Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
The Science of Being Well
W. D. Wattles · 2022
52/100
👎 Skip It
As a historical artifact of early 20th-century New Thought philosophy, Wattles is genuinely interesting — some of his intuitions about rest, diet, and worry prefigure modern wellness thinking. But the health claims are unverified by any contemporary science, and the law-of-attraction framework diverges from both orthodox Christian theology and evidence-based medicine. Read it as intellectual history if curious, but do not use it as health guidance.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
⚠ Parent note — our reviewers flagged: New Thought framework diverges from Christian orthodoxy and modern medicine; health claims are not scientifically validated; should not substitute for medical advice. We still scored it 52; these are context for your family, not an automatic skip.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety68
substance42
craft58
originality55
accuracy28
hype50
age-fit65
human-eye48
Penny’s verdict52
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