Extreme diets and health trends people are swearing by | 60 Minutes Australia

It's an amount of money that's truly mind-boggling. The largely unregulated world of wellness is estimated to be worth $7 trillion. Remarkably, it's three times more than the traditional pharmaceutical industry. And Australia is leading the charge in the wellness boom. Living among us are an increasing number of new-age gurus who believe, for an often very healthy price, they can fix our many real and imagined ailments.

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