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If this is the only way to be ‘well’, then I’ll take early death

Sarah Berry Lifestyle Health Editor October 30, 2025 — 6.30pm Advertisement

There was a time when I was as idealistic about wellness as the next green juice-drinking, organic-grocer-shopping yoga-devotee.

But while Beyonce was singing “Who run the world? (Girls)” a growing number of people were suggesting it was in fact big pharma and big food who had their hands on the wheel.

Dave Asprey on stage at the Wanderlust Wellspring festival.

For anyone who wanted answers to their unresolved health questions, the wellness industry was there to fill the gap.

There was plenty to like: a focus on prevention instead of cure, the promise of thriving instead of surviving

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