our show is over for today. i hope you enjoyed it and you're learning to be more of a healthy you. o be more of a healthy you. hello. good to see you. time now for sunday house call. >> and welcome. joining us as always is dr. marc siegel. he's the professor of medicine and author of the inner pulse, unlocking the secret code of health. >> and dr. david samadi. good to see you. >> nice to see you. >> hope you had a good week. >> we have. i want to start here, though. a stark new warning about smoking. there is a new report suggesting lighting up is actually more dangerous than it was 50 years

ago, and this as the centers for disease control releases some of those most shocking anti-smoking ads we've seen. i don't smoke, but when they come on, i turn them off. they really gross me out. why are those campaigns getting more and more aggressive? >> the first thing you're remembering to is called campaign for tobacco-free kids where they're showing cigarettes themselves are worse than when the surgeon generally put out his first warning. they have more nicotine. they have pour rous filters. they have ammonia. let's face it. cigarettes were bad 50 years ago, they're bad now. 20% of americans still smoke. why? here's the first thing i want to tell you out there, i can't be your doctor, tell your doctor why you are still smoking. don't be afraid to say that.

it's a very, very hard habit to get rid of. do not be embarrassed about it. your doctor, if he's smart, will tell you that when you quit, your risks of all kinds go down. it goes way, way down if you stop smoking. in college, i actually smoked. you know how i quit -- i want to refer to the cdc for a minute. >> he met me. >> that would make him smoke even more. >> i didn't smoke a lot. david would say the same thing. when i got into medical school and i saw a smoker's lung for a first time. not a tv ad. but the actual lung is so black and eroded compared to a pink, healthy lung. everyone out there, if you saw what it looked like, you might think of quitting. >> even if they don't, doctor siegel mentioned how he used to smoke and then he stopped. you still are at risk for lung cancer, right? >> that's an excellent smoke.

the effect of smoking actually stayed in your system for about 15 to 20 years. if you haven't started, don't even bother to do it. if you are smoking, go to 1-800-quit-now. now, i think the engineering and what this companies have done, billions of dollars in really engineering behind creating new cigarettes. what is a cigarette today look like compared to 1968? it's phenomenal what they have done. these are three things. they open up your lungs so more smoke goes in. they're using material that can go straight to your brain much fast era speed. and also the amount of nicotine they're using is a lot more. it's effecting your brain and the addictive parts much faster. so they have done an amazing job. for example, this chemical they're using, it makes this

smoke and nicotine get to your brain much faster. we didn't have that kind of stuff. now cdc and the country spend about $50 million in 2010. you remember terry hall, the lady that came in and sounded awful. unfortunately she died of throat cancer. before she died, she wanted everyone to hear what throat cancer look like. in the next three weeks or so, we're going to see a lot of ads about teenagers, about dying men and women out there. it's effective when people see that. >> i want to make a point about lifestyle here. it doesn't occur in a vacuum. people that smoke tend to drink more. they tend to be more sedentary. we're talking about fruits and vegetables all the time here. it's less likely you're going to do that. people that smoke with not going to get on that treadmill. it's ail one package. you have to do it all at the

same time. >> what the companies have done also, it's very interesting, i don't know if you lived in europe or not. i've been in france and london for three years. when you see teenagers and the number of smokers in europe among teenagers, skyrocket. they have added sugar. they have added chocolate flavors that you are not aware of. >> they added sugar in cigarettes? >> so it tastes great and less harshness for your throat. menthol cigarettes so you don't feel the harshness of cigarette. >> imagine european teenagers. the young girls especially. it's kind of a fad. how do you get them at 13, 14, 15, 16 years old to stop what would be a lifetime habit? >> you stamp out e-cigarettes too. >> i hate those. >> 80% of these kids end up with regular tobacco too.

that's the problem. we can reverse the peer pressure by role molgds. >> the parents are also to some extent are guilty. if you grow up in a family where everyone is smoking, you're going to end up smoking as well. >> some kids do it to rebel against the parents. >> even though i've never been able to smoke or learned how to smoke, it's cool, it's sexy. i think people follow that trend. so, you know, look, it's going to effect -- it affects the entire body. unless you see some of these pictures and see what smoking does to you, you will not quit. >> smoking among doctors is way down. that should tell people something. >> let's talk about the e-cigarettes. dr. samadi just made a comment about how it looks sexy. >> regular cigarettes are flavored. e-cigarettes are flavored. they taste great. i actually think there's a role for them in really severe

smokers where a doctor is involved. by people on the street should not be using them. it's going to lead you to tobac tobacco. >> good time for you to mention the positive influence aye had on you. >> cigars, but also hooka bars. they go down and do that. >> it's all bad. >> it's all very bad for you. >> it's all getting into the lungs and the effect of it, it stays with you for a long time. 1-800-quit-now and go for it. if you failed the first time, you should go back again. >> quit, quit, quit if you can. >> different strokes for different folks. >> great advice. we'll follow up on this important issue. meanwhile, talking about could having, does your grandchild or lts one constantly cough. we'll tell you why it may be a symptom of something far more

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and really, the way -- the reason why we don't hear a lot of this is because vaccination really took care of it. one reason we're seeing more, under the age of six months, you don't get the vaccination so those infants are in danger. we had about 800 cases in the first two weekends in june in california. also they effect of the vaccines can wear off by the time you get to the teenage zone. now we see about 20% of the kids that are having this kind of cough, it could be a whooping cough. if you really have it, you need to see your doctor and make sure you're up to your vaccination. we give booster shot for this, but in europe they don't give it. now they see more and more in europe. the recommendation that you need to get the initial vaccines plus the booster. >> you're talking about six months or under you can't have

it, but what about parents? >> yes, to the second question first all kids should have it over the age of six months. it can be deadly in kids because they have smaller airways, so they get all clogged up. a week or two into it, you get this whooping cough, like that. you can't miss it if you hear it. but that's in kids. now kids have it, they can be treated with an antibiotic. we talk about a lot here being overused. not for this thing. also vaccination, clearly important. adolescents should be getting a booster vaccination somewhere between 15 and 20. >> are doctors recommending that now? >> absolutely. it isn't just pthat one. you get them in one shot and then we adults should get it for the reason eric just mentioned.

you could be spreading it to your kids. i think it's one of the most common causes of cough in my office. people come in, they have a virus, i think. i end up treating them with an antibiotic and you know what, it does go away. i think we are underdiagnosing this in adults. adults don't get that whoop. they only get a cough. >> it's more of a nuisance. it's not going to affect the adults. >> exactly. >> it's mostly the infants that you want to worry about. if you have that, you want to make sure you start vaccinating and also give the antibiotics. the effect of this cough on the entire system is to bad that sometimes you can actually break ribs, you can rupture the aesophagus. >> can adults get it from kids? >> absolutely. i do think we should treat adults. if you've ever had one of those

chronic coughs, they keep going back to the doctor. what do i do now? it may be a bacteria. >> it's interesting. i didn't have whooping cough, but i had this cough last year for about two months. i went to him as a joke, do i have a whooping cough. he said no, just take some anti-acid. $25 copay later, i felt so much later. >> you can report it. >> why did that fix it? >> because it irritates your asophagus and makes you cough. >> that's right. it could be acid reflux. check that out too. >> are you guys okay now? >> we're good. i paid my copays. >> so listen to this, we're talking about symptoms including scratchy throat. is it just a persistent cold or could it be allergies.

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symptoms, the patients out there. colds go away. allergies don't go away. if it persists for weeks, it's more likely an . cough is usually a cold unless you have asthma and i worry about. allergy and asthma equal a cough. if you have fever or body ache and it is short in a period of time, that is a cold. you could say, why do i care if it is cold or allergy? colds are transmitted. i want people to know if they have a cold stay away from people. allergies persist and lead to itchy eyes and dry throat. they lead to nasal congestion. it is the nasal congestion, if it is yellow, cold. clear, it is allergy. >> how do you treat the allergy? go to the drugstore? >> talk to your doctor. there are a lot of things. get away from the pollen and take showers all the time and

stay indoors in the middle of the day. you can use nasal congestants but don't overuse this stuff. >> and if you coughing, coughing and coughing, z-packs don't work; that true? and what about mini steroids to reduce the inflammation? >> one, try to figure out if it is allergy versus flu. flu has a period of one or two weeks and allergies go on longer. if you are exposed to the allergy you will have the reaction. flu is caused by a virus. this is not. also, the big ticket here is, with colds you going to have fever. allergies will never give you a fever. lastly, the mucu is. is yellow or green with flu but with allergy it is clear.

once you have the flu and it is overtreated or not treated with the right antibiotics, you get into the deep part of your lung, that caused inflammation and it is bronchitis. at that point you are in trouble because you have to treat it with steroids, et cetera. >> heavy-duty stuff. >> a lot of times, we overprescribe z-packs for allergy. if you take over counter drugs and you feel better, maybe do not take an antibody. >> how long do you wait? you could be undertreated for the flu. >> great point. clearly with the flu you need to be treated early. we do not usually see flu this earl. there is no treatment. it could be viral. if you have a fever and the

mucus is yellow, you want to be seen. you could have both, a cold that kicks off moral joys. >> as far as i am concerned, whether it is a cough or fever i would check the psa first, and i will send you home to take aspirin. >> if you have a question for the doctors you can e-mail them, and if you have something that is worrying you, send an e-mail and they will get to it on the air. your names and e-mail addresses are kept confidential and they will not send a bill. >> listen up, your cell phone is actually a reflection of your bacteria fingerprint. we will tell you how researchers think this could one day be used to keep you healthy.

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>> remember we covered a story about your keyboards with all the bacteria. most of those were strep and staph. our body has trillions of this type of bacteria. some are good. some not so good. the university of oregon looked at all the smartphones and 17 people, analyzed the phones and 7,000 of the bacterias were running around in the group of people they looked at. the question is: in a company like apple, they could use your phone to find out what kind of bacteria you have. i'm not sure where this is going and how we. use this data. a lot of the bacterias may not be harmful. it is an interesting finding. if it pans owe we might be able to use this as a thermometer to find out the types of bacteria.

>> if you use someone else's phone could you get sick? >> of course because 60 percent of stomach bugs are carried on your hand. so what is on your hands is on your phone. people use their cell phones all day especially tv anchors every five seconds or physicians. >> everyone. >> there is a big battle going on, you can wipe this phone down with this but iphones are coded and there is a battle about whether you can use alcohol and water with a cloth. never spray on the phone but can you spray it on the cloth and wipe the phone in that gets rid of the bacteria but it could interfere with the coating on the phone. >> congratulations, now you have all the bacteria the doctor. >> someone tweeted that ahead smokers. >> no, i don't hate people.

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