Dr. Oz held an "Advanced Class" on Oprah's Monday 5/21/07 show.
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Worms in poop -- what is this? a viewer writes.
Dr. Oz says parasites are a problem in most people but 20% of children have them, in particular, pin-worms.
He said they are picked up through the fingers, then left on toys, the fingers go into the mouth, they live in the gut then, they get pooped out.
To check to see if your child has pin-worms, you can do this test at home.
Place a piece of tape over the child's anus when sleeping. In the morning, check the tape.
Them mother pin-worm comes out at night and leaves eggs, the eggs will stick to the tape for evidence.
If your child has pin-worms, other family members may also have it.
A viewer wrote in to ask if sushi was safe and free of parasites.
Dr. Oz said that sushi gets a flash freeze before packaging and this kills the parasites.
A good sushi chef can tell the difference between the treated sushi and not treated sushi.
Can my child get a bacterial infection from swimming in lake water?
Yes, giardia (giardia lamblia), a parasite can irritate the stomach causing diarrhea, abdominal pain, stomach cramps.
Dr. Oz mentioned at this time that floating poops are caused by too much fat in them.
He said giardia is treatable with medications.
Next was show and tell with a tapeworm.
He said that they can be 30 feet long and live in someone for 20 years. A blood test can determine if you have tapeworm.
He said the head of the tapeworm segments hooks itself onto your intestine, then eats all your food while you lose weight because you are not getting the food absorbed in you.
Tapeworm is found in raw meat so cook your food properly to avoid this.
Hookworm was the next topic. He said that they caused "southern anemia" because hookworm enters through your feet.
Dr. Oz said that this was one of the reasons why during the Civil War, the south lost so many soldiers, the southern boys went barefoot picking hookworm up and getting infected/infested while the northern boys wore leather shoes because of living on farms.
Acupressure was then demonstrated on energy meridians pressure points.
Imagine that a hose runs up your arm to your shoulder.
For a headache -- apply pressure between your thumb and index finger.
For motion sickness -- apply pressure just three inches or so above the wrist on the inside of your arm.
To release/relive stress -- apply pressure near the neck base.
Next was pen*is fish as featured on Gray's Anatomy.
This may happen to a man, if he swims in the Amazon.
The fish is very small. It swims/wiggles up the urethra and makes itself at home.
The only way to get rid of it is by surgical removal.
If you are thinking of having a baby, should you wear briefs or boxers?
Briefs are tight and do not allow the sperm to keep cool so they can mature.
Tight briefs, tight pants can do more harm than good.
Boxers allow the air to circulate. Wear boxers.
Bike riding does cause impotence because there is pressure between the pen*is and anus and this blocks off blood circulation. This can influence the quality of sex. Get a better bike seat that conforms to your shape and size.
Don't stay in the hot tub or any place hot too long, a half hour is good enough, anything more can affect fertility.
Amy who demonstrated the netipot/nettipot/nose bidet/nose flush the last show (April, see synopsis link below) said she has had no sinus headache nor has bought any sinus product since she started washing/flushing out her nasal cavities.
One of Oprah's staff people said she started doing the same and it has improved and changed her life.
Dr. Oz reminded people that you should use a warm water saline solution. Using cold could give you a headache.
He also said that people say they can't buy a nettipot because after his appearance, they seemed to fly off the shelves.
I have seen in the allergy section of the drug store a syringe bulb type apparatus with saline solution that does the same thing.
Kelsey with the stinky feet from the last show said that soaking her feet in tepid tea for a week helped her feet become unstinky and her room mates were happy.
Dr. Oz says we lose a pint of fluid a day mostly through the feet and that the tea helps dry the skin out.
He also suggested wearing absorbent socks.
Cure for a hangover --
First if you are drinking wine, have water with it.
Darker alcohols like rum or brandy, have more chemicals in them that can cause a hangover.
After drinking and before you go to bed, take a couple of aspirin and that should neutralize a hangover.
He also suggested drinking coffee because it is a stimulant.
He also suggested eating eggs the next morning to help cleanse the liver.
A mom asked if her daughter was developing too early at age 7/8.
Dr. Oz explained that during the last 100 years, puberty happens earlier and earlier because of better diet.
Overweight girls develop earlier because their fat cells trigger insulin to jump start the process.
Black girls have this happen to them more.
Antibacterial products, are they safe to use?
Don't overuse. Killing the bad germs is a good thing but you have lots of good germs too that help keep the bad germs away.
Using the alcohol sanitizers during flu season is a good idea.
Left handed people are smarter! Oprah was happy about that.
Then Dr. Oz gave an eye dominant quiz. He made a hole in a card and asked Oprah to look through it. Which eye could she see Ok with through the hole and which one could she not see a thing. When you can see through the whole, that is the dominant eye.
In the end, it is good to learn about your body and how it functions.
Viewers who tune in are the care takers and teachers who end up sharing this information, like me!
Stay healthy.
