Wellness; A Perspective!

Health is a quality of life that includes physical, mental, and social well-being. Physical health is the condition of your body. Mental health is the condition of your mind and  emotions. Social well-being is "your scorecard" on how you relate to others.

Environment and heredity are factors that impact overall health.  Heredity factors can't be changed; the environment around oneself can be changed.

Health is often thought of as the absence of disease.  People believe that if they are not sick, then they are healthy. Physical fitness and appearance on the outside cause some people to believe they are healthy.  Still others believe the lack of broken bones, stitches, or lack of hospital stays constitute health. All of these definitions are either limited or flawed.

Wellness is an approach to good health, and is another way to describe one's life. A wellness approach considers all areas of one's life, their interaction and effect on each other. One's personal health and wellness is greatly influenced by the choices and decisions he/she makes. The ability to make appropriate or "right" choices is greatly influenced by one's education and understanding of the consequences of "wrong choices".

Therefore, the concept of "wellness" is not so much about healing disease, but preventing it. It is not about just baseline physical survival, but optimal well-being including physical, mental, spiritual, and even financial areas.

Wellness considers one's environment, heredity, the "tools" available to positively promote wellness, and the individual motivation to use them to Look Better, Feel Better, and Enjoy Life More!