This docuseries takes a deep dive into the lucrative wellness industry, which touts health and healing. But do the products live up to the promises?
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Season 1
2020
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01. Essential Oils
2020-08-12
Once fringe but now at the center of billion-dollar multilevel marketing companies, plant extracts can help us cope with anxiety. Are they a remedy?
02. Tantric Sex
2020-08-12
Sexual healing releases energy and improves intimacy, advocates say. But accusations of abuse and cultural appropriation have dogged the practice.
03. Bulking Up with Breast Milk
2020-08-12
Bodybuilding is just one reason why some adults are pumped to drink so-called "liquid gold." Yet is breast milk sharing considered safe — or ethical?
04. Fasting
2020-08-12
Fasting has vaulted beyond weight loss as biohackers have used it to optimize body and mind and enhance healing. But the practice holds real dangers.
05. Ayahuasca
2020-08-12
Once reserved for Indigenous shamans, this powerful hallucinogen draws those hoping to unlock trauma and quell addiction. Can it also cause psychosis?
06. Bee Sting Therapy
2020-08-12
Expensive and labor-intensive bee venom promises to soften wrinkles and treat chronic Lyme disease. But do the risks outweigh the rewards?
