(Un)Well

(Un)Well

2020 1 Seasons ⭐ 6.3
Documentary

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?

Seasons

1. Essential Oils

2020-08-12 • ⭐ 6.0

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?

2. Tantric Sex

2020-08-12 • ⭐ 5.0

Sexual healing releases energy and improves intimacy, advocates say. But accusations of abuse and cultural appropriation have dogged the practice.

3. Bulking Up with Breast Milk

2020-08-12 • ⭐ 5.0

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?

4. 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.

5. Ayahuasca

2020-08-12 • ⭐ 4.0

Once reserved for Indigenous shamans, this powerful hallucinogen draws those hoping to unlock trauma and quell addiction. Can it also cause psychosis?

6. Bee Sting Therapy

2020-08-12 • ⭐ 5.0

Expensive and labor-intensive bee venom promises to soften wrinkles and treat chronic Lyme disease. But do the risks outweigh the rewards?

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