Mind, Mood, & The Microbiome: A Healthy Gut at Work (& Why It Matters) By Gloria Treister, HHP “All disease starts in the gut.” Hippocrates made this profound statement more than 2,000 years ago, and we are just now beginning to understand how right he was. Research over the past two decades has revealed that gut health is critical to overall health and that an…
WHO study finds almost 1.8 billion adults at risk of illness due to lack of exercise–The Independent UK A new study from World Health Organization researchers found physical inactivity globally has risen by about five percentage points between 2010 and 2022. Overall, nearly a third of adults (31%) do not exercise enough, up from 23% (900 million people) in 2000 and 26% in 2010. Women…
Psilocybin Causes “Massive Changes” in the Network of Neurons in the Brain A small 2024 study from Washington University School of Medicine revealed huge changes in the brain-network patterns of study participants that took a large dose of psilocybin. The effects were so strong that Shan Siddiqi, psychiatric neuroscientist at Harvard School of Medicine, explained that their neural patterns “resembled those of a different person entirely.” Seven…
Extreme Heat: The Threat to Existing and Ambitious, New Wellness Destinations By Thierry Malleret, economist Last month, extreme heat caused the deaths of more than 1,300 pilgrims in Mecca (Saudi Arabia), where temperatures exceeded 120°F. Deadly heat also roasted several countries renowned for their tourism industry and wellness resorts (like Greece), making it unbearable to stay outside or inside without air conditioning – and causing…
First-ever 15-Year Time Series Data for the Global Spa Industry—With Forecast through 2027 While the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) is well known for our comprehensive and rigorous wellness economy data, many may not know that our work began over 15 years ago with a focus on the spa industry. GWI’s lead economists released the very first global spa economy study in 2008. Since that time,…
The inaugural webinar in the “Blueprints of Wellbeing” series, entitled “Making Healthy Places,” took place with the participation of the Global Wellness Institute’s (GWI’s) Wellness Communities & Real Estate Initiative Co-chairs, Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki and Jean-François Garneau. They led a conversation featuring industry leaders and creators of transformative wellness real estate projects. This event aimed to explore innovative approaches to fostering health-oriented environments and engaged various…
