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Episode 1

Trust Me, I'm a Doctor Series 5
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Michael Mosley and doctors get the truth behind health claims. Dr Chris van Tulleken and Nottingham University see whether high-intensity exercise is as good for us as is claimed.

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 monitors to the test, and Michael Mosley investigates whether acupuncture really does have a scientific basis.

Meanwhile, surgeon Gabriel Weston travels to the former Soviet Union to see a technology devised behind the iron curtain which could solve the problem of antibiotic resistance in the West, and Dr Saleyha Ahsan outlines the new guidelines on concussion: how can we tell whether a bang on the head is serious enough to go to a doctor?

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Mon 16 Apr 2018 15:15
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  • High intensity interval training is all the rage and we find a way you can do it at home.

  • We put the health claims of apple cider vinegar to the test and find a surprising benefit

  • Highly effective and free treatment is available, with no need to visit a doctor.

  • We pit cotton against 'technical' fabrics in a sweat test.

  • Overlooked research from the Soviet era could be the solution to superbugs.

  • We put some common consumer fitness devices to the test.

  • There are new guidelines on concussion: this is what everyone should know...

  • Michael Mosley investigates the evidence behind this controversial treatment.

  • The evidence behind drinking cranberry juice is scant – so what should you do instead?

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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:00

    Caro Emerald

    Dr. Wanna Do

  • 00:23

    George Formby

    Keep Fit

  • 00:27

    Boots Randolph

    Yakety Sax

  • 00:53

    Vitalic

    Poison Lips

  • 00:58

    Caro Emerald

    Dr. Wanna Do

Credits

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

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