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8 So-Called ‘Wellness Trends’ That Are Quietly Destroying Your Hormones
Know what you’re doing before your body pays the price.
We live in a culture obsessed with “wellness.” It’s become a form of religion — complete with rituals, gurus, and unquestioned dogmas. But unlike religion, wellness today is often untethered from discipline, tradition, and evidence.
People now treat their bodies like playgrounds for trends, not temples of responsibility.
And hormones — that powerful, subtle messengers of our biology — are paying the price.
These popular wellness trends promise optimization, longevity, and balance. What they often deliver, instead, is hormonal chaos.
The worst part is the damage is quiet, cumulative, and hard to detect until your energy is gone, your mood collapses, and your motivation evaporates.
1. Cold Plunges Every Morning (When You’re Already Cortisol-Heavy)
Cold exposure can be beneficial but like all good things, timing matters.
Many wellness circles preach morning cold plunges like gospel: Wake up, jump into freezing water, and “shock” yourself into being a warrior.
