Fighting the Negative Impact of Social Media!
I’ve expressed on multiple occasions my concern over social media’s affect on the health and wellbeing of young people. What is less discussed in the media is how it affects the older generations. The gap in the number of social […]
In my last post I detailed the scams and lies of social media famous wellness influencers. What I only touched on were the dangerous ideologies that many groups within the wellness industry promote and spread through social media communities. How […]
Wellness influencing is a classic path for an influencer to go down. Instagram has been flooded with wellness content pretty much since its inception. If you’re a woman on Tiktok it’s a miracle if you haven’t been shown what yoga […]
Medical misinformation is big business on social media. From influencers flogging snake oil to anti-vax propaganda, we’re often facing health advice that’s complete nonsense. But so many people believe it. We’re all living longer, but we’re not living healthier. People […]
My Tiktok feed is probably pretty standard: book recommendations, cooking videos, MANY cats. Mind-numbing but generally harmless. Interspersed throughout are a smattering of mental health support videos. Some share their own experiences of lifestyle and treatment. Others discuss their concerns […]
Picture this: you’re in bed, and it’s late. Really late. You’re lying in the dark, the only light in the room your phone screen illuminating your face. You’ve been scrolling for hours, but you can’t sleep, and this is preferable […]
You’ll likely have seen them advertised, or perhaps you use one: habit tracking apps that can fix bad habits and encourage good ones; improve health and productivity and generally enhance your lifestyle. They allegedly make you the best version of […]
Social media has not done fitness many favors. It has caused a lot of potential issues to anyone looking to get fitter. We need to take a closer look at how social media has changed fitness and discuss the effects.