Ultimate Prescription

Kiwi and other Fruits

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Participants: Nick Evenson (Host), Dr. James Marcum

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00:01 Welcome back, and thank you for tuning in today to the
00:02 Ultimate Prescription where we're talking
00:04 about food as medicine.
00:06 And I'm your host, Nick Evanson, and here with Dr. Marcum.
00:08 And we've been talking about kiwi's.
00:10 And, Dr. Marcum, I've been sitting here looking,
00:11 kind of salivating a little bit over this kiwi.
00:13 It looks so good! Well...
00:14 Do you go grocery shopping much?
00:17 I'm going to go get some of these next week.
00:18 I am going more as time has progressed. Yeah.
00:22 And, you know, think of a store like a pharmacy. Uh huh.
00:28 You know, you're going in the pharmacy.
00:30 You have to get a bunch of things that
00:32 changes your chemistry. Right.
00:33 Well, when you walk into a store you have things that's going to
00:37 hurt your chemistry, can cause, we talked about inflammation,
00:40 hurt your body, maybe not help it.
00:42 And we've got lots of things that make it better.
00:45 And I have a lot of patients that say, Oh, there's...
00:47 I don't have as much variety, okay?
00:50 Well, if you go in the store, and I'm getting to the place
00:52 now where I like to try different types of greens.
00:55 Right. Different types of color; just to see if I like it.
00:59 You know? I don't know, have you ever had mustard greens?
01:02 I think I have. That will really clear your sinuses,
01:05 in addition to being a good source of nitrates. Right.
01:08 Have you ever tried rhubarbs?
01:10 And then I've got to where I like different
01:11 types of roots now. Uh huh.
01:13 I never used to eat roots, you know!
01:15 Would you eat a root?
01:17 I have some things that I see that I don't really know
01:19 what it is, and I'll give it a try, just because I've never
01:21 given a try, like some different types of things
01:23 from South America. Right.
01:25 And then the variety within the potato kingdom, you know,
01:28 you have all sorts of potatoes.
01:29 You have all sorts of beans out there.
01:31 You've all sorts of fruits.
01:33 Pears; did you know that there's several different
01:35 types of pears? Yeah, yeah.
01:37 And some of them are very good.
01:39 Some of them are quite good, yeah.
01:40 And I'm starting to like pears as much as I used to like some
01:43 other sweet things that I used to crave.
01:45 Uh huh. And different types of apples.
01:48 There's different types of grapes.
01:49 I'm not a fan of the seedful grapes.
01:52 I like the seedless grapes.
01:53 The seedless when they're...
01:55 Different types of melons, you know?
01:56 There's just a great variety.
01:58 So when you walk into a store, I want you to see that you're
02:01 walking into a pharmacy.
02:02 And you want to pick out grapefruits and vegetables,
02:05 nuts and grains, that make your body chemistry as good as
02:09 it can possibly be.
02:10 And also, if you have a chronic disease condition, learn about
02:14 these fruits, vegetables, nuts and grains, that might help
02:16 treat chronic disease.
02:18 That sounds like a great plan, huh Nick? Yeah.
02:20 You, know, I'm going to go home and look in my refrigerator,
02:22 and if I don't see a rainbow variety of colors,
02:25 I'm going to go right to the shopping market and get
02:27 some new things to try.
02:28 You know, I said the word goji berry,
02:30 because I was thinking goji. Yeah.
02:32 I've never, I can't remember ever eating a goji berry.
02:35 I've heard of goji juice, but I've never seen a goji berry.
02:38 A couple of times I go goji berry, and the seeds, too.
02:42 You know, there's all sorts of seeds.
02:43 There's, you know, we eat pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds.
02:46 It's quite a variety.
02:47 Yes. Lots of different types of seeds you can eat.
02:49 And so there's a wide variety.
02:51 And it's usually all, they will all sort of keep the healthy
02:53 foods in one section. Uh huh.
02:55 And you want to spend more time in that section,
02:57 and the less time in things that are packaged in wrap.
03:00 And if you do have to go to the package and wrap section,
03:03 look at the labels, and try to get things with the least
03:06 amount of chemicals, the least amount of sodium,
03:09 the least amount of whole fructose corn syrup.
03:11 The least of that you can, and work that way.
03:14 And these are great steps to get you feeling better.
03:17 And, you know, just one step at a time.
03:18 You don't have to do everything at once.
03:20 That's right, just one step.
03:22 And that's the way you climb a ladder, right?
03:23 One step at a time.
03:24 I guess so, unless you can really jump up like a frog.
03:27 Yeah, sure. Not me, I don't go up on ladders much anymore.
03:30 Well, we've got some questions that are
03:31 coming from our website.
03:33 That's HeartwiseMinistries. org and we encourage you
03:35 to visit the website.
03:37 You can ask the doctor a question there.
03:39 You can request prayer for your health issue,
03:42 or you can pray for other people.
03:43 And there's lots of good health resources there.
03:45 So visit HeartwiseMinistries.org
03:47 And this viewer writes, My cholesterol is slightly elevated
03:51 and my doctor wants me to try a statin.
03:54 Are there any foods that I can eat to naturally
03:56 lower my cholesterol?
03:58 The answer to that question is, Yes.
03:59 But before I answer that question, you know, cholesterol
04:02 has been tied in to cardiovascular disease.
04:05 But a lot of people think, If my cholesterol's
04:07 perfect, I'm perfect.
04:09 Well, that's not necessarily true.
04:11 A lot of people think that if, you know, the cholesterol pill,
04:14 if there, you know, if they take that that's all they need
04:17 to do to prevent cardiovascular disease.
04:19 Well, that's not true either.
04:21 Now I put people on these type of medicines, statins,
04:24 based on their risk and benefits.
04:26 Unfortunately, some people have side effects on these statins.
04:30 It can hurt the liver, it can have memory problems,
04:33 there are different things that can happen with the statin.
04:35 It can also cause muscle pains.
04:38 So if you can get your cholesterol down naturally,
04:41 in your appropriate risk group, that's the best way to be.
04:45 Uh huh. Now what are things that increase the fats in the blood?
04:49 Animals increase it; has lots of fat.
04:53 Also we know that other things in the animal increase
04:57 the cholesterol as well.
04:58 So if you can stay away from animals, stay away from
05:01 processed foods, that will have you at the lowest risk.
05:05 But still some people have bad genes.
05:08 Their cholesterol is still high.
05:09 Well, there's some specific foods that have
05:11 been shown to help.
05:12 We talked about Brazil nuts.
05:14 Brazil nuts can lower cholesterol.
05:16 Flax can lower cholesterol.
05:19 Fiber, in different types of fiber foods, like greens,
05:23 can help lower cholesterol.
05:24 There is a substance out there called red yeast rice that has
05:28 this same chemical, HMG coenzyme reductase inhibitor,
05:32 that lowers it, too.
05:33 So there's lots of ways.
05:35 Oatmeal, fiber again can lower cholesterol.
05:39 So there's lots of ways we can lower cholesterol.
05:42 Exercise can help lower cholesterol.
05:44 And some people that are under lots of stress; stress tends to
05:48 cause problems as well.
05:49 So all of these are simple things, but even if everyone
05:52 does everything right, they still might have some bad genes.
05:55 And then that person sometimes the risk of a cholesterol
05:59 medicine is worth it.
06:00 You'll have to talk to your doctor.
06:01 Which of the patients I've put them on?
06:03 Well, people that don't have a side effect, that have bad
06:06 genes in their body.
06:08 I think it would help that type of person.
06:09 Or if you've had heart disease, and you don't have any
06:12 other risk factors.
06:13 Now you mentioned high fat diets, animal meat diets,
06:17 can cause problems for cholesterol.
06:20 Are nuts a problem, too?
06:21 Cause there's fats in nuts, but...
06:23 Usually if you eat plant based fats it's not a problem as long
06:28 as you don't overdue it. Okay.
06:30 Any, you know, they say you shouldn't eat more than about
06:32 15% of your total calories in fats. Okay.
06:35 Now you're going to talk to different nutritionists,
06:37 and read different sources, and it's going to tell you
06:39 everything in the book. Sure.
06:40 But this is sort of my understanding, and I sort of
06:43 have hung out with T. Colin Campbell.
06:46 I sort of agree with what he says, because it makes sense,
06:49 and also goes along with the Bible and other things
06:51 that we've learned.
06:53 Yep. We've got another question from a viewer who writes in and
06:55 asks, How can I treat nausea when I ride in the car?
06:58 Yeah. That's not a fun thing to experience.
07:01 No, it's never fun to be sick.
07:02 But ginger is a great way of treating nausea, okay?
07:07 Eat some, you know, a little slice of ginger.
07:09 You have different forms that you can put ginger in your body.
07:13 Ginger's also good for headaches, too.
07:16 It's good for inflammation.
07:17 So ginger has a lot of powerful benefits.
07:19 You know, you've heard of ginger ale when someone's
07:22 sick at your stomach.
07:23 Yep, I've had that.
07:24 It's the active ingredient is the ginger, not the sugar
07:26 in the drink. Right.
07:27 But it's the ginger that does it.
07:28 So if you get nauseated a lot, if you're pregnant,
07:31 if you're taking drugs that make you sick at the stomach,
07:33 if you're in a car that makes you sick at the stomach,
07:36 well taking in a little ginger might help you quite a bit.
07:40 And the ginger's not likely to interact with other
07:42 medications you might be on?
07:43 Well, if you're taking lots of it, and you're on medicines,
07:46 check with your doctor, because some of these can effect certain
07:49 medications, especially blood thinners.
07:51 So always check with your doctor just to be safe.
07:54 Alright, sounds like some good advice there.
07:56 And we know that there's a lot of other things that we can do,
07:59 other things that can help us achieve better health.
08:01 And we've got a short video by Dr. Marcum sharing another
08:05 Biblical Prescription for Life.
08:06 Let's have a look.
08:08 I'm Dr. James Marcum with your Biblical Prescription for Life.
08:12 Did you know that there's a Biblical prescription that
08:16 lowers your chance of depression, and also helps lower
08:19 your chance of having a heart attack.
08:21 Well, that Biblical prescription is found in the book of Genesis,
08:24 and that's animals.
08:26 Animals help lower your risk of heart attack, and help improve
08:30 and prevent depression.
08:31 This is my dog Daphne, and she helps lower my risk.
08:35 Did you know we were supposed to take care of the animals,
08:38 and they were supposed to take care of us?
08:40 The Centers for Disease Control, the National Institute of Health
08:44 that publish articles which showed those with pets like
08:47 Daphne help lower those risks.
08:49 Well, who would have thought that God gave us Biblical
08:52 prescriptions at creation?
08:54 Well, He did, and I hope you have an animal that can improve
08:57 your chemistry today.
08:59 I'm Dr. James Marcum, and this is your
09:02 Biblical Prescription for Life.
09:08 You know, we've shared that clip in a few other places,
09:10 and people love to see the dogs.
09:13 They love your dogs.
09:15 I like my dogs, Maxwell and Daphne.
09:17 They are Shorkie's. Yeah.
09:18 Half Shih Tzu and half Yorkshire Terriers.
09:21 And they're about ten years old now. Uh huh.
09:23 And they help lower my stress.
09:25 God has given us so many ways...
09:27 You know, nutrition helps our bodies, but having love in our
09:30 life, having pets, having good relationships, there's so many
09:33 different ways that God touches a life.
09:37 And there's so many Biblical prescriptions that we can
09:39 apply if we do that.
09:41 That's right. And this is the Biblical Prescriptions for Life
09:44 DVD, and the workbook here.
09:46 And tell us a little bit about these.
09:49 Why should people be interested and get a copy of these?
09:52 Well, Heartwise Ministries has developed this as a program
09:55 to help people one step at a time not only improve their
09:58 health, no matter where they're at, because anyone can do it
10:01 no matter, even if you have the worst health in the world,
10:03 you can start somewhere. Right.
10:04 Well, this helps people understand why we're sick,
10:07 giving them simple things they can do to learn about
10:09 Biblical prescriptions.
10:10 And it's not all about nutrition.
10:12 We talk about being happy.
10:14 We talk about mental health.
10:16 We also talk about the physiology of worship;
10:18 how worship in itself changes the chemistry.
10:21 We talk about moving, and sunlight, and all these
10:24 different aspects that make up our chemistry.
10:26 We also explain how God has made us so complex.
10:30 And this is not only something you can do to help your friends,
10:33 neighbors, and families, but this is something that we can
10:35 spread the gospel with.
10:37 You know, go to your friendly neighbors.
10:39 People have gone and said, You want to lose some weight?
10:40 come off of medicine? lower your chance of blood pressure?
10:42 Why don't you come over to my house?
10:44 Put in this DVD; study this with me for seven weeks,
10:47 and at the end they find out how important worship is.
10:50 Listen, come on to the church with me, and worship with me,
10:53 and help grow this relationship you've had with Christ.
10:57 And as you do this all sorts of good things happen.
11:00 Because the key to this program is understanding that Christ
11:03 is the key to health.
11:05 Christ is the Ultimate Prescription.
11:07 When we have Christ in our life we have everything,
11:10 and He can help give us the power to make changes
11:12 one step at a time.
11:14 That's right. You know, in the book of Luke there's so many
11:16 examples of Jesus healing people; taking care of their
11:19 physical needs before pointing them into a
11:21 relationship with the Father.
11:22 If you'd like to get more information about
11:24 Biblical Prescriptions for Life, we invite you
11:26 to visit the website
11:30 or you can get your copy by calling 3ABN
11:32 direct at (618) 627-4651.
11:37 And we'd like to thank you for joining us on the program today.
11:40 I learn a lot every time I sit in this chair.
11:42 So thank you, Dr. Marcum.
11:43 And if you have other questions about today's program,
11:45 or other things health related, contact Dr. Marcum
11:48 through the website,
11:51 Dr. Marcum's going to close in just a moment with a
11:54 few final thoughts.
12:01 Next time you walk into the supermarket,
12:03 think about walking into a pharmacy.
12:06 All of those foods in there are going to change your chemistry,
12:10 some for the good, some for the bad.
12:11 But if you walk into where there's lots of fruits,
12:15 vegetables, nuts, and grains, that's going
12:17 to be your best bet.
12:18 And I hope you run into a kiwi fruit.
12:21 And remember that if you can take it two hours before you
12:24 go to bed it might help you sleep better at night.
12:27 It has a lot of effects in the eyes through lutein.
12:29 Kiwi's and other fruits and vegetables will help change
12:32 the chemistry of the entire body.
12:34 If you might have some questions, medical questions,
12:37 go to our website:
12:40 There's lots of information there that you can obtain.
12:43 I answer questions every day, but one of the most interesting
12:47 parts is the prayer section, where people not only leave
12:50 their prayer requests, but we also pray for each other.
12:54 I mean I want to spend some time in prayer today asking God
12:57 to bless each one of you, and lead you to healing.
13:00 Father in Heaven, there's so many people out there that need
13:03 you, that need healing.
13:05 Father, we want to pray that You be with them
13:07 at this very moment.
13:09 You know their needs and their wants.
13:11 And please continue to address these,
13:14 and walk in relationship, Father, with us.
13:16 And we want to thank You for being our Ultimate Prescription.
13:20 Thank You for this day, and for giving us life.
13:23 This is our humble prayer, Amen.
13:27 Thank you for joining me.
13:28 I'm Dr. James Marcum, wishing you the best of health.


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