Alternative Truth

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Alternative Truth episodes

  • Is porn damaging behaviour?

    We swim in an a stream of pornography. Some say this is enriching our erotic lives, but is the mainstreaming of pornography is damaging our behaviour? Join Research Fellow Dr Gemma McKibbon and Sexologist Dr Nikki Goldstein in exploring the implications of this new sexual world order. 

     

     

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    45 min
  • Are contraceptives dangerous?

    Decades on many are left asking whether these have played a role in an epidemic of fertility issues and chronic ailments? The advent of The Pill and IUDs marked women’s liberation. Join holistic health coach Holly Sinclair  and Sexual Health Physician Dr Terri Foran as we unpack the real impact of contraceptives.

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    45 min
  • Are organic foods better for you?

    We are what we eat. But is the worm-kissed organic produce really better than perfectly formed, genetically modified and cold-chain protected supermarket strawberries? Join biodynamic farmer and Raw Eatables founder Dave Ei Ora and Agribusinessman and Chris Russell to plough the facts about what produce is really doing for our health.

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    49 min
  • Energy medicine - unpacking this popular practice

    Is Reiki the answer or is believing necessary to see? Join renowned Energy Healer Charlie Goldsmith and Evidence based medicine expert and practising GP Dr Justin Coleman in unpacking this increasingly popular practice. 

     

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    45 min
  • Psychiatry vs wholistic therapies
    Modern mental illness parallels a world with unprecedented levels of talking therapies and medication. Yet, at the very serious end, the trajectory of mental illness sufferers through our hospitals, social services and courts demand the...
    47 min
  • Cancer unpacked
    Cancer strikes fear into most of us - and provokes people to try (almost) anything to escape it’s grasp. Yet as it turns out, many of us could be doing more now to hack our health odds. Join Professor of Oncology Eva Segalov and cancer...
    46 min
  • What is best for our skin?
    How can we feel good about our pursuit to look good? We spend billions on the attempt for better skin and often setting ourselves up for other health issues down the track. We ask green cosmetic pioneer Mukti (Founder, Mukti Organics) and...
    40 min
  • Plant vs animal
    Eating animals is touted for the reason we humans escaped the primordial soup and climbed to the top of the evolutionary tree. At the same time, some say it’s the reason we are developing arthritis and dying prematurely of heart disease...
    43 min
  • Eat fat to lose fat?
    If we consult Instagram, Biohackers and many cancer sufferers “Going keto” seems to be the diet of the moment. It promises fast results, radical before and after shots and mental clarity. Still, ask many health practitioners and public...
    30 min

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Mei Ling Doery is a lifestyle-curious medical doctor, public health expert and strategist. One thing she has learnt is that what we think is right often isn’t.