Welcome counter trend: affordable wellness travel | Oral health: a key to longevity | Arya raises $21M for couples’ wellness

Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | March 12th, 2026 The mouth-body connection: why oral health matters for longevity Posture and daily habits shape long-term health, revealing that small adjustments in the mouth can have outsized effects on overall vitality. Arya Raises $21M to Scale AI Couples Wellness Platform The AI-enabled platform is betting on a holistic approach to nurture relationship goals…

Gen Z ‘Chinamaxxing’ their wellness routines | N. American bathhouse boom | 2026 home trend: ‘invisible wellness’ | Temple raises $54M for brain monitoring

Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | March 10th, 2026 The new going-out spot isn’t a bar. It’s so much hotter than that | CNN A new generation of social bathhouses in North America reimagines saunas and other bathing rituals as not just a wellness experience, but also as a night out, a first date or a way to build community. Gen…

Eight Sleep hits $1.5B valuation, moving beyond sleep to predictive health | New obsession: babies’ gut health | ‘Clean water’ becomes the new luxury wellness

Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | March 5th, 2026 Eight Sleep Hits $1.5B Valuation, Eyes Predictive Health Eight Sleep has hit a $1.5 billion valuation and is pivoting from a smart mattress company into a predictive health platform. PFAS, Microplastics Drive a Premium Water Boom Clean water is sliding from human right to private purchase, with consumers paying a premium for…

The injectable peptide craze: unregulated, risky | 2026 trend: wild wellness raves | XENOM raises $15M to launch ‘decathlon of fitness’ as fitness-as-sporting-event surges

Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | March 3rd, 2026 ‘People are turning themselves into lab rats’: the injectable peptides craze sweeping the US Though lab-made peptides are touted as a cure-all, they are not FDA-regulated and pose serious risks, experts warn Why wild health raves will be one of 2026’s biggest wellness trends The Global Wellness Summit’s new trends report predicts…

Oura launches AI solution for women’s health | Wellness surges in branded residences | Prenetics sells Insighta for $70 to double down on health/longevity brand IM8

Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | February 26th, 2026 Oura launches a proprietary AI model focused on women’s health | TechCrunch The model supports questions spanning the full reproductive health spectrum, from early menstrual cycles through menopause. Wellness is integrating its ethos into branded residences; here’s how From Miami to Dubai, luxury brands across categories like fashion and cars are benefiting…

Mitochondria mania | Neuroaesthetics reshaping design & architecture | Hims & Hers acquires AU’s Eucalyptus for $1.15B

Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | February 24th, 2026 Hims & Hers Health to acquire Australia’s Eucalyptus for up to $1.15 billion Hims & Hers Health said on Thursday it will acquire Australian digital health company Eucalyptus in a deal valued at up to $1.15 billion, as the U.S. telehealth firm pushes into international markets to expand its personalized-care business. Extreme…

Longevity took center stage at Davos | Global trend: Perfume clubs | Bryan Johnson sells his longevity regime for $1M (per person!)

Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | February 19th, 2026 A Spirit of Dialogue: Why Longevity Medicine Took Center Stage at Davos 2026 words. Anna Erat (MD, PhD, IDP INSEAD) Special Contributor, Schön! Switzerland There is no place quite like Davos during the @World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. Tech Startups Sell Assisted Offlineness Young people want to log off, with new brands…

GLP-1 pills are here and could quickly grow market to $200B | Young Chinese hit TCM bars as TCM surges globally | Continuous hormone monitoring could shake up women’s health tracking

Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | February 17th, 2026 Novo Nordisk launches Wegovy weight-loss pill in US, triggering price war First and only GLP-1 pill on the market costs significantly less than injectable versions ‘Punk wellness’: China’s stressed youth mix traditional medicine and cocktails In a softly lit Shanghai bar, graduate student Helen Zhao stretched out both wrists to have her…

VML’s 2026 wellness trends | Oura’s smart glasses: you see your health data | New women’s sports fund raises $250M

Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | February 12th, 2026 Ariel Investments’ Project Level women’s sports fund raises US$250m – SportsPro Ariel Investments’ Project Level fund completes first close and eyes investments in teams and leagues in US and Europe. Oura patent hints at smart glasses that visualise health data New Oura patent filings suggest smart glasses could be coming, using a…

The wellness Super Bowl | Study: AI chatbots providing poor health info | How Willie Nelson’s THC beverage brand became $80M biz

Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | February 10th, 2026 Super Bowl Advertisers Are Playing Offense on Wellness This year’s Super Bowl LX ad slate shows just how much has changed in the conversation around health and wellness. How Willie Nelson’s THC Beverage Became an $80 Million Business in 1 Year Launched by the 92-year-old country music legend, Willie’s Remedy+ wants to…