Hello, I’m Curissa Groll. I’m a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, which means I love health and wellness. However, throughout my life and academic career I have fount there's a dark side to the wellness industry. Scammed Wellness is a podcast dedicated to breaking down the scams, scandals, and swindles within the wellness industry. Think of it as true crime meets wellness! I use the power of storytelling to illustrate these narratives, and hope to provide the listener with evidenced based advice to make informed decisions about their wellbeing.
Scammed Wellness
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Hello, I’m Curissa Groll. I’m a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, which means I love health and wellness. However, throughout my life and academic career I have fount there's a dark side to the wellness industry. Scammed Wellness is a podcast dedicated to breaking down the scams, scandals, and swindles within the wellness industry. Think of it as true crime meets wellness! I use the power of storytelling to illustrate these narratives, and hope to provide the listener with evidenced based advice to make informed decisions about their wellbeing.
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October 5, 2023
Episode 12: The Story Behind the Infamous Liver King, Steroids, and Their Impact on Our Health
<p>Liver King, formally known as Brian Johnson is now an infamous health and wellness influencer who struck fame in mid 2020 with his outlandish, viral videos of eating raw liver and other meats. He has made it his life purpose to spread his nine ancestral tenants and encourage everyone to eat raw meat, just like our ancestors did. What he doesn't want you to know is that his muscular physique comes from the use of anabolic steroids and hormone injections, all while cashing in on his multiple million dollar supplement companies. In this episode we learn more about Liver King's past and how his impact sends a dangerous message to the wellness community. </p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Resources linked down below.</strong></p> <p>1. <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/immunology-and-microbiology/polar-bear#:~:text=A%20single%20polar%20bear%20liver,occurs%20at%20about%20300%2C000%20IU">https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/immunology-and-microbiology/polar-bear#:~:text=A%20single%20polar%20bear%20liver,occurs%20at%20about%20300%2C000%20IU</a>!</p> <p>2. https://www.gq.com/story/in-the-court-of-the-liver-king-brian-johnson-ancestral-supplements</p> <p><br></p> <p><br>https://www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/index.html</p> <p>5. <a href="https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-019-8004-6">https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-019-8004-6</a></p> <p>6. https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/anabolic-steroids</p> <p>7. https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/atlas-athletes-training-learning-avoid-steroids#:~:text=Avoid%20Steroids)%20program.-,The%20ATLAS%20(Athletes%20Training%20%26%20Learning%20to%20Avoid%20Steroids)%20program,%2C%20and%20performance%2Denhancing%20drugs.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Resources for help.</strong></p> <p>https://www.findtreatment.gov/</p> <p>https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline</p> <p><br></p> <p><br><br><br></p>
June 13, 2023
Episode 11: happy 1 year to the podcast, let's get vulnerable
<p>Hello, Scammed Wellness is back and celebrating one whole year. On this week's episode your host, Curissa Groll, dives into her own personal experience with being scammed in the wellness industry, her time in a wellness MLM, and her path to becoming a dietitian. Which ultimately led her to create Scammed Wellness. This is an episode you're not going to want to miss! </p> <p><br></p> <p>If you'd like to help celebrate Scammed Wellness' first birthday consider contributing to the No Kid Hungry fundraiser. You can donate following the link here,</p> <p> <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Flinking%2Ffundraiser%3Ffundraiser_id%3D184099627646975%26source_name%3DSHARE_LINK&data=05%7C01%7Ccjg187%40txstate.edu%7C7511da02295244e4c1db08db6c5b48df%7Cb19c134a14c94d4caf65c420f94c8cbb%7C0%7C0%7C638222911535066277%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1tYEhb9Dyd%2BpEC6%2BotbRGdgmR4l4F2msWzA5N2TmMxk%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.instagram.com/linking/fundraiser?fundraiser_id=184099627646975&source_name=SHARE_LINK</a></p> <p>Or head over to @scammedwellnesspodcast on Instagram to find the fundraiser. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Thank you again for listening! I'd love to hear your feedback or experiences. You can always reach me through DMs on the Instagram page. </p>
March 16, 2023
Episode 10: The Olaplex Lawsuit Scandal and Hair Care in the Wellness Industry
<p>In this week's episode we talk about how hair care fits into wellness, the parallels between "clean" ingredients in food and cosmetics, the current Olaplex lawsuit, and much, much more. On February 9th, 2023 a class action lawsuit was filled towards Olalplex where 28 women claimed that the products left them with severely damaged hair. We then dive further into how companies need to be more transparent with customers and how to avoid falling into the wellness trap. After all there's a deeper lesson we can learn from a scandal!</p> <p>Resources: </p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair"><u>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair</u></a></p> <p>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaplex</p> <p><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hair-history-why-hair-is_b_5567365"><u>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hair-history-why-hair-is_b_5567365</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2023/02/11299948/olaplex-hair-loss-lawsuit"><u>https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2023/02/11299948/olaplex-hair-loss-lawsuit</u></a></p> <p><u>https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/18/17866150/natural-clean-beauty-products-feinstein-cosmetics-bill-fda</u></p> <p><u>https://www.statista.com/outlook/cmo/beauty-personal-care/personal-care/hair-care/united-states</u></p> <p><u>https://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/cacdce/2:2023cv00982/875230</u></p> <p><u>https://olaplex.com/pages/testing-results?ranMID=49376&ranEAID=TnL5HPStwNw&ranSiteID=TnL5HPStwNw-NLn1SuitHbTprOYknDRcWw</u></p> <p><u>https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0434/1661/files/HRIPT_Fact_Sheet.pdf?v=1677775156</u></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p> </p>
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