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By Karen Devine
According to the Global Wellness Institute, the global health and wellness industry is now worth $4.2 trillion. The industry has been growing with a 12.8% growth between 2015 and 2017 and represents 5.3% of global economic output.
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Issue 01 Autumn 2020
he Health and Wellness industry encompasses all activities which promote physical and mental wellbeing: from yoga to healthy eating, personal care and beauty, nutrition and weightloss, meditation, spa retreats, workplace wellness and wellness tourism. People are seeking out alternative ways to improve their health and wellbeing, and for good reason. We are living in a fast-paced, stressful world right now, and this is having an impact on our health, as our reserves are depleted and rarely replaced fully unless we make constant lifestyle changes, from what we put into our mouth to how we live our lives. Older naturopaths understood that a sick and under-functioning body was a toxic body and at the very core of any detoxification programmes had to be bowel (colon) cleansing. This need is even more fundamental today than it was then as we are now exposed to thousands of chemicals from our foods, drinks, air, plastics, hormones, drugs, heavy metals, and more. We are experiencing more chronic conditions than before, which affects our overall vitality physically, mentally and emotionally. Many people are seeking help from naturopaths, nutritionists, bodyworkers, etc. However, many more are looking for a more natural pill for their illnesses. I have lost count of the times I have witnessed people looking for a supplement for their symptoms. We must cut through the fog of symptoms and not get drawn into the same way of thinking as conventional approaches. For instance, giving
