This Week in Wellness

As self-described wellness geeks, we spend plenty of time on the internet, tracking down new information about everything from meditation to the chemicals in our beauty products. In our weekly update, we share the best of the best with you, just in time to add them to your weekend reading list.

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  The Answer to Zika May Be More Mosquitos

  The Atlantic

  A so-far-successful attempt to eradicate the gene that allows mosquitoes to carry zika—with trials in two countries.

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  Here’s My Secret Weapon: I Read

  Medium

  An entrepreneur on how reading makes him a better businessperson, broadens his perspectives, and ultimately helps him achieve his goals.

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  How To Boost Self Esteem in Teenage Girls

  Mother

  Mother’s interview with Kristi Hoffman, delving into all the things mothers of teenage girls worry about, from confidence to failure to over-parenting to social media.

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  The Lenny Interview: Amanda Nguyen

  Lenny Letter

  If you only read one story this week, make it this one, about an ass-kicking 25-year-old who’s (successfully) making our federal government take better care of rape victims.

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  The Benefits of Squirming

  Positive Prescription

  Good news for those of us who can’t stop bouncing our knees under the table at meetings, from goop expert Samantha Boardman.

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  ‘Going Flat’ After Breast Cancer

  New York Times

  A viral video that took off this week shows proud women who choose not to opt for reconstruction after mastectomies—it’s brave and inspiring and so important for womens’ health.