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The Postpartum Shapewear Industry: Blurring Medicine And Marketing
Belly Bandit's postpartum line includes a product called the Mother Tucker, a compression legging the brand credits with "Muffinology" technology for a "sleek, smooth silhouette." The same collection page describes the brand's belly wraps as doctor-recommended and built to support diastasis recti and C-section recovery. Both claims sit in the same paragraph, sometimes the same sentence, but they are not the same claim.

Brea Cannady
Aug 193 min read


It Took One Weight Loss Medication Ad to Pull Me Back Into Eating Disorder Thinking
I opened Instagram to check one message. That's it. Quick task; in and out. The second I opened the app, the first thing on my feed, before a single post from a single person I actually follow, was an ad for weight loss medication. Now in pill form!

Index:MH
Jul 36 min read
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