Weight-loss drugs aren’t just slimming waists. They’re shifting the economy–The Washington Post Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy may not be the lightbulb or the internet, but their impact is expected to be so significant it will shift GDP. People taking these medications are cutting their daily calorie counts in half or more. This is having interesting economic consequences. Goldman Sachs’ chief economist predicts that if 60…
Study: Just Four Minutes of Intense Exercise Each Day Slashes Cardiovascular Risk
Study: Just Four Minutes of Intense Exercise Each Day Slashes Cardiovascular Risk University of Sydney researchers, analyzing data from 103,000 people that used a fitness tracker for years, found that just 1.5– to 4–minute bursts of daily high intensity exercise (whether taking the stairs instead of the elevator or carrying groceries) dramatically lowered risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). The impact was much greater…
The Brain on Beauty and the Rising Field of Neuroaesthetics
The Brain on Beauty and the Rising Field of Neuroaesthetics By Thierry Malleret, economist The new interdisciplinary field of neuroaesthetics explains why engaging with beauty via the arts or nature has such a profound impact on health. Susan Magsamen, co-author of Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us, and founder of the International Arts + Mind Lab at Johns Hopkins University School of…
What is Wellness Policy? Why Is It So Important?
What is Wellness Policy? Why Is It So Important? By Tonia Callender, GWI research fellow We are grappling with increasingly severe global crises that threaten our health and wellbeing. The Global Wellness Institute continues to champion the adoption of wellness practices, preventive approaches and healthy lifestyles to counter these threats. In its earlier report, “Defining Wellness Policy,” GWI introduced wellness policy and sparked a global…
Wellness Communities & Real Estate Initiative 2024 Trends
Wellness Communities & Real Estate Initiative 2024 Trends TREND 1: WAI: Wellness as Infrastructure The next evolution in wellness real estate is embracing wellness as essential infrastructure, not as “amenities” to be added, but as elements that are at the core – from country, state, city, town, district, neighborhood, building and dwelling scale. This includes designing roads and transportation systems to support human-scale mobility and…
Must-Reads from the Wellness World
The World’s Best Hope to Beat Climate Change Is Vanishing–Bloomberg Not happy reading but a must-read to grasp easily and comprehensively what’s going on. In brief, key economies and industries are off-track with respect to their crucial emissions targets, all pegged to 2030 deadlines and crucial to avoid the most devastating impacts of global warming. Far from being in retreat, carbon dioxide emissions hit a…
