Wellness communities and real estate (built environments designed to support holistic health) were a booming $134 billion sector pre-pandemic, and now it’s a market in overdrive. To meet the need for new insights and research, the GWI just launched an initiative that will explore which elements in community and real estate design and development have the greatest potential to impact human wellness. Initiative co-chairs are…
Heat Therapies (Saunas, Hot Tubs) Offer Some Similar Benefits as Exercise A new meta-review of studies from Coventry University-UK found that heat therapies, such as time in saunas or hot baths, raise core body temp and improve blood flow, leading to benefits that include lower blood pressure, better blood sugar control, better fitness levels, and reduced inflammation—all similar to the effects of moderate exercise such…
Curated by the Global Wellness Institute and Renee Moorefield, member of the GWI Advisory Boardand CEO of Wisdom Works Group. Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.—Albert Schweitzer When it comes to leading wellness, as in our shared pursuit of a world free of preventable disease, being inclusive is perhaps one of our most…
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…
A synchronized global recovery—much stronger than was anticipated just a few months ago—is in the making. This year, barring the emergence of new COVID-19 variants that are vaccine-resistant, the global economy should grow by around 6%. Next year, by 4.4% (IMF forecasts). Industry reports from consultancies and investment banks point to the continued rise of the wellness market at a rate that will exceed (on…
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…
