Landmark Study Shows Exercise Is “Better Than Drugs” in Stopping Cancer Returning 

Landmark Study Shows Exercise Is “Better Than Drugs” in Stopping Cancer Returning A world-first randomized controlled trial (2025) with patients from the US, UK, Australia, France, Canada and Israel has found that a structured exercise regime after cancer treatment (with a personal coach and movement equivalent to three to four walks a week of between 45 and 60 minutes) can dramatically reduce the risk of…

China’s Wellness Explosion

China’s Wellness Explosion  By Thierry Malleret, economist Few would dispute that China has a unique ability to play the long game and to mobilize the required resources accordingly, whether that’s related to trade or wellness policies. Last March, during the 14th National People’s Congress, the National Health Commission announced the launch of a three-year campaign called the “Healthy China 2030” plan to promote healthy lifestyles…

GWI Releases Major Research Report on the Wellness Real Estate Market

GWI just unveiled Build Well to Live Well: The Future, a complete, 160-page update of its pioneering 2018 report on the wellness real estate market. Packed with new global, regional and national data, it finds that wellness real estate is by far the fastest growing market in the 11-sector wellness industry––doubling from $225 billion in 2019 to $548 billion in 2024 (19.5% annual growth). And…

Wellness Policy Actions to Help More of Us Move and Get Healthy

Wellness Policy Actions to Help More of Us Move and Get Healthy By Tonia Callender, GWI research fellow   On June 21, many thousands around the world celebrated International Yoga Day. This year’s theme, “Yoga for One Earth, One Health”, highlighted our collective need to improve our physical and mental health. The benefits of physical activities like yoga are well documented, and government public awareness campaigns…

Susie Shares a Sneak Peek of New Wellness Real Estate Research Report

  Dear Friends and Colleagues, Having just finished reading the entire Build Well to Live Well: The Future research report, I feel compelled to say a few words about it. First, my congratulations and thanks to the entire Global Wellness Institute (GWI) research team and especially Ophelia Yeung and Katherine Johnston. They have spent the past 18 months putting together a report that is sure…

Must Reads from the Wellness World (May 28th, 2025)

Is all of this self-monitoring through wearables making us paranoid?–The New York Times  As wearable tech, like the Oura Ring, becomes more ubiquitous, some users say having so much data about their bodies is making them far more anxious. Collecting piles of data about our bodies seems to hold the promise of bringing about a happier, healthier life, but according to this article it often…