FELICIA: NEW AT 11:00, IF YOU' FEELING STRESSED OR TENSE, THERE MAY BE A SIMPLE WAY TO STOP WORRYING AND EASE YOUR ANXIETY, ALL WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION I SAT DOWN WITH A LOCAL DOCTOR HELPING HIS PATIENTS GET HEALTHIER, AND YOU MAY SOON BE SEEING THIS TECHNOLOGY AT YOUR DOCTOR'S OFFICE
21-YEAR-OLD CELESTINA FELDER IS TRYING TO JUGGLE IT ALL MOTHERHOOD, WORK, AND STRESS >> I'M VERY TIRED TO THE POIN WHERE I HAVE BAD HEADACHES, LIKE, MIGRAINES FELICIA: WHICH LEADS TO A LOT OF ANXIETY FOR THIS 21-YEAR-OLD SINGLE MOM >> I'M MORE LOSING WEIGHT THAN GAINING WEIGHT IT'S HARD I NEVER HAVE ENERGY
FELICIA: BUT INSTEAD OF WRITING A PRESCRIPTION FOR MEDICATION, DR DAVID FELD ENCOURAGES FELDER AND OTHER PATIENTS TO CHANGE THEIR DIET AND LIFESTYLE AND SUPPLEMENT WHERE NEEDED >> THE AVERAGE AMERICAN ISN'T EVEN GETTING ONE HALF OF 1% OF THE SUPPLEMENTS, THE NUTRIENTS THE FISH OILS, THE ANTIOXIDANTS AND THE VITAMINS THAT WE NEED FELICIA: DR FELD, A JUPITER OB/GYN, IS USING A CUTTING EDGE TOOL CALLED A BIO-PHOTONIC SCANNER
>> WE HAVE TECHNOLOGY TODAY THAT IS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN BLO , THAT'S NON-INVASIVE, AND IT'S ACTUALLY MEASURING THE TISSUE CONCENTRATION OF YOUR VITAMINS, AND YOUR MINERALS AND YOUR ANTIOXIDANTS FELICIA: IT TAKES ABOUT A MINUTE YOU SIMPLY PLACE YOUR HAND ON THE SCANNER IT DOES THE REST >> BASICALLY WHAT IT DOES, IT MEASURES OVER 18 DIFFERENT CAROTENOIDS, THOSE ARE YOUR FOOT SOLDERS FOR PROTECTION
THEY'RE BASICALLY THE BLUE IN BLUEBERRIES, THE RED IN TOMATOES FELICIA: A LOW SCORE IS AROUND 10,000 IT INDICATES A PATIENT TAKES IN VERY LITTLE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND LITTLE TO NO SUPPLEMENTS A HIGH SCORE IS OVER 50,000 AND SHOWS A PATIENT IS EATING A HEALTHY AND BALANCED DIET >> I TESTED A D
THAT'S NOT VERY GOOD YOU'RE AMERICA 97% OF AMERICANS ARE SCANNING WHERE YOU ARE FELICIA: THAT'S A SCARY THOUGH >> IT'S A SCARY THOUGHT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT MAKING THAT EFFORT FELICIA: THE RESULTS OF A SCAN HELPS DOCTORS BETTER TREAT A PATIENT'S VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES
>> IF YOU REALLY ARE DEFICIENT IN B-12, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SYMPTOMS OF WEAKNESS, SLEE DEPRIVATION, YOU MAY HAVE SOME NUMBNESS, SOME TINGLING, MAYBE WEIGHT LOSS OR WEIGHT GAIN FELICIA: IF YOU'RE BEING TREATED WITH ANTI-ANXIETY MEDS, COULD SUPPLEMENTING VITAMIN B BE HELPFUL? >> OH ABSOLUTELY, NO QUESTION IT COULD BE HELPFUL FELICIA: TAKING VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS IS SOMETHING CELESTINA IS WILLING TO TRY TO HELP LOWER HER STRESS AND ANXIET BESIDES B-12, SOME OF THE MOST COMMON NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES INCLUDE IRON, IODINE, CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D IN FACT, MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY ARE DEFICIENT IN VITAMIN D DOCTORS SAY DESPITE LIVING IN THE SUNSHINE STATE, FLORIDIANS ARE NOT IMMUNE TO THIS DEFICIENCY
OF COURSE, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE