You and your partner will pick 3 playing cards.
The cards will show you which 3 health trends to research.

Card Values

• Ace = 1
• Number cards = their value (2–10)
• Jack = 11
• Queen = 12
• King = 13

How to Find Your 3 Health Trends

Card 1 = Trend A
The number = your first health trend.

Card 1 + Card 2 = Trend B
Add the first and second card. The total = your second health trend.

Card 1 + Card 2 + Card 3 = Trend C
Add all three cards. The total = your third health trend.

⚠️ If the number is more than 21, draw again.

Example

Cards: Ace (1), 3, 9

Trend A = 1 → Thermal Spa Resorts

Trend B = 1 + 3 = 4 → Electroencephalography

Trend C = 1 + 3 + 9 = 13 → Aerobics & Jazzercise

Your Task

For each of your 3 health trends:

What was it? (Explain in simple words)

When was it popular?

Why did people believe in it?

What do people think today?

Your opinion: “I think this trend was … because …”

Reflection After you finish all 3:

• What do your three trends have in common?
• What do they say about how people thought about health?
• Do you think people today are smarter about health, or do we still believe in strange things?
• Write a short combined opinion with your partner (3–5 sentences).

📋 The Health Trends List

1. Thermal Spa Resorts (1920s)
2. Insulin Discovery (1921)
3. New Vaccines (1920s–1930s)
4. Electroencephalography (1924)
5. Cigarette Diet (1920s–30s)
6. Tapeworm Pills (1920s–1930s)
7. Grapefruit (Hollywood) Diet (1930s)
8. Soup Diets 
9. Amphetamines as Diet Pills (Mid-1900s)
10. Cabbage Soup Diet (1950s)
11. Weight Watchers (1962)
12. Sleeping Beauty Diet (1970s)
13. Aerobics & Jazzercise (1960s–1980s)
14. Tanning Beds (1970s–1990s)
15. Rise of Alternative Medicine (1970s–1990s)
16. Fat-Free but High-Sugar Diets (1980s–1990s)
17. Wellness Movement (1950s–Today)
18. Detox Juices & Cleanses (1990s–Today)
19. Fitness Apps & Wearables (2000s–Today)
20. Waist Training Corsets (revived 2010s)
21. Goop-Style Fads (2010s–Today)