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Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop: jade eggs, psychic vampire repellent, and the 'detox' empire. How celebrity authority launders pseudoscience, and why the target audience isn't stupid — they're underserved by a healthcare system that doesn't listen to women.
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Gordon extends the analysis: the same dismissive healthcare environment that produces anti-fat bias also produces the wellness industry — people turn to alternatives when the mainstream fails them.
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The wellness industry fills the gap left by dismissive medicine — especially for women
Gordon argues that Goop thrives because women's health complaints (fatigue, pain, hormonal issues) are systematically dismissed by mainstream medicine. Goop at least takes them seriously — even if the solutions are pseudoscientific.Was this useful?