Dr Xand's Con or Cure

Original version

The BBC West region started on 1st September 1957 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One West.

BBC One West

Factual: Health & Wellbeing

The facts, not the fakes, about your health.

The facts, not the fakes, about your health with Dr Xand van Tulleken and Ashley John-Baptiste. From social media scams to health scares, they'll shine a light on bad medicine.

Series 2

BBC One London

London

Simulcast of network BBC One in high definition. From 03/11/2010

BBC One HD

Formerly part of a wider BBC One South East region. Separated as BBC One London 2001-09-03 following reorganisation of the South East region.

BBC One London HD

BBC One North West HD

BBC One region covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

BBC One East Midlands

Formerly part of a wider BBC One South East region that included London and part of the South region. Separated from BBC One London 2001-09-03 following reorganisation of the South East region.

BBC One South East

BBC One Cambridgeshire HD

The BBC North East & Cumbria region started in 1959 (tbc) as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One North East & Cumbria.

BBC One North East & Cumbria

BBC One Yorks & Lincs HD

BBC One South East HD

BBC One Cambridgeshire

BBC One Channel Islands

BBC One West Midlands

BBC One Yorks & Lincs

BBC One West Midlands HD

BBC One Channel Islands HD

BBC One Oxfordshire

BBC One Yorkshire

The BBC South region started on 5th January 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South.

BBC One South HD

The BBC East region started on 1st May 1959 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One East.

BBC One East HD

BBC One South

BBC One Oxfordshire HD

BBC One East

The BBC South West region started on 20th April 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South West.

BBC One South West

BBC One Yorkshire HD

BBC One North West

BBC One East Midlands HD

BBC One South West HD

BBC One North East & Cumbria HD

BBC One West HD

Simulcast of BBC One Scotland in high definition. From 14/01/2013

BBC One Scotland HD

BBC Northern Ireland region started on 19th April 1955 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One Northern Ireland.

BBC One Northern Ireland

BBC One Scotland

Scotland

Simulcast of BBC One Northern Ireland in high definition. From 24/10/2012

BBC One Northern Ireland HD

BBC One Wales

Wales

Simulcast of BBC One Wales in high definition. From 29/01/2013

BBC One Wales HD

Alexander van Tulleken

Ashley John-Baptiste

Richard Collier

Brendan Hughes

Karen Donnelly

Tern Television Productions

Dr Xand's Con or Cure: Series 2: Episode 5

Episode 5

BBC One - Dr Xand's Con or Cure, Series 2, Episode 5

Is there a cure for a hangover? Can drinking celery juice help with weight loss? Also, a look at the dangers of DIY dentistry and advice on dealing with tinnitus.

Tinnitus is a condition that affects one in seven people in the UK and is often described as a ‘ringing in the ears’. For many, it’s a debilitating condition leaving them desperate for a cure. But when no cure actually exists, you can be left spending money on one con after another. Twenty-one-year-old student Caris had ringing in her ears from a young age. When she started looking for cures online, all she found was a lot of people trying to make money peddling hack cures that were nothing but cons. In the studio is Andrew Swift, an ear, nose and throat specialist, advising what can really help those who suffer from the condition.

Is there a cure for a hangover? Many of us have a view on this or our own remedy that we hope will work. We explore everything from drinking lots of water through to the big fry-up and even the ‘hair of the dog’ – an alcoholic drink the day after. Do any of these work? 

A recent report by the Health and Social Care Committee revealed that due to the current NHS dental crisis, one in ten of us have been resorting to DIY dentistry. In the studio is Dr Milad Shadrooh, known online as The Singing Dentist, with over 250 million views of his social media pages. Dr Shadrooh talks us through steps that can help if we have a dental emergency and warns against what we should definitely not do.

The self-tanning industry hit over one billion dollars last year alone, with new products popping up all the time – all claiming to speed up the body-bronzing process. But a quick fix in the short term can lead to long-term regret. Twenty-three-year-old Maddie from Essex is a committed tan fan. She started to see people talking about a nasal spray that provided a brand new way to get a tan. But things did not go according to plan. In the studio, consultant dermatologist Dr Deirdre Buckley walks us through exactly why material online can be so dangerous.

We look at one the latest social media trends, with millions of people drinking celery juice claiming it helps you lose weight and can clear up bad skin. Dr Xand weighs in with the facts.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Dr Xand's Con or Cure

Series 2

Episode 5

Contributors

Genres

Brand

Series

BBC One West

About BBC One