A new study from Northwestern University found that sleeping in even the dimmest light for one night (such as leaving the TV on or exposure to streetlights through a window) significantly impaired cardiometabolic function: increasing nighttime heart rate and next-morning insulin resistance. The researchers concluded that even when your eyes are closed, your brain knows that lights are on, with dim light activating the sympathetic…
Cold showers, hot saunas and the new way to tame stress–The Wall Street Journal, March 14, 2022 A growing body of research indicates that short intermittent bouts of stress (called hormetic stress)—such as hot and cold experiences, high-intensity exercise, and intermittent fasting—can strengthen your ability to withstand chronic stress during tough times. Researchers such as Dr. Elissa Epel at the University of California, San Francisco…
How Will the War in Ukraine Further Change the Wellness Industry? It will accelerate the pivot to social, financial and mental wellness By Thierry Malleret, economist The consequences of the war in Europe are so far-reaching that they will further prompt a global rethink of what wellness is all about. In the coming years, wellness will pivot increasingly towards (1) societal and social wellness, (2)…
The Economic Impact of Wellness Travel on Small, Tourism-Dependent Countries For counties like Aruba and Seychelles, wellness is an outsized percentage of total GDP The GWI’s new research report, the first to measure the wellness economies of 150 nations, ranks countries by the annual, average consumer spend on wellness. What’s surprising is that countries such as Aruba and Seychelles rank so high on…
6 trends that define the future of health and wellness–World Economic Forum, February 15, 2022 The pandemic has made people more health conscious and willing to embrace wellness (when they can afford it). A recent IPSOS survey sheds interesting light on how wellbeing will change in a post-COVID world and the trends that will impact it: (1) an aging population; (2) more virtual healthcare; (3)…
A recent metareview of studies from the Salk Institute found that eating your daily calories within a consistent window of 8-10 hours is a powerful strategy to prevent and manage chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. The study found that eating at random times messes with the synchrony of our internal circadian rhythms which makes us prone to a host of diseases—and that time-restricted…
