The Wellness Industry is a SCAM

#health #wellness #overconsumption The health and wellness industry is rife with scams from ineffective and sometimes even dangerous supplements like green powders and vitamins to gimmicky viral gadgets like the $500 LED infrared face mask. These health and wellness products are often expensive and out of reach for most. In this video I discuss how the commodification of health and wellness has led to countless useless items proliferating social media such as Bloom green powders, flat tummy tea, skinny gummies and more. Sources: Attendees Shocked to Find That GOOP’s $5,700 Wellness Summit Was a Rip-Off https://www.thecut.com/2019/07/goop-u... Jade Eggs, Bee Stings and More of Gwyneth Paltrow’s Most Eyebrow-Raising Goop Moments https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-... Bloom Nutrition Lawsuit https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/prop6... Doctors' Stark Warning Against Viral Apple Vinegar Gummies for Weight Loss https://www.newsweek.com/tiktok-apple... Teami FTC Lawsuit https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/... Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Agrees To Pay $145,000 To Settle False Advertising Lawsuit https://www.npr.org/2018/09/07/645665... The Corporatization of American Health Care https://link.springer.com/book/10.100... The evolution of ancient healing practices: From shamanism to Hippocratic medicine: A review https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... Native American Traditional Healing Practices https://library.fiveable.me/native-am... A clean break: The wellness industry isn’t well, and people are finally waking up to it https://www.the-independent.com/life-... Here’s What Indigenous Cultural Appropriation in Wellness Culture Looks Like https://www.self.com/story/indigenous... Follow me on my socials:   / ashleyaviola   https://x.com/ashleyaviola Join my Patreon:   / ashleyaviola   *Disclaimer: Information presented in this video is my opinion and mine alone unless attributed to a journalistic source. Business inquiries: [email protected] Keywords for algo: Health and wellness, overconsumption, Bloom nutrition green powders, health and wellness scams, herbalife, health and wellness psuedoscience, how fake science sells wellness, health and wellness consumerism, self care overconsumption, tiktok restock videos, restock overconsumption, Gwyneth Paltrow, jade egg, leech therapy, blood facial, wellness industry, wellness culture, self-care, detox kits, clean beauty, boutique fitness, wellness retreats, clean eating, mindfulness apps, superfoods, wellness scams, wellness trends, wellness marketing, wellness misinformation, Goop, wellness consumerism, feminist critique of wellness, capitalism and wellness, wellness commodification, body politic wellness, wellness pseudoscience, health industry critique.