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Kool For Men: CBD Lifestyle Products Made To ‘Empower Men Through Every Movement’
Kool For Men, a new Hong Kong lifestyle startup, wants to empower men with sustainable and ethical CBD, grooming and wellness products.
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Pilates, Fruit & Amazon’s Zen Booths: Why Workplace Wellbeing Efforts Can Fall Short
In trying to improve workplace wellbeing, companies often miss the mark. Stephen Bevan lists out some things they should keep in mind.
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Core One Labs To Patent Biosynthesised Psilocybin For Medical Psychedelic Market
Core One Labs is patenting its proprietary biosynthesis production method for psilocybin—magic mushrooms—for medicinal purposes.
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‘Digestive Breath Test’ App FoodMarble Tells You Why You’re Bloated
Digestive issues are tricky and deeply individual. For some, spicy foods are the ultimate trigger of stomach pains, while others experience bloating after consuming fruit salad. Simply put, there’s no one-sized-fits-all approach – and it’s!-->…
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Jessica Alba’s Honest Co. IPO Soar In Market Debut As Investors Turn To Conscious Brands
Ethical natural beauty and baby product company The Honest Co. saw its shares jump 44% in its trading debut, as investors show optimism over the rising conscious consumerism trend. The brand, co-founded by Jessica Alba, saw its market!-->…
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Lia Debuts World’s First Biodegradable & Flushable Pregnancy Test To Market
Lia, the women-founded startup developing eco-friendly reproductive health and wellness products, has just launched the world’s first biodegradable and flushable pregnancy test. After years of research and development, the much-anticipated!-->…
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California’s Coa Bets On Emotional Fitness: Welcome To The World’s First Mental Health Gym
California-based company Coa is betting that you will soon want to join a gym for your mental health, a safe place and space for you to partake in online emotional fitness classes and to help cope with the increasing loneliness that the!-->…
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Mindtree: Every Time You Meditate, This New App Plants A Tree In A Reforestation Project
There’s a new tech-for-good app in town. Called Mindtree, this Oslo-based startup has created a meditation app that aligns our own health with the planet’s. For every time a user meditates with Mindtree, the company redirects the majority!-->…
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Watching Nature On TV & VR Boosts Your Wellbeing, According To New Study
According to a new study published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology, researchers found that watching high-quality nature programmes on TV can help boost people’s moods and reduce negative feelings that result from boredom while!-->…
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Faster Recovery & Reduced Pain: CBD Is The Secret To Better Health & Fitness
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, it’s hard not to have come across CBD – the biggest trend in the health and wellness world and the latest to take Hong Kong by storm. From supporting stress relief to helping people cope with!-->…
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Global Mental Wellness Economy Now Worth US$120 Billion, New Report Finds
New research has found that the global mental wellness economy has ballooned to a market worth more than US$120 billion, driven by growing consumer spending in four main segments including sleep, brain-boosting nutraceuticals,!-->…
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Cannabis Tonic Attracts Celebrity Investment From Gwyneth Paltrow & Rebel Wilson
Cann, a Los Angeles-based startup that has gone viral for its alcohol-free cannabis-infused social tonics, has announced that it has secured investment from a star-studded list of celebrities, among them Rebel Wilson, Gwyneth Paltrow,!-->…
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Hong Kong Siblings Launch First Ever Compostable Adaptogenic Coffee Capsules
Hong Kong and Australia-based siblings Herman, Sharon and Chamani Wong started Beams Coffee after a stressful experience that saw Herman go through heart surgery, when the trio decided to create a brand “allows everyone to take control of!-->…
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Natural & Organics Asia (NOA) 2020: Regional Wellness Trade Fair Returns For 7th Year
Marking the seventh edition of the trade show, Natural & Organics Asia (NOA) will return this year from November 11 to 13 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) in Wanchai. The fair is the region’s most established!-->…
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New Research Proves Being Kind Is Good For Your Health & Well-Being
Performing acts of kindness and helping other people is beneficial to one’s health, a new study has confirmed. While all prosocial behaviours are linked to improve physical and mental well-being, the research highlights spontaneous random!-->…
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Health & Sustainability A Priority For Asian Consumers But Cost & Ease Remain Still A Barrier
A newly released global public opinion study has found that the majority of people around the world are now willing to adopt healthy and sustainable behaviours, especially in Asia. However, there remains key impediments to action, with the!-->…
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Hyasynth: Biotech Startup First To To Bring Fermented CBD To Market
Montreal-based biotechnology company Hyasynth has won the race to become the first to commercialise cannabidiol (CBD) produced and extracted through a yeast fermentation process, without the need for traditional cultivation or extraction!-->…
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Behold Retreats Launches Entheogen Plant Medicine Wellness Global Getaways
Behold Retreats is launching a bespoke entheogen plant medicine service, where guests are taken on a holistic wellness journey to destinations where plant medicine is completely legal. Each program incorporates individual needs and!-->…
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Trail-Running: How To Run Injury-Free Across The City And Beyond
In our Corona times, when so many of us have suddenly become either dedicated runners or master chefs, it's easy to get over-enthusiastic about our new hobbies and end up in trouble. And while our mistakes in the kitchen can cost us a few!-->…
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Meditation App Headspace & John Legend Launch ‘Focus Mode’ To Help You De-Stress
Headspace, the meditation and mindfulness app, has just welcomed award-winning singer-songwriter John Legend aboard its team as the brand’s first-ever chief music officer (CMO) and announced the launch of a new Focus Mode as a part of the!-->…
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The Ultimate Hong Kong CBD Guide: From Lattes To Snack Bars To Dog Treats
The humble hemp plant is having a moment in our fair city. Hong Kongers in the know have been using CBD for a couple of years now (and we've banging on about it for a while), but suddenly it seems CBD is everywhere. Your aunt's tried a CBD!-->…
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