Many books are filled with advice on diet, exercise, and wellness trends, but how do you know what to read when you want to understand the industry itself? “The Wellness Trap: Break Free from Diet Culture, Disinformation, and Dubious Diagnoses, and Find Your True Well-Being” by Christy Harrison digs into the culture of wellness marketing, misinformation, and broken promises that the industry continues to expunge. Harrison delves deep into topics such as cultural appropriation, mental health, and social media algorithms, discussing how there needs to be a critical lens placed on an industry that often promotes unattainable standards.
Harrison’s unique background in health and journalism makes this nonfiction book part memoir, part journalistic reporting, and part self-help book, striving to answer the questions you have never even thought to ask. A Kirkus Review praises the book, saying, “Harrison, a dietician, journalist, and author of ‘Anti-Diet,’ mounts a persuasive critique of the multitrillion-dollar wellness industry … Most empathically, she urges us to think critically about the wellness industry’s claims.”
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