Xand van Tulleken
Self - Presenter
Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes2023
Dr Xand's Con or Cure
Series 1
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Episode 143 min2023-04-17
Episode 1
The dangers of health tourism – a mother and daughter talk of their surgery abroad that went badly wrong. And we ask the question: can being cold give you the cold?
Episode 243 min2023-04-18
Episode 2
The shocking story of fake DNA paternity tests. Testing the three-second-rule – is it safe to eat food off the floor? And we investigate a new social media trend, 'The Lion Diet'.
Episode 343 min2023-04-19
Episode 3
The dangers of a dodgy hair transplant, a health crime so shocking a former doctor is serving 20 years in prison, and we ask – do you really feed a cold and starve a fever?
Episode 443 min2023-04-20
Episode 4
What to look out for when considering dentistry abroad, the scammers who prey on sick people, and does CBD oil live up to the hype when it comes to health benefits?
Episode 543 min2023-04-21
Episode 5
Is gut health really the key to good health, the fake medicines being touted as ‘cures’ for autism, and we ask, is 'exercise snacking’ really a quick fix that works?
Episode 643 min2023-04-24
Episode 6
The incredible story of the woman who can smell Parkinson's, and we discover that alcohol does not dehydrate you.
Episode 743 min2023-04-25
Episode 7
Cheap teeth whitening kits – are they ever safe? Do we really need less sleep as we get older? And, it was the largest maternity scandal in the UK, but have things really changed?
Episode 843 min2023-04-26
Episode 8
The scammers cashing in on long Covid, the con artists treating mental health as a money-making scheme, and the truth about exercise and weight loss.
Episode 943 min2023-04-27
Episode 9
The deadly effects of diet pills. Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day? And is bone broth a cure or a con?
Episode 1043 min2023-04-28
Episode 10
The woman who raised thousands of pounds for her best friend’s cancer treatment, only to find out the diagnosis was a lie. And we test whether 10,000 steps really is a magic number.