Wellness, Well-Being... And What About Spa?
Recently I spoke at the Washington Spa Alliance Symposium in Washington, D.C. What drew me to participate was their theme: "The New Language of Spa". This is a topic about which I have thought a great deal over my many (don't ask how many!) decades in this industry. So I feel uniquely qualified to address what is now becoming an ongoing question: "What's the difference between wellness, and well-being...and where does that leave spa?" If you go by the book, here is how Merriam-Webster makes the distinction: "Well-being: the state of being happy, healthy, or successful" "Wellness: the quality or state of being healthy" "Sp...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

For The First Time In A Century, Wild Tiger Numbers Are On The Rise
For wild tigers, the numbers have not been kind. In 1900, an estimated 100,000 tigers roamed free on our planet. Yet within a hundred years, that number plummeted by more than 95 percent -- the result of rampant poaching and widespread habitat loss. But it seems the tide may finally be turning for the majestic cat. On Sunday, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced that wild tiger numbers were on the rise for the first time in over a century. There are now an estimated 3,890 tigers in the wild, up from about 3,200 in 2010, said WWF, citing national tiger survey numbers.  The increase could partly be attributed to ris...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - April 11, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Why Does Happiness Inequality Matter?
By Kira M. Newman According to the World Happiness Report 2016 Update, happiness inequality is on the rise. According to the World Happiness Report 2016 Update, happiness inequality is on the rise. What is happiness inequality? It's the psychological parallel to income inequality: How much individuals in a society differ in their self-reported happiness levels -- or subjective well-being, as happiness is sometimes called by researchers. Since 2012, the World Happiness Report has championed the idea that happiness is a better measure of human welfare than standard indicators like wealth, education, health, or good go...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Bhutan’s quest for alternative energy
Shrinking glaciers and a changing economy are forcing the Bhutanese to question their dependence on hydropower. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - March 21, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Blood alcohol and injury in Bhutan: targeted surveillance in a national referral hospital emergency department - Dorji G, Pradhan S, Tenzin T, Miller P, Connor J, Kypri K.
Bhutan is a low-middle-income country with poor roads, rapidly increasing motor vehicle use and heavy alcohol consumption. We estimated the proportion of emergency department patients presenting with injury who had positive blood alcohol. We sought to brea... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

An investigation into suicides among Bhutanese refugees resettled in the United States between 2008 and 2011 - Hagaman AK, Sivilli TI, Ao T, Blanton C, Ellis H, Lopes Cardozo B, Shetty S.
An increase of Bhutanese refugee suicides were reported in the US between 2009 and 2012. This investigation examined these reported suicides in depth to gain a better understanding of factors associated with suicide within this population. The study employ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 27, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Sleep Is Up In Bhutan, Which May Be Why They're Happier
By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) - People in Bhutan are happier now than they were five years ago according to a survey of social wellbeing released by the tiny Himalayan kingdom that, among other things, measures whether they are getting enough sleep. Mostly Buddhist Bhutan, wedged between China and India, launched the Gross National Happiness (GNH) index in 2010 to include indicators ignored by conventional GDP - the monetary value of all goods and services produced in a country. These range from quality-of-life indicators like leisure time and forest cover to whether people experience negative emotions like anger a...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Bhutanese getting more sleep, lifting happiness index: PM
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - People in Bhutan are happier now than they were five years ago according to a survey of social wellbeing released by the tiny Himalayan kingdom that, among other things, measures whether they are getting enough sleep. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Clean, Fresh Water is Essential to Bhutan's Gross National Happiness
(Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - October 30, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Hundreds Of New Species Have Been Found In The Himalayas In The Last 5 Years
A blue-eyed frog. A snake with jewel-like skin. A cute little monkey that just can't seem to stop sneezing. What sound like fantasy creatures are actually living, breathing animals--and they're just three of more than 200 new animal species discovered in the Eastern Himalayas during the past five years, according to a new report from the World Wildlife Fund. In all, 211 animal species have been discovered recently in the area, according to the report. The region, which spans Bhutan, northeastern India, Nepal, northern Myanmar, and southern Tibet, is considered one of the most biologically diverse places on Earth....
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - October 11, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

Sneezing monkey and walking fish among new species discovered in Himalayas
Species new to science found in the Eastern Himalayas over the past five years include 133 plants, 26 species of fish, 10 new amphibians – and one mammalA monkey which sneezes in the rain and a “walking” fish are among more than 200 new species discovered in the Eastern Himalayas in recent years.A report on wildlife in Nepal, Bhutan, the far north of Myanmar, southern Tibet and north-eastern India has revealed discoveries in the past five years including 133 plants, 26 species of fish, 10 new amphibians, one reptile, one bird and one mammal. Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 5, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Press Association Tags: Wildlife Environment Conservation Nepal Bhutan Myanmar Tibet India South and Central Asia World news Science Zoology Evolution Source Type: news

Chronic Pain in Refugees: Yoga-Based Group Therapy as a Culturally Appropriate Treatment for Bhutanese Women (Stephanie Gold MD)
This powerpoint presentation describes the background, design, and outcomes of a pilot intervention of yoga-based group visits for Bhutanese refugee women with chronic pain. (Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded)
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - September 30, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Mental health first aid training for the Bhutanese refugee community in the United States - Subedi P, Li C, Gurung A, Bizune D, Dogbey MC, Johnson CC, Yun K.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training for Bhutanese refugee community leaders in the U.S. We hypothesized that training refugee leaders would improve knowledge of mental health problems a... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news

Holding Grudges Is Bad for Our Health
It might be hard to imagine, but somewhere between 50 and 80 percent of people will experience a trauma at some point in their lives. To make matters worse, most traumas are perpetrated directly by other people -- sometimes even acquaintances, friends, and family members. Given these depressing statistics, it may be tempting to become angry or resentful, to view people as threats and little more. That's what some victims of trauma do, of course. They may hold grudges, harbor life-long resentment, and even seek retribution. Who could blame them? Perhaps this is why some mental health professionals teach that forgivenes...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 1, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Group Prenatal and Group Baby Care With Refugees (Roberta Matern MD)
Phoenix is a major recipient of refugees for resettlement in the US. The Family Medicine Residency at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center works closely with the Arizona Health Department's Refugee Clinic and the International Rescue Committee (IRC). As such, we have many refugee patients from Burma, Bhutan, African nations and the Middle East. Recognizing the unique needs of these populations, especially for disease prevention and prenatal care, the residency and the IRC adapted Centering PregnancyTM and Centering ParentingTM to our refugees. For over 5 years, we have provided group prenatal and group baby care in a c...
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - April 10, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news