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The widespread mental health issues among Olympic athletes are examined in this documentary. Directed and executive produced by Brett Rapkin--and narrated by the most decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps--the film features interviews with top Olympic athletes who open up about the crippling depression rampant among competitors, particularly after the Games are over.

In Episode 1 of Myth or Science, microbiologist Dr Jennifer Gardy takes on some of the most common health and science claims we hear every day. Using her own body as part of the experiment, she travels from Florida’s mosquito labs to freezing cold research chambers, New York food tests, and a classroom ice cream challenge to separate fact from fiction. Can mosquitoes really prefer women over men? Does grilled meat increase cancer risk? Does alcohol actually warm you up in cold weather? Do we lose most of our body heat through our head? Can eating too fast make you gain weight? And can brain freeze happen even on a cold day? With humor, curiosity, and unorthodox experiments, Gardy puts each claim under the microscope, revealing the surprising science behind the myths that shape our everyday choices. ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 - Intro: Are Common Health Claims True? ▷ 00:40 - Can You Spread a Cold Before Symptoms? ▷ 01:51 - Are Mosquitoes More Attracted to Women? ▷ 08:00 - Can Grilled Meat Increase Cancer Risk? ▷ 11:52 - Can

After several family members developed Alzheimer's disease, Julia Ravey decided to become a neuroscientist and find the cure. Following recent research that suggests a link between the stomach, the brain and mental health, she meets the scientists harnessing the power of what is called "The Microbiome". Julia travels to Australia, where she meets Dr. Barry Marshall, a Nobel-prize winner who infected himself with H. pylori to prove that bacteria could cause ulcers, leading to a breakthrough in the stomach cancer treatment. However, bacteria are not all bad – in the Netherlands, she visits the Micropia Museum, learning that microbes can also be essential to our way of life. Understanding the microbiome as a kind of ecosystem that is part of the human body, scientists are attempting to increase the presence of microbes across the body by intentionally infecting people with more infectious agents. As microbiologists from Rutgers University explain to Julia, increasing microbial diversity in the body boosts its immunity, and helps people fight disease from the inside out. The next stop is UC San Diego, home to The American

Antidepressants, ADHD stimulants, anti-anxiety medications, antipsychotics... One-in-five Americans, along with millions of children, are prescribed psychiatric drugs daily, and often for a lifetime. The award winning documentary film "Medicating Normal" follows the stories of high-functioning people whose doctors prescribed pills to help with common problems such as stress, mild depression, insomnia and grief with devastating impact on their lives. It is the untold story of what happens when profit-driven medicine intersects with human beings in distress. ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 – Intro ▷ 00:15 – Medicating Normal ▷ 05:20 – David: depression and benzodiazepine ▷ 08:12 – Brianna: ADHD and vyvanse ▷ 09:19 – Rebecka: anxiety and zoloft, prozac ▷ 12:59 – Shalamar: insomnia and lorazepam ▷ 14:42 – Angie: stress disorder and klonopin ▷ 18:23 – PTSD Workshop ▷ 20:14 – "Normal" is endangered ▷ 22:40 – The chemical imbalance theory ▷ 24:46 – Profit-driven medicine ▷ 25:28 – Harmful side effects ▷ 29:47 – UCLA Talk on Informed Consent ▷ 34:29 – Withdrawal ▷ 38:43 – Addiction to psychiatric drugs ▷ 42:52 – Warfighter Advance Veteran Retreat ▷

Reggie Yates travels to Melbourne to find out why Australia's second city is facing such a dangerous epidemic of the drug known as ice.Award winning filmmaker Reggie Yates travels around the world investigating big issues such as gun violence, racism, gay rights and addiction.From Cape Town to Chicago, London to Moscow, Reggie explores controversial topics and goes on a journey through the extremes of life all over the world. In the last five years, Reggie has become synonymous with critically acclaimed documentaries. Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.

Can science really help us become fitter, younger, smarter and maybe even more perfect? In this episode of Myth or Science, Dr Jennifer Gardy puts some of the biggest health and human-performance claims to the test. Can exercise reverse aging? Is a few minutes of high-intensity training really as good as a long workout? Can you be fat and fit? Is willpower something you can train like a muscle? And could coffee, cooked food, music, or even sleep change the way our bodies and brains work? From intense lab tests and skin biopsies to MRI scans, DNA analysis, brain challenges, and music therapy after stroke, Jenn dives into the science behind the myths we hear every day. Along the way, she discovers that some “too good to be true” claims are surprisingly real, while others need a little more nuance. ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 - Intro: Can Science Make Us Better? ▷ 01:27 - Can Exercise Reverse Aging? ▷ 03:47 - The Mice Experiment: Exercise vs. Aging ▷ 05:35 - Skin Biopsy Results: From 70 to 40? ▷ 07:44