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speaker 1: thank you for joining me. today,we�re going to be talking about how nutritional changes with the way we eat particularly ourdiets, are very important for chronic disease and cancer, is a big part of our nutrition.as we continue here with our presentation, i recommend you pause and look at our videodisclaimer. we�re going to get right into the subject matter. here we have � i broughtup this so we could see � look how popular diets have become or at least eating recipes,things of that nature. look at all these stars from food tv network, and i think as i�mglancing by here, i don�t see necessarily healthy food but comfort food, foods thatpeople can do for holidays and sweets and deserts and these kinds of things. this reallydoesn�t bring health to people, and yet

it�s really with driving a lot of our dietarydecisions and recipes at home, but we need to look at food in a different. it�s theold hippocrates quotes, some of you have heard this before, �let food thy medicine andlet thy medicine be thy food.� we�re going to take a look real quick.look at the amount of diets there are; vegetarian, low calories � so many of these. which oneof these is really good for chronic diseases and cancer. we�re going to really talk aboutthat. then we looked at an estimated amount of 67% of americans are overweight, and i�lltalk about that in a moment. in about 95% of all diets fail, and we want to know whythey fail so quickly within six months, but they�re all in diet.gerson is been around for a long time, great

whole food of organic, juicing, lots of vegetables� very powerful in the area of anti-oxidant, life food, enzymes, helping the body heal� real popular diet for cancer patients. really, as you can take a look here from gerson,these types of foods and diets are helpful for patients.let�s take a look at a few other ones. there are a lot of good diets that have alreadybeen out there that people have used in the past. let�s take a look at the paleo dietwhich is a real popular one, increasing the protein � here we�re talking about qualityprotein like grabs fat, antibiotic hormone, free meat, lower the carbohydrate is a glycemicindex of the foods, and we�ll talk about that. then the higher fiber food which aremore rich in nutrients, increasing more omega

3 and six fatty acids, salmon, flaccid, byeating real unprocessed foods we get more potassium by doing that, and we get more alkalinefoods when we eat more fruits and vegetables and not just protein in the diet, and lotmore vitamins and nutrients when we�re eating plants. this is another diet that people haveused and is another good quality diet as well. let�s take a look at peter d�adamo withthe �eat right for your blood type diet� where basically the diet is based on lectinswhich are protein substances, as you can see here commonly found in food with glycoprotein,glycolipids on the surface of these cell membranes and how this impacts the sticking together,the agglutinating of these cells, it impacts circulation and cell to cell communication.that�s at least the principals behind these

diets. we have to look a little bit further.in 2008 or 2009, we developed the �stupid diet� which was, my wife and i who wrotethe book, so i have quite a little bit of background here in nutrition and in dietaryhealth. when you look at these diets particularly, we look here at the diets like jenny craig� these are not the good ones, weight watcher, but we look at things like alkaline foods,raw foods, gerson�s, paleo�s, zone, eating the right ratios within our food, anti-inflammatorywhich has become really popular including dr. andrew weil promoting that blood type.these are all good diets; whole food, organic food principally.before we get into these becoming food smart, what we need for chronic disease and cancers,let�s take a look at the purpose of why

we�re not eating so well. i think it�sbecause we�re looking for happiness in all the wrong places. here we have somebody goingin their refrigerator, grabbing that, �i deserve that chocolate cake. it�s been ahard day.� i think food is so connected to our emotions. i want to bring this up becausei think we need to be successful, and we have to understand why are so many diets failing.here i have a piece from the bbc news. it talks about how so many diets fail and why.because they�re saying that diets are set up to fail. people are going to only stayon those diets for short amount of time and then they�re going to go off those diets.studies show, you can see right here that somewhere between 50 to 80% of dieters willgain their weight back. it�s because they�re

not making life changes. i think it�s becausewe have to see food as medicine. we have to see food as part of our health, as our body.what we put into our mouth is not simply emotional, but it�s health, and there�s a differencethere. when we make food our emotions � here�s another good article. eating has never andnever will simply be about satisfying physical hunger. people have connected food to emotions,they�ve done it for years, if you�re feeling down and depressed � chocolate, chocolatechip cookies, whatever you�re craving is, that can help you. hormonal changes and foodcravings, all kinds of things. are we really eating when we�re hungry?are we simply eating because we�re craving? do we eat because we�re depressed, or wedon�t have a perfect image or view of ourselves

for something going on in our lives?we need to see food as a powerful changer or the way we live and impacting our health.food has to go beyond emotions, it has to go beyond the guilt, depression, sadness oreating out of the wrong kinds of cravings. that�s really where it goes deeper, andi think people � we have to think about that. we have to be conscious when we�reputting food in our mouth. �is this going to give me life or take it away?� i thinkthat�s simple, but it�s hard. once that connects, you can have some really powerfulchanges that take place in your life. this is all about becoming food smart. i�mgoing to break this down for you, because once you�re food smart, you�ll know howto select foods, and you can create any menu,

anything you want, you have total controlover that. i�m going to show you, in 2009 or so, wedeveloped this book, �the stupid diet.� you�ll see this on amazon, and i think wehave 5,000 copies of patients looking at this, and really, what this teaches you more thananything is to become food smart. i�m going to go over that with you here.what does it mean to be food smart? organic, grass fed, how to select food, raw with moreof the enzymes in the foods, juicing and lots of vegetables and quality fruits, hypoallergenic,when and if we choose the grains depending on the metabolism, they�re going to be betterselection � quinoa instead of just wheat, because these are allergy foods; wheat, peanuts,corn, dairy, soy � these are allergy foods

that can harm people.alkalinity means more vegetables and quality fruits. glycocemic, foods that are lower insugar. when they go into the body, they don�t release massively like sugars, they come inslowly, and it�s easier for the body to adapt better for your insulin receptors. immunesupportive foods, to keep the immune system strong. just by decreasing your allergies,your immune system will improve. detoxifying. how do we cleans the body withjuice fasting and drinking water and things of that nature that we can do through foodwe eat, and then anti-inflammatory foods which we know so much is connected to inflammationand disease. we take a look here at the american food diet.this is the american food pyramid that�s

taught in school. look at the base here. theseare all the grains. no one cares whether these grains are high in sugar, high glycocemic,they may be very acidic causing problem that way, they�re definitely not � many ofthem might be gmo, they�re not organic. that means they can have cancer causing issues.you look at these, and none of them are hypoallergenic, meaning a lot of them are high allergy causinglike wheats and things like that. then we go to the vegetables and the fruits,and they�re loaded with pesticides and herbacides which are cancer causing substances.i know it�s not easy to eat, but now we have communities all through the united statesthat sell organic foods. it�s just a matter of us, being educated and where to find themand buy them, and bulk and become more cost

effective.the protein category is way up high, and the quality is not even mentioned; antibioticand hormones in the synthetic � this harming people. then up here, eat a little bit ofsugar they�re saying, and don�t eat that many fats. what about omega 3 and omega 6fatty acids which really help heal? this is old information and harmful, and it doesn�ttake into account these food smart principles that we�re going to be talking about.let me bring something else, and i think that�s very helpful just to give us a little overview.there was a big hbo special called �the food system� and the �weight of the nation�was the name of this program. it was really to help americans with obesity. here�s theproblem that we see right off the bat when

we�re looking at this, is � i�m goingto just pull this up here, individual choices that people make when they�re eating andphysical activities. people are not educated to know how to makefood smart choices, most aren�t. i think a lot of you who do research and have beenin health for a while, you have a better idea than most, but eating healthy is really requiresyou getting educated. that�s what i�m going to do here is give you some education,real basic, real simple that can impact the way you eat.the u.s. food system is really influenced by financial model, selling really a lot ofgarbage, processed products that people buy in bulk, and those foods are powerful because� people eat in mcdonald�s and not only

getting a cheap meal, but they�re fulfillingall these emotional things very cheaply in rich, high-choloric, poor nutrient foods whichcauses disease. it�s very simple. let�s take a look here at what food smartlooks like. food smart looks like � look at this from the bottom down. this is what�sin the base of the diet, namely lots of vegetables and quality fruits. even when you look atthis, you see really you�re juicing, you�re eating a lot more vegetables and fruits, andyou�re getting live enzymes and nutrients from these foods. in addition, you�re makingbetter decisions. they�re lower in the glycocemic index.for example, bananas, occasionally, they have high sugar, but blueberries which have moreanti-oxidants and they�re low in sugar is

a better food selection, because we�re usingthese principles here that we see on the right. grass fed, antibiotic hormone free meat. letme talk about this in relationship to cancer. there are studies that talk about meat causingcancer that it impacts bacteria in the gi tract and other studies that talk about meatcausing cancer. if the meat is grass fed, antibiotic hormones free meat, and it is eatenin the right proportions, it actually can be cancer protective. we know that they containconjugated linoleic acids which can help prevent colon cancer for example. fish that is lowerin mercury; tilapia, a cod � these kinds of fish. you can list of these that are lowerin heavy metal toxicities and pcv is very good.look at garlic, onions, immune supportive

type foods that you�re using, even spiceshere can be included; pro cumin and many other spices. hypoallergenic. there are some peoplewho do meaty grains. look how far up grains are. they should be small in the diet.for athletes that are doing major running events, they need to do a little bit moreof this. when you look at this grains in general, it cause allergies in people, but there aresome people who, if they don�t eat grains, they lose weight too much, too fast and they�revery thin and they can�t maintain their metabolism. they do well with hypoallergenicgrains; quinoa, buckwheat, amaranth � these are better types of grains. detoxifying foods;teas, cho�gath tea, pau d�arco, cat�s claw � these are immune modulatory detoxifyingteas that people can have � yarrow � and

then coming into nutrients, having the rightsupplement program put together for you by a physician who knows what they�re doing,helping fill those gaps in your particular health. then, when we do have sugar, and weeat something. if we like dark chocolate, it has benefits.look at all these principles; organic, grass fed, raw, fruits and vegetables, hypoallergenic,when we�re eating our grains � foods that are lower in allergy content.alkaline. alkaline is lots of fruits and vegetables. that�s really alkaline. low glycemic, foodsthat aren�t very high on the sugar list. they don�t make our glucose go crazy, andimmune support foods, detoxifying foods, and anti-inflammatory foods.look at how big deal this is. the inflammation

plays a big role to disease. where does diseasecome from? we look at inflammation is really, when we look at diet is really where we canstart. being overweight leads to inflammation. eating food that cause inflammation leadsto inflammation, but it also comes from infections, chemical toxins and heavy metal. this is whypeople need to clean these substances out of their body. it�s a necessity, and youneed to do that with the right treatment and oversight, and even promote that through dietarydirection. let me show you something that�s quite interesting.one of the more popular diets now making its way is this idea of anti-inflammatory foodswhich is actually a great � is also part of what we talked about in health, and thisis dr. andrew weil who�s always been a champion

of alternative food, a medicine and healthyfood, preventing heart disease, alzheimer�s, parkinson�s, age related diseases, rheumatoidarthritis and you name it, you can. a lot of diseases related to inflammation.how do we do that? we do that by knowing what our food choices are and making the best choices.diet is critical. and not have to be married the good food choices with our exercise, ourshopping, knowing how to cook and eat healthy fats that fits our lifestyle, and then detoxifying.that also includes spiritual, emotional, distressing that we need in today�s very fast pace society.this is a great balance to maintain health in our lives. this is a process for each person.it�s not an overnight thing. look at this. i�m just going to bring in some basic benefitsto exercise that you may have not thought

of, just to help � we know it helps thebody, we know it helps on many level reducing stress. look at that.this is from an article taken from the �13 mental health benefits of exercise�. theseare one of those many articles you can find as you�re surfing the web. this is verytrue because it�s basic data and it boosts happy chemicals; serotonin in the brain andendorphin, improves self-confidence, enjoying exercising if you�re going outdoor, breathingfresh air if you live in a good area, prevent cognitive decline of the brain � very importantfor chronic disease patients who have brain fog, exercise helps circulation of oxygento the brain, alleviate anxiety, boost brain power through exercise, sharpen your memorythrough exercise, control addictions through

exercise. there�s so much here which exerciseshould be part of our life. we need to find what works for us.some people, it might be a five minutes of intense workout, two or three times a day,others walking, other jogging, swimming, lifting � whatever works for you; yoga pilates forback stretching and breathing � you have to find what works for you and what ties into feeling good. one of the tricks to good exercise is youfeel energetic afterwards. sometimes if you over exercise, particularly when you�retrying to heal from chronic diseases and cancer, it�s not a good idea because you�re goingto strain your body, you want to be energized, feel good. sometimes, short burst can havea stronger impact in making you feel good.

this is a whole idea of an entire change inour lifestyle. it�s about changing the way we view food and how it connects to our body,connecting it to our full person, and even including a very important idea of prayeras a form of exercise, spiritual exercise or different types of prayer, we pray forpeople in our session, we have centering prayer, meditative a prayer contemporary prayer.for me, i love reading the scriptures. the scriptures give me the word of god and theystrengthen me, and it helps balance and relax me the empowering words. people praying � wheni pray, i feel the power of god bringing peace and strengthen my life. this is very importantfor everybody. look at the connections of prayer, relaxingthe body � just looking at the medical benefits.

we know there�s miraculous benefits too.secondary control to the body, it gives healing to the body, it�s positive and it helpsus to focus on, that we�re not the center of the universe, but instead, we are a partof what god has created and we can, through our prayers help others and balance our lives,and essentially live in, and more peace and people that pray live longer and have faithlive longer. that�s been done in studies. it�s about finding a balance.i hope here in this brief understanding of becoming food smart, i�m going to go backup to this real quick here, because i want you to see this. being food smart really meansknowing how to select your food. i�m eating organic and grass fed, hormone, antibioticfree meats, organic fruits and vegetables

and get those in farmer markets, all acrossthe country, and really inexpensive prices when you go on the off-beat path, there�sa number of these raw foods, eating more fruits and vegetables, juicing � there�s so manygreat recipes. you can get vitamins if you want the fiber and get a juicer just to juice.you can see all the benefits. there�s lots of books.for example, if you�re juicing beets to get glutathione which detoxes the liver. youcan see how these things tie together. when you�re eating grains, make better graindecisions. if you�re going to have some grains, let them be hypoallergenic; try quinoaor amaranth or buckwheat, and smaller amounts of brown rice.alkaline is again in the fruits and vegetables.

glycocemic balancing, making the decisionwhether you�re eating fruits, vegetables, grains � those that release sugar slower.you can get that just by getting a list of glycocemic foods. it�s very easy. immunesupportive. we have all these inside of our book, �the stupid diet� which gives aquick glance of this in recipe. immune supportive foods are foods that help boost the immunesystem; garlic, onions, spices � all have that benefits, but it�s even reducing theallergies and increasing the enzymatic live foods that�s going to help your immune systemquite a bit, and then anti-inflammatory, eating healthy fats.there�s been this understanding that fats are bad for you. they�re really not. it�sthe quality of the fats that you�re eating.

i just want to give you an overview, becomingfood smart, and then all of a sudden your recipes explode, and there�s so much youcan do to help yourself. i hope that this gave you an idea. what you�redealing with chronic disease, chronic lyme disease complex, fibromyalgia, autoimmunedisease, cancer � that�s what we treat at our center, so you be happy �if you want to contact us, we�d be happy to help you with any questions you might have.in addition to that, start looking at the food choices you�re making. food has power.you can find all kinds of books on anti-oxidant values of foods, nutritional values of foods,start eating them raw, start cooking with them, simple recipes that start improvingyour quality of life.

it�s really about getting a balance that�sgoing to work for you. i hope this was helpful. god bless you. as you improve your diet, youwill see all kinds of benefits even beyond my short list here. you will see your immunesystem working better, you will know � for those who have infections, your vitals communitieswill go down, your immune system will react better, cancer patients will detoxify better,their immune system will function better � for those who don�t have disease, they can preventdiabetes and heart disease are very preventable with good lifestyle, diet and exercise.i hope this was helpful. if you have any questions, don�t hesitate to contact us.