WHY INFLAMMATION-FIGHTING FOODS ARE FILLING UP YOUR GROCERY CART
Fighting inflammation with food is quickly becoming a major health priority—and for good reason, considering inflammation is linked to everything from acne to life-threatening illnesses
MEET WORKLEISURE: ATHLEISURE IS TAKING ON THE WORKPLACE
Thanks to athleisure, life has become a lot more comfortable. But the one place fashionable fitness clothes have yet to fully infiltrate? The office. And major brands are taking note.
CANNABIS GETS SERIOUSLY COMMERCIAL
Retail brands now want to be your cannabis dealer, with pot-infused foods, beauty products, and other consumer goods that bottle the plant’s much-buzzed-about healing benefits.
NEXT-GEN WELLNESS RETREATS WANT TO ADD STAMPS TO YOUR PASSPORT
Wellness travel’s always been a thing, but now curated experiences developed by leading wellness insiders and top tier fitness instructors are trending—and retreats are getting more sophisticated.
WELCOME TO THE ERA OF MENSTRUAL REALNESS
Remember the girl from the tampon ads? Wearing all white, and riding a horse? She was a veiled advertiser’s message to women. But in 2016, everyone woke up.
PLANT PROTEIN BLOSSOMS IN A BIG WAY
Gone is the idea that protein has to come from an animal. Pea and hemp proteins are popping up everywhere, in increasingly delicious powders for smoothies, in nutrition bars, and even potato chips.
“WOO-WOO” WELLNESS GOES MAINSTREAM
When you can fill your shopping cart at Target with Crystal Light as well as crystals, you know something’s seriously changed.
COLLAGEN’S BOOST TO IT-INGREDIENT STATUS
Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s collagen? For a growing number of women, the fibrous protein is the secret to glowing skin—not to mention shiny hair, strong nails, and healthy digestion.
NESTING AT HOME IS THE NEW GOING OUT
If your dream Friday night involves Netflix and tea in your Instagram-worthy bedroom sanctuary versus getting dressed to go out to dinner or dancing, you’re not alone. Nesting is the new going out.
THE FUTURE OF FITNESS IS FRANCHISED
Cool-kid indie (and now semi-corporate) brands like SoulCycle and Barry’s Bootcamp started the boutique fitness craze. But the companies using a franchise model are largely the ones scaling it.
HYPER-FUNCTIONAL BEVERAGES, YOUR NEW HEALTH TONIC
Forget sugary, vitamin-dusted waters—new hyper-functional, ultra-healthy, virtually medicinal beverages are about to flood the market.
EVERYONE’S DITCHING THEIR MAKEUP FOR THE NATURAL LOOK
It seems like every week, another celebrity posts a proud makeup-free selfie, exclaiming her enthusiasm for joining the #NoMakeup movement.
THE SOCIAL SCENE IS SOBERING UP
If you steer clear of sugar, chug green juice, and schedule daily workouts in your calendar, there’s bound to come a time when alcohol—and the ensuing hangover—starts to lose its luster.
BEAUTY COUNTERS ARE GETTING CLEANER
Women are now reading the labels on their beauty products as carefully as food labels. They’re scanning moisturizers for ingredients to avoid and seeing skin care as an extension of their health.
RECOVERY NOW RULES FOR FITNESS FANATICS
High intensity workouts continue to be one of the hottest (and fast-growing) trends. But an obsession with them has led to over-training and injuries, ushering in a new let’s-slow-down mentality.
Source: wellandgood.com
