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00:37 [gentle guitar music playing] 00:40 ♪♪ 00:43 >> Hello and welcome to It Is 00:45 Written Canada. 00:45 Thank you for joining us. 00:47 Are you healthy? 00:48 According to Statistics Canada, 00:50 60% of Canadians rate their 00:52 general health as very good 00:54 or excellent. 00:56 Yet Health Canada identifies 00:58 Canada's persistently high 00:59 prevalence of preventable 01:02 chronic risk factors. 01:04 Things such as smoking, vaping, 01:07 physical inactivity, unhealthy 01:10 eating, and the use of alcohol, 01:12 and even the misuse of 01:14 pharmaceutical medications. 01:17 >> Despite the fact that most 01:18 Canadians rate themselves as 01:20 being very healthy, major 01:23 chronic diseases are on the rise 01:26 in Canada. 01:27 Cardiovascular diseases, cancer, 01:30 chronic respiratory diseases, 01:33 and diabetes are the cause of 01:35 65% of all deaths 01:38 in Canada each year 01:40 and are the leading causes 01:42 of death globally. 01:45 In addition, depression and 01:47 anxiety disorders are 01:49 respectively the second and 01:51 eighth leading causes of years 01:53 of life loss due to disability 01:56 globally. 01:58 >> Physical inactivity, 01:59 sedentary behaviours, and 02:00 obesity rates remain high, 02:02 especially among children 02:04 and youth. 02:06 In fact, more than 90% of 02:08 Canadian children are not 02:11 meeting current physical 02:12 activity guidelines in Canada, 02:14 and Canada ranks amongst 02:17 the worst 02:18 for adult obesity rates, among 02:20 the most economically developed 02:21 countries in the world. 02:24 >> With us on It Is Written 02:25 Canada to help us answer this 02:27 question is Dr. George Cho. 02:31 Dr. Cho is a licensed 02:32 naturopathic doctor who is the 02:34 lead clinician at the nonprofit 02:37 Paradise Health Clinic in 02:39 Newmarket, Ontario. 02:42 Dr. George Cho focuses on 02:44 treating chronic health 02:45 conditions, using lifestyle 02:47 medicine, fitness assessments, 02:50 and athletic performance. 02:52 He has experience with fitness 02:54 testing at the NHL, with the 02:57 Toronto Professional Football 02:59 Club and firefighters and 03:02 police officers. 03:04 Dr. Cho is a member of the 03:06 American College of Lifestyle 03:08 Medicine and the Canadian 03:10 Society for Exercise Physiology. 03:14 His practice focus is on 03:16 lifestyle medicine. 03:19 >> Dr. George Cho, welcome to 03:21 It Is Written Canada. 03:22 >> Thank you for having me. 03:23 It's good to be here. 03:24 >> So we're talking about are 03:26 you healthy? 03:27 It seems like a question that a 03:29 person can answer themselves 03:31 pretty easily, 03:33 and yet perhaps 03:34 it's not that easy to answer. 03:37 >> I think people assume that 03:40 because they don't have any 03:41 symptoms, that they're healthy. 03:43 But now we know that chronic 03:45 diseases, they take years and 03:49 sometimes even decades, like 03:50 with cancer and Alzheimer's 03:52 disease, to fully mature 03:55 before symptoms even manifest 03:57 themselves. 03:58 So basically you have this 03:59 latent period where you have 04:01 this disease process happening, 04:03 but it's at a level where 04:04 symptoms don't manifest, right, 04:07 but then it hits. 04:08 But oftentimes, like in 04:09 Alzheimer's and cancer, 04:11 it's often too late, right? 04:14 Like, you pick it up late 04:15 in the game. 04:16 So even heart disease takes 04:18 years and years to manifest 04:20 without any symptoms showing up. 04:22 So we cannot-- so people might 04:25 assume that they're healthy, 04:27 but internally it might not be 04:30 the case, yeah. 04:32 >> So some of this for some 04:33 people could have started, like, 04:34 when they were quite young 04:36 and they didn't even realize it 04:37 and they were practising, 04:39 you know, health practices that 04:41 were really detrimental to their 04:43 health and they thought, "Oh, I 04:44 don't feel it," and so... 04:46 >> Correct. 04:47 Like, studies have shown that 04:50 teenagers, many teenagers 04:52 are already developing, most 04:54 already have fatty streaks in 04:55 their arteries. 04:56 So they got, like, fat build up 04:57 in their arteries. 04:58 And many of them actually 05:00 already have plaque 05:01 in their arteries. 05:02 But it's just not at a level 05:03 where it's gonna manifest as 05:05 like, a heart attack, right, 05:06 or even chest pain, 05:07 but it's forming, right, so... 05:10 And that is because of 05:11 unhealthy lifestyle behaviours, 05:12 right, so... 05:13 Like, are you healthy? 05:14 Well, you don't have symptoms, 05:16 but it doesn't mean that you're 05:17 healthy, right? 05:18 Yeah. 05:19 >> Dr. George, what is happening 05:22 inside the body 05:23 that is silently 05:25 causing these diseases? 05:28 >> So now we know that 05:30 the process of inflammation is 05:32 really what's driving so many of 05:33 our chronic diseases. 05:35 So it's called chronic 05:36 inflammation or sometimes they 05:38 say it's subacute inflammation 05:40 or they say it's subclinical 05:43 inflammation. 05:44 But basically what it means is 05:45 that it's chronic, so it's 05:46 happening over many years, 05:48 for a long time. 05:50 It's subclinical. 05:53 What that means is basically 05:54 there's no real lab test 05:57 that's gonna be able to really 05:58 pick it up. 05:59 Now there are lab tests for 06:00 inflammation that hospitals 06:02 and-- could utilize, but it 06:05 doesn't really pick up, like, 06:06 this low grade inflammation 06:09 that's happening in the body. 06:10 But what we do know now is that 06:12 there's this low level of 06:14 inflammation that's happening 06:15 over years, breaking down 06:17 basically the body's systems, 06:19 which then eventually manifest 06:20 as a full blown disease. 06:22 It's like having, like, a small 06:24 fire somewhere in the house and 06:26 maybe you, you know, for some 06:27 reason you don't pick it up or 06:28 something and just slowly starts 06:30 to degrade things. 06:31 And then it manifests, you know, 06:33 so... 06:34 People right now, basically 06:35 what they're thinking is, "Okay, 06:36 I don't have this big fire." 06:38 But it's not the big fire that's 06:40 really causing more severe 06:41 chronic health issues, it's this 06:43 low fire, it's this low level 06:45 inflammation that's happening 06:46 in the body. 06:47 And again, there's no real, 06:50 at least right now, there's no 06:51 real blood test 06:53 or marker, 06:54 at least available to the 06:56 public, that we can use to 06:58 basically say, "Oh, you have 06:59 this and we we detected 07:01 subclinical inflammation." 07:03 Like, there's no real thing for 07:04 that right now. 07:06 >> So there's no real test 07:07 for it. 07:08 But tell us about inflammation. 07:10 Why is inflammation 07:12 or the marker of an inflammation 07:13 in your body, why is that 07:15 important? 07:16 >> Inflammation is basically 07:17 your immune systems being 07:18 activated, right? 07:19 So in one sense, inflammation is 07:22 actually important for you. 07:23 Like if you, like, for your body 07:26 to heal, you actually need 07:27 inflammation. 07:27 It just means your body, 07:29 your immune system is being 07:30 activated. 07:31 But the thing is that 07:32 when your body, when your immune 07:34 system deals with a problem, 07:37 it should kind of like 07:38 kind of level off, right? 07:40 But that's not what's happening, 07:41 you see? 07:42 So you got this, basically, this 07:43 constant activation of the 07:45 immune system that is, like, 07:47 disregulated. 07:48 That's the problem. 07:49 It's like, and it causes 07:50 collateral damage. 07:51 It's kind of like if you have, 07:53 like, if there's a robbery, 07:54 then the cops come and they deal 07:56 with it, then they should kind 07:57 of go back. 07:58 But if the cops are constantly 07:59 just keep on shooting things, 08:01 like, that's not good, right? 08:03 So it's gonna cause collateral 08:04 damage and then eventually 08:06 society starts to crumble, 08:07 right? 08:08 So in the same way, like, your 08:09 immune system, it doesn't-- we 08:10 don't want it to shut off, 08:11 obviously, but it should kind 08:14 of, like, tone down. 08:15 But that's not what's happening. 08:17 But it's at a very low level, 08:19 so we don't really detect it. 08:20 So that's the problem. 08:21 >> So the alarm is on, 08:22 it's constant, and it just 08:24 keeps going... 08:25 [DR. CHO] It keeps on going. 08:26 >> ...and it doesn't stop. 08:27 So if you can't measure that and 08:30 you can't actually, you know, 08:31 see that there's inflammation in 08:32 certain areas, then what 08:34 can be done? 08:35 >> So that's the thing. 08:36 So... 08:38 ...unless-- until 08:40 the scientific research picks up 08:42 on reliable markers for 08:44 subclinical inflammation, 08:45 we have to rely on the things 08:47 that drive inflammation. 08:49 And now the scientific evidence 08:50 is extremely clear that it's 08:51 really our lifestyle habits 08:54 that really push 08:57 chronic inflammation. 08:58 So right now what people have to 09:00 do is you have to focus on... 09:04 ...living as healthy a lifestyle 09:05 as you can. 09:07 And so by-- that'll help address 09:09 the root cause of inflammation. 09:11 [MIKE] Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. 09:12 [RENÉ] Dr. George, can you give 09:14 us some lifestyle changes that 09:16 people can implement to reduce 09:19 the chronic inflammation? 09:21 >> Yeah, so there's many. 09:23 So number one would be, like, 09:24 social connections. 09:26 So scientific evidence now has 09:27 shown that loneliness 09:30 is-- can put you in an 09:31 inflammatory state, right? 09:33 So we want to encourage people 09:35 to have strong social 09:36 connections, right, with their 09:38 family and friends. 09:40 Not isolate yourselves, 09:42 not being so much on social 09:44 media, things like that. 09:45 So social connections can help 09:48 reduce inflammation, loneliness, 09:51 isolation can actually help 09:52 increase inflammation. 09:54 So strong social connections are 09:55 really important, especially for 09:57 the younger generation who tends 09:59 to be more 10:01 engaged in isolated 10:03 behaviours these days. 10:04 So I think that's important. 10:05 That's number one. 10:06 Another one would be 10:07 something like exercise. 10:09 So exercise 10:11 over time 10:12 leads to... 10:15 ...immune modulation. 10:16 So basically you actually put 10:17 your-- it actually puts the 10:18 body, anti-inflammatory state, 10:21 right? 10:22 So your immune system becomes 10:24 more balanced with exercise. 10:26 So exercise, 10:28 like 150 minutes 10:29 per week of moderate to vigorous 10:32 cardio. 10:33 So that's enough to cause some 10:35 deeper breathing, a little bit 10:36 of sweating. 10:38 And then the Canadian guidelines 10:40 recommends about two days 10:42 per week of resistance training. 10:43 So lifting weights, right? 10:45 So something like that's gonna 10:46 really help keep the immune 10:48 system kind of in balance, 10:49 in check. 10:50 [MIKE] That's very interesting 10:51 because some people would say, 10:53 "You know, when I exercise, 10:54 I can feel the inflammation, 10:56 I can feel, you know, that 10:57 there's this lactic acid 10:59 buildup." 10:59 And so you're saying that 11:03 this is something that's normal, 11:05 but if you continue to exercise, 11:07 that eventually that will 11:09 dissipate and actually 11:11 level things off. 11:12 >> Right, that's why I said that 11:13 chronically over time. 11:14 So the adaptation to your body. 11:17 So, like, initially there might 11:18 be some inflammation that's 11:20 happening, but then the body 11:21 repairs and it adapts. 11:23 And over time it's gonna put 11:25 your body actually an 11:26 anti-inflammatory state. 11:27 [MIKE] Right, so it seems like 11:29 your body was designed to move. 11:31 >> Correct. Exactly. 11:32 So another thing would be 11:33 dietary habits. 11:34 So eating an anti-inflammatory 11:37 type of diet, so minimizing 11:39 processed food, especially 11:41 refined sugars, right, 11:43 sugar-sweetened beverages, 11:44 these things are not good. 11:45 Also eating a more plant-based, 11:47 whole foods diet. 11:49 So emphasizing whole grains, 11:51 legumes, so these are beans, 11:53 peas, lentils, things like that. 11:55 Nuts and seeds, fruits, 11:57 vegetables... 11:59 Yeah, those types of things. 12:00 So eating more whole foods, 12:02 plant-based diet, not so much on 12:05 the animal products or the, 12:07 like, meat and dairy, 12:08 these types of things. 12:09 So you wanna eat a whole foods, 12:10 plant-based diet in a minimally 12:13 processed form as best you can, 12:15 avoiding processed food. 12:18 This also helps put your 12:19 body in a more... 12:21 ...immune regulated state. 12:23 Yeah. 12:24 There's some other things that 12:25 people might not really think 12:26 about that actually science has 12:27 shown to be beneficial, things 12:29 like even just being in nature. 12:32 So they studied, they found that 12:34 forest bathing, for example. 12:35 So that's basically you're just 12:37 in the forest, in the woods. 12:38 That can actually put your-- 12:39 can have an anti-inflammatory 12:41 effect on the body. 12:42 I believe that we've been 12:43 designed for-- 12:44 to be in contact with nature. 12:47 And the more closely we get to 12:48 that, I think, the better it is 12:50 for our immune system. 12:51 [MIKE] So when you say "forest 12:52 bathing," you're not saying you 12:53 should get into a river? 12:55 [DR. CHO] No, no, no. 12:56 >> So you should just be bathing 12:58 in the sense that you're in the 12:59 environment of nature 13:01 where you get all that oxygen... 13:03 >> So just spend time in, like, 13:04 a conservation area with 13:05 a lot of trees. 13:06 People have to realize, like, 13:08 trees, they give off what we 13:09 call phytochemicals or plant 13:10 chemicals. 13:12 So trees are releasing 13:13 these things. 13:14 And basically when you breathe 13:15 them in, it actually has a very 13:16 positive effect on your body for 13:17 the most part. 13:18 So when we're in the middle of a 13:20 forest, you're breathing in all 13:21 these nice chemicals that the 13:23 plants are giving off and it 13:24 actually has a very good effect 13:26 on the body. 13:27 So being in nature is really 13:29 important. 13:29 [MIKE] That's fascinating. 13:30 [RENÉ] That's interesting. 13:31 I was thinking more about being 13:32 out in nature, you're getting 13:34 sunlight and fresh air. 13:36 But now you mentioned about the 13:38 gift that we get from plants 13:40 with the phytochemicals. 13:41 That's amazing. 13:42 [DR. CHO] Also, yeah, I think 13:43 sunlight is important as well. 13:45 The vitamin D 13:47 that the body produces from the 13:49 effects of sunlight. 13:50 Vitamin D is an immuno 13:51 modulator, so it modulates the 13:53 immune system. 13:54 So especially here in Canada, 13:56 where, you know, it's-- we don't 13:59 get as much sun. 14:01 And so yeah, getting out, 14:03 getting sunlight is really 14:04 important as well. 14:05 Yeah, yeah. 14:07 And of course, you know, 14:08 avoiding alcohol. 14:09 Alcohol causes direct... 14:13 ...damage to the gut lining. 14:15 So your, in your intestines, you 14:17 have basically like a wall. 14:19 And when the wall, it becomes 14:22 leaky, we call it leaky gut, 14:24 then stuff gets through the wall 14:26 into the body and then your 14:28 immune system picks it up. 14:30 It's like an enemy that's coming 14:31 in and basically then the immune 14:33 system gets activated and 14:35 starts, basically there's a 14:36 battle going on. 14:38 So you want the wall, your gut 14:39 line to be very tight 14:41 so nothing gets through. 14:43 If it gets leaky, then stuff 14:44 gets through then you've got a 14:45 problem, like I said. 14:46 Well, alcohol actually causes 14:48 leaky gut, right? 14:49 So we know that alcohol causes 14:51 other problems in the body, but 14:52 when it comes to inflammation, 14:54 because it can-- it's toxic to 14:56 the gut lining, it can cause 14:58 leaky gut, which then triggers a 15:00 set of... 15:03 ...this pathway of events that 15:06 causes your immune system to be 15:08 constantly activated, which is 15:10 basically chronic inflammation. 15:11 So like avoiding alcohol would 15:14 be another thing. 15:15 And of course, you know, 15:17 cigarette smoke, cigarettes, 15:18 things like that, you wanna 15:19 avoid those things. 15:21 But the point is that these 15:22 healthy lifestyle behaviours is 15:23 really our best chance at 15:26 keeping the inflammation in our 15:27 body in check. 15:29 And that's really our only 15:30 guarantee, to be honest, that we 15:32 are living healthy. 15:34 Yeah. 15:35 >> Dr. George, what about sleep? 15:38 >> Yeah the studies show that 15:40 even one night of sleep 15:41 deprivation can be 15:42 immunosuppressive. 15:43 So, like, less than, like, 6 15:45 hours of sleep or so can 15:47 suppress the immune system. 15:49 There's no set amount of sleep 15:50 that you need, but they say 15:51 about 7 to 9 hours. 15:53 So I say that when you wake up, 15:56 that you should feel refreshed, 15:58 you know, that's how you know, 15:59 you got enough sleep. 16:00 And of course, it's good to 16:01 sleep as early as you can, 16:04 right? 16:04 But you're right. 16:05 So sleep deprivation, which is 16:07 something that is common in our 16:09 society, that also 16:11 can promote 16:13 this immune dysregulation 16:15 in the body, yeah. 16:17 >> So it's important that we get 16:18 a good night's sleep. 16:19 What about caffeinated 16:20 beverages? 16:21 Because they tend to stimulate 16:23 and keep a person awake. 16:25 >> Correct, yeah. 16:26 So if caffeinated beverages is 16:28 affecting someone's sleep, 16:30 disrupting their sleep, which it 16:31 can, then of course that's 16:32 gonna-- that's not good for what 16:34 we're talking about, 16:35 the immune system. 16:36 So absolutely. 16:37 My recommendation to patients is 16:39 really to try to cut caffeinated 16:41 beverages as much as you can. 16:42 You really shouldn't need them 16:44 and it creates a dependency as 16:46 well for many people which is 16:48 not a healthy thing 16:49 for you, so... 16:50 Yeah. 16:52 >> So what about a person who 16:54 may be listening to this, 16:56 viewing this and thinking, 16:57 "Well, it's too late for me, 16:58 I've already got chronic 16:59 disease." 17:00 Is it really too late for anyone 17:03 in that condition? 17:04 [DR. CHO] Mm-hmm... 17:05 It's not too late. 17:07 So studies have shown that 17:09 the same lifestyle 17:10 patterns that 17:12 can help prevent disease can 17:14 also help treat disease. 17:16 So studies have shown that 17:18 type 2 diabetes, for example, 17:20 can in many cases be reversed 17:22 by switching your lifestyle, 17:24 particularly switching 17:25 your diet. 17:26 Same with heart disease. 17:27 Heart disease, they thought for 17:29 many years that it was, 17:31 you couldn't reverse it, 17:32 but now we know that 17:34 you can through adopting a 17:36 plant-based diet, exercising, 17:39 smoking cessation, stress 17:40 reduction, things like that. 17:42 [MIKE] That's really good news. 17:43 >> Yeah, absolutely. 17:44 So... 17:46 ...obesity as well, 17:48 which is an inflammatory state, 17:50 can also be, you know, people 17:51 can lose weight by switching 17:53 your lifestyle. 17:54 So I'll tell people that... 17:57 ...you know, don't be 17:58 discouraged if you have a 17:59 chronic condition right now, 18:02 you have to just start working 18:03 to change your lifestyle 18:04 and then... 18:07 ...the body has an amazing 18:08 ability to heal itself, 18:10 you know? 18:11 So we've seen it at the clinic. 18:13 It's not a guarantee, obviously. 18:15 And there's some conditions that 18:16 are harder than others. 18:17 For example, Alzheimer's is 18:20 pretty difficult. 18:20 Same with cancer as well, it 18:22 might be a little bit more 18:23 harder, but there's never, 18:24 it's never too late to adopt a 18:26 healthy lifestyle. 18:27 So, yeah. 18:27 >> And have people around you 18:29 to support you through 18:29 those things. 18:30 You had mentioned alcohol 18:32 earlier, we're gonna talk about 18:32 that next week. 18:34 That's a big one, right? 18:35 >> Right. 18:36 Yeah, exactly. 18:36 You need support. 18:37 Absolutely. 18:38 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 18:40 >> But, Dr. George, change is so 18:42 difficult. 18:44 It's not easy and sometimes it 18:46 can be so daunting and so 18:48 overwhelming to people because 18:50 now they have to start 18:52 exercising, they need to reduce 18:53 caffeine, they need to get 18:55 enough sleep, they need to go 18:56 out in nature. 18:57 And so, you know, all of this is 18:59 daunting and overwhelming. 19:02 And so change is difficult. 19:04 Is there something that you can 19:06 maybe suggest just to 19:09 make it possible for people 19:10 not to feel too discouraged and 19:12 too overwhelmed with everything 19:14 that they need to do? 19:15 >> Mm-hmm. 19:16 So first I'll start saying 19:18 that-- start by saying that, 19:20 you know, living with disease is 19:22 difficult and living a healthy 19:24 lifestyle is difficult. 19:25 So people will think that's it's 19:26 one, like, that living a healthy 19:28 lifestyle is the hard and the 19:30 other side is easy. 19:31 No, it's not. 19:32 So you can choose the difficult 19:34 path of living a healthy 19:35 lifestyle, or you can choose a 19:37 difficult path of 19:38 living with a chronic disease. 19:41 Number two is, as you know, 19:44 we talked a lot about different 19:45 things. 19:45 So what I'll say is, I tell 19:46 patients first begin with 19:48 the diet. 19:49 I believe that the biggest 19:51 impact can be made really 19:53 through diet. 19:54 So we start the diet first. 19:56 So switching to a plant-based 19:58 diet, you know, moving towards 20:00 that direction, right? 20:02 Then start integrating these 20:04 other things like exercise, 20:06 which would probably number two, 20:08 then start incorporating the 20:09 other things. 20:10 Take it step by step. 20:12 However, I will say that don't 20:13 make, some people, they, I think 20:16 are just making very small 20:17 changes here and there. 20:19 To be honest, I don't think 20:20 that's really the best either. 20:21 You wanna, like, make as big of 20:24 a change as you can because 20:26 you'll see results more quickly 20:27 and that's gonna be motivation 20:29 for you. 20:30 But again, you don't have to do 20:32 everything all at once. 20:33 That wouldn't be the right 20:34 approach. 20:35 Yeah. 20:35 So diet number one, exercise 20:37 number two, then start to go 20:38 from there. 20:39 Yeah. 20:40 >> Thank you. 20:40 That's very helpful, Dr. George. 20:42 Yeah. 20:43 >> So where does faith 20:45 come into this? 20:47 You know, your faith in God is 20:49 important to you. 20:51 Is that very helpful, especially 20:53 when it comes to making these 20:54 changes? 20:55 >> Mm-hmm. 20:56 So studies do show that people 20:58 who have, they call it religious 21:00 involvement or, like, spiritual 21:01 practices, things like that. 21:03 So people who engage in those 21:05 types of behaviours, they tend 21:07 to drink less, they tend to 21:10 smoke less, do less drugs, they 21:13 tend to be able to manage stress 21:15 better, these types of things. 21:16 And all those things can help 21:19 the immune system. 21:20 So in that way you can see how 21:22 relig-- faith practices can be 21:24 beneficial for the immune 21:25 system. 21:26 So that's one thing. 21:28 Now you asked about, like, how 21:30 faith can help you with making 21:32 changes, so... 21:33 Yeah, I believe that, you know, 21:34 that humans are, naturally 21:37 we're very weak and I believe 21:39 that God helps us to have the 21:42 strength, to give us the 21:43 strength to make these changes. 21:45 So when we're feeling weak, 21:47 we can look up to God 21:49 for the strength we need 21:50 to make dietary changes 21:51 and so forth. 21:53 So absolutely. 21:55 I do encourage my patients 21:58 as much as possible to pray, 22:01 to seek God for help, right? 22:04 Yeah, and also many faith 22:05 practices like, for example, 22:08 Christianity and the Bible 22:10 has good sets of lifestyle 22:12 principles, health principles 22:13 that, when followed, 22:15 help reduce the risk of chronic 22:17 diseases like what we've been 22:18 talking about, right? 22:19 So I think faith is an important 22:21 part, has an important role in 22:23 all this. 22:24 Yeah. 22:25 [MIKE] And the biggest thing 22:25 that's open to all of us is 22:27 really experience. 22:28 You know, the Bible says that if 22:30 you, you know, "Taste and see 22:31 that the Lord is good and test 22:34 Me," right, "and see that 22:35 I am good." 22:36 You know, "If you seek Me, you 22:38 will find Me if you search with 22:39 all your heart." 22:40 What about the church? 22:41 What can the church do to help 22:43 people to, you know, 22:46 be there for them? 22:47 >> Mm-hmm. 22:48 So when it comes to health, 22:51 the Bible has a lot of good 22:53 things to say, right, and the 22:55 church needs to promote that 22:57 more, kind of, be more open 22:59 about it. 23:00 So the Bible talks about how the 23:02 original diet was a 23:03 plant-based diet. 23:03 Now, scientific evidence is 23:06 aligning itself with that. 23:07 So there's nothing to be 23:08 ashamed about. 23:09 We need to be promoting that 23:10 to people. 23:11 The Bible says, gives a lot of 23:13 warnings about the use of 23:14 alcohol, right? 23:17 And just various ways to manage 23:19 stress, the benefits of 23:20 forgiveness, and these types 23:22 of things. 23:22 So the church needs to be 23:25 educating its members 23:27 and also the public 23:29 through different means. 23:30 Like... 23:33 ...with the organization that 23:34 I'm involved in, we do things 23:35 like lunch with the doctor where 23:36 we invite the public to come, 23:38 we provide them a healthy meal 23:40 and we do a health talk 23:41 on these lifestyle, various 23:43 lifestyle principles, right? 23:45 So there's that. 23:49 You know, cooking classes, 23:51 programs like this, literature, 23:53 sharing literature that talks 23:55 about biblical health 23:57 principles. 23:58 And also just partnering with 24:00 people on their health journey, 24:02 being there to support them. 24:04 And also we do, like, a health 24:07 retreat as well. 24:08 It's called "One Week in 24:08 Paradise," where we immerse 24:10 people in a healthy lifestyle 24:12 for one week. 24:13 So there's different things that 24:15 the church can do, but what I 24:17 believe that the church needs to 24:20 be a little bit more open about 24:21 these health principles, a 24:22 little bit more bold because 24:24 society really needs it. 24:26 And if there's anyone who should 24:28 be interested in health, it 24:29 should be Christians. 24:31 Jesus was very much interested 24:33 in people's health. 24:34 The main thing that He did when 24:35 He was on Earth was to 24:37 heal people. 24:37 So clearly He had an interest 24:39 in the health of people. 24:41 And so we need to do the same as 24:43 well, right? 24:44 God wants us to be healthy, 24:46 so... 24:46 >> Thank you. 24:47 Thank you very much, Dr. Cho. 24:48 We've come to the end of our 24:49 program. 24:51 Are there any final thoughts 24:52 that you would like to share 24:53 with us before we pray? 24:55 >> So what I always tell people 24:56 is that... 24:59 ...don't assume that 25:00 you're doing okay just because 25:02 you don't have symptoms. 25:05 Even when the doctor tells you 25:06 that you're healthy, it doesn't 25:07 necessarily mean that you're 25:08 healthy because lab tests don't 25:09 pick up on everything and 25:10 symptoms often arrive late. 25:12 So basically you have to live a 25:14 healthy lifestyle that is 25:15 your one... 25:18 Again, it might not even be a 25:19 guarantee, but it's your best 25:20 chance, living a healthy 25:22 lifestyle, preventing these 25:24 chronic diseases that's plaguing 25:25 so much of society. 25:26 Yeah. 25:27 >> So, Dr. Cho, thank you so 25:28 much for sharing with us. 25:29 I wonder if you could pray for 25:31 our viewers. 25:32 There might be someone who's 25:33 saying, "Hey, this is great 25:34 information." 25:35 Pray that they get the right 25:36 kind of information that they 25:37 need and that they can-- that 25:39 they're inspired, really, to do 25:41 this, so they're motivated, 25:42 but most of all, that they can 25:43 apply it. 25:44 Because that's the biggest 25:45 thing, right? 25:46 We have the information, 25:47 inspiration, then application to 25:48 be able to apply all of this. 25:50 So can you pray for that 25:52 right now? 25:52 >> Sure, sure. 25:55 Father, God in heaven, we 25:58 wanna pray for those who are 26:00 listening to this and wanting to 26:02 make changes in their life. 26:04 Strength comes from You. 26:06 You've made our bodies 26:08 and so we wanna ask that You 26:09 strengthen all those who are 26:11 making a decision today 26:13 to make a change in their 26:13 lifestyle, that You would help 26:16 them navigate the different 26:17 challenges that may arise. 26:20 I wanna pray for those 26:21 who are sick, 26:22 listening to this talk. 26:25 I wanna ask, oh God, that You 26:26 would bring healing to them 26:29 as they make changes in their 26:30 lifestyle as well. 26:31 Pour Your grace upon them, Lord. 26:33 May they experience the 26:34 health that You want for them. 26:36 We pray in Jesus name. 26:38 Amen. 26:39 [MIKE & RENÉ] Amen. 26:41 >> Dr. George, thank you so much 26:42 for joining us on It Is 26:44 Written Canada. 26:44 We are looking forward to 26:46 meeting with you again 26:47 next week. 26:48 >> No problem. 26:51 >> As Dr. Cho shared with us, 26:53 good health is not a matter of 26:55 chance. 26:56 Lifestyle is a choice 26:59 and it makes a difference. 27:01 >> Our free offer can help you 27:03 to make those meaningful 27:05 lifestyle changes towards 27:06 experiencing optimal health. 27:08 It's entitled Eight Secrets to 27:11 Better Health. 27:13 >> Eight Secrets to Better 27:15 Health will show you how cutting 27:17 edge science has taken the 27:19 guesswork out of living 27:21 healthier and longer. 27:24 >> Before you go, we would like 27:26 to thank all of you who have 27:28 supported the ministry of It Is 27:30 Written Canada with your prayers 27:31 and financial contributions. 27:33 Without your support, this 27:35 television ministry could not 27:37 have reached so many people 27:39 for so many decades. 27:42 >> Yes, thank you. 27:44 And we would also like to invite 27:45 you to follow us on Instagram 27:47 and Facebook and subscribe to 27:50 our YouTube channel 27:51 and also listen to our podcasts. 27:54 And if you go to our website, 27:56 you can see our latest programs. 27:59 >> Friends, to be honest, Jesus 28:01 is offering you health and life 28:04 that is beyond our temporary 28:05 existence, beyond our ongoing 28:07 struggles with the pain, 28:09 suffering, and sorrows 28:11 of this life. 28:13 We would like to recommend to 28:15 you that you open the Bible 28:17 where it is recorded that Jesus 28:19 Himself found His assurance to 28:22 defeat the Devil through the 28:23 Word of His Father 28:24 when He declared... 28:34 [gentle guitar music playing] 28:37 ♪♪ |
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