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Top 10 Health Trends of 2009

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From extreme wound-healing methods and miracle fruits to ear stapling and even designer babies, The Doctors bring you the Top

10 Health Trends of 2009!

Before digging your teeth into the top 10, here is a groovy honorable mention that just missed the list.

Dancing with The DoctorsWhile it didnt quite make the top 10, ballroom dancing has become a popular way to get fit. In fact, former Dancing with the Starscontestant Lisa Rinna says it got her into the best shape of her life. I liked that body I got, she says after boogying out on stage.

I thought, I dont want to lose this.

To keep that body, Lisa and her Dancingpartner, Louis Van Amstel, came up with a dance class that helped her and her studentsget in shape and lose weight. They started to really feel good, she says. They were happy. They loved doing this.

Lisa built on to the success of the class with a workout DVD series, Dance Body Beautiful, which takes the moves from Dancingwith the Starsand puts them in a routine you can do at home. Dr. Ordon asks if the program is only for women, or if men canparticipate, as well. Men can do it, too! she says with a big smile. I would love it if I could get a guy to do it, or lots of guys to do

it!

Dr. Ordon takes Lisa up on her request, gets into his dancing gear and brings Lisa to The Doctors dance floor. The two groove tosome salsa music under a disco ball, impressing The Doctors and the audience!

Watch Dr. Ordon and Lisa get their groove on, right here!

10. The Hawaii ChairHave you ever wished you could exercise at work without leaving your computer? The Hawaii Chair is a device you can use right inyour office to try and firm up your waistline. It works by mimicking a hula dance motion, and you operate it sitting down. As TheDoctors try the chair out, Dr. Travis says, I have to admit, its kind of fun.

Dr. Ordon admits he feels his abdominal muscles getting a workout, but Dr. Travis questions whether the device can truly be usedat work. If you turn it to a lower setting, maybe you could do a little bit of work, he says. But, I think Id have motion sickness!

I think it makes exercising fun and kind of interesting, Dr. Lisa says.


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other drinks. Im a big fan of pomegranate juice, Dr. Travis says. [Acai] is a great berry to drink. [But] if you cant afford it, thereare other berries.

6. Anti-gravity YogaThis trend may just turn your idea of yoga upside down! Anti-gravity yoga combines yoga and Pilates, but adds an AntiGravityHammock, which is a structural fabric connected by two overhead points that acts as a swing or soft trapeze. The Doctors show avideo of an anti-gravity yoga class, where women hang upside down and swing around on the hammock. The program is designedto help realign the spine, relieve tension in joints and balance the brain, all while defying gravity. As you age, [yoga is] really, reallygood, especially for your posture, your flexibility, Dr. Lisa says. Its so important.

Yogas big in 09! Dr. Ordon says.

5. Vitamins by ProfessionEmployee Vita is a new product that tailors vitamins to certain professions. Currently there are four types: teacher, nurse, firefighterand trucker. Its a great idea, Dr. Jim says looking over the firefighter vitamins. Heart disease is one of the biggest killers infirefighters, so theyve basically taken a multivitamin, added Omega-3 to it, so its good for your heart."

If job-specific vitamins are out of your price range, however, Dr. Jim says, You could get those ingredients off the shelf. You mighthave to get one or two or three different bottles, but itll probably be cheaper that way.

4. Ear StaplingYouve probably heard of stomach stapling for weight loss but could stapling your ears have the same effect? This type ofacupuncture uses a specialized surgical staple gun to target an area in the ear which curbs the appetite. In addition to weight loss,the acupuncture can help relieve pain caused by stress, digestive issues, migranes and other ailments.

Vanessa, 29, suffers from endometriosis, which causes pain in the lower back and abdomen, bloating and sinus and allergyproblems. She undergoes acupuncture treatments weekly and says they have helped tremendously. [Acupuncture] is very effective,very helpful, she says. Ive been dealing with this for 14 years, and this is the first time that Ive been able to find relief from mypain naturally.

Acupuncture specialist Bryan Abel performs the prickly procedure on Vanessa onstage, placing small needles in her ear. She says it

calms her, and she feels no pain.


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Mindy, 39, and Bob, 44, have been married for 18 years and have four girls. The couple wanted a boy, saw Dr. Steinberg give aninterview about PGD and contacted him. After having the procedure, Mindy and Bob had twin boys, Trevor and Tristan, who arenow six months old.

A lot of people will say very casually, Well, you shouldnt be able to pick boys or girls, but Ive had a lot of patients in my practicewho are just like [Mindy and Bob] who have had three or four or five girls or boys, and wanted another one [of the opposite sex],Dr. Lisa says. [PGD] is not a lot of hocus pocus, its very much science.

It can be abused, she continues, but I think when your heart is in it, and youre really trying to do something good, I think that ithas a lot of technology behind it.

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