(Un)Well
(Un)Well

(Un)Well (2020)

6.3 (52 votes)
1 Season
August 12, 2020
English
Documentary

Synopsis

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?

Network

Netflix

Episodes

Essential Oils
E1

Essential Oils

Aug 12, 2020
55 min
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?

Tantric Sex
E2

Tantric Sex

Aug 12, 2020
48 min
5.0

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
E3

Bulking Up with Breast Milk

Aug 12, 2020
52 min
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?

Fasting
E4

Fasting

Aug 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
E5

Ayahuasca

Aug 12, 2020
58 min
4.0

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
E6

Bee Sting Therapy

Aug 12, 2020
56 min
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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Original Title

(Un)Well

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

6

Production

Left/Right