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You Can’t Green Juice Your Way to Wellness
Why concern trolling and health gurus make it more confusing for the rest of us
I need to just take a breather from Twitter. Maybe we all do.
But I swear if I see one more tweet boo-hooing about how the canned and frozen aisles are empty while fresh produce remains, or berating the “processed crap” people are putting in their carts and in their bodies, I will scream.
There won’t be anyone to hear me, because you know. Social distancing and working from home. But still. I’ll do it.
It’s not a new phenomenon to claim that essential oils, organic food, or routine detoxes are the key to longevity, vitality, and joy in your life (spoiler: they’re not). But I can’t be alone in noticing how there’s a surge of interest now that COVID-19 is at the forefront of our American psyche.
I assume it’s partially due to the fact we’re spending more time at home on our devices. After all, with the NCAA and professional sports organizations canceling tournaments, games, and even entire seasons, it leaves ample opportunity to divert attention to other topics. Entire conferences and symposiums have been postponed indefinitely; non-essential travel has trickled down to nothing. Information is just a few clicks away at any given time so…
