Around the world, populations are aging faster than many of our systems were designed to support. Longer lives are one of humanity’s greatest achievements, yet they also ask a profound question: What kind of world are we building for a longer human life? For decades, aging has often been discussed through the lenses of health care, retirement, dependency, or decline. But aging well is not…
At least 80% responsibility for ill health in old age down to the individual, new Oxford report says – The Guardian “Living Longer, Better”––the Oxford Longevity Project’s first “Age-less” report––argues people have greater control over longevity than widely believed and aims to challenge notions that physical decline is inevitable. Its recommendations include avoiding processed foods and abstaining entirely from alcohol. But others say their…
A 2012 meta-review from Penn State and Harvard researchers, examining studies on the health effects of music therapy, visual arts therapy, movement-based creative expression and expressive writing, found clear indications that creative engagement and arts therapy can decrease anxiety, stress and mood disturbances. Access the study Curious for more? Explore the evidence behind wellness here.
Daphne Steele Building, University of Huddersfield National Health Innovation Campus Huddersfield, Northern England, United Kingdom The University of Huddersfield is a public research university with a strong vocational emphasis, serving more than 20,000 students from over 130 countries. It is located in Huddersfield, a mid-sized town in northern England (between Leeds and Manchester). First approved in 2020, Huddersfield’s new National Health Innovation Campus (NHIC) is…
Here’s the recording from our Global Wellness Institute Webinar, Brain & Breath. It was a pleasure to feature Sukh Randhawa and her One Hype Wellness – The Home of AI-Driven Health Optimisation‘s OneBrainX brain mapping helmet–funded by NASA, FDA approved and can read your brain in under 10 mins.! We connected the dots between the power of mindful breath to quickly influence the nervous system…
Overtourism Hurts Wellbeing, Even Impacting Wellness Destinations. We Need to Think Like Japan By Thierry Malleret, economist A WELLNESS CRISIS TO ADDRESS: OVERTOURISM AND RESILIENCE Overtourism undermines wellness in multiple ways : 1) it affects our individual wellbeing (crowding, noise, “place alienation,” and stress), 2) it negatively impacts the wellness of our planet (pollution, emissions, degradation of ecosystems ) and (3) it threatens the financial…
