The Wellness Trap: Break Free from Diet Culture, Disinformation, and Dubious Diagnoses, and Find Your True Well-Being
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From the paradigm-shifting author of Anti-Diet comes a deep dive into the underbelly of modern wellness culture and how it stands in the way of true well-being.
“It’s not a diet, it’s a lifestyle.” You’ve probably heard this phrase from any number of people in the wellness space. But as Christy Harrison reveals in her latest book, wellness culture promotes a standard of health that is often both unattainable and deeply harmful.
Many people with chronic illness understandably feel dismissed or abandoned by the healthcare system and find solace in alternative medicine, as Harrison once did. Yet the wellness industry promotes practices that often cause even more damage than the conventional approaches they’re meant to replace. From the lack of pre-market safety testing on herbal and dietary supplements, to the unfounded claims made by many wellness influencers and functional-medicine providers, to the social-media algorithms driving users down rabbit holes of wellness mis- and disinformation, it can often feel like no one is looking out for us in the face of the $4.4 trillion global wellness industry.
The Wellness Trap delves into the persistent, systemic problems with that industry, offering insight into its troubling pattern of cultural appropriation and its destructive views on mental health, and shedding light on how a growing distrust of conventional medicine has led ordinary people to turn their backs on science. Weaving together history, memoir, reporting, and practical advice, Harrison illuminates the harms of wellness culture while re-imagining our society’s relationship with well-being.
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nyc123 –
The book I didnât know I needed
Before picking up this book, I was in the throes of wellness cultureâfollowing every âcleanâ and âgreenâ account I could. I had gotten obsessed with non-toxic living and wellness over the past two years, trying to optimize my fertility and cure my Hashimotoâs.I felt like everything that was wrong with me was my fault, because I wasnât eating âcleanâ enough, wasnât manifesting enough, wasnât thinking the right thoughts. I stumbled upon this book on someoneâs Instagram story and finished it within a week. I had no idea how deep Iâd gotten into wellness culture and this was a true eye opener.The self-compassion Iâve given myself and the âletting goâ Iâve done since reading this book has done more for my well-being than any supplement, diet protocol, or other practice rooted in wellness culture ever did.THANK YOU for writing this book. I finally feel like Iâm living again rather than constantly âoptimizingâ myself. I know my friends and family see the difference itâs made, too.
Chinmayi –
Powerful in a time of so much misinformation around wellness.
This book is for anyone who is tired of hearing about the latest detox, cleans, or anti-inflammatory super-food. It is for anyone who, like me, has been made to feel like you are 100% responsible for your health – and that “doing your own research” will magically avail you to the miracle cures and methods that have nefariously been shrouded in secrecy or that you simply have been ignoring. The wellness industry is just that – an industry. While there are certainly a number of providers who are doing incredible work in the field of health and healing, Harrison does a phenomenal job explaining why we need to ultimately pursue well-being, rather than simply following wellness trends and trying to fix/hack/optimize/etc. our own health.
Jennifer B. –
An Important Read
Like many people I have invested decades of life and thousands of dollars seeking, maintaining and constantly re-seeking “Wellness”. Most of these endeavors have left me worse than when I started. This book opened my eyes wider, and it has helped me give myself permission to step away from Wellness culture. I can see it for what it is. I can now utilize the parts that truly bring me joy, and dump the rest.
Olga Reznikova –
Per 1 page of good info, thereâs 3 pages of politics
And not just politics: rather, purely American politics the rest of the world has no business dealing with. Yes, there definitely is something useful one could possibly draw from this book – e.g, how to fact-check, how to avoid conspiracy theories and unproven diagnoses, etc. Still, I sincerely hope that there are other books on the same topic, with a better signal-to-noise ratio.
Denise Z –
A Must Read!
As a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist I am so happy to recommend this book! I loved Anti Diet and this one really unveils the truth about the so called “Wellness Industry” that creates unnecessary anxiety for people. In addition to creating eating disorders, disordered eating, not to mention what the industry takes from people financially. I applaud Christy for her hard work, truth and exposing the industry of wellness for what it really is!
Sarah –
Excellent synthesis of the history of âwellnessâ
An excellent antidote to the destructive message from âWellness Cultureâ. This book should be mandatory reading for anyone working in nutrition.
Amazon Customer –
Pretty great
Loved this book and devoured it in a weeks time! I really enjoyed the content about particular diets/wellness practices. I was surprised, however, that such a large section of the book was taken up by the anti-vax movement. I would have liked to see more about the âdubious diagnosesâ and myth busting traditional âwellnessâ diets, as the vaccine content just felt slightly off-topic to me. Donât get me wrong- Iâm pro-vax myself, just not what I was expecting from this book.
Turnippaper –
That Wellness is a Business; Buyer beware!
Wellness is connected to diet culture which I suspected. (Both have similar principles.) I have Myasthenia Gravis which is auto immune disease. There’s theory floating around that auto immune diseases are caused by leakey gut syndrome. I couldn’t find the hard science to support it, however alternative medicine reccommends you can cure it by eating a “clean” diet. This book is worth reading whether you are suffering from a disease or are curious what’s behind Wellness culture.
JAM –
This is a well thought out and researched book with lots of detail and information. I like how transparent she is in her motivations and how she specifically explains causation vs correlation. Something so many ppl confuse.