"Wellness"

About the Book

You probably think that the current very trendy concept of Wellness is a modern idea, but no… it’s just a modern word! From antiquity, human societies have sought the secrets that lead to optimal Wellbeing (our overall physical and mental health). History shows clearly that the medical theories and practices of almost all the iconic figures of Ancient China, Egypt, Greece, Iran, and India shared basic common ground in preaching a ‘holistic’ message for wellness. Even then people traveled for days to attend ‘clinics’ - even then, news traveled globally! Today we must try to understand the holistic thinking of the past and use it as a base for further progress. Instead of ignoring historic achievements, we should revisit them before going forward at full speed! This book is an attempt to interpret and use the links between what we now define as ‘wellness’ and what, in the past was ‘plain good health’. So, I hope you will let this book take you on a journey through centuries to find the 'secrets' of our ancestors.

About the Author

Iris Efthymiou-Egleton is an author, speaker, and consultant on the future of healthcare, who has spent many years travelling the world advising her clients in business and public life. She is married and regularly travels between Switzerland, the UK, Greece and the USA with her Anglo-Swiss businessman husband and their son. Iris holds a degree in Economics and a Masters in Health Management and in the past few years, she has continued to maintain her knowledge base through numerous external studies with various Institutions, while also involving herself in research. With a wealth of experience and an ability to communicate complicated ideas in simple, understandable English, Iris has been busy researching and writing about the issues she believes will affect the future of human society and the world which it will inhabit. Her thought-provoking book, Do We Really Know China? is an outsider’s perspective on one of the world’s major powers, and Trends in Healthcare – A Global Challenge. As a speaker, Iris likes to ask interesting and tough questions for her audiences to think about, especially in those areas that are close to her heart. With her books, she hopes that such questions may reach an ever-wider cross section of communities across the world.