Health and Wellness Trends of 2017

Every year, we see health and wellness trends surface that claim to be the next up and coming thing when it comes to being healthy. While sometimes these trends come and go, some of them are worth taking on as a new habit to better your health. Additionally, these health and wellness trends are not always food and exercise related, but rather healthy behaviors that improve overall well-being. In 2017, we are seeing a lot more mental and emotional health and wellness trends and not so many food and exercise trends. 

• Plant-based Protein
• More and more, we are seeing people try to eat less meat in their meals and replace it with plant-based sources of protein. These include foods such as lentils, chickpeas, nut butters, avocado and quinoa. 
• More Veggies
• Not just eating more veggies, but substituting things like rice and noodles with vegetables. We keep seeing grocery stores stock up on pre-made zucchini noodles, sweet potato noodles and cauliflower rice in an attempt to eliminate processed and refined carbohydrates.
• Golden Milk Latte
• This is one of those things that people will either love or hate, and may not stick around as a health trend. Lattes made with turmeric for an anti-inflammatory boost are becoming the next best thing in the health world. Not only are these lattes gaining popularity, but recipes in general that include turmeric are gaining traction to be some of the healthiest foods out there. 
• More Reading, Less TV
• Moving away from food-related wellness, many people set intentions for this year to carve out more time for reading and cutting back on watching TV. Books can be great for continued learning, self-help, leisure and encouragement.
• Natural Beauty
• Non-toxic make-up and beauty products are becoming more popular and more brand-name items are eliminating toxic ingredients to make their products safe to use. Also, the new make-up trend is more natural and less make-up is better!
• Minimalism
• While this is seen in the mainstream with the popular trend of "tiny houses", being more minimalist and not having as much junk is definitely becoming more popular. With life always seeming so hectic and cluttered, people seem to be trying to live more simplistic in order to maintain a calm, simple life.
• Phone-less Bedrooms
• Our bedrooms are supposed to be a calming, peaceful place to be and to get the rest you need to be able to function properly. However, since cell phones and tablets have become the norm, we use them to set alarms, which in turn puts them right next to the bed with easy access to use it at any time. The problem with this, is instead of reading or resting, we're spending time on our phones, taking away from any time we have to relax during the day.