(Un)Well
TV-MA
6.4
2020
Documentary
, Reality
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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Episode 6 : Bee Sting Therapy
August. 12,2020
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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Episode 5 : Ayahuasca
August. 12,2020
Once reserved for Indigenous shamans, this powerful hallucinogen draws those hoping to unlock trauma and quell addiction. Can it also cause psychosis?
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Episode 4 : Fasting
August. 12,2020
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.
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Episode 3 : Bulking Up with Breast Milk
August. 12,2020
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?
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Episode 2 : Tantric Sex
August. 12,2020
Sexual healing releases energy and improves intimacy, advocates say. But accusations of abuse and cultural appropriation have dogged the practice.
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Episode 1 : Essential Oils
August. 12,2020
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?
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