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| On a cold February afternoon, a Toronto theatre heated up as thousands excitedly waited for words of wisdom to ‘revitalize their life’ from North America’s most beloved doctor – Mehmet Oz. | |
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 he Daytime Emmy Award-winning host was the featured speaker at All About YOU in support of MukiBaum Treatment Centres. After a morning visit at the Centre, Oz made his way on stage to a roaring, warm-hearted, Canadian welcome. He praised the quality of treatment and initiatives provided to MukiBaum clients, adding, “Society is judged by how we treat the most vulnerable, our weakest link.” He remarked that the Centre founded by Dr. Nehama Baum serves as a standard of quality we all should expect.
After a delightful, informative two-hour talk, I had an opportunity to chat with Dr. Oz. Here are his #1 tips just for you, the Canadian Health & Lifestyle reader. |
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B Dr. Oz, I met your wife
last October and we were
extremely pleased to share a review of her wonderful book US in the last issue.
Oz After 26.5 years of pillow talk, my wife’s profound insights brought me to where I am today. She wouldn’t let me read her book until it was done. She didn’t want me to mess it up because I’m so opinionated. But, once I read it I had an epiphany: what she told me during those years, I wasn’t processing well. But once I read it, I got it. So here’s a very important message I’d love to share with women: “Write things down for your guys. We’re visual learners, so if you write it down we’ll get it.”
B Excellent advice for us ladies! Dr. Oz, what’s the #1 thing you’d love to share with our readers?
Oz First of all, thank you for writing about health. I think that the written word is powerful; it has a different impact for people to learn. They can revisit what they read, take it at their own pace, and write it down.
I want your readers to focus on behavioural changes. Facts are easy to get, but people make changes based on how they feel, not what they know. I challenge people with this question: “If someone you love dearly had something harmful in their life (an addiction, depression, anxiety or eating harmful foods; whatever is bothering you) what would you tell them?” One of the first things you’d probably do is to challenge their assumption of how valuable they really are. If people feel differently about who they are, if they have esteem for themselves and the sacredness of their body, they wouldn’t do the things they do to themselves. |
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B You mentioned if you diet, eat things you love. What do you love to eat?
Oz First rule-of-thumb: eat food that comes out of the ground and looks like it does in the ground; it’s one of the ways to make sure it’s real. I especially love coloured vegetables: tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant. They’ve sucked nutrients from the sun to protect themselves, which protect us when we put them in our bodies. If it doesn’t have a food label, it’s probably good for you. I like minimally processed foods – that’s why I’m okay with butter, dairy and even meat. But I want it to be high-quality in nature. My profound love is nuts. I always have some in my pocket so I never feel hungry; I have nuts before I eat to curb my appetite. If you’re not hungry, your hormones are playing for you, not against you.
B What about the perception that nuts are fattening?
Oz I don’t believe that. The brain is not looking for calories, it’s looking for nutrients. Nuts have nutrients. Yes, they have calories but because the brain is
getting its nutrients, it stops you from eating. With simple carbs, there are no nutrients so the brain says, “Give me more; you haven’t given me what I need.” You end up overeating. Nuts have an additional kicker; you only digest 80-85% of the nut. You get a 10-15% discount. You’re getting a caloric sensation in your mouth but not absorbing all of it in your body.
B What is the #1 thing that gives you energy?
Oz You have to remember it’s not about time management, but about energy management. So, what gives you ‘chi’ (energy) and makes you feel uplifted? A lot of people get caught up in the amount of time it takes to do things, but I think you should focus on what gives you energy. With that you get energy; you’ll be able to do more of what you have to do. And, being on purpose – giving your heart a reason to keep beating – is profoundly important.
B Living in passion, and I know you live in passion.
Oz I always do. Passion defines happiness, and
happiness is about gratitude – being grateful for things you care about. Passion becomes the glue
to hold it together. H&L
Read more on the visionary initiatives at MukiBaum Treatment Centres. mukibaum.com For more health tips from Dr. Oz, visit doctoroz.com.
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