You Steps For Extending Your Warranty With Dr. Mic

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Wouldn't you like to know how to prevent your body from aging badly? No one explains the mechanics of the body better than Dr. Michael Roizen. Most of us believe that with age comes a slow and steady decline of our minds, our eyes, our hearing, our joints, our arteries, our libido and our overall quality of life. Aging is inevitable, however the rate at which we age is not. If you are in reasonable health today you have a reasonable chance of living to 100 with the same vitality you have or had at age 45. In his new public television special, Dr. Michael Roizen provides an easy action plan to combat life's 'major agers,' those internal and external forces that cause the most wear and tear on your body. The 3-part, 60-minute special, YOU Steps for Extending Your Warranty with Dr. Michael Roizen will teach you how. Family genes are blamed for just about everything from stress, to illness, to the size of our waistlines. It's true, you can't change your genes, but you can control whether certain genes are turned on or off. Recent studies show that your body has the ability to repair any organ in the body. With the help of a male and female specimen from The Bodies Exhibition, Dr. Michael Roizen visually identifies and explains the body's organs, arteries and nerves affecting the aging process. The vagas nerve is the largest nerve in the body. Learn how to train this nerve with proper stress management and deep breathing techniques. When it comes to cell duplication and your P53 spellchecker gene, find out which vitamin reduces your risk of cancer. Surprisingly, over 90% of the cells in your body are foreign. You'll be shocked to discover your red eyes and itchy nose may be caused by mite poop in your pillow! Find out how to keep these toxins and other toxins out of your body. Should you take hormone therapy or shouldn't you? Dr. Roizen weighs in on the hot topic and provides his recommendations for women going through menopause. It's always women, women, women, when it comes to hormones. Finally, Dr. Roizen addresses men. Learn the discoveries made about the reversal of prostate cancer without surgery or radiation. The winning Nobel Prize gas, nitric oxide plays a major role in a man's erectile dysfunction. Nitric oxide also affects arteries in both men and women. Learn how you can naturally get more of this important gas! In the program you'll gain tips on how to increase your memory bank and decrease your risk of Alzheimer's disease. The genes causing diabetes can literally be turned off using Dr. Roizen's tips. You'll be wowed by the proven reversal effect of stronger bones and arteries simply from a change in vitamins, diet and exercise. The myth about carrots being the best food for your eyes is dispelled. Dr. Roizen reveals the food that truly benefits eyesight, as well as tips to protect your eyes. Hearing loss can add more than four years to your real age. Learn how to protect yourself against this 'major ager' and more!

Previously Aired

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Time
Channel
3/6/2009
3:30 p.m.
3/28/2009
10 a.m.
6/3/2009
10 p.m.
6/8/2009
1 a.m.
8/5/2009
1:30 a.m.
9/8/2009
2 a.m.
9/9/2009
9/10/2009
1:30 a.m.
3/13/2010
3:30 a.m.
4/12/2010
1:30 a.m.
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