Source: Radio New Zealand
Massage was once considered a fringe therapy, but later morphed into present-day physiotherapy. Swiss medical student Maximilian Bircher-Benner first blended a breakfast of oats, nuts and fruit, aka muesli, for hospital patients.
But sometimes ideas flow in the other direction, too, and legitimate medical therapies are offered by untrained or barely trained people who can do real harm.
Here are five examples of wellness trends that borrow from mainstream medicine.
Since the 1990s, health professionals have been injecting Botox into people’s faces to temporarily paralyse the muscles that cause wrinkles.
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