November’s Wellness Moonshot: Embrace Water

Every aspect of our being fully alive relies on the precious resource of water. It’s the most important thing we consume, as the primary building block for our cells; it’s integral to many human faiths and spiritualities, and since ancient times, diverse hydrotherapies have been used to manage pain and stress and boost energy, sleep and immunity. Read the tips on how to more fully…

US Millennials’ Health Declining Faster than Gen X – And Will Make Them Poorer

We call millennials the “wellness generation,” as they’ve embraced everything from boutique fitness to organic food in unprecedented ways. But a new study from massive health insurance company Blue Cross Blue Shield reveals that US millennials are seeing a scary increase in chronic health problems. Depression surged 31 percent, and hypertension jumped 16 percent from 2014–2017, while high cholesterol and tobacco use also spiked. Millennials…

Thierry Malleret on the WeWork Debacle and Lessons for the Wellness World

MONTHLY BAROMETER – WELLNESS EDITION MONTHLY BAROMETER: In the wake of Uber and several other disappointing tech IPOs, the WeWork debacle marks the end of the golden age of unfettered tech growth. Its failure to go public and a valuation that bombed from $47 billion to $8 billion in a week brings this thought to mind: Tech narratives have the power to lure investors desperate…

Must-Reads from the Wellness World (Week of November 19, 2019)

Self-Partnered: The Sudden, Surprising Rise of the Single Positivity Movement – The Guardian, November 6, 2019 This is a new trend largely led by women: More and more people are throwing off outdated stigmas and embracing a happy life on their own, calling it “self-partnered.” An increasing number of “single-positive” people are rejecting the notion that true love is the only path to happiness and…

New GWI Initiative Supports UN Sustainable Development Goal No. 3 “Good Health & Wellbeing”

The GWI has just announced a new initiative that supports the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Initiative, and it will focus squarely on goal No. 3, which seeks to eradicate—or significantly improve—the number of people suffering from a wide range of preventable diseases by 2030. The Initiative chair is Jean-Guy de Gabriac, founder of the successful annual World Wellness Weekend; the vice-chair is Gareth…