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The Holistic Approach to Health: Balancing Physical, Mental, and Social Well-Being

Health is a combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being. Striving for optimal health means aiming to be the best version of yourself at all times. Key lifestyle factors include sleep, nutrition, physical activity, stress management, and fostering positive relationships. Engaging in health education boosts health literacy, aiding in becoming a responsible citizen and effective communicator. By understanding hereditary and environmental influences, as well as managing attitudes and behaviors, you can improve your overall health. Adopt proactive choices to promote wellness and slow the aging process.

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The Holistic Approach to Health: Balancing Physical, Mental, and Social Well-Being

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  1. Health andWellness What is Health? The combination of Physical, Mental/Emotional, and Social well-being Being healthy means striving to be the best YOU can be at any given time!

  2. Wellness • An overall state of well-being or total Health Text book – page 5

  3. Life Style Factors • Sleep • Food • Physical activity • Weight • Avoid Drugs • Abstain from sex before marriage • Manage Stress • Positive Relationships • Behavior

  4. Prevention • Practicing health and safety habits to remain free of disease and injury

  5. Health Education • Obtaining accurate health information

  6. Health literacy • Critical thinker and problem solver • Responsible, productive citizen • Self-directed learner • Effective communicator

  7. Physical Health • Your body and how well it functions • Energy for daily activities • Energy for challengesand stresses • Resist Disease • Accomplished through sleep, good nutrition, water and exercise

  8. Mental/Emotional Health • Feelings about yourself, able to meet the demands of daily life, and the ability to process information. • Enjoy challenges • Accept responsibility for actions • Stand up for beliefs and values • Able to deal with frustrations

  9. Social Health • How well you get along with others • Ability to make and keep friends • Communication skills • Respect for yourself and others

  10. Heredity • Traits that are biologically passed onto you from your parents

  11. Environment • The sum of your surroundings • Physical environment, family, friends, culture

  12. Attitude • The way you view situations affects choices you make • Positive people tend to have better health

  13. Behavior • Actions YOU choose

  14. Media • Various methods of communicating information, radio, TV, film, newspaper, magazines, books, and the internet • Media influences opinions – go to reliable sources. THINK!!

  15. Technology • Advances have had a great impact on the world’s health. Medical screening, treatment, and action plans to keep the environment cleaner

  16. Risk Behaviors • Actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others

  17. CUMULATIVE RISKS • Related risks that increase in intensity with each added risk.

  18. Cumulative Risk (cont.) • Cumulative risks also result from a combination of risk factors. • Example • Drinking and driving • Speeding, wet roads, no helmet

  19. LIFE TRIANGLE 35-40 After age 35-40, body functions begin to decline. How I treat my body up to age 35 will determine how quickly or slowly my functions will decrease. Birth Death

  20. Life Triangle cont. • Making good choices now will slow the aging process • Example…70% of diseases are caused by dietary choices

  21. Abstinence • Avoiding harmful behaviors

  22. Abstaining from Risk Behaviors • NO RISK NO FUN ????? • Know the difference between lowering risk and no Risk • Weigh out the pro’s and con’s • Talk with a friend/parent/reliable person • Make a Pro-Active Decision

  23. There are plenty of YES Actions • Exercise • Study • Trips • Religion • Relationships • Grow physically, mentally, and spiritually • Say Yes to those things that make you a better person

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