Celebrate Global Wellness Day 2023!

Join millions across the globe to celebrate Global Wellness Day Saturday, June 10, 2023 Global Wellness Day (GWD) is gearing up for its 12th annual celebration on June 10 with the theme #DanceMagenta, and the Global Wellness Summit invites you to join in this global movement. Visit the GWD site to learn more. Two ways to support GWD! Help set the tone for a day of…

Massage Makes Me Happy Initiative Trends for 2023

Massage Makes Me Happy Initiative 2023 Trends The Massage Makes Me Happy Initiative Trend reminds us that massage can serve as a beneficial modality for new health and wellness challenges. TREND 1: Anxiety and Depression Anxiety and depression are on the rise for both clients and practitioners.  Moreover, anxiety and depression can affect anyone and manifest differently in each person.  However, there are ways to…

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Health Coaching as a Promising Antidote for Burnout

Health Coaching as a Promising Antidote for Burnout By Maria Carolina B. Tuma Body and mind have never been apart. In the last 30 years, the biological interactions between them have been studied by psychoneuroimmunology, an area of ​​research that investigates the multidirectional relationships between emotions or thoughts and physiological responses, integrated by mediators of the neurological, endocrine, and immune systems. Under this multidisciplinary approach –…

Must-reads from the Wellness World (May 31st, 2023)

Celebrities are talking openly about menopause. Why won’t the healthcare industry?Social media is fueling enthusiasm for new weight loss drugs. Are regulators watching?– Salon, May 21, 2023   The public discourse around menopause has dramatically improved, thanks partly to outspoken celebrities helping to change the paradigm. But all women desperately need more healthcare resources for menopause: affordable, effective, and widely available therapies and educational resources. We…

TCM Herb, Astragalus, Protects Heart Attack Patients Better Than Current Drugs

A new study from Newcastle University-UK found that heart attack patients treated with a compound derived from a plant long used in traditional Chinese medicine, astragalus, experienced significantly reduced inflammation (up to 62%, and 30% more than with traditional anti-inflammatory medications.) Patients also experienced less chest and joint pains. Unlike current post-heart-attack treatments, the herbal treatment not only did not compromise patients’ immune systems, it actually…