Participants: Glen Wiltse, Don Mackintosh
Series Code: HFAL
Program Code: HFAL000047
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00:50 Hello and welcome to "Health for a Lifetime"
00:53 We hope that as a result of your time with us today 00:56 you WILL have health that lasts for a lifetime, 00:58 and to help us today, we have Dr. Glen Wiltse 01:01 He is from North Dakota 01:02 where you've practiced medicine for many years, 01:04 a wealth of experience, still practicing, 01:07 and still teaching there at the 01:08 Black Hills Health and Education Center. 01:10 And with all of this... you know I read a proverb the other day 01:14 that said this... 01:15 "Beware of old barbers, and of young doctors" 01:22 So you're safe! 01:23 I'm safe, I'm neither one... That's right, exactly! 01:25 To introduce our topic today, 01:27 which is brittle bones, osteoporosis and protein; 01:31 how those things all relate. 01:33 You know, there's a text in the Bible that says... 01:36 "I wish above all things, beloved, that you would prosper 01:39 and be in health" 01:40 And I think that's what God 01:42 wants for our bones too, don't you? 01:44 I think so, in fact God wants us to be healthy... 01:47 He wants us to be prosperous... 01:49 And we KNOW that He wants our souls to prosper... 01:51 so if He wants that, just as your soul prospers 01:54 so you should be in health, 01:56 and so you should prosper materially. 01:58 There is no sin to be rich even, 02:00 if you do it honestly and with God's blessing. 02:04 All right! Yes, we need to be healthy, 02:06 and we can be with God's help if we'll follow the instruction 02:09 of the Individual who authored the instructor's manual. 02:14 I bet you, there's a lot of people getting rich 02:16 over osteoporosis today... How big a problem is it? 02:19 It IS a major problem. 02:21 There are millions of people actually involved with it. 02:25 Research has shown that there are about 10 million women 02:29 in America who are afflicted with osteoporosis. 02:33 It's been calculated by observation and research 02:37 that from 13 to 18% of the women past the age of menopause 02:41 are suffering from osteoporosis, 02:43 so it really is a very common problem. 02:46 One in 2 white women will have a fracture 02:49 due to osteoporosis some time during their lifetime... 02:52 And the cost... astronomical, estimated at about 02:56 almost 14 billion dollars a year 02:58 just to take care of the complications from osteoporosis. 03:02 I think I have an answer... a 13.8 billon dollar answer! 03:05 Do you want to hear it? I might as well... 03:07 MILK! Is that the answer? 03:10 I'm afraid, even though you may hear some advertisements 03:13 that would make you think that milk was the answer 03:15 to everything, it really is not true 03:18 when you get to analyzing it. 03:19 In fact, if you look over the world, 03:23 the nations where the least milk is drunk, 03:26 also have the lowest incidence of osteoporosis, 03:29 and the country like America where the most milk 03:32 is consumed, we have the highest incidence of osteoporosis... 03:35 so there is an inverse relationship 03:37 between milk consumption and the presence of osteoporosis. 03:40 You're not a vegetarian too, are you? 03:42 Well, could be that I am. 03:44 Well, what do you do for protein? 03:45 Is protein a problem? Can protein be a problem? Yes 03:50 When people think about a vegetarian lifestyle, 03:52 that's one of the first things they think about. 03:54 How do you get enough protein? 03:56 There is a lot of emphasis today on the vegetarian diet, 04:00 and there is a relationship between the vegetarian diet 04:03 and it's lower than the Standard American Diet's 04:07 amount of protein and osteoporosis. 04:10 And that's the reason that we tie these 2 together; 04:12 osteoporosis and protein... we're going to be talking 04:14 about those together because there is a definite 04:16 interrelationship between those 2 04:18 Well, what is that relationship? 04:19 The relationship is that the more protein 04:22 a person eats, the more calcium he loses from his body, 04:27 and if he's losing more calcium, 04:28 he's going to be losing bone structure as well. 04:31 So that "osteo" means what? 04:33 That refers to bone. 04:35 Osteo tissue are our bone tissue. 04:37 "Porosis" what does that mean? "Porosis" means holes in it. 04:40 So we have bones with holes in them. 04:42 And if we could pull out someone's bones, 04:45 we're not going to do that today, 04:46 but if we could pull out someone's bones, 04:48 they'd have a whole bunch of holes in them? 04:49 That's right. Actually, if you look at the 04:50 bone structure in our body, 04:52 you might think of it as a bridge... 04:54 And you know, a bridge is built with interconnecting 04:58 girders that brace it so it's braced in all directions 05:01 And our internal structure of our bones are built 05:04 exactly the same way. 05:06 There are stress-supporting beams of bone 05:13 and calcium is the hard substance 05:16 that makes them strong. 05:17 With osteoporosis, calcium is leached from the bones 05:21 eliminated from the body, 05:23 and the supporting structures, those beams are weakened; 05:26 a person is then more vulnerable for fractures, 05:29 and so fractures occur much more frequently 05:31 among these people who are osteoporotic. 05:32 Is osteoporosis to the bones like termites are to wood? 05:37 It would be a very good analogy! Yes, that's right... 05:40 It just weakens the structure. 05:41 There's just a little bit of connecting structure 05:45 here and there, but the strength is gone. 05:48 Okay, who is at risk for this? 05:49 I mean, is this just something for someone that's 05:51 ...you know, beyond age 50, or who is at risk for this? 05:56 There are a number of factors that make it so that a 05:58 person is more likely to develop osteoporosis. 06:01 We might take a look at those, and find out just who is at risk 06:04 First of all, it's usually women who usually are fair-skinned, 06:09 fair-complected, or red-haired. 06:11 They usually have a small stature. 06:13 Now with a woman who weighs 100 pounds, 06:15 5 foot 1 or 2, she's a lot more likely to develop, 06:17 than the big woman who is 175 and 5 feet 8. 06:21 You would think the opposite... Is that because there is 06:24 no weight bearing on those joints ... I think there's less 06:26 weight on the bones, and also there is 06:28 less bone structure there to start with as well. 06:31 Family history is another risk factor... 06:33 A women whose mother and grandmother had osteoporosis 06:36 is also more likely to develop it. 06:39 Also, a woman who begins menstruating early, 06:41 and who has an early menopause is more likely... 06:43 And apparently the reason for this is that the woman 06:46 is exposed for a shorter period of time 06:49 to the female hormones that do have a protective 06:51 effect against calcium loss. 06:53 Isn't it true that vegetarians menstruate later? 06:56 That's right... that's another plus for being a vegetarian. 07:00 Another thing that makes it more likely to develop is 07:04 a person or a woman who has never had a baby, 07:07 or a woman has a first baby later in life. 07:09 That term, nulliparous, means no babies. 07:12 Okay... "nulliparous" That's my word for today. 07:16 A sedentary lifestyle... You alluded to exercise before. 07:19 Exercise definitely helps to prevent osteoporosis. 07:22 The pounding effect, the impact, 07:24 of a person's feet hitting the ground 07:26 is transmitted up to the bones and stimulates 07:28 the laying down of calcium in the bones. 07:31 Then the use of tobacco, alcohol, caffeine 07:34 also make it so that a person 07:36 is more likely to develop osteoporosis. 07:38 Someone told me once that if you 07:39 drink a cup of coffee a day for a year, 07:42 you're going to lose... I don't know, they told me 07:44 something... 1% of your bone mass per year... 07:47 Were they right? 07:49 I'm not sure of the statistics, but that sounds reasonable. 07:51 Sounds about right, yes. 07:53 So if you stop drinking coffee, you'll stop that process. 07:57 You'll slow down your bone loss, that's right. 07:59 And also, a person who has a low calcium intake, 08:02 or who takes a low intake of vitamin D, 08:05 is more vulnerable to developing osteoporosis as well. 08:09 Then another thing that ties osteoporosis 08:11 and the protein problem together is that a high protein diet 08:14 also fosters the development of osteoporosis. 08:17 We need to come back to that high protein thing 08:19 because I have some questions for you on that... 08:20 But before we do that, are there any other risk factors? 08:23 Yes, there are some others; age, and understand too that 08:25 the older a person gets, the more likely he is 08:27 to have lost enough out of bones that his bones will be weak. 08:31 Also, dementia, mental illness, a person is less likely 08:36 to take good care of himself. 08:38 A person who is in poor health, who is frail already 08:41 is more likely to develop it. 08:43 A person who is unsteady, maybe has a neurologic disease, 08:47 and has recurrent falls is more likely 08:50 because any fall is more likely to break a bone. 08:53 Then, of course, a person who has the impaired eyesight 08:55 is not going to be able to see the step that he stumbles over, 08:58 and falls and causes a break. 09:00 So wait a minute... Those things actually are 09:02 related to osteoporosis, or are they... 09:05 In other words, when a bone is broken, 09:08 does that pull more calcium stores 09:10 out or something to repair it? 09:12 Actually, the repair of a bone does not deplete calcium 09:18 from other parts of the body, from other bones in the body, 09:20 as far as we know. 09:21 I haven't really read any research on that, 09:23 but as far as I know, it doesn't interfere with the healing 09:27 of the osteoporotic bone, 09:28 although a person who has osteoporosis, 09:30 if they have a fracture, it will heal more slowly 09:32 than the person who has normal bone structure. 09:35 I told you I'd come back to this protein thing... 09:37 What exactly is protein? 09:39 Actually, proteins are a combination of 09:41 what we call amino acids. 09:43 Now amino acids are a chemical structure consisting of 09:48 combinations of carbon, nitrogen hydrogen, 09:52 and in some amino acids actually sulfur. 09:56 The body takes these amino acids and combines them 10:00 in different combinations to form different proteins. 10:04 The protein that's in your skin is different from the 10:06 protein in your liver that's different than the 10:08 protein in your bones and so forth. 10:10 We might think of an analogy of the letters in the alphabet 10:15 We take and combine them together in different ways 10:17 to form words... 10:18 So the body takes different amino acids, 10:20 combines them together in different ways to form 10:22 different proteins; that's the way they're formed. 10:26 Then these proteins are used by the body as building blocks 10:30 for our bodies for our body's structure. 10:33 So you might think of proteins as bricks... 10:36 And they are the bricks that build up the body building. 10:39 So that if we have an adequate amount of protein, 10:43 the body is built up well, and also the speed with which 10:49 a person or an individual or an animal matures 10:53 determines the amount of protein it needs. 10:55 For instance, a rat that grows from babyhood to adulthood 10:59 in just a couple of months, needs a milk source that's 11:03 much higher in protein than the human baby does 11:06 that takes 18-20 years to mature... 11:08 And that's the reason you can't substitute cow's milk 11:11 for human milk; it just works differently. 11:14 People do that all the time, and I want to come back to milk, 11:17 but you're saying that's not the best. 11:18 So where do we get these sources of protein? 11:20 Do we get them from animals? 11:22 You're suggesting we get them maybe NOT from animals. 11:25 We CAN get them from animals, 11:27 but the animal diet, the S.A.D. standard American diet, 11:32 has too much protein. 11:33 The average American eats about 95 grams of protein a day 11:36 and we actually need only about 45 to 55 grams of protein a day, 11:41 and if it's an IDEAL protein, probably even less than that 11:43 according to some researchers. 11:45 So that one of the problems is that our bodies... 11:47 bodies of the average American, has to eliminate an excess 11:52 amount of protein and the waste products from protein metabolism 11:56 and this throws an extra load upon his kidneys where this 11:59 elimination process takes place. 12:01 Is this the problem with milk? 12:03 That's one of the problems with milk as well. 12:05 Milk, of course, is a protein, 12:08 has a large amount of protein in it, 12:09 but the use of milk has other problems as well... 12:16 We have the infection that is carried by milk 12:19 that we hear reports of frequently about 12:21 salmonella infection, or a strep infection that is 12:24 traced back to milk that people were using. 12:27 So that milk is really not the answer for the 12:31 osteoporotic problem; it really compounds it. 12:33 So when they talk about strong bones and drinking milk, 12:37 and that milk moustache and whatnot, 12:39 that's not really credible, is that what you're saying? 12:41 The white upper lip makes good advertizing copy, 12:44 but it doesn't make good health advice. 12:47 A person is better off to get his protein from other sources 12:50 that are lower in protein, and don't carry the 12:53 risks that milk has. 12:55 How does calcium relate to all this? 12:57 Okay, the calcium is eliminated from the body along with 13:02 the elimination of the waste products 13:04 from the protein metabolism. 13:06 In other words, our kidneys, where the protein waste products 13:10 are eliminated, have to be combined with calcium 13:15 as a calcium salt, and so this eliminating 13:18 an excess protein... the average American eats 13:21 twice as much as he should... 13:22 takes calcium from the bones and the bones are a 13:25 major supply of calcium in the body. 13:27 We've been talking with Dr. Glen Wiltse 13:30 He's a physician in North Dakota; 13:33 works with the Black Hills Education Center in South Dakota 13:37 and he's been talking with us 13:38 about protein, osteoporosis, calcium. 13:41 When we come back, we're going to talk 13:43 a little more about this subject. 13:44 I know a lot of people struggle with it, 13:46 and have problems with it. 13:47 We hope that you'll join us. 13:49 When we come back, we're going to talk about 13:50 calcium testing; about osteoporosis testing. 13:53 Is it credible, should we do it? 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If you've just joined us, 15:21 we've been talking with Dr. Glen Wiltse 15:23 He's a physician in South Dakota 15:26 and he has been involved in health education for many years, 15:30 and also medical practice. 15:31 We're talking about osteoporosis. 15:33 We found that it's a large problem and it has 15:38 cost, not only financially but physically, 15:40 and we found that the normal solution that we 15:43 usually hear... these solutions are not really helpful 15:46 ...for example, milk and some of these other things. 15:49 Doctor, what about osteoporosis testing. 15:52 If someone is watching today and says... 15:54 "Hey, maybe what I should do is get that test finally, 15:57 and see how bad it is for me. " Is that helpful? 16:00 It can be... IF the person is planning on 16:03 starting on a treatment program. 16:04 If you're not planning on treating it, 16:06 if you find a problem, there's really 16:07 no use doing the testing. 16:09 But if a person is planning on doing something about it, 16:12 then, yes, it's a good idea. 16:14 Who should be tested if they are going to 16:17 follow through with treatment if it's indicated? 16:19 Postmenopausal women with one or more of the 16:22 risk factors which we discussed earlier in our program. 16:25 All women past the age of 65 16:28 would be candidates for being tested. 16:30 Postmenopausal women who have had a fracture 16:34 definitely should be evaluated. Broken a bone, 16:36 something like that. Right 16:38 Women who are considering therapy of any kind... 16:40 And also women who have been on estrogen hormones 16:45 for any prolonged period of time should be 16:47 tested from time to time as well. 16:49 I think we maybe should go to this matter of calcium loss 16:55 from the body and show a little bit of research 16:59 that's been done in that regard. 17:00 There was a graph that we had that shows what happens 17:03 when a person uses different amounts of protein in their diet 17:08 There's what we call a calcium balance, 17:12 and if a person eliminates from his kidneys, 17:15 more calcium than he takes in that day, 17:17 he is said to be in positive calcium balance. 17:20 If he eliminates MORE than he has taken in, 17:24 then he is in negative calcium balance... 17:27 And this graph here shows... 17:28 the first graph, the one on the left of this, 17:31 the bar shows a positive calcium balance. 17:34 The horizontal line is the zero point. 17:38 And these people were fed 45 grams of protein a day, 17:42 and you notice that they had a positive calcium balance. 17:46 They took another group of people, 17:48 fed them what the average American uses, 17:50 95 grams of protein a day... 17:52 And you notice that they have a negative calcium balance. 17:55 In other words, they're losing more than they take in. 17:58 Then just to prove this point, or to demonstrate 18:01 that it really was true, they fed them, 18:04 I believe it's 145 grams of protein a day... 18:06 And look at the negative calcium balance that these people had. 18:10 It just was flowing out of their body. 18:11 They were just losing it by the gallon. 18:14 So from this, we can get the conclusion that we better 18:19 cut down on the amount of protein that we 18:21 take into our bodies. 18:22 It will help to make it so that it will be much less likely 18:25 to develop osteoporosis. 18:27 You know, I heard someone once talking about the astronauts, 18:29 and protein problems... 18:32 Have you heard anything about that? 18:33 Yes I have, and also osteoporosis, 18:35 and both of those things are problems with them. 18:38 The condition of weightlessness up there, 18:41 apparently is one of the major factors in that. 18:43 You know, they're not striking their foot to the pavement, 18:46 time after time, or to the floor... 18:48 and this impact has a positive effect on calcium metabolism. 18:53 It may well be that their diet has something to do with it. 18:56 I haven't heard any research on that. 18:58 I don't know how much protein they're taking, 19:00 but if they are treating them the way the average 19:01 American treats himself, which is 95 grams of protein a day, 19:05 then this also could be a factor with them too. 19:08 We've talked about some of the bad news when it comes to 19:12 protein, osteoporosis, and we've talked about 19:15 some of the supposed solutions that really aren't solutions. 19:18 You've suggested several things... 19:19 We should be vegetarians. 19:20 We should get our protein from plant sources, 19:23 and that includes milk. 19:25 And, you've suggested that the milk moustaches 19:27 are just that... milk moustaches, 19:29 but they're not really that conducive to bone health. 19:32 What should we do to treat the problem if we have it? 19:36 Okay, well there are things that we can do 19:37 that will keep us from getting osteoporosis. 19:40 #1... We should get plenty of exercise, and this should be 19:44 impact exercise; walking, running, jogging. 19:48 The exercise that you get when you're just 19:49 sitting in your rocking chair rocking... 19:51 Swimming is no good? 19:53 Swimming is not as good as impact. 19:55 Swimming is good exercise, but for osteoporosis prevention, 19:58 you actually need something where your feet hit the ground. 20:00 They hit the pavement... That's more effective. 20:03 Also, another thing is very important... is weight control. 20:06 People who are overweight tend to have more osteoporosis, 20:08 and also, there is more stress on their bones. 20:11 You'd think that maybe it would help them because of the 20:14 more work for the bones to do, 20:16 but actually, it makes it so a person is more likely to fall; 20:19 more likely to hurt himself, 20:20 and also, it does have an adverse effect. 20:22 The next thing is an adequate calcium intake. 20:27 We did talk about milk as being a source of calcium, 20:30 but actually you get a better supply of calcium from 20:33 the green vegetables that you eat, from the nuts that you eat, 20:35 the legumes that you are using... 20:37 So that a vegetarian diet with the type of foods that are in it 20:40 are MUCH more conducive to preventing osteoporosis 20:44 than the use of milk and dairy products, and animal products. 20:48 So there's MORE calcium in green leafy vegetables, 20:52 and in some of these other grains and different things 20:55 than there is in milk? That's right... 20:57 And it's more available; it's used by the body 20:59 more effectively as well. 21:01 So, we need to go with the vegetables, the grains, 21:03 and the legumes, and use those. 21:05 And another thing that can be used is 21:08 hormone replacement therapy for women. 21:10 Female hormones do have a protective effect 21:13 as far as the bones are concerned... 21:15 And it's been found and numerous studies have corroborated this 21:19 ...that women who are on hormones are less likely 21:22 to develop osteoporosis than the woman who is not on it. 21:25 Can they cause other problems though... hormones? 21:27 This is one of the difficulties. 21:28 There are some complications 21:29 that can occur from the use of hormone therapy. 21:31 Okay, such as? Breast cancer... 21:34 Women who are on hormones 21:35 are more likely to develop breast cancer. 21:37 The risk is not increased a great deal, but is still there. 21:41 Also, endometrial cancer; cancer of the lining 21:43 of the uterus is more common among women who are using 21:46 hormone replacement therapy. 21:48 But weighing those 2 things, which is... what would you say? 21:52 For the most part, most women actually, 21:54 if they will monitor themselves for the possible 21:57 early detection of any of these things, 21:59 they're really better off to use the hormones, 22:01 except if they follow a good lifestyle, 22:04 the use of the hormone therapy is not as significant. 22:10 There's another problem too... 22:12 Women who are on hormones tend to have breast tenderness. 22:15 They develop deep vein thrombosis, 22:18 developing blood clots in the veins, particularly in the legs, 22:21 and they can sometimes break loose and go up to the lungs 22:24 and cause death. 22:26 These hormones affect their mental status, 22:28 they have mood disturbances... 22:30 And also, women who are on hormone therapy tend to develop 22:33 gallbladder disease more frequently than 22:35 women who are not on it. 22:37 So are there any studies on the effectiveness though 22:41 of hormone replacement therapy? 22:42 Yes there are, and it is effective; it does help. 22:46 They take a large group of women; 22:47 put them on hormone replacement therapy... 22:50 And they find that they are less likely to develop 22:53 the complications of osteoporosis, 22:56 which is primarily fractures than the ones who don't... 22:58 BUT, if a person will follow a good lifestyle, 23:01 and stay away from a high protein diet, 23:03 I think we need to UNDERSCORE this... 23:05 THE HIGH PROTEIN S.A.D. AMERICAN DIET 23:07 is really a major factor in the development of osteoporosis. 23:11 And following a good lifestyle as far as exercise 23:13 and diet is concerned, is REALLY the best way for a woman to go. 23:17 What about vitamin D? 23:18 Does it have anything to do with osteoporosis? 23:20 Yes it does. Vitamin D is the vitamin that 23:22 helps the body to lay down calcium in the bones, 23:26 but not very many of us get a low vitamin D intake. 23:29 You know, you can be out in the sun, expose your face 23:32 and hands to the sunshine for 10 minutes a day, 23:34 and that will give you all the vitamin D that you need... 23:37 just that it's manufactured by 23:39 the body from the exposure to the sunlight. 23:43 So that we don't really need to worry about taking 23:45 an adequate amount of vitamin D. 23:47 What are some of those medications that you mentioned 23:49 that people could consider... 23:51 maybe they could mention to their physician or something? 23:53 Yes, there are medications that have been used 23:56 for the treatment of osteoporosis. 23:58 They are effective; they certainly can be used. 24:03 We could go over the medical terms... "Fosamax" is a 24:06 trade name for one of them. 24:08 "Miacalcin" is another one; this is a new form that's 24:12 come out in a spray that can be sprayed into the nose, 24:15 and it's absorbed through the nose and has its positive 24:18 effect on the bones. 24:19 And women who have used this, in studies, have actually 24:22 had a 40% decrease in the number of fractures that they've had. 24:26 Is it expensive? Do they pay through the nose? 24:28 And they pay through the nose for it too. 24:29 Yes, it's very expensive. 24:31 Yes, I don't know exactly, but I would guess 24:34 in the neighborhood of $75- $100 a month. 24:36 Is that right? Now let me ask about these medications... 24:39 And, once you've lost the calcium from your bones, 24:43 and you're past age 50, or whatever that cutoff point is 24:48 or I guess you store it in your 24:50 bones until maybe up to 30 or something... 24:52 Can you ever get it back once you've lost it? 24:55 Or is this just making sure you don't lose more? 24:57 It's primarily a matter of prevention; 24:59 keeping yourself from losing more calcium. 25:03 We can build back a little bit. 25:05 It does tend to build back a little with 25:06 proper lifestyle and proper therapy... 25:08 But for the most part, a woman, once she has osteoporosis, 25:11 she has it for the rest of her life. 25:14 There also is a hormone that's related to estrogens 25:17 which has been developed recently by one of the 25:20 drug companies which also has been shown to decrease 25:23 the fracture rate, and it seems 25:25 to have very few side effects. What's the name of that? 25:29 The name of that is "Evista. " 25:31 Evista is the name of it, or the generic term is "Relafen" 25:35 Evista or Relafen, so if you're watching and you want to know 25:41 the names to say to your physician, 25:42 these are some names to jot down. 25:44 The most important thing is the change in the lifestyle. 25:48 Changing the lifestyle... the exercise, 25:49 the weightbearing exercise and all those different things, 25:53 avoiding caffeine, avoiding nicotine, 25:55 all these other things... 25:56 And reducing the amount of protein in the diet. 25:58 Especially protein! About half of what the 26:00 average American uses. 26:01 You know, we were talking about this subject and you told me 26:04 a cute story... maybe you want 26:05 to share with the viewers in our last 2 minutes here. 26:08 I think it's important that we make provisions ahead of time 26:11 rather than waiting until we get the serious condition, 26:13 and then do something about it. 26:15 Prevention is a whole lot better than cure! 26:18 And I like the story about a monastery that was built 26:21 high on a cliff, and the only access that visitors had to 26:25 there, was a basket that the monks would lower over the wall 26:29 The visitor would get into the basket and then they would 26:31 haul him up! 26:32 One visitor was there one day and he noticed that the 26:34 rope was getting rather frayed... 26:36 And he got to the top safely, and he said to the monk 26:40 when he got up there, how do you fellows know 26:42 when it's time to change the rope? 26:44 And he says... "Whenever it breaks" 26:48 If we wait until our bones break... 26:51 If we wait until we have a heart attack... 26:53 If we wait until we have cancer... 26:55 Sure, something can probably be done, 26:57 but the risk is REALLY there. 26:59 So the best thing is prevention. 27:01 Make provision ahead of time for replacing that rope, 27:04 rather than waiting until it gets frayed and breaks. 27:07 So don't WAIT until it happens, act now! That's right. 27:11 I like another example also... 27:13 Moses, when he was getting ready to deliver the 27:17 Children of Israel, he saw this Egyptian beating an Israelite 27:21 As the Bible says... He looked this way and that, 27:24 and seeing no man... he did it. 27:25 If you have to look this way and that before you do something 27:28 you probably better not do it. 27:30 THAT'S good advice! 27:32 We've been talking with Dr. Glen Wiltse 27:34 Don't WAIT until that rope frays and breaks! 27:38 You've heard some good information today. 27:40 We've talked about osteoporosis... 27:42 It's a huge problem, 13.4 billion dollars a year 27:46 used in the treatment of this. 27:48 You've had some good advice about what to do, 27:50 some very practical things. 27:52 We hope that you put this advice to good use, 27:54 and that as a result, you have 27:56 health that lasts for a lifetime! |
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