Hi, I'm new at this, I found eating less is great. Sometimes I eat wheat cereal for a snack with blueberries, it helps too.
tanya.

Interesting post, and I'm a big fan of a lot of the foods on that list. And the water thing is true. It's amazing how often we're really just dehydrated. Thanks for sharing.

interesting post bookmarked

I have opted to not take acid reflux medication for my GERD symptoms. Through simple changes of diet acid reflux can usually be avoided. Healthmethod.com has many home treatments for such things as acid reflux.

to everybody with a health issue they are nothing but demons in the body trying to mess up Gods creation, medicines arent the cure Jesus is, go to church and get deliverance watch what happens

At present i'm feeling the effects of too much coffee, the walk around the car park sounds like a good idea, but im probably going to have to make do with a few glasses of water.

For me, it's chocolate milk.

thank you.

Dear Doc.,
I have a big problem, I have been told one doctor that I have rapid limb syndrome, it's the first cousin to rapid leg. I have had this since I was a infant-I have a twin sister who has out grown this. I rock back my leg, full body, and espically my head back and forth when I am sleeping. I have no idea I am doing this, When I wake in the morning I feel my head to see how tangle my hair is--this lets me know how bad I have rocked. I have been given so many different medications nothing works, I usually just feel bad and drugged when I take these drugs. I stopped who wants to feel bad and drug. I have a great deal of headaches, I am always tired--after all I have done physical work all night rocking. I have gain over 30 pounds in less than a year. I have tried so many other otc item from health professionals/nutrients can you help I just turned 51. I go to bed tired and wake tired, the worst part is the headaches I always have. Thank You

For those asking for a great multi, and it's 97% absorbable as it's a liquid, I started taking passion4lifevitamins. It's a new liquid multi with 175 vitamins, minerals, herbs, sea veggies, fruits, coq10,and sooo much more. Only 1 cap a day. S.D. Charger's take it and so does Regis. I am really feeling energized. If interested I'd love to help you to try it. Love, a renewed woman, Marcia Mervich

I thought that coconut oil in a solid form with 13 grams of saturated fat was taboo. Is this true? Is coconut oil in a liquid form any better for us?
Gail

Ethel: good for you--be patient; like many diets, low-carb may take longer for some people to lose weight on than others. I agree with what you're doing--your other results clearly indicate you're on the right track. Keep it up, and remember, weight is generally the last thing to be affected on any diet (before that, you will start losing inches, people will notice you looking more "toned" in the muscles and you'll start just generally feeling better). I don't know which low-carb diet you're on, whether it's a pre-existing one or one of your own (I'm doing a modified Atkins due to starch allergies--not just gluten, because I also react to potatoes sometimes).

Maria Schinkel, make sure you're not suffering from a pinched nerve if that pain happens again. All that has to happen is for your spine to be out of alignment where your ribs are and your ribs will be moved out of alignment, irritating the surrounding nerves. This happens in the area you mention, on either side of your body--and if it happens on your left side, you can be tricked into thinking you're having a heart attack.

Best of luck to both of you.

i am having pain under my rightbreast, Blood test, CT Scan Electrocardiogram at the hospital were all negative. I am still having these pains mainly in the evening. could you tell me if this could be a possibility of gallstones. Thank you.

Ethel,
You may be gluten intolerant. I found out I am when I read Ultra-Metabolism by Dr. Mark Hyman. I went on his de-tox diet for 3 weeks and when I added gluten containing products back to my diet I once again experienced many of the same symptoms you listed. Get his book, try the diet, test yourself by adding gluten (even small amounts) back into your diet and see what happens. If the effects are adverse get rid of the gluten containing foods in your diet. Not only will you feel much better you will lose weight. I lost 27 pounds and 2 clothing sizes on the 3 week de-tox diet alone! It is satisfying, you will feel great and have more energy than ever. 2 years after the de-tox diet I eat no gluten (it is places you wouldn't expect - The Gluten Free Bible is a great resource too). Good luck to you.

to Bill Nerigan
Paget's disease or Osteitis deformans is a disease caused by imbalance between resorption and deposition of bone (natural way of body removing and reproducing bone). more prevalent in older white men, can be symptomatic or asymptomatic, but if symptomatic bone pain is the common complaint. most commonly affects lumbar vertebrae, skull, pelvis and femur (thigh) bone. affected bones become, enlarged, weakened and thickened. patients can complain about their dentures or hat not fitting anymore, or if they have teeth there's spacing between them.it is a slow occurring (chronic) disease. It can cause vision or hearing loss due to enlargement of bone and pinching the nerve passing through. treatment includes biphosphonates, parathyroid hormone antagonists and antibiotics depending on the MD's decision and severity of disease. one serious complication of this disease is formation of bone malignancy (very aggressive osteosarcoma in this case) that mostly develop in pelvis and long bones of lower extremities. for your kidney problem, you have to have it checked with your physician and do renal or blood tests, depending on your concern or symptoms. good luck

For those of you who can't seem to lose weight, maybe have headaches or migraines, and have been told you have a normal thyroid...Get a head MRI. You might have a pituitary tumor. They are non-cancerous, slow-growing, but cause the pituitary to either quit working or over-work. Either can cause terrible symptoms...or just headaches, migraines, weight gain (no matter what you do), and stress. I had one and even though it seemed like I had an underactive thyroid, every test showed that it works fine...which it does, but if the pituitary can't tell it to work--it won't--and the "test" for the thyroid just gives it the hormone the pituitary is supposed to produce. Oh yes, and the ONLY way it was found was that my tumor had gotten SO large after an estimated 20 years that it was affecting my optic nerves and making me go blind (it went away after surgery thank goodness). Good luck. I feel SO much better.

Dr. Oz
I have a very large torn Hiatal Hernia across the middle of my stomach,I am over wieight;need surgery but some of my doctors think that I need to have gas-bypass and they will close the hernia at that time; I will lose the weight faster. Please give me some advise about having this done. The surgical doctor said he was not sure if he would be able to close the herina and it hold. Help!!!!!

To Bonita Paz....I have suffered with similar symptoms and had been taking Ranitadine for years....also seemed to develop bladder infection type symptoms and was prescribed antibiotics that never seemed to really work. Went to see a renal specialist in January and he straight away said that it sounded very much like an irritable bladder linked to an irritable bowel. Sems that they both use the same nerves and this is a fairly common thing. He prescribed "Colese" (Mebeverine) which I take 3 times a day...and now skip sometimes!...and now I am problem free in that department! Worth a try!

To David Jeroy who has 'bone on bone' vertebrae...I have the same with my right knee and, after 5 surgeries over 25 years, I,m told that I have to have a total knee replacement. BUT I am going to see a doctor who specializes in 'Prolotherapy' and see if 1. I am a suitable candidate and 2. if it works for my problem. Maybe you should investigate this procedure too. A sugar solution is injected into the area and it stimulates inflamation...this gets the immune response kicked into high gear and the area 'mends'. eg like regrowing cartilage and strengthening tendons and ligaments etc. Worth a try!
Geraldine.

What's a good multivitamin for
a 80+ healthy male?

Martha, and all others,
Thanks for your advice - but...
I have eaten low fat and whole grain and a lot of fruit for over thirty years because I thought that was a healthy diet. The result was 40 kg I don't need. Then I decided to avoid carbs as much as I can (zero carb is hardly possible) and add cream and butter and fat meat. I have lost 8-10 kg, which isn't much compared to what I want to lose.
So please give me a good reason why I should add carbs; they upset my stomach, give me acne, make me hungrier, make my temper worse, make me feel cold, make me wake up in the middle of the night...I could make the list longer, and yet I thought I felt well before I tried this diet.

I was thrilled to see dates on the afternoon snack list to-day. I've been using 3 dates and small handful of almonds with my cup of organic drip coffee,for a few weeks now and I find it a mmm... words can't describe snack

Hi, people! I need to know if someone out there has had the following symptoms and has found out what causes them.
I am a female, now 64-yrs-old, and I began having abdominal pain and spasms about 4 years ago. Although I did not have gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD), my doctor told me to take Zantac 150mgs (Ranitadine is the generic) tabs - one in the AM and one in the PM. This seemed to help quite a bit, for about a year.
Then, about 3 years ago, I began having extreme nausea for 3 or 4 separate days during each month. I couldn't relate the attacks to anything I was doing or eating. I kept a log of the nausea attacks for several months, describing their intensity. One was quite severe, and I threw up violently.
Still, I hung in there and continued to log the attacks.
Then came a change:
One morning a year ago, I had horrible abdominal pain, bloating, spasming -- it's hard to describe it -- and could not even raise up or roll out of bed. I stayed in bed feeling sorry for myself and tried to massage my tummy, thinking it might be an extreme attack of heartburn or gas. It lasted most of the day, but finally I was able to get out of bed, and I took the generic Pepto Bismol tablets for the bad nausea which accompanied the pain.
No diahrrea, no constipation, just nausea and PAIN. If I even pressed "lightly" on my abdomen, the pain was excruciating. I couldn't go to the doctor, since I couldn't even get dressed. I ALMOST called 911, but I hadn't been able to take a shower or wash my hair, and I decided that I'd rather end up on a slab than go to the hospital looking like that! Luckily, the pain began to subside toward the end of the day, and I was able to sleep that night -- more or less.
The next day, although my abdomen was still tender, I was able to get dressed and saw a Gastroenterologist. He told me to take "Omeprazole," so he called it in to my pharmacy. He also ordered many tests! The tests were:
(1) Colonoscopy, even though I had already had one a year earlier. Results: Negative (2) Gastroscopy, a procedure which allows a tiny camera on a tube to peer down your esophagus, into your stomach and a little bit farther down.
Results: Negative
(3) Gall Bladder ultrasound.
Results: No gallstones.
(4) Special test which measures how well the gall bladder is emptying. Results:
Emptying just fine, thank you.
(5) X-rays of my lungs and spine. Results: Hunky-dory
Finally, he gave up.
It WAS discovered that I have "Chilaiditi Syndrome," which means that part of my colon was OVER my liver instead of where it should have been (under it). (Stupid Colon!) This condition is very rare, usually present at birth (congenital) and occurs mostly in men. The doctor told me that he didn't think it had caused my problem. On my own, I tried eliminating wheat and all other glutens from my diet for 3 weeks (that sure was fun), but the nausea still occurred. Then, I eliminated all dairy products for 3 weeks to no avail.
Oh, it turned out that the "Omeprazole" stomach acid reducer had adverse (bad) side affects (the worst being that it caused me to appear to be having something like a Bipolar "high," and I was nervous and jumpy), so I could only stand it for 3 days -- then went back to the Ranitadine (Zantac) I had been taking.

Well, after all of the rigormarole was over, I told myself I would seek another opinion if I had what I affectionaly refer to as ANOTHER "Abdominal Attack."

LUCKY ME! After another year with only mild nausea spells which I took care of by using generic "Pepto-Bismol" tabs, I DID have another one of those babies. It occurred on Tuesday of this week. It was party time!

If possible, it was MORE painful than the first one. I couldn't go to the doctor the first OR the second day. Didn't call "911" for the same reasons as mentioned above.
The pain was finally somewhat bearable, so I scheduled an appointment with a DIFFERENT
Gasteroenterologist. It's on July 7th, since that doctor is on vacation at this time.
In the meantime, I'm working on preparing a clear log of the symptoms and my "Guinea Pig" tests so far to contribute to a possible TV episode of "Mystery Diagnosis." Of course, because of the "sue a doctor" situation, I'll probably have to repeat the whole battery of tests I went through after the first attack. Oh, frabjous days!
But, I DO have hope, (and I'm also delusional.) Maybe THIS doctor will be able to ferret out the cause of the nausea AND the two REALLY FUN TUMMY ATTACKS! This one is female, and everyone knows that women tend to pay more attention to details and usually aren't megalomaniacs. (I'm talking about male "Doctors," guys.--no offense unless you're a Dr.

If there is anyone out there who actually had the time to wade through this tirade, and you have had similar symptoms or know someone who did and was helped or cured, please e-mail me at:
bppace@comcast.net
Any help will be grrrreatly appreciated! (Also, there is a reward for any information leading to a diagnosis.)
Thanks,
Bonnie Pace

P.S. Yes, I ALREADY DID extensive research online concerning my abdominal problems! So far, no dice.

Dr. Oz,
My husband and I think you are amazing.... I just wanted to get your opinion on something. I probably have had this for a very long time but the opthamologist couldn't diagnose it or didn't know what it was in the 70's. Anyway- I'm now 42- when I was 34 or 35 I noticed my vision in my good eye was different or unusual so my husband insisted I go to the opthamologist- the dr. said I have histoplasmosis... I was terrified!!!! Right now it's inactive.... is there something I can do to make sure that it stays inactive as of nutrition, meds., vitamins, etc.? What causes it to become active? I would like to know so that I can avoid what causes it- I know it comes from CHICKEN- FOWL feces. I don't drink alcohol and I have never smoked a day in my life... what else can I do to ensure that it doesn't become active again? THANKS SO MUCH for this website!!!! :) Oh- my e-mail address is sabjordan@aol.com

I watched Dr Oz on the Discovery Channel one night he was talking about how to shed pounds by drinking water so I started the next day of drinking nothing but water and stopped eating all white processed food ie bread,buns,donuts,potatos, etc I lost a total of 50lbs so far I started in Nov. All I can say is thank you Dr Oz for having that program on.

After two back SURGERYS i was left with four vertebra bone on bone.Dr.said nothing we can do,you'll be in pain the rest of your life.I do the best with eating,but to lose weight is realy hard.Dr.Oz.,Is there anything out there that can help me.?

Mary Terhune,make an appointment with your doctor and ask to make a hormone test.Good luck.

Some one asked what Dr. Oz recommends. I attended a seminar in Los Angeles, CA. and he recommended a Vitamin/Mineral liquid drink. It was an expensive brand and then I found one that is affordable: the ACAI (ah-sigh-EE)
Check it out: www.acaiplus.com/mvb9 so you may possibly have better health and possible unlimited WEALTH too.

A few years ago at 55 I was taking 14 mile mountain hikes up mountains. Now with several disabilities and at 71 I weigh 180 and very stuck! Must, must lose weight!
I very much need help!!!!
What can I do?????

thanks for all the help you have given me through Real Age ...I am going to try the brazil nuts for the pick-me-up...hope it works...

I love getting your emails, I think it is very informative, and I have learned alot Thanks for sending information!

Hi, would like to thank you soooooooo very much, there is no way I can express my gratitute since I enter your website, I thought like many thinks in the net this was a Joke or something. Today my comment is to express the way I feel. I'm so thankful, when I started reading you, I was weighting 311lbs about a month ago,today, I'm waiting 291 lbs. I'm writing to you with tears in my eyes, I had gone through so many diets not counting Jenny Craig, uff. My b/p went down and my cholesterol is very very low.
Thanks for all the wonderful tips & the help you provided. In the midst of the stormy situation that we're going through with high Gas, food etc. I had manage to spend less in food and loose weight at the same time, feeling lot better, I was having constatnly headaches, and alergic to diferent food.
I'm thanksful to you Doctors and the team that colaborate.
Thank you veryyyy much for taking your valuable time to help lots of people like me thAt doesn't have that kind of money to spend on dietician & special diet. Your're simple, easy to follow
Thank you
God bless you all.
Sincerely
Maggy

Person with migraines. That email of mine, earlier came out wrong. I myself am not a
nutritionist, the author of the book The Fat Flush Plan
is a nutritionist.Connie

Dear person with migraines. Check your diet. Go on one to balance your blood sugar like the fat flush plan by Ann Louise Gitleman,, M.S. C.N.s.
it will balance your blood sugar and detox your liver, colon, adrenals, and kidneys too. i had a constant migraine for a year after about3 diets on this specail diet I have been free of migraines for years!Nutitionist.

Let me know how serious a disease know as Pagert's disease is for the bones.

ANY INFORMATION ON kIDNEY DISEASE AND HOW TO KEEEP IT IN CHECK! tHANK YOU!!!!!!

68 year young male. Feel good and enjoy life, take the Melaluka vitamins for men, also they have a womans, seems to do it for me. Most people think I am 10 - 15 years younger. I enjoy doing odd jobs for people and live in Hawaii. HMMII

opera showed a bathing suit by some designer for a slim look on her program lately what is the designers name?

Water, we need it. But it gets a little boring, doesn't it? Drink it with a dash of lemon juice and avoid the sugary stuff you get in pop, KoolAid and other popular drinks. Coffee in moderation but do not add sugar, gee whiz! Tea without sugar also.

For anyone interested in a multi-vitamin there is a new one that just came to the market called 3SIXTY5 - it's supposed to have everything you need. Also, I have been drinking a mangosteen juice called XANGO for the past 6 months, I have bad allergies and sinuses and have found total relief, and it gives me engergy, it has been amazing! :) I actually became a distributor now. It helps with many many other health issues too...feel free to email me if you're interested and I can give you the info, or check out www.mwesner.mymangosteen.com You can order both of these online.

Your site is a pain to read! The worst is the recipe for blueberry crumble! You put the filling and the topping on different pages therefore needed clicking and waiting in between. Now does the carb count on the second page include the ingredients on the first page? More clicking and waiting! I'm going outside to weed the garden!

It might be a good idea to use the entire phrase and not just letters like PB&J. Some people may not know what that means since not all people who are members of this site are necessarily all-American. The Internet is global.

I was thin all my life until about 2 yrs ago and now I have gained alot of weight and I am tired all the time.the problem is Thyroid.Low thyroid affects your whole body and can be a lot of peoples problem with weight and body aches. the thyroid controls your metabolism. If you are having proble3ms with weight,concentration, alot of symptoms are caused by a undractive thyroid. Go be tested, it only takes a blood test to see if your thyroid is low.
good luck

These were great suggestions. I would have rated them at 5 if that were offered. Most of your other hints have all those links going somewhere else and I rate them down since they don't put the information up front. Art

I love watermelon so will have to try and the dates are always yummy. The PBJ is my favorite. So I'll def try these items!

I suffer from migraine . i get this almost every other day . I saw few neurologist took MRI tried lots of meds even Antidepressant, all these made me gain weieght loose vision , memmory lost etc. Now I take only excedrin which is givingme heart burn & stomach ulcer. I stay away from caffene,nuts,chocalte,citrus ectc. Can you help ?

Is this green drink good for losing weight? I'm confused. I guess I missed Oprah.

WHO WOULD HAVE THUNK IT...VERY INTERESTING DR WATSON. OX

Ethel (posts #2)
I ended the afternoon slump and the evening crave when I cut out carbs. (wheat intolerance) I lost weight as I had not found substitutes yet. Low carb. IS the way to go, not no carb. Fruit, veg, whole grain, low fat meats. I admit I didn't have a weight issue to start with but I can maintain my weight a lot easier with this diet at 42yrs. I also walk regularly and work in the garden.

Once again, Real Age makes a major gaffe. Six Brazil nuts will have you overdosing on selenium. Two to three are more than sufficient. This is why one should be wary about getting their medical advice off the Internet.

Since I minimized carbohydrates and added more animal fat in my diet, I don't get these afternoon dips any more. No cravings for sweets; sometimes I eat some 80% chocolate. I sleep better, feel better. I have not lost weight yet, but I believe that will come.

The recipe for the green drink is:

4 stalks celery
1 cucumber
1 cup spinach
1 lemon peeled
1 lime peeled
1 large apple
1/2 inch piece ginger

Blend in the blender. You may need to add some water and pass through a strainer. It is great over ice. Good luck!