Many teens and tweens are unhappy with their bodies as they struggle to keep up with social media's unrealistic beauty standards. They compare themselves to online images of celebrities and influencers that are filtered, airbrushed, and Photoshopped to have exaggerated proportions, flawless skin, and perfect features. Although teens are aware of this manipulation and even use filters on their own selfies, it's human nature for people to compare themselves with others--but the result has been an epidemic of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and body dysmorphia. This book explains "bigorexia," young men's obsession with getting bigger and more muscular, which drives them to take steroids and spend countless hours at the gym. If any male fitness influencer's body looks too good to be true, he probably didn't achieve it with natural methods. Learn about the psychological consequences of a social media addiction and why Instagram does the worst damage to teens' mental health.
One growing response to the fixation on idealized male and female bodies is the "body positivity movement." This book points the way for teens to change their perspective, counteract social media's brainwashing, eat nutritious foods instead of dieting, improve their self-esteem, and appreciate their bodies right now. By focusing on everything their bodies do for them, rather than on how their bodies look, they can honor themselves and their lives.