Through The Looking Glass Of The Cult Of Wellness (Part Two)

Get ready for the final part in our vitamin/Instagram diet/GOOP deep dive! We quickly summarize where we ended last week's show, continuing on debunking the myths regarding detoxing, cleansing, and single-use health aids. We then deconstruct how the effects of the weight-loss supplement industry cause real pain and suffering in the communities their targeting—ending on GOOP and thereby Gwyneth Paltrow's crusade to spread misinformation and exploit the American public for millions. From vagina-inserted jade eggs to $125 creams and serums, peloton workout routines and 'medical mediums', the void from which we investigate becomes ever greater and consumes us into a downward spiral of mania and helplessness—come join us!

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Links:

• Why You Can't Detox Your Body (The Guardian, 2014)
• Influencers Are Giving Inaccurate Dietary Advice At Alarming Levels (Bustle)
• The Dangers of Diet Pills And Vitamins That Harm Women (Refinery29)
• Wellness, Womanhood, and the West: How Goop Profits From Endless Illness (Stassa Edwards, Jezebel. 04/28/2017)
• Anti-Medication Goop Summit Expert Claims AIDS Treatment Kills and GMOs Cause Depression (Hazel Cills, Jezebel, 2017)
• Woman Dies After Receiving Goop-Endorsed Bee Sting Therapy (Jezebel, Joana Rothkopf)
• Ad Industry Watchdog Group Calls Goop's Health Claims 'Unsubstantiated' and 'Misleading' (Megan Reynolds, Jezebel)
• Goop Is Finally Going to Fact-Check Its Bullshit Claims (Jezebel, Hazel Cills, August 2018)
• Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Will Pay $145,000 For Misleading Customers About That Vagina Egg (Buzzfeed News, Sept. 2018)
• The Subtle Class Wars of Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Lab (Megan Reynolds, Jezebel)
• Gwyneth Paltrow and Netflix Seal Deal as Goop Expands Original Content (Variety)