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Episode 2

Trust Me, I'm a Doctor Series 3
Episode 2 of 3

Going behind the headlines to give the definitive answers to health questions. Michael discovers whether just changing your diet can lower cholesterol as much as taking drugs.

Michael Mosley and the doctors go behind the health myths and headlines. In this programme, Michael joins volunteers in a study to discover whether just changing your diet can lower cholesterol as much as taking drugs like statins - with surprising results. Dr Saleyha Ahsan reveals new research that could cure snoring, surgeon Gabriel Weston sees the incredible results of an unusual treatment for a hospital superbug which could soon be saving lives here in the UK, and Dr Chris van Tulleken investigates the truth behind skincare products - could they being doing you more harm than good?

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Thu 6 Aug 2015 00:35
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  • How easy is it to lower your cholesterol naturally?

  • The key to stopping snoring is to keep those airways open.

  • Β£1.5bn was spent on shampoo, conditioner and bath & shower products in the UK last year.

  • Are any methods supported by scientific evidence?

  • A procedure with a 90% success rate at treating life-threatening Clostridium Difficile.

  • In the UK, 1 in 6 men and 1 in 10 women die prematurely from heart disease.

  • Lyme disease is a bacterial infection, passed onto humans by infected ticks.

  • Could our footwear be the root of some of our hip, knee and ankle problems?

  • Can a home DNA test kit help me lose weight?

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  • Rik Carter

    Cousin Betty

  • Caro Emerald

    Dr. Wanna Do

  • Hansson

    Up Hill and Down Dale

  • Rex Stewart

    Footloose

  • Howe/Nikitin

    Narrative

  • Sheehan/Morley/Wood

    City

  • Sims

    In a Rush

  • Saunders/Cousins

    Optimistic Plans

  • Jego/Duclos

    Cottage

  • de Fresnes

    The Edge of Reason

  • Pasmore

    Special Sauce

  • Pope/Palmer

    Money Money

  • Pinto

    The Mover

  • Dorman

    Raining Stars

  • Ben Parsons

    Thief Taker

  • Potter/Langlands/Day

    Con Leche

  • Tjalve/Hughes

    Flappers

  • Burdson/Kilian

    Beat Patrol

  • Garrick

    La Grosse Pomme

  • Gledden/Reilly/Pedder

    Retro Metro

  • Smith/Stras

    Electro Days

  • David Bowie

    Fashion

  • Kraftwerk

    The Model

  • Tibbs

    City Noir

  • Marsden

    Sunburst

  • Kalfayan

    Funky Call

  • Thomas

    The Cool Scene

  • Thomas

    The Secret Agent Scene

  • Moreno

    Techno Guru

  • Bradley/Dymond

    Rouge

  • Eliza Doolittle

    Pack Up

  • Burns/Burns de Wolfe

    Two Steps Forward

  • Cousins/salt/Saunders

    A Quiet Storm

  • Sigur RΓ³s

    Untitled 4

  • Junkie XL

    Bells & Whistles

  • Fayman/Goren/Philips

    Knowing Grin

  • Whitelaw

    Construction Kit A

  • Herschel/Klein

    Final Cut

  • Gledden/Reilly/Pedder

    Retro Metro

  • Kent/Morse/Roberts

    Light Me Up

  • van Amelsvoort

    Easy Lights

  • Devine-King

    String Theory

  • Jones

    The Depths of Danger

  • Drake/Williams

    The Trance

  • La Croix

    Believe

  • Pemberton

    Cool Stutters

  • Parsons

    Thief Taker

  • Moss

    Lock Stock & Barrel

  • Marsden

    The End is Triumph

  • Kunik

    Seventy Five Alive

  • Caro Emerald

    Dr. Wanna Do

Credits

Executive Producer Jacqueline Smith
Series Producer Alex Freeman
Presenter Michael Mosley
Presenter Christopher van Tulleken
Presenter Gabriel Weston
Presenter Saleyha Ahsan

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