I Want to Save Your Life (WE)

I WANT TO SAVE YOUR LIFE is a reality series featuring author and self-proclaimed diet detective Charles Stuart Platkin as he stages undercover health interventions for people feeling trapped by unhealthy lifestyle choices. Each episode features Platkins going undercover and collecting information about his subjects' bad eating habits and non-existent exercise routines. After revealing himself, the diet detective spends a week acting as their nutritionist, fitness trainer and therapist to help them break bad habits and initiate healthier ones. Approximately four months later he returns to see if they were able to stay on track and are leading healthier and happier lives.

Unlike many weight-loss shows, this series moves away from the idea of extreme exercising and dieting and focuses on restoring ones physical and emotional balance in order to live a healthier life. While there is a lot of attention paid to losing weight, the show's real focus is on the importance of developing a better sense of self-awareness in order to initiate positive lifestyle changes from within. Also worthwhile are the various examples of how people can make these changes by weaving healthy and realistic alternatives into their busy and often challenging lives.

Platkins is both well intentioned and compassionate as he highlights the importance of empowering oneself to commit to a healthy lifestyle that will improve their lives, rather than helping them fit into a lifestyle that has been designed by others. This focus on self-empowerment sends a positive message about being healthy, and underscores the idea that losing weight isn't just about dropping pounds, but is also a result of finding the strength to regain a sense of self.

TV Rating: NR
Network: WE
Cast: Charles Stuart Platkin
Genre: Reality TV
Where to watch: WE