Austin, TX—Joyful, energized, focused, relaxed...one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, most of us are looking for more of that in our lives. According to a recent survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Whole Foods Market, 85% of respondents would like to take steps to improve their overall ...
In this keynote presentation, Dr. Uma Naidoo, author of This Is Your Brain on Food, draws on cutting-edge research to explain the many ways in which food contributes to our mental health. A Harvard psychiatrist who has studied nutrition and is a trained professional chef, Dr. Uma discusses the connection...
Often seen as a niche market, for those in the know it’s anything but. More than 2.7 billion people game worldwide—in a market estimated to be worth more than $200 billion USD by 2023. As the multi-million prizes for esports grow, a new generation of gamers looking for an edge...
In the early days of my foray into researching how food could possibly be a factor in my three children’s health issues—life-threatening allergies, autism symptoms, recurring rashes, and erratic behavior—I discovered the book Food and Behavior, the Natural Connection, by Barbara Reed Stitt, Lifetime Achievement Award Winner. As a chief...
Virtual—“Literally everyone expresses concern about their brain and memory loss.” That’s from Matthew Oster, Head of Consumer Health at Euromonitor International. Oster presented in the #NaturallyInformed event Mental Wellness: Mastering the Market, in the session Nootropics Market: Nutrition for Memory & Cognition. Oster presented a remarkable amount of data, including...
How important are omega-3s? Absolutely vital, according to Alex Richardson, DPhil (Oxon), PGCE, FRSA, Keynote Speaker at the Naturally Informed event Mental Wellness: Mastering the Market. “The human brain is 60% fat, and it matters what kind,” she told attendees. “Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids are essential. We evolved as...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A general rule in magazine writing is that if you ask a question like “Feeling stressed?” in a headline, it needs to be a question that would get a “yes” from most of your readers. I think it’s fair to assume that most of us are feeling some additional stress...
Virtual—On January 20-21, 2020, WholeFoods Magazine and Trust Transparency Center will host our next virtual event in the #NaturallyInformed series: Mental Wellness: Mastering the Market. This event will cover a range of pressing topics focused on boosting brainpower with strategies such as nootropics and brain hacking, as well as fostering mental wellbeing by...
Between 2015 and 2020, the market for memory and cognitive health-positioned supplements saw a compound annual growth rate of 7% globally, according to insight from Euromonitor International, but with a global pandemic at play, is mental health still top of mind? While COVID-19 may have shuffled priorities—bringing significant boosts to...
Shall we start with the good news? A report from the Global Wellness Institute found that the global mental wellness economy is a $121 billion market (1). Of course, the bad news is that the market is booming because 2020 has left many of us feeling stressed, sad, and depleted.
