Stress: Portrait of a Killer
Over the last three decades, science has been advancing our understanding of stress: how it impacts our bodies and how our social standing can make us more or less susceptible. From baboon troops on the plains of Africa, to neuroscience labs at Stanford University, scientists are revealing just how lethal stress can be. Research tells us that the impact of stress can be found deep within us, shrinking our brains, adding fat to our bellies, even unraveling our chromosomes. Understanding how stress works can help us figure out ways to combat it and how to live a life free of the tyranny of this contemporary plague. In Stress: Portrait of a Killer, scientific discoveries in the field and in the lab prove that stress is not just a state of mind, but something measurable and dangerous.
Cholesterol: Eat Your Heart Out
Explores the impact of diet on heart health through an experiment involving high school students. Participants are divided into two groups: one group follows a low-fat diet aimed at reducing cholesterol, while the other indulges in a high-fat diet. Over four weeks, the students learn how their dietary choices affect their cholesterol levels and overall heart health. The film emphasizes the importance of diet in preventing heart disease, particularly highlighting that poor eating habits can lead to serious health risks even at a young age.
