{"id":3714,"date":"2026-05-10T07:23:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T12:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/claremontcoloniccenter.com\/?p=3714"},"modified":"2026-05-10T07:26:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T12:26:34","slug":"wellness-influencers-blur-the-line-between-advice-and-misinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/claremontcoloniccenter.com\/?p=3714","title":{"rendered":"Wellness Influencers Blur the Line Between Advice and Misinformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3714\" class=\"elementor elementor-3714\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8266fe0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8266fe0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67128fd\" data-id=\"67128fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed2a5b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed2a5b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wellness Influencers Blur the Line Between Advice and Misinformation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7799020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7799020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/claremontcoloniccenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-cristian-rojas-7261084.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Claremont Colonic Center\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba53488 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba53488\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<b><i>There are a lot of self\u2011billed \u201cwellness influencers\u201d on social media who claim, in one form or another, to be health care professionals. And many of them are passing themselves off incorrectly, it turns out, according to a new report.<\/b><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d6482 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49d6482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\tA little context first. This is a moment when the head of the Department of Health and Human Services has no formal background in medicine or health care. And that has opened the door for a whole slew of so\u2011called wellness influencers who want to influence your wellness. <br><br>\n\nA new report from the Pew Research Center finds that many of these influencers, like the current head of HHS, have no background in health care. <br><br>\n\nAccording to the study, about 41% of health\u2011related influencers describe themselves in their profiles as medical professionals. But that\u2019s a loose description because it can include everyone from licensed doctors and nurses to massage therapists. <br><br>\n\nMeanwhile, 31% of these so-called wellness influencers describe themselves in their bios as coaches. Another 28% call themselves entrepreneurs, or some combination of the two. And another 16% offer no credentials at all. <br><br>\n\nThe Wall Street Journal notes that concern is growing over misinformation spread by wellness influencers, with consequences that include falling vaccination rates, extreme diets, and other health risks. <br><br>\n\n\nA separate study out of Australia found that nearly half of Instagram posts from wellness influencers contained inaccurate information. <br><br>\n\nPut it this way. It\u2019s one thing to seek fashion tips from someone online with a snappy sense of style. It\u2019s quite another to seek health care advice from someone who isn\u2019t qualified to advise you on a headache. <br><br>\n\nFashion influencers are everywhere. If you have a good eye and a strong sense of style, that will be apparent to your audience, and maybe they\u2019ll be influenced, and rightly so. <br><br>\n\nHealth care is different. You cross a line. There\u2019s a reason doctors spend years becoming credentialed to practice medicine. Because it\u2019s not easy. And the stakes are very, very high. <br><br>\n\nSo when anyone can go online, hang a digital shingle, and say, \u201cI\u2019m going to influence your health,\u201d be wary. <br><br><br>\n<i>Contributor:  David Lazarus \u2013 KTLA.com<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wellness Influencers Blur the Line Between Advice and Misinformation There are a lot of self\u2011billed \u201cwellness influencers\u201d on social media who claim, in one form or another, to be health care professionals. And many of them are passing themselves off incorrectly, it turns out, according to a new report. A little context first. 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