Scrutiny of Wellness Products & Approaches Intensifies in Coronavirus Age

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…

Wellness Watchdogs on Prowl in Age of COVID-19

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…

Nutrition & Healthy Eating Takeaways

Nutrition & Healthy Eating Collaboration Takeaways The Global Wellness Collaborations bring industry leaders together in meaningful dialogue to share ideas and best practices for navigating the COVID-19 crisis around a specific industry segment. Topic: Nutrition & Healthy Eating Date of Discussion:  April 9, 2020 Countries/Regions Represented: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Korea, Latvia, Mexico, The Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand,…

Wellness Master Class: Danny Friedland

Wellness Master Class Danny Friedland: Leading Consciously in Times of Stress In the Global Wellness Summit’s second Wellness Master Class, Danny Friedland, MD, leadership trainer, coach and author, explained why now more than ever, wellness industry leaders must stay purposefully connected to their colleagues and their community. During his Master Class on “Leading Consciously in Times of Stress,” Dr. Friedland offered concrete strategies to address…

E25: Wellness Innovation + GWS 2020 with Amir Alroy

GWS Podcast Episode 25 Wellness Innovation: Looking Forward to Global Wellness Summit 2020 with Amir Alroy from Welltech1 Amir Alroy is a wellness expert who leverages years of business and technology experience to invest in and accelerate wellness start-ups in Israel through Welltech1, as well as the founder and CEO of Cloud 9 Wellness Clubs, exclusive professional personal training clubs in Israel. Not only that,…

Beauty & Personal Care Takeaways

Beauty & Personal Care Collaboration Takeaways The Global Wellness Collaborations bring industry leaders together in meaningful dialogue to share ideas and best practices for navigating the COVID-19 crisis around a specific industry segment. Topic: Beauty & Personal Care Date of Discussion:  April 7, 2020 Countries/Regions Represented: Brazil, Canada, Fiji, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Mexico, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Qatar, UAE,…

E24: Creating a Happy, Healthy & Wealthy Future with Dr. Modi

GWS Podcast Episode 24 Creating a Happy, Healthy, & Wealthy Future Where Everyone Can Live Beyond 100 with Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Modi from Smart Group Bhupendra Kumar Modi — AKA Dr. M — is a global thought leader, a social entrepreneur, and the key architect of the Smart Group, a diversified business conglomerate trying to improve the worlds of mobility, finance, healthcare, entertainment, energy, and…