WHAT IS WELLNESS?
Wellness is an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and fulfilling life."...a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."
"a conscious, self-directed and evolving process of achieving full potential."
What's driving the health and wellness trend?
Many factors have contributed to the increased public awareness of health and wellness. Higher rates of heart disease, increases in the incidence of cancer, record numbers of clinically obese people, and various other health scares have all drawn attention to the need for healthy lifestyle choices. Additionally, as modern medicine has progressed, doctors and scientists have greatly expanded their knowledge of the human body, exposing many health risks that were previously unknown. One-hundred years ago, doctors touted excessive sun exposure as beneficial, and heroin/cocaine combo sets, complete with syringes and needles, were sold in department stores. It is now common knowledge that too much sun can cause skin cancer, smoking can bring on any number of painful deaths, and eating a bit too much ice cream can pack on the pounds, increasing the risk of diabetes and heart disease.
Why Wellness Matters?
Why have so many people with behavioral health challenges been dying, in some cases,
decades earlier than the general population? Because co-occurring medical conditions
which are both preventable and treatable, such as diabetes, heart problems, respiratory, for more about Why Wellness Matters
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