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This book explored the concept of wellness and how the word had become attached to many different things, from massages to checking accounts. The author presented a working definition of wellness as a luxury good, which packages health and beauty into a consumable product for sale.
This is the book that I wish I had when I was confused about what to eat and how to eat.
— Episode: What wellness costs us
Episode: What wellness costs us
This book explored the concept of wellness and how the word had become attached to many different things, from massages to checking accounts. The author presented a working definition of wellness as a luxury good, which packages health and beauty into a consumable product for sale.
This is the book that I wish I had when I was confused about what to eat and how to eat.
I've seen that word attached to absolutely everything. I've seen it attached to massages and I've also seen it attached to very serious things to do with important health choices like vaccines. And then I've seen it attached to really weird stuff like checking accounts and condos.
My working definition is wellness is a luxury good. And it's the packaging of our health and our beauty into a consumable for sale product.
She's the author of How to Be Well, Navigating Our Self-Care Epidemic One Dubious Cure at a Time.
She's a journalist and author of the book How to Be Well, Navigating Our Self-Care Epidemic One Dubious Cure at a Time.
