Like most Americans, Dr. Oz will have only one thing on the brain next month — losing weight.
Starting Jan. 3 on “The Dr. Oz Show,” the Oprah-approved cardiothoracic surgeon will begin an 11-week long weight loss challenge, offering viewers free, individualized weight-loss plans and a personal trainer.
“Each Monday for 11 weeks we’re going to tackle different challenges that people have when they try to lose weight,” Oz told reporters, adding that the threshold was picked because “it takes three months for us to be able to measure that you will live longer if you’ve made a lifestyle change.”
Along with an altered diet and added exercise, Oz advocates meditation and will devote the Jan. 5 episode to the practice, with a Deepak Chopra-led meditation exercise.
“The reason I did this show was to put myself out of business as a heart surgeon,” Oz said, “by getting folks to understand how almost all the heart surgery that I was doing — and I still do, unfortunately — is avoidable.”
Ultimately, he said, the goal is to “playfully get to the nitty gritty of what allows us to enjoy our ultimate health, which we need for happiness in life.”