In Good Shape: Recent Episodes
Deutsche Welle
The magazine offers reports and studio discussions with experts on the best way to achieve a healthy lifestyle.
In Good Shape meets medical students Sina Pollmann and Linus Piehler. They’re both members of a sex-education project for young people and have plenty of good advice and answers about sexuality, consent and contraception.
What are the different methods for cosmetic surgical procedures? What are the risks and side effects? In Good Shape interviews plastic surgeon Dr. Mariam Omar.
How are olfactory signals processed in the brain? Can an altered sense of smell be an early warning sign of illness? In Good Shape speaks with the olfactory researcher and neuro-computer scientist Amir Madany Mamlouk.
In Good Shape talks to neuroscientist, author and science slammer Franca Parianen. She’s an expert on the influence of hormones on our bodies, and explains why there are some prevalent misconceptions.
In Good Shape reporter Peter Schuchardt interviews pediatric dentist Alexandra Wolf, who explains what’s most important for children’s dental hygiene.
How much bad news can we tolerate each day and what can we do about sensory overload caused by media consumption? In Good Shape talks to psychoanalyst Benigna Gerisch.
André Fiebig knows all about noise. He's a professor of psychoacoustics at Berlin's Technical University, and he knows why noise harms us.
Nils Binnberg was caught up in the whirlwind of dietary trends, but it didn’t make him feel healthier. On the contrary, the 42-year-old journalist’s life only became more difficult. He talks with In Good Shape about his experiences.
Jörg Blech is a journalist and author. On in Good Shape, he explains why men come down with Covid-19 more frequently than women do and why women live longer than men.
Gastroenterologist and nutrition expert Dr. Andreas Sturm talks about the liver and what we should and should not eat to keep it in good condition.
In Good Shape meets up with journalist and author Isabell Prophet in Berlin. She talks about the modern-day pressure to improve yourself and where it comes from. And she explains why it’s important to learn to be content with who you are.
In Good Shape talks fitness with sports physician Fernando Dimeo. He gives tips on keeping fit and explains why there’s more to fitness than strength and stamina.
DW teams up with tick researcher Peter Hagedorn to go out to the forest to look for ticks. Find out more about these dangerous little bloodsuckers.
Jacob Drachenberg is a psychologist and one of the best-known stress management experts in Germany. In Good Shape talks to him about time management and tips in dealing with the pressure of deadlines.
In Good Shape meets three women who’ve declared war on child obesity. Nutritional therapist Jana Brauchmann, social worker Petra Rücker and pediatrician Susanna Wiegand.
In Good Shape meets Sylvia Hartmann of KLUG, The German Alliance for Climate Change and Health. We ask her about the effects of climate change on our health - and what each of us can do for the planet and our own wellbeing.
In Good Shapes talks to Dr. Rudolf Tauber at Labor Berlin. He knows everything about blood tests and what physicians can learn from them. Dr. Claudia Vollbrecht from the Charité Hospital in Berlin explains the advantages of a liquid biopsy in analyzing tumor cells.
In Good Shape meets specialist Dr. Fernando Dimeo at a sports medicine treatment facility in Berlin. He knows the most frequent causes of back pain, and shows how to prevent it - and how to provide relief through exercise.
Prof. Lutz Harms is a neurologist who researches multiple sclerosis at the Charité hospital in Berlin. He talks about current research and options for treatment.
For sufferers and their relatives, Alzheimer's can be a real challenge. We speak to Saskia Weiss from the German Alzheimer’s Society which offers help and support to people with dementia.
Nutritional researcher Andreas Pfeiffer of the German Institute of Human Nutrition in Potsdam-Rehbrücke talks to In Good Shape about the health risks of consuming large amounts of sugar, and explains why it's okay to eat a few pralines now and then.
When 26-year-old Katharina was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, it turned her life upside down. But she did her best to stay positive.
Activist and artist Isabel Idun talks about periods. Idun co-founded a collective in Berlin called "Crafts and Cramps”. Using art and political action, the group hopes to break taboos about menstruation. Isabel Idun studied cultural management, majoring in journalism, and has been heavily involved with the subject of menstruation since early 2017.
Professor Heiko Krude heads Berlin's Charité Hospital Center for Rare Diseases. He speaks with In Good Shape's Dr. Carsten Lekutat about the difficulties patients with rare diseases face, as well as new diagnostic techniques.
Dr. Michael Schenk treats patients suffering from pain. He discusses the most effective treatment options.
Farhad Djabbari has been practicing yoga for a long time and has introduced many students to the benefits of the ancient practice. In Good Shape host Carsten Lekutat got the instructor to show him some poses.
If you want a healthy diet, it's best to cook your own food. Dr. Carsten Lekutat teams up with Dr. Stephan Lück in the kitchen, and also picks up some useful tips about the foundations of a healthy diet.
The Fertility Center Berlin helps woman to fulfill their dream of having a child. Carsten Lekutat talks to reproductive health expert Heribert Kentenich.
Children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes face big changes. What happens to their daily routine? What should they eat? We ask pediatrician Dr. Klemens Raile from Berlin’s Charité Hospital.
Dr Jan Padberg explains how one should administer first aid in certain common emergency situations. Padberg is an emergency doctor who runs a hospital emergency-services unit in Berlin.
Dr. Klaus-Michael Braumann explains why sufficient exercise is so important to your health, and what a profound effect regular exercise can have in combating the diseases typical of modern life and civilization.
Dr. Parwis Mir-Salim explains how impaired hearing can be treated. He is Head of the Department for Otorhinolaryngology at the Vivantes Clinic in Berlin-Friedrichshain.