>> ON "HEALTH MATTERS,"
TELEVISION FOR LIFE,

MEDICAL MYTHS.

THEY'RE ALL OVER THE INTERNET
AND SOCIAL MEDIA, AND SOME

PASSED DOWN FROM PREVIOUS
GENERATIONS.

>> IF IT'S AN INCORRECT MESSAGE,
IT CAN BE DAMAGING.

>> OR IN SOME CASES, HELPFUL.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD
INFORMATION OUT THERE ON THE

INTERNET.

YOU JUST NEED TO KNOW WHERE TO
LOOK.

OUR PANEL OF EXPERTS ANSWERS
YOUR QUESTIONS AS WE PROVE OR

BUST SOME COMMON MEDICAL MYTHS
RIGHT NOW ON "HEALTH MATTERS."

>> "HEALTH MATTERS" IS MADE
POSSIBLE BY OUR VIEWERS, THE

FRIENDS OF KSPS AND BY
PROVIDENCE HEALTHCARE.

>> MY NAME IS BETH PEREZ AND I'M
A REGISTER NURSE AND I WORK AT

HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL ON THE
LABOR AND DELIVERY UNIT.

I'M ABOUT TO HAVE MY SECOND
CHILD AND I CHOSE PROVIDENCE

BECAUSE I LOVE AND TRUST THE
PEOPLE THAT I WORK WITH AND WHY

WOULDN'T I SEEK CARE FROM PEOPLE
THAT I LOVE AND TRUST?

>> I'M DR. ANDREW BOLLEAU.

I KNEW THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE
NEEDED FOR HER COMPLEX CARE WAS

AVAILABLE FROM THE NEUROLOGISTS
TO SPECIALISTS WE NEEDED FOR HER

CARE.

>> GOOD EVENING.

I'M TERESA LUKENS, AND WELCOME
TO "HEALTH MATTERS."

MEDICAL MYTHS HAVE BEEN
CIRCULATING PRETTY MUCH SINCE

THE BEGINNING OF MEDICINE, THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEN AND NOW

IS THAT BECAUSE OF MODERN
COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION OR

MISINFORMATION CAN REACH
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WITH JUST ONE

SINGLE CLICK.

TONIGHT OUR PANEL OF EXPERTS
WILL HELP US PUT SOME RUMORS TO

REST.

JOINING US IS:
DR. SUSAN HECKER IS BOARD

CERTIFIED IN INTERNAL MEDICINE
AND CURRENTLY PRACTICES AS A

HOSPITALIST AT THE SPOKANE
VETERAN AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER.

SHE IS ALSO A CLINICAL ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR WITH THE ELSON S.

FLOYD COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AT
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY.

MARANDA HELLAND IS A REGISTERED
DIETICIAN AT KOOTENAI HEALTH.

SHE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT
NUTRITION AND ENJOYS WORKING

WITH COMPLEX G.I. PATIENTS, IN
ONCOLOGY NUTRITION, AS WELL AS

NICU AND CRITICAL CARE.

MIKE NILSON IS A LICENSED SPORTS
NUTRITIONIST AND HAS BEEN AN

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR FOR GONZAGA
UNIVERSITY SINCE 2010, TEACHING

HEALTH, HUMAN MOVEMENT, AND
NUTRITION CLASSES.

HE SPECIALIZES IN SPORTS
PERFORMANCE TRAINING AND IS THE

HEAD STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
COACH AT GONZAGA UNIVERSITY.

ANN ROBERTS IS A BOARD CERTIFIED
PEDIATRICIAN AND A FELLOW OF THE

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS.

SHE IS A PEDIATRICIAN AT
PROVIDENCE PEDIATRICS AND SEES

PATIENTS IN SPOKANE VALLEY AND
LIBERTY LAKE AT PROVIDENCE

VALLEY YOUNG PEOPLES CLINIC.

I WANT TO WELCOME THE PANEL
TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

IT'S A VERY BIG TOPIC.

WE WELCOME YOUR QUESTIONS BY
PHONE OR EMAIL.

WANT TO REMIND YOU TOO THAT WE
ARE ALSO STREAMING TONIGHT'S

SHOW ON FACEBOOK.

AND THE PANEL IS GOING TO DO
THEIR VERY BEST TO ANSWER ALL

THE QUESTIONS TONIGHT.

IT'S A VERY BROAD TOPIC THAT WE
ARE TACKLING, DR. HECKER.

TALK ABOUT WHAT WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT WHEN WE SAY MEDICAL MYTHS?

>> YES, SO WE ARE TRYING TO
DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN WHAT IS

MYTH AND WHAT IS FACT.

A LOT OF TIMES MYTHS GET STARTED
BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THAT THERE

WAS BABE A KERNEL OF TRUTH IN
AND THEN OVER TIME, THINGS GET

ADDED ON OR WHATEVER THE
ORIGINAL INTENT WAS SWAYED OR

THERE'S MISINFORMATION IN
GENERAL AND IT'S REALLY

DIFFICULT TO DIFFERENTIATE
BETWEEN WHAT IS MYTH AND WHAT IS

TRUTH, WHEN YOU HAVE ALL SORTS
OF RESOURCES COMING AT YOU, AND

GRANDMA, OF COURSE, TELLING YOU
WHAT SHE THINKS IS TRUE.

AND SO TRYING TO DIFFERENTIATE
THAT IS HOPEFULLY WHAT WE CAN DO

TODAY.

>> HAS THE INTERNET BE A GAME
CHANGER.

>> FOR SURE!

YOU CAN FIND ALL SORTS OF GREAT
INFORMATION THERE, YOU CAN FIND

ALL SORTS OF THINGS THAT ARE NOT
AT ALL HELPFUL.

SO, YEAH.

>> WE HAVE GOT QUITE A LIST FOR
YOU TONIGHT, AND WE WILL TACKLE

AS MANY AS WE CAN.

AND CALL IN WHERE WITH YOUR
QUESTIONS OR EMAIL THOSE

QUESTIONS TO US.

LET'S START WITH MARANDA.

DIETITIAN, EATING FAT MAKES YOU
FAT.

NOW, THAT ONE HAS BEEN FOR A
LONG TIME.

>> THAT'S A REAL LITTLE GOOD
QUESTION AND I THINK IT'S REALLY

RELEVANT WITH THE KETO DIET THAT
CAME OUT.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, PEOPLE
EAT A LOT OF FAT ON THE KETO

DIET, AND THEY LOSE WEIGHT.

HOWEVER WHEN WE LOOK AT THE KETO
DIET, THAT'S A WHOLE OR TOPIC,

IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NECESSARILY
HEALTHY TO EAT A BUNCH OF FAT.

THERE'S A FINE LINE.

WE NEED FAT, ABSOLUTELY.

AND I THINK IT'S BEEN TAKEN TO
AN EXTREME WHERE FAT IS BAD, AND

WE NEED TO KIND OF REVERSE THAT
THINKING, BECAUSE WHEN IN THE --

I THINK IT WAS THE '20s, THEY
DECIDED FAT WAS BAD.

THEY CUT IT OUT OF OUR FOOD AND
INSTEAD OF HAVING FAT, WHICH

SAFETIES REALLY WELL.

IT TASTES GOOD.

THEY ADDED SUGAR AND THEY ADDED
SALT.

I BELIEVE WE ARE ADDICTED TO
SUGAR AND SALT TODAY.

I THINK THAT'S MORE HARMFUL THAN
THE FAT AND OUR BODY NEEDS FAT

FOR MULTIPLE PROCESSES.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO FOCUS ON THE
TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF FAT, THE

SATURATED AND UNSATURATED FAT.

YOU CAN REALLY DISTINGUISH BY
IT'S SOLID AT ROOM TOBACCO, YOUR

BUTTER, CREAM, AND CHEESES AND
COCONUT OIL, PEOPLE THINK THAT'S

A GOOD FAT BUT YOU HAVE TO BE
CAREFUL.

AND THE UNSATURATED FATS, YOUR
OLIVE OIL AND YOUR AVOCADOS,

NUTS AND SEEDS, PEANUT BUTTER,
FISH, LOTS OF FISH.

I DON'T THINK THAT MAKES YOU
FAT.

I'M ACTUALLY MORE OF AN ADVOCATE
THAT WE NEED TO EAT HEART

HEALTHY FATS LIKE THE
UNSATURATED FATS THAT MENTIONED

AND SHY AWAY FROM THINKING IF
YOU EAT TOO MUCH FAT THAT YOU

WILL GET FAT BECAUSE I THINK
RESEARCH IS NOW SHOWING THAT

IT'S ACTUALLY SUGAR AND SUGAR
DEFINITELY CAN LEAD TO WEIGHT

GAIN, HEART DISEASE, AND ALL OF
THAT STUFF.

AND IT'S -- WE'RE KIND OF COMING
AWAY FROM, OH, IT'S FAT.

SO IN MY OPINION, NO, FAT DOES
NOT MAKE YOU FAT.

>> OKAY.

VERY GOOD.

LET'S GO TO OUR FIRST QUESTION
FOR DR. ROBERTS, AND THIS IS

QUESTION NUMBER ONE.

IT'S A VIDEO QUESTION THAT WE
HAVE COMING IN.

>> DO BABIES THE GOOD A FEVER
WHEN THEY ARE TEETHING?

>> AH!

NOW, I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN MY
BABIES WERE LITTLE.

>> I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE
HEARD THAT AND TEETHING DOES GET

BLAMED FOR A LOT OF SYMPTOMS
WHETHER IT'S FEVER, EXTREME

FUSSINESS, DIARRHEA, ALL KINDS
OF THINGS AND STUDIES JUST

REALLY HAVEN'T SHOWN THAT TO BE
THE CASE.

OF COURSE, ALL BABIES ARE GOING
TO BE GOING THROUGH TEETHING AND

MOST OF THE TIME IF YOU SEE ANY
SYMPTOMS AT ALL, THEY ARE GOING

TO BE MILD.

THINGS LIKE MAYBE A LITTLE EXTRA
DROOLING, MOUTHING ON THINGS A

LITTLE BIT MORE.

MAYBE MILD GUM DISCOMFORT, BUT
NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE YOUR BABY

REALLY CRYING AND FUSSY, AND
DEFINITELY NOT FEVER.

THAT'S NOT BEEN SHOWN BY
STUDIES.

>> IF BABY HAS A FEVER AT THE
SAME TIME THEY ARE TEETHING,

THEY ARE NOT ASSOCIATED.

>> YES.

>> THIS IS A TIME WHEN THEY ARE
GETTING A LOT OF VIRAL ILLNESSES

OR THINGS LIKE THAT AND THEY MAY
HAVE A COLD OR EAR INFECTION.

SO IF WE BLAME THAT FEVER ON
TEETHING, WE MAY DELAY FIGURING

OUT WHAT THE REAL CAUSE IS OR
DOING SOMETHING THAT NEEDS

TREATMENT.

>> VERY GOOD TO KNOW.

MIKE, A LOT OF FITNESS
INFORMATION OUT THERE.

>> OH, BOY!

>> AND IT'S CHANGING ALL THE
TIME.

LIFTING HEAVY WEIGHTS BULKS YOU
UP.

IS THAT A MYTH?

>> I WISH IT DID!

BECAUSE I WOULD PROBABLY BE
FILLING OUT THIS SHIRT IF IT

DID.

YOU KNOW, THE ANSWER IS A LITTLE
BIT MORE COMPLICATED THAN YES OR

NO.

I WOULD SAY AS A STRENGTH COACH,
WE DESIGN THESE PROGRAMS FOR

ATHLETES -- FOR THEIR GOALS, AND
SO IF YOU WANT TO GET -- YOU

KNOW, GAIN MASS OR GET BIG, PART
OF IT YOU CAN DO BY LIFTING

HEAVY WEIGHTS BUT I LOVE TO
TRAIN BASKETBALL PLAYERS.

I TRAIN THE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
TEAM AT GONZAGA UNIVERSITY AND

WE LIFT HEAVY WEIGHTS.

YOU MANAGE THE SETS OR REPS THAT
THEY DO SO THEY CAN BE STRONG

WITHOUT GAINING SIZE.

SO TO HAVE HEAVY WEIGHTS TO BULK
UP, YOU MIGHT BE DOING FIVE TO

TEN SETS AND THEN THE NUTRITION
PLAYS A HUGE ROLE IN IT TOO.

SO IT'S A LOT HARDER TO BULK UP
THAN YOU THINK.

AMOUNT AND THEN WORK YOUR WAY
UP?

DO YOU EVER GET TO THE POINT
WHERE YOU ARE PLATEAUING WITH A

CERTAIN AMOUNT OF WEIGHT?

AND A LITTLE ADVICE ON HOW WE
BEGIN?

>> WE ALWAYS SAY WE HAVE TWO
KINDS OF PEOPLE.

HALF THE ATHLETES WE TRAIN WANT
TO BULK UP AND SO DEPENDING ON

THEIR GOALS.

LET'S SAY THEY ARE A BASKETBALL
PLAYER THAT WANTS TO GAIN WEIGHT

OR AN EVERYDAY PERSON THAT WANTS
TO LOOK GOOD IN THEIR SWIMSUIT.

LIFTING HEAVY WEIGHTS WOULD HAVE
TO BE PART OF IT.

THREE SETS WON'T CUT IT.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE BODY BUILDERS
AND JUST DOING DOING AN EXERCISE FOR

THE CHEST.

THOSE BODY BUILDERS MIGHT BE
DOING 10 TO 15 SETS.

YOU HAVE TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT
OF WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING AND

EAT A LOT.

AND THE OTHER PEOPLE I TRAIN, I
DON'T WANT TO GET BIG.

ESPECIALLY SOME OF OUR FEMALE
ATHLETES.

I'M AFRAID TO LIFT HEAVY WEIGHTS
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO LOOK

LIKE ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AND
YOU WOULD SAY, WELL TO DO, THAT

WOULD YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF
VOLUME.

WE CAN STILL GET YOU STRONGER
BECAUSE IF YOU WANT TO PREVENT

INJURY, IF YOU WANT TO HAVE
NICE, STRONG BONES LIFTING

WEIGHTS IS PART OF THAT, BUT WE
JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT THEM

ON A PROGRAM THAT MANAGES THE
AMOUNT OF WORK THAT THEY ARE

DOING.

SO I WOULD SAY IT'S REALLY
DIFFICULT TO PUT ON SIZE.

YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A PROGRAM
THAT HAS A LOT OF VOLUME.

>> ALL RIGHT.

SO TO WORRY -- THE COMMON PERSON
SHOULD NOT BE WORRYING TOO MUCH

ABOUT THAT?

>> NO, NO.

I WISH THAT WAS THE CASE BECAUSE
I WOULD BE LOOKING A LOT BUFFER.

[ LAUGHTER ]
>> SO WE HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.

THIS ONE IS FOR DR. HECKER,
HAVING TO DO WITH THE FLU.

>>> I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT
A FLU SHOT CAN GIVE ME THE FLU.

IS THAT TRUE?

>> OH, DR. HECKER!

[ LAUGHTER ]
WE ARE IN FLU SEASON STILL.

>> YES.

YES.

IT SEEMS TO BE NEVER ENDING
SOMETIMES.

SO THE FLU SHOT IS NOT GOING TO
GIVE YOU THE FLU, BUT YOU MAY

FEEL A LITTLE, WHAT WE CALL
FLUISH, AS YOUR BODY IS REACTING

TO THE FLU VACCINES.

IT'S NOT THE ACTUAL FLU ITSELF.

AND THE OTHER THING TOO IS THE
VACCINE TAKES ABOUT TWO WEEKS TO

BECOME EFFECTIVE.

SO YOU MAY DEVELOP THE FLU IN
BETWEEN, BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T YET

HAD A CHANCE TO BE FULLY
IMMUNIZED.

SO THAT MAY BE PART OF WHY
PEOPLE SAY, OH, I GOT THE FLU

SHOT AND I GOT THE FLU.

IT MAY HAVE BEEN THAT THEY
CONTRACTED THE FLU JUST RIGHT

AFTER THE FLU SHOT, WHEN IT WAS
NOT QUITE EFFECTIVE.

>> WHAT ABOUT THE NASAL SPRAY
VERSUS THE SHOT?

>> SO THERE'S BEEN SOME BACK AND
FORTH ON THE NASAL SPRAY AND THE

SHOT.

RIGHT NOW, THE SHOT IS THE
PREFERRED METHOD OF OBTAINING

THE VACCINATION.

>> BECAUSE I HAD ALSO HEARD --
MYTH OR TRUTH -- THAT YOU -- YOU

COULD POSSIBLY GET THE FLU FROM
THE NASAL SPRAY.

>> THE POSSIBILITY IS PERHAPS
THERE, BUT VERY, VERY SMALL.

IF SOMEONE HAS A COMPROMISED
IMMUNE SYSTEM, THAT MAY BE THE

CASE FOR THEM, BUT THAT'S -- IN
THAT CASE, NO ONE WOULD

RECOMMEND THAT THEY RECEIVE THE
NASAL FORM OF THE VACCINE.

>> OKAY.

MARANDA, BACK TO NUTRITION.

AND DIETARY NEEDS.

DO YOU REALLY NEED EIGHT GLASSES
OF WATER A DAY?

THAT IS A LOT OF WATER.

>> YES.

THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

I WOULD HAVE TO SAY YES AND NO
TO THAT.

I REALLY THINK WE NEED TO GET
AWAY FROM THE GENERIC

RECOMMENDATIONS WHERE IT'S JUST
LIKE EVERYBODY NEEDS THIS.

WE ALL NEED 2,000 CALORIES PER
DAY.

WE ARE BIO INDIVIDUAL.

WE ARE NOT THE SAME.

SO WATER -- YOUR FLUID INTAKE IS
DEPENDENT ON YOU.

HOW BIG YOU ARE, HOW SMALL YOU
ARE, HOW ACTIVE YOU ARE.

I THINK IT IS A GOOD BASELINE
BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S A RULE OF

THUMB.

AND YOU NEED TO BE INTUITIVE AND
LISTEN TO YOUR BODY.

ARE YOU GETTING DEHYDRATED?

THEN OBVIOUSLY, YOU INTO ED TO
BE DRINKING -- YOU NEED TO BE

DRINKING MORE BUT YOU CAN GET
OVER HYDRATED TOO AND THEN SOME

OF THOSE SIDE EFFECTS ARE A
LITTLE BIT MORE EXTREME THAN

BEING DEHYDRATED.

>> IT'S A FINE LINE AND I THINK
WE SHOULDN'T USE THAT AS A RULE

OF THUMB OF EIGHT GLASSES.

I THINK WE NEED TO LISTEN TO OUR
BODY.

WE ABSOLUTELY NEED WATER AND A
WATER.

THEY LIKE TO DRINK TEA, WHICH IS
DEHYDRATING, AND COFFEE AND

SODA.

YOU ARE NO NOT GOING TO GET WATER
IN THOSE BEVERAGES.

IF YOU ARE NOT DRINKING -- IF
YOU ARE DRINKING EIGHT CUPS OF

SOMETHING AND FOUR OF THOSE CUPS
ARE SODA, TEA, COFFEE, YOU

ABSOLUTELY NEED TO DRINK MORE
WATER.

>> WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE SIGNS
IF I'M NOT DRINKING ENOUGH.

THIRST, OBVIOUSLY, BUT IF YOU
GET TO THE POINT OF THE THIRST,

ARE YOU --
>> YES, THEY SAY IF YOU HAVE DRY

MOUTH, YOU HAVE ALREADY LOST 2%
OF YOUR BODY WEIGHT IN WATER.

SO THAT IS ALREADY AN INDICATION
THAT YOU ARE DEHYDRATED AND

FATIGUE, DIZZINESS, LIGHT
HEADEDNESS ARE ALSO SIGNS OF

DEHYDRATION.

IT CAN BE DANGEROUS TO BE
DEHYDRATED FOR LONG PEARLS OF

TIME AND IT'S DEFINITELY NOT
GOOD FOR THE BODY, BUT I DON'T

THINK YOU NECESSARILY NEED EIGHT
GLASSES A DAY.

>> AND THE COFFEES AND TEAS ARE
GOING TO DEHYDRATE.

YOU ARE GETTING SOME LEVEL OF
HYDRATION, RIGHT?

>> YOU ARE GETTING SOME, BUT
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE HYDRATING

TO YOU.

YOUR CELLS AREN'T GOING TO USE
IT AS WATER TO MAKE NEW CELLS.

>> AND DR. ROBERTS, THAT BRINGS
UP KIND OF A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION

TO THE KIDS.

DRINKING WATER, OR SPORTS
DRINKS.

>> RIGHT.

>> AFTER ACTIVITIES.

WHAT'S RECOMMENDED THERE?

DO KIDS REALLY NEED THAT
HYDRATION OF A GATORADE-TYPE

PRODUCT?

>> SO, NO.

SO SPORTS DRINKS FOR THE TYPICAL
PEDIATRIC PATIENT OR, YOU KNOW,

TYPICAL PEDIATRIC ACTIVITY, SUCH
AS LIKE A CHILD'S SOCCER GAME OR

A BASKETBALL GAME, IT'S NOT
GOING TO BE NECESSARY FOR THEM

TO DRINK GATORADE OR POWERADE OR
ANY OF THOSE TYPES OF SPORTS

DRINKS AFTERWARDS.

PLAIN WATER IS ACTUALLY WHAT WE
RECOMMEND AS FAR AS THE SAFEST

HYDRATION FOR KIDS DURING AND
AFTER EXERCISE.

THE SPORTS DRINKS JUST KIND OF
COME ALONG WITH A LOT OF EXTRA

SUGAR, WHICH WE TOUCHED ON.

HOW SUGAR COMES ALONG WITH A
MYRIAD OF HEALTH CONCERNS WITH

CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND TOOTH
DECAY.

>> AND GETTING STARTED ON THOSE
SETS A PATTERN AS WELL, RIGHT?

>> YES, SO WATER IS REALLY BEST.

IT WILL BE THE RARE CASE WHEN A
CHILD IS EXERCISING VIGOROUSLY

ENOUGH A WHERE YOU THINK ABOUT TRI
LITE NEEDS?

>> WHAT ABOUT ATHLETES ON THAT
SAME TOPIC?

>> IF THE ACTIVITY IS LESS THAN
AN HOUR, WE RECOMMEND WATER.

AND FOR SOMETHING LIKE A SOCCER
GAME THAT THEY MIGHT BE ON THE

FIELD 45 MINUTES BEFORE, AN HOUR
AND A HALF.

WE WILL DO THINGS LIKE MAYBE
ORANGES.

WE WILL DO SOME SPORT DRINKS
TOO, NOT JUST FOR ELECTROLYTES

BUT TO GET THEM SOME SIMPLE
SUGARS THAT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE

TO USE INSTEAD OF BREAKING DOWN
MUSCLE GLYCOGEN.

FOR ME, I PLAY BASKETBALL EVERY
WEEKEND, AND WATER IS THE BEST.

>> WE HAVE OUR FIRST QUESTION
COMING IN FROM BRIE IN SPOKANE.

DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION.

>> YES, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR
MARANDA, THE DIETITIAN.

SO I DRINK A LOT OF LACROIX AND
SPARKLING WATER, AND SO I'M

WONDERING WILL THAT HYDRATE ME?

OR DOES THAT DEHYDRATE ME?

>> I LOVE THAT QUESTION!

WE JUST HAD SOME RESEARCH COME
OUT OF THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION

AND DIETETICS ON THIS TOPIC, IT
IS HYDRATING A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE

CHOOSING TO DRINK THE SPARKLING
WATERS AND LACROIXS.

MY SISTER IS GETTING ME ON BOARD
WITH IT.

IT'S AN ACQUIRED TASTE AND SO,
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY, YOU CAN DRINK

THOSE THINGS.

BECAUSE THERE'S NO SUGAR IN
THEM.

THERE'S NOTHING THAT WILL
DEHYDRATE YOU.

>> THE CARBONATION --
>> NO, IT HAS NO BAD EFFECT.

>> THIS ONE IS STRAIGHT OUT OF
MY FAMILY, DR. HECKER.

>> YEAH.

>> USING BUTTER TO SOOTHE A
BURN.

>> OH, MY!

>> NOW, THIS GOES BACK A FEW
YEARS.

I DON'T THINK ANYBODY IN THE
FAMILY IS STILL DOING THIS, BUT

I HEARD THIS POP UP A FEW TIMES.

>> YES.

YES.

I THINK THE ORIGINS MAY HAVE
COME FROM IT BEING A SOOTHING

TYPE OF BALM, IF YOU WILL, BUT
THE CONCERN IS THAT THE BUTTER

WILL SERVE AS A SEALANT, IF YOU
WILL, AND TRAP IN THE HEAT FROM

THE BURN AND CAUSE YOUR SKIN TO
BURN PERHAPS A LITTLE BIT MORE.

THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO GET
THE BURN UNDER COLD RUNNING

WATER RIGHT AWAY AND KEEP IT
THIS FOR QUITE SOMETIME AT

AROUND 10 MINUTES OR SO KNOCK
THE BURN DOWN.

PUTTING ANYTHING ON TOP OF IT IS
NOT GOING TO BE HELPFUL AND

MIGHT PROLONG THE AGONY.

>> AND COULD THERE BE CONCERN
WITH INFECTION AS WELL WITH

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> PROBABLY NOT TOO MUCH UNLESS
YOU HAVE A SEVERE BURN, IN WHICH

CASE YOU ARE PROBABLY SEEKING
MEDICAL TREATMENT.

>> STAY AWAY FROM THE BUTTER.

NOW I WILL BE IN TROUBLE WITH
THE FAMILY FOR THAT ONE.

WE HAVE A QUESTION FOR MIKE.

HAVING TO DO WITH TARGETING
PROBLEM AREAS.

>> IS IT TRUE THAT I CAN TARGET
PROBLEM AREAS WHEN I WANT TO

BURN FAT?

>> CAN YOU DO THAT, MIKE?

>> UNFORTUNATELY, YOU CANNOT.

>> OH!

YOU JUST BURST MY BUBBLE.

>> I WISH YOU COULD CHOOSE WHERE
YOU PUT ON THE FAT, BUT YOU

CAN'T CHOOSE TO WHERE YOU BURN
IT EITHER.

I GET SUCKED IN WITH THE
ABMACHINES AND THINGS LIKE THAT,

BUT THE FAT IS GOING TO STAY
THERE AND IT'S NOT GIVING YOU

THE SIX PACK LOOK.

WHAT WE RECOMMEND IS GENERAL
EXERCISE, THINGS LIKE SQUATS,

LUNGS, PRESSES, COMPOUND
MOVEMENTS INVOLVING LARGE MUSCLE

GROUPS CAN HELP TO BURN FAT
EVERYWHERE, NOT JUST IN THE LEGS

BUT ALSO THE ABDOMINALS OR THE
TARGET AREA.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO BURN FAT,
A GENERAL EXERCISE PROGRAM IS

BETTER THAN DOING CRUNCHES,
COMBINED WITH GOOD NUTRITION.

YOU CAN'T OUT WORK A BAD DIET.

SO THE NUTRITION IS PIECE IS
PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST

THING THAT YOU CAN DO TO LEAN UP
FOR SUMMERTIME.

>> SO YOU CAN DO CRUNCHES ALL
DAY LONG, IT WON'T MAKE A

DIFFERENCE?

>> NO.

@AND IT MIGHT EVEN BE WORSE.

>> REALLY?

IT MIGHT BE WORSE?

>> JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE BUILDING
MUSCLE THERE BUT YOU ARE NOT

NECESSARILY BURNING THE FAT SO
IN THEORY YOU COULD BE

INCREASING THE SIZE OF YOUR
OBLIQUES AND THEN YOU HAVE FAT

ON TOP OF IT.

I WOULD SUGGEST, LIKE THINGS
LIKE LUNGES, RUNNING, PRESSES,

THOSE GENERAL MOVEMENTS THAT
WILL BE INVOLVING MORE THAN JUST

ONE GROUP OF EXERCISES.

>> OKAY.

VERY GOOD.

DR. ROBERTS, BACK TO YOU.

GREEN NASAL DRAINAGE ON A CHILD
OR BABY IS AN INDICATION OF

INFECTION?

>> THAT'S SORT OF A COMPLICATED
ONE.

IT DOES INDICATE MAYBE SOME
INFECTION BUT THE QUESTION IS,

IS IT A VIRAL INFECTION LIKE A
COMMON COLD OR THE LESS COMMONLY

SEEN BACTERIAL INFECTION OR
SINUSITIS THAT WOULD REQUIRE AN

ANTIBIOTIC OR SOME SORT OF
TREATMENT THAT WAY.

KIDS WITH COLD ARE GOING TO HAVE
ALL TYPES OF NASAL DRAINAGE, AND

GREEN BACK TO CLEAR AND SO EVERY
GREEN RUNNY NOSE DOESN'T MEAN

YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR KID ON AN
ANTIBIOTIC.

IN FACT, ANTIBIOTICS JUST REALLY
DON'T HELP AT ALL WITH VIRAL

ILLNESSES AND WE LIKE TO AVOID
USING THEM WHEN WE DON'T NEED

THEM.

RATHER THAN LOOKING AT THE COLOR
OF THE DRAINAGE, IT'S SOMETIMES

MORE HELPFUL TO LOOK AT HOW LONG
IS YOUR CHILD SICK?

ARE THEY ACTING SICKER THAN YOU
WOULD EXPECT WITH A NORMAL COLD?

SOMETIMES THINGS LIKE FEVER CAN
BE HELPFUL.

USUALLY YOU CAN GET A FEVER WITH
A VIRAL COLD, BUT IT WILL BE

EARLY ON IN THE ILLNESS.

IF YOU HAVE A FEVER LATER ON, IT
MAY BE A SINUS INFECTION.

>> SHOULD YOU TAKE THE CHILD TO
THE DOCTOR?

>> FOR BABIES UNDER TWO MONTHS
OF AGE, WE ALWAYS WANT THEM SEEN

FOR FEVERS.

THEY ARE JUST NOT AS GOOD AS
FIGHTING OFF INFECTIONS AND

THEIR INFECTIONS CAN BE MORE
DIFFICULT.

THEY DON'T SHOW US WHAT IS GOING
ON.

UNDER TWO MONTHS OF AGE, ANY
FEVER AT ALL, AND THAT'S 104

RECTAL LeALLY, WE WANT THEM SEEN
RIGHT AWAY.

IF THE CHILD IS HAPPY AND
PLAYFUL, AND THE FEVER IS BRIEF

AND MILD, NOT NECESSARILY A BAD
THING.

YOU CAN CALL US AND TALK TO A
NURSE.

>> DOES IT ALWAYS MEAN --
FOLLOWING UP HERE AGAIN.

>> YEAH.

>> WITH SOME PEDIATRICIANS SAY,
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A FEVER.

IT MEANS THAT THE CHILD IS
FIGHTING --

>> CORRECT, YEAH.

SO A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE REALLY
FRIGHTENED OF FEVERS AND THEY

CAN BE A SCARY THING FOR
PARENTS.

THEY INDICATE THAT THERE'S
SOMETHING GOING ON, SOME KIND OF

ILLNESS AND THEY DO WARRANT
LOOKING INTO, TO FIGURE OUT WHAT

IS GOING ON, BUT FEVERS DO HELP
US FIGHT INFECTIONS AND IT'S

KIND OF THE BODY'S NATURAL
DEFENSE MECHANISM.

AND SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE
KIND OF MANAGED REALLY AGGRESS

ENVIRONMENTALLY OR -- AGGRESS
OFLY OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE IN

MOST KIDS WHEN THEY ARE
OTHERWISE DOING WELL.

FOR EXAMPLE, AROUND-THE-CLOCK
TYLENOL AND ALTERNATE IBUPROFEN

AND TYLENOL IS USUALLY NOT
NECESSARY.

TIM IN SPOKANE SAYS:
>> THIS ONE HAS BEEN OUT FOR THE

LAST MONTH OR TWO, A REPORT THAT
CAME OUT.

>> WELL, IF SITTING IS AS BAD AS
SMOKING, THEN I'M PRETTY SCARED

THAT WE ARE SITTING HERE AT THIS
TABLE AT THE MOMENT.

>> IT HAS A SHOCK FACTOR TO IT,
FOR SURE.

>> SO -- WHY THAT CAME ABOUT IS
THAT SITTING FOR MORE THAN EIGHT

HOURS A DAY IS ASSOCIATED WITH
SOME INCREASE IN CHRONIC DISEASE

AND PREMATURE DEATH, AS SCARY AS
THAT SOUND IS.

BUT THAT'S ONLY ABOUT 10 OR 20%,
VERSUS SMOKING WHICH IS 180%.

THERE'S VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF
INCREASE THERE, BUT NOT TO THE

EXTENT THAT SMOKING IS.

SO THE TAKEAWAY IS TO -- IF YOU
ARE SEDENTARY AT YOUR JOB, MAKE

SURE YOU ARE GETTING OUT AND
EXERCISING AND DOING SOME

MOVEMENT AT HOME.

>> IF YOU HAVE A DESK JOB, GET
UP AND WALK AROUND EVERY NOW AND

THEN.

>> MAKE AN EXCUSE TO VISIT YOUR
FRIENDS AND GET A CUP OF COFFEE

AND GET UP AND BE ACTIVE.

>> THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.

>> WE HAVE A QUESTION COMING IN
ON THE PHONE FROM FRAN IN

CALGARY.

>> HI, FRAN.

>> HI, HOW ARE YOU).

>> DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION?

>> I DID.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU
WOULD BE WILLING TO TACKLE THE

MYTHOLOGY THAT'S GOING AROUND BY
THE ANTI-VACCERS.

>> WE WERE DEFINITELY GOING TO
GET INTO THAT THIS EVENING.

LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THAT.

DR. ROBERTS, A LOT OF TALK ABOUT
WHETHER PEOPLE SHOULD VACCINATE,

ESPECIALLY WITH THE MEASLES
OUTBREAK THAT WE HAVE RECENTLY

SEEN.

>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.

AS A PEDIATRICIAN, WE DO A LOT
OF VACCINATIONS AND VACCINES

PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN KEEPING
KIDS HEALTHY, AND PREVENTING

PREVENTABLE ILLNESSES AND THINGS
OF THAT SORT.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE AS A LOT OF
MISINFORMATION OUT THERE, THINGS

THAT CAUSED PARENTS TO BE
FEARFUL ABOUT VACCINATION AND

PERHAPS EVEN CHOOSE NOT TO
VACCINATE THEIR CHILD, AND SO

THAT'S A BIG CONCERN FOR US.

ONE OF THE BIG THINGS IS, YOU
KNOW, DO VACCINES CAUSE AUTISM

AND THAT'S BEEN VERY WELL
STUDIED LUCKILY AND HAS SHOWN

NOT TO BE THE CASE.

MANY, MANY, STUDIES HAVE BEEN
DONE AND SHOW NO ASSOCIATIONS

WITH THOSE THINGS.

THERE A WERE SOME INFAMOUS STUDIES
DON'T BACK IN THE '90s.

PEOPLE HAVE DEFINITELY HEARD
ABOUT THAT, THAT SUGGESTED A

LINK BETWEEN THE MMR VACCINE AND
AUTISM.

AND THOSE HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN
RETRACTED.

NOT ONLY BECAUSE THEY WERE
SCIENTIFICALLY FLAWED BUT FOUND

TO BE FRAUDULENT.

THE DOCTOR WHO CONDUCTED THOSE
LOST HIS MEDICAL LICENSE AND

THINGS OF THAT NATURE AND SINCE
THAT TIME, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK

TO TRY TO REVERSE THE DAMAGE
DONE BY THOSE STUDIES.

SO A LOT OF INFORMATION IS OUT
THERE NOW THAT MAKES US VERY

REASSURED TO TELL PEOPLE THAT
THERE'S NO ASSOCIATION BETWEEN

THOSE TWO THINGS.

YES, WITH THINGS LIKE THE
MEASLES OUTBREAK.

THE HESITANCY TO VACCINATE HAS
CAUSED THEM.

>> WE HAVE OUR PACKAGE.

A DOCTOR WITH MULTICARE ROCKWOOD
SPOKANE IS ON A MISSION TO MAKE

SURE PEOPLE GET THE RIGHT
INFORMATION.

>> LIKE MOST FAMILY PHYSICIANS,
DR. GRETCHEN LASALLE THINKS

SHE'S HEARD IT ALL, UNTIL SHE
HEARS MORE.

>> I'VE HAD FOLKS FOLLOW
BAREFOOT THERAPIES WHO ARE

DIABETIC, WHICH IS SCARY FOR
A DIABETIC

GO BAREFOOT TO HEAL THEMSELVES.

I'VE HAD PEOPLE WITH CANCER, YOU
KNOW, THINK THAT IONIC WATER WAS

GOING TO HEAL THEM.

THERE'S A LOT OF MEDICAL MYTHS
OUT THERE.

>> BUT UNLIKE MANY IN HER
PROFESSION, SHE'S PUT IN

COUNTLESS HOURS OF RESEARCH TO
DEBUNK THESE MYTHS AND PROVIDE

TANGIBLE DATA FOR HER COLLEAGUES
AND FOR HER PATIENTS.

>> I GOT INTO THIS BECAUSE I
FELT LIKE I DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE

ANSWERS MY PATIENTS NEEDED, AND
I AND I WANTED FOR MYSELF TO DO

THE RESEARCH TO DEBUNK ALL OF
THE THINGS I WAS HEARING IN MY

OFFICE THAT I KNEW AREN'T TRUE,
BUT DIDN'T HAVE THE DATA TO BACK

UP.

>> THE MAIN FOCUS OF HER
RESEARCH HAS BEEN TO SET THE

RECORD STRAIGHT ON VACCINATIONS.

A DAUNTING TASK, GIVEN THE SHEER
VOLUME OF INFORMATION AND

MISINFORMATION NOW AVAILABLE TO
EVERYONE.

>> WELL, EVER SINCE THERE HAVE
BEEN VACCINES, THERE BEEN

THERE'S BEEN SORT OF AN
ANTI-VACCINE SENTIMENT AND

MOVEMENT.

BUT SINCE WE'VE GOT THE INTERNET
AND SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT'S REALLY

HOW THINGS HAVE SPREAD AS
QUICKLY AS THEY HAVE.

>> IN 1998, A BRITISH PHYSICIAN
PUBLISHED A CASE STUDY

SUGGESTING A LINK BETWEEN THE
MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE

AND AUTISM.

THAT STUDY, INVOLVING JUST 12
CHILDREN EXPLODED ON THE

INTERNET AND IN THE NEWS MEDIA,
CREATING AN ANTI-VACCINE

MOVEMENT.

>> THAT ONE TOOK OFF LIKE CRAZY
AND IS STILL EXISTING TODAY EVEN

THOUGH MILLIONS OF CHILDREN HAVE
NOW BEEN STUDIED AND MULTIPLE

RESEARCH PROJECTS SHOWING NO
LINK BETWEEN MMR AND AUTISM.

>> 20 YEAR LATER, PEOPLE ARE
STILL AFRAID.

>> A MEASLES OUTBREAK IN THE
NORTHWEST PART OF THE COUNTRY IS

LEADING TO NEW CONCERNS ABOUT A
LACK OF VACCINATIONS IN SOME

COMMUNITIES, AND JUST WHO MAY
HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE

INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

>> PARENTS CALL THE SHOTS.

PARENTS CALL THE SHOTS.

>> EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO WHAT'S
BEST FOR THEIR CHILD, AND IF

THEY HEAR SOMETHING THAT IS
FRIGHTENING THAT MAKES THEM

THINK BY GIVING A VACCINE
THEY'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING

THAT'S HARMFUL, THEY'RE NOT
GOING TO DO IT.

>> DR. LASALLE DOESN'T WANT TO
DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM DOING

THEIR OWN RESEARCH, BUT SHE
SUGGESTS VETTING THE INFORMATION

THEY GET TO MAKE SURE IT'S UP TO
DATE AND COMING FROM A REPUTABLE

SOURCE.

>> THINGS LIKE THE CENTERS FOR
DISEASE CONTROL PREVENTION, THE

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
THE MAYO CLINIC, CLEVELAND

CLINIC, THAT SORT OF THING.

>> SHE ALSO SUGGESTS CHECKING
OUT THE CREDENTIALS OF THE

PERSON AUTHORING THE
INFORMATION.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF MOMMY
BLOGS OUT THERE WRITTEN BY

PEOPLE WHO DON'T NECESSARILY
HAVE A SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND

>> AND WHETHER IT'S
VACCINATIONS, WEIGHT-LOSS PLANS,

HERBAL REMEDIES, OR WHAT HAVE
YOU, SHE HOPES THAT PEOPLE WILL

TALK TO THEIR DOCTORS, AND THAT
THE DOCTORS WILL HAVE DONE THEIR

RESEARCH.

>> DOCTORS DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING
WE CAN'T.

SCIENCE DOESN'T KNOW EVERYTHING.

WE'RE STILL LEARNING EVERY DAY.

SO YOU KNOW, IF OUR PATIENTS
GIVE US THE CHANCE TO LEARN

ALONG WITH THEM AND HELP THEM
INTERPRET WHAT'S OUT THERE, THEN

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THEM
SAFE AND HEALTHY.

>> AND DR. ROBERTS, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO FOLLOW UP JUST A LITTLE

BIT WITH WHAT DR. LaSALLE WAS
TALKING ABOUT?

I'M SURE YOU HAVE PARENTS COMING
TO YOU.

THEY ARE CONCERNED.

>> DEFINITELY.

>> THEY JUST WANT TO BE GOOD
PARENTS.

>> WE ARE ALWAYS WELCOMING OF
THOSE QUESTIONS.

WE'RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO HAVE THAT
CONVERSATION WHEN FAMILIES ARE

BRINGING IN THEIR CHILDREN FOR
THEIR VISITS AND THINGS LIKE

THAT.

WE DO FEEL THAT VACCINES SERVE
SUCH AN IMPORTANT ROLE AND WE

WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN
PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH AS MUCH

REASSURANCE AND EDUCATION AND
OTHER SOURCES TO LOOK AT, THINGS

OF THAT NATURE TOO.

>> AND WHEN PEOPLE BRING YOU
THAT RESEARCH, THEY HAVE PRINTED

SOMETHING OFF THE INTERNET
DISTR,DR. HECKER AND THEY ARE

CONVINCED THAT WHAT THEY ARE
READING IS THE REAL DEAL AND

THEY PRESENT IT TO YOU AS A
DOCTOR.

TELL US HOW YOU WORK WITH THAT
PATIENT?

>> I TRY TO FIND WHAT THE FEAR
IS.

THERE'S USUALLY A FEAR THAT
DRIVES THAT.

AND ALSO BEHIND THAT IS WANTING
TO DOT RIGHT THING.

AND SO TRYING TO SIFT THROUGH
THE INFORMATION, TO FIGURE OUT

WHAT IS THE EMOTION DRIVING AND
THEN WHAT'S THE FACTS BEHIND

THAT AND HOW TO MELD THAT
TOGETHER, IT'S OFTEN JUST A

CONVERSATION TO BE HAD, TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE BOTH ON THE SAME

TEAM.

AND TO GO THROUGH THAT.

>> MM-HMM DR. GOOGLE IS NOT
ALWAYS THE BEST SOURCE.

I KNOW WHEN YOU DO SEARCH
SOMETHING ON THE INTERNET,

SOMETIMES THE FIRST SOURCE THAT
POPS UP IS NOT THE MOST

REPUTABLE.

>> RIGHT.

>> YOU NEED TO DIG DEEPER.

>> COMPANIES CAN OFTEN PAY TO
HAVE THEIR GOOGLE SEARCH COME UP

AT THE TOP AND A LOT OF WHAT YOU
WILL GET NECESSARILY ARE ADS AND

SO FORTH.

AND SO GETTING TO THOSE
REPUTABLE SOURCES AS WAS

MENTIONED, INCLUDING THE
CLEVELAND CLINIC, THE MAYO

CLINIC, CDC AND SO FORTH MAY
TAKE MORE DIGGING INTO THOSE.

>> VERY GOOD.

>> AND WE GET BACK TO THE PHONE
CALLS.

EMILY IN SPOKANE.

HI, EMILY.

>> HI.

>> THANK YOU FOR WAITING.

>> OF COURSE!

NO PROBLEM.

>> YOU HAVE A PROBLEM?

>> OH, YES.

SO THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY A
MYTH, BUT A LITTLE BIT OF A

CLARIFICATION FOR ME.

I'M REALLY BIG INTO PUTTING ON
SUNSCREEN ALL THE TIME.

BUT PARTICULARLY ON MY FACE.

I HAVE NOT ALWAYS WORN SUNSCREEN
ON MY FACE AND I HAVE READ A LOT

OF THINGS THAT SAY 20 SPF IS
FINE AND I READ THINGS THAT YOU

SHOULD GO FULL BORE, 50 SPF ON
YOUR FACE EVERY DAY.

DO YOU HAVE ANY INSIGHT ON THAT?

>> AH.

>> DR. HECKER.

YES, I SHARE THAT WITH YOU, BE A
FAIR-SKINNED PERSON FINDING THE

SPF.

AFTER ABOUT AN SPF OF 50, YOU
ARE NOT GETTING ANY MORE

PROTECTION.

IF YOU HAVE A PRODUCT WITH THAT
LEVEL, YOU DON'T NEED TO GO ANY

FURTHER THAN THAT.

OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S A WILL
MARKETING SCHEME.

SO I WOULD IMAGINE PROBABLY
AROUND A 50 TO GIVE YOURSELF THE

MOST PROTECTION, BOTH FROM
SUNBURN AS WELL AS FROM THE

DAMAGE THAT CAN BE CAUSED TO
YOUR SKIN.

>> OKAY.

VERY GOOD.

ANOTHER EMAIL COMING IN.

THIS ONE FROM CLARENCE WHO SAYS:
>> NOW, STEM CELLS THAT'S -- WE

ARE OPENING UP A BIG CAN OF
WORMS WITH THAT ONE.

>> YES.

>> WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO TACKLE
THAT?

>> THAT'S OUT OF MY AREA!

>> WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT STEM
CELLS?

>> OH, GOODNESS.

THAT IS --
[ LAUGHTER ]

-- HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE?

>> RIGHT.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S
VERY ENTERING AND SOMETHING THAT

CONTINUOUSLY IS EXPANDING OUR
KNOWLEDGE BASE.

I MYSELF DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF
EXPERIENCE WITH THAT, AND WOULD

RECOMMEND FINDING A COLLEAGUE
THAT DOES.

FOR SURE.

>> VERY GOOD.

MARANDA, I WANT TO GET BACK TO
YOU.

APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, THERE ARE A
LOT OF CLAIMS ABOUT IT.

EVERYTHING FROM OUR GUT HEALTH
TO TOPICAL APPLICATIONS.

IS IT REALLY A CURE-ALL?

>> I DON'T THINK THERE'S
ANYTHING THAT'S A CURE-ALL.

>> RIGHT.

>> AND SO WHEN I WAS DIVING INTO
THIS I FOUND SOME INTERESTING

THINGS JUST WHAT PEOPLE USE THEM
FOR.

OH, IT'S GOOD FOR MY HAIR.

IT BALANCES MY PH, IT'S GOOD FOR
MY GUT LIKE MENTIONED AND THERE

ARE SOME PROBIOTICS IN IT.

YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER IT HAS TO
HAVE THE MOTHER WITH IT

ESSENTIALY.

AND WHEN YOU GET THESE PRODUCTS
THAT ARE HEAVILY PROCESSED, YOU

ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE THAT
NATURAL PROBIOTIC.

THEY DO SELL THE UNFILTERED
UNREFiNED ONES.

POTENTIALLY -- I DIDN'T LOOK
INTO THAT DEEPLY.

MY ISSUE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE
INGEST IT.

THEY DRINK IT AND IF YOU DON'T
DILUTE IT WELL ENOUGH, IT CAN

SEVERELY BURN YOUR ESOPHAGUS AND
ALTER YOUR CELLS AND PUT YOU

MORE AT RISK FOR ESOPHAGEAL
CANCER AND STOMACH ULCERS.

>> PUTTING ON YOUR SKIN OR HAIR.

I DON'T SEE WHY THERE'S A HARM
IN TRYING THAT, BUT THE EVIDENCE

DIDN'T POINT TOWARDS ANYTHING
REALLY CONFOUNDING THAT I --

THAT REALLY STOOD OUT TO ME.

AND SO IT'S DEFINITELY, THINK
MORE OF A MYTH THAN A MEDICAL

CURE FOR THINGS.

AND THE OTHER THING ABOUT THE
PH, I MEAN, WE KNOW WE HAVE

HEARD THE ALKALINE DIET, SHE
MENTIONED THE IONIZED WATER FOR

CANCER PATIENTS.

I REALLY DID LOOK INTO THAT.

THAT'S 100% A MYTH AND SCHEME,
MARKETING SCHEME AND IT'S

UNFORTUNATE.

PEOPLE THINK, YES, YOU CAN
CHANGE THE PH OF YOUR URINE.

YOU CAN NEVER CHANGE THE PH OF
YOUR BLOOD.

OUR BODIES WON'T DO THAT.

THE ONLY BENEFIT, MAYBE IT COULD
PREVENT BLADDER CANCER BUT THERE

WAS NO DEFINITIVE -- I READ A
META ANALYSIS.

THEY FOUND ONE STUDY THAT EVEN
LOOKED AT THE ALKALINE DIET AND

CURE FOR CANCER OR ANY OF THAT.

I DON'T THINK THAT BALANCING
YOUR PH IS NECESSARY.

IT WON'T PREVENT YEAST
INFECTIONS AND ALL OF THAT

WHEJAZZ,BUT I DON'T THINK NECESSARILY
THINK IT'S HARMFUL TO DO IT IF

YOU FEEL LIKE IT CLEARS YOUR
SKIN UP AND THAT IP TOO OF

THING.

>> AND DILUTE A LITTLE BIT.

>> IF IT BURNS, IT'S NO GOOD.

>> OKAY.

>> YEAH.

>> FOR MIKE, LET'S GO BACK TO
OUR FITNESS QUESTIONS.

RUNNING IS BETTER THAN WALKING.

>> OH, I WOULD SAY, DEPENDING ON
WHO YOU ARE ASKING AND WHO IS IT

FOR.

IF WE ARE LOOKING AT SOMEONE
LIKE MY MOM, WHO IS REALLY

ACTIVE, WALKING IS DEFINITELY
BETTER THAN RUNNING.

FOR THE DEMANDS OF HER EVERYDAY
LIFE, WHAT SHE LIKES TO DO, FOR

THE HEALTH OF HER JOINTS, JUST
FOR EXERCISE PURPOSES, I THINK

GOING OUT ON A BRISK WALK IS
GREAT FOR HER.

IF YOU ARE A COMPETITIVE PERSON,
IN SPORTS THAT LIKES TO PLAY

TENNIS OR BASKETBALL, DEFINITELY
RUNNING IS GOING TO PREPARE YOU

FOR THE DEMANDS OF THAT SPORT.

FOR FAT LOSS, YOU ARE GOING TO
BE BURNING MORE CALORIES WHEN

YOU ARE RUNNING BUT I THINK IT'S
JUST SO PERSON DEPENDENT.

SO I WOULD SAY IT'S A MYTH THAT
ONE IS BETTER THAN THE OTHER.

IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOUR GOALS.

>> AND TO BE DOING SOMETHING.

SO TO SAY, I'M NOT ARUNNER AND I
DON'T GO OUT AND TAKE A WALK,

THAT'S COUNTER PRODUCTIVE.

>> EITHER ONE YOU ARE WINNING.

IF YOU ARE GETTING OUT AND BEING
ACTIVE, YOU ARE WINNING.

HE YES, FOR SURE.

>> DAISY FROM EDMONTON.

>> YOU HAVE A QUESTION?

>> YES, I HAVE A QUESTION.

I HAVE A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT
THIS COMING MAY AND TO FIX MY

WRINKLE ON MY BROW, HIS TWO
WRINKLE ON MY BROW, IN BETWEEN,

BUT THEN I DID MY READING FROM
DR. GOOGLE WITH -- IT'S SCARING

ME NOW TO DO THE BOTOX.

DO YOU THINK IT'S -- THERE IS A
HIGH RISK FOR ME TO DEVELOP THIS

EMBOLUS.

>> SO THE QUESTION IS WHETHER --
I DIDN'T HEAR THE LAST PART, A

CONCERN ABOUT DEVELOPING AN
EMBOLUS?

IS THAT WHAT YOUR QUESTION WAS?

>> YES, THE EMBOLUS THAT WOULD
BLOCK MY -- MY VEINS OR MY

ARTERY.

>> I SEE.

>> AND THEN I WILL NOT -- YOU
KNOW, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WAKE

UP AND THEN DIE EVENTUALLY.

>> RIGHT.

THAT WOULD BE QUITE SCARY.

IF YOU ARE HAVING THE PROCEDURE
DONE BY A MEDICAL PROVIDER, WHO

HAS BEEN TRAINED IN DOING THAT,
AND HAS DONE THAT FREQUENTLY,

IT'S INJECTED SUPERFICIALLY AND
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE AT RISK

FOR THAT.

SO AS LONG AS YOU HAVE SOMEONE
WHO KNOWS -- IS TRAINED HOW TO

DO IT, IS A TRAINED MEDICAL
PROFESSIONAL, AND HAS DONE THEM

FREQUENTLY, I WOULD NOT WORRY
ABOUT THAT RISK.

>> OKAY.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

AND WE HAVE AN EMAIL FROM RON,
WHO SAYS:

>> IS THAT A SAFE CHOICE, RON
WONDERS.

>> ANN?

>> SO, ACTUALLY, THEY HAVE BEEN
LOOKING AT THAT, AND IT -- IT IS

A WAY IN ORDER TO STOP SMOKING
CIGARETTES AND CAN BE A TOOL TO

HELP YOU GET OFF THE CIGARETTES.

THE ONE THING THAT SMOKING
ECIGARETTES DOESN'T HELP WITH IS

IT DOESN'T HELP WITH THE HABIT.

SO IT'S REALLY EASY TO GET BACK
INTO THE HABIT OF CIGARETTES IF

YOU ARE STILL SMOKING.

IT DOES ADDRESS THE NICOTINE AND
SO FORTH OF GETTING OFF OF THAT

BUT MAY NOT ADDRESS THE HABIT.

SO IT MAY BE EASIER TO FALL BACK
CIGARETTES.

>> VERY GOOD.

DR. ROBERTS, EATING CHOCOLATE
GIVES YOU YOU AB ACNE.

>> WE THAT A HOT.

MOST TEENAGERS ARE GOING TO
EXPERIENCE SOME BIT OF ACNE

DURING THEIR TEEN YEARS BUT
CHOCOLATE, FATTY FOODS, THINGS

LIKE THAT, ANYTHING IN THE TEEN
DIET REAL LeISN'T RESPONSIBLE

FOR THE -- REALLY ISN'T
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACNE.

IT HAS MORE TO DO WITH THE
HORMONE LEVEL AROUND PUBERTY.

THEY CONTRIBUTE TO MORE OILY
SECRETIONS FROM THE GLANDS IN

OUR FACE, THAT KIND OF
CONTRIBUTES JUST TO THE CLOGGING

OF THOSE FOLLICLES IN THE SKIN
AND THAT ALONG WITH THE DEAD

SKIN CELLS THAT SLOUGH OFF, THAT
CAN LEAD TO INFECTION BUT

THERE'S NO FOOD THAT YOU CAN
AVOID TO AVOID ACNES.

>> STICK WITH THE HEALTHY DIET.

MARGARET CALLING IN FROM TABER,
ALBERTA.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MARGE.

>> HELLO, THANK YOU.

I WAS WONDERING, A FEW YEARS
AGO, WOMEN WHO ARE TAKING

CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS ARE MORE
PRONE TO HEART ATTACK.

>> I DO RECALL THAT COMING OUT
ABOUT CALCIUM.

MA MARANDA, DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING
ANYTHING ABOUT THE CALCIUM

ASSOCIATION?

>> I DON'T KNOW WITH HEART
ATTACKS BUT I THINK WE GET IN

TROUBLE WITH SUPPLEMENTS IN
GENERAL BECAUSE WE TAKE WAY MORE

THAN WE NEED.

SO I COULD SEE HOW THERE WOULD
BE A RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

A ALWAYS ERR ON THE SIDE OF
CAUTION WITH ANY SUPPLEMENT.

CALCIUM, HOWEVER, IS OFTEN
RECOMMENDED BUT A LOT OF TIME IF

YOU ARE GETTING CALCIUM, YOUR
DOCTOR IS NORMAL

LeRECOMMENDING A -- NORMALLY
RECOMMENDING A CERTAIN DOSE.

I DON'T FEEL IT WOULD BE AS
RISK.

IF YOU ARE GOING TO THE STORE
YOURSELF AND YOU SEE ALL THE

SUPPLEMENTS AND YOU SEE CALCIUM,
YOU WILL PROBABLY JUST PICK

SOMETHING.

IT IS GOOD TO TAKE VITAMIN D
WITH CALCIUM SO IT GETS ABSORBED

AND UPTAKE.

I CAN'T SPEAK TO IT 100%, BUT I
JUST -- THOSE P THE SUPPLEMENTS CAN BE

REALLY DANGEROUS.

>> DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION?

>> THEY FOUND INCREASED CALCIUM
DEPOSITED IN THE HEART ARTERIES

AND THAT WAS MORE LIKELY TO
HAPPEN IF YOU TOOK A CALCIUM

SUPPLEMENT.

THE BEST SOURCE OF CALCIUM, IS
OBVIOUSLY IN OUR DIET.

BUT THAT BEING SAID, IF YOU HAVE
A HISTORY OF OSTEOPOROSIS, OR

THINNING THE BONE AND THE DOCTOR
RECOMMENDS A CALCIUM SUPPLEMENT,

ABSOLUTELY TAKE IT.

THIS' FEW INSTANCES IN WHICH YOU
WOULD NOT TAKE THAT WHEN YOU

ALREADY HAVE OSTEOPOROSIS OR
OSTEOPENIA AND THE BIGGEST RISK

IS NOT NECESSARILY THE DEPOSIT
INTO YOUR ARTERIES OR MORE

KIDNEY STONES.

IF YOU HAVE A HISTORY ARE OF
KIDNEY STONES, YOU WILL WANT TO

GET THE CALCIUM THROUGH YOUR
FOOD.

>> DO WE TYPICALLY GET THE
CALCIUM IN OUR FIELD?

>> I WOULD SAY IN GENERAL WE ARE
LOOKING OVERALL, HOWEVER, IT'S

QUITE -- IT IS EASY ENOUGH TO
GET THE AMOUNT OF CALCIUM THAT

WE NEED.

WE JUST HAVE TO KIND OF MAYBE
MAKE SOME TWEAKS HERE AND THERE.

>> LACTOSE INTOLERANCE.

YOU CAN'T EAT DAIRY PRODUCTS
THEN YOU MIGHT HAVE A HARDER

TIME.

>> THERE ARE PRODUCTS, THOUGH
THAT ARE LACTOSE-FREE?

>> AND I HAVE BEEN DAIRY-FREE
FOR TEN YEARS AND I TRACKED MY

INTAKE AND NEVER HAVE A PROBLEM
REACHING MY CALCIUM.

>> WHAT ARE OTHER COURSE SOURCES
BESIDES DAILY.

>> BROCCOLI AND SPINACH.

WE FORTIFY EVERYTHING.

I DRINK AN ALTERNATIVE NUT MILK
AND IT WILL BE FORTIFIED WITH

PLENTY OF CAL CALCIUM AND YOUR
GRAINS AND THINGS LIKE THAT CAN

BE F FORTIFIED AND IT'S USUALLY
NOT A WORRY.

>> MARY IN LACROSSE.

>> HI.

>> YOU HAVE A QUESTION?

>> YEAH, I WAS WONDERING IS IT
TRUE OR FAKE THAT YOU CAN GET

YOUR FAT OUT OF WHY YOU ARE
LIVER BY DRINKING APPLE CIDER

VINEGAR OR LEMONADE.

>> OKAY.

WE TACKLED SOME OF THE CLAIMS
ABOUT APPLE CIDER VINEGAR.

BUT FAT OUT OF THE LIVER?

>> I WOULD SAY NO.

AND IT GOES TO DETAXING.

I WATCHED A BIG VIDEO ON
DETOXING.

THERE'S NO RESEARCH BEHIND
DETOXING OR GETTING ANYTHING TO

MAKE YOUR LIVER WORK BETTER OR
YOUR KIDNEYS.

YOUR KIDNEYS AND LIVERS ARE
DESIGNED TO NATURALLY DETOX.

I WOULD SAY THAT CLAIM IS FALSE.

WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE TO ADD TO
THAT?

>>> UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T HAVE
ANY TREATMENTS YET TO EXTRACT

THE FAT, ONCE IT'S SETTLED INTO
THE LIVER.

I WISH THERE WAS AND PERHAPS
THAT COMING DOWN THE ROAD BUT

RIGHT NOW WE DON'T AND I DON'T
THINK THAT THE APPLE CIDER

VINEGAR WOULD BE THE WAY TO DO
THAT.

>> OKAY.

AND MIKE, SHOULD YOU STRETCH
OUT -- STRETCH BEFORE YOU

WORKOUT OR AFTER?

I'M ALWAYS CONFUSED BY THIS ONE.

>> YEAH, THIS IS CONTROVERSIAL,
BUT I THINK COMMON SENSE HELPS A

LITTLE BIT WHICH IS IT DEPENDS
ON THE ACTIVITY THAT YOU ARE

DOING.

SO YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO WARM
UP FOR -- IF YOU ARE DOING A

SPORT, WARMUP FOR THE DEMANDS OF
THAT SPORT.

WHICH FOR ME, GOING TO A FULL
RANGE OF MOTION, IF YOU ARE

RUNNING, YOU WANT TO GET IN THAT
FULL STRIDE LENGTH, IF YOU ARE

PLAYING A SPORT LIKE SOFTBALL,
YOU HAVE TO PLAY IN A DEEP

SQUAT.

YOU WANT TO STRETCH AND WARM THE
BODY UP AND GOING THROUGH THE

RANGE OF MOTION WITH A LITTLE
BUFFER ZONE AND THEN AFTER THE

SPORT IS FINISH, NOW YOUR BODY
IS PREPARING FOR COOL DOWN.

YOU DON'T WANT TO REST.

AND THAT WOULD BE A MORE
APPROPRIATE TIME TO DO SOME

STATIC STRETCHING.

THERE'S RESEARCH THAT SHOWS, YOU
KNOW, FOR INSTANCE, IF I DO

STATIC STRETCHING ON MY CHEST,
AND THEN I GO DO A PERFORMANCE

BASED LIFT LIKE A BENCH PRESS, I
WILL BE WEAKER IN THERE.

WE HAVE THE ATHLETES DYNAMIC
WARMUP AND FULL RANGE OF MOTION,

BUT NOT STATIC MOTION.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF
THAT MOTION, YOU DON'T HAVE

STRENGTH, YOU MAY BE SETTING
YOURSELF UP FOR INJURY.

>> FOR ME, WHAT SHOULD I DO
BEFORE I START LIFTING OR --

WHAT WOULD BE THAT MILD WARMUP?

>> SO IT DEPENDS IF YOU ARE
PLAYING TENNIS, VERSUS LIFTING.

>> IF YOU ARE GOING TO GO LIFT,
ARE YOU DOING UPPER BODY OR

LOWER B BODY.

LET'S DO SOME BIKING AND RUNNING
AND SKIPPING TO INCREASE THE

CORE TEMPERATURE.

>> THE BIKE WOULD BE PERFECT AND
THEN IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO DO A

SQUAT, YOU WANT TO DO A BODY
WEIGHT SQUAT AND PREPARE FOR

THAT EXERCISE BEFORE YOU LOAD
IT.

SO YOU KIND OF MIMIC THE DEMANDS
OF THE SPORT IF YOU ARE GOING TO

PLAY TENNIS, YOU WANT TO GET
SOME LIGHT ROTATIONS AND SO THE

STATIC STRETCHING IS NOT THE
APPROPRIATE THING TO DO.

IT WOULD BE AFTERWARDS YOU DO
THAT.

>> THAT'S VERY GOOD TO KNOW.

ARE THERE SAFE, NATURAL REMEDIES
FOR ANXIETY?

>> HMM I CAN THINK OF A COUPLE.

PROBABLY NOT THE -- WHAT YOU
WERE REFERRING TO, BUT NATURAL

REMEDIES FOR ANXIETY THAT CAN
HELP SLEEP CANNOT EMPHASIZE THE

VIRTUES OF SLEEP ENOUGH.

SO THAT IN AND OF ITSELF CAN BE
A HUGE IMPROVEMENT IN TERMS OF

DECREASING ANXIETY LEVELS.

>> YOGA?

>> YEP.

ANY OF THOSE, MEDITATION,
MINDFULNESS, A LOT OF THOSE

THINGS.

>> I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT.

AND ANOTHER THING IS EXERCISE.

I THINK THAT'S ONE THING WE TRY
TO ENCOURAGE OUR PEDIATRIC

PATIENTS WHO COME WITH ANXIETY,
SLEEP, GET OFF THEIR SCREENS AND

TRY TO EXERCISE.

I THINK THEY CAN BE REALLY
HELPFUL THINGS.

>> THERE ARE DEFINITE THINGS
THAT HAPPEN TO US WHEN WE EXOR

SIZE.

I MEAN IT CHANGES OUR CHEMICAL
MAKEUP WHEN WE EXERCISE AND SO

IF WE ARE ANXIOUS, IT DEFINITELY
HELPS TO GET THE BL BLOOD FLOWING

AND IT HELPS TO US RELAX.

>> THE BIGGEST THING IS PLAY.

I LOVE TO PLAY.

WHEN YOU ARE DOING -- AND IT'S
NOT ALL ABOUT SPORT BUT THAT'S

JUST GOING INTO MY WORLD.

WHEN YOU ARE PLAYING BASKETBALL,
I DON'T THINK ABOUT, OH, YOU

KNOW THE PAPERWORK I HAVE TO DO
LATER ON OR THE FIGHT I MIGHT

HAVE GOTTEN IN EARLIER IN THE
DAY.

YOU ARE JUST IN THE MOMENT.

WHEN YOUR BREATH, WHEN YOUR
MIND, WHAT YOUR BODY IS ALL

CONNECTED, I DON'T KNOW IF
THERE'S ANYTHING BETTER.

>> OKAY.

ANOTHER EMAIL, THAT ONE FOR BOB
IN HAYDEN.

WHO SAYS.

WHAT DO WE KNOW?

>> YEAH.

SO MARIJUANA DOES HAVE EFFECTS
ON THE TEEN BRAIN OR ON THE

CHILD BRAIN, PROBABLY DIFFERENT
FROM HOW IT AFFECTS AN ADULT.

THE BRAIN IN KIDS IS STILL
GROWING AND EVOLVING AND

CHANGING AND UNFORTUNATELY THOSE
SUBSTANCES SUCH AS MARIJUANA OR

EVEN OTHER SUBSTANCES LIKE
ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, CAN DEAF IN

THELY HAVE MORE OF AN IMPACT ON
THE DEVELOPING BRAIN.

SOME OF THE ILL EFFECTS CAN BE
SORT OF MOOD CHANGES LIKE WHAT

WE WERE DISCUSSING DEPRESSION
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT JUST IN GENERAL, JUST THE
SAFETY IS A HUGE CONCERN IN KIDS

WITH SUBSTANCES.

IT WAS NOT AS WELL LOOKED AT IN
THE PEDIATRIC POPULATION.

>> WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM
MARANDA.

THIS ONE DEALING WITH THE
DIFFERENT KINDS OF SUGARS.

>> I HEARD THAT EATING NATURAL
SUGARS LIKE FRUIT IS BETTER THAN

EATING PROCESSED SUGAR.

IS THAT TRUE?

>> IS SUGAR SUGAR?

>> TECHNICALLY, YES.

THE BODY LOOKS AT IT AS SUGAR IS
SUGAR.

FIBER IS MY FAVORITE THING.

FIBER IS SO BORN AND WE TEND NOT
TO GET ENOUGH FIBER IN OUR

DIETS.

IT PREVENTS CARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASE AND A HUGE PLAYER IN

COLON HEALTH, ESPECIALLY
PREVENTION OF COLON CANCER.

WE NEED TO EAT OUR FIBER.

AND WHEN -- FOR INSTANCE, YOU
ARE EATING THAT FRUIT, AND YOU

ARE -- YES, YOU ARE HAVING SUGAR
BUT YOU ARE GETTING THE FIBER

VERSUS EATING SOMETHING THAT'S
PROCESSED BECAUSE THE WHOLE WORD

PROCESSED MEANS THEY HAD TO DO
SOMETHING TO THAT FOOD TO MAKE

IT SHELF STABLE, AND SO THEY
USUALLY HAVE TO ADD A LOT OF

THINGS TO IT, INCLUDING MORE
SUGAR BECAUSE FOOD NEEDS TO TAFT

GOOD, RIGHT?

AND THEN THAT'S WHERE WE FALL
INTO THAT, WHERE THAT TYPE OF

ADDED SUGAR, WHICH I'M SO HAPPY
THEY CHANGED THE FOOD LABELS

WHERE IT WILL TELL YOU HOW MUCH
ADDED SUGAR THAT YOU ARE EATING

NOW, VERSUS BEFORE IT WOULD SAY,
IT HAS 15 GRAMS OF SUGAR BUT WE

DIDN'T KNOW THAT 13 GRAMS OF
THAT WAS NATURAL AND 2 GRAMS WAS

SOMETHING THAT WAS ADDED.

I THINK THAT PLAYS A HUGE ROLE.

THE BODY AND THE SCIENCE, I
PLMEAN, SUGAR IS SUGAR.

JUST BECAUSE YOU EAT COCONUT
SUGAR VERSUS WHITE SUGAR,

DOESN'T MEAN THE COCONUT SUGAR
IS HEALTHIER.

EAT YOUR VEGGIES AND FRUITS FOR
THE FIBER BUT DON'T WORRY SO

MUCH ABOUT THE SUGARS.

WE HAVE A WAY TO TRACK THAT NOW.

>> AND I GUESS YOU KNOW FOR SURE
WHEN YOU ARE EATING A PROCESSED

SUGAR, AT LEAST FOR THE MOST
PART, IF YOU ARE PICKING UP A

CANDY BAR, YOU ARE EATING
PROCESSED SUGAR, BUT YOU ARE NOT

THINKING ABOUT IT SO MUCH WHEN
YOU EAT AN ORANGE, BUT YOU STILL

GET SUGARS.

>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF HOW MUCH

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, IT'S FIVE
CUP SERVINGS, HALF CUP SERVINGS

OF VEGETABLES AND THREE OF FREE
OUT AND IT'S EASY TO EAT A BUNCH

OF FRUIT.

>> IT TASTES GOOD.

WE NEED TO EAT OUR VEGETABLES
AND GET OUR SERVINGS OF

VEGETABLES IN, HOWEVER, LIKE
KIDS, WE JUST WANT THEM TO EAT

ANYTHING WITH VITAMINS IN IT.

IF THEY ARE GOING TO EAT FRUIT,
THAT'S FINE.

AND WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE THAT
BUT I ALWAYS TELL -- I DON'T

KNOW IF YOU SAY THE SAME THING.

IT CAN TAKE 10 TO 30 TIMES FOR A
CHILD TO TRY A VEGETABLE OR A

FOOD BEFORE YOU LIKE.

HAVE TO KEEP OFFERING IT.

>> YOU KNOW MY YOUNGEST
DAUGHTER.

>> AND MY SON TOO.

HE DOESN'T LIKE NEW FOOD.

SO JUST REMEMBERING THAT, THAT
VEGETABLES ARE DEFINITELY THE

HOME HITTER IN THAT WE NEED TO
LIMIT OUR FRUIT.

BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF CARBS
IN IT TOO.

>> PERRY IN EDMONTON HAS BEEN
WAITING.

HI, PERRY.

>> I HAD THERE!

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF ANYTHING
HELPS FUNGUS AND NAILS.

THE FINGERNAILS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CAN'T --
HELLO?

>> WE'RE HERE.

DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING MORE?

>> OKAY.

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE IS
ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO

THE FUNGUS IN FINGERNAILS.

I'M LOSING MY FINGERNAILS.

>> OH, GOODNESS.

>> AND I UNDERSTAND THAT NOTHING
HELPS IT.

I DID HEAR THAT IF YOU USE A
VAPOR RUB, IT MIGHT HELP.

>> OKAY.

>> BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, A
PHARMACIST EVEN TOLD ME THAT IT

WOULD TAKE A WHOLE YEAR.

>> HMM.

>> WELL, CAN WE HELP OUT PERRY
AT ALL?

>> YEAH.

FINGERNAIL FUNGUS IS HARD ONE.

ONCE IT SETS UP SHOP, AS YOU ARE
SAYING, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO

GET RID OF.

WE DO HAVE SOME MEDICATIONS THAT
BE HELPFUL, BUT THOSE ARE ALSO A

BIT HARSH ON -- THEY CAN BE
HARSH ON THE LIVER AND SO THAT'S

SOMETHING THAT YOUR DOCTOR CAN
DEFINITELY LOOK OVER AND SEE IF

THAT WOULD BE A HELP, BUT, YEAH,
IT'S A TOUGH ONE.

>> AND THAT'S ONE OF THOSE THAT
REALLY GETS A LOT OF ATTENTION.

>> RIGHT.

>> AND SOME CRAZY REMEDIES THAT
YOU SEE POP UP ON THENT NET.

>> BECAUSE IT'S SO -- THE
INTERNET.

>> BECAUSE IT'S SO HARD TO GET
RID OF.

>> WE HAD A PODIATRIST ON THE
SHOW AND HE HAD A PATIENT TELL

HIM THAT URINE WOULD WORK ON ON
TOE FUNGUS.

I THINK I HAVE HEARD SOMETHING
ABOUT THAT BEFORE.

YES, AND SOME CRAZY THINGS.

SHE SHOULD PROBABLY SEE A DOCTOR
AND MAYBE THEY CAN HELP HER OUT

WITH THAT MEDICATION.

>> ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE
STARTING TO LOSE YOUR NAILS.

THAT WOULD, -- I WOULD
DEFINITELY TALK TO THE DOCTOR

ABOUT WHAT OPTIONS ARE
AVAILABLE.

>> OKAY.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF
ANYBODY YOU COULD LOOK AT THE

VITAMINS ASSOCIATED WITH NAIL
GROWTH, LIKE BIOTIN, COLLAGEN

WOULD ALSO BE ANOTHER ONE.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE NAILS AND YOU
INTO ED TO GROW HE THEM BACK, I

LOVE -- NEED TO GROW THEM BACK.

I HAVE LOVE TAKING COLLAGEN.

I PUT TWO TABLESPOONS IN MY
COFFEE AND IT DISSOLVES AND YOU

GET 11 GRAMS OF PROTEINS AND ALL
THE BENEFITS OF COLLAGEN WHICH

IS HAIR, SKIN AND NAILS.

IF YOUR NAILS ARE NO LONGER
THERE, I FEEL LIKE IF YOU TRIED

TO HAVE A SUPPLEMENT TO HELP
GROW YOUR NAILS THAT MAYBE YOU

COULD TRY THAT?

>> THEY ARE SAFE?

>> YES, BIOTIN IS ALSO FOUND IN
EGGS TOO.

YOU COULD EAT SOME EGGS.

>> VERY GOOD.

AN EMAIL FROM CAROL.

I H
>> LET'S START WITH THE FITNESS

PART THAT.

SHE HAS SOME 80-YEAR-OLDS IN A
FITNESS CLUB.

>> I LOVE BEING ACTIVE EVERY
DAY, AND SO IT DEPENDS ON THE

INTENSITY OF THE WORKOUT.

SOMETIMES WE THINK ABOUT HEY,
I'M TRAINING, I'M WORKING OUT

AND YOU THINK ABOUT A CROSS FIT
WORKOUT OR WE TALKED ABOUT MARK

WAHLBERG'S CRAZY FITNESS
SCHEDULE THAT HE DOES.

AND SO FOR SURE YOU NEED A LOT
OF REST BETWEEN THOSE TRAINING

SESSIONS.

BUT BEING ACTIVE, WE TALKED
ABOUT WALKING.

WE TALKED ABOUT YOGA, AND JUST
EXERCISE WHERE YOU ARE USING

YOUR BODY WEIGHT.

THOSE ARE REALLY HEALING TO THE
BODY.

I WOULD SAY IF IT'S INTENSE FOR
THAT PERSON, DEFINITELY A REST

DAY FROM THAT KIND OF ACTIVITY
WOULD BE GOOD.

BUT I WOULD SAY THE MORE WE
COULD BE ACTIVE, THE BETTER

THAT'S NOT TOO STRENUOUS.

>> AND THEY SHOULD KNOW IF THEY
HAVE ANY ACHES OR PAINS AND NEED

TO REST AND BE INTUITIVE OF
THAT.

>> INACTIVITY.

MY LEGS ARE SORE FOR A WORKOUT,
THAT'S NOT THE THING FOR THEM.

YOU WANT TO GET THE BLOOD
FLOWING, LIGHT MOVEMENT,

PAIN-FREE MOVEMENT THAT HELPS
THE HEALING PROCESS.

>> AND SECOND PART OF THAT HAS
TO DO WITH RECOMMENDING THE

CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D.

>> I THINK WE KIND OF TALKED
ABOUT JUST LIKE THE

OSTEOPOROSIS, OSTEOPENIA, THAT'S
WHEN I WOULD DO THE CALCIUM AND

GENERALLY, A LOT OF PEOPLE IN
THEIR 80s HAVE THOSE

DISORDERS.

I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT AND
VITAMIN D GOES A LONG WAY FOR

THIS AREA.

I THINK PRETTY MUCH WE ALL NEED
TO BE TAKING VITAMIN D.

I DON'T CARE YOUR AGE.

EVEN MYSELF, I WAS LOW ON
VITAMIN D AND STRUGGLED WITH

DEPRESSION AND GETTING JUST MY
VITAMIN D LEVEL HELPED MY

DEPRESSION IMMENSELY.

IT WENT AWAY.

WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH VITAMIN D
IN THIS AREA.

SO DEFINITELY TAKE VITAMIN D AND
THEN WITH THE CALCIUM, I THINK,

IT WOULDN'T BE HARMFUL TO
SOMEONE IN THEIR 80s WHO

PROBABLY HAS SOME FORM OF
OSTEOPENIA OR OSTEOPOROSIS.

>> HAVE THEM CHECK WITH THEIR
FIRST BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE

PLUMS CAN IMPACT THE ABSORPTION
OF OTHER -- THE SUPPLEMENTS CAN

IMPACT THE ABSORPTION OF OTHER
MEDICATIONS THAT YOU ARE ON,

PARTICULARLY THYROID, BUT HAVE A
CLOSE DISCUSSION WITH YOUR

DOCTOR.

>> IF YOU TAKE A D SUPPLEMENT,
HOW MUCH?

THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT
THOUGHTS ON THAT.

>> IT DEPENDS WHAT YOUR VITAMIN
D LEVELS ARE.

IF YOU ARE DEFICIENT IN VISIT
MIN D, WE MAY BE DOING A REALLY

HIGH DOSE OF VITAMIN D TO GET
YOUR LEVELS UP F. IT'S MORE OF A

MAINTENANCE, IT MAY BE AROUND
2,000 UNITS OR NATIONAL UNITS.

IT DEPENDS ON WHERE YOUR LEVELS
ARE AT.

>> WELL, WE HAVE COME TO THE
CLOSE OF THE OUR FULL HOUR HERE

ON "HEALTH MATTERS."

SO MUCH INFORMATION.

I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR
BEING HERE AND TACKLING REALLY

TOUGH QUESTIONS FOR US.

WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO
CALLED OR EMAILED QUESTIONS AS

WELL.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR MORE ON
WHERE TO FIND INCOME INFORMATION

THAT YOU CAN -- MEDICAL
INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN TRUST,

WE HAVE POSTED HUMS ON THE
"HEALTH MATTERS" WEB PAGE AT

KSPS.ORG.

BE SURE TO JOIN US NEXT MONTH
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GETTING FIT

AND STAYING FIT NO MATTER WHAT
YOUR AGE.

THAT'S "FITNESS FOR ALL" MAY
16TH.

UNTIL THEN, I'M TERESA LUKENS.

GOOD NIGHT.

"HEALTH MATTERS" IS MADE
POSSIBLE BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU,

THE FRIENDS OF KSPS.

AND BY PROVIDENCE HEALTH CARE.

>> MY NAME IS BETH PEREZ, AND I
AM A REGISTERED NURSE, AND I

WORK AT HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL ON
THE LABOR AND DELIVERY UNIT.

I'M ABOUT TO HAVE MY SECOND
CHILD, AND I CHOSE PROVIDENCE

BECAUSE I LOVE AND TRUST THE
PEOPLE THAT I WORK WITH, AND WHY

WOULDN'T I SEEK CARE FROM PEOPLE
I LOVE AND TRUST.

>> I'M DR. ANDREW BOULET, AND MY
WIFE HAD A CARDIAC ARREST.

I CHOSE PROVIDENCE BECAUSE I
KNEW THAT EVERYTHING FOR HER

COMPLEX CARE WAS AVAILABLE FROM
THE EMERGENCY ROOM, TO

RADIOLOGY, TO THE NURSINGSTAFF,
TO THE SPECIALISTS WE NEED FOR

HER CARE.