Participants: Don Mackintosh, Tim Arnott
Series Code: HFAL
Program Code: HFAL000138
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00:46 Hello and welcome to "Health for a Lifetime"
00:48 I'm your host Don Mackintosh 00:49 We're glad that you've joined us today. 00:51 Today, we're going to be talking with Dr. Tim Arnott 00:54 Dr. Arnott is a physician 00:56 at the Lifestyle Center of America in Oklahoma 00:59 and he deals with people that are struggling with 01:01 the Western diseases... the things that kill 01:04 people in America and Europe... 01:06 actually around the world now because this whole way of 01:09 living - this American way is kind of being 01:12 transmitted all around the world. 01:13 It must be exciting work there. 01:15 It is exciting work... People are getting better, 01:18 and on less medicine; for example, 01:22 individuals come in with diabetes type 2, on insulin, 01:26 and when they leave, they're on less medicine, 01:29 significantly less, maybe HALF as much... 01:31 Their weight is down and they're on a program 01:35 that will help them to continue to lose weight into the future. 01:38 A lot of interesting programs coming out of that center 01:41 not only for in-home or rather 01:45 right there having treatment right there for the 01:47 19-day program or different things, 01:49 but also community-based programs like the 01:52 "Wellspring Diabetes Program" and different things that are 01:54 helping communities also be able to reverse these killer diseases 01:58 I've heard that diabetes is UP by about 700% 02:02 over the last 10 years in America - something like that 02:06 HUGE increase... One of the things we're 02:08 going to talk about today is something RELATED to diabetes 02:11 and that's insulin, and we've talked about 02:14 how this program is how to keep your insulin level LOW. 02:18 What is insulin and why should we keep it low? 02:19 Well, insulin is a hormone that is made by the special little 02:24 islet of cells in your pancreas called the beta cell, 02:28 and insulin is the hormone that 02:30 gets the blood sugar into your cell... 02:33 So it gets the energy or it gets the calories into your 02:36 cells so they can burn and operate. 02:38 It also gets the fatty acids into your cells. 02:41 Well, what people may not realize is... 02:44 As you put on extra weight; in other words, 02:47 if you're eating more calories than you're burning off 02:49 with your muscles every day, those extra calories are stored 02:53 as fat and they are put in the muscle cells, 02:56 they're put between your muscle cells, 02:58 they're put inside your liver as fat, 03:01 they're put inside the abdominal organs - inside and around 03:07 those organs laid down as fat, 03:09 and as you accumulate more and more of this fatty tissue, 03:11 your tissues start to become RESISTANT to insulin. 03:15 And they essentially say to insulin... 03:17 "Look, we have all of the calories that we can handle; 03:20 we don't want any more" 03:21 And so they resist the effects of insulin, 03:23 and because of that, blood sugar doesn't get into the cells 03:27 like it did before and so it stays out in the bloodstream... 03:31 And so the pancreas, seeing the blood sugar RISE, 03:34 puts out more and more insulin. 03:36 But it can't go anywhere because 03:38 the cells are saying "no. " That's correct 03:39 So in-sulin... in - it tries to get in, so-to-speak. 03:43 That's right... And it's let in for a certain amount of time. 03:47 We've got a couple of graphics that help illustrate 03:49 your point here about why we 03:50 should have those levels lower, let's look at those. 03:54 Well, the thing to keep in mind is that as your 03:55 insulin level goes up, you're raising a hormone 04:00 that promotes cell division. 04:03 Cell growth - and so that can lead to a greater risk of 04:05 CANCER and so here we see that individuals who are taking 04:10 in foods that promote insulin levels... 04:13 These are the high glycemic... 04:15 That's right, that's the term that we use for foods 04:19 that are most likely to raise your insulin level. 04:22 So the high glycemic index here, it says... 04:24 1.7- what does that mean? 04:26 It means that people that eat foods that are very GOOD 04:30 at raising your blood sugar, very good at raising your 04:33 insulin level - they have a 70% greater risk 04:37 of colon cancer. 04:39 And so here we see that individuals who are eating foods 04:43 that RAISE the insulin level more than foods 04:47 that are much less likely to raise blood sugar levels, 04:50 much less likely to raise insulin levels, 04:52 those individuals with these high insulin levels, 04:54 and eating foods that are high in blood sugar-raising ability 04:57 ...they have more cancer. 04:59 Okay, so the glycemic index of a food is important. 05:03 Tell me a little bit what that means a little bit more, 05:06 I'm not sure I'm picking up on that exactly. 05:08 What they basically do is they give test subjects 05:11 who are healthy without disease. 05:14 They give them a certain food, 05:16 and they test their blood sugar BEFORE they eat it, 05:18 and they test their blood sugar a certain amount of time 05:21 AFTER they eat it... 05:22 And then they give them another food, 05:24 and they test their blood sugar again and they find out 05:27 which food really makes it go up. 05:30 And what you have to remember is... 05:32 Most of us think - Okay, we eat a food 05:34 the blood sugar goes up, 05:35 but they may not realize that as the blood sugar goes up, 05:38 so the insulin level goes up and if you have a food that 05:42 GREATLY raises blood sugar levels, 05:44 you're going to get an even MORE robust elevation 05:47 in your insulin level and they've seen in study 05:51 after study that these kind of foods that are 05:54 GREAT at raising your blood sugar - are also great at 05:57 raising the insulin level and promoting cancer... 05:59 In this case, 70% greater risk of colon cancer. 06:03 So one reason, then, to keep it low is to make sure that 06:06 we're not setting ourselves up for cancers. 06:09 That's right, insulin resistance when you're carrying 06:12 extra weight, especially in the midsection, 06:15 you're not doing much with your muscles - 06:16 they're insulin-resistant. 06:18 Insulin resistance in your tissues leads to a 06:21 high blood insulin level and that leads to 06:24 higher risk of cancer. What's another reason? 06:26 We have another graphic here talking about 06:28 a reason to keep it low. 06:29 What's another reason we want to keep it low? 06:31 Well another reason to keep the insulin level low 06:35 is that researchers have also discovered... 06:38 Dr. Hu and his colleagues at 06:39 the Harvard School of Public Health, have found that 06:42 individuals who are eating the foods - again, most likely to 06:47 raise your blood sugar, foods that raise the blood sugar 06:50 most EASILY to the greatest extent, 06:52 they have the greatest risk 06:53 of our #1 killer - coronary heart disease. 06:56 In fact, they have almost 3- fold greater risk of 07:00 the nation's #1 killer than individuals who are 07:03 eating foods LEAST likely to raise your blood sugar. 07:06 So that 2.77 is like 3 and the other one is 1, 07:10 so that much greater. Exactly 07:12 So you have the risk of heart disease, 07:15 and you have the risk of cancer. 07:17 These are reasons to make sure the insulin 07:19 is as low as it can be, but haven't I heard that 07:22 if the insulin gets too low, you pass out? 07:24 Well, if you're on a medication and you're not eating enough 07:29 of the calories to match that insulin that you've 07:33 just injected - Yes, you can bottom out your blood sugar. 07:36 No question about it. 07:38 This isn't talking about that - you're talking about overall. 07:40 We're talking about foods that can actually INCREASE your 07:44 insulin level because they are very good at raising 07:46 your blood sugar level. I see 07:48 What's the best way to lower my insulin level? 07:51 Well the best way to lower your insulin level is 07:53 frankly - to find a program that will help you to lose weight 07:57 in the short-term, but also a program that you 08:00 can STAY ON for the LONG-TERM! 08:03 You know, there are lots of programs out there 08:05 that will help you lose weight, 08:07 but how long can you live with them? 08:09 How long can you, for example, live with a diet that is 08:12 essentially VERY low in fiber and leads to 08:14 constipation and fatigue... 08:16 You're talking about the low carb diets... Absolutely 08:20 And so you want to find a diet, 08:22 and that's why we have success at the 08:23 Lifestyle Center of America because individuals 08:26 come and they find that they can actually EAT foods 08:29 that are not only nourishing but tasty! 08:31 In fact, they can actually eat MORE, in many cases, 08:34 than what they were eating before 08:36 because the beans, if they are cooked, 08:38 the whole grains - if they're cooked, fruits and vegetables, 08:41 those 4 foods are 80% water. 08:45 And so, if you're putting into your stomach, 08:48 4 cups of food that's 80% water, 08:52 it's going to be very difficult to gain weight. 08:56 In fact, people are going to lose on that program, 08:57 and that's a program they could stay on. 08:59 So the most powerful way is to do what again... 09:01 Eat foods as grown - is that what you're saying? 09:02 Eat foods as grown - eat PLANT foods as grown, 09:05 just as they come from nature and you will be able to 09:09 ...for example, increase perhaps, the amount of VOLUME 09:13 that you're eating but the CALORIES will be reduced. 09:16 Now the foods with the lowest calorie density... 09:18 Yeah, I was going to ask that... 09:19 What are the foods with the lowest? 09:21 The absolute LOWEST calorie density are vegetables. 09:24 Vegetables will only give you 300 calories, 09:27 and that's if you eat 6 cups of vegetables... So broccoli? 09:31 Broccoli, cauliflower, kale, carrots, 09:34 onions, celery - you name it! 09:37 Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? 09:39 As I understand it, it's a fruit, 09:42 but, you know, it acts like a vegetable. 09:45 But the reality is - you can eat vegetables 09:48 and we would encourage individuals who want to 09:50 lose weight to make that the focus of your noon meal. 09:54 Make that at least 50%, 2 cups of vegetables 09:57 at lunch because, again, very low in calorie density. 10:02 The other one is fruits and fruits are again, 10:05 80% water, low in calorie density. 10:08 Now you want to choose the right fruits; 10:10 otherwise, fruits can raise your 10:12 insulin level more than it should. 10:15 So what are the right kind of fruits? 10:17 Well the right kind of fruits are actually what we 10:19 term at the Lifestyle Center of America - NORTHERN FRUITS 10:23 Northern fruits are things that grow primarily in 10:26 Washington and Michigan. 10:28 We're talking about - peaches, pears, apples - that's correct, 10:32 plumbs, berries, cherries - things that have a 10:36 pit that grow up north and all those berries. 10:39 What are the ones that are not? 10:40 Well the things that tend to raise blood sugar and insulin... 10:45 MELONS - absolutely! 10:47 Melons are high in sugar, LOW in fiber. 10:50 They have fiber but not much of it. 10:52 So that's fine for a Sunday picnic, 10:56 but if you're carrying extra weight and you're sedentary, 11:00 or certainly if you have diabetes, 11:02 melons aren't something you want to be doing a lot of. 11:04 Get out those delicious Macintosh apples again. 11:06 That's exactly right! 11:07 So what are the foods that we need to avoid? 11:09 What types of foods RAISE insulin the most 11:11 besides melons - you have a graphic on this, I think... 11:14 Well foods that raise insulin levels the most... 11:17 Dr. Willett and his colleagues, again at the 11:19 Harvard School of Public Health 11:22 have actually looked at thousands of nurses, 11:24 thousands of health professionals, 11:26 and found out which of these are most likely to get 11:30 diabetes and what are they eating? 11:32 And the foods that are most likely to predict future risk 11:38 of diabetes are white rice, polished rice, 11:41 white pasta, or refined pasta, 11:44 white potatoes - we can talk about that a little bit more, 11:47 sodas - carbonated and uncarbonated beverages, 11:51 french fries - believe it or not the potato is the most 11:56 commonly eaten vegetable in this country, 11:58 and 50% of the potatoes eaten in this country 12:01 are eaten as french fries and potato chips. 12:05 French fries are on the list, potato chips, 12:08 and also white bread and colas. 12:11 These are foods that many Americans live on 12:14 and this list right here is the REASON that we have a 12:19 huge promotion of these high protein, low carb diets. 12:23 We want to have good news about our bad habits, huh? 12:25 Well exactly and the kind of plants that we're eating 12:33 the good nutrition, the fiber for example, has been removed. 12:36 One of the people here and one of the camera men was looking 12:39 at this list and said, "Wait a minute, you're taking away 12:41 my white potatoes," and you had some good comments for him. 12:44 You know white potatoes are a very important food. 12:47 BUT, they're an important food for individuals who eat a meal 12:51 and they go out and into the field and they work hard 12:53 with their muscles ALL DAY LONG and they come home... 12:55 NOT like a cameraman, right? 12:56 Not like a cameraman, not like a physician, 12:59 not like the 2 of us sitting here. 13:02 If you're sedentary, and believe me, if you exercise 13:05 vigorously 1 hour a day and the rest of the day you sit, 13:09 you're sedentary... white potatoes are NOT the best food. 13:12 Now it's not that you should never have them, 13:14 but if you're going to have them, you might want to 13:16 have some peanuts with them. 13:17 So maybe we should jog in place 13:19 for the next part of our program here... Sounds good 13:21 So, we need to avoid those foods that RAISE the 13:24 insulin level the most. 13:26 Well when it comes to heart disease and diabetes, 13:29 why is it not enough just to be a vegetarian? 13:32 Well you know, you could be a vegetarian, 13:34 but you can be a very unhealthy vegetarian. 13:38 And, in fact, if you eat a lot processed foods like 13:41 this list was showing us... 13:42 I mean white rice is vegetarian, potato chips are vegetarian, 13:47 french fries are vegetarian... 13:49 You could be vegetarian and be on a lot of foods 13:52 that briskly and GREATLY raise 13:55 your blood sugar and insulin levels - thus promoting 13:58 cancer, thus promoting heart disease. 14:01 So you want to choose foods, frankly the BEST foods 14:05 that you want to choose and the best vegetarian foods, 14:08 plant-based foods, are northern fruits... 14:11 When you get to the vegetable kingdom, 14:13 you'll want to stay above the ground. 14:14 Above the ground vegetables are where you'll want to stay. 14:18 The greens, the beans, the leaf, flower and stem vegetables; 14:23 broccoli, cauliflower, kale, all of these different 14:27 leafy plants are going to be the very best... 14:30 So carrot cake and cauliflower cake and kale cake. 14:37 Yeah, when you take cauliflower, you don't want to fry it, 14:39 and when you eat carrots, you don't want to eat them as 14:41 carrot cake. 14:43 But if you do go below the ground for vegetables, 14:45 carrots are actually pretty good. 14:47 They are significantly better than white potatoes 14:49 and red potatoes as far as raising blood sugar is concerned 14:52 and sweet potatoes are an excellent choice. 14:54 We're talking with Dr. Tim Arnott 14:57 He is a physician at the Lifestyle Center in Oklahoma 14:59 where he helps treat diabetes among other things 15:02 that people come there to the center for, 15:04 and in 19 days they see a marked reversal many times 15:08 going off their need for insulin or oral medication for diabetes 15:12 and so this whole idea of lowering insulin is something 15:16 they have a lot of experience in... 15:17 We're glad they can join us here today, 15:19 and we hope that you join us when we come back 15:21 and talk more with Dr. Arnott. 15:24 Have you found yourself wishing 15:25 that you could shed a few pounds? 15:26 Have you been on a diet for most of your life, 15:29 but not found anything that will really keep the weight off? 15:32 If you've answered "yes" to any of these questions, 15:35 then we have a solution for you that works. 15:37 Dr. Hans Diehl and Dr. Aileen Ludington 15:40 have written a marvelous booklet called... 15:42 "Reversing Obesity Naturally" 15:45 and we'd like to send it to you free of charge. 15:48 Here's a medically sound approach successfully used 15:50 by thousands who were able to eat more, 15:53 and lose weight permanently without feeling guilty or hungry 15:56 through lifestyle medicine. 15:58 Dr. Diehl and Dr. Ludington have been featured on 3ABN 16:02 and in this booklet they present a sensible approach to 16:05 eating, nutrition and lifestyle changes 16:07 that can help you prevent heart disease, diabetes, 16:09 and EVEN cancer. 16:11 Call or write today for your free copy of... 16:13 "Reversing Obesity Naturally" 16:15 and you could be on your way to a healthier, happier YOU! 16:18 It's absolutely free of charge, so call or write today. 16:24 Welcome back, we're talking with Dr. Tim Arnott 16:26 We're talking about insulin levels. 16:28 We're talking about how they need to be LOW. 16:31 Many of our diseases in this country come as a result 16:34 of INCREASED insulin levels and insulin resistance. 16:37 Talking with us today is Dr. Tim Arnott 16:40 He is a physician at the Lifestyle Center in Oklahoma 16:43 where they treat diseases like diabetes and many other 16:46 of the other Western diseases as well, 16:48 and many of those diseases are related to 16:51 insulin resistance and the increase in insulin - 16:54 that's what you've told us. 16:56 And you've told us we need to be eating foods that don't just 16:58 elevate our blood sugars so high that our insulin 17:00 goes up and you've given us a lot of pointers. 17:03 Let's summarize that and just go on. 17:05 You said the reason we need to keep our insulin levels low 17:08 are why... because 17:09 The most important reason to is to lower 17:11 our risk of cancer. And then secondly... 17:13 To avoid our risk of heart disease. 17:15 And then, what's the most powerful way to lower 17:17 the insulin level, we said? Weight loss 17:20 And what foods keep it low? 17:21 Foods that are 80% water; 17:24 that's beans that are cooked, whole grains that are cooked, 17:27 fruits and vegetables. 17:28 And what kind of things make it go up? 17:29 Things that make it go up are PROCESSED foods. 17:31 Foods that are taken in by the food industry, 17:34 put into packages and had the fiber removed... 17:36 Is it enough just to be a vegetarian? 17:38 It's not enough to be a vegetarian; 17:40 you want to eat plants AS GROWN - simply prepared 17:44 because you can have french fries and that's vegetarian. 17:49 You know that's 70% fat and it's also one of those 17:53 white potatoes that makes it go up - is that right? 17:54 That's correct - it's great for farmers that are 17:56 working in the field all day, not on the John Deere tractor, 17:59 but out using their muscles. 18:01 Well, you know, that's kind of bad news for people 18:04 that like potatoes but actually it makes 18:06 good sense because you've told us that those potatoes 18:09 will raise the blood sugar levels and we need to 18:13 watch it unless we're very active. 18:15 What about REST? 18:17 What about people that don't get enough rest? 18:18 Does that have anything to do with insulin levels? 18:20 Rest is very important for keeping insulin levels low... 18:23 And again, you want to keep insulin levels LOW 18:26 so that we can lower our risk of 18:28 the 2 MOST important causes of early death in this country... 18:31 HEART DISEASE AND CANCER 18:34 Researchers at the University of Chicago 18:36 took young, healthy men - men without any medical problems 18:40 and what they did was to give them 4 hours of sleep 18:45 for 6 nights in a row and then they measured their 18:47 ability to put out insulin from the pancreas; 18:51 they measured their ability to take up blood sugar 18:53 out of the bloodstream... 18:55 And then they gave them adequate rest - about 8-10 hours of sleep 18:59 the next 6 nights and then they measured those 19:02 2 abilities again and compared them... 19:04 And what they discovered was - 19:06 After the individuals had been deprived of sleep for 6 nights, 19:10 4 hours a night - 19:12 Those individuals, those young, healthy men - were turned into 19:15 individuals with early diabetes parameters. 19:20 So they basically became very close to diabetes 19:23 in just 1 week - because they didn't have enough rest! 19:27 I think I should take a nap right now! 19:28 And what they actually showed was that the 19:31 stress hormones went up. 19:32 The cortisol level goes up. 19:34 When you don't get enough sleep, your body goes into 19:37 kind of an ALARM mode. 19:38 Dumps sugar into the body. 19:40 And sugar is mobilized, you're not able to put out 19:43 as much insulin from your pancreas. 19:45 And if we look at a graphic here, you can see that 19:48 the ability to take up blood sugar out of the bloodstream 19:53 was about 40% LOWER - that's the shorter bar there... 19:58 You want a long bar, you want to be able to take up 20:01 blood sugar out of the bloodstream. 20:03 So the shorter bar means they were LESS ABLE to take 20:06 blood sugar out of the bloodstream... 20:08 And the difference between those 2 was just 1 week 20:11 of being deprived of adequate sleep. 20:14 So we really need to get our REST! 20:16 If we don't, stress hormone levels will go up, 20:18 cortisol levels will go up, blood sugar levels will go up, 20:22 and this is really bad for the pancreas, 20:25 and it actually will encourage 20:29 the later promotion of diabetes, puts you at greater risk. 20:32 So go AHEAD and hit that snooze button folks! 20:35 Get your extra rest! 20:37 What about - you know, sometimes people say, 20:38 "Well look, I need to wake up in the morning. " 20:40 "I need to get going - I've got to have my cup of coffee!" 20:43 Does that do anything with insulin? 20:44 Well one thing, before we go to coffee, 20:46 I want to comment on your last snooze button comment. 20:49 Don't hit the snooze? 20:50 THAT IS that it's okay to shortchange yourself 20:56 on sleep but you want to do it 20:58 not pre-midnight but POST-midnight 21:01 because every hour of sleep before midnight is worth 21:04 at least 2 hours of sleep after midnight. 21:07 So you can actually get up early 21:09 and if you're going to bed early, you're going to be okay. 21:12 Okay, so don't hit the snooze button - 21:14 go to bed earlier! That's correct! 21:16 And when the light goes out outside, you go to bed too 21:20 unless you live in Norway. 21:21 Now, you talked about coffee. 21:23 Yeah coffee - what about that? 21:24 There was a recent study that came out, 21:26 "The Nurses Health Study" 21:27 I read over this study; basically it shows that 21:30 nurses who drink the most COFFEE, have the lowest risk of 21:34 type 2 diabetes. 21:36 Well you have to remember, that these are prospective 21:39 epidemiologic studies and they're not a perfect tool. 21:43 Sometimes they can be a marker. 21:44 We don't necessarily know ALL the answers, 21:48 but one thing we do know is that when you take coffee 21:52 and give it to someone, it will actually INCREASE 21:56 the blood sugar-raising effect; 21:58 it will actually increase the insulin level; 22:00 it will actually promote, in a short-term study, 22:04 insulin resistance. 22:06 In fact, I remember my father used to do these 22:09 trucking physicals there in Iowa, 22:11 and he would have truckers that would come for their 22:14 trucking physical and they would drive all night long 22:17 to try to get to his office by 8 a. m. so they can get their 22:21 physical and be on their way. 22:22 Well, they would be drinking coffee all night long 22:25 to stay awake and their blood sugar levels would be so HIGH 22:29 that he couldn't pass them. 22:31 And so he would say, "You have to stay an extra day, 22:33 get off of that coffee. " 22:35 The next morning, they would come in, 22:36 their blood sugar would be fine 22:37 and they could pass the physical. 22:39 So COFFEE is something that will actually encourage 22:44 the liver to give off sugar. 22:46 It's like eating a candy bar - 22:47 You don't even have to have sugar in the coffee. 22:49 The actual caffeine effect will actually encourage 22:53 blood sugar-raising and encourage insulin elevation 22:56 and promote insulin resistance. 22:57 So what should we drink in place of coffee? 22:59 Well the best thing, of course, 23:01 to drink in place coffee is WATER! 23:03 And I'm glad you brought that up because a lot of people 23:06 are into JUICES or fruit drinks... 23:09 And they seem healthy, they have very 23:11 colorful package labeling, but if you have 23:15 insulin resistance, if you are carrying extra weight, 23:17 you're not very active with your muscles, 23:19 you really want to avoid fruit juices because the 23:22 FIBER in the FRUITS is very important for 23:26 SLOWING the blood sugar entry into your bloodstream. 23:30 If you remove the fiber, as you would in getting a juice, 23:34 the sugar goes in much faster, 23:36 you get an elevation in your triglyceride level, 23:39 you get an elevation in your insulin level, 23:42 and those kind of foods that are rapidly broken down 23:48 and greatly raise the blood sugar levels, 23:50 depress good cholesterol and they raise the bad cholesterol. 23:53 Can exercise help with this? 23:55 Exercise can CERTAINLY help keep your insulin level low. 23:59 In fact, one of the tissues that LOSES its insulin sensitivity 24:04 almost IMMEDIATELY is the muscle upon use. 24:10 As soon as you start exercising, insulin sensitivity 24:13 soars in the muscle and you could bring in that 24:18 blood sugar much more quickly. 24:19 In fact, even if you're on insulin, 24:21 if you want to get more mileage out of that insulin 24:24 so you don't have to take it as much, 24:26 EXERCISE after you take the insulin for an hour or 2 after. 24:30 And you will see that insulin supercharged - turbocharged, 24:34 if you will, at lowering your blood sugar. 24:36 So that will help the pancreas too - because if it's taking 24:39 care of all the sugar, then it's not as hard on the pancreas? 24:42 Absolutely! In fact, we do a lecture at the 24:44 Lifestyle Center of America, it's called... 24:45 "Preserving Your Pancreas" 24:47 You know, the pancreas is one of the most tired organs 24:50 in America because of the extra weight that we're carrying 24:55 It creates this insulin resistance in our tissues 24:59 forcing the blood sugar to stay out in the bloodstream 25:02 forcing the pancreas to be working overtime 25:05 trying to make EXTRA insulin to DRIVE that sugar down. 25:08 So exercise, weight loss, are a friend 25:11 to your pancreas to help give it rest. 25:13 You talked a little earlier about cortisol levels 25:16 and about stress... 25:19 Would lowering our stress also lower our 25:21 insulin levels in our blood? 25:23 Absolutely! You know, we had a patient, I remember at 25:25 the Lifestyle Center of America, who had a stressful event. 25:28 They had a fall during their stay, 25:32 you know - the floor was kind of wet and they slipped and fell 25:35 And AFTER that, you know they were running decent blood sugars 25:38 before that event and right after that event, 25:41 their blood sugar skyrocketed upward. 25:45 It wasn't because they had eaten anything. 25:47 It was because of the stressful event and the CORTISOL 25:51 that's released out of the adrenal glands that sit above 25:54 the kidney; the epinephrine and the norepinephrine that are 25:58 released - these can raise those blood sugar levels, 26:00 and that will raise the insulin level, 26:02 and again, put more stress on the pancreas. 26:04 So what's the best way to lower our stress? 26:06 I mean, maybe you've caused stress today by talking about 26:09 not having potatoes as much, 26:11 although that made good sense when we listened... 26:13 Maybe you raised stress by saying - avoid the coffee, 26:16 but that made good sense as well... 26:17 all these different things did. 26:18 How can we lower our stress, in our last several moments here 26:21 Well I think that one of the important things to do 26:24 is to get outside and WALK, walk briskly, 26:29 walk in the sunshine. 26:30 Most people do not realize that SUNSHINE has the same 26:34 or similar benefits to the body as exercise. 26:38 Both sunlight and exercise will lower your heart rate. 26:41 They will lower your blood pressure. 26:43 They'll lower your blood sugar... 26:44 And exercise will help to use up these stress hormones. 26:49 Now, one of the other things that's important is 26:52 found in our owner's manual... 26:54 A letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to the Philippians... 26:58 Philippians 4:6 says, "Be anxious for nothing, 27:05 but in everything prayer and supplication" 27:08 In other words, the moment you realize there is a problem, 27:11 instead of worrying about it, instead of developing 27:16 a lot of anxiety over it, take it RIGHT to the top! 27:20 Take it right to the top! 27:21 We've been talking with Dr. Tim Arnott 27:23 He is a physician at the Lifestyle Center of America 27:26 in Oklahoma, and they help treat diseases 27:30 that relate to insulin being increased in our systems 27:34 like diabetes and many other different problems that 27:38 Americans experience. 27:39 They've seen good success using these very principles 27:42 and Dr. Arnott recently has written a book about these 27:46 basic principles as well. 27:47 We hope that today's program has been useful to you, 27:50 and that as a result you'll keep those insulin levels low 27:53 and you'll have health that lasts for a lifetime, 27:55 and hopefully even beyond! |
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