wellness
Coronavirus Is Good News for the Wellness Industry
With many turning to spirituality during the pandemic, could this be turning point in legitimising wellness and spirituality?
Cocaine Doesn’t Prevent COVID-19, And Other Coronavirus Myths
More things that don’t work: blowing a hair dryer up your nose, putting essential oils on your butt hole, holding your breath for 10 seconds, or gargling warm water.
Startups Are Eager to Push At-Home COVID-19 Testing for Profit
The FDA has not authorized at-home testing, but that won't stop telemedicine from trying to capitalize on the coronavirus pandemic.
America’s Biggest New Age Expo Is Just Trying to Keep Things from Getting Weird
The Conscious Life Expo celebrates alternative healing, crystals, psychics, mediums, angels and aliens. Its founder says he's been trying to drive out the conspiracy theorist element that sometimes accompanies those things. Is it working?
Britain's CBD Clampdown, Explained
One thing's for sure – if you're a fan of CBD-infused mattresses, you have nothing to worry about.
The 'Goop Effect': The Women Who Spend Hundreds Seeking Spirituality
Charging higher prices for crystals or tarot doesn't guarantee better quality. But it says a lot about today's consumer culture.
As You Waterboard the Detainee, Set Your Intention and Remember to Breathe
The CIA Twitter account shares its wellness tips for #ThrivingatCIA.
New Wellness Barbies Lead Children to the Gruesome Altar of Self-Care
Finally, a toy to teach our youth to go to $25 yoga classes, stand in line at Sweetgreen, and not ask any bigger questions about why everyone is self-soothing so very much.
Queer People Want Therapists to Call Them on Their Bullshit
Affirmation is important, but too much can become suffocating for LGBTQ clients.
More Americans Are Dying by Suicide at Work
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as overall workplace fatalities decrease, the suicide rate continues to rise.
Starbucks Workers Want More Hours. Instead They Got a Meditation App
The coffee shop giant announced that it is launching a free subscription to the app Headspace as a new mental health benefit. Meanwhile workers scramble to make ends meet.