Although 76% of Americans take dietary supplements, the efficacy of vitamins in health and beauty regimens is questionable due to poor regulation. With pills and sachets that are tailored to individual needs, Care/of is hoping that transparency will get people taking vitamins more seriously.

Selling to China from elsewhere no longer necessarily requires heavy set-up costs and local product registration. Yet it still requires a close understanding of Chinese consumers, how they select products and what makes them tick. So how is e-commerce helping brands to be successful?

There is more health data in circulation than ever before as DNA home-testing kits and biometric tracking apps proliferate. Canvas8 spoke to Barbara Prainsack, author of Personalized Medicine, to understand whether this level of personalisation in medicine is empowering or endangering patients.

In China, Gen Yers are taking up a range of fitness classes and downing assorted cleansing tonics to maintain their physical health. Yet while their choices in diet and exercise might be similar to their Western counterparts, how do their drivers for enhanced wellbeing differ?