♪ ♪ ♪ >> eric: it's now time for sunday house calls. joining us is dr. david samadi and he is in san diego. vice chairman of the department of our rolling and chief of

robotics at mt. sinai. >> jamie: our doctors are smarter going to these conferences, dr. siegle is here. associate professor of medicine. author of the interpulse and unlocking the secret code of sickness and health. welcome. we want to talk about melanoma because it's the most deadly form of skin cancer. it's void ablt if you stay out of the sun. 70,000 people are affected each year. that number is on the rise and actually the age of patients are getting younger. new research on non-melanoma skin cancer people are getting surgery to treat that. doctor, i'll start with you. what the first line of treatment to least aggressive to most aggressive? >> this is very serious cancer. skin cancer is most common type of cancer. we wanted to distinguish between

melanoma that we have spoken in the past and non-melanoma which i want mark to dig in more. melanoma is about 70,000 people get diagnosed with this, 10,000 people die. even though the numbers are not really high, but it's 75% of the deaths of skin cancer is as a result of melanoma. we talked about the fact that detection is the key because the sooner you detect it. surgery can remove it and cure is great. we have talked about the fact the recognizing that the lesion could be asymmetric, borders are usually irregular. colors are multicolors, you have blue, brown and black and diameter which is over six military meters. if you see those, you need to go to a dermatologist right away. this particular study which came and was published in jama, we're talking about non-melanoma now. these are the ones that we see about two million every year,

they are not as aggressive. unfortunately, we're overtreating some of this. especially in elderly. so the study is coming from ucsf. they found among older men and women. when they removed it they cause a lot of pain and infection. so the word of caution to people out there, if you see these, you can live with them, especially if you have other issues. >> jamie: let's get dr. siegle. we see the sunny view in san diego. >> as you age to get some of these skin cancers, maybe the lesser ones hopefully not melanoma? >> there is a high probability of that. the problem is as david was mentioning, most of these are not melanoma. 2.2 million of non-melanoma skin cancers but only 2,000 people die from it out of 75 melanomas, 9,000 people die from it. in other words, there is 5%

chance that the skin cancer you have will be a melanoma. if you have a melanoma, there is a 75% chance that that it can kill you. what do you do? first of all, don't be afraid of all skin cancers. if i don't have melanoma, i may be okay. here is why that study out of san francisco is important. people are so afraid of skin cancer, they get it as at the get older. may get a basal cell and go rushing for surgery but most of them don't die from the skin cancer. you may not need the surgery. you need a three hour procedure and all the side effects and complications or is there more conservative treatment you can have if you don't have melanoma. there is laser surgery that is very small and less side effects. possibly if you are older than 80, maybe not even have it removed. it depends. basal cells can be disfiguring so i'm not telling people not have to the skin cancer removed but i'm not telling not to be

afraid of it. if it's not a melanoma, the chances are it is not going to spread. melanomas we have to get as quickly as possible and the key to the abcd, is the "e" which is evolution. is it getting bigger. when you see a lesion and they said is it okay? get it rechecked. >> eric: go to the dermatologist >> jamie, here behind us, you can get a punch biopsy and to the remove it. and once the diagnosis of basal cell you can have small radiation to the area. so personalized medicine, treating every patient individually. non-melanoma cases is the secret to success. >> jamie: you don't have to have a family check you over for

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tiny and it's in charge of regulating everything. it regulates your hormones. it regulates your temperature. it regulates your immune system. here is what a scientist has been discovering. if you manipulate a protein out of that hypothalamus you can stop the immune system from signaling aging because what the hypothalamus does it causes you to get too much inflammation. we already know from previous studies, we talked about on the show, more inflammation you you age. if you can get the brain to stop signaling inflammation you can slow aging. >> eric: how do you do that? is there anything out there? >> there is something called a releasing hormone that organ makes and it signals

testosterone and estrogen. it reves you up. we are still talking mice, so you can't buy on the market. when the mice were given the hormone, guess what, they live 20% longer? they had more muscle mass. they ran on the treadmill. he thinks, i spoke to him yesterday, he thinks it will work in humans. if it does it's years and years away. >> eric: so i go check my hypo mal thalamus. i want to slow it down -- hypothalamus. >> the key to what mark described is the word infla make. this study is important. even though it's done in mice, we can translate it to humans in clinical trials. if you have critical inflammation, the hypothalamus can be effective.

how week reduce inflammation? we have our own formula of anti-aging. i want you to take pen and paper. these are the things that can actually reduce inflammation. we have talked about turmeric and boswillia. these are herbs. there are 3-d giants, green tea, garlic and ginger. they are excellent way. i love berries. i talked about this. blueberries, strawberries have a tremendous amount of anti-oxidants. add a little omega 3 fatty acids that makes mark happy for heart health. here a rule. i post this on my facebook because i know it's a lot of information, rule of seven, seven hours of sleep, make sure that you drink seven glasses of water a day. get rid of seven bad hob hobbies

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your health from cancer to lungs and heart. secondhand smoking is huge problem and affecting other people's health. sooner you quit the better off you are. i think the way to do this, find a date that is good for you. write of the diary of the triggers that make you go back to smoking. replace those craving west side other things. i think, i know mark is going to talk about medical treatment. i like these herbs for smoking, lobelia gives you a terrible taste in the mouth and that is one of the ways to get rid of it. once you stop smoking you will get fatigued and weak. i think the korean ginger can boost your immune system. i like that. hypnosis is big one. >> jamie: dr. siegle. >> i like hypnosis, 70% want to quit and 50% but for how long. you want to protect your organs

and kids and family. how do you do it? how do you succeed. cold turkey works more than anything. 90% of the time cold turkey is effective. only 10% can stay with that. whether i treat people for smoking, i look for a lot of methods. i look at coiled turkey. i look at chantix. i like that. nicotine products for a small group. here is what you need to know. different strokes for different folks. different things will help a person quit. you have to want to quit. sometimes school cessation programs work. work with your family and doctor. >> what do you think about electronic cigarettes? >> that is a topic for another week. i think very interesting and may be the way of the future. it's interesting. >> jamie: all right. i was going to say, secondhand smoke. don't forget about that impact

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>> welcome back, everybody. i wish you could have seen dr. segill's face when i told him today, i am trying bikram yoga for the first time. i don't have back pain. but they say yoga's one of the things that can help people avoid surgery, that you will stretching in the hot room. back pain can be the worst. >> we were talking about different postures. you were talking about the down ward dog. i heard about something that sounds more like a cat from my wife. you lie back and you leap your head back like this, stretching out. another thing is to take your ears and to go side to side. and angel wings, where you put your shoulders back. guys, you are not making me sit this way on the show. i bet you think my posture is not that great. exercise helps a lot. if you have a real problem, you want to be seen by a physician. exercise, eating a proper diet,

unsaturated fat, mediterranean diet, omega 3s, proper sleep, sleeping on your side, meditation, yoga -- >> breathing. >> deep brooking. >> >> jamie: how do you think i am going to do? should people give that a try? >> i think you should stop those angry cat maneuvers and come to san diego, get some sun, we know that vitamin "d" can boost calcium. look at background. this is a beautiful place. he's right about sleeping. when you sleep for 7 hours, making sure that you sleep on the side because that relaxes the muscles in the spine. but this is important. i suffer from back pain because of sitting behind a robot for 14 hours. so i think a good posture is the best way, the best message kigive people. there are studies that show that bad posture gives you migraine

headaches, depression, weight gain. remember, just sit straight and that helps a lot. muscle relaxation and yoga, as you talked about, is perfectly healthy. >> i will tweet out later how it goes. >> this sigmental bridge is something else that i have learned. >> there is something online called healthy back workouts, an app on your iphone. i think david's right, san diego may be the best. >> healthy. >> the doctors are continuing the conversation on live chat, answering your questions about today's topics. go to our web site. >> >> jamie: see you next week. >> eric: enjoy san diego, david. >> thank you. >> have a good time, david. >> we begin with a fox news alert. new threats from syria are coming hours after israel

launches a new round of airstrikes. this is amateur video that purportedly shows massive explosions in damascus. and syria's brutal civil wafer could spread even further. we are keeping a close eye on that and so much more. welcome to a brand-new hour here on america's news headquarters. >> eric: hello. glad you are still with us. it is an acted of war, so says syria, saying the airstrikes will bring retaliation against israel. this is the third time that the israelis have taken action against what is believed to be soviet and iranian missiles that could be headed to hezbollah. and the obama administration continues to consider how to respond to the mounting evidence of syria's regime attacking its own people. steve centanni is live in washington with the latest. >> reporter: good morning.