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What are the foundations of the wellness culture and how did it turn into a consumerist trend that exploited people’s fear of illness and fatigue to generate trillions of dollars in profits for its merchants? References: Fariha Róisín, Who Is Wellness For? An Examination of Wellness Culture and Who It Leaves Behind Fariha Róisín, How Yoga Carries Its Own Legacies of Violence, Literary Hub Atul Gawande, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Barbara Ehrenreich, Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer Michael Hau, The Cult of Health and Beauty in Germany: A Social History, 1890–1930 Daniel a Blei, “The False Promises of Wellness Culture,” Journal Daily Claudia Huerkamp, “The History of Smallpox Vaccination in Germany: A First Step in the Medicalization of the General Public” Journal of Contemporary History Jessa Crispin, Beyond Goop and Evil, The Baffler Goop.com: Cold Exposure, Breathwork, and the Wim Hof Method Goop.com: Are Tampons Toxic? NIH: What Are Palliative Care and Hospice Care? Extreme diets and health trends people are swearing by 60 Minutes Australia YouTube Halbert L. Dunn, “What High-Level Wellness Means,” Canadian Journal of Public Health Mary Campbell, “Selling Health Through Sanatoria,” American Journal of Nursing Subscribe to our channel and activate the notification button 🔔 https://bit.ly/2U7R0yW Follow us on Twitter ✔️ / anaalarabytv Follow us on Facebook ✔️ / anaalarabytv Follow us on Instagram ✔️ / alarabytv Follow us on the video-on-demand platform ▶️ https://bit.ly/3xGHRLo #I_Am_Arab #In_Civilization #Mohamed_ElSaadany