Are you falling for wellness misinformation online? Here’s how to tell

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Do you think mindfulness is also misinformation? Because people use it to claim it can cure everything mental.

Exaggeration more than misinformation I would say.

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It’s a way to measure your mental state, or wellness. It is not a cure for sickness in and of itself. Being mindful can help you realize that you are getting off the beaten path and get some help from a professional or to use some therapy tools you have been taught or to take a PRN as needed.

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The article had good advice:

It’s never a bad idea to follow the Sift method: slow down, investigate claims, find supporting research using reliable sites like PubMed, and trace claims back to their original context.

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