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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  Mindsail

  Mindsail

  A new app focused on personal growth, with essays from career coaches, psychologists, negotiation experts, and more (you can search and select by your mood and interests). goop pals Carder Stout and Aimee Falchuk both make appearances.

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  Hubble

  Hubble

  Hubble is taking on the contact-lens giants with adorable packaging, affordable pricing, and convenient delivery. They’ll even schedule the appointment for you when your prescription needs fine-tuning.

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  Cuba's Innovative Cancer Vaccine Is Finally Coming to America

  The Atlantic

  Fascinating prospects for the future of collaboration between American and Cuban medicine—due in part to their surprisingly good primary care system, which is largely focused on prevention, Cuba actually has a longer life expectancy than the U.S. The first target: A promising vaccine that may slow lung cancer.

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  Putting Sugary Soda Out of Reach

  The New York Times

  UCSF boldly eliminated the sugary sodas from their entire campus, and enrolled more than 200 of their employees in a study to track the effects.

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  Food Pantries Try Nutritional Nudging To Encourage Good Food Choices

  NPR

  In an effort to encourage their customers to choose healthier options, food pantries are taking a reverse page out of the traditional grocery chain booklet.

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  World War II Marine, 96, Finishes Marathon with Shot of Scotch

  Runner’s World

  Since we could all use a feel-good story and some soul food this week.