Episode 6: The Magic of Essential Oils, Gary Young, and the Danger of Wellness Multi Level Marketing

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Scammed Wellness

Curissa Groll

13 episodes

3 days ago

Hello, I’m Curissa Groll. I’m a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, which means I love health and wellness. However, throughout my life and academic career I have fount there's a dark side to the wellness industry. Scammed Wellness is a podcast dedicated to breaking down the scams, scandals, and swindles within the wellness industry. Think of it as true crime meets wellness! I use the power of storytelling to illustrate these narratives, and hope to provide the listener with evidenced based advice to make informed decisions about their wellbeing.

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Episode 6: The Magic of Essential Oils, Gary Young, and the Danger of Wellness Multi Level Marketing

Scammed Wellness

19 minutes 12 seconds

3 years ago

Episode 6: The Magic of Essential Oils, Gary Young, and the Danger of Wellness Multi Level Marketing

Essential oils have been around for centuries. The only difference now is they are manufactured on a larger scale. Touted for their broad abilities and DIY home remedies. From aiding a stomachache, removing toe fungus, and curing cancer. However, the science isn't matching up to the claims, and worse the idea to capitalize on essential oils has led to some pretty risky business moves and corruption. If you haven't heard of wellness multi-level marketing companies episode 7 dives into the false promise of alternative medicine and unethical business practices. A company called Young Living, started by Gary Young started in the 90s took off convincing people that essential oils were the cure to all their worries. Sadly, something more tragic lies behind the success of Young Living. Lies, unethical medical practice, false claims, and even death.

Resources

Stacey's story

(Un)Well episode 1: Essential Oils . www.netflix.com. 2020.

https://www.insider.com/woman-hospitalized-after-eating-essential-oils-had-swelling-rashes-2020-8

Young's Background

https://web.archive.org/web/20200729175749/https://www.businessinsider.com/young-living-gary-young-founder-essential-oils-2020-7

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._Gary_Young

Young Living

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Living

MLM Research

Marguerite DeLiema, et al. Study of Multilevel Marketing: Profiling Participants and their Experiences in Direct Sales. AARP. 2018.

Scientific Literature on Essential Oils

Valdivieso-Ugarte M, Gomez-Llorente C, Plaza-Díaz J, Gil Á. Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and Immunomodulatory Properties of Essential Oils: A Systematic Review. Nutrients. 2019;11(11):2786. Published 2019 Nov 15. doi:10.3390/nu11112786

PDQ Integrative, Alternative, and Complementary Therapies Editorial Board. Aromatherapy With Essential Oils (PDQ®): Patient Version. In: PDQ Cancer Information Summaries. Bethesda (MD): National Cancer Institute (US); August 16, 2022.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-essential-oils-work-heres-what-science-says/