Making Wellness a LifestyleChapter 1

What is Wellness

Wellness is defined as state of Wellness is defined as state of being in good health.being in good health. Often associated with Quality of Life.Often associated with Quality of Life.

Refers to a person’s Refers to a person’s satisfaction with satisfaction with looks, lifestyle looks, lifestyle and responses to daily and responses to daily events.events.

Decrease in Quality of Life.Decrease in Quality of Life. When people are not in good health When people are not in good health

andand

life’s events become harder life’s events become harder to manage.to manage.

Wellness Continuum

Premature DeathPremature Death Death that occurs Death that occurs

due to lifestyle due to lifestyle behaviors that behaviors that lead to a fatal lead to a fatal accident or the accident or the formation of an formation of an avoidable diseaseavoidable disease

Optimum HealthOptimum Health State of wellness State of wellness

characterized by characterized by peak physical, peak physical, mental, and social mental, and social well-being.well-being.

Optimum Health

If you are there you will want to learn how If you are there you will want to learn how to maintain this state of health.to maintain this state of health.

If you are not at optimum health you will If you are not at optimum health you will want to learn how to change your lifestyle want to learn how to change your lifestyle to move toward that goal.to move toward that goal.

The key to a healthy lifestyle rests with The key to a healthy lifestyle rests with you.you.

Once you begin on the path to a healthy Once you begin on the path to a healthy lifestyle you will start to notice the benefits:lifestyle you will start to notice the benefits: Feel stronger, more alert, feel better about Feel stronger, more alert, feel better about

yourself, easier to cope with daily stresses of yourself, easier to cope with daily stresses of life, more satisfied with performance at school, life, more satisfied with performance at school, work and play, experience better relationships, work and play, experience better relationships, ready to face the challenges of adulthood.ready to face the challenges of adulthood.

Aspects of Wellness

Physical HealthPhysical Health Refers to the fitness of your body.Refers to the fitness of your body. Number of factors can harm physical health.Number of factors can harm physical health. Choose lifestyle behaviors that avoid harming your Choose lifestyle behaviors that avoid harming your

physical health.physical health. Mental HealthMental Health

Related to the way you feel about yourself, your life, and Related to the way you feel about yourself, your life, and the world around you.the world around you.

Good mental health means you like yourself for who you Good mental health means you like yourself for who you are, express positive attitudes, and tend to act according are, express positive attitudes, and tend to act according to a set of socially acceptable values.to a set of socially acceptable values.

Social HealthSocial Health Describes the way you get along with other people.Describes the way you get along with other people. Learning to resolve conflicts with others is an important Learning to resolve conflicts with others is an important

skill to achieve and maintain good social health.skill to achieve and maintain good social health. Related to understanding and acceptance of roles.Related to understanding and acceptance of roles.

Holistic Approach to Wellness

Holistic approach is defined as an Holistic approach is defined as an approach to health care that approach to health care that focuses on all aspects of patient focuses on all aspects of patient care – physical, mental and social.care – physical, mental and social.

Well rounded approach to Well rounded approach to wellness.wellness.

Making choices that fit together to Making choices that fit together to promote all facets of health.promote all facets of health.

Factors that Affect Wellness

Factors That Contribute to DiseaseFactors That Contribute to Disease Risk factor – a characteristic or behavior that influences a Risk factor – a characteristic or behavior that influences a

person’s chance of being injured or getting a disease.person’s chance of being injured or getting a disease. Unhealthful Lifestyle ChoicesUnhealthful Lifestyle Choices

Smoking, decisions about nutrition, stress management, and Smoking, decisions about nutrition, stress management, and exercise.exercise.

Poor Environmental QualityPoor Environmental Quality Refers to the state of the physical world around you.Refers to the state of the physical world around you. Safety of the water you drink, air you breathe, food you eat, Safety of the water you drink, air you breathe, food you eat,

shelter you have.shelter you have. Inadequate Health CareInadequate Health Care

Medicine is not an exact science; reaching a correct Medicine is not an exact science; reaching a correct diagnosis does not always happen.diagnosis does not always happen.

Don’t interfere with the quality of your care – get medical Don’t interfere with the quality of your care – get medical check-ups, seek help for symptoms, share important check-ups, seek help for symptoms, share important information, follow the doctor’s advice, play an active role.information, follow the doctor’s advice, play an active role.

HeredityHeredity 25% of factors leading to death are hereditary, beyond your 25% of factors leading to death are hereditary, beyond your

control.control. Example: Type II Diabetes – watch your diet, get plenty of Example: Type II Diabetes – watch your diet, get plenty of

exercise, and maintain a healthy body weight.exercise, and maintain a healthy body weight.

Factors That Affect Wellness

Health-Promoting ChoicesHealth-Promoting Choices Choose a Healthful LifestyleChoose a Healthful Lifestyle

Your diet is one main lifestyle factor that has a strong Your diet is one main lifestyle factor that has a strong correlation with many diseases.correlation with many diseases.

See bullets on page 17 of text.See bullets on page 17 of text. The previous practices may sound simple, many people fail to The previous practices may sound simple, many people fail to

follow them.follow them. Fail to realize how addictive some behaviors are.Fail to realize how addictive some behaviors are.

Resist Negative Peer PressureResist Negative Peer Pressure Peer pressure – the influence of people your age on your Peer pressure – the influence of people your age on your

behavior. Can be negative or positive.behavior. Can be negative or positive. Improve Your EnvironmentImprove Your Environment

Personal efforts, working with others to improve Personal efforts, working with others to improve environmental quality of the area.environmental quality of the area.

Choose Quality Health CareChoose Quality Health Care Choose a reputable doctor, health care facility.Choose a reputable doctor, health care facility. Get regular checkups. Get regular checkups. Seek doctor’s help when you first notice a health problem.Seek doctor’s help when you first notice a health problem.

Nutrition and Wellness

Nutrition is defined as the sum of the processes by which a Nutrition is defined as the sum of the processes by which a person takes in and uses food substances.person takes in and uses food substances. Found there are 45 nutrients in the foods that are needed by the Found there are 45 nutrients in the foods that are needed by the

body.body. Growth in field of Epidemiology.Growth in field of Epidemiology.

Science that studies the incidence of disease in a population.Science that studies the incidence of disease in a population. Comparing the effects of various food choices.Comparing the effects of various food choices.

Example eating meat or not eating meat, sugar causing Type II Example eating meat or not eating meat, sugar causing Type II Diabetes or not, etc.Diabetes or not, etc.

Wide open field for scientific study.Wide open field for scientific study. Using the Scientific Method to Study Nutrition and Wellness.Using the Scientific Method to Study Nutrition and Wellness.

Evaluate the information provided by TV and radio.Evaluate the information provided by TV and radio. Healthful Living in the United States.Healthful Living in the United States.

Health problems affecting the nation’s state of wellness: See Health problems affecting the nation’s state of wellness: See bullets pg 22.bullets pg 22.

Why these problems? Not enough money for adequate nutrition, Why these problems? Not enough money for adequate nutrition, lack of informational skills to select a nutritious diet, not knowing lack of informational skills to select a nutritious diet, not knowing the need for change in diet, some ignore the information.the need for change in diet, some ignore the information.

Education can help.Education can help. Life expectancy can be increased is one benefit.Life expectancy can be increased is one benefit.