[Health] WHAT IS WELLNESS - 9jaWellness

[Health] WHAT IS WELLNESS - 9jaWellness

Wellness is the act of practicing healthy habits regularly in other to attain better physical and mental state. Although, wellness is not merely the absence of disease or infirminty according world health organizations. It is not a passive act but a conscious and dynamic action where an individual constantly strive for betterment and optimal health state, irrespective of external factors. 

Wellness is a personal pursuit based on various factors such as choices, behavours and lifestyle. However, these factors can be significantly influenced by culture, environment, social and economic. Therefore, it is important to associate with the awareness of positive choice making.

 

TYPES OF WELLNESS

Wellness is a holistic approach that encompass various phases of development. Expressed below;

Physical wellness: Engaging in habits that improves and profit physical body structure or physique, example eating balanced diet, regular exercises etc.

Mental wellness: Approximately 280 million people in the world suffers from depression, ranking it the most common health problem in the world, which often manifest in form of heart disease, insomnia, stress, loss of interest, obesity. 

Therefore, it's important to stay positive throughout life crusades. This can be achieved through culturing positive perspective, valves, strong sense of purpose and deliberate actions to maintain healthy mindset.

Emotional wellness: This involves emotional quotient; the ability to understand, use and manage your emotions in a positive way when dealing with people and situations. 

Spiritual wellness: The deep sense of searching for purpose and meaning of life, moral and ethics. 

Social wellness: shunning violence and engaging in productive relationship and connect with one another to build a meaningful and sustainable community. 

Environmental wellness: positive interaction with the surrounding natural bodies in a way to propagate a conductive environ that promotes healthy living.