Hi, friends.
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Welcome to another
edition of NEWSTART Now.
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I am your host Ron Giannoni.
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In our studio with me
today is David Byrkit,
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all the way from East Coast.
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I'd like you take a look
at when David first arrived.
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Well, when I went to the doctor
over the last six months or so,
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they've been noticing that
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my blood pressure
has been fairly high,
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and my sugar
levels have been too high,
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in the 300s plus consistently.
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And so when they talked to me,
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they said there
were several things
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that could be done,
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one is, we can go on medicine,
and I asked for how long,
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and they said for
the rest of my life.
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And I said, "Man, I am
not sure I want to do that."
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"Well, if you don't take
that, in two to three years,
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you'll probably
need to go on dialysis."
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And I didn't want that either.
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Those were the two options I had
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but I had heard
about Weimar out here
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and decided, you know,
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let's see if this
third option works well,
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and so I'm here.
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I'd like to see my
blood sugars normalized.
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I'd like to see
my blood pressure
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come down to normal.
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And I kind of want to
continue to have some time
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to spend with my Lord
while I'm out here too.
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Welcome back friends.
Help me welcome David.
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How are you doing?
Pretty good. Thank you, Ron.
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Good to see you again.
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Yes.
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So you know,
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you've already said
this is your second trip.
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Yes.
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And what happened
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the first time you
came through the program?
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Make that brief
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because we don't
have a lot of time.
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Yeah.
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I came out, then I had
some significant benefits.
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My blood pressure is normalized,
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and my sugars were normalized.
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And I lost 10 pounds.
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So I thought I
was doing pretty good.
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But then?
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Then, well, I got back
into some of the same routines
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that I had before
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and began to eat the
way I had previously,
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and I didn't gain anymore weight
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but my sugars started going up,
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and my blood
pressure started going up,
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and the more my
blood pressure went up,
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the more my
blood pressure went up.
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Right.
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That's when you said
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I got to get
back to NEWSTART, huh?
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I did.
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I said, you know, I
know bettering this.
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I need a chance to
restart at NEWSTART.
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Yeah.
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So how has it gone this session?
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Is something different
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than from the
first time you were here
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as far as your
attitude and such?
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Well,
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I'm determined
by the grace of God
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to continue doing what I
know is the right thing to do
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no matter what.
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And my wife has
made a commitment
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that she's gonna
help me to do this,
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so that helps a lot too.
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Oh, yeah, for sure.
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Yeah.
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And so what's happened
since you've been here?
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Have you seen
some numbers changed?
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Yeah, I had some pretty
high blood pressures coming in.
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My blood pressures are
down to reasonable levels
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and I look to continue
doing what I need to do
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and to bring 'em
down to optimal levels.
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Okay.
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And same thing with my sugars,
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my sugars were
running in the 300 regularly,
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and now they're running
in the low 100s regularly.
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Are you on medication still?
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No. No medication.
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So without
medication, you are lower.
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Yes.
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And what do you
attribute this to?
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Eating right, lots of
walking, lots of prayer.
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Amen. Amen.
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Now that you've been here twice,
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what's your favorite
part of the entire program?
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Well.
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Besides sleeping and the meals.
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I really like the interaction
among the people that come
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and also the staff that's here.
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They've been very pleasant,
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very courteous, very concerned,
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willing to pray
at moment's notice
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to lift me up to
the heavenly Father
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asking for
things even far beyond
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what can be expected from normal
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physical
interaction, so God's powerful.
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Amen. Amen.
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So glad to hear you say that.
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I think most of us here,
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I'd say all of us here are
dedicated to do God's work.
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I believe that.
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And He's working through us
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to help heal our
hurting world basically,
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and you're one of
thousands of people
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who've come through here,
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hundreds at least
that I've interviewed
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and seeing God will,
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and we praise God for that.
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So what can you
say to our viewers
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that might encourage
them to take that next step
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to get here and get well?
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I would say there's
a significant amount
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of misinformation in the world,
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significant misinformation
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telling us what
to do and to not do.
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It's interesting to
be able to come here
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and see the studies
that actually demonstrate
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scientifically what is right,
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and then being able to take that
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and implement it
on a day-to-day basis,
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working through it,
seeing the transformation.
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I'm particularly
pleased with an increase
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in what I would
consider mental acuity
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which I'm most grateful for.
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You know, that's
interesting that you said that
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because I often talk
to people on the phone,
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and they'll say,
"Well, I saw on the internet,
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I googled this
or I googled that,"
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and you know,
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I just got to
tell the viewers that
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you can't believe everything
you read on the internet,
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or everything you google.
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There's a lot
of truth out there.
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But sometimes, it's
intertwined with not the truth,
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and so people are misled.
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And I was raised in a time
where everybody needs milk,
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and you better
use the real butter,
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and you better
have meat every day,
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only to find out
that none of that's true.
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Yeah.
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So thank you for saying that,
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and so now what's gonna
change when you get home?
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I am determined
by the grace of God
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to do what I know to be the best
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for myself
physically, for myself mentally,
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and particularly
for myself spiritually,
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make sure I spend time with God,
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make sure I spend time
in His Word, and praying,
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and then telling other people
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about some of the
stuff I learned too.
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But you are a pastor.
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I know you pastor
two churches, right?
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That's correct.
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Weren't you already
doing some of those things?
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Yeah, absolutely.
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I want to do it more,
and I want to do it better.
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Is that the answer?
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I think so.
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Yeah.
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I feel that it is
for me too, David.
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I just want our
viewers to hear that too
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because without
God, we can do nothing.
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No.
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A lot of people who
are watching this program
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don't realize that
but our prayer today
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is that perhaps they
wake up, if you will,
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maybe that's too
strong or too harsh a words,
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but you know, I was a
heathen till I came here,
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and then God blessed me, so.
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It would be wonderful
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if each person
has an opportunity
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to learn additional information
to augment the knowledge
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that we have,
that we grow up with
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so that we can
live an optimal life.
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Yeah.
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That's what I desire
for each and every person.
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Amen.
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David, I want to thank
you for taking your time.
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Thank you. God bless you.
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We'll be in touch though, okay?
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Okay.
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Friends, don't go away.
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Dr. Gallant is up next.
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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 six and half
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
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
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to a better more
robust quality of life.
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The NEWSTART programs
are simple and effective.
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Welcome back, friends.
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Help me welcome
Dr. Roger Gallant.
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Ron, good to see you.
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It's always good to see you
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especially when we
talk about our guest.
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Yes, absolutely.
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Not as a patient.
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That's right. That's right.
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This is my doctor.
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I want to talk about David.
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Yeah.
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You know, I really
think he has come a long way.
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Yes, he really has.
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You know, the commitment wise,
and that's why I am speaking to
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you now, because the last
time he was here, he did well.
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He did very well.
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He certainly did
well, everything changed,
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but then he backslid and
got into his old pattern.
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Yeah.
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You know, he called
me up a few weeks ago,
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and I was a
little surprised to hear
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how much things had changed
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and so I told him, I
said, he needs to come back,
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and he needs to
get in touch with you,
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and I had you call him.
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Right.
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You know, he's done well.
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But he still has
room for improvement.
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Don't we all?
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Yes. Yes. Yes, we do.
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Well, you know, he is
the first to admit that.
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He's on this spiritual
path, not just as a pastor,
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there's a difference here
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because pastors,
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they all got this
spiritual, you know, down,
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but the personal
one I am talking about.
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So I think...
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I want to add too, that
is so crucial for health,
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to have your
spirituality in tune with God
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because that's what
helps to keep you healthy.
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Amen. Amen.
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So you know, I am excited
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for what the
future holds for him.
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I really believe
that he is making changes
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and it's gonna be a blessing.
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I have a burden for pastors
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because I believe
that they are under attack.
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You know, if the
enemy can keep a pastor
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concentrating on his health,
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then he can't be
shepherding the sheep.
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You know, I have
a similar burden,
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not for that exact reason,
but whenever I hear of a pastor
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who wants to come to
the NEWSTART program,
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this is for any
pastors watching, we help them,
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you know, we have
a scholarship fund.
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Right, we do.
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If there's money in there,
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I'm gonna reach
out and help them.
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Absolutely. Absolutely.
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And also advice them to
call the local conference
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and get them to help too
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because many of the
conferences will chip in.
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And you know,
we're starting to see
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that conferences are doing
more of their own self insurance
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because insurance is
so expensive these days.
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Oh, boy.
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And I think that's one
of the biggest expenses
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that conferences have.
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And I believe by God's grace,
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coming through the program
and changing their lifestyle
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can decrease the
expense to the conference
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for medications
and things like that.
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So I really
think that it's a way
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to be a win-win for everybody.
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You know, and most recently,
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I guess in the
last couple of years,
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I've heard that Kaiser
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is heading in
that direction as well.
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They seemed to be,
00:14:20.49\00:14:21.86
and they definitely
have an interest in health
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and I know that
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Adventist health is
heading in that direction,
00:14:25.19\00:14:27.96
having an interest in health.
00:14:28.00\00:14:29.76
And even Pastor Byrkit
said that his conference,
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they are starting a new program
00:14:35.77\00:14:38.54
where the more
you do to be healthy,
00:14:38.57\00:14:40.84
the less you have
to pay for insurance.
00:14:40.88\00:14:44.08
Smart. Yeah.
00:14:44.11\00:14:45.45
I think that's a
no-brainer. It makes sense.
00:14:45.48\00:14:46.82
Yeah, it makes sense.
00:14:46.85\00:14:48.38
So yeah, I think
that this is a way
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to put your body
in the right condition
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so that God can heal it for you.
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Amen.
00:14:56.12\00:14:57.69
So now David's off all
his mediation I understand.
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Yes.
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And it's my opinion,
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I don't know if
you'll agree that he is...
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I think his
head's in a better place,
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and I think he's good to go now.
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Yeah, I think so.
00:15:12.21\00:15:13.54
And I also want us to
keep in touch with him
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a little bit better.
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We were talking for a while
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after he's here
about three years ago,
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and then just didn't
get to correspond as much.
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I really believe
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in the
accountability, as you know,
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I have you come see me regularly
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because I find that
when people have to talk
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or interact with the doctor,
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it gives a level
of accountability
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and holds them
true to cause, right?
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Yeah, well, you're right
00:15:42.24\00:15:43.74
because I didn't
want to come to you
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and say, "Well, I
didn't do this or do that."
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Right. Right.
00:15:48.18\00:15:49.51
Yeah, you're so right on.
00:15:49.54\00:15:51.45
I agree 100%.
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You know, having his
son work in your office
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didn't hurt either.
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No, that's for sure.
00:15:57.89\00:15:59.22
Because when I came to
see you, he said to me,
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"Hey, my dad needs to come back.
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You got to give
him a good deal."
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I said, "I gave him
a good deal last time."
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Yeah, that's right. Anyway.
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No, and actually,
his son is going to...
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He's planning on
moving back home with him,
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and that will be an additional
layer of accountability
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to help them with their
lifestyle change at home.
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He's gonna do
some studies from home.
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So that's a blessing too.
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He'll be out on
100%, you know that.
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Yes, he will. He's a good guy.
00:16:25.75\00:16:27.08
Yes, he is.
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Both, he and his son, actually.
00:16:28.48\00:16:29.82
Yeah, Daniel is
a good boy, yeah.
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Yeah.
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Well, anything, any
last words before we close?
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Well, I just want to say that
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the choices we make
and the things we do
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have a profound
impact on our health.
00:16:41.56\00:16:44.07
And people
who've been here before
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or even people who
have never been here,
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take that into account,
think about what you're doing,
00:16:49.17\00:16:52.97
and what it may be doing to you.
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We are here to help you.
We would love to help you.
00:16:55.24\00:16:57.38
If you would love
to come and see us,
00:16:57.41\00:16:59.55
I believe by God's
grace, can show you things
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that can be life changing.
00:17:02.38\00:17:04.15
Amen.
00:17:04.19\00:17:05.95
Thank you, Doc. Good to see you.
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It's always good to see you.
00:17:07.52\00:17:09.29
And thank you, friends.
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But don't go away
00:17:10.69\00:17:12.03
'cause Pastor
Damon Snead is up next.
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Welcome back, friends.
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Help me welcome
00:17:19.57\00:17:20.90
Pastor Snead
Damon, to say the least.
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Yes, sir.
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And it's always
good to talk to you
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because when I talk to you,
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I always walk
away feeling better.
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I know that,
maybe you don't always
00:17:33.25\00:17:35.02
walk away
feeling better, but I do.
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I just had to say that to you.
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But let's talk about David.
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David is a pastor as you are.
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He's pastoring two churches.
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Is he going home well equipped?
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Oh, I think so.
00:17:52.17\00:17:53.77
And he is going home
with a freshness of mind
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as he said
earlier, he talked about it,
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I asked him today,
"What's your big takeaway?"
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And it was the clarity of mind.
00:18:02.31\00:18:04.75
And from a
pastoral point of view
00:18:04.78\00:18:06.11
or any kind of ministry,
00:18:06.15\00:18:07.48
that's a big deal
to have a sharp mind,
00:18:07.52\00:18:10.72
to be focused at all times,
to be able to be in your Bible
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at the right
moment and the right text,
00:18:15.09\00:18:16.96
and he was talking about that.
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He just, he could tell
the difference between now
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and the last
time that he was here,
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and that interim
where he's gotten away
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from health program
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and difference in
his brain is significant.
00:18:27.70\00:18:32.51
And you can tell that, you know?
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Oh, yeah, I mean,
three years ago, he was here.
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I mean, he did all right.
00:18:38.01\00:18:39.61
But only this time,
00:18:39.65\00:18:40.98
because he didn't do
all right while he was gone,
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he backslid a little bit,
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he picked up a
little bit of diabetes
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which he didn't
have the first go around.
00:18:49.12\00:18:52.23
Yeah, that's always, and
see, that's the red flag thing.
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You just kind of,
you get a second chance
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but you come back
a little more broken,
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and then a little
more broken, and didn't,
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you know, from a
pastor's point of view,
00:19:01.60\00:19:03.74
you don't want that.
00:19:03.77\00:19:05.11
You know, you've got to
have vitality, strength, energy.
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This is so important
that we have our health
00:19:09.74\00:19:13.28
to keep us going in ministry.
00:19:13.31\00:19:15.28
But we see that in
pastors all over the country.
00:19:15.32\00:19:18.79
They don't look healthy.
00:19:18.82\00:19:20.86
They're so busy
taking care of the flock
00:19:20.89\00:19:23.73
that they're
letting their own health
00:19:23.76\00:19:26.83
go to waste so to speak.
00:19:26.86\00:19:28.93
Yeah, they're
robbing Peter to pay Paul.
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They are taking
care of the moment now,
00:19:30.50\00:19:32.50
you know, a quick fix,
a quick meal, junk food,
00:19:32.53\00:19:35.37
caffeine, whatever
00:19:35.40\00:19:36.74
but eventually, in David's case,
00:19:36.77\00:19:39.01
it's gonna catch you,
00:19:39.04\00:19:40.58
and you're
gonna start realizing,
00:19:40.61\00:19:41.94
especially when you're preaching
00:19:41.98\00:19:43.31
and you're out of
breath, and you're tired,
00:19:43.35\00:19:44.68
and you don't feel
good, and you get cranky,
00:19:44.71\00:19:46.41
and all of those things
00:19:46.45\00:19:47.78
that you do not want as a pastor
00:19:47.82\00:19:49.58
when you're dealing with people.
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Yeah.
00:19:50.99\00:19:52.32
And that's what'll
happen if you let it go,
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and you're right,
00:19:54.69\00:19:56.02
so many of our pastors
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denomination wide
and in all denominations
00:19:57.43\00:19:59.79
are suffering from
lifestyle, you know, issues
00:19:59.83\00:20:02.90
that's affecting their
ministry and they know it.
00:20:02.93\00:20:06.50
Well, I'm so glad or
happy I should say for David
00:20:06.53\00:20:11.17
because it looks like
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he's going back better equipped
than the last time he left.
00:20:12.77\00:20:16.91
Last time was almost like.
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He didn't really
engage that deeply.
00:20:19.85\00:20:22.55
This time, man, he's
in, hook, line, and sinker.
00:20:22.58\00:20:25.85
Yeah, he's a great guy.
00:20:25.89\00:20:28.26
He's got a lot of
enthusiasm about going home,
00:20:28.29\00:20:30.93
he was telling me,
00:20:30.96\00:20:32.29
"I got this plan,
I'm gonna do this,
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and this thing, and that thing,"
00:20:34.63\00:20:37.43
and that only comes from a mind
that's refreshed and energized,
00:20:37.47\00:20:41.80
where rather than
dreading your workload,
00:20:41.84\00:20:44.44
you can't wait to tackle it,
00:20:44.47\00:20:46.24
and that's one
of the good things
00:20:46.27\00:20:47.61
I've seen with him.
00:20:47.64\00:20:48.98
He's ready to go back
and just get into the fight.
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And before this,
you know, he's run down,
00:20:51.48\00:20:54.22
his batteries are
uncharged, he's feeling bad,
00:20:54.25\00:20:58.39
the workload is depressive.
00:20:58.42\00:21:00.42
It's just amazing
how this lifestyle thing
00:21:00.46\00:21:03.89
can flip the way
you feel and think
00:21:03.93\00:21:06.33
and affect your ministry,
positively or negatively.
00:21:06.36\00:21:10.20
You know, friends, if
this sounds familiar to you,
00:21:10.23\00:21:14.54
you could pick up the phone
00:21:14.57\00:21:15.90
and call 800-525-9192,
00:21:15.94\00:21:21.94
and I'll get that call,
and we'll get you out here
00:21:21.98\00:21:25.21
and get you on a
fast track to NEWSTART
00:21:25.25\00:21:29.35
'cause many of you
do need a new start,
00:21:29.38\00:21:32.35
and not just
ministers, thousands,
00:21:32.39\00:21:35.56
perhaps millions
that are watching
00:21:35.59\00:21:37.69
need that new start.
00:21:37.73\00:21:39.23
But if you think you're
too far gone, you're not,
00:21:39.26\00:21:41.63
you're never too far gone.
00:21:41.66\00:21:43.63
Where God is concerned,
00:21:43.67\00:21:45.30
He'll pick you up
from where you are.
00:21:45.33\00:21:47.74
You just got to
take the first step.
00:21:47.77\00:21:49.90
So pick up that phone.
00:21:49.94\00:21:51.81
Anything you say to that?
00:21:51.84\00:21:53.44
I think it's a great idea.
00:21:53.48\00:21:55.51
You know, I'm partial
to pastors, but anybody,
00:21:55.54\00:21:58.91
I mean, if you got
heavy mental workload
00:21:58.95\00:22:01.68
that you're dealing with,
this is the way to keep fresh,
00:22:01.72\00:22:04.52
keep at the top of your game,
00:22:04.55\00:22:07.39
and if you've been
watching David around here,
00:22:07.42\00:22:09.29
he's been being a
pastor, we're out of scenes.
00:22:09.32\00:22:11.73
He's been, I've
been catching him
00:22:11.76\00:22:13.43
praying with people, preaching,
00:22:13.46\00:22:15.36
talking, encouraging,
00:22:15.40\00:22:17.33
and that's in the second week,
00:22:17.37\00:22:18.70
first week, he was a
little kind of low and slow,
00:22:18.73\00:22:20.87
little run down,
00:22:20.90\00:22:22.24
but by the second week,
man, he's fired back up.
00:22:22.27\00:22:25.37
We got to get a
pastor in every session
00:22:25.41\00:22:27.14
just to do the
same, probe the troops.
00:22:27.18\00:22:29.94
That's right.
00:22:29.98\00:22:31.31
We're out of time, Brother.
00:22:31.35\00:22:32.85
Good to see you.
00:22:32.88\00:22:35.48
We'll see you soon though.
00:22:35.52\00:22:36.92
Don't go away friends.
00:22:36.95\00:22:38.29
We got a very
important message coming up.
00:22:38.32\00:22:41.56
Welcome to Weimar
Institute Research.
00:23:15.12\00:23:18.13
Glad you've joined us
today for something that I think
00:23:18.16\00:23:21.10
you're going to
find very exciting.
00:23:21.13\00:23:23.83
We have analyzed here at
Weimer Institute Research
00:23:23.87\00:23:27.14
with our head of
research, Dr. Eddie Ramirez.
00:23:27.17\00:23:30.71
Dr. Ramirez is not
only our head of research,
00:23:30.74\00:23:34.74
but he also teaches
research methods at the college,
00:23:34.78\00:23:37.81
and we have many of our students
00:23:37.85\00:23:40.02
now getting published in
the scientific literature,
00:23:40.05\00:23:42.78
one of our
students got published
00:23:42.82\00:23:44.35
as a result of this
study, Spencer Freed,
00:23:44.39\00:23:47.72
who just got accepted
into a medical school,
00:23:47.76\00:23:51.09
and we're glad that he was
able to participate in research
00:23:51.13\00:23:55.96
even at the premed level here.
00:23:56.00\00:23:58.37
But we're
particularly interested
00:23:58.40\00:24:00.64
in not heart disease
which a lot of people think
00:24:00.67\00:24:04.44
is our main
emphasis at NEWSTART,
00:24:04.47\00:24:07.21
which it is, it is
a primary emphasis,
00:24:07.24\00:24:09.24
we can't ignore the circulation,
00:24:09.28\00:24:11.31
and the arteries, and
those types of things,
00:24:11.35\00:24:13.95
but we were
looking at something else
00:24:13.98\00:24:15.48
in this study, Dr.
Ramirez, tell us what it is?
00:24:15.52\00:24:17.92
We're focusing on those patients
00:24:17.95\00:24:19.65
that have gone
through the NEWSTART program
00:24:19.69\00:24:21.82
that have the
diagnosis of asthma.
00:24:21.86\00:24:24.09
Okay.
00:24:24.13\00:24:25.59
So asthma,
that's a lung disease.
00:24:25.63\00:24:28.40
And this is where
00:24:28.43\00:24:29.76
your bronchial
tubes become constricted,
00:24:29.80\00:24:32.80
and you actually
start producing music,
00:24:32.83\00:24:36.27
music that you
don't want to produce,
00:24:36.30\00:24:38.31
it's called wheezing.
00:24:38.34\00:24:39.91
And you can hear people
00:24:39.94\00:24:41.51
wheezing across
the room sometimes
00:24:41.54\00:24:43.35
when they have an asthma attack,
00:24:43.38\00:24:44.71
when they breathe in
and when they breathe out,
00:24:44.75\00:24:46.61
it's called inspiratory
wheezes and expiratory wheezes,
00:24:46.65\00:24:50.49
and it can be a life
threatening situation.
00:24:50.52\00:24:52.45
And some people don't realize
00:24:52.49\00:24:53.99
that their
lifestyle has a big effect
00:24:54.02\00:24:57.13
on the triggering of
those asthma symptoms.
00:24:57.16\00:25:00.80
They often don't.
00:25:00.83\00:25:02.16
They think it's
just kind of random
00:25:02.20\00:25:03.63
and out of the blue.
00:25:03.67\00:25:05.40
But lifestyle is very crucial.
00:25:05.43\00:25:08.04
And this study actually showed
00:25:08.07\00:25:10.84
that asthma can even be reversed
00:25:10.87\00:25:13.81
by improvement in lifestyle.
00:25:13.84\00:25:15.58
That's right.
00:25:15.61\00:25:16.95
So tell us a little
bit about this group?
00:25:16.98\00:25:19.11
That's right.
00:25:19.15\00:25:20.48
So what we found out is
that from our 2000 plus patients
00:25:20.52\00:25:24.42
that have gone through
00:25:24.45\00:25:25.79
our 11 years of
NEWSTART program,
00:25:25.82\00:25:29.72
66 had the diagnosis of asthma.
00:25:29.76\00:25:33.53
And there's some
measurement that we take
00:25:33.56\00:25:36.06
in which the patient
does exercise together
00:25:36.10\00:25:39.57
with heart measurements,
we call that stress test,
00:25:39.60\00:25:43.61
and that tells us the
fitness of the patient
00:25:43.64\00:25:46.68
in a number that
is called the METS
00:25:46.71\00:25:49.78
and we were seeing
00:25:49.81\00:25:51.35
what effect does the
NEWSTART program have
00:25:51.38\00:25:55.02
on that METS measurement.
00:25:55.05\00:25:57.42
Does their
fitness actually increase
00:25:57.45\00:26:00.16
because they are
able to do more exercise,
00:26:00.19\00:26:02.12
because their blood
circulation improves,
00:26:02.16\00:26:04.13
because their immunity improves,
00:26:04.16\00:26:05.83
this is actually
an immune problem,
00:26:05.86\00:26:07.86
that's why it was published
in the Journal of Immunology
00:26:07.90\00:26:10.97
this particular study.
00:26:11.00\00:26:12.33
Okay.
00:26:12.37\00:26:13.70
So it did get published
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in a Peer Review Scientific
Literature, Immunology.
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And what did we find out now
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in result of going
through these 66 asthma patients
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that were wheezing?
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Coming to NEWSTART,
where they're told to exercise
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and asthmatics think
exercise is even worse for them
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because often it gets
their condition worse.
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Did it worsen while
they were at Weimar?
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They actually did the opposite.
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It actually had
tremendous improvement
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from a METS, from 8.38,
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the higher the METS, the better.
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By the end of those
18-day intervention,
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it went up to 9.6
which is very, very good
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because if you
reach a METS of 10,
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you can see they're
very good MET measurements.
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Okay, so you're at
very good fitness levels.
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So these people
couldn't really be fit
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before they came to the program,
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but they were right on
the border of good fitness
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in just 18 days by
adjusting their diet, lifestyle,
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controlling their
stress, and the other benefits
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of coming to the
NEWSTART program.
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So that tells us
that their immune system
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actually got stronger,
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and their immune system
started working properly,
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not overreacting and
causing this asthmatic crisis,
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and they were able
to do more exercise
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and increase their fitness.
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And so now we have firm evidence
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that's been published
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that Weimar
Institute will not only help
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if you have advanced
diabetes, or heart disease,
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or circulation problems,
00:27:46.63\00:27:48.83
but it will also
help if you have asthma.
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And so I would encourage you,
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if you know
anyone who has asthma,
00:27:54.07\00:27:56.37
one of the best if
not the best therapy
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that you can give them
is 18 days at NEWSTART.
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And I would encourage you
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to consider
coming to NEWSTART Now,
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and then stay tuned
for our next segment
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of Weimar Institute Research.
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