MUST-READS FROM THE WELLNESS WORLD (Week of November 3, 2021)

Want to add healthy years to your life? Here’s what new longevity research says–Washington Post, October 4, 2021 Recent research points to interventions in diet, exercise and mental outlook that could slow down aging and age-related diseases without risky bio–hacks such as unproven gene therapies. According to a biochemist who runs the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California, a multidisciplinary approach involving these…

MUST-READS FROM THE WELLNESS WORLD

The devastating ways depression and anxiety impact the body––New York Times, October 4, 2021 The human organism does not recognize the medical profession’s artificial separation of mental and physical ills. Rather, mind and body form a two-way street. This article explores how what happens inside a person’s head can have damaging effects throughout the body, as well as the other way around. An untreated mental illness can significantly increase the risk of becoming physically…

The “Great Resignation” Phenomenon: It’s a Reckoning for So Much Unwellness at Work

Employees—whether hotel workers or investment bankers—are quitting, and superficial “wellness programs” aren’t going to reverse it By Thierry Malleret, economist  A recent report from McKinsey that surveyed employers and employees in Australia, Canada, Singapore, the UK, and the US to investigate the “Great Resignation” (or “Great Attrition”) phenomenon found out that 40% of the employee respondents are “at least somewhat likely to quit in the next…

Industry Research – Top 20 International Markets for Wellness Real Estate

Top 20 International Markets for Wellness Real Estate   The GWI’s new research report on the wellness real estate market shows powerful global growth in three short years: expanding from $148 billion in 2017 to $275 billion in 2020. But what are the top twenty national real estate markets and what kind of growth have they seen? The research shows amazing growth across the board: The US, China,…

October | Nourish

October | Nourish Cold Dew, as usual, arrives after the National Day holiday, which means that the weather is getting colder and winter is coming soon. Cooler wind and heavier dews Cold Dew is the 17th solar terms of the year, as well as the fifth one in autumn. Since this solar term, the days are getting shorter while the nights are getting longer. With…

MUST-READS FROM THE WELLNESS WORLD

Global Wellness Real Estate Market Continues Surge During Pandemic––Forbes, September 29, 2021 Coverage of the GWI’s recent symposium and new research on the wellness real estate market, noting that the diverse experts at the event see the market as a huge opportunity, with the pandemic leading to new experiments in designing the built environment as ‘preventive medicine.’ Trends driving future growth: 1) technology to create…