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00:57 Hi, friends.
00:58 Welcome to another edition of NEWSTART Now. 01:01 I am your host Ron Giannoni. 01:03 In our studio with me today is David Byrkit, 01:06 all the way from East Coast. 01:08 I'd like you take a look at when David first arrived. 01:14 Well, when I went to the doctor over the last six months or so, 01:18 they've been noticing that 01:20 my blood pressure has been fairly high, 01:23 and my sugar levels have been too high, 01:28 in the 300s plus consistently. 01:32 And so when they talked to me, 01:36 they said there were several things 01:39 that could be done, 01:40 one is, we can go on medicine, and I asked for how long, 01:43 and they said for the rest of my life. 01:45 And I said, "Man, I am not sure I want to do that." 01:49 "Well, if you don't take that, in two to three years, 01:51 you'll probably need to go on dialysis." 01:55 And I didn't want that either. 01:57 Those were the two options I had 01:58 but I had heard about Weimar out here 02:01 and decided, you know, 02:03 let's see if this third option works well, 02:07 and so I'm here. 02:09 I'd like to see my blood sugars normalized. 02:11 I'd like to see my blood pressure 02:12 come down to normal. 02:15 And I kind of want to continue to have some time 02:21 to spend with my Lord while I'm out here too. 02:25 Welcome back friends. Help me welcome David. 02:28 How are you doing? Pretty good. Thank you, Ron. 02:30 Good to see you again. 02:32 Yes. 02:33 So you know, 02:35 you've already said this is your second trip. 02:37 Yes. 02:38 And what happened 02:40 the first time you came through the program? 02:42 Make that brief 02:44 because we don't have a lot of time. 02:45 Yeah. 02:47 I came out, then I had some significant benefits. 02:51 My blood pressure is normalized, 02:53 and my sugars were normalized. 02:55 And I lost 10 pounds. 02:59 So I thought I was doing pretty good. 03:01 But then? 03:02 Then, well, I got back into some of the same routines 03:06 that I had before 03:09 and began to eat the way I had previously, 03:14 and I didn't gain anymore weight 03:17 but my sugars started going up, 03:19 and my blood pressure started going up, 03:22 and the more my blood pressure went up, 03:24 the more my blood pressure went up. 03:26 Right. 03:27 That's when you said 03:29 I got to get back to NEWSTART, huh? 03:30 I did. 03:31 I said, you know, I know bettering this. 03:34 I need a chance to restart at NEWSTART. 03:37 Yeah. 03:38 So how has it gone this session? 03:40 Is something different 03:42 than from the first time you were here 03:44 as far as your attitude and such? 03:47 Well, 03:51 I'm determined by the grace of God 03:53 to continue doing what I know is the right thing to do 03:58 no matter what. 04:00 And my wife has made a commitment 04:03 that she's gonna help me to do this, 04:04 so that helps a lot too. 04:05 Oh, yeah, for sure. 04:07 Yeah. 04:09 And so what's happened since you've been here? 04:12 Have you seen some numbers changed? 04:13 Yeah, I had some pretty high blood pressures coming in. 04:16 My blood pressures are down to reasonable levels 04:21 and I look to continue doing what I need to do 04:25 and to bring 'em down to optimal levels. 04:29 Okay. 04:30 And same thing with my sugars, 04:32 my sugars were running in the 300 regularly, 04:36 and now they're running in the low 100s regularly. 04:41 Are you on medication still? 04:42 No. No medication. 04:44 So without medication, you are lower. 04:46 Yes. 04:47 And what do you attribute this to? 04:50 Eating right, lots of walking, lots of prayer. 04:55 Amen. Amen. 04:58 Now that you've been here twice, 05:01 what's your favorite part of the entire program? 05:04 Well. 05:06 Besides sleeping and the meals. 05:09 I really like the interaction among the people that come 05:13 and also the staff that's here. 05:15 They've been very pleasant, 05:17 very courteous, very concerned, 05:22 willing to pray at moment's notice 05:26 to lift me up to the heavenly Father 05:31 asking for things even far beyond 05:34 what can be expected from normal 05:40 physical interaction, so God's powerful. 05:44 Amen. Amen. 05:46 So glad to hear you say that. 05:48 I think most of us here, 05:51 I'd say all of us here are dedicated to do God's work. 05:56 I believe that. 05:57 And He's working through us 05:59 to help heal our hurting world basically, 06:03 and you're one of thousands of people 06:06 who've come through here, 06:07 hundreds at least that I've interviewed 06:10 and seeing God will, 06:14 and we praise God for that. 06:16 So what can you say to our viewers 06:21 that might encourage them to take that next step 06:25 to get here and get well? 06:29 I would say there's a significant amount 06:31 of misinformation in the world, 06:36 significant misinformation 06:38 telling us what to do and to not do. 06:43 It's interesting to be able to come here 06:44 and see the studies that actually demonstrate 06:47 scientifically what is right, 06:53 and then being able to take that 06:54 and implement it on a day-to-day basis, 06:57 working through it, seeing the transformation. 07:01 I'm particularly pleased with an increase 07:04 in what I would consider mental acuity 07:07 which I'm most grateful for. 07:11 You know, that's interesting that you said that 07:13 because I often talk to people on the phone, 07:19 and they'll say, "Well, I saw on the internet, 07:22 I googled this or I googled that," 07:25 and you know, 07:26 I just got to tell the viewers that 07:28 you can't believe everything you read on the internet, 07:31 or everything you google. 07:34 There's a lot of truth out there. 07:36 But sometimes, it's intertwined with not the truth, 07:42 and so people are misled. 07:44 And I was raised in a time where everybody needs milk, 07:50 and you better use the real butter, 07:52 and you better have meat every day, 07:55 only to find out that none of that's true. 07:57 Yeah. 07:58 So thank you for saying that, 08:01 and so now what's gonna change when you get home? 08:06 I am determined by the grace of God 08:10 to do what I know to be the best 08:13 for myself physically, for myself mentally, 08:16 and particularly for myself spiritually, 08:19 make sure I spend time with God, 08:21 make sure I spend time in His Word, and praying, 08:25 and then telling other people 08:28 about some of the stuff I learned too. 08:31 But you are a pastor. 08:32 I know you pastor two churches, right? 08:34 That's correct. 08:36 Weren't you already doing some of those things? 08:39 Yeah, absolutely. 08:40 I want to do it more, and I want to do it better. 08:44 Is that the answer? 08:47 I think so. 08:48 Yeah. 08:50 I feel that it is for me too, David. 08:54 I just want our viewers to hear that too 08:56 because without God, we can do nothing. 08:58 No. 08:59 A lot of people who are watching this program 09:01 don't realize that but our prayer today 09:05 is that perhaps they wake up, if you will, 09:09 maybe that's too strong or too harsh a words, 09:13 but you know, I was a heathen till I came here, 09:17 and then God blessed me, so. 09:21 It would be wonderful 09:23 if each person has an opportunity 09:24 to learn additional information to augment the knowledge 09:30 that we have, that we grow up with 09:33 so that we can live an optimal life. 09:35 Yeah. 09:36 That's what I desire for each and every person. 09:39 Amen. 09:40 David, I want to thank you for taking your time. 09:43 Thank you. God bless you. 09:44 We'll be in touch though, okay? 09:45 Okay. 09:47 Friends, don't go away. 09:48 Dr. Gallant is up next. 09:53 Every year in America, 09:55 there are over one million deaths 09:56 because of Type 2 diabetes and chronic obesity. 09:59 This includes heart attacks and strokes. 10:02 That's six and half 747s crashing every day. 10:05 What's even more surprising is that the fix is easy. 10:08 It's your lifestyle. 10:10 Wouldn't it be nice if you could actually add 10:12 quality years to your life 10:13 rather than dying one organ at a time? 10:16 Obesity and diabetes 10:18 are the cause of over million deaths per year. 10:20 Most diseases are reversible 10:23 because most diseases are lifestyle diseases, 10:25 especially Type 2 diabetes and chronic obesity. 10:29 Seriously now, they can be reversed 10:31 and the quality of your life can be renewed. 10:35 Call NEWSTART today at 1-800-525-9192. 10:41 You will see dramatic changes 10:42 in the first few days of our program 10:45 and you'll be on the road 10:46 to a better more robust quality of life. 10:49 The NEWSTART programs are simple and effective. 10:55 Welcome back, friends. 10:57 Help me welcome Dr. Roger Gallant. 10:59 Ron, good to see you. 11:00 It's always good to see you 11:02 especially when we talk about our guest. 11:04 Yes, absolutely. 11:05 Not as a patient. 11:07 That's right. That's right. 11:09 This is my doctor. 11:12 I want to talk about David. 11:14 Yeah. 11:15 You know, I really think he has come a long way. 11:19 Yes, he really has. 11:20 You know, the commitment wise, and that's why I am speaking to 11:24 you now, because the last time he was here, he did well. 11:28 He did very well. 11:29 He certainly did well, everything changed, 11:32 but then he backslid and got into his old pattern. 11:36 Yeah. 11:37 You know, he called me up a few weeks ago, 11:39 and I was a little surprised to hear 11:42 how much things had changed 11:44 and so I told him, I said, he needs to come back, 11:48 and he needs to get in touch with you, 11:50 and I had you call him. 11:52 Right. 11:54 You know, he's done well. 11:57 But he still has room for improvement. 12:01 Don't we all? 12:02 Yes. Yes. Yes, we do. 12:04 Well, you know, he is the first to admit that. 12:09 He's on this spiritual path, not just as a pastor, 12:15 there's a difference here 12:16 because pastors, 12:18 they all got this spiritual, you know, down, 12:20 but the personal one I am talking about. 12:24 So I think... 12:26 I want to add too, that is so crucial for health, 12:30 to have your spirituality in tune with God 12:34 because that's what helps to keep you healthy. 12:37 Amen. Amen. 12:39 So you know, I am excited 12:43 for what the future holds for him. 12:45 I really believe that he is making changes 12:49 and it's gonna be a blessing. 12:51 I have a burden for pastors 12:53 because I believe that they are under attack. 12:58 You know, if the enemy can keep a pastor 13:03 concentrating on his health, 13:06 then he can't be shepherding the sheep. 13:11 You know, I have a similar burden, 13:13 not for that exact reason, but whenever I hear of a pastor 13:18 who wants to come to the NEWSTART program, 13:20 this is for any pastors watching, we help them, 13:24 you know, we have a scholarship fund. 13:25 Right, we do. 13:27 If there's money in there, 13:28 I'm gonna reach out and help them. 13:29 Absolutely. Absolutely. 13:31 And also advice them to call the local conference 13:34 and get them to help too 13:35 because many of the conferences will chip in. 13:38 And you know, we're starting to see 13:40 that conferences are doing more of their own self insurance 13:45 because insurance is so expensive these days. 13:49 Oh, boy. 13:50 And I think that's one of the biggest expenses 13:53 that conferences have. 13:55 And I believe by God's grace, 13:58 coming through the program and changing their lifestyle 14:01 can decrease the expense to the conference 14:04 for medications and things like that. 14:06 So I really think that it's a way 14:09 to be a win-win for everybody. 14:11 You know, and most recently, 14:13 I guess in the last couple of years, 14:15 I've heard that Kaiser 14:17 is heading in that direction as well. 14:20 They seemed to be, 14:21 and they definitely have an interest in health 14:23 and I know that 14:25 Adventist health is heading in that direction, 14:28 having an interest in health. 14:29 And even Pastor Byrkit said that his conference, 14:35 they are starting a new program 14:38 where the more you do to be healthy, 14:40 the less you have to pay for insurance. 14:44 Smart. Yeah. 14:45 I think that's a no-brainer. It makes sense. 14:46 Yeah, it makes sense. 14:48 So yeah, I think that this is a way 14:51 to put your body in the right condition 14:54 so that God can heal it for you. 14:56 Amen. 14:57 So now David's off all his mediation I understand. 15:00 Yes. 15:01 And it's my opinion, 15:04 I don't know if you'll agree that he is... 15:07 I think his head's in a better place, 15:09 and I think he's good to go now. 15:12 Yeah, I think so. 15:13 And I also want us to keep in touch with him 15:17 a little bit better. 15:18 We were talking for a while 15:19 after he's here about three years ago, 15:21 and then just didn't get to correspond as much. 15:27 I really believe 15:28 in the accountability, as you know, 15:30 I have you come see me regularly 15:32 because I find that when people have to talk 15:35 or interact with the doctor, 15:37 it gives a level of accountability 15:39 and holds them true to cause, right? 15:42 Yeah, well, you're right 15:43 because I didn't want to come to you 15:45 and say, "Well, I didn't do this or do that." 15:48 Right. Right. 15:49 Yeah, you're so right on. 15:51 I agree 100%. 15:53 You know, having his son work in your office 15:56 didn't hurt either. 15:57 No, that's for sure. 15:59 Because when I came to see you, he said to me, 16:01 "Hey, my dad needs to come back. 16:03 You got to give him a good deal." 16:04 I said, "I gave him a good deal last time." 16:06 Yeah, that's right. Anyway. 16:08 No, and actually, his son is going to... 16:11 He's planning on moving back home with him, 16:13 and that will be an additional layer of accountability 16:17 to help them with their lifestyle change at home. 16:20 He's gonna do some studies from home. 16:21 So that's a blessing too. 16:23 He'll be out on 100%, you know that. 16:25 Yes, he will. He's a good guy. 16:27 Yes, he is. 16:28 Both, he and his son, actually. 16:29 Yeah, Daniel is a good boy, yeah. 16:31 Yeah. 16:32 Well, anything, any last words before we close? 16:36 Well, I just want to say that 16:39 the choices we make and the things we do 16:41 have a profound impact on our health. 16:44 And people who've been here before 16:46 or even people who have never been here, 16:49 take that into account, think about what you're doing, 16:53 and what it may be doing to you. 16:55 We are here to help you. We would love to help you. 16:57 If you would love to come and see us, 16:59 I believe by God's grace, can show you things 17:02 that can be life changing. 17:04 Amen. 17:05 Thank you, Doc. Good to see you. 17:07 It's always good to see you. 17:09 And thank you, friends. 17:10 But don't go away 17:12 'cause Pastor Damon Snead is up next. 17:18 Welcome back, friends. 17:19 Help me welcome 17:20 Pastor Snead Damon, to say the least. 17:24 Yes, sir. 17:25 And it's always good to talk to you 17:27 because when I talk to you, 17:29 I always walk away feeling better. 17:33 I know that, maybe you don't always 17:35 walk away feeling better, but I do. 17:38 I just had to say that to you. 17:40 But let's talk about David. 17:42 David is a pastor as you are. 17:45 He's pastoring two churches. 17:49 Is he going home well equipped? 17:52 Oh, I think so. 17:53 And he is going home with a freshness of mind 17:57 as he said earlier, he talked about it, 18:00 I asked him today, "What's your big takeaway?" 18:02 And it was the clarity of mind. 18:04 And from a pastoral point of view 18:06 or any kind of ministry, 18:07 that's a big deal to have a sharp mind, 18:10 to be focused at all times, to be able to be in your Bible 18:15 at the right moment and the right text, 18:16 and he was talking about that. 18:18 He just, he could tell the difference between now 18:22 and the last time that he was here, 18:23 and that interim where he's gotten away 18:25 from health program 18:27 and difference in his brain is significant. 18:32 And you can tell that, you know? 18:34 Oh, yeah, I mean, three years ago, he was here. 18:38 I mean, he did all right. 18:39 But only this time, 18:41 because he didn't do all right while he was gone, 18:44 he backslid a little bit, 18:45 he picked up a little bit of diabetes 18:49 which he didn't have the first go around. 18:52 Yeah, that's always, and see, that's the red flag thing. 18:54 You just kind of, you get a second chance 18:57 but you come back a little more broken, 18:58 and then a little more broken, and didn't, 19:01 you know, from a pastor's point of view, 19:03 you don't want that. 19:05 You know, you've got to have vitality, strength, energy. 19:09 This is so important that we have our health 19:13 to keep us going in ministry. 19:15 But we see that in pastors all over the country. 19:18 They don't look healthy. 19:20 They're so busy taking care of the flock 19:23 that they're letting their own health 19:26 go to waste so to speak. 19:28 Yeah, they're robbing Peter to pay Paul. 19:30 They are taking care of the moment now, 19:32 you know, a quick fix, a quick meal, junk food, 19:35 caffeine, whatever 19:36 but eventually, in David's case, 19:39 it's gonna catch you, 19:40 and you're gonna start realizing, 19:41 especially when you're preaching 19:43 and you're out of breath, and you're tired, 19:44 and you don't feel good, and you get cranky, 19:46 and all of those things 19:47 that you do not want as a pastor 19:49 when you're dealing with people. 19:50 Yeah. 19:52 And that's what'll happen if you let it go, 19:54 and you're right, 19:56 so many of our pastors 19:57 denomination wide and in all denominations 19:59 are suffering from lifestyle, you know, issues 20:02 that's affecting their ministry and they know it. 20:06 Well, I'm so glad or happy I should say for David 20:11 because it looks like 20:12 he's going back better equipped than the last time he left. 20:16 Last time was almost like. 20:19 He didn't really engage that deeply. 20:22 This time, man, he's in, hook, line, and sinker. 20:25 Yeah, he's a great guy. 20:28 He's got a lot of enthusiasm about going home, 20:30 he was telling me, 20:32 "I got this plan, I'm gonna do this, 20:34 and this thing, and that thing," 20:37 and that only comes from a mind that's refreshed and energized, 20:41 where rather than dreading your workload, 20:44 you can't wait to tackle it, 20:46 and that's one of the good things 20:47 I've seen with him. 20:49 He's ready to go back and just get into the fight. 20:51 And before this, you know, he's run down, 20:54 his batteries are uncharged, he's feeling bad, 20:58 the workload is depressive. 21:00 It's just amazing how this lifestyle thing 21:03 can flip the way you feel and think 21:06 and affect your ministry, positively or negatively. 21:10 You know, friends, if this sounds familiar to you, 21:14 you could pick up the phone 21:15 and call 800-525-9192, 21:21 and I'll get that call, and we'll get you out here 21:25 and get you on a fast track to NEWSTART 21:29 'cause many of you do need a new start, 21:32 and not just ministers, thousands, 21:35 perhaps millions that are watching 21:37 need that new start. 21:39 But if you think you're too far gone, you're not, 21:41 you're never too far gone. 21:43 Where God is concerned, 21:45 He'll pick you up from where you are. 21:47 You just got to take the first step. 21:49 So pick up that phone. 21:51 Anything you say to that? 21:53 I think it's a great idea. 21:55 You know, I'm partial to pastors, but anybody, 21:58 I mean, if you got heavy mental workload 22:01 that you're dealing with, this is the way to keep fresh, 22:04 keep at the top of your game, 22:07 and if you've been watching David around here, 22:09 he's been being a pastor, we're out of scenes. 22:11 He's been, I've been catching him 22:13 praying with people, preaching, 22:15 talking, encouraging, 22:17 and that's in the second week, 22:18 first week, he was a little kind of low and slow, 22:20 little run down, 22:22 but by the second week, man, he's fired back up. 22:25 We got to get a pastor in every session 22:27 just to do the same, probe the troops. 22:29 That's right. 22:31 We're out of time, Brother. 22:32 Good to see you. 22:35 We'll see you soon though. 22:36 Don't go away friends. 22:38 We got a very important message coming up. 23:15 Welcome to Weimar Institute Research. 23:18 Glad you've joined us today for something that I think 23:21 you're going to find very exciting. 23:23 We have analyzed here at Weimer Institute Research 23:27 with our head of research, Dr. Eddie Ramirez. 23:30 Dr. Ramirez is not only our head of research, 23:34 but he also teaches research methods at the college, 23:37 and we have many of our students 23:40 now getting published in the scientific literature, 23:42 one of our students got published 23:44 as a result of this study, Spencer Freed, 23:47 who just got accepted into a medical school, 23:51 and we're glad that he was able to participate in research 23:56 even at the premed level here. 23:58 But we're particularly interested 24:00 in not heart disease which a lot of people think 24:04 is our main emphasis at NEWSTART, 24:07 which it is, it is a primary emphasis, 24:09 we can't ignore the circulation, 24:11 and the arteries, and those types of things, 24:13 but we were looking at something else 24:15 in this study, Dr. Ramirez, tell us what it is? 24:17 We're focusing on those patients 24:19 that have gone through the NEWSTART program 24:21 that have the diagnosis of asthma. 24:24 Okay. 24:25 So asthma, that's a lung disease. 24:28 And this is where 24:29 your bronchial tubes become constricted, 24:32 and you actually start producing music, 24:36 music that you don't want to produce, 24:38 it's called wheezing. 24:39 And you can hear people 24:41 wheezing across the room sometimes 24:43 when they have an asthma attack, 24:44 when they breathe in and when they breathe out, 24:46 it's called inspiratory wheezes and expiratory wheezes, 24:50 and it can be a life threatening situation. 24:52 And some people don't realize 24:54 that their lifestyle has a big effect 24:57 on the triggering of those asthma symptoms. 25:00 They often don't. 25:02 They think it's just kind of random 25:03 and out of the blue. 25:05 But lifestyle is very crucial. 25:08 And this study actually showed 25:10 that asthma can even be reversed 25:13 by improvement in lifestyle. 25:15 That's right. 25:16 So tell us a little bit about this group? 25:19 That's right. 25:20 So what we found out is that from our 2000 plus patients 25:24 that have gone through 25:25 our 11 years of NEWSTART program, 25:29 66 had the diagnosis of asthma. 25:33 And there's some measurement that we take 25:36 in which the patient does exercise together 25:39 with heart measurements, we call that stress test, 25:43 and that tells us the fitness of the patient 25:46 in a number that is called the METS 25:49 and we were seeing 25:51 what effect does the NEWSTART program have 25:55 on that METS measurement. 25:57 Does their fitness actually increase 26:00 because they are able to do more exercise, 26:02 because their blood circulation improves, 26:04 because their immunity improves, 26:05 this is actually an immune problem, 26:07 that's why it was published in the Journal of Immunology 26:11 this particular study. 26:12 Okay. 26:13 So it did get published 26:15 in a Peer Review Scientific Literature, Immunology. 26:18 And what did we find out now 26:20 in result of going through these 66 asthma patients 26:25 that were wheezing? 26:26 Coming to NEWSTART, where they're told to exercise 26:29 and asthmatics think exercise is even worse for them 26:32 because often it gets their condition worse. 26:35 Did it worsen while they were at Weimar? 26:37 They actually did the opposite. 26:38 It actually had tremendous improvement 26:41 from a METS, from 8.38, 26:45 the higher the METS, the better. 26:47 By the end of those 18-day intervention, 26:52 it went up to 9.6 which is very, very good 26:56 because if you reach a METS of 10, 26:59 you can see they're very good MET measurements. 27:03 Okay, so you're at very good fitness levels. 27:05 So these people couldn't really be fit 27:07 before they came to the program, 27:09 but they were right on the border of good fitness 27:12 in just 18 days by adjusting their diet, lifestyle, 27:17 controlling their stress, and the other benefits 27:19 of coming to the NEWSTART program. 27:21 So that tells us that their immune system 27:23 actually got stronger, 27:24 and their immune system started working properly, 27:28 not overreacting and causing this asthmatic crisis, 27:31 and they were able to do more exercise 27:34 and increase their fitness. 27:35 And so now we have firm evidence 27:37 that's been published 27:39 that Weimar Institute will not only help 27:42 if you have advanced diabetes, or heart disease, 27:46 or circulation problems, 27:48 but it will also help if you have asthma. 27:52 And so I would encourage you, 27:54 if you know anyone who has asthma, 27:56 one of the best if not the best therapy 27:58 that you can give them is 18 days at NEWSTART. 28:02 And I would encourage you 28:04 to consider coming to NEWSTART Now, 28:08 and then stay tuned for our next segment 28:11 of Weimar Institute Research. |
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