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This author's first book Anti-Diet changed my life; so to say I had high expectations for this book is an understatement. And for the most part, it was able to meet those expectations!
I was surprised by the scope of this book. Many topics were covered that I did not expect to be in a book about wellness, yet every inclusion made sense and was well integrated into the overall theme.
There are, of course, some topics that were covered in Harrison's previous book that are also addressed here. But, mostly, this was totally fresh and insightful!
I'd recommend to truly anyone, but especially those of us who are skeptical of "wellness" as this will validate the skepticisms 100 times over.
Can't wait to see what Christy puts out next! She has quickly become one of my favorite non-fiction writers!
I was surprised by the scope of this book. Many topics were covered that I did not expect to be in a book about wellness, yet every inclusion made sense and was well integrated into the overall theme.
There are, of course, some topics that were covered in Harrison's previous book that are also addressed here. But, mostly, this was totally fresh and insightful!
I'd recommend to truly anyone, but especially those of us who are skeptical of "wellness" as this will validate the skepticisms 100 times over.
Can't wait to see what Christy puts out next! She has quickly become one of my favorite non-fiction writers!
This book was so bad and so guilty of everything that the author says is wrong with wellness culture. She cherry-picked many studies, some as old as from the 1980s to prove her claims. At the same time, she would scoff at anything in wellness culture that similarly had one old study as its basis. That is not to say I agree with many or any of the wellness fads she argued against. That is to say I just thought she did a terrible job defending her argument. I did disagree with her take on Section 230.
I listened to the audiobook on the audible and the narration was fine. I would not recommend this book.
I listened to the audiobook on the audible and the narration was fine. I would not recommend this book.
This was a good summary of current problematic wellness trends. It's not full of groundbreaking new discoveries, but that's ok. The tangent into online disinformation felt too far from the initial premise and rehashed pandemic hot takes I don't need to revisit.
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This was very interesting and made a lot of great points.
My one gripe was her going after hydration… she never gave anything to back it up, and no one is making money really off of tap water, so… Drink your water, everyone!
My one gripe was her going after hydration… she never gave anything to back it up, and no one is making money really off of tap water, so… Drink your water, everyone!
informative
slow-paced
I found this book to be a little dramatic at times, although the kind of drama and misinformation that you see in the wellness culture of social media is very real and there is a lot of bullshit to sort through.
I do feel that there were some assumptions around intentions and some things blown out of proportion with respect major social media figures. I also think that there was a little too much time spent on Covid specific things. It might just be that this book is not for this reader because I already know so much of information about health and exercise, and I was hoping to get something a little bit more concrete in terms of what mainstream wellness practices have some scientific backing versus just debunking the bad ones. Ultimately I didn't learn much, though felt grateful for some of the personal anecdotes.
I do feel that there were some assumptions around intentions and some things blown out of proportion with respect major social media figures. I also think that there was a little too much time spent on Covid specific things. It might just be that this book is not for this reader because I already know so much of information about health and exercise, and I was hoping to get something a little bit more concrete in terms of what mainstream wellness practices have some scientific backing versus just debunking the bad ones. Ultimately I didn't learn much, though felt grateful for some of the personal anecdotes.
I agree with others in the fact that I had high hopes for this, and GREATLY appreciate Harrisons work in the anti-diet, intuitive eating, and HAES/fat liberation world. However, I couldn't help but feel that this book lacked nuance (as an ED therapist, and someone with a chronic illness, I sometimes felt like she was making sweeping generalizations about VERY big and nuances topics around health). Don't get me wrong, there were absolutely things I enjoyed and appreciated about this read, but it felt more like a compilation of entries from an opinion column, rather than something I would feel confident recommending to clients or loved ones.
3.5 stars. Definitely some good stuff, but not as compelling for me as her first book.
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