Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer
In Natural Causes, Barbara Ehrenreich takes a critical look at the modern wellness culture and its promises of longer, healthier lives. Exploring the tension between self-improvement and mortality, she questions whether the pursuit of perfect health can become another form of pressure—and even a threat to well-being.
About This Book
Natural Causes explores contemporary ideas about wellness, longevity, and the human desire to control health.
Barbara Ehrenreich examines the tension between living longer and confronting the certainty of dying.
The book offers a critical perspective on practices and beliefs that promise better health, asking whether they always serve our well-being.
It is a thoughtful work of nonfiction about mortality, medicine, and the cultural pressures surrounding healthy living.
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