The Dr. Oz Show
Airdate: November 27, 2012
Dr. Oz: Shut Down Stress!
- Identify how you deal with stress
- Secrets to fix your stress
- Bust belly bloat with probiotics and exercise
- Foods that cause belly bloat
- Blast belly bloat with Dr. Oz's version of Family Feud
Dr. Oz shows how to identify causes of
stress and how it manifests in the body. Causes of belly bloat are identified and busted.
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Dr. Oz: Shut
Down Stress!
Dr. Oz has alternative medicine secrets
to help bust stress from work, family, and traffic overload. Three
women were invited on the stage to share how their bodies deal with
stress from sweating, to stomach cramps, to going quite we all deal
with stress differently.
Holly Lucille, ND, RN, is alternative
medicine stress expert. In her practice, Dr. Lucille was seeing
patient after patient who were seeking her help for health concerns
and she began to see a pattern in 80% of her patient's complaints:
they were all suffering the effects of stress.
It's important to identify the causes
of stress as well as how you deal with or hold in that stress. These
two keys will give an indication of how stress manifests in each
individual. When you identity the cause of your stress you're one
step closer to resolving all the issues that come with it. Each of
the three fans on the stage exhibit classic signs of stress.
- Explosive stress is a ticking time bomb, a person who explodes at the sign of any stress. They are angry, tense, overwhelmed.
- Simmering stress that is on the verge of boiling over causes tension in the muscles that result in tension headaches and muscles tension.
- Stress swallowers feel they have to take what is dished out and internalize it. These people suffer many digestive issues from holding in the stress from stomach upset, difficulty digesting foods, and constipation.
Dr. Oz invited all the women to conduct
a demonstration of how stress. Each had a spoonful of powder which
represented cortisol, the stress hormone, that they poured into a
beaker of fluid. One beaker reacted by blowing out foam like a
volcano – that's explosive stress. The second beaker took a moment
longer to bubble up and boil over – the simmering stress. In the
third and final beaker, the foam continued to bubble but didn't boil
over – the stress swallow who never gets a break from their
bubbling stress.
Dr. Oz: Secrets to Fix Your
Stress
Dr. Oz Secret to Fix Short
Fuse Stress
Eleutherococcus
senticosus, formerly called Siberian ginseng is
recommended to people who tend to explode in response to stress. In
other words, people who don't know how to respond to stress.
Eleuthero is an adaptogen that plays a role in decreasing the
explosive responses to stress and all the related symptoms. Dr.
Lucille recommended taking a solid extract of Eluthero which has the
consistency of molasses, 1/8 of a teaspoon up to three times daily.
[I've never heard of a solid extract of eluthero, supplement are the most common form.]
Dr. Oz Secret to Fix Simmered
Stress
Vitamin C decreases psychological and
physical aspects of stress, explained Dr. Lucille. For people who are
dealing with stress continually, she recommends an all day
time-release Vitamin C formula, 1000mg one in the morning.
Dr. Oz Secret to Fix Swallows
Stress
For those who hold in their stress, Dr.
Lucille recommends passionflower to ease both the mind and the
digestive complaints. She recommends a liquid extract, 5-10 drops on
the tongue before bed. Take straight or place in a little water, warm
or cold.
Dr. Oz Busts Belly Bloat
Is that expanding stomach from gas,
eating too much, or bloating? Three new women joined Dr. Oz on stage
to share their concerns about belly bloat. Their concerns and
complaints are the top three that Dr. Oz hears regarding belly bloat.
The first fan shared that since having
her children, three girls age from age 4 to 12, she suffers from
continual belly bloat. No amount of exercise helps the bloat. Dr. Oz
asked what she ate and she admits to be being addicted to carbs.
The next woman said for her belly bloat
creeps up throughout the day. In the morning her belly is flat and
calm and her pants fits well but by the middle of the afternoon her
belly is busting out of the waistband by as much as three inches.
Shapewear has become a staple clothing item to hold in the inches of
bloat that assails her by the second half of the day.
The third fan, Angela, shared that her
belly bloat is loud and painful. A painful gurgling begins in the
afternoon and she feels like she needs to burp but it never comes
out. The pressure sometimes comes out as gas toward the end of the
day.
Dr. Oz Bloat Blaster: Probiotics
Dr. Oz said probiotics are a great
solution for people suffering from belly bloat as well as irritable
bowel. Probiotics are the beneficial bacteria that lives along our
digestive tract. When food that we eat isn't broken down it stagnates
in the digestive tract causing bloating and discomfort. That's when
probiotics are called for. Those good bugs break down the food and
material that needs to go through our digestive tract.
One of the best sources of probiotics
is yogurt. For people who suffer from constant belly bloat Dr. Oz
recommends eating a six ounce serving yogurt every day for at least
two weeks to build up the beneficial bacteria in the system. The
yogurt needs to be low in sugar and contain at least 2% fat. Look for
the words “live active yogurt culture” on the label to know that
the bacteria is live.
If eating yogurt everyday isn't an
option, probiotics are also available in supplement form. Dr. Oz has
teamed up with Schiff brand to bring fans a free sample of their
product Digestive Advantage. Click
here to read all the details for the Dr. Oz giveaway that will take
place only on November 28, 2012.
Dr. Oz Bloat Blasting Exercise
Dr. Oz showed to do two exercises, yoga
poses really, that can help to push out any accumulated gas in the
intestines to relieve pressure.
Lay on your back on the floor, bring in
one knee toward the chest and wrap hands around knee to bring in
closer. Hold this pose for 10 seconds on each leg.
Another exercise is called the child's
pose. Kneel on the floor with the knees open about shoulder width.
Gently bend toward the floor stretching the hands forward.
Dr. Oz Foods That Cause Belly
Bloat
Healthy foods and bubbly drinks may be
the cause of many cases of belly bloat. If healthy fruits and veggies
cause belly bloat it may be that your body isn't used to the healthy
foods. Eating healthy, fiber filled foods on a more regular and daily
basis will, over time, reduce the amount of bloat experienced. Dr. Oz
also recommended taking a digestive enzyme supplement such as Beano
when eating foods that you know or believe may cause belly boat.
[Beano is one option in the world of
digestive enzymes however Beano only contains one enzyme. There are
many different types of enzymes and each enzyme specializes in
breaking down a specific food. A broad ranging enzyme product will
provide a greater spectrum of support in digesting a wide variety of
foods.]
Soda was also mentioned a frequent
cause of belly bloat. Dr. Oz explained that it's often the artificial
sweeteners that are the culprit. He recommends avoiding soda and
especially sodas that contain artificial ingredients.
Dr. Oz Blast Belly Bloat with
Family Food
It's game time on The Dr. Oz Show.
There hasn't been a game in quite a while. Two families went
head-to-head in a Family Fued-style
competition about belly bloat.
Dr. Oz Family Food Question #1: Name
a potassium-filled food that fights belly bloat
Contestants were shown a variety of
fruits and veggies and were asked to pick from the list. A contestant
from each family competed for control of the board.
The first guess was bananas. The survey
says: Bananas are number one! The next guess was chicken which
received a strike – not on the survey.
Pineapple, the third answer, came in
fourth place. Naturally occurring enzymes in pineapples help digest
foods.
Raspberries was the next guess but they
did not make the survey – strike two.
Guess number five was tomato juice
which held the number two spot on the survey. Tomato juice provides
hydration to help move material through the digestive tract.
The sixth answer was beets which took
the number three slot. Beets provide 60% of daily potassium. And with
that answer, the first family cleared the board.
Dr. Oz Family Food Question #2: Name
a food that fights bloat with fiber
Dr. Oz gave the second family a chance
to guess from the list of possibilities. The first guess was
pineapple which was given a strike.
The next answer was peas, second place
on the board. Peas are a natural diuretic which pulls water from the
body. Brown rice was the next guess and appeared in the fourth spot
on the survey.
The next guess was tomatoes and that
got a strike.
Whole wheat pasta was the next answer
and took up the second slot on the board. The whole grains help to
gently scour the digestive tract.
The final guess was cheese which gave
the family their third strike.
Dr. Oz called for the number one spot
on the survey to be revealed and it was raspberries.
Dr. Oz: Bonus Tip for Stress
A common manifestation of stress is
twitching in the eye. Dr. Oz recommended applying a hot compress to
the area for 30 seconds.
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