Toxic Wellness
For this project as a group, we had to take a look at what was going on in today’s culture and predict what it will be like in 5 years. The approach for us on this project was to do a topic that wasn’t typical such as internet security and currency. The topic that we picked was Toxic Wellness the idea that “healthy” comes from supplements, detoxes/cleanses, diets, specific workout routines, skincare regimes, etc.
We really decided to take a look into TikTok since the has become one of the most used apps. When doing research we discovered that toxic wellness was constantly being shown to use on our for you page. Realizing this idea of “healthy” can be very toxic for some as they might believe this was what they should do to fit in with the mold.
As a group, we predicted in the next 5 years that consumers will gain self-acceptance for themselves and do not need to follow the mold. The over-consumption of wellness and products change, but does not fully go away.
This project was our first step into forecasting trends for the future. We were able to get an idea of what was to come at the end of the semester. Researching this topic was interesting because we really got to take a deep drive into toxic wellness and what it really means and how it is affecting people our age, younger , and older.