Tired of the wellness industrial complex? Six rules to ditch – and what to do instead

‘For wellness to really be impactful for a healthy, long life, you have to be doing it for years and years – it has to be a habit.’ Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images

Being healthy shouldn’t feel this complicated. Yet every week brings a new wellness fixation, from “fibermaxxing” to “zone 2 training”, creatine and cortisol-hacking.

Between prescriptive plans, complex science and often contradictory advice, it can seem like being healthy is a full-time job – or a hopeless cause.