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Are Antibiotics in Meat Creating Future Superbugs? | Dr. Oz | S6 | Ep 22 | Full Episode
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Coming up next on Dr. Oz.
They're supposed to kill germs and keep you safe.
But are antibiotics and meat making you sick?
What to look for before you shop for tonight's dinner?
Plus, a daytime exclusive.
Mario Lopez reveals the secret health crisis he's never talked about until now.
Coming up next on Dr. Oz.
Today we are asking the question, is this package of meat putting you and your kids at risk for bacterial infections?
New concerns.
Are antibiotics used in meat making you sick?
The studies are clear.
Treating farm animals with antibiotics is creating an epidemic of superbugs.
Some so powerful, they've out evolved some of the strongest antibiotics.
The research shows that 80% of all antibiotics sold in this country now go to meat production, not your doctor's office.
And that's taking its toll on your health.
Two million Americans become ill each year because of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Even more alarming, the urinary, stomach, and skin infections they cause can't be cured by the usual antibiotics.
Using antibiotics in meat has already been banned in many countries in Europe for years.
And in this country, the Centers for Disease Control has called for a significant reduction of antibiotics in the animals we eat.
But the FDA has issued only voluntary guidelines.
So for now at least, there are no limits to the amount of antibiotics used in your meat.
Joining me is Dr. Michael Hansen from Consumer Reports, which has done extensive research on the risks of antibiotics in meat, and Dr. Alan Green, pediatrician and an expert in this field.
Dr. Hansen, why are animals being given antibiotics in the first place?
Well, a small amount is used for disease treatment, but the vast bulk is used for growth promotion and disease prevention.
Think about that.
Growth promotion and disease prevention.
That's the main way we use antibiotics.
Let me explain why this is important.
So let's say you've got an animal that's going to become eventually meat on our tables.
The antibiotics are added to the food to make the animal get larger.
But those antibiotics get into the animal, and when they get into the animal, they kill off a lot of the Good bacteria, so to speak, but the bad boys, these red ones over here, they stay alive.
The resistant bacteria, they can be a problem.
They get onto the meat, they're passed from hand to hand on our shelves, in our kitchens, even the kids, and then through eating, these superbugs can cause skin infections, urinary tract infections, and they can cause foodborne illnesses that are actually more difficult to treat than the usual ones because regular antibiotics won't work against them.
So, Dr. Green, these superbugs, as physicians, we've seen these in hospitals for years.
Yet now, you argue they're actually outside of hospitals quite frequently.
Yeah, as recently as 15 years ago, superbugs were a hospital problem.
But today, we are bringing superbugs into our homes.
It doesn't matter what neighborhood you live in, whether you're rich or poor, old or young, these can cause infections that are difficult or even impossible to treat.
The bacteria can spread resistance amongst themselves so that today, most bacteria, most species of bacteria that cause infections in humans are more resistant than they used to be.
This is such a big public health threat that I believe the routine use of antibiotics to promote growth in animals by people who have no medical training or maybe even no veterinary training should be outlawed.
Outlawed.
I think it's really a crime, what it's doing to us.
So Consumer Reports has done a lot of work, multiple studies on antibiotics and their use in meats.
Dr. Hansen, your group, you argue, says that antibiotics in meat are setting us up for a health crisis.
Do you feel as strongly about this as Dr. Green?
Absolutely, because this use of antibiotics selects for a resistant bacteria.
This is a global health problem.
The Centers for Disease Control, the World Health Organization, and the FDA have all said this is a major public health threat.
In fact, it could get to the point that certain bacteria become resistant to all antibiotics, and so we'd be functioning back to the days before antibiotics.
It's a very scary concept.
Absolutely.
Dr. Green, you're a pediatrician.
You're a father.
You've made the argument that it's actually a bigger problem in some ways for our kids than for the parents.
Yeah, well, kids are still developing their immune systems, and they get infections more often and need antibiotics to work more often.
And they have a whole lifetime ahead of them.
And this is the first generation to be exposed to this many multi-drug resistant bacteria as kids.
So, Dr. Hansen, the use of these antibiotics in the way that they're being used in this country is banned in parts of Europe.
It's banned in South Korea.
I mean, so different parts of the world are banned in different ways.
Why is it that if I look at the world and I see a lot of countries like us banning antibiotics for use in meat the way we use it, it's not banned here?
Well, it's basically because of the power of the drug industry.
Back in 1977, the FDA said penicillin and tetracycline put in animal feed is not safe and should be banned.
The drug industry intervened and stopped the FDA from doing anything.
Thirty-seven years later, we're still using these drugs for growth promotion and disease prevention.
So I think we need to start taking matters into our own hands.
And there are things we should be doing in our homes right now to reduce the exposure we have.
Dr. Hansen, you looked at some of this data.
Explain to the average person watching, what are the foods that have the most amount of these resistant bacteria on them now?
Well, a 2011 report from the USDA's National Antibiotic Resistant Monitoring System found 81% of ground turkey, 69% of pork chops, 55% of ground beef and 39% of chicken parts have these antibiotic resistant bacteria on them.
So I'm putting that list up there so you can all see it.
You get a rough idea of where the risks may lie.
We reached out to the USDA and they told us in part the USDA does not mandate that labels state whether or not meat or poultry has been administered antibiotics.
So in other words, folks aren't forced to tell us.
Dr. Anderson, how can you tell if the meat that you're buying in the store has antibiotics or has been grown with antibiotics and therefore more likely to have some of this resistant bacteria?
I think the default assumption should be that the meat has come from animals treated with antibiotics.
Unless it is labeled as organic or no antibiotics administered, USDA process verified.
What that means is that there's been an independent third party To verify that no antibiotics have ever been used during the treatment of those animals.
There are a bunch of other labels that say no antibiotics used, no antibiotics ever.
Those might be useful, but there's no independent third party verification, so we don't know how truthful those labels are.
Dr. Green, right now, what can parents do to protect their children?
So we need a change of mindset.
Whenever you bring meat or poultry into the home, consider it contaminated until it's been thoroughly cooked.
So this means disinfecting countertops and cutting boards.
This means washing your hands after you touch it, even wearing plastic gloves.
It means cooking thoroughly.
And better yet, choose meat or poultry that's organic or that's been raised without antibiotics.
So we reached out to the FDA and got one of the strongest statements ever on the show.
Here's what they had to say.
FDA is working with drug manufacturers to phase out the use of medically important antimicrobials for food production purposes and phase in the oversight of a veterinarian for the remaining therapeutic uses of such drugs.
Now listen carefully.
They said, once this is complete, it will be illegal to use these antibiotics for growth promotion purposes.
For their full statement, and that's out of the USDA as well.
You can go to DrRoz.com.
I'll be right back.
Thank you.
Next, he's usually the one interviewing the stars.
Now we turn the mic on him.
Superstar Mario Lopez reveals for the first time his secret health crisis and the frightening medical condition that almost killed him.
Next.
New ways to slash your cancer risk in half.
Plus, how menus mislead you into overeating.
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All new Dr. Oz.
That's Monday on Dr. Oz.
Extra host and Saved by the Bell alarm, Mario Lopez, is one of those people with infectious positive energy.
But life hasn't always been perfect for Mario.
And today, he's here to talk about the medical condition that he says almost killed him.
And the health lessons he's learned along the way.
Ever since he broke out as the ultimate 90s heartthrob, A.C. Slater on Saved by the Bell, Mario Lopez's career has been on overdrive.
He may now be best known for reporting the Hollywood headlines on Extra, but Mario's true passion is health and fitness.
He's written three best-selling books on exercising and eating right.
And now, in his new memoir, Just Between Us, Mario reveals a story you haven't heard.
The health crisis that he says almost killed him.
And the new health challenge he faces today.
Mario Lopez, come on out.
It's not surprising.
They love you.
Hey, buddy.
How are you?
Great, thank you.
Come join us.
How are you?
Oh, that's funny.
You like those pictures?
That's funny.
It's a little bit of all of you.
I love when I see the mullet right there.
I know.
It's great.
It's a great place right here.
Thank you for having me.
How you doing, honey?
Nice to see you.
They were going to storm you if I hadn't protected you.
This is great.
So I am intrigued.
Thank you for that.
Just between us.
Yes.
It's fascinating to me when people write very open memoirs, as you have here.
You critical the good times, the bad times.
Why?
Why now?
I turned 40, and I feel that's an important time in a man's life to pause and reflect on how he got there, help make a mature plan for the future, and I figure what better way than to write it down.
And I'm proud of the way it turned out.
Well, people have grown up with you.
They know you in many different ways.
But I did not know about your early childhood.
And I would love if you would tell this story, because it's so provocative, a story of an event that you say probably should have taken your life.
Yeah.
I mean, to hear myself when I was writing, I couldn't believe it was even true.
But then my dad pulls out all the bills that he shows me that very much existed.
But basically, when I was born, I was a healthy baby.
When I was born, I was about eight and a half pounds.
But then it seems like right away, I became very ill.
And I ended up losing like half my body weight.
Oh, right.
And I saw pictures of me with the IV, with everything kind of all hooked up to me.
And it got so bad that a priest actually came, blessed me, gave him my last rites.
I thought I was going to die.
And my dad actually...
Kidnapped me from the hospital and took me down to Mexico.
We were right on the border where we grew up and crossed this place in Rosarito Beach to a bruja, which is a witch doctor.
So, I can't believe it as I'm saying it out loud.
I've actually never told the story before.
But I was like, wow, this sounds like out of a movie.
And so, yeah, there was some weird concoction she did with like the Tail feather of this and a piece of kelp and it sounds like a witch's brew but sure enough they put it in some sort of some sort of milk and the goat's milk I don't know exactly what it was but then they started feeding it to me and she would like massage me and all this stuff and I kept going back to her then I ended up being the fattest healthiest little baby but I was I was gonna be out of there.
Obviously, I'm not going to endorse parents ripping their kids out of ICUs.
No.
No, but the point is, my dad did what he had to do.
He did not want to give up, and he wasn't just going to throw in the towel.
I think it speaks to the fact that parents will do whatever it takes for their kids.
Whatever it takes.
Yes, whatever it takes.
Exactly.
Actually, I have a picture, because I was curious what your childhood looked like.
This is a picture of Mario when he was a baby after he gained the weight.
Right.
So I went from almost dying, literally, to I look like I ate my little sister.
Eating everything.
I was so fat, my mom said she used to have to spread the skin to clean between.
Oh, the folds.
Clean between the folds there.
Oh, I love that.
So how has this influenced your own parenting?
You've got two children.
I've got two beautiful, healthy children that I'm blessed with.
And it's, yeah, there they are.
Gia and Dominic.
And it's really, I'm completely open now to alternative medicine.
The biggest question I have for you, though, is I look at pictures of you.
Your whole life has been public.
And I look around, and at X-Ray you cover these things all the time.
Yet so many of the celebrities that we meet, especially when they start young, they run into problems with drugs and alcohol.
How do you stay clear of that?
I was blessed with a great mom and dad who I love very much and know everything too and they're very much still together 43 years and you know I'm a child of immigrants and they're hard working folks and very blue collar.
My dad worked for the city, my mom for the phone company and they just kind of instilled a strong work ethic and I just kind of you know I got into my share of trouble, of course, but I never got into drugs, I never got into anything, you know, in trouble with the law, never anything serious like that.
It does seem to trip people up a lot more, even with strong parenting.
Other things trick us up too, like obesity in America, which you've been outspoken on.
Yes, because it's so prevalent, well, it was within my family, and especially in my community, in the Latino community, and I happen to be the fitness ambassador for the Boys and Girls Club's Of America, and it's very important.
I grew up in a boys and girls club.
So how do you stay in shape?
You look wonderful.
I try to break a sweat every day.
I'm not a calorie counter, and I try to practice portion control and eat frequently throughout the day.
And those are pretty much my rules.
You're a gym workout.
I understand it resulted in a little trauma to your shoulder.
Oh, man.
This is like devastating to me.
You know, I've never been depressed before.
I'm a happy guy and I'm kind of like borderline depressed and I'm being serious because I box and I tore my rotator cuff and it's hard to sleep.
The sleeping is killing me and little things like washing your hair and stuff like that.
You know, it makes it very difficult.
I bought you a little present.
You got me a present?
A new shoulder.
A new shoulder.
A cortisone show.
You went to the shoulder factory.
Come on over here.
I'm going to show you what's going on with how you injured your arm.
It's really common.
Folks all over America are wondering what's wrong with their shoulders.
I can't believe it.
This is actually your shoulder.
This is the...
The bone that goes to the upper arm is called the humerus.
Okay.
That's that bone right there.
Yes.
And there's the shoulder socket.
And you see this little ball there?
Right.
Now you think about the shoulder.
Unlike your hips, the shoulder can go all kinds of directions.
Right.
So this shoulder has to be able to move around in all kinds of weird ways.
So in order to make that happen, you've got different muscles, there are four of them actually, with little tendons, the white parts, that are attached.
To the bone.
Okay.
So when you have a rotator cuff injury, it's because...
Where is exactly the rotator cuff?
Is it right around there?
All four of these little muscles wrap the bone, and together they form the rotator cuff.
Hence rotator, got it.
Now, what usually happens, unfortunately, is this top one, It gets a little bit of a hole in it.
You punch someone a little too tight, right?
And so it's not the muscles, it's the tendon that gets the hole.
Then once that happens, every time you move your arm, you see that?
That's what they said it is.
Exactly.
But the problem is, over time, it can actually begin to rip.
And you see how it rips more and more and more?
And eventually, if you've ripped it enough, people can completely tear this tendon, and you end up with this.
So it's no longer attached.
Ooh.
So if that happens...
Then we're in trouble.
Yeah, then you've got to have a surgeon throw that back on there.
Can you, with rehab, somehow fix that?
Yeah.
If it's not torn all the way, like this, then this part will heal.
It may not be perfect, but it'll be pretty darn good.
Here, come up.
Come in front here.
Let me show you something.
Everyone at home can do this as well.
This is called the...
Face you?
Yeah, face me.
It's called the full can test and then the empty can test.
Pretend you're holding a can.
Okay.
Shut your arms out all the way.
Okay.
Hold like that.
Now, if I push down, does it hurt you?
No.
Okay, now, empty the can.
Now, does this hurt you?
Yes.
That's the rotator cuff.
Well, yeah, okay.
That's exactly it, because it takes that muscle and pushes it around.
Yes, yes.
This motion.
Exactly.
It's like, I can't really swim right now.
I'll go in a circle.
That's right.
Just like with the one arm.
Yeah.
So, I've got to say, the problem isn't the rotator cuff, because usually you can rehab it back.
Okay.
I just told you, everyone at home can now figure out if they've got the problem.
Yeah, the reverse.
The empty can test.
But the depression that you mentioned.
Yes, that's the frustrating part.
Because you don't have your routine.
And actually, one of the best treatments of depression is exercise, and when you're swimming in circles, you can't do it.
So come over here.
I want to rebuild your endorphins.
One is something you'd never expect, you can take it back to all your buddies at Extra, is dark chocolate.
Nice.
And dark chocolate.
It absolutely works without any question.
The other tool that I like a lot are hot spices.
Oh, you and I both.
Yes.
So I thought today we could have the low-pause test.
If you have a pepper, I'll have a pepper.
We're going to bite into this.
Okay.
Okay, whoever cries first loses.
Okay.
Is that a deal?
Nothing increases natural endorphins like this.
Ready?
Go.
Go.
Whoa.
Before I start crying, I think it's really hot.
Oh my gosh.
Don't forget.
See, the Mexican in me won't let me...
Are those tears?
Are they tears?
Let me see.
No, no, I'm just tired.
Dress Between Us is available now.
We'll be right back.
Next, do you look and feel older than you are?
Are you aging faster than you should?
The five major indicators everyone should know.
Where do you stand?
It's time to find out.
Get on the right track to healthy aging.
Coming up.
Are you on the right track to healthy aging?
Or are you concerned that you look and feel older than you really should?
Well, today, I'm going to help you find out.
All of you can take advantage of this.
It's a quiz I think every woman in America needs to be taken that can determine how fast you could be aging.
We're testing five major indicators of aging.
Your sleep, super important.
Your heart, obviously.
Your memory.
Your hormones, and of course, your skin, because it's gonna look beautiful too.
So where do you stand?
It's time to find out.
Everybody in the audience is taking this quiz along with us, and for all of you watching at home, follow along.
It's easier to follow along, or you can go to DrOz.com.
So each question is multiple choice.
Keep checking how many A's, B's, and C's you get to find out how fast you could be aging.
Let's get to the first question about your sleeping habits.
Hi, Dr. Oz.
How often do you wake up at night A. I sleep through the night.
B. I become a light sleeper, so I'm easily woken up.
C. I wake up multiple times a night.
You gotta love the question.
Obviously, the less you wake up, the better.
But here's a good rule of thumb when it comes to sleep and aging.
You don't want to be waking up any more times during the night than the decade of your age.
Let's do this together.
If you're in your 30s, that means no more than three times a night.
In your 40s, no more than four times a night.
50s, five times a night, and so on and so forth after that.
Pretty straightforward equation.
Any more than that, you want to get a little help.
Now it's time for the second question.
And remember to keep track of how many A's, B's, and C's you're getting so you can get your overall aging score at the end.
Hi, Dr. Oz.
How many hours a day do you spend sitting?
Less than three hours?
Three to six hours.
Over six hours.
Now, can I ask you all a favor?
Hold your boards in your hands, but stand up at the same time.
I want to stand up.
We've talked about this a lot this year.
Let me again emphasize why this is so critical.
I'm passionate about this.
Tons of research showing that the more we sit, the more we have problems.
It increases cardiovascular issues.
It makes you sick.
You can have strokes.
Bad stuff happening.
Anyway, who wants to have those things?
Every hour, I want us all walking around just standing this little bit.
I may have saved your life.
I don't believe me.
Anyway, it's a start.
Let's get to question number three.
Can you name the first and last names of the past five presidents?
A. Yes, of course I can.
B. Maybe if you give me clues.
C. No, not really.
Everybody at home take a moment and see if you can remember.
Again, the last five presidents.
Who can do it here?
Put your hands up.
Ma'am, come on down.
We have a victim in the front row.
I was taught in medical school to never sit in the front row because they get called on all the time.
How are you?
What's your name?
Myron.
Myron, come over here.
This is really straightforward.
All you've got to do is give me the first and last names of the president.
Start wherever you want.
Okay.
President Barack Obama.
Good.
President George Bush Jr. President W. Yes.
President Bill Clinton.
Very good.
President Bush Senior.
Good.
George Bush Senior.
Only one more!
And President Ronald Reagan.
She got it all.
She got it all.
Nice job.
Beautifully done.
You get an A on that one, literally.
Again, if you got, you know, it's a test of your long-term memory and the ability to retain information.
So I love the fact that you got it all there.
So again, if you got all five of them, you get a little A. If you get just a couple names, you get a B. If you can get any of them, which I hope doesn't happen too often, you get a C. Keep track of your scores.
Nicely done.
All right, now it's time for the fourth question. - Shh. - If you pull in a section of your hair, how many strands fall out?
- A, none. - B, one to three strands. - C, more than three strands. - All right, so I want you all to take a section of hair.
You can pull the hair of the person next to you if you want.
It's like the housewives of the Dr. Oz show.
No.
What's your name?
Debra Andra.
Debra, come on.
Stand up before we don't mind.
So here's what we're going to do.
We're all doing the same thing.
You gain a little bit of knowledge by looking at how much hair comes out.
So you can hold that for a second.
You're going to take as much hair as it would fit into a straw.
So, everyone do the same thing.
Grab his mug.
You can't, sir, I'm sorry.
I tried this before, and oh, I did get a lot.
No, no, but you didn't do it like that.
You're not trying to pull your hair out.
You gain a little bit, like, about that much, as much as you put through a straw.
Okay.
And start at the very base, right?
And then gently pull up.
And see what's in your hands.
Oh, okay.
So it's just one.
It's just one.
Yeah.
So again, we do this test because as we get a little bit older, the follicles of our scalp, in fact, all over our body, they stop producing hair quite as often.
So you start losing strands.
One is fine.
That's a B. So again, that was our score.
But if you get more than three, that means you're aging a little bit faster than you want to.
Or you're pulling too much hair.
Or you're pulling too much hair.
You're an optimist.
I like that.
All right.
Time for the final question, and it's about your skin.
Take a look.
Hi Dr. Oz.
How many hours do you spend in the sun each week?
A. Less than one hour.
B. One to three hours.
C. More than three hours.
Alright, now I'm a fan of the sun, but you gotta do it the right way, 10 minutes a day.
That'll get you plenty of the vitamin D that you need.
Anything more than that, I'm worrying about you breaking down the collagen, and that will make you look older.
It gives you wrinkles and all those bad things.
So, let's find out how everybody scored.
Y'all got your scores ready?
Alright, now quick look at how this all works.
This is my best way of evaluating it.
If you got mostly A's, congrats.
You fit the profile of someone who's aging slower than you should.
Let me see all the A's.
Oh, I love this!
Got the best audience in television.
Lots of A's up there.
Perfect.
If you're B's, you're aging sort of on target.
You're sort of the age you're supposed to be at.
Not bad.
Overall, you're on the road to good health.
Let me see the B's.
Good.
So mostly A's and B's, I hope.
We're going to find out.
Now C's, my friends.
I'm not judging you, but if you're C's, and thanks for being honest, you could be aging faster than you want, but I don't want you to worry because you can still, if you want, slow down that process.
So let me see the C's.
Very few.
It's okay.
People putting each other's hands up.
I like that.
So again, now this quiz is a fantastic snapshot.
That's what it is.
A quick little picture, but to get the full picture of how fast you could be aging, I want you to take the real age test on DrRoz.com.
It is absolutely fabulous, and it's a wonderful way of figuring out how old your body thinks you are.
You can also find a complete list of anti-aging solutions to improve your score if you're not happy with it on DrRoz.com.
I'll be right back.
Dr. Oz wants to know, what's your favorite anti-aging home remedy?
I love coconut oil.
We live in Florida and can make it ourselves.
I put a little on my face every morning.
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Next, do you leak a little when you cough or laugh?
It's one of the biggest secrets women don't share.
It could be a sensitive bladder.
What you can do to prevent that embarrassing problem.
That's next on The Dr. Oz Show.
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That's Monday on Dr. Oz.
Today I'm talking about a topic many of you aren't talking about.
In fact, it's one of the biggest health secrets women don't share.
Urinary incontinence.
But first things first, I need a little bit of help from my assistant of the day.
Let me think, uh, 96. Seat 96. Where are you?
Welcome to the show.
How are you?
Oh, it's so nice to meet you.
Oh, my gosh.
I'm very happy.
What's your first name?
Alexandra.
And who are you here with up there?
Oh, my beautiful mom.
That's your mom?
That's my mom.
She looks like your sister.
I tell her that.
It's true.
So, you're in your incontinence.
Has it ever come up in your life?
Honestly?
Yes.
No.
I thought I'd ask.
But, I don't know, maybe my mom has ever.
I love you.
Mom, has it ever happened to you?
Yes.
Come on down, Mom.
Join us.
Come on, Mom. - Sorry. - Come on over here.
Sorry.
How are you?
I'm sorry to embarrass you, but your daughter started it.
I usually start it.
I'm definitely embarrassed.
What's your first name?
Victoria.
Victoria.
Listen, I'm very, very thoughtful about this topic.
I know a lot of women are very embarrassed about it.
She is in trouble.
She would have been anyway.
I'm always in trouble.
So thank you for sharing this.
May I ask you some questions about it?
Yes.
So what kinds of things bring it on?
I would say coughing and laughing sometimes, but definitely sneezing.
Sneezing.
Without a doubt, guaranteed.
Because it's uncontrolled.
You know, the thing is, one in three women over age 18, over age 18, have a sensitive bladder.
So, you know, have urinary incontinence, involuntary leaks, things like that.
And it's crazy that we don't talk about it at all.
Everyone sort of behind closed doors whispers it.
They don't talk about it with anybody.
And so we're going to break that today if you're willing to be part of this with me.
Yes, of course.
All right, so let's talk about this.
The average...
Adult bladder.
Looks like what I'm about to show you.
Go ahead and put those on.
The purple gloves.
The purple gloves.
The famed purple gloves.
So, kidneys are here.
And these are the ureters.
They carry the urine down.
And that's the bladder.
Contains about two cups of fluid.
Go ahead and feel that.
You first.
Right here?
Yeah, but I want you to see how thick the muscle is of the bladder.
It's a pretty thick structure.
And that becomes much larger as you stand it up.
But it's got the power, go ahead, to push through.
But different reasons make it not work well.
Okay, so you can leave your gloves here, but the common reasons that people have problems, you listed a couple of them, you know, in particular sneezing is a bad one, but coughing will do it.
Dancing does it.
You ever have that to you?
I love to dance, but no, I haven't ever had that feeling.
Let's dance over here then.
We're going to dance over here.
We're going to dance over.
Come on over together.
We're going to dance our way to the animation.
And I brought you...
I brought you an animation to show you why the bladder really leaks.
Now, inside the pelvis, there's the pelvic bone, there's the bladder and the vagina behind it.
But see this little structure here?
That's the urethra.
And it's held by this muscle.
So when you cough and do things, it doesn't matter.
There's a vice there holding it in place.
That muscle's strong.
So no matter what happens, urine can't get out of the bladder.
But for a variety of reasons, that muscle can loosen.
That little sling gets loose.
It's not a vice anymore.
So a little bit of coughing or sneezing, dancing, can cause the urine to go from inside to outside.
Sometimes it's not much at all.
But it doesn't take much to mess your day up, I guess.
Well, no.
It is embarrassing also.
You know, you don't know if someone can tell if it happened or, you know, it's embarrassing.
It's an uncomfortable feeling.
I get it, all the way around, which is why, as I read up more on it, I've learned more and more that I didn't know about it.
That's why we don't talk to our doctors even about it.
So, why does it happen?
One is making daughters, even if they're beautiful.
Aw, sorry.
Age causes an issue, weight gain.
There are other things too, hormonal problems, diabetes.
There are common causes for why it happens that are medical.
So it's actually a tip to us if we know about it.
And the question is, what are you going to do about it?
So I've got a couple thoughts.
One of them are pelvic floor exercises.
Most women know that, but doing them right isn't always on the agenda.
So I'm going to share with you and everybody else how to do them right.
And the best way to imagine it, we'll do this together, practice, is to pretend like you're zipping up your jeans, right?
You're going to sort of pull your pelvic in, pull the pelvic one.
You guys can do it even sitting down there.
Do that again.
Pulling up.
Is that how you do it?
Men go like this first, and then we go.
And as you do that, you want to sort of hold that feeling for about three seconds.
Go ahead.
Let me see you do it now.
You got to do the wiggle first.
Oh, wait.
Okay, good.
All right.
And then hold it for three seconds and relax and do that ten times in a row, and you're going to repeat that three times a day.
Okay.
You're going to have to practice this.
Okay.
But you know how you know if it's working, folks?
When you're in the middle of going number one, as you're urinating, if you can stop the flow quickly by contracting those muscles, then it means you know how to do that.
That's actually what a Kegel exercise lets you do.
And you can actually test yourself to see how strong those muscles are.
This thing I just showed you can get stronger to support you.
That sounds great.
I'm going to be doing that.
Now that's part one.
Now part two, and this is a very serious discussion because I really want to take away the stigma around this.
You have to choose protection that's specifically designed to help stop bladder leaks.
People are using the wrong things.
So I want you to meet a friend of mine who's an expert in this area.
Dr. Marla Shapiro is joining us.
She's here on behalf of our sponsorship partner, Always Discreet.
So, Dr. Spear, if you don't mind, you share this information with my two wonderful assistants today.
I've learned, and you please correct me if I'm wrong, that half of the women, half of the women who have uterine incontinence do not talk to their doctors about this.
Most women don't.
Why is that?
Even in the safety of your healthcare practitioner's office, they're either fearful or embarrassed.
They don't want to bring it up.
And most women, as you said, are going to require some type of absorbent product.
In fact, 8 out of 10 women actually use a period pad, and that is completely...
It's a completely different issue, and it's just not going to cut it.
So, you know, they're just not talking about it, not getting the education.
And as you said, this is really about taking away that stigma and making sure that women understand.
So, if you do have this problem, what is a specific product that you actually could use that makes sense?
And what makes it better?
Okay, so I'm going to show you.
I'm actually going to show you.
I'm going to bring you over.
You are the assistant of the day, so you're the one who gets to work.
Okay.
So, you know, the problem is that you really want to have protection and you want to have discretion.
And whether it is a pad or whether it's an underwear or whether it's a liner, all this research that that always is done is really about having a really thin pad that's going to offer you two times more absorption than the average woman is going to need.
So this, this is water, is going to represent our leak.
Okay?
So you're going to pour the leak into the super, this really, really well-researched area and watch what happens.
Does it explode or anything?
Well, she's going to find out, you know.
You've already told everybody on national television.
It can't get any worse.
Yeah.
So, really, what you see so quickly happening here is that the dark purple, which is really representing our urine, is turning to this white color, and it's really locking away all that fluid.
And in fact, if I turn it over, there's absolutely no fluid that leaks out.
So, you know, by using the right protection, really what happens is that it takes care of that issue of, is the person beside me going to know?
Because it adds on the odor-locking technology.
And really, it gives women discretion, protection, and it makes dealing with these bladder leaks no big deal.
I'm not as embarrassed as I was before.
Why am I not surprised?
I have thoroughly enjoyed having you both.
Oh, thank you.
Thanks for being here.
Dr. Carol, wonderful job.
Thanks to our sponsorship partner, Always Discreet.
We'll be right back.
Thank you.
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Cornstarch, the natural alternative that can solve the most common problems.
Surprising everyday uses that are affordable and easy.
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The best way to stay healthy while saving time and money is to find new uses for everyday things.
And today, we're focusing on new uses for something that costs less than $2 a box.
Cornstarch.
So easy to get.
We've already gotten it in our kitchen.
Somewhere in the house, you already got the stuff.
I've been asking you on social media to send in your favorite health hacks for cornstarch, and you have some fantastic ideas.
I want to share some of my favorite ones with you.
So Danielle is joining us.
She has a home remedy she uses for her kids.
Welcome.
Thank you, Dr. Oz.
So how'd you come up with this great idea?
Well, my grandmother taught me this amazing natural remedy.
One is to reduce sweat, which simply dabbing on a cotton ball, corn sarge, and the second is for reducing the swelling of mosquito allergies, which our daughter suffers tremendously.
Mosquitoes are the worst.
They are.
They seek me out.
Come on, show me how you do this.
Sure.
You told me it's a pretty simple idea.
I gave you all the ingredients here.
Yes, so two simple ingredients.
These are actually something that my children can do on their own, and it's safe to ingest.
So, essentially, you take three tablespoons of cornstarch, and you're just going to put enough water, Dr. Oz, to have a peanut butter consistency.
And then, if you don't mind if I do, I would like to test it on you.
Okay, so using either a cotton ball or a gauze pad, simply dab, and then dab it on the insect bite.
And what you'll do is you'll allow it to dry.
And, you know, off to bed, and then in the morning, the inflammation definitely decreases.
And it's something that I still use today, and it works for us.
And what do you do?
You just wash it off or it's gone?
No, it can stay on and it dries naturally.
And then when you wake up, it's usually, the white is usually gone.
That's what I love about it.
First of all, I know that it helps with rashes and niching.
It's a great idea.
It costs about five cents.
It does.
Five cents.
You've got it already available.
Thank you very much.
Thank you so much, Dr. Oz.
Alright, look at this next use for cornstarch.
Dion says cornstarch saved her from her husband's smelly athlete's foot.
After working a long day, my husband's feet smell horrendous.
My quick fix for his stinky feet is cornstarch.
Grab some out of the cupboard, shake a little bit into his shoes when he's not looking, works instantly.
All right, now look carefully.
Athi's foot is caused by a fungus that grows on the top layer of skin, and it grows in warm, wet spaces especially, so it causes the itching, the burning, the slight odor, and sort of permeating throughout your body.
It can drive you crazy and people around you as well.
You take cornstarch.
It's a fabulous way to get rid of some of that moisture because it absorbs it so quickly.
So you just dab it on your foot.
It can dry the foot off, prevents fungus growth.
And what I love the most is that for less than 10 seconds, you've got a solution.
You can put on your feet, on your shoes, inside your socks, wherever you want them.
They'll keep you dry all day long.
You guys like that idea?
We'll save some marriages today.
Alright.
The next idea I've got, believe it or not, I've got to actually smell it to believe it.
Nadia says that she gave up using commercial deodorant when she found what cornstarch could do for her.
Is that true you gave up deodorant?
Well, I didn't give up deodorant.
I just happened to use a deodorant that I make in my own kitchen with some really simple ingredients that probably everybody has in their cupboard at home.
There wasn't skepticism about this approach in your family at all?
Oh, absolutely.
Because who would think that such simple ingredients, one of which is cornstarch, of course, could make such an awesome deodorant?
So, yes, very skeptical.
We look trustworthy.
Let's try it.
How do you make it?
Okay, well, like I said, these are really simple ingredients that everybody probably has at home.
First, we have coconut oil.
So we have five tablespoons of coconut oil.
And coconut oil, depending on the temperature, is either hard or liquid.
So it has a melting point of 74 degrees, so it's hard right now in this studio.
74 degrees?
Yes.
How do you know that?
Google.
Google's your friend.
I love it.
All right.
And we also have baking soda.
Oh, and I'm sorry, so coconut oil is an antibacterial, so it helps to prevent some of the bacteria that can cause body odor.
And then we have baking soda, and we have four tablespoons of baking soda.
And as we know, baking soda absorbs odors, so we might stick it in our fridge or, like, sprinkle it on the carpet if you have pet odors.
Thank you for doing the work for me.
Yes, at least I could do, literally.
And then we have cornstarch, of course.
So we have four tablespoons of cornstarch, and this helps to absorb some of the moisture that will be under your arms.
So I'll put that in.
And lastly, we have tea tree oil.
And this one's optional.
It's probably not maybe something everybody has in their house.
But like coconut oil, it's a great antibacterial.
So I put five drops of this in.
I like the smell of it also.
Yeah.
I have a friend who makes this recipe and she loves it as well.
And she always says it reminds her of a spa.
And every time she puts it on, she gets in like a little zen moment.
Are you wearing it now?
I am.
May I do quality control?
You may.
I have patchouli essential oil in it.
She smells good.
Thank you.
She smells very good.
Alright, so listen.
You know, I actually do research on all these ideas because I'm fascinated by this and we have lots of information on some of the other applications.
I couldn't find any research on this, but I love the fact that you're doing it.
And you know what, folks, for $2.50 a batch, this is an example that you sent me earlier.
This is how we got into the segment.
That's what it looks like.
It's beautiful, elegant.
And again, for this little bit of money, I'm willing to give this a shot.
I think everyone else as well.
And I like the fact it's not going to irritate your skin.
Definitely.
It's going to be very smoothing and, you know, who knows?
If you love it, it's going to be a fantastic tool.
Thank you very much for being here.
Thank you.
Alright, for these and other uses for everyday things, you can go to DrEyes.com.
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Last time for In Case You Missed It, Today we asked if antibiotics and meat could lead to the next superbug.
Let's go through this.
Antibiotics are given to healthy animals to treat disease, prevent disease, and here's the big one, to make them grow bigger and fatter.
Now those antibiotics, they get into the animal after it's eaten them up, and they kill nearly all the vulnerable bacteria living behind a small handful of superbugs, those red things.
These are called antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Now when that meat gets to our house, we may be exposed to those superbugs through eating and through handling.
And these superbugs, they do all kinds of bad stuff.
They cause skin infections, UTIs, foodborne illnesses.
They can't be treated with regular antibiotics.
Now we spoke to the FDA and they told us that they are working with drug manufacturers to phase out the use of medically important antimicrobials for food production purposes.
They don't belong there.
They shouldn't be there.
They also want to phase in veterinarian oversight.
But here's what you can do today to protect your family.
If you're in the grocery store, you look for organic or no antibiotics administered USDA process verified on the label.
Look for that sign.
It'll help you guide you to the right kinds of food.
At home, you're going to use safe handling.
So wear plastic gloves, clean and sanitize countertops and cutting boards, cook the meat well.
You don't want to even wash that meat usually because you don't want to get bugs all over your sink.
And I want you also to be very aware of how many hours of sleep you get each night.
As you saw in the quiz, sleep can indicate how fast you could be aging.
But here's a good rule of thumb.
You don't want to be waking up any more times during the night than the decade of your age.
So if you're in your 30s, you're not going to wake up more than 3 times a night.
If you're in your 40s, no more than 4 times a night, 50s, 5 times, and so on.
Pretty good rule of thumb.
You know this.
I love hearing from all of you about the new uses you have for everyday things.
I tried one today that I really liked.
It was Nadia's homemade deodorant.
Here's how she made it.
It's a pretty cool idea.
Very inexpensive.
You take five tablespoonfuls of coconut oil, four tablespoonfuls of baking soda, three tablespoonfuls of organic cornstarch.
You mix them all together.
You can add a couple drops of tea tree oil if you want.
That's optional.
Or another product like that.
And then it looks like this when you're done.
Very easy to apply.
And she actually uses only this for her deodorant now.
And her family apparently is still happy.
I did a sniff test on her and she smells pretty good.
So I like the concept at all.
And again, for $2.50 for this, which is probably enough to put on for a long time, I think it's a pretty good deal.
Now I want to close with a warning.
Please be careful about what you buy online, especially weight loss pills.
There are some dubious people online that prey on folks like you who are trying to do the right thing for your health.
Sometimes they even make it seem like I'm trying to endorse their products, which I don't.
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