We're talking
about medicines today
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with Dr. James
Marcum, I'm Charles Mills
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Dr. Marcum has written a
book, "Medicines That Kill"
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about this
subject and Dr. Marcum,
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IS there a more efficient
way that medicines can be used?
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Are we using them inefficiently?
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In other words... What
do we need to know about the
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medicines we're
dumping down our throats?
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I think we've
already demonstrated
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that we might be
taking too many medications.
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But also, the
ones that we're using,
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we're not using
as efficiently...
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And this is a big deal as we're
talking about this current age
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about the Affordable
Care Act and ways to maximize
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our healthcare dollars
and they've estimated in this
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Mayo Clinic article that
was reported by CBS Atlanta,
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reported that the
savings if they use medications
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that were given correctly,
would pay for 24 million
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Americans' insurance
a year... 24 million!
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So, not only do we need to try
to get people OFF medications,
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but those that we are using,
we have to use much wiser.
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They identified 5
things in their articles...
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1. Patients not taking
medications correctly or at all.
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So if you're supposed to do
it and you're not even doing it
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correctly, why even
bother. Waste of money!
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It's going to cost
more healthcare costs
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because you might
really need it for something.
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2. Antibiotics
prescribed inappropriately.
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A lot of
antibiotics are now written for
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upper respiratory infections
that are really viruses.
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So that's another inappropriate
use of medications.
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3. Medication errors at
every level - from doctors
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to pharmacists, to hospitals...
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Those mistakes
raise the healthcare cost.
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4. Not using
generic medications.
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That raises the
cost if you can use it.
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5. Making medications -
too many of them making them
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confusing,
especially for the elderly.
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So all of these things
are just with the medicines
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being written, these are
things that they've identified
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that if it were done
better, 24 million Americans
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could have more insurance.
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So if you take THAT number
and if all the different people
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we might be able to
get OFF the medications,
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we could save a lot of money!
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Not to mention, unfortunately
medicines do have risks...
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And Charles, every person
that comes into my office,
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I have it detailed -
you know, what's the benefit
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of the medicines,
what are the risks,
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what are the alternatives
if we don't take it,
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and then, is there anything
naturally that's biblically
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based that I can give
them to maybe help them not
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need that medication.
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I'm just curious, Dr. Marcum,
when you give them those choices
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I know what you want them
to say.. what is the ratio,
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what does the average person
do under those circumstances?
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And a lot of times, the
mindset of the community,
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and the marketing
is so strong out there.
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You're competing with
Madison Avenue here...
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Yes I am, and I
just give them the facts,
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and I just give
them the evidence,
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and I say, "Listen, I
know you're going to make your
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decision and I'm going to be
here to help take care of you
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the best way that I can.
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But, you know, if you
want to maybe feel better,
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here are some things
you might consider doing.
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Now sometimes when I go
down this route, the people say,
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"No, I just don't want to do it,
I'm just going to go to someone
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that will give me
whatever I want whenever I want"
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Because it's EASY! Yeah
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But sometimes
EASY is not the best,
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and I used to have a problem
and sometimes I will say,
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"Listen, I love you
enough to tell you the truth"
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I love you enough to
mention the cigarettes.
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I love you enough to
mention the medications.
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I love you enough to mention
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these mental health
issues that I see here.
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And at least I feel like
I'm trying to reach out to them
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and I pray for them... I
think if you do it lovingly,
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and not judgingly,
that's the best way,
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and realizing that
you don't have to do
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everything at once either.
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Sometimes it's just little
bitty steps and someone says,
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"Well let me think about that"
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That might be where it
starts! That's good... Yeah!
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That's actually a good message
for us in the health field
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when we want to help people.
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Don't give them
the whole boatload,
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give them a little parcel here.
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If you make THIS
change, if you do this idea,
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if you change your diet here...
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A little bit of a time,
they'd be more apt to do it.
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And one of the things
that has helped us in helping
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people understanding the risk
of medications and realizing
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that 70% of
people taking medicines
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really is a failing grade. Yes
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One of the things that has
really helped is the internet
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...people have more
ways of getting knowledge.
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Before, it was always just -
establishment said the way it is
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...this is the way it
is; no, I said to do it,
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so you have to do it.
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Now, people are realizing there
are different sets if truth.
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And there are
different sets of healers,
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and I really encourage people
out there to find a healer
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or someone that works with you,
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that you're able to bond with
and develop a relationship...
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Because a healing relationship
is more than about medicines;
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it's about lifestyle,
it's about your spirituality,
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it's about many things
that all come together,
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and I think that's so
important in medications...
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And I think if people try
to look at the holistic model,
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then we would maybe
not need as many medicines
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if we can look at the
big picture sometimes.
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All right... well as I
mentioned before the break,
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we have heartwiseministries. org
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website where we gather
questions from our viewers
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and if you have sent
us a question, wonderful,
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this may be the
one that you sent in.
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Here's a question
for you on this topic...
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"Is it possible to
come OFF of sleeping pills?"
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This person says, "I
have been on them for 5 YEARS"
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Now should we assume if
someone has been on something
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for 5 years, that
they're addicted to it?
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Well, there are
certain medications,
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sleeping pills are
certain ones that ARE addictive,
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and there are some
that are not as addictive,
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but if you think about
it, all of the sleeping pills
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regardless of ones
that are weak and strong,
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don't really fix the problem.
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So I would say, "Yes,
it is possible to be off
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of the medications
and what can we do things
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to find out WHY
you're not sleeping,
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and what are some things
that we can do to aid your sleep
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naturally.
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A lot of people don't realize
it, but there are the chemicals
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in fruits like
bananas contain L-tryptophan,
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things that help you sleep - the
chemical that helps you do that.
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They metabolize into different
sleep aids like melatonin
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that your body naturally makes.
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A lot of people don't
realize, that learning how to
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breathe deeply, helps relax
your body so you can go to sleep
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I want you to try
something, Charles. All right
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I don't want you to go to
sleep, but just try this...
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Just to prove that we
can change our chemistry
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in other ways than pills.
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Take a deep breath -
hold it, one-thousand-one,
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one-thousand-two,
one-thousand-three,
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then blow it out
as slow as you can,
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all the way out, all the
way out, all the way out...
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Okay, and I want
everyone else to do this too.
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Take a deep breath,
Charles, in through your nose,
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hold it - one-thousand-one,
one-thousand-two,
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one-thousand-three, okay
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Now, as people are
breathing that way,
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the body does start to relax.
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I feel relaxing
going on here. Yes
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You turn on the
parasympathetic nervous system,
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the opposite of the
stress and you start to relax.
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Those are some things
that people might be able to do
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in the evening, as well
as cutting back stimulation.
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One of the worse things
for people sleeping at night
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has been television.
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But, yes, the
answer to this question...
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It is possible to
work with your doctor
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to possibly be off these
sleeping medications if possible
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So the answer to
that one is "yes"
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Okay, if the doctor
says what you say...
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Not all doctors will
do that and they'll say,
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"Well you need a sleeping pill
because you can't sleep so"...
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Well then, at that time,
you'd have a question either
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to continue with that doctor
or work with some other ones.
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This is an important
point we need to really spend
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just a moment on it
because what you hear
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on this program -
this is from a doctor
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and he is
telling you these things.
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If he's telling you something
that your doctor is not saying,
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how do they decide
whether you're right
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or their doctor is right?
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Well.. and I'm saying,
not everything that I...
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You know, I just do
the best I can based on
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the evidence that I have.
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So I say - Let's
look at the evidence!
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But you're also
using another model
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that most doctors don't
use. Yes, I use the biblical
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framework to guide
my recommendations,
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and whether it comes from
nutrition, the way we think,
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the way we treat each other,
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the way we use modern medicine,
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the way we use nutrition.
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I try to incorporate a
biblical perspective to that.
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Some other doctors are
doing that, some others are not,
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and each person has to
figure out where they're at
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in their life, what
works best for them.
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This approach might not
work best for other people
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or it might work and as you
pray and ask God to lead you,
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hopefully, you know, He'll
take you where you need to go
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at the time you
need to go there.
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And you are absolutely
right, there must be ways of
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doing this because
there are countries
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where they don't
have a sleeping problem.
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There are countries where they
don't have a capitalism problem.
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We have to think about these
things and we have to admit
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that they're
problems. Yes, absolutely
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Okay another question
from heartwiseministries. org
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"Are there any risks from
taking acid-blocking medications
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for a long time?"
This is a big one...
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Yeah, a lot of people are taking
medicines that block acid.
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They're making a lot
of acid inside of them -
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whether because they
eat big at night or they get
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stressed out or whatever...
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They make a lot
of hydrochloric acid;
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sometimes it bubbles up
and gets in the esophagus;
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they can't swallow;
it's very painful when
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you lay down at night.
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Sometimes if you
take that long-term,
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it changes the
pH in your stomach.
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Hydrochloric acid is made of
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hydrogen ions and
hydrochloric acid.
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When you change that,
sometimes these pills,
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long time, changes the pH
of the body and you actually
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take calcium to balance
things out from the bones...
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So you can actually, long-term,
you can make your bones a
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little bit weaker
by pulling calcium out.
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There are also other dangers
of being on it long-term.
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You might mask a real
pain that you need to know.
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This is true... And
it might mask a hidden
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stomach cancer or an infection
like H-pylori in the stomach.
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So there are some
real risks for this...
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People can sometimes be
off of those if they can change
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the reason why they
need them in the first place,
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and it can be as simple
as cut back the caffeine,
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not eating big at
night, eating smaller meals.
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All right, here's a big one here
from heartwiseministries. org
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"I take Coumadin
for atrial fibrillation,
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are there any alternatives?"
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That is probably the
most common question I get
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every day.
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It's all about
risks and benefits,
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but alternatives - atrial
fibrillation, heart valves
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that are metal,
clots in the legs,
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those all need strong
blood thinners because with that
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it would cause major issues.
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Coumadin is one that's
been out there for years.
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There are risks
and benefits to that.
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There are new ones out
there called "Xarelto,"
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another one is "Pradaxa"
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These have all been studied
and been proven to be effective.
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There are other ways
to thin out the blood
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that have NOT been proven
- one is called "Nattokinase"
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Some people know that drinking
adequate water, omega 3, 6 and 9
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but these have not been studied
specifically like the Coumadin,
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Pradaxa and Xarelto.
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So you really have to
talk to your physician about
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what is best for you
in each given situation,
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but the stroke risk that
comes from this rhythm called
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atrial
fibrillation really scares me...
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And I would almost rather
take the risk of a medicine
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that I don't want
to take, necessarily,
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than to have a risk of stroke
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because that
devastates you forever.
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That's an important thing
because you really need to
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see the benefits and
the dangers and decide,
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and you want to
live and you want to
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live a long time
and healthy life.
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So you make those
decisions based on that too.
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We will take a short
break and when we come back
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Dr. Marcum is going to
take us to the Master Physician
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for some advice from
heaven, stay tuned...
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I hope you've learned a little
bit about medications today;
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70% is indeed a failing grade.
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Two things - #1- If
you're on medications,
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pay attention, learn about it.
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#2- You might be able to come
off a prescription medication
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working with your doctor.
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So these are 2
things to keep in mind.
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I want to invite you to
go to our website that's
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heartwiseministries. org
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where you can leave your
specific questions for me
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as well as read
our interesting blogs.
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And we want to say a
prayer for everyone right now
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that God will continue to
work in everyone's health.
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Let's just bow
our heads together...
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Father God... We want to
thank You for being a God that
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loves us, that takes interest
in every aspect of our life
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including the
medications we take Father,
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and please help us to learn more
so that we can serve You better.
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And we so look for the time
in heaven when we don't have to
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take these medications and pills
and all these treatments anymore
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This is our humble prayer. Amen
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WOW - I'm so glad you
joined us to this day.
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We learn something each
week on "Ultimate Prescription"
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What I've been doing
is, I've been going to the
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newspapers and
journals all around the country
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seeing what they have say.
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I'm bringing it back to
us; we're learning at it,
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but we're looking at it through
a little bit different lens.
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That's the lens of the
"Ultimate Prescription"...
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the biblical techniques
that help separate us apart;
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the way we can learn
to change our chemistry,
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but more important than that,
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develop a RELATIONSHIP
with the Ultimate Physician;
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the Physician that
will come and be with you
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no matter how many
appointments you have and NEVER
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charge you a bill.
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STAY with us - next time
we're going to be back on the
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"Ultimate Prescription"
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