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It is one of the great ironies of our era that, although we are now constantly digitally “connected,” Western societies are now suffering a serious epidemic of loneliness. Read about how loneliness is a predictor of early death – and how governments are starting to take action.

A step backward in governments’ ongoing march to fight obesity: the UK just weakened its long-awaited strategy against childhood obesity by making the reduction in sugar in children’s foods a “suggestion” rather than mandatory. 

The GWI’s Global Career Development Initiative, launched in 2012, revolves around three programs that address the spa and wellness industry’s “Achilles’ heel”: the need for more well trained staff! 

How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat – The New York Times, September 12, 2016

Just-released historical documents expose that the sugar industry paid scientists in the 1960s to play down the link between sugar and heart disease, and promote saturated fat as the culprit instead. An academic recently unearthed the sugar industry documents, suggesting that five decades of research into the role of nutrition and heart disease – including many of today’s dietary recommendations – may have been largely shaped by the sugar industry.

For the very first time, medical researchers have estimated the cost of physical inactivity – a conservative $54 billion worldwide a year. The fact that a number has now been placed on the pandemic of physical inactivity should spur policymakers to prioritize the promotion of regular physical activity – and that’s very bullish for the wellness industry!