Apple's Next Act, Lucis Lands $20M, Sauna Culture Heats Up

May 27, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• Nordic-inspired wellness experiences including saunas and cold plunges grew 62.5% globally from 2024 to 2025, with cold plunge market hitting $355M and sauna industry nearing $1B
• Lucis raises $20M to expand preventative health across Europe as "Function Health for Europe," combining 110-marker blood testing with AI health companion for 10,000 users
• Apple loses momentum in digital health per Bloomberg as wearables shift toward predictive insights, facing competition from Oura and Whoop despite $100B in Apple Watch sales

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