INSTALLMENT IN OUR CANDIDATE CHECKUP SERIES, DR. DAVE
CAMPBELL PAY AS VISIT TO
PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL TIM RYAN.
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>>> CONGRESSMAN RYAN HAS TEAMED
UP WITH YOGA INSTRUCTOR DAN
NEFFENS ONNEFF
NEVINS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
FINDING HIMSELF DEPRESSED AND
DISCONNECTED, HE DISCOVERED THAT
MEDICATION, MINDFULNESS AND YOGA
WOULD SAVE HIS LIFE.
TIM AND DAN ARE MAKING YOGA A
CAMPAIGN PRIORITY AND ARE
LOOKING TO BRING A LITTLE ZONE
TO THE.
>> I THINK IT’S FANTASTIC.
IT’S FANTASTIC FOR THE RUST
BELT.
THE WORK HE DOES WITH VETERANS
IS AWESOME.
>> HE BRINGS THESE CORE VALUES
TO THE MIDWEST AND PARTICULARLY
THE STEEL VALLEY.
RIGHT NOW HE HAS MY VOTE.
HE’S ON THE VETERANS’ SIDE.
>> AND BEING LED BY A VETERAN
WAS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME
EXPERIENCE.
>> CONGRESSMAN RYAN, AND
MEDITATION AND MABB WHAT IF TO
ME IT’S ESSENTIAL TODAY WHEN
YOU’RE IN POLITICS, IT SEEMS
LIKE EVERY HOUR THERE’S A REASON
TO BE REALLY UPSET ABOUT
SOMETHING HAPPENING.
THERE’S CONFLICT ALL AROUND THE
WORLD.
A WILL THE YOU’VE GOT TO FIGURE
OUT SOMETHING FOR YOUR SELF.
DOING HOT YOGA, MEDITATEING HAS
BEEN WONDERFUL.
>> WHEN WE JUST MODEL IT, NOT
ONLY PRACTICING BUT TAKING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE IT WITH
PEOPLE, IT TAKES THE FEAR OUT
OF, WELL, HOW WILL REACT IT’S
REALLY DIFFICULT TO SAY, HEY,
HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT MEDITATION?
I WAS THE GUY THAT WAS LIKE, NO,
NOT YOGA.
BUT ONCE YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THE
EXPERIENCE, IT ALL STARTS TO
MAKE SENSE.
>> MY PRIORITY WITH THIS IS THE
VETERAN, WITH PEOPLE WHO MADE
THE DECISION TO SERVE OTHER
PEOPLE.
SO IF THERE’S ANY WHICH IS WHY
IT’S AN ESSENTIAL PART OF MY
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
>> YOU HAVE A FEW TOUGH MONTHS
COMING UP ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
HOW DO YOU STAY HEALTHY
PHYSICALLY ORMEN HAVE MY WIFE
TELL ME TO TAKE THE GARBAGE OUT.
I NEED TO BE RECONNECTED WITH
THE PEOPLE THAT I LOVE THE MOST
AND AND TOUCHING BASE IS ALSO
REALLY IMPORTANT, TOO, FOR MY
MENTAL HEALTH.
>>
>> Reporter: HE BELIEVES IT’S
MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO
INTEGRATE YOGA INTO HIS PROGRAM.
HE INVITED TO US SIT DOWN WITH A
FEW LOCAL VETERANS AT A
YOUNGSTOWN PUB.
>> HOW YOGA AND MEDITATION CAN
GET A LITTLE CONTROL OVER THERE
SUBSTANTIAL USE CRISIS WE HAVE,
THE OPIOID CRISIS.
HOW CAN WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
IMPROVED FUNDING AND THE SCIENCE
BEHIND MEDICATION-ASSISTED
TREATMENT.
>> FOR ME IT’S ALL ABOUT GETTING
PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND IT, TO KNOW
ABOUT IT.
HERE I AM AN OLD QUARTERBACK
FROM OUTSIDE OF YOUNGSTOWN OHIO,
WHO IS IN CONGRESS, BLUE COLLAR
TOWN, BLUE COLLAR FAMILY AND I’M
SITTING HERE TALKING TO YOU
ABOUT YOL A.
WHY AM I DOING THIS?
IT HELPED ME, IT HELPS DAN.
IT HELPS PEOPLE WHO HAVE
ADDICTION ISSUES.
I THINK LEADERS’ JOBS ARE TO
TAKE THESE IDEAS THAT ARE
WORKING IN ONE PLACE OR ANOTHER
AND SAY, OKAY, HOW DO WE SCALE
THIS UP NOW?
>> ONE, TWO, THREE!
>> WHOA!
>> Reporter: I WENT ALONG WITH
HIM, HIS WIFE ANDREA, AND THEIR
SON, BRADY, TO THE PARK.
I ASKED HIM ABOUT THE IMPACT OF
RISING HEALTH CARE COSTS IN
AMERICA.
>> THE FACT THAT $2 TO $3
TRILLION A YEAR GO TO TREATING
DISEASES THAT HAVE A CURE.
THE PHARMACEUTICAL KLS KEEP
GETTING PAID.
THAT’S A DISEASE CARE SYSTEM.
>> WHAT’S THE CONGRESSMAN’S NEW
APPROACH TO DEALING WITH
DIABETES?
>> START ISN’T -- NUTRITION,
DIET, SUPPORT.
FOR A $10,000 INVESTMENT, YOU’RE
GOING TO REDUCE EXPENDITURES BY
$14,000 A YEAR FOR THE REST OF
YOUR LIFE.
SOME PEOPLE SAY OH, MY GOD,
THAT’S GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
AND HERE COMES THE GOVERNMENT
WANTS TO TELL YOU WHAT TO EAT.
I SAY [ BLEEP ].
WHAT BUSINESS PERSON WOULDN’T
MAKE THAT SAME DECISION AND YOU
GOT A GUY HEALTHY.
WE’VE GOT THIS CRAZY ARGUMENT
NOUN LIKE THE BD YOU CAN REDUCE
TYPE TWO DIABETES THROUGH FOOD