Hello and welcome to this
segment of "Wonderfully Made"
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Today, we are going to be
discussing the very common
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disease of depression.
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And going into the
way out of this disease.
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If someone is
diagnosed with depression,
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that does not really give
any indication of the cause
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of the disease.
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It's not just as
simple as prescribing a drug,
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and referring someone
to counseling to get rid
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of this disease if we're
going to have a lasting cure.
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We really need to take a
look at the causes of depression
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Now, there are many
causes of depression.
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Actually, we could
discuss over a 100 causes
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if we had
enough time here today.
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But, even if we were to discuss
cause #99 and cause #100,
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it would fit under 1
of 10 hit categories.
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And actually, what we
have discovered is that
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the brain is very resilient.
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It can recover from one
major hit, or 2 major hits,
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of 3 major blows, but
once a 4th blow occurs,
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depression then tends to set in.
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And so, I'd like to show you
just briefly before we deal with
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some of these hits in
detail, the 10 major hits
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that can cause depression.
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You will see the following...
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If anyone has a combination
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of 4 of those hit
categories involved,
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they are going to
very likely suffer from the
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disease of major depression.
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Well, I'd like
to discuss in detail
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items 3 and
onward in this list...
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We have previously
discussed in another program
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the genetic and
developmental hits,
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and we've also
discussed, to some extent,
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the nutritional hits.
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But I would like to emphasize,
in starting this program,
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that we DO need to have
enough tryptophan in the diet
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Tryptophan is an amino acid
that's found in black-eyed peas,
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and also in tofu, as well as
a number of other plant foods
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that are quite
high in tryptophan.
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One nurse that was actually
a very good friend of mine
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at the hospital... was suffering
from depression so severe
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that she ended up with anorexia.
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And, she had seen a psychiatrist
and then she also needed
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an internal medicine physician,
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and so the
psychiatrist referred her to me,
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particularly to deal with
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nutritional
aspect of her illness.
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And we put her on a
diet high in tryptophan
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and along with some
other treatment measures,
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she DRAMATICALLY improved...
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In fact, she was able
to go back to work again...
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She was regaining
weight, starting to look good.
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And after several
months, she decided to get off
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her tofu and high
tryptophan diet...
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and within days, she was
feeling very depressed again.
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She was amazed at how much
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diet could play a
roll in her disease.
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And so, she went back on the
tofu and high tryptophan diet
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and within a few days,
she was feeling better again,
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and she hasn't
gotten off that diet since.
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Some people need more
tryptophan in their diet
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than others do.
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But this underscores
the importance of nutrition
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in treating depression...
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and, although not
everyone that has depression
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might need to be
treated in this manner...
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certainly those that have some
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nutritional
deficiencies would need to.
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Now I'd like to
share the omega-3
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aspect of nutrition as well...
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And it is important to get
enough omega-3 in the diet,
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and for our depressed patients,
when we do a diet history
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and we find out
they're low in omega-3,
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what we normally
prescribe for them is a recipe
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called the "flax nut sprinkle"
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And I'm going to be inviting
my wife, Erica, to share
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this very simple,
but very tasty recipe...
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By utilizing this recipe,
you'll be able to get 10 grams
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of omega-3 fatty acids in
your diet, and that really what
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we recommend as a
minimum for depressed patients.
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And so, Erica, tell
us a little bit about the
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flax nut sprinkle.
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This recipe uses equal
amounts of walnuts and flaxseeds
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ground finely into a meal.
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You mix those 2 and you
will end up with a sprinkle
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I add a little bit of
salt, and a little bit of
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sweetener like brown
sugar, or, I prefer, date sugar
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that's just
dates ground finely...
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And I like to put
those in little containers,
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and you can take it into
work, or sprinkle it on top of
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a piece of toast that has
a little bit of jam on it.
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Or, you can sprinkle it
on top of your cooked cereal
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like oatmeal, or any wheat
cereal, and it is a delicious
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sprinkle... very quick.
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I store it in the refrigerator
so it doesn't change flavor
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after a period of time, so
you can make a whole amount
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...equal amounts of
walnuts and flaxseeds.
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This recipe should be utilized
by sprinkling it on something.
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We were in New York
recently, after the tragedy,
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and, of course, sharing with
them recipes to improve mood...
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And one person did not attend
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the recipe section
of the presentation.
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And, she got her sample
of the flax nut sprinkle,
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and actually
tried to gulp it down
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without putting it on
anything, and of course,
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that was a little dangerous
because it does have some
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powdery substances to it...
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And she told us, "Boy,
that tastes good, but how in the
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world do you eat it?"
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Well, you do need to sprinkle
it on cereal or on toast,
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or something of that nature.
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Also very important in
the nutritional component
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of depression is getting
enough folic acid in the diet.
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The U.S. Government
has actually targeted
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folic acid as being a
VERY important nutrient
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that is LACKING
in many Americans.
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Now you might have been familiar
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with low folic acid causing
problems with birth defects,
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which it certainly can.
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But it also can
cause depression.
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In fact, studies tell us
that if you're depressed because
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you don't have enough
folic acid in your diet,
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you will NOT
respond to medications.
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You can try Prozac... you can
try all the medications known
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and you're really not going
to get any better UNLESS you get
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on a diet that is
high in folic acid.
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Now the average American needs
400 mcg of folic acid a day
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And we have found that those
that are susceptible actually
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respond better
to 1000 micrograms
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of folic acid a day.
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And I'd like to just mention
some of the foods that are
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high in folic acid...
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Animal foods tend to
be VERY low in folic acid.
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This is one of the
reasons why the average American
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tends not to get enough.
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You just can't get
enough folic acid from a
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meat and potato diet
and a high animal food diet.
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Now beef will have 16 micrograms
for a very large serving
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but you'd have to eat a
huge amount of beef in order
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to be able to get
that 400 micrograms a day.
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It's much better to get
it from the plant sources.
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And I will just go over the
top 5 sources of folic acid.
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#5 on the list is spinach...
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It's one of the reasons
why your mother told you to
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eat your spinach...
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It is high in folic acid.
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It's also high in
omega-3 fatty acids.
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#4... Navy beans
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Navy beans are
an excellent source.
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One serving will have 255 mcg...
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So you almost have the
entire 400 mcg set there.
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Okra is even higher yet!
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That's the #3 source.
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One serving of okra will
have 269 mcg of folic acid,
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and that's good news,
especially for those of us
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who live in
Oklahoma, like myself...
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We call this O-k-ra...
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It grows abundantly
there, and we enjoy our okra
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pretty much year round.
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There is a higher
source, though... than okra
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and that is LENTILS!
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1 cup of lentils will have
over 800 mcg of folic acid.
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And it's important if
you're NOT getting okra
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to maybe
consume lentils instead,
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because it's
even a higher source.
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And then the ABSOLUTE
HIGHEST SOURCE of folic acid...
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are black-eyed peas
at least per serving.
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1 cup of black-eyed peas
will have 1000 mcg of folic acid
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And so, just one serving of
this would be able to produce
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this 1000 mcg amount that
we have previously discussed.
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There is another component
to nutrition that tends to
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play a role in causing
depression, particularly among
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those that are over 50.
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Now the causes I've
listed thus far are the
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tryptophan, the
omega-3 and the folic acid
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can occur at any age.
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But this causes atherosclerosis
where you're not getting
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enough circulation to the brain.
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If you're eating a
diet high in cholesterol,
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and high in saturated
fat, over the course of years
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your arteries will
begin to plug up...
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And they will let less
blood through to the brain.
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And if they let less blood into
the frontal lobe of the brain,
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or into the
emotional areas of the brain,
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depression can come about.
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Now what many people are unaware
of is the fact that NOT all
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cholesterol is the same.
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Some types of cholesterol is
much more dangerous than others
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Dr. Bruce Taylor found this
out in New York, in his research
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He found out that if he
fed nonoxidized cholesterol
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that had never
been exposed to the air
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to rabbits and
monkeys, NONE of them developed
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atherosclerosis.
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But if he fed oxidized
cholesterol that had been
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readily exposed to the
air, the longer the time period
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that it HAD been
exposed to the air,
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there were toxic... what we call
oxidized cholesterol particles
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that would cause damage to
the arteries within 24 hours of
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consumption.
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These results are
pretty dramatic, and actually
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there are many studies
indicating the same thing
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is true for
human beings as well.
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You might wonder
which foods are the highest
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in oxidized cholesterol...
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And unfortunately, for
many Americans... CUSTARDS
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are the #1 cause of
oxidized cholesterol.
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In fact, in the rabbits
and monkeys, within 24 hours
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of eating custards, they
had some actual big necrotic
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areas in their arteries,
and of course, that brings the
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setup for those arteries
to eventually getting blocked.
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The most famous custards
of course are made out of
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sugar and eggs and milk...
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And the most commonly
consumed custard in America
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is ICE CREAM!
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And so I would encourage
you to consider nonoxidized
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cholesterol ice
cream, and you can actually
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find this in health food
stores, and even in major
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grocery stores today... where it
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doesn't have the
cholesterol in it.
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The #2 highest source
of oxidized cholesterol
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was pancake mix.
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Eggs are loaded with cholesterol
and if you take the yoke
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and you powder it up,
like pancake mix is...
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It is going to be
pretty toxic to the arteries.
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And the third highest
toxic form of cholesterol
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was parmesan cheese.
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That is a powdery cheese,
and that was as bad as LARD
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as far as the
arteries are concerned.
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I bring these points up to
you to encourage you to get on
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a diet that is
lower in cholesterol,
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lower in saturated fat
particularly encouraging
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the nonoxidized cholesterol
and that way you can keep
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those arteries opened
for a long period of time
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and you don't HAVE to get
depressed when you get older.
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Many people think it's going
to be inevitable as you age,
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that you will get depressed,
but it does NOT have to be
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inevitable...
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It's also important to get
enough B vitamins in the diet
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to get enough of the
vitamin B12 and other nutrients
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and one study actually
indicated that the majority
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of depressed
patients actually had a LACK,
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or a significant lack
of at least 1 vitamin,
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or even more nutrients...
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And that means LESS
than what the RDA recommends.
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And so it is important
to BE on a balanced diet
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to be GETTING enough of
the vitamins and nutrients
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in order to avoid this disease.
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And unfortunately, many
people, when they are depressed,
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get anorexic, and
stop eating as much,
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and that also can short
them in regards to getting
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on to the recovery process
as far as the diet is concerned.
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Well the 4th hit category
that I would like to discuss
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today are the social hits.
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This is something
that most psychiatrists and
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and psychologists
are quite aware of...
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They're aware of the
genetic and the social...
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They tend not to focus in
on the other 8 hit categories
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that we've mentioned here today.
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But in the social hit
categories it's very important
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to understand that if you
have absence of social support,
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you will be at a MARKED
increased risk of depression
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and you would
qualify for that hit.
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Individuals who are
loners who don't get along
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with others who
are not involved in a
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team-type ministry or approach
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do have an increased
risk of depression...
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And if you happen to be
one that recognizes that you
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don't' have much social
support, I would encourage you
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to get involved in a project
where you're helping others
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and where you can
have a team approach
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in actually doing something
that is respectful to man
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and can help another individual
or a group of individuals.
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This can actually IMPROVE
the mental health significantly.
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Other causes of
having the social hit is a
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negative stressful life event.
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Of course something
that happened like at the
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World Trade Center
would qualify for that...
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a very negative
stressful life event...
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But that doesn't need to
necessarily cause depression
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As we mentioned,
there are many other hits,
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and it takes 4 hits
to cause depression.
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If you've suffered a
critical loss THAT will occur.
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Another area of social hits are
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grandparents who are
raising their grandchildren.
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It's actually the grandparents
who are at the increased risk
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of developing depression...
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And although that may be the
best caregiver for the child,
00:16:22.57\00:16:25.84
because the parents are
either not adequately able to
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raise their children,
or they're not available...
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it does play a toll
on the grandparents...
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And studies tell us
that grandparents who are
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raising their
grandchildren qualify
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as having that social hit
that can produce depression.
00:16:40.50\00:16:45.80
Another hit is if you
have an immediate family member
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who is an alcoholic, or a
drug addict that would also
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qualify you for the social hit,
00:16:53.52\00:16:55.60
and that should
also encourage you to
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try to get help for them.
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Many times there are
codependents who actually
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assist in ways
that they're not even
00:17:03.91\00:17:06.42
realizing these
addictive habits,
00:17:06.45\00:17:08.56
and sometimes it's
good to have a conference of
00:17:08.59\00:17:10.78
concerned people come
in, and actually impress
00:17:10.81\00:17:13.47
upon the individual
the NEED to get help...
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And that can
actually help you out as well.
00:17:15.88\00:17:18.39
The 5th area...
5th hit category are
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the toxic hits.
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These toxic hits include having
too much lead in the system...
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And we used to think of
lead being a paint problem
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but most paint today does not
00:17:33.74\00:17:36.62
have lead in it... in
fact, any new paint sold
00:17:36.65\00:17:38.46
should NOT have any lead,
and it would be the old paint
00:17:38.49\00:17:40.68
The battery manufacturing
business certainly is an area
00:17:40.71\00:17:44.92
where you can get
high amounts of lead.
00:17:44.93\00:17:46.50
Some drinking water can
be contaminated with lead.
00:17:46.53\00:17:49.06
Dust or dirt has lead in it.
00:17:49.09\00:17:51.85
And there's a tremendous amount
of lead in lower Manhattan now
00:17:51.86\00:17:56.26
as a result of the
World Trade Center attack.
00:17:56.29\00:17:59.08
Too much lead in the
system can cause depression,
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and can cause this toxic hit.
00:18:01.76\00:18:03.45
Too much mercury in the
system can also cause it.
00:18:03.48\00:18:06.14
Mercury... the
highest known source
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of mercury
contamination is fish.
00:18:09.22\00:18:11.55
...100 years ago, fish was a
very healthy food to consume.
00:18:11.58\00:18:15.35
However, today in
our industrial society,
00:18:15.38\00:18:18.29
the EPA has gone on record
that you'll get your highest
00:18:18.32\00:18:22.18
pesticide consumption,
and you'll get your highest
00:18:22.21\00:18:25.20
TOXIC consumption
by consuming fish.
00:18:25.23\00:18:28.29
And that is because
whatever the water the fish are
00:18:28.32\00:18:32.57
swimming in, if there's
even small amounts of toxins,
00:18:32.60\00:18:35.75
it can be concentrated a
thousand or a million fold
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in those fish.
00:18:39.09\00:18:41.03
Some creams that
come... for instance one cream
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that was used for
facial wrinkles in Mexico
00:18:43.77\00:18:46.98
caused mercury
poisoning because of the mercury
00:18:47.02\00:18:50.20
that was in there.
00:18:50.21\00:18:51.84
And also some herbs
made from China or India
00:18:51.87\00:18:56.67
can have some mercury
in it, and some of these
00:18:56.70\00:18:59.74
have even been sold in
America and have been found
00:18:59.77\00:19:01.89
to be the cause
of mercury toxicity.
00:19:01.92\00:19:04.84
Having too much arsenic in
the system, too much bismuth...
00:19:04.87\00:19:07.76
You can get bismuth from
consuming too much Pepto-Bismol
00:19:07.79\00:19:10.71
...that can cause a
problem with depression.
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And then, of course, there
are other toxins in our society
00:19:13.27\00:19:15.73
as well that we may need to
consider in some individuals.
00:19:15.76\00:19:20.18
The 6th hit category are
the circadian rhythm hits.
00:19:20.21\00:19:23.41
The circadian rhythm hits
mean our daily schedule...
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and you would qualify for
having that hit if you do not
00:19:27.97\00:19:30.86
have adequate sleep.
00:19:30.89\00:19:33.57
If you're not getting
at least 6 hours of sleep
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on a daily basis, you would
qualify for having that hit...
00:19:36.59\00:19:40.08
In fact, most individuals
need between 7 and 8,
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but there are some
people that can get by with 6.
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Or if you're getting more
than 9 hours of sleep per day...
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you would qualify for
having the circadian rhythm hit.
00:19:48.87\00:19:52.08
If you're on shift work
where you change your shift
00:19:52.11\00:19:56.50
every month from
working from days to midnights
00:19:56.53\00:19:59.31
or something like that.
00:19:59.32\00:20:00.41
There are many
factories in America that have
00:20:00.44\00:20:03.24
mandatory shift work...
00:20:03.25\00:20:04.44
That would qualify you for
having the circadian rhythm hit.
00:20:04.47\00:20:07.76
Or if you're not having regular
hours for sleeping and eating.
00:20:07.79\00:20:11.28
And many Americans do not
have regular hours for that
00:20:11.31\00:20:14.66
because of
what's called "weekends"
00:20:14.69\00:20:16.85
And that's when they
get off their schedule
00:20:16.88\00:20:19.01
as far as eating and
sleeping are concerned,
00:20:19.04\00:20:21.01
and then they wonder why
they're having a blue Monday
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It's actually better
to stay on the schedule...
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the same schedule that
you're on during the week
00:20:26.24\00:20:28.30
even though you're doing
something different as far as
00:20:28.33\00:20:30.28
eating and sleeping is
concerned you can be much more
00:20:30.29\00:20:33.12
efficient in
your sleep that way,
00:20:33.15\00:20:34.89
and you can also be
much more efficient in your
00:20:34.92\00:20:37.72
digestive process
00:20:37.75\00:20:39.89
...and so that's
certainly something to consider.
00:20:39.92\00:20:42.75
The 7th hit
category is addiction hits.
00:20:42.78\00:20:46.40
And it is important
to recognize that those
00:20:46.43\00:20:49.58
that are addicted to alcohol...
00:20:49.59\00:20:50.97
those that are
addicted to marijuana...
00:20:50.98\00:20:52.75
those that are drinking
high amounts of caffeine,
00:20:52.78\00:20:55.39
and that would be
like 9 to 10 cups of coffee
00:20:55.42\00:20:57.68
per day, or equivalent
as far as Dr. Peppers,
00:20:57.71\00:21:00.88
or sodas that have
caffeine in them...
00:21:00.91\00:21:04.43
These individuals
have an addiction hit,
00:21:04.46\00:21:07.02
and that means that
they are at an increased risk
00:21:07.05\00:21:09.37
of developing depression.
00:21:09.40\00:21:11.42
Illicit drug users...
those that are using the
00:21:11.45\00:21:13.55
amphetamines and the cocaine,
etcetera, will certainly be
00:21:13.58\00:21:17.16
at an increased
risk for this hit.
00:21:17.19\00:21:19.64
And we actually recommend,
if you have an addiction hit,
00:21:19.67\00:21:22.25
this is the first hit
you ought to focus in on
00:21:22.28\00:21:25.34
in getting your life
free of those addictions...
00:21:25.37\00:21:29.27
And it's actually
better to take care of those
00:21:29.30\00:21:31.19
addictions all at the same time.
00:21:31.22\00:21:33.36
We have shown
this at studies at the
00:21:33.39\00:21:35.37
Lifestyle Center of America,
and at other studies as well
00:21:35.40\00:21:38.27
and usually within a
month, if you're on a good
00:21:38.30\00:21:40.87
treatment program, you're
going to be over that addiction
00:21:40.90\00:21:43.28
process... you'll still
have to maintain vigilance,
00:21:43.31\00:21:46.55
but that's the first hit
category that you ought to
00:21:46.58\00:21:49.10
focus in on if, indeed,
an addiction is occurring.
00:21:49.13\00:21:53.37
The 8th area is
the lifestyle hits...
00:21:53.40\00:21:56.10
And by lifestyle hits,
we're talking about not being
00:21:56.13\00:22:00.75
on a regular exercise program.
00:22:00.78\00:22:02.81
That would qualify for
having a lifestyle hit.
00:22:02.84\00:22:06.03
It's amazing how
people who exercise regularly
00:22:06.06\00:22:08.89
and aerobically RARELY
suffer from depression.
00:22:08.92\00:22:11.74
And they, of course, can too if
they have 4 of those other hits
00:22:11.77\00:22:15.83
But the exercise can PREVENT
them from actually suffering
00:22:15.84\00:22:20.85
FROM some of the other hits
that they may have on board.
00:22:20.88\00:22:24.47
And so, we recommend a regular
aerobic exercise program.
00:22:24.50\00:22:28.92
Not regularly being
exposed to daylight for at least
00:22:28.95\00:22:31.56
30 minutes a day will also
qualify as a lifestyle hit.
00:22:31.59\00:22:35.09
And this is something that is
commonplace in our society today
00:22:35.12\00:22:39.99
Most people work indoors,
00:22:40.03\00:22:41.96
and particularly
in the winter months,
00:22:41.99\00:22:43.91
they're traveling sometimes
to work when it's still dark,
00:22:43.95\00:22:48.84
or the sun isn't far enough
up to be able to get serotonin
00:22:48.87\00:22:52.39
and they're going to bed...
00:22:52.42\00:22:53.61
Or, actually they're not going
to bed, but they're going home
00:22:53.64\00:22:56.27
from work when
it's still dark as well.
00:22:56.30\00:22:58.01
And that will set them
up with not getting enough
00:22:58.02\00:23:01.39
serotonin EVEN if
they're getting enough
00:23:01.42\00:23:03.12
tryptophan in their diet.
00:23:03.15\00:23:04.46
Tryptophan has turned
into serotonin, but you need to
00:23:04.49\00:23:07.81
have daylight in
order for this to occur.
00:23:07.84\00:23:10.70
Now, it doesn't have
to be a bright shiny day,
00:23:10.73\00:23:13.60
just in cloud cover
anywhere between like
00:23:13.63\00:23:16.19
10 o'clock in the morning,
and 3 o'clock in the afternoon
00:23:16.22\00:23:19.18
for 30 minutes
would get enough light
00:23:19.21\00:23:22.21
through the eyes for the
brain to be able to synthesize
00:23:22.24\00:23:25.13
serotonin from tryptophan.
00:23:25.16\00:23:26.73
But it is important to
get some outdoor daylight,
00:23:26.76\00:23:30.35
and we recommend
that on a daily basis...
00:23:30.38\00:23:32.25
because all of us would do
better with enough serotonin
00:23:32.28\00:23:35.38
on a daily basis.
00:23:35.41\00:23:36.96
Rarely breathing fresh air
would also qualify for having a
00:23:36.99\00:23:41.05
lifestyle hit, and
there are some people,
00:23:41.08\00:23:43.07
particularly the ones
that we met in downtown
00:23:43.10\00:23:46.32
lower Manhattan as
part of our seminar.
00:23:46.35\00:23:48.98
Many of these people were
NOT getting daily fresh air.
00:23:49.01\00:23:51.92
They had these things on their
faces to try to filter the air
00:23:51.95\00:23:56.55
from the lead, etcetera, but
it still wasn't really fresh air
00:23:56.58\00:23:59.81
And those people would qualify
for having the lifestyle hit
00:23:59.84\00:24:05.34
It's good to be in
an environment where you
00:24:05.37\00:24:07.65
can get some good fresh air at
least the majority of the time.
00:24:07.68\00:24:12.25
Then there are medical
problems that cause depression.
00:24:12.28\00:24:16.12
And those medical hits
are common in some sectors
00:24:16.15\00:24:21.28
of our society.
00:24:21.31\00:24:22.38
What type of medical diseases
would qualify you for having
00:24:22.39\00:24:26.28
a medical hit?
00:24:26.31\00:24:27.76
Hepatitis C... very
common in our society.
00:24:27.79\00:24:31.22
Hepatitis C can
actually bring about depression.
00:24:31.25\00:24:35.15
People with that
disease are 4 times as likely
00:24:35.18\00:24:38.01
to develop depression.
00:24:38.04\00:24:39.74
If you've had a recent
head injury or concussion,
00:24:39.77\00:24:42.36
that can also
bring about depression...
00:24:42.39\00:24:44.73
And this is why it's even
important to NOT participate
00:24:44.76\00:24:48.17
in certain sports where you
have the high risk of concussion
00:24:48.21\00:24:51.05
The "Journal of the American
Medical Association" recently
00:24:51.08\00:24:54.45
reported that if you have
suffered more than 2 concussions
00:24:54.48\00:24:56.98
you're at a marked
increased risk of developing
00:24:57.01\00:24:59.90
frontal lobe deficits which
can even bring about depression
00:24:59.94\00:25:05.13
and so that's
certainly something to warn our
00:25:05.16\00:25:08.88
children away from
boxing, and even football.
00:25:08.91\00:25:12.41
Concussions are pretty
common in high school football,
00:25:12.44\00:25:15.72
and also college football.
00:25:15.75\00:25:17.99
Stroke is another
reason for having depression,
00:25:18.02\00:25:23.42
particularly if
the stroke affects the
00:25:23.45\00:25:25.50
frontal lobe of the brain.
00:25:25.53\00:25:26.79
Terminal cancer, of
course, can cause depression
00:25:26.82\00:25:30.46
Parkinson disease can.
00:25:30.49\00:25:32.85
If your diabetes
is not controlled...
00:25:32.88\00:25:35.14
There are many
diabetics who are running around
00:25:35.17\00:25:37.08
with
uncontrolled blood sugars...
00:25:37.11\00:25:39.91
Their sugars are 200
or higher consistently...
00:25:39.94\00:25:42.33
Those individuals will have
the medical hit for depression
00:25:42.36\00:25:46.17
Lupus, congestive heart
failure... the most common
00:25:46.20\00:25:49.77
reason for admission
to the hospital today
00:25:49.80\00:25:51.56
is congestive heart failure,
00:25:51.59\00:25:52.73
and that can
bring about depression.
00:25:52.77\00:25:54.77
Postpartum severe
stress where an individual
00:25:54.80\00:25:57.34
who has had a baby
is under a lot of stress
00:25:57.37\00:25:59.44
with that baby...
They will suffer from
00:25:59.47\00:26:01.44
the medical hit.
00:26:01.47\00:26:02.73
Premenstrual tension syndrome,
00:26:02.76\00:26:04.77
inadequately
treated thyroid disease,
00:26:04.80\00:26:07.77
and inadequately
treated adrenal gland disease...
00:26:07.80\00:26:10.94
These are all conditions that
can qualify for the medical hit
00:26:10.97\00:26:14.64
of depression, and is one
of the reasons why we may need
00:26:14.67\00:26:18.32
to expand our horizons
of this disease as being
00:26:18.35\00:26:20.97
purely a mental disease.
00:26:21.00\00:26:22.32
There are many times physical
factors that are bringing about
00:26:22.35\00:26:26.25
this illness.
00:26:26.28\00:26:27.96
...10th on our hit
category is frontal lobe hits
00:26:27.99\00:26:31.97
And I would like to mention
that the new studies tell us
00:26:32.00\00:26:36.80
that virtually every
depressed patient has a 40-50%
00:26:36.83\00:26:40.70
decrease in circulation to
the frontal lobe of the brain.
00:26:40.73\00:26:43.89
These studies were
found out in the 90s,
00:26:43.90\00:26:47.48
and have been
extrapolated on since then,
00:26:47.51\00:26:49.60
and there are more and
more studies being done
00:26:49.63\00:26:52.39
in regards to the fontal
lobe being the primary center
00:26:52.42\00:26:55.63
in which depression occurs.
00:26:55.66\00:27:00.15
What can cause a
frontal lobe hit?
00:27:00.16\00:27:01.82
A low carbohydrate diet.
00:27:01.85\00:27:03.73
I'm concerned about
the low carbohydrate diets
00:27:03.76\00:27:06.56
that are becoming
fads in our society...
00:27:06.59\00:27:08.33
They can help with weight loss
but they can cause a host of
00:27:08.36\00:27:11.29
problems including a low
frontal lobe circulation.
00:27:11.32\00:27:14.58
Frequent sexual arousal
outside of marriage will
00:27:14.61\00:27:17.74
also produce a frontal
lobe hit, and can decrease
00:27:17.77\00:27:20.65
the circulation
of the frontal lobe.
00:27:20.68\00:27:22.34
Those who watch MTV, or
stimulating entertainment
00:27:22.37\00:27:25.71
television... it will decline
their frontal lobe function.
00:27:25.74\00:27:28.54
Those undergoing hypnosis,
00:27:28.57\00:27:30.20
it will decline their
frontal lobe function.
00:27:30.23\00:27:32.07
Those not regularly
studying Scripture or abstract
00:27:32.10\00:27:36.37
thought where our
frontal lobe is needed
00:27:36.38\00:27:38.19
can decrease their
frontal lobe function...
00:27:38.22\00:27:40.48
And if you're habitually
going against your conscience,
00:27:40.51\00:27:43.01
that ALSO will decrease
the frontal lobe activity
00:27:43.04\00:27:46.18
and can bring about depression.
00:27:46.21\00:27:48.47
We need to understand
the causes of this disease
00:27:48.50\00:27:51.47
in order to cure the
epidemic of depression.
00:27:51.50\00:27:55.48