Dr. Oz and Esther Perel talked about sexless marriages and anti-aging wrinkle creams. Dr. Mehmet Oz discussed how to revive an anemic sex life on the April 3, 2014 episode of the Dr. Oz Show ("How to Revive Your Flatlined Sex Life"). Dr. Oz's guest was sex therapist and psychologist Esther Perel, who revealed that 15 percent of American marriages are sexless.
"By the time we are in our 30s and 40s, sex has become one of the last things on our to-do list," said Dr. Perel, author of Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence.
Perel said women start to lose interest in sex during their 30s and 40s because they're exhausted from being the caretakers to their husbands and children at home. They also feel like they're taken for granted and start to avoid intimacy.
Perel said a sexless marriage isn't necessarily doomed, but could signal that something's not right. She also said you can still have a warm, happy relationship without sex if it's affectionate and emotionally close. Perel told Dr. Oz that women sometimes start affairs because they crave emotional intimacy.
Dr. Perel said there are five intimacy verbs that every couple should use to maintain a satisfying relationship:
• ask
• take
• give
• receive
• refuse
On a separate segment of his show, Dr. Oz unveiled more anti-aging wrinkle creams and products. Dr. Oz's guest was Alexis Farah, beauty editor at beauty editor at Everyday Health magazine.
Farah said these rejuvenation tips can fight wrinkles and give you youthful skin and hair.
1. Replace coffee with white tea. Dr. Oz said white tea has the highest antioxidant content of any tea, which will make your complexion look plumper and more rested. White tea also regulates blood sugar and promotes weight loss by curbing hunger.
2. Apply caffeine eye cream in the morning to reduce under-eye puffiness.
3. Use an alpha hydroxy acid exfoliator to slough off dead skin and unclog pores.
4. Add aragan oil to your moisturizer before bed to rejuvenate your skin overnight.
5. Apply an avocado mask to your hair to strengthen and condition your locks.