Today's show was mostly to promote Dr. Oz's six part series on Discovery Health called "The Truth About Food".
Dr. Oz showed the little "pill cam".
He took it himself with a glass of water three hours previous to the show.
We all got to view his insides, the camera went from his stomach to his small intestine.
He said that this was a little miracle because now they can see deep inside the body and how our jejunum looks.
We saw his bile also.
They showed some segments from his new Discovery show.
1. Two British truck drivers get a high fiber diet makeover.
They ate lots of fast and packaged food while working. Both are constantly constipated.
They take a pill that needs to pass through their body and is timed how fast it comes out.
It takes more than a day for one guy to have a movement and the other guy it takes him 42 1/2 hours.
They are given a new high fiber diet and after one week, it takes half the time to have a movement and they get on a regular routine.
Fiber helps get rid of bile, sugar, and fat by pushing it out of your system.
Dr. Oz mentioned that Americans do not get enough natural fiber in their diets, typically less than 7 grams a day.
Daily fiber requirement for woman should be 25 grams and for men 35 grams.
(Beans, bran are sources as well as vegetables/fruits)
2. High Calcium Diets can help you lose weight.
If your poop floats, you have gotten rid of fat (pushed out) rather than it being absorbed.
If you have enough calcium in your diet, you can lose 6 1/2 pounds.
Calcium should be take with magnesium to avoid constipation.
Oprah asked if you eat healthy, then should you take a supplement. Dr. Oz said yes.
3. High blood pressure can take 10 years off your life.
A group of volunteers ate 11 lbs of raw fruits and vegetables for 12 days.
The plant fiber begins to work their natural magic and frequent trips to the bathroom are made.
At the end of the experiment these were the results:
cholesterol levels declined by 25% (drugs cannot do that!)
blood pressure declined by 10%
10 lbs of weight was lost
Count the nutrients than calories.
Oprah asked if they had salt, and the answer was no.
4. Skin Testing
Another lady had a skin test with ultra violet light to see how fast her skin would burn then ate a tablespoon of tomato paste every day for a set amount of time.
She was retested with the ultra violet light and there was 30% less damage to her skin.
Dr. Oz said that tomatoes are sun screen you can eat.
He also mentioned that wrinkles can be prevented from eating tomatoes.
5. Is water good for your skin?
A set of twins were used for this experiment.
Their skin was tested before the experiment began (moisture levels, elasticity, oil).
One drank water and the other did not over a period of time.
They were retested and the water drinking made no difference at all.
Drinking plenty of water can help lose weight but don't force fluids Dr. Oz said.
6. Stress -- an audience member asked if there were natural ways to control it. She was taking pills for it.
The experiment involved three London cab drivers and an actor who unknown to the drivers, would provide the stress on a fifteen minute ride.
Their heart rates were measured for a time and then they changed their diets to include many Omega 3 vitamins: oily fish, mackerel, tuna, haddock, salmon, etc.
After three months the results were:
22% reduction in cortisol, the stress chemical
12% reduction in other body stress chemicals
25% improvement in memory
Dr. Oz mentioned alternatives to Omega 3 fish: eggs, walnuts, black eyed peas
Dr. Oz said that Americans are always looking for cures (like the stress drugs) outside of making diet changes.
Oprah mentioned a book "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert to the audience member.
7. Do detox diets work?
Test -- 10 ladies divided into two groups. Each group was tested first.
One group could eat what they wanted.
The second group did the diet for detoxing.
After a week, they were retested and the results were that they all remained the same and there was no change/impact.
Dr. Oz mentioned that this could be considered a "jump start" or "rebooting" process before you go and change your diet or exercise routines.
Bob Greene
Mention of The Best Life system of grocery shopping.
Diet support system: low sugar, sodium, and high in fiber.
They visited the Lean Cuisine and Betty Crocker (100 brands/General Mills) test labs.
Bob mentioned that consumers can change the way the company creates a product by voicing their opinions as feedback.
Chef's create the real item. Then it is examined and worked on so that calories and fats are reduced and still tastes great. (I have a post, a review of the Lean Cuisine Panini.)
They have taste testers who must not wear perfumes, can drink no coffee before testing, and must drink carbonated water and eat crackers before testing.
One lady had lost a considerable amount of weight but needed to go a ways further however, could not devote one and a half hours of exercise like she use to.
Advice was to stay active, work out for long term success, and shorter but harder workouts.
The Best Life
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