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We know how the Western diet, high in saturated fats and sugars, hurts the body. But evidence is mounting that a bad diet causes brain changes, hurting memory and cognitive capabilities…Just one more reason that governments will step up the war against obesity.

The majority of Americans don’t take their allotted vacation days, which, studies show, takes a huge toll on productivity. When surveyed, 36% say they skipped vacation to impress their bosses with their dedication. This is not a healthy work culture…

“Gut health” has been a hot recent topic, but Dr. Harald Stossier, Medical Director of Austria’s famed VIVAMAYR Medical Clinic, explains how Mayr Medicine has been pioneering this concept for over a century – and how eating habits (like chewing correctly) are at least as important as what you eat.

Ground has been broken on Liuzhou Forest City in China, where every building – from houses to hotels – is covered with plants and trees. This bold “green city” concept from Italian architect, Stefano Boeri, uses 40,000 trees and one million plants to fight pollution and decrease air temperature and noise.

On June 27, at Steelcase headquarters in NYC, the GWI’s Wellness Architecture Initiative, headed by Veronica Schreibeis Smith, held a roundtable on how building for human health and wellness will – and must – transform the architecture, engineering and construction industries. Top experts discussed everything from how to measure the effect that environments have on wellbeing to what degree architects will be held accountable for the health impact of their buildings.