With the launch of the GWI’s Wellness Moonshot: A World Free of Preventable Disease, and in light of World Health Day on April 7, Skin. Inc. magazine tapped the GWI and their medical partner, Richard Carmona, M.D., 17th Surgeon General of the United States, for concrete ways that people can challenge themselves to make a difference in world heath – from “think women” to “be social.”
Japan’s snow monkeys are famed for soaking in natural hot springs. And a new study from Kyoto University shows that the monkeys’ stress hormones declined significantly when they were bathing. There appears to be evidence of not just physical – but social – value of thermal bathing for these macaques: the higher-ranking monkeys spent more time in the pools.
On Monday, April 23 at the Arabian Travel Market, the Global Wellness Institute will present its second annual edition of the Wellness Symposium, a lineup of a dozen-plus experts in tourism and hospitality that will explore eye-opening new wellness tourism trends – including the shift from “experiential” to “transformative” wellness travel, and how travelers now seek life-changing journeys versus disconnected itineraries, classes and treatments. Attendees will also be able to see many wellness trends first-hand, with a fun “wellness playground.” theme.
Self-Care Apps Are Booming – TechCrunch, April 2, 2018
Millennials are obsessed with self-care and wellness, and new reports show that it’s paying off for the makers of digital wellness apps. The category is now seeing serious growth: For instance, in Q1 2018, the top 10 grossing self-care apps in the U.S. earned $27 million in worldwide revenue, with Headspace, Calm and 10% Happier being the top three.
The global economy is humming along at its fastest rate since 2011. However, a fast-expanding economy is not necessarily good news for every segment of the wellness industry. For instance, companies whose cost structure is heavily dependent on labor costs (resorts, spas, hotels) will likely have their margins squeezed as the economy grows.
Economists have long found that a major diet discrepancy exists between rich and poor, with the former eating healthier because they buy more fruits, vegetables and proteins. Most have argued that that’s because of the cost and availability of healthy foods, but a new academic paper on nutritional inequality shows that culture and habits, especially where you live, may play a much bigger role in unhealthy eating than previously thought.
