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Season 9
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Michael Mosley tests whether an extra hour a week in nature improves your health, and whether simply thinking about food can help you lose weight. Alain Gregoire investigates a mysterious illness that can transform a child’s personality overnight, and tests whether music helps you sleep. Zoe Williams discovers the hidden b...
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Michael Mosley tests whether your diet affects your mental health, and whether yoga can lower your blood pressure as much as vigorous exercise. Guddi Singh finds out how to calm a crying baby and discovers a surprising way to ease the symptoms of Parkinson’s. Alain Gregoire tests whether the latest meal replacement shakes ...
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Michael Mosley tests how hard you really need to exercise to improve your health. Alain Gregoire cures his lifelong phobia of heights in just two hours using virtual reality. Meanwhile, Zoe Williams investigates a hidden illness that can cause stillbirth, and Giles Yeo tests the extraordinary claim that eating less can boo...
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The Doctors are in Glasgow, carrying out a fascinating experiment to find the best way to get an essential but often neglected nutrient into our diet - iodine. Also, should you worry about having X rays? Can stress make you fat? And could a germ free home make you ill?
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Michael Mosley runs an experiment to find out if eating carbs in the evening is bad for you. GP Zoe Williams investigates a condition that leaves millions of us with painfully cold fingers, and investigates how to reduce the effects of jet lag. Psychiatrist Alain Gregoire reveals how to recognise PTSD and what you can do a...
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Michael Mosley runs an experiment to find the best way to beat stress - mindfulness, yoga or gardening. Psychiatrist Dr Alain Gregoire reveals how sleep affects mental health. GP Zoe Williams discovers why laughing can be as good as exercise for improving mood. Surgeon Gabriel Weston investigates a new cure for some patien...
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Michael Mosley finds out what giving up alcohol for a month really does to your health. Gabriel Weston investigates what we really know about the risks and benefits of medical cannabis. Dr Zoe Williams reveals how to get the most out of your GP appointment. Dr Alain Gregoire discovers a surprising way massage benefits your...
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Michael Mosley finds out whether a glass of wine can protect your blood vessels from the harmful effects of junk food. Giles Yeo sets out to test home breathalyser kits - and uncovers a potentially dangerous weakness in the drink-drive laws in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Zoe Williams finds out what you can do to i...
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Michael Mosley and Zoe Williams test whether 'exercise snacking' - short bursts of exercise integrated into daily life - can be as good for your health as one long workout. Giles Yeo looks at how we can get more iron into our diet. Alain Gregoire finds out what all men need to know to protect themselves from prostate cance...
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Michael Mosley finds out why fizzy drinks make you eat more, Dr Zoe Williams investigates whether caffeine boosts your physical performance, and surgeon Gabriel Weston looks into the new artificial pancreas that could transform life for diabetics.
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Michael Mosley and the doctors undertake the most ambitious experiment yet on the series - testing whether the spice turmeric could help protect us against cancer, with the help of nearly 100 volunteers, several UK universities and some brand new technology. Gabriel Weston learns how one of these methods, based on a new un...
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This time, Michael Mosley reveals a new discovery that could help us all improve our eyesight and Dr Chris van Tulleken carries out an experiment with the University of Worcester to find out whether the fad for going gluten free can be good for us. Surgeon Gabriel Weston witnesses a breakthrough that could cure rheumatoid ...
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Michael Mosley and the doctors set up experiments to get to the truth behind health claims and headlines. Dr Chris van Tulleken teams up with Nottingham University to see whether high intensity exercise is as good for us as is claimed, guest presenter Dr Zoe Williams gets a group of volunteers to help put some home fitness...
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As the sun comes out (or not!) the doctors are back doing science research on our behalf. While we prepare to bare our bodies on the beach, Dr Saleyha Ahsan and the University of Oxford test whether it is really possible to bust belly fat, and skin surgeon Gabriel Weston takes a special camera on the streets to see how pro...
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Michael Mosley sets off an ambitious study on the health benefits of omega-3 fish oils, while Dr Chris van Tulleken puts omega-3 supplements to the test. Dr Zoe Williams goes on a high fat diet and discovers why eating a lot of fat affects men and women differently. Gabriel Weston seeks out an innovative new brain treatmen...
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Michael Mosley and his team of talented medical professionals are back for a sixth season for more health-related stories.
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Michael Mosley investigates whether diet or exercise is a more effective way to keep calories in check, and Dr Saleyha Ahsan runs an experiment to find out whether probiotic products really can improve health. Dr Chris van Tulleken discovers whether red wine lives up to its healthy reputation, Zoe Williams looks at how sle...
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E-cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular, yet they're often at the centre of controversy. Dr Michael Mosley sets out to settle the debates about whether they should be banned in public spaces, and answers questions about their long-term safety.
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The doctors are in Glasgow, using a cutting-edge technique to discover whether olive oil really is good for health. Dr Chris van Tulleken gets to the truth about whether beards are unhygienic, Michael Mosley interrogates the experts about whether meat is bad for us, and Dr Saleyha Ahsan hears from the survivors of sepsis o...
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Dr Chris van Tulleken runs a ground-breaking experiment with the University of Surrey to see whether simply changing mealtimes can promote weight loss, while Gabriel Weston looks at whether diet products can cause people to put weight on. Plus, an investigation into the chemicals sprayed around houses, the truth about alco...
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