Globally, there are more millionaires (14.6 million) and billionaires (about 2,000) than ever before, but conspicuous consumption is on the wane. As J. Rupert, CEO of the Richemont Group, said: “In the future people with money will not wish to show it.”
Calling all who work! PLEASE TAKE AN IMPORTANT SURVEY
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI), in partnership with Everyday Health, is now fielding a global survey on the state of wellness in the workplace. Everyone who works, please take it—and give us your insight on the positive and less healthy aspects of your job, and whether your company offers any wellness programs.
A STRIKING STAT
A “heavy” reality: In the U.S., adults who are obese (67.6 million) now outnumber those who are overweight (65.2 million).
– Washington University School of Medicine, June 2015
Must-Reads from the Wellness World (Week of August 5, 2015)
We instinctually know that always-on technology is doing something very bad to our bodies and brains, but studies of how hyper-connectivity impacts human behavior are still taking baby steps. This article details what happened when 35 CEOs were taken out into the Moroccan desert and totally cut off from their devices. The neuroscientists who observed them saw “life-changing” transformations, from improved memory and more efficient sleep to deeper friendships and even better posture…
The Evolution of Alternative Medicine
“Back in the 1990s, the word ‘alternative’ was a synonym for hip and forward-thinking. There was alternative music and alternative energy; there were even high-profile alternative (U.S.) presidential candidates like Ross Perot and Ralph Nader. And that was the decade when doctors started to realize just how many Americans were using alternative medicine…”
The Relentless Pursuit of Happiness
“The influence of the field of ‘happiness economics’ is growing. Many corporations now employ ‘chief happiness officers,’ and mood-tracking personal devices are gaining in popularity. But some say quantifying happiness only leads to anxiety, as individuals can’t ‘achieve’ what is an inherently elusive feeling. Plus, all the data collected on human emotions can be used for more targeted marketing, or manipulation.” Four major authors and economists square off on whether happiness is really a healthy goal for society.
