1Essential 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?
2Tantric Sex
Sexual healing releases energy and improves intimacy, advocates say. But accusations of abuse and cultural appropriation have dogged the practice.
3Bulking 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?
4Fasting
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.
5Ayahuasca
Once reserved for Indigenous shamans, this powerful hallucinogen draws those hoping to unlock trauma and quell addiction. Can it also cause psychosis?
6Bee Sting Therapy
Expensive and labor-intensive bee venom promises to soften wrinkles and treat chronic Lyme disease. But do the risks outweigh the rewards?