>> CHRISTIANS ARE SICKER
THAN NON-CHRISTIANS
AND I CAN'T
FATHOM THAT.
Announcer:
DR. FRANCISCO CONTRERAS
USES PROVEN RESEARCH
TO HELP YOU LOOK YOUNGER
AND LIVE LONGER.
>> CHRISTIANS DO NOT FOLLOW
BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES
OF HEALTH.
THE HIGHEST INCIDENCE
OF DISEASE
IN PROFESSIONALS
IN AMERICA
IS PASTORS.
Announcer: LEARN HOW
IT MAY BE POSSIBLE
TO REVERSE ANY
ILLNESS OR DISEASE
ONCE AND FOR ALL.
NEXT!
♪
Betty: THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US ON LIFE TODAY!
I'M BETTY AND THIS IS JAMES.
James: YEAH, WE HAVE
A HAPPY AUDIENCE HERE BECAUSE
WE HAVE A WONDERFUL DOCTOR,
DR. CONTRERAS.
HE'S NOT CONTRARY,
HE IS JUST DR. CONTRERAS.
HE IS A MEXICAN WHO HAS
ACTUALLY GONE BACK TO MEXICO
WITH THE LOVE OF GOD
THROBBING IN HIS HEART.
HE SAID HE GOT FED UP
WITH WATCHING ALL
THE CORRUPTION HERE
SO HE WENT BACK
TO WHERE I THINK
THEY INVENTED THE CORRUPTION,
BACK TO MEXICO.
BUT THE DEAL IS,
THIS MAN IS FULL
OF THE LOVE OF GOD
AND HE IS AN AMAZING -- TO ME,
WE ALL KNOW THAT HE HAS SEEN
SUPERNATURAL MIRACLE HEALINGS
AND MANY VERY HIGHLY VISIBLE
AND WEALTHY PEOPLE
HAVE TAKEN THEIR FAMILY
TO BE WITH THIS DOC
BECAUSE OF THE MIRACLES.
HE JUST KNOWS WHAT HELPS US.
HE'S COME HERE
TO SHARE SOMETHING
THAT HE'S ACTUALLY
PUT IN A BOOK.
HE TITLED IT,
LOOK YOUNGER, LIVE LONGER.
SO LOOK YOUNG LIKE BETTY,
NOT LIKE JAMES.
HE COULD HAVE
PUT THAT DOWN HERE THAT
I LOOK LIKE I'M OLD ENOUGH
TO BE HER DAD.
Betty: NO, YOU DON'T!
James: WELL, I'M ONLY
ONE MONTH OLDER THAN THIS LADY
SO THIS IS THE MIRACLE THAT
DR. CONTRERAS IS TALKING ABOUT
RIGHT HERE.
BUT WHAT HE IS SAYING IS
THAT YOU CAN TAKE TEN STEPS
TO REVERSE AGING AND
YOU CAN LIVE A VIBRANT LIFE.
HE REALLY GIVES SOUND ADVICE.
WE TALKED
ON AN EARLIER PROGRAM WHICH
YOU CAN GO BACK AND SEE ONLINE
ABOUT DIET AND EXERCISE
AND IT WASN'T SOMETHING --
IT WAS A FUN TIME
TALKING ABOUT IT.
BUT HE WAS GIVING US
THE REAL TRUTH REVEALED
IN THE WORD OF GOD
ABOUT WHAT CERTAIN FOODS
DO TO YOU.
IT WASN'T LIKE THIS WAS
A RELIGIOUS CUSTOM AND GOD
PUT IT ON THE PEOPLE TO SEE
IF THEY LOVED HIM ENOUGH
TO DO IT.
THE TRUTH WAS IF YOU CARE
ABOUT YOURSELF ENOUGH
DO THESE THINGS
AND IT'S BETTER FOR YOU,
IT WILL GIVE YOU HEALTH
AND LONG LIFE.
SO HE EXPLAINS THAT
BUT THEN HE'S GOING TO TALK
ABOUT THE SPIRITUAL ASPECT
AND OTHER THINGS IN THE BOOK
THAT WE'RE GOING
TO TALK ABOUT TODAY
SO THAT WE'RE LOOKING
AT THE WHOLE PICTURE.
WOULD YOU WELCOME
DR. CONTRERAS
BACK TO LIFE TODAY?
WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE
FOR ANOTHER PROGRAM.
Dr. Contreras:
GLAD TO BE HERE.
James: NOW I MADE IT
ANOTHER DAY.
SO HERE WE ARE.
I WANT YOU TO TOUCH
ON THE THINGS, I WANT YOU
TO JUST TAKE LIKE HERE WE ARE,
WE'VE GOT A ROOM
FULL OF PEOPLE THAT ARE
PROSPECTS FOR BETTER HEALTH,
UNDERSTANDING SOME THINGS,
AND YOU WANT THEM
TO UNDERSTAND.
YOU SAID TO ME,
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
YOU EVEN SAID IT BEFORE WE
ACTUALLY CAME ON THE AIR
THAT IF PEOPLE
WOULD DO CERTAIN THINGS THAT
IT WOULD TOTALLY ELIMINATE
MANY OF THE HEALTH PROBLEMS,
PROBABLY MOST OF
THE HEALTH PROBLEMS
AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE
HEALTH CRISIS THAT WE'VE GOT
BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH
MEDICINE OR MONEY TO DEAL
WITH WHAT WE'RE CAUSING
TO HAPPEN TO OUR BODIES.
IS THAT TRUE?
Dr. Contreras: ABSOLUTELY.
James: SO THE ONLY WAY
YOU SOLVE THE PROBLEM
IS DEALING WITH THE ISSUES
AND THE CAUSE OF THE ILLNESSES
THAT ARE PULLING
THE VERY LIFE OUT OF US
AND EVEN KILLING US.
SO GIVE US SOME COUNSEL.
Dr. Contreras: THE MOTIVATION
OF THIS BOOK
IS THAT STATISTICALLY
CHRISTIANS ARE SICKER
THAN NON-CHRISTIANS.
I CAN'T FATHOM THAT.
JUST AN EXAMPLE,
THE HIGHEST INCIDENCE
OF CANCER IN THE WORLD
IS THE U.S.A. OF AMERICA --
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND IT'S PROBABLY,
NOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT SHAKY
BUT IT'S PROBABLY
THE MOST CHRISTIAN NATION
IN HISTORY AND THE NATION
THAT HAS STUDIED THE BIBLE
THE MOST.
THE LOWEST INCIDENCE OF CANCER
IN THE WORLD IS CHINA.
A PAGAN...
James: BECAUSE
THEY'RE SO GODLY?
Dr. Contreras:
A PAGAN COUNTRY!
BUT THEY FOLLOW
WITHOUT KNOWING
BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH
WHILE AMERICANS, CHRISTIANS,
DO NOT FOLLOW
BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH.
James: IT IS ALMOST LIKE
THEY DEFY THEM.
Dr. Contreras: THE HIGHEST
INCIDENCE OF DISEASE
IN PROFESSIONALS IN AMERICA
IS PASTORS.
James: STRESS?
Dr. Contreras: STRESS,
NOT EATING CORRECTLY,
NOT EXERCISING,
TOO MANY BURDENS,
ALL THOSE THINGS TOGETHER.
James: WHEN YOU'RE BURDENED
OR YOU'RE DEPRESSED
OR YOU'RE HEAVY-LADEN
OR YOU'RE WORRIED
OR EVEN FEARFUL,
I THINK YOU MEDICATE
WITH FOOD.
I THINK IT BECOMES A FALSE --
Dr. Contreras: AND THAT'S WHY
WE CALL IT COMFORT FOOD.
James: A FALSE SENSE
OF ESCAPE.
IT REALLY IS.
IF THEY'RE NOT IN DRUNKENNESS
AND PARTYING AND DISSIPATION,
SOMEBODY SAID IN THE
WORLD'S CROWD OF PARTIERS
AND THEY LOOK AT CHRISTIANS
AND SAY, "WHAT DO THEY DO?"
THE GUY SAID,
"LOOK AT THEM EAT!
BOY, THEY EAT."
IT REALLY IS TRUE.
WE SEEM TO BE OUT OF CONTROL
IN THE VERY THINGS
THAT SHOULD BE PROBABLY
PRETTY SIMPLE TO CONTROL.
Dr. Contreras: THAT'S
THE MOTIVATION OF THE BOOK;
THAT WE AS CHRISTIANS
SHOULD BE A LIGHT,
A SHINING LIGHT OF HEALTH
IN THE WORLD,
AND WE CAN ACHIEVE IT
FAIRLY EASY.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS
IN AMERICA TODAY
IS DIABETES AND OBESITY.
BOTH OF THEM HAVE TO DO
WITH OUR LIFESTYLE.
SO BY MAKING
REALLY SIMPLE CHANGES,
DOABLE CHANGES --
I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO THINK
THAT YOU HAVE TO DO A DIET
SO HARSH THAT THE FIRST VERSE
THAT COMES TO MIND IS:
FOR ME TO LIVE IS CHRIST
AND TO DIE IS GAIN.
[Laughter]
THAT'S NOT THE VERSE
I WANT TO COME INTO YOUR MINDS
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT DIET
BECAUSE THAT'S USUALLY,
"OH, DIET!
THAT'S THE WORST THING!"
Betty: "DIET" HAS SUCH
A NEGATIVE SOUND TO IT.
IT'S A NEW LIFESTYLE.
Dr. Contreras: IT IS EATING
THE WAY GOD WANTS US TO EAT.
AND WE ARE NOW BASICALLY
CONSUMING FOOD
MADE BY INDUSTRY --
BY THE INDUSTRY.
WE DON'T CONSUME THE FOOD
THE WAY GOD PUT IT
ON THIS EARTH.
SO THAT WOULD BE NUMBER ONE.
AND THEN THE PORTIONS OF FOOD
THAT WE NEED TO EAT.
WE'RE EATING TOO MUCH.
WE USUALLY EAT BREAKFAST
ALL OF THE CALORIES
THAT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT
FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
AND THEN WE DON'T MOVE.
SO ALL OF THESE THINGS
THAT ARE NOT COMPLICATED
AND WOULD TAKE A LITTLE BIT
OF EFFORT BUT ONCE YOU GET
INTO THE HANG OF IT,
YOU CAN LEAD
A VERY, VERY HEALTHY
AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE.
James: I DO PRETTY WELL
ON THINGS THAT
I'VE LEARNED TO AVOID.
BUT I WANT YOU TO TELL ME
WHAT HAPPENS.
I'VE HEARD PEOPLE SAY IF YOU
EAT RED MEAT OR SOMETHING
IT SHOULDN'T MAYBE BE
A LARGER PORTION THAN
MAYBE A TIGHT-CLINCHED FIST.
IT SHOULDN'T BE LIKE THAT.
YOU TRY TO EAT MAYBE
SIX OR EIGHT OUNCES
RATHER THAN 12 TO 16 OUNCES.
SO CUTTING THE PORTIONS DOWN;
THAT HELPS. RIGHT?
THEN THE COLORFUL VEGETABLES,
AND AT MOST NEAR
OR NOT COOKED IS BETTER.
THE MORE YOU CAN EAT THEM
IN THEIR NATURAL STATE,
THE WAY THE LORD GAVE THEM
TO US, ALL THAT'S BETTER
AND LESS SALT, ALL THAT.
THOSE ARE JUST KIND OF --
Dr. Contreras: THOSE
ARE THE BASIC THINGS.
AND IF YOU FOLLOW THAT,
YOU'RE GOING TO REAP
THE BENEFIT OF IT
FOR MANY, MANY YEARS --
ADDED YEARS TO YOUR LIFE.
Betty: ALSO, WE'VE KIND OF
GOT IT IN OUR MINDS
WE EAT THREE MEALS A DAY.
IF WE ATE SMALLER PORTIONS
THEN YOU'D EAT SOME
HEALTHY THINGS IN-BETWEEN,
KEEPS YOUR METABOLISM UP.
Dr. Contreras: LAST MONTH
A REPORT WAS PUBLISHED
BY JAMMA, THE JOURNAL
OF THE AMERICAN
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,
THAT WOMEN
WHO FAST FOR 13 HOURS,
MEANING YOU HAVE DINNER
AND EAT NOTHING
UNTIL BREAKFAST --
WHAT A CONCEPT!
James: WELL,
BUT TELL ME ABOUT IT.
WHAT DOES IT DO?
Dr. Contreras: 36% LESS
BREAST CANCER JUST BY --
AND EATING THE WORST DINNER
AND THE WORST BREAKFAST.
THEY WERE NOT TALKING
ABOUT HEALTHY FOODS.
JUST THE FACT
THAT YOU ALLOWED YOUR BODY
TO REST FROM THOSE BAD FOODS
FOR 13 HOURS
REDUCED THE INCIDENCE
OF CANCER BY 36%.
James: YOU'RE NOT
CUTTING THEM SOME SLACK
AND SAY GO EAT JUNK.
JUST DON'T EAT IN THIS SPACE.
Dr. Contreras: NO, NO!
IMAGINE IF DINNER WAS HEALTHY
AND THE BREAKFAST WAS HEALTHY
THEN PROBABLY THE INCIDENCE
WOULD DROP BY 80%.
James: AND THIS IS
AN AMAZING DISCOVERY
BECAUSE I HAVE NOTICED THIS.
THAT IF I EAT
THE SMALLER PORTIONS BUT
THEN I'LL EAT BETWEEN MEALS
MAYBE SOME ALMONDS
OR MAYBE SOME FRUIT
OR JUST A REALLY LIGHT SNACK,
THEN YOUR MEAL AT NOON
AND THEN MAYBE IN THE EVENING,
BETTY AND I SELDOM
EAT OUT AT NIGHT
AND WE DO NOT HAVE
A BIG MEAL AT NIGHT.
IT WOULD BE ALMOST A RARE
EXCEPTION; EVEN VERY HIGHLY
VISIBLE PEOPLE WHO REALLY
WANT TO SPEND TIME WITH US,
WE JUST WON'T HARDLY GO.
WE'LL SAY, "WE CAN GO
SOMEWHERE AND JUST TALK,
WE'LL GO VISIT
BUT WE DON'T WANT TO GO
TO A NICE RESTAURANT"
BECAUSE WE LEARNED
IT IS BETTER FOR US.
Betty: WELL,
WE DON'T REST AS WELL
WHEN YOU'RE SO FULL.
Dr. Contreras: NOBODY --
THE TRUTH IS THAT NOBODY,
THAT'S WHY THEY DON'T REST
IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE
THIS VERY, VERY HEAVY...
James: OKAY BUT I WANT TO GET
MY QUESTION ANSWERED HERE.
SHE DOESN'T NORMALLY CUT IN.
[Laughter]
I'M PROUD OF YOU! KEEP IT UP.
I WANT YOU TO.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS
THAT BUSINESS OF --
BECAUSE SOME OF
THE SKINNIEST PEOPLE I KNOW
ARE THE HEALTHIEST PEOPLE,
THEY SEEM LIKE
THEY'RE ALWAYS EATING.
ONE TIME I FOLLOWED
THAT PATTERN FOR A FEW DAYS
AND LOST A BUNCH OF WEIGHT
AND I ATE ALL DAY LONG.
IS THERE SOMETHING
TO KEEPING THE METABOLISM UP
BUT NOT PUTTING TOO MUCH IN
THAT CAN BE BENEFICIAL?
Dr. Contreras: THERE IS
NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
DIVIDING YOUR
THREE MEALS INTO SIX
WITH THREE LIGHT MEALS
AND TWO SNACKS
ARE VERY GOOD.
NOW WE'RE FINDING OUT
THAT FASTING
ACTUALLY IS A VERY GOOD...
James: IN OTHER WORDS FASTING
OF A PORTION OF THE 24 HOURS;
NOT JUST SIX
OR EIGHT HOURS SLEEP
BUT EXTENDING IT
LIKE FROM THE NOON MEAL
TO THE BREAKFAST.
Dr. Contreras: NO, NO --
IF YOU HAVE DINNER AT SIX
AND YOU DON'T EAT BREAKFAST
UNTIL EIGHT, IT IS 14 HOURS.
James: AND YOU'RE SAYING
THAT'S GOOD.
Dr. Contreras: THAT'S
INCREDIBLY GOOD.
James: BUT I'VE BEEN
KIND OF DOING THAT.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?
Dr. Contreras: WELL,
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY DISEASES.
James: WELL, I'VE GOT ONE.
BUT I'M DEALING
WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
BUT I'VE DONE ALL THE THINGS
THEY TELL ME TO DO
AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
IT SHOWS UP BUT I TRY
TO KEEP DOING THINGS RIGHT.
BUT HERE'S WHAT I NOTICE.
IF I JUST HAVE ONE
OF THOSE SUGAR MOMENTS;
I THINK SUGAR
HAS DEMONIC ACTIVITY IN IT
BECAUSE SUGAR CAN TALK TO YOU
FROM ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
YOU CAN DRIVE BY --
IT'S JUST POWERFUL.
SO HERE'S WHAT I FOUND.
IF I DO, LET'S SAY, INDULGE,
IT IS LIKE I GET SLEEPY.
I LOSE MY ENERGY.
IS THAT ONE OF THE EFFECTS?
WELL, HELP ME WITH THIS.
I'M GOING TO LAY SOMETHING
IN FRONT OF YOU.
EVERY NOW AND THEN,
BECAUSE THIS USED TO BE
MY REGULAR MEAL...
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
THE FIRST TIME YEARS AGO
SOMEBODY TALKED TO ME, "WHY
DON'T YOU COUNT CALORIES?"
THE FIRST DAY
I COUNTED CALORIES
FOR AN AVERAGE DAY WAS 10,000
AND I HAD ONE OF THE
HIGHEST METABOLISM RATES
ANYBODY EVER CHECKED.
I WAS LIKE 4,000 CALORIES
A DAY AS MY NORM.
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. RIGHT?
THAT WAS MY NORMAL
BUT I'M PRETTY WOUND UP.
SO BETTY LOSES WEIGHT
WATCHING ME.
[Laughter]
THAT'S WHY SHE STAYS NICE.
BUT HERE'S WHAT I FOUND.
I GAVE UP
THE CHICKEN FRIED STEAK
AND I GOT TO BE
A REALLY GODLY GUY ONE TIME,
I WENT TO
CHICKEN FRIED CHICKEN
RATHER THAN STEAK;
IT WAS A REAL STEP FORWARD
FROM CHICKEN FRIED BEEF.
NOW HERE IT IS,
AND IT IS CREAM GRAVY.
CREAM GRAVY,
YOU'VE SEEN IT RIGHT?
Dr. Contreras: YES.
James: GOOD OLD CREAM GRAVY
ALL OVER IT.
AND HEY, IF YOU'RE SMART
YOU GET THE CREAMY GRAVY
AND YOU GET ANOTHER CUP
ON THE SIDE.
YOU WOULDN'T WANT ANY PART
OF IT NOT TO BE SOAKED.
NOW I'LL SEE THAT THING,
IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S LIKE A MASTERPIECE.
Betty: IT LOOKS LIKE
A HEART ATTACK!
[Laughter]
James: YOU DON'T WANT
TO SEE IT THAT WAY.
BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN
I JUST INDULGE
IN THIS WONDERFUL THING
THEN I GO HOME AND PASS OUT.
WHAT I'M ASKING IS
BECAUSE I'VE TOLD BETTY,
"OKAY, I DID THAT.
I HAD THAT DEAL."
REMEMBER ME TELLING YOU THIS?
AND I WEIGH EVERY DAY.
BETTY, SHE DOESN'T
WANT TO SEE A SCALE.
SHE DOESN'T WANT TO KNOW
IF THERE IS A SCALE.
Betty: I DO NOT BELIEVE
IN SCALES.
James: THEY ALL LIE.
BUT I WEIGH EVERY DAY.
AND SO I DID THIS.
I LOST ABOUT HALF A POUND.
I SAID, "MAN,
THAT'S PROGRESS."
SO I STARTED TRYING
TO JUSTIFY THIS.
NOW TELL ME
BECAUSE I'M NOT DOING IT.
BY THE WAY, I'M NOT DOING IT
MAYBE LIKE TWICE A YEAR;
YOU GET THAT.
WHAT'S THAT DOING TO ME?
Dr. Contreras: WELL,
THAT IS INCREASING
THE PRODUCTION OF INSULIN
IN YOUR BODY.
James: IS THAT WHAT GIVES
THE HIGH AND LOW FEELING?
Dr. Contreras: EXACTLY.
WHEN YOU HAVE AN OVERFLOW
OF INSULIN YOUR CELLS,
THE REST OF THE CELLS
IN YOUR BODY ARE GETTING
SATURATED WITH INSULIN
AND THEN IT DOESN'T WORK.
THAT'S WHY WHEN YOU EAT SUGAR
IT IS NOT METABOLIZED
AND YOU GET DIABETES.
SO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS
STOP THE INTAKE OF SUGAR
TO STOP THE PRODUCTION
OF INSULIN SO THAT
YOUR ACTUAL INSULIN
IN YOUR CELLS
GET OUT THERE AND LEAVE.
IT'S A PROCESS
THAT WILL TAKE MONTHS.
BUT YOU CAN REVERSE DIABETES.
James: OKAY BY STOPPING
TO EAT THOSE THINGS
AND EXERCISE TOO.
Dr. Contreras: IF YOU EXERCISE
THEN YOU DO IT FASTER.
James: AND YOU REALLY THINK
THAT MOST TYPE 2 DIABETES
CAN BE CURED BY JUST THAT
SIMPLE WAY AND YOU DEAL
WITH THAT HERE IN THE BOOK
IN SIMPLE TERMS.
Dr. Contreras: IN VERY
SIMPLE TERMS.
James: OKAY,
ARE YOU SAYING TO ME
THAT I MUST NEVER EVER HAVE
CHICKEN FRIED STEAK AGAIN?
Dr. Contreras: NO, NO.
IF YOU HAVE IT TWICE A YEAR
IT'S FINE.
AGAIN, I MENTIONED...
James: BUT YOU'RE
TELLING ME IT HAS
A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON ME.
Dr. Contreras: THERE'S
NO QUESTION.
EVERY TIME YOU DO IT
IT'S GOING TO HAVE
A NEGATIVE EFFECT.
IF YOU LIMIT IT, OBVIOUSLY,
THE NEGATIVE EFFECT
IS ALSO GOING TO BE...
James: SO THE LOSS OF ENERGY
OR THE REVERSAL,
GETTING GROGGY, YOUR MIND
KIND OF SHUTTING DOWN...
Dr. Contreras: ALL OF THAT
IS BECAUSE YOU'RE SATURATED
WITH INSULIN
AND INSULIN DOESN'T WORK
ANYMORE AND DOESN'T GET
THE SUGAR METABOLIZED.
James: YOU'VE MESSED UP
THE WHOLE SYSTEM
THE WAY GOD DESIGNED IT.
I DON'T WANT ANYBODY WATCHING
TO THROW AWAY THEIR FUTURE.
THAT'S THE REASON
YOU WROTE THE BOOK.
I CARE ABOUT PEOPLE.
Dr. Contreras: IT AFFECTS YOU
NOT ONLY PHYSICALLY
WHICH IS BAD ENOUGH
BUT IT EFFECTS YOU EMOTIONALLY
AND SPIRITUALLY.
YOUR WALK WITH THE LORD
IS GOING TO BE IMPEDED
BECAUSE OF THE THINGS
THAT YOU EAT.
SUGAR IS THE MOST ADDICTIVE
SUBSTANCE ON EARTH;
MUCH MORE THAN HEROIN
OR CRACK COCAINE.
WE'RE VIRTUALLY ALL ADDICTED
TO SUGAR.
James: IT DOESN'T HAVE THE
NOTICEABLE IMMEDIATE EFFECT
THAT THOSE THINGS HAVE,
THE IMMEDIATE CHANGE
BUT IT IS MORE ADDICTIVE.
Dr. Contreras: YES. THAT'S WHY
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNEW THIS
BUT THEY PUT SUGAR
ON CIGARETTES.
James: LET ME ASK YOU THIS,
SUGAR ALCOHOL.
IT'S A SUBSTITUTE.
Dr. Contreras: WELL,
IT'S THE SAME.
James: SAME AS SUGAR.
YOU REALLY HURT
MY FEELINGS THERE.
Dr. Contreras: THE BEST
SUBSTITUTE FOR SUGAR
IS STEVIA.
THAT'S COMPLETELY NATURAL,
IT'S ZERO GLYCEMIC INDEX
AND IT HAS NO IMPACT
ON YOUR PANCREAS
TO PRODUCE INSULIN
AND ZERO CALORIES.
James: LORD, GIVE US ALL
A DESIRE FOR THE STEVIA
RATHER THAN THE SUGAR.
WE CAN FIND IT TODAY.
NOW I WANT TO SAY
TO ALL OF YOU RIGHT HERE.
HERE'S HELP.
YOU KNOW HOW WE ASK YOU
TO HELP US HELP OTHERS?
DO YOU KNOW HOW OFTEN
YOU HEAR ME SAY, "IF YOU
WANT YOUR PRAYERS ANSWERED,
BE AN ANSWER
TO SOMEBODY ELSE'S PRAYER?"
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I HEARD TODAY
FROM THE LORD?
I WANT YOU
TO THINK ABOUT THIS.
ALL OF YOU HERE,
THINK ABOUT THIS.
I REALLY BELIEVE THIS WAS
JUST DOWNLOADED ON ME
WHEN I LEFT LUNCH TODAY
THAT I HAD WITH DUDLEY HALL;
AND WE ATE RELATIVELY HEALTHY.
WHEN I LEFT I SAID,
"IF CHURCH LEADERS
AND CHURCH MEMBERS
WOULD BECOME AN ANSWER
TO JESUS' PRAYER IN JOHN 17,
PERHAPS WE WOULD SEE
OUR PRAYERS
FOR OUR NATION'S LEADERS
AND CONGRESS ANSWERED."
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
IF WE HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP.
SO WHAT I WANT TO SAY TO
ALL OF YOU, LISTEN TO ME NOW,
I LOVE YOU LIKE FAMILY.
YOU SAY, "IF YOU KNEW ME
YOU WOULDN'T LIKE ME."
I MIGHT NOT LIKE SOME WAYS
BUT I WOULD LOVE YOU.
I WOULD LOVE YOU
IF YOU WERE IN THE PIT
OF DEFEAT AND DESPAIR
AND ADDICTION.
I WOULD DO MY BEST
TO LIFT YOU UP
JUST LIKE I PULLED MY DADDY
UP OUT OF THE GUTTER.
I'M DRIVING HOME FROM COLLEGE
AND THERE'S A MAN
LAYING IN THE GUTTER.
I GOT OVER
AND IT WAS MY REAL FATHER.
A SOT, DRUNK, ALCOHOLIC;
TOOK HIM TO OUR HOUSE,
HAD PEOPLE HELP ME
AND SAT HIM IN A CHAIR
OUTSIDE THE HOUSE
BECAUSE I COULDN'T TRUST HIM
TO GO IN THE HOUSE WITH
MY WIFE AND MY LITTLE GIRL.
PICKED HIM UP.
I LOVE YOU NO MATTER
WHERE YOU'RE LAYING
OR WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
BUT I WANT TO HELP YOU
GET PAST THAT
WHICH HOLDS YOU CAPTIVE
AND JESUS DIED
AND WAS RAISED TO HELP YOU.
SO I'M GOING TO ASK THE LORD
TO GIVE US ALL AN ATTRACTION
TO THAT WHICH IS HEALTHY
AS IT PERTAINS TO FOOD,
AND THAT WE WILL WANT
TO GET MOVING.
JUST GET UP OUT OF THE CHAIR.
I WANT YOU TO MEET
MICHAEL ELLISON.
HE LOVES TO HELP
PEOPLE'S HEALTH.
HE SAID TO ME, "WHILE YOU'RE
WATCHING TV DO KNEE BENDS."
AND SAID, "GRAB A COUPLE OF
DUMBBELLS AND DO IT WITH THAT.
JUST DO IT."
HE SAID, "JAMES,
YOU'RE SITTING THERE
WATCHING A SPORTING EVENT,
YOU'RE WATCHING THE NEWS,
JUST START DOING THEM."
IS THAT GOOD ADVICE?
-- AND SO SIMPLE
ANYBODY CAN DO IT.
SO I WANT TO PRAY FOR YOU.
FATHER, I'M ASKING YOU TO
PLANT IN THE HEART OF ALL
OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS STUDIO,
PEOPLE WATCHING US
AROUND THE WORLD, LORD,
I WANT IT TO BE DIFFERENT.
LIFE CAN BE SO MEANINGFUL
WITH YOU, FATHER.
I WANT THEM TO LIVE IT
A LONG TIME AND I WANT THEM
TO SHARE IT FREELY;
IN JESUS' NAME.
SET PEOPLE FREE FROM
THE DAMAGING CONTROLLING
APPETITES THAT HAVE
ACTUALLY ADDICTED THEM AND
IS DESTROYING THEIR HEALTH;
IN JESUS' NAME.
I BELIEVE THIS BOOK
WILL BE A BLESSING TO YOU.
WE'LL BE GLAD
TO SEND IT TO YOU.
YOU CAN GET IT ONLINE
OR YOU CAN GO TO A BOOKSTORE
AND GET IT.
BUT WE'D LIKE TO HELP YOU.
IF YOU WILL HELP US
GIVE SOME CHILDREN SOME
LITTLE CHRISTMAS SHOES AND
SOME CLEFT PALATE SURGERIES,
CHRISTMAS SHOES AND SMILES
THAT WE WANT TO OFFER THEM.
I WANT YOU TO WATCH WHAT
BETTY AND I ARE DOING JUST
EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT
BUT WE COULDN'T DO IT
IF WE DIDN'T HAVE YOUR HELP.
YOU'RE THE ONES THAT GIVE
THE SHOES AND SMILES BECAUSE
YOU'VE GOT GOD'S LOVE IN YOUR
HEART AND YOU MEET A NEED.
AND BOY, IS IT FUN.
IT IS THE BEST WAY
TO SPEND CHRISTMAS.
WATCH CLOSELY.
James: BETTY, ALL THESE PEOPLE
HAVE WONDERED WHY WE'RE HERE.
HOW ARE YOU?
AND WE HAVE
TOLD THEM
THROUGH TRANSLATORS
THAT WE'RE HERE
BECAUSE
WE LOVE THEM
AND BECAUSE WE WANT
TO GIVE THEM A BETTER LIFE.
WE CAME IN THE NAME
OF THE LORD JESUS
BUT WE DIDN'T JUST COME
TO TALK ABOUT GOD'S LOVE,
WE CAME
TO SHARE IT
AND DEMONSTRATE IT.
♪
James:
I'M KNEELING HERE
IN CENTRAL AMERICA
BY A CONTAMINATED
WATER SOURCE
AND WE LOVE TO
GIVE WATER WELLS.
BUT WE FOUND OUT
SOMETHING ELSE.
BECAUSE OF
CONTAMINATED WATER,
AND EVEN
CONTAMINATIONS
AND PROBLEMS
IN THE SOIL,
CHILDREN GET LITTLE
CUTS IN THEIR FEET
AND THEY
PICK UP HOOKWORMS.
AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT
THAT ULTIMATELY GETS
INTO THEIR INTESTINES
AND IT IS
A HORRIBLE SICKNESS.
BUT IT IS
A DISEASE
THAT NOT ONLY BRINGS
INCREDIBLE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT
BUT IN SO MANY
INSTANCES DEATH.
Betty: I'M SITTING HERE WITH BERTA AND HER EIGHT CHILDREN
THAT SHE LOVES
VERY, VERY MUCH.
SHE WOULD DO ANYTHING
TO TAKE CARE OF THEM
HEALTH WISE.
SHE'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE
OF ONE FAMILY
THAT NEEDS
OUR HELP.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE
TO PUT SOME SHOES
ON THE FEET OF THESE CHILDREN
-- PRECIOUS FEET!
JESUS LOVES THESE CHILDREN
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
SO AS THIS EXAMPLE,
AS SHE SITS HERE
WITH HER CHILDREN,
JUST VISUALIZE,
JUST PICTURE FAMILIES,
CHILDREN ALL OVER THE WORLD
THAT NEED TO HAVE SHOES
ON THEIR LITTLE FEET.
SO I HOPE YOU WILL
JOIN WITH US.
THIS IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY
TO BLESS
THESE FAMILIES
THAT JUST BARELY GET BY
FROM DAY-TO-DAY.
PLEASE JOIN
WITH US.
James: I WANT TO KNOW
IF OUR TELEVISION PEOPLE
CAN CUT BACK TO THAT MOTHER
WITH EIGHT CHILDREN
AROUND HER.
I'VE OFTEN SAID I CAN SEE
A DUCK WITH HER
LITTLE DUCKLINGS.
A BEAUTIFUL FACEBOOK POST
NOT LONG AGO,
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WATCHED IT
WHERE THESE FIREMEN
WERE GETTING THESE
LITTLE BABY DUCKS
OUT OF THE DRAIN.
AND THE MOMMA DUCK WITH
ONE BABY IS WAITING THERE
UNTIL SHE GOT
EVERY ONE OF THEM.
THEY HAD TO GO ACROSS
THE STREET TO ANOTHER DRAIN
TO GET ALL OF THEM.
THAT MOM WOULDN'T LEAVE UNTIL
SHE GOT THEM ALL AROUND HER.
IT WAS THE BIGGEST BUNCH
OF SMILES ON THOSE FIREMEN
AND POLICE OFFICERS
THAT HELPED THAT LITTLE DUCK.
BUT WHAT I SAW
WAS A MOTHER DUCK
THAT SEEMED TO SHOW
MORE INTENTION AND CONCERN
AND GRATITUDE FOR HER BABIES
THAN A LOT OF PARENTS
SEEM TO FOCUS ON THEIRS.
THAT MOTHER THERE WITH THOSE
EIGHT CHILDREN AROUND HER,
BETTY, IF WE WOULD HAVE
GOTTEN EVERY ONE OF THOSE
LITTLE KIDS' FACES UP CLOSE
I'D HAVE LOVED IT.
BUT WHAT I SAW, THAT MOM,
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS,
ALL THOSE LITTLE
EIGHT CHILDREN,
THAT'S THE GREATEST
SOURCE OF JOY IN HER LIFE.
AND YOU LET ONE OF THOSE
LITTLE SOURCES OF JOY,
THEY DON'T HAVE ENTERTAINMENT,
THEY DON'T HAVE A TELEVISION,
THEY DON'T HAVE ELECTRICITY
BUT THEY HAVE A LIFE AND
THEY LOVE THEIR LITTLE FAMILY.
AND WHEN YOU GO AND PUT
LITTLE SHOES LIKE THIS
ON THEIR FEET
AND YOU BLESS THAT FAMILY,
BOY, YOU HAVE
BLESSED THE LORD.
JESUS SAID, "YOU DO IT
TO THEM, YOU DO IT TO ME.
YOU DIRECTLY MINISTERED TO ME,
JESUS, WHEN YOU DID THAT."
BETTY, IF WE CAN JUST BLESS
THAT MOM AND SO MANY MOTHERS
WITH LITTLE CHILDREN
BY PUTTING THESE SHOES
ON THEIR FEET.
WE WANT 150,000 KIDS TO HAVE
SHOES FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR.
Betty: ABSOLUTELY!
I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US
AND LET'S PUT SOME SHOES
ON THE FEET
OF THESE PRECIOUS CHILDREN.
WE'VE BEEN THERE AND
WE'VE HANDED THEM THE SHOES
JUST AS YOU SAW.
AND ONE THING I NOTICED
WHEN I WAS OVER THERE IS
WHEN WE WOULD PUT THE SHOES
ON THE FEET OF THE CHILDREN,
YOU LOOK BACK AND THAT MOM
IS JUST SMILING
AS BIG AS SHE CAN.
BECAUSE LIKE JAMES SAID,
SHE LOVES HER CHILDREN.
SHE WANTS THEM TO BE HEALTHY.
SHE WANTS THEM TO BE ABLE
TO RUN AROUND AND PLAY
WITHOUT THE DANGER OF THEIR
FEET GETTING INFECTED AND
THAT INFECTION GOING THROUGH
THEIR WHOLE BODY, JAMES.
SO JOIN WITH US, IF YOU WILL
AND LET'S PUT SOME SHOES ON
THE FEET OF THESE CHILDREN.
James: WELL,
WE HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN IN
SOME OF THOSE LITTLE PLACES
OUT THERE IN THE RURAL AREAS
WHERE WE WERE GIVING SHOES
AND TRYING TO HELP THEM
WHERE WE ACTUALLY SAW
THE DOCTORS FIGHTING
FOR THE LIFE OF BABIES,
LITTLE CHILDREN THAT HAD
GOTTEN CONTAMINATION
BECAUSE OF WHAT GETS IN
THEIR LITTLE SYSTEM,
OFTENTIMES THROUGH THEIR FEET.
WE'RE SENDING YOU
THE LITTLE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT.
THESE BEAUTIFUL LITTLE SHOES
ARE JUST BEAUTIFULLY,
ARTISTICALLY DESIGNED.
BUT THIS YEAR
IF YOU'LL HELP US
GIVE 50 CHILDREN SHOES,
50 PAIRS OF SHOES,
AND MAKE A GIFT,
IT TAKES $180.
YOU CAN GIVE A $36 GIFT
AND GIVE TEN CHILDREN SHOES.
AND I WANT
TO PROMISE YOU SOMETHING.
EVERYBODY THAT COMES
AND LOOKS AT YOUR TREE
IS GOING TO ASK YOU
ABOUT THOSE SHOES
AND YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL,
AT CHRISTMAS
IS NOT ONLY WHAT JESUS GAVE
WHEN HE GAVE US LIFE
BUT WHEN WE SHARE HIS LOVE
WITH OTHERS.
WHEN YOU GIVE CHILDREN SHOES
AND THEN THE CLEFT PALATE
SURGERIES, THE SMILES,
TAKES $500 FOR A SURGERY.
WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO PRAY ABOUT GIVING $1,000
FOR TWO SURGERIES
FOR TWO LITTLE CHILDREN.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SHOES
AND SMILES FOR CHRISTMAS.
THIS IS A GIFT THAT
LASTS THEM SO LONG
AND DOING IT
LASTS FOR ETERNITY.
JESUS SAID,
"WHEN YOU DO IT TO THEM,
THE LITTLE ONES,
THE OVERLOOKED,
YOU'VE DONE IT TO ME."
LET'S GIVE JESUS
A GREAT GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS
BY GIVING LOVE TO THOSE
HE LOVES SO DEEPLY.
WOULD YOU RIGHT NOW
GO TO LIFETODAY.ORG,
TAKE YOUR BANKCARD AND MAKE
THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN?
PLEASE GO THERE NOW.
TAKE THE TIME TO DO IT.
OR DIAL THE NUMBER,
USE YOUR BANKCARD
AND MAKE THE GIFT.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A CHECK,
MAKE IT TO LIFE.
BUT CALL US -- PLEASE!
CALL US AND TELL US
WHAT YOU'RE SENDING BECAUSE
150,000 PAIRS OF SHOES
IS A LOT.
AND THEN THE SMILES THAT
WE GIVE WITH THE SURGERIES
IS SO IMPORTANT
TO SO MANY PRECIOUS CHILDREN.
THANK YOU RIGHT NOW
FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
FOR WHAT YOU'RE LED TO DO.
PLEASE MAKE THAT CALL
OR GO ONLINE.
THANKS FOR DOING IT!
Announcer:
POVERTY IS A KILLER
AND BECAUSE OF IT
CHILDREN NEEDLESSLY SUFFER,
NOT ONLY FROM A LACK
OF FOOD AND CLEAN WATER
BUT ALSO FROM A LACK OF THINGS
WE OFTEN TAKE FOR GRANTED
LIKE A SIMPLE
PAIR OF SHOES.
FAR TOO MANY CHILDREN
LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY
HAVE NEVER OWNED
A NEW PAIR OF SHOES
AND WHILE THAT MAY SEEM MINOR
IN LIGHT OF ALL THEIR NEEDS,
WALKING WITH BARE FEET
PUTS THEM AT RISK
OF LIFE-THREATENING
INFECTIONS AND DISEASE
THAT CAN LEAD TO
CRIPPLING CONSEQUENCES
AND EVEN DEATH.
BY RESPONDING TODAY YOU CAN
HELP IMMEDIATELY SECURE
AND BEGIN SHIPPING
CHRISTMAS SHOES
TO 150,000 CHILDREN
AROUND THE WORLD
AND FOR MANY,
JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
YOUR GIFT OF $36 WILL HELP
PROVIDE 10 PAIRS OF SHOES,
A GIFT OF $72
WILL HELP PROVIDE 20 PAIR
AND A GIFT
OF $180
WILL HELP PROVIDE
50 PAIRS OF CHRISTMAS SHOES
FOR CHILDREN
IN NEED.
AS A THANK YOU
FOR YOUR GIFT OF SUPPORT,
BE SURE TO REQUEST
THIS BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED
RED CRYSTAL
SHOE ORNAMENT,
A TREASURE TO DISPLAY
AT EACH CHRISTMAS.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE
YOU MAY REQUEST
"THE LIGHT SHINES IN DARKNESS"
FROSTED GLASS CANDLE
FEATURING A BEAUTIFUL
GOLDEN DESIGN
WITH SCRIPTURE
FROM JOHN 1:5.
FINALLY, PLEASE CONSIDER
A GIFT OF $1,000 OR MORE
TO HELP PROVIDE
275 PAIRS OF SHOES
OR TWO CHILDREN
WITH CORRECTIVE
CLEFT PALATE SURGERIES;
AND YOU MAY REQUEST
THE "BRIDGE OF FAITH"
CANVAS PRINT
BY THOMAS KINKADE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE
YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY.
James: WELL, BETTY
AND I JUST SAY IN BEHALF
OF ALL THESE FAMILIES
AND THESE PRECIOUS CHILDREN
YOU'RE GOING TO BLESS,
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IF YOU HELP US BLESS THOSE
CHILDREN AND YOU'D LIKE
TO HAVE THIS BOOK,
WE'LL BE GLAD
TO SEND IT TO YOU.
YOU CAN GET IT ONLINE
OR YOU CAN GO TO A BOOKSTORE
AND GET IT BUT WE'D LIKE TO
HELP YOU WITH YOUR HEALTH,
WITH YOUR LIFE,
WITH HOW YOU FEEL.
SO YOU CAN ENJOY LIFE,
LIVE LONGER, FEEL BETTER
WHILE YOU'RE DOING IT.
DO YOU ALL AGREE THAT
WHAT DR. CONTRERAS SHARED
IS IMPORTANT?
DO YOU APPRECIATE
WHAT HE IS SHARING?
DOC, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU.
I THINK WE'VE HAD A LOT OF FUN
WITH A SERIOUS SUBJECT.
AND I HOPE THAT YOU
WILL TAKE HIS ADVICE.
AGAIN, THANKS FOR WATCHING.
ENCOURAGE YOUR FRIENDS
TO WATCH LIFE TODAY.
ENCOURAGE THEM
TO SHARE LIFE EVERY DAY.
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Announcer: IF YOU'RE IN
THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH AREA,
COME BE A PART
OF THE LIFE TODAY
STUDIO AUDIENCE.
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Sheila:
IT REALLY IS OKAY
NOT TO BE OKAY.
THAT'S WHY
JESUS CAME.
>> 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.