Participants: Charles Mills & James Marcum
Series Code: UP
Program Code: UP00004B
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00:01 Welcome back to Ultimate Prescription.
00:02 I'm Charles Mills, this is Dr. James Marcum. 00:05 You know, Dr. Marcum, as we talk about nutrition. 00:08 I don't think there is any subject that we can discuss 00:13 that is not going to get more attention 00:15 and more people may be a little upset with this 00:17 and the idea of what people should eat. 00:20 But you just got through saying 00:21 in the early part of the program, 00:22 I would get some questions here about this, 00:24 you got through saying 00:25 that nutrition is vital for our health. 00:27 So we have to talk about it. 00:29 Yes, we do and we try 00:30 to meet people were they're at, Charles. 00:33 We try to wrap truth and love 00:35 and the first step is just letting everyone know 00:38 that we need to eat well. 00:40 We need to think about the things we put in our body. 00:42 So that's step number one is taking truth 00:44 and wrapping it up and try not to judge people. 00:47 I've written a book called "Ultimate Prescription" 00:50 that goes in great detail about some of the foods 00:52 we should eat and how to do this. 00:53 And this is on our website heartwiseministries.org. 00:57 But what I tell people first is, you know, 00:59 we want to learn about the foods we eat. 01:01 So you brought some apples here. 01:03 Yes, I did. Tell me about that. 01:04 Let's talk about how we need to look at food 01:07 and how we need to look at health? 01:09 I went to a shopping for a hood 01:13 that goes above the stove, 01:15 my wife's kitchen there and the hood broke, 01:19 the fan and the light everything broke. 01:20 So I'd to go buying new one. 01:21 So I went to the store 01:23 and I found the hood section of the store 01:28 and there I found that I had three choices for hoods. 01:31 I could buy a good hood, 01:34 a better hood, and a best hood. 01:36 A good, better, and best. 01:37 And they had different features of what not 01:39 and I made the choice based on what I needed there. 01:41 But this concept of good, better, best, 01:43 stuck in my mind as I was driving home. 01:45 I thought, you know, that's very much like health 01:48 when we talk about health. 01:50 There is good health. 01:51 There is better health and there is best health. 01:54 Now our program is called Ultimate Prescription 01:57 which means we're trying to move 01:58 you to that best health section. 02:01 We want to make sure that you have the absolute best health. 02:05 But some people it will be a real task 02:08 for them to have good health. 02:09 And so let's move into that. Yeah. 02:10 So here is an example. 02:12 Right here in front of me of three ways 02:14 that you can eat apples 02:16 and we're gonna go good, better, best, here. Right. 02:20 The first way is, these are health bars. 02:23 There are apples in there, these are health bars. 02:26 And these are supposed to be very nutrition 02:29 and I suppose they are. 02:31 But the thing about these 02:32 is that there's a lot of sugar in here as well. 02:35 There are a few chemicals as preservatives 02:37 and that you can leave this out and probably 02:39 look just like this in about 30 years. 02:42 You can use this as a way of getting good health, 02:46 if you have bad health, 02:47 you can go to good health with this. 02:48 Okay, that's fine and good. 02:49 Now the next one here, let's go to little bit better. 02:53 Here are some dehydrated apples. 02:56 There's apples in here, here are some dehydrated apples. 02:59 This is simply a Fuji apples, 03:01 my favorite, that have been dehydrated. 03:03 The only ingredient for this, I suppose to the ingredient 03:05 for the other thing, is organic apples. 03:08 So we have some nice 03:09 dehydrated apples and they're delicious. 03:11 You can have better health 03:12 when you eat this. That's fantastic. 03:15 But you know we want to go one step further. 03:17 We want to go from good to better to best. 03:20 If you want to have the best health, 03:25 here you go, the whole apple. Yeah. 03:28 Just go to the store and buy an apple. 03:31 You know, there's no ingredient list on an apple, 03:34 doesn't have to be there for two reasons. 03:36 Number one it's just an apple. 03:39 And number two if we showed all the ingredients 03:43 and all the nutrition of this apple, it would be a book. 03:48 There would be page after page after page 03:51 of all the nutrients that are in this simple apple. 03:55 This is un-messed with. This is the way God intended. 03:57 You pick it off the tree and you eat it. 03:59 That's what God had in mind. 04:00 So we have good, better, and best. 04:04 So when we talk to you on this program about your health, 04:08 we want you to make the steps if necessary to that, 04:10 you may have to go through the good, 04:12 the better, eat a little bit better, 04:13 drink a little bit more water, breath a little bit better, 04:18 eat more plant based, then you move into the better, 04:22 you know, let's have more raw foods, 04:24 fruits as grown, and the best. 04:27 Let's just have foods 04:29 as God had it in the Garden of Eden for us. 04:32 Good, better, best, you can't lose. 04:34 You know, Charles, and I hear though 04:35 patients in the practical world, 04:37 they come into my office. 04:39 They've had their bypass surgery and they say listen, 04:42 I just can't eat this way. I just can't do it. 04:44 I know, I was raised on this type of food. I can't do it. 04:47 Dr. Marcum, I agree 04:49 that this type of diet is the best for me, 04:52 but I can't do it because it upsets me. 04:54 My wife can't cook that way. 04:55 They have a lot of different things. 04:57 So they what we do? You know, what we do? 04:59 And I've given this a lot of thought and prayer. 05:01 And the first thing I said, listen, 05:03 you know, first thing I want you to do 05:05 is to have this relationship with the great physician. 05:08 Let him teach you and ask for the power 05:10 and I've actually done this in my life, Charles. 05:12 And as I made changes, 05:13 I'll make changes one at a time. 05:16 And it might be as simple as drinking water. 05:18 We're not eating big at night or eating little bit of fresh 05:21 and then through that relationship 05:23 and the power that comes 05:24 with that after the getting about this, 05:25 you know, I do feel better. 05:27 And after a while some of the foods 05:29 that used to taste so good, doesn't taste as good. 05:31 And they realize that the power of God 05:34 through the Holy Spirit is changing the way they think, 05:36 the way they live and they're making changes one at a time. 05:39 They're moving up this line towards great health, 05:42 the good, better, best. 05:43 Not everyone moves at the same speed. That's right. 05:46 And like I said, these are things 05:48 that have to be done slowly in some people. 05:50 And we have to wrap truth and love 05:52 and we've to nurture them and encourage them. 05:55 I do a weight management program 05:57 and I had some really big fellows 05:59 that weigh about 400 pounds each. 06:01 And these fellows, you know, 06:03 they ate out this restaurant every single night 06:05 there had a big buffet, do you seen those? 06:07 Oh, my God, yes. And they ate late at night. 06:09 They ate three or four plates full each 06:11 and it wasn't the best food. 06:13 And they had--they both had some problems 06:15 and they were come into this program 06:16 and we gonna help them lose weight 06:17 to change their chemistry 06:18 because they don't want to take pills. 06:20 So the first place we started was in truth. 06:22 The next thing I taught them 06:24 about was relationship with God, 06:25 you know, so they can learn things 06:27 and God will give them the power to make changes. 06:29 And then the first thing I said, 06:30 well, why don't instead of eating five nights a week, 06:32 why don't we only go four nights a week? 06:34 Well, they started doing that and they said. 06:36 Well, we're so hungry 06:37 that we have to go to fast food breakfast place 06:39 and I go, wait a second. 06:41 So but they did that for a month and that, 06:43 God gave him the power not to go every night 06:45 and sooner or later, you know, 06:47 they felt better on the nights and they didn't go. 06:49 So we made that step the first month. 06:51 The next month I said, let's try-- 06:52 since water is so important in nutrition 06:54 let's try drinking water. Yeah. 06:56 So they started drinking water and guess 06:58 what after two months they at least lost 10 or 15 pounds. 07:01 And they go, well, would it be possible 07:03 not to eat that big meal at night? 07:05 So they tried doing that and now after two years, 07:08 after two years they're starting 07:10 to like eat vegetables and it taste good 07:13 and when they go back to their old habits 07:14 there chemistry gets worse and they feel bad. 07:17 That's been the power and God's worked in their life 07:19 to make little changes one at a time. 07:21 They feel His power, they feel that relationship 07:24 and they're growing in Him. 07:25 Now they know that the God 07:26 saves them regardless of what they do. 07:28 He's gonna save them. Yes, he's gonna save them. 07:30 But they followed these laws 07:32 just like we've talked in previous programs. 07:34 The law of water, the law of drinking air, 07:36 the law of--even the food we were designed. 07:39 As we do that we feel better, 07:41 we have more energy, our bodies-- 07:43 God really changes our minds and starts working with us, 07:46 and these changes are possible. 07:47 So we go good, better, and best. 07:50 Not everyone in this life might be the best, 07:52 but we wanna be on that line heading that direction. 07:55 And there is so much people can read about nutrition, 07:58 but we had to say, 07:59 how important nutrition is. Absolutely. 08:01 You know, you make an important point there 08:03 that in time when you move 08:06 from the good to the better to the best, 08:09 your taste buds adjust. 08:10 Anyone there's been on this journey-- 08:12 they're shaking their heads right now. 08:14 They understand this. Your taste buds adjust. 08:16 It can take up to three weeks, 08:18 sometimes four weeks for the taste buds to say 08:20 okay I like the apple better than I like the energy bar. 08:24 Or I like the apple better than I like this version of apple. 08:28 So as you make this journey 08:31 your body goes along and then finally, 08:33 I know, for a fact that if I were to eat this energy bar 08:36 it would just be way too sweet for me. 08:38 It would be too much chemical taste in there. 08:39 I would taste it all because the taste buds 08:42 for all these years when you've been eating all the stuff 08:44 that wasn't good for you, kinda gets dent, 08:47 but when it becomes alive 08:50 and your taste buds suddenly realize good from bad 08:54 and your taste buds are really enjoying this. 08:57 Now let's get to a question 08:58 where we have Dr. Marcum from Heartwiseministries.org, 09:01 people send in questions that you need to answer. 09:03 And we have one hear from a mother 09:05 she says, she's now 93. 09:08 Her mother lives next door, 09:09 some sort, mother lives next door. 09:10 She is 93. And she is independent. 09:12 She often feels tired. Well, she is 93 years old-- 09:15 Yeah, I would really get tired too. 09:16 Yeah, her skin is dry. Oh, she get dizzy a lot. 09:21 She's on medication and for blood pressure 09:24 and swollen legs and she was wondering 09:26 if there is anything you can do nutritionally 09:29 for that person, do you have some ideas for her? 09:31 So run this bar, Charles, once more time. 09:33 She is--how she is feeling again? 09:35 She is tired. Okay. 09:37 She has dry skin. Okay. 09:38 And she has blood pressure problem and swollen legs. 09:42 Anything nutritional going on there? Absolutely. 09:45 First of all, you know, 09:46 the dry skin might be just a hydration problem. Yes. 09:49 So drinking of water might help that tremendously. 09:52 Now we know that people that don't get good nutrition 09:55 they might be missing some vitamins, some phytochemicals. 09:58 So just try to eat two or three fresh fruits 10:00 and vegetables a day will definitely help. 10:02 Sometimes as people get older, you know, 10:05 it's harder to chew. They have dentures. 10:07 It's harder to get good nutrition. 10:09 Sometimes it's hard for people to get out 10:10 and choose their foods. 10:12 So, you know, in good, better, best, 10:14 we say, well, if you can't drink water every day 10:16 your thirst goes down the older you get. 10:18 Another thing we can if we can get fresh fruits 10:21 and vegetables that would be great 10:22 if we could eat that during the day. 10:24 We also--as our digestion slows down as we age, 10:27 we need more fiber to keep those bowels moving, you know-- 10:31 Well, let me just ask you a quick question. 10:33 How much fiber is in animal products? 10:35 No, nil. That's not what we wanna do. 10:37 None? Yeah. 10:38 Let me give you a short example. 10:41 You know, if I eat a big heavy meal at night, 10:45 with lots of animal products 10:46 that stays in my body a long period of time. 10:49 Normally we keep animal products in the refrigerator 10:52 because if we don't keep it in refrigerator it spoils. Yeah. 10:55 Well, when you put that in a body at 98.6 late at night 10:59 that literally spoils in our bodies, 11:01 not only do we get all the chemicals 11:02 but it doesn't move through our system. 11:04 It sort of spoils, it absorbs bad stuff. 11:06 We get everything that the animal has in it. 11:09 It absorbs just the chemicals 11:10 that bring it to market the steroids and diseases. 11:13 But when we eat more plants, guess what? 11:15 It moves through our system quicker, 11:17 it keeps our bodies going quicker 11:19 and we don't absorb as much. 11:21 So I would tell her drink some more water, 11:23 first start with some fruits and vegetables, 11:25 try not to eat big at night, 11:27 see how you feel at the end of the month 11:28 and then we can move on to step two. 11:30 All right, very good. 11:31 Nutrition, so very, very important to us. 11:34 And again when we're talking about nutrition as the Bible, 11:38 as Genesis, as the creation story tells us. 11:41 We're talking about whole foods, plant-based diet. 11:45 You know, you can be a, 11:47 you can be a Vegan and eat potato chips. 11:50 You can be a Vegan and drink soda pop. 11:53 We're talking about eating fruits as growing, 11:55 whole foods, plant-based diet, so important to us all. 12:05 We've been talking about nutrition today 12:07 and we have a template that was given to us back at creation. 12:11 A diet in a garden that was filled with fruits, 12:13 vegetables, nuts, and grains, 12:15 that's the best diet for us to eat. 12:18 Now we also have talked about how the problems in the world, 12:21 doesn't necessarily give us that food anymore 12:23 and I admit it's hard for all of us to eat the right food. 12:27 And we can't do this without extra power 12:30 I think and that comes from the power 12:31 in that relationship with the Holy Spirit. 12:34 That relationship with God that gives us 12:36 the ability to make changes one at a time 12:39 to do it in a loving manner, 12:40 and not judge other peoples as well as ourselves. 12:43 But we also need the spiritual power 12:45 and how do we get the spiritual power? 12:48 Well, one of the ways we can come in to communion 12:50 with our Heavenly Father is prayer. 12:52 And I wanna offer a prayer with us right now-- 12:55 the most important thing that we can do everyday 12:57 is to communicate with our Heavenly Father. 12:59 Let's bow our heads right now together. 13:02 Father God, we wanna thank you for loving us 13:04 and helping us to understand 13:06 that nutrition is vital to our health 13:08 and is also a treatment for disease. 13:10 We know we're not perfect 13:12 and we ask for your power to change our lives 13:14 to help us to eat better, 13:16 to move to this best nutrition plan 13:18 that you gave us back at the Garden of Eden, Father. 13:21 And if there is-- someone that needs, 13:22 you know, in this relationship with you today, 13:24 Father, please come into their lives. 13:26 It's our most humble prayer, amen. 13:29 We have covered a lot today 13:31 and you can go to many different resources 13:33 to learn more about nutrition. 13:34 But I think the big points are this. 13:36 We want to move towards fresh fruits, 13:39 vegetables, nuts and grains diet. 13:40 We want to do it based on the power of God. 13:43 We wanna do it slowly. 13:44 We all wanna have the Holy Spirit in our lives. 13:47 There's so much written about this, 13:49 but you can do this today, just ask God to help you. 13:53 thank you for joining us on Ultimate Prescription 13:55 and remember that Ultimate Prescription 13:57 is that relationship with our Heavenly Father. |
Revised 2014-12-17