Dr. Oz Disease Detectives | Drs. Mark Hyman, Dr. Susan Blum, David Perlmutter and Wendy Warner

Dr. Oz: Fantastic Four Disease Detectives With the New Power to Heal You; Advice on fighting fatigue, losing weight, ending medication dependencies and combating effects of menopause from Dr. Oz's "disease detectives" The Fantastic Four (Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. Susan Blum, Dr. David Perlmutter and Dr. Wendy Warner). Friday January 13th 2012

Dr. Oz Dr Hyman Fight Diabesity Functional Medicine; Treating Diabesity - Dr. Oz and Dr. Hyman talked about two tests doctors have to be able to do. Doctors can and must diagnose the problem much earlier & PGX before every meal, a super fiber from konjac root and seaweed. It absorbs hundreds of times its weight in water and prevent spikes in insulin. It also helps with cravings and weight loss – needless to say, an important factor in diabesity.  Two special tests help identify early diabesity: Fighting Alzheimer’s With Functional Medicine - Perlmutter Hyperbaric Oxygen; Dr. Warner Functional Medicine Approach to Menopause - Siberian Rhubarb Extract & Ashwagandha Supplements; Dr. Susan Blum - Tackling Hot Flashes And Weight Gain Functional Medicine. You Can Get An Update On Full Show Today January 13/2012 Dr. Oz Functional Medicine In Case You Missed It!

What Is Functional Medicine

Functional medicine is personalized medicine that deals with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of symptoms for serious chronic disease. It is a science-based field of health care that is grounded in the principles of biochemical individuality, the web-like interaction of physiological factors, and health as vitality, not simply as lack of disease.

Dr. Mark Hyman: Innovative, empowering, a catalyst, advocate, the experts' expert, healer...Dr. Mark Hyman is re-defining health, re-defining disease, re-defining medicine so that we can feel as good as we've ever felt. Indeed, he is the Ultra-Wellness Doc! An internationally respected physician, researcher, educator, activist, and author of numerous New York Times best-selling books, including The UltraMind Solution (also a PBS special), The UltraSimple Diet, UltraMetabolism, and UltraPrevention (winner of the Books for a Better Life Award), Dr. Hyman has dedicated his life and career to ensuring optimal health - UltraWellness - for all individuals. His new book and PBS special, The Blood Sugar Solution, will be released March 2012 to address the global epidemic of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular and other related diseases. drhyman.com

Susan Blum: As the fatigue expert, Dr. Blum will discuss fatigue and thyroid health - There are many causes of fatigue, and low thyroid hormones can be one of them.  On the Dr. Oz Show, we focused on T3, a very important hormone that most doctors often ignore.  All your other tests can look okay, but if you have low Free T3, you can feel tired, sluggish and experience weight gain.  Dr. Blum talked about ways to increase your T3 and suggests specific minerals to improve thyroid health.'

Dr. Wendy Warner: In addition to being Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Wendy Warner is also Board certified in Holistic Medicine. Dr. Warner received her medical training at a time when few in the conventional medical community knew about holistic medicine. Her interest in holistic practices resulted from her desire to search out better methods of treating chronic conditions and healing herself and her patients.

Dr. David Perlmutter The longtime Naples resident will discuss the important role of lifestyle changes, including diet and exercise, in reducing a person’s risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

Dr. Oz B12 Deficiency | 5 Questions To Ask Yourself To Know If You're B12 Deficient

Dr. Oz B12 Deficiency; Dr. Oz investigates how a vitamin B12 deficiency can age you. Find out how to get more Vitamin B12 into your diet to help you feel younger and healthier. You could be missing the superhero of vitamins. Dr. Oz has the latest information on America’s big deficiency. Turn back the clock with nature’s secret weapon! Could this be your fountain of youth?

Insufficient B12 levels can lead to deep fatigue, mood changes, and dementia-like qualities, preventing you from feeling your best and performing at your highest energy level. In the long term, an unchecked vitamin B12 deficiency can lead to permanent nerve damage, which is why it’s important to catch it early. Joining Dr. Oz today is Dr. Katz

Vitamin B12 is naturally found in some foods (animal foods like seafood, poultry, beef, pork and dairy products are the most reliable sources), added to others (like fortified breakfast cereal) and available as a dietary supplement or prescription medication.

Symptoms Of Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Dr. Oz's 5 Questions you need to ask yourself to know if you may be B12 Deficient

• 1. Do You Suffer From An Over All Lack Of Energy
• 2. Have You Noticed Any Unusual Mood Changes
• 3. Do You Have Difficulty Concentrating Or Remembering Things
• 4. Have You Noticed Tingling Or Numbness In Hands Or Feet
• 5. Has Your Tongue Become Inflamed (look beefy red)

If you answered yes to any of these questions, Dr. Oz said you might have a vitamin B12 Deficiency.

Dr. oz and Dr. Katz went over some of the reasons why you could become vitamin B12 deficient. You could be vitamin B12 deficient because of medications you are taking. Aspirin can irritate the stomach lining and cause B12 deficiency along with medications to reduce stomach acid such as proton pump inhibitors as well as Metformin for diabetes.

Dr. Katz says their not exactly sure why metformin causes B12 deficiency, it somehow has an effect on the intestines and absorption. He went on today that using aspirin, proton pumps or metformin - a combination of these could lead to B12 deficiency.

B12 and folate work together and the real issue with folic acid is that if you have enough folic acid it will mask the effects of B12 deficiency that your doctor would ordinarily see on a blood test. Your blood test will look fine, the problem is it will not fix the effects of B12 on the nervous system. So one of the things that can happen is if your getting lots of folate either from your diet or supplement is B12 deficiency can progress all the way up to effects on the brain causing a dementia syndrome that as noted can mimic alzheimers.

The problem with that is that there is a point that vitamin B12 deficiency is no longer fully reversible. If you don't find it within the first months or a couple of years some of those effects on cognition can persist. A real concern that folate at times may mask B12 deficiency says Dr. Katz.

Naturally occurring folate in foods won't do that because your body won't absorb it, it's the fortified food sources as well as supplements. Dr. Oz said that if you have dementia in your family B12 is something that ought to be checked in that person. Dr. Oz says age is a major risk factor in B12 deficiency and has to do with several factors and it has to do with stomach acid, as we age we don't secrete as much stomach acid. Stomach acid is a key part in how we break off B12 from animal proteins. 30% of people over the age 50 don't secrete enough acid to get all the B12 they need from their diet. Read More On your best sources to boost your vitamin B12 Levels.

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Dr. Oz: Dr Mercola 's Health Guide | Why You Shouldn't Trust Your Doctor

Today Dr. Mercola was a guest on The Dr. Oz show Wednesday January 4th 2012. The general theme of the two segments was why you might not want to trust your doctor & Prescription Drugs - Topics covered include vitamin D, CoQ10/Ubiquinol, hypertension, statin drugs, and antidepressants.

Mercola the controversial alternative medicine guru, claims that there are times when you shouldn’t trust your doctor nor should you take certain medications. Dr. Mercola claims that there are times when you shouldn’t trust your doctor nor should you take certain medications.

Dr. Oz claims Dr. Joe Mercola is one of the most controversial figures in the world of alternative medicine and has millions of online followers. However, the government and the mainstream medical establishment see many of his unconventional views as misleading and possibly even damaging to your health.

Read More On Segment on Dr. Oz & Dr. Mercola Wednesday January 4 2012 - The Prescription Drugs Dr. Mercola Doesn’t Want You to Take-Statins, Blood Pressure-lowering Drugs & Antidepressants In case You Missed It!

Dr. Mercola wrote this article that has more in-depth information on the topics covered on the show.

The Dr. Oz Show: Dr. Mercola - 'Information I Couldn't Share'

DrMercola.Com: Dr. Mercola Vitamin D
Vitamin D is one of the most crucial nutrients for a healthy life. The powerful "sunshine vitamin" is becoming increasingly well-known for its many phenomenal benefits, including protection from colds and flu, diabetes, MS, cancer, and a wide variety of other ailments.
While a lot of the focus on vitamin D ends up being about vitamin D supplementation, the IDEAL way to optimize your vitamin D levels is not by taking a pill, but rather allowing your body to do what it was designed to do—create vitamin D from appropriate sun exposure. In a recent interview, Dr. Stephanie Seneff really brought the importance of getting your vitamin D from sun exposure to the forefront. While I've consistently recommended getting your vitamin D from regular sun exposure whenever possible, her input really convinced me of the wisdom of this natural strategy.


She believes that when your skin is exposed to sunshine, it synthesizes not only vitamin D3, but also vitamin D3 sulfate.
Your sulfur levels are intricately tied to your cholesterol levels, and play an important role in the prevention of heart disease. So getting regular sun exposure has much greater health ramifications than "just" raising your vitamin D levels and preventing infections. Sun exposure also appears to play a role in heart and cardiovascular health, and much more!


The sulfated vitamin D formed in your skin in response to sun exposure is water soluble, unlike an oral vitamin D3 supplement, which is unsulfated. The water soluble form can travel freely in your blood stream, whereas the unsulfated form needs LDL (the so-called "bad" cholesterol) as a vehicle of transport. Dr. Seneff's suspicion is that the oral non-sulfated form of vitamin D may therefore not provide all of the same benefits as the sulfated form, because it cannot be converted to vitamin D sulfate...


As I said on the Dr. Oz show, if you cannot get your vitamin D requirements from sun exposure, I recommend using a safe tanning bed (one with electronic ballasts rather than magnetic ballasts, to avoid unnecessary exposure to EMF fields). Safe tanning beds also have less of the dangerous UVA than sunlight, while unsafe ones have more UVA than sunlight. If neither of these are feasible options, then you should take an oral vitamin D3 supplement. It will definitely be better than no vitamin D at all.


Vitamin D Serum Levels and Dosages
Some 40 leading vitamin D experts from around the world currently agree that the most important factor when it comes to vitamin D is your serum level. So you really should be taking whatever dosage required to obtain a therapeutic level of vitamin D in your blood.
However, while there is no specific dosage level at which "magic" happens, based on the most recent research by GrassrootsHealth—an organization that has greatly contributed to the current knowledge on vitamin D through their D* Action Study—it appears as though most adults need about 8,000 IU's of vitamin D a day in order to get their serum levels above 40 ng/ml. This is significantly higher than previously recommended! For children, many experts agree they need about 35 IU's of vitamin D per pound of body weight.


At the time GrassrootsHealth performed the studies that resulted in this increased dosage recommendation, the optimal serum level was believed to be between 40 to 60 nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml). Since then, the optimal vitamin D level has been raised to 50-70 ng/ml, and when treating cancer or heart disease, as high as 70-100 ng/ml.


Ubiquinol/Co Q10
If you're over 25, your body becomes increasingly challenged to convert oxidized CoQ10 to ubiquinol. Why is that important? Well, ubiquinol is one of the single most crucial nutrients for energizing every cell in your body. It is especially useful for protecting your mitochondria, which supply most of your body's energy currency in the form of ATP. I believe virtually everyone over 30 benefits from supplementing with this but is imperative for anyone taking statins to be on it.


Ubiquinol is the active form of CoQ10 needed to help your cells take fat and other substances and convert them into usable energy. But if your body cannot convert Co Q10 to ubiquinol, you can come up short on some or all of its benefits.

Hypertension and High Blood Pressure Medications It's important to understand that uncontrolled high blood pressure is a very serious health concern. It can lead to heart disease and increase your risk of having a stroke. It's estimated that high blood pressure affects 90 percent of Americans at one time or another. Like statin drugs, blood pressure drugs are pervasive, with one in three Americans taking them. Of those, an estimated 25 percent are falsely diagnosed! They have what we call "white coat hypertension," meaning they suffer temporary anxiety when at the doctor's office, and as a result, their blood pressure goes up. However, they don't truly suffer from hypertension. When they're given a drug to treat a condition they don't have, it can only cause them harm...
Again, I believe very few people really need them.


Natural strategies are absolutely crucial to address the underlying cause of high blood pressure. Make sure you're getting plenty of high-quality, animal-based omega 3-fats, such as krill oil. Research suggests that as little as 500 mg may lower your total cholesterol and triglycerides, and will likely increase your HDL cholesterol. You'll also want to dramatically reduce grains and sugars in your daily diet, especially fructose, replacing it with healthful fats, such as olive oil, coconut oil, avocados, nuts and seeds, organic pastured eggs, and grass-fed meats.
Getting the right amount of regular exercise is another key factor.


If you are currently taking any medications to control your blood pressure, please understand that these drugs are not placebos and most work very effectively to lower your blood pressure. But they don't do it in a way that addresses the cause. So if you stop them, there is a chance your blood pressure will rise very high, and sometimes high enough to cause a stroke. So only wean yourself off your blood pressure medications while under careful professional supervision.


Statin Drugs
The majority of people who use statin drugs for lowering cholesterol are doing so because they've been told it will help prevent heart attacks and strokes. However, just the opposite may be true. There are some 900 studies proving their adverse effects, which run the gamut from muscle problems to increased cancer risk. Many statin drugs have been linked to defects in heart muscle function and even increases in strokes. One study found that statin therapy was associated with decreased myocardial function. This decreased heart muscle function could lead to heart failure.


Dr. Oz is a cardiothoracic surgeon and treats many patients that suffer from the complications of coronary artery disease, and as such is convinced that some people benefit from statins. I take a different position and think that there are only a tiny segment that might benefit, typically those with genetic issues like familial hypercholesterolemia (a condition that causes your body to produce too much cholesterol) or those with very high risk factors. But there is some compelling evidence to suggest that even these groups may not benefit from taking them.


Antidepressants
When it comes to the use of antidepressant medication, Dr. Oz is still in somewhat of an allopathic mode—the idea that for nearly every disease or symptom there is a pill that will likely cure it. The conventional approach to treating depression is to prescribe an antidepressant (or two). I firmly believe that antidepressants do more harm than good in most cases of depression.


Dr. Oz seeks to apply natural alternatives like St. John's, SAMe, or tryptophan in lieu of more hazardous antidepressants, but while such supplements are certainly safer, and sometimes effective, you're still not treating the underlying cause of depression. Some will argue that if you're low in serotonin, you might benefit from some tryptophan. But while this may indeed help, you're still not addressing the reason for why you're low in serotonin. There are reasons for that, and once you eliminate the root cause, you won't have to take pills of any kind... I think it's really crucial to address these underlying issues.

As for antidepressants, there's startling evidence and countless research studies that strongly suggest antidepressant drugs simply do not work. Meanwhile, every year, psychiatric drugs kill an estimated 42,000 people—that's an astounding 12,000 more people than commit suicide due to depression.
Rooting Out the Causes of Depression


There are a number of very powerful strategies to address depression. One that has been proven more effective than antidepressants in a number of studies is exercise. Exercise not only relieves depressive symptoms but also appears to prevent them from recurring. Unfortunately, since no one is going to be making tens of billions of dollars on encouraging you to exercise, it has not received the amount of funding for studies that antidepressant drugs have received. However when the studies are performed, exercise continually comes out on top, demonstrating benefits above and beyond what antidepressant drugs can achieve.


Three key mechanisms appear to be that exercise:
Improves insulin receptor sensitivity Regulates serotonin and norepinephrine, two key neurotransmitters in your brain, and "Switches on" genes that increase your brain levels of galanin, a neurotransmitter that helps lessen your body's stress response Your diet is another key factor that must be addressed. There are well-documented studies showing that animal-based omega-3 fat (DHA) is very useful. I'm a firm believer in krill oil, which is far more effectively absorbed than fish oil. You also want to make sure to optimize your diet, meaning removing sugars, grains and processed foods, and replacing them with healthy fats.

Dr. Mercola Supplements & Health Products

Dr Oz: SafSlim Montel Williams Safflower Oil Supplement

Dr. Oz: Montel Williams Safslim; Safflower Oil For Belly Fat. Montel Williams' Favorite Belly Fat-Blasting Supplements. Today on Dr Oz Montel Williams, MS sufferer, and health advocate, revealed how SafSlim transformed his body on Dr Oz show.

SafSlim is a safflower supplement that has helped Montel lose inches off his waist without changing anything else. Taken before meals, it helps to reduce his appetite and cravings for sugar.

Best Price Nutrition: Dr Oz brought back Montel Williams to give his Dr Oz Fans a cutting-edge supplement that may just give you a new way to think about dieting. According to Montel, SafSlim, which is a supplement that contains saffron oil, will help you blast away that gut and trim it up before you can say belly blaster! SafSlim is sold on television and coast-to-coast and is endorsed by popular ex-tv talk show host, Montel Williams, who stated the product transformed his body. The recommendation is to take 1 tbsp twice daily before meals.

Dr. Oz: Montel Williams Safslim | Safflower Oil For Belly Fat

Dr. Oz said he is not endorsing Montel William's Safslim product, but does safflower oil work? Oz said in his opinion according to data, yes safflower oil works.

Dr. Oz said to try safflower supplements for 3 months, try in any of the ways he decries below, he is trying it with sunflower seeds because he loves them, but he also said feel free to try the oil or Montel's Saflim product. The smart thing we can all do is to change from trans / saturated fats (fats that come from things that has faces and walks on land) to safflower oil.

Today Montel Williams joined Dr. Oz and the talk is Safflower and how it is making a comeback. Safflower is one of the worlds oldest plants discovered in Egypt over 4000 years ago. Today you can buy safflower in many forms from safflower cooking oil to safflower supplements.

Some researchers said that safflower can take inches of your waist size without any exercise. By blasting stubborn belly fat and curbing your appetite.

Montel Williams is so convinced about Safflower oil he became a paid spokesperson for Safslim.

Does Safslim work? Is it safe? Has Montel stubbled upon the belly blaster that will change your body forever.

Safflower To Help Lose Inches Off Your Waist

To start off Montel thanked Dr. Oz for kicking butt on the topic of arsenic in apple juice segments.

Dr. Oz and Montel had got together after a prior show when Montel brought safslim to Dr. Oz's attention, which led Dr. Oz to doing his homework and said that at first glance it looked to good to be true.

Montel said he got this product Safslim nine months ago - he used it for 11 weeks, and in those 11 weeks he lost 2 inches of his waist and never changed a thing about eating habits or lifestyle.

Montel works out everyday and on a healthy eating plan already and claims the safslim gave him that little extra boost.

While travelling he went off the Safslim for about 30 days, and when he got home he found that he he had gained an inch back on his waist. Once home he started the safflower supplement again and within 7 days it was gone.

He had another period of time he couldn't take the supplements and the inch came back, so he started it again and within days he lost an inch.

Montel called the president of the company and asked to be the spokesperson for Safslim, so Oz and Montel had a shot of the safflower supplement and apparently it is creamy and tastes like a sherbet popsicle. You take two tablespoons of it a day and you take it a half an hour before you eat.

1. You can also get safflower oil supplements - Look for about 6 Grams of Linleic Acid 2. 2 teaspoons of safelower oil daily - Look for 7-10G polyunsaturated fat per serving 3. Try sunflower seeds - 3 teaspoons daily

As this segment moved on Dr. Martha Belury joined Dr. Oz and Montel Williams on stage to help explain where the fat goes from taking Safslim. A study was done on Safslim and apparently in the study nobody lost weight, so Oz askes what happened to the belly fat, where did it go?

Women in the study did not lose weight but lost belly fat in the trunk region, and an increased body muscle mass. What this oil does is tricks the fats cells to giving up their fat. I'm Convinced!

Dr. David Katz does not believe that safflower oil blasts belly fat

Dr. Caroline Apovian says yes that it does blast belly fat

Dr. Michael Roizen says no he wouldn't bother

Dr. Russell Greenfield said maybe safflower oil could blast belly fat