India, March 19 -- A good friend has a theory that wellness arrives in boxes, each promising transformation through the magic of modern commerce. Last week it was a face massager from a Chinese online delivery platform, promising to vanquish double chins through the power of mild electrocution.

I get it. We're all stumbling through life without a user manual, trying to make positive changes in a world that feels increasingly complicated. For decades, eggs were cardiac bombs-until one morning, they became a superfood. Sugar is now the devil, carbs are out-oh wait, are they back in again? Gluten became the ultimate villain faster than you can say "artisanal sourdough starter." Exercise will cause a heart attack-no, wait, it prevents them....