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The Wellness Revolution

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The Wellness Revolution

How to Make Your Fortune in the Next Trillion Dollar Industry

Wiley,

15 min read
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What's inside?

Invest in health. Invest in Wellness.

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8

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Recommendation

Paul Zane Pilzer is an economist with a vision. Pilzer sees technological advances remaking the way Americans think about health. In his eyes, scientific breakthroughs are ushering in a revolution that will transform our current healthcare system - which Pilzer describes as the sickness industry - into the proactive, lifestyle-based wellness industry. His book describes this revolution in two parts. The first half, which will appeal to a wide range of readers, analyzes the current state of healthcare and advances in biology and cellular biochemistry. In the second half of the book, which takes a more dollar-minded approach, Pilzer attempts to identify business and investment opportunities that will arise from the Wellness Revolution. Thus, getAbstract.com heartily recommends this book to both camps: the general-interest reader, and the entrepreneur or investor on the hunt for new opportunities.

Summary

From Sickness to Wellness

Everyone wants to be healthy and fit. This universal desire has created an undeveloped market that is on the verge of exploding into a trillion-dollar industry - the Wellness Revolution. People are beginning to become conscious of the importance of wellness, but even today, many people are not aware of how their own choices affect their health and have never heard of some of the incredible wellness products now available.

The Wellness Revolution is coming as a result of the development of new technologies and discoveries about food and medical care. These advances are much like breakthroughs that re-made the automobile and personal computer industries. When these products were first introduced, people didn’t perceive a need for them. But once cars and computers became affordable and widely available, people found uses for them and soon these products entirely transformed society. Essentially, what happened with automobiles and computers, and what will shortly occur with wellness products, reflects a historical pattern. Scientific breakthroughs make it possible to create pivotal new and affordable products that transform everyone’s life.

About the Author

Paul Zane Pilzer is an economist, a multimillionaire software entrepreneur, a lay rabbi, adjunct professor, and the author of three bestselling books. Over the past 20 years, he has started and/or taken public five companies in the areas of software, education, and financial services. He has been an economic advisor in two presidential administrations, and is the author of Other People’s Money, Unlimited Wealth, and God Wants You to Be Rich.

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