Participants: Nick Evenson (Host), Dr. James Marcum
Series Code: UP
Program Code: UP000104B
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00:01 Welcome back to the Ultimate Prescription.
00:02 I'm your host, Nick Evenson. 00:04 And we are discussing food as medicine on today's program, 00:06 and specifically we're talking about mushrooms. 00:08 And Dr. Marcum, thank you for sharing, and bringing some white 00:11 mushrooms for us to look at, and discuss today. 00:14 Have you ever picked your own mushrooms? 00:17 Well, I've kicked mushrooms, but I've never gone out to 00:20 the woods and said, This is a white mushroom. 00:23 You love the way the texture... 00:25 I mean I just love the texture of mushrooms. 00:27 You've gone through the woods and kicked them? 00:29 I've kicked mushrooms. 00:30 You know, they feel so neat, you know? 00:34 But I've never just eaten one from the woods, 00:37 because I've been nervous about it. 00:38 Yep. Well, for good reason. 00:39 I actually was taking a class in outdoor education one time, 00:42 and we were on a road trip and stopped at a rest stop, 00:45 and walked into the woods just a little ways. 00:47 And a friend of mine, who's a naturalist, and really knows 00:49 what he's doing in the woods, picked a little mushroom off 00:52 the base of a tree and said, Here, taste this. 00:53 And I was a little reluctant, but everybody else was doing it, 00:55 so I said, Okay, it must be safe, so I tried a little bit. 00:57 And he said, It's called Chicken Foot. 00:59 And it actually tastes a little bit like chicken; 01:01 kind of the texture of it. 01:02 And it grew around the base of this tree. 01:04 And it was pretty neat. 01:05 It was kind of tasty. 01:06 It was a fun thing, but I think that's probably a pretty 01:09 dangerous thing to do if you don't know what you're 01:10 talking about, right? 01:12 I think so, because remember, there are poisonous mushrooms. 01:15 You know? Not everything in the plant kingdom 01:17 necessarily is good for us. 01:19 There's poisonous mushrooms. 01:20 And, unfortunately, there's mushrooms that have a chemical 01:24 called psilocybin mushrooms, and those are hallucinogens. 01:27 And actually people take that and it effects the brain 01:31 in a different way. 01:32 So the mushrooms do have chemistry that 01:35 effects the entire body. 01:36 The same with medications. 01:39 It effects all sorts of cells as well. 01:41 Well, God has put different things in these mushrooms 01:44 that can help us, you know. 01:46 And these are good mushrooms, because they help our immune 01:49 system; they have some trace elements. 01:51 And I was surprised. 01:52 You know, for years I was told, Well, mushrooms really are 01:55 sort of a neutral food that you eat. 01:57 You know it's sort of neutral. 01:59 But it does have some things that actually 02:00 can help you in it. 02:02 And one of the biggest breakthrough's is this 02:05 new type of sort of pseudo amino acid, an essential thing called 02:09 ergo Thiamine, which can help the energy systems of the cells, 02:13 which decreases cell death. 02:16 So that's very interesting. 02:17 We need these to help keep our cells alive, especially the 02:20 ones in the mitochondria, which is the energy storehouse. 02:24 So I wish I knew more about mushrooms. 02:27 I wish I could go out in the woods and say, Hey, I want to 02:29 eat that mushroom, and not be worried that it might 02:31 cause me to think funny. 02:32 Yeah, right, right. 02:34 You know, I was just reading a fact about mushrooms. 02:35 Many mushrooms grow towards the light, 02:38 just like a plant follows the sun. 02:41 But unlike plants, scientists do not yet know how mushrooms 02:44 use the sunlight; only that they do. 02:46 Well, you know, they don't have; they're not chlorophyll. 02:49 Yeah, there's no green in them, I'm sure. 02:50 But some of the mushrooms... 02:52 Remember we've talked about the nutrient value of pigments. 02:55 You know, some of the different things that are out there have 03:00 different pigments that have chemicals 03:02 in them that are helpful. Sure. 03:04 You know? And what color was your mushroom that you ate? 03:06 It was orange. Yeah, so that orange pigment, I would be very 03:09 interested in studying the chemical composition of that 03:13 pigment, and see if it has a valuable biologic effect. Yeah. 03:17 So I think the biochemistry of plants would be very 03:21 interesting to study. Yeah. 03:23 You know, I just wish we could have more 03:25 information about them. 03:26 And I'm continuing to dig and look through the research 03:28 that's done on the chemistry of different fruits, 03:31 vegetables, nuts, and grains. Yep. 03:32 Well, we've got a question that's come in from 03:34 our website, that's 03:37 You can go there and ask the doctor a question. 03:39 And this person writes and asks, I always get a cold 03:42 in the wintertime, and this lays me up every year. 03:45 What can I do to improve my immune function? 03:47 Yeah. Well, different things effect the 03:50 immune cells in the body. 03:51 And let's paint a big picture. 03:54 Anything that causes stress at any level is going to hurt 03:59 your immune system to some degree. 04:01 For instance, if you over exercise that can hurt 04:05 your immune system. 04:06 That stresses you out. 04:07 If you don't get enough sleep, that might stress you out, 04:10 and hurt your immune system. Right. 04:12 If you eat the wrong types of food, that might 04:14 stress your immune system. 04:16 Specifically we know that sugar, processed sugar is sort of 04:19 dampens our immune system. 04:21 So first of all you want to do things... 04:23 People that don't move around; we know that exercise 04:26 can help our immune system. 04:27 So we want to do things that enhance our immune system. 04:31 Okay? Now we've also learned that certain foods help us, 04:35 like a mushroom might help our immune system. Sure. 04:38 Different antioxidants might help our immune system 04:41 as well to function better. 04:43 Because it decreases this process called 04:45 oxidation in the body. 04:47 And if you take the... If you think about a 04:50 Biblical Prescription, whether it be a thought, or an exercise, 04:54 or something that God gives us in the Bible, remember Biblical 04:57 prescriptions help every cell in the body. 05:00 So even though it hasn't been proven, I would like to think 05:03 that the food, the healthy food that God gives us: the fruits, 05:05 vegetables, nuts, and grains, in some way is going to enhance 05:09 our immune system, even though we don't understand, 05:12 or don't have the studies. 05:13 So eating a plant based diet, being out in the sunshine, 05:17 exercising, having good thoughts, worshipping well; 05:22 all of these things, I think, can help the immune 05:25 system to some degree. 05:26 And avoiding those things that stress our bodies 05:29 can help our immune system. 05:30 I feel that's some good advice. 05:32 And we've got another Biblical prescription for you today 05:35 that Dr. Marcum recorded previously, and let's have 05:37 a look at that now. 05:39 I'm Dr. James Marcum with your Biblical Prescription for Life. 05:43 You know, it's hard to know who, or even what to believe in the 05:47 world of health care with the Internet, the print media, 05:51 the television, your doctors, your providers, 05:54 Aunt Mabel, commercials. 05:56 It's hard to know what t believe. 05:58 Well, I want to give you a Biblical Prescription for Life 06:01 today that's found in 06:06 It says 06:12 God's light, the Word of God, has the answer to our 06:16 health care problems. 06:18 When you have a worry or concern regarding your health care, 06:20 I want you to turn to Christ, the true light first. 06:24 Go to that place for answers. 06:26 And you know what? God will illuminate your life 06:29 and give you truth. 06:30 I'm Dr. James Marcum, and this is your 06:33 Biblical Prescription for Life. 06:39 And we're going to talk a little bit more about 06:40 Biblical Prescriptions for Life, but I want you to write down 06:42 this website first. It's 06:48 And we have a number of resources on the 06:50 website that you can use. 06:52 That video clip is available there. 06:53 You can download it and share it with your friends on social 06:55 media, play it in your church, or how ever you want to share 06:57 that, you're welcome to. 06:59 We also have a leaders guide for anyone who wants to lead this. 07:03 If you could put the DVD in the player and press play, 07:05 and ask a few questions to facilitate a discussion about 07:09 health, you can lead this study. 07:11 It's made for anybody to be able to lead. 07:12 And just go to the website, and get some of those resources, 07:17 and look into it, because this is really a good tool to not 07:19 only help yourself, but also to reach out to others. 07:21 You know, when we reach out to others, and we sort of do what 07:25 God has said, that's going to help our belief system, 07:27 because as we see God working it's going to strengthen our 07:30 faith in our belief systems. 07:32 It also, when we care for other people, you know, 07:35 we're caring for Christ. 07:37 And we're helping improve their health by teaching them these. 07:39 A lot of people don't know these health principles that we've 07:42 talked about. Right. 07:43 I'm surprised! I go to some people and they go, Wow! 07:47 I can feel better if I sleep more at night, or if I don't eat 07:50 this, or if I do... 07:52 They don't understand these things. 07:53 And just illuminating them with truth that God has given each 07:57 one of us, we can help move them not only to better health, 08:00 maybe come off of a prescription pill, treat a chronic disease, 08:04 but we could lead them to the Ultimate Prescription. 08:06 And that's what we're called to do is to spread the gospel 08:09 in whatever way God uses us. 08:11 And it might be something like talking to somebody. 08:15 It might be leading a Bible study. 08:17 It might be helping to spread the message in 08:19 whatever way that be. 08:20 It might be holding a camera. 08:22 It might be working in a control room to get this message out. 08:26 But this is a new way to evangelize. 08:29 And in the world we live in, God wants new ways to spread the 08:33 gospel message to everyone. 08:34 And it doesn't have to be complex, it can just be meeting 08:37 a need, introducing them to a relationship, and showing people 08:40 that it's not that hard to do, and it's possible. 08:43 God loves us; wants us to be with Him. 08:46 That's right. You know, I was recently interviewing a pastor 08:48 who used this program in his church. 08:50 And he actually preached sermons based on the lesson studies for 08:54 each week from Biblical Prescriptions. 08:56 And in the interview he was talking about the program 08:58 and how much it meant to him personally. 09:00 And he was sharing that, you know, we talk about stewardship 09:03 quite a bit, and we talk about giving our tithe and offerings 09:06 to God, and taking care of the things that He's given to us. 09:09 But the body is one of those things. 09:11 And he was saying, You know, if we leave out our physical 09:13 health, we're not living as God intended. 09:15 And that's a huge mistake. 09:17 Yeah, you're right. 09:19 And, you know, when we made this, we tried to... 09:21 You know, this has been around. 09:23 You see, these aren't new ideas. 09:24 These ideas have been around a long time. Right. 09:27 But we tried to package this in love. 09:30 It's how it's wrapped. 09:31 It's how it's presented. 09:32 And if you present the gospel in love, and let Christ lead, 09:37 then you're going to have successful results. 09:38 So I think this is a new way that people can do personal 09:42 evangelism, as well as improve their health. 09:44 So I want to encourage people to go to the 3ABN website, 09:47 check into this Biblical Prescriptions. 09:50 I think it's something that can help everyone out this year. 09:53 That's right. And the website again is: 09:59 Or you can go to the 3ABN store, and you can also call 3ABN 10:03 directly at: 10:07 And just again, we have resources on our website at 10:09 BiblicalPrescriptions.com/3abn where you can find videos 10:14 to help promote posters, and help promote your study; 10:17 all the tools that you need to let others know about your small 10:20 group Bible study, and to get the word out, and also to help 10:23 you learn how to lead this program. 10:24 And this is just a tool. 10:26 There's many good tools out there. 10:27 This is just one other approach to help you lead people towards 10:31 the design that God gave us for health. 10:32 And 3ABN has a great amount of supplies. 10:35 And we found out that they can send them to anywhere. 10:37 That's right. All around the world. 10:39 All around the world. 10:40 It's exciting that God can spread the gospel in this manner. 10:43 So this is a way that everyone can be involved 10:46 in spreading the gospel. 10:47 Yep. Dr. Marcum, thank you for your insights on 10:49 health, and on food. 10:51 I know I learn a lot every time I sit here with you and talk 10:53 about different prescriptions that God's given us. 10:56 So thank you for that. 10:57 And thank you at home for joining us 10:58 today on the broadcast. 11:00 We hope that you've learned a lot about food as medicine. 11:02 And Dr. Marcum is going to be with you in just a moment 11:05 to close the program with prayer. 11:13 In addition to the healing powers of mushrooms, 11:16 I want you to remember about how your spiritual life 11:20 and physical life are intertwined. 11:22 When we have a better physical life our 11:25 spirituality can improve. 11:27 When we have a better worship life our physical lives improve. 11:31 If you go to our website: HeartwiseMinistries.org 11:34 we have a place where we can pray for each other, 11:38 and we can also help each other grow spiritually. 11:42 I want to close our time together in prayer. 11:45 Let's bow our heads together. 11:47 Father God, thank You for giving us the ability to be with You 11:53 and have a relationship that's real. 11:56 Help us to spread the message of your love to the world that we 11:59 live in, and help others to come to that loving relationship, 12:03 saving, healing relationship that You've promised. 12:06 Thank You for the time we spent together. 12:08 And there might be someone out there, Father, that needs Your 12:11 healing hand in a special way. 12:12 Please be near them this very moment is my prayer today. Amen. 12:18 Well, I want to thank you for spending time on this program. 12:24 I hope you learned a little bit. 12:26 And if you have questions, or medical questions, or you need 12:29 someone to pray for you, go to our website at: 12:34 It's a great resource where you can watch radio programs, 12:37 and clips, and you can share it with your friends and neighbors. 12:40 And I'm Dr. James Marcum wishing you the best of health. |
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