Wellness Pseudoscience Trend
Celery Juice (16 oz fresh celery juice daily on empty stomach) became 2018-2019’s dominant wellness trend via “Medical Medium” Anthony William’s Instagram influence and celebrity endorsements. The practice exemplified wellness industry’s pseudoscience problem.
Claims: Cures chronic illness, reduces inflammation, clears skin, heals gut, detoxifies liver
Medical Medium: Anthony William (no medical training) claimed “spirit” gives him medical information; promoted celery juice as cure-all
Celebrity adopters: Gwyneth Paltrow, Kim Kardashian, Pharrell Williams, Sylvester Stallone
Peak: 2018-2019; juice bars added celery juice; people buying juicers specifically for this; #CeleryJuice millions of posts
Scientific reality: Celery is healthy vegetable but no evidence for miracle claims; any benefits from vegetables/hydration generally
Medical community response: Nutritionists/doctors warned against replacing medical treatment with celery juice
Downsides: Time-consuming, expensive juicers, wasteful (discarding fiber), high sodium, potential medication interactions
Decline: 2020+ - enthusiasm faded, next wellness trend replaced it
Celery juice represents how influencer pseudoscience, celebrity endorsement, and Instagram can create health movements without evidence.
Sources:
https://www.healthline.com/
https://www.nytimes.com/