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Naomi Klein on wellness culture: ‘We really are alive on the knife’s edge’
The author examines how some chiropractors, health coaches and fitness fanatics came to embrace far-right theories
In the terrifying early days of the pandemic, a concerning development emerged in the wellness space. Chiropractors, health coaches, ayurvedic healers and other mind-body professionals took to the internet in earnest to circulate QAnon content, stories about Hillary Clinton guzzling blood and screeds against social distancing.
It was a puzzling shift for a motley group better known for sharing recipes and stretching tips. Over far-reaching newsletters and palette-perfected Instagram posts, wellness gurus were now peddling plotlines of hidden agendas, secret cabals and the Great Awakening.
Read the original article at The Guardian