dr. marc siegel, associate professor of medicine at nyu's langone medical center. author of "the inner pulse." >> dr. david samadi here as well. dr. siegel, the author. we've got it all for you folks today. great to see both of you. >> thank you. >> this was interesting this week. there's some new evidence that the leading cause of death in america is likely preventable. 25% of the time. the study is raising questions, as you can imagine, on one issue in particular. heart it is. we want to start with dr. siegel and ask you, preventable sounds really good. >> especially when we're talking about the number one cause of at the time in the united states. one out of three deaths in the u.s. are caused by heart disease. 800,000 deaths rb heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure. 200,000 of those are preventable. now, how are they preventable? the first thing you've got to look at is lifestyle. we've been talking about it on the show forever. diet and exercise. dr. freeden, head of the cdc and probably the top preventive medicine in the country, i interviewed him and he

dr. siegel, what? >> i'm not buying that and i'll tell you why.good for a lot of reasons. one study shows after you eat breakfast, you're more likely to exercise. guess what, that's part of a lifestyle that helps you lose weight. 80% of the people who had lost weight went on to eat breakfast. i think the question here is not whether to eat breakfast, which i think everyone should do, but what you eat for breakfast. we like fiber. we've talked about it on the show a lot. we like fruit. we like oatmeal. we like things that are good for you. if you eat a bacon whatever it is, bacon and eggs and all that for breakfast, you're not going to do well. you have to eat the right things. >> the right fuel. >> well, the critics are people that would say if you have breakfast you may or may not lose weight, they're saying most of these are observational studies. they're not good studies. but the truth is you starve your body throughout the night so you go seven or eight hours without water or food. if you're not going to have a complete breakfast then later on

dr. marc siegel. associate professor of medicine at the nyu langal medical center, also author of the inner pulse, unlocking the code of sickness. >> and dr. subody. we start with the really important topic, has to do with alzheimer's. they actually say there's a new brain scan that can not only diagnose alzheimer's in a living person but can also track it as it's in your brain. dr. siegel, this sounds great, but it's also kind of frightening if you are told you have alzheimer's. >> first, we're talking about a global pandemic, an epidemic. they're saying alzheimer's is now a global epidemic. they're expecting 14 million cases by 2050. it's on the rise. that doesn't mean everybody who comes to see me who is forgetful, who can't make daily decisions has this. it could be a b-12 deficiency, stress, medications, several different factors. >> what do we look for? >> we look for a consistent change in everyday behavior. with decision making, especially with memory loss. you can't decide, you lose your car k

dr. marc siegel is here, associate professor of medicine at nyu. good to ssee you. >> good to see you. >> hope everyone is well. >> welcome back. >> thank you. great to be with you. i'm going to start with this brand new study that questions the brain benefits of omega-3s. those are the acids most likely found in fatty fishes and nuts. they have been tied in this new study to brain boosting. some of us do aim to be smarter, but most of us don't want to have demencha, so can we do anything to boost our brain, give us more brain power? >> the simple answer to that is to exercise your brain. so you want to be active. you want to make sure the same exercise you do for your body and muscles, you do the same by reading, puzzle solving, and getting engaged and playing cards, et cetera. those are everyday kind of things you can do. when it comes to omega-3 fatty acids, we have spoken so many times about this. it's time to put it to rest and go over the good, bad, and ugly. what's good about omega-3 fatty acids is it helps with rheumatoid arthritis. it redu

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dr. siegel makes an important point. putting forward popular provisions that were in the republican bill originally like portability, interstate purchasing. let the democrats vote against it. when they are defeat ed you have issues to run on, the credibility is there and the party's numbers will be strong. >> university what the problem is? i hear what you are saying and you were always a pragmatist. i admire that. not only is obamacare the law of the land. it is now the imple men ed law. as senator lee said you are not getting rid of it. >> rand paul made a great point to you. why not introduce things as amendments? doug made the same point. portability, tort reform. that's what the republicans should be saying. >> they have added a companion legislation that would have $20,000 tax exemptions for family. >> free market, portability. bring it across state lines, job to job. >> i think the senate needs to et vote on what the house has provided. they provided the bill. if they don't pass -- if obama wants to shut down the

dr. siegel mentioned it.nd scary. >> it is well stated what you just said and i would add to that that, the newest treatment may be unproven. or it isn't working as wells you think. you know, so it is not clear that you can actually be your own advocate totally. but you need a dr. you can trust and i agree with the institute of medicine that we need the of medicine that we need the the safes are able to access the treatment and the have nots cannot. >> two points. especially two p population. most cancer is over the age of 65. we are going to see more treatments so the two-tiered system comes in. and cancer treatments are for me might not work for others.for me so, as treatments get more and more personalized you're only going to be able to get them if you can afford them. one is $100,000 a year. they're not off erred in canada. the more we go to juan size fits all situation, the less we can get insurance to coverage. >> the best thought for people to take away. >> be your own advocate. not google everything

dr. siegel joins us.na: new devether plan to keep the government running, at least for a little while. the offer republicans could put on the table coming up, we are live on capitol hill. >>> also, chilling new video of the terror attack in kenya. some big questions now over how safe we are at shopping malls here in the u.s. >>> and with flu season nearly upon us, a major new report from the cbc, how bad this year's outbreak is expected to be. ♪ ♪ jon: so you want a budget deal, jenna? jenna: you know what? at this point, when angela mcglowan told us last hour she wished the president and lawmakers could just lock themselves in a room, i thought she was going to say and throw away the key -- she didn't say that -- jon: time is running out, republicans are preparing to wage a two-front war on obamacare. i'm jon scott. jenna: hi, everybody, welcome to the second hour of "happening now," i'm jenna lee. we'll continue to follow this step by step and try to work through it. there is word this morning that hous

dr. marc siegel to discuss what is in store for us in the coming months. dr. ining us. what do you expect for the flu? will it be a bad season? >> lori, last year's flu season came very early and it was particularly bad and deadly, with 161 children killed, the highest number of elderly hospitalized since these regards began being kept almost a decade ago. this year, the national foundation for infectious diseases is trying to stay ahead of the flu season. it's launching a campaign for vaccination. >> the vaccine that works is the vaccine that's delivered. i would like to paraphrase volatire, that old french philosopher, said waiting for perfection is the greatest enemy of the current good. >> vaccination rates are reaching unprecedented levels, the highest ever among children. of 57% last year. half of pregnant women are not getting their flu shots but numbers still need to be higher, lori. you may be young and healthy but flu can still get you. the fewer people that have it, the fewer who will get the flu. it's a concept we call herd immunity. >> you need to

dr. mark siegel is here with the glove.dict weekend for caution, do not put your money where my mouth is. ♪ today the house will vote on a plan that will potentially defund obamacare, replace it with tax breaks for those who buy their own insurance, under their proposal people who purchase their insurance through state run exchanges can claim $700 of induction families, $20,000. monica crowley is here. here is where i want to take this. this seems like an alternate republican plan. i don't know much about it. i want to know is monica crowley on the side that says the fund this thing and if you have to shut down the government or is she on the side that says delay it for a year? that is the best way to go. >> i am on the side of trying to defund this thing. you won't be able to do that but what you may do is the second thing you lay out which has set up a delay, at least a year long delay so if you bring enough political pressure to bear, even if you do not get it through the senate the president has to veto any way, you may

dr. mark siegel is which is on this unwith. right from the get-go.ettes are used more widely amongst adolescents, what would you do about this? >> you're going to hate this, i believe in more fda regulations. they got a law in 2009 that allows them to limit tobacco products and they can he can panned that to e-cigarettes. stuart: wait a second, what rule do you want to issue. >> i'd like access restricted to teens. and in the states minors find a way to get them. on-line, parent. there are two points of view. the head of the c.d.c., i interviewed him. dr. tom friedman, he thinks they're misused, underregulated and a cabbie says i want to quit smoking and use an e-cigarettes. everyone out there thinks they work and he's concerned they increase the use of tobacco amongst teens especially. once you you get the nicotine addiction you're going to cigarettes. also i spoke to spike babbion, the president of the national vapors club and she thinks that having something in your mouth that gives you nicotine will work better than any other form of quitting. le

dr. marc siegel. good morning to you. >> good morning, bill.ou able to give us an idea what is coming our way? >> yes, bill. by the way the vote to defund obamacare is a protest vote which is puting a spotlight on this which is good because the american people need to know what is coming their way. the fact is if the government was serious as congressman unstrap said, they could have done it hiring more doctors and building more clinics. with the state exchanges you will see restriction of choices. you will see panels of doctors that failed in the 1990s that won't allow to you keep your doctor and won't allow you to keep your hospital in many cases. you know what that means? less access to care and not more. for the 90% who have insurance, 27 riglations and provisions are coming down the pike in 2014 that will change the face of health care. bill: marc, quickly, are you saying the sky will fall on 1st of october or is this something that works into the system gradually? >> i'm not chicken little. i don't think the sky will fall. i think people

dr. mark siegel. we're getting some of that from you tonight.thank you very much. >>> as we told you a few minutes ago, a busy sunday on this long holiday weekend, inside the beltway. congressional members from both sides of the political aisle getting that confidential briefing on the crisis playing out in syria today, and some of the details that included what the doctor was educating us on sarin gas. the obama administration tried to convince congress to approve a strike on the assad regime for alleged use of chemical weapons on its own people. pet peter doocy, what are lawmakers saying. some are getting calls from the administration now. >> reporter: there are a lot of raised eyebrows from lawmakers that attended the classified, members only briefing. one democratic congresswoman, leslie hahn estimated that the room was split 50/50, meaning half support authorizing use of force against the assad regime and half don't. and the biggest problem that lawmakers have right now is with the resolution the white house sent over. that resolution that

dr. marc siegel is here, associate professor of medicine at nyu.u. >> good to see you. >> hope everyone is well. >> welcome back. >> thank you. great to be with you. i'm going to start with this brand new study that questions the brain benefits of omega-3s. those are the acids most likely found in

dr. marc siegel. or of medicine at the nyu langal medical center, also author of the inner pulse, unlocking the code of sickness. >> and dr. subody. we start with the really important topic, has to do with alzheimer's. they actually say there's a new brain scan that can not only diagnose alzheimer's in a living person but can also track it as it's in your brain. dr.

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dr. mark siegel, not enough front line physicians are getting the message. >> doctors are handing out antibiotics like candy, they are saying maybe there is a 1% chance this is a bacteria, it is a knee-jerk, and patient pressure, and doctors not being properly informed. >> cdc is turning up volume to get word out and encourage drug companies to invest more into new antibiotics before, the medicine cabinet is empty. gerri: wow, john, the economics of that, the companies they don't make a lot of moneymaking antibiotics, they don't want to do it, a double whammy, thank you, fascinating story. >> thank you,. gerri: well, lawsuiter in the show, you know it -- later in the show it has been 5 years since lehman brothers collapsed, it kicked europe woed worse fins ever, where are we 5 years later. and we navigate the housing market as the recovery winds down, stay with us. ♪ [ male announcer ] now, taking care of things at home is just a tap away. ♪ introducing at&t digital life... ♪ ...personalized home security and automation... [ lock clicks ] ...that lets you loser to home. that's so cool. [ male aou

dr. siegel said, there is no question in my mind access is going to go down. we've lost jobs.southwest virginia and major medical center in ten see is laying off 1,000 people. that has never happened. 1,000 healthcare workers, great jobs. so it is a train wreck. we need to pause this for a year and let us work out some of the details so we can better implement this. bill: thanks to all of you, phil roe, charles boustany, marc siegel, appreciate your input. martha? martha: you heard president obama said himself he would not negotiate on the budget. no talks at all with republicans where that was concerned. a lot of people asking the question about why he would be will to talk to the president of iran? it is not sitting well with some of the critics. we'll talk about that coming up. bill: a couple is proving no wedding is not complete without a little dose of danger out there. how about flying down the aisle? go get 'em. ♪ hi. i'm henry winkler. and i know there are many myths out there about a reverse mortgage, so i want you to know the facts. there are currently no credit scor

dr. marc siegel of the fox news medical a team, plus.pping case surrounding this 14-year-old girl has just taken a major turn. the good news from police next. you really love, what would you do?" ♪ [ woman ] i'd be a writer. [ man ] i'd be a baker. [ woman ] i wanna be a pie maker. [ man ] i wanna be a pilot. [ woman ] i'd be an architect. what if i told you someone could pay you and what if that person were you? ♪ when you think about it, isn't that what retirement should be, paying ourselves to do what we love? ♪ >> trace: police in georgia say they have found a 14-year-old girl alive and safe after two armed robbers broke into her home and kidnapped her. they have arrested two suspects and are looking at more suspects. this image shows the 14-year-old girl, ayvani hope perez. robbers pride open their backdoor at 2:00 in the morning and demanded money and jewelry. money and jewelry. investigators say when the girl's mother told the men she didn't have money or jewelry, they shot and killed the family dog and drove off with the teenager

dr. marc siegel reacts as well. >>> 3-year-old boy fighting for his life. one of 13 victims shot in a park in chicago. it happened again. what in the world is going on in the windy city and why can't the police and mayor get a handle on it? martha: cutting billions from the food stamp program as welfare rolls explode. why is this fight so controversial? we'll talk about that. bill: why this image may speak volumes. democrats at a hearing go for the door as a mother speaks of the grief of her lost son and the search for answers in the benghazi attack. more than one year after her son and three americans were killed. >> it has been, i hate to put it in the record but it has been pure hello, living through all this. and not getting any answers. i mean, look at it. so indulgent. did i tell you i am on the... [ both ] chicken pot pie diet! me too! [ male announcer ] so indulgent, you'll never believe they're light. 100-calorie progresso light soups. i put in the hoursereve i am today by luck.. and built a strong reputation in the industry. i set goals and worked

dr. marc siegel is a member of the fox news medical a team, joins us live. somebody here and then it gets spread all over the place. >> that is extremely rare. most hospitals have their own surgical equipment. they don't rent it. you do not see it very often. the issue here with this kind of disease, even if you sterilize the surgical equipment you don't necessarily get rid of it. that is the concern. it is something called the pryon disease. we all have them in our brain. they can mutate and they can become something that is contagious. most of the time that change occurs spontaneously, like a mutation, 85% of the time. 15% of the time it is inherited. it is rare to get it from surgical equipment like this. >>steve: usually what they do is they realize somebody has that disease, they throw all the stuff away? >> absolutely. there is 300 cases a year of this. rarely does it spread like this. you're operating on the brain. it is something called spongeform which means under a microscope it looks like a sponge. i don't want to go into too much detail but it ma

dr. mark siegel. thank you for being here today. these are spread across a number of states. figure out what is best for you? >> mississippi two plans. 95% of mississippi one plan. new york state 16 plans. it is chaos. many, many different plans and some states don't have enough. there are going to be navigate tors to help with the plans. there is going to be a certain amount of confusion here. nine million more will get medicaid or medicare choices there. most people will be relying on their employer there. a lot of changes are occurring. they may say, and this is part of the thing, hhs is saying that premiums are going to be lower. but new york state has pre-existing conditions s that cover that part of the plan. the other thing that you and i were talking about already there is no free lunch. if your premium is lower. they will lower the number of doctors and hospitals that you have to choose from. if i find out that the orthopedist that i'm used to using isn't in the network, i don't know what to do for my patients, they may cut my fees further. if yyou want to keep fees

dr. marc siegel said he's concerned these electronic cigarettes could be a gateway for young people to start cigarettes and effectively reducing that downward trend in smoking. >> if kids get hooked on nicotine because of e-cigarettes, that may make them life-long smokers, not just of e-cigarettes but traditional cigarettes and we know cigarettes are the number one cause of death in this country. anything that gets kids hooked on nicotine is a bad thing. >> reporter: unlike regular cigarettes, they're not yet regulated by the fda. the wild west out there. no restriction on advertising or who can buy them. the centers for disease control worry there's a window of opportunity for these companies to market e-is rets and get them hooked on nicotine and start later. the habit starts young. 90% of adults who smoke started when they were teens. there is a flip side. a lot of doctors brief for people who want to try to quit smoking, these e-cigarettes could present a good alternative for regular cigarettes and even be a bridge to quitting. good news and bad news. >> thanks so much. let's try to unde

dr. marc siegel is in with what it means for your health and your family's health coming up. too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection. gregg: exactly two weeks from today the first americans can begin signing up for health insurance under the obamacare exchanges. that is not stopping some lawmakers from trying to find ways to defund the law. number of republicans proposing delays for the individual mandate. in the meantime a brand-new fox news poll, they say they are very or somewhat concerned about their health care with the new system. that is more than twice the amount of those who aren't worried. live with more on this. >> that and others show unpopular obamacare is, but another poll shows the only thing that undercuts the distaste for obamacare is trying to shut down the government to stop it. listen. >> they take it as a failed piece of legislation heard in the country and hurting the families. a defund measure that may lead to a temporary shutdown the government. gregg: even those don

dr. marc siegel. is botox considered plastic surge? >> more determine -- more dermatological. which may mean that insurance will cover it more often. >>brian: let's talk about something i see a lot. botox sometimes can freeze your face. is that because you had a bad surgeon or -- >> it's absolutely true it can do that. it's rare it would stay for awhile. usually if your face stays frozen for awhile you've used too much. it is blocking neurotransmission to the muscle and the muscle freezes. if you do too much it is going to stay frozen. it should reverse almost 100% of the time. you've got to watch it. >>steve: your face winds up stuck until it wears off? >> absolutely. and people say i'm never having that again. for most of the time given in the right doses it works. >>gretchen: myth or fact? the earlier you start with plastic surgery, the better. >> absolutely a myth. plastic surgery causes little scars. the more you do that, the more the scars build up. the harder it is going forward. if you have beautiful skin when you're young, don't mess with it. have plastic surgery when

dr. marc siegel. great to see you. thanks for being here. certainly a recent concern.unds harmless but a lot of parents need to know this is anything but. >> it sounds like something you relax with. it is actually a stimulant. it causes seizures, heart problems, causes you to had a lose nate. it is not -- it causes you to hallucinate. it sounds great to parents but is anything but. >>elisabeth: where are they getting them? >> anywhere. they are not restricted. it can cause your heart rate to go up, high blood pressure. it is a very dangerous drug. >>elisabeth: molly is another substance being used. >> also called mdma. that is like ecstasy. the problem with that is it lasts for six hours. first you get a rush and the next thing you're very, very fatigued. if your behavior is changing all over the place like that, it is a-ha lose know general -- it is a hallucinogen. it doesn't cause you to be violent, thank goodness. >>elisabeth: not alone but there is a lot of combinations. >> they are gateway drugs. you try one, there is another one. ecstasy may be something you use

dr. marc siegel from the medical a team about this.ity and not see a kid with a starbucks cup or one of those energy drinks packed with caffeine. >> i believe that study. it is in everything you can think of. beverages. in coffee and they're drinking more of it. in energy drinks. chocolate, food. people don't realize where they're getting their caffeine from. it is up 70% in teens. it is really a problem. >>steve: there are a lot of stories about whether or not caffeine is good for this or good for that. we want you to separate myth from fact. is this a myth or fact? a cup of coffee is dangerous for a pregnant lady? >> that is a myth but i am not going to go on tv and say for our pregnant women start drinking coffee. what that means is it's not been proven harmful in mild or moderate amounts for pregnant women. if you're having a cup or two a day you're absolutely safe. i'm worried more about the withdrawal from coffee. if you're a pregnant woman having a cup of coffee a day or two cups a day and you suddenly stop, your heart rate migh

dr. marc siegel had an exclusive interview with the cdc director who had this to say about them. >> if kidsecigarettes and traditional cigarettes. we know that cigarettes remain the number one cause of death in this country. anything that gets more kids hooked on nicotine is a really bad thing. >> mike: dr. seagull i see people running around sucking on these things what are they taking? >> battery operated. they are taking in nicotine and propylene glycol vapor. it's not dangerous but nicotine is. convinced these are misused. use is misguided. unregulated that there is a variable amount of nicotine. he couldn't come up with a reason to ever use these. he says a cab driver said it him when he was driving along hey should i use an ecigarette to quit he said no. >> reason to use them safer than regular cigarettes. tonight we want them experimenting with ecigarettes than regular. >> 1.8 million teens are using it. 76% of those who tried it are also using tobacco. now, i spoke to spike fabbian, the president of the national vapor club you she feels the opposite. even teens will use ecigarettes