Authored by Renee Moorefield, member of the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) Advisory Board and CEO of Wisdom Works Group HOW DO WE ALLOT RESOURCES TO ELEVATE WELLNESS FOR ALL? This question is at the heart of health equity. As Healthy People 2030 defines it, health equity is the attainment of the highest level of health for all people. Achieving health equity means “valuing everyone equally with…
Authored by Renee Moorefield, member of the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) Advisory Board and CEO of Wisdom Works Group Effective planning is essential to leading wellness. It allows you to create an inspiring Wellness Moonshot vision—whether for your country, company, community, or yourself—plus, prepare clear strategies and actions for achieving your wellness goals. When you use wellness planning for the earliest years of life, it…
Cold showers, hot saunas and the new way to tame stress–The Wall Street Journal, March 14, 2022 A growing body of research indicates that short intermittent bouts of stress (called hormetic stress)—such as hot and cold experiences, high-intensity exercise, and intermittent fasting—can strengthen your ability to withstand chronic stress during tough times. Researchers such as Dr. Elissa Epel at the University of California, San Francisco…
Authored by Renee Moorefield, member of the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) Advisory Board and CEO of Wisdom Works Group WHAT DOES “REFLECT” MEAN TO YOU? That was my first question to Victor Koo during our recent dialogue about The Wellness Moonshot: A World Free of Preventable Disease. And who better to ask than a dynamic wellness leader? Victor has dedicated his life and career to advancing…
6 trends that define the future of health and wellness–World Economic Forum, February 15, 2022 The pandemic has made people more health conscious and willing to embrace wellness (when they can afford it). A recent IPSOS survey sheds interesting light on how wellbeing will change in a post-COVID world and the trends that will impact it: (1) an aging population; (2) more virtual healthcare; (3)…
Our attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen–The Guardian,January 2, 2022 Social media and many other facets of modern life are destroying our ability to concentrate. Our capacity to pay attention is under attack and at the breaking point, but while we still can, we need to reclaim our minds. In this extract from the just-published Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention, author Johann Hari argues…
