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I found the programme interesting, learning about unusual practices such as Ayahuaska which I had never heard about before this documentary. The only problem I found is that some of the science behind some of the episodes where controversial and overlooked, especially in the case of fasting. It is clear that the programme had an agenda to educate, but when it came to the fasting episode I feel it looked more into the extreme fasting rather than a focus on the healthy types of fasting that can be beneficial and has been scientifically proven to be healthy. I did feel it focused to much on the negatives within that episode, however, the rest of the show was very unbiased and balanced within its opinions on the subjects within each individual episode.

But I felt there wasn't a lot of "there" / "there". Many of the episodes took on a lite throwing up of facts to let the viewer decide but you felt you really didn't get the full information just what might have been lying around. In particular the "fasting" episode shouldn't have been in this series. Fasting, even for 28 days, is by no means "fringe" and the story they put up of negative consequences simply didn't hold muster. Basic facts were not told to the audience making one question what exactly did happen in that particular case. In addition the nutritionist gave wrong information. Fasting has been proven not to lower your metabolic rate. Metabolic rate has been proven not to start to reduce for 14 to 21 days after reducing food. She needs to crack a medical journal. Someone needs to do a documentary on the failure of nutritionists and their deadly advice.

So it was very informative on how people can go way overboard with "naturals" so much so that they can put them selves and their family in a health deficit thru "naturals" that often (not always but often) don't do anything and ignoring the FACT that it's largely because theirs no proof it does work, and taking the placebo affect and things like spontaneous cancer remissions, or even what is often the result the medications that they were on and attributed it to whatever natural thing they were taking and took it as evidence that it's worked. There's also been no long term research done on these things and this documentary really shines a light on that falsity however, it lacks a conclusion or even a real direction. All the story's and testimonials from people are just done at random to no real end.

But hopefully people will start to understand that big naturals are no better than big pharma in terms of marketing and lac of accountability. Definitely worth watching it thru and see for yourself.

I was pleasantly surprised the way they handled the subject. I did Ayahuasca three years ago and it changed my life. The stories are powerful and very moving, and different perspectives including the scientific is covered in a respectful way. I also really liked that they included the perspective of the natives that have shared their medicines compassionately with the west.

What I feel is missing very often concerning documentaries on aya, is the fact that you are responsible to stay off medicines, drugs, alcohol and to cleanse and fast before the ceremony. The other thing is that unfortunalely aya is not healing in itself, if you are not surrounded by experienced, grounded and loving guides! The third thing is that aya requires you to work on your self and make necessary changes in your life, it is you who needs to do the work, and some experience with introspection and reflection is very useful before you choose to do it.