The Science of Being Well

The Science of Being Well is a book by Wallace D. Wattles, first published in 1910. Wattles brings the New Thought approach to physical health, arguing that right thinking and disciplined mental habits shape the body as surely as they shape circumstances. The book reads like a practical manual: it blends philosophical reflection with concrete advice on diet, rest, mental attitude and the use of visualization to support recovery and vitality.

Written in the same plain, persuasive voice that made his work influential in early self-help circles, this short volume treats health as a subject open to careful experiment rather than mere faith — inviting readers to test its methods in daily life. Though dated in places by modern science, the book remains of interest to readers of personal development, mind–body healing and historical New Thought literature. Wattles’s emphasis on mental discipline, positive expectation and a purposeful life links this work to later popular self-help themes — from creative visualization to the law of attraction — and gives contemporary readers a clear window into the roots of many modern holistic-health and personal-growth practices.