All Episodes
Previous Next
May 6, 2024 - Dr. Oz Podcast
41:54
Is Almond Milk Actually Healthy? Dr. Oz Debunks Myths | Dr. Oz | S7 | Ep 34 | Full Episode
| Copy link to current segment

Time Text
Today on The Dr. Rouse Show, almond milk is making headlines.
But are the health benefits as promised?
I thought it would be healthier and fewer calories.
We're sorting through the confusion.
Today I want to be your fuel guide to try to navigate this area because it's a little complicated.
And what about other popular nut milks?
We're going to break down their benefits to find out which one is right for you.
Plus, is bread causing Alzheimer's?
Meet the guy who says he has the answer.
Coming up next.
We'll save lives today. - Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
We are making healthy choices!
This show is all about making healthy choices, especially when it comes to food.
Now, one of my favorites is almond milk, one of the best non-dairy milks out there.
You all know almond milk.
We've been talking about it a lot.
But almond milk has been making the headlines, and there's some questions on whether or not it's delivering everything it promises.
So we've done our research, and we're going to share what we found.
Along with almond milk, today's show is going to cover all the nut milks.
We've got coconuts and cashews and hazelnuts.
We're going to break down their benefits to find out which one is right for you.
Plus, another staple in our diets under question, bread.
I know you love it, the softness of it, the chewiness of it, but can it possibly increase our risk of Alzheimer's?
Meet the man who says he has the answer.
Then I'm going back to school for a day as the school nurse.
You think I'd be a good school nurse?
Mixed responses.
So I'll be a school nurse for the day.
I wanted to try out and see if I could survive a day in their shoes.
And a nurse from our hashtag nurse search is showing us how to beat a cold.
The next time you're not feeling well, these are the tips you should try.
So let's get started with almond milk.
And almond milk is the number one preferred alternative to dairy milks today.
It's a title that soy milk used to have bragging rights to.
And the reasons I recommended almond milk All through this history of the show is that it's low in calories, it's packed with vitamins and minerals, and you can avoid dairy intolerance.
But, just like the quinoas and the kales of the world, once something becomes trendy, and we know it's good for us, we are inundated with information, and you know what?
It becomes overwhelming.
When recent headlines hit saying almond milk contains a potentially harmful additive, I got concerned.
To help clear up the confusion, I'm bringing my cameras inside our show's morning meeting as the first stop to figuring out what we can do to get you the right information.
Okay, so something that caught my attention this morning was that there's a little concern about a couple additives in almond milk.
Did anyone see that?
It's called carrageenan, actually, and from a medical standpoint, there's some studies that say that it's okay, some say it's not, but I'm still looking into it.
Okay, does anyone have any other stories about almond milk before we move on?
Yeah, there are a couple of lawsuits pending right now that are claiming that some of the major milk companies are engaging in false advertising.
I've also heard that critics say that it doesn't even contain almonds.
If it doesn't contain almonds, then what?
What's in it?
I have no idea.
I'm curious how many people haven't tried it, because I haven't either.
I've never tried it.
It's delicious.
I just saw this stat according to Google.
The question how to make almond milk has increased 20% over the last three years.
It's kind of nuts.
Let's start by addressing the additive in almond milk.
It's something called carrageenan.
Everyone say it with me.
Carrageenan.
One more time.
Carrageenan.
You can show off to your friends at cocktail parties now.
So what is this carrageenan?
It's added to almond milk and other products to keep the ingredients from separating out.
And we found this additive in 22 of the 27 almond milk brands at the grocery stores we searched.
Most of them have this carrageenan.
Tina is joining me and she's a self-proclaimed almond milk advocate.
So why'd you make this straight from almond milk from whatever you were drinking before?
Well, I thought it would be healthier and fewer calories.
So, are you aware of this additive carrageenan?
No, and I feel like I probably should be.
Well, people have been writing about it, and you should know about it, but today I want to be your field guide to try to navigate this area, because it's a little complicated.
So let's talk about what carrageenan is.
First of all, carrageenan, and studies have been done on this, and so, you know, it's a little bit of a mishmash of people who think it's really great and people who are concerned.
But at its essence, most studies say it's totally fine.
It's coming from a red seaweed.
It looks like this, actually.
I'll show a picture to everybody.
It's a pretty natural source.
The negative studies have only been done in animals or in people who have done a ton of drinking of almond milk, more than most people, whatever it can consume.
And they say maybe it's harmful to the digestive system.
So it's sort of soft stuff, but again, only with large doses.
So I think, bottom line, the amount that you'd be drinking in a smoothie or a cup of coffee, I'm not worried about carrageenan at all.
It may not be a problem even in higher doses than that.
Great.
So that's good news.
So keep drinking it.
Keep your box.
It's yours.
Great.
Thank you very much.
I appreciate it.
All right.
Next.
And this surprised me.
What percentage of almond milk is almonds, do you think?
50, 30, 20?
Who said 20?
20. Why do you think 20%?
Sounds reasonable?
Yeah.
I think so.
Actually, I heard you say 15, so I'm just going to do five above you.
Actually, the 15 was for something else.
It has 2% almonds.
Does that surprise you?
Yeah, just a little bit.
Well, don't give up on almond milk yet.
I'm just giving you the facts.
It's got 2% almonds.
There's some advantages to that.
If you have a cup of almond milk, It has roughly 30 calories.
If you have a cup of almonds, it's 529 calories.
So I'll put it up there so you can all see these numbers.
But there's a big difference in calorie intake if you were mostly almonds.
And if it tastes good enough and you only need 2% almonds, is there a problem with that?
Right?
Mixing almonds with water is not the worst thing in the world.
It tastes good.
Frankly, if it was 25% or 50% or 80% almonds, it'd probably be too thick, like sludge, to drink.
So I actually sort of like the fact that it might be able to be okay with just 2% almonds.
So I actually think this almond milk trend is fine, despite what we're reading in the press.
But there's a big DIY trend taking social media by storm.
I don't know if you've seen this.
How many of you make your own almond milk?
A couple people.
Oh, you're an almond milk maker?
Three or four people, not many, but I've got someone who's representative of this big onslaught.
Saida's here and she makes her own almond milk.
Welcome to the show, Saida!
Hey, Dr. Oz!
I saw three people put their hands up in the entire audience, so most people haven't gotten to this yet.
What stimulated you to make your own almond milk?
Well, I'm a personal trainer, my husband trains, and it just got too expensive.
It was just really expensive to keep paying three and four dollars for a quart, a half gallon of almond milk, so I tried it, I loved it, and now I share it with my clients.
Alright, so I didn't know it was cheaper.
We're going to get to that.
Yeah, it is, huh?
Absolutely, that's why I did it.
I'm going to look up the prices while we're doing this.
So show me how to make it.
Awesome.
Okay, so we have to soak almonds first.
What I recommend is soaking almonds for at least 12 to 24 hours.
So this is a soaked almond, right?
Right.
You soak your nuts.
I can't answer that.
So to speak.
All right.
So look at this.
There's a soaked almond and there's a dry almond.
Can you see that difference?
See how it's pregnant looking.
Well, it also, you know, you want to soak them so it doesn't destroy the blades in your blender.
Well, I actually like the taste anyway.
I soak my almonds normally.
Really?
Yeah, so I think it's a pretty wise thing to do.
So 8 to 10 hours, you said, roughly?
Yeah.
Overnight?
I would say overnight.
Like, I put them in at 10 o'clock at night, just put them in some water in a glass bowl, and then in the morning they're ready to make with my protein shakes.
You'll notice, by the way, it'll suck up that water.
Yeah, it does.
You have to put more water than almonds in whatever container you're using, or else you're going to end up with just dry almonds.
Okay.
I would recommend if you put maybe a cup or a cup and a half of almonds, just double that in water.
Okay, good rule of thumb.
So add this in.
Yep.
Dump them all in just the way it is.
All right, so we're ready to go.
I don't know.
I don't want to push it.
It's your show.
You can push it.
Yeah, but I don't want to get my scrubs dirty.
You push it.
Okay.
I'm kidding.
So you want to let this mix for at least 45 seconds?
We'll do TV time.
All right, now we're out of here.
Okay, cool.
Now can I pour it?
Yeah, now you can pour it, Dr. Oz.
Thanks for it.
So I poured a whole thing in here.
The whole thing.
It's going to come right through the strainer.
You can put that in a cup, and it should sit in your fridge.
I would say no more than...
Taste it.
Oh, Dr. Oz, don't do that!
It's TV! You won't catch me.
All right.
And you can leave it in your fridge for about, I would say, like three days the most.
And it tastes really good.
Okay, so let's go through these numbers.
Yes.
I promised the audience that the store-bought versions of almond milk, which, again, only 2% almonds, are about 30 calories, roughly.
The homemade version has more calories.
Yes, it does.
It's about 160 calories.
It does.
The store-bought version, you pointed out, was close to $4.
It's actually $3.69.
We averaged it out.
Oh, you did already.
See, you guys are good.
I'm sorry.
I work hard at this show.
You guys are good.
The homemade version, and you're right, it's actually $1.40.
Oh, can we get a round of applause for that one?
Yes.
Can you toast?
Thank you.
We're going to put all the cool uses for this almond meal, because I've got almond meal.
See that stuff left over?
We're going to put it on DrIs.com.
When we come back, the guide to nut milks.
Everything you need to know about the three newest nut milks.
Which works best for weight loss?
Which ones are better for energy?
If you want to know this stuff, stay here.
Can you hear me say Next, choosing between fat or skim used to be the hardest decision you made about milk.
Now there are literally hundreds.
We're breaking down and tasting all the nut milks on the market to see which one is right for you.
Next.
The tragic new crisis destroying families.
It's devastating to have lost Madison.
This is very personal to me.
My daughter knew her.
How to spot the warning signs of duck syndrome.
All new Oz.
That's coming up tomorrow.
The hardest milk decision you once had was between full fat or skim.
Now there are literally hundreds of milk options in the supermarket.
So who's who in the milk aisle?
Today we're taking on all these problems.
We're talking about nut milks.
Everything you need to know about the three newest nut milks and exactly which ones you should be drinking and when.
Now I want to remind you all why nut milks can be a healthy alternative to cow milks.
They're low in calories for people trying to lose weight, they contain a variety of minerals and vitamins, and you can avoid dairy intolerance issues.
So, I've asked three sisters, which is always dangerous, to join me.
I've got three daughters, I know how this is.
Teresa, Filipa, and Meryl.
You look like triplets.
They're all dancing before.
They're going like this.
They take the words out of each other's mouths.
All right, so let's get to the who's who in the world of nut milks.
First, I think the best nut milk for weight loss or weight stabilization is actually cashew nuts.
So give that a taste right there.
The shot?
Yep.
Take the shot.
I'll put some vodka in that for you.
So unsweetened cashew milk has only 25 calories per cup.
Regular cow's milk has 120, so it's a lot less.
Unlike cow's milk, the unsweetened cashew milk has no naturally occurring sugars.
What do you think about the taste?
It's good.
It's mild, very mild.
What would you add it to?
What would you use it for?
I think I would use it for maybe some cooking, because it's very mild.
Maybe not for my coffee.
Not for your coffee?
No.
See, it's pretty creamy, I think.
And a lot of folks agree with me.
So it's used a lot for cereals.
I could see cooking too.
Give it to my kids, yeah.
Give it to your kids, but not you.
Not me.
Okay, all right.
We have a taste test coming up.
The next best milk that I like is, I love it because of its ability to give you energy.
It's hazelnut milk.
This has got a metabolic charge to it because it's got a lot of B vitamins.
That helps turn the sugars that are in it into energy.
So give that a shot, Felipe.
Let's see what you think.
And I'm wondering what you add it for.
Wow, it tastes very sweet.
Yeah, it's sweeter than I expected.
Yeah.
Got a very distinct taste.
Yeah.
If you like filberts and hazelnuts.
Give it to your sisters.
They're going to take it anyway.
You know, it always gets better.
Yeah, of course.
Didn't you play with each other's toys when you were kids?
It's always better when it's their toys, not yours.
It's the same for the milks.
It's very typical.
So what would you add it to?
Well, since it's so sweet, I think I would add it to like coffee or things that have a bland taste.
I actually think it's great for coffee.
I think you make a good point there because of the little sweetness to it.
It fits in well.
It doesn't overwhelm the coffee, but it gives a distinct exotic flavor.
All right, the final best nut milk is for dairy intolerance.
And I'm going to give you coconut milk as my option.
It mimics the whole milk texture very closely.
50% more calcium, though, than most dairy.
And if you like the taste, which you might, I'm curious how you'd use it.
So it's a very smooth taste.
It does have a thicker consistency.
You could also probably substitute it for recipes if you're trying to make sauces and stuff.
That's what I would use it for the most.
And it is used a lot.
You can give it to Teresa because she was going to try to force that cashew nut milk on you.
All right.
So listen, it doesn't matter which ones you like for health reasons.
It does, I think, achieve all your goals.
But if you don't like the taste, you're not going to take it.
So I wanted to bring in a world expert in who knows about taste, especially your taste, your mom.
Can I bring your mom in?
Come on over, mom.
What's your first name?
Nancy.
Nancy.
Which of your daughters do you love the most?
Me.
All right, well, you're going to have to make a difficult choice now.
Is there an answer?
No.
I thought you were about to answer.
They kill me after.
Of course they won't.
They're going to do it anyway.
I know how you feel with my three daughters.
So, I'm going to have these three milks passed to you by each loving daughter.
And you might be able to tell who they are by their hands.
You can sort of feel.
It's very biblical.
But I want you to tell me which of these milks you would use most commonly in your life.
Are you ready?
Okay.
Okay, you trust me.
All right.
So, you guys randomly...
Can you see?
Oh, you can still see.
Okay, okay.
Okay, she can't see.
All right.
So, I'm going to point to one person.
She has to give the milk that she thinks...
Don't touch her hand.
She goes, what is that?
Here.
Alright, put it in her mouth.
Here.
Okay.
You gotta taste that.
See how you think.
That's the first one.
She doesn't trust you.
It's very obvious.
Alright.
The next, just memorize that.
The next victim.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, here it comes.
You'll not know which daughter is giving it to you.
There it is.
There you are.
The final one after this will require an instantaneous response.
And I will equate the milk you love to the daughter you love.
Which I know seems like it's a bit of an extrapolation.
But there we are.
Audience, no clues please.
They love these internecine battles.
Which one, mom, is the best?
The first, second, or third one?
Number three?
Number three!
You picked hazelnuts!
Oh, of course!
I got it, of course!
Is Philippa the favorite?
She is!
Is Philippa the favorite?
Now the world knows!
Now the world knows!
All right.
Listen, while you guys fight this out, we're going to put the guide to nut milks, including almond milk, on DrRoz.com and recipes on how to use each of these milks, no matter what your mom says.
Up next, your favorite bread could be putting you at risk for Alzheimer's.
Some people say that.
Meet the man who says it does next Next it's one of our household staples and most of us eat it every day But it's bread contributing to our brain going from this to this.
And the cause of America's most feared disease, Alzheimer's.
See what my next guest has to say.
Coming up.
We just talked about milk.
Now let's turn to another staple, bread.
My next guest says that this loaf may contribute to your brain going from this normal, healthy, robust brain to this, where the brain begins to break down and shrink dramatically.
This, my friends, is what your brain looks like when you have Alzheimer's disease.
The documentary filmmaker Max Lugavere is leading a social media movement to investigate how what we eat impacts our long-term brain health.
I'm Max Lugavere, and I'm inviting you to participate with me in a project that I think has the potential to do a lot of good for a lot of people.
This is my mom.
Her name is Kathy.
How do you feel?
Pretty good.
Yeah?
About three years ago, she started showing signs of cognitive difficulty and memory loss.
What do you want to know?
Where are you right now?
In our rental apartment.
No, no, no.
Be serious.
I am.
It was definitely traumatic coming to terms with the idea that my mom could have some kind of neurodegenerative disease.
Because I have no prior family history of dementia, it sent me down the rabbit hole to figure out ways that I could not only help her, but also prevent future memory loss for myself as well.
All to figure out whether or not America's most feared disease is inevitable or avoidable based on choices that we make.
If you know anybody who's been touched by any kind of neurodegenerative disease, share this campaign with them because neurodegenerative diseases truly rob us of the essence of who we are, and yet they don't have to.
Let's spread the message far and wide.
Thousands of people from around the world have pitched in to help Max with this project on the crowdsource website Kickstarter.
How old's your mom, by the way?
She's now 63. 63 years old.
How's she doing?
I mean, it's not a great situation, but she's in good hands.
And, you know, I'm just constantly combing the research to try to find any means of helping her and also to come to a sense of understanding for myself as to why a woman that was so young started showing such crazy symptoms.
So dementia comes in many forms.
But anyone who can hear my voice will probably be affected by it in some way.
And with Alzheimer's, which is a kind of dementia, one in six women.
One in six women will have Alzheimer's in their lifetime.
That's almost twice the rate of men.
So it's a big issue for all of us.
You've changed your lifestyle in the hope that you can actually not be one of those millions of people afflicted by this.
And you did it by eliminating bread.
Yeah, so my goal with the documentary, which the working title is Breadhead, is not to say that bread causes Alzheimer's disease, but to me it's the perfect metaphor for a highly processed food masquerading as a health's table.
I mean, few people realize this, but your average slice of whole grain bread has a higher glycemic index than table sugar.
The CDC in 2012, I know, it's unbelievable.
Higher than sugar?
Yeah, table sugar.
It's got a higher glycemic index than sucrose, which is, you know, white powder table sugar.
The CDC ascertained in 2012 that it was America's number one source of dietary sodium, bread and rolls.
Dietary sodium, who knew?
Bread.
And then it also has gluten.
Now, I'm not saying that gluten is the smoking gun in Alzheimer's disease.
There's no evidence to say that it directly causes Alzheimer's disease, but we're really at the frontier right now of understanding how vital a role gut health plays in brain health, and gluten induces permeability, basically expands the pores in the gut lining of everybody.
And this can induce low-grade inflammation that, as we know, is cumulative and highly self-perpetuating.
So, to me, I mean, these are all the things that are really relevant and that we need to be talking about.
Gut inflammation is so important because, unlike Vegas, what happens in the gut doesn't stay in the gut.
No.
Does it?
Yeah.
So let me ask this.
What you're saying is very provocative.
I think many people will be surprised by the belief that there's a connection between, for example, processed food like bread and Alzheimer's.
You're not a doctor.
You don't really have a professional expertise.
What is it that's giving you the insights into these problems?
Yeah, I mean, one of the main driving factors behind my decision to launch this documentary project was really to give me an excuse to get to go and talk to some of the world's top doctors, scientists, neurologists, practitioners, to really come to some kind of understanding about what happened to my mom and how I might prevent this in myself.
I also spend hours and hours a day on PubMed doing my own research.
And, you know, there's a really sobering statistic that was actually printed in the Journal of the American Medical Association that found that it takes, on average, 17 years for what's discovered in science to make its way into day-to-day clinical practice.
Is concerned.
We don't have time to lose.
Come on over.
Let's do a little demonstration together because 17 years is too long and I've reported that information as well.
So give us concrete steps in addition to watching your sugar that you can use to optimize your brain and hopefully we can begin to use as well.
The first thing you point out is vitamin D. And please spend time on this because it's just yet another reason to deal with this.
Yeah.
A study came out this month that found that people that were deficient in vitamin D had accelerated cognitive decline.
And this is something that you can easily fix by taking a supplement.
Obviously, you want to do this, you know, with the guidance of your physician, but vitamin D, massively, massively important.
So I'll put Max's tips on a card on my Facebook page.
I want you to share it with your friends.
Spread the word that you can prevent dementia and Alzheimer's today.
We'll be right back.
We'll see you next time.
Next, nurses are always prepared for every scenario.
So I'm taking a look to see what they have inside their purses.
Items they carry around every day that we can learn from.
And what I find is fascinating.
Overwhelmed and stressed out.
With the pressure to be perfect.
There's actually a new name for this phenomenon.
It's called Duck Syndrome.
On the surface, everything looks okay.
But below, are we all struggling to stay afloat?
It's a crisis claiming lies.
It's devastating to have lost Madison.
This is very personal to me.
My daughter, same age as your daughter, and knew her.
How to spot the warning signs.
All new Oz.
That's coming up tomorrow.
Well, in today's conversation, we're looking inside a nurse's purse.
Because nurses are always prepared for every scenario.
And I think we can learn a little something from seeing what they cart around with them.
So before the show, our audience opened up their purses.
Applause, you deserve it.
Shared what's inside their purses with my producers.
Look inside of this one.
Now, I can't help but notice there's a very prominently placed little spray bottle.
Whose purse is that?
Oh, how are you?
What's your name?
Jalissa.
Jalissa.
Yes.
So what do you got in there?
I have antimicrobial spray.
Oh.
So I use this, I mean, as we all know, the number one way to, you know, prevent the spread of germs is to keep, you know, your hands clean.
And as a nurse, we know that sometimes hand, you know, sanitizing lotion could be caustic and kind of harsh to your hands.
It smells nice, right?
How'd you make it smell so good?
Oh, it's just the brand.
It's a natural brand.
Who here cares about antimicrobial sprays?
One lesson taken away from today's show, get something like this.
I would put this on his perfume.
I know, it smells really nice.
You ever use it as perfume?
No.
Good thought.
Just another product extension.
Okay.
Thank you very much.
And finally, I couldn't help but notice, from way across the studio, you brought...
Hey guys.
How are you?
Good.
You brought a backpack.
Yes.
Or a man purse.
This is called a murs.
A murs.
A murs.
Oh my goodness, that is very well stated.
Yes, thank you.
So, well, I carry a lot of variety of things from the Adirondacks.
So, let me see something here that I can tell you that's kind of interesting.
Walk and talkies in there?
I call it a tick key.
A what?
So, I do a lot of hiking in the woods.
My son or I come home, we check ourselves for ticks if we have one.
We use this so it prevents us from getting Lyme disease and other...
You literally put this...
Put this on there.
So let's see.
Oh, that looks like a mole, but we'll try to get that off there.
So you put it over the head here, and then what you do is you slide it over the tick, and it just pulls right off.
You've got to be kidding me.
It's that easy?
I'm not going to give it to you.
I get another gift.
I get another gift.
What do I say about nurses giving?
Like that.
That way you don't pop the tick and you get the actual stinger out.
Exactly.
So the saliva from the tick, if you pop it, it goes into the bloodstream.
That causes the Lyme disease.
So you want to make sure you get it off and not squeeze it.
You want to make sure you get it off clean.
By the way, you know what I put in my backpack?
Tupperware.
Always bring my own food to the hospital.
I learned that when I was in the ICU. When I worked with all the ICU nurses here, you eat the ICU food, you get sick.
That's very true.
So you bring your own food, you stay healthy.
And take the fix off.
All right, up next, I'm trading places for the day with a school nurse.
And I got an education you will not want to miss.
Coming up next, I'm putting myself to the test.
I'm trading places with an elementary school nurse for one day.
There's a new nurse in town.
See what happens when I walk a mile in her shoes.
Oh, the lessons I learned.
Coming up.
Whoever said a doctor's visit isn't fun has obviously never been to the Dr. Oz show.
Is that right?
Make your appointment today.
Go to DrOz.com slash tickets and sign up for free tickets.
Ever since I launched the hashtag NurseNationMovement on my social media, I've heard from thousands of you, literally, celebrating the amazing job nurses I've heard from thousands of you, literally, celebrating the amazing job nurses do every And a lot of you posted about your school nurses.
I remember my school nurse in kindergarten.
That's the picture of me waving...
Nurse Michaels is definitely one of my favorite teachers.
She's the only one that makes sure that we're not dead.
You bumped heads?
As the principal here, I see how Nurse Michaels goes above and beyond.
Miss Michaels, I lost my tooth.
She deals with cuts, bruises, scrapes.
You name it, she doesn't.
If anyone deserves a day off, it's her.
I'm about to surprise Nurse Michaels with a spa day.
She has no idea I'm coming.
Hi, Nurse Eleni.
Oh my God, Dr. Oz!
What are you doing here?
Sorry to barge in on you, but I know how hard school nurses work.
So here's the deal.
I've been allowed to be the school nurse for the day, and you get to go to a spa for the day.
Oh, wow.
Are you ready for it?
I'm ready.
Always ready.
Bye-bye.
Have a good time.
Send your first kid in.
I will.
I hope I know what I'm getting into.
We'll find out.
Come on in.
Where is Ms. Michaels?
Nurse Michaels, she got the day off.
And what's wrong?
It's her throat.
Sit back, relax.
Everything is on Dr. Oz.
After my first student, the kids started piling in.
I feel sick.
What a smart bug that bit you.
You speak Turkish.
You know what?
I'm talking Turkish.
How's that?
I wonder how old he was going.
Next up is manicure.
Are you ready?
As the day went on, I started having some fun.
There's a new nurse in town.
Oh, you have a screening test today, don't you?
Yes.
So I see you're on the list for the eye exam.
So hop up there.
130 pounds?
Whoa!
You should look in the mirror.
You look like a pirate.
Normally I weigh like 64. That's like twice what's normal.
Well, I'm gonna write it down anyway.
Are you sure you should write that down?
This is for all the marbles.
Are you ready?
I-L-O-V-E-O-Z. I love Oz!
What a coincidence!
Every student who checked into my office had a story that checked out.
Except one.
Next!
Oh, I got a stomachache.
When did your stomach start hurting you?
Um...
When I got in school?
So it wasn't hurting before you got here?
It hurt?
A little bit.
How about here?
A little bit.
A lot of little bits I'm hearing.
So, Toni, how about I call your mom, she comes pick you up, and you take the day off from school?
Yes.
I'm just kidding.
That's not happening at all.
You're going back to class.
Bye-bye.
I know this game.
These students, they need to be checked for lice.
Are you serious?
The nurse has to check for lice?
Nope, no lice.
How much hair do you have?
You see anything yet?
No.
This is my version of a spa day, Nurse Michaels.
Hope you're having a good time.
This is the life.
Yes, it was fun.
It was a lot of work, too.
Dursa Lady is joining us now.
How are you?
I'm good.
You did a wonderful job.
Thank you for letting me meet the kids.
Was the spa day fun?
It was unbelievable.
So your kids have such a wild imagination.
I'd just like to hear one story.
Craziest thing that they've worked on with you.
It's not a story of her imagination.
It was a typical morning running to work.
My cell phone goes off.
It's the principal.
Lenny, where are you?
I said, I'm on my way there.
There was a parent and a student sitting there waiting for me.
She was covered from head to toe in blood, abrasions, bruises.
I got there.
The mom is like, I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
She insisted that I bring her to school.
I said, what happened?
She fell on her way to school and wouldn't let me touch her, bring her back into the house to take care of her.
She said, you don't know what you're doing, Mom.
For God bless her.
And you cured her?
You helped her?
I took care of her.
Thank you for letting me borrow your office.
I appreciate all the hard work to do.
Listen, this is true of all nurses.
Don't forget, Nurse Nation, we are looking for a nurse to join our core team of experts right here on the Dr. Oz Show.
I've already heard from thousands of you across the country.
Here are just a few that I wanted to share, including our very first candidate.
Hi, Dr. Oz.
I know that I'm the nurse you're looking for because as my patients say, my sneakers are as bright as my personality.
And here they are.
I want to be chosen for your nurse search because I work super hard and I am always on the go, go, go.
I am kind, caring, and compassionate to every person that I encounter.
I really hope you pick me.
We nominate Katie Duke because she is...
I'm your man.
I'm quick to my feet and I'm always willing to help.
I would love to be chosen for your nurse search because I'm extremely passionate about patient education.
Knowledge is power.
I want to make a difference.
And I hope to see you soon, Dr. Oz.
Let's meet our first candidate.
Come on out, Nurse Michelle.
Well, you have dressed for victory.
Yes.
So I got to ask all the nurses who are candidates for this position.
Yes.
Why they became a nurse?
I became a nurse nine years ago.
My son was born with a heart defect.
And I remember not even wanting to go down to the cafeteria to have lunch.
And one of the nurses pulled me aside and she said, Mom, you have to eat.
You have to keep yourself healthy.
I'm your eyes, your ears, and your hands when you're not here.
And that's exactly why I became a nurse today.
Oh, that's so beautiful.
Yeah.
So, other than the word pink, how would your patients describe you?
They would describe me as fun, fabulous, and Dr. Oz, I just top the charts.
Tops the charts!
All right, we're going to check it out.
Coming up next, Michelle is sticking around to give everyone the easy-to-follow guide on how to beat a cold.
You'll want to see her advice.
Later, cold season is upon us, and we have the hour-by-hour guide on how to beat him.
The tragic new crisis destroying families.
It's devastating to have lost Madison.
This is very personal to me.
My daughter knew her.
How to spot the warning signs of duck syndrome.
All new Oz.
That's coming up tomorrow.
You know the feeling, that tickle in your throat, a stuffed up nose, and achy all over.
Well, my friends, it is cold season, and it's time to fight back and stop down those symptoms to get you feeling faster and real quickly.
So here's the deal.
Today, straight from the pages of the Good Life magazine, the hour-by-hour guide on how to beat a cold.
All the elements are there, everything you need, and I've recruited our very first nurse search candidate to help break it down.
Are you ready, Nurse Michelle?
I am ready.
All right.
Okay.
Here it goes.
So, eight is home.
Eight in the morning.
Eight o'clock in the morning, what you want to do is pour yourself a nice steaming hot cup of tea.
I recommend Ignatia tea because this actually will reduce the cold symptoms, and that's ultimately what we want to do.
So I audited all these things, as you know, because we wrote about them anyway.
Okay.
And Ignatia makes a lot of sense.
It actually helps your immune system destroy infections, if you like the taste.
Which I actually do anyway.
But it's not just the echinacea.
You mentioned the fact that it helps the immune system.
But the steam, when you breathe it in, actually helps as well.
You want to show everyone why it's so?
Absolutely.
All right, come on back.
First animation, Nurse Michelle.
So this is the inside of your throat normally.
Then when you get a little virus or a cold going on, you get red inflammation in there.
Then the mucus, that green stuff, clogs you up there and begins to hold up the breath.
When you put the steam to your nose, that echinacea T goes up there, steam goes in.
You breathe it in, it breaks down, the junk, the green phlegm goes away, the inflammation goes away, and you end up with these nice open airways where breath can travel back and forth without you having to suffer, which, of course, one of your main goals is to reduce suffering.
Absolutely.
You're really good at this, by the way.
Well, you're very kind to say that, but flattery will get you nowhere.
Okay.
All right.
Next, it's 8.30 in the morning.
It's 8.30 in the morning.
What you want to do is fill your pockets full of zinc lozenges.
And research shows that it actually will cut the duration of the cold if you catch it within the first 24 hours.
And ultimately, that's what we want to do.
Knock this cold right out.
Absolutely.
So 75 milligrams of this right normally get...
Okay.
Afternoon time.
Afternoon time.
After lunch, you want to walk it off.
If your symptoms are from...
It's not much of a walk.
We gotta work with what we have.
Well, I like that.
That's true.
Nurses do that, too.
Yes, we do.
If your symptoms from the chin-up are just a cough, a runny nose, with no fever, achiness, or swollen glands, get outside.
Moderate exercise actually helps the antibodies and the infection-fighting white blood cells circulate for your body more faster.
Another part of nursing that's misunderstood is the fact that you actually are darn funny.
So in the mid-afternoon, I understand from Nurse Michelle that you want us to take an LOL moment.
Laughter actually can boost your immune system and it helps get everything out.
The bacteria and the viruses that make us sick, ultimately.
You crafted a little video for us.
I want to take a look.
This is a viral video.
Pardon Michelle's pun.
Viral video.
Pun was intended, I understand.
These are funny clips on the internet to make you laugh when you have a cold.
Oh my god.
Cute babies and funny animals always make us up.
That first little toddler, that's a Dr. Oz show baby.
That's Christine's son.
Yes, they get very big here on the show.
All right, let's make that viral video contagious.
Again, pun intended.
I post it on my Facebook page for everyone to watch.
Whenever you're feeling under the weather, spread the word.
Okay, finally, how do you beat a cold in the evening time?
Now, this is something we want us to do before bed.
Right.
You're going to do this after dinner, but before bed.
And I love doing this with my kids.
It kind of pampers them a little bit when they don't feel good.
So what you can do is actually create your own little steam room.
All we need is a large bowl, boiling hot water, a towel, and a little hidden secret, oregano oil.
Oregano oil?
Yes.
How much do you put in?
Go ahead.
Just a couple drops.
Smells like a pizza parlor here.
It does.
My wife puts this on the kid's chest.
That works, too.
Yeah, I told you to add pepperoni because it works with it.
Okay.
So then we put the towel over our heads.
We're going to take the towel, put it over our heads.
Like this?
Create a little steam room.
My face is in the water.
You don't want to put your face in the water.
Oh, that's strong.
And you're going to do this for about 15 minutes.
15 minutes?
15. I get claustrophobic in there.
But I guess any amount would help, and the oregano helps fight off viruses, we know, so you get that benefit, plus the steam we talked about earlier.
Yes.
All right, finally, you've hydrated yourself.
Use a humidifier at home in the wintertime especially.
You want to take this moisture throughout the entire evening when you're sleeping.
It's bedtime, 9.30, of course, because we're in the health profession.
You want to go to bed early.
We're early risers.
What's the last thing that we should do before you go to bed?
9.30, this is my favorite time of the day, going to bed.
But some people don't actually really think of this.
Your pillows, you want to arrange them elevated to support your head and your chin to release all this sinus pressure under here, which is going to make you breathe better and ultimately get a better night's rest.
So this is your bedroom.
There it is right there.
You took these for us.
There's a lot of good homework, by the way.
I want to applaud you on this.
So the right side is what you want to have.
Thank you very much.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Nurse Michelle.
So Nurse Nation, if you want to see yourself standing right here, or nominate a nurse in your life, make sure to check out DrIs.com and click on Hashtag Nurse Search.
You can also find a full hour-by-hour guide to how to beat a goal in November's issue of The Good Life Magazine plus incredible recipes this month.
Up next, I'm revealing the two fruits that you have been eating wrong your entire life without even knowing it.
These are food hacks that you're going to love, and you're going to be surprised.
The search is on.
We're looking for a nurse to join our core team of experts to provide wisdom, expert commentary, and advice.
If you'd like to nominate yourself or a nurse who's made a difference in your life, go to DrOz.com and click on hashtag nurse search.
All new Oz.
Three recipes to reduce your risk for cancer.
Plus, the rally to end the shame of addiction.
Steven Tyler speaks out.
And the five questions to ask before getting painkillers.
That's coming up on Monday.
We all know that fruit is fundamental to your diet, but what if I told you there were some things you've been eating wrong your whole life? but what if I told you there were some things Here's what I'm gonna talk about today, and here's what you'll be talking about tomorrow.
I have a few fruit hacks that you can use to impress your friends with.
For example, an apple.
How are you, my dear?
What's your first name?
Nicole.
You're wearing an apple-colored outfit, so bite that apple.
The way you normally eat it.
That's a weird way to eat an apple.
How do you eat an apple?
God darn it.
The normal eating of an apple.
There, thank you.
What goes there?
Where are you from?
All right, so this is how most people normally eat an apple, right?
We all think this is how we should do it.
You all put your hands up.
We are taught this as the classic pictures you get when you're done.
Well, think about this.
When we eat them like this, we leave a lot of the apple wasted.
Some say 25 to 30% of the apple gets thrown away.
So check out this video from Food Beast that went viral with almost 4 million views.
So check out this video from Food Beast.
So check out this video from Food Beast.
Isn't that incredible?
You've been doing it wrong your whole life.
My dad actually eats his apples that way.
Now, notice what happens.
Look at the very bottom there, on the tight shot here.
You see, there's actually not much there.
The very bottom is that little dark stuff, right, like this.
But then, as soon as you get through it, it's all a nice, good apple.
So, I've asked Natasha to join us.
Natasha, how'd you do?
That was a pretty anemic bite, Natasha.
I know.
It was a good start, though.
Yes.
She's focusing on her a little bit.
She's going to teach us how to eat a mandarin orange in an entirely different way.
And here's the thing.
Most of us just peel it, right?
We sort of, with our fingers, dig it in there.
You get stuck in your nails.
You get splattered juice all over you.
You smell like oranges all day.
Oh, you do.
So if you don't want that smell on you all day on purpose, how do you open a mandarin orange?
Well, really simple.
So you start, you cut the ends, both ends, and you start, you go very light.
You don't want to cut into the orange too much.
I made a little cut into the orange.
That's all right.
That's all right.
Turn around the other side, and you want to do the same thing on the other side.
Not too much.
Too thick, okay.
Yeah, that's fine.
And then what you want to do is you want to stick the knife in between two slices and cut it down to the bottom, not too far in.
And then you want to spread it.
Oh my!
Spread it open, yes.
Just like that.
Perfect.
You're doing great?
Look at that.
Look at that, yeah.
And you want to pull the...
The white strings out of the middle because it helps to get the slices apart.
It's an art form.
Yes, it is.
Like this, you can wear this.
It's like an accordion.
Yeah, the accordion of braiding your hair.
Exactly.
It's a very good idea.
How many kids do you have?
I have five boys.
Oh my goodness.
Yes.
So I'm a very busy mom.
But you have eight little slices in here usually.
There you go.
So you've got plenty for you and dad too.
Yep.
Thank you very much.
Beautifully done.
Beautifully done.
All right.
Thank you.
I'm going to pass it out to the audience.
No matter how you slice it, pardon the pun, food is essential to a healthy diet.
So all season long, I'm going to be bringing you these fruit hacks.
If you have a fruit hack that you'd like to share with us, please do.
Tweet it to me or post it on my Facebook at hashtag fruit hacks and we'll get it on the show.
Maybe you too.
Natasha, I appreciate being here.
So before I go, I want to mention The Laws of Medicine.
It's a provocative new book written by cancer researcher Siddhartha Mukherjee.
It comes out today and it's a great book for anyone looking for a new way to approach their health.
And remember, happy and healthy starts at home.
▲
Export Selection