NewsWrap: Natural immune boosters include optimism
Vitamins, minerals, aromatherapy and a positive outlook are recommended as natural immune boosters to avoid Covid-19 symptoms.
NewsWrap: Empathy research key to solving antisocial disorders; fasting works
Greater health and happiness may lie in better understanding our biology for circadian rhythms, midlife crises and neural activity behind empathy.
NewsWrap: Demand for plant-based products powering many industries, with medicinal market projected at $5 trillion by 2050
Modern society is going back to nature to avoid chemicals, processed food and unsustainable materials for all aspects of life, and plant-based products spurring innovation and growth.
NewsWrap: The irony of workplace wellness and self-care profiteering
Workplace wellness is great, but are companies addressing the causes of job-related stress? And does “self-care” need to be expensive, or is retail taking advantage of the concept?
NewsWrap: Friendship improves health, mobile phones harmful, Barbie goes mindful
Valentine’s Day is no longer just for romantic partners, but those for whom you hold affection. Today has been dubbed Palentine’s, Galentine’s and Malentine’s to celebrate friends. (Even more names have been assigned by the cheeky London Underground crew at @AllOnTheBoard!) And friendship deserves to be celebrated because the latest research shows that it promotes health and wellbeing.
NewsWrap: Coronavirus, GOOP, and satanic pregnancies
Perspective on this week’s news on the coronavirus epidemic, the inanity of GOOP’s latest sell-out product, and media sensationalism.
Mind-body-spirit disciplines on growth track as people seek to improve quality of life
Society is continuing to shift attitudes and behaviours toward holistic wellbeing, and just-released evidence shows it’s both a bottom-up and top-down movement. Concepts and practices previously juxtaposed as incongruous – such as Eastern and Western medical practices, the interplay between mind and matter, science versus spirituality, or modern technology and ancient wisdom – are increasingly being embraced by the public and the health establishment as compatible approaches to wellness.
Podcast with transcript (Ep. 4): On the scene with UK mind-body-spirit wellness leaders
Learn what’s happening in Edinburgh, across Scotland, and in the U.K. in wellness news and trends from those leading the charge. This in-depth episode uncovers hyper-local to global trends, and features interviews with mind-body-spirit leaders Katy Lomas Olusanya of Calm on Canning Street yoga in Edinburgh, Angela Robertson of the Edinburgh Wellbeing Festival, Adrian Boiteux of Holistic Ways Festival, Lynda Hamilton-Parker of Holistic Scotland Magazine, and Lauren Armes of Welltodo Global. Guests also share their favourite practices for (trying to maintain) a holistic lifestyle.
Top 10 “money mindset” insights from creative and intuitive professionals
Highlights from our panel discussion show that getting comfortable charging — and charging enough — money for creative and intuitively led work is a journey for most independent workers.
Podcast (Ep. 3, Part II of II): Valuing professional work that springs from natural gifts
Part II of Episode 3 of The Mindstream Podcast continues the discussion: Creatives and intuitives feel their work is needed, unique and cherished by others, yet misunderstood and undervalued. Half of them admit feeling uncomfortable about valuing their work in monetary terms.