Airdate: October 9, 2012
What The Heck? Dr. Oz's Simple Advice
- Dr. Oz shares his simple supplement recommendations
- How to choose supplements
- Healthy meals that taste good
- Information overload leads to medical student syndrome
- Healthy foods for fall
If all the health information leaves
you with information over-load, this show is for you. Dr. Oz said
he's going to make it clear and simple about what he recommends on
The Dr. Oz. Show.
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What The
Heck? Dr. Oz's Simple Advice
Are you feeling a bit of information
over-load with all the health recommendations out there, especially
from The Dr. Oz Show? It's not just viewers who are asking “what
the heck”, Dr. Oz said his colleagues are saying the same thing
with patients coming into their office know more about supplements
and treatments than they do. He's heard the complaints and wants to
clarify what he's recommendations into simple advice.
Dr.
Elizabeth Tanzi, a dermatologist who practices at Washington
Institute of Dermatologic Laser Surgery, said she's seen an increase
in patients asking for skin checks because of The Dr. Oz's Show. One
viewer of the show visited Dr. Tanzi to check if a skin lesion was an
extra nipple. There was no extra nipple but Dr. Tanzi did find a
suspicious mole with two different colors and irregular borders. The
mole was removed and the patient received a clean bill of
dermatological health.
Dr.
Roshini Raj, MD, gastroenterologist, said because of The Dr. Oz
Show she sees at least one patient a week who was inspired his
consistent talk of poop. Because of Dr. Oz, people are talking more
openly about poop but what surprises Dr. Raj is people showing her
pictures of their poop taken with their smart phone. While knowing
about your poop provides great insight into health, Dr. Raj says she
doesn't really to see it outside of her office.
Dr. Raj has created a poop log for her
patients to monitor their health by checking before they flush. Her
poop log provides an easy was to record color, shape, consistency of
poop as well as what foods were eaten and how food effects poop.
Dr. Evelyn Minaya, MD, OB/GYN, wants
patients to be aware of their body. She wants her patients to what
their body looks like, and the that includes their vagina, and she
wants the women to know how their body feels. Dr. Minaya gave women
permission to touch their bodies.
One of the biggest issue Dr. Minaya
hears from patients is concern that their vagina will fall out of
their body. Why? Because Dr. Oz talked about pelvic prolapse.
Pelvic prolapse is when the pelvic
floor muscles weaken from age and child birth causing the pelvic
muscles to sag. Dr. Minaya explained that kegel exercises can help to
strengthen and tone pelvic muscles as well as the muscles of the anus
and help to support the bladder muscles.
Dr. Minaya recommends women do three
sets of at least ten kegels daily holding each kegel contraction for
at least 30 seconds and ideally working up to 45 to 60 seconds.
Standing is the best stance when doing kegels.
If you're not sure if you're doing
kegels correctly, there are a few ways to check. While urinating,
squeeze the pelvic muscles to stop the flow of urine momentarily.
That's a correct kegel. Dr. Minaya also recommended for women to
insert their finger into their vagina while doing a kegel to feel the
muscles contracting.
Another method to check for correct
kegel form is to take a tampon and draw a line on the string with a
marker then insert the tampon into the vagina. With a mirror, watch
the string while doing kegels to see how much the string moves. The
greater the movement, the stronger the kegel.
Dr. Minaya also recommended doing
kegels while standing and crossing the legs. Crossing the legs
involves more of the core muscles which helps support the structural
muscles surrounding the vagina.
Dr. Oz Simple Advice on
Supplements
Dr. Oz fan Darryl says what the heck
with all these supplements. Her cabinets are full of the supplements
and foods Dr. Oz has recommended but she gets confused looking at all
of it and doesn't know what to take or when to take it. A friend gave
her a helping hand by creating a spread sheet to organize her health
foods and supplements along with a little blurb about what each
product supports but it's still too much to wade through.
Dr. Oz says to not take more than five
pills in a day. If you want to take more, Dr. Oz said to talk to a
pharmacists to see if it's appropriate but also to check if the
supplements are compatible with each other.
Dr. Oz Simple Supplement
Recommendation #1: Multivitamin
Dr. Oz recommended a low dose
multivitamin. Look for the amount of Vitamin A and B and it should be
as low as what you would find in food, Dr. Oz explained. Take half
your multivitamin dose in the morning and the second dose in the
evening.
Dr. Oz Simple Supplement
Recommendation #2: Fish Oil
Dr. Oz recommended to take a fish oil
supplement that contains 600mg of DHA to support brain function
Dr. Oz Simple Supplement
Recommendation #3: Calcium with Magnesium
Dr. Oz recommended to take a calcium
supplement that contains magnesium. Check the label to make sure the
product contains 600mg of calcium and 400mg of magnesium. But,
cautioned Dr. Oz, don't take a cal/mag supplement with a multivitamin
because the calcium and magnesium will bind with the multivitamin and
be flushed out of the body without being absorbed.
Dr. Oz What Should I Buy?
Dr. Oz reiterated his frustration
expressed at the beginning of this season from merchants using his
name and image to make products appear to be endorsed by him. Dr. Oz
will not longer provide brand name recommendations for products
discussed on his show. He also expressed his frustration of stores
displaying his name and image in the supplement aisle next to
products he discussed.
With this change in supplement
recommendations, viewers sent in their complaints to Dr. Oz about how
hard it is for them to find the supplements he recommends when he
doesn't provide a brand name.
Dr. Oz said he mentioned brand names in
the past to make it easier for consumers but he says this practice
also made it easier for unscrupulous merchants to take advantage of
well-meaning people.
Dr. Oz said he wants to educate his
viewers so they know what ingredients to look for when shopping and
understand how these ingredients work.
Anti-aging products are a hot topic
among Dr. Oz fans. How do you know which product is best?
Dr. Oz explained that with age and sun
exposure the connective tissue in the skin, in particular the face,
that maintains elasticity can begin to dissolve. Retinol in skin care
products supports the body in rebuilding collagen in the skin to
reduce the appearance of wrinkles.
When shopping for anti-aging products,
Dr. Oz recommends looking for retinol on the label.
Dr. Oz's Pledge
Going forward, Dr. Oz said he will give
the raw materials to look for in a product, will explain how long to
take or use the product, provide the average cost, and give specific
details to help consumers make educated choices.
Dr. Oz: Make My Health Meals
Taste Good!
A Dr. Oz conducted a survey on Facebook
asking viewers what about the show bothered them. Food
recommendations topped the “bother” list. Viewers have spoken and
said his healthy meals are not necessarily pleasing to the taste
buds. Apparently, according to the viewer videos, it's mostly the
male population that is complaining.
Dr. Oz invited a couple onto the show
to talk about his issue with Dr. Oz's healthy food and healthy meal
recommendations. Scott complained that his wife will only let him eat
Dr. Oz approved foods and meals. He admitted to stopping at a fast
food restaurant to eat a real meal before heading home for his
“healthy” meal. His wife said she surprised but it also explained
where he's getting his calories since he hardly touches his dinner.
Scott complained that the whole grain
bread tastes awful, the shakes are turning his teeth green. He's
tired of his food being downed in turmeric. And flax seeds shouldn't
go on ice cream, Scott said.
Dr. Oz Healthy Eating Tip #1: Hide
the Healthy Ingredients
Hide the healthy ingredients in foods
so they don't know the difference. Dr. Oz recommended adding flax
seeds to meatloaf. Scott tasted the flax-filled meatloaf and
exclaimed that he couldn't taste all the extra fiber. Another
suggestion is to load up a stew with vegetables that your family
doesn't exactly like. [My kids say they don't like beets but they
gobble them up when I put them in stew. The kids think the beets are
potatoes.]
Dr. Oz Healthy Eating Tip #2: Pick
Your Healthy Food Battles
Scott actually likes the baked
mozzarella cheese sticks. Sort of. Dr. Oz recommended using full-fat
mozzarella instead of low- or no-fat options. The good fats provided
in full-fat mozzarella cheese supports the burning of bad fats and
those healthy fats will also increase the satisfaction of eating it.
Dr. Oz Healthy Eating Tip #3: 80/20
rule
Make it easy to eat healthy 80% of the
time and let do what you want for the other 20%.
Dr. Oz Healthy Eating Tip #4: Eat
More Ginger
Include ginger in cooking to support
the libido and Dr. Oz says the couple should have sex three times a
week.
Dr. Oz: Medical Student Syndrome
Viewers are becoming a bit
hypersensitive to changes in their body because of learning about a
great variety of health concerns presented on The Dr. Oz Show. Is
this headache an aneurysm? Is an aching joint a sign of rheumatoid
arthritis. Could discomfort during a bowel movement be hemorrhoids?
Well, she does have something that's
cause for some concern. Dr. Oz said many viewers, every medical
student, all nurses experience Medical Student Syndrome at some point
in their lives.
A little information can lead us to
think we have every possible disease and health concern in the book.
Surfing the internet to check a single symptom certainly doesn't
help. Most blind internet searches for health concerns yield
inaccurate results. Most everyone can believe they have at least one
symptom for any given health concern.
To address symptom overload, Dr. Oz has
created a Sharecare
Symptom Tracker to keep an eye on what you're feeling and help
determine if there is really something going on with your health.
Dr. Oz has also put together four keys
to health saying that if you follow these keys then your risks of
health concerns can be greatly reduced. He calls them his Longevity
Factors.
Dr. Oz Longevity Factors
1. Maintain good weight.
2. No smoking
3. High fiber diet
4. Exercise
Dr Oz Why So Much Over Sharing?
What the heck is it with all this over
sharing? When did asking your friends when they lasted pooped become
acceptable? What the heck?
Three ladies who work together and
travel together for work shared that the over sharing has gone too
far. One has bashful bowels when she travels and her two co-workers
are constantly asking her if she's gone number two.
Bashful Bowels happen when the
nervousness surrounding traveling cause the bowels to not want to
move. Dr. Oz said the key to Bashful Bowels is to drink plenty of
water and eat all your vegetables.
Dr Oz's Golden Rule
Dr. Oz said it's great the women were
looking out for each other however there's helping and then there is
embarrassing. He said to remember his Golden Rule, “do on to
other's health as you would want have done to yours.”
Be open with each other but be aware
that not everyone wants to share their bathroom and other health
habits. Be discrete people!
Dr. Oz: Healthy Foods For Fall
Dr. Oz shared three grocery items for
healthy fall foods along with three recipes submitted by viewers.
Dr. Oz Healthy Foods For Fall #1:
Portobello Mushrooms
Portobello mushrooms are rich in
selenium, an antioxidant that support immune function – very
important for the impending cold and flu season. Dr. Oz fan Lindsay
sent in a recipe for Sauteed Portobello Mushrooms that makes these
deletable and nutritious foods taste more like a steak. Yum!
Dr. Oz Healthy Foods For Fall #2:
Fennel
Fennel tastes like licorice and
supports digestion. It can be eaten raw or added to soups. Dr. Oz fan
Amy sent in her recipe for Simple Fennel Green Apple Salad. Click
here for Amy's Simple Fennel Green Apple Salad recipe for
DoctorOz.com.
Dr. Oz Healthy Foods For Fall #3:
Squash
Dr. Oz recommends to include winter
squash in the grocery cart this fall, from acorn to butternut and
pumpkins too. Peggy, another Dr. Oz fan, sent in her recipe for Acorn
Squash, Quinoa, Mushrooms, and Peppers too. Click
here for Peggy's Acorn Squash, Quinoa, Mushrooms, and Peppers recipe
from DoctorOz.com.
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