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Monday, September 17, 2007

Dr. Oz on Oprah, Sam the Cooking Guy, Inside an Obesity Clinic & 9 Reasons You Can't Sleep

Discovery Health Newsletter
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in the spotlight
Today! Watch Dr. Oz on Oprah
The good doctor is discussing The Truth About Food today with Oprah. Be sure to catch the premiere episode tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Discovery Health.

Food Speak: Know Your Terminology

All About the Show

What's on the Next Episode?


sexual health
Rev Up Your Sex Life
Science and sex may not seem to go together, but scientific research has uncovered some interesting ways to give your love life a shot in the arm (so to speak).

Sexual Clues Uncovered

Female Sexual Dysfunction: It's NOT All in Your Head

The Male Potency Assessment Test

Better Sex Options for Men & Women

Alfred Kinsey: The Man Who Shocked America

From the Sexual Health Bulletin Boards:
Sexual partners in a lifetime ... is this a lot?

From the Sexual Health Bulletin Boards:
I went off birth control and now I think about sex constantly.

From the Sexual Health Bulletin Boards:
Can true emotional love bring on performance anxiety in bed?

From the Sexual Health Bulletin Boards:
I think he's too large for me.



main features
Just Cook This!
Sam the Cooking Guy hated cooking shows that were overly complicated and intimidating to the average viewer. So he figured it was time for someone to make cooking easy ... his goal is still to entertain, but also to have people say "Hey, I can make that!"

The Magic of Pesto

14 Great Tips for Leftover Steak

Inside Sam's Drawers

Sam's Random Thoughts on Everything

The Family Slideshow

Pick a Recipe and Try It

Five Spice Grilled Chicken

Grandma Ruby's 7-Up Pound Cake

Hot Turkey Wrap

Shrimp Tacos

Ravioli With Lemon & Mint



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Big Medicine
Follow the personal stories of severely obese patients at Houston's Methodist Weight Management Center.

Video Q&A:

Mary Jo, Who Was Your Most Memorable Patient?

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What's the Most Effective Weight-Loss Surgery?

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Can Weight-Loss Surgery Be Reversed?



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Cancer Stories ... Tell Us Yours
Countless men, women and children have combatted cancer, lost a loved one, or celebrated victory over the disease. And each has a deep and personal story to tell. We would love to hear your story. So would the many others who share your relationship to cancer.

Discovery Health Podcasts

Top Ten Myths About Cancer

Latest Cancer-Related News

Cancer Prevention Diet


Nine Reasons You Can't Sleep
If you suffer night after night of sleeplessness, and day after day of walking through life like a zombie, there's a very good chance it's due to one of these disorders. The good news is that you can stop the cycle.

Take the Sleepiness Test

What's Your Sleep I.Q.?

The High Cost of Sleepless Nights


Body Atlas DVD Set
Venture inside the human body for an up-close, unprecedented look at the miniature miracles that occur everyday under our skin. Own the DVD today!


Your Prescription Translator
Just taking your pills may have been fine in the old days. But today it's important that you understand what you're taking and why. Use this interactive guide to find what you need to know about the medicines you're putting into your body.

The Drug Interaction Checker


Look Up Any Illness
Use the Discovery Health Diseases & Conditions Database for information that you really need for yourself and for those you love.


You: The Owner's Manual Book
Co-written by Discovery Health's Dr. Oz, this helpful text presents an easy, comprehensive plan for living a longer, more vibrant life.


Discovery Health Jigsaw Puzzles
They're a great way to relax for a few minutes during a hectic day. Choose from ten health-related images, then try your hand at bringing order from the chaos. And every time you start again, the pieces break differently.


health news

Being Overweight Is Hard on the Heart

Veggies May Ward Off Age-Related Vision Problems

Theater Classes Improve Doctors' Bedside Manner

WHO: Disease Rates Will Rise With Temperatures

Straight Hair vs. Curly: Which Tangles Most

Engineered Soil Could Reduce Parking Lot Pollution

Sled Dogs Warn of Alaskan Mercury Levels

Science of Sports: The Perfect Jump Shot

Long-Term Fatigue Plagues Cancer Survivors

Education Level Linked to Cancer Death Rates


hands-on health
NEWS IN FOCUS
The Daily Rounds: Yoga Effective in Treating Low Back Pain

Yoga appears to be more effective for low back pain than conventional exercise or getting a self-care book about the condition, according to a first-of-its-kind study conducted by researchers at Group Health Cooperative's Center for Health Studies. You can find detailed information on the Mary Alice Williams reports that appear on Discovery Health TV every weeknight at 6:55 p.m. ET.

THIS WEEK'S QUIZ
The Smoking Quiz

Yes, yes, you know that smoking is harmful. But do you know just how harmful?

FEATURED TOOL
How Do You Reward Yourself?

You've stayed with your fitness plan. You've reached your interim goal. How do you treat yourself for your accomplishment?

EXPERT OPINION
I'll Gain Weight If I Quit Smoking!

Not so fast ... weight gain isn't an inevitable result of quitting smoking, provided you take a few easy precautions to prevent it.


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tv highlights
Friday, 10 p.m. ET/PT
Dr. G, Medical Examiner:
Truth of the Matter
Sept. 25, 6 p.m. ET
Code Blue:
Medicine & Miracles
best of tv this week
Tonight, 8 p.m. ET
The Truth About Food:
How To Be Healthy

In this episode nine fast-food junkies consume half a ton of raw fruit and vegetables in just 12 days, two truckers swallow an unusual pill to get them moving, and intestinal bacteria are examined.

Tonight, 9 p.m. ET
The Truth About Food:
How To Be Sexy

Our volunteers put their bodies on the line to discover just what effect food can have on our sex lives.

Tonight, 10 p.m. ET
Mystery Diagnosis:
Deadly Sore Throat

Meredith Estes has baffling symptoms that can't be explained until she undergoes a risky left temporal craniotomy. Doug Posluszny can't explain his physical deterioration until an old acquaintance leads him to a physician who may have an answer.

Tuesday, 8 p.m. ET
The Truth About Food:
How To Feed Your Kids

This episode shows how to open children's minds and mouths to new foods, and overturns some myths about what children should eat.

Tuesday, 9 p.m. ET
The Truth About Food:
How To Be Slim

Revealed: Foods that keep you feeling fuller for longer, how dairy products may hold the secret to reducing calorie absorption, and why soup could be the answer to every dieter's prayer.

Tuesday, 10 p.m. ET
Jon & Kate Plus 8:
Jon Turns 30

Jon and Kate rarely get time to themselves but Jon's big 30 is looming and Kate is determined that it will be something special. She is planning a surprise dinner where she will announce his fabulous gift ... a trip to the Florida Keys!

Tuesday, 10:30 p.m. ET
Jon & Kate Plus 8:
Gosselins Go West

When a church in California asks the Gosselins to speak to their congregation, Jon and Kate jump at the chance to get out of Pennsylvania. But the logistics of a cross country trip, from drafting a will to packing up all eight kids, proves challenging.

Wednesday, 8 p.m. ET
The Truth About Food:
How To Be Young & Beautiful

In this fact-filled feast, discover how the mere color of some foods can fight the aging process, how eating spinach might save your eyesight, and how eating tomatoes could stop you from getting wrinkles.

Wednesday, 9 p.m. ET
The Truth About Food:
How To Be the Best

This week female vegetarian martial arts experts go back to eating meat to see if it makes them fitter and stronger; stressed out cabbies test Omega-3 from oily fish, and Montana firefighters determine if snacking or traditional meals best suit them.

Wednesday, 10 p.m. ET
Big Medicine:
Doctor Doctor

Jim Quinn chooses Robert over Garth to perform his surgery, the Doctors Davis perform a Gastric bypass on Allen Mata and former patient Charlissa Moore is now undergoing plastic surgery by Dr. Lomonaco to have excess skin removed due to her weight loss.

Thursday, 8 p.m. ET
Just Cook This!
With Sam the Cooking Guy:
Grandmas

Cooking with a grandma doesn't just teach a recipe, it can also teach about life. Sam cooks with three different grandmas ... you'll laugh, you'll cry and you'll definitely go looking to find grandma to cook with her.

Thursday, 8:30 p.m. ET
Just Cook This!
With Sam the Cooking Guy:
Asian Food Show

This episode should keep you from ordering out. Sam the Cooking Guy makes delicious Ginger Scallops, Chicken Spring Rolls and Beef Chow Mein with Black Bean Sauce.
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