The wellness industry is booming, promising health, happiness, and balance, especially for women. But is it truly empowering them or just adding financial pressure? Well, here’s a detailed storyline attached to show the real impact of the wellness market on women’s lives, health, and wallets.
Let’s find out what’s behind the wellness trend.
Is wellness making women sick – or just broke?
It starts innocently enough: a collagen latte here, a juice cleanse there. A $30 jade roller that promises to “detox” your lymphatic system. Soon, your medicine cabinet resembles a boutique spa, your skincare routine has more steps than a classical dance recital, and you’re tracking your ovulation and body temperature with a sleek gold ring.
Welcome to modern wellness – a trillion-dollar industry built not just on aspiration, but anxiety!
In her piercing new book “How to Be Well: Navigating Our Self-Care Epidemic, One Dubious Cure at a Time,” American journalist Amy Larocca takes us on a spirited, smart, and surprisingly tender journey through the glittery maze of the wellness world. With a reporter’s curiosity and a realist’s skepticism, she asks a critical question:
‘Why, despite the time, money, and effort we pour into wellness, do women still feel so profoundly unwell?’
Is it all about the glow, guilt, and green juice and the strange world of wellness and the women who live in it?
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