According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, wearing fitness-tracking technology actually resulted in less weight loss than not wearing the technology.
Loneliness is a serious wellness crisis
It is one of the great ironies of our era that, although we are now constantly digitally “connected,” Western societies are now suffering a serious epidemic of loneliness. Read about how loneliness is a predictor of early death – and how governments are starting to take action.
UK Weakens its Fight Against Childhood Obesity
A step backward in governments’ ongoing march to fight obesity: the UK just weakened its long-awaited strategy against childhood obesity by making the reduction in sugar in children’s foods a “suggestion” rather than mandatory.
Preview the GWI’s Career Development Initiative’s New Programs
The GWI’s Global Career Development Initiative, launched in 2012, revolves around three programs that address the spa and wellness industry’s “Achilles’ heel”: the need for more well trained staff!
Study: Acupuncture, Yoga, Massage and Tai Chi Show Evidence for Pain Management
A new review of clinical trials from 1966-2016, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, shows that a variety of complementary health approaches, including acupuncture, yoga, massage, tai chi and meditation hold promise for managing various types of pain.
Must-Reads from the Wellness World (Week of September 20, 2016)
How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat – The New York Times, September 12, 2016
Just-released historical documents expose that the sugar industry paid scientists in the 1960s to play down the link between sugar and heart disease, and promote saturated fat as the culprit instead. An academic recently unearthed the sugar industry documents, suggesting that five decades of research into the role of nutrition and heart disease – including many of today’s dietary recommendations – may have been largely shaped by the sugar industry.
