Dr Oz Rocks On and reveals his 2009 awesome Health Check List on Oprah's Best Life Week.
No! Not these rocks. Dr. Oz Rocks! Here goes...
Featuring, You: Being Beautiful
Oprah & Dr. Oz opened the show with a story depicting that it is never too late to start on the road to health.
Last year a 44 year old woman named Laura scored a RealAgeŽ of 60 years. She had a stressful life at work and home, smoked, and didn't exercise. Dr. Oz mentioned smoking makes you 10 years older. Damn, almost as old as the rocks!
In one year, Laura transformed herself by losing 40 pounds and making better lifestyle decisions, making her RealAgeŽ 41. So, in one year she cut almost twenty years off her age and appearance! She started walking before she quit smoking so she avoided putting on weight. Her diet now consists of coffee, steel cut oatmeal with blueberries, flax seeds, and yogurt for breakfast. She enjoys salads with spinach and many veggies for lunch. Dinners consist of veggies sauteed in olive oil and chicken.
She walks 10,000-15,000 steps a day. This is second nature for her now. Laurie finds tranquility through meditation and her life is more balanced now. You: Being Beautiful
The life style choices you make can determine how long you live.
Three years ago a woman named Jillian was 50 pounds overweight. She looked terrible, drank four six packs of soda a day, and slept 18 hours a day even though she had a family to take care of. Today she looks great as a result of eating healthy, avoiding sugar, fake sugar, white flour, and training for a marathon.
Oprah says, "Love your body. Love yourself enough to know that you being healthy is worth it."
Dr. Oz says people who have doctors live longer and better. So, go find a doctor! There are state programs if you don't have health insurance.
Get out your pens and write why you are worthy of getting healthy this year.
Dr. Oz strongly recommends avoiding high-fructose corn syrup and sugar. Sugar makes your brain schizophrenic. Your brain asks, "I got the calories, now where is the nutrition?" Stay away from enriched products, trans fats (hydrogenated),and saturated fats.
THIS IS WHAT DR OZ SAYS WE NEED:
ANTIOXIDANTS: 5-7 servings daily
OMEGA 3: 3 grams daily. Remember, 80% of our brain is fat. Every infant formula must have omega 3 fats. A child's IQ increases about 10 points when given omega 3 fats. If the expectant or nursing mother doesn't have enough omega in her diet the baby will take hers and that can lead to depression in the mother.
OLIVE OIL - 1 tablespoon daily - virgin or extra virgin oil
TAKE A MULTIVITAMIN DAILY
KNOW YOUR NUMBERS!
Your waist size should be less than one half your height.
115/75 Is the ideal blood pressure.
CHOLESTEROL: LDL should be less than 100 and HDL should be more than 40.
RESTING HEART RATE - Your pulse should be under 80 beats per minute or as close to 60 as possible. Good athletes have heart rates in the 40's.
GET ENOUGH VITAMIN D - You need 1000 units of vitamin D a day.
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IS AN INDICATOR of the protein made by the liver and it tells us how much irritation or infection is going on the the body. When these levels are elevated, then you body has a predisposition to blood clots, closing off arteries, etc. C-reative protein tells us how much of a battle ground is going on inside us.
When I asked my doctor about this test, he got excited and thought is was a great idea! He hadn't thought of it before and ordered it along with my regular annual blood test. Too easy!
TSH: THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE Dr. Oz says this is the biggest hormone defect in America. If you have unexplained weight gain, your hair is dull or has changed, you have low libido, etc. You should have your TSH levels checked.
BE A SMART PATIENT:
See your Doctor once a year, your dentist every 6 months, and have an eye exam every 2 years. Women - get annual pap smear and pelvic exams. Men - get your annual testicular exam.
Listen to your body and be your own advocate. Get someone you trust to go to the doctor with you and take notes.
HEART DISEASE IS THE NUMBER ONE KILLER. Age 50 - get an electrocardiogram and stress test. Get a colonoscopy too. If it is clear - you can do this once every 10 years.
For Women ages 35-40 - get your mammograms yearly and do a monthly self exam of breasts.
Every age - watch your skin for any abnormalities and see your dermatologist once a year.
Age 60 and older - get your hearing tested every year.
Women - know your bone density, especially if you smoke, drink, or have a family history of Osteoporosis.
Men need a digital rectal exam. Yeah, meaning the one finger test.
Organize Your Health Information.
EXERCISE, EXERCISE, EXERCISE! Start with 3000 steps a day and work your way up. Get your heart rate up 60 minutes a week. Flexibility: stretch 5 minutes a day. Strength training - 30 minutes a week. Use the stairs instead of the elevator. Small changes everyday will change your life.
REMEMBER - GET YOUR SLEEP & HAVE SEX TOO! Keep your bedroom dark. No caffeine 4 hours before you go to bed. Take calcium magnesium if you have restless leg syndrome or muscle spasms. The bedroom is for sex too. For men - Double the sex you have and increase your life expectancy by 3 years.
(Reoccurring theme here... Dr. Oz is a sex pot! Ha:)
No! Not these rocks. Dr. Oz Rocks! Here goes...
THIS IS WHAT DR OZ SAYS WE NEED:
