How to Stay Well - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Sneezes, Mobiles and Lyme Disease
Can you get Lyme disease walking the dog? Do smart phones affect male fertility? And how far from a sneeze can you catch a disease?
Gyms, Bacon and Chicken Pox
This time, Dr Javid heads for the gym to find out if the places where we work out are dirtier than a toilet seat? Dr Helen Lawal investigates if catching chicken pox from a sibling makes it worse. And can bacon sandwiches cause cancer?
Supernits and Dirty Food
Can eating food off the floor be good for us? Dr Javid Abdelmoneim puts the theory to the test. Dr Helen Lawal investigates whether we're being invaded by supernits. And can reading in the dark make you go blind? Dr Phil Kieran plays guinea pig to find out.
Make-Up and Strange Beds
In this episode, Dr Phil Kieran investigates if out-of-date make-up can leave us feeling ill. Dr Javid Abdelmoneim heads up the Cairngorm mountains, to find out whether you can catch a cold from being cold. And Dr Helen Lawal tries to find out why so many of us struggle to sleep in a strange bed by exploring the latest cutting-edge research.
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