(Un)Well

Season: 1

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?

Documentary

1Wed, Aug 12, 2020

Essential Oils

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?

2Wed, Aug 12, 2020

Tantric Sex

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

3Wed, Aug 12, 2020

Bulking Up with Breast Milk

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?

4Wed, Aug 12, 2020

Fasting

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.

5Wed, Aug 12, 2020

Ayahuasca

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

6Wed, Aug 12, 2020

Bee Sting Therapy

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