Preachthey do the same with chinese medicine and indian ayurveda. so tired of these affluent white people acting as culture vultures and spouting off totally incorrect information and citing countries with rich histories to do it. starve yourselves if you must but leave asia out of it.
I seriously hate when white influencers steal practices from other cultures and whitewash them so that they’re palatable for the Western consumer. It’s everything from yoga (which Niomi seems to think originated in a chic Notting Hill studio in the last ten years), to gua sha, acupuncture, cupping & various other components of Traditional Eastern Medicine.
It’s perfectly fine to appreciate aspects of different cultures, of course, but when their heritage/history is ignored, and they’re positioned as something brand spanking new, discovered by affluent white influencers who then become the authority on them... No.
Sorry for the rant. This is just a personal pet peeve of mine!