Debunking the False Promises of the Wellness Industry
b'Juicing, biohacking, mindfulness apps, collagen supplements: the wellness industry has exploded into a $4.4 trillion movement. Wellness industry journalist Rina Raphael says that the self-care movement has taken sound ideas about nutrition and fitness and packaged them up into exploitative offerings with questionable claims. Drawing on her new book, The Gospel of Wellness: Gyms, Gurus, Goop and the False Promise of Self-Care, Raphael discusses how women in particular are targeted and pressured into a cycle of sacrifice and performance, encouraged to purge their bodies of excess fat, rid their minds of negative thoughts and cleanse their organs of \\u2019toxins\\u2019 \\u2013 in order to maintain an illusion of control. In conversation with journalist Nelufar Hedayat, Raphael shows us how we can find evidence-based, personalised solutions to our problems and get ourselves onto the path of genuine wellbeing.\\xa0\\n...\\nDid you know that Intelligence Squared offers way more than podcasts? We\\u2019ve just launched a new online streaming platform Intelligence Squared+ and we\\u2019d love you to give it a go.\\xa0\\nIt\\u2019s packed with more than 20 years\\u2019 worth of video debates and conversations on the world\\u2019s hottest topics. Tune in to live events, ask your questions or watch back on-demand totally ad-free with hours of discussion to dive into for just \\xa314.99 a month. Visit\\xa0intelligencesquaredplus.com\\xa0to start watching today.\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'