Healing Anthropocene Syndrome: Planetary Health Requires Remediation of the Toxic Post-Truth Environment

The term “Anthropocene Syndrome” describes the wicked interrelated challenges of our time. These include, but are not limited to, unacceptable poverty (of both income and opportunity), grotesque biodiversity losses, climate change, environmental degradation, resource depletion, global burden non-communicable diseases (NCDs), health inequalities, social injustices, spread ultra-processed foods, consumerism incivility in tandem with a diminished emphasis on greater potential humankind, efforts toward unity, or value fulfilment flourishing all humankind. Planetary is concept that recognizes interdependent vitality natural anthropogenic ecosystems—social, political otherwise; it blurs artificial lines between at scales person, place planet. Promoting planetary requires addressing underlying pathology deeper systems power dynamics promote its various signs symptoms. Here, we focus misinformation as toxin maintains syndromic status quo—rapid dissemination falsehoods dark conspiracies media, fake news, alternative facts medical described by World Health Organization an “infodemic”. In context health, explore historical antecedents this “infodemic” underscore urgent need to remediate mess. It contention education (especially early life) emphasizing mindfulness understanding mechanisms which propaganda (and unhealthy products marketed) essential. We expand discourse positive contagion argue empowerment through can help lead information transformation aim along every link planet continuum.