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AT LEFT: Dr. Oz and family, together at 4th of July, 2018. THIS PAGE: Dr. Oz says he keeps in shape with consistency. Every morning he works out for 7 minutes before attacking the day. This includes yoga, 50 push-ups, planks, and ab strengthening. BELOW: Dr. Oz The Good Life magazine, launched in 2014, quickly became a favorite for Dr. Oz fans bringing the upbeat, engaging per- sonality and advice of Dr. Oz into each quarterly issue. “Their roles are versatile,” Kelly Nimmer, program director, told the newspaper. “They’re both teaching in the classroom and outside the classroom doing extra curricular activities.” With the moniker “America’s Doctor,” Dr. Oz’s website and social media channels are full of health and wellness re- sources, lists of various experts, and his own personal blog that is updated regularly. Alongside Dr. Mike Roizen, chief wellness officer and chair of Wellness Institute at Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Oz also pens multiple national health advice columns and makes regular media appearances. One of Dr. Oz’s aging secrets to success may be in the foods that he eats. “In a world of endless choices, determining what to eat and when to eat it can seem overwhelming. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be this way. In Food Can Fix It, Dr. Oz lays out a simple, easy-to-follow blueprint for harnessing the healing power of food,” cites a review of his popular book. “Drawing on responses from thousands of readers of The Good Life, Dr. Oz’s popular, prize-winning magazine, Food Can Fix It is the ultimate guide to eating for health, and the ticket to living your best life, starting today.” “Nature has ways of protecting itself,” Dr. Oz told Boca Magazine. “For example, all the colorful fruits and vegeta- bles that you see in the grocery store—they’re not colorful by accident. Those are the colors of powerful antioxidants. Carotene, that’s in carrots. Vitamin C, which is in citrus, is common in South Florida. Vitamin E is found in Brazil nuts. All these powerful foods have colors because they’re protecting themselves from the sun…So when you take those foods and eat them, you give yourself the power of these foods. They’re now converted to you.” When it comes to anti-aging advice, Reader’s Digest recently asked Dr. Oz for his input. “According to Dr. Oz, the two most important things you can do to stay young and healthy: Walk. When you can’t walk a quarter mile in five minutes, your chance of dying within three years goes up dramatically. But even a 15-minute walk will offer these health benefits,” according to the magazine. “Second most import- ant is building a community—avoid- ing isolation. Because if your heart doesn’t have a reason to keep beating, it won’t. If you’re showing signs that loneliness is hurting your health, try these little ways to avoid feeling alone.” Dr. Oz also commented in a recent Newsmax.com article that relaxing and healthy food choices add to successful, vibrant aging. “This nationwide (and global) tiredness dramatically affects so many areas of our life from work performance to safe driving, our overall wellness and even our relationships with colleagues and family,” he told CNBC. “More concerning, life or death health problems like obesity and heart health are directly related to sleep.” When asked by Boca Mag- azine the secret to making healthy, life-long changes that stick, Dr. Oz says, “You got to love them. If you don’t love what you’re doing, you’re not going to do it for the rest of your life. That’s why I always tell people not to eat food that’s good for them. Eat food you love that happens to be good for you.” Find out more about Dr. Oz at www.doctoroz.com. COLLIN COUNTY Living Well Magazine | SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018 27