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This is an I Heart podcast.
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Perhaps you were born for such a time as this. Hello, everyone, and welcome to Faith and Freedom. I'm Chemaine Nugent, and I'm so glad that you're here. My first guest is a doctor who's never been afraid to speak his mind, especially against Big Pharma, and to dive deep into some healthy alternative remedies for you. And he's been leading a voice that is unstoppable, especially during COVID asking those hard questions that we all should, but then going a step further and offering solutions that challenge the narrative. Dr. Brian Ardes joins me now. Dr. Ardus, welcome.
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It is great to be here. Chemain joining you once again on Faith and Freedom. I hope everybody's having an incredible day.
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Well, it's always good to have you, so I want to dive deep. I'm going to get into this because our time is limited, and I could talk to you about all of these things forever, but if you had. Have you heard of the term the elevator speech?
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I have heard of an elevator pitch. Yes.
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An elevator pitch. Elevator pitch, yes. Give me the elevator pitch about nicotine and why it's good for you and then follow up question. I want to know. I want to tell everybody how to actually use it.
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Very good. Yeah, I love this question. This is a very hot topic for a lot of people around the world. So let's just give the elevator pitch. Number one, nicotine is not addictive as you've been told. Number two, nicotine is actually found in multiple vegetables you eat every week. You just weren't told and were not aware. Nicotine is a nutrient, highest amounts found in a plant called tobacco. Tobacco happens to be a nightshade vegetable family member. And the other vegetables that have the highest amounts of nicotine you've all eaten. Eggplants are the second highest containing nicotine nutrient on earth. The third is red tomatoes. Every sample of ketchup, green tomato, red tomatoes is loaded with nicotine. And white potatoes, mashed potatoes, french fries, were all loaded with nicotine. The second thing I want everybody to know is Dr. Artisan Chemain Nugent did not create the tobacco plant. We did not create nicotine. We did not create vegetables. God did. And then God also created your body, which includes trillions of brain cells, nerve cells, heart cells, immune cells, skin cells. And did you know, Shamayne, that every single cell that God made on day six has nicotine receptors to benefit from nicotine you find in plants and tobacco? So, number one, nicotine is not as addictive Nor is it addictive. It's actually been confirmed in multiple studies over the last several decades. You just weren't told that. And you're all eating vegetables that have nicotine. What is nicotine known to benefit the human body as God designed it to benefit from nicotine? If you're not going to use tobacco products or nicotine products, you need to eat the vegetables called nightshades that have the most nicotine in them. It is published that nicotine is a preventative agent and an improving agent if you eat it or use it. Nicotine improves Parkinson's disease, all neurological degenerative diseases, including Parkinson's, Mississippi and Alzheimer's. It is published to reverse and improve Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, even type 1 diabetes and blood sugar sensitivity. Nicotine is proven to improve and reverse myocarditis with three small doses in three days only. And by day 14, the heart is completely cured of myocarditis. That was proved in 2021. Nicotine patches have also been used and proven effective to improve all personality traits and harmful actions that autistic kids and adults often do to themselves and to others. So it has been proven to help improve all aspects of autism characteristics. Also, you can find a summary of these things in my book Moving Beyond COVID 19 lies in chapter 13. It's also published that nicotine boosts your immune system, helps to fight off cancer, dissolve cancers in multiple organs. And right now, oncologists around the world are using nicotine because of the research done by scientists and what I have presented to the world the last four years. They are now successfully using nicotine in small doses even to reverse specific cancers like pancreatic cancers, brain tumors called glioblastomas and others. This plant, this nutrient designed by God and infused in many of his foods and plants, was given to us as a blessing. And yet science and man has tried to bastardize it, demonize it, as if God created something dangerous he did not. Men are trying to sell you that drugs and vaccines are better than the immune protection, heart protection, and brain protective qualities of nicotine.
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Well, I'm going to make an announcement here. I've never said this publicly. I use nicotine. And I have seen some benefits. Yes, and I've seen some benefits, but I want to. I've seen so many people talking about the ways to use it. I've experimented with the patches and the gum. What do you recommend? How do you recommend people get started?
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Yes, it's a very good question. It was very interesting to watch an interview by Tucker Carlson and Alex Clark at Turning Point USA about two months ago. They're talking about me and nicotine and talking about the health benefits of nicotine. And she looks at Tucker and says, you know what? I think I'm finally ready after learning from Dr. Artisan. You, Tucker, I think I'll try some nicotine. And he has his own nicotine brand, and he's holding it in the interview, and he goes, oh, no, no, no. I would not give you this amount.
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Right.
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The amounts are important. So just like all things, moderation in all things. And Shimane, I'm very excited that you're using nicotine. Can tell the world you're doing that. I just want to tell everybody that's watching this, if you've ever eaten ketchup on a hamburger or French fries, you. You are eating nicotine. So you are using nicotine. If you're eating tomatoes on a blt, you're consuming nicotine. You just didn't know it. And this is a great deceit. Intentionally, they didn't want you to know nicotine was in them because then they got to figure out a way to convince you that all those nightshade vegetables you all love is bad for you, too. And it isn't. So all of you are consuming nicotine. We all have. You just didn't know it, including myself. I didn't know that till four years ago. So when I recommend anything, the nicotine found in those plants, including tobacco, is never the amount you're going to get in a nicotine patch, gum, mint sucket or pouch. And there's many ways they process and package nicotine from tobacco or even synthetic, chemically made in a lab nicotine they put in these little packages. I always recommend people start with one to three milligrams a day. Now, when you go to buy nicotine gum, for example, they don't sell 1mg nicotine gum. They only sell 2mg and 4.4mg. And for context, simply, 1mg of nicotine is the same amount you get in one cigarette. So when I say I recommend 1-3mg, it's not very much nicotine. But they don't sell a 1 milligram gum. They sell a 2 and a 4 milligram gum. So if I'm saying try 1 milligram and you only have a 2 milligram gum at home, I would recommend you bite it in half and try to get 1mg instead for the first week or so. If you're going to use patches, and I brought up Tucker and Alex Clark's multi millions viewed little clip, Tucker says, I wouldn't start with the patches like Dr. Artis says, I would just start with the mouthpieces. Well, I'm going to tell you all something. I do not recommend that. I know Tucker sells a mint oral nicotine product, so of course he's going to recommend that. First he doesn't have a patch. The patches I recommend because most of the medical research studies done on long Covid, curing Covid and vaccine injuries, Parkinson's, autism, myocarditis, all these things, they used nicotine patches in those studies and they say why they use them because the patches absorb nicotine through the skin slowly and you get the full dose of the patch over a 24 hour period. If you took one of Tucker's 3 milligrams, 6 milligram or 9 milligram mints, and remember that's 3 cigarettes, 6 cigarettes and 9 cigarette amounts. 3, 6, 9. When you take those, you're getting the whole 3 milligrams, 6 milliggram 9 milligram dose in 5 minutes or however long it takes you to dissolve the mint. I recommend doing it slower, just do it slower. And she even recommended Alex, just take the 3 milligrams or bite one in half and get a 1 1/2 milligram, 3 milligram size to start with. I recommend any nicotine product, 1 to 3 milligrams the first week, then go up to 3 milligrams the next week and you can go up to 7 milligrams. I'm wearing a 7 milligram patch right now. But in order to get those patches, they come in 7, 14, 21. You just need to cut them into smaller pieces to get to the numbers I'm recommending.
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And I only have about a minute left, unfortunately. But even if, even when you're starting out, this is what I have said, correct me if I'm wrong, to a friend, cut even the 7 milligram in half or in quarters and try it for a short period of time. I forgot once that I had the patch on and it didn't end well. I got pretty nauseous. So I think that's important. I love what you said to start slow and I think that's super important for people if they're just starting out. But do you wear. I only have 30 seconds. Do you wear yours all day?
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Yes. These are 24 hour patches. So every morning after I shower, I take it off and put on a new one every day. So for three years, I wore a three and a half milligram nicotine patch for six months. The last six months I wore a five milligram patch size and today was the first day I just decided to wear a 7 milligram patch and I felt fine. Nicotine is going to help you detox a lot of poison. So just remember, take it slowly. When you're detoxing, anything from your body. Nicotine releases viruses, releases poisons from the body, including glyphosate, out of your cells. So when you're detoxing, I always recommend slower is better.
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Yes. Dr. Artis, thank you so much for joining me. Before we go, I want to talk to you about these products that I take also every day, the biodefense and also Doc's viral def. You can get that@drbrianartist.com is that right?
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And if you want a discount, use the promo code mold. Dr. Brian Ardus, thanks so much for joining me. Good to see you.
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As always, you are a godsend, Shamaine. Keep the faith.
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I will. Don't go away. We'll be right back.
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Relish the opportunity to be an outsider because it's the outsiders who change the world.
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Perhaps you were born for such a time as this.
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Well, is the opportunity to be an outsider because it's the outsiders who change the world.
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I am so excited to hang out with you, Shimane.
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I love hanging out with you, girl. So the family unit is under attack. What do you see as the biggest percent? What's the biggest threat, and how can we combat it?
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You know what the biggest threat is actually not what's coming at it, but what's already in it. See, I think that moms really struggle with self worth. We think, you know, we devalue ourselves. We're like, have you ever heard the oh, I'm just a mom? Like, that just kind of sums up so much about how we really esteem the role of mom. We kind of relegate it to this. Well, you know, I. I'm just a mom. I'm nothing special. I don't really get any recognition. It's not really a Valuable role. But that's where. That's, like, the first error we make. Because if a mom devalues her role, she's not going to invest in herself. She's not going to try to get any coaching or training or. Or chiseling out those qualities that will really help her do, like, perform so well in this role. I mean, we are shaping future generations. And we all know if you don't have happiness at home, you're not going to find it anywhere else. Like, it's got to start in the home first.
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Yes. And it's the most important job ever. I feel so blessed that I could. I didn't have to work, I could just take care of my son 247 when he was a baby, and now he just had his first baby. So it's just. It's coming full circle. But, you know, when a mom steps up and she takes a stand, everything changes. And, you know, many moms feel, like, overwhelmed. And I get it. I mean, it is an overwhelming job. You've got seven kids. How did your faith play a role during the time when your kids were young?
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Well, she mean, my faith was everything, and that sustained me. But I want to. I want to question that because I love to get, like, insanely curious about the things we just assume are normal. So everyone is like, oh, well, moms. It's like, so overwhelming, and it's so stressful only because we don't have the right training to handle. Handle it. When you understand that you're limiting your capacity, you can start doing, I call it capacity work. To be able to do more, to be able to expand more, to be able to handle professionally what we have, what God has given to us. And I always think about this. Like, there was a time I had a PBS television series and I would go to an overwhelmed mom's house and I would stay with her for 48 hours, change her life around. We come back six months later to make sure she still got her act together. And it was amazing. So these moms would. Would reach out with their videos and be like, I'm so overwhelmed. Life is crazy. Look at all this clutter. Look at all this mess. My kids are unruly. My marriage is hanging on by a thread. And when I show up, she mean, they're dressed head to toe, they have makeup on, their houses are clean. I'm like, does it always look like this? And do you always look like this? And they always say, well, no, of course not. I was like, well, why do you look like that today? And they say because you're coming here and you're bringing a camera crew. So there was something there that enabled her to rise to the occasion. So my question is, how do we work with our mindset to realize how important every day is? What if we could rise to the occasion every single day and understand we can actually do way more than we think we can do? We limit ourselves. I'm sure you've heard that about, you know, going to work out at a gym. Like, we always stop like two thirds of the way when we have so much left in us. We can always do more reps, we can always do another mile. And so I think moms, we just limit our capacity and we check out to a large part because we don't.
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Have the right training and we get comfortable. That's one of the reasons why I teach group fitness classes, because I could come up with more excuses than anybody else why I can't go to the gym, but when I'm teaching, I have to show up at a certain time. Hannah, what are some of the things that you can recommend, some routines or habits that can help moms reduce stress and reclaim their peace?
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Oh, gosh, she mean there's so many. I have all these like mom brain hacks that I've developed over the years. I got dozens of them and one of the most powerful. I'm going to give you a little like, I think this is what people love is like something tangible that I can like practice today. Right? And so one of my mom brain hacks, one that all these moms say this works so well for me, is similar to that mom who made managed to get up and get dressed and get her house clean before I showed up to film. I call it Lifestyles of Rock Star Moms. So pretend today that you're might. There's a camera on you, you're on a show. There's like heard about what an amazing mom you are and they want to come and like, check out what you're doing. And with that mentality, like, we know we're always being watched, Our kids are watching us, right? We're always being watched. So what if we made that so apparent and we made it intention? Like, if I were performing right now, how would I show up? Would I be on my phone scrolling? Would I yell at my kid? Would I get angry about something? Or would I manage it with more tolerance, more compassion? Would I be more focused in my work? So if we just like and. And literally, that's just raising it to a level of intention that's all we're doing. I think a lot of times we go into motherhood unintentionally. We have no plan, and without a plan, we fail. And so if we can, like, create a plan and hold it with intention and raise up how we esteem our role as a mom, you will find an incredible shift, because you already have what it takes. You just don't know how to bring it out.
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That's right. And you're so right when you said that moms just aren't trained. They don't teach us how to do these things, how to be a mom in school. They teach us about, you know, algebra and geometry and. And things that we probably won't ever use. But being a parent, being a mom is the most important job in the world. I' feel blessed that I've been able to experience that. It's not always easy. No. There are times when I remember just going, I just want to read a book. I want to have, like, 10 minutes to myself. But, you know, it does. It's so true. Hannah, you know this. It passes so quickly. My son's now 35, so those. Those days are so precious to me and so important. What do you think? What would you recommend to moms that, you know, I end the show with Esther414, perhaps you were born for such a time as this. Can you encourage moms to. To get that into their heads that they are so needed right now? God needs them to model that faithful servant behavior?
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Yeah, absolutely. I would look at it like this, Shimane. Ask any mom. There are changes they want in their life. Maybe they want to bring in more money. You know, maybe they don't want to be, like, so strapped financially. Maybe they want to get rid of clutter and have a nicer home. Maybe they want to get healthier and lose weight and get rid of all the exhaustion and the fatigue. Maybe they want their kids to be godly or to love one another, to be obedient. Every single thing that we want actually is already within us. And if we don't do it in the home, we're never going to get it from anywhere else. So if you want to have more money coming into your home, I would say look at how you're managing it now. Look at if you're showing a level of mastery now. If you want your kids to be more obedient, to be less drawn out of the home and more drawn into the home, are you creating an environment in the home that they want to be, and are you connecting with them? Intentionally. If you want to work on your health, is it really like out there somewhere or could you just get up in the morning and like you said, like go to the gym or I hike every morning. But there's always something that we can do because every time that God is about to do a mighty work, he always stops them right where they are. Like he asked Abraham, what do you have in your hand? He asked the woman who was her husband had died, the widow and, and she said, I have nothing. My kids are about to be sold into slavery. He said, Elisha said, what do you have in your house? So he always says, we have something, but we, but God gives it to us in seed form. And so that's why he put Adam and Eve in a, in a garden and not a grocery store. He will always give you exactly what you need in that moment to be able to go to the next level. So ask God right now, what is it in my home? What is it that I have in me that I can now plant and start to grow a harvest?
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Hannah Keeley, thank you so much for joining me. Real quick, where can people find you?
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You can go to hannakey.com and I love connecting with people on Instagram so you can go there. And also we're the only organization in the world that actually has a full year training program for moms and so you can go check that out@mommastery.com thank.
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You so much girl. God bless you and I'll talk to you soon. Stay tuned everyone. Lots more to come.
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Relish the opportunity to be an outsider because it's the outsiders who change the world.
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Perhaps you were born for such a time as this.
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Relish the opportunity to be an outsider because it's the outsider's agenda. Change the world.
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Perhaps you were born for such a time as this. If you know anything about me, you know I love my dogs. In fact, I'm drinking tea out of my puppies and coffee mug and the dog, our dogs give us so much joy and so much love. We owe it to them to give them the longest, healthiest life possible. Ted and I have developed clean supplements for our dogs for your dogs that can help them feel better and live longer and from the inside out, give them more energy. They're all natural. They're powered by something called bioflavonoids. This was a new thing, but we've been testing it on our dogs for about a year. It's plant based and it'll help your dog stay sharp, strong and healthy. We use them daily and Our pups are thriving. Head to get Uncle Ted's to learn more. With us now is a journalist who brings the latest straight from Capitol Hill. She's been covering the developments surrounding Arena's Law, a bill that has the power to impact American families in a very real way. Britt McHenry joins me now. Britt, welcome. Hi.
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Thank you for having me.
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So what is Irena's Law? Tell us about it and why is it so important right now?
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Well, Rena's Law is named after Irina Zarutska who was murdered in Charlotte on public transportation on Aug. 22. That video went viral and actually happened within days, within a week of Charlie Kirk's assassination. So there was a lot of violence. Unfortunately, our children, people of all ages, were subjected to showing some stills now, I'm sure of what happened. She was still stabbed three times by DeCarlos Brown Jr. A man who had been arrested at least a dozen times was released without bond, was on the streets. His mother is saying he had schizophrenia. But in this case, if that was your daughter, a 23 year old woman whose life was taken for no reason, you would want answers. Now, the reason this Arena's Law is getting national attention, as it should, is because in large part Washington made sure that it was put on the map. President Trump made remarks about it. Different congressional members I've even spoken to have remarked on how barbaric it was. And so the North Carolina House did something about it, naming this law that in her namesake, passing it 81 to 31 to go to North Carolina's governor and try to make some preventative measures so we don't see this again. Right. What it intends to do is eliminate cashless bail, look at committing some individuals involuntary commitment or assessing where they stand mentally. And also here's the big one looking to perhaps overturn the death penalties use. It has not been used in North Carolina for 20 years despite 120 inmates being on death row. A lot of that has to do with a debate on how they do it by lethal injection, if their other measures need to be taken. But this is something certainly now he would be facing the death penalty for this crime. And I think the reason this has pulled on our heartstrings so dramatically as it did when we witnessed the Charlie Kirk tragedy is we saw this live on video. We saw this everywhere. You couldn't go on Facebook, you couldn't go on X or Instagram, at least I couldn't without seeing this horrific murder. And now North Carolina is legally trying to do something about it. To prevent these kind of cases, reduce them, or at least have a better handling of what to do next.
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You know, where we need to start, though. I mean, this is a great start, but we need to follow through with the judges that are letting this recidivistic. My husband will say, scum, come get out, over and over and over. And if we don't stop that, I mean, how much more of this can we be looking at? And do you think there will be any support for going after judges who can continue to let these felons, paroled felons, out time and time again when they should stay in there or as you say, get the death penalty?
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Absolutely. There will be more attention on this. I think when you look at a state like Florida with Governor Ron DeSantis, he is very vocal. He would be very outspoken and out front about this issue. They've taken issue with just defunding different police districts. Right. And them needing the resources to take care of any offenders in their areas. I think the magnifying glass is on North Carolina. There's no avoiding it. And what's ironic is that there are some Democrat representatives in that state who said, well, this is barbaric to discuss the death penalty with Irina's law. And what do you think her mother or her father, her family back in Ukraine, her friends think? I didn't know this woman, this poor woman, she's 23 years old, her life ahead of her, fled a war torn country and is stabbed three times on public transportation. I take public transportation every day to get to our DC studio, to get to anywhere. I need in this area to think that any human could be that vulnerable and attacked. That is what's barbaric. So I also think we need much more faith and values in the home front. We need better parenting systems in place. Not that I know Brown's history in detail, but that is where the foundation is laid. And unfortunately that's missing. So I think it needs to be a collaborative effort, as you mentioned, to really go after or put that vision and those glasses on the judicial branch to make sure that a man like this arrested 12 times isn't just freely out on the streets to do it again. But we need that system in place in the home. And unfortunately, I don't think we see that as a often and it's perpetuated in negativity with social media and different online platforms for criminals to thrive in. So those two areas need to be.
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Focused on how have other lawmakers on Capitol Hill responded and are we going to see More support in other states. Pushback or division. What are they saying?
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It was just shock, right, when this happened, especially in a sleepy town like Charlotte. For the most part, it's a thriving and building Metro. I spent a lot of time there when I worked in sports, covering the Carolina Panthers, and never would, I think this type of thing would happen on their public transportation. We've heard more of this in New York City. Right? Just a lot of shock, a lot of despair. And then for the Charlie Kirk assassination to happen so quickly after I know for a fact, as I've been covering the government shutdown, which we're currently in, that was a huge platform for Speaker Mike Johnson and several other Democrats supporting it. For the House continuing resolution bill that clearly has yet to go through with Democrats opposing it was to fund both sides of the aisle to have more security for politicians for when they're back home. 30 million and 58 million for the executive and judicial branches, because we do not want people to be targeted. We may have political disagreements in this country, but the foundation is our soul, our heart and compassion. So I think that was a part of this as well in Congress's efforts to fund more security measures. But certainly, I mean, especially for any young women listening and watching travel in groups, if you can have your phone on, you just always be constantly aware when you're in those situations. I know that. I certainly have tried to remind myself of that, too.
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You always have to have literally eyes in the back of your head just constantly watching. But you know what? You brought up families and parenting, and you're absolutely right. It needs to start there. But how do we change the hearts and minds of people in the United States? Like, what would cause. I know I've only got a few minutes left, but what is your perspective on why this is happening? I believe this is spiritual warfare. But all of this is happening on such an accelerated scale. What are your thoughts?
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I agree with you. I think no matter what your religion is, I'm personally Christian. My mother is Catholic. We didn't have a heavy religious presence in our home in terms of going to church every Sunday. But I had a mother who stayed at home for my sister and I and a really great nucleus. Parents married 40 years. You know, that's not gonna solve every problem. Like I said, his mother spoke up and claimed he has schizophrenia and mental issues. And in those cases, unfortunately, a lot of times those people, individuals will turn to alcohol, to drugs, which will only exasperate that cycle, and they're getting addicted. We know Opioid addiction is very high in this country. So it's about getting intervention. I think if the family unit is or isn't there, hopefully it is. That's the first step, getting community and neighborhoods involved. I was very fortunate in my childhood to grow up in a suburban development. Different people and neighbors were all friends with each other. So we would check in. A lot of the children in that neighborhood were my age. So you had PTA meetings, you had group meetings. I think we need more parent involvement and we need more, more community involvement. When you see an addict with mental health issues, as this man clearly was an example of that. So we need to get the love back into our hearts. And I sadly believe that social media and trying to be famous is what's eroding our young children's minds. I mean, imagine being nine years old and just logging onto your phone to talk to your mom, say, hey, I'm off school. And you see that on your phone. How do we have algorithms and safety protections? That would be definitely a step for our children. I think we need to implement on social media.
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And I've got about a minute left. This is probably going to require a lot more digging, but when I was growing up in the 70s, 60s and 70s, there were mental health institutions that One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest movie, and we've done away with that. So where does it go from here? Your best answer in 30 seconds.
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I think everybody is affected by addiction in their extended families. I know I've had two people who I love, one of whom did have to go to rehab and that was delayed. So I think again, that person has to want it for themselves and you have to say, hey, we will be there every step of the way for you and keep that sense of connection there. So I think we need to educate in films and both have more reading and materials on that. And also just say, hey, I've got you if you don't think you have yourself. And hopefully this woman's family can have some hope in the restitution that North Carolina legally is trying to implement with this law.
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Britt, thank you so much for being here. Where can people find you and follow you on x?
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Britt McHenry same on Instagram and hopefully I can come back on with you because this was such a pleasure to debrief and discuss.
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I would love that. So consider it done. We'll do that again soon.
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Perfect. Awesome. Thank you.
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Thank you. Don't go away, everybody. We've got lots more to come.
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D
Relish the opportunity to be an outsider because it's the outsiders who change the world.
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B
Perhaps you were born for such a time as this.
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Relish the opportunity to be an outsider because it's the outsiders who choose change the world.
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Perhaps you were born for such a time as this. My next guest is a health advocate and teacher who believes that true healing happens when we address the root causes, not just the symptoms of what's going on. And she's helping people take back their health and their lives through nutrition, mindset and spiritual alignment. Sarah Brandow, welcome to Faith and Freedom.
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Hi.
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Thank you so much for having me.
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I'm so glad that you're here. You and I connected a few days ago and you just are such a light and such a joy to connect with and have a conversation with. So I've got a few questions for you. When we were talking before, we discussed food as medicine. How does nutrition play a role in healing the body?
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Food is one of the most powerful levers we have for health because people think of it in terms of calories or protein or fuel, but it actively changes our brain chemistry, our hormones, our systemic inflammation. For example, the gut microbiome, which is my special area of research, it produces neurotransmitters, so serotonin, dopamine, things that regulate our mood, our focus, our motivation, how quick we heal. And if your gut is mostly fed with sugar and ultra processed foods and foods that are lacking nutrient density, you're not giving it what it needs to make those chemicals properly that will drive the direction of your life.
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And one of the things that we also talked about was breastplant illness. And last year I had this is probably too much information for some people and Rodney, maybe we can link to my YouTube series, but I had my implants taken out without general anesthetic and I wanted to share what happened. And some of the things I wish I would have known before I've gone into that. So glad that I did it. But we see today people taking dozens of supplements every day, trying to work out all the time, eat kale or whatever it is, but they've got breast implants in. Why should we, why should those women be concerned? And what should they be watching for?
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So what we're learning more and more, started off anecdotal and now is actually being accepted in the scientific literature is that implants can contribute to systemic inflammation, especially in women who already have some challenges, like, like slow detoxification, poor gut health. It creates a perfect storm when you already have some sort of underlying issue with your general health. And Wellness. And some women notice profound improvements immediately after explant surgery, even though they were told that couldn't possibly be the cause, especially when they also support their body. As, you know, nutritionally, they support the detox pathways and gut repair. So there is a connection that is now being discovered between implants and autoimmunity that I'm very glad is being acknowledged, because women for a long time were told that it's all in their head and that there can't be any sort of connection. But we really see that breast implants and any sort of foreign object placed in the body can act as a chronic immune trigger in some women.
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So I totally agree. And I think that getting my implants out was one of the best things I've ever done. And I'm so glad that I did it. I'm shocked kind of at people who. They're afraid and I get it of the surgery and especially going under, but the benefits definitely outweigh that for me anyway. So I want to switch a little bit to. One of the things that you specialize in is how our thoughts and patterns lead us into self sabotage. How do you explain that?
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Yeah, so I've been working as a nutritionist. I finished my master's of science almost 12 years years ago now. And I realized I could make someone the perfect plan and we could follow the evidence and they should be getting better. But for some reason, sometimes there's a gap between what they want to do and what they actually follow through with. And we often blame it on willpower as the reason. People don't do the hard thing. They don't take out the implants they know are making them sick or they can't stick with the health changes. But neuroscience teaches us that about 95% of behavior is driven by the subconscious. And that's why I started really diving deep. Because in order to really help people, you can't just give them a plan for them to follow. You have to understand why is there a gap between them learning this and actually doing it. So if someone has a deep program belief like I will not be lovable if I don't look a certain way, then even though consciously they know something's bad for them, subconsciously they're going to act in ways that enforce that belief. It's going to override their conscious desire to change.
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The.
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The subconscious is wired for what's familiar and what it thinks will keep us safe in the. In the world we live in, not necessarily what's best for us as individuals. And so self Sabotage is people staying in, you know, patterns, relationships, habits, using toxic products that feel safe because they're providing safety in the herd on a superficial level, but on a deep soul and physical level, they're actually destructive.
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So how do we replace those patterns, those bad habits, with something that's healthier and will be better for us in the end?
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I love talking about this because the good news is the subconscious, just as easy as it can be programmed, it can be reprogrammed. So we're either being mind controlled or we get to control our minds. And one of the ways we can control our subconscious is through repetition and environment design. So for example, if you know when you scroll Instagram all the time, maybe you don't even know, but I'm going to tell you. Probably if you're looking at people who look a certain way and that's something that you're dealing with, you're going to be priming your subconscious mind for comparison. You're going to be putting people on a pedestal who look a certain way. But if you instead eliminate that and you create an environment design where you follow people who are spreading a good message of self love and where also you trick your subconscious through repetition and action. People talk a lot about affirmations and mantras and they'll say, oh, just repeat something to yourself over and over again. Unfortunately, it's not that easy. The subconscious is a little smarter than that. You can't, you know, say, oh, I love myself, I love myself, and then look in the mirror and pick apart everything you don't like, like. But if you say I love myself, I accept myself for who I am, my body's amazing and it takes care of me. While you're going to the gym, making healthy food, genuinely looking at yourself in the mirror and loving what you see and saying kind things to yourself. Even though it's a process, this is as important as nutrition and exercise for transformation. It's your subconscious. So the way it really works to change this and to break these, these neurofeedback loops through action plus repetition. So you have the, the affirmation, the mantra, the thing you want to believe. It could be financial, it could be about how you look, it could be anything. But you have to pair it with an action that is aligned. So your subconscious mind goes, oh, okay, this is what we're saying and thinking and feeling, and this is what we're doing. Now. It lines up. Now I believe that about myself and about the world. And subconsciously through repetition, you will start to make choices and they become easier for you that are aligned with the truth that you're programming yourself to believe. But you have to cut out the external sources of things that you know are not good for you. The media, the people, the Instagram, whatever. It is where you're seeing something and you're being convinced that this is normal and because it's popular or healthy or it's put on a pedestal in society, but it's bad for you, so you break the programming.
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Thank you so much for, for sharing that. I hope you can come back and, and we can get more in depth on these topics because it's. We could go to the gym every, every single day and not be healthy and happy. Truly. Sarah, how can people find you online?
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You can find me on my website sarahbrando.com on Instagram, arabrando. And if anyone needs some support, I have a course called master your microbiome which has the overcoming self sabotage program in there to help you with your subconscious programming and also your gut microbiome so that you can be resilient when you make any of these changes. If you take out your breast implants, if exposed to pathogens, maybe you haven't been the healthiest for a while, you had to take pharmaceuticals. So I'm here to help people build foundational health, which is the most important thing.
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I love it. Well, thank you so much for joining me. I appreciate it and I hope you come back. Okay, we've always got to end the show with something to make you smile. So take a look. We can't get enough to eat. Want to shoot children.
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Shoes on a house.
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I hope it made you smile as much as it made me smile because you know, dogs do mean the world to us. You can send me your funny cat videos as well at shamaine chat gmail.com I want to share before we go a few of my favorite things that have really made a difference for me and my family. And they're not just products. I actually use them and I trust them and I love them. I told you about biodefense, Dr. Brian Ardis and also his docs viral defense. And if you go to his website, make sure you use the promo code mold. And then there's another product. There's lots of other products, but you probably don't realize that what you're putting on your skin is actually being absorbed into your body. That's why I love Rocas Organics. Everything they make is clean and natural and non toxic. I use everything from their face serum and muscle balm and their sleep support. They've got magnesium cream that I put on my feet every night, and I swear that's why I get a good night's sleep. That and my pillow. Just go to rocasorganics.com chemain and use the promo code FAITH for a special discount. And if you haven't already read my books, check out Abundantly well and Killer House. That's where I share my personal story about how I got sick from toxic mold and healed myself with alternative remedies that work on frequency and infrared saunas and vitamin IVs and everything. I lay it all out in that book. And changing my diet as well. And also with Faith and Abundantly well is the next book that you need once you're feeling better. How do you get to the next level? How do you get back in shape? Because there are a lot of people who, you know, we've, we've given ourselves as moms, especially to our kids and, and helping others. And one day you wake up and go, wow, what about me? Where do I start? You start with Abundantly well. Check them out. Both available on Amazon. Thanks so much for joining me. Remember, Esther, for 14, you were born for such a time as this. God bless.
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Relish the opportunity to be an outsider because it's the outsiders who change the world.
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Perhaps you were born for such a time as this.
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This is an I Heart podcast.