Participants: Ron Giannoni (Host), James Barber
Series Code: NSN
Program Code: NSN000180A
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00:10 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 00:28 if you could actually add quality years to your life 00:30 rather than dying one organ at a time? 00:33 Obesity and diabetes 00:34 are the cause of over million deaths per year. 00:37 Most diseases are reversible 00:39 because most diseases are lifestyle diseases, 00:42 especially Type 2 diabetes 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 00:59 in the first few days of our program 01:01 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 In our studio with me today is James Barber, 01:16 from Riverside, California. 01:18 Good old, native Californian. 01:21 I want to take a look at when James first got here. 01:25 He had a stroke a few months back. 01:27 We will discuss that during the interview 01:30 but let's take a look. 01:33 Well, I had a stroke two and a half years ago, 01:35 and I am recovering a little bit 01:39 and I'm just trying to recover little, little more 01:42 and every little bit helps. 01:44 So, I thought I'd come up here 01:48 and see if this would help me too 01:52 to get myself back again. 01:55 I was on statins, 01:59 and I did some research 02:03 and found out how dangerous they were, 02:05 so I just quit taking them on my own and I thought, 02:09 "Well, this should help me," you know. 02:15 And the program here should help me 02:18 with the problems I have with high cholesterol. 02:22 Well, I hope to see some improvement in my health. 02:29 I need to lose some weight. 02:31 I need to get my cholesterol down. 02:36 I need to do little more exercise 02:38 for my leg and arms, 02:42 especially with me getting off of the medications 02:46 that I was taking. 02:48 He said the program here should replace... 02:54 the medications, 02:56 especially with the change of diet, 02:58 and exercise, and water. 03:04 Welcome back, friends. 03:06 James, how are you, sir? I'm fine, Ron. 03:08 That's good to see you. 03:10 You do look different. 03:11 Yeah, better than I was when I came here. 03:14 Yeah, I think so. Yeah. 03:17 You know, we discussed a stroke on our first interview. 03:23 How severe was that stroke and when did it exactly, 03:26 when did it happen? 03:28 It happened on May 6th, 2014 and it was pretty severe. 03:33 I was asleep in my truck, taken a break. 03:38 And the next morning 03:40 when I went to make my delivery, 03:41 I couldn't get out of bed. 03:43 I'd had a stroke during my sleep 03:45 and kind of paralyzed my left side. 03:49 The entire left side? 03:50 The entire left side, arm and leg. 03:53 And I couldn't get out of bed. 03:56 So, my company 04:01 track the truck down, 04:02 they knew where it was so they called the local police 04:05 to come and check on me. 04:06 And they, they are the one that got me out of the truck 04:09 and got me to the hospital. 04:11 But I had blood clot on my brain. 04:14 And I remember, 04:19 I could hear the doctors talking 04:21 when they were trying to dissolve them 04:23 or take them out or whatever they do, 04:26 but I didn't get to the hospital fast enough 04:30 to make a fast recovery. 04:34 Yes. 04:36 So, it's been a couple years now, 04:38 about two and a half. 04:39 Two and a half. 04:41 And you regained mobility with your left leg 04:45 but your left arm is still little bit... 04:48 Tell us about that? 04:49 Yeah, left arm is still not functioning. 04:54 But I've been working on it in the last few months 04:58 and at least I can move it and there is no pain. 05:03 So I think 05:05 if I just keep working with and exercising it, 05:07 I'll get some mobility back in it. 05:10 Yes. 05:11 We've had some students working with you. 05:14 One of our students from Guest services. 05:16 Correct. 05:17 And I have taught him a few techniques 05:19 to work on the tendons and such and help bring back mobility. 05:25 So I understand you are thinking about, 05:29 maybe staying for another session? 05:32 Yeah, because 05:36 the improvement that I see 05:41 has encouraged me to stay another session 05:44 because I think another session, 05:46 I'll get a lot better, get to walk in a lot better, 05:50 I'll get the arm moving a little bit better. 05:52 Yeah. 05:53 And get some weight down 05:56 and get all of my vitals 06:01 in better shape than they are now. 06:04 Now, vitals, you mean, 06:05 cholesterol and triglycerides, all that. 06:07 Correct. Correct. 06:08 Now, you lost about 11 pounds, the first 10 or 11 days. 06:14 But then you gained a couple of pounds. 06:16 Correct. 06:17 Could that gain maybe be muscle mass, 06:20 and tell me what do you think? 06:23 I guess. 06:24 I guess it could be 06:26 because I haven't been eating anything 06:27 to put the weight on. 06:30 Well, we don't starve people here, do we? 06:32 No, you don't starve people 06:34 but, I have a sweet tooth and when I am home, 06:39 I eat a lot of sweets which I haven't had here. 06:42 You can't do those sweets. 06:44 So, I know it wasn't the eating that put weight back on, 06:49 I don't really know what it was 06:51 but something put three pounds back on me. 06:55 Now, have you learned while you are here, 06:59 foods to eat and foods not to eat 07:03 that will help your situation? 07:06 Yeah, I've learned a lot about eating correctly 07:09 and the right foods 07:11 but it's going to be difficult for me 07:15 to get into the habit of eating like that regular. 07:21 Why would you say that? 07:22 Well, I'm living with a friend 07:24 and I live in somebody else's house and I... 07:30 They do all the fixing? 07:32 They do all the fixing and... 07:36 My friend is 88 07:38 and he has a caretaker to come in and fix his meals 07:42 and, of course, they fix mine too, 07:45 but I quit eating what he eats before I came up here. 07:51 Good. 07:52 Because he has to have eggs and bacon 07:54 every morning for breakfast, 07:55 and I don't like bacon. 07:58 I don't like eggs and... Yeah, too fat. 08:01 Those two things along will clog up your arteries. 08:03 Yeah, they will. Yeah. 08:05 And then he eats about a half a gallon of ice cream 08:07 every night before he goes to bed. 08:08 Oh, how old is he? 08:10 Eighty eight. Well. 08:12 And I cut out the ice cream too. 08:16 Good for you. 08:17 I used to eat a little bit with him 08:18 but I cut it out few weeks before I came up here. 08:22 Good for you. 08:25 And where did you learn that? 08:27 I learnt it from a friend 08:29 that used to work here at NEWSTART. 08:31 Really? A doctor or... 08:33 Oh, you learnt that from Jerry Flores. 08:36 Jerry Flores. Jerry. 08:38 Good old Jerry. 08:39 You know one of the best massage therapist 08:42 I've ever had the pleasure of working with. 08:43 He is good. 08:45 He is good. He is very, very good. 08:47 In fact, didn't Jerry recommend you come here? 08:49 Jerry, yeah, Jerry recommended me 08:51 to come in here to the NEWSTART program and... 08:53 He told me about you at some point in time. 08:56 Yeah. Yeah, he did. I'm glad that you made it. 08:58 Yeah, I am too and actually I didn't want to come 09:03 and tell I could stay for two sessions 09:05 because I figured it was going to take to... 09:10 To get a big change in my walking 09:14 and my arm movement. 09:17 And, but while I was waiting, 09:22 I started spending the money 09:24 and I spent part of the money before I came up here so. 09:30 Oh, no. 09:31 Yeah. That's okay. 09:38 I know, I need two sessions 09:40 because he was telling me that 09:43 one person came here and stayed for four sessions. 09:46 Actually we had this guy, came here, he was living here. 09:51 He stayed for two sessions and he lived on campus 09:55 and continued on for about six months. 09:59 Oh. 10:00 And I don't know if he's referring 10:02 to that gentleman or not. 10:05 But we have had people stay two or three sessions in a row. 10:09 We had a gal two sessions ago, 355 pounds. 10:14 Wow. 10:15 She lost 32 pounds her first session. 10:18 I spoke with her the other day, she's down 75 pounds 10:23 and so, you know. 10:26 It is a big improvement. 10:27 Yeah, and the same thing is going to happen with you. 10:30 You gonna lose more and more weight. 10:32 Yeah, if I could get my weight down, 10:33 a lot of things, I think will improve. 10:36 Yeah, yeah. 10:38 'Cause I have sleep apnea, 10:39 I'm sleeping with a CPAP machine 10:41 and they say, if you get your weight down 10:44 it may get to 10:46 where you don't have to use the CPAP machine. 10:48 So, true. 10:50 James, I want to thank you for taking your time 10:53 and coming on the set and chatting with us. 10:56 And I'm looking forward to see you in next session. 10:58 Well, I thank you for having me. 11:00 Yeah, I am looking forward to be in here 11:01 on the next session. 11:03 All right, James, God bless. 11:04 Okay, all right. Thanks. 11:05 Thanks for being with us, 11:07 and thanks for taking your time. 11:08 And, friends, don't go away 11:10 Dr. A Kuninobo will be right with us. 11:16 When we look at the health status 11:17 of Americans today, 11:18 it's alarming to see that 60% are either overweight or obese. 11:28 In addition, diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, 11:31 cancer, and heart disorders 11:33 are the leading cause of so many complications 11:35 and deaths every year. 11:41 Could it have something to do with what we eat? 11:44 After all, every one in four Americans 11:46 visits a fast food restaurant daily 11:48 and with such easy access to quick fix foods, 11:52 we tend to forget the poor health value 11:54 those foods actually offer. 11:57 Maybe it's the sedentary lifestyle 11:59 and lack of exercise that we've become 12:01 so accustomed to as a media dependent world. 12:04 Whatever the cause of these diseases, 12:06 a solution has arrived. 12:10 The NEWSTART lifestyle center offers enriching program 12:14 where patients can get a healing of mind, 12:16 body, and soul. 12:18 Located in the outskirts of Sacramento, 12:20 the NEWSTART center is situated on 12:22 the beautiful campus of Weimar Center 12:24 of Health and Education, 12:26 with scenic walking and hiking trails all around. 12:30 With a whole plant foods eating whole motto, 12:33 the NEWSTART center promotes a healthy plant based diet 12:36 with the emphasis on natural foods. 12:39 The NEWSTART staff are made up of California board certified 12:42 nurses, doctors, dieticians, and therapist 12:46 who work together to assist each patient personally. 12:50 The staff are dedicated to each patient's success 12:52 in the program 12:54 and are always there to guide, advise, and encourage. 12:57 In addition to a healthy lifestyle, 12:59 NEWSTART also promotes a healthy exercise routine. 13:02 You both in sequence, that's good. 13:04 All right. 13:06 As part of the balance program, there is much opportunity 13:08 to get in the fair share of physical activity 13:11 from utilizing our fitness center 13:13 to taking a stroll around the peaceful grounds of Weimar. 13:17 It's amazing what a NEWSTART can do for you. 13:20 Welcome back, friends. 13:22 In our studio, Dr. Kuninobo. 13:24 Yes, thank you. 13:25 I want to tell our guests that you are our newest arrival 13:29 who is joining our clinic. 13:31 And it's been a pleasure so far. 13:33 And it's been a pleasure for us. 13:35 You've come here. 13:36 You had a family practice in San Diego for 20 years. 13:39 That's correct. 13:40 And you are born on some little island, 13:43 in the middle of the pacific called Hawaii. 13:46 Well, actually I was born in L.A. 13:48 You were born in L.A., then you were raised there. 13:50 I was raised in Hawaii from age 8 to 18. 13:53 Yeah, we're joking about that, just a moment ago. 13:56 Yeah, and here you are, so good to have you here. 13:59 Thank you so much. 14:00 And our guests, otherwise known as patients, 14:05 I think they all love you, and they told, Dr. K says this. 14:07 Praise God. Praise God. 14:09 Yes, so you're bringing something, 14:11 all our doctors bring so much value here. 14:14 Praise God. 14:15 And we just thank you for your ministry here, 14:18 we know that it's important for our guests. 14:22 Let's talk about James. Oh, yes. 14:25 And you know, he had a stroke, two and a half years ago, 14:29 roughly in May 14th. 14:31 And a heart attack too. 14:33 I didn't know about the heart attack. 14:36 Was it simultaneous? 14:38 Pretty close together. 14:39 Ah, okay. 14:41 And he's struggling, 14:42 he was paralyzed on the left side. 14:45 He was out on the road as a trucker. 14:48 He couldn't get out of his truck 14:49 so he couldn't get immediate help, 14:52 you know, blood thinners, and whatever 14:54 you guys do to help, 14:57 but now he's struggling 14:59 that long road back to mobility. 15:03 What are his chances here, Doc? 15:05 What do you think? 15:07 I know a miracle needs to happen 15:10 'cause out in the world there, they say, 15:12 "Well, that's the way it is." 15:13 Yeah, you know, at two and a half years, 15:15 most conventional thought would say, you know, 15:16 if he's going to get improvement, 15:18 we should have seen it by now. 15:20 But, you know, the body has amazing capacities 15:23 to heal itself. 15:25 Yeah. 15:26 When God is at the head of their body. 15:29 You know, and so I would never limit God 15:32 to what He is going to do for James. 15:34 You know, on the other hand, as we all recognize that 15:37 it will be tall order to expect that 15:40 just because he's going to do 15:41 a few simple things in his life, 15:42 suddenly there is going to be a miraculous thing 15:44 that happens here. 15:45 God could do that. 15:47 That may happen. 15:48 But there are so many facets to James 15:50 besides just his disability. 15:52 I think they're very important for him. 15:55 One thing about James that may or may not come out 15:58 when he was talking, is he's a very resourceful man. 16:01 And he is very determined. Yes. 16:04 When you think about the ability 16:06 or maybe somebody would say disabilities 16:08 that he has to function, he's very creative 16:12 and how he works through everything by himself 16:15 with that one hand. 16:16 We noticed that at the cafeteria 16:18 that he does everything himself, 16:20 you know, gets his food, grains, flaxseed, 16:23 does all these things by himself. 16:25 Gets his meal, so, you know, he's a type of person 16:29 that if there is going to be improvement 16:31 when he puts his will with God's will, 16:33 who knows what can happen with him. 16:35 Amen. 16:37 We want so bad to see him change to benefit him. 16:43 Absolutely. 16:45 So that he can get mobility back on that left arm, 16:48 I know he wants that more than anything. 16:51 You know, he's going to stay with us another session. 16:54 Yeah. I am really excited about that. 16:55 Yeah, he's pretty much made that decision already 16:59 and we're helping him in every way we can. 17:02 He will be going home, he's from Riverside area. 17:07 He was referred to us by one of our massage therapist, 17:12 Jerry Flores. 17:14 Jerry is an excellent therapist, 17:16 I wish he was back here 17:17 but nonetheless Jerry referred him, 17:20 and so he's going to go back down 17:22 and get some therapy with Jerry 17:24 and then come back to our next session. 17:27 And I am sure you're going to be his doctor then, right? 17:30 Well, I certainly hope so 17:31 'cause I want to continue to follow with his improvement. 17:33 Yes. Yes. You noticed I said improvement. 17:36 Did he talk it all about that with you? 17:37 Yeah, why don't you tell us from your perspective? 17:40 Yeah, 'cause I was there, I was talking with him today, 17:43 you know, doctor's appointment, 17:44 our final visit during this session, 17:47 and I was asking him how things were going. 17:50 You know, he was very interested 17:51 to find out about his cholesterol, 17:53 which we should talk about in a minute. 17:55 But I was asking him about how is he doing getting around 17:57 because I've been watching him, everybody's been watching him. 18:00 Yes. 18:01 And to see, and I think there for a lot of people 18:04 when you're the one that's improving, 18:06 sometimes you don't recognize it 18:07 unless you stop and think about it. 18:09 I think we all recognize that he was getting stronger, 18:13 little firmer in his step. 18:15 Little quicker down the hallway. 18:17 And you know, he had to stop and think about it. 18:19 Then he says, "You know what? 18:21 I have noticed that my step is stronger. 18:24 That I am walking a little bit easier." 18:26 Praise God. And I say praise God for that. 18:28 Absolutely. Praise God. 18:30 I saw, I mean, Paul, our editor and our photographer here, 18:36 he noticed that he was dragging the suitcase 18:39 out to his truck with one arm. 18:41 Filling up with whatever he needed. 18:43 Maybe it was Dr. Gallant was sharing. 18:45 Dr. Gallant I think was sharing with, yeah. 18:47 And he'd fill up the suitcase and he dragged it back 18:49 to his room and he really is resourceful. 18:52 He is. 18:54 And determined, I really feel that, you know. 18:57 You know, you are in the business of healing 19:00 and you see people, 19:01 you know for sure they're going to make it 19:03 'cause they've got that attitude. 19:05 He's got the right attitude. He's got the right attitude. 19:07 Yeah. Absolutely. 19:09 Can you tell us more, can you tell our guests 19:11 if they're struggling with, 19:15 you know, things like an arm 19:19 that won't work or a leg, what should they do? 19:22 Well, number one is, 19:24 you want to give your body every opportunity 19:26 to heal and improve. 19:28 So you want to really maximize your health 19:31 because especially for those 19:34 who have just recently suffered an injury, 19:36 loss like a recent stroke. 19:39 You really want to increase the body's capacities 19:42 to heal itself. 19:44 So you want to increase the nutrients, 19:47 through going on a whole food plant based diet. 19:51 You want to increase water intake, this dehydration, 19:55 things don't move around as well. 19:56 Your nutrients, your oxygen as well. 19:59 Yeah, you want to get exercise, 20:01 get the oxygen moving through there. 20:04 You know, those things are just so important 20:07 because the body does want to heal itself 20:10 and weak it in our own way sometimes. 20:11 And one of the worst things we do is sometimes, 20:13 when we suffer losses, we just kind of sit back 20:16 and say, "Oh, well." 20:18 And then, we don't do anything and that's the worst thing 20:21 that we can do. 20:22 Give up. Give up, exactly. 20:24 And the mind body connection is so profound, 20:27 just the can do attitude like you said. 20:31 You know, I talk to people all day and I give them, 20:36 a kind of a layman's interpretation 20:38 of what you just said. 20:40 When we feed the body, what is right for the body, 20:44 it knows what to do. 20:46 The body knows what to do. 20:47 It doesn't need instruction. 20:49 It doesn't have to go anywhere to get to learn. 20:53 It heals itself through plant based, 20:57 exercise, water... 20:59 And the grace of God. 21:01 Grace of God, we mustn't leave that out. 21:05 So, Doc, I want to thank you 21:07 and again let the guests know that 21:10 we're really happy that you're here with us, 21:12 and we thank the world of you already. 21:14 Thank you so much. 21:16 You've only been, you've made a good impression. 21:18 Oh, thank you. 21:20 Thank you, Dr. K. My pleasure. 21:22 Do you mind if I call you Dr. K? 21:23 I'm fine with that. Okay. 21:25 Friends, thank you. 21:27 Don't go away, please, 21:29 we've got a tip for you following this. 21:34 Welcome to our NEWSTART kitchen. 21:36 I'm really excited to show you 21:38 how to make a Rice Krispie treat, 21:40 without all of the sugar. 21:42 I've been growing up with Rice Krispie Treat, 21:45 I use the marshmallows, you know, on the butter. 21:47 We're going to skip all of that, 21:49 and I'm going to use healthy ingredients. 21:51 What goes into the Rice Krispie treats 21:53 are our brown rice crisps or brown rice Krispies. 21:56 Find whichever work for you but I really love this brand. 21:59 It's veganic and sprouted and what that means is that 22:03 it's totally vegan 22:04 and before they actually turn this into rice Krispies, 22:08 they sprout the rice. 22:09 So, it has about three ingredients 22:11 and that's kind of what we're looking for. 22:13 We don't want a lot of ingredients. 22:15 We want our food to be our ingredients, right? 22:17 We'll be using some almond butter 22:19 to replace traditional butter in this recipe. 22:22 I'll be using this brown rice syrup 22:24 which is wonderful, 22:26 it has a really nice caramelly flavor, 22:29 and it's going to be nice in this recipe. 22:31 And we'll also be using some maple syrup 22:33 to give it just a little bit of something special, 22:36 and then a pinch of salt. 22:38 Okay, so what we want to do is, 22:39 get our burner on to about a medium high 22:43 and we're going to pour in our almond butter. 22:49 We want this all to blend really well together. 22:54 Okay, I'll let you learn a little secret. 22:56 What I'm really making is kind of like a caramel sauce. 23:00 So could you use this as a caramel sauce? 23:02 Absolutely. 23:03 You could put this little concoction we have here 23:06 over some popcorn, okay. 23:08 And then make some common corn, 23:10 but today we're going to be using this 23:12 for Rice Krispie treats. 23:15 Maple syrup, and a pinch of salt. 23:24 All right. 23:25 So I'm just going to go ahead, 23:28 stir this all together. 23:33 You don't want to burn this, 23:34 so you do want to stir it 23:38 constantly until everything melts together. 23:44 Turn this down slightly. 23:46 We don't want to spoil the almond butter. 23:56 Okay, and just like that we have a great concoction. 24:01 And nice slurry to combine our Rice Krispies together. 24:05 Turn this off, remove it from the heat 24:09 and then add your Rice Krispies. 24:14 And make sure you get everything coated. 24:23 And incidentally, you don't have to use 24:24 Rice Krispies for this if you don't have it. 24:27 Why not throw any kind of cereal in here, cheerios. 24:30 And the other cool thing with this recipe 24:32 is you could add some great nuts to this, 24:35 you can add some raisins. 24:37 And this could be a little breakfast bar for you. 24:41 But I like it as an old fashioned 24:45 Rice Krispie treat, 24:47 that I thought that once I went vegan, 24:49 I was going to give all that up, 24:51 but not anymore. 24:54 This is a great alternative. 24:57 Okay, so what I'm going to do is I'm going to put this 25:00 into a springform pan. 25:01 Or you could just add it to any kind of, 25:04 you know, dish that you like. 25:05 But there is nothing like a springform pan. 25:07 As once this sets up, then I can just take it off, 25:10 and it's really simple, you can remove it, like so 25:14 and have your Rice Krispies on a platter like that. 25:17 And the other cool thing 25:18 is you could actually even frost this. 25:20 Can make it look like a cake, so for those special occasions 25:24 when you have birthday parties 25:26 or however you want to celebrate with a cake, 25:29 you could do it with the Rice Krispie treat. 25:32 So let me put this back in here. 25:35 Pretty simple, you just get it set, 25:38 and then tighten it up. 25:42 Okay, so let's add this to our springform pan. 25:47 So, let's get this away. 25:50 You can see what I'm doing here. 25:54 You can get all that goodness of the bottom here, 25:57 throw a lot of flavors. 25:59 Careful not to burn yourself. 26:04 All right, and the reason I have gloves 26:06 is because it can be little sticky 26:08 when you're trying to form it into the pan. 26:11 But we could also just use wax paper 26:13 and use it to help you push down these Rice Krispies, 26:17 and we want to get this nice and packed. 26:19 So I'm just going to use my hands here. 26:22 And these gloves work great for that. 26:25 So get that in nice and tight. 26:38 Okay, so what will I do at this stage? 26:40 I'm going to put this in the refrigerator 26:42 for about 20 minutes just to let it set up 26:44 and get these bars so that they'll be nice and cold 26:48 or you could use it at this stage when it is warm 26:52 but it seems to be a little bit better 26:53 when they're cold. 26:55 And you could cheat a little bit too 26:57 and put it in the freezer for about five minutes 26:59 and that will set up really quickly for you. 27:02 Okay. 27:05 All right, so here is our Rice Krispie treat. 27:07 And let me show me once I take this springform pan off, 27:11 how lovely that just sets up for you. 27:14 And have fun, decorate this, do what you want. 27:16 Cut into squares, and have a really nice treat 27:19 for all of your friends and your family. 27:22 So enjoy. 27:26 Well, friends, that's it for today. 27:28 But join us next week for another episode. 27:31 In the mean time, pick up the phone 27:33 and give us a call at 800-525-9192. 27:39 Mention the NEWSTART Now program 27:42 and receive the NEWSTART special. |
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