Participants: Ron Giannoni (Host), Jeanette Spreadborough
Series Code: NSN
Program Code: NSN000179A
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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 our studio is with me, we have a lovely young lady 01:21 from Seattle, Washington, Jeanette Spreadborough. 01:26 And I'd like to take a look at when she first arrived. 01:31 I went to camp meeting this year, and I was inspired 01:35 by the talk about the power of prayer. 01:37 So I said a prayer to the Lord, I said, you know, 01:39 "Dear Lord, I've gained weight, I've got some ailments, 01:44 some rheumatoid arthritis, and I want to be healthy," 01:48 and so I prayed about it. 01:50 And within a week, I got a text message from this lady 01:54 that I had just met about a month ago, and she goes, 01:56 "Do you want to go to Weimar?" 01:58 And I was like, "Oh, the Lord wants me to go to Weimar, 02:01 this is how..." 02:02 I was like... 02:04 and then I was able to get the time off from work 02:06 'cause I was already scheduled to work during this month 02:09 and they gave me time off 02:10 and I was able to get a scholarship, 02:12 some other families and church members helped me, 02:16 my husband's off-work. 02:17 So it was just like the Lord made it happen. 02:20 So here I am, and I'm so happy to be here. 02:22 So my ailments, I was diagnosed back in 2005 02:26 with rheumatoid arthritis. 02:28 It stays in remission so I take a medication 02:32 called HUMIRA and it's a sub-q injection. 02:35 But I do get fatigued and I work fulltime 02:39 as a registered nurse on ICU units, 02:41 so I'm under a lot of stress. 02:43 What I would like to get out of the NEWSTART program 02:46 is to get a newly sound life, 02:48 I'd like to not have to take my HUMIRA 02:51 and not have the aches and pains of the rheumatoid. 02:53 I'd like to gain the knowledge so I can share it with others 02:57 and be a light for the Lord and to be an example 03:00 of what a healthy lifestyle is. 03:04 So I'm hoping that the cyst in my liver that 03:07 that will shrink and also I'm hoping 03:11 that my liver enzymes are lower, 03:14 they take a little bump, not real high 03:17 but enough to make me concerned. 03:19 So I'm just hoping to just gain my health 03:21 and so that I can live a strong healthy life 03:24 and be an example for others 03:26 and share the knowledge that I gain from here. 03:33 Welcome back, friends. In our studio, Jeanette. 03:35 Good to see you. Thank you. 03:37 It's good to see less of you. Yes, me too. 03:40 Yes, I'm happy for that. 03:42 Tell me, let's start off that 03:43 'cause I know that's one of the issues. 03:45 You came here, you want to lose some weight. 03:47 Yes. Why? 03:49 Well, I've gained like 03:51 50 pounds over the last couple years 03:54 and just was concerned about that. 03:56 How did that happen? 03:58 Stress. And? 04:00 Poor eating habits and I needed... 04:03 Comfort foods? Comfort foods. 04:04 Like ice cream? Like ice cream, yes. 04:06 Comfort foods... 04:07 I had to pry that out of you. I know. 04:09 Yes, it was definitely comfort foods. 04:11 I would look for that quick side of, 04:14 you know, gratification. 04:15 Oh, sure. 04:17 I work, I've a really busy position 04:19 in an ICU unit as a... 04:21 I'm a nurse. 04:23 So I'm even aware about the health effects 04:24 but not as much, I really was educated 04:26 since I've been here. 04:28 Yeah, you are. 04:29 You think you know a lot but, you know, 04:31 I'm a nurse and I learnt so much about nutrition. 04:33 You didn't know anything? 04:35 Yes, I learnt that I didn't know 04:37 as much as I thought I did. 04:38 Well, the kind of work you do is different 04:42 than what we teach here obviously. 04:44 Oh, definitely. 04:45 And that's what you're speaking about 04:47 and I know that nurses, 04:49 especially your kind of nursing, 04:51 you're highly educated in that field. 04:54 However, this is a new type of field for you. 04:57 Yes, this is. 04:58 And ironically, I work on open heart unit. 05:01 Oh, wow. 05:03 So I've worked in a cardiac cath lab. 05:04 So, you know, I see the patients that come in 05:08 that have these heart blocks and they have to have stents 05:12 or they are not candidates to have stents 05:14 because there's so much blockage and heart disease. 05:16 And, you know, our surgeons, trauma surgeons take them 05:21 to do open heart, and then they come back to my ICU, 05:24 and we help care for them. 05:26 So yeah, so I was like, "I don't want to be a patient, 05:30 I want to be healthy." 05:32 So when I learned about this program 05:34 and knowing about 05:37 'cause my cholesterol levels were going up. 05:39 Yes. 05:41 And I was like, "Oh, I need to cure this." 05:44 Yes. 05:45 And so how much weight have you lost here 05:47 in last 17-16 days? 05:48 I've lost a good solid 10 pounds. 05:51 When they first weighed me, they said... 05:53 On the chart, it shows seven but I know that 05:55 when I first came, I weighed myself. 05:56 That was one of the first things I did 05:58 and I'm down seven pounds. 06:00 How much muscle have you gained? 06:02 Oh, I've gained a lot of muscle. 06:03 Yeah, so muscle weighs too. Right, right. 06:06 So you've lost more fat... I have. 06:08 Than you're really giving credit to. 06:10 Yes, in fact today, they did my circumference 06:12 and I'm down four inches around my waist. 06:14 Wow. 06:16 So it's easier like to bend over. 06:19 So yes, I'm just like... 06:21 And the trails was like 06:22 I've been hiking all the trails, 06:24 and when I first got here, I had to stop on the inclined, 06:28 you know, going up. 06:29 I couldn't do it without getting short of breath 06:31 and just be like, "Okay, I got to wait 06:33 and get my energy back up." 06:34 Now I'm just climbing all over and, you know, 06:37 my endurance has really increased. 06:38 How many miles a day are you walking? 06:40 I average, I'm saying I go about six miles, 06:43 I got my little Fitbit. 06:45 Oh, amazing. It's amazing. 06:46 Oh, you do? Yes. 06:48 Oh, you like that little Fitbit? 06:49 I like it 'cause you can have competition 06:50 with my daughters on it. 06:53 So you can... But it keeps you motivated. 06:55 Yes. 06:56 And yeah, so... 06:58 You got a little plug for Fitbit. 06:59 Yeah, yeah. 07:01 It's actually, it's an incentive. 07:04 Yes. 07:05 And it helps you keep track of your calories 07:07 and also it tracks your heart rate 07:11 and so my heart rate, 07:12 my resting heart rate used to be in the 70s. 07:15 While I'm sitting in the meetings, 07:17 I'm all relaxed, 07:18 I'm learning all this information, 07:19 I look and I'm down in the low 60s 07:21 for my resting heart rate. 07:22 Just sitting, not sleeping, not just when I first get up. 07:23 Yes. 07:25 But sitting actively, participating, and watching, 07:28 and my resting heart rate is in the 60s 07:29 without a beta blocker. 07:31 Isn't that amazing? It's amazing. 07:32 So I know that my health is just improving. 07:35 And it gets better. It gets better. 07:37 I was sitting couple of weeks ago 07:39 I so want to take my blood pressure, 07:42 I don't usually, but I felt yeah okay, 07:44 looks like 112/60, I use to have like 200/100. 07:50 Yeah. My resting pulse was like 54. 07:53 Wow, that's wonderful. That's just amazing for me. 07:58 Nonetheless, we're talking about you. 07:59 Yeah no, but that's amazing 'cause you're not 08:01 on any medicine and that's amazing. 08:02 None. Yeah. 08:04 Like you I got off all my medication 08:06 when I came here. 08:08 Yes. 08:09 But you had another very interesting thing 08:12 happened to you while you were here. 08:13 You came here, you were taking arthritis meds. 08:16 Right. 08:18 On a weekly basis, and they would... 08:21 Tell us a little bit about what happened. 08:23 So back in 2005, I was diagnosed 08:28 with rheumatoid arthritis, interestingly enough, 08:32 during that time, I had done another diet 08:35 that promotes low carbs, high protein. 08:40 Oh, no. And it was the Atkins diet. 08:42 Oh, no. I did do that. 08:44 And it was that year that I came down with arthritis. 08:48 So the correlation plus a lot of stress 08:51 'cause once again I was working in neurotrauma ICU, 08:53 working night shifts. 08:55 So I had lot of strikes to get me. 08:57 I was in night shift, they were 12-14-hour shifts, 09:01 I was committing it and having to sleep 09:03 during the day against my circadian rhythm, 09:05 plus I was doing a low-carb diet. 09:08 And I lost weight with it, I lost like 20 pounds. 09:10 Oh yeah, oh yeah, it works. 09:12 I did it just before I had open heart surgery. 09:15 So yeah... 09:17 Did you catch that? 09:18 Yeah, open heart surgery, yes. Yeah. 09:21 So that high protein and fat, it's no good. 09:24 By the way that doctor died from heart attack. 09:28 Nonetheless, the arthritis, did you know back then 09:34 what was causing the pain? 09:37 No, I didn't know what was causing the pain 09:39 but I was in so much pain, I couldn't even... 09:43 and I'm like, I consider myself young, 09:47 and I couldn't bend over and tie my shoes. 09:48 By the way, I consider you young. 09:50 Yeah, I was like I couldn't, you know... 09:52 I was in my late 30s, I wasn't even 40 09:55 and I couldn't even tie my shoes, I couldn't... 09:58 My knees were so sore, 09:59 all of my joints were just inflamed. 10:02 What did you discover while you were here 10:04 about inflammation? 10:06 I discovered that the cholesterol 10:08 from the meat products, anything that has a face, 10:13 or a mother that has a face contributes 10:15 to that inflammation process. 10:17 And the inflammation is what causes what? 10:19 The autoimmune that it can contribute 10:22 to the autoimmune diseases. 10:23 And so now that you've changed your lifestyle, anymore pain? 10:28 I've no pain, in fact, I'm amazed 10:32 because I haven't taken my... 10:35 So there was two types, I used to take ENBREL, 10:37 it was once a week. 10:38 But now, I'm taking HUMIRA 10:40 which is a tumor necrotic factor, 10:42 protein receptor I believe. 10:43 And not only is it very expensive 10:47 but you have to give yourself an injection 10:48 and I'm just going to talk to my rheumatologist 10:51 but I'm feeling like my body is going into just changing 10:56 and not going to need to have that medication. 10:58 No. 10:59 I'm not having any pain and normally by this time 11:01 my feet start aching and I'm over a week 11:05 since my last, since I'm due for it. 11:07 So I'm excited to have them run the labs 11:12 because normally when somebody with RA, 11:14 I believe they have like an elevation of the TNF factor 11:18 which is Tumor necrotic factor. 11:20 So those are kind of marker, so I'm looking forward 11:23 to staying very faithful to my new lifestyle, you know, 11:28 eating a plant-based diet, exercise, lots of water, 11:32 and getting that good sleep. 11:33 Yes. 11:35 And not being stressed out, 11:36 and to say my prayers to the Lord, 11:38 and get it up to Him because He brought me here, 11:40 and He has plans for me. 11:42 And I'm looking forward to following up on you, 11:45 and I want to thank you, we've run out of time. 11:47 Okay. God bless you. 11:49 Oh, thank you. We'll be in touch. 11:50 Okay. 11:51 But, friends, don't go away 11:53 'cause the doctor will be right with us. 11:55 When we look at the health status 11:57 of Americans today, it's alarming to see 11:59 that 60% are either overweight or obese. 12:08 In addition, diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, 12:11 cancer, and heart disorders are the leading cause 12:13 of so many complications and deaths every year. 12:21 Could it have something to do with what we eat? 12:23 After all, every one in four Americans 12:26 visits a fast food restaurant daily, 12:28 and with such easy access to quick-fix foods, 12:32 we tend to forget the poor health value 12:34 those foods actually offer. 12:37 Maybe it's the sedentary lifestyle 12:38 and lack of exercise that we've become 12:40 so accustomed to as a media-dependant world. 12:44 Whatever the cause of these diseases, 12:46 a solution has arrived. 12:50 The NEWSTART lifestyle center offers 12:52 an enriching program where patients can get 12:54 a healing of mind, body, and soul, 12:57 located in the outskirts of Sacramento, 13:00 the NEWSTART center is situated on the beautiful campus 13:03 of Weimar Centre of Health and Education 13:06 with scenic walking and hiking trails all around. 13:09 With a "whole plant foods eating whole" motto, 13:13 the NEWSTART center promotes a healthy plant-based diet 13:16 with an emphasis on natural foods. 13:18 The NEWSTART staff are made up of California Board Certified 13:22 nurses, doctors, dietitians, and therapists 13:26 who work together to assist each patient personally. 13:29 The staff are dedicated to each patient's success 13:32 in the program and are always there 13:34 to guide, advise, and encourage. 13:37 In addition to a healthy lifestyle, 13:39 NEWSTART also promotes a healthy exercise routine. 13:42 You're both in sequence, that's good, all right. 13:45 As part of the balance program, there's much opportunity 13:48 to get in the fair share of physical activity 13:51 from utilizing our fitness center 13:53 to taking a stroll around the peaceful grounds of Weimar. 13:56 It's amazing what a new start can do for you. 14:02 Welcome back, friends. Dr. Gallant. 14:05 Ron, good to see you my friend. Good to see you. 14:07 You know, it's been a while since I've actually told folks 14:12 who exactly you are, 14:13 you're the director of the clinic now, right? 14:16 I'm actually the medical director 14:18 for NEWSTART 14:20 and one the physicians in the clinic. 14:21 Yes, right. Yeah, that's right. 14:23 And we're really proud that you are here. 14:25 Well, praise the Lord, I'm glad to be here. 14:27 I hear nothing but good things about you. 14:29 Well, God is good. 14:31 God is good, and the guests are real pleased 14:34 with the treatments and, you know, 14:37 the non-invasive treatments especially. 14:40 And, you know, let's talk about Jeanette if we can. 14:44 Yes. 14:45 And tell us, you know, 14:47 she was a delight during our interview. 14:50 And she's made a lot of progression. 14:52 She is pretty smart. Oh yes, she is. 14:54 She is an ICU nurse. Yes. 14:56 They have to be sharp 14:57 and they have to be independent thinkers 15:00 to be able to sometimes manage those acute care situations. 15:04 Yeah... 15:06 But she is wonderful lady, wonderful. 15:08 So we've seen some progress. 15:12 Tell us from a doctor's perspective 15:14 what do you think is going on. 15:16 Well, she has a history of Rheumatoid arthritis 15:18 and has had a lot of aches and pains, 15:22 especially in her hands. 15:24 And since coming here, 15:26 she noticed that her inflammation has decreased 15:30 and she is feeling a lot better, 15:32 really has not had a flare of rheumatoid arthritis 15:35 since she came here. 15:37 And as, you know, our lifestyle and diet 15:40 is a low inflammation lifestyle. 15:44 And so if we can decrease her inflammation, 15:46 we're going to decrease our things like 15:49 rheumatoid arthritis, other diseases as well. 15:51 Now this is a message that I think our guests 15:53 that are watching really need to hear that. 15:57 I've been told and you could correct me I'm sure 16:01 that most lifestyle diseases are from inflammation 16:06 generally caused by what we eating, 16:09 what we're putting in our body, correct? 16:11 And also how we live, you know, 16:14 inflammation impacts all of our body. 16:17 It creates what we call oxidative stress. 16:20 And oxidative stress impacts the function 16:23 of our immune system. 16:25 If our immune system is not functioning properly, 16:28 we're more prone to infection, bacterial, 16:32 viral, fungal infections, all of those. 16:35 And then if our immune system is not functioning properly, 16:38 it may make us prone to autoimmune type diseases 16:41 where our body starts to attack itself. 16:44 And if our immune system is not functioning properly, 16:47 we're at increased risk 16:48 for all kinds of other ailments, 16:50 all kinds of other little things. 16:53 Cancer is one of the things that can hide sometimes 16:56 when we have increased inflammation 16:58 in our body. 16:59 They hide, they clothe themselves 17:00 I understand. 17:02 That's exactly right. 17:03 They clothe themselves to prevent our immune system 17:05 from recognizing. 17:06 Isn't that amazing? It is. It is. 17:08 Yeah and because we change our lifestyle, 17:10 and we reduce the stress, and we're eating these plants 17:15 and all of a sudden, the killer cells... 17:18 The natural killer cells get boosted. 17:20 You know, this is fascinating since you brought this up. 17:23 One of the things that happens 17:25 is when we're on an animal protein diet, 17:28 the cancer cells can use that animal protein 17:32 to coat themselves and there by hide. 17:36 And some of the digestive enzymes 17:38 our bodies use to kill cancer cells 17:43 get used up in digesting the protein 17:46 and the meat that we eat. 17:47 Isn't that interesting. 17:49 So it's a double whammy. Yeah. 17:51 Whereas when you're on a plant-based diet, 17:54 you actually are able to strengthen your immune system. 17:59 So it'll work better, it'll pick up on things better 18:02 and it will help to destroy things like cancer 18:06 and other sources of inflammation. 18:08 We know... 18:10 She had mentioned, Jeanette had mentioned 18:12 her arthritis seemed to... 18:16 no pain. 18:17 Right. 18:19 And she is lost some weight, and are there any other issues 18:22 that she was dealing with it? 18:23 You know, one of the interesting things, 18:26 she is on shots for her rheumatoid arthritis 18:30 and was getting them about every two weeks. 18:33 She has been with us for little over two weeks 18:35 and had a shot before she came and has not had a flare up. 18:39 So we're recommending that we start to space 18:42 those shots out farther and farther. 18:44 And who knows, by God's grace, may be over time 18:46 she will be able to get off of that medicine. 18:48 Wouldn't that be a blessing? 18:50 That would be a tremendous blessing. 18:52 Looks like she is heading in that direction. 18:55 It looks that way. And she is totally onboard. 18:57 Oh yeah, oh yeah, she is excited. 18:59 And her husband at home, she's been sharing information 19:02 with him, and he is excited and onboard as well. 19:05 Oh, that's a blessing. 19:07 That means, you know, 19:08 that makes all the difference in the world. 19:09 When you have support of family, 19:11 it makes you so much more successful. 19:13 You know, you've bring up a good point. 19:15 If there are people watching and they are going to come 19:18 to the NEWSTART program, 19:20 don't you think it's really important 19:22 that they bring their significant other, 19:24 be it their husband, wife, child, or mother 19:29 because if I had to go home and explain to my wife 19:33 what I learned here in 18 days, I couldn't have done it. 19:36 It's hard. 19:38 I don't know that I would have succeeded 19:39 as well as I have. 19:41 Yeah. 19:42 You know, when we made our lifestyle change, 19:43 we did it as a family. 19:45 And it makes it so much easier, you support each other, 19:49 and besides that, you also hold each other accountable, 19:52 and that goes a long way to success. 19:54 Yes, it does. "Ah, shouldn't eat that." 19:56 Yeah, exactly. 19:57 We had a guest over for lunch one day and he said, 20:00 "What's in that dressing?" 20:02 And he had only been here a week, 20:05 you know who I'm talking about? 20:06 Yeah, Harry. 20:08 Yeah. 20:09 And he, "What's in there, I can't eat that. 20:11 No, is that real cheese?" 20:12 I said, "Come on, this is all vegan." 20:14 That's right. But he was testing us. 20:16 Yeah. 20:17 What showed me that he is listening as, you know, 20:22 all our guests listen and they learn and in fact, 20:26 Jeanette was sharing how much she has learnt 20:29 even though she is in the business. 20:32 Yeah. 20:33 She is not a doctor obviously but she is a nurse. 20:35 No, very knowledgeable nurse. 20:37 Very, very knowledgeable. 20:38 But she learned a lot by attending the lectures here. 20:42 Praise God. Yeah, amen. 20:43 Praise God. 20:45 Anything that you might add to that? 20:48 You know, I would just say this that people 20:52 who make lifestyle change reap so many benefits. 20:57 Some of them are things that we expect 20:59 but some of them are things that we don't expect. 21:02 She has bubbly personality to begin with, 21:05 but she is so excited about where she is now 21:08 compared to where she was when she first came 21:10 that I really think this excitement 21:14 and enthusiasm is going to be contagious. 21:16 And she's going to be able to tell others 21:18 some of the things that she has learned. 21:20 Yeah. She is rather bubbly. 21:23 Oh yes, she is. She is a wonderful person. 21:25 She was real excited about losing several inches 21:29 in her waist and hips, and... 21:30 In fact, I think she lost over five inches in her waist. 21:33 Yeah. Which is fantastic. 21:35 Yeah. Yeah. 21:37 That's excellent. 21:38 And, you know, these nurses, they have these 12-hour shifts, 21:42 and they got to eat on the run, and they grab something 21:45 in the cafeteria which probably shouldn't be fed to anybody. 21:49 Nonetheless, doc, I want to thank you again 21:52 for taking your time. 21:54 Thank you. 21:55 It's always a pleasure to have you here. 21:56 Likewise, likewise. 21:58 And, friends, it's a pleasure having you here too, 22:00 but don't go away, we have an important message 22:02 following this. 22:06 Caffeine is the world's most popular drug. 22:09 You can find a Starbucks on almost every corner. 22:12 Recent statistics show 22:14 that 83 percent of American adults 22:16 consume coffee, three cups a day on average. 22:19 But what exactly is caffeine 22:21 and how does it affect our bodies? 22:24 Caffeine is known as an energy booster. 22:26 Many people claim that they need coffee 22:28 to improve their focus, stamina, and productivity. 22:31 And several studies seem to support these claims. 22:34 There's just one problem. 22:35 Many studies have used faulty methods failing 22:38 to account the caffeine habits of their participants. 22:41 One study performed 22:42 by John Hopkins Medical School reveals 22:44 that the performance boost of the caffeine only occurs 22:47 in people who are already experiencing 22:49 withdrawals from it. 22:51 This is not a result of caffeine 22:52 truly increasing performance 22:54 but rather a short term reversal 22:56 of caffeine withdrawal. 22:58 When researchers choose participants 23:00 who are not experiencing withdrawal, 23:02 caffeine did not improve performance. 23:05 And one of the things we find with caffeine 23:08 is that even though people seem to be able to do things fast 23:12 and for a longer period of time, 23:14 it's not uncommon that they make more mistakes. 23:17 They've even had notes about the sports teams 23:21 and so they want them to have more energy, 23:23 they give them... 23:25 So they have them take sports drinks 23:26 or probably just containing caffeine 23:29 and they do have more energy 23:30 but they make more mistakes and errors. 23:32 This is also been shown like in people type, 23:35 they can type faster but they make more mistakes. 23:38 So all in all, you're going to be much better off 23:40 not using caffeine. 23:43 Caffeine is a stimulant. 23:44 The chemical name is trimethylxanthine. 23:47 It speeds up the heart rate, increases the blood pressure 23:50 'cause it causes vessel constriction 23:52 which is making the blood vessels smaller. 23:56 And it's very interesting, 23:57 many patients who I've worked with, 24:00 who have high blood pressure and I asked them, 24:02 "Do use coffee or tea?" 24:03 which of course the traditional coffee, tea, 24:06 both contain caffeine and they say, 24:08 "Yes." I said, "Hasn't anyone told you 24:10 that it would be helpful for you 24:12 to control your blood pressure to stop the caffeine?" 24:15 So this is another common effective caffeine, 24:19 it raises the blood pressure as well as... 24:22 as we mentioned increase in the gastric secretions. 24:25 So if people have trouble with ulcers, 24:28 gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD, 24:31 again they are going to be better off 24:32 to avoid beverages containing caffeine. 24:35 High caffeine consumption is associated 24:38 with many negative symptoms 24:39 including irritability, insomnia, anxiety, 24:43 stress on the heart, elevated blood pressure, 24:46 headaches, heartburn, upset stomach, and dehydration. 24:51 Many people use caffeine to stay awake. 24:54 This may work temporarily but in the long run, 24:56 caffeine causes serious sleep disturbances. 25:00 It makes it more difficult to fall and stay asleep, 25:02 and disturbs the important REM phase of the sleep cycle. 25:06 Caffeine users often fall in to vicious cycle, 25:09 the same caffeine they depend on to wake up in the morning 25:12 keeps them from getting quality sleep at night. 25:15 One of the things we look at with caffeine 25:16 is what we call the half-life of caffeine, 25:19 and the half-life of caffeine is between four and five hours. 25:23 Now as you take a dose of caffeine in the morning 25:25 say at 8 o'clock, you know, to wake up 25:30 and in four hours half of that will be gone, 25:34 and in another four hours half of what's left would be gone. 25:36 So even though people may only take one or two cups 25:40 of coffee in the morning, 25:41 the effects of that last throughout the day. 25:43 And if people have trouble with sleep, 25:46 they definitely should avoid beverages 25:48 containing caffeine. 25:49 If you're using coffee to wake you up, 25:51 an alternative to coffee would be exercise, 25:54 that would be really good. 25:56 Also good brisk shower finishing off 25:59 with cold would help you wake you up. 26:01 Caffeine is especially dangerous for children, 26:04 infants, and pregnant mothers. 26:06 It has been linked to low birth weight 26:08 as well as a variety of health and behavioral problems. 26:11 I would not encourage children use caffeine, 26:14 again, it's a stimulant. 26:16 And I remember when I was working 26:17 in the Marshall Islands, I would see 26:19 these little children probably one to two years of age, 26:24 they would be running around and they would have 26:26 a can of caffeinated soda pop in their hand 26:29 and they would be drinking that. 26:31 And sometimes later on in the evening 26:34 when I would have to go back to the hospital late at night 26:37 to see a patient, I would see these little kids 26:41 running around wide awake, 26:43 they were wide from the caffeine 26:45 which they had earlier in the day. 26:46 So if you want your children to be nice and cooperative 26:50 and raise them so that they will be obedient, 26:53 and loving, and responsive, 26:56 you really want to keep them away 26:57 from caffeine. 26:59 So be safe, treat your body right 27:01 and fill yourself with plenty of good old fashioned water, 27:05 which naturally increases brain function and energy. 27:09 Your body, mood, and pocketbook will thank you. |
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