Summit Trend in the News: J-Wellness Has Japan dodged the COVID-19 bullet? – Channel News Asia Though there is no clear evidence for the low death rate in Japan, experts suggest it could be the Japanese culture that has helped: “Mask-wearing, removing shoes, bowing not shaking hands, low obesity levels, and even consuming certain foods have all been advanced as possible cultural reasons for the…
TREND: ORGANIZED RELIGION JUMPS INTO WELLNESS More religious organizations and ministry leaders are incorporating a wide range of health and fitness modalities—from Ramadan bootcamps to Catholic Pilates classes. By Rina Raphael Millennials often refer to their gym as “church,” and now that could be taken literally. A growing number of religious institutions, nonprofit organizations and ministry leaders are incorporating a wide range of health and…
Summit Trend in the News: Organized Religion Jumps into Wellness Renewed faith: Finding solace in spirituality (during Coronavirus) – Wunderman Thompson COVID-19 has closed churches, mosques and temples worldwide, but it’s certainly not stopped people from seeking solace in prayer and meditation. Looks at the data on how more people are praying more; how religious leaders are getting into public health; how churches are “streaming…
TREND: THE FERTILITY BOOM As both women and men take ownership of their reproductive health, reproductive assistance, once deemed a luxury, is becoming a crucial part of healthcare. By Rina Raphael In the past few years, what was once hushed about in doctors’ offices is now openly discussed. Fertility has entered the mainstream conversation as numerous celebrities—Chrissy Teigen, Kim Kardashian, even Mark Zuckerberg—publicly share their…
Summit Trend in the News: The Fertility Boom The Rise of Fertility Start-ups – New York Times The fertility tech market is expanding fast, and this looks at the landscape, from companies like Modern Fertility and EverlyWell, selling at-home fertility-testing kits for women; Dadi, providing sperm testing and freezing; or Kindbody, making the egg-freezing process transparent. While many of the technologies used aren’t especially new…
TREND: IN WELLNESS WE TRUST People increasingly want to separate the wellness wheat from the chaff, and more resources and platforms will help them do it. By Richard Panek “Nonsense[1].” “A false antidote[2].” “Snake oil[3].” Google “wellness,” and these pejoratives might be among the first adjectives you’ll find. And not without reason. Years of baseless claims about pseudo-scientific products have blurred the distinctions between legitimate…
Summit Trend in the News— In Wellness We Trust: The Science Behind the Industry Integrative Considerations during the COVID-19 Pandemic – Explore Given the high interest in integrative strategies to augment public health measures to prevent COVID-19 infection, a review of medical studies from the University of Arizona analyzes some science-backed wellness strategies to consider. The researchers state strongly up front that there are no…
TREND: WELLNESS MUSIC From the music industry pivoting to “wellness” music to new technologies that capture our biometric data to create personalized, healing soundscapes—music is undergoing a sudden wellness transformation. By Beth McGroarty We all self-medicate through music: We’ve all got our “I’m stressed” or “I need energy” playlists. But most people don’t fully grasp just how much they depend on music to manage their…
Summit Trend in the News: Wellness Music Breathe in, now breathe out: how musicians are embracing guided meditations – Guardian We could all do with some spiritual healing now, but especially the music industry, with all the canceled concerts and idle musicians. Now more artists, such as RZA from Wu-Tang Clan, are creating guided meditation -meditative musicmashups to help us find some inner peace. The…
TREND—MENTAL WELLNESS AND TECHNOLOGY: RETHINKING THE RELATIONSHIP Mental tech health, via virtual care, wearables, chatbots and other futuristic innovations, is moving mainstream to support the 450 million individuals currently struggling. By Rina Raphael Mental health is moving far beyond the psychiatrist’s couch. Technological advancement has pushed digital therapeutics to the forefront of convenience—in people’s pockets, on their laptops, and even within Facebook messenger. And with…
