Today’s wellness movement is a $6 billion industry run amok. More than half of small employers and 85% of large employers offer health and wellness programs, according to a 2017 survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation.1 There’s an army of companies and consultants who can’t wait to get their hands on American workers. Their paydays depend on it. But these so-called experts offer health advice that isn’t always accurate. They’re screening healthy people for diseases they likely don’t have, which often leads to false positives and harmful medical procedures. They’re forcing employees to answer
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