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Ask The Doctor

Season 2 2018 - 2019

  • 2018-10-02T09:31:00Z on ABC
  • 30m
  • 5h 39m (12 episodes)
  • Australia
  • English
  • Documentary
Ask the Doctor is an innovative, fun, and exploratory factual series that addresses the state of the nation's health, the latest in medical treatments and the future of healthcare as we know it.

12 episodes

Season Premiere

2018-10-02T09:31:00Z

2x01 Sugar

Season Premiere

2x01 Sugar

  • 2018-10-02T09:31:00Z29m

More than half of Australians are exceeding the WHO guidelines of limiting added sugar. What effect is sugar really having on our nation's health and economy? Sandro intros the facts from a bath of coke.

2018-10-09T09:01:00Z

2x02 Ageing Well

2x02 Ageing Well

  • 2018-10-09T09:01:00Z28m

We are living longer than ever before. But with that longevity are we living better lives than our predecessors? With obesity and mental health problems on the rise, how can we make our longer lives younger lives?

2018-11-16T09:01:00Z

2x03 Alcohol Risks

2x03 Alcohol Risks

  • 2018-11-16T09:01:00Z28m

The team uncovers alarming evidence that drinking alcohol can lead to cancer. But can the damage be reversed? Shalin quits booze for a month with surprising results, and Sandro road-tests confronting warning labels.

2018-10-30T09:01:00Z

2x04 Stress Relief

2x04 Stress Relief

  • 2018-10-30T09:01:00Z28m

Sandro submits to a humiliating stress test, Caroline discovers how school students can manage their moods, and Shalin explores the science of 'comfort food'.

2018-11-06T09:01:00Z

2x05 Immunity Wars

2x05 Immunity Wars

  • 2018-11-06T09:01:00Z28m

Shalin reveals the ground-breaking therapy creating cancer fighting super cells. Plus, arch-rivals 'team virus' and 'team immune' battle it out on the sports field - all in the name of science!

2018-11-13T09:01:00Z

2x06 Fitness

2x06 Fitness

  • 2018-11-13T09:01:00Z29m

Caroline learns easy ways to combat dangerous sedentary habits, Shalin tries strength training without going to the gym, and Sandro gets sweaty for science.

2019-06-25T09:31:00Z

2x07 Food (Part 1)

2x07 Food (Part 1)

  • 2019-06-25T09:31:00Z28m

In part one of a two-part special, Caroline convinces volunteers to road-test four popular diets: Keto, Paleo, 5/2 and Flexitarian, Sandro examines which milks are healthiest, Shalin investigates if going gluten-free is safe.

2019-07-02T09:31:00Z

2x08 Food (Part 2)

2x08 Food (Part 2)

  • 2019-07-02T09:31:00Z29m

In part-two, Caroline's diet experiment reveals spectacular weight-loss, along with worrying health implications. Shalin lifts the lid on fats and oils and Sandro navigates Australia's confusing food labelling system.

2019-07-09T09:31:00Z

2x09 Loneliness

2x09 Loneliness

  • 2019-07-09T09:31:00Z28m

Being lonely is the silent health crisis deadlier than obesity. The doctors explore why and give advice on how to make new friendships that last.

2019-07-16T09:31:00Z

2x10 Modern Life

2x10 Modern Life

  • 2019-07-16T09:31:00Z29m

The doctors reveal which complimentary therapies actually work, when to get screened for cancer and how to create nutritious lunchboxes.

2019-07-23T09:31:00Z

2x11 Antibiotics

2x11 Antibiotics

  • 2019-07-23T09:31:00Z28m

Shalin risks his life eating street food in a superbug hotspot, and Caroline examines one of the greatest threats to mankind - antibiotic resistance.

Season Finale

2019-07-30T09:31:00Z

2x12 Heart

Season Finale

2x12 Heart

  • 2019-07-30T09:31:00Z27m

Heart disease is the number one killer world-wide. The team expose the hidden danger lurking in processed foods, demonstrate life-saving CPR, and reveal a surprising rehabilitation program for heart attack survivors. (Final)

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