{"id":2548,"date":"2022-06-03T18:19:51","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T18:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/?p=2548"},"modified":"2022-06-03T19:29:51","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T19:29:51","slug":"when-living-in-wellness-culture-becomes-a-sick-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/2022\/06\/when-living-in-wellness-culture-becomes-a-sick-society\/","title":{"rendered":"When Living in Wellness Culture Becomes a Sick Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2022\/05\/wellness-of-healthcare-min-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2022\/05\/wellness-of-healthcare-min-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2022\/05\/wellness-of-healthcare-min-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2022\/05\/wellness-of-healthcare-min-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2022\/05\/wellness-of-healthcare-min-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2022\/05\/wellness-of-healthcare-min-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2022\/05\/wellness-of-healthcare-min.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What if striving to be healthy was actually making you sick?<\/p>\n<p>If you are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>living with the belief that you have to eat perfectly, or close to perfect, to avoid disease and\/or<\/li>\n<li>operating within a wellness and diet culture mindset<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2026 you may be doing more harm than good to your mental and physical health.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, I discussed how diet culture has etched its way into society and medicine and the damage it is doing.<\/p>\n<p>Now, in my follow up article, I take it one step further. I describe how, in an effort to \u201ccombat obesity,\u201d many nutritional, medical, and fitness <a href=\"https:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/diet-culture-healthcare-eating-disorder-disordered-eating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">experts have<\/a> unknowingly contributed to the harms of diet culture.<\/p>\n<p>These detrimental viewpoints and belief systems all have taken root into \u201chealth and wellness.\u201d This makes wellness and diet culture the same, or at least indistinguishable.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2022\/05\/wellness-perfection-min-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2022\/05\/wellness-perfection-min-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2022\/05\/wellness-perfection-min-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2022\/05\/wellness-perfection-min-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2022\/05\/wellness-perfection-min-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2022\/05\/wellness-perfection-min-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2022\/05\/wellness-perfection-min.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/the-sick-cycle-of-wellness-disguised-as-diet-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In my latest article and video<\/a>, I discuss this topic in detail, including:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>How wellness and diet culture have confused fat for the enemy and taken many people as prisoners through body shaming and resulting lowered self-esteem<\/li>\n<li>Holistic wellness and the dangers of perfectionism in health practices<\/li>\n<li>The psychological and mental harms that can occur within wellness culture<\/li>\n<li>Why advocating for health at all sizes may provide a solution to the problems within wellness culture<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>With all the media and health messages we are fed on a daily basis, it\u2019s hard to decipher the line between implementing diet and lifestyle practices for enhanced living and turning them into obsessive practices that lead to dissatisfaction and restriction.<\/p>\n<p>Now, more than ever, we need to realize that health itself does not have to be the end goal, but it can be used as a means to live a happier, more vibrant life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/the-sick-cycle-of-wellness-disguised-as-diet-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to learn more and educate yourself so that you can be empowered and achieve wellness in a nurturing, balanced way.<\/p>\n<p>Please comment below and share this message with those who need it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2022\/04\/essential-oils-and-spirtuality-podcast-min-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2022\/04\/essential-oils-and-spirtuality-podcast-min-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2022\/04\/essential-oils-and-spirtuality-podcast-min-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2022\/04\/essential-oils-and-spirtuality-podcast-min-150x150.png 150w, 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about the benefits of a personalized <a href=\"https:\/\/getoiling.com\/SarahLoBisco\/landing\/essential-oils-consult\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">essential oils consult here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Access all my essential oils and lifestyle resources<a href=\"https:\/\/getoiling.com\/SarahLoBisco\/page\/resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*Important Note:<\/p>\n<p>If you struggle with mental health, please reach out for professional mental health support.<\/p>\n<p>You may also wish to consider implementing holistic resources and partnering with a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/about-dr-sarah-lobisco-naturopathic-doctor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">naturopathic doctor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For example,<a href=\"https:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/about-dr-sarah-lobisco-naturopathic-doctor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0I offer mind-body support for general mood issues<\/a>\u00a0using a functional 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You should check with your doctor regarding implementing any new strategies into your wellness regime. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/affiliate-disclosure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Affiliation link.<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This information is applicable ONLY for therapeutic quality essential oils. This information DOES NOT apply to essential oils that have not been tested for purity and standardized constituents. There is no quality control in the United States, and oils labeled as \u201c100% pure\u201d need only to contain 5% of the actual oil. The rest of the bottle can be filled with fillers and sometimes toxic ingredients that can irritate the skin. The studies are not based solely on a specific brand of an essential oil, unless stated. 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