Wellness is big. But it really divides opinion. Some think of it as extreme aesthetic procedures or unnecessary fad diets whereas others regard it as essential maintenance.
I explore what wellness really means in this episode.
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Links:
The GWI and wellness definitions: https://globalwellnessinstitute.org/
Wellness vs wellbeing: https://www.gallup.com/workplace/340202/wellness-wellbeing-difference.aspx
Kelp and the thyroid: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6750240/
When wellness goes wrong: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/mar/31/the-wellness-instagrammer-who-learned-to-let-go
BBL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-66798236
Gluten antibodies and neurological disease: https://www.sth.nhs.uk/news/2020/11/23/new-breakthrough-diagnostic-test-leads-to-earlier-detection-of-neurological-damage-caused-by-gluten-sensitivity/
Stress and heart rhythm issues: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.123.032414
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