Participants: James Marcum & Charles Mills
Series Code: UP
Program Code: UP00011B
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00:01 You know if you'd like more information
00:02 about what we're talking about here 00:03 and if you'd like more guidance in this area. 00:06 There's some place you can go. 00:07 And Dr Marcum, let's have you share 00:09 with them where that might be. 00:11 Yeah. If you're interested, if you might have a question 00:13 or might want prayer for healing or learn 00:15 more about this ministry go to our website 00:18 that's heartwiseministries.org. 00:21 We have people that write in with their questions 00:23 and we have bevy of professionals that answer. 00:26 No charge, of course, we can't be too specific 00:28 what we give the answer. 00:29 There's also information about the book. 00:31 And then my new book that's coming out. 00:33 Tyndale's publishing it called 00:34 the 'Ultimate Prescription'. 00:36 We're hoping that this will be an evangelistic book 00:38 to get people to think about 00:40 some of the things we've been talking about. 00:42 The real cause of disease, 00:43 getting them plug back into that relationship 00:45 and the power that comes to change their health. 00:48 So I wanna encourage that. 00:49 That's available at our website heartwiseministries.org. 00:53 How about some questions? Absolutely. 00:55 We have some questions from that website. 00:56 And we invite you to send your questions 01:00 into the website as well, heartwiseministries.org. 01:03 There's a link there that you can click on, 01:04 and you can ask your question. 01:07 And we just may use it right here on the program. 01:08 All right, here we go. 01:10 Question number one, I need to lose weight 01:14 and went to a diet doctor who wrote me 01:17 a medication for weight loss. 01:19 How long before I start losing weight? Well, okay. 01:22 That's a great question-- Going on this thing. 01:24 You know, and that's a very important question, 01:27 because we've talked previously 01:28 about the epidemic we have. Yes. 01:30 And I'd like to think of why is people 01:31 gaining extra weight, you know, 01:33 well a lot of it comes from the brain 01:35 like we've talked about, because 01:36 we don't have that power to do the right thing. 01:38 We're eating the wrong food. 01:40 We're being programmed in ways we don't want to. 01:42 We're not moving anymore. 01:44 Some of us have genetic problems with weights. 01:46 Some of us have metabolic problems. 01:49 I just dug up this scientific article. 01:51 This was published in circulation in 2006. 01:55 And it talks about obesity in the cardiovascular effects 01:57 and it talks about all the things 01:59 that you know obese increases the risk of cancer, 02:02 heart disease, stroke, almost every condition 02:05 this is a player in. And yet it goes 02:07 on and on and telling us about the problem 02:09 But it doesn't really give us the answer. 02:12 A lot of people out there giving answers 02:14 including metabolic stimulants. 02:17 And this person wanted to take a medication 02:19 to speed up their metabolism. 02:22 To me in weight management this makes no sense. 02:26 Okay, because really this doesn't address the problem. 02:29 This just adds another problem 02:31 to the problem we already have. 02:33 It might help us lose weight, 02:34 but all these studies had shown that 02:36 when people on these medicines. And a few years ago 02:38 we had a medicine called fen-phen. 02:40 And that medicine actually damaged heart valves 02:43 and they took it off the market. 02:45 Most of the medicines for weight loss 02:47 speeds up the metabolism, either they have caffeine 02:50 or chemicals like ephedra or all these chemicals 02:53 that speed up your metabolism. 02:55 That is not the way we were supposed to lose weight. 02:57 We do want the metabolism to be sped up, 03:00 but not at the side-effect 03:01 of all these other things had happened. 03:03 Many of these stimulants can raise a chance 03:05 of having heart disease, funny heart rhythms, 03:08 heart attacks, and it's not a long term solution. 03:12 You know, most people that are on these, 03:13 they lose the weight, they gain the weight, 03:15 they lose the weight, they gain the weight. 03:17 They want a quick fix. 03:18 And there's danger even in that yo-yo effect. 03:20 Yes, there's danger in that. 03:21 And a lot of the diet plans are the same way. 03:23 They lose the weight, then they go back to the way 03:25 they were and they gain the weight. 03:26 And that's very damaging to our chemistry. 03:29 So and this person that asks us this question 03:31 the first thing I would say, 03:32 I would really not recommend them 03:34 being on any diet supplements. I would not, 03:37 I would not recommend that. 03:38 But I would recommend getting back to 03:41 what I call a Biblical approach to weight loss. 03:43 The pre-lie approach. 03:44 Yes, the pre-lie approach. 03:46 And that comes with-- it starts with relationship. 03:49 That relationship with God that we've talked about. 03:51 A good relationship a correct link, 03:53 realizing that no matter how much you weigh, 03:55 you have value to God. He loves you. 03:58 He wants to turn you into something beautiful, 04:00 but it doesn't always happen right away. 04:02 So I would definitely recommend 04:04 stopping that medication, talk to your doctor 04:07 to make sure your thyroid's okay, 04:08 make sure you don't have metabolic problems. 04:10 Then after that was done enter into this relationship 04:13 and make that relationship strong. 04:15 It takes about a month to change your habit. 04:17 You know, do this for about a month 04:18 the relationship and the next thing we'll start 04:21 on principles that were given back at creation. 04:23 Why don't you start for water? 04:24 Do that for a month, 04:26 and see and the power the relationship with water 04:28 and see how you feel at the end of the month. 04:29 Drink more water. When you see 04:30 that God has changed you, 04:31 why don't you do the next step 04:33 which is maybe not eating big at night 04:35 and resting better. Yes. 04:36 Learn how to rest. 04:37 Take a weekly rest then move around more be outside. 04:41 All of these principles so we can start doing-- 04:43 given at creation helps us out. 04:46 In fact we've developed at Heartwise Ministries 04:48 a weight management plan called weight management 04:50 by the book. By the book. 04:51 Which is available and it goes through this, 04:53 but most people can do this on their own 04:55 if they get back in that relationship. 04:57 God will take them one step at a time to good health. 04:59 And we want people when they lose weight 05:01 to make lifestyle changes that will last forever. 05:04 And it's a slow journey, you know, you do this. 05:06 In one month you feel the power of the Holy Spirit. 05:07 You make another change, another change. 05:09 Pretty soon the weight might or might not come out, 05:12 but even if it doesn't come out you're safe. 05:14 And it's a habit that you have not so much 05:17 the weight just comes off. 05:19 I've some people who will do everything right 05:20 and they still don't lose a lot of weight, 05:22 but if they get on this right path, 05:24 God will bless them with this. 05:25 So I would stay away 05:27 from any fat diets in weight loss. 05:29 I would stay away from medication 05:31 that speed up your metabolism. 05:33 Most of them have thyroid containing medications in them, 05:35 that kind of stuff. 05:36 I would just stay away from that 05:37 and I would get back to what makes sense 05:39 what was given to us at creation. 05:41 And I wouldn't necessarily believe everything 05:43 that we hear out there 'cause you have to say, 05:45 "Where is this coming from? Where is the power 05:47 behind this recommendation coming from? 05:48 Is the power coming from the great physician 05:51 who loves us the most? 05:52 Or is it might be coming from someone 05:53 that wants to make a little money 05:55 and doesn't really care about you at all? 05:56 That's right. So that's what I'd do. 05:58 You make an interesting point here, Dr Marcum. 05:59 You're saying that even if you're carrying 06:02 a little extra weight you can be healthy. 06:05 And even if you're just a skinny bones, 06:07 even if you're just a beanpole, 06:10 on the outside you can look pretty good, 06:12 but on the inside can be some real problems, 06:14 the thickening of the arteries. Yes. 06:16 The internal fat that people can't even see on the outside. 06:21 There's a certain kind of fat that wraps around your body 06:24 that is inside that is just as damaging 06:26 as the fat you can see. 06:28 So appearance is secondary really 06:31 to being very healthy inside and out. 06:35 That's what you should be after that, 06:36 that wonderful health, 06:38 because usually 99% of the time, 06:41 if you make yourself healthy on the inside, 06:44 it will show on the outside too. 06:46 You know, Charles, we did a study. 06:47 I studied a bunch of people 06:49 that wanted to lose weight and we studied them. 06:51 We gave them all these suggestions, all these diets. 06:55 And what really the people that's kept 06:56 the weight off long term, 06:58 they were the ones that focus on relationships. 07:01 Relationship with God that gave them the power 07:03 to stick with these changes and be happy with it, 07:05 in relationship with each other, 07:07 serving each other, nurturing each other. 07:09 So the key I think to weight management 07:10 is those two relationships. Relationship with God 07:13 who gives you the power to make these changes. 07:15 Most of us know what we need to do. Yes. 07:16 I know what we need to do. 07:18 But how do we stick with it and feel good about it 07:20 and feel happy about it, 07:21 and not fall back into this traps. 07:23 Is through that relationship with God, 07:25 and the relationship with each other, 07:26 encouraging and nurturing us. 07:28 Loving people not judging them. 07:30 Wrapping truth and love. 07:31 Taking them one step at a time. 07:33 That's--I love that because, you know, 07:35 you might get a small group together at church. Yeah. 07:37 Weight loss group at church, or even your family group, 07:40 or your neighbor, or your friends, 07:41 your coworkers, so to form a little group 07:43 and then start working on this together, 07:46 and you'll have the encouragement, 07:47 the motivation built right in there, 07:49 and you can share the victories, 07:50 and you can sort of motivate through the defeats, 07:52 and will help you in whatever you want to do 07:54 as far as your health is concerned. 07:55 You know, you know what so exciting about this, 07:57 Charles, is when people start doing this, 07:59 even though there's little changes they can feel 08:01 God working in their life and leading them. 08:04 Then they know that God is real. 08:05 God was there-- we've to make sure 08:07 we understood--God is there. God was there all the time. 08:09 You just didn't feel Him. 08:10 You were crumpled. You were all stepped on. 08:12 You didn't feel Him. 08:13 But as soon as you start looking for God 08:15 and allowing God in little by little 08:17 you feel Him and you feel the value. 08:18 And then you see the results. 08:19 Yes, you see the results. 08:21 And that gives you the power to make the next step. 08:22 I love it, I love it. Okay. 08:24 Question number two here for our program. 08:27 This comes from a viewer. 08:29 Will I have to take my diabetic medication 08:32 the rest of my life? Good question. 08:34 Yeah, we have a lot of questions 08:36 that come into our website regarding medications. 08:39 The answer to that question is it depends. 08:42 If you're a type 1 diabetic 08:44 maybe you'll have to take medication the rest of your life 08:46 which is usually insulin injections. 08:48 If you are a type 2 diabetic the answer it depends. 08:52 It depends on if you can change your chemistry 08:54 the way we've talked about. Yes. 08:55 If you can make these changes, 08:57 and change your chemistry, 08:58 and increase your ability to mobilize glucose 09:02 maybe you don't have to be. 09:04 And that's why it's important to get with a doctor 09:05 that's willing to teach you how to lower your blood sugar 09:08 and get rid of diabetes without the medicines. 09:11 As I've said previously 09:12 a medication never cures diabetes, 09:14 it just treats a symptom. 09:16 A medication doesn't cure blood pressure, 09:17 it just treats a symptom. 09:19 So you'll have a chance 09:20 maybe by exercise, getting the weight down, 09:23 eating a healthy plant based diet, 09:24 you have a chance to get rid of diabetes. 09:26 So the answer it depends, 09:27 if you do that maybe you can be off the medication. 09:30 All right. That is something certainly to shoot for. 09:32 I love that. Okay. 09:34 Our last question for today. 09:35 I have suffered from migraines, 09:37 says this viewer. My entire adult life-- 09:41 Imitrex-- Imitrex, yeah. 09:43 Imitrex helps very little. 09:45 Do I need more caffeine? 09:47 This is Windy in Washington. 09:48 Yeah, Windiy. Imitrex is a medicine that works 09:52 well for acute episode of migraine headaches. 09:55 But we want to prevent 09:57 the migraine headaches to begin with. 09:59 There's a lot of things that will help greatly. 10:01 Sometimes there might be stimulants that trigger this, 10:04 you know, certain food that might trigger this. 10:06 Lack of sleep can trigger this. 10:08 Dehydration can trigger this. 10:10 And as I've worked with people with migraines 10:12 as they get back to God's health plan, 10:15 they have less migraines than before. 10:17 So they have less need of taking these medications. 10:20 So what I see help more than anything is hydration, 10:23 adequate rest, and try to avoid 10:25 a lot of extra chemicals in the diet. 10:28 Okay. You know, it just reminds me over and over 10:31 again listening to you 10:32 give this wonderful guidance to the viewers, 10:36 that the devil has told such a lie to us. 10:40 The devil has done such a number 10:42 on our hearts and in our minds. 10:44 He did it to Eve. He's doing it to us. 10:46 There are answers 10:48 and the answers are found pre-lie. 10:52 Think about that viewer. 10:53 You have the lie and what happened after that, 10:56 and we're living in that. And then you have the lie 10:59 and what was going on before that. 11:00 And we wanna move ourselves back 11:02 to that pre-lie existence 11:05 and we can do that even in this world. 11:07 Okay, we'll take a break and when we come back 11:09 a very powerful medicine just for you 11:11 with Dr James Marcum. Stay tuned. 11:18 I hope some of the discussions we've had today 11:20 has struck a chord in your heart. 11:23 People all over the world are searching for answers. 11:27 Answers to their health. 11:29 Answers to their relationship with God. 11:31 And unfortunately, there are lies out there 11:33 that have damaged our chemistry. 11:36 You don't see too many 11:37 health programs that start with a great physician. 11:40 But that's where we must start in understanding 11:43 how to improve our chemistry. 11:45 We must get back to what went wrong 11:47 at the very beginning to understand 11:49 what we need to do to get things straight. 11:52 And just like that dollar bill was crumpled up, 11:54 you still have that value 11:56 no matter what happens in your life. 11:58 God's there to get you on that right path. 12:01 And we wanna pray for you right now 12:03 that you will get on that right path to health, 12:05 that you will plug into the power, 12:07 that you will go and visit the great physician 12:09 and be at his office at any time. 12:12 You know, the great physician doesn't charge you 12:14 when you go to his office you can come any time 12:16 and receive his treatment for free. 12:19 No lines, no problems. 12:20 So let's just bow our heads together 12:22 as we come to the great physician in prayer. 12:25 Father God, we've learned about You 12:27 and we want to be on that right path with You. 12:29 We want to understand 12:32 how You really want to work in our lives 12:34 and how our perception of You really needs to be. 12:37 Through the power of the Holy Spirit 12:38 open our eyes to truth 12:40 that we might combat these lies 12:42 which are damaging our mind and our chemistry. 12:45 There might be someone right now 12:46 that wants to enter into relationship with You. 12:49 Please step into the Holy Spirit and give this person 12:52 the power to start this relationship 12:54 with You today as our humble prayer, amen. 12:59 You might have a question. You might have a concern. 13:02 You might need a prayer for healing. 13:04 We invite you to go to our website 13:06 that's heartwiseministries.org 13:10 and continue to walk with the great physician 13:13 who is the ultimate prescription. |
Revised 2014-12-17