Marijuana and forest bathing: Wildest new trends in the wellness world

(CNN)Walking in the woods, cannabis day spas and rolling around in sand.

These are just a few of the hottest trends in wellness according to SpaFinder Wellness 365, which claims to be the world's largest spa media and marketing company.

But which trends will turn out to be fads and which will stick?

Strange as they sound, it's worth remembering that some pretty odd wellness practices have come and gone through the ages.

Cleopatra indulged in milk baths and mud treatments -- variations of which can still be enjoyed today.

For some reason, though, bloodletting and leeches didn't manage to survive the test of time.

Distinguishing a useful practice from snake oil is a far easier exercise in today's wellness world.

"Science is now able to analyze wellness practices to prove which can be helpful and which are not," says Dr. Mark Liponis, corporate medical director for Arizona-based...

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