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Dr. Oz Show sees Star Jones Wed. March 16

By April MacIntyre Mar 14, 2011, 19:11 GMT

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Heart disease is front and center as "Celebrity Apprentice" cutthroat player Star Jones brings her tale to the Dr. Oz Show.

There are brand new heart disease risk factors for women that not only differ dramatically from the current guidelines, but put many more women currently not at risk under the threat of heart disease.

Dr. Oz and Dr. Bairey Merz, Director of Women’s Heart Center Cedars Sinai, go through the new list to find out if you are at risk.

Everyone knows about her gastric bypass, but March 16 guest Star Jones wants people to know about the open heart surgery she had less than a year ago to repair an aortic valve. Dr. Oz and Star get the conversation started to empower women to make simple lifestyle changes today that can save them from surgery tomorrow.

Also: It can ruin a vacation, and even make driving in the car intolerable! Today, Dr. Oz reveals the secrets to preventing motion sickness.

Beauty bonus: Women spend thousands of dollars every single year on products claiming to help them look and feel younger. But should you spend your money on vitamin-enriched shampoos? What about nail strengthening polishes? Dr. Oz and Perry Romanowski, cosmetic chemist, author of “Can You Get Hooked on Lip Balm” and blogger for The Beauty Brains.com is revealing the secrets of your anti-aging lotions & potions!

Dr. Oz is going to reveal the better, more “active calories” vs. the “couch potato calories” in a game called “Name That Calorie!”