Wellness - the Word

An interesting article, "On Language - Wellness" from Ben Zimmer at the New York Times looking at how Wellness, the word was introduced into our language.

The term was in part inspired by the WHO's definition of health from 1948:

"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."

Overtime the term "Wellness" has become part of our language.