The Woman Who Fooled The World: Belle Gibson's cancer con, and the darkness at the heart of the wellness industry | 
pickI vaguely remembered Belle Gibson, the wellness blogger who claimed to have cured terminal brain cancer with diet and was exposed as a fake. This is a slow, complicated look at the culture that allows beautiful Instagram people to become more trusted than doctors.
Fascinating bit of well written, well researched sociology that I recommend to anyone fascinated by how internet culture has changed us.
KathyWheeler When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I was surprised at the number of people who suggested I change my diet to treat it. I did change my diet but not as my treatment for my breast cancer — I went with my doctors‘ recommendations on how to treat it. This book sounds fascinating. 5y
Emilymdxn @KathyWheeler it‘s amazing how widespread it is. I‘m all for people making changes to be healthier, I‘m personally making a big effort to walk and work out more, and eat less processed food and more vegetables but the idea that it can replace chemotherapy is just astonishing. (edited) 5y
KathyWheeler @Emilymdxn yeah, that‘s what shocked me — that these people, one of whom was one of my sisters, were suggesting diet change as a replacement for the radiation I underwent. No — just no. 5y
Weaponxgirl I saw a thing on YouTube where a vegan youtuber was asking for money for some of these dangerous treatments instead of chemo. Another youtuber who I like was getting flack for saying people shouldn‘t give the money as it was going to scammers who preyed on the desperate (she wasn‘t being heartless) it was a horrible situation and makes me furious at people like this. Sounds like something I‘d find interesting 5y
