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June 19, 2024 - Dr. Oz Podcast
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Dr. Oz’s 4-Minute Daily Recharge Plan for Busy Women | Dr. Oz | S6 | Ep 111 | Full Episode
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Today on Dr. Oz...
I go to bed late and I wake up early.
I really need something to get me going.
Sound familiar, folks?
Yes!
Reclaim your energy.
Dr. Oz unveils the busy woman's one-week recharge.
In less than four minutes a day.
And you know what?
It's actually kind of fun.
A plan to keep you going all day long.
I stand on my feet for nine hours a day.
It just gives me that extra push.
Coming up next on Dr. Oz...
We asked real women what's standing in their way of recharging their body and reclaiming their energy.
And they answered us loud and clear.
Time.
It's probably your answer as well.
Time.
So today, I'm giving all of you who say, I'm just too busy, the easiest research plan we've ever done.
It's a one-week plan to revitalize your energy in less than four minutes.
You heard right, four minutes a day.
And you know what?
It's actually kind of fun.
Here to help is one of the busiest women I know from Bravo's fashion queens, Betty Smith.
Who looks beautiful.
Thank you, my love.
So despite being busy, Bevy dresses up beautifully.
So how busy is Bevy?
Bevy's quite busy.
Three jobs, taking care of my elderly parents, and I'm a single gal in New York, so I gotta find time to date as well, so there's that.
So, describe to everybody how you feel when you first wake up in the morning.
So here's my problem, my conundrum.
I go to bed late and I wake up early.
So I really need something to get me going in the morning.
And a lot of times I'm hitting that snooze button and it's not the best.
Sound familiar, folks?
It's not the best.
It feels so good to hit that snooze button, doesn't it?
It does, but then really in the end, it doesn't really make a difference.
I don't think so.
I certainly don't feel it like it makes a difference.
Well, let me, if I can, be very clear about this.
It's a waste of time and it's a waste of sleep.
My first step on the Busy Woman's Recharge Plan will help you feel more energy in the morning.
It's about getting the sleep you need by refusing the snooze.
Refuse the snooze?
Refuse the snooze.
Say it all together.
Refuse the snooze.
So how often do you hit that snooze button, that little devil?
Honestly, like about three to five times.
So it's a lot of snoozing, darling.
A lot of snoozing going on.
Here's what I want you to do.
I want you to set your alarm for your true wake-up time every morning.
I'll make very conservative assumptions here that even five minutes will be enough extra sleep to help you out.
So what you're going to do is take your phone, put it five feet away from you.
You ought to do that anyway because your phone messes up your sleep.
Five feet away from me.
Why is that?
Because you get up out of bed to get it.
It's true.
Yeah, you're not going to snooze anymore because you're already out of bed.
You're halfway to the bathroom, right?
Okay.
Then, every day for a week, you're going to set that snooze button.
You're not going to set it at all.
You're going to put the real alarm on it five minutes later than you normally would have put the snooze on.
Okay.
And you harvest those 25 minutes of sleep and enjoy the bliss.
Think about that.
It may not seem like a lot, but it's a lot.
It's like a mini sleep in every morning.
I love that.
Harvesting my bliss.
Harvesting your bliss.
That's a new book for you.
I think about that.
This is how baby gets busy.
Maybe it's a new book for me.
You write it.
Okay, I'll write it and you'll co-sign it.
What are you going to do with those 25 minutes of extra energy you get from sleeping?
I could make a healthy nutritious breakfast because right now I'm really the go-to gal with a Greek yogurt and just like keeping it moving.
But maybe with 25 extra minutes I could cut up some great vegetables, a smoked salmon, some nice eggs, you know.
But you also have the energy that goes along.
You put them together, you got magic.
Okay, my next step on the busy woman's plan is to recharge yourself.
It's a very interesting way.
This is a multitasker's dream.
You're going to shock your circulation in the shower.
Bevy has a fantastic idea of how to do this.
I do.
I'm all about the shock to the system, darling.
So what I use...
I'm learning that.
Yes.
I'm big on essential oils.
Peppermint, citrus, love, love, love them.
Also, for me, a good citrus or peppermint soap in the shower.
Amazing.
And all you need, one minute.
That's it.
One minute.
And the faux aromatherapy moment, because you know, who really can afford a spa?
You know, you go to these fancy spots.
Aromatherapy, this, that.
No, this is my aromatherapy.
A good bar of peppermint soap.
All right, so grab the peppermint, grab the citrus.
Let's go meet Helen over here.
Oh, the citrus is good.
Now, she's going to put it to the test.
I want honest opinions from her.
She's very graciously...
How are you, Helen?
Hi, Dr. Ross.
Nice to meet you.
So, if you don't mind, baby, take her through it.
Ask her a little bit about your habits, and then have her choose one.
So, my love, what's your usual shower regimen like?
Oh, it's crazy.
I don't know.
Normally, like, I'm up running around doing stuff in the morning, you know, I'm throwing laundry in, blah, blah, blah.
So by the time I get in the shower, I don't even have time to shower.
It's like, you know, you just get in there, you do what you have to do, and you get out, you know?
Yeah, and that's a good thing, because you don't want to be in there too long, because it dries the skin.
But you do want to take a nice, good whiff of these, and tell me which one you like.
Oh, this one is really nice.
Yeah, the peppermint.
That's awesome.
So take that out.
That smells good.
Try it on.
And then we're going to take your lovely robe.
Okay.
You okay with this?
I'm going to take a shower, yeah.
Yeah, you're going to take a shower.
Don't get involved in these conversations.
Let's give her a little round of applause.
There you go, my love.
Good bathing suit as well.
You need a hand getting in?
Oh, the what?
You need a hand getting in?
Oh, yeah, sure.
I'll take a hand from Dr. Oz.
I'm not looking over here.
Take it away.
Normally, you shower for however long you have, and in the last minute, you're going to break the soap out, if you haven't, or the essential oils, the shampoo, whatever you want to use.
But here's a little surprise for you.
At the end of that minute, I want a 15-second cold blast.
Cold blast.
Arctic blast.
Arctic blast.
It's going to shock you, and there's a reason for this.
Is that okay?
They literally take really hot showers.
They take, like, 100-degree showers.
So you're going to take a 100-degree shower, and then the last 15 seconds is going to be Arctic winter in the shower.
Are you ready, Helen?
Yeah.
All right, turn on the shower.
Start with the Arctic.
Let's go.
Oh!
No, no, wait.
So how's it feel?
It's invigorating, yeah?
It's definitely waking you up.
Yeah, it's waking you up exactly the way it's supposed to.
Yeah, this is going in there.
Slag it up.
Smell the temperament.
All right.
You're very confident.
You can turn it off.
That's a lot of cold.
What a trooper you were.
I'm an ounce full of soap.
It's good.
It's a good soap.
Let me explain, Helen, to you and everybody why this is so important.
When you stimulate your body by being cold like that, you get the circulation going, you feel more alive.
But this is actually done in spas.
You have to pay a lot of money to get a cold shower in a spa.
And the best part, to shock your circulation, which with the smell and with the cold water, took a minute and 15 seconds.
Okay.
So for a busy woman like you who's trying to multitask, and for Bevy, it'll get you there.
Yes.
Thank you very much.
Was it worth it?
It was awesome!
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
All right.
So, you want to join us?
You can.
No.
You'll probably dry off.
All right, my next step on the Busy Woman's Recharge Plan is to mega-size your magnesium in your lunch.
So give me a typical lunch you might have, as busy as you are.
Okay, so a good lunch, like the top of the year when you've made the resolutions, is salad.
The show-off lunch.
The show-off lunch is the salad.
Is that what you really have?
The bad girl lunch by March is a burger.
But right now, you know, top of the year is a salad.
So what I want you to do is get a bit more magnesium.
Easy to get.
You can get it from almonds.
You can get it from beans.
You can get it from spinach.
There are lots of good sources from it.
Whatever you happen to have in your house, just throw it on that salad slash burger that you have.
And, you know, the reason that magnesium works is it helps all the enzymes work a little more efficiently.
Your body needs it anyway, and you can get it effortlessly.
But don't take it as a pill.
Just take it in your food.
It'll get what you need.
These are some of the highest sources of magnesium.
It's one of the main reasons women have drained.
They have no energy.
So you add magnesium to your meal.
You know, it takes about 30 seconds to do.
So even for the busy woman, it makes sense.
My next step on the busy woman's recharge plan will help fight off the mid-afternoon slump.
I want you to swap out your coffee for a licorice tea one hour after lunch.
Now, I wanted to find out what would happen when we put some busy women to the test to see if this tea could measure up to their usual afternoon pick-me-up.
Take a look.
It's always busy at Hair Essentials, and by mid-afternoon, the stylists need a pick-me-up.
So, our team swapped out these ladies' mid-afternoon coffees for delicious, nutritious licorice tea.
Some of the more serious caffeine addicts were a little hesitant to make the switch.
Every day, I drink at least three cups of coffee.
If I don't get one, I get a headache, irritable.
I stand on my feet for nine hours a day, and it just gives me that extra push.
I don't know if I can really give up this coffee.
I need it all the time.
But many ended up being pleasantly surprised.
That's really delicious.
I do feel as if I were drinking a cup of coffee, and it actually tastes a lot better.
No aftertaste.
Definitely gives me a little bit more energy than coffee.
I feel less stinky breath.
Recharged, energized, alert.
Love my coffee.
This might be a bit of work.
Krista is here, a little reluctant at first.
So how did that licorice tea compare to your coffee?
By the way, baby, give that a taste, because I know you haven't had this yet.
Yeah.
Well, I have to say, let me start by saying I really, really love my coffee.
So I was a little skeptical about trying it, but I have to say it tastes delicious.
It almost tastes like a little anise.
It's really very, very, very good.
And gave me a lot of energy, to be honest.
It did.
It did.
I was...
Afraid that it wouldn't.
I just tried it, Krista, and I agree with you.
It's really good.
I mean, it might be the 90-year-old grandma in me, but I kind of love the taste of licorice anyway.
So this was really lovely, and you don't need any kind of sweetness.
No, that was what we agreed about it.
That's what we loved about it.
You know, candy licorice doesn't have what we're talking about.
We're talking about real licorice tea here.
It improves your energy by helping your adrenal glands, those glands that give you the hormones you need for energetic responses to stress, keeping busy throughout the afternoon.
So you take your licorice tea, it'll help stabilize that, and you'll fight off the energy crash in a good way.
Coffee doesn't do that.
Coffee just puts it all forward at once.
This will gently take you where you need it.
Kind of gives you the jitters, and then, like, you just crash.
This won't do that for you.
The only bad thing about not having coffee is not being able to say coffee the way you do, Chris.
It's genius.
A little embarrassing.
Let me give you the last step.
This is a physical step.
In a busy woman's recharge plan, you've got to stay active, so have a seat if you don't mind.
This is really cool because it's going to be something you can do from a chair, sitting down, thinking you're enjoying yourself.
It's a deep breath detox.
It's a very ancient technique.
Are you ready?
Uh-huh.
What are you going to do?
You're going to lift your legs up into the air.
Okay?
Then put your hand on the table and spin to the right.
Now take a deep breath in.
Exhale and go to the left.
Inhale.
Spin to the right.
Hold your breath.
Hold your breath.
Exhale.
You can do this for about 30 seconds, going back and forth.
It loosens the muscles in your back, stimulates your kidneys as you keep your legs up, which means your belly's getting strong.
In Chinese medicine, they do this stuff all the time.
And they argue that it boosts your energy because you're massaging your body in just the right way.
It kind of reminds me of the dance, the twist.
Yes.
Of the Watusi.
Oh, the Watusi is even better.
Yeah, exactly.
So we can dance while doing it as well.
You can do all kinds of things.
Listen, the beautiful thing about this is if a busy woman has hard things to do that take a lot of time, you're not going to do it.
You guys feel pretty energized now?
I do feel very energized.
Let's take a jog.
A jog?
We're going to take a jog, but I'm going to come through on one promise.
I promised you guys it would take less than four minutes.
I just gave you tips that take three minutes and 15 seconds, which will recharge the busy woman.
And you know what?
For that little bit of time, it's worth the investment.
Definitely.
You happy?
I am.
I'm absolutely happy.
I've thoroughly enjoyed having you on the show.
This is a fantastic show.
You can catch her on Fashion Queens.
It's Sundays at 1130. I'm Bravo.
We'll be right back.
Thank you.
Coming up next, it's the controversy everyone's talking about.
Are public figures victims of false memories?
Can memory shift and change over time?
Find out how reliable your brain really is and if it can actually deceive you.
Coming up next.
Are you gambling with your safety when you shop online?
It may be being sold products that have been recalled by manufacturers.
Is it putting your family in danger?
Oz Investigates Recall Roulette.
That's coming up tomorrow.
False memories.
It's a phrase we're all suddenly familiar with thanks to Brian Williams.
The NBC News anchor recently told a story about being in a helicopter that was hit by a grenade, but it really wasn't.
It's not the first time public figures have falsely remembered events.
Mitt Romney remembered being at an event that took place nine months before he was born.
And Hillary...
And he didn't do it on purpose, obviously.
Why would you make that up?
And Hillary Rodham Clinton once claimed to have been under sniper fire in Bosnia, only later acknowledging that the facts were actually wrong.
She wasn't in sniper fire.
So I'm giving you three people who are often in the news as examples.
Because they're in the news, it's easier to see their mistakes.
But how often has this happened to you?
Are these examples of lying?
Or can your brain actually deceive you?
Dr. Christopher Shabrie is a psychologist and world-renowned researcher on how memories can shift over time.
And those memories can change over time as well.
So this concept of a false memory, does it really exist?
False memories do really exist.
False memories happen when we remember something or think we remember something that didn't really happen or we remember the details differently and we wind up saying things we think are true but aren't really true.
So let me quote Brian on his Facebook post.
He blamed the story on the fact that the fog of memory had crept in over the years and that this false memory was caused by that.
Is that something that truly does happen over time?
Well, the fog of memory is a poetic way of describing what memory researchers call memory distortion.
Which is simply the way memories change, either over time or because we get other information that comes in.
In fact, the more times we tell a story, we're sort of retrieving the memory, and then we sort of put it back into memory again, so it can change each time we do that, kind of like the child's game of telephone, where you pass messages from person to person to person, and by the end it's completely different from the way it started.
It's like we're playing telephone game with ourselves when we keep telling our own stories over and over again.
Let me, if I can, show you what Dr. Spree is talking about.
It's a really cool concept.
You know, because we all think that memory is exactly a reflection of what happened in reality.
It's literally a videotape of what happened.
But memories don't work that way.
Reality is this.
We perceive this.
But memories don't live in a single complete event in one spot of the brain.
I wish it did.
We wouldn't have these mistakes happening.
But they don't.
Instead they exist as fragments of information stored in different parts of the brain.
And then over time, notice the green ball becomes mixed in and we have memories retrieved maybe the wrong way.
We have conversations with other people.
We see news footage about events.
And what happens then?
The story begins to change as the mind recombines these bits of information.
And mistakenly stores them in what it perceives as true memory.
So notice, reality was over here.
The first thing I showed you, green ball, for example.
What's the ball over here?
It's pink.
So you mix together.
And this process essentially creates a new version of the event.
And to the storyteller, it feels like the truth.
So, Dr. Chabli, if people really do believe that this is their memory, that this is the new version of reality, then is it really a lie when they say it?
I don't think it's a lie, because a lie is something you do when you know what you're saying is false, when you're deliberately trying to deceive people.
In the case of a false memory, you actually believe that that's the way things happen.
Someone who says something incorrect about their past could be lying, but it doesn't mean that every time someone says something wrong about their past, they necessarily are lying.
So I was curious how many of our viewers really know this.
We did a little survey of Dr. Ross Paul.
We asked if you think your memory is a snapshot of an event.
84% of you said yes.
Dr. Shabrie's saying that's not correct.
It's not 84. That's not the right number anyway.
Most of us should acknowledge it doesn't happen.
And then we asked you, do you trust your memory?
Here's the real question.
60% of you said yes.
Should we trust our memory?
Well, these results in your poll are quite consistent with research we've done.
We found that two-thirds of people think that memory works like a video camera, accurately recording the events so you can just play them back later.
And it doesn't work that way.
So people trust memory more than they should.
We shouldn't completely distrust memory.
There's a lot of value in memory, but we should be less trusting of it, and we should really try to corroborate our memories by looking at all the You've got archives that sort of the world is keeping on us nowadays.
You've got your old emails, you've got the old mails you sent, your calendar program, your Facebook timeline, your tweets.
There's actually a lot of information that other people who were there.
We can try to verify our own memories before we sort of go and tell important stories that might be wrong in important ways.
So to prove this point, you gave us an idea for a little experiment, which we did.
We're going to mimic what happens in our brain.
And here's the theory.
Now, Dr. Sabri told a story about me to one person in the audience.
Just tell one person.
You're all part of this.
And then we basically played telephone, the same way you described telephone that we play in our brain to store memories.
We wanted to see how much this story changed, if at all.
So, Tina, you're the last person to hear this story, and I'm just curious what you actually remembered about this story.
Well, from what I remember of the story is that you had a devastating, I got devastating news that you were on this trip.
You went on a cruise and what happened was you, when you were on a cruise, you fell in a hole and then, but now you're fine.
You're here, you're here to have the show and everything is okay.
That's what I heard.
You all heard the story that as it finally got expressed to Tina, and I'm just going to be, because I don't know what the story was, please share it with us, Dr. Shabri.
So I have the story written on a card that we started out with.
And what the first person was told was, on Dr. Oz's last vacation, he went to Turkey and took a boat ride, and the boat sprung a leak and started taking on water, and they thought the boat would sink.
But the Coast Guard rescued them, and they put on life vests, and from the deck of the Coast Guard ship, they saw the boat they were on stranded in the water, and then they went back to shore.
That's really different.
Tina, are you lying to me?
That's what I heard.
I'm sorry.
Did you hear any part of that in the story that got to you?
I did not hear that at all.
It's amazing.
It's interesting.
It is kind of vaguely similar.
Something bad happened.
There was maybe a hole involved that the water came into the boat through, and you're okay.
We know that, right?
But everything else, we have evidence that you're okay, but everything else sort of seems to have been added in there, taken out, changed.
This could be a memory that you had from a long time ago could have behaved in somewhat a similar way to that.
So let's learn from this experience.
Here's what you want to do to make sure you don't misremember or have a false memory and thus open yourself up to criticism.
First off, you want to trust but verify.
So check all the things you can.
You mentioned there should be a bunch of them, social media, your calendar, you know, all that makes a difference.
And then corroborate it, collaborate it, because we have much worse recollection of specific facts than we would ever admit publicly.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
We'll be right back.
Coming up, you love pasta, but are the carbs tipping your scale?
We're noodling around with some healthier alternatives that are delicious and easy to make.
Recipes the whole family will love.
New types of high-protein pastas not made from flour.
Next.
You love, I mean adore pasta, but hate that it is full of simple carbs.
Today, the new types of high-protein pastas that you need to know about, and guess what?
They are not made from white flour.
And even better part, they're delicious and they're really easy to make.
So I asked my pasta-loving viewers, they affectionately call themselves the Paz-ta lovers.
Paz-ta lovers.
Here they are.
Hi pasta lovers!
They fill the audience over there.
So their job was to experiment with these new pastas and a couple of them have brought in a few of their best items to share with us today.
Let's start with the unofficial president of the Pasta Lovers Club, acclaimed chef Marco Canora from Heart and Brodo here in New York City.
How are you, Marco?
Thanks for leading the club.
So you experiment with all kinds of alternative pastas.
What did you pick for us today?
I picked kamut.
It's an ancient grain of wheat.
Kamut?
Yes, kamut.
I was eating too much of the white stuff, and it was making me fat and ill.
So I needed to broaden my horizons a bit.
Let me educate you about kamut a little bit.
So it's a wheat that comes from the times of ancient Greece, and it probably happened in Rome as well.
It's known as a high-energy grain for a bunch of reasons.
It's got more fatty acids than you could ever imagine.
But the best part, it has more protein than an egg.
So for folks who want to lose weight, you've got to get protein in your diet.
They'll take you there.
And by the way, all these pastas are available in stores around the country, grocery stores everywhere.
So, what kinds of kamut specialties do you like?
Well, I like to pair it with porcini mushrooms or meat because it's very, you know, something savory to go with it.
It's really sweet and aromatic, kind of buttery, and I think it really works well with the vegetable spinach in there, too.
You're right.
It is very buttery.
I wouldn't have thought that.
Isn't it rich?
It's much richer than white pasta.
And you cook it the same way?
I do.
Yeah, you treat it just like regular pasta.
But you want to be sure not to throw away that water.
A lot of people drain their pasta and the water goes down the drain.
And you want to keep that starchy water because it helps you make a sauce that clings to the pasta well.
Make the sauce with that.
Exactly.
I like this.
Thank you, Rich.
We'll be back in a second because I'm going to judge some of the food.
The next protein pasta I asked everybody in this audience about was, you know, I did a little quiz for you.
I had you all.
You probably remember this.
Actually, tell me what you thought it was.
There's a secret ingredient in this pasta, and I have it all here in this little cooking bowl.
Are you ready?
Here's what you guys thought it was.
Some thought it was cauliflower.
Close.
Some thought it was quinoa.
That's the default question is quinoa.
Cardboard.
Someone said it tasted like cardboard.
Thank you very much.
All right.
That's an oatmeal.
Well, it turns out the secret ingredient, my friends, is chickpeas.
You didn't know, did you?
I got you.
Twice the protein, then regular white flour pasta, three times the fiber.
That'll keep your blood sugar from spiking.
It's gluten-free, of course.
To me, it tastes like hummus in a noodle.
Don't you think?
A little bit of that richness.
It wasn't quite as buttery as it came over there.
And pasta lover April joined us.
This is her way to make it.
So here's your chickpea pasta box.
Hello.
How are you?
Good, how are you?
So what did you make for us?
Okay, so today I made the chickpea pasta.
I really wanted the chickpea taste to shine through, so I used a lot of olive oil and sautéed garlic and roasted red peppers, artichoke hearts, and broccoli.
And I call it my Mediterranean mix-up.
Yes.
And is my description anything accurate?
Hummus in a noodle?
Yes.
Yes.
It's actually delicious.
My family loves it.
Compared to regular pasta, they love it.
Now, one thing, just again, the Camus, you really have a tough time telling that it's pasta.
This, you can tell that it came from chickpeas, but you might like that.
It might be a positive thing.
Little bit of a different consistency.
Are you cooking the same way?
Yes.
A little bit shorter than regular pasta, but that's good.
It cooks up fast.
Al dente?
Al dente, yes.
Okay.
The next protein pasta I asked my pasta lovers to get for us is actually black bean pastas, but I wanted them to post their favorite ones online before they came into the studio.
So here are a couple examples.
There's chicken cacciatore.
There's an Asian veggie, and there's a tomato, shrimp.
They all look delectable, don't they?
And remember, black bean pasta's got a ton of protein.
Most protein of any of the other ones I'm showing you today, 25 grams a serving.
So you can get all the protein you need for that part of your day.
It's also a good source of iron.
It's gluten-free, all that good stuff.
Mario and April, Michael, come over.
The rest of the pasta lovers were involved in this process.
We all voted together.
And Allison had our favorite dish.
Good ol' black bean.
Nicely done.
Nicely done.
Good ol' black bean spaghetti and meatballs.
I would not have thought about this as an option, so describe how you made it.
Well, you know, this is a great pasta because it's very hearty, so you can really use any sauce that you like.
And my kids happen to love meatballs, you know, spaghetti and meatballs.
It's the easiest, most traditional pasta.
And I use turkey meatballs.
I like to make turkey meatballs.
Again, good source of protein, low in fat.
It's like a superfood.
Describe the taste.
Do you think it's a little beanie?
I actually don't think it's beany.
You know, I love noodles.
I love pasta.
And so this to me is a good alternative to regular spaghetti.
But I like a lot of different bean-tight pastas.
And was the cooking comparable?
The same amount of time?
No.
I cook it less.
And I think it should be al dente.
I think it should be because you don't want it to be mushy.
So, you know, maybe five minutes max.
You guys like it?
Yeah, it's got a great bite to it.
Reminds me of buckwheat a little bit.
Yeah, definitely.
Which is your favorite?
I think this one, to be honest.
It's very toothsome, which I like.
I like mine, because I cooked it.
Of course I did.
They're all fantastic.
You can find these recipes at DrOz.com.
We'll be right back.
Next, born with no arms or legs, teased and bullied, when all seemed lost, the turning point that got his life back on track.
You've got to be thankful for what you have instead of being angry for what you do not have.
A daredevil who lives life with no limits.
Next.
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Nick Bujicic is a man who lives life without limits.
I met him at a conference in California and was immediately inspired, you will be too, by his message, which is to dream big and never give up.
Nick Vujicic was born with Tetra Amelia Syndrome, leaving him no legs or arms.
Just because I was born with no arms or no legs doesn't mean I can't accomplish great things.
I love life and everything it has to offer.
Raised in Melbourne, Australia, Nick's parents tried to keep his life as normal as possible.
They sent him to a mainstream school.
But he was teased and bullied.
And at age 10, Nick attempted suicide.
Guilt-stricken and remorseful, the love of his family pulled him through.
That was the turning point.
To get his life back on track, Nick turned to God, restoring his faith and setting him on his true path.
All my life, I've purposed to dream big.
Nick began public speaking, telling his story and urging others to overcome adversity and find gratitude.
When people try to tell me that I can't, my only response is...
Why not?
Now, Nick travels the world, inspiring others with the story of his strength.
And he continues to test and push his limits.
Nick's message is hard won, but simple.
Love yourself, dream big, and never, ever give up.
I'm honored to welcome Nick to the show.
You exude such positive energy.
I assessed it when we first met.
You know, you just do things that are amazing, and yet there was a time in your life when you were very sad.
How do you go from a little younger boy, I should say, who thought about suicide to the beacon of energy and hope you are now?
Thanks to my parents who really gave me a foundation of value and really an attitude of gratitude.
You've got to be thankful for what you have instead of being angry for what you do not have.
And everything else is going to fall into place.
Makes you appreciate what you have.
Yeah.
I watched footage of you skydiving, which I would never do in a million years.
My knees were shaking.
Would you imagine doing this?
Come on now!
I'd be worried about losing the limbs I have.
Surfing, which you can do, most of us can't.
I fall off the board immediately.
You've got this remarkable daredevil spirit.
Where did that come from?
It's always about what in life we accomplish.
Most of us actually are the ones that tend to get in the way of our full potential.
It's the fear of failing that comes.
And courage is not when you're not afraid.
You don't know what you can achieve until you try.
So try.
It's okay to fail.
And I definitely didn't want the disability that's the greatest disability of all, fear, to hold me back into living a life without limits.
So beautifully stated.
Thank you.
You're going to scare us with your passion.
And you do.
You spent a good part of your life not knowing if you'd find your soulmate.
Yes.
But you did find her.
Kanae has changed your life.
She has.
She's amazing.
I talked about a lot in the book.
What is it about that relationship that's so special?
How has it changed you?
You know, I was really scared that I'd be alone.
I think the fear of being alone is the worst.
You know, Valentine's Day, you know, those questions.
Am I going to find the one?
I can't even hold her hand.
I won't be able to dance with my bride on our wedding night.
She is a rock star.
She's amazing.
How she looks after our baby, Kiyoshi.
He's two years old.
He's already my height.
He's a dad.
Nick's a dad.
And you know what?
First publicly announced, we're pregnant with a second one as well.
You are!
There we are.
Congratulations!
That is wonderful!
How do I shake your hand or hug you?
You can give me a hug.
I'm a hugging machine.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Oh, they're little miracles.
That is wonderful.
So I'm sorry she couldn't be here.
She sends her regards, but I always had I had fear about, well, I can't even be a father.
How am I going to hold my kids when they're crying?
And, you know, I saw everyone interact with Kiyoshi and I thought, you know, I can't hug him.
I can't hold him.
And how many times we hug and how long we hug is not up to me.
It's up to the other person.
And so I thought maybe I was going to have to wait until he's three years old.
No, at 16 months old, Daddy did this and he came and ran into me and gave me the most beautiful hug in the world.
We want people to know that miracles can come from broken pieces.
And just never give up on you, never give up on love, and know that you don't have to be a perfect person to find a perfect love.
So it's poetry.
And if I can, Give one more word of advice to our audience.
There are a lot of folks out there who talk about broken pieces, but life doesn't always treat us the best way.
Upsetting things happen, hardships, setbacks, sometimes seeming overwhelming issues.
Dr. Roz, we always have ups and downs, and I'm not a person who doesn't cry anymore.
We all go through different things, but you don't know what's around the corner until you go around the corner.
And some beautiful things.
Even when you don't get your miracle, you can still be a miracle for someone else.
And Kanae is my miracle.
And through faith, family, and friends, I believe with the right attitude, you can overcome all things.
And we met a little boy with no arms and no legs about now seven years ago.
And Daniel Martinez, 19-month-old, no arms, no legs, just like me and a little foot.
And now I'm his miracle.
Of course you are.
And so my mom hugging his mom, my dad hugging his dad.
You know, I just want everyone to know to give yourself a chance and even give those hard days.
Just take one day at a time, that season will pass, and you will become stronger once you get through it.
Go around the corner.
Nick's newest book, Love Without Limits, a fabulous book.
It's available now.
We'll be right back.
Thank you, sir.
I see that.
Thank you, good work.
Thank you.
Coming up next.
Craving salty chips, french fries, or bacon, but trying to keep salt out of your diet?
Discover twists on old favorites that will satisfy the whole family without the added sodium.
Tricks to help shake your salt habit and lower your blood pressure.
next.
I love how many of you have solved your biggest health problems with advice you learned on the And I'm even more proud of how good you are at passing along the wisdom.
So today, I asked Oz Nation, an army of health heroes, super fans, to come up with the salt tricks to help shake your habit and lower your blood pressure.
Everyone's gonna learn from this, but I've got three die-hard salt lovers that are gonna judge these salty creations.
Christina says that she craves salt on everything, and I mean everything that she eats, and will never pass up her salty Mexican food.
Michelle loves salt so much, she carries packets in her purse to add the foods throughout the day.
Is that true, Michelle?
It's true.
It's true.
And finally, Karina drinks pickle juice to satisfy her salt, too.
Pickle juice!
They're gonna tell us if these tricks hit their salt spot.
Are you guys confident, not confident?
This is really good.
Well, you're right, you haven't tasted it.
Don't taste the food yet!
It's part of the game.
You're going to have to taste the food.
I'm going to come back to you.
I want honest opinions.
If it doesn't really work, tell me so we're not wasting everyone's time.
But if it does work, I want them to hear about it.
Especially if I can get people to stop drinking pickle juice, I'll be happy.
I usually only recommend pickle juice for hangovers, by the way, just so you know.
So the first salt trick is from Melissa, who makes these whenever she's craving salty chips.
And this is my low-salt recipe.
It's cayenne pepper kale chips.
You want to take your kale and cut it into two to three-inch pieces.
Add it with two tablespoons of olive oil, a fourth of a teaspoon of cayenne pepper, one teaspoon of smoked paprika, mix it all up in a bowl, put it flat on a cookie sheet, and bake it at 300 for 10 minutes.
And then you give it a flip and cook it for another eight minutes, and then you have your finished product.
Low sodium kale chips.
The nurses joining us in the studio.
How'd you come up with this trick?
Well, I have high blood pressure.
It runs in my family, thanks to my mom.
Thanks, Mom.
Thanks, Mom.
And so, but I love potato chips.
So I wanted to come up with something where I could still have something crunchy and fun.
And I figure if I make it spicy enough, then it'll be just as good as something, you know, salty.
How do you make them?
You just put them in olive oil, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, and just bake them at 300. Flip them after 10 minutes.
That's it.
So 20 minutes later, you've got your dish.
Yeah.
All right.
So a single serving of potato chips, which is what you otherwise would have, has about 20 chips in it.
That's what the actual number is.
Not the bag.
20 chips is a serving.
That is 170 milligrams of sodium.
For many of you, that's about 10% of your daily sodium allowance.
And I'm sure you're eating more than 20 chips.
These kale chips have a total sodium content of 22 grams.
So, they meet my standards, but what about our salt judges?
What do they think?
Christina, why don't you take it away.
Would these salt chips address your cravings?
Everything was so good.
The kale chips are so crunchy.
They're no potato chip, but...
They're really good.
Are they close enough to a potato chip to get you going?
Yeah.
That's a resounding yes.
Thank you very much.
The next salt trick is from Rachel with a special technique for bacon.
So this is a low-sodium approach to bacon?
Yes.
What's the trick?
Well, we are a bacon-loving family.
I mean, we could down a pound like that.
Oh my goodness.
Yeah.
So I found a way to have low-sodium bacon, and it's making it with pork belly, homemade.
And my daughter, who's really health-conscious, always tries to shove the turkey bacon on us.
Well, the turkey bacon is very high in sodium.
So we now...
Eat pork, and we have pork belly, homemade bacon.
I never thought about that, but you're absolutely right.
There's a ton of salt in turkey bacon.
How do you get the pork so that it works for yourself at home?
I mean, most of the pork is a lot of fat in it, and they probably add salt to it as well.
It's super easy.
You go to your local butcher, and you purchase your pork belly.
You can ask the butcher to slice it right then and there, and you tell them one-eighth to a quarter of an inch, And if he can't slice it, really quick tip, go home, throw it in the freezer for like 10 to 15 minutes, and it makes it really easy to slice.
And then you just lay it out.
You like it.
It's good, huh?
This is really good.
It's good, and it has a kick.
It looks good.
Yeah, it does have a kick.
Yeah.
And you lay it out.
You put your maple syrup on it, and you mix your spices, which is smoked paprika, pepper, and...
Cayenne and you rub that bacon down, throw it in the oven for like an hour, take it out and just before you're ready to eat it, pop it in a frying pan, crisp it up.
You know, my son Oliver loves bacon.
I hope he doesn't watch the show.
You're going to be making bacon.
I'm going to be making bacon, claiming that it was my idea.
Here's the deal.
Turkey bacon, as you pointed out, surprisingly, is a salt bomb.
It's got sodium content of 164 milligrams per slice.
That's a lot.
The potato chips had that.
Pork bacon, this stuff, 8 milligrams of salt.
Almost nothing.
Michelle, what do you think about this?
This is great.
I'm actually shocked because I make turkey bacon thinking I'm making the healthier choice.
So I'm really excited to try this at home with my husband.
Hopefully he'll take to it.
Would you have to take your salt packet and add extra to this?
I think it could stay in my purse.
Yes, this is really good.
I'm serious.
Thank you very much.
All right, finally, we've got Melissa's recipe.
It's a salty twist and an old favorite.
What's the old favorite?
Tater tots.
We love fries in my house.
My boys are big potato addicts, and I became a vegan a few years, six years ago, so I'm always trying to, thank you, be a little more health conscious, and my oldest son, who is really not into the vegetable scene, I find that if I Hide it in a potato.
It'll work, and he'll eat it.
Hide what in the potato?
The broccoli.
Oh, you mixed them?
These are tater broccoli tots.
Aha!
Diabolical.
Yes, we don't tell them about the broccoli.
And because we're Italian, if he says there's something green, I say, it's basil.
It's fine.
And then he'll eat it.
It's a hit.
It works in the house.
And they get to dip in either mustard or I use a little Greek yogurt or low-sodium ketchup.
And I feel good.
Just real quick, how do you make them?
You take mashed potatoes?
I use, actually, it's so easy.
I use frozen hash browns.
I saute them just for a few minutes, and then I mix them with some fresh steamed broccoli.
I use garbanzo bean flour, so they're gluten-free as well.
One egg and some seasonings, and they love them.
They're really quick to make.
All right, Karina, you do the judging on this thing.
Tell me what you think about this, and I want to know, honestly, would you use pickle juice with this?
I can skip the pickle juice, but these are great.
I think my kids would love them, and they'd be dipping them in everything.
They're a great alternative.
I would try them.
It's a very smart idea.
It's even smarter because I have food in my mouth.
I apologize.
No problem.
These normally have a ton of salt.
When you have tater tots, just 10 steak cut french fries, 496 milligrams of sodium.
I'm interested in time.
Melissa's broccoli, tater tots, they have 63 milligrams of sodas.
So enjoy them.
All the recipes for today's show will be on our website, DrOz.com.
I'll be right back.
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All new Oz.
It's called Recall Roulette.
You may be being sold products that have been recalled by manufacturers.
Is it putting your family in danger?
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Plus, millionaire matchmaker Patty Stenger on her surprise diagnosis.
What is this?
I've never even heard of this before.
Women get it more than men.
Yeah.
All new Oz.
That's coming up tomorrow.
What are you all looking for on the web?
Well, I asked my friends at Google about what really matters to you, and it turns out your top health searches are all focused on calorie counts.
Today, I've got some of your answers.
You were asking about apples.
That was the most common things we're going to talk about today.
How many calories are in an apple?
Any guesses from the audience?
I'm sure you all searched this.
They all know.
It is 95 calories.
You actually did search this.
95 calories in a medium-sized apple.
That's with the skin, by the way, which you should get because you want all the nutrients in the skin.
Next, you're curious about avocados.
Thoughts on avocados?
They know exactly.
322 is the right answer.
Well done.
And a whole avocado.
I was wondering about what...
It's amazing.
You get the data from Google.
They're accurate.
They know what we're searching.
The third...
Most of the comment of the things we're talking about today was a watermelon.
Thoughts on watermelons?
87. Yep.
87. They know.
I guess that must be standard.
Everyone knows that now.
But here's one that might be a little more confusing to you.
I was vexed about why you're searching for vodka, which you actually search for.
Thoughts on vodka?
No.
Yeah.
They say 100, it is 97 calories.
97 calories, which I think is, you know, a fair amount.
It's a pretty shot of vodka.
That's why it's actually probably one of the best alcohols to drink.
Okay, now it's time for in case you missed it.
First, you can revitalize your energy in less than four minutes a day.
I've got a one-week plan that it's a busy woman's dream.
And here's one tip that I love.
It's actually from Chinese medicine.
It takes less than 30 seconds.
What you can do is sit in a swivel chair.
You all have me somewhere at work or at home.
Pick your feet up off the ground, then hold the desk of At the edge of your desk.
Then inhale.
Swivel to the right all the way over.
And then exhale as you go back to the left.
Inhale.
And then swivel as you exhale.
Back across.
You go back and forth like this.
Thirty seconds.
Feels pretty good too.
Why not?
The rest of the plan in the Busy Woman's One Week Recharger Day Planner is on DrRoz.com.
Next, here's one surprising thing that keeps you fat and has nothing to do with what you eat.
It's your thermostat.
So, the question is, what do you set it at?
I want you to know this.
Cold temperatures make sense.
They're good for burning calories.
But they may not be the best thing for you during a meal.
Here's the theory.
When it's too cold, our temperature of the body, it drops.
And so what do we do?
We tend to overeat.
Putting the food in your mouth warms your body up, which is what you think you need.
And so your body actually is going to force you to overeat when it's cold.
So keep the room temperature above 66 degrees in the kitchen.
Or if you don't want to do that, Then, you know, maybe you need to keep the house cold for other reasons.
Defrost your body with a cup of warm soup that gets you the warmth, and the soup is very filling as well.
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