Welltodo Today: Mental Wellness Startup Raises $11M, Plant-Based Dairy Push, Elevated Sleep

Today’s key global wellness news articles from around the world, impacting the industry and influencing the business of wellness.

Chatbots Supporting Mental Well-Being: Are We Playing A Dangerous Game?

In recent years, we have noticed the rise of chatbots. The term “ChatterBot” was originally coined by Michael Mauldinto describe these conversational programs. They are supposed to emulate human language and hence pass the Turing Test. Most recently, chatbots are being designed and targeted to help people with their mental health and well-being.

Mental wellness startup Wisdo launches with $11 million in funding

Social media has lately been linked to mental health issues, with a recent study showing a causal relationship between the use of social media and depression and loneliness. Wisdo, which just raised $11 million in seed funding from a handful of angel investors, aims to connect and support people in…

Under Armour is moving closer to Amazon as it bolsters its role as a publisher

Under Armour’s senior vice-president of digital believes the sportswear label should “not only serve as a brand but also a publisher” and has pegged Amazon as a key partner as it seeks to legitimize itself in the fitness content space.

The Power Of Purpose: How Everytable Is Creating ‘The ‘Subway Of Healthy Food’

A Wall Street trader turned warrior for food justice, Sam Polk and his Los Angeles-based team at the pioneering social enterprise Everytable have been quietly creating a revolutionary model: healthy nutritious food available for lower prices in underserved communities, subsidized by higher prices in more affluent communities.

BevNET Magazine Feature: Plant-Based Dairy Brands Push Their Platform – BevNET.com

As dairy alternatives continue to rise new brands are rapidly entering the space, bringing with them disruptive innovations and unique platform propositions. But an influx also means brands have to work harder to differentiate and protect their corner of the grocery shelf. So the question becomes: how do you build the platform?

Walgreens Experiential Store Offers Extended Beauty And Healthcare Services

Available to Professional & Basic Members Currently experimenting with a potential overhaul of its stores countrywide, Walgreens is piloting an experientially led store in Chicago that offers customers in-house beauty consultations, lab work, eye exams and more in an effort to compete with ecommerce One tactic retailers are employing to compete with ecommerce giants like Amazon or simply to complement their own online offers is to design experiential stores that provide what the digital, as of yet, cannot.

London hotel opens a ‘womb room’ to help you sleep like a baby

Luckily, a good night’s sleep in London might be easier to come by thanks to a London hotel’s new ‘womb’ rooms. Officially called The Zed Rooms, architects spent nine months designing the rooms in a boutique hotel to resemble a womb – resulting in a cocoon-like bed.

CBD regulation will pave the way for a boom of new products

If 2018 was the year that CBD started seeping into everything-from our skin care to our cinnamon rolls -2019 will be the year the world stops perceiving it as a niche wellness fad and sees its mainstream potential. Why? Well, once the 2018 Farm Bill finally passes (any day now!), hemp-based CBD cultivation is expected to become legal nationwide.