This Oprah show, 90 Day Live Longer Be Healthier, was a repeat but I did not have a review for it since it aired long before this blog was around.
Today Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen were the guests.
Healthy living now means longer life.
Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle are the leading causes of premature aging and in four weeks you can turn yourself around with better healthier habits, in a six month period, you can have a complete makeover by changing your attitude and habits to healthier ones.
Dr. Oz mentioned that belly fat was dangerously bad for the liver and heart but fat on the behind and thighs were not dangerous fat.
You need some action, you need to get moving and get started. (Bob Greene says this too.)
Examples of how serving sizes have changed in 20 years.
1. 2.4 oz of fries has today turned into 7.1 oz super sized.
2. 1.5 cups of spaghetti is now ??? sorry, my son started gabbing here.
However, Dr. Oz mentioned that the size of a dinner plate 20 years ago, was only 9 inches compared to 11 or 13 inches today.
3. 5 cup of popcorn is now 11 cups at the movies
4. Muffins are three times bigger than 20 years ago.
Jillian was a 42 year old stay at home mom who was exhausted physically and emotionally.
She was 5'7" and weight 150 pounds, added 75 with baby, and was 50 pounds overweight.
She said she started to pack on the pounds in college when she started drinking then the baby came and more weight.
She was tired, sleeping 18 hours per day, no energy, never worked up a sweat, and would only go to drivethroughs to pick anything up.
Her diet consisted of salty foods, pizza, Butterfingers, plenty of snacks, and drank 300 oz of soda per day equalling 4- 6 packs.
She was dragging, could not walk up the stairs and needed support, she was all out of breath and was physically drained.
Dr. Oz an Dr. Roizen make a House Call.
So they stop on by and take out all her food and review it with her.
There were two tables -- the good food and the bad food.
Bad foods were -- soda, donuts, white enriched bread and English muffins, and margarine (which clogs the arteries).
Bad food ingredients discussed --
High fructose, corn syrup = sugars
Partially hydrated vegetable oil (some found in peanut butter so check the labels)
Enriched breads
Animal fats
Then Dr. Oz took a large refrigerated cookie dough tube and said imagine 15 of them just attached to her body equals the extra weight.
In the pantry -- Granola contains high saturated fats, pretzels, microwave popcorn (fresh popped is better), and canned vegetables, fresh is much better any day.
Next, Jillian had a complete physical.
She had a stress test, saw a dermatologist and a nutritionist (Who asked her how much water she drank a day and she said none.). She also saw an allergist and had her lungs tested and her blood pressure taken.
Both Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen said that if your waist is more than 34 inches, it is not good for your heart.
In the end, Jillian's real age in years was 56 compared to her actual age of 42.6 years.
Dr. Oz recommended the 90 day plan.
Yoga for strength and flexibility, it also helps blood pressure and breathing
30 minutes of walking per day no matter what the weather is outside was recommended by Dr. Roizen.
Jillian got a personal trainer and started eating healthier and found out she liked salmon which is rich in Omega 3's and a good thing.
Dr. Oz even showed her how to make a whole wheat pizza with tomato sauce/paste which is good for you.
After her makeover, she lost 43 pounds (1 to 2 lbs a week).
She said she felt better physically and emotionally and that drinking water got rid of her dark circles under her eyes and decreased her wrinkles. She was amazed at her own transformation.
Dr. Oz said that eating the wrong foods prevents the body to do what it should do naturally.
He mentioned how butter is more natural to our systems than the imitation butter spreads or margarines.
Red Flag Ingredients --
1. Sugar -- my note here -- eliminate this and you will start losing fast.
2. Worse than sugar is high fructose corn syrup -- this is what makes you want to eat more of the same stuff.
3. Enriched white flour -- enriched means they took the good stuff out and added only a little of it back in.
4. Saturated animal fat -- if stored at room temperature, it turns hard, think lard.
5. Partially hydrogenated oil or trans fats, looks like Crisco
Good oils: Olive oil (store in frig in darkness), Sesame Seed oil, Flax seed oil, Canola oil.
Spend a day with Dr. Oz in the operating room.
Heart disease is the #1 killer in this country.
Dr. Oz had a patient Carol, age 65, who was in poor health due to her smoking habit (1.5 packs a day), poor diet of fried foods, sweets, and no exercise.
Dr. Oz said he would not operate on her unless she stopped smoking. (I have heard Dr. Ray say that too.)
On the operating table (and yes they showed the operation in progress), Dr. Oz found her heart to be in worse condition than he thought. Her heart stopped, they used paddles and then they had to put in a pacemaker, he said it was a miracle that she survived.
Life was doing her in not what she was doing for her life, making better choices.
Eat well, drink plenty of water, exercise to stay healthy.
There was also a picture of Dr. Oz, shirtless, showing how he would age if he had a healthy lifestyle (better posture and skin) or let himself go (hunched, and wrinkled).
Dr. Oz mentioned 5 top foods to add to your diet while eliminating the bad ones.
1. garlic -- found to help prevent cancer and it also cleans out bacteria
2. tomato sauce -- have 10 tablespoons a week
3. olive oil --healthy -- keep it covered and in the dark in the frig. He also mentioned to coat what ever you are cooking with it first before putting it in the pan to cook.
4. spinach -- good to help with macular degeneration issues
5. Almonds -- in natural form, no roasted nuts (takes away the natural oils that are good for you), store in the frig
Top secret -- pomegranates -- by adding this to your diet, it can change the way your arteries age.
Books by Dr. Oz an Dr. Roizen:
You the Owner's Manual
You the Smart Patient
Take the Real Age Test yourself. -- more info on that site to help you!
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