
From cons to cures, scams to scares and sifting fakes from facts. Dr Xand van Tulleken and Ashley John-Baptiste’s health consumer show, dedicated to righting the wrongs…
Documentary • Series • 2023 • 3 seasons
Starring: Xand van Tulleken, Ashley John-Baptiste

S1 E1 - 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?
Apr 17, 2023 • 43m

S1 E2 - 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'.
Apr 18, 2023 • 43m

S1 E3 - 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?
Apr 19, 2023 • 43m

S1 E4 - 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?
Apr 20, 2023 • 43m

S1 E5 - 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?
Apr 21, 2023 • 43m

S1 E6 - Episode 6
The incredible story of the woman who can smell Parkinson's, and we discover that alcohol does not dehydrate you.
Apr 24, 2023 • 43m

S1 E7 - 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?
Apr 25, 2023 • 43m

S1 E8 - 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.
Apr 26, 2023 • 43m

S1 E9 - 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?
Apr 27, 2023 • 43m

S1 E10 - 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.
Apr 28, 2023 • 43m
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Dr Xand's Con or Cure
From cons to cures, scams to scares and sifting fakes from facts. Dr Xand van Tulleken and Ashley John-Baptiste’s health consumer show, dedicated to righting the wrongs of ‘bad medicine’.
Documentary • TV Series • 2023