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Life and Longevity

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00:19 >>John Bradshaw: This is It Is Written.
00:21 I'm John Bradshaw. Thanks for joining me.
00:23 Don't you just love it when you find a simple way
00:28 of solving a big problem?
00:30 Today they call them "lifestyle hacks."
00:33 You're doing something around the house,
00:34 but if you just do this little simple thing,
00:37 there it is; you've got it fixed.
00:38 Well, let's think about a serious problem,
00:40 more serious than a clogged drain,
00:42 or, or dust accumulating some place.
00:45 What if we were to talk about health problems?
00:48 And what if you were to learn that there are simple ways
00:52 to turn around, to reverse
00:54 seriously challenging health problems?
00:56 We're going to talk about that today.
00:58 And it's important we do so because the Bible says
01:00 that our body is the temple of the Spirit.
01:03 We were constructed to be an habitation for God Himself.
01:07 Well, my guest today
01:09 is the president of CompassHealth Consulting.
01:11 His name is Dr. David DeRose.
01:13 Dr. DeRose, welcome back to It Is Written.
01:15 Thanks for joining me.
01:16 >>Dr. David DeRose: Great to be with you, John.
01:17 >>John: You've written a book called "The Methuselah Factor."
01:20 I'm going to guess-- Methuselah lived long--
01:23 this is about living long.
01:24 Why'd you write the book?
01:25 What, how did you perceive the need to be there?
01:27 >>Dr. DeRose: John, over the years I've seen people
01:29 dramatically change their lifestyles.
01:31 And one of the amazing things to me
01:33 is over the years I've seen this connection
01:36 between some of the progress I saw people make in their lives--
01:39 or not make,
01:40 if they refused to make some of those simple changes--
01:43 and a connection with blood fluidity.
01:45 So I was sensitized to this years ago by a,
01:48 a genius neuroscientist by the name of Dr. Bernell Baldwin.
01:52 But, just seeing it play out
01:54 and then seeing the medical research say
01:56 you improve your blood fluidity;
01:57 you're going to lower your risk of stroke.
01:59 You improve your blood fluidity; your mind will work clearer.
02:03 Just amazing connection.
02:05 >>John: Now, my leaning is that the majority of us
02:08 have never heard a, a medical professional
02:10 refer to blood fluidity.
02:13 What's blood fluidity?
02:15 >>Dr. DeRose: Well, the technical term for it
02:17 is hemorheology.
02:19 And basically it's the science that looks at how blood flows
02:22 through your blood vessels.
02:24 So, blood is a complex fluid.
02:26 It's not just like water.
02:27 It's got the liquid elements, it does have water in it,
02:30 but it also has cellular elements--
02:32 the red blood cells, the white blood cells.
02:35 It has fats and clotting proteins.
02:37 So it's a very complex fluid,
02:39 and the science that studies how well that blood flows,
02:44 particularly in the most constricted places,
02:48 the little capillaries, it is so important.
02:51 Here's an amazing insight.
02:53 You would never think of driving a vehicle into a passageway
02:59 that is narrower than the width of your vehicle, would you?
03:01 >>John: Right, sure. No, you wouldn't do that.
03:03 >>Dr. DeRose: But what's amazing is your red blood cells
03:06 are about eight microns in diameter.
03:08 Your smallest blood vessels are only three microns.
03:11 In other words, the red blood cell is twice as wide
03:15 as the smallest passageways.
03:16 >>John: But that sounds like then the blood can't flow
03:19 through those little--
03:20 >>Dr. DeRose: That's what you would think.
03:21 But the Creator designed our red blood cells to be able
03:23 to fold over on themselves and squeeze through
03:27 the blood vessels,
03:28 provided those red blood cells were healthy.
03:31 And so a lot of this has to do with the health
03:33 of the blood cell, the health of the circulatory medium,
03:36 the blood, and it makes a profound difference.
03:38 >>John: So let me ask you a very fundamental,
03:39 very basic, uh, foundational question.
03:42 What does blood do?
03:44 What are the things that blood does for, uh,
03:47 us human beings?
03:49 >>Dr. DeRose: Blood basically allows us to transport things
03:52 through our bodies.
03:53 It allows us to get oxygen to our tissues.
03:56 It takes away the waste products,
03:58 like carbon dioxide and other byproducts of metabolism,
04:02 brings them to the kidneys;
04:03 in the case of, of urea, for example,
04:07 brings the carbon dioxide to the lungs, where it's exhaled.
04:10 So the blood is moving all these things,
04:12 and then it's transporting nutrients and micronutrients,
04:16 fuels, and enzymes.
04:18 It is the medium by which life really is conducted.
04:21 >>John: So it's clear to say, then,
04:22 that if you compromise your circulation,
04:24 you're compromising your health all the way around?
04:27 >>Dr. DeRose: I love what one author said--
04:29 and this was not a, a highly schooled medical scientist--
04:33 but expressed it this way:
04:35 "Perfect health depends on perfect circulation."
04:39 Scientists couldn't have described it better today.
04:41 >>John: So how do we improve our circulation?
04:43 Or how do we improve our blood fluidity?
04:45 The book deals with this in, in great detail,
04:48 but I'm just going to ask you;
04:49 you can now sift through this entire book in a moment
04:51 and, uh, pull out for me a couple of ways
04:54 that we can improve our circulation--
04:55 and keeping in mind this will improve our overall health
04:59 and lengthen our lives.
05:01 So, it's important.
05:02 >>Dr. DeRose: Most definitely.
05:03 So, like you crystalized, John, I mean, it's a 30-day program.
05:07 The last 30 chapters of the book walk people through simple tasks
05:11 that help them optimize their blood fluidity.
05:14 One of the recurring themes that you'll see in several sections
05:17 is the whole topic of fats.
05:19 >>John: But I hear-- I don't believe--
05:22 but I hear that fats are good; fat doesn't make you fat.
05:27 So, what's your take on fats in the book?
05:30 >>Dr. DeRose: Well, here's the ironic thing:
05:32 We do need fats.
05:33 We need certain fats because we have to have
05:36 certain essential fatty acids.
05:38 Our body can't make them.
05:38 >>John: So the ones we need would be...?
05:40 >>Dr. DeRose: The ones we need and the ones that optimize
05:42 circulatory health are fats
05:44 generally that come from plant sources.
05:46 >>John: Avocado?
05:47 >>Dr. DeRose: Great.
05:48 >>John: Anything else? Nuts?
05:49 >>Dr. DeRose: Olives, nuts, seeds.
05:51 Here's the interesting thing.
05:53 Those animal fats generally are saturated.
05:56 So the lard, the beef fat, the dairy fats,
05:59 those saturated fats make membranes more rigid.
06:04 I mean, this isn't, you know, complex science.
06:07 You ask someone,
06:08 "The butter that's sitting on your table at room,
06:09 room temperature, has it just turned into liquid?"
06:13 >>John: No, it doesn't.
06:14 >>Dr. DeRose: No, it's still basically solid.
06:16 It might be soft at room temperature.
06:18 >>John: Sure, but it's a solid.
06:19 >>Dr. DeRose: But what about those plant fats?
06:21 What about the, uh, omega-3 fats?
06:23 You got some flaxseed oil. That's going to be liquid.
06:26 >>John: Right.
06:27 >>Dr. DeRose: Well, those fats that you eat
06:29 actually become the fats that make up your cell membranes.
06:33 >>John: So, so let me ask you this, then.
06:34 So you're using a lot of animal fats,
06:36 and they become the membranes in your blood cells?
06:42 >>Dr. DeRose: Your blood cells, your other cells of your body,
06:45 your neurons, your brain cells.
06:47 >>John: So what does that do, then, if saturated fats
06:49 start to compose your, the cells within your body?
06:53 >>Dr. DeRose: So one thing that happens to the red cell,
06:55 going along with our earlier description,
06:58 the red cell membrane, if you're eating more saturated fat,
07:00 becomes more rigid.
07:02 It's less able to squeeze through
07:04 those tiny blood vessels, and your blood fluidity suffers.
07:07 >>John: And so what happens then if you've got blood vessels
07:09 that are not getting good blood flow through them?
07:11 >>Dr. DeRose: If your blood is not flowing well,
07:13 your blood pressure will tend to go up.
07:15 You'll have to exert more pressure;
07:17 the heart will have to exert more pressure
07:18 to get the blood to flow.
07:20 So one of the consequences: high blood pressure.
07:23 When those membranes get more rigid,
07:26 insulin can't work as well.
07:27 Insulin interacts with the cell membrane.
07:30 When that happens, you become insulin-resistant,
07:33 setting the stage for diabetes,
07:34 and that, too, worsens your blood fluidity.
07:38 >>John: If you're looking for simple ways to address
07:40 some of life's most challenging problems,
07:42 you have found them today.
07:44 We're talking about the Methuselah factor.
07:46 We're going to discuss caffeine.
07:48 We'll talk about Botox.
07:51 And we'll talk about forgiveness.
07:53 All that and more straight ahead.
07:55 ♪[music]♪
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08:35 >>John Bradshaw: Thanks for joining me today
08:36 on It Is Written.
08:37 I'm John Bradshaw.
08:38 My guest is Dr. David DeRose,
08:40 and he has written a new book called "The Methuselah Factor."
08:44 Methuselah, who lived to be 969 years of age.
08:49 Clearly we're talking about longevity,
08:51 but who simply wants to live longer in this world?
08:54 We want to live forever.
08:56 So we'll discuss that today.
08:57 Dr. DeRose, in this book you've got a 30-day program,
09:01 a very simple 30-day program for people to follow,
09:04 uh, through which people will almost certainly
09:07 improve their health.
09:09 You talk about caffeine in here.
09:11 I read where caffeine was referred to
09:13 as "the world's most widely used mind-altering drug."
09:17 But from time to time we hear about caffeine
09:19 being a good thing for you; it's a positive.
09:22 Drink more; you're going to be okay.
09:24 Tell me about caffeine, how it reacts with the blood.
09:27 >>Dr. David DeRose: Some really interesting things, John.
09:29 One of the ways that caffeine works is it interferes
09:32 with a compound in your body called adenosine,
09:35 and adenosine has many helpful functions.
09:38 It helps blood vessels relax.
09:40 It helps your platelets become less sticky.
09:43 Problem is, you block that,
09:45 the platelets, the clotting cells, will become stickier;
09:47 that impairs your blood fluidity.
09:50 Your blood vessels will be less relaxed.
09:53 That will raise your blood pressure,
09:55 also interfering with optimal blood flow.
09:58 But more than that, adenosine interference,
10:02 if you will, caused by caffeine, raises stress hormone levels.
10:06 Now, a lot of people perceive that as good.
10:08 You ramp up the stress hormones, and you feel a surge of energy
10:12 just like you would if a lion showed up in your bedroom.
10:15 >>John: Right, right. So that's good or bad?
10:17 >>Dr. DeRose: Well, actually it's great
10:18 if there really is a lion there.
10:20 But when you're sitting behind the wheel of your car,
10:22 raising those stress hormones is not going to help you.
10:25 When you're sitting at the, at the desk at the work place,
10:28 it's not going to help you.
10:30 Here's the bigger concern, John,
10:31 and you, you kind of alluded to this already,
10:34 and that is caffeine also interferes with our will power
10:39 and our ability to change behaviors.
10:41 Years ago, Dr. Bernell Baldwin told me and, and other, uh,
10:45 medical students with me
10:46 that caffeine was dubbed by the famous Russian scientist Pavlov
10:51 as "bad habit glue."
10:54 And we're finding evidence today that that is really true.
10:58 >>John: So why is it--
11:00 well, actually, I, I think I know why--
11:02 but why is it, in your opinion,
11:05 that we continue to get bombarded with studies
11:07 that say caffeine is good? Why?
11:10 >>Dr. DeRose: Let me tell you about a study we quoted
11:11 in the book.
11:12 This is a big study.
11:13 Over 500 thousand, uh, men and women here in the United States,
11:18 they looked at them, they looked at their lifestyle habits,
11:20 and when the research was published,
11:23 the Associated Press and other news wires carried the headline,
11:27 "Want to Live Longer?"-- question mark--"Drink Coffee."
11:31 >>John: Okay. See, this is the very thing I'm talking about.
11:34 People who, you know, they, they don't read medical literature,
11:37 so they believe the headlines.
11:39 Caffeine is profoundly bad for you, and yet here's--
11:42 you said this was in the New England Journal of Medicine.
11:44 >>Dr. DeRose: Yes.
11:45 >>John: Okay. So, tell me about the study.
11:46 How did they possibly come to the conclusion?
11:48 >>Dr. DeRose: No, it was an amazing study.
11:50 It actually really proved what Baldwin and Pavlov had said.
11:53 Because what they did--I, let me just, let me read for you--
11:57 >>John: Sure.
11:58 >>Dr. DeRose: ...actually what these researchers, uh, said.
12:00 I was shocked, because I went to the New England Journal
12:02 after I heard the, the headlines.
12:04 I had not seen the study before it,
12:06 and I start reading through it, and I'm just amazed,
12:09 because here's what the researchers wrote.
12:11 They said, "In age-adjusted analyses, coffee consumption
12:15 was associated with increased mortality
12:19 among both men and women."
12:20 >>John: Well, wait, they said, "live longer,"
12:22 but this is exactly the opposite of that.
12:24 >>Dr. DeRose: It's exactly the opposite.
12:25 I go, wait a minute!
12:27 I'm, so I'm reading through the, the results and the discussion
12:29 of the researchers.
12:30 It says, drink more coffee, basically die sooner.
12:33 I said, how did they, how did they come up with this headline?
12:35 I start reading further,
12:37 and they found that coffee consumption was associated
12:41 with just about every bad habit that the researchers study.
12:45 I mean, here's the list.
12:46 People were more likely to smoke cigarettes
12:48 the more coffee they drink.
12:50 They drank more than three alcoholic beverages a day;
12:52 they were more likely to do that.
12:54 More likely to eat more red meat,
12:55 have lower educational attainments,
12:57 neglect to engage in vigorous physical activity,
13:00 and consume fewer fruits and vegetables.
13:03 So it's exactly what you would predict if you'd say,
13:05 if you want to take something to keep you in your bad habits,
13:09 that's what the coffee was doing.
13:10 We said, well, how then did they come to that conclusion?
13:12 >>John: Yes, I'd like to know
13:14 how, how you can have all of that in the study,
13:15 and they say you live longer if you drink it.
13:18 >>Dr. DeRose: Now, the researchers were not being
13:19 dishonest.
13:20 >>John: Uh-oh?
13:21 >>Dr. DeRose: They, they were--I, I mean,
13:22 I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt, John.
13:24 They were saying, let's try to undo the effect
13:27 of all the bad things that caffeine is associated with
13:31 to just know what the coffee itself does.
13:35 Now, I know this--I can see you're struggling.
13:37 >>John: How do you do that?
13:38 >>Dr. DeRose: Becau--there's all these advanced statistics
13:41 that you can do, and at the end of the day,
13:42 after they ran all these statistical, uh, programs,
13:45 they said, you know what,
13:46 yes, if you just look at the raw data,
13:49 drink more coffee-- you die sooner.
13:51 When you correct for all the bad things
13:53 that coffee's associated with,
13:55 you actually live longer the more coffee you drink.
13:57 >>John: So if you drink alcohol,
13:59 but you account for taking out the road accidents
14:01 and the cirrhosis of the liver and so forth,
14:03 you may even be able to say, drink alcohol--live longer?
14:06 >>Dr. DeRose: You're catching the fallacy
14:08 of basically drawing a conclusion that's the opposite
14:11 of what you really see in life.
14:12 >>John: You have to be careful, then, don't you?
14:14 What does a person like me, what does a person like me,
14:17 the average Joe, do when you read about a study
14:20 that says fat is good; caffeine makes you live longer;
14:24 red wine is good for the heart--
14:26 contrary to common sense and contrary to the Bible--
14:30 uh, how do we sift through that?
14:32 >>Dr. DeRose: Well, you know, John,
14:33 you filtered it pretty good.
14:34 Once you actually read what was in the study,
14:37 and I, you know, put it there in the book for you--
14:39 so a lot of times it is just going back to the study,
14:41 even if there's a lot of technical language,
14:43 if you're just a thinking person,
14:45 you can often pick up on gaps in the logic.
14:48 Or you can look at who sponsored the study.
14:50 >>John: Right.
14:51 >>Dr. DeRose: Have you ever done that?
14:52 >>John: Yes, I have. I, I've, I've done that,
14:53 and when you connect the dots, it can be pretty stunning.
14:56 Okay, in here you talk about forgiveness,
14:58 uh, not merely as a biblical principle,
15:00 but forgiveness as having a positive benefit to your health.
15:04 Even, even it positively reacts with your,
15:07 your blood fluidity, which is quite remarkable.
15:09 How does it do that?
15:10 >>Dr. DeRose: Maybe we need to step back a minute,
15:11 because we've talked about stress hormones
15:13 in relation to caffeine.
15:14 We've got to talk about them again
15:16 when we speak about forgiveness.
15:17 But let me explain it this way.
15:19 I mentioned a tiger in your midst.
15:21 Sure, it would be great, if there was a tiger here--
15:23 now, I know you've posed with these, uh, you know,
15:25 large felines--
15:27 >>John: I, I have, and you can be sure that the stress hormones
15:29 went right up.
15:30 >>Dr. DeRose: Now, this was useful.
15:31 Because if somehow that cat got out of line and took a swipe
15:36 at you, you'd want your blood to be more coagulable,
15:38 wouldn't you?
15:39 >>John: You bet I would.
15:40 >>Dr. DeRose: So, so this serves a useful function
15:42 in a real life-or-death situation.
15:45 But the problem is most of us carry these stress hormones
15:49 around with us like they're our friends.
15:52 You know, we're going to hold this grudge.
15:53 Every time I see that fellow in the workplace,
15:56 I'm going to scowl at him because he got the position
15:59 that I should have had, and,
16:00 and it was because he circulated some malicious emails about me.
16:05 But when we exercise forgiveness,
16:07 that basically has the opposite effect on those stress hormones.
16:12 >>John: I'll be back with more from Dr. DeRose in a moment,
16:15 including...Botox.
16:18 What do you think we have to say about that?
16:20 I'll have more straight ahead.
16:22 ♪[music]♪
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17:02 >>Dr. David DeRose: Hello, I'm Dr. David DeRose,
17:04 a specialist in internal medicine
17:05 and preventive medicine.
17:07 And I've been surprised over the years in working with patients
17:10 and studying the medical research literature
17:13 just how powerful hemorheology is when it comes to health.
17:18 You may be wondering, what is hemorheology?
17:21 Well, I call it the Methuselah factor,
17:24 and that's the title of my book.
17:26 "The Methuselah Factor" really helps you connect
17:29 with things that can help your blood be more fluid.
17:32 You say, "Why is that important?"
17:34 It's important because it can help you decrease your risk
17:36 of a stroke or a heart attack, even lower your risk of cancer.
17:40 But it's a whole lot more than just preventing killer diseases.
17:44 If you improve your blood fluidity,
17:46 your mind will work better,
17:48 you'll perform physically better,
17:50 and you'll decrease your risk of dementia.
17:53 So, don't hesitate.
17:55 Dive into "The Methuselah Factor."
17:57 Make a difference in your life
17:59 and the life of those that you love.
18:02 >>John Bradshaw: Thanks for joining me today
18:04 on It Is Written.
18:05 I'm talking to Dr. David DeRose.
18:07 He's written a phenomenal book.
18:08 It's called "The Methuselah Factor."
18:11 Uh, David, it's not simply that it's a great book,
18:13 but it deals with eternal principles.
18:17 This is what I like: eternal principles.
18:19 Blood fluidity, take a moment to recap: What's blood fluidity?
18:23 >>Dr. David DeRose: Basically, it's just trying to optimize
18:25 circulatory flow,
18:26 getting nourishment to all the tissues of your body,
18:30 getting the wastes away from the, where they don't belong.
18:32 >>John: And I notice in here
18:33 sometimes you've got to add a little.
18:36 What about vitamins?
18:38 What is it with multivitamins
18:39 that they're not always so great,
18:40 and what are the good ones you might want to add?
18:43 >>Dr. DeRose: I'm not an advocate of multivitamin,
18:45 multi-mineral preparations.
18:47 Uh, there is things in them that actually can increase
18:51 a risk of cancer.
18:52 That's the case of beta carotene in some of the research.
18:54 There's things that can worsen our blood fluidity
18:57 for many of us.
18:58 If you're not iron-deficient, taking iron can not only
19:01 worsen your blood fluidity, but in some of the research,
19:04 may be putting you at higher risk
19:05 for Parkinson's and dementia.
19:07 >>John: I think what people do is they say,
19:09 "Well, this will cover all of the bases,"
19:11 but it covers some of the bases that don't need to be covered.
19:13 >>Dr. DeRose: No, I recommend
19:14 that people take specific nutrients, if they need them.
19:17 And one that we commonly see people being deficient in
19:20 is vitamin B12.
19:21 >>John: Why are people deficient in that?
19:23 >>Dr. DeRose: Real, real interesting connections today.
19:26 I mean, one is, as we get older,
19:28 we can have problems absorbing B12, but even more fascinating
19:32 are connections with common medications.
19:34 More and more people being put on the diabetes drug,
19:37 Metformin, even before they have diabetes.
19:40 It's a diabetes-preventive drug,
19:42 but Metformin lowers vitamin B12 levels.
19:45 >>John: Wouldn't you, before you take a diabetes prevention
19:50 or preventive drug--
19:51 certainly it's going to be said some people must have it--
19:54 aren't there other natural, more healthy things you can do?
19:56 >>Dr. DeRose: This was actually looked at
19:57 by the Diabetes Prevention Program.
19:59 They found, as good as Metformin was,
20:02 it wasn't as powerful as just diet and exercise.
20:05 Lose a little bit of weight, get more regular exercise--
20:09 more powerful than even the best drug.
20:11 >>John: So B12 does what, if you add it into your diet?
20:14 >>Dr. DeRose: Well, I'll tell you the story of Armell.
20:15 We, we share her story in the book.
20:17 A 28-year-old woman from Africa having problems with tingling
20:22 on her chest, her back, numbness in her arms and legs.
20:26 She, uh--weakness in her hands and feet.
20:29 No one could figure it out until they checked her B12 level.
20:33 B12, very important for blood health,
20:36 very important for nerve health, and if your B12 level is low,
20:41 it will worsen your blood fluidity.
20:42 >>John: I've heard people say,
20:44 "Eat meat; eat dairy. That's where you get it."
20:47 True or not true?
20:48 >>Dr. DeRose: That is really not the best strategy.
20:49 As we look at overall health, those are not the winning foods.
20:53 Uh, many people like Armell have to take high-dose vitamin B12.
20:57 She was taking 2,000 micrograms.
20:59 Once she was diagnosed, only had it accessible orally
21:03 there in Africa where she was living,
21:04 couldn't get injections that I would give a patient like her,
21:07 and within a month's time, symptoms dramatically improved.
21:11 The worst part of it, she was taking a common drug
21:14 that we use here in the States,
21:15 a common drug family, an acid-blocking drug.
21:18 If you've got reflux esophagitis,
21:21 you know, heartburn problems, if you've got ulcer tendencies,
21:24 and you're taking one of these pills,
21:26 you're likely decreasing your B12 levels,
21:29 you're impairing your absorption,
21:31 and you're at high risk for B12 problems.
21:33 >>John: Undoubtedly, and I'm sure you'd agree,
21:34 sometimes medication is absolutely essential,
21:37 but until it is,
21:38 man, you want to stay away from it as best you can, right?
21:40 >>Dr. DeRose: Yeah, and especially these
21:41 over-the-counter things,
21:43 I mean, people can get so many things over the counter.
21:44 "Don't self-medicate" is my message.
21:47 >>John: Okay, I've said a couple of times
21:49 that we're going to talk about Botox.
21:52 Now, you mentioned Botox in "The Methuselah Factor."
21:55 Uh, by now I think we're familiar with what Botox is.
21:59 You get the Botox injections;
22:00 the wrinkles miraculously disappear.
22:03 Explain what it is, why and how it does what it does,
22:07 and then tell us what the book says about Botox.
22:11 >>Dr. DeRose: During the course of the 30-day program,
22:14 optimizing circulation,
22:15 optimizing the Methuselah factor--
22:17 my synonym for blood fluidity--
22:19 we have a section dealing with stress.
22:22 And when we get to a section where we talk about
22:24 harnessing your stressors, we talk about the power of smiling
22:30 in the face of stressors.
22:32 Actual research shows that if you smile
22:35 in a stressful situation, it lowers your stress hormones.
22:39 >>John: I'm trying not to smile.
22:40 Just talking about smiling and seeing your smile
22:43 is making me smile.
22:44 Okay.
22:46 >>Dr. DeRose: Okay. But now here's the amazing part.
22:48 If you go and get those Botox injections,
22:51 and they inject your smiling muscles,
22:54 like the, uh, the muscles here by your eyes
22:56 that cause the so-called crow's feet.
22:58 >>John: Sure.
22:59 >>Dr. DeRose: Inject those with Botox;
23:00 it affects your ability to fully smile.
23:03 >>John: Right.
23:04 >>Dr. DeRose: And you will tend to be more depressed.
23:05 >>John: Oh, is that so?
23:07 >>Dr. DeRose: But here's what's interesting.
23:08 If they give you the Botox injections in muscles
23:13 that are used to frown, your mood will tend to come up.
23:18 >>John: So, that's not such a bad thing?
23:20 >>Dr. DeRose: Not such a bad thing.
23:21 Basically, your facial expression has a reflex action
23:26 on your brain.
23:28 >>John: So, so that means that you can coach yourself
23:31 to be more positive simply through the actions
23:34 you choose to commit?
23:35 >>Dr. DeRose: You know, the Bible talks about
23:36 being more joyful.
23:38 And the Bible talks about praise.
23:40 Think about those connections, John,
23:42 and how powerful that is.
23:43 >>John: In here now, "The Methuselah Factor,"
23:47 it's not simply a book of medical advice, uh,
23:50 because what you do is you connect a person with God
23:53 and the power of God.
23:55 "Seek spirituality," you say.
23:58 Now, spirituality can be practically anything.
24:00 What are you really saying?
24:02 >>Dr. DeRose: [exhales] Really, you and I know
24:04 the most powerful spiritual connection is with our Creator.
24:07 But, John, I wrote this book to take people
24:09 right where they were at.
24:11 And I'm happy for someone just to start reflecting more
24:13 on what's really important to them,
24:16 to start thinking about the bigger picture.
24:18 Because I realize that just like Paul said in Romans 1,
24:21 that everyone, if they really stop and look at it,
24:24 will see evidence of a loving Creator.
24:26 >>John: How have you seen faith in God
24:28 react upon a person's health?
24:29 >>Dr. DeRose: It's amazing.
24:31 I see it react in two primary ways.
24:33 One, it helps us re-perceive everything.
24:36 When we realize that we're the child of the King,
24:39 it just changes the whole outlook of life.
24:42 But more than that,
24:43 when I realize that my body is the temple of the Holy Spirit,
24:47 and I start caring for myself differently,
24:49 I can have a more vital, more vibrant communion
24:53 with my loving Savior.
24:54 >>John: Best way for a person to connect with God--
24:55 someone's saying, "You know what,
24:57 I got to do something about my health,
24:58 and I've got to do something about my relationship with God."
25:01 Where do you recommend that person begin?
25:04 >>Dr. DeRose: I recommend you take time
25:05 to just be with the Creator.
25:08 I love reading the Bible, taking time in meditation and prayer
25:11 about those great themes in Scripture.
25:13 >>John: Mm-hmm.
25:14 You talk about forgiveness in the book.
25:15 How does a person begin to exercise that?
25:17 >>Dr. DeRose: We actually go through steps to forgiveness.
25:19 >>John: Okay.
25:20 >>Dr. DeRose: We remind people it's a process.
25:22 And I think there's no better model for forgiveness
25:24 than our Savior as He was there at Calvary.
25:26 >>John: And one other thing I, I find really fascinating--
25:29 "Be humble" is something you're saying here.
25:31 Talk about that for a moment.
25:33 >>Dr. DeRose: You know, our culture today,
25:34 we are so focused on our rights and what's important for me
25:38 in defining my turf and protecting it
25:42 that we've forgotten the value of humility.
25:44 So many times in the Bible, it calls us back to be humble,
25:48 to be meek, to be submissive.
25:51 >>John: "The Methuselah Factor."
25:52 Methuselah was somebody who in the Bible
25:54 lived to be 969 years of age.
25:57 And yet if you adopt the principles
25:59 of "The Methuselah Factor,"
26:01 you'll live far longer than Methuselah.
26:03 You can live forever.
26:07 >>John: The same killer diseases which are taking the lives
26:09 of millions and millions of people every year
26:12 are taking the lives of Christian believers,
26:14 even though God has told us plainly and clearly
26:16 how we can avoid those diseases.
26:19 Now, you want to avoid them.
26:20 So make sure you get today's free offer,
26:22 "Health Care God's Way,"
26:24 which I co-wrote with Dr. John Westerdahl.
26:27 Get "Health Care God's Way."
26:28 Call 1-800-253-3000.
26:31 Write to the address on your screen.
26:33 Make sure you visit iiwoffer.com.
26:37 >>John Bradshaw: Dr. David DeRose, thanks for joining us.
26:40 It's been a blessing. Thank you.
26:41 One question I didn't ask you:
26:43 Where can we get a copy of "The Methuselah Factor"?
26:46 >>Dr. David DeRose: Well, most people get the book
26:47 either from our website, compasshealth.net,
26:50 or from Amazon.
26:52 >>John: And you can also get the book
26:53 at itiswritten.com.
26:56 Let's pray together now.
26:57 ♪[soft music]♪ Our Father in heaven,
26:58 we've been blessed as we have discovered again
27:01 that as our Creator, You care about our life in this world.
27:05 You want the very best for us.
27:07 We can improve our health as we cooperate with those
27:11 very simple yet effective, powerful principles
27:14 You've given to us.
27:15 And, friend, God wants you to live forever.
27:17 If you've been far from God, come home.
27:20 If you've been blocking God out of your life,
27:23 open up your heart to Him.
27:25 If you've not been experiencing His forgiveness
27:26 and His presence, open your heart to Him now
27:28 and invite Jesus to be the Lord of your life.
27:31 Lord, would You be that for us?
27:33 And keep us and bless us
27:36 and grant us a closer walk with You than we've ever had.
27:39 We thank You, and we pray in Jesus' name.
27:43 Amen.
27:45 Thanks so much for joining me today.
27:46 I'm looking forward to seeing you again next time.
27:48 Until then, please do remember:
27:50 "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone,
27:54 but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'"
27:58 ♪[theme music]♪


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