Dr. Oz Announces Elderly Mother Has Alzheimer’s Disease, Calls on People to Take Preventative Actions

This file photo shows Mehmet Oz, aka Dr. Oz, accepting the award for outstanding talk show for "The Dr. Oz Show" at the 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., June 16, 2013. Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file

Dr. Mehmet Oz announced that his 80-year-old mother has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, calling on people to take preventative action.

He said his mother is beginning to “forget simple things,” he told Fox News on Sept. 9.