I'll bet you'd like to know how
to make herbal remedies at home.
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Well stay tuned to meet a man
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whose ministry is to
teach you how to do just that.
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My name is Yvonne Lewis
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and you're
watching Urban Report.
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Hello and
welcome to Urban Report.
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My guest today is Lee Wellard,
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Master Herbalist and
Natural Remedies Practitioner.
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Welcome to Urban Report, Lee.
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Thank you Yvonne,
it's great to be here.
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Yeah. I'm so glad
you're here, you know.
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I met you at ASI and you had a
number of herbal remedies there
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and you so graciously let
me try the Ginseng for energy
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because I was tired and all that
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so I took it and I
took it home with me
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and I took some more and
I'm... it really helps...
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Didn't keep you awake did it?
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No, no... it really
didn't... at night... no...
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I really needed
some... a little boost...
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That's great... we all do.
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I love herbs...
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I've loved them from the
time I was introduced to them
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back in the...
maybe '70s or '80s
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how did you get
involved with herbs?
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Well, years ago
when I was growing up,
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my mother was a Herbalist...
when I was in my teenage years
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and when I was 14...
my grandfather passed away
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and it left a big
hole in our family...
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my mother was very
close to my grandfather
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and she started getting
an interest at that time
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into natural remedies...
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because she saw so much
suffering he went through
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and she thought,
"There's got to be an answer...
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there's got to be
some natural solutions"
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so she used to bring home
all these different concoctions
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and decoctions... I
was the guinea pig...
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and so... she used to
get me to take these things,
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I'd have to hold my
nose and swallow them
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so that was my
first introduction
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but I really didn't
have much of an interest,
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I knew that deep down
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that they're
probably doing me some good
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but as far as doing
that for my career, future,
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there was no interest in
that but as years went by,
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I did get an interest in health
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and that developed to the point
where I could start teaching
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I taught at Wildwood
Lifestyle Center and Hospital,
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I taught Plant
Physiology and then Nutrition
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and then my wife and I...
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we traveled to an
island in the Philippines
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and it was just a mission
trip that we were over there
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to teach natural remedies
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and my wife got very ill
with a serious case of insomnia,
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she couldn't sleep
past midnight every night
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and this went on day
after day, week after week,
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month after month... it
went on for five and half years.
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She would wake up...
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She would wake up at 12 o'clock,
could not get back to sleep
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and so, we had tried
many different things...
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we had a pretty
good lifestyle already
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and we really didn't
understand what was going on,
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the doctors didn't
know what was going on
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and it wasn't until we
were working at Wildwood,
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when my wife was actually...
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even though she was very
serious with this condition,
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she was still trying to
help people with their health
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and she came
across a herb she thought,
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"Maybe I should try this... "
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and within three
days of taking it...
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she was back to
eight hours sleep at night
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and has not regressed since.
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And what herb was that?
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It's called Oat
Straw or Avena Sativa
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and the reason it helped
with that particular case
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was because she was so exhausted
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and it really helps
with sleep situations
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where there's
prolonged exhaustion
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you know when we get so tired
sometimes, we can't sleep...
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Yvonne: Yes...
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Lee: It's ironic that
that would be the case,
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but it's because our
nerves are so exhausted,
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it's been
depleted with electrolytes
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and so the Oat Straw
was a nerve feeder...
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it fed the electrolytes
and if the nerve can relax
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then you can relax so...
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Did she have adrenal fatigue?
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I think so... yes...
and so... that also helps
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with the adrenals as well.
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Wow! and so
after she took that...
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and did she have to like...
kind of play with the dosage
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to know how much to take or...
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Yes, my wife...
she's someone that
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if she thinks it's a good idea,
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she'll probably take
more than she needs to
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and so she... she
took a whole quart
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with a cup of the herb
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and just made it into a tea
and she started drinking this
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and it's a very safe herb to use
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in fact it doesn't contradict...
from what we understand
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up to this point
with any medications...
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so it was very safe to
take... and so... yeah...
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within 3 days she was
back to eight hours sleep
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and we were...
as you can imagine
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very excited... if you've
been sleep deprived for so long
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and then you find a remedy,
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you just want to
tell the whole world.
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And one that's safe.
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And one that's
safe... that's right.
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Because as you know, there are
side effects with sleep remedies
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with sleep medication and so,
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to find something that's safe...
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it doesn't interact with
anything... that's great.
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Yes, yes, and I should add too
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that she also tried other
herbs that were standard herbs
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but they weren't helping
her in that particular case
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which brings me
to an important point
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that we need to know
what the condition is,
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what is causing it
to really be intelligent
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in selecting the very best herbs
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specific for that condition.
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Absolutely, so you're saying...
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you need to get to
the root of the problem.
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Lee: Root of the
problem, exactly.
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Yvonne: And how do
you know what that is?
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Lee: Well, I've been doing
health consultations with people
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over the last ten years
and I found most of the time
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people will tell you what it is.
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Yvonne: Hmmm...
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Lee: It's not always the case
but usually they can pinpoint
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to when it
started to go haywire...
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certain events,
maybe, even certain decisions
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that they made in their
lives that caused that problem
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but also a lifestyle analysis
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where you can see if
they're eating healthy...
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or what their stress
levels are, exercise and...
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I try to explain to people that
although herbs have a place,
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they're not a substitute
for poor lifestyle habits,
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Yvonne: Hmmm...
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Lee: So, if we
have a good lifestyle,
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the herbs will
actually compliment that more
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than someone who
has a bad lifestyle...
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and is just taking them for...
to get rid of their headache
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or a cold or
something like that.
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That's such a
great point because
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you don't want people to think,
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"Well, I can just
pop some herbs... "
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just like a popping pill...
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and that it's
going to change things
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because you want to
get to the root cause of it
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and the herbs can help with
this... not just the symptoms
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but help to
alleviate the root cause of it,
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so, you don't want to just
abuse your body and then say,
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"Oh, I can just take
this herb and it's fine... "
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no, if you're not
getting enough sleep,
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if you're not eating properly,
if you're too stressed out,
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those are the things that
you have to address as well.
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Lee: Right... right...
well the Bible says that
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the curse
causeless shall not come...
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then it also says, " the honour
of God to conceal a matter:
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it's the Glory of
God, to search it out. "
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Yvonne: Hmmm...
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Lee: And so, this is
something that God requires us
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to look into and to study,
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it says, "My people
perish for lack of knowledge. "
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Yvonne: Yes...
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Lee: And it also reminds me
of a text in 2nd Corinthians
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actually I'd like
to read it to you.
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Yvonne: Yes, please.
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Lee: 2nd
Corinthians chapter 1 verse 6
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and at the time when you are
going through these experiences,
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you wonder if it's ever going
to end and you start to question
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"Is God really
answering my prayer?"
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And it can really be a
struggle of one's faith,
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when you have prolonged illness,
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and especially when you're
doing everything in your power
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to do that which is
correct, but it says here,
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"And whether we be afflicted,
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it is for your
consolation and salvation,
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which is effectual in the
enduring of the same sufferings
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which we also suffer:
or whether we be comforted,
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it is for your
consolation and salvation. "
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Yvonne: Hmmm...
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Lee: And the reason I'm
bringing this text out is
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because at the time when
we're going through this,
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we didn't know that God had
a plan to use this experience
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and I don't believe
that God loves suffering,
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I believe He does everything
he can do to relieve suffering,
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but on going
through this experience,
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He was able to turn it for good.
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Yvonne: Yes.
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Lee: And now
looking back, we can see
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how He permitted
these events to occur
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that now, we can help other
people with some of their issues
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and that was not the
only experience we had
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because we also used
herbs for hormones...
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my wife had hormonal problems,
that helped stabilize them,
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the doctors said we
wouldn't have children
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and we tried for
years to have children
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and nothing was
happening and then
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we used a particular herb,
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maybe I shouldn't
share it with you,
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Yvonne: We need to know...
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Lee: I'm not saying
that if you take it,
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you'll get pregnant
but I'm also saying,
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"If you take it, you may... "
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Well, and you know
what... you're not...
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this Program is
not about us saying,
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"Don't take your medicine... "
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this is not about us saying,
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"Stop your meds
and just do herbs... "
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this is not what that's about,
that would be irresponsible,
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we don't do that,
what we're doing though
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is we're showing
how God has made...
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He's just made
accommodation for us,
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in such an
amazing way with plants
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and so, these are
things... these are suggestions
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certainly, if you
are on medication,
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do not stop and go to
herbs abruptly like that
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because that can... that
can cause you big problems,
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talk to your
physician, pray about it...
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but these are just
things that you did,
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that you tried that
were successful for you,
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so what was it?
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Laughter...
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Lee: You twist my arm...
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yeah, it was called,
"Chase Tree Berry or Vitex"
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Oh yeah,
Vitex... Agnus-Castus...
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that's the one...
you're familiar with it?
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Yvonne: Yeah, I was
into Naturopath too.
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Lee: That's right, that's
right, so, she tried that,
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within two weeks
she was pregnant...
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Yvonne: Within two weeks?
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Lee: Within two weeks...
and we had our first child
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when my wife was
just turning about 39
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and we thought, "That's it...
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we're not going to
have anymore children,
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but after seeing three
years of selfishness in our son,
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we thought, "Maybe
he needs a sibling"
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we were ambitious
enough to try it again
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and within a few
days, she was pregnant again
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and we had our second
child at around the time of 43
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and she was perimenopause at 34,
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so you can imagine, to
have a second child at 43
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is quite amazing.
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Yvonne: That is
amazing... that is amazing.
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Lee: Yeah, so that
really got our attention.
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Yvonne: Yes.
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Lee: And then we also used
herbs for our children as well
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and we started
seeing results with that
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using things like
elderberry for colds and flus
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and help boost up
their immune system,
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and then other people
said, "Can you make it for us?"
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And it just went on, you know...
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Yes, yes, yes, and so you found
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that the
efficacy of these plants,
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you really just couldn't
dispute it... because it worked,
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when nothing else was
working these plants worked.
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Lee: Yeah.
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Yvonne: How did you
learn how to do the formulas
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because you don't
just take a plant...
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I mean, what do you do with it,
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people don't know what to do,
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do you make a decoction,
do you make a tincture,
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like what do you do with it?
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Most people
don't know what to do.
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Exactly, well,
at first you need to
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learn the properties of the herb
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and you need to
learn their action
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and the wonderful
thing about herbs...
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and we're talking safe herbs,
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we're not talking about herbs
that no one's ever heard of,
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some exotic herb in
Paraguay... you know...
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because thousands
of herbs are toxic
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and so, we need to
stick with what the sign says
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and what has been used
over thousands of years
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that are considered safe,
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a lot of what our
grandmothers used to feed to us.
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Yvonne: Right... right...
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Lee: But Science is starting
to catch up with these things,
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so, look at the plant, study it,
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now herbs
generally are very forgiving,
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that means, if you
took a little bit too much,
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you're not going
to die, in fact...
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and we're talking
again... about the safe herbs.
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Yvonne: Right... right...
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Lee: Because their body
has a way to deal with them
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okay, but when you isolate
the components of the herb,
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you can get a
more toxic reaction.
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Yvonne: Hmmm...
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Lee: All right so, your
body actually will tell you
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what is right for you,
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so the safe approach is
to start on the lowest dosage
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and then give it a few days,
see if there's any change...
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if there's no change,
you may want to increase...
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and you need to
work with someone
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who knows what they're
doing and then see how that...
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your body is
responding to that...
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and... because what
may be working for you
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in the same
amount... may not work for me.
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Yvonne: Right... right...
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Lee: Okay, so... you
have to also persist in it
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and herbs are very
similar to Jesus' character.
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Yvonne: How so?
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Lee: Well, because
God has placed around us
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herbs that have the greatest
benefit for where we live
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okay, and so,
wherever we walk...
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if you walk in your backyard,
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you'll find, there's
something in your garden
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that is growing wild...
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Yvonne: Wait, Brother
Lee, wait, you are saying that
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this is mind-boggling...
you are saying that
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wherever you
live... there are natural...
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there are herbs...
natural remedies right there
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that can address some
of the common conditions
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for that area, wow...
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Lee: Yeah. Yvonne:
How amazing is God!
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Lee: It says in Romans
10 that God is nigh unto us,
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we don't have to go
far off to find God...
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Lee: And it's like herbs...
they're very unobtrusive,
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they're not knocking on
our door getting our attention,
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they're all around us
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and there are herbs that
tend to be the greatest blessing
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often, we see them
as the greatest curse.
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Yvonne: Okay, like?
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Lee: For
example... like nettle...
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if you've ever dreamt
about stinging nettles...
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Yvonne: Ah... no...
00:15:04.67\00:15:06.00
Lee: Did you ever wish
you had some in your salad?
00:15:06.03\00:15:10.21
Yvonne: No...
00:15:10.24\00:15:11.57
Lee: Do you know that nettle
has the highest concentration
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of nutrition of any food
or herb that we know of...
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even green or blue
algae, it's high in Vitamin A,
00:15:17.81\00:15:20.72
it's got Vitamin Bs...
00:15:20.75\00:15:22.08
it's even got
small amount of B12,
00:15:22.12\00:15:23.59
Vitamin C, D, E, K, P,
it's got macro-micro nutrients,
00:15:23.62\00:15:28.52
it's... it's... very
high in phytochemistry,
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it's a natural antihistamine,
00:15:32.49\00:15:34.56
what's funny about nettle...
is... it will sting you
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but if you cook it,
it's an antihistamine.
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Yvonne: Really?
00:15:41.00\00:15:42.87
Lee: Isn't that
amazing? Yvonne: Ah...
00:15:42.90\00:15:44.57
Lee: And so, it's
good for the eyes,
00:15:44.61\00:15:46.17
it's good for the
stomach, the liver, the kidneys,
00:15:46.24\00:15:49.04
the skin... I mean...
and it's such a humble herb
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and it's viewed like a curse.
00:15:51.88\00:15:55.02
Yvonne: Yes... yes...
00:15:55.05\00:15:56.45
Lee: And it's a bit
like Jesus, isn't it?
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He's... He's...
there... He's right with us...
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but we... we don't esteem Him...
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as He really should receive
that honor that He deserves.
00:16:02.69\00:16:06.53
Yvonne: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:16:06.59\00:16:07.93
Lee: Same as
things like Dandelion...
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we just run them
over with the lawn mower,
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or Milk Thistle...
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Plantain... which is
just as good as charcoal
00:16:12.43\00:16:16.37
for emergency medicine,
00:16:16.40\00:16:17.74
so, these things that
are growing in our backyards,
00:16:17.77\00:16:21.68
we could use... but we just have
no idea what they're good for.
00:16:21.71\00:16:24.61
Yvonne: Yes... yea...
like with Dandelion...
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blood building and iron
and Milk Thistle for the liver,
00:16:27.12\00:16:30.72
if we would just
investigate what we have
00:16:30.75\00:16:36.36
like, "What's in your
hand... " like with Aaron...
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and Moses...
"What's in your hand?"
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If we would just look
at what's in our gardens
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or what's around us, now,
for those who are watching
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who don't have a
garden, you don't have...
00:16:47.70\00:16:50.27
you live in a
city, a high rise...
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you can have an
herbal garden on your patio,
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on your terrace, right?
00:16:56.91\00:16:58.61
You can just have a little,
or have one in the apartment,
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so you don't have
to... you don't have to have
00:17:01.78\00:17:04.75
like a big garden
because I'm not into...
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I can't garden or anything...
but you could have some herbs...
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some basil and just some...
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Lee: Aloe Vera...
Yvonne: Aloe Vera..
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if you have a
burn... just take that and...
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take a leaf and
rub it on the burn,
00:17:16.16\00:17:18.23
I mean, so many things...
so, so, you got interested
00:17:18.30\00:17:22.20
after finding all of
these things with your family,
00:17:22.24\00:17:25.91
the Lord let you know this is...
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this is the path that I
have for you, is that it?
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Lee: Yes... Yvonne:
How did you do that?
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Lee: It wasn't the
path of my choosing...
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Yvonne: Really?
00:17:33.01\00:17:34.35
Lee: Because I was more teaching
00:17:34.38\00:17:36.58
Physiology...
Lifestyle Medicine,
00:17:36.62\00:17:38.95
what we call the
"Eight Laws of Health,"
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nutrition, fresh air,
exercise, sunlight and so on...
00:17:41.49\00:17:44.89
but I saw a
component that was missing
00:17:44.93\00:17:51.13
as far as using natural methods
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to apply... from the
perspective of restoring
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and so, I started to
study more and I felt a drawing
00:17:57.41\00:18:05.25
in that area and... because
00:18:05.28\00:18:07.75
how God brought us
through in our lifestyle,
00:18:07.78\00:18:10.99
in our journey with herbs,
00:18:11.02\00:18:13.05
I realized that
they're more efficacious
00:18:13.09\00:18:15.22
than I originally
thought they were,
00:18:15.26\00:18:17.89
and that really
perked my interest
00:18:17.93\00:18:20.53
because I had studied
Nutrition, I taught Nutrition
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and so, "herbs" were
just a little deviation...
00:18:23.90\00:18:27.14
a little bit away from
that but on the same lines
00:18:27.17\00:18:30.71
because they're for
nutrition and phytochemistry
00:18:30.74\00:18:34.78
and vitamins and
minerals and so... it was...
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really a developing interest.
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And it has become a
passion for you hasn't it?
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Lee: Yes it has...
yes... Yvonne: I can tell...
00:18:44.69\00:18:46.15
I can tell... when I
was talking to you at ASI
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and I saw all of the
remedies that you have
00:18:49.19\00:18:51.86
and people need to know how
they can get those, by the way,
00:18:51.89\00:18:54.90
how can they get
your natural remedies?
00:18:54.93\00:18:57.33
Yeah, we
actually have a website...
00:18:57.37\00:18:59.70
it's www. herballiving. org
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and that's... that gives a list
of all our different products
00:19:04.24\00:19:09.38
but you won't
find any information
00:19:09.41\00:19:13.62
as far as how they work
because it's in regulations
00:19:13.65\00:19:16.65
so they'll just
have a name on there
00:19:16.69\00:19:19.12
and the ingredients on
there. Yvonne: Right...
00:19:19.15\00:19:22.32
Lee: But we also have
another website called:
00:19:22.39\00:19:25.53
www. Lightingtheworld. org
00:19:25.56\00:19:29.33
and that is to give us
information on training,
00:19:29.36\00:19:33.17
and so if you want to do
a course on Natural Remedies
00:19:33.20\00:19:36.57
because there are so
many courses out there
00:19:36.60\00:19:38.87
but the problem is that
00:19:38.91\00:19:41.21
the devil has taken a
lot of what God has made
00:19:41.24\00:19:44.05
and he's put his
own philosophy on that
00:19:44.08\00:19:47.88
so, there are very,
very few herb courses
00:19:47.95\00:19:51.22
that actually have a
Christian perspective.
00:19:51.25\00:19:54.06
Yvonne: Hmmm...
00:19:54.09\00:19:55.42
Lee: I mean God is the
one that made the herbs,
00:19:55.46\00:19:58.36
it says in Psalm 104:14
that God gave us the herbs
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for the... for
the service of man...
00:20:01.46\00:20:03.60
so they're our servants
00:20:03.67\00:20:06.07
and that's another
reason they represent Jesus.
00:20:06.13\00:20:09.34
Yvonne: Yes, yes...
00:20:09.40\00:20:10.91
so tell us about this Course
that you have, what's in it?
00:20:10.94\00:20:14.64
Lee: Okay, well, we cover about
a thousand different herbs,
00:20:14.68\00:20:18.98
what they're good for and
how to make different formulas
00:20:19.01\00:20:23.08
and different things at home.
00:20:23.12\00:20:24.45
Yvonne: Ah...
00:20:24.49\00:20:25.82
Lee: So, if you want to
learn how to make something
00:20:25.85\00:20:27.79
for your children,
if they get a cold...
00:20:27.82\00:20:29.82
you want to boost
their immune system
00:20:29.86\00:20:31.79
or maybe you want to make
an extract or a certain tea
00:20:31.83\00:20:35.93
for energy or a
cream, okay, so we go through
00:20:35.96\00:20:39.53
all the different
systems and how we can apply
00:20:39.57\00:20:43.10
natural remedies to those
and just simple conditions
00:20:43.14\00:20:46.31
that, maybe you don't
need to pop a pill but
00:20:46.34\00:20:49.61
just educate
yourself how to make something
00:20:49.64\00:20:52.91
and you may see
that you don't need to
00:20:52.95\00:20:57.92
go on another trip to the
doctor to get a prescription
00:20:57.95\00:21:03.66
and I should add too
that some people think,
00:21:03.69\00:21:07.40
"Well, if you're
into herbal remedies,
00:21:07.43\00:21:09.60
then you're... you're not
really that much into Allopathic
00:21:09.63\00:21:15.94
or you're not into
conventional medicine"
00:21:15.97\00:21:17.71
but I take the approach that
there are good in both sides
00:21:17.74\00:21:21.34
and we need to be educated
00:21:21.38\00:21:22.94
and we need to stick
within the parameters
00:21:22.98\00:21:25.98
of... they're not
competition, it's just we...
00:21:26.01\00:21:28.98
we know... through study
00:21:29.02\00:21:31.89
and through our
own personal effort,
00:21:31.92\00:21:33.32
that we'll get a better idea
00:21:33.36\00:21:34.72
as to what
applies to what situation.
00:21:34.76\00:21:36.09
Yvonne: Right...
00:21:36.12\00:21:37.46
Lee: So they can co-exist
in an intelligent mind-set.
00:21:37.49\00:21:41.33
Yvonne: Yeah, you don't need
to feel also that if you're...
00:21:41.36\00:21:45.53
if you're going to a
doctor that you're sinning
00:21:45.57\00:21:48.57
and if you're just
doing natural remedies,
00:21:48.60\00:21:51.77
you have to pray about
it and ask for guidance
00:21:51.81\00:21:54.81
but God has given
us natural remedies
00:21:54.84\00:21:58.31
so if you check... and
I'm saying all this because
00:21:58.35\00:22:03.25
you really have to be careful
00:22:03.28\00:22:05.35
because some people
will just kind of...
00:22:05.39\00:22:07.26
just kind of abandon everything
and go into just the natural...
00:22:07.29\00:22:12.26
and we don't want
to encourage that,
00:22:12.29\00:22:14.60
but we want to encourage
you to do your homework,
00:22:14.63\00:22:18.43
to investigate
the natural remedies,
00:22:18.47\00:22:21.04
find out from
your doctor if you...
00:22:21.07\00:22:23.37
let him know that you want to...
00:22:23.41\00:22:25.64
or her... let them know that
you want to try X, Y or Z...
00:22:25.67\00:22:31.01
so they're aware
of what you're doing
00:22:31.05\00:22:33.21
but try and look into
it... educate yourself
00:22:33.25\00:22:37.09
because these natural remedies
can really get to the cause,
00:22:37.12\00:22:40.82
the root cause of the
issue and that's really...
00:22:40.86\00:22:44.76
it... Allopathic Medicine...
it's great for acute situations
00:22:44.79\00:22:50.03
but chronic
situations are more challenging.
00:22:50.07\00:22:52.90
Lee: That's correct.
00:22:52.93\00:22:54.27
Yvonne: Because
the Pharmaceuticals
00:22:54.30\00:22:55.64
are not necessarily curative,
00:22:55.67\00:22:57.01
they are palliative...
00:22:57.04\00:22:59.27
they kind of help you
to mitigate the symptoms,
00:22:59.31\00:23:02.38
but they're not
necessarily reaching the cure...
00:23:02.41\00:23:05.48
I mean... the cause...
00:23:05.51\00:23:06.85
so, we don't want you again...
and I'm really emphasizing this
00:23:06.88\00:23:11.75
because I want to
make sure you get it,
00:23:11.82\00:23:13.76
don't just stop your
meds but educate yourself
00:23:13.79\00:23:16.69
and that's what you
do, you give them...
00:23:16.73\00:23:20.00
you give the
Viewer who is watching...
00:23:20.03\00:23:22.36
if they want your
Course... an education
00:23:22.40\00:23:25.13
in the different
herbs and what they do.
00:23:25.17\00:23:27.44
Lee: That's correct.
00:23:27.50\00:23:28.84
Yvonne: And how much is it,
what's the cost for the class?
00:23:28.87\00:23:31.64
Lee: For the whole
one-month course, it is $495
00:23:31.67\00:23:35.94
and we're also
working on a six-month program
00:23:35.98\00:23:39.55
which will be an
extension to that one-month
00:23:39.58\00:23:43.08
which will help people to
learn how they can, for example,
00:23:43.12\00:23:48.12
start their own herb
ministry or become an instructor
00:23:48.16\00:23:51.69
in herbal remedies
and things like that...
00:23:51.73\00:23:53.70
so, it's more for the
serious students that want it.
00:23:53.76\00:23:57.40
Yes, those who want to kind
of delve more deeply into it
00:23:57.47\00:24:00.67
and maybe... maybe
some of our Viewers
00:24:00.70\00:24:04.94
can do the $495... if
they... maybe over time
00:24:04.97\00:24:08.54
can set up something
with you and then pay
00:24:08.58\00:24:11.31
and then get the
course at the end of that
00:24:11.35\00:24:14.08
you could work something out.
00:24:14.12\00:24:15.95
Well, I should
add... it's not actually...
00:24:15.98\00:24:17.92
I'm in the Instructor...
the Organization is:
00:24:17.95\00:24:22.46
Lay Institute of
Global Health Training
00:24:22.49\00:24:25.39
and so that's
based in Georgia and so,
00:24:25.43\00:24:28.23
I'm sort of coming in
there as the Instructor
00:24:28.26\00:24:30.57
and they're the ones that
put the course platform together
00:24:30.60\00:24:36.20
and take phone calls.
00:24:36.24\00:24:38.57
Yvonne: Oh, okay, is it online?
00:24:38.61\00:24:40.08
Lee: It's online, it is
online. Yvonne: Oh, okay.
00:24:40.11\00:24:43.41
Lee: Totally online...
00:24:43.45\00:24:44.85
Yvonne: That's
great... that's great.
00:24:44.88\00:24:46.82
Lee: I was going to
say we also do Seminars
00:24:46.85\00:24:50.02
on the weekend specially
for people that want to see
00:24:50.09\00:24:54.79
how to make these things.
00:24:54.82\00:24:56.32
Yvonne: So you teach them.
00:24:56.36\00:24:57.76
Lee: Right, it's like a
cooking school with herbs.
00:24:57.79\00:24:59.96
Yvonne: Yes...
that's so incredible
00:25:00.00\00:25:01.53
because that's one of the things
00:25:01.56\00:25:03.03
that you and I have talked
and you're going to come and
00:25:03.06\00:25:06.90
do some work on Dare to Dream
00:25:06.94\00:25:08.27
and teach natural remedies
and herbal... herbal remedies...
00:25:08.30\00:25:11.94
Lee: Yeah, and get
you in the kitchen.
00:25:11.97\00:25:13.31
Yvonne: Okay, cool...
I love it... I love it...
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Lee: That will be fun.
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Yvonne: Get me in the
kitchen, okay, that sounds good,
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tell us some of the things that
you would include in the Series.
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Lee: Well, these are simple
things that everyone can make
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so, for
example, a lot of mothers
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want to know how to
take care of their children,
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so, if they're
getting a runny nose,
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if they're getting a
cough... sore throat,
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getting a cold, help boost that,
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we could show
how to make extracts,
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how to make
simple creams or salves,
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if you got some
inflammation, some little pain,
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you can rub something topically
on that... it helps with that...
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how to make
different teas and decoctions
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and we'll probably even
throw in some herbal smoothies.
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Yvonne: Oh cool...
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Lee: I'm getting really creative
after you asked me about this.
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Yvonne: I like it, I
like that, herbal smoothies.
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Lee: I even
thought of an herb cake.
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Yvonne: Really.
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Lee: Yeah, oh,
well not all herbs but
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it will be a
cake with some herbs.
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Yvonne: Okay, that sounds
good, yummy, that sounds good,
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so what do you want
the Viewer to take away
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from the
presentations that you make
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and your whole
philosophy about herbs,
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what do you want to
the Viewer to take away?
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Lee: I want them to understand
that this is something
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that they themselves can do
at home, very simple with it,
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just a little bit of
knowledge and a kitchen to use
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some pots and pans
so my role is to educate
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and I believe that if people
can swallow some education
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they can avoid a
lot of medication
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and so I would like to get
more and more people interested
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in natural remedies
and I see a growing trend
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especially here
in the United States
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and First-world
Countries of herbal medicine,
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in fact, according to the
World Health Organization,
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we have over 4 billion
people in the world using herbs.
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Yvonne: Hmmm...
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Lee: And even a lot of
drug derivatives come from herbs
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about 25 percent of
modern pharmaceuticals
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used in this
Country come from herbs
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so, we just want to get
people excited about using them,
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and using them intelligently.
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Yvonne: Yes...
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Lee: Because there's a
right way and a wrong way,
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so we need to
educate... the right way.
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Yvonne: Well, thank
you so much, you've just...
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you've given us
some good education today
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and we get to see your passion
for the Lord and for this area
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so thank you so much.
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Lee: Thank you for
having me, it's been a blessing.
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Yvonne: And keep us
informed as to what you're doing
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and how we can reach you
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and we'll put it up
on our Facebook as well.
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Lee: Great.
00:27:48.80\00:27:50.13
Yvonne: Well, we've reached
the end of another Program,
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I can't believe how
quickly our time has flown,
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you know, you need
to check out herbs,
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pray and then join us next time
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because it just wouldn't
be the same... without you.
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