Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Find out how to listen to other BBC stations

Episode details

World Service,22 Oct 2018,23 mins

Why Have Women Taken To Wellness?

The Why Factor

Available for over a year

Women are increasingly seeking out ways to look after their minds, bodies and emotions. Nutrition and lifestyle changes - from meditating to drinking green smoothies full of so-called super foods - all come under the term wellness. There are wellness celebrities and online communities, observers even refer to a wellness industry. Nastaran Tavakoli-Far asks what is driving women away from the medical establishment in an effort to improve their health. Photo: Yoga Exercise At Wetland In Huangshan Credit: VCG/VCG via Getty Images

Programme Website
More episodes