American Detox: The Myth of Wellness and How We Can Truly Heal
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Genres: Health, Fitness & Dieting, Nonfiction
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genres: Health, Fitness & Dieting, Nonfiction
Book Type: Paperback
Helpful Score: 1
This book in theory sounded like an interesting read. "Wellnes" isn't making us well; it's making us worse." A theory I heard before and one that was well explored in Medical Nemesis by Ivan Illich. An outdated book that is difficult academia read from the 1970. But well worth the exhausting effort. So I gave this book American Detox a try.
First thing I got is: Kelly tries to jump on the "wellness gravy train" by writing about how the wellness "movement" is misguided. Really? This book is just yet another "cash-in" on the wellness craze that people buy on impulse, because the title sounds wholesome. But it has nothing inside that is revolutionary, or even mildly interesting.
TRIGGER WARNING: It must be said but I find nothing new here, except a healthy dose of guilt. If you can afford such things. I cant, and wouldn't. Majority of the book is devoted to politicizing everything. And the need to feel bad about being born with white skin. If you are white it is your duty to hate your self. She calls it white supremacy. I refuse to hate me. My people are the SLAVS. The original word used for slaves comes from my people. We were enslaved by Norway/Sweeden Vikings, The Mongols/Muslims, colonized by The Russians, Ukraine has swallowed part of our land, The Germans Nazi have Occupied and massacred us. Now we are the butt of the EU and USA. We never held a colony anywhere but are told that we must accept MUSLIM refugees, that refuse to integrate, from Africa because of imperialism. And Im to hate my whiteness because I immigrated to USA where 1.6% of the population held slaves 400years a go. And not even all of the 1.6% were all whites either. Im not the exception, is the norm. USA is the land of immigrants. I refuse to be lectured to hate me.
Wellness isn't what is making us unwell. What is making us worse is sowing the seeds of hate. If I see a person in need I will offer help, what ever the persons color. Political or religion. Be kind to your neighbour as you are kind to your self. Hate only grows hate. This book is nothing but hate manifesto ummm a political statement masarading as wellness advice. If you lean far left you will probably disagree with me.
First thing I got is: Kelly tries to jump on the "wellness gravy train" by writing about how the wellness "movement" is misguided. Really? This book is just yet another "cash-in" on the wellness craze that people buy on impulse, because the title sounds wholesome. But it has nothing inside that is revolutionary, or even mildly interesting.
TRIGGER WARNING: It must be said but I find nothing new here, except a healthy dose of guilt. If you can afford such things. I cant, and wouldn't. Majority of the book is devoted to politicizing everything. And the need to feel bad about being born with white skin. If you are white it is your duty to hate your self. She calls it white supremacy. I refuse to hate me. My people are the SLAVS. The original word used for slaves comes from my people. We were enslaved by Norway/Sweeden Vikings, The Mongols/Muslims, colonized by The Russians, Ukraine has swallowed part of our land, The Germans Nazi have Occupied and massacred us. Now we are the butt of the EU and USA. We never held a colony anywhere but are told that we must accept MUSLIM refugees, that refuse to integrate, from Africa because of imperialism. And Im to hate my whiteness because I immigrated to USA where 1.6% of the population held slaves 400years a go. And not even all of the 1.6% were all whites either. Im not the exception, is the norm. USA is the land of immigrants. I refuse to be lectured to hate me.
Wellness isn't what is making us unwell. What is making us worse is sowing the seeds of hate. If I see a person in need I will offer help, what ever the persons color. Political or religion. Be kind to your neighbour as you are kind to your self. Hate only grows hate. This book is nothing but hate manifesto ummm a political statement masarading as wellness advice. If you lean far left you will probably disagree with me.
