All careers are elongating with ageing. How can we best prepare?
Tourism/Wellness Tourism Industries Could Do a Better Job Communicating Their Economic & Social Impact
Also, employment and community building are significant.
Study: Disrupted Body Clock Linked to Mood Disorders
A new study found that people with a disrupted body clock had higher rates of major depression and more mood instability.
Global Wellness Day Coming to 4,000 Locations in 100 Countries on June 9
Cities, hotels and community centers will offer family-friendly activities—whether Tai Chi classes or junior chef challenges.
Unstoppable Trend: Sugar Taxes and Healthier Drinks
A must-watch global wellness issue: the continued march of sugar taxes. The UK sugar tax came into effect last Friday (April 6). It will be levied on manufacturers of soft drinks: those that contain 5 grams of sugar per 100 ml will pay 18p a litre as a opposed to 24p a litre for those that have more than 8 grams of sugar per 100 ml.
New Report: Wellness in the Age of the Smartphone
The GWI’s Digital Wellness Initiative just released a new research paper: Wellness in the Age of the Smartphone. The authors, leaders from medicine, hospitality, economics and technology, examine the mounting research on how technology is negatively impacting sleep, obesity, mental health, relationships, safety and productivity. Smartphones may only be a decade old, but their increasingly profound impact on human life and culture, they argue, needs to be a greater research and policy focus. They suggest ways forward…
