Crunchy to Antivax

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta discuss the “crunchy” lifestyle to anti-vax movement pipeline. Plus, they offer up advice on grieving a beloved pet, and dealing with the pressures of being a nondrinker.

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Sources:

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/tiktok-crunchy-radicalize-parents-1234641814/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/12/wellness-influencers-vaccine-misinformation/

https://www.axios.com/2022/02/24/influencers-anti-vax-covid-conspiracies-misinformation

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9663381

https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/DietarySupplementsInTheTimeOfCOVID19-Consumer/

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/06/the-anti-vax-movements-radical-shift-from-crunchy-granola-purists-to-far-right-crusaders/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/88ggqa/how-the-far-right-is-radicalizing-anti-vaxxers

https://www.newsweek.com/crunchy-mom-wellness-joining-cult-1765911

https://www.tiktok.com/@iamlevelingup/video/7172539571584945450