Airdate: September 24, 2012
Dr. Oz: The #1 Reason You're Exhausted
- Dr. Oz says he has the solution for your energy crisis
- Magnesium-rich foods
- Damien Patterson, fast food reviewer, takes on a healthy challenge
- Dr. Oz gives his Road Rules for eating fast food
- Help for constipation
Viewers from all over the country sent
in Dr. Oz their biggest health complaints. The overwhelming consensus
is women from coast to coast are exhausted. Dr. Oz says he has the
solution to your energy crisis.
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Dr. Oz: The #1 Reason You're
Exhausted
Dr. Oz invited three women to The Dr. Oz studio to share their
biggest complaint: Low-Energy.
Julie is a full-time mom with a
full-time job and she desperately needs her energy back. The family
wakes at 6am, she helps the kids get ready for school, prepares
everyone's breakfast, and make lunch. The kids are dropped at two
different schools and then by 8:30am Julie is at work. She admits to
being stressed and that leads to her snapping at the kids and her
husband. Her's is just one picture of low-energy.
Ann is a stay-at-home mom who is
exhausted as soon as she wakes up in the morning then she feels
anxious all day. With two kids under age 2, she's pulled from the
needs of one child to another. Coffee is the only thing that gives
her get a drop of energy during the day. Even as a young teen Ann
says she has dealt with anxiety.
Kathy is an empty-nester but she feels
tired more often and she thinks hormones are to blame for her lack of
energy. She exercises and eats right. If she lays down for a nap at
3pm she wakes up at 7:30am the next day.
Dr. Oz says these three women who have
very different stories are all suffering low-energy for the same
reason.
Dr. Oz showed the women a demonstration
of how each of their stories of anger, anxiety, and hormones are
pulling the plug on their energy. Each woman pulled a plug which
turned off a row of lights that spelled out ENERGY. The anger that
Julie feels toward her kids and her husband took down one row of
lights. Anxiety that stays with Ann all day shut down another row of
lights. Finally, Kathy's hormone struggle pulled the plug on the last
row leaving the ENERGY sign dimmed.
You may not think it's a big deal
but magnesium is required to complete over 300 different chemical reactions in
body. Three out of four people in the US are not
getting enough magnesium, even Dr. Oz was surprised by this figure.
He wasn't the only one, international scientists studying magnesium
were surprised as well and even think that figure is a low estimate.
Dr. Oz: Signs of Magnesium
Deficiency
- Irritability
- Anxiety
- Lethargy
Low magnesium means that the body works
harder to complete simple processes. The heart beats faster when
magnesium is low as the body tries to circulate blood and oxygen for energy. Most of the country is operating in the low-energy red
zone all day Everyday.
Dr. Oz: Magnesium-Rich Foods
A multivitamin is only one source of
magnesium but it's a source that most people only take once a day.
Throughout the day, however, the body needs magnesium to replenish
the stores that have been used. Dr. Oz wants viewers to include
magnesium-rich foods in their meals all day long to support their
energy needs throughout the day.
Eat at least five servings of magnesium
rich foods spread throughout the day. Choose the foods you like from
Dr. Oz's list of magnesium-rich foods and spread them evenly
throughout the day.
- ½ cup of boiled spinach - 78mg magnesium
- ½ cup of quinoa 118mg magnesium
- 1 cup of brown rice – 84mg magnesium
- 1 cup of kidney beans – 70mg magnesium
- 1 cup of lentils – 72mg magnesium
- 1 cup of raisin bran - 77mg magnesium
- 1 cup of shredded wheat 61mg magnesium
- 1 cup of oatmeal - 61mg magnesium
- 2 slices of whole wheat bread – 46mg magnesium
- 2 bananas – 32mg magnesium
- 1 cup black beans – 120mg magnesium
He recommends getting one
magnesium-rich food at each meal for at least a week. At the end of a
week, he said you'll feel more energy. For more magnesium-rich foods,
click
here to see Dr. Oz's Magnesium Grocery List from DoctorOz.com.
[The RDA of magnesium for men is about
400mg a day and 310mg for women. As we age, our needs change a
little. After age 30, the RDA is bumped up to 420mg daily for men and
320mg daily for women.]
Dr. Oz Talks to Daymon Patterson
In an exclusive interview, Dr. Oz talks
with Daymon Patterson. He's a YouTube sensation posting video reviews
of restaurants, specializing in fast food. Mr. Patterson is
passionate about life and about all the fast food he eats everyday
but he knows his favorite food isn't the healthiest food. [Click
here to visit Mr. Patterson's YouTube channel.]
Mr. Patterson has two daughters, 15
years and 1 month, and used to be able to play with his kids. Now he
gets short of breath easily and can't keep up.
Dr. Oz is challenging Mr. Patterson to
choose healthier options to support his health. For three days, Dr.
Oz wants Mr. Patterson to eat only from his list of healthy fast food
options.
Dr. Oz: Eat Healthier On The Go
Rules
- Each meal must be under 500 calories;
- No trans fats; and
- Less than 1,000mg of sodium
Changing how he ate for each meal for
three days was hard, Mr. Patterson admitted. It was less food, lower
calories, and drastically different than what he had been eating for
years. But he did it and he still enjoyed his meals.
Dr. Oz: Healthy Fast Food Breakfast
- Subway
At Subway, Mr. Patterson ordered an egg
white and American cheese sandwich on 9 grain whole wheat bread. It
came in with 320 calories and 3g saturated fat. His first thought:
Where's the rest of the food? From the first bite, Mr. Patterson said
it was a little bit of heaven.
Dr. Oz: Healthy Fast Food Lunch -
McDonald's
For lunch it was a premium Caesar salad
with grilled chicken and apple slices with 205 calories and 3g of
fat. Mr. Patterson put the apple slices on the salad to make it a
little better. It wasn't great, he said, but thinks it could grow on
him. Dr. Oz said Mr. Patterson could actually eat two of these salads
and still be within Dr. Oz's recommended calories.
Dr. Oz: Healthy Fast Food Dinner -
Boston Market
Mr. Patterson's Boston Market dinner
was a rotisserie chicken quarter, white meat, no skin with southwest
corn and fresh steamed veggies for 420 calories and 1g saturated fat.
This wasn't his favorite dinner and it was lacking a lot of the
flavor kicks he's to but, Mr. Patterson said he knew the food was
better for him and even though he didn't like it he thought of his
kids each bite and made it through the meal.
Dr. Oz: Worst Fast Food Meal -
Dunkin' Doughnuts
The worst meal he ate, said Mr.
Patterson, were egg whites from Dunkin' Doughnuts. He said the eggs
were dry and got caught in his throat. It didn't work for him.
Dr. Oz: Damien Patterson Goes In
The Truth Tube
Mr. Patterson's wife and mother have
been talking to him about his eating and are concerned about his
health. Diabetes and high blood pressure run in his family and his
mom says if he keeps eating this way he will become more and more
unhealthy. She wants her son to be around to enjoy his children and
family.
Dr. Oz brought Mr.
Patterson over to the Truth Tube to get a picture of his health today
based on his years of eating fast food.
Height: 6'4”
Weight: 394 pounds
BMI: 47 = super obese category
Blood Pressure: 164/96
Dr. Oz said he could put Mr. Patterson
in prescriptions to control his blood pressure but it's not about
pills to fix this problem. Losing the weight and reducing his BMI
will be a better support to Mr. Patterson' blood pressure and his
health over-all.
Dr. Oz gave Mr. Patterson some rules to
guide him through his fast food addiction to reduce the calories,
fat, and sodium to better support his health.
Dr. Oz Road Rule #1: Soup and Salad
Eat what you want but start with a side
salad or soup to reduce overall calories.
Dr. Oz Road Rule #2: Flavor
Elevators
At his young age, blood pressure is a
great concern. Dr. Oz wants Mr. Patterson to use more spices and less
sodium. Dip those French fries in Sriracha hot sauce instead of
sprinkling on more salt. Yes, you heard it: Dr. Oz said Mr. Patterson
could eat French fries! It's the first time ever that Dr. Oz has
recommended French fries. Baby steps?
Keep red pepper flakes, Sriracha (a
Thai hot sauce), or garlic powder in the glove box and use them to
add flavor without increasing sodium amounts.
Dr. Oz Road Rule #3: Chew for 10
Yes, it's called fast food but you
don't have to eat it fast. Take small bites and chew eat bite for at
least 10 seconds, explained Dr. Oz. Use this rule for any food you
eat to increase your awareness of the food which may also cause you
to consume less food overall.
Dr. Oz wants Mr. Patterson to choose at
least one healthy meal a month and post a review on his YouTube
channel. Mr. Patterson took on the challenge.
Dr. Oz Answers Viewer Health
Question
Sonja contacted Dr. Oz online and share
that she is struggling with constipation. She stands 10-12 hours a
day at her job and tries to eat yogurt and fiber often. Yet by the
end of the week she's stopped up and will go several days without a
bowel movement.
Dr. Oz recommends eating raspberries
everyday for breakfast. One cup of raspberries has 8g of fiber. Top
Greek yogurt with the raspberries for the optimal breakfast to
support intestinal health and encourage regular bowel movements.
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