Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | August 18th, 2026 Immersive Art Challenges Optimization Culture Wise enough to know optimization doesn’t equal happiness, contemplative consumers are craving depth. Therme Group, Marriott Team Up on Next-Gen Wellness Travel The companies will explore wellness-focused hotel concepts, Marriott Bonvoy packages and potential global development opportunities. Curated Global Wellness News is posted every Tuesday and Thursday…
The toll of ‘longevity-fixation syndrome’ | Wellness is winning Gen Z’s weekend dollars | XPRIZE Healthspan names 20 finalists | Viome acquires Circulate Health
Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | August 13th, 2026 The Dark Side of the Longevity Obsession Longevity-fixation syndrome isn’t an official diagnosis, but here’s how methods to live longer are impacting today’s wellness-obsessed enthusiasts. Viome Acquires Circulate Health, Adding Therapeutic Plasma Exchange Clean slate. Wellness Wins Gen Z Weekend Dollars – The Food Institute Gen Z is spending less at bars…
Wellness shapes everyday decisions | Rewilding tourism rises | Hinge Health moves into GI care with $105M acquisition
Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | August 11th, 2026 Consumers Integrate Wellness Into Everyday Routines A PwC report found consumers are reframing daily routines around well-being, turning ordinary occasions into opportunities for optimization. Rewilding tourism | VML The dernier cri in tourism? Having a positive effect on the environment. Why Nervous System Regulation Has Become Wellness’s Latest Obsession Why is everyone…
P&G buys supplements giant Thorne for $3.8B | Longevity moves everywhere: from pets to hair | Will Montana become one big longevity clinic?
Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | August 6th, 2026 P&G buys supplements maker Thorne for $3.8 billion as wellness push intensifies Procter & Gamble is acquiring supplements maker Thorne for $3.8 billion in cash from LVMH-backed private equity firm L Catterton, the companies said on Tuesday, as the consumer goods giant deepens its push into health and wellness to capitalize on…
Function bags $450M to scale far beyond blood testing | First carbon footprint calculator for wellness industry launches | The healthy candy boom
Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | August 4th, 2026 Function Lands $450M in Growth Financing from General Catalyst Using diagnostics as a wedge to capture data, Function is building an AI-powered feedback loop that turns health insights into personalized action. Therme launches world’s first carbon footprint calculator for wellness industry Therme Group, the University of Surrey and Innovate UK have launched…
Rising focus: oral wellness, the mouth is key to longevity | The new diagnostics: toilet-tech | Bain Capital acquires UK supplements giant Vitabiotics for $1.2B
Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | July 30th, 2026 Bain Capital to acquire UK vitamins maker Vitabiotics in $1.2 billion deal The private equity firm will back the 55-year-old company’s global expansion, with its Asia team leading growth in India, the Middle East and China Throne Raises $10M to Expand AI Toilet Diagnostics Beyond Gut Health The company will use funding…
5 wellness trends to watch | America about to go over a peptide cliff | UAE’s Nova Capital commits $100M to build longevity ecosystem
Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | July 28th, 2026 Five wellness trends to watch | VML From fitness-centric residences to mini gymfluencers, we round up the latest trends. (null) (null) Nova Capital commits $100m to back UAE longevity platform New UAE-backed venture bets future of longevity lies not in standalone wellness brands, but in building ecosystem people never have to leave.…
New fake, AI-generated wellness influencers | Longevity architecture rises | Trend: ‘the unquantified self’ | Blood pressure wearable Hilo raises $19M
Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | July 23rd, 2026 Want to live forever? There’s a house for that Over-optimization is coming to your home-if you can afford it. ‘I trust my own body’: The rise of the unquantified self The growing ‘unquantified self’ movement is rebelling against data-driven wellness and the pressure to track every aspect of our bodies and minds…
Brain health AI startup Hemispheric raises $52M | Researchers argue longevity interventions should start even before birth | Xenom launches to turn weekend fitness warriors into competing pros
Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | July 21st, 2026 Hemispheric Emerges With $52M to Build NeuroAI for Brain Health As AI learns the brain’s electrical language, clinical and consumer tech will soon make mental healthcare more objective, personalized, and preventative. Americans Are Very Interested in Peptides – They Just Don’t Understand Them While U.S. consumers are exposed to constant messaging about…
David Beckham’s supplements drink startup raises another $1B | Diagnostic clinic Neko Health raises $700M, will hit NY | The wellness halftime report: key trends
Headlines in the Global Wellness Economy Global Wellness News™ | July 16th, 2026 David Beckham’s health drink startup IM8 takes $1B from General Catalyst’s unusual CVF fund | TechCrunch General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund doesn’t make equity investments. It’s providing $1 billion for IM8, known for its longevity vitamin drink. Health & Wellness 2026 Halftime Report From buying to belonging. Wellness trends and GLP-1s fuel…