Russia’s Aggression Stoking a Global Food Crisis and Major ‘Wellbeing Inequality’ Issue By Thierry Malleret, economist Russia’s aggression is stoking a major global food crisis which hurts disproportionately the poorest nations and the poorest people. The conflict is constraining production and supplies in the Black Sea breadbasket region (which accounts for about a quarter of all grain trades) and is wreaking havoc on food and…
Asia’s $1.5 Trillion Wellness Economy Shrank the Least During the Pandemic   The GWI’s recent research report ranks 150 countries by their annual wellness spend. It also measures every global region’s spend and recent growth rates. The report finds that Asia-Pacific is the world’s largest wellness market ($1.5 trillion), followed by North America ($1.3 trillion) and Europe ($1.1 trillion). Asia’s wellness market simply has the…
Celebrating Deborah Szekely: 100 Years Young Dubbed “the mother of wellness” and a “wellness guru,” Deborah Szekely is a true pioneer in the wellness industry. We invite you to join us in celebrating her vibrant 100th birthday. “I am excited to celebrate my friend and mentor, Deborah Szekely’s 100th birthday with her on May 3, 2022 at Rancho la Puerta, which she co-founded in…
Authored by Renee Moorefield, member of the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) Advisory Board and CEO of Wisdom Works Group HOW DO WE ALLOT RESOURCES TO ELEVATE WELLNESS FOR ALL? This question is at the heart of health equity. As Healthy People 2030 defines it, health equity is the attainment of the highest level of health for all people. Achieving health equity means “valuing everyone equally with…
Rejuvenation of woman’s skin could tackle diseases of ageing–BBC News, April 8, 2022 Cambridge United Kingdom (UK) researchers have rejuvenated a 53-year-old woman’s skin cells so they are the equivalent of a 23-year-old’s—and they believe that they can do the same thing with other tissues in the body, to develop treatments for age-related diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and neurological disorders. The technology is…
Psychedelics have shown promise in treating diverse mental health disorders, but exactly how they rewire the mind remains a mystery. A small 2022 study from Imperial College in London provides some answers. Patients with severe depression were given either psilocybin or a popular antidepressant (escitalopram). The researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging to measure brain activity pre-dose and three weeks after. The results were enlightening:…
