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hello. i'm arthel neville. time now for "sunday housecall." >> and i'm eric shawn. welcome as always. joining us is dr. marc siegel at the invictus games in florida. dr. segal is professor of medicine and author of "the inner pulse, unlock willing the secret code of sickness and health. >> dr. david samadi joining us from san diego, site of the

largest urological conference and chairman and professor of urology at lenox hill hop and also the chief of robotics surgery. good to see you both in warm weather, jealous that we're not. >> great to see you. >> thank you. the opening ceremony of the invictus games begins tonight at disney's world championship field. the international event found by britain's prince harry ragsz awareness about wound service members, but while this event is about the spirit of competition, president george w. bush says it's about something much more important. >> there's also a greater cause and that is to say vets who have served in the afghan or iraq theater and who have come back with an invisible war wound should know that there's help available. >> very heavy on the president's mind so dr. siegel, tell us more

about what's happening there. >> arthel invictus means unconquered and there's a lot of courage involved here, and it's posed on a poem by henley in the 1800s that says i'm the master of my faith. i am the captain of my soul. i am. and those words i am are inspiring people here to take their disability and overcome their disability. if they lost a leg, maybe they do some sort that they used to do before they lost their leg. i interviewed one sergeant who actually had lost his leg and he's going back into special forgsz now. he's competing with the help of a service dog. i interviewed another petty officer named mike who actually had broken his neck, arthel, literally and had spinal cord injury. now made it to the finals in swimming, and guess what? he's made it to the finals in the area where he's competing with people that are not spinal considered injured. >> wonderful. >> so inspired to compete and to be part of a team. >> so wonderful. >> doctor, what does it mean to them, and you've met -- tell us

some of the stories of some of the wounded warriors that you have met who are there competing today? >> well, eric, there's another one, another wounded warrior that i met who tragically had fallen and he's paralyzed from the neck down but he rides a bicycle with his hands only. he was a big cyclist and he got injured falling off a bike so it's literally that old story getting back on the bike and they told me, look, first they compete with each other and try to beat each other, you know, people from around the world. soldiers from all other countries. 14 countries are represented, many of them were the countries in the iraq war and the afghanistan war, but it's not just competition. in the end they all hug, and they rejoice no matter who wins so it's a combination of competition and then teamwork and mutual love. that helps them to overcome the invisible wounds of war which is what we're talking today at the conference. wounds that you can't see. >> so special and so deeply meaningful. >> so deeply meaningful and so

very important. dr. samadi, bringing you into this conversation, i think you can tell us more about the effects of some of the hidden wounds that dr. siegel just mentioned? >> arthel, number one, i want to congratulate prince harry for really bringing this to the surface. this has been going on for about three years, and this year obviously it's in orlando, but next year it's going to be in toronto. this is a very strong message to the terrorists out there that we're not going to stop and our wounded warriors are going to succeed and they are going to continue to do what they were doing, so on a psychological basis, this mission will continue to succeed. as you know, there's about 320,000 men and women out there who are suffering from traumatic brain injury. we have about 400,000 post-traumatic stress disorder soldiers out there. yes, we can take care of the actual physical and visible scars. if they are losing their limbs, we have robotic arms. if they are losing their arms and legs, we have a lot of

physical therapy and rehab, and we also have a lot of social services for the families, but what we're talking about is a psychological impact that this post-traumatic stress disorder has on the families. number one, it's not a disorder. the negative stigma of this disease has to go away. this is a normal reaction to any kind of trauma so when they come back, recognizing that they are having some of the flashback, reliving those experiences, you know, being socially handicapped and not wanting to be around their friends and families. the sooner we recognize that, arthel, the better we can treat it. whether it is going to be with medications, anti-depressants or exposure therapy and slowly taking care of the fear from them, and then they can go on and do what marc just presented. they can play their volleyball and basketball in a wheelchair, and we're sending a strong message to the people out there that we are strong and we're not going to be defeated, and this is really, you know, it should be congratulated. >> absolutely. >> dr. segal, quick question if

i can pick that up. what would you say to a wounded warrior or a veteran or family member who is watching right now? they are not down there with you in orlando. not involved and been involved in the foundations like semper fi and other wounded warrior projects that help them. what would you say if they are sitting on the couch right now to go get help and be involved and be part of the social involvement again? >> great point. veterans out there, grouping out is really, really important and great research is going on now in the invisible wounds of war. the key thing is to get past the stigma. don't be embarrassed if you're not sleeping well at night. don't be imbearsed if you're not feeling pleasure, if you feel anxious or if you're unfocused. get to a physician to get help. get to a specialist and ask your brethren. >> absolutely. >> and if you do adoptive sports it will help you overcome.

it's therapeutic. >> dr. samadi, you're there in san diego, a great military town that really embraces our military personnel. >> arthel, you know, i think like the message that we're hearing from orlando is that the same way that these guys were combating as a team, the same way that they were -- the bullets were coming to them, they will get together and team with each other. that's family support and also the role of physicians in giving back. these are our heros. when they come to the shore, it's our time, our physician and psychotherapies to really take care of them, so this is really a great moment, and we're going to make them feel better. >> thank you, very good, doc. stick around because we have more from here on "sunday housecall." >> such a great came. games start at 8:00, and we'll be following them on the fox news channel. the doctors are staying with us throughout the rest of the half hour. up next, the death of prince, that has shed light on our country's devastating opiate epidemic. it's been hitting communities across the country and getting

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this be stopped? >> yeah, eric, let me just say that the jury is still out on the real cause of death for prince, but we're waiting to see exactly what the reason was, but most likely it's probably from these opiods. and i can tell you right now that the u.s. is going through a very big academic of opiate addiction. two-thirds of people addicted to this. we're losing 77 people a day. every day imagine like that many people are dying from this. now, thinking about this segment i came up with four reasons why we would have this. i think a lot of these opiod addiction, the use of chronic pain medication for non-cancer. a lot of times it started giving it with patients with cancer and now they are using for arthritis, a lot of back pains, et cetera. the second part of this is interestingly enough 40% of these people that are addicted are between the age of 40 and 65 who are ed kailt kated and who can afford to get this kind of

medication one way or another and in this particular case we have a celebrity factor which is a big problem and finally and i want mark to make a comment about this, i think doctors are also to some extent guilty about writing the and these medications are addictive, as you know, and they can build tolerance and once you start mixing it with alcohol and others say that you can really like reduce the respiratory breathing and they can die from this so we need to break this cycle immediately. >> dr. siegel, i have a specific subject and dr. samadi wants you to touch on what he talked about but specifically to your point. do you think the idea that prescriptions have gone digital as well as medical records have gone digital, do you think that this will present the overprescribing of certain medications by doctors as well as the deadly patient access? >> arthel, that is an excellent question. i'll tell you this. it's helping out in new york state already.

there's a program called istop where physicians literally have to go on an extra website to determine whether their patient has had a previous narcotic like a percocet or codeine and it takes time. i call it the by the way problem, where doctors enable people on the way out the door, by the way, doc, can i have my vicodin. you're under pressure and say what's this for? it's a vicious cycle and, arthel, you need more and more and more of this stuff. by the way, not only 14,000 deaths from prescription narcotic overdoses every year, there's 13,000 from heroin so people stop getting those prescriptions and get it from a brown bag on the street and that leads to even more overdoses so the whole thing is a big endickic and doctors are part of the problem. >> it's interesting what marc is bringing up because a few days ago was the day that you were supposed to get rid of all of your extra medications in your closet and that's a big message. if you're not using them, first

of all, don't share them with other people. >> right. >> and don't get addicted to these. don't take them for a long time. >> flush them down the toilet, best way to get rid of them, flush them? >> yes, absolutely, and the other thing is like if you're exposed to somebody who you may have suspicions of having this kind of opiate toxicity and you're in the elevator and you see someone collapses, the first thing you do is open their eyes. if they have a pinpoint pupil, if their pupils looks like a pinpoint, they are unconscious and they are not breathing, you absolutely call 911 and once they give them the antidote the narcan, they wake up and they save someone's life but that's the signature of opiate abuse. >> thank you, sorry, got to move on in confirming that we don't know the cause of prince's death at this moment, and i'm very sad about what happened to prince. >> absolutely. >> it was a loss. >> all right. >> big loss. moving on, a new weight loss study is highlighting some important fringe benefits. yeah, so how eating less could

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now time for, should i worry? our weekly segment about everything that worries us. this time asks, i'm a 48-year-old man and have a problem with chronic snoring. i went to a sleep clinic and was told i don't have sleep apnea, i am not overweight, don't district and have no underlying health concerns. should i worry? dr. seigel? >> i would ask where they had that sleep study done. when we're not sure, sleep studies in a sleep lab works best. one in five americans probably have mild sleep apnea. you look for loud snoring, interrupted breathing, choking, do you wake up the next day with a headache, sore throat, are you gaining weight? snoring is inconvenient. it may be a sinus problem.

sleep apnea can be a killer. get it checked out by a sleep medicine specialist. >> dr. madi? >> what i would say, he's a very young 45-year-old. if he has gone to a sleep lab and they have said he has sleep apnea, he has the opportunity to really go preventive by watching what he's eating and not gaining weight. the fact he's not drinking alcohol is absolutely great. i would advise him also not to smoke and keep his blood pressure under control. some of this has to do with family history, but, you know, we know that with sleep apnea, evidence shows you're headed toward metabolic syndrome, cholesterol, diabetes, high blood pressure, which can lead to heart disease. knowing this test is prornt. he can prevent it. there are many different treatments for this, whether it's some sort of appliance or surgical intervention. we can fix it and prevent it. sleep apnea diagnosis can kill, can lead to heart disease and at least he knows about it and he can treat it.

>> really something thas really serious. >> yeah. >> if you have it. >> really serious. >> you should get it taken care of. >> doctors, thank you. coming up, eat less, more sex? really? the doctors will explain is that when "house call" continues. ...clear for take off. see ya! when you're living with diabetes. steady is exciting. oh this is living baby! only glucerna has carbsteady, to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and try new glucerna hunger smart to help you feel full.

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finally, a new study suggests healthy people can benefit health benefits from eating better including improved mood, sleep, and sex drive. is it really that easy? >> this is my favorite segment. this has been published in jama. i absolutely endorse it. they looked at about 200 participants. if you just reduce about 25% of the calories that you take, by just taking less diet, less calories, they found out that within two years, you're employigoing to improve your mood, your sex life, your bedroom is much better, your partner is going to be much happier and your quality of life is better. they also found out that on a genetic level, when you take less calories, all these genetics, genes are responsible for aging. they actually start to slow

down. and the anti-aging formula works really well. i think it's absolutely a great study and the message is that if you try to lose 10% of your body weight, you're overall going to feel much better, perform better and have a great new engine. >> dr. seigel, you'll have better abs, too, so that should help -- >> can you tell your patients to eat less, dr. seigel? >> yeah. i really like this. as david was mentioning, about a year ago there was a study at nyu in mice that they lived longer. these people they studied were at decent weight. they are just cutting down their calories by 25%. they felt better, slept better, more active sex lives. i think it's because of what we talk about here, it's the sugar, the bread, the stuff that gives you inflammation in your body that makes you feel bad. >> look at how much better dr. seigel looks after losing about 10 pounds. >> he looks great. >> and how great it is. >> you always look great,

dr. samadi. >> happy mother's day, everybody. >> happy mother's day. >> thanks, docs. that's it for us. >> "house call" sunday for great advice to keep us healthy. >> we're back at 4:00 eastern. the gloves are off as hillary clinton and donald trump look past the conventions and towards november. what do the latest attacks mean and will they make a difference as both sides get ready for a long fight. and mother nature's fury. tornadoes touch down out west and massive wildfires up north producing so much smoke it's affecting the jet stream down the east coast. happy mother's day on this sunday to you and to you and yours at home. nice to be with you.