The 2025 wellness trends worth knowing about, from mitochondrial health to AI therapists

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That resonates, it’s that preventative approach that matters.” Preventative medicine comprises a huge spectrum of testing and analysis, lifestyle changes, treatments and protocols that can identify risks and prevent ill health. It could complement traditional therapy, offering support between sessions and helping with long wait times – ultimately bridging the gap.” Health drinks will overtake health foods Off the back of Stanley cup fever and 2024’s #watertok content craze, our obsession with staying hydrated will be met with specialist health drinks and 2025 will be the year of hydration. “Mitochondria play a central role in reducing disease risk and boosting energy, which is largely driving the growing interest in this area of health; it’s at the centre of longevity, biohacking and chronic disease prevention.” We’ll turn to bespoke protocols and data driven results It’s one thing reading that everyone in the UK should be taking Vitamin D but it’s another knowing just how deficient you are and how much you should personally be taking. “Tracking our own health markers allows us to make changes specifically to benefit our own health status, personalising support for individual goals such as better sleep, more energy, even regulating menstrual cycles.” Being able to check the data from our fitness trackers and use platforms that offer personalised testing means we can also be safer in our choices and avoid taking supplements we don’t need to be taking or risking injury with the wrong kinds of exercise for our bodies.