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01:13 Hi, friends, and welcome
01:14 to another edition of NEWSTART Now. 01:16 I'm your host Ron Giannoni. 01:19 In our studio, with me, I have a lovely young lady 01:22 by the name of Lindsay Vandenburgh 01:25 all the way from the wonderful city of Napa 01:29 which is about an hour drive by the way. 01:31 Let's take a look at when she first arrived. 01:36 I have struggled with depression my whole life 01:39 ever since I can remember when I was real little. 01:44 But the last six or seven months 01:46 have kind of been a lot worse 01:50 and it started taking a toll on my physical health, 01:54 and it was getting in the way of my life in general, 01:58 so I needed help, so I came. 02:03 I want to be able to manage depression and anxiety, 02:09 and I want to kind of feel 100%. 02:17 Welcome back, friends. 02:18 In our studio, Lindsay, how are you? 02:20 Wow, trying to hurt me? No. 02:24 You're pretty strong. Thanks. 02:26 Well, how do you feel? 02:29 I feel good. 02:31 You feel good. Yeah. 02:32 You feel like you want to go out 02:34 and fight the world now? 02:36 Yeah. 02:38 All right, girl. You got a great smile. 02:40 Thank you. 02:42 Yeah, it's contagious. 02:44 Thanks. Yeah. 02:45 So what did you like most about the program here? 02:53 The spirituality, actually. 02:55 Really? Yeah. 02:57 I knew that that was going to be an aspect 02:59 of this program 03:01 but that's not what I came here for. 03:03 I kind of was against religion, I guess. 03:08 So I didn't like it, 03:09 I didn't understand it, that's why. 03:11 And I just... 03:14 The first meeting was with Pastor Damon, 03:17 he kind of unscrambled my thoughts quite a bit. 03:22 I saw him almost every day for hours 03:24 talking to him about... 03:25 He's a wonderful man. 03:26 Yeah. He has helped me a lot. 03:28 He has helped you a lot. I could see that. 03:30 You are glowing. 03:32 I hope the camera could pick that up. 03:35 So when you first got here, you were depressed. 03:40 You don't look depressed to me. No. 03:43 I even have some trouble at home right now, 03:46 some pretty big trouble and I'm handling it pretty well 03:49 better than I would have, so. 03:52 Yeah, you talked to me about it. 03:53 We won't mention that on the air. 03:56 Okay? Yeah. 03:57 All right, so what did you think 03:59 of the food here? 04:01 My first was... 04:03 I mean it was always good from the start 04:05 but that was hard to get used to a little bit. 04:07 Some of it I loved 04:09 and some of it was kind of okay. 04:10 Yeah. 04:11 And towards the end, I was just like, 04:16 I like it. 04:18 I gotten quite used to it. Good. 04:21 And so you don't think you'll have a problem 04:24 when you get back home? 04:26 No. I do have a busy life at home. 04:29 So it'll be a change for me 04:31 to kind of incorporate this program 04:35 with my life at home that I'm sure I can do it. 04:38 You'll do it. Yeah. 04:40 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 04:42 Now you're walking a lot these days? 04:45 Not as much as the doctors want me to but... 04:48 Really, how kind. 04:51 I don't know. 04:53 I guess, well, actually, a lot of my free time 04:57 I'm doing Bible study and stuff. 04:59 So I never really think to go out, 05:03 but I walk now about five or six miles a day. 05:08 And they want you to do more on that? 05:10 Mm-hmm, for depression, yeah. 05:11 Oh, okay, all right. 05:13 How many miles they want you to walk? 05:14 I don't know. 05:16 They didn't really give me a maximum. 05:17 They just... 05:19 Every time they asked me how much I'm walking 05:20 and I say about five miles, they say 05:21 they want me to do more than that. 05:24 Of course, they do. 05:25 And are you a fast walker? 05:27 How long does it take you to walk a mile? 05:31 Like 15 minutes or less. 05:34 Whoa, then you're a fast walker, yeah. 05:37 You're like my wife. 05:39 I can't walk with her. She's got... 05:43 Her legs aren't any longer, but she just, 05:45 or maybe they are. 05:46 My steps are shorter. 05:48 Oh, yeah, I've long legs. 05:49 You got long legs, I noticed. 05:52 And, you know, 05:53 I got to take a lot more steps 05:54 to keep up with her. 05:56 So I am burning a lot more energy. 05:58 I guess that's a good thing. 05:59 Yeah. Yeah. 06:01 Well, you've got some things to teach people 06:04 when you get back home? 06:06 Yeah. 06:07 Yeah, and you could be inspiring 06:09 a lot of folks that are going to look at you and go, 06:13 "What happened? 06:14 What did you do?" 06:16 Yeah. What would you say to them? 06:18 I would tell them about my diet 06:22 and how exercise is important, 06:24 and I'm most excited to talk about the spiritual part. 06:28 Yeah. Yeah. 06:29 I hope you tell them about the NEWSTART program. 06:32 Yeah. Little plug. 06:33 I've already got a list of people 06:35 I want to recommend coming here, and yeah. 06:37 Yeah. 06:38 All right. So your doctor is doctor...? 06:44 Dr. Gallant. Yeah. Dr. Gallant. 06:46 Okay. We're going to be interviewing him next. 06:50 And we'll be talking about you, how you've... 06:52 Oh, no. Okay. 06:53 No, it's all good, 06:55 nothing more than what we're talking about now. 07:01 What was your favorite part of the program? 07:03 I noticed you said that worship and prayer, 07:08 what else was there really 07:12 that you think was beneficial? 07:17 All the information 07:19 that they give you about nutrition, 07:22 well, actually just all the information in general, 07:24 but the nutrition part was very helpful to me 07:28 because I didn't really know that there's so many bad 07:34 or, you know, bad things that I was eating. 07:37 At home, I was a huge meat eater 07:38 and I drink, like a gallon of milk in three days. 07:42 I was... 07:44 So learning everything about all of that 07:48 and how all of those foods affect you and everything 07:53 kind of opened my eyes a bit. 07:54 And I feel a lot better 07:56 being on that diet physically. 07:58 Yes. So what have you learned about milk? 08:03 I don't know if you want me to tell you. 08:06 Why not? Lots of bad things. 08:08 I mean, I don't drink it. 08:11 The grossest thing that I've learned 08:13 was that it's... 08:15 Well, so milk, if you think about it 08:19 how humans, when women breastfeed 08:22 the milk is full of antibodies for the baby, 08:26 for a human baby. 08:27 Yes. 08:28 And so it's the same for any animal, 08:31 it's giving the animal what they need, you know. 08:35 And what's inside, to give those antibodies, 08:39 it's not just, I can't remember exactly, 08:41 it's not just milk but it's basically like puss, 08:45 I guess. 08:48 That is pretty gross. Thanks for sharing. 08:50 Yeah. 08:52 Well, doesn't it leach calcium from your bones? 08:55 Yeah, they say that milk is good for your bones 09:01 but that's just a marketing thing. 09:04 It's not true. Yeah. Yeah. 09:06 A lot of people are going to thank you 09:07 'cause I know there's several people watching this, 09:11 may be millions. 09:12 Yeah. 09:13 That doesn't scare you, does it? 09:15 It does, it does. 09:16 It's okay. 09:19 Yeah, so and then 09:20 meat you've learned is not the healthiest choice. 09:24 I mean, come on, there's mad cow disease, 09:27 there's bird flu. 09:29 And when I was a boy, 09:31 in the fish and poultry business, 09:32 I remember cutting out sores from fish 09:36 in the '40s and '50s 09:38 that were gross then, it's no better today. 09:41 Yeah, they've said that when, 09:45 you know, they're slaughtering 09:46 the animals, they're killing a chicken 09:49 and then they're taking all the feathers off, whatever, 09:51 if they see something suspicious, 09:54 like a lump, they'll just kind of chop it off 09:57 and then send the rest out, 09:59 like the animals could have cancer, 10:01 just be filled with toxins and everything. 10:04 And they just take away 10:05 a little suspicious part and then sell the rest. 10:09 Cut up the rest. 10:10 Yeah. That's why you can't ever find... 10:12 You don't really find like a whole chicken in the store, 10:14 it's always in little pieces everywhere because... 10:17 Yeah. Yeah. So I remember those days. 10:21 You cut out the bad part, cut up the rest, 10:24 package it as parts. 10:26 Yeah. 10:28 And people will be buying and eating toxin foods. 10:32 Well, I want to thank you for being courageous 10:36 to let us interview you. 10:37 Of course. 10:39 You're a delight. 10:40 I know that many people 10:42 who are dealing with depression and anxiety 10:45 are watching this and going, 10:47 "Wow, she could do it. I can do it." 10:49 Yeah. So thank you, Lindsay. 10:50 Okay. 10:52 Wow! That grip. 10:53 And thank you, friends. 10:56 Don't go away, Dr. Gallant is up next. 11:02 Every year in America, 11:03 there are over one million deaths 11:04 because of type 2 diabetes and chronic obesity. 11:07 This includes heart attacks and strokes. 11:10 That's six and a half 747s crashing every day. 11:13 What's even worse is that the fix is easy, 11:17 it's your lifestyle. 11:18 Wouldn't it be nice 11:19 if you could actually add quality years to your life 11:21 rather than dying one organ at a time? 11:24 Obesity and diabetes are the cause 11:26 of over a million deaths per year. 11:29 Most diseases are reversible 11:31 because most diseases are lifestyle diseases, 11:34 especially, type 2 diabetes and chronic obesity. 11:37 Seriously, now they can be reversed 11:39 and the quality of your life can be renewed. 11:43 Call NEWSTART today at 1-800-525-9192. 11:49 You will see dramatic changes 11:51 in the first few days at our program, 11:53 and you will be on the road 11:54 to a better, more robust quality of life. 11:57 The NEWSTART programs are simple and effective. 12:03 Welcome back, friends, 12:05 and help me welcome Dr. Gallant. 12:07 Nice to be here, Ron. 12:09 And good to see you. Yes. 12:10 So I am going to talk about Lindsay, obviously. 12:14 You know, when she first came here, 12:17 as you know, she was a little down and... 12:20 But tell us more from your doctor's perspective, 12:25 what you see that was really happening? 12:28 Was it this spiritual need? 12:31 You know, Lindsay didn't have a lot of physical element, 12:34 she's a young lady. 12:36 And I think, that 12:39 it could have been a little intimating for her 12:41 to be here with people older than herself, 12:45 but she came here 12:47 and the thing that I appreciated 12:49 so significantly about her was that 12:51 she was willing to do all the things we asked her to. 12:56 And I really feel that she was in a spiritual condition 13:01 that needed healing. 13:02 Yeah. 13:04 And while she was here, she got that 13:07 and it was such a blessing to see the changes in her 13:11 and to see how her countenance was different, 13:14 and it just really was a blessing. 13:17 But I was very refreshed 13:18 by how somebody as young as her was willing 13:21 to do things that we asked her to do. 13:24 I noticed after a few days of being here, 13:27 I saw her walking wherever it was 13:30 and she had this big smile, she was just glowing. 13:33 Yes. 13:35 And I was like, "Wow, this isn't the same girl." 13:36 No, no. You know? 13:39 It's a rich blessing. 13:40 She's just doing amazingly well. 13:41 Yes. I am so happy for her. 13:43 Yes. 13:44 So what's the prognosis? What does she need to do now? 13:49 For viewers who are, perhaps, her age 13:53 that maybe suffer from a little bit 13:54 of anxiety or depression, what would you say to them? 13:59 What we find is that lifestyle change 14:01 makes a big difference. 14:03 So I would say to you that if you're of that age, 14:06 you have these similar types of conditions, 14:09 understand that by changing your lifestyle, 14:11 and that's more than just what you eat, 14:14 that also includes making sure that you get adequate sleep, 14:18 making sure that you exercise, 14:21 making sure that you hydrate your body, 14:23 all of the eight principles that we deal with. 14:26 If you are willing to make some changes, 14:29 by the grace of God, 14:30 I believe that you are able to reap some blessings 14:34 and change your life. 14:37 So you're saying 14:38 it's not only what you're eating 14:40 but what's eating you. 14:42 Exactly, exactly. 14:44 Kind of like, I heard that somewhere. 14:45 Yes, it's true. 14:47 Well, she's obviously come to grips with some issues 14:52 she had been dealing with. 14:55 I'm not at liberty to say what they are 14:57 'cause I don't know what they are. 14:59 Nonetheless, it's really apparent 15:01 that through lifestyle change, someone who... 15:05 Number one, someone so young could have any difficulties. 15:09 When I was 19, I was on top of the world. 15:11 I know, I know. 15:12 And to see that just kind of broke my heart 15:16 when we first interviewed her. 15:17 Yes. 15:18 But I see a good positive change, 15:21 and I know that we pray for her daily 15:25 and all our guests. 15:26 Yes. 15:27 And I think, that's so important 15:30 because with our chaplain here, who is Damon Snead. 15:37 Yes. 15:38 He's a wonderful man 15:39 and he's able to pull people out of the doldrums. 15:43 And I am constantly hearing, 15:46 now I want to talk about him for a minute. 15:47 Sure. 15:48 ...constantly hearing what a wonderful guy he is. 15:52 Usually, our doctors are getting all that, 15:54 "Wow, I got Dr. Gallant or I got Dr. Lukens." 15:57 But in this particular case, 15:59 since he's been here, I'm noticing more, kudos, 16:04 if you will, to he and his work. 16:07 Yes. He does a great job. 16:09 You know, he does a morning devotional 16:12 that we call "Fresh Start", in the morning, about 7 am, 16:16 and it's a great way to start the day. 16:19 And he has a real gift of helping people 16:24 with their spiritual issues. 16:26 And we have had so many guests 16:28 who have come through the program, 16:30 who have just not only received physical healing 16:34 but also spiritual healing 16:35 and that combination is so powerful, 16:38 it gives you lasting change, it gives you lasting health. 16:43 Nothing greater. Nothing greater, absolutely. 16:46 You know, Dr. Lukens had been telling me, 16:48 "You got to go listen to Damon." 16:51 I go, "Yeah, well, you know, 16:52 he's just another pastor, whatever." 16:54 That was my attitude. Right. 16:56 Well, a couple of weeks ago, 16:59 I went to a sermon he did on campus here. 17:02 And I was just blown away. Yeah. 17:05 I was so, so excited. 17:10 He was speaking of the Holy Spirit 17:12 and the time we have left, 17:15 that the world is fastly coming to an end. 17:19 Yes, it is. 17:20 He was talking about Ellen White's vision 17:23 she had of the train, you've heard that, right? 17:25 Yes, yes. 17:26 And may be some of you out there 17:28 have heard it too. 17:29 But when he described this, 17:31 'cause I read it many years ago when I was baptized 17:33 but he says, this train has loaded with, 17:36 and everybody on the train you know, 17:39 and where are they going? 17:41 They have been wooed by this lovely conductor 17:45 who is none other than Satan himself. 17:50 And the sad news is he's taking them where? 17:54 Place we don't want to go. 17:55 A place we don't want to go. That's right. 17:57 Anyway, I am kind of off the subject here 17:59 but not really because it's such an impact 18:04 that the spiritual aspects of this place, 18:08 of this program do so much for so many. 18:12 It's true. 18:13 And again, in Lindsay's case, just... 18:17 And Lindsay didn't have a lot of health issues, 18:20 but by taking to heart the things that we recommended, 18:26 she had improvement in her health. 18:28 Her cholesterol wasn't high 18:31 but it dropped by more than 40 points. 18:35 Isn't that interesting? 18:36 She was healthy 18:38 but she was able to exercise more. 18:41 She'd had a previous injury from exercise 18:44 and got some improvement in that as well. 18:47 So I praise God that she was willing 18:50 to take to heart being here and this opportunity, 18:54 and I praise God for how He blessed 18:55 while she was here. 18:57 You know, when I praise God for you, 19:00 I praise God for you, for Dr. Lukens, Dr. Kuninobu, 19:04 Dr. Nedley, Dr. Bevan, 19:06 we got more doctors here than the hospital does. 19:09 Yeah. 19:10 But you guys have this different perspective, 19:13 and I used the term, guys, you know what I mean. 19:18 That you are not just MDs, you're like pastors, 19:23 like preachers, if you will, 19:26 and you take care of the individual that comes here 19:31 'cause each one of you 19:32 are assigned several guests, right? 19:34 That's right. That's correct. 19:35 And you take care of these people's soul 19:39 as well as their physical being and I just... 19:43 I think that's the best of all world right there. 19:46 And I do too. 19:47 I wouldn't want to practice any other way, you know. 19:49 Yeah. I know that because you're here. 19:51 That's right. 19:52 I mean you could be out there making 350 grand a year, 19:56 like a lot of these guys do. 19:58 But nonetheless, 20:00 you're here and I am thankful that you are. 20:02 Praise the Lord. 20:03 And by the way, I think it's appropriate to say 20:06 that you are the medical director here 20:09 at the NEWSTART program 20:10 and you have been for a couple of years. 20:12 Yes, that's right. 20:13 And I notice a change that is coming about, 20:18 well, within entire staff, the entire campus. 20:21 Yes, yeah. 20:23 But nonetheless, any line, 20:24 we got a few seconds left, any... 20:25 Well, I just praise the Lord for the opportunity to be here. 20:28 I praise the Lord for you 20:29 and the rest of our NEWSTART team. 20:32 And you know, I really think that, 20:35 as we work as a team, we see God's blessings 20:37 and He's been blessing, and so we're thankful for that. 20:40 So I just praise God. 20:42 Thank you, doc. 20:43 Good to see you, Ron. Good to see you too. 20:45 Friends, thank you. Don't go away. 20:47 We have a tip for you following this. 20:50 When we look at the health status 20:52 of Americans today, it's alarming to see 20:54 that 60% are either overweight or obese. 21:03 In addition, diseases such as type 2 diabetes, 21:06 cancer, and heart disorders are the leading cause 21:08 of so many complications and deaths every year. 21:16 Could it have something to do with what we eat? 21:18 After all, every one in four Americans 21:21 visit a fast food restaurant daily, 21:23 and with such easy access to quick-fix foods, 21:27 we tend to forget the poor health value 21:29 those foods actually offer. 21:32 May be it's the sedentary lifestyle 21:34 and lack of exercise 21:35 that we've become so accustomed to 21:36 as a media-dependent world. 21:39 Whatever the cause of these diseases, 21:41 a solution has arrived. 21:45 The NEWSTART lifestyle center offers enriching program 21:49 where patients can get a healing 21:50 of mind, body, and soul. 21:53 Located in the outskirts of Sacramento, 21:55 the NEWSTART center is situated on the beautiful campus 21:58 of Weimar Center of Health and Education 22:01 with scenic walking and hiking trails all around. 22:05 With the whole plant foods eaten whole motto, 22:08 the NEWSTART center promotes a healthy plant-based diet 22:11 with emphasis on natural foods. 22:14 The NEWSTART staff 22:15 are made up of California board certified nurses, 22:18 doctors, dieticians, and therapists 22:21 who work together to assist each patient personally. 22:25 The staff are dedicated 22:26 to each patient's success in the program 22:28 and are always there to guide, advice, and encourage. 22:32 In addition to a healthy lifestyle, 22:34 NEWSTART also promotes a healthy exercise routine. 22:37 You're both in sequence, that's good. 22:39 All right. 22:40 As part of the bounce program, 22:42 there is much opportunity 22:43 to get in the fair share of physical activity 22:46 from utilizing our fitness center 22:49 to taking a stroll around the peaceful grounds of Weimar. 22:52 It's amazing what a new start can do for you. 22:56 Welcome to NEWSTART Now. 22:58 I am Dr. Neil Nedley, President of Weimar Institute, 23:01 and with me today is Dr. Eddie Ramirez, 23:03 one of our researchers and physicians and teachers 23:06 of research here at Weimar College. 23:09 And in fact, the study 23:11 we're going to be talking to you about today... 23:14 We had help from one of our college students, 23:17 Katie and Tuna, 23:19 who actually has been very instrumental 23:22 and actually helping out with the depression 23:24 and anxiety recovery program on campus. 23:28 But in this particular study, 23:29 we were looking at a factor called emotional intelligence 23:35 and, you know, Dr. Ramirez, 23:37 I was just seeing in Forbes magazine, 23:39 they recommend that you hire for emotional intelligence 23:42 even more so than general intelligence, 23:44 that this has much more to do with your future success 23:47 and happiness and your ability to stay employed 23:50 and to reach higher levels of employment. 23:54 And so Dr. Ramirez, 23:56 this study is coming out in Biological Psychiatry. 24:00 And the interesting thing is, 24:03 what we put into our body, what we do with our body 24:06 actually has to do with our brain chemistry 24:09 and it can change the biology in the brain itself. 24:13 And that's what this study showed 24:14 and why it was published in Biological Psychiatry. 24:17 So tell us a little bit about the study group itself 24:23 who has studied in this emotional intelligence data. 24:26 We have a very nice sample group 24:29 of 5,611 participants 24:33 that did the community-based depression recovery program 24:38 in literally around the world. 24:40 Okay, so these subjects 24:43 were not at Weimar Institute, per say, 24:46 but they were coming to learn Weimar type of principles 24:50 and they were particularly coming 24:53 because they had depression, is that right? 24:56 Yes, three-quarters of them had depression, 24:58 one-quarter of them didn't have, 25:00 but wanted to improve their mental health. 25:02 Okay, so most of them came with significant depression, 25:06 and this is a mental health education program 25:09 they are coming to. 25:12 How many educational sessions are there? 25:14 That's right. It is an eight week program. 25:17 So they had eight sessions, and one program in particular, 25:22 we focus in helping them understand this concept 25:26 and how to improve it. 25:28 But not only that was important, 25:31 but we had to put the foundations 25:33 before we talk about EQ and these type of concepts, 25:37 we had to change their diet, 25:38 we had to put them through the exercise, 25:41 and so forth to prepare the environment for them 25:43 to understand these concepts. 25:45 Well, that's quite interesting, 25:47 and so we do first some changes 25:50 in what were they putting into their body, 25:52 what they're doing with their body 25:53 that helps change the biology. 25:55 And then we get into teaching them 25:57 about how they're thinking and how we think 26:01 can actually change our brain chemistry as well. 26:04 And so emotional intelligence, can you tell us what it is? 26:07 Yes. It's that ability for you to interact with others 26:12 and to motivate yourself. 26:14 There's five things 26:15 that emotional intelligence measures 26:16 and that is knowing your emotions, 26:18 managing your emotions, 26:20 recognizing emotions in others, 26:22 managing relationships and others, 26:24 and motivating yourself to reach those goals. 26:27 Okay, so you can see 26:29 why it's very important to happiness 26:30 because relationship is connected 26:33 to our happiness and healthy relationships are. 26:36 And so what did we find out? 26:38 What was the average emotional intelligence 26:40 for those that came into the program? 26:42 So on average, they had 100, 26:44 which is the normal average around the world. 26:48 Okay, so even though they were depressed, 26:50 their EQ was on average right at the average point, 26:54 like 100. 26:55 And what was able to happen during the course of that, 26:59 just one program, once a week, for eight weeks. 27:01 That's right, at the end, 27:03 they had on average an EQ of 108.9. 27:09 Okay. So they went up nine points. 27:12 That's like an entire standard deviation, 27:15 that's very significant. 27:16 And that's the average. 27:18 There are some that actually went beyond 120 barrier, 27:24 so that puts them in the very top levels 27:27 of emotional intelligence. 27:28 Wow, and that means 27:30 they not only left the program depression-free 27:33 and anxiety-free, as many do that leave that program, 27:37 but they're now set up for levels of success 27:39 that are far better than people 27:41 who've never had depression and anxiety. 27:43 Yeah, those people that usually in a group setting, 27:45 they are causing sparks all over them, 27:48 those people have actually 27:50 a very low emotional intelligence. 27:52 You can have low emotional intelligence 27:54 and high IQ, 27:55 and this one helps you to get that balance, 27:58 you know, improve that IQ and EQ 28:00 as you participate in the program. 28:03 From NEWSTART Now, I am Dr. Neil Nedley. 28:05 Join us again next week for another exciting study. |
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