Online wellness is an unregulated Wild West and it's time to duck for cover

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'This is the state of wellness – a wild, wild west where there’s no proper regulation and the person who can draw their gun the quickest will win.'

But it’s like a game of high speed whack a mole. There’s no way every bit of nonsense can be debunked. Most will slip through the cracks and make their way in front of the eyes of vulnerable people desperately looking for a fix.Even those that are disproven with medical evidence won’t be dismissed.

A wellness influencer’s perfect skin and toned body are rarely down to the easy fixes they promote, of course.They’re blessed with good genes, and more often than not have the time and money to put aThey sell us quick, easy magic bullets because they know that’s what the average person is so in need of.

We prioritise one thing and another slips. Work is the top, then we know exercise is crucial, then suddenly we’re wandering around like zombies on six hours of rest. The second we’re pressured to reach an unattainable goal, we’ll try to cut corners to somehow make it all work. When someone presents us with a juice or a pill or a breathing technique that will solve everything in one go, we’ll snatch it up eagerly.Okay, so we can’t stick to clean eating 100 per cent of the time, but we can do a seven day juice cleanse.

 

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