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Rethinking the ‘wellness influencer’: Medical doctors, lifestyle expertise and the question of credentials

Rachel O’Neill · 2025 · International Journal of Cultural Studies

Medical doctors are central to existing networks for wellness content on Instagram in and beyond the UK, yet remain overlooked within scholarship concerned with this terrain. Taking a case study approach, this article examines three such figures prominent in the UK context. In doing so, it challenges existing conceptualisations of the 'wellness influencer' and argues for an expanded understanding of the category, one that does not assume its representatives are 'lay' persons without recognised expertise in health and well-being. The analysis developed demonstrates that credentials cannot resol

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Cortical adaptations in Tai Chi practitioners during sensory conflict: an EEG-based effective connectivity analysis of postural control

Guozheng Wang, Xiaoxia Liu, Yiming Cai et al. · 2025 · Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

BACKGROUND: Tai Chi (TC) is recognized for enhancing balance and postural control. However, studies on its effects on the central nervous system are limited and often involve static experiments despite the dynamic nature of TC. This study…

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