Participants: Paula and Curtis Eakins
Series Code: AL
Program Code: AL00162A
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00:01 Our creator God has built in a defense mechanism
00:04 called the Immune System is there to defend 00:07 virus, bacteria, fungi, and parasites on a daily 00:11 basis. And, today's program is entitled how 00:14 to build a strong immunity. 00:17 We will be right back. 00:49 Hi, welcome to Abundant Living. This is Curtis 00:51 Eakins. I'm glad you're with us today. I would 00:53 like to introduce my beautiful bride of 00:56 13 glorious wonderful years, Paula Eakins. 00:59 Hello. Hello, this is not as bird hello. 01:04 I like it. How you doing today baby. 01:07 I'm normally good and this is a good subject the 01:10 Immune System. The Immune System. 01:11 And, we're gonna be talking about this Immune 01:13 System for this program and also the next time we 01:15 meet as well. Now know in Huntsville, Alabama, 01:23 where we reside there is a brand new Clearview 01:24 Cancer Institute just been build and is there for 01:27 of course oncologists and those who are going 01:29 through cancer treatment, chemotherapy, 01:32 radiation, etc. And we had opportunity to be a part 01:35 of this Clearview Cancer Institute Education 01:39 Program. Umm! Umm! 01:41 And so lot of people are going through 01:43 chemotherapy of course at this place. And, lot of 01:46 nurses are asking questions about how can I help 01:50 the patients, who are going through 01:51 chemotherapy, the side effects and that kind of 01:54 thing. How to boost up their white blood cells? 01:57 Umm! Umm! And so this program 01:58 is gonna be entitled how to build a strong 02:01 immunity. And so we're gonna talk about some of 02:03 the things that we're gonna talk about to the 02:05 nurses there over the next. It's next month 02:08 I guess in October, this is 2007, so I'm dating 02:11 this program. So, how to build a strong immunity 02:14 and we're going to zero in on possibly cancer. 02:19 As far as protecting our cells from cancer. 02:21 How to reduce the risk and also those who made 02:25 be a cancer survivor, how to reduce the risk of 02:28 that cancer coming back and even those who are 02:30 going through chemotherapy. 02:31 Umm! Umm! So, this will gonna be 02:33 a Power Pack Program for a next 20 minutes or 02:35 so. We think about the Immune System. 02:38 Umm! Umm! Then you talk about 02:39 evidently some key players. So what, 02:42 who are the key players when we talk about the 02:44 defend system as it relates to the Immune 02:47 System itself. Okay, there is an 02:49 acronym for speakers. I've used this before an 02:53 acronym that some speaker use is KISS. 02:56 Umm! Umm! Now, you know 02:58 what that stands for right honey or you want 03:00 me to say it anyway. You can say it. 03:02 Oh! I can say it, but you know where it is. 03:03 Yes I do. Okay, what is it baby? 03:06 Keep it simple smarty. Okay, good. 03:09 I'm not gonna say smarty, it's actually keep it 03:11 simple stupid. But we chase it less as to keep 03:13 it simple smarty. And this Immune System can be 03:16 complicated, but we're gonna keep it simple KISS 03:20 smarty and so there are some key players as far 03:23 as this defense team is concerned and I want to 03:27 introduce two recruits. Okay. 03:30 On this draft that keeps our bodies in the defense 03:33 can word off any viruses, 03:36 bacteria, fungi, parasites and also cancer cells 03:40 included. Now, the first recruit I want to 03:43 is the B team. Okay. 03:46 Now, in the bone marrow manufactures the B cell. 03:50 So, we get the word B cells. B for bone marrow. 03:53 Umm! Umm! Thus one adult recruits 03:55 for to build in up a strong immunity to keep 03:58 the B cells intact, keep the numbers high, 04:02 the bone marrow. And you have another gland 04:04 that also a very prevalent as far as the Immune 04:07 System is concerned that gland is called the 04:10 thymus gland. And the thymus gland stimulates 04:13 and manufactures the T cells, several T cells, 04:18 T for thymus of course. You have the T cells; 04:21 you have the helper T cells. Sometimes known as 04:25 CD4 and you have the natural killer cells. 04:31 All those are different types of T cells. 04:32 So, you have the B team, the B cells and then you 04:35 have the T cells as well and those are the two 04:38 things that we're going to emphasize within the 04:40 next few minutes. How to build a strong 04:43 immunity. The bone marrow manufactures the B 04:45 cells and then the thymus manufactures the T cells. 04:50 Okay, we got the Bs, we got the T. 04:52 The Bs and Ts. I'm not gonna talk about. 04:53 Okay. The other thing, 04:55 but just the Bs and the Ts. 04:56 Okay, I guess my question would be then to you. 04:58 What about nutrition. How nutrition play a 05:00 part in this and does it help to strengthen the 05:02 Immune System? It must surely does 05:04 honey. The nutrition plays a very vital role. 05:08 Umm! Umm! In strengthening our 05:09 Immune System. Now, first of all this was 05:13 reported in the American Institute of 05:15 Cancer Research, Steven Barnes one of most 05:18 prolific soil researchers. We believe in entire 05:22 world he is the professor there at the University 05:24 of Alabama in Birmingham. At the International 05:27 Soy Symposium mentions that first of all, 05:31 the white blood cells has a compound that similar 05:35 to bleach. Umm! Umm! 05:37 It's called hypochloric and it spews out a poison 05:40 that kills germs, bacteria, and parasites, 05:43 alright. Now, the genistein, which is a 05:47 compound in soy. Umm! 05:49 Helps to react with the white blood cells. 05:53 Therefore, soy or the soy bean also impacts the 05:57 Immune System in a positive way. This is very 06:01 profound in this clinical research and it was also 06:04 published in this International Soy 06:06 Symposium. So, soy is one of those beans that is 06:10 very powerful to also enhance our immunity. 06:14 Now, having said that one thing we need to also 06:17 understands too. There are certain 06:19 minerals and vitamins that also would stimulate 06:21 the Immune System. One in particular is 06:26 vitamin A. Umm! Umm! 06:27 When the vitamin A is in a system, it stimulates 06:29 and strengthens our immunity. Now, have been 06:33 said that there are lot of foods that contain 06:36 vitamin A. All your fruits and vegetables, 06:39 a lot of them contain vitamin A. 06:41 Right. But this one group in particular has a high 06:45 content of vitamin A, which are known as the 06:49 carotenes or carotenoids. And what are some of 06:53 those foods honey? The carotenes or carotenoids. 06:55 Now, you're talking about the orange and the 06:57 yellows and the reds, the carrots, tomatoes, 07:01 the squash. Okay. 07:02 All your yellow, orange all even some of your 07:05 greens. Umm! Umm! 07:07 Because it camouflaged. By the chlorophyll. 07:08 That's right. Umm! Umm! 07:09 But these are the foods that are actually 07:11 excellent for building the Immune System and 07:12 high in vitamin A. Excellent, now have you 07:14 said that. Umm! 07:16 All that group, there is one food head and 07:20 shoulders above all other foods that has the 07:23 highest content a pro-vitamin A is the 07:27 carrot. That's right. 07:29 Which is the reason why they got the name 07:30 carotenoids. Umm! 07:32 Okay, that's a kind of clue there. And, so when 07:34 and this is very important because when 07:37 we juice the carrot then we get more vitamin A. 07:42 Now, this vitamin A, this is also been published in 07:46 many medical journals that when vitamin A is 07:48 increased into the system it increases the killer 07:52 cells T cells and natural killer cells by 30 07:57 percent. Vitamin A, we get from carrot also with 08:00 other foods as well. And, so therefore it's very 08:03 important to take in lot of these foods and the 08:06 richer the color of the food, the more vitamin A 08:09 the person gets into their system. 08:11 Umm! But again carrot is ahead of those while 08:14 others foods as far as vitamin A content is 08:16 concerned. Umm! Umm! So, juice in that is good 08:19 to build the immunity and this is very important 08:21 because there maybe individuals, 08:23 who are watching this today. 08:24 Umm! Who maybe going through chemotherapy 08:28 and this is very important because the vitamin A 08:31 from the carrot and other foods as well. 08:33 They also impact the epithelial cells in the 08:36 mucousal lining of the digestive system and 08:40 since chemotherapy attacks those cells in the mucousal 08:44 the lining of the GI tract, gastrointestinal tract. 08:47 Umm! You have upset stomachs and vomiting, 08:52 diarrhea with the carrot particularly with the 08:54 juice as well, it helps to form a protector barrier thereby 08:58 those who are going through that treatment. 09:01 Therefore, they have less side effects while going 09:04 through chemotherapy and also radiation as 09:06 well. We know someone who went through 09:08 chemotherapy at John Hopkins. 09:11 That's right. And, they drink a lot 09:12 of carrot juice during that treatment protocol. 09:14 Umm! Umm! And they were just 09:15 really amazed how they just readily flew through 09:17 there for the last six months of that treatment 09:20 as well. So, that's very good for building the 09:23 strong immunity particularly for those 09:25 who are going through chemotherapy. 09:26 So, nutrition is very, very key. 09:27 It's excellent. The carotenoids is 09:29 number one, when it comes to the food, 09:31 we should be consuming. Right, yeah. 09:32 Fruits and vegetables in general, 09:34 but carotenoids in particular. 09:35 Okay. Umm! Umm! 09:37 Okay, okay, now of course we just got 09:38 finished talking about those who were going 09:40 through chemoradiation. Okay. 09:41 Or any other kind of disease for that matter. 09:43 Umm! Umm! What about rest? 09:45 I mean how important is rest when it comes to 09:49 building Immune System. Yeah, now rest is very 09:52 critical. We want to strengthen the immunity. 09:56 Again, when we rest it helps to replenish the 10:01 white blood cells, the lymphocytes, alright. 10:04 To restore them when we're resting. 10:07 This does not happen while we are awake. 10:10 Umm! So, therefore we need proper rest to 10:14 fortify and to strengthen our immunity. 10:18 Now, we've a graphic. Before go through this 10:19 graphic let me first talk about the author. 10:22 We mentioned this author before, she is the most 10:27 prolific translator in United States also second 10:32 in the world. And she has written many volumes 10:35 on health. Umm! Umm! 10:36 And this author says something that's very 10:39 profound as far as strengthening the 10:42 immunity. Let's go to our graphic. 10:45 This is very profound, here it is. After Ten O' 10:47 clock. "Two Hours of good sleep before midnight 10:56 is worth more than four hours of good sleep after 11:02 midnight." Umm! Very profound. Umm! Umm! 11:06 Very profound, let me in depth tell on that. 11:08 Now, again what that saying is, simply this. 11:13 Not only sleep is very important, but when 11:17 we sleep is critical for you see, sleeping between 11:22 10 and 12 midnight Umm! Umm! 11:24 Is actually more beneficial based on that 11:26 statement. They sleep from 12 o' clock midnight 11:30 to 4 o' clock in the morning. So, therefore 11:33 the clock period about building a strong 11:35 immunity is not going to be at past 10 o' clock. 11:42 The further we go to bed after 10 o' clock then 11:44 we are weakening our immunity. So, again we 11:46 want to get in bed no later then 10 o' clock, 11:49 therefore immunity is strong and is fortified 11:52 for any disease, cancer is included. 11:56 Now, this thing about going to bed before 11:58 10 o' clock. When America stays away past that 12:01 time. Oh! My goodness. 12:03 Is really something, but it's important because 12:05 their immunity has been built in between that 12:07 timeframe. Right, yeah. So, that's key. 12:09 Yeah, it's very critical because lot of people 12:11 they stay up late. Yeah. 12:13 And, so when we talk about next program how to 12:15 weaken the immunity. So, we're gonna keep that 12:17 for our next program, but again the sooner we 12:20 go to bed and you can go to bed at night. 12:21 I mean, you don't have to wait until 9:59 to 12:23 jump in bed. I mean you can go to bed at 9 12:25 and 9:30 is fine. Yeah. 12:27 The earlier the better. Okay. 12:28 Right, so again getting that proper rest and let 12:31 me say this to when we go to bed, dovetail 12:35 this, we should also have the window open. 12:38 Particularly in the winter time, when there 12:39 is fresh air coming in. And the window should 12:41 be at the foot of the bed, where the side of the 12:43 bed, it shouldn't be at the head of the bed 12:45 otherwise we have a direct draft. 12:47 Umm! Umm! And we will get a 12:48 cold, so the fresh air coming in just a little 12:51 bit. You don't need the whole lot, it also helps 12:54 has a sound refreshing sleep for those want to 12:57 build a strong immunity. 13:00 Okay, we got to go to bed early, 13:02 but now you know, also I know another part of 13:03 that Immune System being build up is also 13:05 exercise. So, how important is exercise? 13:08 Okay, now again let me a little bit anatomy 13:12 physiology, okay. We have the blood system, 13:15 the venous system, alright where the blood flows, 13:18 okay. Umm! 13:19 And, that circulates throughout our body by a 13:23 pump known as the heart muscle. 13:25 Umm! Umm! So, every time the 13:26 heart pumps the blood flows through our 13:30 vessels. Now, the white blood cells our Immune 13:34 System the cells, it's possible for immunity. 13:37 It flows through what we call a lymphatic 13:40 system that runs parallel with the blood vessels. 13:44 Okay. Now, the lymphatic system does not 13:48 not have a pump at all. Umm! Umm! 13:51 So how does it move? How does it circulate? 13:54 Exercise particularly walking, when we walk 13:59 our muscles are contracted. 14:00 Umm! Umm! Therefore, it makes an 14:02 artificial pump and moves our immune cells 14:06 through the lymphatic system, which is four 14:08 times larger than our blood vessels that's how 14:11 we have the strong immunity by walking. 14:15 Brisk walking preferably in outdoors and this is 14:18 what you do, this what we both do on a daily 14:20 basis. Yeah. 14:22 So, walking or physical activity preferably in 14:24 outdoors helps to build a strong immunity by 14:28 circulating those immune cells through our 14:31 lymphatic system, which doesn't have a pump at 14:33 all. Umm! Umm! 14:34 So, it's left up to us to move that immune cells 14:38 through the lymphatic system. 14:40 Well, I know the people talk about also when 14:42 you're talking about the, the Immune System, 14:45 about Herbal medicine. Umm! Umm! 14:46 And using different kind of herbs can... 14:48 can herbs actually build or help to build or 14:51 maintain the Immune System. 14:54 Yes, most assuredly it does, many clinical 14:56 studies on herbal medicine, if I had to 15:00 pick one. Head and shoulders above all 15:04 others in dealing with more less in 15:07 relationship to oncology or cancer. 15:10 Umm! Umm! One is head and 15:12 shoulders above all other herbs in the herbal 15:15 kingdom. Now, that's been a lot because there 15:16 are thousands of herbs out there. 15:18 Yes, yes. And being an herbalist, 15:20 I can think of many herbs out there. 15:22 And some of you maybe thinking Echinacea. 15:25 Umm! Now, that's a good herb it builds the 15:27 immunity. There is one more better than that. 15:30 Umm! A lot better than that, that's been more 15:32 research thoroughly then echinacea as far as 15:35 oncology is concerned that herb is called 15:38 Astragalus. It's a Chinese herb and there 15:41 has been numerous clinical studies 15:43 immunopharmacology, a medical journal. 15:46 Journal of the alternative and complementary 15:48 medicine has many studies on. This herb 15:51 here Astragalus, where Chinese doctors has been 15:54 using this herb for over 2000 years and with the 15:57 patients in oncology. It does several things. 16:00 Number one, Astragalus will stimulate the bone 16:03 marrow to produce new white blood cells. 16:08 Umm! And also it would stimulate the spleen 16:12 that's responsible for the T cells. Number two, 16:14 Astragalus will also get this now; it will increase 16:20 the natural killer cells. Now, these bad boys don't 16:24 play. Yes, that's right, that's right. 16:26 Natural killer cells are like our bodies 16:28 bodyguards with the killer instinct. 16:30 Umm! And, it spews out a poison that attacks 16:34 cancer cells. And Astragalus has been 16:37 known to restore the Immune System from a 16:41 person, who may be going through chemotherapy. 16:44 And, also it boosts the immunity and also 16:47 antibodies as well. So, Astragalus is a very 16:50 powerful, a lot of Chinese doctors over there. 16:53 They do suggest Astragalus along with 16:56 other herbs to their patients over there in 16:59 and the over here. So, Astragalus is very 17:01 important. A lot of clinical research back in 17:03 that and again base on doses always let your healthcare 17:06 professional should be aware of what you are 17:08 doing because they need to be aware that you are 17:11 doing some other alternative protocols 17:14 that does not counteract the conventional 17:18 chemotherapy treatments. The better way to 17:20 to get astragulus in, we are talking now liquid, 17:22 we are talking capsule or what. 17:23 Okay, good question honey. Yeah, 17:25 we are talking about extract form. 17:27 Okay. Alcohol free liquid extract just simply 17:31 count the drops and we are looking at about 17:33 30-40 drops per day based on the chemotherapy, 17:37 if, if a person going through that treatment, 17:39 it will help keep those white blood cell count up 17:42 because one of the major problem with 17:44 chemotherapy, conventional chemotherapy 17:46 is low white blood cell count. 17:49 Umm! Umm! Going down. 17:50 Some people have to be hospitalized because of 17:52 that so, Astragalus and all those things can 17:54 work in place. So, if a person goes to bed early. 17:58 Umm! Umm! Not past 10 o' clock. 18:00 Umm! Umm! A goodnight rest, 18:02 windows open, fresh air, exercise, pumping those 18:07 muscles get that blood flow and the lymphatic 18:11 system moving, moving those immune cells, eating a 18:14 proper diet, fruits and vegetables then you will 18:17 notice that this next graphic will be profound. 18:21 This next graphic is actually natural killer 18:25 cells attacking a cancer cell that has been magnified 18:31 millions of times. Let's go to our last graphic and 18:34 let's see what's going on. There it is folks, 18:38 now the cancer cell is the top purple ball at the 18:43 top. The natural killer cells at the bottom and you 18:47 can see that, they are simply attaching 18:49 themselves to the cancer cells. Now, if you see 18:52 very closely there the purple ball has smaller 18:56 balls attached to it and breaking off. 18:58 Those are the casualties, where the natural killer 19:01 T cells are simply making that cancer cell go 19:05 away. It will stay there and attach itself into 19:08 the cancer cell simply is eliminated and this is 19:12 what we want to do to build a strong immunity. 19:15 Thank you for that graphic. So, there it is 19:17 folks. So again the key is going to bed early. 19:21 Umm! Umm! Proper rest. 19:23 Umm! Exercise, fresh air, 19:26 eat plant based diet and therefore we can have 19:29 success in building a strong immunity. 19:32 Well, we missed one part though. 19:34 Oh! And that is about the attitude. 19:37 Yes, let's talk about that. 19:38 Because I mean, you know, you can do all that, 19:40 but if you don't have a positive attitude. 19:42 I don't wanna say positive attitude, 19:43 I mean getting up in the morning have a 19:45 devotional time with the Lord, keeping yourselves 19:48 around by good spiritual type of music. 19:51 Umm! Umm! Surrounding yourself 19:52 with friends, who also think positive as well. 19:55 Amen. Because I mean I have known cases 19:57 were individual have become ill. 19:58 Umm! And then in that illness they get bitter. 20:00 Yes sure. And when you're 20:02 bitter then of course that also weakens the 20:05 Immune System. Umm! Umm! 20:06 And so, I know you would might say what else 20:08 easier said than done, but we know the word of God 20:11 and all his promises are true. Umm! Umm! 20:13 As we study God's word. Allow God to speak to 20:15 us, as we pray. Umm! 20:17 And ask him, you know, everyday we wake up is 20:18 a brand new day, everyday. 20:21 Umm! Umm! Everyday the Father 20:22 God calls us. Umm! Umm! 20:23 Okay, and so with that in mind just the 20:25 idea of waking up to a brand new day. 20:28 Good, a good positive attitude. 20:29 Keep a positive attitude. And that in itself can 20:31 also boost the Immune System. 20:33 Absolutely, absolutely. Very good point. 20:34 I'm glad you brought that point out. 20:36 Well, it's time for the kitchen, what do you 20:37 think? Yes, speaking about positive attitude. 20:39 We're positively going into the kitchen. 20:41 And we're going a fix a recipe today called a 20:43 Vegetable Bulgur Stir-Fry. So, stay by. |
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