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From the latest wellness obsessions to the industry conversations worth having, we separate what's interesting from what's just marketing. The Edit every Wednesday. The Deep Dive every Sunday. Join 7,000+ readers already on the list.

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Past Dispatches

The Edit

Oct 21, 2026

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4 min read

5 Things Worth Knowing This Week

Girlhood has a wellness gap, Oura wants to become a training tool, Gymshark is entering the gym-shorts discourse, and healthcare is betting on giving people more control.

Valerie Alvarez

The Marathon Weekend Became a Wellness Trip

Oct 18, 2026

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7 min read

The Marathon Weekend Became a Wellness Trip

Running is having a massive moment. And destination races are becoming their own kind of wellness travel, blending running, carb loading, recovery, community, and the strange art of doing less before race day.

Valerie Alvarez

Oct 14, 2026

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3 min read

5 Things Worth Knowing This Week

Women’s health is getting bigger infrastructure, DEXA is moving into everyday fitness, water testing is becoming wellness, and sports betting is turning into a public-health conversation.

Valerie Alvarez

Deep Dive

Oct 11, 2026

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8 min read

Wellness Has a Trust Problem

Wellness has more health info than ever, yet trusting it feels harder. Here's who earns credibility, who borrows it, and how to tell the difference.

Valerie Alvarez

Things We're Into

What We're Into: 9 Wellness Things Worth Knowing This Week

Oct 8, 2026

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4 min read

What We're Into: 9 Wellness Things Worth Knowing This Week

The new launches, ideas, places, products, and wellness shifts actually worth knowing this week.

Valerie Alvarez

Supplements & Nutrition

Oct 4, 2026

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6 min read

When Did Beauty Become Wellness?

Supplements for skin, skincare for sleep, hormones for hair, at-home devices, and why the beauty aisle suddenly has a health degree.

Valerie Alvarez

Things We're Into

The October Edit: 9 Wellness Things About to Be Everywhere

Sep 30, 2026

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5 min read

The October Edit: 9 Wellness Things About to Be Everywhere

Running gets more fashion-coded, fitness brands leave the studio, wellness moves into everyday retail, and the lines between categories keep disappearing.

Valerie Alvarez

The New Status Symbol Is Having Somewhere to Be at 10 A.M. on Saturday

Sep 27, 2026

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5 min read

The New Status Symbol Is Having Somewhere to Be at 10 A.M. on Saturday

Why early weekend plans—run clubs, saunas, and wellness meetups—have become the ultimate status symbol, signaling a shift in how we socialize and prioritize health.

Valerie Alvarez

Things We're Into