Gallup Research Finds Strong Association between Religion/Spirituality and Wellbeing The global mental health crisis is relentless and yet the relationship between mental wellbeing and spirituality and religion has been largely underexplored. New Gallup research (based on poll data in 152 countries and interviews with 1.5 million people) sought to shine some new light. It revealed a strong association between the importance of religiosity/spirituality in people’s…
A 2023 study published in JAMA used data from roughly 50,000 UK adults aged 60+ who wore activity trackers to minutely record their movement (and lack thereof) throughout the day. They then used AI to interpret the results and tracked people’s medical status over the next seven years. They found a very strong correlation between long hours of sitting and dementia: Those who sat at…
Unhappiness at Work Is Rising: An Employee Wellbeing Roadmap for Wellness Companies By Thierry Malleret, economist So many new surveys indicate that unhappiness at work has never been such a problem. Macro stressors—from the cost-of-living crisis (notably in Europe) to uncertainty about working from home—are taking a toll on employee wellbeing. Some industries have happier employees than others, like non-profits, perhaps thanks to the sense…
A Framework for Wellness in the Built Environment Chiharu Shiota, a Japanese performance, and installation artist educated in Japan, Australia, and Germany writes, “Our first skin is human skin. Clothes make up our second skin. Our third skin is made up of our living spaces – the walls, doors and windows that surround the human body.” This “third skin” – the residential, hospitality, retail, commercial,…
The food industry pays “influencer” dietitians to shape your eating habits, new study shows–The Washington Post, September 13, 2023 The food, beverage and supplement industries are paying registered dietitians that collectively have millions of social media followers to sell products and advocate for questionable nutrition info on Instagram and TikTok, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis by The Washington Post and The Examination, a new nonprofit…
A Phase 2 randomized clinical trial published in the prestigious JAMA found that a single dose of psilocybin (accompanied by psychotherapy) resulted in a rapid, robust and sustained reduction in depressive symptoms for people with major depressive disorder. Earlier studies have suggested that psilocybin may be a promising treatment for depression for people for whom antidepressants and therapy haven’t proven effective, but those studies focused…
