Participants: Nick Evenson (Host), Dr. James Marcum
Series Code: UP
Program Code: UP000099B
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00:01 Welcome back to the Ultimate Prescription.
00:02 I'm your host, Nick Evenson, here with Dr. James Marcum. 00:05 And today we are talking about food as medicine. 00:07 Specifically we've been talking about hibiscus, and beverages, 00:11 and hydration, and that kind of thing. 00:13 And, Dr. Marcum, what else do we need to know about drinking 00:16 beverages that have healing properties? 00:18 Well, you know, we've talked about hibiscus. 00:23 And I like this study because they compared it 00:25 directly with the pill. Yeah. 00:27 And it showed it's just as good. 00:29 I'm drinking some tea here today, too. 00:31 And I like it because there's chemicals in that help my body. 00:36 And there's numerous studies on different teas out there; 00:39 none quite as good as the one on hibiscus. 00:42 But some of the studies have suggested that it 00:45 can help lots of ways. 00:46 For instance, there's an Asian study that was done that showed 00:50 that people that drank different types of teas can have a 30% 00:54 reduction in breast cancer. Wow! 00:57 And if the people want to do that, 00:58 that's a molecular, nutritional food. 01:01 And you can go to our website and I'll be happy to give you 01:04 the exact references of the studies 01:06 if you really want to see which study. 01:07 Another interesting study is different types of tea 01:11 can help with depression. Yeah. 01:14 So it helps with depression. 01:15 They've really studied that a lot with green tea quite a bit. 01:19 It decreases an enzyme called monoamine oxidase. 01:23 And this is an enzyme that breaks, you know, 01:26 we want to have less of this, because it helps the brain 01:29 chemical serotonin and dopamine. Right. 01:31 So there's some studies that showed drinking certain teas, 01:34 especially green tea, may help in fighting depression. 01:38 It may lift up your moods. 01:40 That's other. I saw another study that showed that certain 01:43 types of tea may help with Parkinson's and 01:46 movement disorders. 01:47 And it probably has the same type of ability to change some 01:50 of the chemistries, especially monoamine oxidase, which helps 01:54 some of the brain chemicals rise to a higher level. 01:57 I'd like to drink tea because there's been some studies that 02:01 show that it has a relaxing effect on your brain waves. 02:04 Yeah. So there's a lot of studies that show... 02:06 We're just learning a lot about it; that certain teas can effect 02:09 the way the metabolism, the chemistry of the brain works; 02:12 especially the alpha brainwaves change, 02:15 and it gives a calming effect. 02:17 So I've noticed that when I drink tea it gives me sort of 02:20 calming, relaxing effect. 02:22 I don't know whether it's due to a physical change, 02:24 or a belief system change. Right. 02:27 You know, if you believe something is helping you, 02:29 studies have shown that you can, it can help you as much 02:33 as 33% of the time. 02:35 It's called the placebo effect sometimes? or is it different? 02:37 Yes, that's what people call it, 02:39 but I like to call it healing beliefs. 02:42 It's a much more positive term. 02:43 Yeah. In fact, you know, talking about healing beliefs, 02:46 there was a true story of a gentleman that was in his 50's. 02:51 He went to his doctor, and they found on a routine CT scan 02:55 a small little mass on the backside of his liver. 02:58 And it was in a place that they couldn't really biopsy it. 03:02 Right. So they said, Listen, we're not going to take 03:04 the risk of the biopsy. 03:05 We'll just take an eye on it to 03:07 see if it's getting bigger. 03:08 Well, this gentleman was convinced that it was cancer, 03:13 and he was convinced that he was going to die. 03:16 And in one year, from them just keeping an eye on it, 03:20 he did pass away. Wow! 03:22 And they did the autopsy on him, and they biopsied this mass, 03:26 and it was a benign cyst. 03:28 And he didn't have anything in his body 03:30 that could have killed him. 03:32 There's no reason he should have died? 03:33 No! He believed he was going to die, and this was an 03:36 example of healing belief. 03:37 So, sometimes when we take something in, if we believe 03:40 it's going to help us, it does help us. 03:43 And that's why sometimes when you go to a doctor, you know, 03:45 they tell you the belief system. 03:47 You know, you believe it and it changes your chemistry. 03:51 Your brain responds to that. 03:53 So that might be part of the reason tea calms me, 03:55 because I believe it's calming me. 03:57 But there are some studies that show that it changes 04:00 the alpha waves in the brain. 04:01 So different beverages have different effects 04:05 chemically on the body. 04:06 We've talked about hibiscus tea. 04:08 There's others that might help in other things. 04:10 We're going to have more studies on this as time goes on. 04:13 And a good site, if you want to learn more about the different 04:16 types of teas and studies that have been done that prove it, 04:19 is nutritionfacts.org. 04:21 Dr. Greggor is a friend of ours that's been on our radio 04:25 program numerous times. 04:26 He's done a lot of research on all the studies that are out 04:30 there on different food products. 04:32 He's reviewed the literature. 04:33 And this is one site that I go to when I want to learn about 04:37 which foods have solid evidence that it helps. 04:40 Now I'm not saying other foods don't help, but this is so far 04:43 where we have the evidence. 04:45 Now a hundred years ago we didn't study food 04:47 like we're doing today. 04:48 But now people are looking for alternatives to change 04:52 the physiology of the body. 04:53 Well, let's talk about this a little bit more. 04:55 We've talked about some of the benefits of teas. 04:57 I know it's very popular for people maybe to drink tea in 04:59 the morning sometimes. 05:01 People also like to drink coffee in the morning. 05:03 Some people like to drink alcoholic 05:05 beverages in the evening. 05:06 But not all of these beverages are good for us. Yeah. 05:09 What is the best, absolute best thing we can drink? 05:12 Well, I think the best thing for us to drink is water. 05:16 Just regular plain old water? 05:17 70% of our body is made of water. Uh huh. 05:21 Now I know that some people like to flavor 05:23 their water, and that's okay. 05:25 You know, if you put lemon or something in the water it might 05:27 add some acidic component, and that can hurt 05:29 the enamel on the teeth. 05:31 Some people have the acidic component to help other things. 05:36 But water is the best beverage. 05:38 Every cell in our body depends on water. Yeah. 05:42 Water, lack of water, 70% of American's don't get 05:47 enough water every day. 05:48 When you don't get water in your body it puts stress on our 05:51 body, turns on the stress chemistry, turns on processes 05:55 like oxidation and stress. 05:57 It's the number one cause of daytime fatigue. 06:00 Drinking enough water will thin out the blood. 06:02 Drinking enough water helps every cell in the body; 06:05 helps our brain, our memory do better. 06:07 It helps every joint feel better, 06:10 because we need the lubrication. 06:11 It thins out the blood. 06:13 So water helps a lot of things in our bodies, 06:15 so I think water is the best beverage. 06:18 So then let's talk about the opposite side of the spectrum. 06:20 What would you say is maybe the worst beverage for us? 06:22 Oh boy, lots of bad beverages. 06:24 But you have to put alcoholic beverages up there at the top, 06:27 because they're associated with different cancers. 06:30 They make us not rest well at night; they're addictive. 06:34 Other beverages that might not be so good is soda pops, 06:39 You know? High fructose corn syrup in there? 06:41 Yeah, they have lots of that. 06:42 That's addictive. They have really, they don't really help 06:45 your body in any way, shape, or form 06:47 So that's a lot of information. 06:49 And there's lots, yes, there's lots of soda pops out there 06:52 of different varieties. 06:53 We're finding out that milk, you know, milk from a cow might not 06:58 be so good, because it has chemicals, dairy and different 07:01 things in the chemicals, and fat in the milk. 07:04 That might not be such a good beverage. 07:06 And yet all throughout the television and commercials, 07:11 have you seen that commercial about milk? 07:13 Oh, yeah. Got the milk. 07:14 Yeah, yeah, it's been in study. 07:16 In fact, nowadays the milk industry's been picking on other 07:20 types of alternative beverages like soy, almond, 07:23 other alternatives, because they said, 07:25 They shouldn't call that milk, because that's not milk, 07:28 that's another beverage. 07:29 Right, yeah. So I don't know. 07:31 But I think milk is not a great beverage for us either. 07:34 And that's just a few of them. 07:36 So alcohol, milk, soda pop, some of those might not be the 07:39 best beverages for us to consume. 07:41 But we definitely want to put water in our bodies. Yep. 07:44 I'm just going to stick with drinking mostly water. 07:47 That's a good plan. 07:49 And if you'd like to help yourself get back on track with 07:52 following God's design for your life, we've got a short clip 07:55 to help you get on the path there. 07:56 This is a Biblical Prescription for Life clip by Dr. Marcum. 08:03 I'm Dr. James Marcum with your Biblical Prescription for Life. 08:07 Unfortunately, many people have high blood pressure today. 08:11 Well, our Biblical Prescription for Life comes from James. 08:21 Well, how was this a Biblical Prescription for Life? 08:25 There are so many inputs in the world we live in. 08:28 There's inputs from television, cell phones, media, radio. 08:34 How do we know who, or even what to believe? 08:38 Sometimes these inputs put stress on the body. 08:41 And guess what? The stress raises cortisol levels, 08:45 raises adrenalin levels, raises our blood pressure. 08:48 Well, when you're looking for answers, I want to invite you 08:51 to remember this text, this Biblical Prescription for Life. 08:55 James 1:5. Ask God for His help. 09:03 And you can learn more about Biblical Prescriptions and 09:05 following God's design for your life at: 09:11 The Bible study is made for a seven week group study, 09:14 and it contains a DVD, as well as a daily study guide. 09:17 And there's some great content in here that covers things 09:23 such as nutrition, water, movement; lots of great things. 09:27 Also worship. Yeah. 09:28 And, Dr. Marcum, what do you recommend for people about 09:32 Biblical Prescriptions? 09:33 Yeah, I think if someone's wanting to take steps, 09:36 one at a time, getting back to God's plan, using it to improve 09:40 their health, maybe as a way to reach their 09:42 neighbors and help them, even there's opportunities 09:44 to spread the gospel. 09:46 This is a great plan for people to kick off any type of 09:50 improvement in health. 09:51 Yeah, it also can be used for evangelism. Uh huh. 09:53 And if you'd like to get your copy you can do so 09:55 by calling 3ABN at: 10:00 Thanks so much for tuning in today. 10:01 We hope that God richly blesses you, and leads you on a path 10:04 towards better health. 10:05 We're going to close the program in just a moment with Dr. Marcum 10:08 giving a few final thoughts. 10:14 Remember beverages can change your physiology. 10:18 We're learned about how hibiscus might be an alternative 10:21 treatment for people with high blood pressure. 10:24 And there's many other different types of teas and beverages 10:27 that are useful, but don't forget to drink your water. 10:32 If you have questions go to our website: HeartwiseMinistries.org 10:36 We have a prayer page there that's very useful. 10:39 And I want to close our program today in prayer. 10:41 Dear heavenly Father, please be with each person today. 10:45 We pray for healing in their lives. 10:47 Now go with us and give us Your power is our prayer, Amen. 10:52 Again, if you have questions, go to our website: 10:57 I want to encourage you to pray for each other. 10:59 If you might have a prayer request, we'd invite you also 11:03 to write that down. 11:04 Until next time, I'm Dr. James Marcum, wishing you 11:09 the best of health. |
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