Join us in our summer series as we tour through history! This summer, we're going to do a weekly dive into each decade of the last 100 years and the most notable/painful/absurd/hilarious wellness trends.

This week, in episode 3, we talk about the 1940s, which not only featured WW2, but also featured amphetamines, instant food, and saunas for weight loss. Don't worry, regardless of the world changing events there's always room to police what bodies are "supposed" to look like!

Incredible 1940s video of women exercising

Interesting extra reading

Reduce-o-matic!

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Join us in our summer series as we tour through history! This summer, we're going to do a weekly dive into each decade of the last 100 years and the most notable/painful/absurd/hilarious wellness trends.

This week, in episode 2, we talk about the 1930s, which was not only the great depression but also a fun time to try the bananas and skim milk diet! If you thought a worldwide lack of food and resources would mean that women's bodies got a break from being policed, we have some bad news for you.

Weight Loss Advice from the 1930s (and our new favourite way to describe women as furniture!)

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Join us in our summer series as we tour through history! This summer, we're going to do a weekly dive into each decade of the last 100 years and the most notable/painful/absurd/hilarious wellness trends.

This week, in episode 1, we talk about the 1920s, which was not all just flappers and speakeasies, but also brought us the first best-selling weight loss book, and the grapefruit diet.

We forgot to mention it in the episode but CW/TW: dieting, calorie reduction, weight loss.

Flapper magazine article

History of the scale

Diet of the flapper (Weight loss best-seller excerpt)

Exercise Trends

The Grapefruit Diet

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You have probably heard or read about the wellness benefits of green tea, so join us as we talk about some very specific claims around matcha. You'll meet some familiar faces and it shouldn't be too much of a spoiler to say that we find a middle ground approach by the end.

The instagram post that Jenny shares: https://www.instagram.com/p/x4tsp7iPRX/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D

The website link we discuss: https://goop.com/ca-en/cha-cha-matcha-cha-cha-ceremonial-grade-matcha-powder/p/

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If you lived in Vancouver and were in the wellness community (or even the broader community) in the early aughts, you might have heard about the Wild Rose Cleanse. If you're like Annika, you might even have done it - a few times... Join us this week as we talk about this cleanse specifically and the concept of cleansing more generally. Read along with the list of foods here. Also as a follow up note, after we recorded we came across some of Dr Terry's more controversial views that we didn't discuss but if you're curious, read them here.

TW/CW: food restriction, binging.

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If you have any wellness content in your social feeds, you might have seen the recommendation to track your glucose levels for your health. This week, we talk specifically about the wellness trend to use continuous glucose monitors to track and hack your health. Is there anything to this? Join us and let's talk. Big thanks to listener Lori H for the lead to check out Jessie Inchauspé!

Read the full response from some in the diabetic community here and here.

Further reading on "big" glucose spikes in non-diabetics here.

Glucose "Goddess" on Instagram here.

Check out an excellent review of GG from a registered dietitian here.

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You've probably read or seen *someone* you know or follow online suggesting a collagen supplement for your health, but is it just another wellness fad or is there some truth behind it? Is there a consensus on what kind of difference it makes for your *wellness* and if so, what is it? We dive in to seek out the middle ground.

Check out the link Jenny shares here: https://www.vitalproteins.com/blogs/stay-vital/jennifer-aniston-collagen

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We won't say that we're sad to see the doors of a diet culture OG close it's doors forever, but when we heard Jenny Craig was closing it's door permanently we wanted to dig a little deeper. Join us for a history lesson and some deconstruction of diet culture messaging. TW/CW: dieting, calories, restricted eating.

Check out the ad we play here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7O8yUw5oL0

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