Introduction to health & well-being
- Jay Joshi
- May 6, 2021
- 3 min read
Health is everything we have from the day we're born till the day we die.Why? - Because it is our body that stays with us throughout our lifetime. So in this new category of blogs I'll share the things I have learned throughout my life and will uncover the myths along with some basic lifestyle changes that can lead to a good and healthy body which inturn leads to a good life.
NOTE: I am not a medicinal practitioner, I'm just sharing the knowledge that I have learned till now in my own life. So don't apply the things irrelevant to your medical conditions.
Health and it's categorisation:
As per WHO, Health can be defined as “A resource for everyday life, not the objective of living. Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities.”. Health can basically be classified into two categories: Physical Health and Mental Health. Apart from these two, spiritual, emotional and financial health contribute to the overall health.
The physical well-being is not just about the absence of disease, it involves pursuing a healthful lifestyle to decrease the risk of disease. Good physical health can work in tandem with mental health to improve a person's overall quality of life[1].
The mental well-being refers to a person's emotional, social, and psychological well-being. Mental health is as important as physical health as a part of full, active lifestyle. Good mental health is not only categorized by the absence of depression, anxiety, or another disorder[1].
Factors affecting Health:
Health can be affected by the following factors:
Lifestyle: the collective effects of the personal decisions (can be controlled by an individual) contributing to, or cause, illness, or death;
Environmental: the matters related to health external to the human body (over which the individual has some or no control);
Biomedical: all aspects of health developed in the human body due to an individual's genetic make-up[2].
Preserving (maintaining) a good health:
The best way to preserve ones health is to have a healthy lifestyle rather than waiting for disease or infirmity to address health problems. According to WHO, wellness (well-being) of an individual can be defined as:
The optimal state of health of individuals and groups. There are two focal concerns: the realization of the fullest potential of an individual physically, psychologically, socially, spiritually, and economically, and the fulfillment of one’s roles and expectations in the family, community, place of worship, and other settings.
Steps that can help people attain wellness include[3]:
eating a balanced, nutritious diet from as many natural sources as possible
engaging in at least 150 minutes of moderate to high-intensity exercise every week, according to the American Heart Association
screening for diseases that may present a risk
learning to manage stress effectively
engaging in activities that provide purpose
connecting with and caring for other people
maintaining a positive outlook on life
defining a value system and putting it into action
One cannot avoid disease but he/she can develop resilience adn prepare the mind and body to deal with illness.
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References:
Medical news today: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/150999
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health
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