The wellness industry is selling you the myth that a healthy life is expensive | Margaret McCartney

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Ignore the wild claims for seaweed wraps and spin classes. Real wellbeing is about fun, fairness and relationships, says GP Margaret McCartney

I did not intend to have a spa experience. The plan was to go for afternoon tea, but the spa next door was included in the price. And so arrived a “wellbeing” menu, where one could choose between seaweed wraps to purify and a meditative steam room with energising lights to destress. I thought massage was the least worst option, but after it was explained to me how it would detoxify and re-energise me, I felt a potent mixture of despair and rage.

 

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Fantastic article. _thedailymile is enjoyed by the children (when done according to the core principles) 100% inclusive, scaleable to a national cohort of children and forever free. If you get a minute you might be interested in this:

Not true of nutrition. That expense is solely on the market driving the costs of proper and nutritious food at the grocery. You can't afford to eat well.

AbdulRazaq_PH they are destroying the dairy farmers.....people who have owned their farms for over a hundred years....ruined...forced to send their cows to slaughter

Among other things

SLSingh Social determinants of health are a thing. Quality housing, leisure time ... expensive.

' and the evidence points to wholegrains, fruit and vegetables, variety and olive oil as associated with better health. ' Really? And 5 a day - now there's a story being told. Excellent points about gyms.

sallyhinch I think that's a very good piece, but worth noting that there is at least a degree of complicity from consumers rationalising that they can swap some cash for actual effort. If we stopped buying shit we don't need the economy would collapse! 😉

Spot on Andy 👍

mgtmccartney excellent article Margaret thank you

Says the newspaper of choice for the Paltro-cultists

Because there's no value to an activity if someone can't cash in on it.

gym membership $600...corporate rate

So the myth that a healthy lifestyle is expensive is not a myth the myth however that you have to pay strangers to get a healthy lifestyle for yourself does exist the second myth is the one that industry tries to sell you

🤷🏻‍♂️ At least it’s free!

The expensive part is where u need Money power & education to do any of it in the first place sure then after becoming a super human the costs can lower but not before school cost $1 million in loans then a lot of time & effort family support & love which almost no one but me has

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