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00:01 Now don't hate
00:02 just because I'm on the cooking set with the Eakins. 00:04 Stay tuned to see what they're cooking up now. 00:07 My name is Yvonne Lewis-Shelton, 00:09 and you're watching Urban Report. 00:35 Hello and welcome to Urban Report. 00:37 My guests today are Curtis and Paula Eakins. 00:40 They are co-directors of Health Seminars, Inc, 00:43 lifestyle counselors, authors, chefs, and health evangelists. 00:48 Welcome to Urban Report. 00:50 Yay! You put it all in there. 00:51 You got it all in there. I had to get it all in. 00:53 I had to get it all in. You make me clap myself. 00:55 I want to hear more about these people. 00:58 You guys, I have to tell you, 01:00 I know you know this, 01:01 but you are two of my favorite people 01:03 because not only are you so committed to ministry 01:09 but you're also so committed to each other, 01:13 you are so committed to getting great food, 01:16 I mean, and you are super committed to evangelism. 01:20 And I'm so excited about what you guys are doing. 01:23 You know, so we have a lot to cover. 01:26 So I want to first talk about, 01:28 you know, you host, you co-host Abundant Living, 01:31 which is a program on Dare to Dream 01:34 and on the parent network. 01:36 And it is a great combination of food, 01:41 you know, recipes and cooking and also health tips 01:45 because you are an ND, a naturopathic doctor, 01:48 and you are a nutritionist. 01:50 And it's like 01:51 this is a marriage made in heaven, right? 01:54 Literally, right? We really believe that, Yvonne. 01:56 We really do. Yes, yes, and it shows. 01:59 It really shows. 02:00 So how long have you guys been... 02:02 For those who don't know you, 02:03 who have never seen Abundant Living 02:06 or never seen you on 02:07 you know the parent network or Dare to Dream, 02:09 how long have you been doing this, 02:11 this health evangelism? 02:13 Well, on Abundant Living, 02:15 this is our 21st year, 21 years ago, 02:17 we started taping Abundant Living. 02:19 Wow! 02:20 And so we ran out of how many times we've done it, 02:23 over 300 plus shows, I guess, over the years. 02:27 The Life, and that kind of thing, 02:28 so we're glad to be on Dare to Dream. 02:32 Yes, indeed. Yes, indeed. 02:33 There was a spark in her eyes when I said that. 02:35 Absolutely. Absolutely. 02:36 So we get a lot of calls from Dare to Dream audience as well, 02:39 and so we're happy about that as well. 02:41 That's great because there's so... 02:43 You give so many tips on, you know, hypertension, 02:46 what to do about diabetes, hypertension, cancer. 02:50 So your program, and what I love about it, 02:53 is it's not just cooking, 02:56 it's cooking and health information. 02:59 So, you know, when people watch Abundant Living, 03:01 they should have a little notebook 03:02 to take some notes 03:04 because there's some real interesting 03:08 and informative and necessary information 03:11 that you guys give. 03:13 One of the things 03:14 that I'm so thrilled about 03:16 is the health evangelism that you've been doing. 03:19 Tell us about what you're doing in the communities 03:22 and how it all came about. 03:24 Well, 03:26 about a year and a half ago, 03:28 I've been doing my reading in my room, my study, 03:31 and we've been going to churches 03:33 throughout our district, in the south mainly. 03:36 And going to the church talking about health, 03:39 healthful living, etcetera, then we come back home, 03:43 and it just wasn't as fulfilling. 03:46 Why? 03:47 Because we're not reaching the community, 03:50 just reaching the people in the church. 03:52 Okay. 03:53 So when we come back home, 03:54 people in the community is probably about 1% 03:56 if they happened to be at that church, 03:58 for that, we can. 04:00 So we really need to go more into the community. 04:03 When you go more into the community, 04:05 you draw more to community there, up to 30%, passed 70% 04:11 when it's in the community, away from the church. 04:14 So what you're saying is you're going into churches... 04:17 Right. 04:18 And you're preaching to the choir basically. 04:20 Yes, that's right. Absolutely. 04:21 Because it's just like people, 04:22 "Oh, we're having a health weekend 04:24 with the Eakins. 04:25 We're going to have a cooking class. 04:27 We come in." 04:28 It's just like, you know, 04:30 the regular people from the church, 04:31 but nobody maybe 30%, from the community. 04:35 And that's it. 04:36 Well, in the church, yeah, 04:38 really nobody from the community 04:40 unless there's a visitor on that day. 04:42 Okay. 04:44 Otherwise it's all the church members. 04:45 Got you. 04:46 Which is fine, but it's not as fulfilling 04:48 because Jesus' ministry was to the community. 04:51 Right. 04:52 Not just to the Jews but also to the gentiles 04:54 and everybody else as well. 04:55 So we were impressed by the Holy Spirit 04:59 to take it to the community. 05:01 And it just opened up the floodgates, 05:03 I mean, it really did. And we're just so excited. 05:06 It's much more for fulfilling 05:08 when you see people of all classes come in, 05:11 from all ethnicities, all denominations, 05:15 all church affiliations coming to learn about health 05:18 because even agnostics, 05:21 infidels also have high blood pressure. 05:24 That's right. 05:25 And you know what, it's interesting 05:27 because Jason was just telling me the other day 05:30 that he was looking for a vegan restaurant 05:35 to go to while traveling, 05:37 and there was a sign of Baphomet on a website, 05:41 the satanic symbol, at a vegan restaurant. 05:44 So even, you know... 05:48 This crosses all lines, 05:49 all kinds of people want to know 05:52 about healthy eating, you know, even if they're Satanists 05:56 or whatever, but they... 05:58 That's true though. That is the point though. 05:59 They're crossing all lines. That's true. Yes. 06:01 What you have to offer 06:04 is the gift of all gifts. 06:06 Jesus Christ, 06:07 He's at the center of what you're teaching. 06:10 So let's go back for a minute 06:12 because I want our folks to hear 06:16 and know how you came to desire to do more within the churches 06:22 because to reach outside of the churches, 06:26 to do more evangelism 06:29 because what's happening is you're going to these churches 06:33 and only the church members were showing up. 06:36 That's right. 06:37 When you went back home, what were you thinking? 06:40 It's just not enough. 06:42 It's not as fulfilling. 06:45 It's just not enough. It's just not as fulfilling. 06:47 That's all I can say. 06:49 And more I read about... 06:51 One Christian author in particular, 06:53 in the life of Jesus Christ and His ministry, 06:55 I realized we need to really move out from the church 06:58 into the community. 07:00 So reading, playing, 07:01 and we just took it to the community. 07:05 So it was just simply unfulfilling. 07:08 That's all I can say. 07:09 Was it the same for you, Paula? It was exactly. 07:11 I told Curtis, "It's almost like we're just playing tag 07:13 with the church." 07:15 And we know that there are pastors 07:16 that really are into evangelism, 07:19 but it just seemed like they're just some... 07:21 We'll be coming that weekend, 07:22 there would just be the members. 07:23 And we would... After a long trip, 07:25 and then just come and doing same thing 07:27 over and over and over again. 07:28 We just kept saying, "Enough of this." 07:30 Right. 07:31 And once Curtis said to me about, 07:32 "You know, let's move it 07:34 outside the church into the community." 07:35 Honestly and truly, it just really made a big difference. 07:37 Yeah, so how did you do it? 07:39 What did you do? 07:40 Well, number one, 07:42 we got some funds from 07:44 the North American Division Ministerial Department, Head, 07:47 we knew him personally. 07:49 From the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist, 07:52 for those of you who don't know. 07:53 And let me back up, the churches we're talking about 07:55 are Seventh-day Adventist churches too, 07:57 those churches in particular. 07:58 Right. 07:59 All right, so I'm glad you made that statement. 08:01 So of course, 08:02 we just more or less contacted the Marriott Hotels... 08:07 Okay. 08:08 In these cities that we're going to. 08:10 Now it's been about a year now since we've been doing this. 08:13 The health message is such a high quality message. 08:18 Let me just say this 08:20 because some people may think that in a wrong way, 08:22 it's such a high quality message. 08:24 We couldn't just take it to a community center. 08:30 It had to be of a quality facility 08:34 because of the quality of the message. 08:36 Come on. It has to match that. 08:38 Right. And tailor a bit more. 08:39 I think they got that. 08:40 So therefore, 08:42 we're talking about the Holiday Inn, Hampton Inn, 08:45 the Marriott Hotel, conference room, 08:48 and there for a city, a small city 08:49 because the small cities too 08:51 that do not have those 08:52 that may have a convention center. 08:54 We go there, and it's 2 days, 08:58 Saturday afternoon, 3 to 6, Sunday afternoon, 3 to 6. 09:04 Okay, now why those times? 09:05 Okay, Saturday afternoon 09:06 for Seventh-day Adventist Christians, 09:08 they still go to church, come home and eat, 09:10 they have enough time to come 09:11 to the workshop starting at 3 o'clock. 09:14 For those who go to church on Sunday, the same scenario 09:17 so that 3 to 6 window is perfect. 09:20 You don't have to get off of work. 09:21 You don't have to worry about traffic, 09:23 evening rush hour, 09:25 it's perfect for those two days. 09:27 And it's just matched. 09:28 So that six hours that information we can put in, 09:32 be it any particular main topic, 09:34 we can cover any topic in six hours. 09:37 Wow! 09:38 So that's why those two days and those two time slots 09:40 we mentioned for that health conference. 09:43 And what kind of response have you gotten? 09:45 Okay, honey, would you... 09:47 We have a sign-up 09:49 where you actually register for the program, 09:51 that way, we kind of get an idea... 09:52 Not only that registration here, 09:53 actually, it has a registration for it, 09:55 a certain deadline for it, 09:57 and then we already know we're going to town 09:58 with how many people already signing up, 10:00 like right now, 10:01 we have a project coming up next month. 10:03 And we already know 10:05 how many people are already showing up. 10:06 And it's just getting started. 10:07 So the thing that is so good about it 10:09 is we get a chance to know who's coming, 10:11 we get a chance to know 10:12 also even their spiritual backgrounds. 10:15 The churches they attend 10:16 'cause that's on there also as well, you know? 10:18 And so it is... We're just like... 10:21 We get so excited when it starts getting... 10:22 Line up comes up, 10:24 and then we're like, "Okay, okay, okay. 10:25 It's a go. It's a go. It's a go." 10:26 And then when we actually have the day, 10:28 people even who have not signed up 10:30 but heard about it either on TV or radio 10:33 'cause when we go to those towns, 10:35 they know ahead of time we've already advertised. 10:37 It's in the newspaper or the public, 10:39 you know, it's also on the TV, it's also on the radio. 10:42 So some people show up, just say, "Ah, I saw it." 10:45 See, this is... 10:47 This is so good because this is evangelism. 10:50 Yes. Yes! 10:52 We have a clip that we want to show 10:53 that kind of shows what... 10:55 Not kind of, it shows what you guys have been doing. 10:57 And we want to show that, but before we do, 10:59 I just want to ask you one thing. 11:02 Have you felt the difference after when... 11:07 Now that you've been going into the community, 11:10 what difference has it made in your walk with the Lord? 11:15 Oh, man. 11:16 It's made a tremendous difference 11:17 because when I see 11:19 and read in the Word of God and one other Christian author, 11:22 when I see it on the pages, Yvonne, 11:23 I've been reading this for so long, 11:25 I told my pastor, I said, 11:27 "I'm sick and tired of reading. 11:29 I just want to go ahead and do it." 11:30 Come on. 11:32 I read it, reread it, underline it, underscore it, 11:33 okay, I know what to do, just go ahead and do it. 11:36 So when it's done, see the people there, 11:38 the doors open up. 11:40 There they're like 30 minutes before we open up the doors. 11:43 Wow. 11:44 Several come hour, 11:46 two hours away just to come there. 11:49 An hour away. 11:50 We've had come as far as an hour, 11:51 hour and a half away from the conference coming in. 11:53 Yeah, a hour and a half away, but we do radio, TV, PSAs, 11:55 newspapers, and all of that. 11:57 So it's just so rewarding, 11:59 we just look forward to the next venture, 12:00 which is next month in... 12:02 Well, I don't know if I can say this 12:04 'cause maybe dated, but it'd be coming up, 12:06 so we just look forward to the next event. 12:08 Right now, we're booking 12:10 more than 12 months ahead of time. 12:12 Well, that's wonderful. 12:14 I was going to say the thing for me is that 12:17 we both hate to see people hurting. 12:19 Yes. 12:20 Now remember now they are coming to this conference, 12:22 heart disease, diabetes, cancer, 12:23 so they're coming with specific things 12:25 going on with them. 12:26 Right. 12:27 And when they come in that room, 12:29 like you can just feel the hurt, 12:30 the things they're on and what they're doing. 12:32 And they're like... They're almost like... 12:34 I told Curtis one time before, 12:35 it's like they're clawing at you. 12:37 I just need your help, and you can feel 12:40 that they're going through something which once... 12:42 You're just like, "Okay, God, whatever You want to do here, 12:45 whatever we can do with them." 12:47 And they follow us after the programs are over. 12:49 They call us up and email us. 12:51 So we make friends with people. 12:52 Yes. Yes. 12:54 You develop relationships with them, right? 12:55 Yes, and the thing about it, let me just say this. 12:57 The Seventh-day Adventist church 12:59 understands the importance of health messages. 13:01 So it backs this adventure, 13:03 therefore, these two-day conferences 13:06 are free and open to the public. 13:11 Praise God to the Seventh-Day Adventist church 13:13 in general, the sponsors, 13:15 these free wellness conferences throughout the south 13:19 which is mainly where we have our conferences 13:21 in the United States. 13:23 Right. That's wonderful. 13:24 Well, let's take a look at this clip and find out 13:26 what people think about it. 13:27 All right. 13:30 I really enjoyed the Healthy Heart conference. 13:32 I come to any and everything 13:34 that Paula and her husband Curtis 13:38 put on with about health 13:39 because I learned something new every single time. 13:42 My biggest takeaway this time was about red grapes, 13:46 about how they help to heal the heart and everything. 13:50 I just was amazed by that. 13:52 Learning about strokes, hearts, how to prevent them, 13:55 eating more healthy food, eating non-processed food. 13:58 If it has a label, don't eat it. 14:01 Eat the stuff that's healthy. 14:03 That's the stuff you go for. 14:04 And I love their conferences. 14:06 You can come more than one time, 14:07 more than two times, 14:09 and you're still going to leave with information 14:10 you never even knew you knew. 14:12 They tell you nothing is free, 14:13 what you've missed that 14:15 if you did not come to this conference. 14:16 It was awesome. 14:18 So much good and free information. 14:20 To God be the glory. 14:21 We need more of this, 14:23 but it should not always be free. 14:25 So I heard things that I know 14:26 that I'm going to use immediately, 14:29 the ginger, the hawthorn. 14:31 I never had heard of that, 14:33 just natural ways to get your blood pressure down, 14:36 eating the right things. 14:38 I probably knew that part. 14:39 I just keep ignoring it, 14:41 but I feel like it kind of shook me up enough 14:43 to where I'm like, 14:44 "I got to do something different." 14:46 So I just encourage you, everybody, 14:48 it was so well-attended. 14:50 So, everybody, certainly, 14:52 make sure you get this information. 14:53 It is literally life changing. 15:00 "Literally, life change." Yeah. 15:01 Yes. What a blessing. 15:03 And what a privilege 15:05 it is that God is using you 15:07 to get this information out to people. 15:10 Give us a few of the pointers that you... 15:13 For example, heart disease. 15:14 Okay. 15:16 What are some of the things that people can do 15:19 to improve their cardiovascular health? 15:21 Oh, boy. 15:22 Well, that conference was entitled 15:24 the Healthy Heart Conference. 15:26 Okay. 15:27 So that's six hours 15:29 condescend down in 30 seconds or a minute. 15:32 Yeah, so there's... Let me say, there's... 15:33 Okay, we're kind of stuck. 15:35 Let me just say this, 15:37 that was in Huntsville, Alabama, 15:38 by the way, over hundred people. 15:39 I mean, they came from like two hours away, 15:41 from Chattanooga, all over the place. 15:43 Wow! Yes. 15:45 The main thing is that, one of the eye-openers 15:48 that we talk about in Healthy Heart Conference 15:49 is that heart disease can 15:52 and has been reversed by lifestyle. 15:56 And we put a particular interest 15:58 on one particular food group, 16:01 the fruit kingdom in particular, all right? 16:04 That's what she talk about, "Oh, the red grape." 16:07 That's one of the things that we mentioned. 16:08 That's what she's talking about the red grape 16:11 and other things too. 16:12 So it can be reversed, plant-based diet, 16:15 in particular, the fruit kingdom. 16:18 So that's one of the things that we really emphasize. 16:20 And, honey, about the woman's heart... 16:23 Yeah, okay, one of the things 16:24 that really draws them the second day 16:26 is that we do all this talk about cholesterol and AFib 16:29 and everything having to deal with the heart, 16:31 and then we say, "But on tomorrow, 16:34 we're actually going to do the heart of a woman 16:36 because we experience heart attacks 16:39 totally different from a man, 16:40 heart attacks and strokes." 16:41 So they're coming because they want to know, 16:43 "Okay, wait a minute, 16:44 she's saying something different. 16:46 It's not that big elephant in my chest. 16:47 No, it's not. Not for us. Okay." 16:49 What is it for us? 16:50 It is shoulder pain. 16:52 You can actually be having regurgitating continuously 16:55 several months before that, nausea, before that. 16:58 This is coming on way before you have 17:00 that first heart attack, all right? 17:02 And the breathing problems 17:04 where you're having a hard time breathing. 17:07 And people... Women are like, you know, 17:08 "I never even have thought of those things." 17:09 But we say the minute, 17:11 between the vomiting and the nausea, 17:13 shoulder pain, having problems breathing, 17:15 you need to get to a doctor. 17:17 And when you go, we have to... 17:19 As females, we have to say, 17:20 "I think I'm having a heart attack. 17:22 I really do," because only when you say that, 17:24 they will not send you home. 17:26 Normally, they just send you home. 17:27 And you know that you've got the signs already. 17:29 I need to... "Can I do a EKG," 17:32 'cause the EKG will show that there's something going on. 17:36 That's good. 17:37 That is great information because a lot of times, 17:39 as women, we can misdiagnose ourselves. 17:43 Yes. 17:44 And, you know, we'll just say, "I have a little indigestion. 17:46 I just feel a little bit under the weather, 17:48 but I can keep going." 17:50 No, if you have these signs, you know, even jaw pain... 17:54 Yes, that's another one. 17:56 They will send you to the dentist. 17:58 Right. 17:59 But it's a symptom of a heart attack. 18:01 Yes, absolutely, yes. 18:02 Really, really important. 18:04 And I think a lot of times as minority woman 18:08 will tend to put things on the back-burner 18:10 and think, "It's not that deep, it's not that important. 18:13 I'll be okay. Let me just keep on going." 18:15 Well, we need to keep up with these things 18:18 and make sure that, you know, we're doing well with them. 18:21 So go ahead. 18:22 One other thing too, we have a lot of visual aids. 18:26 Yes, we do. 18:27 And also the audience come up... 18:29 We have a icebreaker, 18:31 just talk briefly about the icebreaker. 18:33 You know, they don't know who we are. 18:35 They've heard about us, 18:36 and here we come to this conference, 18:38 we're over hundred-strong 18:39 when we come into the meetings, okay? 18:40 And so when they first meet us, 18:42 they're like, "Well, who is this? 18:43 Who are they?" Okay? 18:44 They heard a little bit. 18:46 The bottom line is that we have this thing, 18:47 the first one is called five things 18:49 that you should know 18:50 but you really don't want to know. 18:52 I need five volunteers. 18:54 And some of them are not quite sure, 18:56 but if you don't come, I'm going to pick you up. 18:58 They raise a hand, they come up, 18:59 you know, and then they get vials of fat. 19:02 We're talking about the heart now. 19:03 They get vials of fat. 19:05 And it shows how much fat 19:06 is actually in a burger and French fries. 19:09 And they're supposed to just look at the vial 19:11 and then tell what's going on, 19:13 and behind them comes the sodium 19:15 and the cholesterol and unsaturated fat. 19:17 On the screen, so everybody sees it. 19:18 Everybody is seeing it, but they're in back of them. 19:21 Right, back of them, on the screen. 19:22 And they turn around... And like one lady, 19:23 we gave these chicken nuggets, 19:25 like six chicken nuggets, 19:27 she couldn't believe it. 19:29 What? 19:30 She said, "That's the end of that. 19:31 I'm not going to feed my children all that anymore." 19:33 You know what? 19:35 I think when people see for themselves, 19:36 and you show them what they are eating... 19:40 It was eye-opener for her. It's eye-opening. 19:42 "I'm not feeding my children anymore of chicken nuggets." 19:44 That was the start. 19:45 We just started... 19:47 That was just the start... 19:48 We haven't even got started yet. 19:49 But you know this whole idea, 19:51 this whole cardiovascular issue is so important as, 19:54 you know, most of our viewers know, 19:56 my husband had quadruple bypass, 19:58 and thankfully, his is not from diet. 20:03 His is genetics. 20:04 And that's another thing. 20:05 So can genetically-induced heart disease also be reversed? 20:10 Yeah, let me say, as the saying goes, 20:11 I have rephrased the same, 20:14 "Bad genes loads a gun, 20:17 a healthy lifestyle keeps the finger off the trigger." 20:21 So I think Danny mentioned in one of the programs, 20:25 or some of his siblings or whatever, 20:27 had heart disease, whatever... 20:29 And his dad. 20:30 At a younger age than him 20:32 because of his lifestyle of later on in the years, 20:35 and then, so, I mean, 20:37 we can also reversed, my grandmother, 20:39 I may have bad genes as well, very bad genes, 20:42 but because of her lifestyle, she lived to be one 110. 20:45 Wow! 20:46 She was such a cutie too, remember? 20:49 Yes, yes. Yeah, that's right. 20:50 Well, that's great information. 20:51 I want to switch gears for a minute 20:53 because I want to talk about 20:55 what's happening on Abundant Living this season. 20:57 Okay. All right. 20:59 What are guys doing on Abundant Living? 21:00 Okay, we're doing a series, 21:02 and we did this at our church at Huntsville, 21:05 it's called HEALERS. 21:06 It's an acronym, HEALERS, HEALERS. 21:10 H, herbal medicine, E, eating, 21:14 A, adoration, prayer, praise, music, 21:18 L, liquids, water and juicing, E, exercise, 21:21 R, rest, S, sunlight and the Son of God, HEALERS. 21:25 You go through that acronym, 21:27 you can start cutting back on drugs, medication, 21:30 and the Belsar 4 side effects safely and effectively 21:33 with a nurse or your primary care physician. 21:36 So you go through that. I'm glad you said that 21:37 because sometimes people will just stop their medication... 21:41 Yes, and don't say anything to nobody else. 21:42 Right. 21:44 And they'll switch over, 21:45 and then they can get into big trouble, 21:46 we're not telling you that, 21:48 know that we're not saying that. 21:50 But we are saying 21:51 that God has given us various things in the earth 21:55 that we can use to get well, 21:57 but always discuss it with your primary care practitioner. 22:00 Absolutely. 22:02 And then with that, we have also 22:03 the cooking portion as well. 22:04 Right. And this is on the program? 22:06 On the program. Oh. 22:07 And one addition, 22:09 I think it's right in front of us 22:10 or I don't know... 22:11 Oh, that's a great segue. 22:13 You wanna go in there now or we're just, you know... 22:14 Let's go. Let's do this segue right now. 22:15 Honey, why don't you just break it down for her? 22:17 Oh, I feel like we've been having all with the shows, 22:19 a lot of brand new recipes. 22:20 What is this? Well, that looks good. 22:22 That is, you ready for this, jackfruit. 22:25 That's one of the new things out right now. 22:26 Jackfruit... 22:28 Get that face, baby, you got the face, honey. 22:29 Barbeque jackfruit with a coleslaw. 22:33 Okay. 22:34 And then we actually have our spicy potatoes, 22:37 so in a different way, you could do potatoes up 22:38 in just frying them up, 22:40 we're baking them with garlic and paprika 22:43 and cumin and coriander. 22:45 Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh, yeah. Work it, baby, work it. 22:47 Oh, we're working. 22:48 Now tell a little bit about the jackfruit. 22:49 Just a little bit of history. 22:51 Okay, well, you know, 22:52 I've been hearing a lot of stuff, 22:53 so I thought I'd go and do some history on jackfruit. 22:55 And jackfruit is actually a fruit that can be converted. 22:58 It's actually grown from a tree, a huge tree, 23:01 thick big, and the fruit on it grows up to 125 pounds, 23:07 the jackfruit itself. 23:08 A hundred and twenty-five pounds? 23:10 It is the biggest tree fruit in the world. 23:13 So how does it... It must just sit on the ground. 23:17 No, it comes from the tree. It has to... 23:21 From the vine, 23:22 from one of the branches of the tree. 23:23 You do not want to get hit with the jackfruit. 23:25 No, no, no, no, no. 23:26 And there are several... in a cluster. 23:28 Yes, they grow in a cluster. Oh, they grow in a cluster. 23:29 They're huge like watermelons, bigger than watermelons. 23:32 So do you peel them... 23:33 Cut it with the machete. 23:35 You cut the skin and open up, then take the... 23:37 Well, you know... 23:39 The pods are all inside of it. 23:40 And then inside the pod, there's a seed, 23:42 that's why it's a fruit. 23:43 Okay, the fruit and the seed in the middle. 23:45 Right. Right. 23:46 And so it's a lot of work, but especially in your counties 23:49 like, you know, Jamaica... India... 23:51 India. Like Asia. 23:53 Asia, yes. 23:54 The tropical places, 23:56 but they're bringing to United States, 23:57 you know, everything comes back to US eventually. 23:58 Of course, of course. 24:00 But when we get it here, 24:01 we're actually getting it at Asian market, 24:02 and we're getting it in a can already ready to go 24:04 'cause this thing is gigantic. 24:05 We actually showed it on our program 24:07 what it looked like in the inside of it. 24:08 Okay. Yes. 24:10 So you hook it up with... 24:12 'Cause that is looking mighty, mighty good I got to tell you. 24:16 Well, you know, people are looking for things like, 24:17 you know, pulled pork, 24:19 for those who are still eating the pork thing, 24:20 we're trying to get them converted over 24:22 and the pulled chicken, 24:23 in the south, this is what they eat. 24:25 So how about when you take this fruit, 24:27 and you shred it up inside of a food processor, 24:30 it looks just like pulled chicken and pulled pork. 24:33 Comes from a fruit. 24:34 From a fruit. From a fruit. 24:36 That has the taste between... 24:37 Apples. 24:39 Banana... 24:40 Mango. 24:41 Pineapple and all those flavors together. 24:45 It's kind of a sweet... 24:46 Does it have a sweet taste? Yes. 24:48 Yes. What's the texture like? 24:50 Is it chewy? 24:51 Is it... 24:53 It's chewy. It's soft. 24:54 It's not chewy like regular meat. 24:56 Not that chewy. Yeah. 24:58 It's a little bit more... It's easier more to digest it. 24:59 You don't have to do a lot of chewing of it, 25:01 okay, because it is a fruit. 25:02 But when you shred it up, it looks like meat. 25:04 Right. Right. Okay? 25:05 So vegetarians and vegans can eat it, 25:07 they can all eat it. 25:08 You know, and the barbecue, that's what does it. 25:10 The barbeque, all out, yeah, the onions on it... 25:13 Okay, yes... 25:16 You probably does things that it's not just education 25:20 but it's also the cooking portion as well 25:22 and God has blessed her to look at a recipe 25:26 and figure things out. 25:27 So that's what really makes this ministry 25:29 really come alive, 25:31 application of the cooking 25:32 and information and instruction. 25:34 That's so important because you have the information, 25:37 and then you have the application. 25:38 There you go. Yes, yes. 25:40 And that makes it so unique 25:42 because you're not only telling people, 25:45 you know, "This is why this is good for you. 25:48 Now this is how you can do this for yourself." 25:50 Yes. 25:52 And it's got to be foods that people are used to. 25:53 We try to make sure... 25:54 That's one of the things we like about Abundant Living 25:56 and Dare to Dream is that we want to have the foods 25:59 that people are used to eating in a healthier format. 26:02 So that's the most important thing. 26:04 And introduce them to new stuff. 26:06 That's what I'm saying. 26:07 Which is what that is right there. 26:09 I mean, you know, I got to tell you, 26:10 I would take a potato anyway you give it, 26:12 baked, roasted, not fried unfortunately. 26:16 I mean, that potato right there, oh. 26:19 I'm a potato head as well. 26:21 Are you, really? Hell yes. 26:23 Sweet potato... Yes. 26:25 I'm just like... 26:26 But I'm trying to, you know, not do all that right now. 26:29 What is that? 26:30 That's the coleslaw. 26:31 And that's a different coleslaw, 26:33 instead of just doing regular cabbage, red cabbage, 26:35 green cabbage, and carrots, 26:37 that's got broccoli and kale in it. 26:40 So it's a different blend of a coleslaw. 26:43 It's called super blend. 26:44 Super blend is the name. 26:45 It always comes in a packet, super blend, what it's called. 26:49 This is fabulous. 26:50 You're going to have to watch Abundant Living 26:53 just to get the recipe and the information. 26:56 This information is so incredible. 26:58 What do you... 27:00 Thirty seconds, what do you want to leave with the viewers? 27:03 What do you want them to know? 27:04 Any disease that they have, 27:07 it can be to a certain degree be improved upon 27:11 by just making some adjustments to their lifestyle, right? 27:15 They don't necessarily have to rely on medication 27:18 all their life 27:20 with a nurse or their healthcare professional 27:22 but just make some minor adjustments 27:24 to their lifestyle 27:25 can lessen those dependence on drugs 27:26 because of the Belsar 4 side effects. 27:29 Diseases from drugs are the most incurable, 27:32 most stubborn diseases. 27:35 So we mention that as well. That's deep, right there. 27:38 And we've got five seconds. My main thing is God. 27:40 Yes. 27:42 Lord needs to help, 27:43 call Him, ask Him, He'll help you. 27:44 Bring Him into the midst. 27:46 Listen, He's got to be in there. 27:47 There you go, that's it. Bring Him into the midst. 27:49 Thank you so much, you know I love you guys. 27:50 Well, thank you for helping us. You're so wonderful. 27:51 And I love you too. 27:53 I can't believe we've reached the end of another program. 27:56 Thank you so much for tuning in. 27:58 Make some of these changes, tweak it for yourself, 28:01 and bring God into the mix. 28:03 God bless. 28:04 Join us next time 'cause it wouldn't be the same 28:05 without you. |
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