Wellness - a trillion dollar cult or an essential part of healthy living?

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.——Links:The GWI and wellness definitions: https://globalwellnessinstitute.org/Wellness vs wellbeing: https://www.gallup.com/workplace/340202/wellness-wellbeing-difference.aspxKelp 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-goBBL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-66798236Gluten 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Dr Ayan Panja puts health into context. A lifestyle medicine expert, author and family physician with 25 years of experience, his unique blend of candour, perspective and knowledge make for a mind-expanding essential weekly bite-sized listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.