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The index

Every investigation.

Season one runs to eight episodes. Each one takes a single claim about a natural treatment and follows it down to the trials it rests on. Sources are listed in full on every episode page.

No.InvestigationSourcesRuntimeStatus
001The Turmeric ProblemOver a hundred trials, and still no clean answer9—Published
002Berberine and the Metformin QuestionSame target as the drug. A fraction of the funding.24—Published
003Melatonin Is Not a Sleeping PillThe dose almost everyone gets wrong, and the label that cannot be trusted11—Published
004Red Yeast RiceThe supplement that contains a statin, and the label that will not say so3—Published
005Ashwagandha and the Cortisol StoryHow one hormone became a marketing category9—Published
006The Fluoride DecisionA quarter of a tooth, and everything it was traded for23—Published
007What the Slide Cannot SayThree parasites cause cancer. Nobody is checking for a fourth.25—Published
008Named for the MoonAn essential nutrient and a recognised poison, and a narrower gap between them than almost anything else you can buy.21—Latest

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