This week’s episode of Rush to Reason tackles critical topics from financial health to personal well-being. John Rush speaks with Al Smith to equip listeners with the knowledge they need to optimize their retirement strategy through IRAs. As the world of retirement planning unfolds, so do discussions about knowing warning signs for Alzheimer’s, as shared thoughtfully by Lisa Skinner. The conversation navigates through the realities of elder care and the preparations necessary to support loved ones through the challenges of dementia. This episode serves as both a guide and a cautionary tale about preparation and adaptability in retirement planning
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All right. Health and Wellness Wednesday. Rush to Reason, Denver’s Afternoon Rush, KLZ 560. Appreciate you all listening. And we’ve got a lot in store for you today during this first hour. Actually, the whole show today, but especially this first hour of Health and Wellness Wednesday. Al Smith from Golden Eagle Financial agreed to hang around for just a few minutes after his program today. So, Al, welcome, as always.
SPEAKER 14 :
Well, thank you for having me, John. I always like being on your show.
SPEAKER 19 :
Always enjoy it. I learn something every time you’re with us. You talked on your program today about IRAs. So first of all, explain some of the things surrounding IRAs. And again, for all of you listening, every circumstance is unique. And if you’ve got a specific question, of course, reach out and call Al directly. But in general, Al, let’s talk about IRAs.
SPEAKER 14 :
Well, they’ve been around since 1974. They started off with $1,500 a year you could put in, and I won’t go into all detail, but now it’s up to $7,000 a year unless you’re over 50. Then you can put in $8,000 a year. You can either do it pre-tax or you can put it into a Roth. If you have a spouse who’s not working, you can do the same for him or her. And those are the rules. And between age 73 and 75 is when you have to start taking the money out.
SPEAKER 19 :
Okay, so there’s rules surrounding all of that, and I would say this for a lot of you listening, if that’s something that either you have and you don’t pay a lot of attention to it, maybe it’s something that you had in the past, maybe there was even some other participation in that, but it’s sitting there, you don’t know much about it. Al, I think that happens to a lot of people. It sort of becomes this instrument that just sits there, and what most people don’t realize is if it’s not doing as well as it should be, change it.
SPEAKER 14 :
Well, exactly. And that’s where most people’s 401ks go when they leave their employer is they roll it into an IRA and then they can choose from a much larger choice of investments than their employer had in the 401k. And then that will carry them into retirement. They can start drawing on it right away if they’re over 59 and a half or they can postpone to age 73 or 75. But for a lot of people between IRAs and Social Security, those become a really bulwark component of your retirement income.
SPEAKER 19 :
And it’s important to, A, I assume this anyways, I’ll make sure that, A, those are growing. And I realize the stock market and all sorts of things can have an effect upon that. But it’s important to be aware of what’s happening, especially depending upon what your age is. And then to your point, making that part of your overall strategy. And I think, again, I think one of the misconceptions is, well, that money’s there. I can’t do anything with it. Well, you can’t pull it out without some penalties. That part is true, Al. But what I’m getting at is if you don’t like the service you’re getting or you don’t like the performance that you’re getting out of your particular IRA and where those funds are, you can help them with that because they can be put in other places outside of the company they’re in now, correct? Correct.
SPEAKER 14 :
Oh, absolutely. An IRA, if you’re not happy where it is now, whether it’s with a bank or another advisor you don’t hear from, all you have to do is do some paperwork, meet with me, and it gets moved and there’s no taxable event. You’re just choosing to have your IRA in a different place.
SPEAKER 19 :
Yeah, and that’s one of those where maybe everybody knows that you can do that, although I’ve met some people over the years, Al, that I think either because of either bad advice from an advisor or some miscommunication or just them not really understanding that whole world, they felt like, well, I’ve had my IRA at this place and I can’t do anything with it because if I move it, it’s going to cost me money and it’ll be tax implications and so on. And no, that’s only if you pull that out and put it in your bank account.
SPEAKER 14 :
Well, that’s absolutely right. Occasionally, I’ve met people who think rolling over their 401k is going to be a big taxable event, and that’s not the case unless you tell your employer you want to cash it in and send you a big check.
SPEAKER 19 :
Right. Folks, there are times in people’s lives where that may be something that you need to do, and all you have to remember is that there’ll be implications along those lines. There’s a tax event, as Al just explained, but Al, I’ve known people also to where sometimes those are the things that you need to do depending upon where you’re at in life and debt and structure and other things and loss of jobs or income or what have you. There may be times where that is the advice, although typically that’s the last resort.
SPEAKER 14 :
Yeah, that is the last resort. But the money’s there. And if people have emergencies, I’ve had clients who’ve had emergencies and had to pull money out of their IRA. They’re over 59 and a half, so they had to pay tax. But that’s the reason you save money for a long period. So if there’s an emergency, the money’s there.
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On average, and I don’t want to hold you to this because I can’t and you don’t have a crystal ball. You’re not a predictor of any kind. But on average, what should an IRA interest-wise, in other words, return-wise in a year, if somebody’s not getting X percentage, what should they be looking to do with you? In other words, if they’re down in the 2% to 3% range, I’m assuming that’s low right now given the circumstances we’re in.
SPEAKER 14 :
Well, yeah, that would barely keep up with inflation. I would say on the low end, you want to earn 5%, 6%, 7%. And if you’re okay with a little bit of volatility, you can certainly be over 9%, 10%.
SPEAKER 19 :
Okay, so that’s something else to look at. And some of you are thinking, gosh, John, that all sounds great, but I don’t have the foggiest idea even where to start. Al, that’s where you come into play.
SPEAKER 14 :
Well, exactly. We start with a conversation and we don’t dive into particular investments or returns. We have a conversation about what you want your retirement to look like in the future. What are you going to be doing? How are you going to be spending your money? What will you be doing so that you’ll bring joy to yourself and your family in retirement so you’ll experience some fulfillment. And certainly your nest egg is a part of that. But we want to integrate your nest egg with how you want to live in retirement.
SPEAKER 19 :
Great point. I think that’s one mistake that I see people make is because I hear these stories, I meet different people and so on. And you meet people that are in their, you know, elder years, and maybe they’re still working, in fact, maybe working as many hours as they did when they had their, you And the reason they’re doing that is because they didn’t plan for whatever. And it might not be that they didn’t plan for enough money, but they didn’t plan for some of the other emergencies that might come along. For example, our next guest is going to come on and talk about Alzheimer’s and the care of and some of the things that happen along those lines and even some of the expense that goes along with that. And that’s my point, Al, is if you’re not planning for some of the what-ifs and those do come along, that can be a huge disruptor to your retirement plans.
SPEAKER 14 :
Boy, it really can. And planning for long-term care isn’t necessarily an unforeseen event. It’s a very likely event. About 40% of people are going to need care for six months or a year. And if it’s a woman, the stats are they will need it longer. And that’s a really tough circumstance, but it becomes easier if there’s money to help take care of it.
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All right. What’s the best way for folks to get a hold of you, Al?
SPEAKER 14 :
You can reach me at 303-744-1128. If you’re driving, contact KLZ. They’ll put you in touch with me. And when we sit down to have a conversation, we’re going to talk a lot about what you want your future to look like.
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Perfect. And again, if you miss any of that, you can always go to the website, klzradio.com. You can go to rushtoreason.com. Really go to any of my websites.com that I have, and you’ll find Al there as well, always willing to sit down and have a conversation with you to make sure that you’re on the right track when it comes to retirement. So, Al, as always, I sure appreciate you.
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Glad to be here, John. Thanks for having me.
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We are back, Rush to Reason, Denver’s Afternoon Rush, KLZ 560. Lisa Skinner joining us now. Lisa, welcome. How are you?
SPEAKER 08 :
I’m good. How are you, John?
SPEAKER 19 :
I’m good. Thank you for joining us today. I appreciate it very much, and I might as well say this on the front side. You’re a guest that I always enjoy having folks on to talk about this subject. My father has Alzheimer’s. We have him in memory care, so I’m very familiar with a lot of the things that we may talk about today. Not that I’m an expert by any stretch of the imagination, because I am not. We are still learning as we go. as I’m sure a lot of other folks you talk to are also. But you are, author got a new book out, Truth, Lies, and Alzheimer’s, It’s Secret Faces, and you also wrote that along with Douglas Collins. Am I right in that?
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That’s correct.
SPEAKER 19 :
Awesome. Okay, so let’s get into it. And I always ask this from almost every author I bring on anyways. Why the book? What made you write this in the first place?
SPEAKER 08 :
It’s a really interesting story. I had a consulting business for a long time, and Basically doing the same thing is helping people like you understand the challenges that they’re going to face and could expect on a day-to-day basis when they have a family member or caring for somebody living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. And I was called over to a client’s house basically because her father had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Her mother-in-law had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and they just were desperate for information and they couldn’t find it anywhere. So they picked my brain for about two and a half hours and she stops me after two and a half hours and she says, Lisa, I just want to let you know that you have provided us more useful and valuable information help us through this challenging journey than we’ve been able to find in two years since our parents got their diagnosis. And then she said to me, you have to write a book. She said so many people like us are desperate for this information. It’s so difficult to find. And she said, it would be really selfish of you not to share your knowledge with the rest of the world. And that was all I needed to hear. I didn’t want to be selfish.
SPEAKER 19 :
Well, thank you for doing that, because, you know, again, I can attest to a lot of the unknowns when you start going down. these paths. And for all of you listening, we will not get all of this done in a 15-minute timeframe. I will tell you that much. So my suggestion is, A, buy the book, because there’s going to be a lot more depth, Lisa, in the book than what you and I are able to cover here. But I think one of the things I wanted to start with you on, because this is kind of where it gets maybe a little dicey on the front side, and that is, how do you know somebody’s even coming down with it? In other words, what are some of the warning signs we should look for?
SPEAKER 08 :
This is probably one of the most difficult aspects of dementia.
SPEAKER 19 :
Absolutely.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah. And as you know, the signs in the very beginning are so subtle.
SPEAKER 19 :
Yes, they are.
SPEAKER 08 :
That you either don’t really notice them or you think, oh, this is just part of normal aging. I forget my keys. I forget why I walked into a room. So that’s probably all that’s going on. As a matter of fact, most people aren’t even diagnosed until they’re well into their mid-stage when the signs, symptoms, and behaviors basically become blatantly obvious. So some of the things that you might want to look for is… forgetfulness happening more severely than just… Yep, daily in some cases.
SPEAKER 19 :
At least for us, that’s when I really started to notice it was two things that was a big red flag for me was what you’re talking about, more frequent, not weekly, but daily. And I saw my dad a lot, not getting into the details, but would see my dad almost on a daily basis, especially weekdays. So seeing some of those things routinely happen. And then the other thing, and I don’t know if this is in your book, but for me… the stories that keep getting repeated from the past that are the same thing you heard yesterday?
SPEAKER 08 :
Oh, that was the very next thing I was going to say. That’s a very common behavior of somebody who is probably about mid-stage into the disease. And that is something that happens to not every single person, but it’s very, very common. So what they typically tend to do is Ask the same question over and over and over again in the same conversation or tell the same story over and over and over again, either on a daily basis or in the same conversation. That is definitely one of the signs that it’s probably time to get a professional opinion.
SPEAKER 19 :
Okay. What are some of the misconceptions? Because that’s the other thing that I think is out there where – and I want to be really sensitive in how I say this because I’m definitely not trying to be rude to anybody that’s out there, any of you listening. But I do think you have to look at this completely wide open, eyes wide open. You cannot have rose-colored glasses on. You cannot just – because you love this person so much, ignore certain things that are coming up, because, Lisa, I’ve seen that happen personally where you just sort of, oh, you know, that’s just so-and-so. Well, no, it’s not because they weren’t that way before. So, yes, I know age is kicking in, but no, my dad, by the way, he was one of the sharpest individuals you would ever meet. So when I started seeing some of these things, it’s like, yeah, no, that’s not who he is because he raised me, and no, that’s not who he is.
SPEAKER 08 :
Yeah, and the reason why we experience that is because their brains are changing. considerably due to the damage that’s being done from whatever brain disease it is that they have going on. And some people have what we call mixed dementia. So they’re actually living with more than one brain disease at the same time. It could be Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia. It could be Lewy body and frontotemporal. And that’s not that uncommon. But I would say, and I know that we don’t have a whole lot of time, but the number one misconception that I really want people to understand, it’s so critically important, is because of the damage that we see being done to our loved ones’ brains or the people we care for, a lot of people… are under the impression that there’s no longer a person inside the shell we see. You know, a lot of times we see kind of a deer in the headlights look on their face. There’s no apathy. There’s just kind of a blank stare. But that is totally untrue. They are in there and they know what’s going on. And I want everybody to understand that because there’s a living, breathing space Dylan. Absolutely. can’t articulate or communicate with us. So a lot of times we’re not aware of it, but trust me, they are.
SPEAKER 19 :
Absolutely. I’m glad you said that. I appreciate that ever so greatly because you are 100% correct. And yet at the same time, I think, and it seems like there are, and I guess this was my role in our family, somebody also has to be the one to say, okay, guys, this isn’t the way things used to be. we’re not heading down the same path that, you know, dad once was. We do need to get some things done, you know, cognitive tests and things along those lines. Let’s go ahead and go down that path. And by the way, sometimes that can be a difficult conversation. I don’t know if you talk about that in the book, but that can be a difficult conversation to have also.
SPEAKER 08 :
I don’t go into a huge amount of, I don’t do a huge deep dive into family dynamics, but I do speak about it on a regular basis because, I’ve worked with thousands of families over the 30 years that I’ve been doing this. Plus, I’ve had eight of my own family members who had one of the brain diseases that causes dementia. And inevitably, we’re going to have some… you know, family dynamics show up. They’re not always going to be positive or pleasant.
SPEAKER 19 :
That’s right.
SPEAKER 08 :
And you need to prepare yourself for that because everybody interprets, you know, they interpret the disease however they were introduced to it and what they think they know about it. So, yeah, that’s a very true statement you’re making and it happens to pretty much everybody in some degree or another.
SPEAKER 19 :
Talk to us about the change of care, I guess you could say, not only since COVID, but just the advancements of and different things that are happening in that particular space. And I know here in our Front Range area of Colorado, there are more and more facilities being built because, as you know, there are more and more people now being diagnosed with you know, dementia, late-stage Alzheimer’s, and so on. And for those of you listening, if you don’t know this, memory care is such that, you know, they are not allowed to leave on their own because that particular disease has an effect, I guess you could say, Lisa, to where, you know, the wandering and doing things that you wouldn’t normally do and the escaping. I mean, you see occasionally on the news people that have wandered out of their home and they’re now out there and people are now looking for them it’s almost like an amber alert for older individuals and you know you don’t want that that’s the safety factor that you need to make sure is all dialed in but i will tell you lisa i learned so much along those lines that i did not know on the front side i know now but i did not know it on the front side yeah everything you’re saying is a spot on happens on a regular basis one of the things that i can speak to is uh
SPEAKER 08 :
People’s short-term memories, and I’m going to use this word for lack of a better way for people to relate it to, as they’re progressing through the disease, their short-term memories start short-circuiting, if you will. Yes. working properly and other times it’s not. And when it’s not, they are actually going back into a different timeline of their life.
SPEAKER 19 :
That’s right.
SPEAKER 08 :
They’re not in here and now anymore. They’re back somewhere else. That’s right. And it’s different for everybody.
SPEAKER 19 :
That’s right.
SPEAKER 08 :
And this can happen so unexpectedly and so suddenly once you realize they are definitely living with dementia. that at any given time they could be putting themselves in harm’s way, whether they’re driving a car or walking across the street. I mean, I can just tell everybody story after story about how it happens on the turn of a dime. They don’t know who they are. They don’t remember their name. They don’t remember their address. And You know, I’ll tell you one quick example. Go ahead. My grandmother, who was my very first experience, she got in her car one day. This is when she was still living alone at home and routinely to drive to the grocery store. And that short-term memory switch just completely shut off in the middle of the road. And she parked her car on a four-lane road. Wow. And got out and was looking for the entrance of the grocery store because she thought she had parked her car in the grocery store parking lot. Wow. And this can happen so quickly. Fortunately, somebody got out and helped her.
SPEAKER 09 :
Yeah, amen.
SPEAKER 08 :
But these kind of things happen without any notice at all. So be aware of that if, you know, they really are showing signs. Absolutely. Absolutely.
SPEAKER 19 :
In closing, and I’d love to have you back, Lisa. This has been great. As you can tell, not that I’m an author that I would ever write a book because it’s not my forte. I’m glad you did because somebody does to help all those individuals that maybe have already gone through this, are in the middle of this, or I’m sad to say will go through this because this is sort of like – cancer, Lisa. I think the stats are today in America, one out of four people will have somebody they know that has some form of cancer. I don’t know what the numbers are when it comes to dementia and Alzheimer’s, but I would venture to guess that number is probably not too far off of that.
SPEAKER 08 :
They’re startling today, and they’re expected to triple by the year 2025 worldwide. That’s a scary, scary thought.
SPEAKER 19 :
All right, so how do folks get your book?
SPEAKER 08 :
It’s on Amazon. And it’s also on my website, MindingDementia.com.
SPEAKER 19 :
several formats there’s an English version there’s a Spanish version there’s an audio version nice there’s a hardcover a paperback so something for everybody nice nice okay I’ll put I’ll go find that on Amazon I’ll put the link in my show notes for all of you listening and Lisa again you are you’re in great company you are welcome back here anytime anything that you learn that you would like to you know share with our audience by all means you’re welcome back and I really appreciate your time and what you did with the book
SPEAKER 08 :
Thank you so much for having me and supporting this very important message. You’re very welcome, Lisa.
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All right, we are back. Thank you for listening. Health and Wellness Wednesday. Dr. Julie Gatza back with us, a regular guest of ours, which I appreciate greatly. Dr. Julie, thank you so much, by the way.
SPEAKER 07 :
Hi, glad to be here.
SPEAKER 19 :
All right, leaky gut syndrome. So it says leaky gut, leaky brain, leaky emotions. How do we fix that?
SPEAKER 07 :
So I would say that if you haven’t heard of that term yet, I would say over 80% of people living in America have some form of leaky gut. And what it generally means is you’re supposed to have in your small intestine, normal size, very tiny holes that allow the nutrients from your food to go through, go into the bloodstream and the bloodstream will carry it to the body. This is health. This is how you repair your body. This is how you keep your health. And what’s happening is we’re eating different types of foods that are irritating the intestine. They’re making the hole smaller than they should. So not only is the unbroken down food going into the bloodstream, so is bacteria. You can even get E. coli going into the bloodstream. And now you have your immune system saying, hey, we have to fight what’s happening in the bloodstream. So now you’ve got autoimmune disease happening and people are chronically unhealthy and they don’t realize it’s coming from this leaky gut syndrome.
SPEAKER 19 :
Okay, so we’ve talked about this a lot in the past, maybe not quite in these specifics. And for those of you listening, we’ll get into some of the things that you can do even, you know, vitamin wise to help with some of this. But I guess first things first, how do folks know how severe this is with them on a personal basis?
SPEAKER 07 :
I mean, the symptoms, pretty much you name a symptom and I can trace it back to mostly a gut problem. That can be any gas, bloating, ingestion, heartburn, acid reflux, constipation, diarrhea. Those are the digestive ones. You can have skin conditions. You can have breakouts. You can have fatigue, hormonal imbalance. You can be even diabetic and sick. autoimmune diseases and lethargic. So all these things are coming from you are not able to get the nutrition properly broken down and then into the bloodstream. So your metabolism is shot and even weight problems are a leaky gut. People with weight problems are actually starving.
SPEAKER 19 :
Okay, so what do you feel are some of the biggest misconceptions on how to fix this? Because everybody’s watching TV and hearing all sorts of things that are out there and reading this and reading that. What do you feel, you know, you meet people all the time, have patients and so on. What do you feel are some of the biggest misconceptions or wives’ tales along those lines?
SPEAKER 07 :
That’s a good question. You know, there’s just so much information out there, and so much of it actually is mostly good information. There are a lot of different things that I could go into as far as weird protein-type shakes and crazy elixirs and things like that. It just comes down to eating naturally and to eating real food. You don’t have to go way out of your way to go and make all sorts of crazy things to fix this. You need to knock out what’s causing the problems, which is usually poor choices and fast foods and lazy eating and overeating or You know, lazy eating and basically go back to, you know, eating protein, cooked protein, cooked vegetables, lay off the coffee, the tea, the soda pops and drink only water. And within a week to two, you’ll see enough change that you know that you’re on the right track.
SPEAKER 19 :
Okay. Sounds easy, which for a lot of people it is. For some, maybe not so easy because these are lifestyle changes that you now just mentioned. And I guess a personal question I have is I think this is one of the maybe myths that are out there, but maybe I’m wrong. I think a lot of people feel like, well— you know, I have to eat more, or I have to have more meals, or I have to break my meals down instead of having one big meal, I need, you know, several small meals. What’s the rule of thumb when it comes to helping your gut with all of that? In other words, some people will fast at different times and so on. You know, what’s the, give us the skinny on all of that.
SPEAKER 07 :
I mean, I’m okay with mixing it up. I’m okay with changing what’s been going on. So, If three meals a day is really how you operate best, great. Eat three meals. If you get by with one and you’re doing fine and you’re not starving and making yourself miserable throughout the day, have one. You don’t want to have one huge meal. It’s just going to overwhelm your gut again. So if you’re fine with eating one normal-sized meal and that’s what you do, great.
SPEAKER 19 :
So it really does, if you want to jump in, because I do think that’s one of those misconceptions that you see a lot of the dietary community come in and say, no, no, no, you know, if you’re eating one meal a day, yeah, no, that’s not going to work. That’s not really good for your body, not good for your gut, not good for your health. You need to have like seven meals a day, just make them very small meals. And it’s like, well, now you’re making a blanket statement, and I don’t think that’s correct either.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, I mean, some people have, you know, a fast metabolism there, you know, a bit on the, you know, pre-diabetic aspect. So they do need to eat more frequently. I myself can do one meal a day and live with that forever. Me too. It’s not a big deal.
SPEAKER 19 :
I’m like you on that. I eat in some cases just because you feel like you almost have to. And I’ve kind of learned that if you’re not hungry, you’re not hungry and don’t eat. And sometimes even when you think you are, go have some water and you may find you’re not as hungry as you thought you were. So I’m one of those where I’ve just learned, I guess, and maybe some of this as I get older, Dr. Julie is part of it as well, but I don’t need three, four, five meals a day.
SPEAKER 07 :
Me neither. I’m actually, it’s uncomfortable if I’m on vacation and that’s what people are insisting upon. I’m like, oh my goodness, no thanks.
SPEAKER 19 :
Yeah. Yeah. So, okay. So I, cause I think, again, that to me is one of the larger misconceptions that are out there and I get it. This is for all of you listening. This is not a one size fits all. This is where you really need some good solid guidance and things like that because no, it’s not, you know, even what your spouse does may not be the same for you and definitely may not be the same for the kids in your home. So, This is very unique, and I think there’s one thing, Dr. Julie, and maybe it was the food pyramid back in the 70s and 80s that really did this, but I think we’ve gotten into this misconception that everybody’s the same, and the reality is, no, we’re not. We’re all unique.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, that’s exactly true. I mean, you know, some people do really well with eating a lot of protein, and others do better eating more vegetables. So I myself don’t eat enough protein, and when I do, I’m much better for it.
SPEAKER 19 :
And I’m one of those that’s probably the opposite. I have to make myself do more of the veggies, which I know I need for obvious nutritional reasons, but I’m a guy that can sit there and have protein at every meal, no problem. You name it. Throw it in front of me, I’ll eat it. I don’t care.
SPEAKER 07 :
That’s awesome. Yeah, and, you know, the other thing that’s happening with this leaky gut is, I mean, of course we’re eating because things taste good and we have our own, you know, whatever it is, why we like to have those foods. The real aspect is eating is for nutrition. And when you’re eating food that doesn’t have nutrition, what’s happening is it’s actually taking your nutrients to break down this non-nutritious food. So I call it negative food or unfood because it’s actually taking from you rather than adding anything to the game.
SPEAKER 19 :
Gotcha. And that’s, I think, another one where, again, as Americans, things have become so – convenient. And of course, we’re now less healthy than we’ve ever been as a society, yet we have the most convenience. And, you know, we talk about food shortages or food deserts and things like that. And I’m sorry, Dr. Julie, I just shake my head at that and think, yeah, no, maybe not the right kind of food. And maybe that’s what you could call a food desert. But the reality is there isn’t a gas station out there that doesn’t have something in it somebody’s buying to eat.
SPEAKER 07 :
I know. I mean, you know, if it’s in a package, a box or a can, Pretty much. It’s probably not that great for you. So, you know, if you’re looking to eat healthy, you shop on the perimeter of the grocery store and, you know, you take the extra 15 or 20 minutes and you make something from scratch. It really does not take that much more effort. And if you make three times what you would have, that means you’ve got three more meals that you didn’t have to cook.
SPEAKER 19 :
Question for you. This is something we’ve never talked about, and I was having a conversation with a client earlier today that I was helping. I was coaching, and he’s in a position where he’s kind of struggling to get all of the right food in, and I told him, I said, listen, don’t make the same mistake when I was your age. He’s much younger than I am. I said, don’t make the same mistake I made and eat too much fast food and do a lot of things that you’ll regret later and have to pay for, so do this right. right now and if you don’t have time at night to fix all of the home-cooked meals and so on which i get it you know you’ve got kids that are going here and there and so on and that’s a whole another conversation in and of itself but the question i have for you is there’s a lot of now these you know pre-made meals factor is a big one for example are any of those worth looking at for somebody that’s really pressed for time is that healthier than you know stopping by you know burger king and mcdonald’s or is it all pretty much the same
SPEAKER 07 :
I don’t know enough about it to tell you the truth. If it’s real food that’s, you know, real ingredients, it’s probably much better than stopping by McDonald’s.
SPEAKER 19 :
Okay.
SPEAKER 07 :
So, you know, the other aspect is – so I’m sorry, I just don’t know that company.
SPEAKER 19 :
Well, that’s fine. And I only know it because I see commercials and things like that, and I don’t really either and never have been – you know, we’ve never been a family that’s done much of that, maybe a trial here or there by somebody that we might run into even on the program or what have you. Right. You know, when I read the labels of them, they seem better than if you were just going to go to fast food. On the same token, though, I’m not an expert. I don’t know that for positive.
SPEAKER 07 :
Well, the fact that it actually puts you in the kitchen to make something, it will stimulate the fact that maybe you can do that again without even buying the factor food. True. Good point. You know, rather than just going to the drive-thru. And, you know, the other thing is you should just have a dozen hard-boiled eggs in your refrigerator at all times. So it takes very little effort to make a hard-boiled egg. It takes nothing to carry it along with you. Crack it open and eat it. It’s the perfect food. You add a little salt and pepper to it, and you have just gotten a tremendous amount of protein, and bam, it’s done.
SPEAKER 19 :
Yeah. And that’s, again, for those listening, there are ways to, and this is one of the things I explained today to this particular individual, is this is where, you know, there’s always a little bit of spare time, no matter how busy you are. Could be a Sunday afternoon, a Sunday evening, that meal prep for the week ahead, which really, if you just think about it a little bit on the front side, doesn’t take a whole lot to make that happen. And that’s what you’re talking about right there. That’s not a hard thing to put together and have sitting in the fridge.
SPEAKER 07 :
That’s right. And, you know, I mean, it’s just you’re right. It’s just a little bit of time. If you have clear containers that you can put celery and carrots and put a little bit of water and slice them up and have that at eye level, the kids are going to eat that. If you have watermelon cut up and cantaloupe cut up and berries washed and put in there, that’s what the kids are going to have. That’s what you’ll eat. It’s just when you don’t have that stuff and you’re hungry, you’re going to reach for chips and weird food and things that are just so convenient rather than having real food.
SPEAKER 19 :
One thing that I was talking about with my spouse here recently was – and we travel around mostly to – we go on vacation typically. We’ll go to Hawaii or Mexico or someplace like that. And one thing I’ve noticed, Dr. Julie, and this is really I think somewhat odd, and maybe it’s just because you’re on vacation, you’re not stressed as much, but it seems to me that especially in another country, And maybe it’s just me and maybe I’m being weird and oversensitive. I don’t know. But it just seems like I can eat different things and even more of and feel less affected by that than I do here in the U.S. Is that because there’s different foods in different places?
SPEAKER 07 :
Yes. I think that we are a poisoned country. And I think that, you know, other countries that haven’t gone into the agreement with all the weird seeds and the growth processes and the round up on our food, we’re actually getting to taste what real food used to taste like in the 50s, 60s, and 70s.
SPEAKER 19 :
So it’s not my imagination?
SPEAKER 07 :
Not at all. I see the same thing. And, you know, people that have sensitivities to foods and they go over to Europe and eat, you know, everything that they are not supposed to, they have none of the symptoms. They come right back here, the next day they eat the same thing, and bam, they’re inflamed and they feel lousy.
SPEAKER 19 :
Okay, so good. I’m glad it wasn’t just my imagination, meaning here in this country, we’ve got to do all that much better job of, and I guess more diligent, if you would, on making sure that we eat the right things. And everybody listening, please, I fully get this and understand. It is not easy. We live in a convenient society where everything is made to be convenient. And unfortunately, Dr. Julie, when it’s convenient, you typically will gravitate towards that convenience, and it is really difficult to stay outside of that loop, if you would.
SPEAKER 07 :
It is. You’re like a salmon swimming upstream with all the convenience you write that you have and the choices to just lay back and just let it happen rather than being a cause over the whole situation.
SPEAKER 19 :
All right. One question I get every single time you’re on, I always am doing a follow-up with somebody on where to actually get this particular product. It’s AbsorbAid. Talk to us about the product. I take it now every single night religiously. It’s just sometimes I’ll even take one in the morning just depending upon what I know my day looks like. And for all of you listening, I will tell you that, in my opinion, it is one of the best daily things that I take, period.
SPEAKER 07 :
I love to hear that, and I have to agree 100%. It’s a high-quality digestive enzyme. It’s a vegan formula, and what it does is it will aid you in breaking down the foods that are going into your body. So let’s say you’re a great eater. Well, what it’s going to do is it’s going to give you more nutrients because it can break down the proteins and the vegetables and the dairy products and whatever it is that you’re eating. If you’re a lousy eater, it will also help you break down the bad foods and help to push the toxins out. And whatever nutrition is in that food will also help to get that into the bloodstream and, you know, at least get something from it.
SPEAKER 19 :
For those of you listening, too, and I know we’ve said this many times, but it is something you can take before a meal, after a meal, empty stomach. Dr. Julie, I’ve never taken one of these yet to where it didn’t have any kind of a negative effect. In other words, only a positive effect, and I’ve never had any kind of a negative effect from taking one, period.
SPEAKER 07 :
Same with me. And, you know, if I’ve eaten, overeaten, or been out with, you know, back at home and eating all the bad foods, You know, I’ll take a number of them per the meal while I’m eating the pizza that’s, you know, I’m eating way too much of it. And it really does save me from, you know, the bloating and the gas and just feeling so lousy later because I can’t break that down very well.
SPEAKER 09 :
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SPEAKER 07 :
It does. You can take it at night right before you go to bed. So if you’ve got inflammation in your joints, if you’re achy, if you’ve been traveling, if you feel puffy. You can take a couple of them before you go to bed, and it will help to break down all the inflammation in the body as well. So dogs can take it. Kids can take it. Elderly, you can take it. I just keep a bowl of them on my counter, and then I keep a little container in my purse when I remember to take them when I’m eating out.
SPEAKER 19 :
All right. How do we get it?
SPEAKER 07 :
So you can go to the website, which is naturesources.com. And they offer free samples on the website or 20% off your first order. And then you can also go to the 1-800 number. And if you use the code radio, they’ll also send you some free samples. And that 1-800 number is 1-800-827-7656.
SPEAKER 19 :
awesome awesome i am putting again it’s these are always in our notes even from past shows but i always make sure that we add that for today so those of you that are listening and it never fails i usually get somebody that sends a message an email or a text asking what is that product again what is it you know what is it describe it where do i get it all of that and and it sounds too good to be true but folks it is not and once again it’s absorb AbsorbAid, so A-B-S-O-R-B-A-I-D, AbsorbAid. And again, you can buy it right online. It’s easy. Put in the codes, get the discounts. And what I would tell you to do, this is me, I always have an extra bottle around so that one runs out. I order another one, so I’m never out that way.
SPEAKER 07 :
I’m the same. I mean, there are a lot of digestive enzymes out there, but I can’t say this one rocks. It works. It’s the best one, and I’ve tried others, and you know, all right, great, it’s a good brand. And I try it, and I’m like, yeah, no, Zorbaid is better.
SPEAKER 19 :
This stuff, guys, I’m telling you, it works. I’ve had several of you now that are actually a lot of you listening that are using it. I get the same feedback, so keep getting it. Keep buying it, those of you that don’t have it yet or haven’t tried it yet. Again, it’s something that, how should I say this, Dr. Julie? It’s probably one of the safest things you could take as far as a supplement goes, meaning that you’re not going to overdose on it. There’s no issues there if the dog chews a pill up because you dropped it on the floor and didn’t find it. I mean, at the end of the day, Dr. Julie, this is about as low risk as it gets.
SPEAKER 07 :
Well, it’s like eating vegetables. So what it is is it’s taking the enzymes from fruits and vegetables and putting it into this Perfect little digestive aid. It’d be like overeating pineapple or overeating papaya. There’s really no problem with that. Same thing with this absorbate. People take a lot of multivitamins and try to supplement their diet with multivitamins. My thought is, why don’t you try to break down the food you’re eating so you can get the nutrition from it first and foremost? And that’s what the Absorbate also helps you do.
SPEAKER 19 :
Just got a text message in from somebody saying, I take it just like you guys are talking about. So there you go. There’s another testimonial. So all of you listening, yes, buy it. It works. That doesn’t mean you can go out and eat like crap every day. I mean, I guess if you want to, go ahead. But you need to eat healthy and then add this into your diet on the same level. So as we’re talking through this, you guys all know what we’re talking about here. We’re not saying this is a Band-Aid or a total fix for you eating poorly. We’re saying that there are times where you might do that, and this is a huge help. But eat correctly on a daily basis. It’s well worth it.
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SPEAKER 19 :
Dr. Julie, I appreciate it as well. Florida Wellness Institute is where you are at, and it’s always a joy having you. I learn something every time you’re here.
SPEAKER 07 :
Thank you so much. It’s a pleasure.
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