We have entered a period that will be marked by vicious volatility, followed by desperate central-bank moves, to contain the resultant market downside and breathe a sigh of relief at temporary upsides. For the foreseeable future, this situation will continue regardless of what the Fed does — but it will get much worse if the Fed hikes rates and exposes...
Democracy in America is dead
Go back to your Spring Trends Journal. Take a look at the cover. Read the headline: “Liars, cowards, freaks & fools: Welcome to The Presidential Reality Show.” That’s precisely what it is, and we wrote this before reality show champion Donald Trump was a contestant. Now take a look at what is being passed off to the public as presidential debates by networks...
The world’s health care nemesis
There’s a full-scale war being waged against natural-health advocates. It’s revving up as more health care practitioners embrace natural-healing modalities and the general population realizes the benefits of healthy preventative-care living. That’s not good news for the medical industrial complex. And it is retaliating by launching attacks against the effectiveness and legitimacy of natural health care. In the US, for...
Trendpost
There is a trend line that grows more distinct and owns a measurable niche in this world — and in the next few years, it will grow even stronger. It can’t be found anywhere in the existing paradigm. But if you glance outside the paradigm, you will find legions of physicians embracing whole health and well-being practices. Growing groups of...
Ethnic home cooking goes suburban…
Cook Vietnamese pho with imported rice sticks, grab some fermented soybeans, or just purchase some banana flower or Korean bean sprouts. The reviews are in: Oriental Pantry is a hit in Minot, a North Dakota city of 47,000 that has seen a 17 percent population increase since 2010. This is a city where Asians were less than 1 percent of...
Trendpost
Supermarkets must act fast. Ethnic markets are already saturating larger American cities like Baltimore. Thanks in part to millennials and their adventurous palates, they’re now showing up in smaller cities with quietly growing immigrant and millennial populations. Look for chain supermarkets to begin expanding ethnic options, which, in turn, may raise prices of groceries at ethnic markets. Globally, this trend...
Winter retreat for mind, body and spirit
Gerald Celente and his Trends Research Institute have announced an exhilarating and unique weeklong retreat designed to explore the powerful trends that will unfold in the year ahead — all while enjoying the tranquil and healing resources of a beautiful 30-acre setting in Southwest Florida. “Prepare for 2016” features Celente, natural health powerhouse Gary Null, institute analysts and health and well-being experts — all charged with helping attendees refuel, refocus and...
Demographers still don’t get new aging
Living longer is no guarantee of living well. As the Trends Research Institute has forecast for years, marketers, retailers and developers of health care products for the aging fall short of maximizing the purchasing power of the huge boomers/seniors population. Why? Their focus is almost exclusively on coping products and services. As we forecast in the Winter 2015 Trends Journal:...
Trendpost
Artful Aging as a dynamic trend line will emerge slowly, but emerge it will. The next big wave will come with the rise of wellness and longevity centers focused on combining gentle, more holistic and natural-health practices to enhance quality of life beyond coping. Creative “scenes” also will emerge inside these sophisticated, smaller cities, attracting the boomer-plus crowd with authentic...