Unless you happen to be a psychologist or economist, you likely have missed a roiling debate on whether our personal level of life satisfaction changes as we age. Psychologists suggest age doesn’t play much of a factor. Economists who study happiness surveys see it quite differently: Happiness is a U-shaped curve that is high inContinue reading “Sense of well-being increases as we get older”
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Brazilian Digital Health Tech Start-up, VivaBem, Partners With Sweden's Leading Telemedicine Provider Doktor.se
VivaBem has over 60,000 users and over 20 corporate clients, and offers two B2B business models for telemedicine services. Bundled product offerings are also available for chronic care management and digital therapeutics, as well as a wide array of built-in health and wellness features, electronic prescriptions, personalized content feed, health risk assessments, gamified challenges withContinue reading “Brazilian Digital Health Tech Start-up, VivaBem, Partners With Sweden's Leading Telemedicine Provider Doktor.se”
Obese children more prone to anxiety, depression and shortening of life
Two studies published in the journals PLOS Medicine and BMC Medicine in March 2020 show that obesity in childhood is linked to a higher risk of future anxiety, depression, and death in early adult life compared to children in the general population. This could shape efforts to detect specific risk factors that predispose children to obesity and thus preventContinue reading “Obese children more prone to anxiety, depression and shortening of life”
Top health & fitness apps to base your research on
If you’re going to develop the next big health, fitness, or recipe app — you’ll first need to learn from what’s already out there. Learning about what these apps are doing right is an essential part of your early app development research. https://southfloridareporter.com/building-a-health-fitness-or-recipe-app-start-with-solid-research/
The Wellness Industry in Numbers
Here is some data to make us think – and do business! The global wellness economy was a $4.5 trillion market in 2018. https://globalwellnessinstitute.org/press-room/statistics-and-facts/
3 Keys To Creating An Impactful Well-Being Program
If the PwC study confirms anything, it’s that well-being impacts organizational outcomes such as employee retention and overall team effectiveness. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2020/03/06/three-keys-to-creating-an-impactful-well-being-program/