Hey crew! Welcome back to Thrivency’s weekly newsletter 👋🏽
How has your summer been? School is almost back in session but the heat is here to stay. Maybe you’ve taken a trip or you’ve stayed close to home this season. I often find that my motivation starts to wane as the slow summer days drag on, but here’s the most important part: continuing to show up.
And the way that I’m showing up this week is bringing you a fresh batch of headlines and trending topics in the wellness space. This one’s good. Are you ready to dive in?
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🥬 Unearthing the Cyclospora Outbreak
7,000+ cases. 30+ states. And now, the first attributed death.
The cyclospora outbreak has dominated the news cycle for several weeks now, centered around a key grocery store staple that many of us used to drop into our carts without a second thought. While health officials originally linked the gastrointestinal symptoms to contaminated lettuce from produce supplier, Taylor Farms, the legitimacy of this investigation is being called in to question.
The ongoing public health concern is still very real and growing by the day, but the current administration’s federal health investigators are under fire. Especially as FDA rollbacks, inconsistencies in the investigation and Taylor Farms’ history of political donations have been unearthed. Read the latest from Word in Black:
📱 AI Wellness Influencers
Influencers selling health supplements on our timelines is nothing new. But the volume has skyrocketed and the results that they’re claiming (a smaller waist, clearer skin, defined muscles) are starting to look more real. This is all due to artificial intelligence.
In this recent piece by the New York Times, they’re analyzing the proliferation of hyperrealistic ads spreading misleading claims, and how this will impact American consumers who can’t spot the difference:
🧘🏽♀️ Women in WISH
New title just dropped! 🚨
As women in STEM, SPAM and other professional specialties find community online, women in wellness have been feeling left out. No more worries, because Crystal Quintero just coined the term women in WISH (wellness, inclusion, somatics and healing). It’s cute and effective. A term created to unify and specifically highlight the women underrepresented within this rapidly growing profession.
Read how Crystal is claiming this new community moniker to celebrate her Latina heritage and its long history of collective healing in this piece for FIERCE by mitú:
📲 Check your DMs
Sliiiiding back into your DMs with a couple posts that caught my eye lately 👀
Y’all know I love a good travel show with a wellness angle (hint, hint: SACRED SPACES). But now ESSENCE has their own version. Check out their latest episode about a wellness escape in Santa Barbara. 🎥
Why is everyone suddenly talking about “ferritin face”?? Just a quick scroll on your app of choice will reveal a hot topic of discussion around iron deficiency, and the resulting symptoms like pale lips or dark under eye circles. ⬇️
I hope you enjoyed this edition of Wellness News You Can Use. You know the deal: we’ll meet right back here next week with a brand new Local Event Lineup!
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