Participants: Don Mckintosh (Host), David DeRose
Series Code: HFAL
Program Code: HFAL000172
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00:49 Hello and welcome to Health for a Lifetime.
00:50 I'm your host Don Mackintosh. 00:52 Today we're going to be talking about a problem that's very 00:55 large in America and in Western countries. 00:58 And it's spreading to other parts of the world 00:59 and that's diabetes. 01:00 Many people watching this program today know someone 01:04 who has diabetes or they're suffering with it themselves. 01:07 Today to talk with us about this important subject is 01:10 Dr. David DeRose. 01:11 He's a physician from southern Oklahoma. 01:14 He is a specialist in internal medicine and also preventive 01:18 medicine, in other words preventing this very type 01:21 of problem and then helping you if you do have it. 01:24 We're glad you're with us Doctor. 01:25 It's great to be with you, Don. 01:27 We've known each other for a number of years. 01:30 You've been practicing about 20 years? 01:31 Somewhere in that range. 01:33 It's been an exciting journey because the Lord was the one 01:37 that interested me in medicine and I continue to want Him 01:40 to have first place in my life. 01:42 You do a lot of different things but you're involved in your own 01:49 ministry - compasshealth. net 01:52 Tell me a little bit about that. 01:54 Compass Health is really a ministry at heart. 01:57 We are set up as a for profit entity because we're set up 02:02 under the laws of Oklahoma so that we can actually practice 02:05 medicine under the company. 02:07 Compass Health actually is focused on health education. 02:11 We do a lot with health media, video, TV, radio, and seminars. 02:16 But the Lord is prompting, moving us more into strictly 02:23 evangelistic lines. 02:24 Really what we see in the ministry of Christ 02:26 is we see this combination of ministry to the physical body 02:30 and the spiritual needs. 02:32 We believe the Lord is calling many physicians to this kind 02:35 of model of ministry. 02:37 Some in their own practices. 02:38 In our work we're doing it more in a public venues 02:42 either through media, through seminars, and through writing. 02:45 Some of the things that we cover today probably be 02:49 available on your website. 02:50 Exactly. 02:51 We have a number of free resources on the website 02:54 as well as some videos and a book. 02:56 Let's get into our subject today - diabetes. 02:58 What is diabetes and how big a problem is it? 03:01 Diabetes as you illustrated earlier in the program 03:04 is a huge problem. 03:05 The numbers are growing 15, 20 million people and rising 03:11 just in the United States alone. 03:13 Diabetes is actually commonly divided, 03:16 at least sugar diabetes or diabetes mellitus, 03:19 there are some other rarer types of diabetes 03:22 that have to do with fluid balance. 03:24 One is called diabetes insipidus but that's not what most people 03:28 think of in lay circles. 03:30 They think of the sugar diabetes, the diabetes mellitus, 03:32 two major types - Type I and Type II. 03:35 We also talk about gestational diabetes 03:38 in women who are pregnant. 03:40 But Type I is the diabetes that we used to think of 03:43 as occurring only in kids, the so called autoimmune, 03:47 body-attacking itself type diabetes where the pancreas 03:51 is wiped out - at least the part of the pancreas that controls 03:55 blood sugar - the insulin making part of the pancreas called the 04:00 Islets cells. 04:01 Type II is what we used to call adult onset diabetes. 04:04 We are going to be talking more about Type II, right? 04:06 Exactly. 04:07 The principles that we'll talk about today they can be applied 04:10 to Type I diabetes as well. 04:12 But the challenge is when someone has full-blown 04:16 Type I diabetes they're not making any insulin they have 04:20 a life or death need to have insulin delivered. 04:23 Then Type II they may be able to stop, reverse, 04:27 better yet prevent. 04:28 Yes. 04:29 The terminology gets very "gray" and we get into heated 04:32 discussions in professional circles about what terms to use. 04:37 But we know that diabetes Type II is largely a lifestyle 04:41 related disease placed on top of a background of 04:46 genetics susceptibility. 04:48 So let's then get into what we can do with natural treatments, 04:53 I guess we could call it or approaches to diabetes control. 04:58 Well, you know, Don, when people hear that - natural approaches, 05:01 I think the average person, at least from my dealing with them, 05:04 they're thinking, "Let's go to the drug store 05:06 or the health food store and take some vitamins, 05:09 minerals, or supplements. " 05:10 There is good news. 05:11 We're going to talk about some of those things because 05:14 there are a number of plant compounds that have a very 05:17 positive role in dealing with diabetes. 05:19 But the problem is no one gets diabetes because they're 05:24 not taking enough vanadium. - laughter - 05:26 That's not the root cause of diabetes. 05:28 Vanadium deficiency... 05:30 Now vanadium does help. 05:32 Just an illustration, it can help in certain cases, at least 05:35 that's what the evidence suggests. 05:37 But, Don, the root cause, you know this, are lifestyle things. 05:42 So it's dietary choices we're making or not making, it's 05:45 carrying extra weight, it's not being physically active - 05:49 those are the big three. 05:50 Those we speak about natural approaches have to be 05:54 the place where we start. 05:55 Ok, let's start there with weight reduction. 05:57 Weight Reduction 05:59 The big problem when it comes to Type II diabetes, at least it 06:04 seems to be the root cause in many cases, is what we call 06:07 insulin resistance. 06:09 Insulin is what's made by the pancreas and it gets into the 06:13 system but it's resisted. 06:15 That's right. 06:16 The body is not responding to insulin like it's supposed to. 06:18 For every pound of extra weight a person carries that is 06:22 gradually ratcheting up the level of insulin resistance. 06:26 So carrying an extra 20 pounds is not good for your 06:29 insulin sensitivity. 06:31 Insulin doesn't work as well. 06:33 But carrying 200 extra pounds is much worse. 06:35 So weight reduction is key. 06:37 Yes and you don't have to be down to the model size that you 06:43 see in the local tabloid. 06:45 Loosing any weight helps insulin sensitivity. 06:49 You know someone said to me it's not the weight that you see 06:51 on the outside but it's the weight that's around the organs. 06:53 Is that right? 06:55 We call it visceral adiposity. 06:57 It is probably better for our listeners that we call it 06:59 weight around the organs. 07:01 But it's that middle section weight. 07:04 We often speak of apple and pear shapes when we look at how 07:07 people are proportioned. 07:09 Men in general tend to carry more of their excess weight 07:12 around the middle. 07:13 Some women tend to pack that weight on the hips. 07:16 The bottom line is that weight that is carried on the hips 07:19 is not as metabolically active. 07:21 It's not messing up the metabolic machinery as much 07:25 as that weight carried around the middle which reflects 07:28 fat around the organs this so called visceral adiposity. 07:31 So what are the approaches that you share at Compass Health 07:35 for getting rid of the weight - liposuction, amputation - what 07:40 are the approaches? 07:41 Well, it's interesting that you mention that, Don. 07:44 You'd think just sucking all that fat out 07:46 would be a great way to go. 07:48 The problem is it's a lifestyle related condition. 07:50 So just to suck the fat out you're going to put it back on 07:54 if you don't change your lifestyle. 07:55 So the bottom line strategies are lifestyle. 07:58 They are diet and exercise which actually are the other 08:03 two cornerstones to the process. 08:05 It's not just a cyclical argument because certain dietary 08:09 decisions are involved in weight reduction. 08:10 Others have a specific involvement with 08:13 insulin resistance that we'll talk about in a minute. 08:15 So weight reduction you're suggesting not some kind of 08:19 simple chop it off or suck it out type of thing, but 08:23 through exercise and diet. 08:25 Let's talk about each of those now. 08:27 Exercise - Exercise will help a person as far as their 08:32 blood sugar, their insulin sensitivity, regardless of 08:36 whether they loose even a pound. 08:37 Ok, so how does that work? 08:39 Exercise actually has an insulin permissive effect. 08:42 It acts like insulin to help move sugar from the blood stream 08:46 into the muscles. 08:47 So it is very useful. 08:49 It's also helps to lower insulin resistance in and of itself. 08:53 So when it does that, not only is it helping address the 08:55 diabetes but it helps to address a number of other 08:58 conditions like cholesterol problems and 08:59 high blood pressure. 09:00 So even if you don't loose any weight all by exercise 09:03 it helps the insulin be produced and it helps it get where 09:06 it needs to go? 09:07 Simply put - yes. 09:09 It's a insulin-like lifestyle activity. 09:11 We're being a bit simplistic here but I think the message 09:15 we want to give is exercise is, if you want to describe it 09:18 this way, an insulin equivalent. 09:20 It helps to move sugar out of the blood stream. 09:23 So what type of exercise - walking? 09:25 Maybe I should mention this. 09:27 We're trying to reach this balance between making things 09:30 understandable to a lay audience and not making it so simple 09:34 that we give some gross distortions. 09:36 There is something very important to mention here. 09:39 If your blood sugar is very high, we're talking like 09:43 300 range typically or higher, the exercise that you do 09:47 will actually have more of an effect in raising your 09:51 blood sugar than lowering it. 09:53 Now it may sound totally crazy in the light of what I'm saying. 09:57 But you need some insulin around in the body because exercise 10:01 is designed to stimulate sugar release from the liver 10:05 as well as blood sugar up take - taking sugar out of the blood. 10:09 The reason for that is, Don, you and I right now if we were to 10:13 go out and play tennis - I'm not a tennis player, maybe you are, 10:17 but we've only got enough sugar in our blood stream to probably 10:21 last us 10 or 15 minutes. 10:23 And so what exercise does, the way the Lord's designed us, 10:26 exercise stimulates both sugar release and sugar up take. 10:30 That's what make it go up and people over... 10:32 That's right. 10:33 You need some insulin around, though, to potentiate that. 10:35 The Type I diabetic can't say, "Hey, no insulin, I'm just going 10:40 to run a marathon. " 10:41 They will probably drop dead with a blood sugar of 500 and 10:44 fall into a coma somewhere along side of the road. 10:47 It's not funny. 10:48 No, it's not. 10:49 So then, what type of exercise? 10:52 What we recommend is people who are inactive start with 10:57 moderate exercise. 10:58 What we've found in our research is you don't have to knock 11:02 yourselves out in order to get the benefits of exercise. 11:06 In fact many people get better benefit from exercise 11:09 if it is more moderate. 11:10 They listen to their body. 11:12 They don't overdue it. 11:13 What time of day should we exercise? 11:16 Night? Daytime? Anytime? 11:19 Anytime you exercise is going to give you benefits of exercise. 11:23 There are some caveats though. 11:25 Many people if they do vigorous, physical exercise late at night 11:29 it will have a stimulating effect. 11:31 It will keep them awake. 11:32 They won't be able to wind down easily. 11:35 So that's something we want to be careful of. 11:36 Other people can get away with exercise right before bed, even 11:39 fairly vigorous and have no problem. 11:41 Exercise early in the morning is an excellent alternative to 11:45 caffeine to get you going in the day. 11:48 Caffeine tends to stimulate blood sugar release. 11:51 It's a stress hormone releasing compound. 11:54 So we often educate people with diabetes to try to stay 11:57 away from the caffeine. 11:58 Exercise can be an alternative. 12:00 Ok, dietary fat. 12:01 Dietary fat is actually the single most important factor 12:08 when it comes to insulin resistance and diet. 12:11 It is not sugar in the diet. 12:12 Dietary fat has a very potent role in influencing 12:17 insulin resistance. 12:18 There are two bad fats - saturated fat and trans fats. 12:22 Those are the two bad fats that worsen 12:26 how insulin works in the body. 12:27 So what do you mean? 12:28 I usually hear, "Well, you ate a lot of sugar that's why you're 12:31 having problems with diabetes. " 12:32 You're saying, "No, it's fat. " 12:33 Well, we're looking at two things, Don. 12:35 We're looking at the background, the foundation 12:38 for blood sugar problems. 12:40 That's insulin resistance in the Type II diabetic. 12:43 So that person has to be very careful with their fat intake. 12:46 They can sit down and they can eat a jar of lard. 12:50 Their blood sugar will not go up after that meal 12:53 if that's all they ate because they were eating 12:55 no carbohydrates, they were eating no sugar. 12:58 So you say, "Now wait a minute, what's going on here?" 13:01 What's happening is that saturated fat is, 13:04 if you will, "gumming up the works. " 13:07 It's making insulin resistance worse. 13:09 So when they do eat sugar at the next meal, the blood sugar 13:13 is going to go higher. 13:14 Because it can't get in because the lard is stuck all over 13:16 Yes... we're being very simplistic! 13:20 But this is the point. 13:21 Saturated fat, the trans fats those partially hydrogenated 13:25 vegetable oils, they worsen insulin resistance 13:28 but it's deceptive! 13:30 Because a person can eat all that kind of stuff and their 13:32 sugar doesn't go up. 13:33 When they eat the sugar their blood sugar goes up! 13:36 So they make this false connection that the sugar 13:38 they're eating is the worse factor. 13:40 I'm not endorsing eating lots of simple sugar, but they need 13:44 to realize fat is often the underlying problem. 13:48 So these big three - Exercise, Dietary Fat, and 13:51 Weight Loss - those are the big three in terms of 13:54 natural approaches to diabetes? 13:56 That's right. 13:57 Exercise, eat better, and of course loose that weight. 14:01 We're talking with Dr. David DeRose. 14:03 He's a physician from southern Oklahoma. 14:05 His life is dedicated to ministry, to helping people 14:09 overcome America's killer diseases but also within the 14:12 context of faith and believe. 14:14 He has a website compasshealth. net 14:17 A lot of the material he's covering is available there 14:20 When we come back we're going to look at some more natural 14:23 approaches in addressing this terrible disease of diabetes. 14:27 We hope you rejoin us. 14:30 Have you found yourself wishing that you could 14:31 shed a few pounds? 14:32 Have you been on a diet for most of your life? 14:35 But not found anything that will really keep the weight off? 14:38 If you've answered yes to any of these questions, then we 14:41 have a solution for you that works. 14:44 Dr. Hans Diehl and Dr. Aileen Ludington 14:46 have written a marvelous booklet called, 14:48 Reversing Obesity Naturally, and we'd like to send it to you 14:52 free of charge. 14:53 Here's a medically sound approach successfully used 14:56 by thousands who are able to eat more 14:58 and loose weight permanently 15:00 without feeling guilty or hungry through lifestyle medicine. 15:04 Dr. Diehl and Dr. Ludington have been featured on 3ABN 15:07 and in this booklet they present a sensible approach to eating, 15:11 nutrition, and lifestyle changes that can help you prevent 15:14 heart disease, diabetes, and even cancer. 15:17 Call or write today for your free copy: 15:29 Welcome back. 15:31 We've been talking with Dr. David DeRose. 15:33 He's a physician from Oklahoma. 15:35 We're talking about diabetes. 15:37 It's not the end of the world if you have Type II diabetes. 15:41 We're learning that there are some things you can do 15:43 to improve it. 15:45 You got to be careful about saying 15:47 we can stop it or reverse it. 15:48 But some people have used those terms. 15:51 But there are some real approaches and Doctor you've 15:54 been sharing those with us. 15:55 We've learned first of all that exercise, weight loss, 16:00 and dietary fat are the big three when you're looking 16:04 at diabetes and you've described that to us. 16:06 But are there other natural approaches to diabetes? 16:09 There are. 16:10 There are a number of botanical or plant based strategies 16:14 that can be used. 16:15 I'm glad that we spent time talking about the big three 16:17 first because I always discourage people from putting 16:20 their trust in pill bottles. 16:23 That should not be the focus. 16:25 But what I like to encourage them to do if they're going to 16:27 use some of these botanical agents, they look for ones 16:31 that actually facilitate, that help them make the 16:35 lifestyle changes. 16:36 In other words, what you're saying there is a bunch of 16:38 things out there that's helping the people that produce it 16:40 but not the people that take it. 16:41 Well, I wouldn't be that harsh. 16:45 Let me tell you, the ethno botanist, you know the 16:49 experts in plant medicine, they tell us there's probably 16:52 some 800 plants that we know about that actually have 16:55 blood sugar lowering effects. 16:57 Many companies are grabbing 5, 10 of these things 17:01 and putting them into pills. 17:02 I've seen patients taking things like this and it was lowering 17:06 their blood sugar. 17:07 But if they're living their normal lifestyle, they're eating 17:11 the same bad foods, they're continuing to gain weight 17:13 each year, they're not exercising, 17:15 is it really helping? 17:16 It's kind of like putting wheat germ on top your coffee. 17:19 There you go! - laughter- 17:20 Probably not the best approach. 17:21 Is that what you're saying? 17:22 This is where we're going. 17:23 Some of these botanical agents can actually help you. 17:26 Let me give you an example. 17:27 Soluble fiber - God has loaded plant products with these 17:34 helpful fibers. 17:35 But you can take additional soluble fibers, one of my 17:38 favorites is guar gum, now it's not my favorite because it 17:41 tastes so delicious, Don. 17:42 It's not like a chewing gum is it? 17:45 No. 17:46 Guar gum is a natural plant fiber. 17:48 Gums are a type of fiber. 17:50 I know it doesn't sound particularly palatable. 17:52 But many of the viewers have probably tasted artificial 17:56 whipped cream - maybe Cool Whip or something like that. 17:58 Well, the thickening agent in that is guar gum. 18:01 So go out and get your whipped cream. 18:03 Preferably there are other ways to take your guar gum that can 18:09 avoid some of the problems with some of these products 18:12 that use guar gum. 18:13 Ok, so, guar gum, what does it do? 18:16 Guar gum actually has both blood sugar stabilizing 18:20 properties as well as cholesterol lowering properties. 18:24 Not as good as guar gum, but still on the list 18:28 is Psyllium seed husks. 18:30 Many people have seen Metamucil in the store, 18:33 they may have used it as a laxative. 18:35 But actually these fibers are not true laxatives in the sense 18:39 that many people think of them. 18:40 They actually are stool regulators. 18:42 If you tend to be constipated they'll make your stool looser. 18:45 If you're having diarrhea something like guar gum or 18:48 Psyllium seed husks will actually make the stool more 18:51 solid because it draws water to itself. 18:53 But these compounds lower cholesterol and they also 18:56 stabilize blood sugar. 18:58 Let me tell you another bit of good news about it. 19:00 Cholecystokinin - do you think many of our viewers 19:03 can relate to that? 19:04 I don't think so using that term, so explain what it means. 19:08 Cholecystokinin is a hormone messenger of the body. 19:12 It has to do with digestive processes. 19:16 We learned about it first, I'm saying we - personifying it 19:20 to the scientific community, realizing it had a role in 19:24 gallbladder emptying with a fatty meal. 19:27 We've learned since those early days that CCK or 19:31 Cholecystokinin also is a powerful satiety messenger. 19:35 That's what makes us feel full? 19:37 That's right. 19:38 When there's more CCK in the body it tells you that you're 19:41 full, you're satisfied, you don't need to eat. 19:43 CCK - I don't need to eat today. 19:46 Right, you got it, wonderful, that's very good, Don! 19:48 So CCK levels are prolonged when you use more 19:53 of these soluble fibers. 19:54 Are those naturally occurring in foods? 19:56 Yes, they are, like guar gum, Psyllium seed husks - laughter - 20:01 Please pass the guar gum - laughter - 20:02 Oat bran is one, pectin in apples and pears. 20:06 So these are other soluble fibers but you can add extra. 20:10 Why I'm illustrating this is this is a botanical thing. 20:13 It helps to lower or stabilize blood sugar after a meal. 20:16 This is where it's useful if you have the guar gum or 20:19 Psyllium seed husks in conjunction with a meal. 20:21 It tends to stabilize the blood sugar. 20:23 The blood sugar does not rise as high after the meal. 20:25 But it also has this added benefit of helping you feel 20:28 more full and not giving you any calories. 20:30 So it's not only treating the blood sugar, it's treating one 20:34 of the root causes which in many people overeating 20:36 and excess weight. 20:38 Lots of people will move to a plant based diet and they say, 20:41 "I just don't feel full on that. " 20:42 This is the answer or one of the answers. 20:45 This can help definitely. 20:46 Anything else? 20:47 Let me tell you about another one that illustrates this 20:49 and that's gymnema sylvestra. 20:51 What is that again? 20:54 Gymnema sylvestre 20:57 If you can't say it you can't buy it so what does it do? 21:00 G Y M just like the gymnasium. 21:02 If you remember that and you walk into where ever you like 21:05 to find supplements and you say, "Is there some kind of thing 21:07 for diabetes that sounds like gymnasium?" 21:10 They'll say, "gymnema you mean?" 21:11 Yes, gymnema. 21:13 My role is not to push these supplements but I'm trying to 21:17 help people make more educated choices. 21:19 Look at the best ones, maybe some things 21:20 that are really helpful. 21:21 Look at things that in addition to having blood sugar lowering 21:24 properties may help them with those root causes. 21:27 So what gymnema does, in some of the research one of the 21:31 compounds in gymnema, one of the natural occurring chemicals 21:35 that God has placed in gymnema actually 21:37 suppresses sweet cravings. 21:40 Oh that's helpful! 21:41 Yes. 21:43 So you're taking this gymnema to lower your blood sugar 21:44 but at the same time your desire for those sweets 21:48 seems to decrease. 21:49 So you're not looking for the chocolate in the 21:51 middle of the night. 21:53 Hopefully! - laughter - 21:54 Anything else then? 21:55 Well, we've given you these two examples. 21:58 Let me tell you another one that's on a little different 22:00 perspective. 22:01 That's niacinamide. 22:03 Niacin we call it for short? 22:04 Well, don't call it niacin for short. 22:06 Because it is not the same. 22:08 I appreciate you making this point because it's critically 22:11 important. 22:12 Niacin actually worsens insulin resistance. 22:15 So you don't want to take that. 22:16 You don't want to take that unless it's being prescribed 22:19 for high blood fats and then the doctor is working with you 22:22 negotiating some trade off between maybe some blood sugar 22:26 elevation but lowering of triglycerides and cholesterol. 22:31 So this is called niacinamide also known as nicotinamide. 22:35 That doesn't sound so healthy. 22:37 No it doesn't, sounds a lot like nicotine doesn't it? 22:39 But it's not the same. 22:41 Niacinamide and nicotinamide it's a B vitamin related 22:44 compound that actually does a number of interesting things. 22:48 We use it, at least in the research it's been used, 22:51 and I've used it in my patients because there's evidence 22:54 that if you have Type I diabetes if it's picked up early 22:58 using niacinamide may actually help spare Islets cell function. 23:04 It may prevent the autoimmune eating of yourself. 23:09 It will at least slow down the rapidity of which the 23:12 process is occurring. 23:13 So niacinamide could help someone with Type I diabetes. 23:16 It also seems, at least in some of the preliminary research 23:20 literature to have a beneficial effect in Type II diabetes. 23:23 So this would be another way of looking at something that's 23:26 actually addressing the insulin resistance. 23:28 It's an isolated compound where we would expect a 23:32 better quality control than using a botanical whole 23:35 supplement, although there's some compelling reasons 23:37 why we may want to use some of those things like 23:39 gymnema like we illustrated. 23:41 Explain again why we should take this. 23:48 Well, what I like to do is I like to look at these 23:50 botanical things as adjuncts - things that are assisting 23:53 the body in the process of dealing with this 23:56 insulin resistance problem. 23:58 Trying to maximize insulin production at the 24:01 pancreas level, which is the other part of the problem, 24:03 and also lower that insulin resistance. 24:06 We're looking at things that can help us as far as 24:09 trimming down, exercising, keeping our motivation, and I'm 24:14 just giving you some of these examples. 24:15 The niacinamide may be a little bit more on the other extreme 24:18 but it has particular relevance in the Type I population and I 24:21 think that's why it's worth noting. 24:22 So niacinamide, gymnema, and guar - anything else? 24:29 We've got a lot of "G's" in there don't we?! 24:31 Why don't we add another "G." 24:34 Ginseng. 24:36 Ginseng is one of those things that's supposed to be good 24:40 for everything. 24:41 Do you know where that comes from, by the way? 24:43 Have you ever seen a Ginseng root? 24:45 I have. 24:47 They kind of look like a human. 24:48 It has all these arms and legs and head. 24:51 People used to believe in what they called 24:54 the doctrine of signatures. 24:56 And that meant if you looked at a plant or plant compound 24:58 if it looked like your liver then it was good for your liver. 25:01 What do you think they thought when they saw something that 25:03 looked like a whole person's body? 25:05 Very good for everything. 25:07 But there actually is some research showing that 25:10 Ginseng may help with blood sugar control. 25:13 There are a number of different types of Ginseng 25:17 that have been studied. 25:19 Many of them seem to have these beneficial properties. 25:22 On your website, hopefully you're going to have a page 25:24 up there that goes through some of these 25:26 more helpful things. 25:27 Look a lot of people will go to a food store and they ask 25:34 the person behind the counter. 25:35 And the person behind the counter just says 25:38 this, that, and the other. 25:39 But I think people are looking at alternative things but they 25:44 really want some direction. 25:46 So if you go to the website compasshealth. net 25:49 we'll have that material there and you can just access it. 25:52 Ok, anything else besides the Ginseng, guar, niacinamide, 25:56 and gymnema? 25:58 I want to make sure that we don't loose the forest 26:01 for the trees, right? 26:02 In other words the big three. 26:03 Don't forget those. 26:04 Weight Loss, Dietary Fat, Exercise. 26:06 That's right. 26:07 Try to look at some of these natural things as how they 26:12 help to facilitate those other processes. 26:15 The way some of them do is they decrease your reliance 26:18 on other drugs whether it's insulin or some of the older, 26:21 conventional agents that tend to put on weight. 26:23 You're a Christian clinician. 26:25 Is there any spiritual thought that you would like to share 26:28 with people that are struggling with diabetes? 26:30 One of the most encouraging things that come to me through 26:34 the Scriptures is Jesus' continued invitations 26:37 to come to Him. 26:39 He offers us rest. 26:40 He offers us peace. 26:41 I don't want to make people feel more burdened down 26:44 with another list of things to do but I like to give the 26:47 message that Christ is the great Physician and He wants 26:50 to assist all our viewers in whatever health problems 26:53 and health needs they have. 26:54 Thank you so much for joining us to talk about diabetes 26:58 Thank you also for dedicating your life to a combination of 27:02 medicine and ministry. 27:04 I think that was Christ's method and that's very helpful. 27:08 Thank you for the ministry of compasshealth. net 27:11 And thank you for watching us today. 27:13 Any closing thought you'd like to share as we close this 27:16 program up about diabetes? 27:17 What should the person watching do right now? 27:19 Well, one of the things I'd like to encourage you to do 27:21 is just really make a point of focusing on the 27:27 root causes of diabetes. 27:28 Work with a competent professional who can navigate 27:30 you along that course. 27:31 Realize there's a host of natural options out there 27:34 and God wants to bless you as you cooperate with Him. 27:38 We've been listening to Dr. David DeRose. 27:41 Don't forget the big three. 27:42 Exercise, Weight Loss, and Dietary Fat 27:44 But there is other things out there. 27:47 That's the good news we've learned on this program. 27:48 Visit compasshealth. net 27:50 Thanks for watching Health for a Lifetime 27:52 and we hope as a result of today's program you do 27:55 have health that lasts for a lifetime. |
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