The new Belle Gibson documentary unravels the “wellness” industry’s darkest story

, suggests that it actually dates back to the 60s, when people started experimenting with a holistic approach to wellbeing.

And the story that this documentary focuses on perhaps confirms why there is a need to question things.The one-off episode, which is available on BBC iPlayer now, follows the wild story of Australian influencer Belle Gibson. Boasting more than 300,000 Instagram followers in 2013, Gibson was one of the ‘original’ wellness bloggers. She said that, after being told she only had four months to live, she “cured” her inoperable brain cancer through healthy eating.and a cookbook of the same name.

As wild as the story is, this documentary reminds us that it was also pretty heartbreaking for the people who saw her as an inspiration and followed her advice.

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