The Global Wellness Institute’s mission of improving the health of people worldwide is helped by its ambassadors who make a tax-deductible gift to the organization. Ambassadors receive exclusive benefits, including participating in a monthly access+INSIGHTS “Zoominar” led by an expert on a cutting-edge wellness topic. The next virtual conversation (Aug. 29) will be with Dr. Richard Carmona, 17th Surgeon General of the United States, on…
Air Pollution Could Be Responsible for 1 in 7 New Cases of Diabetes – World Economic Forum, July 25, 2018 According to a new study, outdoor air pollution—already a major cause of disease and death globally—contributed to 3.2 million new cases of type 2 diabetes in 2016. How Did Wellness Become Our New Religion? – Quartzy, August 2, 2018 In just a few…
Little by little, the “digital wellness” movement is drawing attention to the havoc that digital over-consumption is wreaking on our mental and physical wellbeing and also acting upon it. A growing number of tech developers and behavioral scientists are developing apps that rein in emails, texts, incessant news alerts and requests of all sorts to put users back in control. They have had some recent…
In the countries that work the hardest, social norms and legislation are changing in a way that is more conducive to wellness. In Japan, the country that invented the term for death by overwork (karoshi), Prime Minister Abe has just pushed through a piece of “work-style” legislation that will curb working hours by introducing mandatory caps on overtime hours and penalties for violators. Meanwhile, in…
THE BUSINESS OF WELLNESS This is the incredible story of GOOP—a company worth $250 million that sells sometimes questionable wellness products and services. This new article in The New York Times Magazine reveals the extent to which the celebrity-effect can deliver value out of thin air. Gwyneth Paltrow, the movie star, has become a major player in a wellness industry that is big business on…
WELLNESS EVIDENCE A new study that tracked 829 teens for sleep time and quality found that a good night’s sleep seems to be crucial for their metabolic health. Shorter sleep time was associated with higher glucose levels, systolic blood pressure and triglycerides and lower HDL cholesterol—all signs of poor metabolic health. While other studies have linked bad sleep with obesity, this study is notable because…
