This document discusses the components of a healthy lifestyle and wellness. It identifies seven components of wellness: physical, intellectual, emotional, social, occupational, environmental, and spiritual health. Each component affects a person's overall wellness. An important part of improving lifestyle and health is addressing common problems through strategies like regular exercise, a healthy diet, stress management, disease prevention and health screenings.
This document discusses the components of a healthy lifestyle and wellness. It identifies seven components of wellness: physical, intellectual, emotional, social, occupational, environmental, and spiritual health. Each component affects a person's overall wellness. An important part of improving lifestyle and health is addressing common problems through strategies like regular exercise, a healthy diet, stress management, disease prevention and health screenings.
This document discusses the components of a healthy lifestyle and wellness. It identifies seven components of wellness: physical, intellectual, emotional, social, occupational, environmental, and spiritual health. Each component affects a person's overall wellness. An important part of improving lifestyle and health is addressing common problems through strategies like regular exercise, a healthy diet, stress management, disease prevention and health screenings.
This document discusses the components of a healthy lifestyle and wellness. It identifies seven components of wellness: physical, intellectual, emotional, social, occupational, environmental, and spiritual health. Each component affects a person's overall wellness. An important part of improving lifestyle and health is addressing common problems through strategies like regular exercise, a healthy diet, stress management, disease prevention and health screenings.
wellness •Explain the components of health and lifestyle, and how each component affects total wellness •Identify major lifestyle-related problems common among people today and discuss their causes •Formulate strategies to improve lifestyle and health What is Health? –The absence of disease –Is the good condition of the body –Exercising regularly and eating carefully to maintain normal weight and good physical condition –Estate of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease (WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION , WHO) –Originaly meant “whole-th” or wholeness –it is multifaceted, dynamic quality that describe how well a person able to function What is the difference between health and wellness? WELLNESS - Is a term referring to optimal health which includes and enjoyable and productive approach to lifestyle that promotes a high level of well-being INTELLECTUAL HEALTH –An intellectually healthy individual believe in a lifelong learning and that they make sound judgments and decisions –To maintain a sound mind, one has to keep the mind active and curious, acquire and evaluate information and make decisions about different issues –No person has the total control over their emotional states (fear, anger, sadness, guilt) –Emotionally healthy individual strive to maintain psychological balance and know when to express their emotion – it includes understanding one’s emotion –Knowing how to cope with everyday problems –Turning those problems into productive activities which generate and enjoyment IN MENTAL HEALTH… Emotional and intellectual aspects are closely interwoven because emotions can impair person’s ability to think, unstable emotions confused thinking and makes the problem hard to deal –Refers to the condition of the body in response to physical activities, damage and disease ALL THREATS TO A HEALTHY PHYSICAL LIFE –Excessive drinking of alcohol –Frequent smoking –Not enough sleep –Inactive living –It is a must that a person has to pay attention to the messages of the body, about what it needs and what needs to be done when physical health problems occur –Basic self-care can help people cope and adjust with small health problems of their own –Regular check-ups, proper medication, disease and injury rehabilitation are some of the best practices that a person needs to do when illness occur SOCIAL HEALTH –Refers to the ability to perform one’s role effectively –Having satisfying, trusting relationship, good interaction with others –This entails fairness, love appreciation of individual’s uniqueness that paves the way to social maturity –A socially-well person feels connected with the community he or she belong OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH –Refers to the finding of meaning and satisfaction to any pursuit of endeavour a person is involved with or in –Refers to the ability to feel fulfilled with our jobs and chosen career paths, without sacrificing work-life balance –Refers to the impact that this natural world has on a person’s health –Human survival is greatly affected by air, water, land and environment resources which massive devastation also lies in human faults – environmentally individuals protect their body from the hazardous effects of smoking and air pollution, and contaminated waters that can affect their health –This component also brings awareness to people to become socially responsible with the environment –Clean-up drive –Tree planting –No plastic policy –Clean as you go SPIRITUAL HEALTH –Refers to a positive sense of whatever provides meaning and purpose into our lives –This includes the sense of awe at nature’s beauty –A deeply held religious faith or sense of inner peace –Fosters a feeling of connection with one’s inner self, other people and the universe