In ancient times, health fell largely under the influence of religion. 3,000 BC saw the rise of Ayurveda. The goal was to harmonise the body, mind and spirit to achieve a balance that prevents illnesses. Popular Approaches: Yoga and meditation.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), one of the world’s oldest systems of medicine worked to achieve health and wellbeing by cultivating harmony. Popular Approaches: Acupuncture, herbal medicine, qi gong and tai chi.

500 BC Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates starts to focus on preventing sickness instead of simply treating disease. Popular Approaches: Argued that disease is a product of diet, lifestyle and environmental factors.

Ancient Roman medicine in 50 BC emphasising the belief that illness was a product of diet and lifestyle, approaching a more holistic idea of health that considered the whole patient, including mental and emotional states. Popular Approaches: Aqueducts, sewers and public baths.

The word ‘wellness’ dates to the 1950s, a century which focused on achieving wellbeing as well as treating diseases. Popular Approaches: psychosocial, behavioural, homeopathy, osteopathy, chiropractic, and naturopathy. In the early 20th century the wellness movement started to gain full momentum, and be recognised by the medical, academic and corporate worlds. Encouraging more government-sponsored programs to promote healthier lifestyles launched. At the latter end of the 20th century saw a rapidly growing line-up of celebrities and self-help experts started bringing wellness concepts to a mainstream audience, beginning the development of many workplace wellness programs in corporations.

21st century brought with it the wide and ever growing use of health promotion strategies, and wellness programs. A century that has seen chronic disease and obesity crisis raging worldwide, the traditional medical establishment and more governments are shifting the focus to find a balance and care simulations for your health and wellbeing to encourage prevention and self-preservation!

At MV Beauty & Wellness we believe the future of self-care is looking at your beauty, heath and mind wellness needs as a whole package. We are ready to help you through this journey together!