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Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.55,0:00:11.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I love doing Taekwondo\Nand was once a national champion.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.10,0:00:14.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But a lot has changed since then.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.82,0:00:17.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I went off to medical school,\Nbecame a physician.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.96,0:00:21.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had a son, and then a daughter.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.52,0:00:25.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I developed a chronic disease\Nfor which there is no cure.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.06,0:00:29.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2000, when I was diagnosed\Nwith multiple sclerosis,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.11,0:00:33.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I turned to the best MS center\NI could find, the Cleveland Clinic.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.41,0:00:37.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw the very best doctors,\Nreceived the best care possible,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.27,0:00:40.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,taking the latest, newest drugs.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.02,0:00:46.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Still by 2003, my disease had transitioned\Nto secondary progressive MS.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.22,0:00:49.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I took the recommended chemotherapy.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.89,0:00:53.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got the tilt-recline wheelchair.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.64,0:00:56.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had one with a motor,\NI could drive around.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.88,0:00:58.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I took Tysabri,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.50,0:01:00.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then CellCept,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.41,0:01:04.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but continued to become\Nmore severely disabled.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.37,0:01:07.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My disease had transitioned.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.76,0:01:10.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was afraid that I was\Ngoing to become bedridden.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.09,0:01:17.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I turned to reading the latest research\Nusing PubMed.gov.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.78,0:01:23.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I knew that brains afflicted with MS,\Nover time, shrank.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.11,0:01:31.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I therefore went to, every night,\Nreading the latest medical research
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.08,0:01:35.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the diseases in which brains shrink.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.37,0:01:39.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These diseases were Huntington's,\NParkison's and Alzheimer's.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.12,0:01:45.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw that in all three conditions,\Nthe mitochondria do not work well,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.97,0:01:47.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,leading to shrinking brains.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.51,0:01:48.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With more searching,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.85,0:01:53.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found studies in which mouse brains\Nand their mitochondria had been protected
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.46,0:02:00.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using fish oil, creatine and co-enzyme Q.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.30,0:02:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I translated those mouse-sized doses\Ninto human-sized ones
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.64,0:02:07.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and began my first round\Nof self-experimentation.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.45,0:02:11.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The rapidity of my decline slowed\Nand I was very grateful.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.45,0:02:13.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I was still declining.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.34,0:02:18.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, I discovered\Nthe Institute for Functional Medicine,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.12,0:02:22.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and through their continuing\Nmedical education course, Neuroprotection:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.81,0:02:28.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A Functional Medicine Approach to Common\Nand Uncommon Neurological Syndromes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.37,0:02:33.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned more brain cell biology\Nand what I could do to protect mine.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.30,0:02:35.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is some of what I learned:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.36,0:02:41.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have a billion cells in our brains,\Nwith ten trillion connections.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.42,0:02:46.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of that connective wiring must be\Ninsulated with something called myelin.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.43,0:02:49.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And multiple sclerosis damages myelin.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.45,0:02:54.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to make healthy robust myelin,\Nyour brain needs a lot of B vitamins.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.57,0:02:57.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In particular, vitamin B1,\Nwhich is thiamine,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.73,0:02:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,B9, which is folate,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.80,0:03:01.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,B12, which is cobalamin.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.76,0:03:06.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It also needs omega-3\Nfatty acids and iodine.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.58,0:03:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a synapse.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.39,0:03:14.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those beautiful golden drops\Nare the neurotransmitters.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.60,0:03:16.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For your brain to make neurotransmitters,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.56,0:03:21.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it needs a lot of sulfur and vitamin B6,\Nwhich is pyridoxine.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.11,0:03:24.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are mitochondria.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.63,0:03:26.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are so beautiful.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.50,0:03:29.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they are so critical to your lives
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.07,0:03:33.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it is the tiny mitochondria\Nin each of our cells
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.15,0:03:36.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will manage\Nthe energy supply for that cell.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.91,0:03:39.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Without your mitochondria,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.83,0:03:43.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you would be no larger than bacteria.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.65,0:03:44.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In medical school,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.77,0:03:49.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to memorize countless reactions\Ninvolving my mitochondria,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.07,0:03:53.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I never learned which compounds\Nmy cells could manufacture
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.98,0:03:58.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and which I needed to consume in order\Nfor those reactions to happen properly.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.10,0:04:02.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I now know that I need\Na lot of B vitamins,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.83,0:04:06.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sulfur and antioxidants\Nfor my mitochondria to thrive.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.73,0:04:12.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, I added B vitamins, sulfur\Nand antioxidants to my daily regimen.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.52,0:04:14.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then it occurred to me
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.62,0:04:18.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I should get my long list\Nof nutrients from food,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.94,0:04:20.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that if I did that,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.09,0:04:24.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would probably get hundreds,\Nmaybe thousands of other compounds
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.12,0:04:27.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that science had yet to name and identify
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.37,0:04:30.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but would be helpful to my brain\Nand my mitochondria.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.84,0:04:34.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, I didn't know where\Nthey were in the food supply
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.54,0:04:36.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and neither did the medical texts,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.18,0:04:38.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nor the food science texts\Nwith whom I consulted.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.84,0:04:41.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, the internet did.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.03,0:04:42.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so -
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.08,0:04:43.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.13,0:04:45.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's really very helpful.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.13,0:04:46.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So using it,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.26,0:04:48.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was able to design a food plan
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.30,0:04:52.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,specifically for my brain\Nand my mitochondria.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.62,0:04:55.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now, before I tell you\Nwhat that food plan is,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.79,0:04:58.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're going to check in\Nto see what Americans are eating.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.47,0:05:00.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to start with you guys.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.53,0:05:03.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I want you to think back\Nto the last 24 hours,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.76,0:05:06.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,add up all the fruits and vegetables\Nthat you've eaten.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.33,0:05:10.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't include potatoes or corn,\Nbecause those are starches.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.60,0:05:14.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, if you could cover a dinner plate\Nheaped high, raise your hand.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.11,0:05:16.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Come on, don't be shy, raise your hands.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.78,0:05:20.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, now if you could cover\Ntwo dinner plates, keep your hands up.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.82,0:05:23.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyone have eaten three dinner plates?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.08,0:05:26.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look around, see how few hands are up.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.47,0:05:27.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.58,0:05:30.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, we're going to\Ncheck with another family.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.01,0:05:32.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is from Hungry Planet,\Nby Peter Wenzel,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.35,0:05:35.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it shows what this American family \Nwill eat in the coming week.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.90,0:05:40.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look closely and you are going to see\Na lot of processed foods in boxes,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.75,0:05:43.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,jars, and other containers.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.63,0:05:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is how most Americans eat,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.28,0:05:50.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is how most societies eat\Nas they become more affluent.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.73,0:05:54.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's likely why as societies\Nbecome more affluent,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.40,0:05:56.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their health declines.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.15,0:06:01.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This slide is from work done\Nby professor Loren Cordain.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.64,0:06:04.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is showing the percent of Americans
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.15,0:06:08.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whose daily intake is below\Nthe Recommended Daily Allowance
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.81,0:06:11.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a variety of important nutrients.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.44,0:06:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the bottom half of the slide are the -
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.86,0:06:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll see that less than half of us
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.76,0:06:21.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take in enough B vitamins,\Nvitamin C and vitamin A.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.56,0:06:23.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now if you look\Nat the top half of the slide,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.71,0:06:28.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll see that two thirds of us\Ndo not take in enough calcium,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.52,0:06:31.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,magnesium, zinc or iodine,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.92,0:06:36.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that 80 percent do not take in\Nenough omega-3 fats.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.67,0:06:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We, you, are all starving your cells.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.98,0:06:45.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are alive because\Nof complicated chemical reactions.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.83,0:06:47.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're not providing\Nthe building blocks,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.92,0:06:50.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is the vitamins,\Nminerals, essential fats,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.31,0:06:52.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those reactions cannot happen properly,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.45,0:06:57.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,leading to the wrong\Nstructures being made,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.09,0:06:59.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or structures simply\Nnot being made at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.46,0:07:02.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You set the stage for chronic disease.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.03,0:07:06.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is why our children are born\Nwith jaws that are too small
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.26,0:07:10.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,leading to crooked teeth\Nand smaller brains.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.55,0:07:12.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is why your blood pressure's -
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.78,0:07:15.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your blood vessels\Nbecome stiff as you age.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.82,0:07:19.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is why one in three\NAmerican children,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.14,0:07:23.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or one in two, if you're\NAfrican American or Hispanic,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.45,0:07:28.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will become diabetic and obese\Nas children or young adults.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.87,0:07:31.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is why if you go to our schools,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.28,0:07:35.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every year we have more and more\Nchildren with severe learning problems
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.65,0:07:37.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and severe behavior problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.11,0:07:40.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, it does not have to be this way.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.42,0:07:48.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For two and a half million years, humans\Nate what we could gather and hunt.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.14,0:07:51.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're called foragers,\Nalso known as hunter-gatherers.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.61,0:07:54.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That hunter-gatherer diet, \Nthat Paleo diet,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.96,0:07:59.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,consists of leaves, roots,\Nberries, meat and fish.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.100,0:08:04.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's locally obtained, fresh,\Nin season, and of course, organic.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.89,0:08:08.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Inuits in the far north\Nate very differently
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.60,0:08:10.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than the Africans on the savanna.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.78,0:08:14.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yet, when scientists have analyzed\Nthese hunter-gatherer diets,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.48,0:08:20.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they exceed the recommended\Ndaily allowance two to ten fold,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.37,0:08:22.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,depending on the nutrient.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.59,0:08:25.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These ancient peoples know more
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.26,0:08:28.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about eating\Nfor optimal health and vitality
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.83,0:08:31.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than we physicians and we scientists.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.78,0:08:35.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The hunter-gatherer diet\Nhas more nutrition
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.31,0:08:37.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than the American Heart Association diet,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.26,0:08:41.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more nutrition than\Nthe American Diabetes Association diet,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.50,0:08:45.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and more nutrition\Nthan the USDA food pyramid diet.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.20,0:08:49.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I therefore started\Nwith a hunter-gatherer diet,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.57,0:08:51.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I used those concepts,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.65,0:08:56.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I structured it to be sure\NI was getting the nutrition,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.64,0:08:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the vitamins, minerals,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.96,0:09:02.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nutrients that I identified as critical\Nto my brain cells and my mitochondria.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.76,0:09:06.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That diet is this:\Nthree cups of green leaves,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.83,0:09:09.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,three cups of sulfur-rich vegetables,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.07,0:09:10.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,three cups of bright color,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.96,0:09:14.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grass-fed meat, organ meat and seaweed.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.34,0:09:18.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three cups is a dinner plate heaped high.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.04,0:09:22.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I start with greens\Nbecause they are rich in B vitamins,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.42,0:09:25.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,vitamins A, C, K and minerals.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.33,0:09:27.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And those are two types of kale.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.07,0:09:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kale has the most nutrition\Nper calorie of any plant.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.00,0:09:34.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The B vitamins will protect\Nyour brain cells and your mitochondria.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.80,0:09:37.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Vitamins A and C support\Nyour immune cells.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.78,0:09:41.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Vitamin K keeps your blood vessels\Nand bones healthy.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.50,0:09:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And minerals are co-factors for hundreds\Nof different enzymes in your bodies.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.44,0:09:50.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Plus, having a plateful of daily greens
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.15,0:09:56.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will dramatically lower your risk\Nof cataracts and macular degeneration,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.80,0:10:00.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a leading cause of blindness in the U.S.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.48,0:10:06.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, have more kale, more parsley,\Nmore cooked greens.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.44,0:10:09.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have more smoothies and greens.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.27,0:10:11.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have dehydrater kale chips,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.71,0:10:16.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which are so delicious - my teenage\Ndaughter and her friends love them.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.99,0:10:19.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want you to have three cups,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.01,0:10:22.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a plateful of sulfur-rich\Nvegetables every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.47,0:10:26.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your brain and your\Nmitochondria need sulfur.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.50,0:10:29.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your liver and kidney need sulfur
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.27,0:10:32.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they can remove toxins\Nfrom your bloodstream.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.53,0:10:35.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The cabbage family is rich in sulfur.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.18,0:10:39.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That includes cabbage, broccoli,\Ncauliflower, Brussels sprouts,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.66,0:10:43.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,turnips, rutabagas,\Nradishes, collards and kale.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.25,0:10:46.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The onion family's also rich in sulfur.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.52,0:10:52.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Onions, garlic, leeks, chives, shallots,\Nand so are mushrooms and asparagus.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.58,0:10:57.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also want you to have\Na plate, three cups,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.07,0:11:00.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,preferably three different colors,\Nevery single day.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.63,0:11:04.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Colors are flavonoids and polyphenols.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.46,0:11:08.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are potent antioxidants\Nthat will support your retina,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.74,0:11:11.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your mitochondria, your brain cells,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.68,0:11:14.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the removal of toxins.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.37,0:11:17.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can get your colors from vegetables
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.03,0:11:20.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like beets, carrots,\Npeppers, red cabbage...
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.43,0:11:22.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or you can get them from berries
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.06,0:11:25.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and brightly colored fruits\Nlike peaches and oranges.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.73,0:11:32.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want you to have high-quality protein\Nthat's rich in omega-3 fatty acids.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.35,0:11:37.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Omega-3 fatty acids are very important\Nto insulate that wiring in your brain.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.93,0:11:40.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's also critical\Nfor the development of your jaws
Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.82,0:11:44.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you can have straight teeth\Nand a larger brain.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.75,0:11:49.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, have wild fish,\Nin particular salmon and herring.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.17,0:11:53.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also have grass-fed meat every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.14,0:11:59.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our ancient societies\Nall valued organ meats.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.39,0:12:04.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And organ meats are concentrated sources\Nof vitamins, minerals and co-enzyme Q.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.74,0:12:08.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are particularly potent\Nat supporting your mitochondria.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:09.35,0:12:13.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, have organ meats\Nlike liver and onion, heart, tongue,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.10,0:12:16.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gizzards, sweetbreads once a week.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.54,0:12:23.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The ancients would travel great distances\Nor trade to ensure access to seaweed.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.55,0:12:27.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seaweed is a rich source\Nof iodine and selenium.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.01,0:12:31.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your brain needs iodine\Nto make myelin,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.04,0:12:33.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the insulation for the wiring.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.12,0:12:35.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It also needs iodine to remove toxins,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.55,0:12:39.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in particular, mercury,\Nlead and heavy metals.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.53,0:12:45.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And adequate iodine lowers your risk\Nof breast cancer and prostate cancer.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.93,0:12:51.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Studies have shown that 80 percent\Nof Americans have a relatively low iodine.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.16,0:12:54.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, have seaweed\Nat least once a week
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.27,0:12:58.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to ensure and maintain\Nadequate iodine levels.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.38,0:13:05.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most Americans can't imagine\Neating nine cups,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.01,0:13:08.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,three platefuls of vegetables\Nand berries every day,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:09.27,0:13:15.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but, if you'll commit to having nine cups\Nof these incredibly healthy,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:15.82,0:13:19.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wonderful-for-you\Nvegetables and berries every day,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.16,0:13:24.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before you have grain, potatoes, dairy,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.29,0:13:26.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will have dramatically increased
Dialogue: 0,0:13:26.100,0:13:29.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the vitamin and mineral\Ncontent of your diet.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.86,0:13:34.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Plus, you will have dramatically\Nlowered the risk of food allergies.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.60,0:13:38.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Food allergies and food sensitivities\Nare far more common than we realize.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.62,0:13:42.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're difficult to diagnose,\Nand in particular,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.31,0:13:46.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sensitivity to gluten,\Nthe protein in wheat, rye and barley,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:46.42,0:13:51.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to dairy,\Nthe casein protein in dairy,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.87,0:13:54.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is associated with a wide variety\Nof health problems,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.60,0:13:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including, but not limited to:
Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.28,0:14:01.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eczema, asthma, allergies,\Ninfertility, irritable bowel,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:01.84,0:14:05.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue,\Narthritis, chronic headache,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:05.93,0:14:09.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,neurological problems\Nand behavior problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.67,0:14:15.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, it will cost more to eat\Nthese beautiful vegetables and berries,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:15.99,0:14:19.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I assure you,\Nyou are going to pay the price.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:19.07,0:14:25.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You will pay the price now for food\Nthat restores your health and vitality,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.14,0:14:29.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or you pay the price for doctor's visits,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.56,0:14:33.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,prescription drugs, surgeries,\Nmissed time from work,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:33.59,0:14:36.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,early retirement and nursing home care.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:36.82,0:14:38.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The choice is yours.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:39.67,0:14:40.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:40.84,0:14:43.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seven years - I get the best care,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:43.66,0:14:45.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the latest, newest drugs.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:45.69,0:14:47.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I continue to get more disabled.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.69,0:14:49.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By November of 2007,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:49.81,0:14:53.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could not sit in a chair\Nlike you are now.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:53.27,0:14:56.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had be reclined\Nin a zero-gravity chair like this,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:56.27,0:14:59.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at home or at work, or in bed.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:59.07,0:15:02.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could walk short distances\Nusing two canes.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:02.04,0:15:04.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was losing my keys, my phones.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:04.09,0:15:06.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was having nightmares\Nthat my chief of staff
Dialogue: 0,0:15:06.26,0:15:08.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had pulled my clinical privileges.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:09.60,0:15:12.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is when I designed a diet
Dialogue: 0,0:15:12.86,0:15:16.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,specifically for my brain cells\Nand my mitochondria.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:17.19,0:15:18.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's when I began -
Dialogue: 0,0:15:19.60,0:15:22.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I became a modern-day hunter-gatherer.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:23.10,0:15:28.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three months later I could walk\Nbetween exam rooms using one cane.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:29.49,0:15:34.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The month after that I could walk\Nthroughout the hospital without a cane.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:35.53,0:15:40.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At five months I got on my bike\Nfor the first time in a decade,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:41.83,0:15:43.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I pedaled around the block.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:45.51,0:15:50.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nine months into my new way of eating,\NI pedaled 18 miles.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:51.58,0:15:55.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The following year I did a trail ride\Nin the Canadian Rockies.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:57.58,0:16:01.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am the canary in the coal mine,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:01.43,0:16:03.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here as a warning to all of you.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:04.72,0:16:06.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have a choice:
Dialogue: 0,0:16:06.86,0:16:10.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can continue to eat\Nthat delicious, convenient,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:10.13,0:16:12.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tasty, processed food,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:12.50,0:16:15.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and watch ourselves and our children
Dialogue: 0,0:16:15.63,0:16:20.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grow steadily more overweight,\Ndepressed and diabetic;
Dialogue: 0,0:16:20.82,0:16:21.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[and] ...
Dialogue: 0,0:16:22.98,0:16:28.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can continue to watch\Nhealth care costs balloon out of control,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:29.38,0:16:33.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bankrupting us individually\Nand collectively as a country;
Dialogue: 0,0:16:34.26,0:16:35.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or ...
Dialogue: 0,0:16:36.42,0:16:39.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can eat for our mitochondria,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:39.96,0:16:42.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eating vegetables and berries,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:42.90,0:16:45.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grass-fed meat, organ meat and seaweed,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:45.80,0:16:48.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have more vitality.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:49.15,0:16:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all have a choice.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:50.92,0:16:53.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I choose to teach the public
Dialogue: 0,0:16:53.28,0:16:57.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the healing power of food\Nand to conduct clinical trials.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:57.38,0:17:01.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are testing my interventions\Nand others with secondary progressive MS.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:01.32,0:17:06.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'll present our research on Sunday\Nat the 2011 Neuroscience Conference.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:07.04,0:17:09.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The results are breathtaking.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:10.38,0:17:12.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all have a choice.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:13.32,0:17:16.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I challenge you to become\Nmodern-day hunter-gatherers,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:17.03,0:17:19.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and eat for your mitochondria,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:19.17,0:17:22.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,become ambassadors for your mitochondria.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:22.25,0:17:26.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For if I can rise up from\Na tilt-recline wheelchair doing this,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:26.12,0:17:29.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,imagine what eating\Nfor your mitochondria can do for you,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:29.82,0:17:34.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your family, your country,\Nyour community, your world.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:34.72,0:17:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have a choice.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:37.26,0:17:38.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What will yours be?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:39.50,0:17:40.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:41.15,0:17:42.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)