Massage Makes Me Healthy and Happy Initiative 2025 Trends TREND 1: Massage Fosters Overall Wellness People receive massage therapy for many reasons. But according to a new study—the largest and most comprehensive ever conducted on the subject—the prevalence of visits to massage therapists is higher than one might have imagined, and the reasons may be surprising. In this study, using data from more than 27,000…
Hormonal Wellness Initiative 2025 Trends Alongside the efforts to promote greater female inclusion and investigation comes an emphasis on self-help and peer support. FemTech and artificial intelligence advancements reinforce these general trends. TREND 1: Calling Out Medical Misogyny Healthcare research, teachings, and practices have long ignored female health. Women are subjected to painful investigations about reproductive (hormonal) health—with treatment protocols based on male symptoms—and are…
Workplace Wellbeing Initiative 2025 Trends The modern workplace requires a strategic approach to wellbeing. This means moving beyond a scattered menu of programs to embed wellbeing into an organization’s culture. Such efforts position workforce wellbeing as a strategic business priority rather than a reactive response to a specific challenge. Leading organizations are integrating wellbeing into governance and policies, leadership training, and workflows and operating practices.…
How Sustainability & Health-First Design Are Transforming Real Estate PART OF THE “BLUEPRINTS OF WELLBEING” WEBINAR SERIES Wednesday, April 9, 12-1pm ET REGISTER TODAY What makes wellness real estate tick, and more importantly, how do we measure it? In the next edition of Blueprints of Well-Being, two leaders in the field will discuss the science and design of wellness in the built environment. David Darlington…
A large new study has reexamined the longstanding environment-vs-heredity debate, and came down firmly in the environment camp. Based on robust medical data from 490,000-plus people, all registered with the UK Biobank, the researchers studied the influence of genetics and over 100 environmental and lifestyle factors on the risk of 22 diseases that make up most of the major causes of death. They analyzed 25 environmental and behavioral…
British Vogue article by Rosamund Dean and Morgan Fargo, “HRV Is The Health Metric You’re Not Tracking (But Should Be)” shares important advice from HRV expert Marco Altini, PhD Thanks for sharing this, Health & Human Performance Foundation Link to article: https://www.vogue.co.uk/beauty/article/hrv-wellbeing “What is HRV?” “A person’s heart rate variability refers to the way in which their heart changes its rhythm with each beat. A…
