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Cell Differentiation

How does a single fertilized egg grow to become a fully formed human being? Many of the most critical stages happen in the first few days following conception. In this video segment from The Secret of Life, a fertilized egg cell progresses from its earliest stages through cell differentiation and ul

The Powerful Placebo Effect in Modern Medicine

A placebo is a treatment with zero therapeutic value but magical healing power. To understand better how placeboes work, let’s look at Mr. and Mrs. Martin, who both suffer chronic back pain... This video was made with the support of our sponsors: Avigail, Badrah, Cedric Wang, Eva Marie Koblin, da7

The Placebo Effect

A placebo is a treatment that has no therapeutic effect, but still heals, as if by magic. Common placebos include sugar pills, saline injections, other treatments, and surgeries that are completely played. Placebos are particularly effective in treating pain, chronic stress-related diseases such as

Fasting and ketones

If you stop eating food and the glucose is used up, the body starts to burn fat. Ketones are released, which then supply energy to the brain and other organs. Author: 3sat/nano, Spiegel TV, Liz Wieskerstrauch, O. Gurr, R. Heinze, D. Ritter, J. Staiger, Jan Cords, tricky GbR Translation & redub: a

How fasting changes the metabolism

When fasting, our body uses its reserves. Within about twelve hours after the last food intake, the metabolism changes. After a few days, around 90 percent of the total required energy comes from burning fats. Author: 3sat/nano, Spiegel TV, Liz Wieskerstrauch, O. Gurr+R. Heinze+D. Ritter+J. Staiger