Wellness & Quality of Life (Kit)
FACT: The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as “not only the absence of infirmity and disease but also a state of physical, mental and social well-being”.
What is Wellness?
Wellness is more than just not being sick: it is a positive state of health. The concept of wellness refers to a level of physical and emotional harmony that affords maximum resistance to disease and supports a sustained joy of living. Wellness involves the health of the whole person: body, mind and spirit. It requires taking responsibility for your own health. It is believed that positive wellness provides the most effective protection against disease by enabling you to draw upon your inner healing abilities.
The Components of Wellness
What is health?
Health is not simply the absence of any signs of illness.
In the past, health was considered to be a positive condition, a state of well-being and internal harmony, a vigorous state in which individuals felt fully alive and were able to engage in their daily routines with energy and satisfaction. However, since the development of more advanced medical technology and the decline of infectious diseases, this ancient concept of health has lost its importance. It has been suggested that, today, only a small fraction of the population experience their optimum level of health.
FACT: How you understand health significantly influences what you do to make yourself healthy or ill.
Your Health Depends on Many Factors
Factors you can’t completely control
