Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Dr. Oz Bans Sugar and Endorses Cryogenic Chamber Therapy on the Doctor Oz Show Today

Dr. Oz Bans Sugar and Endorses Cryogenic Chamber Therapy on the Doctor Oz Show Today. On the Dr Oz Show today, Doctor Oz banned sugar from our homes! He also put the smackdown on some extreme alternative therapies like colonics, but he says cryogenic chamber therapy is good for you!

But first, number one on his most wanted list, Doctor Oz revealed the truth about just how bad sugar is for us. Sugar plays a major role in diabetes, of course, but it also plays a role in high blood pressure and liver damage.

Risk of High Blood Pressure

Dr. Alan Greene, author of “Feeding Baby Green” was on the show and he said there’s a growing body of research that shows sugar causes people to have high blood pressure. In people, taking away just one can of pop a day lowered their blood pressure. I think I already knew this, as my husband is a MAJOR sugar addict, but I never really thought about it much. Guess who has high blood pressure?

Dr. Miriam Vos, a sugar researcher from Emery University, says that much like salt, sugar does affect the blood pressure in her studies as well.

The American Heart Association is now recommended we take in no more than 6 teaspoons of sugar a day. On average, Americans eat 22 teaspoons of added sugar. A can of pop has about 9 teaspoons of sugar.

Risk of High Cholesterol

Dr. Vos says that people who consume more sugar have higher levels of the bad cholesterol, so they have an increased risk of heart disease. Sugar gets quickly and easily converted to fat by the body, and triglycerides are a blood fat, which clog up the arteries.

Risk of Liver Disease

Dr. Vos also says that sugar exacerbates fatty liver disease. Dr. Oz showed us a liver that was normal, and then a liver which had cirrhosis, which can actually be caused by sugar, not alcohol.

Risk of Insulin Resistance

Dr. Greene explained that when you eat sugar, your insulin levels spike. If that happens too often, then your cells get resistant and they stop spiking every time you eat sugar. Insulin resistance leads to weight gain, the fatty liver disease, the high cholesterol, high blood pressure and finally diabetes.
Alternative Therapies: Help or Hype

Cryogenic Chamber Therapy

A cryo sauna has liquid nitrogen in it to help cool your body down and relieve pain and inflammation. Dr. Oz says this helps and is not just hype. These are used in Europe frequently, and now available in American spas. Costs about $75 to $100 per treatment but can be very effective for chronic pain.

Colon Hydrotherapy or Colonic

This appears to be a machine-assisted enema, and Dr. Oz says it is just hype. Dr. Oz says your digestive system will naturally eliminate the waste without any help if you are eating the right foods. Colonics takes out the good bacteria as well as the bad, so it’s not a good thing at all. It can also cause dehydration, vomiting, nausea and cramps, and potentially infection.

Dr Oz June 22 2011: Colonics, AED Box And Sugar Detox

Dr Oz June 22 2011: Colonics, AED Box And Sugar Detox

Dr Oz’s Show on June 22 2011 is called Sugar: The #1 Food Dr Oz Wants Out Of Your House! Doctor Oz has mentioned many time that he wants us to stop eating “white foods” like white sugar and white flour, but today’s show was dedicated specifically to getting white sugar out of our diets. By eating as much sugar as many Americans often do, you put yourself at an increased risk for having High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, Liver Disease and of course Insulin Resistance which can lead to Diabetes. Have you started your Sugar Detox yet? Do you have any helpful tips for the rest of us who are struggling to remove sugar from our diets? Please leave your advice in the comment section below!

Dr Oz: Colonics & Cryogenic Chamber Therapy

Dr Oz also did a segment on Extreme Alternative Therapies like Colonics and Cryogenic Chamber Therapy. Colonics, also known as Colon Hydro Therapy, are a way to clean out your digestive system through a cleanse or even by pumping liquids through your body. Click here for the full recap of Dr Oz June 22 2011what Dr Oz said about Colonics: Dr Oz Colonics. A Cryogenic Chamber Therapy, also known as a Cryo Sauna, is a new way of getting Cold Therapy to help minimize pain and inflammation in your body. Click here for the full recap of this segment: Dr Oz: Cryogenic Chamber Therapy

Dr Oz: AED Box

We have all seen the AED Box or Automated External Defibrillator that hangs on the wall in offices and stores. But would you know how to use it to save a life if someone near you went into Cardiac Arrest? Dr Oz did a fabulous segment to teach everyone how to use an AED Box. Click here for a full recap, and send it to all of your friends and family members, because it can truly help to save lives: Dr Oz: How to Use AED Box or Automated External Defibrillator