Nick Polizzi is the founder of The Sacred Science, director of the feature documentary by the same name, and author of the book based on the film. He is also the host and executive producer of the docuseries Remedy: Ancient Medicines for Modern Illness . Ever since he cured himself of a debilitating illness using a traditional therapy, he has been traveling the world and documenting forgotten healing methods. Dr. Pedram Shojai is the founder of Well.org and the New York Times best-selling author of The Urban Monk , Rise and Shine , The Art of Stopping Time , and Inner Alchemy . He is the producer and director of Vitality , Origins , and Prosperity and the producer of such documentary series as Interconnected , Gateway to Health , and Exhausted . He is a Taoist abbot, a doctor of Oriental medicine, and a qigong master.