Participants: Don Mckintosh (Host), David DeRose
Series Code: HFAL
Program Code: HFAL000178
00:50 Hello and welcome to Health for a Lifetime.
00:52 Today we're going to talk about supplements. 00:54 There are many supplements out there. 00:56 Are they good? 00:57 Are they bad, useful? 01:00 We're going to talk to someone that has considered this for a 01:02 number of years, Dr. David DeRose. 01:04 He is a physician, he's practiced for over 20 years. 01:07 He has a specialty in internal medicine. 01:10 and also preventative medicine. 01:11 You've worked a various lifestyle centers, different 01:14 places around America and also some work internationally 01:18 You have a ministry called CompassHealth. net 01:23 So all points of the compass. 01:25 You cover all kinds of different things. 01:28 You have that website that has a lot the things we're going to 01:33 talk about and also a lot of other subjects right there 01:36 so people can take a closer look. 01:38 That's right. 01:39 There will be some overviews of the materials 01:40 that we cover today on the website as well as a lot 01:44 of other information that I know our viewers will enjoy. 01:47 There is no charge for any of those free resources. 01:50 Talk to us about supplements, nutritive supplements, 01:55 all different types of supplements. 01:56 You have stores full of them. 01:58 Are they good, are they bad? 01:59 Help us with this. 02:00 One of the ways I like to look at this is - you take a 02:05 supplement, you take a compound if you've got a deficiency of 02:10 of that compound. 02:11 What most people are doing today, 02:13 instead of having that philosophy, they're taking 02:17 the philosophy of "Well, I've heard this about something, 02:19 and I've heard that about something and then I'm 02:22 taking this as a result. " 02:23 I'm not going to say every supplement is used just for 02:26 deficiency but especially when we speak about basic nutrients 02:29 that's usually one of the first questions we want to ask. 02:32 So is there a deficiency and if there is then we look, 02:35 but if there's not - don't worry about it so much. 02:38 That's one approach. 02:39 Second thing, if you've got specific problems and there is 02:43 scientific rationale or a literature base that would say 02:46 this may respond to a certain supplement, then by all means 02:50 this may be worthy of consideration. 02:52 I wish we could take some calls today and have people 02:55 actually tell us about the different supplements they are 03:00 taking but we just polled those working in the studio 03:04 Some were taking multi-vitamins, some were taking glucosamine 03:08 some were taking... well various things we've heard. 03:11 So we might deal with some of those. 03:13 What should we beware of when we're looking at supplements? 03:16 The first thing to beware of, you mentioned multi-vitamins 03:19 and that's a combination product. 03:21 I don't have as big a problem with that. 03:25 We'll talk about multi-vitamins in a minute, but many companies 03:30 are out there trying to put together their proprietary 03:32 supplement. 03:34 This is true with multi-vitamins. 03:35 Everyone's got their special mix of things and they're trying to 03:40 promote varying degrees why you should buy theirs. 03:44 I'm always very concerned when someone is trying to promote 03:48 some proprietary blend of things and trying to charge people top 03:52 dollar for it. 03:53 So anytime it looks like they're trying to make money off 03:56 something - beware! 03:57 Well, let's be realistic. 03:59 There's going to be no supplement sold where 04:01 they're trying to loose money, right? 04:03 Probably, that's correct. 04:05 But here's the point. 04:06 Let's say you've got a specific problem - let's take arthritis. 04:10 Because you mentioned glucosamine chondroitin, 04:13 and whatever. 04:14 Well, what do you think the research shows of all the 04:18 supplements that are out there for arthritis, from my 04:21 perspective what I've seen out there, the most compelling 04:24 evidence suggests that glucosamine is helpful. 04:26 So if I stick a bunch of glucosamine in a pill 04:31 and also put some chondroitin, MSN, and some other things 04:35 I'm not saying any of those other things are not 04:38 helpful, but what I am saying is many times only one or a few 04:43 of the compounds in these multiple supplements may be 04:47 efficacious - helpful. 04:50 Actually helpful in doing what you want it to do. 04:53 So when I'm taking care of a patient, what I tend to do is 04:56 say, "Look you've got joint pain, let's look first of all 05:00 at why you've got the joint pain. " 05:02 Because if there is something you're doing... 05:06 Yes, like chopping 600 cords of wood a day! 05:10 That's right. 05:12 That could cause some joint pain. 05:14 And maybe you need to cut back to just 500! - laughter - 05:18 Or maybe you need to ice the joint after 05:21 doing all the chopping. 05:23 Yes, by the same token, if you weigh 500 pounds and you're 05:28 having knee pain... 05:29 I'm not saying that the chondroitin has no value. 05:33 But look at the big problem. 05:35 Look at the big problem and then it's fine to use the supplement. 05:38 By the way, of those supplements the glucosamine is the one 05:43 that seems to have the most beneficial effectiveness. 05:46 In fact, the studies I've seen it's the only one that really 05:49 has compelling data that I've seen. 05:51 I'm not going to tell you that I've seen every single study 05:54 done on these compounds but this has been a view of many in the 05:58 alternative, complimentary medicine area. 06:01 Glucosamine is really the supplement that seems to stand 06:05 head and shoulders above the others. 06:07 It's not to say there's no value to the others 06:09 but the chondroitin, since we mentioned it, 06:12 a lot of us are very worried about. 06:14 Some people say, "Well, sure DeRose is worried about it 06:19 because it's an animal product and he's this vegetarian. 06:22 Well, I was at a conference, probably five years ago now, 06:25 a high profile rheumatologist at one of these big medical centers 06:30 and she was sharing with this audience of ostensibly 06:36 non-vegetarians, even though I and my wife were there, 06:39 that she was worried about all the animal products 06:44 that were on the market because of the mad cow situation 06:48 and cattle that were being funneled in different direction, 06:52 she was worried about where chondroitin was coming from. 06:56 Now on your website compasshealth. net 07:01 do you have a list of things that you've researched? 07:04 That would be a very helpful list. 07:06 There's a number of subjects that we've researched now. 07:09 All the things that we're going to talk about, as far as 07:10 supplements, because this is kind of a free flowing dialogue, 07:13 will not necessarily be there. 07:15 But we've got a lot of information that covers a 07:17 variety of supplements and other conditions. 07:19 So you've seen some supplements that are efficacious, or they 07:23 have a good effect, and you've seen some that are not. 07:25 Like saw palmetto you say is helpful and so is 07:31 beta-sitosterol for working with prostate enlargement. 07:38 There is data that suggests that men who have prostate 07:42 enlargement that the saw palmetto appears to be 07:45 helpful for many of them. 07:46 Even more impressive from the data I've seen is a compound 07:50 called beta-sitosterol. 07:52 It's found in a number of plant products. 07:54 But this naturally occurring plant sterol actually has 08:00 cholesterol lowering properties as well as evidence that it can 08:03 actually help with prostate enlargement and symptoms 08:07 of prostate enlargement at least. 08:09 So whatever the claims, if they're trying to make a lot 08:11 of money and say theirs is the best - always take that 08:13 with a grain of salt or beware. 08:16 And then secondly, you're not saying that all are bad 08:18 but look at the major problem first 08:20 before you go to a supplement. 08:21 Yes, and look at the specific constituents of the supplement. 08:25 Like I'm saying, if there's good data out there that 08:28 seems to suggest that saw palmetto may be helpful 08:30 try the saw palmetto for a period of time and ideally do it 08:35 working with your physician. 08:36 More and more physicians are open to incorporate some of 08:41 these complimentary therapies because their patients 08:43 are using it. 08:44 They've got to do it, they've got to get interested in it, 08:47 and medical education is encouraging physicians to 08:52 at least ask their patients about these things because 08:55 the other big issue, we've got to admit it, is these 08:59 supplements can interact with other medications 09:02 that people are taking. 09:03 And there are some that are actually dangerous. 09:05 You say on your website that excess selenium can be a real 09:09 problem and then others as well. 09:11 Selenium is a good example. 09:13 We need selenium, which is a micro nutrient for optimal 09:17 immune function. 09:18 In many people's minds the old adage, a little is good 09:23 a lot is better, but the problem with selenium 09:26 is when you take excessive amounts it tends to suppress 09:29 immune function. 09:30 Another example is vitamin B6. 09:33 Vitamin B6 also known as pyridoxamine. 09:37 If you're pyridoxamine deficient you can get a 09:40 neuropathy. 09:41 You can have nerve problems. 09:42 So it's good to have enough of it? 09:43 It's good to have enough. 09:44 But if you take too much, you know what you can get? 09:46 Same thing - neuropathy. 09:48 You're exactly right. 09:50 You can get a neuropathy from too much. 09:52 Too much or too little? 09:53 Too little. 09:54 So just let the body regulate it and don't you 09:55 mess around with it? 09:56 Well, yes, that's great if you've got the good diet 10:02 that you're on, Don. 10:03 I can say that to you because I had lunch with you today 10:07 and saw what you ate. 10:08 Yes, and it was pretty good! 10:09 It was. 10:10 It's what you had too! 10:11 But a lot of people should. 10:13 They're not getting a balanced diet so the 10:15 knee-jerk response is what? 10:17 Take a little bit more. 10:19 Take a multi-vitamin. 10:21 And what I would suggest is what we're leaning is that's 10:24 a dangerous strategy to follow. 10:27 Because more and more things that we have listed on those 10:29 multi-vitamins we're getting concerned about. 10:31 Let me give you a good example is the Vitamin A compounds. 10:33 Vitamin A because they are not water soluble? 10:36 They're not water soluble, that's true. 10:38 They don't just pass through the system. 10:40 But there's a bigger problem. 10:42 When we look at Vitamin A, the pre form Vitamin A, the form 10:48 that the body uses, or you look at beta-carotene, which is what 10:51 we call a precursor, it's something the body converts into 10:53 active Vitamin A, with either of those compounds, 10:57 did look at some of the initial work on cancer. 11:02 When we look at that as a medical community we saw the 11:05 people were eating more beta-carotene had less cancer. 11:10 So what was the thought? 11:12 The thought was more is good. 11:14 So they did some actual clinical studies where they gave people 11:17 with high risk of cancer, like smokers, they gave them extra 11:20 beta-carotene. 11:22 By in large, you know what happened? 11:23 They got more cancer. 11:26 Because? 11:27 What appears to be happening is beta-carotene is one of this 11:31 family of retinoid. 11:32 One in this family of compounds. 11:34 When you just take one, it overwhelms the body's ability 11:38 to utilize a whole host of other good, related compounds. 11:42 Like zeoxanthin, lutein, lycopene, and number of these 11:48 other compounds that are very helpful to the body. 11:50 So if you're overdoing it on one thing it decreases the ability 11:54 for the body to use other things that really needs to 11:57 fight off cancer. 11:58 That's exactly right and we've seen this if you look at 12:01 drug and nutrient interactions and if you look at 12:04 nutrient and nutrient interactions. 12:06 You start increasing one thing and you increase your 12:08 requirements for something else or you totally overwhelm the 12:12 body's ability to use things of that compound. 12:14 Because of the interaction? 12:15 That's right. 12:16 The analogy that I like, Don, is you got here to 3ABN 12:21 partly by driving on the freeway didn't you? 12:24 Yes, I try to stay on it most of the time. 12:26 While you were driving on that freeway that freeway has a 12:31 finite capacity. 12:32 In other words, maybe holiday week ends and things in some 12:37 places as you're going through major cities on those 12:39 interstates you may be bumper to bumper and may be 12:41 even stopping, is that right? 12:43 Unfortunately, that's correct. 12:45 So the freeways in our nation can only accommodate 12:49 so much traffic. 12:50 It's the same with the transport mechanisms in the body. 12:54 So when I look at people's supplements it's amazing 12:57 because they're saying, "I'm taking this pill for my joints, 13:01 this one for my cholesterol, this one for my diabetes, 13:06 this one to put more hair on my head," - by the way that's one 13:09 I'm not using, Don, if you were wondering! - laughter - 13:12 So you've got all these supplements. 13:14 I look at these supplements... 13:15 Not enough room on the highway for all of them. 13:19 I go down the list and this one has 10,000 units of 13:23 beta-carotene and this one has 20,000, and you add all 13:26 this stuff up and they're getting all kinds of stuff 13:29 that they're not even aware of. 13:30 They thought, "Well, I just was taking this for my joints. " 13:32 So, what the point of all this is, 13:35 we've got to look at what we're doing. 13:38 If you've got a problem, talk with your doctor, get the 13:42 information, read up about it, go to my website, whatever it 13:45 is you're going to do, get the different information sources 13:48 you can, tap into them and say what is a reasonable strategy 13:51 ideally that I can plan together with my 13:54 health care professional? 13:56 Less is more. 13:57 Less is often more. 13:58 We're talking with Dr. David DeRose. 14:01 We're talking about supplements. 14:02 The analogy he just gave of a freeway is an apt one. 14:05 Maybe it would be good for you to get out your list of 14:08 supplements and write them down and in the second half of the 14:10 program take an inventory. 14:12 Join us when we come back. 14:16 Have you found yourself wishing that you could 14:17 shed a few pounds? 14:19 Have you been on a diet for most of your life, 14:21 but not found anything that will really keep the weight off? 14:24 If you've answered yes to any of these questions, then we 14:27 have a solution for you that works. 14:30 Dr. Hans Diehl and Dr. Aileen Ludington 14:32 have written a marvelous booklet called, 14:35 Reversing Obesity Naturally, and we'd like to send it to you 14:38 free of charge. 14:39 Here's a medically sound approach successfully used 14:42 by thousands who are able to eat more 14:45 and loose weight permanently 14:46 without feeling guilty or hungry through lifestyle medicine. 14:50 Dr. Diehl and Dr. Ludington have been featured on 3ABN 14:54 and in this booklet they present a sensible approach to eating, 14:57 nutrition, and lifestyle changes that can help you prevent 15:00 heart disease, diabetes, and even cancer. 15:03 Call or write today for your free copy: 15:16 Welcome back. 15:17 We've been talking with Dr. David DeRose about 15:19 supplements. 15:20 He closed by giving us an illustration of having 15:23 so many cars on the freeway or maybe like juggling. 15:26 You can only juggle so many things and if you add 15:28 more and more supplements you may not have room for the 15:32 very needful things your body requires to fight off disease 15:35 and to keep your immune system healthy. 15:37 Is this an ok way to summarize what we've been saying? 15:40 I think it's great because the idea is God has given us certain 15:44 capacities. 15:45 He's given us insights on how to care for our bodies. 15:49 It's in His Word, it comes from an understanding and enlightened 15:52 spiritually directed understanding of physiology. 15:55 We tend to short circuit to try to take shortcuts and we really 16:01 end up getting short circuits that cause problems. 16:05 So these general lifestyle principles many times people 16:09 want to hear good news about their bad habits. 16:11 If they can be over weight and just take a couple pills 16:15 and feel like they're better they probably want to do that. 16:17 Have you ever encountered that? 16:19 Of course. 16:22 People are always looking for some easy way out. 16:25 Since we are talking about over weight, I just want to make 16:27 sure that our viewers don't get the wrong idea in that 16:31 illustration I shared earlier in the program 16:34 about the 500 pound individual who's got arthritis. 16:40 I don't tell someone, "Look we're not going to help you 16:44 until you loose 300 pounds. " 16:46 "We're not going to give you any medication, supplements, 16:50 or do anything for you. " 16:51 Here's what I'm getting at, look at it this way. 16:53 If someone is not focused on the underlying problem, then I 17:01 am not really helping them address the problem if I'm 17:04 just giving them a drug or a supplement. 17:07 Now let me say it this way. 17:08 The American public, as well as the public at large in the world 17:14 is recognizing that medications are often not all they've been 17:19 cracked up to be, right? 17:21 Yes, they're starting to get a grip on that. 17:23 Yes, we're getting a grip on it and people are gravitating 17:25 away from them and often times what they're gravitating to are 17:29 supplements because they're "natural. " 17:32 But there's problems there too. 17:33 There are problems there too. 17:35 We've talked about some of the things that can be problems 17:37 in excess but even more so if something's not helping you 17:41 and it's doing you no good, why take it? 17:44 Let me tell you about a woman who talked to me recently. 17:47 We'll call her Harriet, of course it's not her real name, 17:49 5'2" tall, weighed about 215 pounds. 17:53 That's a little high. 17:54 It is a little high. 17:55 But you know what her problems were? 17:57 The problem was being over weight. 18:00 That's one of her problems. 18:02 She had high blood pressure. 18:03 She had cholesterol problems. 18:05 She had a family history of breast cancer that she was 18:08 concerned about. 18:09 And when I talked with her she was taking like 50 to 100 18:13 supplements to address these concerns. 18:15 Whoa, what else did she do during the day? 18:16 That's quite a supplement! 18:19 And she wanted to go through each of them with me. 18:23 Actually I was interested to do it because what I realized was 18:28 going on she was focusing all her energy 18:31 to try to figure out... she couldn't even figure out 18:33 all that she was taking. 18:34 They say it's an extreme case but she was not focused 18:37 on a good exercise program or weight reduction program 18:41 which would have lowered her risk of breast cancer. 18:44 It would have lowered her cholesterol. 18:46 It would have helped her address her diabetes and 18:48 blood pressure problem. 18:49 She must have brought a suitcase. 18:52 Well, you see the point, Don. 18:53 We're trying to have this balance. 18:56 So, on one hand, yes, 18:58 Supplements have a role if they're prescribed for a 19:02 specific reason where there is some compelling medical evidence 19:05 at least some compelling medical theory, there's some support 19:09 for it, or there's an actual deficiency. 19:11 If not, you're asking for trouble. 19:13 If nothing more than depleting your bank account could be 19:17 something much, much worse. 19:18 So let's talk about some of these supplements. 19:20 What about, you said glucosamine is good for 19:23 osteoarthritis? 19:24 There is evidence that glucosamine is definitely 19:26 helpful in osteoarthritis. 19:28 I mentioned Harriet, just an interesting aside, she was 19:33 making sure her brother was taking not only glucosamine 19:37 but chondroitin and a bunch of other things purported 19:41 to have joint benefit and it turned out her brother didn't 19:45 have any joint symptoms. 19:47 So it doesn't do any good to take something 19:49 if you don't need it. 19:50 There's no rationale to do that because that's not 19:53 something that's been looked at and it doesn't even make 19:56 sense to treat a problem that's not there. 20:00 These are not things that generally speak about doing 20:02 prophylactic. 20:03 I'll give you an example though. 20:04 Prophylactic or preventive - one that there is some evidence for 20:07 is garlic. 20:08 Low dose garlic actually has been shown to decrease the risk 20:13 of developing colds - taking some garlic on a daily basis. 20:16 So garlic supplements are ok? 20:18 In that context. 20:21 If you were just on a plane flight and you were up all night 20:25 and you didn't get enough sleep. 20:26 Can you imagine a scenario like that? 20:28 And you said, "You know there were all these people coughing 20:31 on the plane, I think I'm going to take a couple 20:33 garlic capsules this morning. " 20:35 Slam of few of them back. 20:36 There's some rationale for doing that. 20:39 But to take 2 garlics the rest of your life and especially if 20:43 you're on blood thinning medications the garlic 20:45 may tip the balance against them. 20:47 This is an excellent place to speak about drug interactions 20:50 if you want to go that direction. 20:51 Let's go that direction. 20:52 What about drug interactions? 20:54 Well, drug interactions are very important and they're 20:56 especially critical with drugs with a 20:59 narrow therapeutic window. 21:01 Meaning? 21:02 Good question. 21:03 Therapeutic window - you've got windows in your house 21:06 right? 21:07 A few. 21:08 I was actually in a house the other day that had no windows 21:11 in one of their main rooms. 21:12 It was another building that had been converted into a home. 21:15 Interesting isn't it? 21:17 But this house actually that I'm speaking about, my house or 21:22 your house has a window. 21:23 And that window can only open so far, right? 21:27 Have you ever been in a house, maybe you have one yourself, 21:28 that has like a little half size window that you can open just 21:31 a little way? 21:32 Yes, in the bathroom. 21:34 So this window opens up just a little bit. 21:36 You can't get much through it can you? 21:40 There isn't much room to play with. 21:41 Well, we use that term, I know you know this being a health 21:45 professional, but for the benefit of our listeners, 21:48 narrow therapeutic window means there's not much room to get 21:51 access of a drug or too little of a drug. 21:54 Take an example. 21:56 A blood thinner like Coumadin, you get too little it's not 22:00 going to do the job of preventing the stroke, 22:03 the blood clot, or the mechanical heart valve 22:07 it's not going to keep it from clogging up - right? - 22:09 if you get too little. 22:10 If you get too much, what's going to happen? 22:12 It's going to cause too much thinning. 22:15 That's right and you could bleed to death - right? - 22:17 in extreme situations. 22:19 So it needs had within that narrow window, right? 22:20 Yes, so drugs with a narrow therapeutic window, if you're 22:23 taking one of those, if you're taking Linoxin, a drug for HIV, 22:27 a blood thinner, if you've had a kidney or liver transplant, 22:31 if you're taking any of these critical drugs that have to be 22:33 kept in a narrow range - do NOT start taking a supplement 22:38 unless you talk with your physician. 22:40 Because even some of these "good supplements" - I've given 22:43 you an example: garlic does have some benefits in the 22:46 anti-infectious arena. 22:49 But if you're also on Coumadin that may not be the thing 22:52 that you should be taking. 22:53 So talk with someone who knows how all these things interact. 22:56 Especially if you're on some of these critical drugs that 22:59 operate in a narrow range. 23:00 Now that's not the majority of drugs but I've given you some 23:02 examples and if you've got a question, ask your doctor 23:05 if this drug is very critical in the range that it operates in. 23:10 What about barley greens and all those derivatives that are 23:13 supposedly high in these green parts of the plants? 23:16 Well, you know plants are loaded with phytochemicals and these 23:20 are plant chemicals. 23:21 Many of these plant chemicals have health giving properties. 23:25 I don't feel any burden to say there's no value in these things 23:31 because there is some value. 23:32 But the question is, why is the person taking it, what is it 23:36 doing for them, and are there better ways to 23:40 accomplish the same end? 23:41 If they say, "I like barley green, I like how it tastes, 23:44 I like how it looks," you know whatever it is, 23:47 "I've been feeling better since I've been taking it. " 23:50 I do not have a great burden to say they can't use that. 23:53 But by the same token, if someone under false pretences 23:59 uses a pretext to get me to speak at a 24:02 barley green convention - it actually happened to me once - 24:04 Did you go? 24:05 I didn't know it was a barley green convention! 24:08 They lined me up for an out-of-town presentation 24:12 and I turn up at the big Barley Green Conference. 24:17 I'm their keynote speaker. 24:18 Whoa! 24:19 Yes! 24:20 Did they give you a green jacket? 24:21 - laughter - No, but Don, here's what's going on. 24:26 We're trying to market all these products when really 24:31 what we most need is to eat more fruits, whole grains, and 24:36 vegetables. 24:37 Look at it this way. 24:38 Think about it for a minute. 24:39 I don't know what's in barley green. 24:40 I don't have the whole list in front of me. 24:43 I've seen lists before and what's in it. 24:46 I can't recite it for you right now. 24:48 But you know what? 24:49 No matter what's in barley green there's a bunch of other hot 24:53 plant compounds. 24:54 They're not hot now but they will be next year 24:56 or the year after. 24:57 Better go to those conventions too 24:58 if you get on that band wagon. 25:00 That's right, but you know what's even better? 25:01 Why not start eating the variety of plant foods 25:06 that God's given us? 25:07 You know what one of the hot compounds is today? 25:09 I have no idea. 25:10 Lycopene. 25:11 Oh, I have heard about it. 25:13 Lutein... 25:14 pentothal? 25:15 You know what? 25:16 Just take the example of lycopene. 25:19 It's good for prostate health for example. 25:21 Do you know what? 25:23 Before lycopene was delivered you know what my grandfather 25:27 was doing? 25:28 He was eating lycopene. 25:29 He was. 25:30 He was born in Italy. 25:31 He was eating lots of tomato products and he never had a 25:34 prostate problem. 25:35 Now just what would have happened if he had focused 25:39 on getting all his nutrients from supplements? 25:41 It wouldn't have worked. 25:43 So you can't really recapture the fountain of youth either. 25:46 That's something people sometimes try and say. 25:49 One more classic example. 25:53 This just comes to mind. 25:54 I was a medical student years ago. 25:57 I actually had hair back then! 25:59 Don't look so astonished! - laughter - 26:03 I might have recognized you! - laughter - 26:05 You may have recognized me. 26:06 I was doing some health screening with the team. 26:10 We found this interesting fellow. 26:11 He did worse on the stress test than the 80 year old women 26:16 were doing. 26:17 He was in his 40's. 26:18 When we sat this guy down and started to counsel with him 26:21 he started telling us, "But I'm very conscientious 26:23 about my health. " 26:24 He started going down the list of all the 26:26 supplements he was taking. 26:27 You see the point. 26:28 He didn't do the basics. 26:30 He was depending on the bottles instead of the basics. 26:34 That's right. 26:35 So the message then today is there is some benefits 26:38 to many of these different things 26:40 but don't forget the basics and then if there is some kind of 26:44 deficiency then it's viable to fill it. 26:47 But don't add too much to the plate and all those different 26:50 things we talked about. 26:51 I don't think you needed this presentation. 26:53 you've got it all figured out. - laughter - 26:54 Well, thank you for what you have done on the website 26:57 Thank you for the supporting material here. 26:59 If people have questions they can look at this on the website 27:02 there - compasshealth. net 27:03 And thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule 27:07 to spend a little time with us here on Health for a Lifetime. 27:11 And thank you for joining us on Health for a Lifetime 27:13 Look, you can take stock now. 27:15 Take out that list. 27:16 Take out your pad of paper and your pencil, write down all your 27:19 supplements that you may be taking or others are taking. 27:22 Ask yourself the question, Do I really need these? 27:25 Or am I doing the basics? 27:27 Go to Dr. De Rose's website compasshealth. net 27:31 Look up the supporting materials there and do the very minimum 27:38 in terms of supplements. 27:39 Do the basics first and then if you need something 27:42 of course there's all kinds of things you could look at. 27:45 Be careful about your decisions and we hope you have health 27:49 that lasts for a lifetime. |
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