Dr Oz

Dr. Oz’s show on January 28, 2010 ended with the following summary of doctor’s orders from Dr. Oz:

1. Pay Attention to Pain – it could be a sign of cancer!

2.  Use Moisturizer with Retinol – this will keep your skin young and replace the estrogen you lack during midlife puberty.

3.  Use Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb – use this for 30 minutes every day, and it will help keep the winter blues at bay.

Dr. Oz gave 5 fantastic tips for beating the winter blues:

1. Peppermint Oil -helps with sadness and depression, and because of the menthol in it, it is a great energy booster.  If you have never tried putting on a few dabs or taking a couple of whiffs before a workout… it is amazing!

2. Florescent Light – especially in the Northern states, where it gets dark very early, these lights can work wonders.  Florescent lights are very bright and so they change the melatonin in your brain and keep away the winter blues.

3. Chili Peppers – the capsaicin found in chili peppers boosts energy, enhances circulation and will pick you up from your mid afternoon slump.

4. Ginger Tea – not only will this warm you up and taste great, it helps you with your weight so that you don’t put on extra pounds in the winter (like most of us tend to do!).

5. Ginkgo Biloba – helps if you have difficulty concentrating.  Ginkgo Biloba also makes you more alert and cognizant of what is going on around you.  You can either take Ginkgo Biloba Time Release Tablets or mix 4 drops of Ginkgo Biloba Organic Liquid Extract into a small glass of water (it actually tastes quite good)!

Are you over 40?  Is your skin and hair changing?  Dr. Oz calls this a woman’s midlife puberty or second puberty.  So how does Dr. Oz suggest women can regain control from their hormones during this midlife puberty (similar to menopause)?

Midlife Puberty Skin Changes:

Patty from Stamford was the helper and filled a syringe with water (like a baster), and then slowly deposited the water along the edge of a sponge (one of those sponges that are small, but grow when you put them in a cup of water).  What happened as Patty exposed the edge of the sponge to water is that it puffed out and became more “spongy” – this is what estrogen does for our skin.  Collagen is naturally thickened and made more elastic by estrogen.  So as the estrogen levels go down during midlife puberty, your skin becomes more dry, thin and wrinkled.  Have no fear though, Dr. Oz says that using a moisturizer with retinol in it is a fabulous substitute for estrogen’s role in youthful looking skin!

Midlife Puberty Hair Changes:

As your estrogen levels drop during midlife puberty, your hair goes through changes too.  You lose hair from on your head, and start growing hair in other places (beard, chin, breasts, etc.).  Dr. Oz recommends using menoxidyl, a medication originally used for blood pressure, to thicken your hair and to grow hair where you have already begun balding… it is absolutely amazing, better than any other product, safe and can be purchased over the counter.  What about the new hair growing in other places?  Dr. Oz suggests using laser hair removal or waxing to remove the unwanted hairs.