(Un)Well

S01E04: 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.

Overview

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?

Episodes

Essential Oils

S01E01 Essential Oils

August 12, 2020 6.0 55 min
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?
Tantric Sex

S01E02 Tantric Sex

August 12, 2020 5.0 48 min
Sexual healing releases energy and improves intimacy, advocates say. But accusations of abuse and cultural appropriation have dogged the practice.
Bulking Up with Breast Milk

S01E03 Bulking Up with Breast Milk

August 12, 2020 5.0 52 min
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?
Fasting

S01E04 Fasting

August 12, 2020 55 min
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.
Ayahuasca

S01E05 Ayahuasca

August 12, 2020 4.0 58 min
Once reserved for Indigenous shamans, this powerful hallucinogen draws those hoping to unlock trauma and quell addiction. Can it also cause psychosis?
Bee Sting Therapy

S01E06 Bee Sting Therapy

August 12, 2020 5.0 56 min
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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