The Path Toward a Metabolic Health Revolution–McKinsey report Their new report explores how the advent of GLP-1s has brought the treatment of obesity to the forefront of public attention. Nearly 900 million adults globally are living with obesity, a substantial risk factor for at least 20 diseases/conditions. The rise of GLP-1s is shifting the discussion of obesity from an intractable issue to a treatable medical…
Nightmares Linked to Rapid Biological Aging and Early Death A 2025 study from Imperial College London, analyzing 183,000 adults and 2,400 children, found that those who had bad dreams once a week or more had shorter telomeres, associated with faster cellular aging. They also found that those who experienced regular nightmares were three times more likely to die before the age of 70 compared with those who did not––concluding…
The Wellness Generational Shift: The Young Value Wellbeing Over Wealth By Thierry Malleret, economist The unprecedented emphasis that younger generations place on wellbeing is a major paradigm shift, and one that suggests a very bright future for the wellness industry. All over the world, and especially in higher-income countries, younger gens have an appreciation very different from their parents of what success looks like. In…
Wellness Policies Can Combat Loneliness By Tonia Callender, GWI research fellow  Too often, those who experience loneliness and isolation suffer in silence and hesitate to ask for help. Physicians and psychologists have raised growing concerns about the lasting consequences of this trend. Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) Commission on Social Connection released its global report, From Loneliness to Social Connection, which highlights the…
Death is a universal experience, yet many people today arrive at the end of life unprepared – emotionally, practically, and spiritually. Over the past century, dying has gradually moved from the comfort of home into hospitals and other medical institutions. While advances in medicine have extended life, they’ve also contributed to a growing sense of detachment from the natural process of dying. Many of us…
Designed for a better life: How Electrolux is redefining wellness at home Presented by Global Wellness Institute. This content was produced for Electrolux by BBC StoryWorks as part of the In Pursuit of Wellness series presented by the Global Wellness Institute (GWI). For more than 100 years, Electrolux, a global leader in household technology, has championed social change by designing appliances that aimed to liberate people…
