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Alexandra’s Substack · Apr 16, 2026

I'm a Health Writer. Here's Why I Hate the Word "Healthy."

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It’s the most common word in wellness, and one of the least useful.

“I want to make a healthy choice,” or “I’m trying to be healthy.” It’s a phrase I’ve heard repeated to decline buttery birthday cupcakes, deep-fried French fries, or soda made with sucrose and dextrose.

And also, watermelon and bananas (too high in sugar) or cow’s milk (dairy, supposedly inflammatory), or wheat pasta (inflammatory again, bad for the gut…

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