the impact that reaching and touching have with learning and what tablets and touch screens give us the ability to do, it gives the child the ability to touch new information and knowledge and to grab new information and knowledge. so, it s engaging a spatial sense. and a freedom of information that, you know, those of us who are our age, we didn t have those freedoms when we were learning, but i think it s a really wonderful layer on top of more formal 3-r processes at school. you ve given a lot of parents mind rest, because they worry about the number of screens. as a reporter and a dad, i m curious about this stuff. thanks for joining us. i learned a lot. thank you. and still ahead on sg md, a look at a very unlikely diet. this elite endurance athlete eats nothing but fruit. i ve got a lot of questions. he ll answer them, that s next. yeah.
walk along and you re, a couple, you know, do the sound of a drum going, and he landed and he got up and the audience cheered and we revealed it was paul newman, and off he went. and then the next year i gave him, i said paul, do you want to be in the show next year, eagering anticipating it, and he said not on your life! paul, we have got to tend there. had you said do you know i broke my elbow when i did the clown trip? thank you very much. congratulations to you. paul binder, founder of the big apple circus. thank you. and his book. and his book. never quote the weather to a sea lion. and we ll see you right back here at the top of the hour, 8:00 eastern. up next, sanjay gupta md. welcome to sgmd. on tap today, a potentially groundbreaking, new test to diagnose alzheimer s a full ten years before you develop symptoms. plus, five foods you might think are healthy but you should actually never eat. but first, leading up to my
you know, wild alas cann salmon. move to things like even pacific tuna, closer. snake headfish now tastes a lot like swordfish but nor sustainably fished. line caught, trolled for, mercury down, better for the environment and your body. have you had head snake fish? i haven t. got to get over the name a little but willing to give it a shot. change that name. appreciate it. thank you so much. pleasure being here. pleasure. check s your top stories minutes away. still ahead on sgmd, chasing life. stay with us. [ male announcer ] if you think all toothbrushes are the same,
risk for diabetes, and if you develop diabetes that doubles the probability you ll develop alzheimer s. dr. gary small. always enjoy having you on the program. you always teach us something. appreciate it. thank you very much. my pleasure. earlier this year i traveled to a small village in the netherlands for a rare look inside that village where every resident has severe dementia. one of the most humane things i ve ever seen. watch the entire documentary on my life stream and cnn.com/sanjay. still ahead on sgmd, five foods you should never eat including some you would never guess. first, the human effect. reporter: as long as these twins can remember, they had allergies. the official diagnosis came when they were 3. we grew up allergic to egg products, all shellfish, all peanuts, tree nuts and most antibiotics. and seasonal allergies as well. no pets growing up.
in egg harbor and they plan to give some of the proceeds as well to the superstorm sandy victims. christi, brianna? deb, thanks. we ll just have to keep buying our tickets. we ll see you back here at the top of the hour, 8:00 eastern for more of new day sunday. sanjay gupta md starts right now. hello, and welcome to sgmd. you know, ipads and tablet computers, they are just so ubiquitous nowadays, and you might have noticed that children, even babies, are immediately drawn to that screen. but how young is too young? and is any of it good for them? i m going to show you what i learned. also, the most important thing that people tend to overlook when they re trying to get healthy and lose weight. but first, my investigation on weed. people are lighting up all over the country. whoo! they call it the green rush. marijuana has moved out of the back alleys and into the open.