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01:11 Hi, friends,
01:12 and welcome to another edition of NEWSTART Now. 01:15 I'm your host, Ron Giannoni. 01:17 In our studio with me today, 01:19 I have a most beautiful young lady 01:22 by the name of Terri Crumpton, 01:24 used to be Crump, now it's Crumpton. 01:28 And let's take a look at when she first arrived. 01:34 I have diabetes that's been out of control for over a year. 01:39 I have brachial plexus damage 01:43 where I can't lift my arms or hands. 01:46 I have blood pressure, and I have fibromyalgia, 01:50 and I have cholesterol problems. 01:55 My main goal is to get my diabetes 01:59 under control managed by a good diet 02:03 and no medicine, 02:05 and it's the same from my blood pressure 02:07 and cholesterol and be a witness 02:11 not just in Word only but by my body. 02:16 Someone will see me and know 02:19 that I represent our soon coming Lord, the king. 02:26 Welcome back, friends. 02:27 Help me welcome, Terri. 02:29 I know you can't reach out, 02:30 so I'm going to reach over and just squeeze your hand. 02:31 Thank you, Ron. 02:33 Yeah, now the viewers know 02:37 that you have some problems with your arms and such. 02:40 Right. 02:41 But we're going to splice in that exercise you are doing 02:45 and let them see how you're progressing. 02:48 Oh, God is so good. Amen. 02:50 I'd like you to share now. 02:53 Before the interview started, 02:54 you were telling me how blessed you felt. 02:57 Tell me what you mean again by blessed. 03:00 What I feel is this program is so much more 03:05 than I thought it would be. 03:08 To have your doctors and your... 03:11 When you go to a blood draw 03:13 and have them pray for you 03:14 before they stick you a 1,000 times or to have, 03:18 you know, the nurses... 03:20 And it's just such a spiritual experience 03:26 every day, all day. 03:29 So much love, so much caring. 03:32 I've never been to an institution 03:36 that made me feel so much love. 03:39 So I'm assuming now 03:42 that this program has met your expectations. 03:47 Oh my! And more. 03:48 And more. And more. 03:50 I can see it. Yes. 03:52 That's so wonderful. 03:53 What did you like so much about the program? 03:56 Well, I loved each and every... 04:02 Every evening, we had lectures, 04:04 and everything that you needed to know... 04:10 The information that was provided us, 04:15 so much information to help you 04:19 to move further and further in your journey. 04:23 And any questions that you have, 04:26 they're more than willing 04:28 to make sure that you understand, 04:31 and so that you can be the best that you can be. 04:34 What do you think of our chaplain, Damon Snead? 04:37 Oh my gosh! 04:39 That man's ministry changed my life. 04:41 I got re-baptized, you know. Yes. 04:43 We dedicated my life in my diet to the Lord 04:46 and that is the only way this has been possible, 04:51 and it has not been a struggle. 04:53 You were baptized. 04:54 Get this... Yes. 04:56 Thirteen years after I was baptized 05:00 in the same church, in the same place, 05:05 almost on the same day, ain't that quite? 05:07 Oh my goodness, Ron. 05:09 Thirteen years ago, I was baptized... 05:11 Okay. Where you were. 05:13 Praise God. 05:14 Damon didn't do the baptism. Okay. 05:16 Actually, Pastor Olspa did. 05:19 Okay. 05:20 But I joined the church. What a beautiful church. 05:23 Beautiful church, yeah. Yes. 05:25 And thank you so much for sharing that. 05:29 Oh, yes! 05:30 This is more than my expectations. 05:33 I feel like I can go forward. 05:36 I can move forward. 05:37 I can make it because I want to. 05:41 Now how much weight did you lose? 05:42 I know you want to lose some weight. 05:44 How much you lost? I lost 20 pounds. 05:46 Twenty pounds? Yes. 05:47 Where did it go? 05:49 Do you ever think about that? 05:50 I left it on the track because I'm walking. 05:53 I'm walking anywhere from 10,000 to 12,000 steps a day. 05:58 And how many miles is that? 06:00 Four, five... Like 4 or 5 miles. 06:03 Yeah, good for you. 06:04 And my husband's doing it with me, 06:06 and in some days, I've gone out by myself. 06:09 Awesome. Awesome. Yes. 06:11 So what was your favorite part of the entire program? 06:18 I love the cooking class. 06:21 So awesome. 06:23 The cooking class, and she's so dynamic, 06:26 and she knows what she's doing, and she... 06:28 Michelle, yes. Michelle is awesome. 06:31 And my meetings 06:34 with the clergymen and counselor, 06:37 those were key. 06:38 I really broke down and broke through some barriers 06:42 that were holding me back in life. 06:45 And so that has freed me up to allow God to come in 06:51 and that His will be done in my life. 06:54 Now they take you off any medications? 06:56 I was off my insulin at first 07:00 but my sugars just kept skyrocketing up and down. 07:06 So I am off my metformin, I am off of my, 07:11 what do you call those? 07:13 Statins. I'm off my statin. 07:15 I'm off my... 07:18 I'm on one blood pressure day instead of twice a day. 07:22 And s I'm off quite... 07:26 I'm off more than I'm on. 07:30 So I'm still on insulin, 07:31 but I'm on a low dose of insulin. 07:35 Oh, who's your doctor here? 07:36 Dr. Lukens? Dr. Lukens. 07:38 Awesome. 07:39 And you're going to stay in touch with him? 07:41 Yes, I am. Good. 07:42 He's starting a new program, 07:44 and I'm going to be able to keep in touch with him. 07:46 Good. Good. Yes. 07:47 Awesome. Amazing. 07:50 How was your massage therapy? 07:54 The girl was fantastic, 07:57 and she made it a personal mission. 08:00 She prayed and asked God 08:01 to use her in bringing healing to my life. 08:07 And through that, 08:10 she was able to think out of the box 08:13 and find something for me 08:15 because I'm different from everybody else. 08:18 And so she was... 08:20 She didn't play with me. 08:22 She said, "Well, there's no giving up, 08:24 and there's no negativity. 08:27 We're going to do this thing." 08:30 You know, I've done hundreds of interviews like this, 08:37 never quite met anyone so appreciative as you are. 08:40 So happy and blessed. 08:42 Much is given, much is required. 08:45 Yes, yes. 08:47 And, you know, I want to thank you 08:49 for taking the time to come here 08:51 and sharing your life. 08:53 But we're out of time. It's okay. 08:55 So bless you, dear. 08:57 God bless. And we'll be in touch. 08:59 Yes. 09:01 And, friends, don't go away 'cause Dr. Lukens is up next. 09:06 When we look at the health status of Americans today, 09:08 it's alarming to see that 60% are either overweight or obese. 09:18 In addition, diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cancer, 09:22 and heart disorders are the leading cause 09:24 of so many complications and deaths every year. 09:31 Could it have something to do with what we eat? 09:34 After all, every one in four Americans 09:36 visits a fast food restaurant daily, 09:38 and with such easy access to quick-fix foods, 09:42 we tend to forget the poor health value 09:44 those foods actually offer. 09:47 Maybe it's the sedentary lifestyle and lack of exercise 09:50 that we've become so accustomed to as a media-dependent world. 09:54 Whatever the cause of these diseases, 09:56 a solution has arrived. 10:00 The NEWSTART Lifestyle Center offers an enriching program 10:04 where patients can get a healing 10:06 of mind, body, and soul. 10:08 Located in the outskirts of Sacramento, 10:10 the NEWSTART Center is situated 10:12 on the beautiful campus of Weimar Center 10:14 of Health and Education 10:16 with scenic walking and hiking trails all around. 10:20 With a whole plant foods eating whole, motto, 10:23 the NEWSTART Center promotes a healthy plant-based diet 10:26 with an emphasis on natural foods. 10:29 The NEWSTART staff are made up of California Board certified 10:32 nurses, doctors, dietitians, 10:36 and therapists who work together 10:37 to assist each patient personally. 10:40 The staff are dedicated 10:41 to each patient's success in the program, 10:43 and they're always there to guide, 10:45 advise, and encourage. 10:47 In addition to a healthy lifestyle, 10:49 NEWSTART also promotes a healthy exercise routine. 10:53 You're both in sequence, that's good. 10:54 All right. 10:56 As part of the balance program, 10:57 there is much opportunity to get in the fair share 11:00 of physical activity from utilizing 11:02 our fitness center to taking a stroll 11:04 around the peaceful grounds of Weimar. 11:07 It's amazing what a NEWSTART can do for you. 11:12 Welcome back, friends. 11:13 Dr. Lukens. 11:16 What a grip! 11:17 Must be all that golf you're playing 11:20 or haven't played, I don't know. 11:21 Haven't played, yeah. 11:23 I know you're still playing basketball... 11:24 Yeah. With some young guys too. 11:27 It's very fun. Yeah. 11:29 So, you know, what... 11:31 It's really, I'm not saying unique 11:35 but special about Terri is she's so loving, 11:40 her heart, she's got such a beautiful heart 11:44 and just loves everybody here 11:47 really has embraced this program. 11:50 And how is she doing from a doctor's perspective? 11:54 Yeah, she is 63-year-old African American 11:58 and overweight and this is a unique situation 12:03 'cause she was going in the bathroom 12:06 and stepped on something and slipped. 12:11 She probably already told that, 12:13 and she went down so hard crashed 12:17 and both of her... 12:19 The nerves in both of her shoulders just... 12:22 And so it's really sad because her husband has to feed her. 12:28 You know, if she wants to eat something, 12:30 she has to eat kind of like a dog, 12:33 and she's trying to get her cell phone 12:37 out of the pouch here in front, 12:40 and she just, you know... 12:41 She has to just go like this. 12:44 It's really sad to see somebody struggling like that. 12:47 But what's really neat is she is improving, 12:54 and I think that probably they got pictures of her, 12:57 and she was determined to get her arm up 13:01 and to get her hand in to the stirrup 13:05 on this desk bike 13:08 and go around like this, and that's, you know... 13:12 We're going to show a clip 13:14 of that Paul is going to cut it in here. 13:16 Don't hurt yourself. 13:25 I really want to but I don't want to. 13:27 I know. 13:31 But either way, it's a challenge. 13:39 Oh, gosh! 13:42 Struggle is real. 13:47 Anyway, she's diabetic 13:52 and, you know, on lots of insulin to cover for her. 13:57 And when she went through a fast, 14:00 we thought we could get her off of it 14:02 and see what happened, 14:05 but later on, we realized that 14:07 she was having a viral gastroenteritis, 14:11 and so it didn't work as well as we thought it would. 14:13 But anyway... 14:17 She's doing something that every diabetic should do 14:21 as far as I'm concerned. 14:24 You look at the food you're going to eat 14:27 and then you put the rapid active one in 14:29 and then you have it. 14:30 So you have to be disciplined. 14:32 You say, "Well, this is the food I'm eating, 14:34 and that's kind of what's there. 14:36 And I've done so much exercise. 14:38 And now this is how many units I should give." 14:41 And you give it right at the meal. 14:43 It's really neat because they've got a long acting one, 14:46 like your body makes is background 14:49 and then they have the other one 14:51 that lasts for a peak is for 30 to 90 minutes. 14:56 So anyway, 14:58 she was determined to get off of it. 15:00 And so we let her try for a while. 15:03 And her sugars were really, really bad. 15:09 So we started checking in with our machine 15:14 and hers was reading about 150 to 200 15:19 above what it really was. 15:20 So that was a little bit encouraging. 15:24 But, you know, she didn't realize 15:26 how much exercise was going to do. 15:29 Dr. Golan tells them when they first come in, 15:32 "You're probably going to get off your insulin 15:36 but you've got to take a new medication, 15:39 and that new medication is walking." 15:41 Right. It's really good. 15:43 So anyway, you know, 15:46 you want to know what's happening, 15:47 and there's a really neat test. 15:49 It's called a C-peptide. 15:52 And somehow, it can differentiate 15:55 for what you make and what you inject. 15:59 And so I was sitting there at the table the last Sunday, 16:03 and I turned to the guy there we were talking to, 16:07 and I said, I'm going to go over there 16:09 and you're going to see a warhoop. 16:12 So I'm going to say, "Chanting good news chair is coming." 16:17 When I got over there, she gave the warhoop 16:19 because she is making enough insulin 16:21 so that she won't have to be on it 16:23 as she does the program. 16:25 That's excellent. That's so good to hear. 16:28 She is really pumped. 16:31 She's very, very excited about what's going on here. 16:34 She shared with us 16:37 that the love that she feels from the doctors, 16:42 from the nurses, from the staff... 16:43 Everybody. 16:45 She's never experienced before in her life. 16:48 Yeah. 16:49 You know, and I know it's God's love 16:50 that has come in through everyone here. 16:55 And so she's blessed, 16:58 and she's going to stick with this program. 17:01 And if we don't show God's love, 17:02 then we're denying Him. 17:05 Amen, amen. 17:07 So we got a few seconds left. 17:09 Any less moments of encouragement words? 17:13 Well, she's going to have to get the exercise in, 17:17 and then she can get off of the insulin. 17:20 Good. Yeah. 17:22 So that being said, I want to thank you. 17:24 I know you're busy, 17:26 you're seeing patients all day long 17:28 and then scheduling in here. 17:29 And after this, you got lectures to do I guess? 17:32 No, we're having graduation tonight. 17:34 Okay. Yeah. 17:36 Well, thank you, guess the same. 17:38 Yeah. God bless you. 17:39 And thanks for bringing them in, man. 17:41 Yeah, you bet. You're the guy. 17:43 Well, I do my best. 17:45 God bless. Thank you, friends. 17:47 Don't go away 'cause Pastor Damon is up next. 17:55 Welcome back, friends. 17:57 Help me welcome Pastor Snead. 17:59 Good to see you, brother. Hey, you too, friend, thanks. 18:01 Yeah, it's always good to see you, 18:03 especially when we're talking about our guests here, 18:06 which is Terri Crumpton, right? 18:10 And Terri's an unusual person. 18:14 She's so bubbly and so loving and so caring, 18:19 and she had this accident where her hands were paralyzed, 18:24 but now she's starting to move them a little bit. 18:27 But what about spiritually? 18:29 Where she is? 18:31 Well, what impressed me about 18:32 Terri was just the way she handled the accident. 18:36 I mean, can you... 18:37 She's not an old woman, 18:39 she's relatively still young, 18:41 and vibrant in life going, shopping, 18:44 and living life and doing what most people do at her age. 18:47 And then she has this terrible accident 18:48 where she falls and she loses all capacity 18:51 to move her arms this way. 18:53 Yeah. So she can't pick her arms up. 18:55 So through that, she just gets terribly depressed, broken. 19:00 I mean, you think about your husband has to... 19:02 She has to feed. 19:03 Anything you use your hands for to lift, 19:05 someone else has to do for her. 19:07 And so she was telling me that her story 19:09 of just how hopeless she has felt, 19:11 how depressed she has felt. 19:13 Now what's interesting is, of course, at NEWSTART, 19:15 she's starting to get, 19:17 some things are starting to happen a little bit for her. 19:19 And I know that the more that she engages the health, 19:22 the more that she loses weight, her body has a better chance. 19:25 But it's her attitude about this, 19:27 it's her spiritual recovery. 19:29 Amen. 19:30 That has been very important. 19:32 And I've watched her every morning 19:34 at fresh start lectures, 19:36 I've seen her, you know, 19:37 smiling and looking in intently, 19:39 and she's just come alive, and she's shared with me 19:42 in some of our interviews together 19:44 that she wants to be healed and who wouldn't. 19:48 But if not, 19:49 she sees the bigger picture is that Christ is coming. 19:53 That there's the bigger picture is a relationship 19:55 and you don't need arms 19:57 to engage Christ in relationship. 20:00 And so she sees that bigger picture, 20:01 and it's given her a certain amount of joy 20:04 and contentment to deal with 20:07 whatever the future is for her with her mobility. 20:10 Oh, I understand she was about giving up. 20:13 And perhaps she's being baptized, right? 20:19 Yes, sir. This Sabbath. 20:20 She surely is. 20:22 You know, I want to tell our viewers, 20:24 Damon's doing a series of a Wheel of Hope and Faith. 20:31 Actually, it's called Wheel of Faith. 20:33 And Damon is been all over the country 20:35 giving this gospel message like you've never heard before. 20:42 And this is neat because it's the first time 20:43 that a NEWSTART group is kind of going outside 20:46 to join a seminar group, but they're both... 20:49 They're both learning the same thing. 20:51 Yes, yes. 20:53 But, you know, you can go to Damon's website. 20:56 You want to give that information? 20:57 Yeah, so the website is just WheelOfFaithMinistries.org, 21:01 and you can go there and see what we're doing in. 21:04 Yeah. Good. 21:05 Anyway, just a little plug for you. 21:06 Yeah, thank you very much. Yeah. 21:08 So, Terri, you know, 21:12 I still believe in miracles and some days 21:15 I feel like that little kid I used to be 21:17 or I looked up at God and I said, 21:19 "God, I want a new bicycle." 21:22 And I'd get one somehow, someway, 21:25 and I'm looking up at God right now. 21:27 I'm saying, "God, I want Terri to have arms again." 21:32 Yeah, and you feel for her. Yeah. 21:34 You know that she just wants to get our health back now 21:37 but for spiritual reasons. 21:39 I mean, of course, we all want the things 21:41 that our mobility gives us. 21:42 Sure. But she... 21:44 I think this is her best chance of healing though 21:46 is because God sees maybe in her heart, 21:48 "Okay, now I've got her attention. 21:50 There's a greater healing she's looking at." 21:52 Now He can maybe restore. 21:54 That's right. 21:55 And that's what I think NEWSTART offers people, 21:57 that spiritual restoration. 21:59 Amen. 22:00 We're running out of time, brother. 22:02 Man, it's good to talk to you about Terri. 22:04 God bless you and your ministry. 22:07 Friends, don't go away, 22:09 we have an important message following. 22:48 Welcome to NEWSTART Now. 22:49 I'm Dr. Neil Nedley, President of Weimar Institute. 22:52 And with me today is Dr. Eddie Ramirez, 22:54 one of our researchers and physicians 22:56 and teachers of research here at Weimar College. 23:01 And in fact, 23:02 the study we're going to be talking to you about today, 23:05 we had help from one of our college students, 23:08 Katie Antuna, 23:10 who actually has been very instrumental 23:13 and actually helping out with the depression 23:15 and anxiety recovery program on campus. 23:19 But in this particular study, 23:20 we were looking at a factor called emotional intelligence. 23:26 And, you know, Dr. Ramirez, 23:28 I was just saying in Forbes magazine, 23:30 they recommend that you hire for emotional intelligence, 23:33 even more so than general intelligence 23:36 that this has much more to do with your future success 23:39 and happiness and your ability to stay employed 23:42 and to reach higher levels of employment. 23:45 And so, Dr. Ramirez, 23:47 this study is coming out in biological psychiatry. 23:51 And the interesting thing is what we put into our body, 23:56 what we do with our body 23:58 actually has to do with our brain chemistry, 24:00 and it can change the biology in the brain itself 24:04 and that's what this study showed 24:05 and why it was published in biological psychiatry. 24:08 So tell us a little bit about the study group itself, 24:14 who was studied in this emotional intelligence data. 24:18 We have very nice sample group, 24:20 5,611 participants 24:24 that did the community-based depression recovery program 24:29 in literally around the world. 24:31 Okay. 24:33 So these subjects were not at Weimar Institute per se 24:37 but they were coming to learn Weimar type of principles, 24:41 and they were particularly coming 24:44 because they had depression, is that right? 24:47 Yes, three quarters of them had depression. 24:49 One quarter of them didn't have 24:51 but wanted to improve their mental health. 24:53 Okay. 24:54 So most of them came with significant depression, 24:57 and this is a mental health education program 25:00 they're coming to. 25:02 How many educational sessions are there? 25:05 That's right. They have... 25:07 It is an eight-week program. 25:08 So they had that eight sessions. 25:11 And one program in particular, 25:14 we focus in helping them understand this concept 25:17 and how to improve it. 25:19 But not only that was important 25:22 but we had to put the foundations 25:24 before we talk about EQ and these type of concepts, 25:28 we have to change their diet, 25:29 we have to put them to do exercise 25:31 and so forth to prepare the environment for them 25:34 to understand these concepts. 25:36 Well, that's quite interesting. 25:38 And so we do first some changes 25:41 in what they're putting into their body, 25:43 what they're doing with their body 25:44 that helps change the biology, 25:46 and then we get into teaching them 25:48 about how they're thinking 25:50 and how we think can actually change 25:53 our brain chemistry as well. 25:55 And so, emotional intelligence, can you tell us what it is? 25:58 Yes, it's that ability for you to interact with others 26:03 and to motivate yourself. 26:05 There's five things that emotional intelligence measures 26:08 and that is knowing your emotions, 26:10 managing your emotions, recognizing emotions in others, 26:13 managing relationships in others, 26:15 and motivating yourself to reach those goals. 26:18 Okay, so you can see 26:20 why it's very important to happiness 26:21 because relationship is connected 26:24 to our happiness and healthy relationships are. 26:27 And so what did we find out? 26:29 What was the average emotional intelligence for those 26:31 that came into the program? 26:33 So on average, they had 100, 26:35 which is the normal average around the world. 26:39 Okay. 26:40 So even though they were depressed, 26:41 their EQ was on average, right at the average point. 26:45 That's right. At 100. 26:46 And what was able to happen 26:49 during the course of that 26:50 just one program once a week for eight weeks? 26:52 That's right. 26:54 At the end, they had on average, 26:56 an EQ of 108.9. 27:00 Okay, so they went up nine points. 27:03 That's like an entire standard deviation. 27:06 That's very significant. 27:07 And that's the average. 27:09 There are some that actually went beyond the 120 barrier, 27:15 so that puts them 27:16 in the very top levels of emotional intelligence. 27:20 And that means they not only left the program 27:22 depression-free 27:24 and anxiety-free as many do 27:26 that leave that program 27:28 but they're now set up for levels of success 27:30 that are far better than people 27:32 who've never had depression and anxiety. 27:34 Yeah, those people that usually in a group setting, 27:36 they're causing sparks all over them. 27:40 Those people have actually a very low 27:42 emotional intelligence. 27:43 You can have low emotional intelligence 27:45 and high IQ 27:46 and this one helps you to get that balance, 27:49 you know, improve that IQ and EQ 27:51 as you participate in the program. 27:54 From NEWSTART Now, I'm Dr. Neil Nedley. 27:56 Join us again next week for another exciting study. |
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