'You: Being Beautiful' Book

[Best Syndication News] Today on the Opray Winfrey TV show we watched Dr. Oz, and some other experts help answer questions about how to take care of our skin, hair, and nails for improving our overall beauty. Dr. Oz and his partner Dr. Roizen have released a new book called, “YOU: Being Beautiful: The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty” The book discusses ways that beauty is apart of our life and research on how to keep you looking your best at any age.

Dr. Oz is going to show us how to uncover our beauty inside and out from head to toe.

Age Spots, Sun Damage, and Wrinkle Prevention

Oprah said that a Reuters survey said that most women are concerned about wrinkles, age spots and keeping their skin from sagging. There was two volunteers that came without any makeup on. One is 58 years old and another is 39 years old. The 58 year old doesn’t like her age spots, and the 39 year old is concerned about getting wrinkles. They had a machine that analyzed her skin for damage. Dermatologist, Dr. Evans was on the show to explain how the machine would measure the skin damage. They showed were the age spots will show up in the future as well as the wrinkles she can expect to see in the future.

Dr. Oz said that there you need to have vitamin a, c, and e, to help prevent aging. In addition to this he recommends niacin, and he added that you need to exfoliate.

Dr. Oz said that brown spots are staining the skins. The dermatologist recommended using a sunscreen to help prevent the staining and in addition if you have spots you should check with a doctor to screen for cancer.

You can go to a dermatologist or a plastic surgeon to get bleaching creams, laser therapy or chemical peels to help make the brown spots disappear.

The dermatologist said that the Retin is the version of Vitamin A that treats the skin.

Dr. Oz said that we shed skin all the time.

Oprah tells us that we spend $50 billion on skin products each year.

Product Recommendations for Skin Care

Paula Begoun who is co-author of the book, "Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, 7th Edition" helped recommend which products on the show today. She said to clean our face we need to use cleansers for your face which are gentle and it won’t hurt or burn the eyes when using it. Olay foaming face wash and another product called CeraVe is what she recommended as a skin cleanser.

Paula continued to explain that exfoliating the skin is important. She recommends using the Alpha Hydrox Enhanced Lotion for exfoliating and removing dead skin from the face.

She continued to say that mosturizers, antiaging or wrinkle treatment creams are pretty much the same product. She said that it is important what is in the cream or lotion such as it containing, Anti Oxidants, Vitamin C, Vitamin A, and Vitamin E. She recommended, Olay Regenerist sells for around $19, Clinique Moisture In –Control for around $38, and Bobbi Brown Intensive Skin Supplement for around $60.

Paula further discussed products for keeping your lips moisturized. For lip care she said that it’s ok to use your regular lip gloss or lipstick during the day, but Paula said that during the night you should use a lip balm that is specially formulated. She recommended Prescriptives Lip Specialists which sells for around $15, Neutrogena Lip Nutrition for around $7.59, and Loreal Bare Naturale for around $9.95. She said to always put on the lip balm before you go to bed will help you to prevent dry lips in the winter.

Adult Acne

Adult Acne was the next topic. Crystal showed her routine for covering up and treating her acne. Dr. Oz showed how the hair comes out of the skin and how the oil comes out onto the skin. Dr. Evans the dermatologist looked at Crystal, who hasn’t seen a dermatologist before, and they showed a photo of the damage that has happened to her face. She also had age spots, but she needs to use a gel sunscreen to prevent more damage and avoid more acne breakouts. Dr. Oz said that you are causing a lot of chaos from drying out the skin, and moisturizing the skin. Dr. Oz said that sometimes people are allergic to products that most people aren’t.

The dermatologist recommends that she uses oil free makeup and moisterizers. Use a cleanser that doesn’t dry out her face and use a gel based sunscreen. Dr. Oz said that that if it has retin (vitamin A), ascorbic acid (vitamin C), and tocopherol (vitamin E). The products aren’t always that expensive to use.

Foods that Keep your Skin looking Young

Oprah had a quick segment of food that help keep you looking young and beautiful.

Foods legumes, avacodos soybeans and nuts have biotin. Dermatitis is a skin condition that can be caused by a lack of biotin.

Carotenoids salmon which gives the fish meat the pink color.

Lycopene prevent sunburns which can help stop damage to your skin. Dr. Oz said to mix the cooked tomatoes with oil and heat them up it will be even better because it will help you absorb the lycopene.

To promote the collagen in your skin he recommends eating pomagranates which can help keep your skin looking young.

How to Get Rid of Bags Under the Eyes

Dr. Oz explained that as you age you can get fat under the eyes which are the long term baggy eyes. If you get extra swelling you can see it even more. Dr. Oz said that there are some creams that can reduce the bags but the long term solution is to get plastic surgery to remove the bags. Dr. Oz added that eyes are usually the first place that shows aging and is one of the safest plastic surgery procedures.

Hair Loss

Dr. Oz said that if you lose a lot of hair you can take your hair from the roots and if you pull out a few hair you are probably losing hair more than normal. Dr. Oz showed how our hair grows out and how the damage occurs to your hair. When you lose hair, the hair can grow back in as peach fuzz eventually. Dr. Oz said that you need to treat your hair like a fine silk blouse to prevent damage. Dr. Oz strongly recommended getting a charcoal filter and put it in your shower head to remove the chlorine bleach. The chlorine is very drying to the hair. The sun will fry the hair and damage the hair as well.

Melissa in the audience is losing her hair. Dr. Oz said that losing hair can be an underlying condition. You don’t have to always shampoo your hair every day. Eating healthy oils will help improve your hair health. Dr. Oz had her get a blood test and they found that elevated markers of inflammation or allergies. The other factor is that it could be possible that she has a small tumor in her brain. He said that she needs a head MRI scan to further diagnose the condition. It doesn’t mean that it is a tumor, and it is treatable.

Hair Care Products Recommended on the Oprah Winfrey Show

Paula came back on and recommended hair tools that we should have for taking care of our hair. Citre Shine Serum sells for around $6.99 and styling lotion from Got2b Crazy Sleek help to reduce heat damage during styling because they have silicone. She recommended the Remmington Wet2Straight Flat Iron that sells fro around $27.99 because you can use it on wet hair. She recommended a Revlon Tourmaline Ionic 1875 watt blow dryer that has more wattage which dries hair with less exposure to the heat. The hairbrush is important to have a rubber tips to prevent more damage. She also said that you should comb your hair with a wide tooth plastic comb after you get out of the shower.

Toenail Fungus Infections and Treatment Options

Next they looked at toenails. They showed a picture of some nasty looking toenails which is an audience member that is having problems with her feet. Dr. Oz said that fingernails usually don’t get fungal infections because they are out in the air and have plenty of sunlight. Dr. Oz said that you have to take a medication that treat fungus infections that are behind the nail. If the nail infection is around the sides of the nail you might be able to get rid of this infection by soaking your toenails in vinegar. If the infection is behind the nail you would need to get the medication from a doctor.

Bunions when to Get them Fixed

Oprah showed her bunion to Dr. Oz. The reason why you operate on a bunion is because of pain. Dr. Oz said that 90 percent of bunions are hereditary and if you were high heels with your toes being pinched together it is a recipe for creating this problem.
Dry Heel Treatment Routine

Paula recommend an easy treatment for dry heels. She said to use Stridex Pads ($5.98) on the back of the dry heels salycilic acid and then following this up with cocoa butter, Vaseline or a thick moisturizer such as Eucerin and then put on a pair of socks to bed and in about a week your heels will no longer be dried out.

How to Treat Bad Breath

A viewer wants to know what she can do about bad breath. Dr. Oz said that it is hard to tell if you have bad breath. Bad breath comes from you stomach and it is possible that food could get stuck in outpouches in the throat were it can get stuck and then rot. Dr. Oz showed the viewers how to use a tongue scraper for cleaning the bacteria off the tongue. Dr. Oz said not to ignore the stench because something is going on in there.

Cellulite treatments - Do they work?

They showed photos of cellulite on womens’ thighs. Dr. Oz showed how cellulite develops on the skin. Fat cells accumulate and push out forming the pouches on the skin. The creams don’t work for cellulite. The skin can plump it up a little to hide the appearance a little bit. The dermatologist warned that liposuction can sometimes make it worst and it is not the answer.

Next week Dr. Oz will be back on the Oprah Winfrey Show again to talk about medical anomalies of a super tall 7th grader and a super short person.

By Nicole Wilson
Best Syndication News Writer