Dr. Oz Swears By These 5 Weight Loss Tips

For years, Dr. Oz has been on a mission to make weight loss ultra-doable and even automatic. With good reason: “If we make it easy to do the right thing, we do the right thing!” he recently shared with fans. So as a record number of us report struggling with extra pounds, the doc has amped up his efforts, sharing time-tested hacks to shrink our waists and help us become our healthiest, most energized selves. Women who’ve sampled his buzzed-about shortcuts are already a whole lot leaner — and they can’t stop raving.

So how does Dr. Oz come up with the strategies he shares on his show, on DoctorOz.com, and in his bestselling books? For starters, he has medical advisors on his staff and countless other top doctors and nutritionists on speed dial. He also continuously updates information he shares based on new research. And while he’s revealed countless amazing tricks over the years, experts and slimmed-down fans helped point us to the five absolute standouts.

1. Timing Secret

Eating your first meal at 10 a.m. and finishing dinner by 6 p.m. is Dr. Oz’s no-fuss take on the wildly popular intermittent fasting trend, which he dubbed “the best way to lose weight, prevent disease and live longer.” Research from places like Johns Hopkins confirms that going longer periods without eating basically flips little switches in our cells to help them burn more fat, optimize key hormones, and get stronger and healthier.

In ancient times, this effect…