The Growing Popularity of Andrea Mathis: Not Your Average Wellness Influencer
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By Javacia Harris Bowser | For The Birmingham Times
Andrea Mathis — the popular social media maven behind @BeautifulEatsandThings — wants to share a message about wellness many may not know: their weight is not the sole determinant of their health, a message she learned from personal experience, she said.
After getting frustrated with her doctors urging her to lose weight, Mathis started asking questions about her cholesterol, her blood sugar levels, and other health indicators. She learned they were all in a normal, healthy range.
“So then I started thinking, ‘I guess they just want me to lose weight so I can appear to look healthier to other people,” Mathis told The Birmingham Times.
After realizing her body was healthy as it was, she became committed to a message of body positivity.
“I’m not against weight loss by any means, but I do want people to understand that you don’t have to pursue a super-thin body in order to be healthy,” said Mathis, also known as Andy.
Andrea Mathis says that weight is not the sole determinant of health. (Amarr Croskey, For The Birmingham Times)
The registered dietitian is not your average health-and-wellness influencer. She didn’t garner her 200,000+...
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