Aesthetic Health Initiative 2024 Trends TREND 1: Psychodermatology and the Holistic Approach to Wellness Will Revolutionize Skin Health The question of how our psychological and physiological states interact to affect the condition of our skin and its appendages (hair, nails) and our general wellbeing continues to gain momentum. In The Anatomy of an Illness (1979), Norman Cousins demonstrated, through his own health experiences and…
Exploring Yoga Therapy Initiative 2024 Trends TREND 1: Recognition of Yoga Therapy as Part of the Modern Healthcare Playbook As evidence-based research continues to validate its benefits, yoga therapy is gaining recognition as a valuable therapeutic discipline focused on health creation and wellbeing. This growing acceptance is fueling its integration into wellness management and self-care programs, including mainstream healthcare systems and teams. There are signs…
World faces “deathly silence” of nature as wildlife disappears, warn experts As technology develops, sound has become an increasingly important way of measuring the health and biodiversity of ecosystems: our forests, soils and oceans all produce their own acoustic signatures. Scientists who use ecoacoustics to measure habitats and species say that quiet is falling across thousands of habitats, as the planet witnesses extraordinary losses in…
World faces “deathly silence” of nature as wildlife disappears, warn experts As technology develops, sound has become an increasingly important way of measuring the health and biodiversity of ecosystems: our forests, soils and oceans all produce their own acoustic signatures. Scientists who use ecoacoustics to measure habitats and species say that quiet is falling across thousands of habitats, as the planet witnesses extraordinary losses in…
Study: Long-Term Success of Weight Loss Drugs Depends on Exercise An important, new study (by the University of Copenhagen, published in The Lancet) of people who used and then quit a weight loss drug revealed that those who exercised while using the drugs kept off far more weight after quitting the medication than people who didn’t work out. Those who had taken the drug without…
With Global Warming Accelerating, “Coolcationing” Will Transform Wellness Travel By Thierry Malleret, economist With key temperature thresholds being repeatedly toppled, there is a growing consensus within the scientific community that global warming is accelerating faster than expected. As a result, the trend of travellers seeking cooler destinations is now gaining important traction. Travel platform Virtuoso reported that 82% of tourists are considering cooler destinations in 2024. Accordingly,…
