{"product_id":"how-to-be-well-navigating-our-self-care-epidemic-one-dubious-cure-at-a-time-hardcover","title":"How to Be Well: Navigating Our Self-Care Epidemic, One Dubious Cure at a Time - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Larocca\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deeply researched, lively, and personal exploration of the multibillion-dollar wellness industry -- about why women are feeling so un-well and how this trend has shaped our thinking about health and self-care\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeloton. Pilates. Biohacking. Colonics. Ashwagandha. Today, the wellness industry is a $3.7 trillion behemoth that touches us all. In this timely and clear-eyed book, journalist Amy Larocca peels back the layers behind the wellness movement and reckons with its promises and profits. How did we get here and how did the idea of wellness become integrated with women's lives? And how did we end up spending so much money on products that may not work at all? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmy Larocca takes readers into the communities that swear by their activated charcoal toothpaste and green juice enemas, explaining what each of these practices really is--and what the science says. Larocca holds a magnifying glass to alternative medicine and nouveau lifestyle prescriptions -- and tries a lot herself along the way -- ultimately delivering an assessment of how the wellness industry embodies our (gendered, class-based, racialized) perceptions of care and self-improvement, and how it preys on our unshakable fear of the unknown. She traces the history of how the beauty and fashion industries have peddled snake oil to women for decades--and why we keep coming back for more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA clear-eyed and honest portrait of the weird world of wellness, \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Well\u003c\/i\u003e lays bare the ways in which the simple notion of caring for oneself has become a seriously big business.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAMY LAROCCA is an award-winning American journalist. She spent twenty years working at \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine as both fashion director and editor at large. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. She lives with her family in New York and North London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53335143481709,"sku":"9780525655534","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/vrfrQYA4CK9780525655534.webp?v=1778890026","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-be-well-navigating-our-self-care-epidemic-one-dubious-cure-at-a-time-hardcover","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}