The Seven Deadly Sins According to Dr. Oz: What to Do to Replace Them

The first deadly sin is not stretching when you wake up in the morning. You need to stretch your body, which will improve your flexibility and will improve your all over health. It also will help center you for the day. He recommends the yoga stretches. He demonstrated the downward dog and warrior pose. The sun salutation is a perfect way to start out your day. Dr. Oz does yoga everyday.

The the second deadly sin is skipping breakfast. Do not skip breakfast. He outed his wife on national television. He told his audience and a billion other people that his wife skips breakfast. If you skip breakfast you are putting your body in the famine mode. You will eat a lot more during the day if you skip breakfast. His suggestion is a smoothie made with bananas, (which by the way in a previous episode is a very good memory and brain food.) He also has psyllium husks, flax, soy protein, and honey in his morning smoothie. The fiber in the psyllium and flax helps regulate your metabolism throughout the day. If you don't like smoothies, you can have a little peanut butter on whole wheat bread.

The third deadly sin is to be late for work, appointments etc. Don't be late it will stress you out and cause high blood pressure. It also shows disrespect to those that are waiting for you. It is easy to give yourself extra time and you should arrive at least 5 minutes early to appointments. Dr. Oz suggests setting your clocks 5 minutes early. You should forget that you have done this so you won't depend on those extra 5 minutes.

The fourth deadly sin is mindless eating. At 3:00 in the afternoon when you head for the pantry or the vending machine you add extra weight to your body and stress to your liver. It is a good idea to prepackage snacks for youself if you feel the urge to eat. It is actually a good idea to eat smaller meals anyway. If you have little ziplock bags of prepackaged snacks, such as 12 almonds, or 18 small pretzels, or some fruit it is satisfying and good for you.

The fifth deadly sin is becoming a couch potato. You don't want to slow down your metabolism. It is better to do a little exercise instead of sitting and watching television. He demonstrated a couple of squats.Dancing is a good way to keep you from getting overly tired. You can even just do a few twists or deep breathing to invigorate yourself.

The sixth deadly sin is to disconnect from family and friends. Instead of ignoring your friends it is important to talk to each other and have a healthy support system. We are all going through different kinds of changes or challenges. It is also important to surround yourself around positive people. Don't let negative people add to your stress. It is okay to unload on others and to let them unload on you, but make sure that there are positives included in your sharing.

The seventh deadly sin is not having a regular bedtime. It is important to have a planned regular bedtime. It will help you to sleep better. You will avoid insomnia and it is better for your all over health. It is important to try to maintain this on weekends too. We all need at least 7 to 8 hours of sleep.

If we all try to live by these rules we will be a lot healthier. We will have a healthier weight and be healthier physically, mentally and spiritually.