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The World Health Organization (WHO) defines Health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not simply just the absence of disease. Developing a healthy lifestyle is not just about diet and exercise. A healthy lifestyle is characterized as a “balanced life” in which one makes “wise choices”. These choices include social relationships, consumption, entertainment, and dress. It can also reflect an individual’s attitudes, values, or worldview. Therefore, a healthy person is considered as one who does not smoke, is at a healthy weight, eats a balanced healthy diet, thinks positively, feels relaxed, exercises regularly, has good relationships, and benefits from a good life balance.

Healthy Living is the steps, actions, and strategies one puts in place to achieve optimum health.  It is about taking responsibility for your decisions and making smart health choices for today and for the future. Developing a healthy lifestyle requires the following:

PHYSICAL (FOR THE BODY)

  • Good Nutrition, Eating Right
  • Getting Physically Fit, Beneficial Exercise
  • Adequate Rest
  • Proper Stress Management

YOU ALSO NEED TO GIVE AND RECEIVE

  • Forgiveness
  • Love and Compassion
  • You Need to Laugh and Experience Happiness.
  • You Need Joyful Relationships with Yourself and Others.

EMOTIONAL WELLNESS (FOR THE MIND)

  • Self-Supportive Attitudes
  • Positive Thoughts and Viewpoints
  • Positive Self-Image

SPIRITUAL WELLNESS

  • Inner Calmness
  • Openness to Your Creativity
  • Trust in Your Inner Knowing

And all aspects of oneself, must work in harmony to achieve wellness, so you need to create a balanced life.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

A healthy lifestyle is a valuable resource for reducing the incidence and impact of health problems, for recovery, for coping with life stressors, and for improving quality of life. There is a growing body of scientific evidence that shows our lifestyles play a huge part in how healthy we are. From what we eat and drink, to how much exercise we take, and whether we smoke or take drugs, all will affect our health, not only in terms of life expectancy, but how long we can expect to live without experiencing chronic disease.

Conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, joint disease, and mental illness are responsible for a vast number of deaths and disabilities. Currently, we rely almost exclusively on the provision of clinical care by highly trained health professionals as our major strategy to deal with these conditions. Many health problems can be prevented or at least their occurrence postponed by having a healthy lifestyle.

It is so important to make ‘keeping healthy’ a part of our day-to-day living habits. Your health depends on what you do throughout the day, every day. A healthy lifestyle is vital.

Resource:  https://www.healthylifestylesliving.com/health/healthy-lifestyle/what-is-a-healthy-lifestyle