Author: Global Wellness Institute

With persistently strong job growth, the U.S. economy is in comparatively good shape. But a recent IMF report (the IMF’s “Annual Consultation with the U.S.”) shows that, in terms of living standards, the U.S. has been losing ground to other OECD members.

A new meta-review of 10 studies (University of Jaén, Spain) found that tai chi – the Chinese martial art involving graceful movements, deep breathing and focusing on one’s center of balance – had a significant impact on preventing falls in older people. In fact, practicing tai chi reduced falls by 43 percent. 

The 11th annual Global Wellness Summit opens at The Breakers Palm Beach in less than two months. In preparation, the conference just unveiled its robust schedule of three days of high-profile keynotes, panels, and roundtables all focused on the business of wellness and what’s around the bend in integrative medicine, fitness, food, wellness technology, travel, workplace wellness, mental wellness, spa, beauty, etc. It’s a historic lineup of experts and topics: from a powerhouse panel on what investors in wellness are looking for to how millennials will completely transform the wellness market.

A new district underway in Shanghai – the Moganshan project from Heatherwick Studios –  imagines a 300,000-square-meter complex of buildings as two giant tree-covered mountains – a shining example of creative biophilic design in an urban center.

The GWI has unveiled a new initiative: “Exploring Salt and Halotherapy.” With a surge in salt-infused environments at wellness centers and spas and a profusion of salt-based products being marketed to consumers, the mission of the initiative is to drive more education and quality research.