Wellness

Wellness

Superficial empowerment: the hidden cost of TikTok’s skincare obsession

Olivia Olin -
TikTok trends may claim skincare routines are empowering self-care, but the message they send is that women – even young girls – should be judged on their looks
Nutrition

Why is Tesco’s free recipe magazine telling me about the health benefits of sea moss?

Alice Howarth -
When even supermarket recipe magazines are leading with health tips about sea moss, we need to stop treating wellness claims as "content"
Cancer

Preventing British Supplements’ health claims isn’t an infringement of free speech

Michael Marshall -
Wellness company British Supplements uses customer reviews to try to avoid regulations around misleading claims of products treating "C****R"
Wellness

Sungazing, or staring directly at the sun, is definitely not good for your health

Alice Howarth -
'Sungazing' - the social media trend of staring at the sun during sunrise or sunset - evokes ancient wisdom, but risks causing serious vision damage
Cults

Looksmaxxing: the pseudoscientific aesthetic answer to young men’s problems

Marcus Yeo Jun Hao -
Online 'looksmaxxing' communities offer young men dramatic techniques to improve appearances, as quick fixes to deeper personal insecurities.
Health

Kind Patches almost certainly aren’t the answer to ADHD focus issues

Alice Howarth -
Kind Patches sell patches filled with natural ingredients, with all manner of health claims - but, as so often with supplements, no real evidence
Wellness

Navel glazing: the beauty fad of applying castor oil to the belly button

Alice Howarth -
Beauty influencers rave about 'shedding' their overnight treatments – including removing castor oil packs from their navels
Alternative Medicine

Leaked footage reveals the ‘psychic’ behind antivaxxer Joseph Mercola

Michael Marshall -
Leaked footage shows leading anti-vaxxer Joseph Mercola calling for people to "march with weapons" against vets, during consultation with ‘psychic’
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