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There was a time when I was as idealistic about wellness as the next green juice-drinking, organic-grocer-shopping yoga-devotee. But while Beyonce was singing “Who run the world? (Girls)” a growing number of people were suggesting it was in fact big pharma and big food who had their hands on the wheel. For anyone who wanted answers to their unresolved health questions, the wellness industry was there to fill the gap. There was plenty to like: a focus on prevention instead of cure, the promise of thriving instead of surviving, and a sense of reclaiming control of your life and body. I went to classes, retreats and workshops, meditated morning and night, tried colonics and fasts, consumed medicinal mushrooms and learned about breath work techniques. I tried raw food veganism and Chinese herbal medicine, ice baths and saunas, psychedelics and Kundalini yoga.
