7 in 10 people<\/strong> globally report they are struggling mentally\u2013and stress, worry and sadness reached record highs in 2020 (Gallup, 2021). Major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders increased 28% and 26% in 2020, globally (tens of millions more cases)\u2013World Health Organization, 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe Medical Evidence for Wellness Approaches<\/h4>\n
People typically imagine that scientific evidence only sides with traditional medicine (i.e., drugs and procedures). And certainly, far more clinical studies (and funding for them) have been devoted to conventional clinical and pharmaceutical approaches. But medical professionals increasingly agree there is hard evidence for many integrative\/alternative therapies and mind-body approaches. And all informed providers agree that physical activity, healthy nutrition, sleep, stress-reduction and attitude changes have an enormous impact on health.<\/p>\n
Global Wellness Institute research shows that wellness is a $4.4 trillion global economy (2021), which includes 11 sectors: 1) beauty and personal care, 2) healthy eating, nutrition and weight loss, 3) physical activity, 4) wellness tourism, 5) traditional & complementary medicine, 6) public health, prevention and personalized medicine, 7) wellness real estate 8) mental wellness, 9) spas, 10) workplace wellness, and 11) thermal\/mineral springs.<\/p>\n
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