Health
The Supplement You Wear: Inside The Transdermal Collagen Patch Trend
The collagen economy runs on powders, capsules and a certain amount of blind faith – most of it dissolved in oat milk before 9am. Now a new wave of wearable wellness wants to skip your digestive system entirely and deliver nutrients through your skin. The science is genuinely interesting; the claims deserve a proper look.…
Read MoreMeet Nike’s Vibrating Slide: The Recovery Shoes About to Take Over Your Group Chat
Recovery is no longer the boring bit between workouts – it’s the main event, and the wellness economy knows it. Nike’s new Air Zoom Hyperslide puts heat, vibration and Air Zoom cushioning into one slide, which means the spa-industrial complex has now officially reached your footwear. There was a time – call it the Barry’s…
Read MoreSwipe to Conceive: Inside The App Matchmaking Strangers and Sperm
Every few years a piece of fertility technology arrives wrapped in the language of disruption, and you have to look hard at what is genuinely new versus old behaviour with a fresh interface. Y Factor – a new sperm donor matchmaking app that has launched in the UK – is squarely in that category. The…
Read MoreThis “Coolmaxxing” Gadget Drops Your Skin Temp By 16°F. Aryna Sabalenka Is Already A Fan.
Other players reach for an ice towel. Aryna Sabalenka reached for a gadget – and, in doing so, handed the summer’s most viral piece of tech an advertisement no marketing budget could buy. The scene: Roland Garros, a French Open that has opened in genuinely punishing heat, with on-court temperatures climbing into the mid-30s Celsius…
Read MoreThe New Oura Ring Just Dropped And It’s 40% Smaller – Here’s What £399 Gets You
There is a particular kind of woman who checks her readiness score before she checks her texts. If that is you – no judgement here, only solidarity – the Oura Ring 5 would very much like a word. The smart-ring originator has quietly become the most grown-up name in wellness tech: no screen lighting up…
Read MoreBiohacking Beauty: Poppy Delbridge On Nervous-System Hacks, The Rappid Tapping App & Beauty Tech She Swears By
Meet the former Warner Bros. executive turned bestselling author who’s making nervous system regulation feel like the new luxury skincare step. With her signature blend of neuroscience, energy psychology and wellness-tech evangelism, Poppy Delbridge has become one of the most recognisable voices in the booming biohacking space – helping everyone from CEOs to celebrities rethink…
Read MoreTRIP Co-Founder Olivia Ferdi On Building A $300M Wellness Brand
Meet the lawyer-turned-co-founder behind TRIP, the pastel-hued drinks brand that helped make ‘wellness’ feel chic. With its instantly recognisable aesthetic, emotionally intelligent branding and cult community appeal, Olivia Ferdi has built one of the most talked-about functional drinks brands on the market – sitting right at the intersection of health, culture and tech. “The inspiration…
Read MoreBiohacking Beauty: Jessica Clarke On Mushrooms, Mother Made & The Future Of Functional Wellness
If biohacking once conjured images of Silicon Valley execs tracking their fitness data their way through meetings, Jessica Clarke is rewriting the narrative – with mushrooms, not machines, at the centre of it. A former fashion insider who became the first New Zealander to walk for Victoria’s Secret, Clarke spent over a decade operating at…
Read MoreFrom Sleep Data to Statement Jewellery: 9 Smart Ring Jackets We’re Obsessed With
In many ways, 2025 was the year of the health tracker ring. Oura has sold more than 5.5 million rings globally, while the category grew 88% between January and July, according to data from Circana. Smart rings are now outpacing smartwatches, with shipments up 49% year-on-year, compared to just 6% growth for smartwatches, according to…
Read MoreAlcaraz, Sinner and Sabalenka: How Whoop Sparked Tennis’ Biggest 2026 Tech Debate
There are few things tennis loves more than tradition. Crisp whites. Polite applause. Suffering quietly. What it loves considerably less? Athletes checking their recovery stats mid-match. At this year’s Australian Open, a discreet black wristband has sparked one of the most quietly explosive tech debates elite sport has seen in years. The culprit: Whoop –…
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