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Drug Companies Join Medical Psychedelic Movement-but Without the High LSD and psilocybin found in “magic mushrooms” are among the drugs getting redesigned. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Heyday raises $12 million to fuel its franchising business Heyday, the facial service provider founded in 2015, has now raised $40 million in outside capital. In 2021, the company announced it will add hundreds of brick-and-mortar locations in the next five years via franchising, in locations including Virginia, Texas and Michigan. It currently has 13 locations across the U.S. Read More from the Global Wellness…

These Are the Fitness Trends You Can Expect to See In 2023 If you picked up a pickleball paddle, laced up on inline skates for the first time since your teens, or went on a hot girl walk in the last year, congratulations – you took part in some of 2022’s biggest fitness trends, and you likely have some fun memories to show for it.…

Jonah Hill, Selena Gomez, and the Rise of Celebrity Vulnerability In the old days-circa 2012, maybe-we would call it exhaustion. Exhaustion was the nebulous catchall term used to describe the distress incurred by celebrities who had been on tour for too long, who had been hounded too aggressively by paparazzi, who had jumped from project to project with no rest, or who had indulged too…

On Tour, Musicians Say Goodbye Hard Partying, Hello Ice Baths Grammy award-winning electronic dance trio Rüfüs Du Sol used to throw back preshow whiskey shots. Now, they take ginger shots before going onstage. Rather than waking up in new towns and searching for food on the fly, they eat fresh meals planned by a personal trainer. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Hospital-ity The global wellness tourism market is expected to exceed $1 trillion by 2030, growing at an annual rate of nearly 10% over the next eight years, according to a June 2022 report by Grand View Research. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Enthea Announces Nationwide Rollout to Offer Psychedelic Therapy as a Workplace Benefit BOSTON–()– Enthea, the first provider of insurance plans for psychedelic healthcare, announces today its successful $2M seed round raise, led by Tabula Rasa Ventures, the first psychedelic accelerator for early-stage startups. The funds will be used to launch its services into 40 markets across the U.S. Read More from the Global Wellness News…

Bollywood star Deepika Padukone’s skincare startup attracts VC backing Bollywood star Deepika Padukone’s skincare startup 82°E, pronounced Eighty Two East, has raised $7.5 million in seed funding. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Viral TikTok Prebiotic Soda Brand Poppi Raises $25 Million Series B To Expand Nationwide Through DSD This round, which was led by the cofounder of CAVU Consumer Partners Rohan Oza who initially discovered the beverage on Shark Tank and led its rebrand to Poppi, brought the company’s total financing to nearly $53 million, PitchBook data showed. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Arketa Raises $7.6M To Grow Fitness Studios Beyond Classes Arketa, a platform helping fitness businesses scale hybrid offerings, raised $7.6M in a funding round from First Round Capital, Amity Ventures, Fitt Capital, Y Combinator, and others. Arketa provides a software stack for monetization beyond in-person classes. Enabling a hybrid fitness experience, the platform provides a no-code hub for brick-and-mortar studios and digital content creators. Read…