By Donald B. Ardell - April 3, 2015 

The main conclusion arrived at in this work, namely, that man is descended from some lowly-organized form will, I regret to think, be highly distasteful to many persons. But there can hardly be a doubt that we are descended from barbarians. 

Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man, 1851

INTRODUCTION

When Darwin penned this quote in his second book on evolution (following the 1859 magnum opus, On the Origin of Species), he evidently held a more favorable view of homo sapients than might have been warranted. He knew about the depredations of the Spartans, the Maoris, the Vikings, the Comanches, the Roman Empire and the Mongols. 

by Donald B. Ardell, Ph. D.  03.01.15

Introduction

Workplace wellness programs consist of screenings for health risks and disease states. Programs largely consist of lectures on illness prevention and managing stress, exercising, eating healthier foods and other offerings, the intent of which is to reduce medical utilization and sickness.

Little or no attention is devoted to quality of life enhancement. This is curious, since that is what wellness was designed to promote. This quality of life concept was first described by Halbert L. Dunn in the 1960’s and 70’s.