MONTHLY BAROMETER – WELLNESS EDITION The spread of the new coronavirus is accelerating. According to health experts, the reproduction number, estimated at between 2 and 3 (on average, every infected person infects from 2 to 3 new people), makes an immediate containment of the outbreak elusive. It is still impossible to tell whether the outbreak will cause lasting and critical damage to China and the…
Collectively, we’re in a wellbeing crisis. Gallup’s 2019 Global State of Emotions Report revealed people across the world are more frightened, angry and sad than ever before. This month’s Wellness Moonshot Calendar: A Year of Inspiration’s theme is include, and provides ways for you to explore what you want wellness to look like at home and at work and actions to INCLUDE more wellness in…
A new study from Sweden’s Uppsala University found that the loss of just one night’s sleep in young, healthy individuals significantly increased the level of tau protein (up 17 percent) in the blood, which is strongly associated with the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. ACCESS STUDY
You Are Now Remotely Controlled (The Dark Side of Tech) – New York Times, January 24, 2020 The author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism claims that surveillance capitalists now control the science and the scientists, the secrets, and the truth. Two quotes that capture the essence of her argument: “We thought that we search Google, but now we understand that Google searches us”; and…
The Global Wellness Institute, at the same event, released new data on the North American fitness market. The US is way out in front of all nations for overall physical activity spend ($265 billion) and leads in spend in all six markets studied: sports and active recreation, fitness, mindful movement, equipment and supplies, apparel and footwear, and technology. But there’s a serious disconnect: Sedentary lives,…
Yesterday, at a press event at Hearst Tower in NYC, two major pieces of research were released. GWI’s partner, the Global Wellness Summit, released its 10 Wellness Trends for 2020. This is the only wellness trends forecast generated from the insights of 550 industry leaders from 50 nations—so it’s a uniquely informed and global look at what’s ahead in health and wellness. The top 2020…
