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Archive for May, 2012

Pistachios are Green: Go Green and Get Nuts

Sunday, May 20th, 2012

Have you seen the commercial with Kermit the frog from Sesame Street eating his green pistachios? It’s a cute reminder that not that many things are that green! It makes me hungry for organic pistachios… This is my favorite online source for organic nuts: Braga Organic Farms Inc

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Dr. Oz and Food Network Chefs: Healthy Food For Weight Management

Friday, May 18th, 2012

I am so very glad to see the chefs on the Food Network and their colleagues bring healthier food to the Dr. Oz audience. This will do more for his audience in terms of learning life-long skills in weight management than all of the other gimmicks and quick fixes he pulls out of his hat […]

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Dr. Oz on the Weird and Worrisome Conditions

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Many people think they are the only ones in the world who have a particular condition like inverted nipples or sleeping with your eyes open. Dr. Oz discussed these weird, uncommon, and worrisome conditions on his show today. A lot of these things are normal and not problematic. Some of these conditions are due to […]

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Dr. Oz and Girl’s Health: What’s Happening Now?

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

I didn’t notice any actual girls during this hour, but women who listen to the guy doctor seemed OK with the age discrepancy. For some odd reason, he is bringing clothing and fashion into the picture to hide the extra pounds and bulges. Dr. Oz and Girl’s Health He keeps pushing the usual stuff and […]

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Dr. Oz and Secrets to Youthful Health: Defy Your Age

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Sometimes you just have to shake your head and allow some of these people to believe that they know why the things that they do work. The ladies look younger and yet they don’t completely understand how. The green drink made on stage today contained pineapple, spinach, coconut water, lemon juice, ginger, and wheatgrass cubes. […]

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Dr. Drew and His New Book: 7 Days to a Better Body

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

I find it compelling that a cosmetic surgeon in practice for more than 30 years would choose to write a book about natural methods for a better body in seven days. Imagine how many times he’s been asked to nip this and tuck that, because people didn’t take good care of themselves with a healthy […]

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Dr. Oz and His Swimsuit Edition: Body Concept Illustrated

Monday, May 14th, 2012

I almost didn’t watch this episode of Dr. Oz. The ‘shallow’ pool of content about women in swimming suits just didn’t appeal to me to be all that important. A woman’s body image does affect her self-concept and that will drive behaviors. Many of the women in the audience don;t look so great in their […]

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Dr. Oz and Chef Prepare Salmon with Healthy Oils

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

This segment featured five healthy oils that you want in your diet with a dish to set an example for the audience. Salmon was the healthy fish and here’s the recipe from the Dr. Oz website: Salmon and Five Healthy Oils Avocado, olive oil and olives, pistachios were all included to represent healthy oils from […]

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Childhood Obesity: The National Failure of a Food System

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

A light needs to shine on this health issue until people change the system. Childhood obesity continues to be more prevalent. We cannot wait to do something without it impacting future generations at enormous cost. Battle Obesity Sooner The food system must be altered in order to change the way kid’s gain excess weight. The […]

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Dr. Oz and Ayurvedic Medicine for Weight Management

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Dr. Oz provided some of the best information in the history of his TV show today, because what was shared works! Ayurvedic Medicine effectively solves the Weight management issues people face. The three doshas and the tastes are taken into consideration when designing a program for losing excess weight and stimulating the digestive system. Dr. […]

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