Currently in its  fourth season, the  two-time Daytime Emmy Award-winning syndicated daily series "The Dr. Oz Show" is hosted by  the two-time  Emmy Award-winning Dr. Mehmet Oz, trusted health expert, best-selling author, and world-renowned cardiac surgeon. "The Dr. Oz Show" is an entertaining, high-octane, multi-topic hour offering equal parts life saving information in an “embarrassment-free” zone and where nothing is off limits or out of bounds.

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2012
“MAKING SENSE OF NEWTOWN”
Dr. Oz gathers experts to help make sense of the Newtown tragedy, which made headlines on Dec. 14.  How can this happen in America? What causes someone to snap?  Where do we go from here? They will address what every family should know.
 
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012  
 “DR. OZ'S HAPPINESS BOOSTERS!”
Dr. Oz has addressed metabolism boosters and energy boosters before, but today he’s doing something completely different! If there’s one thing we’d all love to have a little bit more of…it’s happiness.  So Dr. Oz  dedicates the show to bringing you  pure joy.  He shares 10 simple happiness boosters that can improve your life and keep the pep in your step.  Recharge your body, boost your energy and your mood-instantly!  

Then, does your hunger control you?  Dr. Oz shares how to determine your hunger type and what to do about it.  Bad food choices and overeating have been linked to hunger type, and by the end of the show, you’ll know the solutions to taking back your control.  

Plus, Dr. Oz reveals the one solution that can help you eat less, no matter your type.  He tops off the hour with tips for instant bliss!  Audience members share their best instant bliss advice in return.
 
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2012
“DR. OZ’S ULTIMATE INSIDER'S GUIDE: THE NEWEST MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS!”
Today, Dr. Oz sits down to give you the inside scoop on the best lifesavers, game changers, and hottest innovations.  From the discovery of Penicillin to the first organ transplant, medical breakthroughs have changed the face of medicine.  Dr. Oz shares the ones he can’t imagine life without.  

Then Dr. Hovsepian, from The Institute for Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery joins Dr. Oz to reveal a cutting-edge procedure that melts fat away, followed by USC radiologist, Dr. Edward Grant, who shares how medical experts can take a virtual tour inside your body.  Dr. Oz separates the good breakthroughs from the bad, and explains how you can find many of these breakthrough solutions right in your local drugstores.

Finally – did you know some foods can actually help the body parts they look like?  Watch as Dr. Oz gives the expression “You are what you eat” a whole new meaning.
 
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2012
“DR. OZ TAKES ON TV’S SEXTUPLET TODDLERS!”
Today Dr. Oz puts the focus on kids.  How far would you go to have a baby, or to save a child’s life?  The McGhee family joins Dr. Oz to discuss how they spent years trying to start a family, and when the odds were finally in their favor, they were blessed with not one but six children - sextuplets!  The daily routine of the McGhee family is far from ordinary, but they reveal how with organization and dedication the journey of parenthood with their team of toddlers is indeed manageable.  

Then, best-selling author, actress, and cancer crusader, Marlo Thomas, sits down with Dr. Oz to speak about her mission to put an end to childhood cancer and her work with St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.   

Then, can you imagine gaining so much weight, despite a healthy lifestyle, that it would eventually lead you to die from obesity?  It’s a real illness, and it’s called Cushing’s Disease.  Dr. Oz met Lori, a woman desperate to survive this devastating and rare condition, and he joined her in the operating room as she underwent the dangerous surgery that could end her life or improve it forever. Dr. Oz shares his journey  and he introduces Dr. Daniel Prevedello and Dr. Ricardo Carrau from Ohio State University Medical Center who performed Lori’s ground-breaking procedure.  
 
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2012
“THE PROVOCATIVE DOCTOR TO REVOLUTIONIZE YOUR HEALTH!”
Today Dr. Oz welcomes the provocative doctor who believes traditional medicine on its own is obsolete - Dr. Soram Khalsa. While some consider him a medical rebel, Dr. Khalsa has also been elected as one of the  “Best Doctors of America” by his peers.  He takes the stage to discuss his new approach to health and healing, and answers why traditional medicine is failing to keep people healthy.  From kinesiology to phytotheraputics  to  homeopathy, Dr. Khalsa explains how he transformed his health,  and can do the same for you.  Dr. Oz and Dr. Khalsa break down the details of these alternative eastern therapies, compare  them  to western medicine practices, and  explain  how  to find a doctor  in integrated medicine near you.  

Next, world renowned sex and relationship expert, Dr. Laura Berman, joins Dr. Oz to talk about her compelling story and life-changing diagnosis that brought her face to face with breast cancer.  She discusses the disease that women fear most and touches upon her bumpy road to recovery.   Dr. Berman tells about her first reaction, her fears, and the breakthrough treatment that saved her life.  Watch as her shocking diagnosis turns into an opportunity for growth.