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New Breakthroughs for Thinning Hair | Dr. Oz | S7 | Ep 9 | Full Episode
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When I wash it, I brush it, I comb it, it just keeps falling out more and more.
Save your thinning hair.
Today, we have the newest breakthroughs.
This looks very futuristic.
At-home laser treatments.
This is actually one of the newest devices on the market.
Brand new non-invasive procedures.
This stylish black hat, what's really going on?
And then over-the-counter remedy making headlines.
Coming up next.
This really is the gold standard.
doctors are very happy with us will save lives today We are ready to get healthy!
Welcome!
Today, we are scanning your whole body and tackling your health from the head to your toes and back up again.
From your hair and your headaches all the way down to those aching feet so many of you complain about.
This is a big show.
It is full of solutions your whole body will thank you for.
Now, here's what you don't want to miss.
The latest breakthroughs for your thinning hair.
And my favorite part is that there's a new twist and a proven at-home solution that you can start on today.
And then we're going all the way down to your toes and revealing what your foot type says about your health.
So, I want to start off with thinning hair.
I asked some of my Instagram followers to open up and be honest about why finding a treatment is so important to them.
So, let's look at Shabazz.
When I wash it, I brush it, I comb it, it just keeps falling out more and more.
It's getting really embarrassing.
So she's embarrassed, and I hear that phrase quite a bit.
Let's look at Lori.
When I take a shower, I get so upset because when I look in the drain, it's full of my hair, and I'm not really sure how much is left on my head.
So Lauren and Chabot's aren't alone.
In fact, there are 30 million of you who have thinning hair.
And there's a lot of emotion that I always hear about this.
But there's some science, too.
And we're going to stay on top of that science.
There's a game-changing opportunity out there in at-home treatments.
There's a brand-new and non-invasive procedure that is making headlines.
Dr. Sejal Shah is here.
She's a board-certified dermatologist who treats patients with thinning hair.
Also joining us, Christine, Chivas, and Lori.
Thanks for all being part of our little experiment here.
They're trying the newest breakthroughs for thinning hair.
I'm talking about at-home laser treatments.
They come in a comb form, in a band form, very stylish by the way, and there's a cap form.
And Dr. Shah, folks have heard of laser therapies for different uses, but this looks very futuristic.
Do they work, and how safe are they?
So I get asked all the time, are they safe?
Are they going to penetrate to my brain?
Are they going to cause cancer?
And no, these devices are absolutely safe.
They've actually been cleared by the FDA. We've had laser treatment for hair growth for many years, but what's new is that we now have home devices, and that's the breakthrough.
You can do these treatments in the comfort of your own home.
So could you walk us through a couple?
I'm curious.
Like this one's beeping away.
It sounds like a time bomb.
May I see the inside?
Barf for one second.
I know you don't want to give it up at all to you.
So this is the comb.
And as you can see, there are these teeth here.
In between is the laser diodes.
Why the comb is great is it's good for women who still have a little bit of thickness to their hair because it helps separate.
The beeping tells you when to move the device.
So it's also good for women who have thinning all over because you can really use the comb all over the scalp to all the areas.
So, I know you want that back.
How about this sort of uniquely Star Wars-y approach?
So this is the laser band, and this is actually one of the newest devices on the market.
So, similar to the comb, it's got the teeth, and in between are all the laser diodes.
Oh, each of these is a laser?
Yes.
Each of these little diodes is a laser.
Yeah, there's about 82 here.
So, the way that this device works is...
I don't know why it's not turning on.
There it is.
Oh my goodness, it's bright.
So, you place it right on the head, like a headband, and...
You can sort of see it there, yeah.
And basically, every 30 seconds...
You feel intense pain, let me know.
Every 30 seconds it gets moved.
So again, it's good for women with thicker hair, but thinning mainly on the top and the crown area.
You got to keep going at that.
I'll massage you.
It's like a spa treatment.
Now, and this stylish black hat, what's really going on here?
So this is called the capillus, and it is a cap.
Oh my goodness, look at that.
And there are all the laser diodes in there.
There's lots of them.
It's like being a discotheque.
Yes, exactly.
But, as you see, there are no teeth here.
So it's better for women who have thinning that's limited to the top of the scalp, because that's the only areas that it covers.
Also for women that have quite thin hair.
So I'm curious about all these treatments, and I have been for a long time.
So I actually went out and started looking.
So here's a photo I want to show you of a woman who used the at-home laser for four months.
That's the same woman.
The one on the left before, obviously, and the one on the right is a huge difference.
Do you think so?
Yes.
Would you be happy with a result like that?
I would be very happy.
You're almost demanding of it.
All right, so we're going to send, if you're willing to do this little experiment with me, I'll send each of you home with the device you're holding, which has been customized for you.
Try it out, but you've got to promise to give me some feedback on it, so I want to know for our audience if it really did work for you.
And you use it.
How often do they have to use it?
So all the devices are about three times a week.
The comb, it takes about 10 to 15 minutes to get through the whole scalp.
The band is actually only 90 seconds.
Well, get that off there.
What do you And this is a half hour.
Take care of that thing.
But you mentioned 90 seconds already.
Okay.
A lot of you are looking for inexpensive at-home solutions, and I get it.
So I'm very excited about a new twist on the gold standard of thinning hair.
This is what most of us as physicians actually recommend to all of you.
And there's a big, big change in this that now you can obtain something that you couldn't before over the counter.
It is?
Minoxidil 5% for women.
So over the past year, the FDA approved Minoxidil 5% for women.
We've always had the 2%, but now we have the 5%.
Doctors have been using the 5% off-label for years, but now we know that it's safe, so women can comfortably use it.
And as you mentioned, it is still the gold standard, so it's usually the first treatment that I do recommend, and we continue it while we're doing other therapies.
All right, and this really is the gold standard.
It's been used for many years and doctors are very happy with this.
All right, Dr. Shah, thank you very much.
Thank you.
And joining us is Plastic Surgeon.
That's Anthony Ewing to tell us about the newest thinning hair procedure that's making a lot of headlines.
You've probably, or you should have, I hope, heard of the acronym PRP. It's plasma-rich plasma.
I'm sorry, platelet-rich plasma.
And it's been used for orthopedic injuries.
Professional athletes use it.
But you think this is a great breakthrough for women who have thinning hair?
Yeah, and prior to using PRP, really the most effective way to regrow thinning hair was surgery, hair transplant surgery.
But it's a couple-hour operation, and honestly, a lot of women, most women, aren't good candidates for it.
So PRP is safe, the procedure is easy to tolerate, typically takes less than an hour or so, and doctors are performing it every three to four months, seeing maximal results about six to twelve months.
So walk us through how it's done.
Okay, so you start by drawing blood from a person's arm into a specialized vial.
And that vial then is placed into a centrifuge.
And that centrifuge is then spun.
And when it spins that blood, it separates the red blood cells from the platelets and the plasma.
And the platelets are chock full of growth factors.
Those growth factors are then injected into the scalp.
And when they surround those inactive hair follicles, they'll cause them to then change into a growth factor, growth phase.
And they start really growing out and you get thicker hair.
And it works well.
So far the early studies are good, but it's brand new.
This is a treatment that's only been used for probably about the last year or so.
So we have a guest who's actually been getting the treatments.
Faye is joining us.
I'm going to show you some footage of her getting her PRP treatments.
The first one was five months ago.
And here you are.
Please tell me that this is not as painful as it looks.
Dr. Ewan's injecting this deep into your scalp, it looks like.
Actually, I had a Valium, so it kind of took the edge off.
Oh, you did have a Valium.
Yes.
You do that normally or just for the procedure?
Just for the procedure.
Okay, all right.
It was well worth it.
All right, so I see the physician there helping you out and injecting it around the areas that you probably have the thinning.
Now, your hairline, this is an image of it, if I can show everybody, from five months ago.
And if I can put you next to that, that is remarkable.
Thank you.
So what do you think?
I'm just ecstatic.
I mean, after the second treatment, I washed my hair.
Before then, I'd have to braid it, put it in several braids, because after combing it, I wouldn't be able to, or after washing it, I wouldn't be able to get the comb through it.
I washed my hair on Wednesday.
No braids.
Got the comb through it.
No hair.
Hardly any hair came out.
I was ecstatic.
I was in tears.
I was...
Just so happy.
And this is the first I've had my hair down in maybe three years.
So I'm just...
You look fantastic.
I'm so happy for you.
Women are suffering all the time over this.
I know it's difficult.
And I'm so happy when the technologies actually give you something of meaning that really do make your life a little easier for you to live.
And I found the doctor on your show.
Oh, you did?
Yes, Dr. Bernstein and Dr. Shaw on your show.
They're wonderful physicians.
And I do trust them with my friends as well.
Bless you.
I'm very happy for you.
So up next, is home hair dye healthier than the ones you use in a salon?
A lot of women are debating that issue.
Plus, the all-natural hair dye your stylist might not even know about.
Find out what it is.
That's next.
Coming up next, are you worried about the chemicals salons use to dye your hair?
Should you do it yourself at home?
People want to know what hair color does to our hair and to our body.
We look at both treatments so you can make the best choice.
Coming up next.
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Time was not on my side.
How it stressed her marriage to actor Andrew Hsu.
How do you cope with that?
You feel that fear.
This disease terrorizes people.
And the surprising ally that helped her get better.
She was giving me hope at a time where I felt hopeless.
We're not statistics.
All new Oz.
That's coming up tomorrow.
Today we are covering your health from head to toe.
And now we're asking the big question, is home hair dye healthier than the salon?
I know you're all worried about the chemicals, so today we've got some answers.
Sisters Amy and Hope see it as a very black and white issue.
But today, let's say we're covering the gray.
So what are you doing this weekend?
I'm going out.
What about you?
Oh, look at this.
Why am I not surprised to see you sitting in the salon chair?
You've got to be kidding me.
We're not doing this now.
I'm Amy, and I get my hair dyed one way, professionally.
The shine, the quality, the pampering, you can't beat it.
I'm Hope.
I'm Amy's sister.
And between you and me, she's been a little crazy our whole lives.
Why would you spend this much time and this much money to get your hair dyed?
I did mine at home and I think it looks pretty good if I say so myself.
You know how long it takes me to do my hair at home?
25 minutes.
How long is this going to take her?
It's going to be about an hour, an hour and a half, depending on how long her experience is.
You know what?
Who cares?
Who cares how long it takes?
I love being here.
Hey, Amy, see this?
$6.50, baby.
How much is this costing ya?
La la la, I can't hear you.
At the end of the day, my hair looks pretty good.
You know, my hair looks just as good as yours.
It does, but mine looks a little bit better.
Yeah, well, mine was a whole lot cheaper.
Mine's a lot more fun.
Amy and Hope are here in the studio.
I love when sisters fight.
You guys don't even know after that package who's right, do you?
You're still fighting over it.
Still fighting.
Well, no, I'm right.
No, no, but I'm really right.
The black and whites, but again, we're talking about grays today and covering them.
So I want you here today because I want you to actually understand the challenges that many of us feel just trying to explain it to you because people just like you don't know what to do either.
So I want to figure this out, so I brought an expert in.
Pay attention.
I'll come back to you in a second.
So if you figure this out the right way, you hopefully will change your mind by the time we're done this segment.
And to help me out, I brought in my trusted hair expert, Curly Nikki Walton.
Thank you.
She's gonna tell us, why is the safety of hair dye such a hot button issue for so many women?
More than 70% of women dye their hair.
And they started when they were 17, and many of them will dye their hair for the rest of their lives.
Hair color has huge cultural significance.
I mean, from Marilyn Monroe in the 50s when she hit the scene with bottled blonde, You have Farrah, you have Madonna, everyone up through Jennifer Aniston.
It's been so relevant that like, just so common that we forgot there were chemicals in hair color.
And now that we're moving into this age of natural living and like holistic lifestyles, people want to know what hair color does to our hair and to our body.
So you've done your homework.
You looked at all the dyes out there.
Let's cross through the truth tube and walk us through what your concerns might be.
What are the differences between the chemicals we typically find in the hair dye we buy from a store and use at home versus the ones that are used in our heads in a salon?
Right.
So, for the most part, home dyes and salon dyes use the exact same ingredients.
Different brands use different formulas, but as a general rule, salon dyes are stronger and home dyes are like the watered-down version of the salon dyes.
There's lots of ingredients from ammonia to acetate that are very common in both salon and home dyes, but PPDA is a common allergen that's found in both of them that can cause itching and redness and irritation, which is why there's always a disclaimer on the back of the box to do a patch test first.
So the question is, how big a deal are these?
And my friends, chemicals can be absorbed.
They can be absorbed to your skin.
They can be absorbed when you inhale them into your lungs, which happens to a link to a lot of stylists especially.
And there aren't any good studies, which is the crazy part about this.
The last ones were probably in the 80s, and a lot of them were rat studies where they gave the rats these things to eat.
Of course, I hope you're not eating these chemicals.
So we don't really actually know what happens when they're put on your hair, and I think it's unfortunate because stylists deserve a bit more guidance on whether they're dangerous, and so do we when you buy it at home.
So when it comes to whether or not it's healthy for your hair or not, it's a little clearer because we know there's damage there.
I've made a little image of a microscopic picture of a hair.
That's the hair.
See the nice little strands?
See this crack in here?
That happens when you use hair dyes the wrong way.
Dreadful.
So is the professional salon a safer choice because they're experts?
Help Amy and Hope out a little bit.
All right, let's take a walk over here.
All right, come on.
We have them here for us.
Yes.
Give us some guidance because otherwise folks would be left without a lot of insight.
Yes.
If you are going for a darker look or you're just simply covering your grays, I'd highly recommend that you do it at home.
Not a big deal, right?
If you are looking more for like fancy highlights, lowlights, or you're looking to go two or more shades lighter, then you need to go to a salon.
You need to see a professional.
And no matter what you choose, I'd highly recommend that you do a professional Here we are.
I'd highly recommend that you do a deep conditioning treatment at every single wash session and a hydrolyzed protein treatment at at least once a month or more as needed.
It actually helps to rebuild your hair strands after being exposed to the chemicals.
So just to be clear, even if you have your hair done at a salon, you've got to add the deep conditioner next time you wash your hair?
Yes, exactly.
So the deep conditioner is essential for prep before the color and as an ongoing maintenance after because your hair has been exposed to chemicals.
Your hair is damaged.
Chemicals damage the hair, period, no matter if you're at the salon or at home.
All right, so, finally, you got a little secret for us.
Yes.
Share it with everybody.
Yes, so, henna is my all-natural hair dye secret.
I'm 32, but I'm graying, like, significantly, and I've been using henna for the last eight years, and it not only, like, helps my grays appear red and auburn-y, but it makes my hair thicker and shinier and fuller.
It's a healthy way to color your hair.
You simply go to your local health food store, you buy pure, that's important, pure henna powder, You mix it with your favorite conditioner, and you apply a little bit of strong black tea, which is also anecdotally supposed to help with excessive shedding.
And you mix it all together, you apply it to your hair with gloves, because it will stain your hands red, and you put on a plastic cap, relax for about four hours, take it off, rinse, and enjoy awesome redder hair.
My mom does that, believe it or not.
Really, Hannah?
Yes, since I was a little boy.
Lucille Ball did it, too.
That was her secret.
That's probably who she learned it from.
Ah.
So what do you guys think?
Did I change your minds at all, Amy and Hope?
I would definitely add the conditioner.
I don't think I have four hours to do the henna.
I hear you.
It is a process, but there's so many more benefits than just the color.
Sounds fabulous.
And we have curly hair, right?
And, like, curly hair is like, you can make it so big and bodacious and awesome with henna.
Like, it's clumped up my situation, like, magnificently.
I mean, for real.
Like, you have to check out my website.
I use it all the time.
I'm like the henna queen.
All right, so we're going to post Nikki's natural henna recipe on my Facebook page.
You can link to her blog at DrOz.com.
We'll be right back. - Next, are you stressing about holiday weight gain?
Worrying won't make you thinner.
Find out how I eat when I go to a holiday party.
It is all about portion control, and I use this cool trick.
My secret's to hack that buffet without the guilt.
You're only going to see this on the Dr. Oz Show.
Next. I've been sharing what I eat with you on Instagram.
Doesn't it look so fantastic, so inspiring to see those images?
But you know what?
A lot of you keep asking me, what do I eat when I go to a holiday party?
Well, that's yes, I do go to holiday parties, guys.
I enjoy them.
Don't be surprised.
And I love everything about them.
So today I'm going to give you some secrets, ways of hacking that holiday party buffet without all the calories.
You're going to enjoy it.
So, what's a party without a guest?
So I invited the editor-in-chief of the Good Life magazine, Jill Herzig, to come join me.
Welcome, y'all.
So one thing you do at the magazine is survey folks a lot.
You ask them what's going on.
So what are they saying about the holidays and stress?
What are they worried about?
Well, you know, we're all really excited for the holidays.
I personally am really excited for the holidays.
They are not excited about the weight gain, and they feel like there's nothing they can do about it.
They're really worried about it, but nobody ever got them worrying.
So what I've learned from working with you is you just have to go into the holidays with a plan.
So, should we grab a plate?
Here's your plate.
Here's mine.
You can copy me, but you don't have to.
All right, here's what I do.
The first thing I do when I walk into a party is I say, where's the cheese?
Cheese is a couple things.
You don't want to have too much of it, but you put a little cheese in your plate.
It's got calcium.
It's got protein in it.
And the nice thing about it is you know that it's a little dangerous, so don't get too much, but it gives that full taste to your mouth.
And I'm going to give you a little inside story.
This is a pro tip.
You're only going to see this on the Dr. Oz show.
You take a cucumber, put the cheese in between it, Another cucumber.
And this, don't frown, but you try it.
This really, really is good.
Gives you all the crunch that you'd normally get if you had bread there, plus all the protein and the cheese.
But let's say they're going to complain.
Don't give me the polite applause.
They're not impressed.
What they want is bread.
I like this cucumber tip, but sometimes you need a carb, right?
So what I've learned from you is to go for the bruschetta.
Yeah.
It's delicious.
It gives you that little carb fix.
But what's on top, thank you very much, is tomatoes and olive oil.
And that little bit of fat in the olive oil helps your body absorb all the antioxidants.
Okay.
Okay.
This is going to be a little bit of a weight gain problem here.
This is what we're dreading.
We're worried about you sneaking up and serving us more.
I'm a feeder sometimes.
You take this.
All right.
I go through this frequently at home as well.
All right, so we've got our game plan.
Now, the next thing you want to do, once you've got the small starters out, you've got to start looking around for lean protein.
A lot of people make mistakes here.
So I see, for example, these little chicken skewers.
These would work pretty well, but again, sometimes you've got to worry about quantity.
So how do you know how much of protein you can eat?
Okay, so it is all about portion control, and I use this cool trick.
You use the palm of your hand, right?
So, right here, that's about the right amount because it's about the size of the palm of my hand.
Now, you're a guy.
I'm little.
You're much bigger.
The palm of your hand is going to be bigger.
You get to eat more.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah, so you get a little extra.
Yeah.
I'll round up.
But it's built in portion control.
It's in your body.
All right.
It's a little measuring trick.
Now, the piece de resistance.
What you really want are the mini appetizers, right?
And I want you to look at all these.
You got the mushrooms that are stuffed.
You got these little veggie quiches, salmon, lots of stuff.
These look small, but they can pack a pretty powerful weight punch when it comes to fat.
Yeah.
So if you want to have good old days in January, you got to be careful about these things.
So my favorite trick is go for the omega-3 fats because I can have a fair amount of those fats.
They satiate me.
So my favorite is a smoked salmon with cream cheese rolls.
These are heart-healthy, omega-3 rich.
Yeah.
What would you take?
I'm going to go for the deviled eggs.
Not so devilish, great amount of protein, and they've got choline in them, which is this mind-boosting nutrient that actually may give your memory a little edge.
So when that guy comes up to you at the party, you might actually remember his name.
So you've actually surveyed tons of these little dishes.
Yeah, we looked at lots of them, and everything you see here is pretty good in moderation if you stick to those two pieces.
You only like two pieces of these?
Two.
Take two.
That's so little, two pieces.
Yeah, but you've had all this.
You can have tons of crudités.
You can have your cheese.
You can have some nuts.
I'm going to get one extra mushroom.
I like mushrooms.
They're vitamin D in them.
All right.
Listen, what's a party without more guests?
So we're going to join our friends over here.
Can we join you guys?
Oh, they're with the booze.
I noticed there was no booze over here.
Would you guys like some champagne?
Yes, please.
I would.
So, together with the champagne, I want to talk about these chocolate-covered strawberries.
You all like chocolate-covered strawberries?
Yeah.
Finally!
That shows what a real applause sounds like.
I know, I love it.
I was getting the spattering earlier.
So, the nice thing about these chocolate-covered strawberries is that they have very few calories, considering how tasty they are.
Yeah.
Forty-five.
Plus they have vitamin C in them.
And so chocolatey.
It would be good.
Yeah, it's just what you want, and they go well with the champagne.
Yes.
So let me close you guys.
Please have some strawberries.
To all my friends, Jill, for all the great work you do and all the guys.
And we're going to pass these.
Pass that to the audience behind you.
They'll start rioting otherwise.
Happy holidays.
Thanks for being here.
And remember, check out the December issue.
The good life is on newsstands now for the complete guy on how to eat like me at a cocktail party.
You can use it all month long.
I'll be right back.
- Woo! - Next, why do moms feel so much pressure to compete with each other?
It's a tension I know a lot of women face.
These two take it to a whole other level.
I'm the super mom.
Simple steps to help anyone who feels the friction of competition.
Coming up.
Surgery, chemo, breast reconstruction.
Journalist Amy Robach's cancer battle.
Here it already spread to my lymph nodes.
Time was not on my side.
The surprising ally that helped her get better.
All new Oz.
That's coming up tomorrow.
Welcome back.
Today, we're getting you healthy from head to toe.
And sometimes, the noise in our heads affects our health.
Now, you've seen shows like Bravo's Odd Mom Out, and they reveal how much pressure moms feel to compete with each other.
It's a pressure I know a lot of you face.
Now, imagine facing it from your very own sister.
How many steps do you have?
I have.
My younger sister, Gloria, is beyond competitive.
Well, then I have 4900 I'm supposed to do.
Yolanda, my older sister, ever since she became a mother, she's gotten a little bit more competitive.
Glory has three kids.
She is constantly telling me how she's a super mom and giving me parenting advice on how to raise my daughter.
My children didn't have the sign language and they didn't do the whole organic and they are completely fine and they excel in school in all different areas.
Yolanda does brag a lot about the items that she purchases for her daughter.
My sister spent over $100 on buying a timeout chair.
It's pink and it has my niece's name on it, and my niece has never sat in it.
Well, the timeout chair is working.
I know I spent quite a bit of money on it, $100, but she doesn't really need to use it.
With my three kids, I didn't need all the excessive toys or strollers or gadgets or gizmos and my children do very well.
Gloria does rub it in my face that she is a stay-at-home mom and I work full-time.
Competition between me and my sister just doesn't end with the kids.
We compete to be the better-looking mom as far as clothing, working out, who has time to work out more.
She does try and encourage me with writing post-its on the mirror.
In my room, no one really wants to wake up and see those post-its every day.
You know I'm a super mom.
No?
I'm a super mom.
Motherhood is a competition with my sister.
I won!
I'm super mom.
Gloria and Yolanda are here today.
I've also invited psychologist Dr. Debbie Magids to see if we can get to the root of this mommy competition.
So let's start with you.
You're saying that Gloria is continually reminding you that she's a better mom.
Yes.
How is she doing that?
She rubs it in my face a lot whether she's in PTA, she's very organized, and she will say things like I'm a procrastinator, but then also that I spend so much money because I want Maybe not one stroller, but two strollers.
I need a lightweight stroller versus, you know, the travel pack.
Things you think aren't important about your mother.
Gloria, let's say you're right about the facts that five strollers is too much for one child.
Why do you feel the need, the obligation to correct your sister?
I feel like it's not really correcting, more so trying to help her, like that money could maybe be invested in something else, maybe, because also I have more experience.
I have three children, my children are older, and so I just kind of feel like I can help her in those areas, which is what I try to do.
All right, so moving Dr. Debbie into this, you argue that motherhood is prime time for competition.
Oh my God, it's from conception to 18 years old.
These moms are responsible for all the tiny, meaningful decisions of their children.
And this is a very big job, and it's terrifying.
And if they actually felt the fear of what this means, they wouldn't be able to function.
So for all moms that are having this competition, it's really that deep thought, deep inside, that says, I'm not going to be a good enough mother.
Do you think you can help them?
I can definitely help them.
Right here?
Yes, right here, right now.
I can give them tidbits of information.
Tidbits that can help folks over the country?
Yes.
Take it away.
Okay.
There's mommy guilt.
Every mother at home has this.
You're guilty because you can't stay at home, and you're guilty because she has money and that you don't have that you can buy the best for your children.
And there's not a mom alive who wouldn't feel that guilt, and you guys are playing it out with each other.
There's a lot of stuff there.
Yeah, it is.
Gloria, what do you think?
Well, I would say that, you know, with all the gadgets and the gizmos that she has, that it's not necessarily that...
I just find it...
Kind of unnecessary for just one child versus...
The facts are irrelevant.
I get the facts.
I'm actually asking about the emotions.
Because these are deeper issues.
These are the fundamental desire we have as a parent to give our kid everything.
The fundamental sense we have as children that someone else came up behind us and stole our birthright.
And these are in the Bible for a reason, right?
People talk about this stuff far beyond psychological diagnosis.
What do you think about that part?
Of Dr. Debbie's contribution.
I mean, maybe it is.
I have always done.
She is my older sister, so I have always kind of been behind her.
She has a baby.
My kids are a little bit older, so she is having her own time.
Well, yet again, you did something before her.
You had babies, right?
You're always following in her footsteps, but rising to the top.
And I don't think it feels good to be in this spot.
And so I just want you to give that some thought, because I do think that that's what's fueling your part of this competition.
And the reason I'm passionate about this is because that has profound effects on your health.
It will exhaust you.
And this is for all over the country, folks are struggling with.
In this civil war, which causes the exhaustion, some of the brain fog we talked of earlier, a lot of the things that are distracting us from what we need to do to keep ourselves healthy and our body is trying to tell us that we won't pay attention.
Thank you very, very much.
much.
When we come back, we've got a step-by-step plan to even out a competitive relationship that everybody can use.
Next, can these two sisters ever learn to stop being moms at odds?
Well, there's two sides to this for sure.
We show them how to change their toxic ways.
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- Woo! - Woo! - Today is all about clearing our heads so we can focus on what really matters and nothing, I mean nothing matters more than family and friends.
So psychologist Dr. Debbie Madges is here with the simple steps anyone can use to even add a competitive relationship.
Sisters Gloria and Yolanda are here as well.
They want to learn how to do it because they've been struggling with this.
So the first step in this program is to identify your part in a toxic connection.
Because there has to be two sides or there's no battle going on.
So Yolanda, think back about the conversations, the emails.
If I went back and looked at all the things you've texted your sister, would I find evidence that you may have been bragging a little bit, a bit proud of the purchases you've made, the money you spent?
I mean, I... I do understand how I... Now, I guess I understand that I do throw that in our face.
And that competition, which people will obviously resent, especially if they expect the opposite, will suck out some of the joy from the relationship that otherwise should be there.
And you can't raise kids as well as you can if you're not cooperating on this effort.
And that's been true for all of our human history.
So we're clear on that.
All right, step two is to avoid the you should sentences.
Vital advice.
Dr. Debbie...
Shoulds are a detriment.
If we're shoulding ourselves, or especially if someone's shoulding us, all it brings up is our shame and insecurity.
And we will not hear a word that they have to say, and we will become very defensive.
And so, if you actually want to be helping someone, you have to start with I statements.
And this way, they will hear your message, and they will not get defensive.
You know, for instance, I tried something with my kid, and it worked really well.
You may want to try it for yourself.
And that would be the best way to do that.
So Gloria, you put these little post-its on the mirror, which seemed so innocent on the surface, right?
Work out, you know, admonitions and the like.
Could you appreciate how your sister thinks you're shitting all over her?
Yes, I can see how it can come across because I do do that a lot.
You should, you should, you should.
Which now seeing the way that you're saying how I can maybe rephrase what I'm saying.
I tried this and it could be a little bit better versus the way I probably come off maybe.
You know what I love?
You guys keep looking at each other.
Yeah.
Which is perfect.
You actually care what you think about each other.
Oh, yeah, of course.
All right, the third step, the last step, is to be upfront about whether your advice is actually just that, or is it a sounding board?
I make this mistake a lot.
I think a lot of men do.
But women, in particular, have to warn men, if you just are sounding off, or do you actually want us to do something about it?
The classic tale, the daughter tells your father a problem, and he calls the boyfriend, which no girl wants, which I've been guilty of.
Sure.
So, I'd love that you could articulate this better.
Yeah, you know, when we are sharing, what we're looking for is a safe place to land.
The last thing that we want is some sage wisdom or to be told what we're not doing right.
And because that's immediately we will get defensive, we will shut down, we will feel judged.
What we want the most is to be heard, understood, and validated.
How does the strategy come across?
Do you think you'll be able to use it?
Of course.
Yes.
Of course, yes.
Most definitely.
We'll raise those wonderful kids together.
Thank you for being here.
Up next, what your foot type says about your health.
Coming up next.
For every woman who's wondered why their high heels were so uncomfortable.
You can make a heel excruciating.
Blame it on your foot type.
We'll show you why.
We're looking at all kinds of feet and which shoe is really the right thing.
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So what does your foot type and the shoe you're wearing say about your health?
Well, a woman in stiletto heels, listen carefully, puts a ton of pressure on the ground.
Literally, it's equivalent to a 6,000 pound elephant per square inch.
Think about that.
That's not much pressure.
That sounds crazy, but it's actually physics.
That's what it comes out to.
And for every woman who's ever wondered why high heels are so darn uncomfortable, and then you blame your foot type or your heel, today, we're gonna tell you why.
But first, I want you to meet Caprice.
Dr. Oz, I am here, and yes, I am cleaning up my family room.
And it's something I love to do with my heels.
I love to wear even my fancy-smanchy heels because it reminds me that I was supposed to have fun with life.
I want every woman in the world to rock out her heels, even if she's only house cleaning.
I wear my heels to the grocery store, to be for care, when I'm teaching, when I'm speaking, and when I'm relaxing.
I don't understand flats, and in fact, even my sneakers have heels.
So I don't know what that's about, but it makes me feel really good.
I can't wear flats, it's painful.
So I'm trying to figure out with Caprice, what is it about these shoes that you love so darn much?
What is it that compels you to put these on and how do you actually manage it?
Well, for me it's so easy.
These shoes, they make me a woman, Dr. Oz.
I think women were born to wear heels.
You're a woman without those shoes.
I am, but with my heels, I look like a woman.
All right.
So, having worn shoes like those, this is a picture of me, by the way, selling shoes to women last year.
Take a look at this.
I get it.
You just can't get past the lack of comfort.
What do you think of me in that picture?
I think you look amazing.
Would you buy shoes from me?
I would.
All right.
You know, explain why some women can't comfortably wear high heels.
This podiatrist, Dr. Krista Archer, friend of the show.
So, I wonder why is it...
Some of us seem to be able to get away with high heels and others struggle incessantly with the problem.
It really depends on your foot type.
Caprice here has very strong back of her legs, so she can really comfortably wear these heels.
If you have bunions and your foot type is, you have a wide forefoot, it can make a heel excruciating where you just want to get out of it.
What happens to our feet when we actually wear heels?
Walk everyone through that.
Okay, so when you wear a heel, the architecture of the foot is changed.
So you're up on the ball of your foot, and if your foot is wider, there's more load transfer to the bottom of the foot, and you can get numbness and tingling and experience a lot of pain.
So just to be clear, the shape of your foot actually has a lot to do with whether you can get away with high heels or not.
Caprice, would you mind if we looked at your feet as an example?
Not at all.
All right.
So you can put it on my knee.
Put your foot on my knee.
Oh, just take it out?
Take him off my shoe, right?
Yeah, of course.
All right.
So, describe Caprice's foot here.
What do you think about it?
Okay, so her forefoot, the front of her foot, actually isn't that wide.
And if she can, can we do something else?
Yes.
Can you take off both of your shoes?
Oh, good.
I can put them on.
She felt like five inches shorter.
And then can you turn around so we can see the back of your legs?
And can you stand up on your toes?
And you see how strong the back of her legs are, her muscles.
And she actually has to put a lot of tension in the Achilles tendon going down to the back of her heel.
Right down through here.
So she's really comfortable being up like that all day long.
Right?
You like to wear that all day long.
Yes, all day long.
All right.
I'll get you back in your shoes.
I know you want to look like a real woman, as you said.
I'm a real woman.
All right.
So according to Dr. Archer, the shape of your foot can also have an impact.
So come on over here.
We're going to start with the first shape.
You don't have a big forefoot.
We just told everyone that.
But what we looked at is it's not really that big.
But if you do have a large forefoot, what does that mean?
So you want to look for...
I'm not saying don't wear high heels.
Every woman wants to wear a high heel.
If you have a big forefoot, you can do this simple trick.
When you're shoe shopping, take your thumb and push it down on...
The ball of the foot, and if there's indentation and it stays there, there's padding.
You can see it on the side here, there's padding right there.
There's a lot of padding, and this is a very good heel, so when the load is transferred to the bottom, it's not killing you.
But if you have a bunion, would that make a difference?
The bunion, you should look for a shoe that has a wider forefoot here, so there's space for the bunion to live in the shoe.
Okay, you can get bunions on both sides, on the inside and the outside.
Correct.
That's really wide.
Right.
Extra wide shoes.
Extra wide.
Okay.
Next category are folks who have a low arch.
What do they do?
So flat foot people, belly flat is bad.
So when you're up on your ball of your foot, it actually changes the architecture of your foot.
So a flat-footed person is actually very comfortable in a wedge because there's more surface area to support the foot.
Now, if we compare these two wedges, not all are created equal.
Oh my goodness, yeah.
So if you see this thin area of the sole, the surface area, you could very easily roll over on this shoe.
So I would go for a flat-footed person, this type.
Chris, do you like wedges?
I love wedges, heels, stilettos.
You just can't go wrong with them.
I love them all.
Encourageable.
And the last foot type is your foot type.
The strong back of the foot.
The Achilles tendon is a little short and that big, you know, calf muscle.
Strong calf muscle.
Pops up a little bit.
You like that?
Yes, I think it's strong.
What does that mean for your shoe size and your shoe, actually your shoe choice?
So you can really comfortably wear either type of shoe.
However, tell me, when you go from a very high heel, like you're wearing today, to a flat shoe, I know you hate them, but if you wore it, does it hurt?
Does it make your back of leg feel a little bit uncomfortable?
It really does.
Yeah.
Yes.
So because Caprice's back of leg is strong and there's tension in her Achilles, when she goes down forcefully, all that low, like we saw in the elephant, to the back of the heel, she gets a pull in the Achilles, and that can be painful.
Yeah, but you have to do that exercise, I guess.
You have to actually stretch out the Achilles tendon or it gets shorter and shorter.
Exactly.
So there are stretches you could do to increase the flexibility of the back of the leg, back of the foot.
Or you wear these shoes once in a while.
Or every day.
Oh, no, not those.
I wear these every day.
I was going to give these to you as a gift from the show.
We can keep them, and we can find someone else.
Thank you very much.
You're a doll to have on it.
Thank you so much.
Appreciate it very much.
Now that you know your foot type, I'm going to help you buy a nice pair of shoes.
Up next, a simple home test you can do right now to buy the right sneaker.
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Today it's all about health breakthroughs to make your life better and Now it's time to get to the bottom of it.
Literally, your feet.
This is the best simple home test you can use to find the best running shoe for your feet.
All you need is a little bit of olive oil, a paper towel like this, right?
Take a little bit of olive oil, put it on the paper towel, and you need a brown bag because once you get this olive oil, I'm a napkin.
You're going to rub it on the bottom of your feet.
Listen, it helps with moisturizing your dry, cracked feet anyway, so just go ahead and do this.
Then, after you put it on the bottom of your feet, do what I just did right here.
Step on a brown paper bag.
When you lift your foot off, ta-da!
This.
Is my foot.
That's what I look like.
That imprint, we'll all have one just like it, then all you gotta do is compare this imprint with this chart that I'm posting on my Facebook page.
It's gonna be on my Pinterest page as well.
So you wanna see, does your foot look like a normal foot where you have a little bit of opening here where your arch is not pushed down too much?
Is it a high arch where you literally lose even the outside part of the imprint of your foot because your arch is so propped up?
Or are you flat-footed where you got this big oval here?
What do you guys think I am?
I'm pretty normal.
Most of us are sort of in this range, but not all of us.
So, the flatter your arch, the more you need to help your arch.
You gotta look for a thicker heel.
So, take this over here.
Put my shoes back on.
So come over here.
I'll give you an example.
You go to the shoe store.
You buy your shoes.
If you have a flat arch like that, flat foot, then you want to buy a shoe like this that gives you extra support through here.
You can ask the folks at the store.
They'll help you figure this out.
You notice how this is a different color?
This part of the sole from the front?
That's because they put a really strong cushion in here in the arch area to support it.
And if you don't have a foot like mine, you don't need extra support there.
Just get the regular foot with cushioning.
It'll probably be a bit more comfortable for you.
And then share those pictures around, brag about your feet, whatever shape they happen to be.
Thanks for all for joining us today.
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