Pillow talk

The Brief

Welcome back, Wellworthy readers.

Is there really a "best" sleep position, or is that just hype?

A new review has answers — and they're simpler than you'd think.

This week's edition breaks down the practical takeaways.

Here’s what’s inside:

• What your sleep position can and can’t do for your health

• Whether Diplo’s 2026–2027 run club is coming to your city

• FRESH THIS WEEK: Lancôme's first longevity skincare line, algae-powered yoga mats, and at-home sperm freezing
  

Here we go!

— Jake, Joana & Ash 

The Breakdown

New research on sleep posture and low back pain suggests alignment matters. Keeping your ears, shoulders, and hips in a straighter line may help reduce strain overnight.

Back sleeping appeared most supportive, with the lowest association with morning pain. Side sleeping wasn’t far behind. Stomach sleeping puts the most strain on the lower back, since it forces the spine into unnatural extension for hours.

So yes, sleep position matters. But it doesn't mean you have to change your habits overnight.

Why it matters

You spend about a third of your life asleep. One bad night might not register, but poor alignment compounds — fueling morning stiffness, tension headaches, and lingering fatigue.

A few small tweaks can help:

• Side sleepers: Place a pillow between your knees to keep your hips aligned

• Back sleepers: Tuck a small pillow under your knees to support your lower back.

• Stomach sleepers: Try a towel under your pelvis to reduce pressure on your spine.

The takeaway

Sleep position is an easy adjustment for better mornings. You don’t need the perfect setup — just a few small shifts add up.

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Just Dropped

New products and drops spotted → 

Wellness tech & self-care

Perplexity announced Perplexity Health, joining the AI healthcare race. It pulls labs, wearables like Apple Health, Fitbit, Ultrahuman, and EHRs into one dashboard, forecasting your 10-year health trends and intervention impacts. Join the waitlist.

Myoform now accepts bloodwork uploads from Function Health, Superpower, Thriva, or your general provider. It folds hormone levels and nutrient gaps into your DNA-based supplement formula. Genetics set the baseline with this brand, now blood work will keep it current. Learn more.

Legacy just launched Sperm Insights, which turns semen analysis into an ongoing health metric with a proprietary 'Sperm Score,' age-based benchmarking, and tracking over time. Timely, especially since sperm health is gaining traction as a broader longevity marker beyond fertility. Explore here.

Lancôme just launched Absolue Longevity MD, its biggest product line in two decades, built around Mitopure, a form of Urolithin A that supports mitochondrial health at the cellular level. It comes with an in-store diagnostic that measures your skin's biological age. See the range.

Performance & style

Zing Coach, the AI fitness app, added Les Mills programs for those stuck choosing between group classes and flexible AI training. Now BODYPUMP, BODYCOMBAT, Pilates, plus 22 other workout styles can adapt to your schedule and energy instead of the other way around. Learn more.

Forta Cosmetics just launched a setting spray built to hold for up to 16 hours through sweat and heat. It was co-founded by WNBA player Lexie Hull, who spent two years testing it through actual game days. It's about time performance cosmetics caught up. Shop here.

Oceanfoam just launched an XL Roll Mat made with algae-based foam and non-toxic TPE. At 4 by 6 feet, it's double the size of a standard mat, with enough room to actually move without stepping off the edge. The algae used to make each mat is harvested from overgrown waterways, cleaning nearly 250 gallons of water in the process. Check it out. 

Supplements & nutrition

KRĒO Sport created a new creatine formula for those who regularly feel GI upset from the supplement. It uses  ‘liposomal delivery,’ which wraps creatine in fat-like particles to ease absorption. Science hasn’t caught up, but the concept’s intriguing. See here.

Khloud is expanding beyond its protein popcorn with Protein Chips, in flavors with a kick like Sweet Heat, Nacho, and Buffalo. Each serving has 7g of protein, made with non-GMO corn masa, avocado oil, and pea protein baked in. Launching at Target.

Good Salt just launched Mode Mix, a trial box with three electrolyte blends for different parts of your day: MOVE for training, FOCUS for mentally demanding moments, and CHILL for winding down. Each one layers functional ingredients on top of the electrolyte base. Grab it here.

On Our Radar 

What's moving in wellness this week → 

Vegas' new private health club. Everhaus opens this fall, combining proactive diagnostics, personalized movement, and recovery treatments like infrared and hyperbaric oxygen under one roof. It's a deliberate counterpoint to a city that usually runs on a different kind of energy.

Diplo's Run Club just dropped its Season 3 dates. Nine cities, starting in Denver in July and ending in San Diego in November, and tickets go on sale today. Over 100,000 people ran last season, and more than half were first-time 5K runners. We know run clubs are already part workout, part social event, but adding a post-race DJ set from Diplo himself makes this one a little harder to scroll past.

Egg freezing just got a financial guarantee. Sunfish’s Egg Freezing Success Program predicts clinical outcomes and total cost before patients commit, and if results fall short of Sunfish's projections, the second cycle is free. The company says fertility treatments have become the fourth largest household expense in the U.S., and that an average patient logs 28 separate administrative steps just to get started. A little outcome transparency and financial protection is long overdue.

The Enhanced Games launched a consumer peptide platform. Live Enhanced sells peptide protocols and HRT, timed to a potential regulatory shift that could make several previously restricted compounds legal again. Worth watching as a signal of where the consumer peptide market is heading.