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Netflix offers Guide to Cheating Death

A User’s Guide to Cheating Death is presented by Timothy Caulfield

Global streamer Netflix has picked up a medical-themed docuseries that uses science to unpick the latest trendy health practices endorsed by celebrities.

From September 28, Netflix in North America will begin streaming the first season of A User’s Guide to Cheating Death, produced by Canadian outfit Peacock Alley Entertainment. It will then begin airing season two from October 19.

The series follows health expert and author Professor Timothy Caulfield as he explores diets, ancient therapies and anti-ageing products such as laser fillers, vaginal steaming and holistic medicine to see if they work or whether these practices could be detrimental to health.

Season one covers everything from the current trend of detoxification cleansing to direct-to-consumer genetic testing, while season two will delve deeper to examine sex and relationships, ‘body hacking,’ germs and spiritual science.

“We felt there was an appetite for a show like this right now because there is so much noise out there about health that is given a veneer of science,” Caulfield said. “If it is marketed as scientific, I think it is legitimate to critique it using science with an informed, open-minded and fun approach that offers different perspectives.”

The series originated on Canadian network Vision TV last year and has since been sold to countries around the world including Russia, India, Denmark and Hong Kong. Last month, UK-based distributor Sky Vision acquired the sales rights to its second season.

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