A large, new study (122,000 patients) led by the Cleveland Clinic had “extremely surprising” findings: A sedentary life is a massive risk factor for death and worse than being a smoker or having diabetes or heart disease. The researchers reported, “We’ve never seen something as pronounced and as objective as this,” and insisted that a sedentary lifestyle should be seen as a disease, with the…
A recent article in Fast Company dove into the GWI’s new research report, the Global Wellness Economy Monitor, finding that the 10 markets that make up the wellness economy are now worth $4.2 trillion. GWI Senior Researcher Ophelia Yeung explains some macro forces that are now defining the wellness market: from people’s interaction with wellness now becoming less episodic and more holistic to how the…
Doctors in Scotland Can Now Prescribe Nature – World Economic Forum, October 15, 2018 Since early October, doctors in Shetland, Scotland, have been authorized to prescribe nature to their patients. It’s thought to be the first program of its kind in the UK and seeks to reduce blood pressure and anxiety and increase happiness for those with diabetes, mental illness, stress, heart disease and more.…
Wellness Now a $4.2 Trillion Global Economy – with 12.8% Growth from 2015-2017 New Global Wellness Institute research reveals wellness market is growing at historic rate: nearly twice as fast as global economy; Report packed with regional and national data Download High Resolution Image Cesena, Italy – October 6, 2018 – The global wellness industry grew 12.8% in the last two years, from a $3.7 trillion…
MONTHLY BAROMETER As we argued in past editions, a deceleration in global growth won’t affect global tourism (and wellness tourism) in a proportional/linear manner. The rise of the global middle class combined with the rise of discount travel (plus the insatiable human appetite to discover new places) means that tourism will continue to grow, (almost) no matter what. It did even in the midst of…
The Nonpsychoactive Cannabis Extract Looks to be a $1.8 Billion Industry in the US by 2020* The next access+INSIGHTS Zoominar takes place on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at 5 p.m. EDT on CBD: The Buzziest Wellness Trend. Cannabis’s cultural stigma is fading fast in the US. Now that CBD, a nonpsychoactive compound derived from the cannabis or hemp plant, is said to have serious healing and beautifying properties, it’s enjoying…
