Mental wellness is neither a modern concept nor a new practice. Since the beginning of civilization, humans have sought out ways to understand and improve ourselves, to find wholeness and happiness, to comprehend and cope with life’s mysteries, to work toward a moral good, and to please the gods. Over the last 50–60 years, many of these efforts have come to be associated with the…
The Big Money Is Going Vegan–New York Times, May 18, 2021Alternative dairy company Oatly’s successful IPO exemplifies the changes in consumer preferences that are reshaping the food business. The stunning rise of the producer of dairy substitutes shows that it’s no longer enough for food to taste good and be healthy—it needs to be good for the planet as well. Can the established big food players…
Celebrate Wellness Worldwide and Discover The Wellness Moonshot: China No one person or organization will create a world free of preventable disease alone. It will take all of us. As a wellness leader, please extend an invitation to your friends, family and colleagues to join you at the GWI’s next Full Moon Celebration on Wednesday, May 26, at 10 AM ET. Our special guest will be GWI…
The Wellness Moonshot: : A World Free of Preventable Disease extends to health professionals who guide patients to use wellness as part of healing illness and disease, corporate executives who integrate wellness at work to elevate the employee experience, parents and educators who teach children wellness as a foundation for learning, and the many others who bring wellness to their homes and communities. “Extend a…
In Move to be Well: The Global Economy of Physical Activity, GWI estimated that physical activity is an $828.2 billion market, one of the largest sectors within the $4.5 trillion wellness economy. Consumers spent $367.7 billion on participating in various types of recreational physical activities in 2018 ($109 billion on fitness, $230 billion on sports and active recreation, and $29 billion on mindful movement). In…
Our mental health crashed in 2020. Recovery could take years–CNET, May 2, 2021 COVID-19, lockdowns and financial pressures have inflicted emotional wounds around the world. In the US, anxiety and depression jumped 200% in 2020; in the UK, 31% of people reported depression severe enough to justify “high-intensity psychological support.” Harvard researchers argue that mental health issues rose in a third of the global population, noting:…
