Healthy or Hoax

Greens powders are firmly entrenched as part of the smoothie craze, but in episode three of Healthy or Hoax we find out there's one ingredient in there you might not expect. By Adam Macaulay I usually have lots of fresh greens as part of my regular diet and you know what, I rather like eating them. So I volunteered when someone was needed to give greens powder a go for this Healthy or Hoax podcast...

Carol Hirschfeld hits the gym for some High Intensity Interval Training and finds it can take you up a notch... If you fit the bill. So is HIIT right for you? By Kate Pereyra Garcia Watch a video segment from the episode here Anyone who belongs to a gym has probably done it. Even those who don't have probably heard of it. High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) has had a lot of media coverage...

Kate Pereyra Garcia documents her three weeks eating coconut oil in part one of Healthy or Hoax, a new podcast series looking at the facts behind current health trends. Does it live up to the hype? By Kate Pereyra Garcia The proponents of coconut oil make a lot of promises. So when someone was needed as a human guinea pig for RNZ's Healthy or Hoax podcast, I volunteered. Lose weight, lower ch...

Healthy or Hoax is a new podcast series from RNZ that looks at the new-fangled fads and tempting new trends and asks if they're really up to much. In short: Do. They. Work? Presented by Carol Hirschfeld, with help from food writer Niki Bezzant and a host of experts, the series will report on the latest things in food, fitness and leisure and ask if they're all hype or if they're actually good for...