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drinking may have a real harmful effect. >> the center for steez control says bi says. >> 1 out of aix americans binge drink. what does that mean? five drinks for men, four for women four times a month. that's binge drinking. why less for woman? >> that's a month? >> four times during the month you or i or taifd has five drinks or arthel has four drinks. >> in one sitting. >> and women need less because -- within two hours. -- their metabolism is different. four times a month over two hours if you drink five drinks if you're a man or four if you're a woman that's binge drinking. the problem is people do it on top of the drinking they already do. most binge drinkers are older.

so over the years you may have damaged your liver by all of this alcohol you're putting in. then you binge drink on top of t. the study out of missouri we're talking about found that mice were 13 more likely to have fatty deposits on their liver. i completely believe that. when people come to see me in my office and they say, i have 15 drink a's week more than 10 if they're a women, i say, you may have a drinking problem. but how often do you binge drink? if they binge drink on top of it -- alcohol becomes poison in the body. alcohol is converted to acetyl ald ahide. if your liver is diminished it's not going to get rid of it as well. you put a bunch of drinks on top of what you have. >> how do you tell if you have a fatty liver? >> you can get test and liver function tests. cat scan kz see it. but christmas, the holidays,

everybody is out there drinking. alcohol is a great, great social lubricant. that's how we socialize with everybody. that's how it takes your fear of approaching somebody away. when you get to the bar and start having shots and then you have the wine and start mixing things up, it's five drinks within two hours, that's binge drinking for men. when happens when you start drinking? alcohol goes into your stomach, into your blood and to the liver. liver is the belt filter we have. it starts metabolizing the alcohol. if you give it enough time, it will take care of it. but if you keep pounding it with more and more alcohol, that's when you start getting toxicity. when it gets to the left of.08%. your officially drunk. congratulations. that's when you start having a lot of problems. once in a while, again, you will recover. but if you keep doing it week after week, then you start getting fatty liver. what's wrong with fatty liver?

it becomes cirrhosis, fibrous. your pancreas which is a great place when something is becoming a major factor produces insulin. you've heard of pancreatitis. over time you can get see oesopl cancer, memory loss. >> couple things. dr. siegel, you said that the binge drinkers tend to be older. address that for us. also, i think dr. samadi just said and maybe you have the answer you can sort of give your liver a break by stop p breaking and drinking water to flush it. >> start with the second first. that's absolutely a brilliant point. i call it two-fisted drinking, alcohol in one hand, water no the other. you get dehydrated from alcohol. that makes the effects on the liver worse. it magnifies the problem. the first question is about

older. i'm really worried about that. older people already have a diminished liver function. if on top of that especially during the holiday season they say, i'm out at a bender tonight. i'm going to have four or five trinks. then what? get in a car? this is why we're seeing the accidents other the holidays. people don't know they have a diminished liver function. they just say, i'm going to party tonight. that's why i was so happy there was tea served at your daughter's baugh mits va last week. >> does it matter what you think? >> 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of water and hard liquor. the other thing is, your body weight has a lot to do with how much you get the alcohol. the enzyme dr. siegel was talking about is not found in women. that's why women can get drunk in a very short period with

smaller amount of alcohol. make sure you eat before you start drinking because that lines your stomach, reduces the absorption. having water in your system and making sure that you're hydrated is another way. in general, if you take a lot of shots, teenage irs, college students are dying from this. parents watch out for this and stop them. >> have that conversation with your teen, if the kid is passed out at a party, don't have everyone run and don't say anything to the parents. call 911. no one is getting in trouble. take care of someone who's passed out. >> it won't pass. sometimes people say, let's leave them alone. it won't. the sooner you get them to the emergency room because they can aspirate. you get the control, you can save somebody's life. a very, very important point. >> that's what we did. >> water is also your best treatment for a hangover. that dehydration, when you're

hung over you drink water and try to stay away from tylenol because it can affect the liver. >> the raw egg and shot of bourbon thing? >> quickly, going into the new year weekend, what is a good amount of drinks? >> stay under two. just can stay under two drinks if you're a man. two drinks. >> per what? >> over the course of an evening. get up to three, you're having a frob. >> i think once in a while socially it's fine. that's it. once in a while is fine. couple of red wine glasses, good red wine. missing out on sleep? coming up, why it could be affecting you in ways you may not even be aware of sluing how much you eat. ?

new research showing now that not getting enough shut-eye could increase your risk of overeating and oes bebesity. why does this happen? >> when you talk about obesity because obesity in this country is epidemic and on the rise, talk about healthy diet and exercise and sleep. it's almost like a hidden secret no one has talked about. now a third of america is not sleeping enough and a third of america happens to be obese. is there a correlation? what happens when you don't get enough sleep? when you don't get seven hours of good recommend deep sleep, your metabolism is going to be out of sync, meaning the pancreas, the insulin receptors are not going to function well. that's why you would be more susceptible to getting diabetes. there are a couple of hormones in the body that are important. marc has talked about this many time. glilen and leptin.

grillen goes up and leptin goes down. that's where you start getting hungry and start getting high sugar and completely out of mess. that's where obesity is on the rise. the best way is to get six, seven hours of sleep. >> what if you can't sleep p of the first point he made is recommend sleep. this is not chipmunk sleep where you store sleep on the weekends and think it will help during the week. you need seven hours a night of deep dream sleep. rapid eye movement. what's new about this study out of alabama is it showed if you're not doing that, you're in front of the refrigerator in the middle of the night, you're up at 1:00 a.m. getting those snacks or drinking. drinking increases like 25 minutes a day people spent their time drinking alcohol. >> really? >> if they weren't getting the

proper amount of sleep. the point david made, you get this hormone grellen in your brain, you're hungry, craving things. you're not happy until you nosh. >> is there a vitamin supplement? >> that's a good point. we've spoken of melatonin. certainly that's fine. but i want to go back to what marc was talking about. we've spoken of sleep apnea, patient whoz are obese it can work both ways. if you're obese you may be waking up because you have too much fat around your neck and you'll be grasping for oxygen. >> you go for a sleep study. there are centers where you go for sleep studies. they see you have restless leg syndrome or you wake up in the middle of the night. they monitor everything going on. >> your loved ones should look out eric that you're gasping for air or you suddenly stop breathing or snoring.

snoring can be a clue. it's not always the case. >> what if you have asthma? >> when your wife is not sleeping in the same bed with you, they're tired of your snoring, you have a sleep problem. >> not everyone that snores has sleep apnea, but as david says it can be a clue. if you snore or you're breathing in fits or starts or you have headaches or fatigue the next day. >> no vitamin to add that lep n leptin? >> you can take zinc, melatonin. >> not to go to sleep, to replace whatever it is -- >> you get less leptin. not yet. there will eventually be a pill of leptin. right now it's in the -- kava tea. >> one way to sleep is if you jog. if you jog and exercise, you get really tired so you'll sleep. but sometimes jogging can really tick it out of your knees. coming up, we'll talk about

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year and now this new year. here is our weekly segment about everything that worries us. one viewer writes i enjoy our daily hour of jogging but i worry about how it is affecting my knee cartilage.preventive measures i can take? >> it is taking a toll on their knees. >> prevailing wisdom on that was the point you just made, that it is going to wear out your knees. but studies don't actually back that up. what is knee cartilage? there is two big bones there, the femur and tib la, and the tibia and the cartilage is the cushion in between. common knowledge would be you're wearing it out from running. there is some studies that have shown that running may build up the cartilage in your knees which protects you more by causing more protein to be made. that helps the cartilage. but, i want to throw a caveat in here, we're not talk ing about people who are overweight, we're not talking about people who are sprinters, we're talking about gentle jogging, long distance running and i want to add on soft surfaces.

>> like on the treadmill? >> certain treadmills. certain treadmills. you got to look at your treadmill and see which one it is. >> there is a difference in the sidewalk or if you go to the high school run ing track that is -- >> the track would be better, you would think. i don't know. >> the question is what kind of jogging? the jury is out on this. most people, if you're a sprint runner, very speed runner, or marathon runners where they go for a long period of time, that can affect the cartilage. but if you're going to jog for health reasons, that's not a big deal. the other thing is if you're susceptible to get arthritis, genetic components, family history of arthritis or already there has been some damage done that you're not aware of, jogging can actually make it worse. but most studies show that jogging is not directly the cause for arthritis. as mark mentioned, jogging changes the chemistry of that cartilage and make it even stronger. >> if you don't jog, and if you

start jogging, light jogging and feel the pain in your knee, the soreness, do you work through that and build up the protein? >> you have to consult your physician. because of the point david just made. you may have pre-existing damage and not know about it. and if you do have a prior problem with your knees, or you're prone to it i love low impact like the elliptical. i said many times on the show here, love the elliptical or bike, you can build up your legs in other i wways and do cardiovascular exercise, running is a great sport. obese people. >> i'm asking you because i don't really jog, i do the -- i walk -- power walk on the treadmill but i don't jog. every now and then i want to burn more calories and jog but my knees are sore. >> don't do it. if you feel like you have pain, something is going on. your shoes are not comfortable or your technique, your posture is not the right way. some people may be leaning too much forward or backward. you need to talk to an orthopedic surgeon and see

what's going on. your weight translates to four times the pressure on your cartilage. so losing weight first. and you can do nonweight bearing exercises, swimming, biking, other things that doesn't put pressure. you lose the weight and start jogging. >> do those injections work on the knee? >> they can. but they're only something to be used temporarily. they're work on things like rich plasma and stem cell, that's currently being developed. by the way, the shoe s david mentioned really important. i want to also say arthel has perfect posture. let not anybody doubt. >> what about glucosamine? people take glucosamine. >> works for some people, not for others. it started off in dogs, actually, studied, works for some people. if it works for you, use it. it is controversial, but -- >> supplements you can take -- >> and chondroitin too. >> i think it is 1500 milligram a day. talk to your doctor about glucosamine, that sometimes helps. >> we have to talk about this

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with the mercury dropping outside for some of you, it is more important than ever to take proper care of your skin. so dr. samadi, is it as simple as putting moisturizer, putting

lotion on, hop out of the shower? >> it certainly is part of it. but, you know, here is a question for the two of you. what is the largest organ in the body? >> skin. >> there you go. so -- >> i'm gee ioing, i don't know. >> you have to take care of it from outside and from inside. the way you take care of it from inside is drinking a lot of water, because 60%, 70% of the body consists of water. when you're dehydrated, what happens to your skin. >> dry. >> like a prune. make sure you're well hydrated. but from the outside, protect it. wearing gloves, because the skin off your hands are absolutely much thinner than the rest of your body. not taking real hot shower because that cause s constriction, the blood doesn't get there. and moisturizer is key. oil based moisturizer is better,

if you're into skiing at high mountains, wear your sunscreen. even though you don't see the sun, you can get skin cancer. >> great point. in the wintertime, i don't think of wearing sunscreen, ever. >> we should wear sunscreen in the winter, especially at high altitudes, even on cloudy days because you're getting enough sun rays to cause skin cancer, even in the winter. 95% of all skin cancer is caused by the sun. we have an increase of melanoma going on. you may travel to a high area, go out to the rockies, you may forget about this, you're closer to the sun. wear your sunscreen at all times, even in the winter. >> if you still have a problem, you can get a humidifier at home. that also helps. dry skin is always a problem. so those are good recipes. >> moisturizer and sunscreen. >> and lip balm? i never think of that. >> that's also good. >> and you can get sunburn here as well. >> we just had a 70 degree temperature. you don't have to worry about it. >> wear the sunscreen. >> happy new year, everybody.

>> happy new year. don't drink too much and we'll wear sunscreen. that's the advice. >> great year to come. >> happy new year. >> that does it for us. i'm eric shawn. >> i'm arthel neville. thank you for watching. thank you, docs. >> thank you. mother nature's fury, severe storms usually not seen until the spring strike the south leaving a deadly trail of destruction, be the very latest in the fox news extreme weather center. threatening message, the leader of isis taunts the u.s. in a new video, but on the ground, isis is losing territory in iraq and syria. >> and 2016 candidates speak out this holiday weekend including donald trump. he continues his war of words with hillary clinton. what he said on fox news today. welcome to