Thursday thoughts #13: Wellness propaganda I'm not falling for
I’m probably a little late to this trend I saw on Instagram, where people are sharing “propaganda” they aren’t falling for on various topics. It sort of just highlights your stance on certain things and I’ve found it fairly entertaining. The wellness space (even the word “wellness”) is definitely one that both frustrates and fascinates me on a regular basis. I mean, there is something to be said for new practices or ideas that actually can help in some area of your health (had I only known how to calm my nervous system 15 years ago…). But with that comes so many that are not helpful, and can just take up a lot of unnecessary brain space and time (and in extreme cases, exacerbate orthorexia). So, here’s my list of some wellness trends I personally wish would go away.
“Skinnytok”
Once I learned what this was, I couldn’t unlearn it. It is not only feeding eating disorder culture, but teaching and reinforcing to young women (and men) that the most important thing about them is how small their body is. I have seen this type of thinking waste decades of life. In fact, the Times just wrote about eating disorders in older women and it’s heartbreaking (gift link).
Raw milk
I recently wrote about this, but it’s just dangerous and an unnecessary health risk. Especially when given to kids.