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Recent estimates have put the value of the \u201cWellness Industry\u201d at $4.2 billion, with celebrities like Jay-Z and Gwyneth Paltrow offering advice on how to get, and stay, well. But being holistically healthy hasn\u2019t always involved a daily dose of meditation. Ed and Brian explore the history of Wellness, a story which takes in breakfast cereal, leotards and Sigmund Freud.\xa0
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\nImage: Aerobics created by Fotoburo de Boer between 1983 and 1985
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