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
if you could actually add
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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 a
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
days of our program,
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and you'll be on
the road to a better,
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more robust quality of life.
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The NEWSTART programs
are simple and effective.
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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
with me is Helen Grey
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all the way from Tennessee.
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What's unusual about Helen
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is her daughter works
here at the NEWSTART program
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and works with me,
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and we had the
pleasure of her presence.
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So let's take a look
at when she first arrived.
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And I've got diabetes
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and have had it close
to 20 years and I just...
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My first thought was I want to
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get my blood
sugar down to normal.
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And then I would be
getting off the medication.
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And to get my weight
back down, get under 200
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which I haven't
been for many years
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under 200 pounds,
and make my feet...
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My feet will feel better
I'm sure when that happens.
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And, you know,
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I'd like the Lord to help me
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to know what to
do with my future
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now that I'm a widow
and my future is uncertain.
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Welcome back, friends.
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And in our studio,
Helen, how are you?
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Hi, just fine.
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It's good to see you.
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Although I see a
lot of you anyway
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'cause your
daughter and I work together.
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Right. Yeah.
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Yeah, Beth, and she
does an incredible job.
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Everybody seems to like her.
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Oh, yeah, she is very well liked
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and very well loved.
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Tell me, Helen, you know,
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we know that
you've been here before.
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Many years ago, in fact,
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you're one of my
first interviews.
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Right. Yeah. Yeah.
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Are things any
different than they were then?
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Well, there's been a
lot of changes in my life
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since then, my
husband died after that.
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And so I sort of gained
15 of those 35 pounds back.
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And my blood
sugar went way up again,
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so that's why I'm here
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is because I wanted to
get back on track again.
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And how is your blood sugar now?
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Well, it dropped quite
a bit from three weeks ago
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when they took the test
and then to now down to 150,
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it was like 220 before.
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You are on medication?
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Yes, now I'm off the medication.
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And you're off medication
and it's even gotten better.
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Right. Yeah.
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And how about your weight,
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you said you
want to lose weight?
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Yeah, when I started here in...
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When I first did
the check, it was 209
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and I was
hopping to get under 200,
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but I only made it to 201.
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Well, that's
good. That's a start.
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But it's a start.
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My goal was to get under 200,
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but I knew it might
not be happening right now
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but it will happen.
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Well, you're going
to be stay in on campus
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with Beth for a while.
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Right. I'm going to
stay with Beth for a while.
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Good. And we'll
be monitoring you.
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Right. Yeah, I'm sure.
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How is the walking?
Are you able to walk okay?
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Yeah, yeah, I've
got some new shoes
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just before it started
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and I've got that
all taken care off and...
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You know, Beth and I
talked about those shoes.
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Right.
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When I first saw
you walking in sandals,
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I said to Beth,
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"She can't be
walking in sandals."
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Oh, yeah. Well, yeah.
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So yeah, I've got
the new shoes now.
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Did you? Yeah.
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And I've been walking every day
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between five and
eight miles a day.
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Five and eight miles a day?
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Right. Yeah.
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Oh, you're the new hero.
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But I'm not
walking as fast as I should
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'cause, you
know, different times,
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like when you're fasting
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you don't have
much strength or energy
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and, you know, stuff like that.
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Speed has
nothing to do with that.
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But I've been out there.
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Yeah, that's awesome.
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I have my next door
neighbor in the lawn,
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we're walking pals,
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so we walk
together in the morning
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and then other
people walk with me
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during different
times of the day.
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So you've made new friends here.
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Yes. Yeah.
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Yeah, isn't it amazing how we...
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Yeah, been a lot
of fun with everybody
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and seeing how they're all doing
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and how they
react to things and...
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You know, it's been really nice.
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Let me make a
mention of something.
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You know, oftentimes,
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we had a lady here once
who lost four dress sizes,
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did not lose a pound.
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Oh, yeah.
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We had another lady here that...
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Well, we had several thousands
of ladies here, you know.
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But, you know,
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the muscle starts to accumulate
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as the fat is peeled
off and you don't lose...
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You're losing fat,
but you're gaining muscle,
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you're aware of that?
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Right.
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I can tell by the way
the clothes have changed
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and with the
comments from people.
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But today, the
spa lady told me that
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I had lost four
inches around the waist.
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Wow! Good job. Yeah.
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And I can tell...
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I tell people that
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before sort of trying
to give a waist and...
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but it was hanging over,
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but now it's not
hanging over anymore.
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So I'm pleased with that.
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That's pretty descriptive.
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Thanks, we don't have
any more hanging over.
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Right.
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So that's improved I can tell.
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I can just tell by
the way the body feels
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that it's changing.
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Yeah, yeah.
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I really have to commend
you for walking that much.
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When I came here,
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I couldn't even
walk a half mile.
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And I was able to walk
five, six, eight miles a day.
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Yeah, well, my
daughters in Tennessee
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were after me to walk.
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And I went to the aqua
aerobics while I was back there.
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And your daughter
here is making you walk.
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Yeah, I and my
daughter here, we'll get up...
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I walk her to
work in the morning.
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And then after she goes to work,
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then I'll keep walking around...
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Ain't that awesome?
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before I started this. Yeah.
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Now what's your favorite
part of the program here?
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Oh, boy, I like them all.
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I like the
interaction with other people,
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I like the doctor,
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he's really,
really good and fun and...
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Dr. K. Dr. K. And then...
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But you have a
favorite part of this program?
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Well, actually the...
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Is it the eating? Fresh Start...
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Oh, yeah, just about.
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Fresh Start, the chaplain
in the morning, he's fantastic.
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Yeah, he's a wonderful person.
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Yeah, really connects everything
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and the reason, you know...
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'Cause that
isn't the only reason
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when the physical part...
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when I said came and also
was for the spiritual part.
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Yes.
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And he really helps out.
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That's really good. Of
course, I love the eating.
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Yes.
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I do too.
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And the cooking classes.
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I haven't missed too
many meals in my life,
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that's probably why I weighed
290 pounds at some point.
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Yeah. At one
point, I weighed 260.
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Really? Probably
about 20 years ago.
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Wow! You're doing good.
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Then I went down to 240
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and I stayed
there for a long time
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and then when I was
here four years ago it was...
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I got down to the...
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I lost down to just about
200, I was just about 200,
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then the program was
over and I went home,
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my husband died,
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and so I started
going back up, so...
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Yeah.
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And now I want
it to go back down.
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'Cause if I'm
going to live a while,
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I want to have a
healthy life and a happy life,
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I don't want to be miserable.
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Now are you
satisfied with your results?
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Yeah, I would like.
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You know, you always wish
to get a little bit better.
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You know, I'd like to
see the blood sugar down,
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I'd like to see the weight down,
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but I think it will get better.
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They'll come down together.
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And of course, your blood sugar,
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you were at 300 on medication,
now you're 150 without it.
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It's going in
the right direction,
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you know that.
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Yeah, right. It is.
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So being with
your daughter though,
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she tells me you like to
eat off campus now and then.
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Oh, yes, that was my
problem in Tennessee.
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I would go out
four, five times a week.
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And now you can't.
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So she keeps me at home.
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That's good. But
we come to the cafe...
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We rarely get
breakfast at her house
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and then it comes...
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As long as you know
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what foods you should be eating
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and what foods
add on the poundage,
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you'll be fine.
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And being with Beth,
you're going to be okay.
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Yeah. She is very good, yeah.
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She made a
determination, I think,
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when she was a teenager
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that she wasn't
going to gain weight
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like her mom and her grandma,
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so she made that
determination very early.
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She had mentioned
that to me by the way.
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So overall, any comments
about the entire program
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that you can
share with our guests
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that are watching?
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Well, I recommend it for anybody
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that has health problems.
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And in fact, I wish my
aunt could take advantage,
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but she's too far,
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her problems are too
far gone, so she can't,
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she is in the
hospital now, but...
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Yeah, I'd recommend it to
anybody that would listen.
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Okay.
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Well, Helen, I really want to
thank you for taking your time.
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I know you're
on a busy schedule.
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Well, thank you for
taking the time for me.
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And God bless you.
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Thank you.
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And you're one of the ones
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that was
instrumental in me coming,
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I appreciate that.
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Yeah, you're more than welcome.
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Thank you. We'll be in touch.
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All right, yeah, plan on that.
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Friends, don't go away
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'cause Dr. K
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 that 60%
are either overweight or obese.
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In addition, diseases such
as type 2 diabetes, cancer,
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and heart disorders
are the leading cause
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of so many complications
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
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that we've
become so accustomed to
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as a media-dependant world.
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Whatever the
cause of these diseases,
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a solution has arrived.
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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
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on the beautiful campus
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of Weimar Center 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 eaten 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.
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The NEWSTART
staff are made up of
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California Board
Certified nurses,
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doctors, dietitians,
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and therapists who work together
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to assist each
patient personally.
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The staff are dedicated
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to each patient's
success in the program
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and are always there 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,
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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
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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.
In our studio, Dr. Kuninobu
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Yes, welcome.
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Right, it's the
first time I've been here.
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I know.
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I'm going to tell our
guests that you're brand new.
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Not that you're
brand new, but to NEWSTART,
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you've joined the staff recently
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about a month or so, you know.
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Praise God. Yes.
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And now you're seeing our guests
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and they refer to you as Dr. K
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because they can't
pronounce your last name.
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Yes, Kuninobu is a mouthful.
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Yes, I thought Giannoni was
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but then I think
you got me there.
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Nonetheless it's a pleasure
to have you here, doctor.
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Oh, thank you. Pleasure is mine.
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Well, you know, we've
heard a lot about you,
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and I hope most of it is true.
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I hope most of it is good.
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It was all good. Okay.
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No, I was just kind of
rising you a little bit,
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but let's talk about Helen.
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Yes.
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And as you know,
Helen's daughter works here
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she works with me
in guest services,
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and her name is Beth by the way.
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I think you already knew that.
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But we've been wanting Helen
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to come back through the program
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because she attended the program
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many, many years ago.
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I guess 10 years ago or 9,
but she put on all this weight.
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Talk to us about that.
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Sure. You know,
that's so common.
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You raise a family,
things are going on in life
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and a lot of things
happen as we raise kids,
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as you're well aware.
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Some of them good,
some of them not so good.
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And like a lot of people,
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it's just a few
pounds every year
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and before you know it,
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you realize that you're
in a really unhealthy weight.
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And that's the situation
that Helen found herself in.
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Yeah.
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You know, and she
already had a disease
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that doesn't do
well with weight.
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And that is? Diabetes.
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The diabetes of course.
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You know, you made
it sound so simple.
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Let me just tell
you what you just said.
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Sure.
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You put on a couple of
pounds a year in 30 years,
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how many pounds is that?
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Yeah, you're 60
pounds every year.
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That's a lot of weight.
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It is a lot of weight.
And it happens to all of us.
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I know.
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And, you know,
you don't think even
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shouldn't happen to a doctor,
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especially one who has
a background in prevention
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and in family
medicine like myself,
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but I put on weight
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like the stress of going to work
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every day and the business.
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I know of a good
program you can attend.
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Oh, by the way,
all kidding aside,
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when Doctor Gallant got
here, he was a little heavier,
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but he's a leaned right out.
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Yes, he has.
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And I'm going to
see the same with you.
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I'm working to beat him.
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Are you? Oh, yes, absolutely.
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I'm already down 27,
28 pounds from my high.
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Wow!
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And I think he had to lose 30,
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so I'm going to
beat him no matter what.
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So what about Helen's diabetes.
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Is she doing okay with that?
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You know, it's interesting
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because at the
beginning of the program,
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you would say, "No, she
was not doing well at all."
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Because she had the high 300.
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She was running
high on the 300 range.
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She actually had
been already working on it
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'cause she, as you
said, had been here before,
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she knew about the
principles of NEWSTART,
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she was eating at the cafeteria,
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she was eating the right
food, she was exercising,
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walking around the
hills here at Weimar,
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and you would think,
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"Well, what would the
program have to offer somebody
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who already knows it
and who's already here?"
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You know, it's interesting that
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it can be just little
things that make the difference.
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And I think the
structure of the program
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really was something
that really benefited Helen
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and also the camaraderie
of the other patients.
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Oh, absolutely.
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You know, where
mind, body, spirit...
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You know, the mind
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is such an incredible
influence on the body,
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and that group dynamic
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I think was very
helpful for Helen.
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Oh, boy.
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And she was able to
increase her mileage
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and she just
continued pushing through
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even when she was
having difficulty.
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And I think she may
have mentioned to you
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at the beginning,
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the first week or two
she was just wondering,
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"Is anything happening?
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My blood sugars are
still running high."
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She would come in
and talk about that.
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And I said, "Helen,
you have to be patient."
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You know, and he
would use these phrases,
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"Rome wasn't built in a
day" or whatever, you know,
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"It took 20 years to
get where you are, Helen,
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let's give it some time.
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Let's see how things go."
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She persevered through it.
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And at first, she would look
at the numbers of her weight
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and be very concerned
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'cause maybe she wouldn't
lose as much as she wanted to.
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And I would have
to point out and say,
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"Well, Helen, remember
that as you're exercising more,
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you're actually
putting on some muscle
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and remember that
muscle weighs more than fat."
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So I asked the
question, "By any chance,
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has your waist come down
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or the clothes
are little looser?"
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You know, we
would joke about it.
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She said, "Actually, yeah,
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I was afraid I was
going to lose them today
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when I was walking,"
which was a good thing.
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Even though the
scale didn't change
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as much as she wanted it to,
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her body
composition was improving.
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That scale can be deceiving.
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It can be deceiving.
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You know, Dr. Lukens
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talks about
this once in a while,
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we had a guest come here about
four years ago, five years ago,
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she lost four dress
sizes but did not lose a pound.
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I've heard that
story. Incredible.
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Yeah, it is incredible.
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And so, you know, if
you're out there losing weight
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or you're losing sizes
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but your weight
isn't going down,
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your body composition is
changing, that's for sure.
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And it's a good thing.
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Hang in there... Hang in there.
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because it's going to happen.
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And it happened for Helen.
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And this morning what
was her blood glucose?
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Her blood sugar
was 129 this morning.
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Isn't that
amazing? Just beautiful.
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She was so happy.
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Oh, yeah, she is a believer.
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Absolutely.
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Otherwise what would have
happened to this poor lady?
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You know, if she had
continued on the road
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that she was on
with blood sugars,
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and I think it was
despite medication too
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that she was
running these high numbers,
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just an incredible
increased risk for heart attack
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and for stroke.
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Those are the two biggies
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but of course
things that we talk about
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on this program all the time.
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Yes.
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You know,
cancer, kidney failure,
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neurological
problems, amputations, etcetera
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which I saw in my practice,
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unfortunately, very
regularly in Southern California
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before I came here.
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Now you did practice
in Southern California
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at South of Loma Linda and...
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Actually in the San Diego area,
North San Diego county area.
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Oh, you did? Mm-hm.
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For 20 years. Twenty years.
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Family
practice. Family practice.
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Okay.
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We're so glad you're here.
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I am so happy to
be here too. Yeah.
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Yeah, it's wonderful
to see how God works.
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Yeah, just amazing the
miracles that we see here.
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Absolutely.
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And we're seeing a
miracle, you know...
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I use that term kind of lightly
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but truly we see
them every single session.
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All these people we
see, they come in like this,
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and they leave
like this, happy, and...
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I'm so happy to
be a part of that.
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Praise God. So am I.
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Doctor, can you say any
more about the weight loss
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and diabetes as it relates
to our guests who are watching?
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Yeah, you know, if there
are guests that are watching
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that are
struggling with their weight,
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first thing is that the
world is going to tell you,
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"Well, why don't you
go on the Paleo diet?
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You know, start
eating that, you know,
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just a lot of protein
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and forget those carbohydrates."
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And some people eat, they
will lose weight that way,
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but the question
is what are they doing
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with the other parameters
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when you forget
about the other parts,
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your cholesterol,
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what's the
long-term going to be.
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So, you know, here at NEWSTART,
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through the years,
you've seen it, I've seen it
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in just the short
time I've been here,
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that when you do a
balanced, whole food,
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plant-based diet, and
exercise, and drink water,
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just those big
three right there,
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you're going to lose weight.
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And one of the other
things that we do here is
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we actually have the
two meals a day also.
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Yes.
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That you spread it out,
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let your body
digest that food properly
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and give the gut
rest from time to time.
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That makes a difference too.
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Thanks for sharing that.
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And thank you, doctor,
for coming on the program.
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My pleasure.
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We've run out of time here.
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But I want to thank you again,
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and we'll be
seeing you here on campus.
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Absolutely.
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And thank you,
friends, for joining us,
00:21:07.30\00:21:09.13
but don't go away,
we have a tip for you.
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Kids love juice.
00:21:15.80\00:21:17.87
We love juice.
00:21:17.91\00:21:19.74
It seems like a
healthy alternative to soda,
00:21:19.77\00:21:22.61
but is it really
that much healthier?
00:21:22.64\00:21:25.95
Much information is
coming from medical experts
00:21:25.98\00:21:28.38
and the juice industry as
well, but they're in conflict.
00:21:28.42\00:21:32.45
The labels on
juice say 100% juice,
00:21:32.49\00:21:35.99
or it may say all natural,
or good source of vitamins,
00:21:36.02\00:21:40.23
but the one that
really gets our attention is
00:21:40.26\00:21:43.13
no sugar added.
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The common belief is that
00:21:46.00\00:21:47.70
fruit juices are healthy choice,
00:21:47.74\00:21:50.27
but there is compelling evidence
00:21:50.31\00:21:52.54
that drinking juice
00:21:52.57\00:21:54.34
may have serious
negative effects.
00:21:54.38\00:21:58.01
The Juice Products Association,
00:21:58.05\00:22:00.02
a group that
lobbies for the industry,
00:22:00.05\00:22:03.02
has a website
www.FruitJuiceFacts.org,
00:22:03.05\00:22:07.16
and it is designed to give
the facts about fruit juice.
00:22:07.19\00:22:11.16
On the site,
they share information
00:22:11.19\00:22:12.86
on the benefits
of drinking juice,
00:22:12.89\00:22:15.30
claiming that a 100% juice
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can aid an
overall better nutrition
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by increasing the
intake of fruit servings,
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vitamins, and minerals.
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Sounds good, right?
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A lot of parents get confused
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about whether
juices or soft drinks,
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you know, what do I do?
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Do I substitute real fruit juice
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for soft drinks,
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that must be
better for my child?
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In reality what you're
doing is taking a comparably
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calorically dense beverage...
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And yes, orange juice
has some vitamin C in it
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and if your kids
could stand tomato juice,
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that would be
great to have instead.
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But really what the issue is
they're very calorically dense
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along with soft drinks
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and other sugar
sweetened beverages,
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so parents need to
be aware of the calories
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and the quantity of calories
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that your child may be consuming
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from sweetened beverages,
whether they're natural sugars
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or from
something like soft drink
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or sweetened fruit drinks.
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Just because the
label says no sugar added
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doesn't mean juice
doesn't contain sugar.
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Most natural fruit juices
have just as much sugar as soda.
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When compared with
the same volume of coke,
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apple juice,
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even a 100% apple
juice with no sugar added,
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has more calories
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and about the
same amount of sugar,
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a whopping 10 teaspoons.
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A 20-ounce Gatorade
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contains 34 grams of
sugar or 11 teaspoons.
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A 12-ounce glass of orange juice
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contains a 180 calories
and 8 teaspoons of sugar,
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which is the same as eating
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3 chocolate chip cookies
or half a cup of ice cream.
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But isn't there a difference
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between natural
sugars and refined sugars?
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In other words,
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could the natural
sugars found in fruit juice
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be somehow less harmful
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than the sugars
found in soft drinks?
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When a person, be
it a child or an adult,
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drinks soft drink
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which is sweetened
with either sucrose
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or high-fructose corn syrup
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or they drink a fruit juice
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which the sugar is
essentially the same,
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the body doesn't
know where it came from,
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and it's going to metabolize
it literally the same way,
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identically.
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Drinks altogether, soft
drinks, sweetened fruit drinks,
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and fruit juices
are all actually,
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the USDA throws
them all in a mix.
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Among those in
the medical field,
00:24:47.88\00:24:50.35
the general consensus is
that there is a link between
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drinking
sugar-sweetened beverages,
00:24:53.92\00:24:56.29
including fruit
juices, and obesity.
00:24:56.32\00:25:00.23
The reason is when a
person consumes the fruit juice
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rather than
consuming the whole fruits,
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they discard the fiber
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that would limit
their quantity of the fruits
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that they're taking in
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and get a high concentration
of sugar, that's calories,
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the body has to compensate
for that rise in blood sugar
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by secreting more insulin
00:25:14.98\00:25:16.58
and thus the
storage of fat is increased.
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If they're over
consuming calories,
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the possibility is there
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and it does happen that
that sugar in the fruit juice,
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the real fruit juice or
the sugar in the soft drink
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can be converted into body fat
00:25:28.86\00:25:30.76
and can contribute both of them,
00:25:30.79\00:25:33.13
both beverages to
obesity in children.
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So what were
humans meant to drink?
00:25:35.46\00:25:38.20
The answer is simple, water.
00:25:38.23\00:25:41.17
Water is refreshing,
cleansing, and healing.
00:25:41.20\00:25:43.84
It acts like a mop that
cleans our bodies of waste
00:25:43.87\00:25:46.64
and carries nutrients
to the different organs.
00:25:46.68\00:25:49.08
It cools the body and
helps digest our food.
00:25:49.11\00:25:52.51
Do you know that
drinking plenty of water
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makes you look younger by
keeping your skin healthy?
00:25:54.88\00:25:58.29
Drinking water can
even help you lose weight
00:25:58.32\00:26:01.36
because drinking lots of water
00:26:01.39\00:26:03.49
naturally
suppresses the appetite.
00:26:03.53\00:26:06.36
Plus, it has zero calories
and zero grams of sugar.
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To improve our health
and the health of our kids,
00:26:12.37\00:26:15.07
we need to think
outside the juice box.
00:26:15.10\00:26:18.07
First, let's reduce or eliminate
00:26:18.11\00:26:21.24
even our fruit juice intake.
00:26:21.28\00:26:23.45
Second, we need to
drink lots of water.
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Put a fresh slice
of lemon, or lime,
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or orange in the water to
flavor it, it's really good.
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And also, let's eat
lots of fresh fruit.
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Instead of
drinking fruit juices,
00:26:34.69\00:26:37.09
we can take that fruit,
00:26:37.13\00:26:38.46
cut it up for the
kids ahead of time,
00:26:38.49\00:26:40.60
and put it in
snack packs for them
00:26:40.63\00:26:42.73
so that it's easy to grab.
00:26:42.76\00:26:44.60
Reducing or eliminating
fruit juice from our diet
00:26:44.63\00:26:47.94
may be hard to do at first,
00:26:47.97\00:26:50.04
but think of the benefits,
00:26:50.07\00:26:51.74
reducing juice from our diet
will result in less calories,
00:26:51.77\00:26:55.54
a lower risk of diabetes,
and overall better health.
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that's it for today,
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