Ask The Doctor

Dr Renee wants to know why the majority of people that diet and lose weight put it back on. While Dr Sandro opens our eyes to the hidden environmental triggers that encourage us to eat too much.

Like many Aussies Dr Shalin believes he is lactose intolerant. He wants to know if there any health risks to giving up dairy. While, Dr Sandro heads to the country to find out how our diet could be used to treat depression.

Discover why sleep is imperative for healing, staving off disease and brain function. Dr Shalin heads to the sleep clinic and find out why we snore, if it's bad for our health, and most importantly, is there a cure?

This week we look at allergies, Dr Sandro discovers what life is like for kids living with severe food allergies and checks out a world-first Australian trial to cure peanut allergy.

This week we discover why pain is one of the most common reasons we visit the doctor and see how recent research is shaking up our understanding of how it works.

Dr Renee investigates the enormous impact drinking is having on our health and whether teenage binge drinking could be causing lifetime damage.

Shalin discovers what level of fitness you have to reach to maintain a healthy heart and examines the health consequences of a sedentary lifestyle.

Shalin has his genomes sequenced that will outline the future of his health and Renee meets the team that use the tests to diagnose rare genetic diseases.

The doctors investigate the role our digestive system plays in our health, Dr Sandro reveals what the contents of our gut looks like and which body functions are supported by the 40 trillion-or-so microbes that live there.

In this episode, we're helping you to fight off colds & flu. Dr Sandro reveals which home remedies work & which ones don't. Dr Shalin finds out what the difference is between colds & flu and what we can do to prevent them.

Dr Shalin finds out why our hearing deteriorates with age and how to better communicate with those who've suffered hearing loss. Dr Sandro busts some myths about improving your eyesight. Dr Renee explores the link between smell and memory.

Doctor Shalin uncovers the extent of male infertility in Australia, Doctor Sandro reveals the raw truth about sexual disease in our communities and Doctor Renee explores the various contraceptives available to women.