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In South Africa it has quite wide currency among devotees of alternative medicine and other enlightened doctrines (or flakey cults, depending on your point of view). The word "holistic" is usually not more than 2 sentences away. This seems to you agree with your mention of "wellness programs, aimed at enhancing spiritual values, emotional stability, fitness, and nutrition".
At first it used to really grate on my ear especially as it was usually used in that softly spoken, excessively self-righteous manner that is adopted by people who believe they and they alone have penetrated the universe's deepest secrets. But now I have grown used to it and can hear it without cringing.
Perhaps if it has connotations that are wider than (purely physical) health it does serve some purpose? And "wellbeing" isn't quite the same and really is a bit unwieldy.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Wellness! belligerentyouth 01/12/01 09:07 AM Re: Wellness! Phyllisstein 01/12/01 11:11 AM Re: Wellness! wsieber 01/15/01 07:06 AM Re: Wellness! TEd Remington 01/12/01 03:12 PM Re: Wellness! maverick 01/12/01 03:26 PM Re: Wellness! Bobyoungbalt 01/12/01 03:22 PM Re: Wellness! of troy 01/12/01 03:39 PM Re: Wellness! Capital Kiwi 01/12/01 04:06 PM Re: Wellness! belligerentyouth 01/15/01 06:01 AM So we need a word that means wellness TEd Remington 01/16/01 05:14 PM Re: Wellness! jmh 01/15/01 06:57 AM
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