Participants: Curtis & Paula Eakins
Series Code: AL
Program Code: AL00181A
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00:01 I have a visitor, and he comes by the house all
00:04 the time for several years now and he is so 00:07 mean, I wish he will leave. His name is Arthur 00:10 and sometimes when it rains, he doesn't want to 00:12 go home. Now if you have a visitor like that, 00:15 this program is just for you entitled, 00:18 'Joint Venture'. So, stay with us. 00:47 Hi and welcome to Abundant Living. I'm your 00:49 host Curtis Eakins and this is my beautiful bride 00:52 Paula Eakins. Co-host! Co-host, yes. I'm the 00:57 co-host and you are the co-host. That's right. 01:00 We're also co-director of Health Seminars 01:02 Unlimited. We co-habitat together, when we 01:08 married in case those of tuning in on first time, 01:11 so, okay, you got your mouth open honey, okay, 01:12 okay, so a fly in going to fly in. Okay, you start talking. 01:15 You began this program this Joint Venture 01:17 talking about Arthur, Arthur, and so I know 01:20 everybody is saying. Who in the world is 01:22 Arthur? Yeah, I'll tell you. A lot of people he 01:25 is so mean. He causes so many people so much 01:29 pain and misery. I mean he just got to go. 01:33 I mean we don't kick him out today, out of 01:34 your house and out of our house, well you know 01:37 not in our house, but we don't want him to be in 01:38 our house. Well, Arthur, now most people 01:40 already know that Arthur is arthritis, 01:44 particularly osteoarthritis. Now I 01:48 have to say this, I'm not making this out folks, 01:50 I used to work at a Seniors Apartment 01:54 Complex, I was the desk clerk at the time 01:57 and I noticed that a lot of ladies that come 01:59 downstairs and they talked amongst 02:01 themselves, I was at the desk there 02:02 I was listening in on them and invariably sometimes they 02:07 will say you know Arthur he visit me last 02:09 night and he stayed with me for long time and 02:13 so okay I'm just listening to this and the other lady 02:15 say well, he was with me the day before 02:18 you know. I said to myself this Arthur 02:21 he really is getting around and he's like a 02:23 lady's man. Then it dawned on me, they were 02:25 talking about arthritis. That's right. But, it 02:27 took a while for me to catch on what they 02:28 were talking about. So, we are talking about 02:31 arthritis, so Arthur, that's the nickname that 02:34 has been used for this disease. Well, so many 02:37 people suffering with we call it like you said 02:40 joint venture with Arthur and I remember 02:42 that we've done a couple of programs, 02:43 that's right, we did a program as a matter of 02:45 fact Curtis's mother is over the senior, Ministry 02:49 Department, Ministries in our church at First 02:51 Church and once a month she has some 02:54 particular program that she is actually doing in. 02:56 She calls Curtis and I in quite often, a little 02:58 nepotism is going on and has us come and do some 03:01 programming, that's right, and one of the 03:03 the highly requested programs was arthritis. 03:07 That's right. Joint Venture. People complaining, 03:09 and you know at first you are wondering was 03:11 a lot of people going to come to this program 03:13 I cannot begin to tell you there was standing 03:16 room only of the people. They came in the 03:19 wheelchairs. Yes, they did. They came in with 03:20 the walkers. That's right. People are really 03:23 hurting in trying to figure out how to get 03:25 around, especially when they can't get around 03:27 and they used to. We had over 60 people 03:29 attending that at First Church at Huntsville, 03:32 Alabama. That's right. Yeah, for that some up. 03:34 And that was not enough, if that was not 03:35 enough, we at the Camp Meeting our Camp 03:38 Meeting comes around at June time frame South 03:41 Central Conference Camp Meeting and believe 03:42 it or not we did the same program at the Camp 03:45 Meeting. It was over a 180 people. That showed 03:48 up at that particular program. So, it's amazing 03:51 how many people are actually suffering and 03:54 going through a lot of stuff with their joints, 03:56 the arthritis, osteoarthritis and like 03:59 and so this is a good program. Yes, it is. 04:02 And you know, we did not 04:03 even plan on doing that program at Camp 04:05 Meeting arthritis. No, no. We had a whole set of 04:07 programs already preplanned and asked a show 04:10 up hands, how many is interested in this topic 04:13 or that topic when I said arthritis, a whole lot 04:15 of hands raised up, yes yeah, and so okay honey, 04:17 well this, we will be doing this program 04:19 tomorrow so, yeah, yeah, very well received 04:20 though but yes. How serious is Osteoarthritis? 04:25 It is very, very serious. And I used to work at 04:29 the Huntsville Hospital for about 10 years, 8 04:32 years in the area of surgery, and invariably 04:36 in Neurosurgery, brain, and spinal cord, 04:38 but some of the surgical procedures I assisted 04:40 was Ortho, orthopedics, we called it Ortho and 04:45 of course with that we did a whole lot of total 04:47 hip replacement and total knee replacement 04:52 and with that I can see people, I look on the chart 04:55 their X ray and I can see why they really having 04:59 excruciating pain because I'm looking at the 05:01 X ray, the joints, and it's like bone against 05:03 bone. So, it's very cripply. It's the number 05:06 one cause of disability and joint pain, also one 05:10 out of five people experience some form of 05:14 arthritis. Now they are many different forms of 05:16 arthritis, okay, but one in five some form of 05:19 arthritis as well and so it can be very crippling 05:22 to the American population. It causes 05:24 excruciating pain as well. Now if you are over 05:26 50, 80 percent of the people experience a form 05:30 of arthritis. Okay. So, therefore with that in 05:33 mind we can be very crippling. Now what 05:36 we're gonna to do is we're going to zero in on 05:39 not the total hip okay but the total knee because 05:44 in surgery they are about maybe 260,000 05:48 total hip replacements in this country, 260,000. 05:54 Total knee is 600,000. So, with that in mind we 05:58 gonna to focus in on the knee not the hip 06:01 although what applies to the knee is applicable 06:04 to the hip as well. Well, what do we have, 06:06 why don't you talk about the knee itself. 06:09 Do you have anatomy of the actual knee itself, 06:12 so we can see where we are going with this 06:14 program as far as that's related? You are 06:17 so beautiful I just lost my train of thought. 06:20 Oh, yes. We do have an anatomy of the knee. 06:21 Yeah, I just lost my train of thought. I'm 06:23 refocused now. Yes, we do and okay, now to 06:26 understand arthritis you must look at anatomy of 06:29 physiology and with that in mind let's go to 06:31 our first graphic at this time. Okay, now we 06:36 have of course the top one is called the a femur 06:40 or the thigh bone, the bottom bone is of course 06:43 the shin bone or tibia and of course the patella 06:45 or knee bone, a knee cap I should say. At the 06:48 end of these bones, we have what we call the 06:51 articular cartilage. I called these our shock 06:56 absorbers. So, when we walk, the creator God 07:00 put these built in shocked absorbers. Therefore, 07:04 when we walk, you can have that shock 07:06 absorber and therefore we can walk and nice 07:09 fashion there. As well now keep this in mind, 07:12 when these are worn down these Articular 07:15 Cartilage, when they are worn down they have 07:18 virtually no blood supply. Therefore, it's going 07:21 to be very difficult for having this shock, 07:25 cartilage or the shock absorbers I have to say 07:27 to rebuild themselves. They are limited. So, 07:30 again now this very important to understand 07:32 the anatomy of the knee and also the cartilage 07:36 that's attached of the end of these bones as 07:38 well to give us that motion that when we 07:40 move, we can move freely and easily. So, they 07:43 are very important. Articular cartilage is key 07:48 in healthy knees and also healthy hip as well. 07:51 Well, I know that Mary is calling in and she is 07:54 asking the question and that is what exactly 07:57 tears that cartilage down? Well, now there is a 08:01 lot of things that can tear the cartilage down, 08:04 thereby of course bone against bone. Yeah. 08:07 Number one, first of all we need to understand 08:10 what makes up cartilage. When we determine 08:13 what makes up the cartilage we have to 08:15 understand, what's one of the causes of turning 08:17 them down? Well, a cartilage is about to 65 08:20 to 85 percent water. Thereby, if one has, is not 08:28 hydrated enough, not taking enough water, 08:32 the wear and a tear of the cartilage is more 08:35 rapid because there is no water there in the joint. 08:39 But, now if a person is more hydrated there is 08:41 water there, then the wear and tear is very 08:44 slow. Therefore, it doesn't wear down as 08:47 fast. So, water is very critical. So, folks if you 08:51 listen to this program, if you want to keep the 08:54 cartilage healthy and that wearing down is 08:57 very slow; adequate amount of water is 09:01 critical because cartilage is 65 to 85 percent 09:06 water. So, actually it's key point right there. 09:09 Now how much that we need and how do you're 09:11 taking your water? Now let's talk about that for 09:13 a moment. Well, you know it's amazing because 09:14 when we were having that program one of the 09:16 things that we asked those who were having a 09:19 problem with their joints was do you drink 09:22 water? Number one question? The first 09:24 question and you know what the majority of 09:27 them said no. The whole thing as we talked about 09:31 before no matter what disease it is, they got to 09:34 get that water in, that's true, because the water 09:36 goes all throughout the body, that's true. So, 09:37 once again we are saying again to use 6 to 8 oz 09:41 glasses of water a day. Now, it's all kind of 09:44 ways you can drink water. A lot of times 09:46 people, just sometimes, fill of a half a gallon of 09:48 jug and do it that way. One of ways I have 09:50 found, the best way to get my water in is that I 09:53 have a container that was 32 ounces, that's 09:55 true and that holds 4 cups of water. So, I filled 09:57 it up in the morning and then I drink that four, 10:00 you know, I just like drink it, drink it down like 10:02 a large amount of that. Okay. And then I filled 10:04 it up a second time and that way I know that 10:06 by the time I go around towards the evening and 10:07 I've gotten all 8 glasses in and so whatever way 10:12 is best, you've got to get it in and people say 10:15 what about my lemonade, what about my tea, 10:17 you know what about everything that I'm doing, 10:19 the answer is 100 percent Adam's Ale, and for 10:24 those who know me that's a 100 percent, 10:26 is Ale. That's right. I knew it was coming. 10:28 That's right. That's right. That's right. Well, 10:30 what other things can actually cause problems 10:33 for your joints? Okay, now another cause of 10:36 joint pain, now this is gonna to be an eye 10:38 opener to lot of people. So, folks hold on to 10:42 you seat. Now before we go to this next graphic, 10:45 I need to surface this particular Author and 10:48 this Author has been translated more than any 10:52 other Author in United States according to the 10:55 Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Second 10:59 in the world alright, now this Author has wrote 11:02 many volumes when it comes to health and 11:04 healthful living and the names Ellen G. White 11:07 probably some of you've heard this Author, just 11:10 talked about this, the Radio icon Paul Harvey, 11:14 yes, who has passed now but he donated 1 hour 11:19 of his program on his radio show exemplifying 11:22 the wisdom that this Author has received from 11:26 the Lord according to 12 million people around 11:29 the World and so this Arthur has a lot to say 11:31 him about Helpful Living. Now what does this 11:33 Author has a lot to say about my joint pain? Let's go 11:37 to our graphic and let's see what this Author has 11:39 to say. Here it is, Damp Beds. Listen to these 11:43 words. These are profound "Sleeping rooms that 11:47 are not exposed to air in sunlight become damp. 11:54 Those who occupy them are troubled with here 11:58 we go folks painful joints." Now that 12:04 statement is very profound. Now of course 12:07 I'm going to go against what my mother used to 12:08 tell me when I was a little boy, Curtis when 12:10 you get up, out of the bed in the morning, make 12:13 up your bed. Now when a person has Arthritis, 12:17 this is one of the things you don't want to do. 12:21 The reason why that statement is so important 12:23 because when we get out of the bed we do a lot 12:26 of perspiring, a lot of water, and when we make 12:29 up the bed we trapped the dampness in between 12:33 the sheets. Therefore, there is lot of dampness 12:35 doesn't air out. When we get in that same bed 12:37 that evening, we get in there and causes 12:40 inflammation and pain because of the dampness 12:43 of the bed because of perspiration for the night 12:46 before, that's why the author says that the bed 12:49 is should be folded back, the air should come in 12:53 there and also the light should come in and air 12:55 out the sheets and also the bed as well. 12:58 Therefore, it reduces the pain of the joints; 13:01 very profound. I can see right now Curtis some 13:05 young personality, have an excuse, absolutely 13:08 saying, I just heard on Abundant Living, the 13:10 most says get up and make your bed they'll say 13:12 something like, Curtis say, what Curtis said on 13:15 3ABN or Joint Venture, I believe I have 13:18 arthritis. Yeah, it is the all day long. I can see 13:22 that happen. That concept, that's really 13:24 neat, when you really think about that because 13:26 that is true; the dampness of the body, 13:28 yeah, through the night, and it traps because it's 13:30 not been, absolutely, absolutely. Now we do 13:32 this even now. Yes. We don't have arthritis pain. 13:34 Every time we get out of bed, we fold back to 13:36 covers at least about an hour or two and then 13:39 make up our bed afterwards and when we 13:41 get into bed that evening is nice and dry, 13:44 very profound. Let's talk a little bit about 13:47 drugs as it relates to arthritis and joint pain, 13:50 what type, what about the drugs, are they safe? 13:54 Well a lot of people taken medication drugs for 13:56 the painful inflammation and of course you have 13:59 what we call the, NSAIDs Nonsteroidal 14:05 Anti-inflammatory Drugs, NSAIDs, that's 14:09 an acronym alright. Okay, okay. Ibuprofen, 14:11 Celebrex, Vioxx, you name it. Now they do 14:15 suppress these inflammatory responses, 14:19 alright, reduce the inflammation, okay, 14:20 but at the same time have a three percent 14:23 chance or three times the increase risk of 14:26 gastrointestinal problems, upset stomach, 14:29 dizziness, headaches and prolong use can cause 14:33 renal failure, alright list that. Okay. So, now 14:36 those NSAIDs or Celebrex, Ibuprofen and those 14:39 kind of things now of course are the new name 14:41 for the acronym NSAIDs, new source of Aspirin 14:46 in disguise. Really! NSAIDs, alright okay, 14:48 okay, different ways, okay, Okay. But now, 14:50 but there are some things that we can do, 14:52 in place of that, that doesn't cause the side 14:53 effects that are very profound. Now I know 14:55 you're gonna go around with that one. Now, 14:57 you're gonna to talking about herbal medicine 14:58 which is what everybody is waiting to hear, and 15:00 that is what type of herbal medicines can an 15:02 individual use when you talk about having 15:05 joint pain. Okay, if a person is experiencing 15:08 pain right now, one of the best things they can 15:11 do, one of the best things they can do is turn 15:14 to Mathew chapter 2:11, and may say there is, 15:18 wait a minute I have joint pain, you use a 15:20 Bible scripture, I have pain in joint, you're 15:23 talking about a Bible verse will help me with my joint 15:25 pain, this is talking about Jesus Christ being 15:27 born. Mathew, Mathew chapter 2, oh, and 15:30 verse 11, we are going to pick up the story right 15:32 here, and when they were come talking about 15:35 the wise men into the house they saw the 15:38 young child with Mary, his mother and fell 15:42 down and worshipped him and whey they had 15:44 opened their treasures, they presented unto him 15:48 gifts, here we go now, gold and Frankincense 15:52 and myrrh. Now wait a minute. Wow! Now, 15:57 how can that text help me with my joint pain, 16:01 my achy knee, yes, yes, well, Frankincense is a 16:05 herb from India. It has been used over 1000 of 16:08 years, as far as joint pain Frankincense has what 16:12 we called Anti-inflammatory 16:14 properties, is anti-arthritic 16:17 properties in that, and let's go to our next 16:19 graphic. Let's see what joint pain can do as far 16:24 as when Frankincense is applied to the aching 16:27 joints. Spelling Relief! Here it goes folks and 16:30 this is by well known hospital called Memorial 16:33 Sloan-Kettering Hospital in New York, 16:35 "Studies show that Boswellia Serrata now 16:39 that's a botanical name for Frankincense 16:42 Boswellia Serrata has Anti-inflammatory and 16:47 Anti-arthritic effects, reducing inflammation in 16:52 several ways. So, it has properties that can 16:56 reduce inflammation in multiple ways therefore 17:00 increases mobility it decreases joint pain and 17:04 also has freedom of motion as well. 17:07 So, Boswellia Serrata, get it at any health food store 17:11 and take according to directions then very 17:13 efficacious as far as reducing joint pain in the 17:16 knee and also in the hip as well. So, many things 17:19 we can do as far that, one other the thing I would like to 17:21 add to that as well we can do, you can get it at 17:24 regular Grocery Store, Ginger Root. God has 17:29 put properties in the root of the ginger, 17:32 just buy some Ginger Root yeah, from the 17:34 store, yeah, peel it with potato peeler or 17:37 vegetable peeler and have the shavings in a 17:39 cup, pour hot water over that, let it steam, 17:44 take a cloth this is gonna to be a compress, 17:47 you gonna to put by over the knee or to hip, 17:49 take a cloth let that saturate into that tea 17:52 and put that cloth on the effected area of the 17:55 knee. The properties in the Ginger can, help 17:59 reduce the pain, it helps reduce information and 18:03 also helps to block what we call substance P, 18:08 substance P is the pain transmitter, it blocks 18:11 that as well, ginger root and make a compress 18:14 out of that. So, it's very good for that, alright. 18:16 Now I know that at the conference when you're 18:18 talking about that, you are talking about the 18:20 Myrrh and you talked about the ginger, and 18:22 the Frankincense, and Frankincense and I 18:24 remember people going to the Health Food 18:26 Store, that's true, that's where they 18:28 found it. That's true, and they of course not 18:29 remember the long name which you said but 18:30 they said Myrrh and Frankincense and they 18:32 actually had it there to Health food Store. 18:34 They used it, and it began working for them, and 18:36 it begin to work for them. Yes. That is 18:38 absolutely incredible. Now, we are running out 18:39 of time honey, I want to talk about one last thing 18:42 before we go into the kitchen, you heard about 18:44 the, the Nightshades, yes, let's go to our 18:46 graphics and let's talk about the Nightshades 18:48 for a little bit, alright. The Nightshades, the 18:51 Nightshades are Tobacco, Tomatoes, 18:55 White potatoes, Eggplant, red and green 19:00 peppers, chili peppers and pimentos. Now, 19:04 why do we have these foods in the Nightshades? 19:07 The reason being, these things in these foods 19:10 that tend to call some inflammation in people 19:13 who has arthritis pain. Therefore, those who 19:15 have arthritis and have pain of arthritis if you 19:18 get rid of those foods for a while maybe a 19:21 month or so 87 percent of the people show a 19:25 great improvement as far as mobility is 19:28 concerned, just getting rid of those foods for a 19:31 period of time. So, again you can try that. It may 19:33 not work for everybody, but that's one way of 19:36 also reducing joint pain as well. Well, some 19:38 individuals are actually have certain ones of 19:41 those foods that cause a problem where it might 19:43 not be al the particular ones and I know you 19:44 said yourself are they going in the kitchen and 19:47 they are going in here they can't be using any 19:48 Potatoes no Tomatoes no Eggplant no Red 19:51 peppers no Green peppers and definitely no 19:53 Tobacco because you know we don't do tobacco 19:55 on 3ABN or any where else for that matter. 19:57 We're going into the kitchen and we're 19:59 going to actually fix a soup called the 20:01 Beggars Soup, stay by. |
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