Does positive thinking work - even if you’re one of the country’s most unlucky people? And revealing how changing your mental state can even improve your immune system.Tim Samuels brings Barrie and Margaret - and their tales of woe - face-to-fa

The Sweet Rise and Fall of Tony The Tiger

Mar 3rd, 2020 34m 7s

The fascinating story of the fat vs sugar wars - and how it’s still misinforming what we eat today. Told through the life story of Tony The Tiger as he fights for his sugary survival today.Tim Samuels hears how the scare caused by President Eis

How to Actually Breathe

Feb 25th, 2020 29m 12s

Is modern life making many of us breathe ‘incorrectly’ and can changing your breathing technique lower your stress? Tim Samuels puts a horizontal form of breathing to the test. He hears from ‘The Iceman’ Wim Hof, who claims the comforts of life

Do extreme routines work?

Feb 18th, 2020 31m 51s

The extreme routines of the super successful and whether they really improve productivity or just make you feel guilty for not getting up super early.Tim Samuels speaks to tech entrepreneurs - including one whose last meal of the day is at noon

Are Vitamins and Supplements Worth Swallowing?

Feb 11th, 2020 27m 21s

The truth behind vitamins and supplements, whether we need them and which pills can actually cause serious harm. Tim Samuels also reveals the marketing secrets used to snare us in - from horny goats to snail trails; and the Mafia-like tactics o

Can You Catch Narcissism?

Feb 4th, 2020 26m 38s

Can too many selfies push you towards narcissism? Are we in the midst of an epidemic? Tim Samuels takes a selfie-obsessive to be wired up in a lab to see if his picture taking is becoming a danger and whether he actually qualifies as a narcissi

How To Be As Fit As A Footballer

Jan 28th, 2020 33m 49s

We go behind the scenes at Manchester City to reveal the cutting-edge techniques keeping players at peak fitness, as the women’s team prepare for the local derby against Manchester United.Tim Samuels follows Scotland international Caroline Weir

Should I Raise My Child Vegan?

Jan 21st, 2020 24m 49s

A couple’s dilemma over whether or not to raise their newborn vegan, which is a contentious issue that lawmakers overseas have tried to ban.Tim Samuels brings the parents face-to-face with top dietary experts to get the latest health advice, as

Zap Your Mood Better

Jan 14th, 2020 36m 53s

The exciting promise of technology to tackle depression and anxiety.The show put a wearable device, which sends a light current through the ear lobes, to the test. The results are fascinating.Tim Samuels explores this new frontier for mental he

Is Exercise Insanity?

Jan 7th, 2020 27m 41s

Revealing how much exercise our bodies and minds actually want - the very latest research. Should we essentially be aping how our caveman ancestors moved? And how burning 1600 calories can be as potent as Prozac.Tim Samuels speaks to experts li

New! Wellness experts galore (and Barrie from Grimsby)

Dec 31st, 2019 4m 49s

Wellness you can actually trust – from award-winning journalist Tim Samuels.What’s best for your mind, body, diet and mood – all served with heaps of expertise and a sprinkling of wit. This is the second series. We’ll be covering topics like: h

Tony Robbins: Happiness, The Future & Poison Fish

Feb 12th, 2019 39m 34s

Global guru Tony Robbins reveals how to attain lasting happiness in today’s crazy world. He candidly discusses his own challenges – and the American Dream’s future in the tech age.A robust chat with the man who has counseled Bill Clinton and O

Beautiful Builders

Feb 4th, 2019 35m 41s

What actually slows down ageing? The secrets and crazy claims of the beauty business. Revealing the dream regime that works, even for a bunch of builders.And the pivotal moments when the beauty industry turned itself into a pseudo-science, and

Beat Your Brain

Jan 29th, 2019 41m 52s

You’re not doomed by your parents – rewiring the brain to change your traits and health. So can you beat the genes that make getting-up in mornings hell?Deepak Chopra explains how we can our plastic brains can acquire new habits, become happie

Sad Mouse

Jan 22nd, 2019 32m 6s

Tackling depression and anxiety via the gut – the amazing story of how a sad mouse could change the treatment of mental health. And how to keep your own gut as happy as possible.Happiness expert Gretchen Rubin offers tips on how to be happy, e

Doomsday Diet

Jan 15th, 2019 32m 29s

Ten foods to live longer – and survive Armageddon down in your bunker. Revealing the absolute healthiest foods in the world - foods that can potentially add ten years to your life expectancy.Plus, the menus of ‘preppers’ in Texas already stocki

Scary Dairy

Jan 8th, 2019 29m 48s

Is drinking milk absurd for humans – are cheese and yoghurt any better? An unbiased look into the health effects of dairy – and whether illnesses in post-war Japan should be a warning sign for the West. Definitive dairy guidance from leading ex

No Goats or Gwyneth: Welcome to All Hail Kale

Dec 31st, 2018 3m 33s

Wellness with wit and actual evidence – from award-winning journalist Tim Samuels. Investigating what foods, therapies and lifestyles to embrace – and which are just nonsense.

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