{"product_id":"bad-influence-by-deborah-cohen-9780861549887","title":"Bad Influence","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot long ago, if you were ill, you’d see a doctor. Now, you go online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWant to track your blood sugar? Your heart rate? Your sleep? You can. Need to focus? Want to lose weight fast? Everything is a click away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut who, if anyone, is regulating this?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs NHS waiting times grow ever longer and patients in the US are priced out of medical care altogether, online health hacks have become indispensable. From mental wellbeing influencers promoting untested therapies to entrepreneurs peddling their own alternative remedies, the advice seems to really make sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese self-styled experts glow with good health and they guarantee results but they don’t know us or our medical history. They don't owe us a duty of care. And they're rarely either qualified or impartial. So why do we trust them?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288369545452,"sku":"9780861549887","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6f12ee3f12340123fd152263147ed56e.jpg?v=1770633516","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/bad-influence-by-deborah-cohen-9780861549887","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}