Lifestyle Medicine Initiative Trends for 2025

Lifestyle Medicine Initiative 2025 Trends TREND 1: Harnessing Lifestyle Medicine to Combat Physician Burnout Physician burnout is a pressing issue, impacting both healthcare providers’ wellbeing and patient care quality, especially as a physician shortage looms. Programs focused on nutrition, physical activity, stress management, and sleep hygiene aim to improve provider health and resilience, enhancing individual wellbeing and fostering more sustainable, attractive healthcare workplaces.  These lifestyle…

Wellness for Children Initiative Trends for 2025

Wellness for Children Initiative 2025 Trends TREND 1: Teen Activities to Support Mental Health Although time and opportunities for teens to play have decreased, studies continue to show the importance of play for teens. With one in seven 10 to 19-year-olds in the US and one in six five to 16-years-old in the UK experiencing mental health issues (WHO, 2024), developing accessible, inclusive, and safe…

AI Initiative Trends for 2025

AI Initiative 2025 Trends Emerging AI Trends in Human Wellbeing TREND 1: AI-Powered Mental Health Support AI is increasingly augmenting mental health care through chatbots and virtual companions. Schools and workplaces have begun deploying hybrid, human-AI wellbeing chatbots to support those who lack access to counselors. These AI services provide 24/7 text-based support, helping users vent their anxieties or practice difficult conversations in a sympathetic,…

Must-reads of the wellness worlds (March 26th, 2025)

Obesity rates are soaring globally in ‘monumental social failure’, study says–Reuters Rates of obesity and overweight are spiraling, with more than half of adults and almost a third of children/young people set to be affected by 2050, according to a new study published in The Lancet that used data from more than 204 countries. That represents more than 3.8 billion adults and 746 million children…

Cryotherapy Initiative Trends for 2025

Cryotherapy Initiative 2025 Trends TREND 1: Personalized Cryotherapy Treatments Gain Importance Focusing on individual health risks optimizes results, leading to effective prevention, longevity, and performance enhancement through targeted treatments.  Individualization of whole-body cryotherapy treatment should be based on personal factors such as gender, BMI, age and skin type. These should determine the appropriate treatment environment, goals, and thermal adaptation over time.  Different providers offer various…

Aging Well Initiative Trends for 2025

Aging Well Initiative 2025 Trends TREND 1: Creative Aging The creative aging movement is a transformative wellness trend that redefines later life as a period of growth, creativity, cultural contribution, and personal exploration. While older adults have long been involved in arts programming, there is an increasing recognition of the strong connections between creative engagement and overall wellbeing. Creative activities such as painting, music, dance,…