Healthy or Hoax
Stacey Morrison looks at the latest food & fitness trends to discover what's good for you and what's gobbledygook. In short: Do they work?
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Collagen: Can pins or pills improve your health
6 Apr 2021Stacey Morrison find out the best way to increase our collagen and keep our skin looking healthy and radiant. Read more Video, Audio
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Gastric Banding: Surgical vs Virtual
30 Mar 2021Stacey Morrison discovers whether a virtual gastric band is as good as the actual physical one. Read more Audio
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DNA: Will a DNA-based diet help you fit your jeans?
23 Mar 2021Stacey Morrison finds out just how reliable home-based DNA tests for health and fitness really are. Read more Audio
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Cold Immersion Therapy: Will freezing free you up?
16 Mar 2021In a classic case of 'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger...' Stacey Morrison confronts her serious aversion to the cold and enters a cryotherapy chamber. Read more Audio
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CBD & Hemp: Can these contentious plants improve our skin
9 Mar 2021CBD beauty products are being hailed as a 'beauty game-changer' overseas, but they're still illegal here.
Stacey Morrison finds out if we're missing a trick. Read more Video, Audio
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Waist trainers: Do they really work?
2 Mar 2021Kim Kardashian made waist trainers popular and the recent Bridgerton Netflix series saw a bump in corset sales.
Stacey Morrison discovers if squeezing our tummies into shape is healthy or just a very… Read more Audio
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Healthy or Hoax: Season 3 is on its way
The new season of Healthy or Hoax is on its way. Stacey Morrison not only hosts the show, but also faces her fears to trial some of the latest health fads. Read more Audio
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Fermented Foods: For or Against?
Fermented foods have been around for longer than refrigeration, but recently they have developed a reputation for having numerous health benefits. We find out if that reputation is founded in reality.
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Essential Oils: Can we live with or without them?
Can something make us feel better just by smelling nice? And if it can do that, could we get even more benefits from rubbing it on our skin or even eating it? Read more Audio
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Turmeric: Too Good to Be True?
Turmeric is supposed to help a range of ailments from arthritis to Alzheimer's. But is this spice the real deal or just fool's gold? Read more Audio
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Shakti Mats: Pain or Gain?
11 Aug 2020Shakti Mats made a big splash when they arrived in New Zealand a few years ago. But does lying on thousands of tiny spikes improve our health or is it just a painful hoax? Read more Audio
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Fasting: The Quick Way to Better Health?
Studies show fasting could improve outcomes for a huge range of medical conditions... in mice. Do those benefits cross over to humans too? Read more Audio
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Charcoal: Black gold?
Charcoal is credited with getting rid of gas, bloating, hangovers and generally helping us cleanse and detox. Healthy or Hoax finds out if the claims are backed up by science. Read more Audio
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Coolsculpting: Can you really freeze your fat away?
Stacey Morrison puts her body on the line to find out if coolsculpting - a non-surgical fat removal technique - can help you get the perfect figure. Read more Audio
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Healthy or Hoax: Season 2
It's been a long time coming, but the long-awaited second season of Healthy or Hoax is on its way! Read more Audio
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Is raw food better than cooked?
In episode six of Healthy or Hoax, Carol Hirschfeld wonders whether we would be better off eating food raw, rather than cooking it. I mean, who needs fire? Read more Audio
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Can you float your troubles away?
In part five of Healthy or Hoax, Carol Hirschfeld gives flotation pods a try to see whether they could be an answer for those looking to de-stress. Read more Video, Audio
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Getting milk out of an almond
A raft of new dairy substitutes are turning up on supermarket shelves, but in part four of Healthy or Hoax we ask: can they really be called milk? Read more Audio
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What's really in your smoothie?
Greens powders are firmly entrenched as part of the smoothie craze, but in episode three of Healthy or Hoax we find out there's one ingredient in there you might not expect. Read more Audio
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Is high-intensity exercise too much of a good thing?
In part two of Healthy or Hoax, Carol Hirschfeld hits the gym for some High Intensity Interval Training and finds it can take you up a notch... if you fit the bill. So is HIIT right for you? Read more Video, Audio
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Coconut oil - miracle cure or marketing hype?
Kate Pereyra Garcia documents her three weeks eating coconut oil in part one of Healthy or Hoax, a new podcast series looking at the facts behind current health trends. Does it live up to the hype? Read more Audio
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Healthy or Hoax?
Healthy or Hoax is a new podcast series from RNZ that looks at the new-fangled fads and tempting new trends and asks if they're really up to much. In short: Do. They. Work? Presented by Carol… Read more Audio
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