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00:44 Hi friends and welcome to another edition of Newstart Now.
00:48 I am your host Ron Giannoni. 00:50 In our studios we have a lovely young lady by name of 00:54 Donjulie Aranha, and I hope that I pronounced that right. 01:01 Let's take a look at when she first arrived. 01:03 That's a great question. I really wanted a change 01:06 in my life. I have been at different jobs that tend to be 01:10 very stressful and with that stress, I tend to eat... 01:13 I'm typically on a vegetarian diet most of the time, 01:17 but even with that, I was gaining weight, 01:20 not sleeping very well and just not being able to function 01:23 like I used to, so I really wanted a change. 01:27 I'd like to see myself loose weight, get on a good 01:30 sleep schedule. I'd like to see my stress level decrease 01:34 and learn how to handle stress. 01:37 Welcome back friends. 01:39 Help me welcome back Donjulie. That's an unusual first name. 01:43 It is. Donjulie, it's hyphenated right? 01:47 No, actually it's one word. One word? 01:49 Um hum. It's my parents name put together. 01:51 Oh right, Don and Julie. Yes. Ah, I should have figured that. 01:55 It was my dad's idea so. I'm sure glad they didn't call 01:58 me MarchApril, because that would...No I'm... 02:02 Yeah, some of those don't work. My dad's name was Amariko. 02:08 Oh, okay. And my mother Rosemary, so Amariko 02:11 would have fit in there. Rosemary wouldn't fit in there. 02:15 Tell us about you though, how are you doing? 02:19 I'm doing great, I'm doing really great. 02:21 What's changed? 02:22 I think a lot of things have changed. 02:24 My attitude has changed, I feel so much, I guess lighter 02:28 in a sense. Not just because I lost a little bit of weight. 02:31 But also...How much weight did you lose? 02:33 Just five pounds. Well that... But still...Just... 02:38 I was aiming for 50, so... Fifty/55 so... 02:41 That's all right. That's a start right? 02:44 It is, it is, exactly. All good paths start with a first step. 02:47 Exactly. The first five pounds. 02:50 Exactly, so I know it's going to keep going down, 02:52 especially as I continue to follow what I have learned here. 02:56 So. But it's been really great, I feel as though I am a lot 02:59 less stressed and I'm learning better how to manage my stress. 03:03 How to cut back on work and how to say no, how to have 03:06 those boundaries that you need to have. 03:08 But also and probably most importantly, how to have 03:10 the trust in God more and really give those concerns and worries 03:14 over to Him. 03:16 My wife, we picked you up the other day...You did. 03:19 My wife had this to say about you, she says now there is 03:25 an act of faith. Ahh. Cause your moving on to an 03:30 area that isn't quite put together, but you are trusting 03:35 in the Lord that when you get to Florida, 03:38 because you are going there right? Correct. 03:40 Everything is going to work out just fine. 03:43 Yes, absolutely. That's a huge leap of faith. 03:46 It is. So you got her attention. It is and I think God has 03:53 throughout my life has encouraged me to take those 03:55 leaps of faith. Even with Florida, I didn't actually 03:58 have a job yet when I had already started to tell people 04:00 I was moving to Florida. 04:03 But I trusted and I really felt like God wanted me to go 04:06 there and so I just said, okay, that's where God wants me to go, 04:09 I had to say it and I know He will lead me there. 04:12 The same with coming here, it's amazing how He did that. 04:14 Amen. Amen. how did you like your experience here at 04:19 The Newstart Program? 04:20 I really enjoyed it, like I said, not just because 04:24 I lost a little weight, but the food was actually 04:26 not that bad. I enjoyed some of it for sure, and I realize 04:31 that some things I can definitely tweak 04:33 here and there because I love to cook and I love to add things 04:35 so I am looking forward to really trying out a lot of 04:38 the vegan dishes. Whole food or whole plant food based foods, 04:43 so I'm going to be looking forward to that. 04:46 Then also the team here is just really amazing. 04:50 Everyone was very kind, considerate, thoughtful. 04:52 I always felt as though I could go to someone for help 04:55 like needing a ride from the rental, car company. 04:59 So there's always...and everyone so nice, willing to help me 05:03 wherever needed and just the friendships that I feel as I've 05:06 formed here. It's been really rewarding. 05:08 They are priceless. They are. 05:10 Priceless! Yeah! I feel as though they will last through 05:13 eternity. So what was your favorite part of the program? 05:16 Favorite! The exercise. 05:21 The exercise? Yeah. Not the massage? 05:24 Oh, the hydrotherapy was really good. 05:27 Now that you said that. 05:30 I'm going to have to rethink this. 05:32 Yeah, the gals there are just pretty well educated in their 05:38 therapy, huh. They are and I've never 05:40 experienced that with the heat, the shower, 05:43 you do hot first for three minutes and then cold 05:47 for thirty seconds. At first I really kind of enjoyed it 05:52 in the shower, and then they did the submersion where 05:54 I had to go in the tub and do it. That was like just oh. 05:58 But it feels so wonderful when you are done 06:01 and you really feel as though you are just so relaxed. 06:03 All you want to do is go to your bed and sleep. 06:05 I'm like I wish I could have this all the time. 06:09 Isn't it amazing. It is, it really is. 06:12 I do hydrotherapy when they need help with the men. 06:17 Oh. It's amazing when I see people go through that they say 06:22 they'd never do, but yet they love it the most. 06:24 Right, right. It's the deep hot and cold. Yeah. 06:27 It's amazing, it really is. I'm like I have to do this 06:30 when I get home. Yeah. Absolutely. 06:32 So has anything changed with regards to your walk with 06:38 the Lord? Yes. I definitely feel more as though I am 06:42 willing to give things over to Him. 06:44 Um, I think before I was holding on to a lot of things 06:47 trying to figure out things my way and not really fully 06:50 releasing it to Him and being in this environment 06:52 with so many people that I feel as though they really have a 06:55 relationship with God has been really helpful for me to better 06:58 understand how I can let go of my burdens 07:00 and really give it to Him, rather than kind of partially 07:04 give it to him and kind of hold on to some of it. 07:06 Yeah, I know that trick. 07:08 So, what about when you get to Florida now? 07:13 How are you going to deal with this new lifestyle? 07:17 If you learn how to eat in the restaurants and how to prepare 07:22 foods for yourself. Absolutely and I know I didn't 07:26 previously say this before, because I wanted to keep it 07:29 kind of on the down low but I'm actually a dietician. 07:31 So a lot of this information I actually do know and have 07:36 practiced it in the past and then just kind of went away 07:39 from it all so now this is like in a sense a restart for me. 07:43 I'm coming back re-learning, getting the recipes, 07:47 understanding better why, because even though I am a 07:51 dietician, the why piece sometimes isn't always 07:53 fully explained in school. So really understanding why 07:55 these things are beneficial to make these changes 07:58 and just seeing my lab levels... See them go down, my cholesterol 08:02 went down and my triglycerides went down, so just seeing all 08:06 of those changes. So it's actually going to be really 08:09 be rewarding because I am going to be doing a lot of 08:12 experimentation, cause I like that and be able to share the 08:14 knowledge that I have with others. 08:16 So not all dieticians are created the same. 08:20 Yeah, I've told that to guests before and they go, 08:24 well, I saw my dietician, she says I got to have 5 meals 08:28 a day, this much meat...and I go ohh, stop. 08:32 Anyway Donjulie, I want to thank you for taking your time, 08:36 and I wish you well, we'll be praying for your journey 08:40 to Florida and God bless you. 08:42 Thank you so much, I really appreciate it. 08:44 Thank you friends but don't go away, Dr. Galant is up next. 08:51 Every year in America there are over 1 million deaths 08:54 because of Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Obesity. 08:57 This include Heart Attacks and Strokes. 08:59 That's 61/2747's crashing every day. 09:03 What's even more surprising is that the fix is easy 09:06 It's your lifestyle. 09:07 Wouldn't it be nice if you could actually add quality years 09:10 to your life rather than dying one organ at a time? 09:14 Obesity and Diabetes are the cause of over 09:16 a million deaths per year. 09:18 Most diseases are reversible because most diseases are 09:22 lifestyle diseases, especially Type 2 Diabetes and 09:25 Chronic Obesity. Seriously now, they can be reversed 09:29 and the quality of your life can be renewed 09:32 Call Newstart today at 1-800-525-9192 09:38 You'll see dramatic changes in the first few days 09:41 of our program and you will be on the road to a better 09:44 more robust quality of life. 09:46 The Newstart programs are simple and effective. 09:52 Help me welcome Dr. Roger Gallant. 09:55 Hi Ron, good to see you. Good to see you doctor. 09:58 You know, I have a special interest in Donjulie 10:01 because when she got here, she was having car troubles... 10:05 Yes. Being an old car guy, I tuned right in. 10:09 Sure. Sure. That's great... And help her along the way. 10:12 Yeah. But in doing so, I've gotten to know her just perhaps 10:16 a little bit more than I have some of the other guests. 10:18 And of course we interviewed her, how is she doing? 10:22 She's doing well. She's doing well. 10:24 You know what I appreciate about her is she's always happy 10:29 always laughing, smiling, she's a very jovial person. 10:33 Yeah. I really appreciate that about her. 10:36 I didn't know if that was nervous laughter or... 10:39 Well maybe there is some but I appreciate that she's 10:43 she's always looking at the positive you know. 10:46 Yeah. So. Yeah, but she's a wonderful person, 10:50 she's from the Bahamas and is here working as a 10:55 school psychologist and getting ready to move to Florida 10:58 which is going to be a big move for her but sounds like it's 11:02 going to be a good move. 11:04 Yeah, she likes, I think she likes that hotter weather. 11:09 A little more sultry. Yeah. 11:11 Yeah, that's right. That's the way it is down in Florida. 11:13 Yeah, it will be warm. 11:15 Now you were from that neck of the woods down... 11:18 I was born in Jamaica. Jamaica maan. Yep! 11:21 It's hot and sultry there. It's hot and humid in Jamaica. 11:26 Yeah it is, not as hot as Florida but it's still hot. 11:28 Yeah, so. I've never been there. 11:31 Well you should go, it's beautiful. 11:33 You'd like it. Really. I might do that one day. 11:36 I can take you on a trip, make you a deal you can't refuse. 11:40 Laughter! You should be a car salesman. 11:44 In your spare time. I've learned from the best. 11:46 Laughter. Oh my goodness. 11:49 So was Donjulie on any medication? 11:53 She came here, she had... No, she was not. 12:00 She was not, I don't think she was. 12:01 But here's the thing, she is... Her body is changing and she is 12:07 getting healthy. One of these bright people 12:10 that says, I'm to catch this before it starts. Right! 12:13 Right. So how is her body changing? 12:17 So she's losing weight, her blood sugar looks good, 12:22 her cholesterol is improving, everything is getting better, 12:26 it just takes time and I keep encouraging her, 12:30 you got to take your medicine. What medicine is that? 12:33 Walking. You just got to walk, walk, walk. 12:36 As she does more of that, things get better, her body gets... 12:41 Now how long does that take? If someone is serious 12:43 and they really want to get strong and healthy. 12:46 How long would it take, a reasonable amount of time? 12:50 Well, I think it depends on where they're starting, 12:53 point is. How sick they are when they come. 12:55 In two and a half weeks, 18 days you can see significant 13:03 improvements. Oh boy. You can see patients who 13:06 dropped cholesterol, dropped weight, dropped blood pressure, 13:11 dropped blood sugars in just 18 days. 13:14 But you've got to put the time in, you've got to do the work, 13:17 you've got to take the medicine. You got to walk. 13:19 These are all indicators that you more than likely 13:23 will not have an event. 13:25 Right. Right. Right. Isn't that what we really want? 13:28 Yeah! Whether it happens or not even if we did, 13:31 we'd be healthier. Right, right, we'd want to put our bodies 13:35 in the best condition so that we can be healthy. 13:37 Well optimally, how long does it take to be 13:40 in really good shape? 13:42 I think from what you are saying, really good shape, 13:46 optimal health, I think it takes more than just 18 days. 13:50 That's why we send patients home to continue the process 13:53 things that we started here, continue the habits we've 13:56 started here. I think it's a matter of months, now how many 13:59 months depends on how much they are working and where they 14:02 started from. Yeah. You know when I changed my 14:05 lifestyle 12 years ago, I would say in about 3 to 4 months 14:09 I was in good health. 14:11 Wow! I didn't have any bad health, I wasn't on medicines 14:15 or anything, but my health was deteriorating and 14:17 after following this lifestyle for 3 or 4 months, 14:21 I was significantly different, I lost weight, felt better, 14:25 had more energy, slept better at night which is a key one 14:29 because so many people have a difficulty sleeping 14:31 and I think my mind was sharper, it was clearer. 14:35 How do you know when you are deteriorating as you put it? 14:39 Well, I had...we were building a house and I stepped on a nail 14:44 which I had to go to my work place, the Emergency Department 14:48 and get a tetanus shot and they take your vital signs 14:51 and my blood pressure was starting to creep up. 14:54 My weight, I had gained probably 10 or 15 pounds over the last 14:59 several years, so I knew that my health was slowly 15:02 deteriorating but I wasn't focused on it, 15:04 I wasn't paying attention to it, I was just sort of trying to 15:08 keep doing what I am doing and hope for the best you know. 15:11 Once I started making changes I could see the difference 15:14 and feel the difference. 15:16 Awesome! So then Donjulie' s right on course. 15:21 She's going to be fine. I think she's doing well, 15:23 I think she's going to be fine I think by God's grace as she 15:27 continues this, she's going to have a testimony to share. 15:29 That will be great, we will have to get her back here. 15:31 Exactly. And do another interview. Exactly. 15:33 Doctor we've just about run out of time and I want to take the 15:38 time to thank you because I know you're a very busy man, 15:42 you've got a lot of stuff on your plate and thank you 15:47 for taking this time. 15:48 Thanks Ron, thank you for the invitation. 15:49 God bless. God bless you too. 15:51 Friends don't go away because Pastor Snead is up next. 15:57 Help me welcome Pr. Damon Snead. Good to see you brother. 16:02 Hey, you too friend. 16:03 I guess that we're going to talk about a young lady 16:07 I've grown rather fond of I should say and Donjulie is an 16:13 interesting person that comes from somewhere down in the 16:19 islands. Bahamas. Bahamas. 16:23 That's been in California for awhile and stayed...she moves 16:29 around a little bit here and there and she's on her way to 16:31 Florida. Um hum. But my wife and I picked her up from 16:36 when she rented a car recently and we had conversation while 16:42 before we dropped her off and after we dropped her off 16:45 my wife said to me, wow! she's stepping out on faith. 16:50 I want you to talk to us about that, the faith that this woman 16:57 is exhibiting by pulling up stakes and moving out. 17:03 Well, yeah, the Bible says without faith, it's impossible 17:08 to please God. By faith Abraham led out to a place he didn't 17:12 know where he was going. 17:13 It's like the central component to the gospel. 17:15 By faith we receive His righteousness, 17:20 by faith we believe in the power of the Holy Spirit, 17:23 by faith we believe in healing the light in the mind, 17:25 quicken the conscience and help us. 17:27 For someone coming to this health program, 17:30 it is a faith thing. Now we have to engage faith in the fact 17:35 that we have to actively participate in what the 17:38 Holy Spirit is leading us to do but it is by faith that 17:41 we trust in God's power to help us and her just turning 40, 17:47 she's that generation that's a lost faith. 17:51 In the Adventist Church and in all churches, that age group 17:56 between the late teens, the 20's through 40's, 17:59 they've completely abdicated church and here's a lady that's 18:05 come and is teaching us that it is not over with. 18:08 There are people of her age group that do have faith, 18:11 that do believe that God's got answers. 18:12 Yeah. And she's trusting that God is going to pave the way 18:16 and she's also got other issues that's got to happen or 18:20 she's really going to be in trouble. 18:22 Being from Nassau, she's got to have her Green Card and 18:25 work visas and the right j... I was like whew! 18:28 Ohh man, you really are stepping into the waters you know 18:32 by faith. Yeah. So it's... but it's what you need 18:37 to make this program work as well, not just in her 18:40 personal life but she needs faith here to get past some of 18:44 her health issues that she is already starting to experience. 18:47 Yeah. Well I think she is going to be fine, actually. 18:50 I've grown fond of her for a few reasons 18:54 because when she was coming up here her car overheated 18:57 and wouldn't climb the hill, she thought the transmission 19:01 was going out and so I got my mechanic to check her car out... 19:06 It needed some work, thermostat's and some new plugs 19:11 and maybe a tranny flush because she didn't want that to happen 19:16 crossing the desert in Nevada or Arizona or whatever 19:22 so we... in fact he's completed the car work today and is 19:29 going to deliver the car to her so... 19:31 Yeah, she had mentioned that, I'm glad...and I was also glad.. 19:36 You can always ask them what is the spiritual take away? 19:39 The health take away...what's your spiritual take away? 19:41 Hers was abiding in Christ, do the lecture Abiding in Christ, 19:46 Steps to Christ chapters 9, 10, and 11. 19:49 She told me that she realized that, especially in her 19:52 generation that's so attached to electronics in this 19:55 digital world that this program is going to work for her, 20:00 she needs to have a continual relationship with Christ 20:05 through Bible study through prayer if this is going to work 20:08 long term for her. She needs to stay rooted in the scriptures 20:13 and then scriptures birth to us things to pray about 20:16 ideas and that is how you will stay connected to the advances 20:21 that you've made in health is by being rooted in the gospel. 20:25 It was refreshing to hear her say that. Yeah. 20:28 A 40 year old that yeah, I must have time with God and 20:32 time in prayer. Well she's a pretty bright girl. 20:35 Yes she is, she surely is. Yeah she's sharp. 20:37 She's got a lot of talents. Um hum, those chapters are next 20:43 what we're going to be studying together. 20:45 That's right, were going to head right into that. 20:47 That's right. Working the life, privilege of prayer... 20:50 Amen. Amen. We still on for Friday right? 20:54 That's right. Alright, good. 20:56 Well we're out of time talking about our own personal... 20:59 Thank you so much though Damon. Alrighty. 21:02 God bless you brother. 21:03 Friends don't go away, we have a message for you following this. 21:09 When we look at the health status of Americans today, 21:12 it's alarming to see that 60% are either overweight or obese. 21:21 In addition diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes, Cancer 21:25 and Heart Disorders are the leading cause of so many 21:28 complications and deaths every year. 21:30 Could it have something to do with what we eat? 21:36 After all, every 1 in 4 Americans visits a 21:40 Fast Food Restaurant daily and with such easy access to 21:44 Quick Fix Foods, we tend to forget the poor health value 21:47 those foods actually offer. 21:49 Maybe it's the sedentary life- style and lack of exercise 21:53 that we've become so accustomed to as a media dependent world... 21:57 Whatever the cause of these diseases, a solution has arrived. 22:04 The Newstart Lifestyle Center offers an enriching program 22:07 where patients can get a healing of mind, body and soul 22:11 located in the outskirts of Sacramento, the Newstart Center 22:15 is situated on the beautiful campus of 22:17 Weimar Center of Health and Education with scenic walking 22:21 and hiking trails all around. 22:22 With a whole plant foods eaten whole motto, the Newstart Center 22:28 promotes a healthy plant based diet with an emphasis on 22:31 natural foods. 22:32 The Newstart staff are made up of California Board Certified 22:36 nurses, doctors, dieticians and therapists who work together 22:41 to assist each patient personally. 22:43 The staff are dedicated to each patient's success in the program 22:47 and are always there to guide, advise and encourage. 22:50 In addition to a healthy life- style, Newstart also promotes 22:54 a healthy exercise routine. 22:56 You're both sequence, that's good. Alright. 22:59 As part of the balance program, there is much opportunity 23:02 to get in a fair share of physical activity from 23:05 utilizing our Fitness Center to taking a stroll around the 23:08 peaceful grounds of Weimar. 23:10 It's amazing what a New Start can do for you. 23:13 No audio! 23:20 This is kind of an exciting study that we are about 23:22 ready to discuss because this is talking about causes of 23:27 depression that are not thought to be reversible. 23:30 You know Weimar does treat depression and we have had 23:36 a great track record of success in those with the severest forms 23:40 of depression and anxiety here. 23:42 But we are reversing the underlying causes, 23:45 lack of exercise can be one of the causes, and poor nutrition.. 23:50 Of course the good news is we can change our exercise patterns 23:53 and we can change what we are eating. 23:55 But these are causes that are a little more austere... 23:59 What were we studying here? 24:01 We are studying here what happens to those people that have 24:06 poor blood flow to the brain, secondary to stroke or because 24:12 of heart failure or some other condition that doesn't send 24:15 enough blood flow to the brain. 24:17 We're studying what happens to those people 24:19 regarding mental health. 24:21 Okay. Well obviously if our circulation to our brain 24:25 is impaired, you would think it might affect the mental health. 24:27 Did you find a corelation there? 24:30 I found a very clear co- relationship, those people 24:34 that have that reduced blood flow to the brain 24:36 actually on average had moderate depression... 24:40 This is in a community setting program that was organized... 24:45 So the average person with a history of stroke or 24:48 heart failure by definition almost, they're going to have 24:51 some depression. So they are moderate, major depression 24:55 that's a significant mental illness. 24:58 So how many patients were involved in this? 25:02 This was a big sample 5,621 participants from all over 25:08 the world. Okay. And those with stroke and 25:11 heart attack that were a smaller percentage, is that right? 25:16 That's right, that was about 4% of all that population 25:19 that had this problem. 25:21 As the underlying cause... one of the underlying causes... 25:24 That's right. There is a researcher by the name of 25:26 Dravets, he tried to answer the question of the chicken 25:29 and the egg. Does the depression cause, reduce blood flow to the 25:33 brain or does it reduce blood flow to the brain cause 25:36 depression. He proposes that things that reduce blood flow 25:39 to the brain will trigger a depression. 25:41 Yes, so that is what comes first. Reduced blood flow 25:44 and then the depression. So these people with moderate 25:50 depression went to an eight week educational program, 25:55 tell us a little bit about that. 25:57 We applied the principles of Newstart plus some cognitive 26:01 behavioral therapy principles and as they were doing the 26:05 exercise, switching to the plant based diet, 26:07 and all of these healthy behaviors, we took a measurement 26:10 again after the eight weeks. What did we find out? 26:14 We found out that their improvement was remarkable. 26:17 Ninety percent of those participants were able to 26:20 improve dramatically their mental health to the point 26:23 that they finished with none or just mild depression. 26:27 That's amazing because this goes against what the medical 26:32 thought is because you can't reverse a stroke. 26:36 A stroke is a dead portion of the brain, you can't bring 26:39 that back and when you have heart failure due to advanced 26:42 coronary artery disease and the heart is not able to pump... 26:45 This isn't something you can put a magic wand on 26:48 or a medicine and get it to pump well. 26:50 So these are thought to be irreversible causes of 26:54 depression and we actually found out the opposite... 26:58 Ninety percent, I mean that's better than you get in people 27:01 without heart disease and stroke by putting them on a medicine. 27:05 Some of the most potent medicines for anti-depression 27:09 won't produce anywhere close to a 90 % improvement rate. 27:13 And because of the importance of this study, it actually 27:18 came out in the Journal of Neurology which happens to be 27:20 the top journal on this field. Okay. So Neurology is the top 27:26 of all of the neurology journals and it was published in 27:29 The Journal of Neurology as well should it be. This is a ground 27:32 breaking, this is ground breaking research. 27:35 Not only were you and myself involved in this research 27:39 but one of the health science majors at Weimar as well. 27:44 That by the end of her program, she was able to finish with six 27:49 of these studies under her belt. 27:52 Six studies, wow, many people don't even publish one 27:56 peer review study their entire career and this student 28:00 out of Weimar published six. So pay attention to what 28:04 comes out of Weimar Institute and thanks for joining us today 28:08 for Weimar Institute Research. |
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