Influence Of Social Media On Healthcare

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With the advancement of technology, several digital platforms have raised, some enhance business, and some spread positivity and courage. Healthcare professionals also use this platform to spread awareness about different health conditions and diagnose patients through this in critical conditions, still a huge part of this spread misleading information, that can be lethal if practiced, with a wave of digitalization now everyone is an influencer, with or without the expertise or minimal education to speak on the topic. These misleading pieces of information affect our notion of a healthy life and force us to rethink our body image and social status. Here false beauty standards achieve craze and supremacy, blurring both the mental and physical health of a normal user. The idea of glass skin, flawless bodies, and immaculate lives create a delusion, inspiring us to believe in unattainable beauty standards. Rupi Kaur eloquently states, “You are your standard of beauty.” Because we are unaware of the efforts the influencers or celebrities have but achieve the shown result and most importantly we don’t know if the actual process ...
... is healthy or unhealthy. You need not starve yourself or hit the gym 4 times and day to achieve a certain body type, you need not buy expensive cosmetics, or fill your face with Botox and fillers to look a certain way.

Through this blog lets us unravel the scripted tactics and marketing strategies of brands and influencers that influences us to achieve certain body image or make us insecure.

Unrealistic physique standards:- Instagram is flooded with unrealistic physique standards, flawless, perfectly toned bodies, without stretchmarks and uneven color. One section of social media promotes an hourglass figure, whereas some other influencers glorify obesity. Diet plans, detox drinks everything is prescribed by them, and viewers also blindly trust and spend a hefty amount of money buying these products and following the diet plans, without knowing their side effects. Many times this is hazardous to health and causes many problems.

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