Wellness and Wellbeing

why cbd

Why Is CBD Everywhere?

Why CBD? Health consumer know what ails them. Increasingly, they are taking health matters into their own hands… for better or worse. The New York Times article Why Is CBD Everywhere? gives a long overview of what CBD is and how it differs from the hallucinogenic found in marijuana. Is does an even better job of […]

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global wellness economy

Wellness Now a $4.2 Trillion Global Industry – Global Wellness Institute

2017 Global Wellness Economy Not only should we think of health holistically, instead of reactive disease management, we need to think about a global wellness economy. Just as healthcare must move beyond the walls of a clinic, wellness is not limited to the borders of a country. When we broaden our thinking to encompass wellness

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sophrology

This Mind-Body Technique Is France’s Best-Kept Secret For Reducing Stress

Sophrology Sophrology seems to be a growing mindfulness practice in many parts of Europe. It is even making a start in the US. Mindfulness practices are wonderful additions to our healthcare. Whether for prevention, balance, or even treatment these millennia-old practices still work. Sophrology is only a few decades old, by comparison, but has capture

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Mount Sinai’s wellness lab

I was a guinea pig at Mount Sinai’s wellness lab of the future

Mount Sinai’s Wellness Lab Mount Sinai’s wellness lab has the right idea… transform healthcare by focusing on healthy people and working to keep them that way. Over 80% of “healthcare” dollars in the US go to chronic illnesses. The vast majority of those chronic illnesses are preventable and even reversible… but not with the current

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Health Care Marketing Tips

Seven Key Health Care Marketing Tips To Impact And Alter Consumer Behavior

Health Care Marketing Tips Among the anti-septic smell and scrub uniforms, we sometimes forget that 80% or more of our health is determined outside clinical practice. For those physicians, nurses, dentists, optometrists, home health agencies, physical therapists, nutritionists, acupuncturists, massage therapists, yoga studios and hundreds more who want to be more involved in patient /

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How Can I Help

How Can I Help?

How Can I Help? NBC’s newest medical drama, New Amsterdam, will debut tonight (Sept 25, 2018) at 10:00 PM (9:00 Central). It is about a doctor who is forcing a hospital to treat people instead of treating health insurance companies or playing to the media. This supposedly radical change in healthcare  is saddening and frustrating.  For

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Luxury Hotels Carve Out Wellness Enclaves For Health-Conscious Travelers

Luxury Wellness It just seems a bit silly that we think of wellness or well-being as a luxury. This really should be the normal state of things. Health should be the norm. Following the Kano model this luxury wellness that we now associate with elite hotels may well be the norm.  Until then let’s consider

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