Healthy or Hoax

Stacey Morrison looks at the latest food & fitness trends to discover what's good for you and what's gobbledygook. In short: Do they work?

Episodes

Hormone Diets: Clickbait or the key to weightloss?

February 27, 2024 • 13 mins

Forget all the others, hormone diets claim to be the secret to fast, easy weight loss. But are they really just preying on our insecurities? Healthy or Hoax host Stacey Morrison finds out.

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Functional Fungi: Mushroom marvel or Money pit?

February 20, 2024 • 12 mins

Love them or hate them, could mushrooms be the key to good health. Stacey Morrison focuses on functional fungi in the latest episode of Healthy or Hoax.

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Light therapy: Does red mean GO for getting rid of wrinkles?

February 13, 2024 • 12 mins

Stacey Morrison puts the spotlight on light therapy for anti-aging and acne in the episode of Healthy or Hoax.

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Sleep syncing & mouth taping: The solution to sleeplessness and snoring?

February 6, 2024 • 12 mins

Dreaming of taping a snorer’s mouth shut? Struggling to snooze? Stacey Morrison finds out if mouth taping, sleep syncing and the latest apps and technology could be the secret to getting a good night’s rest.

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Retro Walking: Fitness Find or Fad?

January 30, 2024 • 12 mins

Could walking backwards be the key to taking your fitness forwards? In this episode of Healthy or Hoax, Stacey Morrison laces up her sneakers to find out.

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Sound Healing: Restorative or ringing alarm bells?

January 23, 2024 • 13 mins

The popular podcast Healthy or Hoax hosted by Stacey Morrison is back for its fourth season. To kick the series off with a bang - or a gong - Stacey heads off for some sound healing. Can sound really fix what ails you? Let's find out.

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Healthy or Hoax is back for Season 4

January 15, 2024 • 43 secs

Stacey Morrison takes a look at current health and wellbeing trends and finds out if they’re really good for you. In season four Stacey asks the experts about hormone diets, light therapy, sound healing, sleep syncing and mouth taping, reverse walking and functional fungi.

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Collagen: Can pins or pills improve your health

April 6, 2021 • 23 mins

Stacey Morrison find out the best way to increase our collagen and keep our skin looking healthy and radiant.

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Gastric Banding: Surgical vs Virtual

March 30, 2021 • 34 mins

Stacey Morrison discovers whether a virtual gastric band is as good as the actual physical one.

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DNA: Will a DNA-based diet help you fit your jeans?

March 23, 2021 • 26 mins

Stacey Morrison finds out just how reliable home-based DNA tests for health and fitness really are.

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Cold Immersion Therapy: Will freezing free you up?

March 16, 2021 • 22 mins

In a classic case of 'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger...' Stacey Morrison confronts her serious aversion to the cold and enters a cryotherapy chamber.

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CBD & Hemp: Can these contentious plants improve our skin

March 9, 2021 • 16 mins

CBD beauty products are being hailed as a 'beauty game-changer' overseas, but they're still illegal here. Stacey Morrison finds out if we're missing a trick.

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Waist trainers: Do they really work?

March 2, 2021 • 19 mins

Kim Kardashian made waist trainers popular and the recent Bridgerton Netflix series saw a bump in corset sales. Stacey Morrison discovers if squeezing our tummies into shape is healthy or just a very uncomfortable hoax.

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Healthy or Hoax: Season 3 is on its way

February 15, 2021 • 2 mins

The new season of Healthy or Hoax is on its way. Stacey Morrison not only hosts the show, but also faces her fears to trial some of the latest health fads.

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Fermented Foods: For or Against?

September 1, 2020 • 34 mins

Fermented foods have been around for longer than refrigeration, but recently they have developed a reputation for having numerous health benefits. We find out if that reputation is founded in reality.

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Essential Oils: Can we live with or without them?

August 25, 2020 • 20 mins

Can something make us feel better just by smelling nice? And if it can do that, could we get even more benefits from rubbing it on our skin or even eating it?

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Turmeric: Too Good to Be True?

August 18, 2020 • 23 mins

Turmeric is supposed to help a range of ailments from arthritis to Alzheimer's. But is this spice the real deal or just fool's gold?

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Shakti Mats: Pain or Gain?

August 11, 2020 • 23 mins

Shakti Mats made a big splash when they arrived in New Zealand a few years ago. But does lying on thousands of tiny spikes improve our health or is it just a painful hoax?

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Fasting: The Quick Way to Better Health?

August 4, 2020 • 33 mins

Studies show fasting could improve outcomes for a huge range of medical conditions... in mice. Do those benefits cross over to humans too?

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Charcoal: Black gold?

July 28, 2020 • 26 mins

Charcoal is credited with getting rid of gas, bloating, hangovers and generally helping us cleanse and detox. Healthy or Hoax finds out if the claims are backed up by science.

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Episodes

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Light therapy: Does red mean GO for getting rid of wrinkles?

Sleep syncing & mouth taping: The solution to sleeplessness and snoring?

Retro Walking: Fitness Find or Fad?

Sound Healing: Restorative or ringing alarm bells?

Healthy or Hoax is back for Season 4

Collagen: Can pins or pills improve your health

Gastric Banding: Surgical vs Virtual

DNA: Will a DNA-based diet help you fit your jeans?

Cold Immersion Therapy: Will freezing free you up?

CBD & Hemp: Can these contentious plants improve our skin

Waist trainers: Do they really work?

Healthy or Hoax: Season 3 is on its way

Fermented Foods: For or Against?

Essential Oils: Can we live with or without them?

Turmeric: Too Good to Be True?

Shakti Mats: Pain or Gain?

Fasting: The Quick Way to Better Health?

Charcoal: Black gold?

Popular Podcasts

Hormone Diets: Clickbait or the key to weightloss?

Functional Fungi: Mushroom marvel or Money pit?