Dr. Oz speaks about parasitic worms: tapeworms, roundworms and pinworms. If a worm gets into your gut, it will make your intestine its new home and live off of what you eat. A tape worm is one, extremely long worm (over 30 feet!!); whereas round worms and pin worms infect in packs.  Worm from Crestock [...]

Dr. Oz’s Doctor Orders for February 4, 2010 are below. Don’t forget to pass them on to a friend or family member! Isolated lime fruits from Yuri Arcurs Website 1.  There is no quick fix to losing weight – toss the fad diets out! 2.  Prevent Shingles by getting a Shingles Vaccination once you are [...]

Dr. Oz played a game with two people in his audience called the Salt Hi / Lo Game!  Which food in each pair has more salt and which food has less salt. Potato chips from Crestock Stock Images It is ironic that a mineral as essential as water and air (salt) is also extremely dangerous [...]

Dr. Oz was asked if it is better to get your daily dose of potassium from food, like potatoes, or to just take a dietary supplement. Potatos from Crestock Stock Images Dr. Oz said he would rather see us eat the whole food, like the potato, rather than the vitamin or dietary supplement.  Dr. Oz [...]

Dr. Oz was asked by someone in his audience why her eyes water every single day, regardless of what the season is. shot of a brunette with a broken heart from Crestock Stock Photos Dr. Oz said that eye watering is a protective mechanism.  On a cold winter day, tears are like a windshield wiper.  [...]

Dr. Oz (with Eddie & Taj George) proposed an Ultimate Health Challenge (UHC) for a group of NFL Mom’s.  There were two groups: the mom’s of the AFC and the mom’s of the NFC.  Both groups were given the same amount of time to lose the most weight they possibly could. Football from Crestock RF [...]

Dr. Oz brought Dr. Judi Hollis and Dr. Michael (Mike) Roizen on his show to help Carnie Wilson, the daughter of Brian Wilson (one of the Beach Boys), with her battle over weight loss.  For those of you who don’t know about Carnie’s struggle with losing weight, here is a quick recap.  In 1999, Carnie [...]

Dr. Oz’s Doctor Orders for February 3, 2010 are below. Don’t forget to pass them on to a friend or family member!: happy family from Crestock Stock Images 1.  Prevent parasite infections by avoiding rare meat. 2.  Use games to teach kids about healthy eating. 3.  Prevent hiccups by avoiding carbonated beverages and alcohol.

The Henry Family & the Burch  Family played Family Food on Dr. Oz.  So what super foods can help you to lose weight?  Here is what we learned from the great Dr. Oz: Red peppers from Crestock Photos Top 4 Foods with Fiber In Them: 1.  Flaxseed 2.  Oatmeal 3.  Whole Grain Bread 4.  Citrus [...]

Lee told Dr. Oz that after eating a bowl of butternut squash soup, which is high in anti-oxidants and boosts your immune system, that she had horrible pain in her stomach.  She went to the doctor and was shortly thereafter diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma cancer.  Was the butternut squash soup the helped in detecting her [...]

Dr. Oz was asked by Andrea about chronic constipation.  She wanted to know how long should it take a meal to digest and how many times a day should a person poop? Floral toilet – home interiors from Crestock Stock Image Dr. Oz says that the average person takes about 20 hours to push out [...]

Dr. Oz is always exposing us to very interesting new forms of exercise.  Dr. Oz brought David Morgan onto his show to demonstrate Capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian dance. Flag of Brazil from Crestock Stock Photo David Morgan runs the Afro-Brazilian Cultural Center of New Jersey in Montclair, so if  you live nearby, definitely consider taking a [...]

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! Holding a Light Bulb from Crestock High Quality Images 2.  Use Moisturizer with Retinol – this will keep your skin young and replace the [...]

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! Winter [...]

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: Natural beauty applying make up from Crestock Photos Patty from [...]

My jaw dropped when I saw the video of Terri and Ed three years ago, and then saw what they look like today – MASSIVE change!!!  Terri and Ed lost a combined total of 251 pounds together as a couple.  What were their weight loss secrets? weight loss from Crestock Creative Images 1. Learn the [...]

Cancer is the disease that we all fear the most.  Dr. Oz said that 30% of all cancer cases are signaled by pain first.  Want some more scary statistics?  Did you know that 1 in 3 women will get cancer at some point during their life… and men have an even higher risk (50%) of [...]

Dr. Oz had Dr. Jennifer Ashton, author of The Body Scoop for Girls: A Straight-Talk Guide to a Healthy, Beautiful You, on his show to discuss what our daughters want to know about sex but are too scared or embarrassed to ask.  It has been a while since I have been a teenager (ok… a [...]