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Save Money: Good Health - Episode Guide

Season 1

Episode 1

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2017 (60 min)

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To kick off this brand new series The Money Saving Good Health Show has an hour long diet special. Six overweight Brits are put through six off the shelf diets for 28 days. From Lean in 15 to the Paleo diet, 5:2 to the Juice diet, Lighter Life to Juicing, we'll follow their journey to see who'll shift the most weight. And this show is all about saving money! So we'll work out how much each diet costs them for every pound of weight they lose. Presented by Sian Williams and Ranj Singh.

Episode 2

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jan 10, 2017

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The show continues with advice on how best to spend money on health and wellbeing. What are the fads and what really works? Presenters Sian Williams and Dr Ranj Singh investigate.

Episode 3

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2017

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The series continues with advice on how best to spend money on health and wellbeing. Presenter Dr Ranj puts his own body under the microscope as he tries out DIY self-testing health kits, while Sian Williams investigates which is the best product to kill superbug head lice. Also, pop star Michelle Heaton talks about her former addiction to diet pills.

Episode 4

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Jan 31, 2017

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As colds, coughs and the dreaded flu swamp Britain, Sian Williams and Dr Ranj focus this week on helping to tackle winter maladies without spending a fortune.

Episode 5

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Feb 7, 2017

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Sian Williams tests out some high street solutions to stop snoring in a bid to get a good night's sleep. Dr Ranj looks at products aimed at preventing male pattern baldness.

Episode 6

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Feb 14, 2017

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Dr Ranj looks at a revolutionary new way to get better sleep. Sian Williams puts her brain under the microscope as she tries neurofeedback.

Season 2

Episode 1

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 12, 2017

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The consumer series is back, road testing what works and what is just an expensive rip off - from everyday medicine cabinet staples through to the more embarrassing health buys. Journalist Sian Williams and Dr Ranj Singh get to the bottom of the true cost of some of the nation's biggest health spends, from sleep to pain to allergies and diets. Sian and Dr Ranj look into Britain's medicine cabinet each week to find out how to save money on what is inside. The UK's most popular diets are put to the test - which one will be crowned best value for money?

Episode 2

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Sep 19, 2017

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Journalist Sian Williams and Dr Ranj Singh get to the bottom of the true cost of some of the nation's biggest health spends, from sleep to pain to allergies and diets. Sian and Dr Ranj look into Britain's medicine cabinet each week to find out how to save money on what is inside. The UK's most popular diets are put to the test - which one will be crowned best value for money?

Episode 3

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Sep 26, 2017

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Journalist Sian Williams and Dr Ranj Singh get to the bottom of the true cost of some of the nation's biggest health spends, from sleep to pain to allergies and diets. Sian and Dr Ranj look into Britain's medicine cabinet each week to find out how to save money on what is inside. The UK's most popular diets continue being put to the test - which one will be crowned best value for money?

Episode 4

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Oct 3, 2017

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Journalist Sian Williams and Dr Ranj Singh look at which cold and flu remedies are most effective for the money, and whether the products we buy do actually work

Episode 5

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Oct 10, 2017

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On World Mental Health Day, Sian Williams investigates stress and road tests products used by many to cope with it - are they worth investing in? Dr Ranj Singh brushes up on oral health and reveals how much clean and healthy teeth cost. Then, in the pound for pound road test of this year's most popular diets, Ashraf tests the 5:2 veggie and vegan diet - will it be crowned best value for money?

Episode 6

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Oct 17, 2017

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In a diet special, the pound-for-pound test of 2017's biggest-selling diets comes to an end as the one providing most value for money is revealed. Dr Ranj Singh talks to an expert who believes that paying dieters to join slimming clubs could end up saving the NHS a fortune, while Sian Williams investigates if spending money on buying bottled water is simply pouring money down the drain. The programme also investigates whether the new recommendation of eating ten pieces of fresh fruit and veg a day is realistic and financially viable.

Season 3

Episode 1

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Jun 11, 2019

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Consumer health show in which Sian Williams and Phil Vickery investigate how to spend less and still get tasty, healthy food, beginning with a countdown of the UK's top 10 favourite family dishes. Sian also meets nutrition therapist Ian Marber to tackle ready meals and unpack whether fresh or frozen is best on value for money, taste and nutrition.

Episode 2

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Jun 18, 2019

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Sian Williams and nutrition therapist Ian Marber tackle vegan burgers, finding out how they compare in terms of nutrition and taste, and which are the best value for money. Plus, Phil Vickery prepares his own healthy, low-cost version of one of the UK's favourite dishes, and there is a look at pre-prepared recipe boxes.

Episode 3

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Jun 25, 2019

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This week we continue our countdown of the our top 10 favourite family dishes, and we challenge chef Phil Vickery to wow us with his own super healthy, low cost and of course mouth-watering version. Which delicious dish will claim number seven in our countdown?

Episode 4

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Jul 2, 2019

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In every household right across Britain, food and drink is one of our biggest weekly outgoings. In Save Money: Good Diet, Sian Williams and chef Phil Vickery investigate how we can spend less and get super tasty, healthy food.

This week we continue our countdown of our top 10 favourite family dishes and challenge Phil Vickery to wow us with his own super healthy, low cost and of course mouth-watering version. This week Phil takes on two recipes - which delicious dish will claim number six and number five in our countdown this week?

Episode 5

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Jul 16, 2019

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This week we continue our countdown of our top 10 favourite family dishes, and we challenge Chef Phil Vickery to wow us with his own super healthy, low cost and of course mouth-watering version.

Phil takes on one of our takeaway favourites - so which delicious dish will claim number 4 in our countdown this week? And it may be easy for Phil but this week triplets from Stourbridge see if they can follow Phil's recipe to the letter in their own kitchen.

Sian investigates what's money well spent in our shopping baskets – this week Sian and Nutrition Therapist Ian Marber look at non-dairy alternatives to the good old pint of milk. Can almond, soya and oat milk compete with regular milk in both nutrition and cost?

Episode 6

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Jul 18, 2019

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This week it's all about chocolate! Sian dons her apron alongside Nutrition Therapist Ian Marber and tries her hand at cooking up some zero sugar chocolate treats. They may have no sugar but how do they compare on calories and cost?

And we'll be asking, is it possible to get a taste of luxury chocolate at an affordable price? Our group of trusty taste testers will take part in a blind taste test pitching an international award winning chocolate against the cheapest supermarket own brand bar. Which will get their taste buds tingling?

We also look at the best way of getting your 5 a day as we discover which products are better eaten fresh, tinned or frozen and which will keep our wallets healthier too.

Episode 7

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Jul 23, 2019

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This week we continue our countdown of our top 10 favourite family dishes, and we challenge Phil Vickery to wow us with his own super healthy, low cost and of course mouth-watering version. This week we're onto the runner up - which delicious dish will claim the number two in our countdown? It may be easy for Phil, but will this week's Save Money family be able to cook up the same meal in their own kitchen?

Sian investigates what's money well spent in our shopping baskets – this week she joins nutrition therapist Ian Marber look at the latest trend of foods with "added protein". Do our diets need a protein boost and are these food products worth in terms of both nutrition and cost?

We also look at high street coffee reward schemes - how much do you have to spend before you get your free cup?

And we'll be putting kitchen gadgets to the test to see whether they can make those everyday chores easier and to find what's out there at what price. This week, four bottle openers from the everyday to the super luxe are put through a Save Money road test.

Episode 8

Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Jul 30, 2019

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In this final episode, Sian and nutrition therapist Ian Marber look at the latest food trends. What's hot and what's really not. As well as savoury ice cream, they look at insects as potential mainstream food, and Sian even tries some.

Plus, we'll be putting kitchen gadgets to the test to see whether they can make those everyday chores easier and to find what's out there at what price. This week four tin openers from the everyday to the super luxe are put through a Save Money road test.

Season 4

Episode 1

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Aug 6, 2019

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The new series kicks off with a summer travel special. With cases of skin cancer on the rise, it's essential we use the right suncream. Sian discovers what we should be looking for on the bottle and whether cheap supermarket own bottles can offer as much protection as more expensive branded products.

Dr Ranj pulls together the ultimate travel health kit for all the family for just £26 from pain relief to inspect repellents.

We also look at travel sickness. A quarter to a third of us could suffer from motion sickness but does anything work? We look at some old wives tales and some hot off the press gadgetry.

Episode 2

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Aug 13, 2019

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This week Sian reviews some of the latest health products and gadgets set to hit the shelves. From cannabis oil to algae, as well as wearable tech to reduce stress.

With pollen season in full force, Dr Ranj gets the lowdown on the latest hay fever treatments. What are the active ingredients we should be checking for to get the best for our money?

We'll be shopping around for treatments to those embarrassing problems so you don't have to. This time, we're tackling an itchy condition that will affect one in four of us over our lifetimes: athlete's foot.

The Good Housekeeping Institute gives us allergen busting tips for around the home to combat dust mites, and not forgetting our essential weekly guide to vitamin and mineral supplements, which continues with iron.

Episode 3

Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Aug 20, 2019

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Dr Ranj meets pharmacist Harsha Parmar to look at everything from natural remedies to sleeping tablets. What are the active ingredients and can they work?

Sian meets with sleep specialist Dr Sophie Bostock to look at the latest gadgetry designed to help us sleep - from a gravity blanket to a state-of-the-art speaking eye mask. All have a hefty price tag, but will any of them do the trick for our Save Money insomniac road tester?

We'll also be continuing to shop around for treatments to those embarrassing problems so you don't have to. This time we're tackling a painful condition that will effect half of us over our lifetimes: haemorrhoids.

And not forgetting, our essential weekly guide to vitamin and mineral supplements which continues with B12.

Episode 4

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Aug 27, 2019

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This week we're focusing on gut health - from the latest probiotics to off the shelf remedies for tummy problems.

Episode 5

Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Sep 3, 2019

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A staggering nine out of 10 of us suffer with some form of gum disease. If left untreated it can cause bad breath and tooth loss. Sian meets up with dental nurse Louise Belfield to examine the hundreds of products on the market aimed at dental health, from brushes to floss toothpaste. Is it worth spending money on products tailor-made to fight gum disease or is it all in our teeth cleaning technique?

Episode 6

Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Sep 17, 2019

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This week is all about skin and skin care.

Sian explores the latest trends in the multi-million pound anti-ageing industry. Alongside Melinda Dauer, a professor in biological chemistry at the University of Cambridge, she investigates what collagen, peptides and radicals actually are and the truth behind these products. Are any of them worth the hefty price tags?

Episode 7

Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Sep 24, 2019

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Sian Williams examines self-testing kits for heart disease, cholesterol and high blood pressure, Ranj Singh discovers whether stand-up desks can help prevent back pain, and Verity Mann from the Good Housekeeping Institute offers tips on keeping the home free of mould and mildew. Plus, advice on ingrown hairs and the guide to vitamin and mineral supplements covers Omega 3.

Episode 8

Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Oct 1, 2019

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Save Money Good Health comes to the end of its run with a cold and flu special.

Dr Ranj Singh pulls together his ultimate value for money cold and flu medicine cabinet, from pain relief to nasal sprays to coughs and temperatures.

Sian will investigate chronic pain such as lower back, arthritis and fibromalgia. As well as looking at the traditional medications, she'll look at heat and cold treatments as well as supplements. Can we treat this long-term condition without spending a fortune?

Verity Mann from the Good Housekeeping Institute will show how to keep your home bug free to stop cold and flu viruses spreading. She'll look at the more expensive steam cleaners, as well as sharing her top tips for keeping a germ free home whilst spending pennies.

And our Save Money guide to essential vitamins and minerals draws to a close with seasonal vitamin C and zinc.

Specials

Lose Weight

Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Sep 5, 2017 (90 min)

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Ahead of a new series of Save Money: Good Health, this 90 minute special takes a big, bold look at the most popular ways people choose to diet.

With the help of a group of dieters, Sian and Dr Ranj get to the bottom of the real cost of some methods of losing weight and find out if the pounds you spend are worth the pounds you lose. Tracking the winners and losers on the show's £ for lb leader board - which diet will be crowned the best value for money by the end of the series?

Good Diet

Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Oct 24, 2017 (60 min)

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The programme focuses on gut health this week - a topic creating waves in the health world. Journalist Sian Williams and Dr Ranj Singh explore the sudden popularity of gut health diets. Can feeding the bacteria in your stomach really be the answer, not just to weight loss, but to staying healthy and living longer? They investigate whether investing in a healthy gut now can really improve overall health and save money in the long term, and examine what products are worth spending cash on. More slimmers with common gut issues try different diets that claim to help with their stomach health and help them lose weight. Sian looks into probiotics and food fads, while Ranj takes on the most challenging diet of his life - bone broth. Will it really make his gut health stronger?

Save Money: Lose Weight

Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Mar 19, 2019 (60 min)

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Save Money: Lose Weight is back to put five of the hottest new diets through their paces to discover which deliver the best value for money spent for lbs lost.

Presented by Sian Williams and Dr Ranj Singh, which one will top the value for money leaderboard? From extreme detoxing on Radical Metabolism to Vegan to the latest Keto diet, our valiant dieters will roadtest them for 28 days and there are some jaw dropping results!

Dr Ranj will be our crash test dummy as he investigates whether there's such a thing as weightloss without the diet and at what price as he attempts to freeze his fat cells. Sian will taste test some low calorie wines and beers to see if we can still have a tipple without blowing our diets.

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