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01:12 Hi, friends, and welcome
01:14 to another edition of NEWSTART Now. 01:17 I want you to help me welcome Michael Howard. 01:20 Now, here's what's unique about Michael. 01:22 Most people come here to lose weight, 01:25 Michael's comes here, he wants to gain weight. 01:27 And of course, he did. 01:30 Massive amounts of pounds. 01:32 But you're going to hear that in just a minute. 01:34 Let's take a look at when he first arrived. 01:39 I'm here for lot of stomach problems 01:42 that I've been having. 01:45 Back when I was about 25 years old, 01:49 everything just started to go wrong, and I was eating, 01:55 you know, not very good my whole life. 01:57 And then, recently I tried to make the changes 02:00 to get a better diet. 02:02 It just hasn't been going too well. 02:05 I couldn't really figure out why. 02:08 I was just slowly deteriorating, 02:09 not being able to absorb the food that I was eating, 02:12 and, you know, losing weight and those kinds of things. 02:16 I think stress was a big thing for me, 02:20 especially just not having God for most of my life, you know, 02:24 I was very stressed out, 02:25 and just can't handle the things 02:27 that I wouldn't know. 02:29 Really, a dependence on God in all things, 02:33 more than just help, you know, 02:34 just everything from the mental to the spiritual, 02:40 especially when it comes to exercise, 02:42 I'm definitely have not been good about that. 02:48 Welcome back, friends. 02:49 Help me welcome Michael. How are you, brother? 02:52 Feeling good. 02:53 You know, I just said you've gained 02:56 massive amounts of poundage. 02:58 How much weight did you can gain? 03:00 It's about two pounds. About two pounds. 03:01 Well, I get little carried away when I think of poundage, 03:06 but, you know, that is significant 03:09 because you had been struggling with weight loss, and you're... 03:13 How much do you weigh totally? 03:15 When I first came, I was struggling 03:17 between 100-102 pounds or so. 03:21 Now I weigh about 105-106. 03:24 Whiles, you may have gained more than that. 03:27 It's possible, yeah. 03:28 But, you know, we talked about this briefly 03:30 before the interview started 03:33 that that's probably muscle mass. 03:36 And tell us how you did on your treadmill, 03:39 the first one and the second one. 03:41 Well, the first one, I definitely struggled. 03:43 I never got passed the walking speed. 03:46 But the second time around, I was actually running, 03:49 and I did about three and a half more minutes 03:52 on the treadmill. 03:53 That's significant. Yeah. 03:55 So you're getting stronger, 03:57 your heart's getting stronger. 03:58 Yes. 04:00 How about your attitude? 04:02 A lot more positive. 04:05 Yeah. 04:07 You see that there's some hope. 04:09 Oh, yeah. Yeah. 04:12 And so how is that... 04:13 How has your attitude changed from... 04:16 Were you a little depressed when you got here? 04:18 Yeah, you know, I was struggling 04:20 with different problems, diseases, health, 04:22 all these kinds of things. 04:24 You know, it puts you in a depressive mood, you know, 04:26 you think there's no way out, but, you know, 04:29 even if I'm still struggling now 04:31 with the health problems, 04:33 I mean I'm so much more positive about it, you know, 04:36 just knowing that, you know, God can make a way. 04:39 Amen, amen. 04:41 You know, you just answered a lot of what cures us 04:44 when we come here. 04:46 It's having the right attitude, 04:48 you know, an attitude of... 04:51 Coin a phrase, gratitude, 04:53 and thanking God for what we have. 04:56 But if we keep beating ourselves up, 04:58 "Oh, I'm dying. I'm this, I'm that." 05:00 Well, okay, the body will accommodate to it. 05:04 But I like the change. 05:06 I like that you've gained weight. 05:08 Now who is your doctor during this event? 05:10 Dr. Kuninobo. 05:12 Kuninobo, okay. 05:14 And was he a big help? 05:17 Oh, yeah. 05:19 Yeah... He's so friendly and kind, you know, 05:22 it just really helps in that certain setting, 05:24 you know, when he's trying to tell you medical things. 05:28 Friendly and kind, which I see that's kind of unique, 05:33 not that the doctors I go to haven't been, 05:36 but some could be, you know, a little testy. 05:39 But that's because they're busy men. 05:41 That's true. Yes. 05:43 But our doctors here on campus really, really love 05:46 what they're doing, and take it extra. 05:49 They go the extra mile with our guests. 05:52 Yeah. 05:54 And what do you think of the food here? 05:55 Oh, it's amazing. 05:57 Amazing. Amazing. 05:58 How so? 05:59 The flavors are just, you know, 06:01 beyond anything I've ever had before. 06:03 And, you know, a lot of people are scared of vegan food, 06:06 but the way they do is just... 06:08 Yeah, it's amazing. And they're nice. 06:11 How about the cooking class? 06:12 Did you learn something there? 06:14 Yes, very helpful. 06:15 Especially, you know, taking what I've learned home, 06:18 you know, I need to be able to make it myself. 06:21 And Michelle was the cooking instructor, 06:23 and she did a phenomenal job of teaching us, you know, 06:27 practical tips, and just how to, you know, 06:30 make use of the things that we have. 06:34 What's your favored herb? 06:36 Probably, turmeric. 06:38 Turmeric? Yeah. 06:39 That's good, good that that's your favorite, 06:41 that's going to help in a lot of ways. 06:44 So what did you like most about the program? 06:47 The staff. 06:48 And in which way? 06:50 What did the stuff do that you appreciated? 06:53 Well, I mean they had such an emphasis on prayer 06:57 and, you know, the higher power, 06:59 our Creator that is able to heal, you know. 07:02 They know that God is working through them, 07:04 and that's very powerful. 07:06 Yeah. 07:08 You know, some of the graduations 07:09 I've been to lately, 07:12 the people who came here to do this, 07:14 that or the other generally testify that their... 07:19 They've increased their walk with the Lord. 07:21 And they thought they were coming here 07:23 to reverse diabetes or gain weight, 07:26 when in fact, they came here 07:28 to get better connected with God. 07:32 And, you know, 07:33 there is a spiritual component of our program 07:36 that our viewers don't necessarily know. 07:40 But I'm glad you brought that up 07:42 because God's presence is on this campus. 07:48 And so, I'm very grateful for that too 07:52 'cause that's what I think took me through it. 07:55 Yeah. 07:56 Now, do you feel like 07:59 your morning worships 08:03 were unique in any way? 08:07 Yeah, 'cause it's not very often 08:09 that I wake up to music, 08:11 you know, worship through music and hearing a sermon. 08:14 So that's very beneficial for me, 08:17 and, you know, I didn't know what to expect 08:19 coming to this program, but, you know, 08:22 it surprised me at every corner, 08:24 and I actually rededicated my life to Christ, 08:26 and following Him. 08:29 What did you think of Pastor Snead? 08:32 Oh, he's amazing. 08:33 You can tell he has the passion for God. 08:36 Oh, yeah. 08:38 And when he gets up there, 08:39 you can tell that God is speaking through him, 08:41 and using his words to reach people. 08:44 Now I think maybe he might be next after you 08:47 or maybe we're going to interview 08:49 Dr. Kuninobo first. 08:51 I'm not certain about that. 08:54 But nonetheless, we'll be interviewing them, 08:56 and he'll be speaking about, you know, the guests, 09:00 and what benefits they have 09:02 by having morning worship etcetera. 09:06 So when you get home, how's that going to be, 09:09 how are you going to handle things? 09:12 Well, I do have a plan, especially for waking up, 09:16 you know, praising God through music, 09:18 and the Word, and just staying connected to Him 09:22 because that's the most important part. 09:23 And then, of course, 09:25 learning how to cook for myself a lot better, 09:27 and doing the exercise and following through with him. 09:31 Good. 09:32 You keep up the good work, and we'll be in touch with you. 09:35 I know the doctors will, probably Damon. 09:39 So thank you, brother. Yes, thank you. 09:41 God bless you and keep it up. 09:43 But, friends, thank you, but don't go away 09:46 because we have an interview with Dr. Kuninobo. 09:52 Welcome back, friends, Dr. Kuninobo. 09:55 How are you? 09:57 Can I call you Andrew or doctor? 09:59 I like Andrew too. 10:00 Andrew, okay. Yeah, that's fine. 10:02 You know, I want to talk about Michael. 10:05 I want to get right to the subject here 10:06 because when Michael first got here, 10:10 I was little concerned 10:12 because, you know, he didn't talk much, 10:14 he seemed to be really down 10:16 and he acted like he had no hope, 10:20 and all, he was just going to try 10:23 this to see if it worked. 10:25 From a professional perspective, 10:28 is that what you saw 10:29 or tell me something about that? 10:32 You know, I saw pretty much the same thing that you did. 10:35 From a professional standpoint, I would see that, 10:38 yeah, there was definitely depression there, 10:40 and hopelessness, and a lot of anxiety. 10:43 Yeah. 10:45 As we talked, there was a lot of stress in his life, 10:46 a lot of it dealing with his medical problems. 10:49 He was a young guy, 10:51 and he had so many things not going well. 10:54 At a young age, it can be discouraging and difficult. 10:57 Especially for a young guy, and why more young people 11:03 don't attend our program or programs like ours 11:07 is beyond me, but he had the wherewithal to say, 11:10 "Hey, I need help. I'm going to go get some help." 11:13 But then I noticed during our second interview, 11:16 he was like more awake, more aware. 11:19 He even mentioned, he says, 11:20 "Yeah, Dr. Kuninobo was very so kind and gentle," 11:25 which I get that from everybody. 11:27 Don't take that too personally. 11:29 Yeah, I won't. You are a nice guy. 11:31 Very simple. 11:34 So he's telling us about his doctor and his stay here, 11:38 and how you've given him some hope, 11:40 and he can walk now, 11:42 and his attitude is changing, 11:45 how is this all possible? 11:47 Well, first of all, it wasn't me. 11:48 Right. 11:50 You know, it's a group, and it's a team effort. 11:51 We have everybody, nurses, 11:56 chaplain, nutritionists, the doctors, all the staff. 12:00 And as you know we pray a lot for the patients. 12:04 Yeah. 12:05 And it really is God that touches people's lives 12:08 when they come here. 12:09 And it's the work on the heart... 12:14 I'm so glad to hear you say that. 12:16 That makes a difference. 12:17 And I don't know how many times I hear people come here 12:20 thinking, I've got this medical problem 12:22 and this medical problem, but after a week or so 12:25 here they realize 12:27 that even though they came for physical healing, 12:29 what they really needed was spiritual healing. 12:33 I hear that at graduation. 12:35 My wife had been to a graduation 12:38 for a couple of years, 12:39 and then she came to one a couple of months ago, 12:42 and she says, "Ron, it was amazing. 12:44 Nobody talked about 12:46 how they got better with their study, you know, 12:48 they talked about the spiritual healing." 12:51 And that's so wonderful to hear you say that because... 12:54 Well, that's the most important element. 12:56 Oh, exactly. 12:57 You know, the viewers they're watching right now 13:00 from all over the world are looking for a place 13:03 they could go that maybe has a real strong component 13:09 of Christ like character, you know. 13:12 And we know that God is here on this campus. 13:15 His hand is over this campus, 13:18 and I've seen it time and time again. 13:20 And it's good to hear you say that. 13:22 Well, it certainly touched me the first staff meeting 13:25 that I attended after arriving here, 13:28 15 months, 16 months ago. 13:30 And I've been in staff meetings, 13:32 three years with various medical institutions, 13:35 programs, onward, 13:38 but to have the number of people 13:41 praying got the individuals praying over the patients, 13:46 I was overwhelmed quite frankly with emotion. 13:48 I mean, it was a very touching moment for me. 13:50 It brought tears to my eyes just to see and work 13:53 with other doctors and nurses, 13:57 who had such a strong desire for the patients to be healed, 14:03 not just physically, but socially, 14:08 mentally, but most importantly, spiritually. 14:12 Yeah. Yeah. 14:13 That's just so wonderful. 14:15 I had no idea that would happen to me. 14:19 But when I came through, that's exactly what happened. 14:23 Then I start studying the Bible 14:25 right after I graduated from the NEWSTART program. 14:28 And three months later, I was baptized. 14:30 Oh, Praise the Lord. 14:31 So, yeah, I was like being real then. 14:35 I was being wooed by the Lord. 14:38 And I was so thankful that He didn't give up on me, 14:41 and I see that with our patients here, 14:44 our guests, as we refer to them, 14:47 that God didn't give up on them. 14:49 They're here, they've been drawn 14:50 and wooed to attend... 14:53 Many of them think it's because of their diabetes 14:56 or their depression, but as Michael has explained, 15:01 also that spiritual aspect, where you've seen God's love 15:05 through his doctor. 15:08 Come on, that's powerful. 15:10 And, you know, Michael did well. 15:11 Yes. 15:13 I think that... 15:16 I don't remember the exact numbers, 15:17 but, you know, he was so fatigued 15:19 and he was so down, 15:21 but his energy level was up, he was walking a lot more, 15:23 he was actually gaining some weight, 15:25 but who exercises more and gains weight, right? 15:29 Usually people exercise and lose weight, right? 15:32 He was gaining weight, you know. 15:35 Still going to be a process for Michael, no doubt, 15:38 and I think he would probably be the first to tell you 15:40 that he's come along. 15:44 You know, I think about Michael and I think about again 15:48 touching on the fact that he was young. 15:50 You know, I just, oh, I just so wished 15:52 that more young people 15:55 would take advantage of the opportunity 15:57 they have to get control of their health 16:01 when they are young 16:03 rather than waiting till they've lost it 16:05 and then trying to catch up. 16:08 And so many people wait until they're sick, 16:10 in their 40s, and their 50s, 16:11 and their 60s before they come. 16:13 Would be wonderful if we had a whole group 16:16 of just young people. 16:17 Yes, and I'm going to pray for that tonight. 16:19 Yes. 16:20 Okay, Doctor, thank you so much. 16:22 Friends, thank you, don't go away, 16:24 Pastor Snead will be right up. 17:02 Welcome back, friends, and welcome, Damon Snead. 17:05 Thank you, friend. Pastor, how are you? 17:07 I'm doing well. 17:09 How is everyone treating you? 17:10 We never asked how you are. 17:12 We're always talking about everybody else. 17:14 Rode hard and put up wet. 17:16 That's a good old Texas English. 17:19 I know you ride those horses. 17:20 I used to, yeah. You used to. 17:22 I stay away from them now. 17:23 A thousand pounds of orneryness. 17:25 I try to stay on the stuff little more stable nowadays. 17:29 Well, now we get to deal with the human orneryness. 17:32 Oh, yeah. 17:34 Well, you know, what I see about folks that come 17:36 to the NEWSTART program 17:39 is they may come here a little ornery 17:41 but they leave with a softened heart. 17:44 This is true. 17:45 God just takes away this hardened heart, 17:48 somehow, some way, and I know you are part of the reason 17:53 because of... 17:55 Tell us about how you start the day with our guests? 17:59 Well, I start the day with the spiritual. 18:02 Actually, Irwin starts the piano music, 18:05 he gets their hearts soften up to spiritual juices flowing, 18:08 and then we have prayer. 18:09 Then we go straight into lectures. 18:11 But it is spiritual. 18:13 The idea is to warm the heart, to get them close to God, 18:16 as close as they can be to learn something they didn't, 18:19 and have those practices be used in their daily life here 18:23 'cause they're going to need him, you know, here. 18:25 And they're really going to need them 18:26 when they go home, 18:28 and that's our idea of the morning 18:29 at Fresh Start is just to begin through 18:31 what I call the will of faith. 18:32 But I know of us, from the outside 18:35 we're looking in, so to speak. 18:37 There are certain individuals that really get that, 18:40 and they take what it is that you're teaching them 18:44 and they run with it like Michael. 18:46 Michael says, you know, 18:48 "I want to know where God wants me? 18:50 I know I have a ministry, I'm not sure what it is, 18:53 but help me to understand this." 18:55 And I go, "Man, you're right on track." 18:58 You're right there 'cause you're asking 19:00 God will tell you, he'll open those doors 19:03 and heal you to boot. 19:05 But tell me more about that with him? 19:07 Well, Michael would be our Paul. 19:09 The thorn in the flesh guy. 19:11 Now, in a week, we kind of progress there. 19:14 When he first came here, he's got something 19:16 that's hard to diagnose, that's not real sure, 19:19 but he was wanting to be healed, 19:21 so that he could serve. 19:23 That was his main goal, thank God. 19:25 I've got to be healed, 19:26 so that I can find my place with God. 19:28 But unfortunately, he's got one of these things 19:30 that are difficult... 19:31 Again, NEWSTART comes through because he leaves here 19:34 with either a pound or half a pound heavier, 19:36 which is big for this guy because he's never, you know, 19:39 he's very thin, he can't gain weight, 19:42 so he was very positive 19:43 about this weight gain that he had. 19:45 But then we came away at the end 19:47 realizing that he has one of these chronic disorders. 19:51 So we left with the idea that we can serve God any way. 19:55 We can serve God even when we have things 19:58 that are not readily healable, 20:00 where we still got this process of healing to go. 20:03 And he came to this place where towards the end he said, 20:05 you know, "I want to serve God now even if I'm sick." 20:11 And he understood the will of faith 20:14 means that by faith not only am I saved, 20:17 and by faith not only am I transformed, 20:19 but by faith I'll live. 20:20 So even if it's with problems, by faith I'm going to trust God 20:24 and step out, and, of course, that's what he's going home 20:27 in his mind to do. 20:29 Now do you find this to be true for all our guests 20:32 that they all have this attitude of change 20:36 and standing out on faith or what about the rest? 20:40 No, what I find in the... 20:43 The guests that do the least, they leave here 20:47 with the least amount of good or results. 20:50 They're the ones that don't do that. 20:52 And I'm saying this as God as my witness. 20:55 I have seen it now for 14-15 sessions. 20:58 And the ones halfway through the program 20:59 they do not work in the program, 21:01 they don't come to the Fresh Start lectures. 21:03 I can tell you at the end of the program, 21:04 they're going to be the ones that are struggling the most. 21:07 The ones that grasp 21:08 the spiritual concept of God's help, 21:10 God being with him, and they really put the effort 21:13 into the eight principles of the health, 21:15 they're the ones that leave with flying colors 21:17 with the great stories, 21:18 and it is a systematic measurable thing every session. 21:22 You know, when I do my lecture on the first Saturday 21:25 that they're here, I say, 21:27 "You know, folks, the reason why I was successful? 21:30 I came to every single lecture. 21:32 I sat right up front, I took notes, 21:35 I did everything I was told to do, 21:38 and God healed me. 21:40 And so I would advise you to get on the bandwagon here 21:45 and let God heal you." 21:47 You know, some people are just the way they are. 21:49 Some people are very weak, and I've have learned that too. 21:52 For a few guests that have been here, 21:54 I've learned how weak the human nature is. 21:56 And my heart goes out to them, 21:58 and I know that they're trying to... 21:59 They will come back, some of them 22:01 about two or three times, 22:02 and they're trying, and they're trying, 22:04 and God bless them, 22:05 we just got to keep praying for them, 22:07 and hope that they'll grab on to that idea of faith. 22:10 But you do as you say, 22:11 you got to have some skin in the game. 22:13 God wants you to take that step forward towards Him. 22:16 We have run out of time, brother. 22:18 Well, thank you so much. God bless you. 22:21 And God bless you too, friends. 22:22 Don't go away, stay tuned for the next segment. 22:29 Welcome to NEWSTART Now. 22:31 I'm Dr. Neil Nedley, president of Weimar Institute. 22:33 And with me today is Dr. Eddie Ramirez, 22:35 one of our researchers, and physicians, 22:38 and teachers of research here at Weimar College. 22:42 And in fact, 22:43 the study we're going to be talking to you about today, 22:46 we had help from one of our college students, 22:49 Katie and Tina, who actually has been very instrumental, 22:54 and actually helping out with the depression 22:56 and anxiety recovery program on campus. 23:00 But in this particular study, we were looking at a factor 23:04 called emotional intelligence. 23:07 And, you know, Dr. Ramirez, 23:09 I was just seeing in Forbes magazine, 23:11 they recommend that you hire for emotional intelligence 23:14 even more so than general intelligence 23:17 that this has much more to do with your future success, 23:20 and happiness, and your ability to stay employed, 23:23 and to reach higher levels of employment. 23:26 And so, Dr. Ramirez, 23:28 this study is coming out in biological psychiatry. 23:33 And the interesting thing is 23:36 what we've put into our body, 23:37 what we do with our body 23:39 actually has to do with our brain chemistry, 23:41 and it can change the biology in the brain itself. 23:45 And that's what this study showed, 23:47 and why it was published in biological psychiatry. 23:50 So tell us a little bit about the study group itself. 23:56 Who was studied in this emotional intelligence data? 23:59 We have a very nice sample group 24:01 of 5,611 participants 24:05 that did the community 24:08 based depression recovery program 24:11 in literally around the world. 24:13 Okay, so these subjects 24:16 were not Weimar Institute per se, 24:18 but they were coming to learn Weimar type of principles. 24:23 And they were particularly coming 24:25 because they had depression, is that right? 24:28 Yes, three quarters of them had depression, 24:30 one quarter of them didn't have, 24:32 but wanted to improve their mental health. 24:34 Okay. 24:35 So most of them came with significant depression, 24:38 and this is a mental health education program 24:41 they're coming to. 24:44 How many educational sessions are there? 24:46 That's right. They have... 24:48 It is an eight week program. 24:50 So they had that eight sessions, 24:52 and one program in particular, we focus in helping them 24:56 understand this concept, and how to improve it, 25:00 but not only that was important, 25:04 but we had to put the foundations 25:06 before we talk about EQ and this type of concepts, 25:09 we had to change their diet, 25:10 we had to put them to do exercise 25:12 and so forth to prepare the environment for them 25:15 to understand these concepts. 25:17 Well, that's quite interesting. 25:19 And so, we do first some changes 25:22 in what were they putting into their body, 25:24 what they're doing with their body 25:25 that helps change the biology, 25:27 and then we get into teaching them 25:29 about how they're thinking. 25:31 And how we think can actually 25:34 change our brain chemistry as well. 25:36 And so, emotional intelligence, can you tell us what it is? 25:40 It's that ability for you to interact with others 25:44 and to motivate yourself. 25:46 There's five things 25:47 that emotional intelligence measures 25:49 and that is, knowing your emotions, 25:51 managing your emotions, recognizing emotions in others, 25:54 managing relationships in others, 25:56 and motivating yourself to reach those goals. 26:00 Okay, so you can see 26:01 why it's very important to happiness 26:03 because relationship is connected to our happiness 26:07 and healthy relationships are. 26:09 And so what did we find out? 26:10 What was the average emotional intelligence 26:12 for those that came into the program? 26:14 So on average, they had 100 26:17 which is the normal average around the world. 26:20 Okay. 26:21 So even though they were depressed, 26:23 their EQ was on average, 26:24 right at the average point at 100. 26:28 And what was able to happen 26:30 during the course of that just one program, 26:32 once a week for eight weeks. 26:34 That's right. 26:35 At the end, they had on average an EQ of 108.9. 26:41 Okay, so they went up nine points. 26:44 That's like an entire standard deviation. 26:47 That's very significant. 26:49 And that's the average. 26:50 There are some that actually went beyond the 120 barrier, 26:56 so that puts them in the very top levels 26:59 of emotional intelligence. 27:01 Wow, and that means they not only left the program 27:04 depression free and anxiety free 27:06 as many do that leave that program, 27:09 but they're now set up for levels of success 27:12 that are far better than people 27:13 who have never had depression and anxiety. 27:15 Yeah, those people 27:16 that usually in a groups setting, 27:18 they're causing sparks all over them, 27:21 those people have actually 27:22 a very low emotional intelligence. 27:24 They can have 27:25 low emotional intelligence and high IQ. 27:28 And this one helps you to get that balance, you know, 27:31 improve that IQ and EQ 27:33 as you participate in the program. 27:35 For NEWSTART Now, I'm Dr. Neil Nedley. 27:38 Join us again next week for another exciting study. 27:44 Well, friends, that's it for today, 27:46 but join us next week for another episode. 27:49 In the meantime, pick up the phone 27:50 and give us a call at 800-525-9192. 27:56 Mention the NEWSTART Now program, 27:59 and receive the NEWSTART's special. |
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