The search is as old as mankind - and womankind - itself. From magical potions and miracle hot springs to cryogenic pods and hyperbaric chambers; from ingesting mercury and crushed pearls to injecting stem cells and black widow spider venom (oh, hello, Botox!), we are always promised some miracle solution to the age-old challenge of... well, aging.
“The Fountain of Youth” is a multi-part television series following Paula Abdul and her friend, anti-aging expert Darnell Cox, as Darnell drags Paula across the globe to sample each country and culture’s most exotic, dangerous, foolish, brilliant, expensive and affordable procedures, treatments, foods, drinks, exercises and regimens....
In each episode, Paula and Darnell will be joined by a local celebrity as they take in the wonders of both place and people. And then, it’s time to dive deeply into the culturally-specific anti-aging secrets. Darnell fearlessly cajoles Paula into testing out exotic regimens and procedures; Paula takes the lead in attempting the local exercises of body and soul; and both of these self-professed amateur foodies belly up to the table where they sample the foods and beverages believed to create beauty, wellness and longevity.
And once these two friends are home, almost before they can unpack, a team of experts - a dermatologist, nutritionist, psychologist, kinesiologist, aesthetician, laser technician and chemist – will explain to Paula and Darnell the science behind each of these treatments, behind the myths and magic of each culture’s views on beauty, health, fitness, wellness and aging. Just about anything can – and does - happen when two best friends go on a search for the “Fountain of Youth.”