2023 G3T Global Thermal Think Tank Tour of New Zealand and Australian Geothermal Springs June 21-30, 2023
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…
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…
The War on Obesity Heats Up: Big Food Drives Problem, Big Pharma Cashes In By Solving It
The War on Obesity Heats Up: Big Food Drives Problem, Big Pharma Cashes In By Solving It By Thierry Malleret, economist The war on obesity is now ramping up, with new research estimating that the global cost will be a crippling $4 trillion by 2035. Telling: Novo Nordisk, the maker of obesity drug Wegovy, has seen such huge recent sales that it just overtook Nestlé…
