When Will We Stop Asking Gwyneth Paltrow for Wellness Advice?

The Goop founder is facing backlash for her most recent details about her extreme diet, but it's nothing new

Gwyneth Paltrow recently appeared on “The Art of Being Well” podcast produced by Dear Media this week and when asked about her current wellness routine, she emphasized the importance of intermittent fasting, movement and detoxing.

@dearmedia#gwynethpaltrow shares her daily wellness routine on The Art Of Being Well, listen now 🎧 #wellnessroutine #healthandwellness #healthylifestyle #routines #goop #podcastclips

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She spoke of being careful not to spike her blood sugar in the morning and indicated that she only ate between around noon and the early evening. Paltrow noted that she really liked bone broth and soup for lunch and followed the paleo diet. She also revealed that the “weirdest” wellness thing she’s ever tried is rectal ozone therapy. The internet had a lot to say.

Several professional nutritionists and dietitians emerged to express their disapproval of Gwyneth’s approach to “wellness” and warned of this dangerous rhetoric. In addition, several social media users pointed out Paltrow’s less than glowy appearance, questioning what makes her an authority on wellness in the first place, which is fair.

@abbeyskitchenGwyneth Paltrow is nothing if not consistent 🤦🏼‍♀️ She is the reigning queen of problematic wellness misinformation and disinformation. For someone as passionate about detoxing as she is, she is probably one of the most toxic celebrities in the wellness space of our generation. This diet is so frighteningly low calorie and low protein that I feel both empathetic and sad for her, but also angry that we continue to let this woman have such a powerful platform. This interview should have never aired without a ton of disclaimers and trigger warnings IMO. #gwynethpaltrow #goop #wellnesstok #detox #detoxtips #cleansediet #detoxdiet #paleodiet #dietitiansoftiktok

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While the outrage at GP’s detachment from reality is warranted and valid, perhaps we should be celebrating what could finally be the beginning of the end for the Goop lab’s pseudoscience. If we keep giving Gwyn enough rope to hang herself with, perhaps she’ll go away once and for all.

Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman

how long has Gwyneth Paltrow been detoxing surely she can’t have anything left at this point where does it end

You may know of Goop as Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle brand that sells a $75 candle that smells like her vagina, but it is much more sinister beneath the service. The Goop Lab, which has an eponymous documentary series on Netflix with horrendous reviews, “explores ideas that may seem out there” and create products like $66 jade eggs that are meant to balance the heart chakra by being inserted into the vagina.

Gwyneth’s antics have gone so far as to prompt medical professionals to publish works speaking out against The Goop Lab’s pseudoscientific practices.

So again I ask, why are we still asking her about her health routines?