Announcer: DR. DON COLBERT
HELPS YOU LEARN TO MANAGE
OR EVEN
CURE DISEASE,
AS WELL AS BURN FAT,
BALANCE HORMONES
AND LOSE WEIGHT.
>> WHEN YOU EAT
A LOT OF SUGAR,
YOU ARE UNKNOWINGLY
SIGNING UP
FOR 35 MAJOR DISEASES
INCLUDING CANCER.
IS IT WORTH IT TO GO
AND HAVE DIALYSIS
THREE HOURS A DAY,
THREE DAYS A WEEK,
TO HAVE YOUR
EXTREMITIES AMPUTATED,
TO GO BLIND,
TO HAVE YOUR ARTERIES
CLOGGED WITH PLAQUE,
TO HAVE HEART ATTACKS AND STROKES; IS IT WORTH IT?
♪
Randy: TODAY IS A GOOD DAY
TO TALK ABOUT YOUR HEALTH
BECAUSE IT IS ALWAYS
A GOOD DAY TO TALK
ABOUT YOUR HEALTH.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'VE GOT
ONE OF THE PREMIER GUYS
TO STRAIGHTEN US OUT
AND GET US HEALTHY.
WOULD YOU WELCOME
DR. DON COLBERT
BACK TO LIFE TODAY?
SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE YOU.
I ALWAYS SUCK IN THE GUT
A LITTLE BIT WHEN YOU SHOW UP
BUT IT IS GOOD.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT, SHEILA?
Sheila: I'M SO EXCITED
ABOUT THIS BOOK.
JUST LISTEN TO THIS:
BURN FAT, BALANCE APPETITE,
HORMONES AND LOSE WEIGHT.
YES PLEASE, YES PLEASE,
YES PLEASE AND THANK YOU!
[Laughter]
IT'S NOT JUST THE TITLE.
I'VE BEEN READING
THROUGH THE BOOK
AND I HAVE TO SAY I'M HONESTLY
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
IT IS CALLED
THE KETO ZONE DIET.
CAN YOU GIVE IT TO US
IN LIKE A NUTSHELL?
Dr. Colbert: WELL,
I'VE BEEN TREATING PATIENTS
FOR 31 YEARS
AND NOW I SEE
THE MOST IMPORTANT
FOUNDATION FOR HEALTH
IS WHAT YOU EAT.
WHEN YOU CHANGE WHAT YOU EAT
THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN
DISEASES START TO USUALLY
BE REVERSED
AND/OR AT LEAST IMPROVE
AND IT ALL STARTS
WITH WHAT YOU EAT.
SO AS WE GET OLDER,
ESPECIALLY AROUND AGE 50,
45-50 SOMETHING HAPPENS
TO ALMOST ALL OF US.
WE BECOME
MORE CARBOHYDRATE SENSITIVE
AND/OR INSULIN RESISTANT.
IN OTHER WORDS,
WHEN YOU SIT DOWN
AND EAT THAT PIZZA
OR THAT BIG PLATE OF PASTA
OR THAT BIG BAKED POTATO,
YOU WAKE UP THE NEXT MORNING
AND YOU'RE WEARING IT.
[Laughter]
Sheila: YEP!
Dr. Colbert: YOU COULD GET
AWAY WITH IT WHEN YOU WERE 20
OR EVEN 30, AND MAYBE AT 40
BUT WHEN YOU'RE AROUND 50
THERE'S A BUNCH
OF DIFFERENT FACTORS
THAT COME IN.
OUR THYROID STARTS
TO GET A LITTLE SLUGGISH,
OUR HORMONES START TO GET LOW,
AND OUR METABOLIC RATE
STARTS TO GET LOW
AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN
WE BECOME MORE
CARBOHYDRATE SENSITIVE.
OUR INSULIN LEVEL RAISES
AND IT LITERALLY
IS TELLING YOUR BODY,
STORE FAT, STORE FAT,
STORE FAT.
Randy: SO WHEN YOU TALK
ABOUT A DIET
YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT
SOMETHING TO LOSE WEIGHT
REAL FAST AND THEN GO BACK
TO THE WAY YOU WERE LIVING.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CHANGING
THE WAY WE VIEW FOOD.
Dr. Colbert: THIS IS
THE BIGGEST THING
WHEN I TELL PEOPLE
AND I'VE BEEN DOING THIS NOW
FOR AROUND 15 YEARS OR SO.
IT STARTED WITH
MY CANCER PATIENTS.
BUT THE BIGGEST
OBSTACLE I HAVE
IS PEOPLE'S FEAR OF FAT.
Sheila: WE THINK FAT
MAKES US FAT.
Dr. Colbert: YES!
THERE IS SUCH A FAT PHOBIA.
THEY THINK, IF I EAT FAT
I'M GOING TO GET FAT.
IT'S GOING TO GO
RIGHT TO MY BELLY,
IT'S GOING TO CLOG
MY ARTERIES UP.
WE'VE GOT NEW RESEARCH
I COVER IN THIS BOOK.
THE KEY IS WHEN YOU'RE EATING
SATURATED FAT, YES,
YOU CAN HAVE SATURATED FATS
BUT SATURATED FATS
WHEN YOU'RE NOT EATING
EXCESSIVE SUGARS,
CARBS OR STARCHES
DO NOT CAUSE PLAQUE
IN YOUR ARTERIES.
YOU BURN THAT SATURATED FAT
AS FUEL.
THE OTHER THING
IS SATURATED FATS,
AS LONG AS YOU HAVE
ENOUGH OMEGA THREE FATS,
(FISH OIL) IT IS NOT
INFLAMMATORY TO YOUR BODY.
IT DOES NOT CAUSE
HEART DISEASE.
THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING;
AND EXPLAINING TO PATIENTS
THAT IT'S THE RIGHT BALANCE
OF FATS.
SOME SATURATED FATS...
IF YOU HAVE
ALL SATURATED FATS,
THAT'S NOT GOOD EITHER.
IF YOU'RE EATING TONS OF MEAT,
IF YOU'RE EATING LOTS OF LARD,
LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL
EAT LARD BY THE SPOONFULS,
AND BUTTER, OVER EVERYTHING.
A LITTLE BIT IS FINE
BUT BALANCE IT
WITH EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL.
NOW I'LL HAVE ABOUT
SIX TABLESPOONS A DAY
OF EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
OR AVOCADO OIL OR NUTS --
EAT A TON OF NUTS.
THEY'RE VERY HEALTHY.
IT GOES BACK
TO THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET
OR WHAT WOULD JESUS EAT,
A BOOK I WROTE
ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO.
BUT STILL, THOSE ARE
THE HEALTHIEST FOODS
FOR OUR BODY
AND TO PREVENT INFLAMMATION.
BUT HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS.
WHEN YOU EAT SUGARS,
CARBOHYDRATES, EXCESSIVE CARBS
AND STARCHES, THEY ALL
CONVERT DOWN TO SUGAR.
THAT BOOSTS
YOUR INSULIN LEVEL.
SO WHEN YOUR INSULIN LEVEL
GOES UP, IT CAUSES
YOUR BLOOD SUGAR TO GO DOWN.
SO WITHIN TWO OR THREE
OR FOUR HOURS IT UNLEASHES
A RAVENOUS APPETITE.
BUT THE BIGGEST THING
ABOUT INSULIN, IT CAUSES
YOUR BODY TO STORE FAT.
AS WE AGE, AND I CHECKED
FASTING INSULIN LEVELS
ON MY PATIENTS AND
IF THAT LEVEL IS BELOW SEVEN
IT'S GOING TO BE HARD
FOR THEM TO LOSE WEIGHT.
I JUST HAD A LADY TODAY,
HER INSULIN LEVEL
WHILE FASTING WAS 63.
IS SHE GOING TO LOSE WEIGHT?
NO WAY.
SOMETIMES I HAVE TO GET
THAT INSULIN LEVEL DOWN
TO AROUND THREE
TO GET THEM TO LOSE WEIGHT
BECAUSE THEY'RE SO
INSULIN RESISTANT
AND CARB SENSITIVE.
Sheila: I WAS GOING TO SAY,
HOW DOES THIS DIFFER FROM
LIKE MAYBE 20 YEARS AGO,
LIKE THE ATKINS DIET?
IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM THAT?
IT'S FINE-TUNED?
Dr. Colbert: AND I KNEW
DR. ATKINS.
I USED TO SEE DR. ATKINS
EVERY YEAR.
WE WENT TO A LOT
OF THE SAME MEETINGS.
I WOULD TALK TO HIM
AND HE WOULD DISCUSS
THE ATKINS DIET.
HE WAS REALLY INTO
A LOT OF PROTEIN,
A LOT OF ANIMAL FAT.
WHAT THIS PROGRAM IS,
THE KETO ZONE IS
MODERATE AMOUNTS OF PROTEIN
AND THE RIGHT KIND OF PROTEIN.
I DON'T RECOMMEND PROTEIN
SUCH AS BACON, SAUSAGE,
PROCESSED MEATS, SALAMI,
BOLOGNA, PEPPERONIS.
THOSE ARE PROCESSED MEATS AND
THEY'RE GROUP ONE CARCINOGENS
AND IF YOU EAT TOO MUCH OF IT
YOU'RE ASKING TO HAVE CANCER,
PROSTATE CANCER,
COLORECTAL CANCER, WHICH
IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON
OR EVEN PANCREATIC CANCER.
SO IF YOU'RE GOING
TO CHOOSE THOSE,
CHOOSE SMALL AMOUNTS OF THOSE
OR YOU'RE ASKING FOR CANCER.
THE WORLD HEALTH ASSOCIATION
SAID IT IS
A GROUP ONE CARCINOGEN,
THE SAME GROUP AS CIGARETTES
OR ASBESTOS OR EVEN PLUTONIUM.
AGAIN, THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.
WE USE HEALTHY FORMS
OF PROTEIN.
WE USE WILD SALMON,
WE USE GRASS FED MEATS,
WE USE PASTURED CHICKENS;
GOOD HEALTHY SOURCE
OF PROTEIN, AS WELL AS
GOOD HEALTHY SOURCES OF FATS.
NOT FRIED FOODS,
NOT DEEP-FRIED FOODS,
NOT TRANS FATS,
NOT EXCESSIVE SATURATED FATS.
YES, SOME SATURATED FATS
BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT
TO LOOK AT YOUR CELL.
YOUR CELL, WHEN WE HAVE
ABOUT 100 TRILLION,
60-100 TRILLION CELLS
IN OUR BODY.
THAT CELL, THE CELL MEMBRANES
AND THE STRUCTURES
IN THAT CELL IS COMPOSED
OF 55% MONOUNSATURATED FATS.
WELL, THAT'S HOW MUCH WE NEED
TO BE TAKING IN EVERY DAY,
AT LEAST THAT IN THE FORM
OF OLIVE OIL, AVOCADO OIL,
NUTS, AND SEEDS;
AND THEN 27% SATURATED FAT.
SO WE NEED SATURATED FATS.
THEN 18% POLYUNSATURATED FATS;
SO WE NEED THOSE FISH OILS
AND THE NUTS THAT HAVE
THOSE IMPORTANT
POLYUNSATURATED FATS.
BUT TOO MUCH
POLYUNSATURATED FATS
LIKE THE MOST COMMON OIL
CONSUMED IN THIS COUNTRY
IS SOYBEAN OIL.
AND 90% OR MORE
IS GENETICALLY MODIFIED
AND THAT IS
HIGHLY INFLAMMATORY --
AS WELL AS CORN OIL.
MOST FRENCH FRIES
ARE FRIED IN CORN OIL --
HIGHLY INFLAMMATORY.
YOU DON'T WANT THAT FAT
OR YOU'RE ASKING FOR
INFLAMMATION IN YOUR BODY.
WITH THE RIGHT KINDS OF FATS;
AND YOU'RE GOING TO
BURN THESE FATS AS FUEL,
YOU'LL LOWER
YOUR INSULIN LEVELS,
YOU CONTROL
YOUR APPETITE HORMONES
AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN
FOOD NO LONGER BECOMES
YOUR COMFORTER, WHICH HAPPENS
WITH SO MANY PATIENTS.
YOU KNOW THEY'RE LOOKING FOR
THAT COMFORT FOOD
TO CONTROL THEIR STRESS,
DEPRESSION, ANXIETY,
WHICH IS USUALLY CHOCOLATE
OR SUGAR OR CARBS
BECAUSE THEY ALL HAVE
TREMENDOUS HORMONAL EFFECTS,
AND I CAN EXPLAIN THAT LATER
IF YOU WANT BUT I TALK
ABOUT IT IN THE BOOK.
Sheila: WELL, FOR THOSE
WHO START TO THINK, WHOA,
I REALLY WANT TO DO THIS.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT A DAY
WOULD LOOK LIKE
ON THIS KETO ZONE DIET?
Dr. Colbert: SURE!
JUST LIKE ME.
I START OUT MY MORNING
WITH EITHER COFFEE
OR HOT GREEN TEA.
IN THAT GREEN TEA OR COFFEE
I PUT MY M.C.T. OIL POWDER
THAT IS COCONUT FLAVORED;
THAT IS A HEALTHY FAT
THAT ACTUALLY RAISES
YOUR GOOD CHOLESTEROL
AND HELPS TO LOWER THE BAD.
AND IT ALSO KEEPS YOU FULL
FOR HOURS.
IT HAS A NICE SWEET TASTE
BUT IT IS NOT GOING
TO RAISE MY INSULIN LEVELS
AND I'M FULL OR SATISFIED
FOR HOURS.
BUT THEN I'LL HAVE USUALLY
SOME EGGS, AND WITH MY EGGS
I USE THE WHOLE EGGS,
EVEN THE YOLK!
Sheila: SO WE GET TO HAVE
THE YOLK BACK AGAIN?
Dr. Colbert: YOU GET
TO HAVE THE YOLK.
YOU NEED THE YOLK.
THE U.S. DIETARY GUIDELINES
IN 2015 CAME OUT AND SAYS,
"THE YOLK OF THE EGG WILL NOT
RAISE YOUR CHOLESTEROL."
SO EAT THE YOLK.
IT HAS POWERFUL NUTRIENTS:
LUTEIN ZEAXANTHIN.
IT HAS LECITHIN IN IT,
PHOSPHOROUS, CHOLINE;
POWERFUL NUTRIENTS
THAT WE NEED FOR OUR BRAIN,
AS WELL AS OUR EYES.
SO EAT THE EGGS,
AND I PUT VEGGIES IN THERE.
I USE SOME GRASS FED BUTTER
AND THEN I'LL USUALLY ADD
SOME AVOCADO OIL BECAUSE
YOU CAN REALLY COOK GOOD
WITH AVOCADO OIL.
AND I'LL PUT THAT
IN MY SMOOTHIES TOO BECAUSE
IT IS A MONOUNSATURATED FAT
THAT KEEPS YOU FULL FOR HOURS.
I PUT ONIONS, TOMATOES,
SOME MUSHROOM, MAYBE
SOME SPINACH ON OCCASION,
AVOCADOS.
I LOVE AVOCADOS.
THEY ARE SO FILLING.
AND WHEN I EAT THAT
AND HAVE MY COFFEE OR TEA,
I'M FULL FOR FOUR OR FIVE
HOURS, SIX HOURS SOMETIMES.
THEN FOR LUNCH AGAIN
I GO KETO, KETO ZONE.
I GO IN MY KETO ZONE
AND I'LL HAVE
MAYBE SOME BAKED CHICKEN AND
THEN I'LL HAVE SOME BROCCOLI
WITH SOME BUTTER
OR OLIVE OIL ON IT
OR I'LL HAVE
SOME OTHER VEGGIE;
A BIG SALAD WITH LOTS
OF OLIVE OIL AND VINEGAR,
APPLE CIDER VINEGAR.
NO CROUTONS!
YOU CAN HAVE SOME CHEESE.
THEN FOR DINNER I MEAN
I STAY KETOGENIC ALL DAY LONG.
I LOVE WILD SALMON AND
I HAVE RECIPES IN THE BOOK
ON HOW TO MAKE IT.
MY FAVORITE IS COATING
MY WILD SALMON WITH OLIVE OIL
AND THEN PUTTING
MINCED GARLIC ALL OVER IT
AND THEN GRILLING IT,
AND THEN PUTTING
A TABLESPOON OF BUTTER
ON TOP OF IT.
I'LL LET IT MELT IN THERE,
AND THEN SQUEEZE
THE LEMON ON IT.
Randy: CAN WE COME OVER
NEXT WEEKEND?
[Laughter]
Dr. Colbert: THEN THERE'S
SOME GRILLED ASPARAGUS WITH,
AGAIN, ADD SOME OF THAT
GOOD GRASS FED BUTTER
THAT'S DIFFERENT
FROM REGULAR BUTTER.
YOU CAN GET IT
IN EVERY SUPERMARKET.
THEY HAVE IT.
IT'S SO GOOD FOR YOU.
Randy: IT SOUNDS REAL GOOD.
YOU KEEP SAYING
YOU'RE GOING KETO
AND YOUR BOOK IS KETO ZONE.
WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT?
Dr. Colbert: LET ME EXPLAIN.
YOU ARE BURNING SUGAR AS FUEL;
99.9% OF AMERICANS
BURN SUGAR, CARBOHYDRATES
AND STARCHES AS FUEL.
BUT EVERY THREE OR FOUR HOURS
WE HAVE TO REFUEL.
YOU HAVE TO REACH FOR THAT
BAGEL, DONUT, COOKIES, COKE,
STARBUCKS -- WHATEVER.
NOW WHEN YOU'RE IN THE ZONE,
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE KETO ZONE,
YOUR BODY SHIFTS
FROM BURNING SUGAR
AS ITS PRIMARY FUEL
TO BURNING FAT,
INCLUDING BELLY FAT
AND KETONES.
KETONES ARE CARBONS
THAT ARE MADE IN THE LIVER
THAT ARE ALTERNATIVE
ENERGY FORMS
WHEN WE'RE FASTING.
WHEN YOU GO FOR DAYS
WITHOUT EATING, YOUR BODY
STARTS TO BREAK DOWN YOUR --
YOUR BODY STARTS
TO FORM KETONES
AND YOUR BRAIN
HAS TO HAVE SUGAR;
IT DOESN'T HAVE SUGAR
SO IT FUELS THE BRAIN
ON KETONE BODIES.
KETONES ARE
THE PREFERRED FUEL
FOR THE BRAIN,
FOR THE KIDNEYS,
THE HEART AND MUSCLE
OF THE BODY.
YOU CAN ONLY GO ABOUT
A DAY OR SO FUELED ON CARBS
FROM GLYCOGEN STORES
IN YOUR MUSCLE AND LIVER.
BUT THE AVERAGE PERSON
HAS ABOUT 40,000 CALORIES
OF FAT THAT THEY CAN TAP INTO
WHEN THEY'RE ON THE ZONE
BECAUSE THEY'RE BURNING FAT
AS FUEL.
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE KETO ZONE
YOU'RE LITERALLY
BURNING FAT AS FUEL
BUT YOU'RE IN THIS STATE
THAT IS JUST THE BEST STATE;
GIVING YOUR BRAIN
THE BEST FUEL.
SO YOUR BRAIN
IS GENERALLY SHARPER,
YOU GENERALLY HAVE
MORE ENERGY,
YOU HAVE NO HUNGER
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE ZONE.
HUNGER IS TURNED OFF AND
YOU'RE SATISFIED FOR HOURS.
YOU CAN GO MANY TIMES
JUST TWO MEALS A DAY
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE ZONE.
SO IT IS A STATE YOU'RE IN
WHERE MOST DISEASES LITERALLY
START TO BE REVERSED.
I'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL HERE
BECAUSE BLOOD SUGAR
STARTS TO COME DOWN.
I DON'T SAY I REVERSE DIABETES
BUT WHAT I DO SAY
IS THE BLOOD SUGAR COMES DOWN.
I HAVE HAD SO MANY PATIENTS
WHO USED TO HAVE DIABETES
WHOSE NUMBERS NO LONGER SHOW
THAT THEIR HEMOGLOBIN A1C
IS ELEVATED
OR THEIR SUGARS ARE ELEVATED.
THEY'RE NOW NORMAL.
I HAVE SO MANY PATIENTS
WITH POLYCYSTIC OVARIES.
AMAZING WHAT IT DOES FOR
POLYCYSTIC OVARIES IN WOMEN.
INFERTILITY --
IF A WOMAN IS INFERTILE,
GET IN THE KETO ZONE
AND WATCH HOW MANY TIMES
THEY GET PREGNANT.
NOW NOT ALL THE TIME
BUT MANY TIMES
BECAUSE MANY TIMES
THEY HAVE TO PUT ON
A LITTLE THYROID
OR A LITTLE BIOIDENTICAL
MICRONIZED PROGESTERONE
BUT IT HELPS TREMENDOUSLY;
AS WELL AS
CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS,
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
AMAZING WHEN THEY LOSE
THAT BELLY FAT,
THE PRESSURE COMES DOWN.
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE, DEMENTIA,
CANCERS -- I ACTUALLY STARTED
DOING THIS PROGRAM WITH
MY ADVANCED CANCER PATIENTS.
INTERESTING
ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO
I HAD AN INFLUX OF PATIENTS
WITH ADVANCED CANCERS,
GIVEN ONLY A FEW MONTHS
TO MAYBE A YEAR TO LIVE.
I SAID, "LORD,
I'M NOT QUALIFIED
TO TREAT THESE PATIENTS.
THEY'VE SEEN ONCOLOGISTS,
THEY'VE SEEN THE RADIOLOGISTS,
SURGEON, THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN
THEIR LAST RITES AND NOW
THEY'RE TURNED OVER
TO HOSPICE AND THAT'S IT.
"DR. COLBERT,
DON'T YOU HAVE ANY PROGRAM?"
SO I STARTED STUDYING
AND THIS WAS YEARS AGO.
THE ONLY THING I SAW
THAT WAS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE
FOR THESE PATIENTS
WAS THE KETOGENIC DIET.
THERE WAS A LOT OF --
THEY STARTED HAVING NOT A LOT
OF RESEARCH BACK THEN,
SOME RESEARCH.
SO I STARTED PUTTING
THESE PATIENTS ON 80%
OF THEIR CALORIES AS FAT,
GOOD HEALTHY FAT;
NOT A LOT OF MEAT,
JUST A LITTLE MEAT;
RED MEAT, MAYBE ONLY ONCE
OR TWICE A WEEK.
NO PORK. BUT I PUT THEM
ON GRASS FED BUTTER.
I PUT THEM ON
LOTS OF OLIVE OIL.
I STARTED LITERALLY
TAKING THE FUEL AWAY FROM
THE CANCER BECAUSE CANCER'S
FAVORITE FUEL IS SUGAR --
THAT'S THEIR FAVORITE FOOD.
SO WHEN YOU TAKE AWAY
THEIR CARBOHYDRATES --
AND THEIR STARCHES
AND CARBOHYDRATES DOWN TO JUST
20 GRAMS OR LESS A DAY,
ALL OF THE SUDDEN THIS CANCER
SHIFTS FROM THRIVING
TO SURVIVING -- NOT ALWAYS,
BUT MANY TIMES --
BECAUSE MANY OF THESE CANCERS
ARE GLYCOLYTIC
OR SUGAR FEEDERS.
SO I STARTED WITH THAT
AND I NOTICED
A STRANGE THING HAPPENING
TO MY CANCER PATIENTS.
ALL OF THE SUDDEN THEIR WAIST
STARTED SHRINKING DOWN.
AGAIN, I SAID, "IS THIS
CANCER EATING THEM UP?"
NO! THIS IS THEIR BODY
BURNING FAT AS FUEL.
80% OF THEIR CALORIES
WERE FAT!
THEY WERE NOT EATING SUGAR.
AND THEY SAID, "LISTEN.
I WANT TO LIVE
JUST SIX MORE MONTHS
FOR MY GRANDKIDS."
THEY JUST WANTED SIX MONTHS.
"CAN YOU HELP ME
LIVE SIX MONTHS?"
I SAID, "FOLLOW THIS PROGRAM
AND YES, I THINK I CAN."
WELL, LO AND BEHOLD,
SOME OF THEM,
LITERALLY THEIR CANCERS
WENT IN REMISSION.
NOW AGAIN, I CAN'T SAY THIS
WILL DO THIS FOR EVERYONE;
IT DOESN'T.
BUT FOR SOME PATIENTS
IT WENT INTO REMISSION.
THEN THEY STARTED THRIVING.
SOME OF THEM
JUST STARTED THRIVING.
NOT ALL OF THEM, BUT SOME.
AND THEN I NOTICED THAT
MY TYPE 2
DIABETIC CANCER PATIENTS,
TYPE 2 DIABETICS,
THEIR SUGARS NORMALIZED.
THEY STARTED
COMING OFF THEIR MEDS.
THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE LOWERED.
I WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZED
AT THE INFLAMMATION
THEY USED TO HAVE;
THE INFLAMMATION WAS QUENCHED
JUST LIKE A GIANT
FIRE EXTINGUISHER
QUENCHING INFLAMMATION
THROUGHOUT THE BODY.
PEOPLE WITH ARTHRITIS
STARTED COMING IN SAYING,
"DR. COLBERT,
MY JOINTS DON'T HURT.
MY KNEES DON'T HURT.
MY HIPS DON'T HURT.
MY BACK, MY NECK,
DOESN'T HURT.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?"
I SAID, "WE ARE TURNING DOWN
INFLAMMATION BECAUSE SUGAR,
STARCHES, BAD FATS
THEY ALL FUEL INFLAMMATION
WHICH IS AT THE ROOT OF 90%
OF DISEASES -- 90%!"
AND SO WHAT I FOUND WAS
THIS PROGRAM LITERALLY,
WHEN YOU EAT A LOT OF SUGAR,
WHEN YOU'RE OBESE AND FAT,
YOU ARE UNKNOWINGLY SIGNING UP
FOR 35 MAJOR DISEASES
INCLUDING CANCER.
I TELL MY PATIENTS
AND I TELL THIS
RIGHT TO THEIR FACE.
I SAID, "NOW LISTEN.
IF YOU CAN'T RESIST
A DONUT, A COOKIE,
OR A BOWL OF ICE CREAM,
HOW ARE YOU GOING
TO RESIST CANCER?
IT IS A SUGAR FEEDER.
IT LOVES THAT.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO RESIST
TYPE 2 DIABETES?
IS IT WORTH IT?"
ON A TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENT,
IS IT WORTH IT
TO GO AND HAVE DIALYSIS
THREE HOURS A DAY,
THREE DAYS A WEEK;
TO HAVE YOUR EXTREMITIES
AMPUTATED, TO GO BLIND,
TO HAVE YOUR ARTERIES
CLOGGED WITH PLAQUE,
TO HAVE HEART ATTACKS
AND STROKES; IS IT WORTH IT?
IS ANY SUGAR WORTH THAT?
SO AGAIN, I ASK THEM,
"IF YOU CAN'T RESIST
THAT COOKIE, THAT BAGEL,
THAT DONUT,
THAT PLATE OF PASTA,
THAT HUGE CHUNK OF BREAD,
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO RESIST
DISEASE AND THE DEVIL
FOR THAT MATTER?"
IT STARTS WITH SIMPLE THINGS.
LEARN TO RESIST SUGAR.
IT IS THE HARDEST THING
FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN TO RESIST
BECAUSE SUGAR IS SO ADDICTIVE
BECAUSE OF THE ALMOST
DRUG EFFECTS IT HAS ON IT.
YOU KNOW SUGAR IN RATS,
RATS PREFER SUGAR
OVER COCAINE IN ONE STUDY;
THAT'S HOW ADDICTIVE IT IS.
I TELL PATIENTS THAT SUGAR
IS LIKE A COMBINATION
OF CRACK COCAINE
AND METHAMPHETAMINE
BECAUSE IT GIVES YOU
THAT DOPAMINE BOOST,
THAT EUPHORIA,
THAT BLISS JUST SHORT TERM.
Sheila: WHAT ABOUT
A GENERATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE
WHO ARE GROWING UP
AND SO MANY OF THEM,
EVEN AS CHILDREN
ALREADY OBESE?
IS THIS A DIET
THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE
FOR CHILDREN?
Dr. Colbert: YES, BUT THAT
IS A VERY GOOD QUESTION.
NOW THEY'RE GROWING SO
FOR CHILDREN WE HAVE TO ADD
SOME HEALTHY CARBS TO THEM.
FOR CHILDREN,
I DON'T PUT THEM DOWN
TO 20 GRAMS.
I PUT THEM TO 50-100 GRAMS.
SO I ADD THOSE BEANS, PEAS,
LENTILS, HUMMUS, THOSE CARBS
THAT DON'T SPIKE YOUR SUGAR.
SO THOSE ARE GOOD.
YES, THEY CAN FOLLOW THE DIET
WITH ADDING THE BEANS,
PEAS, LENTILS, CASHEWS,
NUTS, SEEDS;
THOSE ARE REALLY GOOD AND
YES, THEY CAN DO GREAT.
I LOVE MY SEED BREAD.
MY SEED BREAD
KEEPS YOU REGULAR.
IT IS MADE WITH ALL KINDS
OF DIFFERENT SEEDS.
IT IS MADE WITH --
Randy: BUT IT IS BREAD?
Sheila: IT KEEPS YOU REGULAR.
Dr. Colbert: IT LOOKS
LIKE BREAD.
IT KEEPS YOU VERY REGULAR --
THAT I CAN PROMISE YOU.
[Laughter]
Sheila: WE'LL JUST
LEAVE THAT ONE ALONE.
Dr. Colbert: BUT WE HAVE
CHIA SEEDS,
WE HAVE FLAX SEEDS,
WE HAVE PSYLLIUM SEEDS.
WE HAVE ALL
THESE DIFFERENT SEEDS.
YOU CAN ASK MY WIFE,
SHE MAKES IT.
SHE WAS MAKING IT
THE OTHER NIGHT.
AND WHAT I DO IS I MAKE IT...
NOW YOU CAN'T LEAVE THIS OUT
OR IT WILL GO BAD.
SO I PUT IT IN THE FRIDGE
AND THEN I PUT A LOT OF IT
IN THE FREEZER
SO WHEN I GET HOME
I CAN PULL IT OUT
AND IT'S VERY FILLING,
AND THAT EXPANDS
TO ABOUT TEN TIMES ITS SIZE
AND SO IT JUST SWEEPS
THE COLON CLEAN
IS THE BEST WAY TO PUT IT.
IT FILLS YOU UP.
Randy: DOES IT GO GOOD
WITH TURKEY AND CHEESE?
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW.
Dr. Colbert: YES IT DOES!
I LOVE IT.
BECAUSE I PUT
MY GRASS FED BUTTER IN THERE.
YOU CAN PUT A LITTLE STEVIA
IN THERE.
IF YOU LIKE, A LITTLE SWEET
ADD SOME MORE STEVIA,
ORGANIC STEVIA AND WE HAVE
THE RECIPE IN THE BOOK.
Randy: NOW THAT'S KEY.
YOU JUST SAID, "WE'VE GOT
THE RECIPE IN THE BOOK."
ALL THIS STUFF YOU SAID
I DON'T REMEMBER;
I JUST REMEMBER
I CAN BE BETTER OFF.
Dr. Colbert: IT'S ALL
IN THE BOOK.
AND FOR MY PATIENTS
I MAKE IT REAL SIMPLE.
I SAY, "LISTEN.
HERE'S THE BOOK.
READ CHAPTER 13, IT TELLS YOU
HOW TO GO SHOPPING.
READ CHAPTER 15 BECAUSE
IT TELLS YOU THE RECIPES.
AND THEN GO TO MY WEBSITE,
THEKETOZONE.COM
TO GET THE SUPPLEMENTS
THAT GO WITH IT.
IT'S REAL SIMPLE.
TO MAKE
YOUR KETO ZONE COFFEE OR TEA.
NOW YOU BEING FROM SCOTLAND,
YOU WILL LOVE
MY KETO ZONE TEA.
WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOU SOME.
Sheila: THANK YOU!
THIS HONESTLY,
IS A PHENOMENAL BOOK
AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.
WE'RE GOING TO TELL YOU
HOW TO GET IT IN A MINUTE.
BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE
IN A DIFFERENT PART
OF THE WORLD TODAY
AND WHAT THEY'RE LONGING FOR
ISN'T TO KNOW WHAT TO CUT OUT
OF THEIR DIET.
THERE ARE PEOPLE
WHO ARE LITERALLY WONDERING
IS THERE GOING TO BE ANYTHING
AT ALL IN THEIR BOWL TODAY.
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU CARE ABOUT
THE SAME THINGS WE CARE ABOUT,
I WANT YOU TO WATCH
SOMETHING WITH ME.
WOULD YOU WATCH THIS?
Sheila:
THIS YOUNG MOM
IS A WIDOW.
SHE'S ALREADY BURIED
THREE CHILDREN.
SHE HAS TWO LEFT.
THEY'RE SIMPLY ASKING
FOR A DECENT MEAL A DAY.
>> SHEILA, THIS IS
AN EXCITING DAY
BECAUSE THIS
IS PAULINA.
YOU CAME WITH US
LAST YEAR
AND YOU TALKED TO HER
AND YOU INTERVIEWED HER
AND SHE TOLD YOU
ABOUT HER CHILDREN
AND HOW WEAK THEY WERE
AND HOW THEY
COULDN'T GO TO SCHOOL.
AND THE
WORST PART,
SHE HAD LOST THREE CHILDREN
BECAUSE OF HUNGER
BECAUSE SHE JUST DIDN'T
HAVE ENOUGH FOOD.
BUT TODAY I'VE SEEN
A SMILE ON HER FACE,
HER CHILDREN
ARE EATING.
MISSION FEEDING
HAS COME TO THIS VILLAGE.
THE PEOPLE THAT
WATCH LIFE TODAY
HAVE MADE
IT HAPPEN.
PAULINA HAS
NEW LIFE
AND SHE NOW KNOWS
THESE CHILDREN WILL LIVE.
Announcer:
TODAY, EACH OF PAULINA'S
TWO SURVIVING CHILDREN
HAVE BEEN
STABILIZED
WITH A DAILY
BOWL OF FOOD.
THANKS TO THE COMPASSION
OF LIFE TODAY'S VIEWERS
WE WERE ABLE
TO BRING MISSION FEEDING
TO ALL OF THE CHILDREN
IN PAULINA'S VILLAGE.
Announcer: IF YOU GAVE
TO MISSION FEEDING IN 2016
YOU LITERALLY HELPED SAVE
THESE CHILDREN'S LIVES.
PAULINA'S STORY
TESTIFIES TO THE IMPACT
YOU CAN MAKE ON A CHILD
AND THE MOTHER DESPERATE
TO KEEP HER CHILD ALIVE.
RIGHT NOW DROUGHT AND FAMINE
HAVE DEVASTATED AREAS
ACROSS
SOUTHERN AFRICA
AND MORE CHILDREN
ARE DYING.
WHEN YOU GIVE
TO MISSION FEEDING,
YOU GIVE LIFE!
Sheila: I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT
-- TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE
IN PAULINA.
I REMEMBER
SITTING THERE WITH HER
AND THE LOOK OF ABSOLUTE
HOPELESSNESS IN HER EYES;
THE LOOK OF DESPAIR
OF ANY MOTHER WHO'S HAD
TO BURY THREE CHILDREN
AND ALREADY BEGINS TO SEE
THE MARKS, THE FAMILIAR MARKS
OF HUNGER AND STARVATION
ON THE TWO CHILDREN
SHE HAS LEFT.
SO FOR JANICE TO BE ABLE
TO GO BACK THIS YEAR
AND TO SHOW NOW
THAT MISSION FEEDING
IS THERE IN THAT VILLAGE,
THOSE TWO CHILDREN,
IT IS NIGHT AND DAY!
THEIR BRIGHT EYES --
IT JUST SHOWS YOU,
YOU AND I CAN LITERALLY
CHANGE THE WORLD
FOR SOME OF THESE CHILDREN.
THESE MOMS, I REMEMBER
PAULINA SAYING TO ME,
"IF THERE WAS
A STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN,
SOMETIMES I THINK
I WOULD JUST TAKE IT.
I WOULD JUST TAKE IT
AND GO JOIN MY CHILDREN."
BUT NOW SHE HAS HOPE BECAUSE
SHE ASKED THAT WE WOULD HELP
AND YOU DID THAT.
IF YOU SEE THAT YOU HELPED
LAST YEAR AND YOU DID THAT!
THERE ARE SO MANY CHILDREN
WHO ARE STILL LITERALLY
STARVING TO DEATH.
SO MANY PARTS
OF SOUTHERN AFRICA,
THE FAMINE IS JUST EXTREME
AND THESE MOMS WORK SO HARD.
THEY LITERALLY
SCRAPE THE GROUND
TO TRY AND FIND ANYTHING
THAT THEY CAN PUT IN A BOWL
TO FEED THEIR CHILDREN.
BUT WE'VE DISCOVERED
THIS AMAZING FORMULA
THAT PROVIDES EVERYTHING
THAT CHILDREN IN THAT PART OF
THE WORLD NEED; HAS ALL
THE VITAMINS, NUTRIENTS,
AND CALORIES THAT LITERALLY,
FROM THE FIRST BOWL, RANDY,
IT IS AS IF YOU'RE TURNING
A CHILD FROM STARING AT DEATH
TO SUDDENLY LOOKING AT LIFE.
Randy: YEAH, I'M REALLY GLAD
THAT YOU GOT THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SEE THAT IN JUST
A COUPLE OF CHILDREN.
BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN THAT
OVER THE YEARS,
THE AFRICAN GOVERNMENT
HAS CREDITED US WITH
SAVING THE LIVES OF UPWARD
OF LIKE 13 MILLION CHILDREN
OVER THE MANY YEARS.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
YOU GO FROM THE BEFORE
TO THE AFTER.
YOU GO FROM DEATH TO LIFE.
YOU GO FROM DESPERATION
TO HOPE.
AND THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO,
TO BE A PART OF THAT,
TO CHANGE THE LIVES
OF CHILDREN.
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE
IN ADDITION
TO THE $30, $50, OR $100
GIVING FOOD FOR THREE, FIVE
OR TEN CHILDREN
FOR THREE MONTHS,
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DO SOMETHING BEYOND JUST
PROVIDING THE BOWLS OF SOUP.
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO UPGRADE
ONE OF OUR FEEDING STATIONS,
ONE OF THE PLACES
WHERE WE PROCESS THE FOOD.
NOW THESE WERE ESTABLISHED
MANY YEARS AGO.
MY PARENTS THERE WITH PETER
AND ANN, AND ISAK PRETORIUS
ESTABLISHED SEVERAL OF THESE.
RIGHT NOW IF WE UPGRADE
ONE OF THEM,
IT IS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA,
IT IS IN ONE OF THE COUNTRIES
WHERE WE'RE DOING THE FEEDING
BUT IT WILL INCREASE
THE PRODUCTION BY 50%.
THAT MEANS MORE CHILDREN
CHANGED, THAT MEANS MORE
OF THE EXAMPLES YOU JUST SAW,
MORE LIVES TURNED
COMPLETELY AROUND.
BUT WE'VE GOT TO HAVE
YOUR HELP.
Sheila: HERE'S WHAT I THINK,
RANDY: IT TAKES $216,000
TO UPGRADE THIS FOOD FACTORY.
WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE IF 216
OF US SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE CAN GIVE $1,000."
WOULDN'T THAT BE AMAZING?
IT WILL MAKE
SUCH A DIFFERENCE.
IT WILL MAKE IT EFFICIENT,
WE'LL GET THE FOOD OUT
QUICKER.
WHATEVER YOU CAN DO,
WOULD YOU GO TO YOUR PHONE
AND MAKE THE VERY BEST GIFT
POSSIBLE?
BUT I'VE DECIDED,
MY HUSBAND AND I, WE'RE
GOING TO BE ONE OF THE 216
AND IF YOU CAN JOIN US, IF
YOU CAN BE ONE OF 215 OTHERS
SAYING, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
YEAH, WE'LL DO THAT TOO."
THEN LET'S GET
THAT FOOD FACTORY UP-TO-DATE
AND MOVING; AND CHANGE
THE LIVES OF THESE CHILDREN.
WOULD YOU GO TO YOUR PHONES?
THANK YOU!
Announcer:
IN IMPOVERISHED AND FAMINE STRICKEN AREAS OF AFRICA,
CHILDREN
ARE SUFFERING.
THE NEED
IS GREAT.
AND WITHOUT FOOD,
THEY FACE DEATH BY STARVATION.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT,
YOU WILL HELP FEED AND CARE
FOR CHILDREN
IN CRISIS AREAS
OF SUDAN, ANGOLA,
AND MOZAMBIQUE.
WITH AFRICA FACING ONGOING
FOOD SHORTAGES AND DROUGHT,
WE URGENTLY NEED
TO REPLENISH SUPPLIES
AND COME TO THE AID
OF 400,000 CHILDREN
COUNTING ON US.
YOUR LIFESAVING GIFT
OF $30, $50, OR $100
WILL HELP FEED AND CARE FOR
THREE, FIVE OR TEN CHILDREN
FOR THE NEXT
THREE MONTHS.
PLEASE ALSO CONSIDER
AN ADDITIONAL GIFT TO HELP
PROVIDE CRITICALLY NEEDED
UPGRADES TO OUR FOOD FACTORY
THAT WILL INCREASE
OVERALL PRODUCTION BY
A STAGGERING 50%.
THIS IS A
$216,000 CHALLENGE
ABOVE OUR NORMAL
FEEDING BUDGET
THAT COULD HELP SAVE
EVEN MORE LIVES.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF ANY AMOUNT
WE'LL SEND YOU
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MESS.
IN HER NEW BOOK,
SHEILA WALSH BRINGS INSIGHT
TO KNOWING THE PEACE
AND PRESENCE OF CHRIST
IN THE MIDST OF LIFE'S
INEVITABLE MESSES.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE
TO HELP FEED AND CARE
FOR TEN CHILDREN,
WE WILL SEND YOU SHEILA'S BOOK
PLUS THE "ARISE" COFFEE MUG.
THIS HEAT-ACTIVATED MUG
REVEALS ISAIAH 61
EACH TIME YOU FILL IT
WITH A WARM BEVERAGE;
A WONDERFUL WAY
TO BEGIN YOUR DAY.
AND FINALLY, WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $1,000 OR MORE
TO HELP FEED AND CARE
FOR 100 CHILDREN,
BE SURE TO REQUEST
OUR "DETERMINED EAGLE"
BRONZE SCULPTURE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR
MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE.
Randy: DO THE BEST
YOU CAN TODAY.
AND YOU KNOW,
JUST BY CHANGING THEIR DIET
WE'RE GIVING THEM LIFE
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING
TO DO TODAY ON LIFE TODAY,
OFFERING YOU A WAY
TO CHANGE YOUR DIET
WITH THE KETO ZONE DIET
AND GIVE YOU LIFE.
Sheila: AND REALLY,
THE THING I LOVE ABOUT IT
IS IT REALLY IS NOT A DIET,
IT IS A NEW WAY
TO LIVE YOUR LIFE.
WHEN YOU CALL TODAY, PLEASE
REQUEST DR. COLBERT'S BOOK
AND WE WILL GET THAT
TO YOU A.S.A.P.
AS ALWAYS THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING WITH US
ON THIS SHOW. AWESOME!
Randy: GOOD INFORMATION
AND GOOD MOTIVATION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND THANK YOU
FOR BEING WITH US.
JOIN US AGAIN NEXT TIME
ON LIFE TODAY.
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Announcer:
TOMORROW, SARA HAGERTY
HELPS US UNDERSTAND
THE GIFT OF
BEING HIDDEN.
>> IF WE SLICED IT
WE MIGHT SAY THAT
80% OF OUR DAY
IS WHERE NOBODY
IS NOTICING.
>> LIFE TODAY IS MADE
POSSIBLE BY THE SUPPORTERS OF
LIFE OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL.
YOUR GIFT WILL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF LIFE.
THE MINISTRY FEATURES
SPECIFIC OUTREACHES
AS EXAMPLES OF THE PROGRAMS
IT SUPPORTS AND CONDUCTS.
GIFTS ARE CONSIDERED
TO BE WITHOUT RESTRICTION
AS TO USE UNLESS EXPLICITLY
STIPULATED BY THE DONOR.
THE MINISTRY IS A MEMBER
OF THE E.C.F.A.