Tag — Dr Oz

Who knew that the health guru Dr. Oz was also a chef? Well, a chef in the home at least. His day job has him giving Oprah Winfrey health and diet advice but during his personal time he likes to cook with his wife. He likes to use the grill when cooking and since his wife doesn’t eat red meat he has learned to do plenty of fish and chicken dishes. In addition, he likes to cook because he can save money and he knows what ingredients are being used. He explained, [Read more →]

A few weeks ago Dr. Oz featured Rocco, a meat-loving cowboy on his talk show. After giving Rocco a televised physical, Dr. Oz was alarmed at how unhealthy the cowboy really was, and concluded that he practically had the heart of an 80-year-old. To save Rocco’s life, the good doctor put him on a 28-day vegan diet, with great results! [Read more →]

We’re all in search of that workout we enjoy so much we want to keep doing. As a result of this search, the ancient Eastern practice of yoga has gone through so many adaptations; from Jivamukti yoga to Hatha yoga, Scientific yoga and even Yogilates. The new craze now, however, is Koga. [Read more →]

If you’ve woken up this morning, looked in the mirror and regret those extra mince pies and glasses of champagne you indulged in over the festive season, let Dr Mehmet Oz help you get back on track with his best weight-loss advice.

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Dr Oz, a regular on the Oprah Winfrey show now has his own gig called, The Dr Oz Show. Last week he gave some good tips to keep in mind during the holiday season so that your clothes fit after the new year! His tips were quite specific to the holiday parties at the office or with friends. Here are some of his suggestions:

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It’s time to review the good, the bad and the ugly in celeb diets of 2008. First a brief recap of 2007. The picks for 2007 were for the most part right on. As predicted, Kirstie Alley did in fact fall off the wagon with Jenny Craig. No surprise, Ricki Lake continues to shine with her remarkable weight loss success as she adopted some key weight loss behaviors. Capping a remarkable turnaround for 2008, Britney went from the worst celebrity diet list of 2007 to the best celebrity diet list this year proving that you are what you eat. [Read more →]

First I just want to say I love Dr Oz. He rocks! However, I just heard Dr Oz, a frequent contributor on Oprah, give some pretty dubious advice on weight loss. He’s a cardiovascular surgeon which explains why he always seems to have that “I just walked out of the operating room look.” He has also authored a book with Dr Roizen, the “You on a Diet” which I have reviewed previously.

There is an incredible amount of misinformation about diet and weight loss so when I see some bad advice given by someone so influential as Dr Oz… well it’s time for the Celebrity Diet Doctor to speak up:) So what’s his weight loss advice that will get you fat? [Read more →]