The 2022 Global Wellness Trends Report Is Here

Every year, the GWS releases its annual wellness trends report, illustrating the new directions in wellness that the organization believes will have the most meaningful impact on the industry and people worldwide. In this 110-page in-depth report, experts identify 10 wellness trends: from a new soil-focused and survivalist wellness—to the men’s body image crisis and women’s health research gap finally getting addressed—to the rise of the wellness metaverse, certified wellness coaches, urban wellness playgrounds, and healthier senior living models.
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GWI Ranks 150 Countries by Wellness Market Size

The nonprofit GWI released today The Global Wellness Economy: Country Rankings report, the first research to measure the wellness economies of 150 nations. It’s packed with information on national wellness markets from average wellness spend per capita to the wellness market’s contribution to each nation’s overall economy. The US ($1.2 trillion), China ($683 billion) and Japan ($304 billion) are the world’s largest wellness economies; Switzerland, Iceland and the US rank first for wellness spending per capita–where consumers spend over $3,600 a year.
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BBC Call for Stories – Deadline February 25

Simon Shelley, Vice President Programme Partnerships at BBC StoryWorks, joined the broadcast today to share more information about the stories they are seeking to produce a first-of-its-kind film series about the world of wellness in collaboration with GWI. Simon said, “BBC StoryWorks is thrilled to be exploring the true meaning of wellness through human-centric stories of those seeking holistic health for both themselves and the wider society. We hope to bring a new comprehension of wellness to our global audiences, and start a deeper conversation about integrated, personalized health. We are especially glad to be working alongside the Global Wellness Institute on this project and will benefit greatly from their expertise.”
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This week’s Global Wellness Summit Podcast, “Living a Vibrant and Healthy Post-Menopausal Life,” is a conversation with the founders of Alloy– a new telehealth company addressing the healthcare needs of women over 40 – that just received a $3.3 million seed funding round from healthcare venture capital funds.

Host Kim Marshall goes in depth about narrowing the research & solution gender gap (a topic in Trend #6 from the new Global Wellness Trends Report) with Alloy’s Medical Advisor, OBGYN, Dr. Sharon Malone. Dr. Malone, the wife of former Attorney General Eric Holder, also shares her family’s remarkable, decades-long history in this country’s civil rights movement, a fascinating story we honor during Black History Month.
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