Welltodo Today: Zero-Waste Beauty, Another Plant-Based IPO? New York Gyms Are Reopening

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

Exclusive: Plant-based egg maker JUST sees profit next year, then will look at IPO

CHICAGO (Reuters) – As shoppers raise grocery spending due to the COVID-19 pandemic, plant-based egg startup JUST said it aims to turn an operating profit before the end of next year and then will consider an initial public offering.

New Study Shows Surprising Benefits Of Yoga To Deal With Anxiety And Stress

The ancient 3,000 year old tradition of yoga has been heralded as good medicine for the body. Multiple studies show that yoga helps to regulate blood glucose levels, improve muscle skeletal ailments, moderate the nervous system and regulate the cardiovascular system. The pace is slow and steady, and the poses are easy.

New York Gyms Are Reopening Next Week-But There’s a Catch

On Monday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that gyms across New York State may begin reopening on August 24 (and no later than September 2). But people living in New York City will have to wait a little bit longer to return to their favorite brick-and-mortar locations.

Spa industry calls on the government to urgently reopen saunas and steam rooms amid fears of permanent closure

While last weekend saw the reopening of remaining close contact beauty services in the UK, a fraction of the industry is still facing a significant risk of permanent closure due to ongoing lockdown restrictions. Saunas and steam rooms, which can constitute up to 75 percent of total revenue for spas, have remained closed since lockdown began in late March.

Early investors in Impossible, Beyond Meat, Memphis Meats launch new fund – FoodBev Media

Global venture capital fund, Lever VC, has announced the first close of its new fund focused on the global alternative protein space. The Lever VC Fund I currently has $23 million in committed capital and a portfolio of ten startups across the US, Europe and Asia.

The Makeup Artists Leading the Zero-Waste Beauty Revolution

It can be easy to see green beauty as a marketing ploy. We live in a world where disposable sheet masks are sold as organic, and elaborate, 10-step skincare routines are considered wellness. An eye cream may read paraben-free-but include a laundry-list of quietly harmful components.