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Bloomberg businessweek
Is This Microbiome Startup Selling a Wellness Fantasy?
Viome—Naveen Jain’s latest company—says its gut-health tests hold the secret to preventing chronic diseases. Scientists and former employees aren’t so sure.
New york times
How Fake Science Sells Wellness
Dubious claims in product marketing are everywhere. Don’t fall for them.
New York magazine
Women who use donor eggs speak of shame, isolation, and pangs of inadequacy compounded by a clueless public.
Wall StreeT Journal
Sea Moss Is the Hot New Wellness Ingredient
Brands, celebrities and influencers say it has health and beauty benefits. But the evidence is lacking.
Los angeles times
Judging what others feed their kids is a blood sport. Why?
What is it about food that brings on the judgment? Experts have some insight.
New York Times
TikTok Is Flooded With Health Myths. These Creators Are Pushing Back
A growing cohort of scientists, physicians, health care professionals and academics are debunking health misinformation on TikTok.
LA Times
The Goop-ification of wellness is on the way out (you can thank Gen Z)
Pressures to be perfectly happy, beautiful and “healthy” are being replaced with a more realistic and relaxed, less consumerist culture.
Why Doesn’t Anyone Want To Live in this Perfect Place?
Womyn’s lands, established in the 1960s as lesbian utopias, have failed to attract a new generation of members. Should they be saved?
LA Times
Wellness Culture Gone Wrong Comes For Kids
From self-care Barbie and a tot-sized Peloton to kindergarten yoga and healing crystal kits for tweens, questionable wellness practices targets kids.
LA Times
A Fully Furnished Adult Dorm Dedicated to Wellness
This home comes with yoga, sound baths, star energy healing — and 95 roommates
airmail
Before Gwyneth Paltrow, There Was Lydia E. Pinkham
For a time, the face of a popular yet ineffective health tonic was the most recognizable woman in America.
los angeles times
Pelvic Care Is Such a Hot Market, It's Hard to Get Help
Pelvic health awareness is increasing, but is there enough accessible care?
Fast Company
Utopic Wellness Communities Are A Multibillion-Dollar Real Estate Trend
Developers increasingly invest in neighborhoods dedicated to holistic health and wellness–and the growing industry is worth $134 billion worldwide.
New York Times
Where Group Prayer Meets Group Fitness
Faith-based wellness programs have been grounding for some religious followers.
Fast Company
Will robots ever be better caretakers than humans?
A growing industry is betting on it.
Los Angeles times
Self-Care Culture is Shifting
Since the pandemic has waned, more people have reassessed their self-care rituals.
Romper
Should You Buy Your Kid A Fitness Tracker?
Experts caution that they run a risk of promoting harmful behavior or a skewed, narrow idea of health.
MRKR
The Mad Scientists Who Engineered Healthier Sugar That Actually Tastes Good.
It's only taken this startup 60 years — and it's tackling salt next.
Well + good
These founders were sick of being told they weren't sick—and now their work is driving real progress in women’s health
The messenger
Can Government Interventions Solve the Loneliness Crisis?
Senator Chris Murphy aims to establish government interventions to bring Americans together, but will they work?