Bunk and Junk Science: What REALLY Works to Keep You Vibrantly Healthy?
Magic potions, sheep dips in ice baths. Are we that gullible? Yes we are.
For those who still read me over here on Medium (I know, not many any more) I am still railing about the stupidity of the wellness industrial complex. At nearly seventy I’ve had plenty of time and life to try out a raft of experiments on this poor body over time, all of which didn’t work as promised. No pill, no potion, no magic this, that or the other ever delivered as hoped.
Most probably won’t, either.
To that then I want to share an article calling this out by one of my favorite writers, Brad Stulberg:
My favorite paragraph out of his article:
… by complexifying everything in health, wellness, and longevity we may make it harder to do the activities that matter most. Complexity is a way to avoid facing the reality that what really matters for most things in life is simply showing up and doing the work. The more complex you make…
