On Oct. 9, the Global Wellness Institute launched a “Wellness Moonshot” – whose mission is a world free of preventable disease. Top medical leaders spoke on what’s most needed to achieve this ambitious but critical goal. Dr. Andrew Weil argued that because it all comes down to lifestyle change, we simply must do more to make those changes easier: for instance, the cheapest, most available food right now is the least healthy…that must change. Dr. Michael Roizen of the Cleveland Clinic noted that to achieve the moonshot we need a serious change in the medical reimbursement model: preventative wellness needs to be rewarded more, or at least equally, to illness care.
Infographic: The History of Workplace Well-being
The first of the GWI’s Wellness at Work Initiative’s new infographics on workplace wellness.
Must-Reads from the Wellness World (Week of October 25, 2017)
Does Eating Right Protect You From Air Pollution? – The New York Times, October 19, 2017
The answer seems to be yes. According to the author of “An Epidemic of Absence: A New Way of Understanding Allergies and Autoimmune Disease,” new research indicates that Mediterranean-like diets (lots of fruits, vegetables, fish, whole grains and nuts) may protect the body against the ravages of air pollution – a growing global threat. How this works is not fully understood, but it seems that such a diet blunts the effects of air pollution “not by shielding the body directly like a mask, but by helping our bodies to cope with the insult”.
Microplastic Contamination: The Next Big Story in Pollution (and Wellness)
VIEW ALL BRIEF POSTS MONTHLY BAROMETER – WELLNESS EDITION By Thierry Malleret, economist Microplastic contamination is going to be the next big story in pollution… and have a profound impact on wellness. A new study based on global tap water samples has revealed that 83 percent of samples are contaminated with plastic fibers. The U.S. has the highest contamination rate, at 83 percent, followed by…
Backlash from a Mass Tourism Crisis
VIEW ALL BRIEF POSTS By Thierry Malleret, economist Travel and tourism is growing at a faster rate than GDP and, over the next few years, the industry will expand dramatically with the arrival of international travelers from fast-growing economies (China, India, etc.). This, in turn, raises the issue of what will happen with those places already crumbling under the weight of mass tourism. In the…
Wellness Evidence Study: Expressive Writing Helps Chronic Worriers Perform Better
VIEW ALL BRIEF POSTS A new study from Michigan State University revealed that for chronic worriers, simply writing about your feelings can help you perform better on an upcoming stressful task. Researchers measured participants’ brain activity, and it’s the first neural evidence for the benefits of expressive writing, which takes the edge off of brains so that people can perform tasks with a ‘cooler head.’…
