What does health mean to you?
According to WHO;
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Maintaining wellness and optimal health is a lifelong, daily commitment. It’s important that you regulate all aspects of your health; both physical and mental.
Health can be defined as physical, mental, and social wellbeing, and as a resource for living a full life. It refers not only to the absence of disease, but the ability to recover and bounce back from illness and other problems. Factors for good health include genetics, the environment, relationships, and education.
A healthful diet, exercise, screening for diseases, and coping strategies can all enhance a person’s health.
Physical and mental health are linked. It is important to approach “health” as a whole, rather than its different aspects.
The best way to maintain health is to preserve it through a healthful lifestyle, rather than waiting until we are sick to put things right.
This state of enhanced well-being is referred to as wellness.
A state of optimal well-being that is oriented toward maximizing an individual’s potential. This is a life-long process of moving towards enhancing your physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, and environmental well-being.
Here are some steps that can help us maximize our health:
- a balanced, nutritious diet, sourced as naturally as possible
- regular exercising
- screening for diseases that may present a risk
- learning to manage stress
- engaging in activities that provide purpose and connection to others
- maintaining a positive outlook and appreciating what you have
- defining a value system, and putting it into action
Though it may not be possible to avoid diseases completely, doing as much as we can to develop resilience and preparing the body and mind to deal with problems as they arise is a step we should all take.
Source: Medical News Today
