Hi, friends, and welcome 00:01:12.40\00:01:13.74 to another edition of NEWSTART Now. 00:01:13.77\00:01:16.07 I'm your host, Ron Giannoni. 00:01:16.10\00:01:18.44 In our studio is Anthony Celiason from Alaska. 00:01:18.47\00:01:22.58 Now he's a pretty big guy, 00:01:22.61\00:01:24.81 and I want to take you back when he first got here 00:01:24.85\00:01:28.25 because he's lost a lot of weight. 00:01:28.28\00:01:32.35 Doctors up there said, 00:01:32.39\00:01:33.72 I had about 9% of my kidneys left. 00:01:33.76\00:01:35.56 I have kidney failure, stage-5, hypertension, diabetes, 00:01:35.59\00:01:39.86 all kinds of bad stuff. 00:01:39.89\00:01:41.53 Lots and lots of medicine I'm taking, 00:01:41.56\00:01:44.17 and stay up about four hours a day 00:01:44.20\00:01:46.13 before I have to go to bed 00:01:46.17\00:01:47.50 because the medicines make me so tired. 00:01:47.54\00:01:49.94 So I figured it changed the life. 00:01:49.97\00:01:53.31 And I'd like to get off all my medicines. 00:01:53.34\00:01:54.94 I like to be... 00:01:54.98\00:01:57.81 I'd rather not go on dialysis. 00:01:57.85\00:02:00.98 You know, they're talking dialysis, 00:02:01.02\00:02:02.92 they are talking, you know, 00:02:02.95\00:02:05.99 cut my kidneys out and give me somebody else. 00:02:06.02\00:02:07.92 I don't want to somebody else kidney in me. 00:02:07.96\00:02:09.96 You know, what's mine is mine. 00:02:09.99\00:02:12.26 You know, same time every time I go to a doctor up there, 00:02:12.29\00:02:17.37 they want to throw more pills on me. 00:02:17.40\00:02:18.93 I mean, it's not something that they're healing me, 00:02:18.97\00:02:22.77 they're making me worse. 00:02:22.80\00:02:25.64 So I figured a diet down here maybe or something like that, 00:02:25.67\00:02:28.81 or, and that save my life and give me another 20 year, 00:02:28.84\00:02:32.41 I'm hoping, you know, 00:02:32.45\00:02:33.78 by learning all this stuff down here. 00:02:33.82\00:02:35.38 And welcome back, friends. 00:02:38.42\00:02:39.85 Anthony, how are you brother? 00:02:39.89\00:02:41.22 Pretty good. How are you? 00:02:41.26\00:02:42.59 Good to see you. 00:02:42.62\00:02:43.96 Good grip by the way. 00:02:43.99\00:02:45.33 You got the... 00:02:45.36\00:02:46.70 You got the fisherman's grip? 00:02:46.73\00:02:48.06 I did a little fishing. Okay. 00:02:48.10\00:02:49.43 I want to... 00:02:49.46\00:02:50.80 I got a start off from number one. 00:02:50.83\00:02:52.47 How much weight have you lost? 00:02:52.50\00:02:55.57 About 37 pounds. 00:02:55.60\00:02:57.07 Thirty seven pounds. 00:02:57.11\00:03:00.11 Okay, when you got here, you were... 00:03:00.14\00:03:02.74 Is it okay that I say that you were a mess? 00:03:02.78\00:03:06.01 Yeah, you can say that. 00:03:06.05\00:03:07.38 I can say that. 00:03:07.42\00:03:08.75 It's too late, you're sinner. 00:03:08.78\00:03:10.35 Anyway, you were dealing with a lot of issues. 00:03:10.39\00:03:14.16 Stage-5 kidney failure, diabetes, obesity... 00:03:14.19\00:03:20.83 Hypertension. Hypertension. 00:03:20.86\00:03:23.63 What else? What else? 00:03:23.67\00:03:25.00 I had neuropathy of the feet. 00:03:25.03\00:03:27.84 You couldn't feel your feet. 00:03:27.87\00:03:29.84 I'd have a lot of pain. 00:03:29.87\00:03:31.21 I couldn't feel them, but I had a lot of pain in there. 00:03:31.24\00:03:33.07 Oh, okay. And sharp pains, right? 00:03:33.11\00:03:35.74 Yes. 00:03:35.78\00:03:37.11 And I had problems with my legs, swelling. 00:03:37.15\00:03:42.35 A lot of problems. I spend a lot of time in the hospital. 00:03:42.38\00:03:45.22 And you're on a lot of medications. 00:03:45.25\00:03:49.82 About 25 different medications. 00:03:49.86\00:03:51.46 Were you taking those twice a day? 00:03:51.49\00:03:53.86 Most of them at least twice, 00:03:53.90\00:03:55.23 sometimes a couple of them three times a day. 00:03:55.26\00:03:56.77 So you might have been taking 60, 70 meds a day. 00:03:56.80\00:04:00.14 At least that. 00:04:00.17\00:04:01.50 Yeah, okay. 00:04:01.54\00:04:03.24 How many you on now? 00:04:03.27\00:04:05.01 Three. Three. 00:04:05.04\00:04:06.61 Three pills. 00:04:06.64\00:04:08.21 And two of those are for what, blood...? 00:04:08.24\00:04:10.45 Blood thinners. Blood thinners. 00:04:10.48\00:04:11.91 Yep. And what's the other one for? 00:04:11.95\00:04:16.72 Don't really matter, doesn't it? 00:04:16.75\00:04:18.09 I don't, I don't want... I... 00:04:18.12\00:04:19.45 One of them for the circulation of my blood in my legs. 00:04:19.49\00:04:21.16 Okay. 00:04:21.19\00:04:22.52 And then one's the blood thinner, 00:04:22.56\00:04:23.89 and then I think the other one's aspirin. 00:04:23.93\00:04:25.33 Okay. 00:04:25.36\00:04:26.70 Because I've had a heart attack. 00:04:26.73\00:04:28.06 I think I got to take the 81 milligram aspirin. 00:04:28.10\00:04:29.76 I think it's pretty much, all that I'm on right now. 00:04:29.80\00:04:33.27 Excellent. 00:04:33.30\00:04:34.64 I'm off all my, all my insolent. 00:04:34.67\00:04:36.67 Most of my stuff for my kidneys and stuff 00:04:36.71\00:04:38.67 is pretty much done with. 00:04:38.71\00:04:42.38 Your kidneys are okay now? 00:04:42.41\00:04:44.98 They're not okay. 00:04:45.01\00:04:46.35 I still have to be on the diet, exercise, they are coming up, 00:04:46.38\00:04:50.95 and a lot of my counts and everything 00:04:50.99\00:04:52.55 are doing really good. 00:04:52.59\00:04:55.86 So when I got down here I was, 00:04:55.89\00:05:00.53 I guess, they call it anemic low blood, red blood. 00:05:00.56\00:05:03.23 Yes, yeah. 00:05:03.26\00:05:04.60 My counts come up. 00:05:04.63\00:05:05.97 I haven't even have any shots or anything for it. 00:05:06.00\00:05:07.37 They're coming up on their own. 00:05:07.40\00:05:09.17 Isn't that awesome? 00:05:09.20\00:05:10.81 My fatigue is gone. 00:05:10.84\00:05:12.17 I'm walking two to three miles a day now with no problem, 00:05:12.21\00:05:15.94 without stopping. 00:05:15.98\00:05:17.31 I'm feeling good, really, really good, really happy. 00:05:17.35\00:05:21.85 What does your brother at home think of all this? 00:05:21.88\00:05:27.72 He'll be surprised 00:05:27.76\00:05:29.09 because I'm dragging him down here probably March. 00:05:29.12\00:05:31.53 I'm gonna drag him down here and... 00:05:31.56\00:05:33.13 Well, he tells me he's coming in March. 00:05:33.16\00:05:34.76 Well, I'm... 00:05:34.80\00:05:36.13 We got to hold him through it. 00:05:36.16\00:05:37.87 When he sees you and here's your test... 00:05:37.90\00:05:40.90 You've been talking to him, haven't you? 00:05:40.94\00:05:42.37 Yeah, I have. Well, a few times. 00:05:42.40\00:05:43.87 Yeah. Yeah. 00:05:43.91\00:05:45.24 Have you told him all the things that's happened? 00:05:45.27\00:05:47.28 Yeah, he's pretty excited about coming down. 00:05:47.31\00:05:49.44 He's... 00:05:49.48\00:05:50.91 He's ready to be healthy again. 00:05:50.95\00:05:52.58 And I told him, when I get back up, 00:05:52.61\00:05:54.25 I'm gonna be cooking for him. 00:05:54.28\00:05:56.18 I'm gonna be cooking and show the whole family 00:05:56.22\00:05:57.92 exactly what a new life's about and how to be healthy. 00:05:57.95\00:06:02.49 Now where did you learn to cook? 00:06:02.52\00:06:05.63 From my mom and dad. 00:06:05.66\00:06:07.26 And have you learned anything here about cooking? 00:06:07.30\00:06:08.80 A lot. 00:06:08.83\00:06:10.17 A lot? A lot. A lot. 00:06:10.20\00:06:11.53 From Michelle? 00:06:11.57\00:06:12.90 I have. Isn't she's magnificent? 00:06:12.93\00:06:14.94 Very good cook. 00:06:14.97\00:06:16.30 Very, very good cook. Very good. 00:06:16.34\00:06:20.71 I think I learned a little bit from the doctors too. 00:06:20.74\00:06:23.14 I forgot his name. 00:06:23.18\00:06:24.51 We went over to his house and met his wife. 00:06:24.55\00:06:25.88 Doctor Kuninobu? 00:06:25.91\00:06:27.25 Oh, man, I think, good cooked, very good. 00:06:27.28\00:06:30.52 Him and his wife can whip up some good food. 00:06:30.55\00:06:33.19 So you went to the doctor's house for a meal? 00:06:33.22\00:06:36.29 Breakfast. 00:06:36.32\00:06:37.66 Wow! Ain't that nice? 00:06:37.69\00:06:39.03 Invite us over, and food's coming in their house 00:06:39.06\00:06:42.13 and had a very, very good meal. 00:06:42.16\00:06:44.30 It was very nice, excellent hospitality. 00:06:44.33\00:06:47.77 Nice, very nice people. 00:06:47.80\00:06:49.20 He's a wonderful guy. Yep, so was his wife. 00:06:49.24\00:06:52.31 And your doctor, your's Dr. Gallant, right? 00:06:52.34\00:06:54.91 Yes. Yeah. 00:06:54.94\00:06:56.54 Very nice gentleman. 00:06:56.58\00:06:57.91 And when's the last time you went to your doctor 00:06:57.95\00:07:00.28 and they prayed with you for instance? 00:07:00.32\00:07:04.02 Never. 00:07:04.05\00:07:05.39 Never happened to you before? 00:07:05.42\00:07:08.16 I've never been to a doctor that ever mentioned God. 00:07:08.19\00:07:11.13 Really? 00:07:11.16\00:07:12.49 And I love God very much, very much in my heart. 00:07:12.53\00:07:15.53 And I've never been to a doctor, or a nurse, 00:07:15.56\00:07:20.67 or anybody that's ever talked about God. 00:07:20.70\00:07:22.64 It's pretty much taboo until I came down here, 00:07:22.67\00:07:25.74 and I was like, "Very nice." 00:07:25.77\00:07:27.28 Very nice. 00:07:27.31\00:07:28.64 I appreciate all the prayers, 00:07:28.68\00:07:30.55 you know, a person can use everything 00:07:30.58\00:07:32.75 they can in the moreover, you know, to help them 00:07:32.78\00:07:34.95 and prayer is one of the best things 00:07:34.98\00:07:36.45 that you can use in life. 00:07:36.48\00:07:38.52 Yeah. I mean, it helps everybody. 00:07:38.55\00:07:40.26 You just had a mouthful. 00:07:40.29\00:07:41.72 And I think, you know, because I said 00:07:41.76\00:07:44.79 during my presentation 00:07:44.83\00:07:47.53 that we all are praying for the guest here 00:07:47.56\00:07:51.23 before you arrived, and after you've left, 00:07:51.27\00:07:53.60 and so many people will pray for 00:07:53.64\00:07:55.74 and the power of prayer is just awesome. 00:07:55.77\00:07:58.47 But I'm glad to hear that you brought that up 00:07:58.51\00:08:00.58 because that's part of the program 00:08:00.61\00:08:03.11 that's not talked about enough. 00:08:03.14\00:08:07.02 At least in our interviews, it doesn't seem. 00:08:07.05\00:08:09.38 It all seems to be about eating, and walking, 00:08:09.42\00:08:12.62 and this and that, 00:08:12.65\00:08:13.99 but it's very much an intricate part of our program. 00:08:14.02\00:08:18.49 Well, they all hold hands with each other. 00:08:18.53\00:08:20.83 You know, with your prayer comes health, 00:08:20.86\00:08:23.63 and with health comes food, 00:08:23.67\00:08:25.00 you got to have them all at one time. 00:08:25.03\00:08:26.50 Amen. 00:08:26.53\00:08:27.87 You know, and people, most people nowadays 00:08:27.90\00:08:30.21 even though they go to church, they overlook to prayers, 00:08:30.24\00:08:33.24 they overlook the goodness and helping one another. 00:08:33.27\00:08:36.34 And I think, it's a sad thing that people neglect that. 00:08:36.38\00:08:40.98 I really do. 00:08:41.02\00:08:42.35 And if they didn't, I think, 00:08:42.38\00:08:43.72 the world would be a better place. 00:08:43.75\00:08:45.45 Amen. Yeah. 00:08:45.49\00:08:46.82 Jesus tells us that to love one another, doesn't He? 00:08:46.86\00:08:49.66 Yes, He does. Yeah. 00:08:49.69\00:08:51.33 Love God first. Yes. 00:08:51.36\00:08:52.69 But then love everybody as you love yourself. 00:08:52.73\00:08:54.90 Fruits of the spirit, Love. 00:08:54.93\00:08:57.93 That, you know, without that, I mean, 00:08:57.97\00:08:59.77 all the others don't seem to even happen, you know. 00:08:59.80\00:09:04.01 But it's obvious that you have love in your heart, 00:09:04.04\00:09:06.34 and I know that you love your brother 00:09:06.37\00:09:07.78 and you're gonna get him here. 00:09:07.81\00:09:09.54 He's your older brother? 00:09:09.58\00:09:10.91 Older. Yeah. 00:09:10.95\00:09:12.28 And larger? 00:09:12.31\00:09:13.98 You never really told me that. 00:09:14.02\00:09:15.35 He's a bit bigger than I am. 00:09:15.38\00:09:18.55 A little bit. A little bit. 00:09:18.59\00:09:20.39 He's a big boy, he is. 00:09:20.42\00:09:22.06 You know, I'm a big, you know, myself I'm big too. 00:09:22.09\00:09:26.06 He's a good sized person. 00:09:26.09\00:09:28.76 Yeah. 00:09:28.80\00:09:30.13 Very loving, very loving person he is. 00:09:30.17\00:09:31.80 He's a good person. 00:09:31.83\00:09:33.23 Oh, that was obvious 00:09:33.27\00:09:34.60 when I talked to him on the phone. 00:09:34.64\00:09:36.40 He's one that got me down here. 00:09:36.44\00:09:39.57 I was sick, I gave him, told him who to call, you know. 00:09:39.61\00:09:45.45 We didn't know if you're gonna make it here. 00:09:45.48\00:09:48.12 Oh, I made it here. 00:09:48.15\00:09:49.48 I know, but we weren't sure. 00:09:49.52\00:09:51.29 Oh, yeah. I mean, I wasn't. 00:09:51.32\00:09:53.72 Maybe your brother had second thoughts too, 00:09:53.76\00:09:55.89 but you were pretty sick. 00:09:55.92\00:09:58.79 Yeah, well... 00:09:58.83\00:10:00.16 And the problem with being that sick 00:10:00.20\00:10:02.50 is you could have a number of things 00:10:02.53\00:10:04.13 that could happen, and did bang, 00:10:04.17\00:10:06.53 and all be all over. 00:10:06.57\00:10:08.27 Yeah, God wanted me here so I'm here. 00:10:08.30\00:10:10.14 Amen. Amen. 00:10:10.17\00:10:12.37 All right, so you're ready to go back home, 00:10:12.41\00:10:14.54 teach what you've learned 00:10:14.58\00:10:15.91 and help the family and friends. 00:10:15.94\00:10:19.08 Honestly, if I could stay here, I'd probably stay here. 00:10:19.11\00:10:23.02 I like it here. It's a nice place, it is. 00:10:23.05\00:10:27.12 Everybody is nice, courteous, kind, loving, 00:10:27.16\00:10:31.06 everybody prays over here. 00:10:31.09\00:10:32.83 It's a place a person could live in peace and harmony 00:10:32.86\00:10:36.16 without blinking an eye. 00:10:36.20\00:10:38.67 If everybody was like this, there would be no worse. 00:10:38.70\00:10:40.94 There would be... 00:10:40.97\00:10:42.84 I honestly think this right here 00:10:42.87\00:10:44.64 probably one of the best places on Earth to live. 00:10:44.67\00:10:48.38 It is one of the best place to live, I can testify that. 00:10:48.41\00:10:52.45 Well, you can come in March with your brother. 00:10:52.48\00:10:54.78 I am. 00:10:54.82\00:10:56.15 If Troy comes, I'm gonna make him stay up to his saying. 00:10:56.18\00:11:01.12 I'm gonna bring him down here. I'm gonna come down with him. 00:11:01.16\00:11:03.39 I'm gonna probably go through the program with him 00:11:03.43\00:11:07.30 as a friend just to make sure that everything goes right, 00:11:07.33\00:11:10.23 and helping through everything. 00:11:10.27\00:11:12.33 And I'm gonna stay on this once I go up to Alaska. 00:11:12.37\00:11:16.14 All right. We've run out of time. 00:11:16.17\00:11:18.71 I want to thank you, Anthony. Yep. 00:11:18.74\00:11:20.34 And God bless you. 00:11:20.38\00:11:21.71 And I'll be following up with you. 00:11:21.74\00:11:23.08 God bless you too. All right, man. 00:11:23.11\00:11:25.01 Friends, don't go away, Dr. Gallant is up next. 00:11:25.05\00:11:28.65 Every year in America there are over one million deaths 00:11:32.65\00:11:35.12 because of Type 2 diabetes and chronic obesity. 00:11:35.16\00:11:38.19 This includes heart attacks and strokes. 00:11:38.23\00:11:40.50 That's six and half 747s crashing every day. 00:11:40.53\00:11:44.17 What's even more surprising is that the fix is easy. 00:11:44.20\00:11:47.60 It's your lifestyle. 00:11:47.64\00:11:48.97 Wouldn't it be nice 00:11:49.00\00:11:50.34 if you could actually add quality years to your life 00:11:50.37\00:11:52.34 rather than dying one organ at a time? 00:11:52.37\00:11:55.28 Obesity and diabetes 00:11:55.31\00:11:56.64 are the cause of over million deaths per year. 00:11:56.68\00:11:59.51 Most diseases are reversible 00:11:59.55\00:12:01.62 because most diseases are lifestyle diseases, 00:12:01.65\00:12:04.45 especially Type 2 diabetes and chronic obesity. 00:12:04.49\00:12:07.99 Seriously now, they can be reversed 00:12:08.02\00:12:10.16 and the quality of your life can be renewed. 00:12:10.19\00:12:13.86 Call NEWSTART today at 1-800-525-9192. 00:12:13.90\00:12:20.00 You will see dramatic changes 00:12:20.04\00:12:21.50 in the first few days of our program 00:12:21.54\00:12:23.51 and you'll be on the road 00:12:23.54\00:12:24.87 to a better more robust quality of life. 00:12:24.91\00:12:27.81 The NEWSTART programs are simple and effective. 00:12:27.84\00:12:30.68 Welcome back, friends, 00:12:34.18\00:12:35.52 and help me welcome Dr. Roger Gallant. 00:12:35.55\00:12:37.35 Nice to be here, Ron. 00:12:37.39\00:12:38.72 That's good to see you again. 00:12:38.75\00:12:40.22 Yes. 00:12:40.26\00:12:41.89 You know, Anthony is a pretty amazing guy. 00:12:41.92\00:12:46.70 I really... 00:12:46.73\00:12:48.06 I kind of like his macho image too to a degree. 00:12:48.10\00:12:53.57 But he came to us recently and, 00:12:53.60\00:12:56.74 you know, that he was not doing too well. 00:12:56.77\00:12:59.01 That's right. That's right. 00:12:59.04\00:13:00.38 And in fact, he came to us directly from the hospital. 00:13:00.41\00:13:02.74 That's right. I forgot. Was he? 00:13:02.78\00:13:05.38 Did he have pneumonia or something? 00:13:05.41\00:13:07.45 He had been hospitalized. 00:13:07.48\00:13:08.82 He was having problems with his kidneys. 00:13:08.85\00:13:11.15 And he'd been hospitalized, 00:13:11.19\00:13:12.72 and they gave him a couple of options and he decided... 00:13:12.75\00:13:15.82 And one of his family members told him about Weimar 00:13:15.86\00:13:17.89 and he decided to come here. 00:13:17.93\00:13:20.06 To our NEWSTART program. To our NEWSTART program, yeah. 00:13:20.10\00:13:22.70 Now talking about kidneys, when we do two blood draws, 00:13:22.73\00:13:27.57 we do one when the guest arrive, 00:13:27.60\00:13:29.77 the first morning they're here. 00:13:29.80\00:13:31.14 That's right. 00:13:31.17\00:13:32.51 And then one, two days before they leave, right? 00:13:32.54\00:13:33.88 Right. 00:13:33.91\00:13:35.24 So they're separated by about two weeks. 00:13:35.28\00:13:36.64 About two weeks. 00:13:36.68\00:13:38.01 And in two weeks, did you notice a significant change 00:13:38.05\00:13:41.78 in the kidney function? 00:13:41.82\00:13:43.49 He had improvement in his kidney function. 00:13:43.52\00:13:46.25 He didn't get as significant changes we want, 00:13:46.29\00:13:49.26 but we were pleased to see that things 00:13:49.29\00:13:51.33 were changing and improving 00:13:51.36\00:13:52.86 because he had been told that he needed to go on dialysis, 00:13:52.89\00:13:56.63 and he had been told that things 00:13:56.67\00:13:59.00 were just headed downhill. 00:13:59.03\00:14:00.87 So just... 00:14:00.90\00:14:02.60 May I interrupt? Absolutely. 00:14:02.64\00:14:03.97 I'm not a doctor, right? 00:14:04.01\00:14:05.47 So if I were to see just a little improvement, 00:14:05.51\00:14:09.88 is that really saying that there is hope now 00:14:09.91\00:14:13.98 that the kidneys 00:14:14.02\00:14:15.35 can get better, and better, and better 00:14:15.38\00:14:17.89 if you eat and take care of yourself? 00:14:17.92\00:14:19.45 Well, I believe by God's grace that his kidneys can get better 00:14:19.49\00:14:22.69 and that he can have improvement, 00:14:22.72\00:14:24.06 and not have to go on dialysis. 00:14:24.09\00:14:26.33 He came here and he lost about 33 pounds, 00:14:26.36\00:14:31.23 much of that was fluid that had been in his legs. 00:14:31.27\00:14:36.71 From the lack of kidney failure. 00:14:36.74\00:14:38.07 That he's been retaining 00:14:38.11\00:14:39.44 because of lack of kidney function. 00:14:39.47\00:14:40.81 Wow! 00:14:40.84\00:14:42.18 And to see that he was having that improvement, 00:14:42.21\00:14:45.75 that to me is the first evidence 00:14:45.78\00:14:49.08 that not only his kidneys 00:14:49.12\00:14:50.45 but his heart is also improving, 00:14:50.49\00:14:52.39 and that his body will continue to improve 00:14:52.42\00:14:55.69 as long as he continues on this program. 00:14:55.72\00:14:59.53 So what are the numbers did you see improve with him? 00:14:59.56\00:15:03.63 He actually had improvement in his total cholesterol. 00:15:03.67\00:15:06.80 In two weeks, he dropped his total cholesterol 00:15:06.84\00:15:10.57 less than, 00:15:10.61\00:15:11.94 or dropped at more than 20 points. 00:15:11.97\00:15:13.91 Now again, his cholesterol wasn't super high. 00:15:13.94\00:15:16.75 He's a big guy, 00:15:16.78\00:15:18.11 but his cholesterol wasn't very high. 00:15:18.15\00:15:20.12 But he was still able to see some improvement in just, 00:15:20.15\00:15:22.82 in just 14 days. 00:15:22.85\00:15:25.39 So that's encouragement for our viewers, I know. 00:15:25.42\00:15:28.42 Absolutely. 00:15:28.46\00:15:29.79 When I came through the program, 00:15:29.82\00:15:31.89 what I remember mostly 00:15:31.93\00:15:33.40 is my triglycerides dropped 200 points. 00:15:33.43\00:15:35.96 Wow! That's fantastic. 00:15:36.00\00:15:37.33 In 14 days. 00:15:37.37\00:15:38.70 I mean, you know, that's, that seems like a big number. 00:15:38.73\00:15:40.94 Oh, yeah. 00:15:40.97\00:15:42.30 They went from like 375 to 175. 00:15:42.34\00:15:45.47 That's fantastic. Yeah, yeah. 00:15:45.51\00:15:47.91 So what else has really changed with Anthony 00:15:47.94\00:15:53.58 that you can share? 00:15:53.62\00:15:54.95 Anthony realized that he needed to live his life differently. 00:15:54.98\00:15:59.52 He had lived his life to this point, 00:15:59.55\00:16:01.96 and he says that, you know, 00:16:01.99\00:16:04.56 he realized that some of the things he had been doing 00:16:04.59\00:16:08.06 were not the best 00:16:08.10\00:16:09.86 and the time had come to change. 00:16:09.90\00:16:12.83 And I believe by the grace of God 00:16:12.87\00:16:15.54 as he follows through on that commitment to change, 00:16:15.57\00:16:19.94 God is gonna change his body as well. 00:16:19.97\00:16:21.58 Amen. Amen. Yeah. 00:16:21.61\00:16:23.68 You know, as a young man growing up, 00:16:23.71\00:16:26.28 I heard here and there 00:16:26.31\00:16:28.98 and I didn't pay much attention, 00:16:29.02\00:16:30.42 "You know, you better make some changes." 00:16:30.45\00:16:32.45 What does that mean? 00:16:32.49\00:16:33.82 You know, it was, "Okay, I got to make some... 00:16:33.86\00:16:36.32 Does that mean I should stop drinking 00:16:36.36\00:16:38.09 when those days were in the past, of course?" 00:16:38.13\00:16:40.76 Right. 00:16:40.80\00:16:42.13 I wasn't sure what that meant. 00:16:42.16\00:16:43.63 And I know a lot of our viewers don't know what that means. 00:16:43.67\00:16:46.94 Right. 00:16:46.97\00:16:48.30 But, you know, we use that term lifestyle change, 00:16:48.34\00:16:53.17 can you elaborate a little bit on that 00:16:53.21\00:16:55.18 and tell us what Anthony had experienced 00:16:55.21\00:16:59.88 while he was here? 00:16:59.91\00:17:01.68 Well, lifestyle change, I believe, 00:17:01.72\00:17:03.28 is not just eating or exercise, 00:17:03.32\00:17:07.09 it is your life, it is all the things you do. 00:17:07.12\00:17:09.96 So Anthony found that 00:17:09.99\00:17:13.19 he was able to sleep better while he was here. 00:17:13.23\00:17:17.23 He was able to lose weight while he was here. 00:17:17.27\00:17:22.00 He was able to have a little more energy, 00:17:22.04\00:17:25.37 able to walk more. 00:17:25.41\00:17:27.31 He had change 00:17:27.34\00:17:30.25 in his energy level 00:17:30.28\00:17:34.72 which was tremendous for him, he was excited about that. 00:17:34.75\00:17:39.15 So lifestyle is all-encompassing. 00:17:39.19\00:17:41.49 It's more than just one or two factors, 00:17:41.52\00:17:44.79 but it's your whole life. 00:17:44.83\00:17:46.16 And the other thing that Anthony really found 00:17:46.19\00:17:49.33 while he was here was that 00:17:49.36\00:17:50.70 he had a spiritual reconnection with God. 00:17:50.73\00:17:53.07 And I think that's one of the most important things 00:17:53.10\00:17:56.50 to help him to not only be healthy now, 00:17:56.54\00:17:58.57 but healthy going forward as well. 00:17:58.61\00:18:01.54 Yes. Yes. 00:18:01.58\00:18:03.01 I saw that, he and I talked about that briefly 00:18:03.04\00:18:06.28 and he's, he's a little more humble 00:18:06.31\00:18:10.19 than when we first, when he first arrived. 00:18:10.22\00:18:12.95 Yes. 00:18:12.99\00:18:14.32 He has a brother in Alaska that he plans on bringing 00:18:14.36\00:18:17.79 to either the next program or one program soon. 00:18:17.83\00:18:23.80 So do you follow up on the people 00:18:23.83\00:18:28.67 who are going through the program? 00:18:28.70\00:18:32.87 As a doctor, do you sometimes connect with these folks? 00:18:32.91\00:18:36.21 We do. We do. 00:18:36.24\00:18:38.38 We have patients who will call in to talk to us 00:18:38.41\00:18:41.12 and we talk to them 00:18:41.15\00:18:42.48 and we also make calls out to patients to check up on them 00:18:42.52\00:18:44.95 and see how they're doing. 00:18:44.99\00:18:46.42 Is there a fee for that? May I ask? 00:18:46.45\00:18:48.79 There's no fee for that. 00:18:48.82\00:18:50.16 No fee. 00:18:50.19\00:18:51.53 When's the last time a doctor calls you at home 00:18:51.56\00:18:54.36 and talks to you and doesn't send you a bill? 00:18:54.40\00:18:57.10 I think that's wonderful. Yeah. 00:18:57.13\00:18:58.87 You know, we do the same with guest services. 00:18:58.90\00:19:00.84 Right. 00:19:00.87\00:19:02.20 We'd like to stay in contact 00:19:02.24\00:19:03.87 with those who would like to remain connected with us. 00:19:03.91\00:19:07.94 In fact, we get several of the people 00:19:07.98\00:19:09.84 that we make calls to from guest services. 00:19:09.88\00:19:12.61 Yes. 00:19:12.65\00:19:14.02 Yes. 00:19:14.05\00:19:15.38 So we work well together. 00:19:15.42\00:19:16.75 Yeah, absolutely. 00:19:16.79\00:19:19.09 Any last minute words of wisdom to our viewers that, 00:19:19.12\00:19:24.83 you know, I know there's a lot of people 00:19:24.86\00:19:26.56 out there like Anthony that they've been told 00:19:26.59\00:19:30.47 they're gonna have to go on dialysis, 00:19:30.50\00:19:32.60 their blood pressure is too high, 00:19:32.63\00:19:34.17 then diabetes, you're morbidly obese. 00:19:34.20\00:19:38.07 What can you say to these folks? 00:19:38.11\00:19:40.14 Well, you know, Anthony came from 00:19:40.18\00:19:41.51 and it seems like half a country away 00:19:41.54\00:19:42.98 coming from Alaska to come here. 00:19:43.01\00:19:44.91 But what I would say is this that, 00:19:44.95\00:19:49.42 take heart that no matter how sick you are, 00:19:49.45\00:19:53.52 or no matter where you are 00:19:53.56\00:19:54.89 in terms of your lifestyle right now. 00:19:54.92\00:19:57.66 If you're willing to make some changes 00:19:57.69\00:19:59.36 and follow God's plan for your life, 00:19:59.39\00:20:02.93 not necessarily my plan for your life, 00:20:02.96\00:20:05.63 then I believe by His grace that you can reap benefits, 00:20:05.67\00:20:10.01 that you can reap health, that you can have happiness, 00:20:10.04\00:20:13.68 that you can be content, and that your life will change. 00:20:13.71\00:20:17.88 And no matter what the disease ailment is, 00:20:17.91\00:20:22.62 I believe by God's grace, 00:20:22.65\00:20:24.29 if you're willing to do some things differently, 00:20:24.32\00:20:26.65 that He will honor that 00:20:26.69\00:20:28.26 and He will give you a change in your life. 00:20:28.29\00:20:31.29 You know, I believe that too. 00:20:31.33\00:20:33.53 But when I say it, 00:20:33.56\00:20:34.90 it's a little different than coming from a doctor. 00:20:34.93\00:20:37.37 And I, you know, I truly in my heart know, 00:20:37.40\00:20:41.70 I believe that most, any disease can be cured. 00:20:41.74\00:20:45.31 God can do all things, 00:20:45.34\00:20:46.94 we know that. Right, right. 00:20:46.98\00:20:48.74 Well, doc, I want to thank you for taking your time. 00:20:48.78\00:20:52.18 It's my pleasure, Ron. I know, you're a busy guy 00:20:52.21\00:20:53.78 and you've got a lecture following this. 00:20:53.82\00:20:55.22 Yes. 00:20:55.25\00:20:56.58 But, friends, don't go away, 00:20:56.62\00:20:57.95 Dr. Ramirez and Dr. Nedley are up next. 00:20:57.99\00:21:01.26 Welcome to NEWSTART Now. 00:21:04.73\00:21:06.33 I'm Dr. Neil Nedley, President of Weimar Institute. 00:21:06.36\00:21:09.10 And with me today is Dr. Eddie Ramirez, 00:21:09.13\00:21:11.87 one of our physicians 00:21:11.90\00:21:13.23 as well as one of our researchers 00:21:13.27\00:21:15.50 and very active in teaching at the college 00:21:15.54\00:21:18.57 research methods and advanced research methods. 00:21:18.61\00:21:21.74 In fact, if you know of any students 00:21:21.78\00:21:23.45 who want to excel and be very successful 00:21:23.48\00:21:26.21 throughout their careers, 00:21:26.25\00:21:27.82 Weimar Institute is the place to send them 00:21:27.85\00:21:30.35 because they'll learn how to do this research 00:21:30.39\00:21:32.25 on nutrition and lifestyle right here 00:21:32.29\00:21:34.62 and it's by publishing in the scientific literature 00:21:34.66\00:21:37.39 that you're able to change the world. 00:21:37.43\00:21:39.26 And this study is exciting because it just came out 00:21:39.29\00:21:42.76 a couple of days ago, Dr. Ramirez. 00:21:42.80\00:21:44.27 That's right. 00:21:44.30\00:21:45.63 So this is hot off of the press. 00:21:45.67\00:21:47.20 And this was published in the American Journal 00:21:47.24\00:21:49.94 of lifestyle medicine 00:21:49.97\00:21:51.91 the November-December issue of 2016. 00:21:51.94\00:21:55.94 And this is a study looking at what now? 00:21:55.98\00:21:59.35 What we are focusing here is that 00:21:59.38\00:22:03.15 the heart of the depression recovery program. 00:22:03.18\00:22:07.52 As a physician, you learned 00:22:07.56\00:22:09.66 that a good physician learns the causes of the problem 00:22:09.69\00:22:14.60 because if not, you waste your time 00:22:14.63\00:22:16.77 just dealing with symptoms. 00:22:16.80\00:22:18.50 But if you're able to put your finger 00:22:18.53\00:22:20.87 where the problem lies, 00:22:20.90\00:22:22.77 then there is hope, 00:22:22.80\00:22:24.14 and that's what this paper is all about, 00:22:24.17\00:22:26.24 about hope for the depressed and the person with anxiety. 00:22:26.27\00:22:29.88 That's important because depression 00:22:29.91\00:22:31.91 doesn't have the same cause in every individual. 00:22:31.95\00:22:35.12 There are some people that can be severely depressed 00:22:35.15\00:22:37.49 for one set of reasons 00:22:37.52\00:22:38.92 and another group of people can be depressed 00:22:38.95\00:22:41.69 for a whole different group of reasons. 00:22:41.72\00:22:43.86 And so there's many factors 00:22:43.89\00:22:45.69 that can affect brain chemistry. 00:22:45.73\00:22:48.83 What are some of those factors that can affect brain chemistry 00:22:48.86\00:22:51.90 this study looked at? 00:22:51.93\00:22:53.27 In this study, 00:22:53.30\00:22:55.40 there are 10 hits or causes of depression. 00:22:55.44\00:23:00.44 And those are, from those 10, 2 you cannot change, 00:23:00.48\00:23:05.11 the rest of the 8 00:23:05.15\00:23:06.85 they are potentially of reversible. 00:23:06.88\00:23:09.28 The two that you cannot change 00:23:09.32\00:23:10.65 are the genetic and the developmental, 00:23:10.69\00:23:12.45 the way you grew up 00:23:12.49\00:23:13.82 and the genes that you received from your family. 00:23:13.86\00:23:15.89 Yeah, if you're already an adult, 00:23:15.92\00:23:17.99 and of course, we can't go back and have you be born again 00:23:18.03\00:23:21.53 so to speak as far as the genetic part, 00:23:21.56\00:23:24.63 and of course, 00:23:24.67\00:23:26.03 we can't have you go through childhood again, 00:23:26.07\00:23:28.24 and so those two things tend to be fixed. 00:23:28.27\00:23:30.51 But everything else we actually can change 00:23:30.54\00:23:33.91 in the biology of the brain, and that's exciting. 00:23:33.94\00:23:38.35 What did this study actually show as far as causes? 00:23:38.38\00:23:43.08 How many... 00:23:43.12\00:23:45.09 I think the study showed 00:23:45.12\00:23:46.45 that depression is not just one cause. 00:23:46.49\00:23:49.82 In fact, you can have bad genes, 00:23:49.86\00:23:51.69 you can, been raised in a very dysfunctional home 00:23:51.73\00:23:54.93 but you don't have to have depression 00:23:54.96\00:23:57.13 if you don't have other causes. 00:23:57.17\00:23:58.60 And that's the beauty of this study that is very importance. 00:23:58.63\00:24:01.44 You can actually access for free. 00:24:01.47\00:24:03.97 When we published this, 00:24:04.01\00:24:05.44 we paid more than $3,000 to make it open, 00:24:05.47\00:24:08.04 anybody can access this paper. 00:24:08.08\00:24:10.08 If you Google the words Nedley and Hypothesis, 00:24:10.11\00:24:13.95 the first hits on your Google are this study. 00:24:13.98\00:24:17.39 And what we're showing is that 00:24:17.42\00:24:19.19 in order for you to have depression, 00:24:19.22\00:24:21.06 you need to have four or more of these factors 00:24:21.09\00:24:25.46 active in your life. 00:24:25.49\00:24:27.30 Okay, so four or more, 00:24:27.33\00:24:29.30 and then you're gonna have depression. 00:24:29.33\00:24:30.67 And that means all of us can succumb to depression. 00:24:30.70\00:24:33.67 If we have four different categories of causes, 00:24:33.70\00:24:36.47 you're gonna end up with depression, or anxiety, 00:24:36.50\00:24:38.91 or some other mental illness. 00:24:38.94\00:24:41.31 And the good news is these changes, 00:24:41.34\00:24:44.21 these hits or risk factors can be reversed. 00:24:44.25\00:24:47.98 And if we take it down to two or less, 00:24:48.02\00:24:50.42 then the depression and anxiety goes away. 00:24:50.45\00:24:52.29 That's right. 00:24:52.32\00:24:53.66 That's the beautiful thing about this 00:24:53.69\00:24:55.56 that the person can use this causes 00:24:55.59\00:24:58.63 as a motivator for them, and a goal to change, 00:24:58.66\00:25:02.20 and to improve their mental health. 00:25:02.23\00:25:04.50 Now one of the ways you as a listener can access this, 00:25:04.53\00:25:07.57 or someone else you know and love, 00:25:07.60\00:25:09.80 just look at depression anxiety assessment test, 00:25:09.84\00:25:13.54 the DAAT test, you can look that up. 00:25:13.58\00:25:15.78 And you can actually find out the causes 00:25:15.81\00:25:17.68 that might be operative in your loved one or you, 00:25:17.71\00:25:20.52 and then there can be a little subscription there 00:25:20.55\00:25:22.68 or prescription 00:25:22.72\00:25:24.09 as regards to what you can do differently 00:25:24.12\00:25:26.69 to get rid of this depression and anxiety. 00:25:26.72\00:25:29.22 So this produces a lot of hope. 00:25:29.26\00:25:31.29 Yes, and many people have been helped, 00:25:31.33\00:25:33.66 more than 6,000 people are around the literal globe 00:25:33.70\00:25:37.30 have been helped with this principles. 00:25:37.33\00:25:39.90 You know, interestingly 00:25:39.93\00:25:41.27 the average medicine for depression 00:25:41.30\00:25:42.74 that's released on the market has less than a 1,000 patients 00:25:42.77\00:25:45.61 that have taken that medicine. 00:25:45.64\00:25:47.14 This is a program that's far more tried and true 00:25:47.18\00:25:50.91 than medication 00:25:50.95\00:25:52.41 and it actually works far better than medication. 00:25:52.45\00:25:55.42 And we have published more than 20 papers 00:25:55.45\00:25:58.02 related to that topic. 00:25:58.05\00:25:59.82 If you keep watching this program, 00:25:59.85\00:26:01.69 you will learn more about those studies that we have published. 00:26:01.72\00:26:05.16 Thank you for watching NEWSTART Now. 00:26:05.19\00:26:07.30 I'm Dr. Neil Nedley. 00:26:07.33\00:26:08.66 Join us again next week for another exciting study. 00:26:08.70\00:26:13.67 When we look at the health status of Americans today, 00:26:13.70\00:26:16.44 it's alarming to see that 60% are either overweight or obese. 00:26:16.47\00:26:20.98 In addition, diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cancer, 00:26:26.28\00:26:29.65 and heart disorders are the leading cause 00:26:29.68\00:26:31.65 of so many complications and deaths every year. 00:26:31.69\00:26:34.82 Could it have something to do with what we eat? 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