so easy and delicious.
00:24:04.77\00:24:07.08
In fact, you can
use it for other things
00:24:07.11\00:24:08.84
besides a way cool ranch dip.
00:24:08.88\00:24:11.41
You can use it as a dressing,
00:24:11.45\00:24:13.11
you can also use it as a spread,
00:24:13.15\00:24:14.92
and it all depends on
how thick or thin you like it
00:24:14.95\00:24:17.32
and that will become
what you'll be using.
00:24:17.35\00:24:20.26
We're going to be
using some of our cashews,
00:24:20.29\00:24:22.26
these are raw cashews, unsalted,
00:24:22.29\00:24:24.89
some cool ranch dressing mix
00:24:24.93\00:24:26.93
that you can
find on our website,
00:24:26.96\00:24:29.26
some onion
flakes, fresh lemon juice
00:24:29.30\00:24:31.77
which makes the huge difference.
00:24:31.80\00:24:33.87
So let me tell you, when
you can use fresh ingredients,
00:24:33.90\00:24:36.17
it changes everything.
00:24:36.20\00:24:38.27
Fresh cloves of
garlic, some water,
00:24:38.31\00:24:40.71
and a high speed blender.
00:24:40.74\00:24:42.34
So let's get started.
00:24:42.38\00:24:43.71
We're going to go
ahead and add our cashews
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to our food processor,
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you could use
your food processor
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with this recipe if you
wanted to have it be a spread,
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but since we're
turning in this into a dip,
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I just like to put
it all into a blender.
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Our cool ranch dressing mix,
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our onions, lemon juice,
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garlic, and our water.
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And we will go
ahead and process this up
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until
everything blends together.
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Okay, so amazing.
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And it's just a few ingredients.
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You can see how
thick this consistency is.
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Once it chills,
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I like to marinate
this in the refrigerator
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for maybe an hour or two.
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Once it chills,
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it will continue
to thicken up on you,
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but this about the
stage that I really love it.
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And a wonderful
dip for you to use
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with your carrots and celery,
00:26:50.61\00:26:53.11
also to spread
on your sandwiches
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as an alternative to mayo.
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But it's also a
wonderful pizza base,
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so if you have a pizza
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and you want that
reminiscent of that white sauce,
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this is
absolutely wonderful for it.
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And here you have a
beautiful cool ranch dressing
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dip or spread,
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however you like to use it
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for all of your parties
and guests to share with.
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