Posts Tagged ‘health fads’

A Familiar Spike in Magical Thinking on Health and Wellness

February 23, 2025 — It’s here again – a familiar spike in magical thinking about health and wellness. Our new president has installed an evangelist for raw milk, vaccine cynicism, and psychedelics to lead his department of health and human services. Because MAHA rhymes with MAGA so nicely, it is completely unsurprising. But it’s unsurprising for a more fundamental […]

Will Continuous Glucose Monitors Surpass the Juicing Fad?

August 14, 2024 — Do you know precisely what those peaches, blueberries, and oatmeal are going to do to your blood sugar? Should you? Questions along these lines are sweeping the the landscape of wellness trends. So maybe continuous glucose monitors will surpass the the juicing fad that peaked back in 2016. A Vast OTC Market Abbott and Dexcom […]