1. Making Wellness a Lifestyle Chapter 1

2. What is Wellness Wellness is defined as state of being in good health. Wellness is defined as state of being in good health. Often associated with Quality of Life. Often associated with Quality of Life. Refers to a person’s satisfaction with looks, lifestyle and responses to daily events. Refers to a person’s satisfaction with looks, lifestyle and responses to daily events. Decrease in Quality of Life. Decrease in Quality of Life. When people are not in good health and When people are not in good health and life’s events become harder to manage.

3. Wellness Continuum Premature Death Premature Death Death that occurs due to lifestyle behaviors that lead to a fatal accident or the formation of an avoidable disease Death that occurs due to lifestyle behaviors that lead to a fatal accident or the formation of an avoidable disease Optimum Health State of wellness characterized by peak physical, mental, and social well-being.

4. Optimum Health If you are there you will want to learn how to maintain this state of health. If you are there you will want to learn how to maintain this state of health. If you are not at optimum health you will want to learn how to change your lifestyle to move toward that goal. If you are not at optimum health you will want to learn how to change your lifestyle to move toward that goal. The key to a healthy lifestyle rests with you. The key to a healthy lifestyle rests with you. Once you begin on the path to a healthy lifestyle you will start to notice the benefits: Once you begin on the path to a healthy lifestyle you will start to notice the benefits: Feel stronger, more alert, feel better about yourself, easier to cope with daily stresses of life, more satisfied with performance at school, work and play, experience better relationships, ready to face the challenges of adulthood. Feel stronger, more alert, feel better about yourself, easier to cope with daily stresses of life, more satisfied with performance at school, work and play, experience better relationships, ready to face the challenges of adulthood.

5. Aspects of Wellness Physical Health Physical 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 physical health. Choose lifestyle behaviors that avoid harming your physical health. Mental Health Mental Health Related to the way you feel about yourself, your life, and the world around you. Related to the way you feel about yourself, your life, and the world around you. Good mental health means you like yourself for who you are, express positive attitudes, and tend to act according to a set of socially acceptable values. Good mental health means you like yourself for who you are, express positive attitudes, and tend to act according to a set of socially acceptable values. Social Health Social 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 skill to achieve and maintain good social health. Learning to resolve conflicts with others is an important skill to achieve and maintain good social health. Related to understanding and acceptance of roles. Related to understanding and acceptance of roles.

6. Holistic Approach to Wellness Holistic approach is defined as an approach to health care that focuses on all aspects of patient care – physical, mental and social. Holistic approach is defined as an approach to health care that focuses on all aspects of patient care – physical, mental and social. Well rounded approach to wellness. Well rounded approach to wellness. Making choices that fit together to promote all facets of health. Making choices that fit together to promote all facets of health.

7. Factors that Affect Wellness Factors That Contribute to Disease Factors That Contribute to Disease Risk factor – a characteristic or behavior that influences a person’s chance of being injured or getting a disease. Risk factor – a characteristic or behavior that influences a person’s chance of being injured or getting a disease. Unhealthful Lifestyle Choices Unhealthful Lifestyle Choices Smoking, decisions about nutrition, stress management, and exercise. Smoking, decisions about nutrition, stress management, and exercise. Poor Environmental Quality Poor 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, shelter you have. Safety of the water you drink, air you breathe, food you eat, shelter you have. Inadequate Health Care Inadequate Health Care Medicine is not an exact science; reaching a correct diagnosis does not always happen. Medicine is not an exact science; reaching a correct diagnosis does not always happen. Don’t interfere with the quality of your care – get medical check-ups, seek help for symptoms, share important information, follow the doctor’s advice, play an active role. Don’t interfere with the quality of your care – get medical check-ups, seek help for symptoms, share important information, follow the doctor’s advice, play an active role. Heredity Heredity 25% of factors leading to death are hereditary, beyond your control. 25% of factors leading to death are hereditary, beyond your control. Example: Type II Diabetes – watch your diet, get plenty of exercise, and maintain a healthy body weight. Example: Type II Diabetes – watch your diet, get plenty of exercise, and maintain a healthy body weight.

8. Factors That Affect Wellness Health-Promoting Choices Health-Promoting Choices Choose a Healthful Lifestyle Choose a Healthful Lifestyle Your diet is one main lifestyle factor that has a strong correlation with many diseases. Your diet is one main lifestyle factor that has a strong 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 follow them. The previous practices may sound simple, many people fail to follow them. Fail to realize how addictive some behaviors are. Fail to realize how addictive some behaviors are. Resist Negative Peer Pressure Resist Negative Peer Pressure Peer pressure – the influence of people your age on your behavior. Can be negative or positive. Peer pressure – the influence of people your age on your behavior. Can be negative or positive. Improve Your Environment Improve Your Environment Personal efforts, working with others to improve environmental quality of the area. Personal efforts, working with others to improve environmental quality of the area. Choose Quality Health Care Choose 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.

9. Nutrition and Wellness Nutrition is defined as the sum of the processes by which a person takes in and uses food substances. Nutrition is defined as the sum of the processes by which a person takes in and uses food substances. Found there are 45 nutrients in the foods that are needed by the body. Found there are 45 nutrients in the foods that are needed by the 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 Diabetes or not, etc. Example eating meat or not eating meat, sugar causing Type II 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 bullets pg 22. Health problems affecting the nation’s state of wellness: See bullets pg 22. Why these problems? Not enough money for adequate nutrition, lack of informational skills to select a nutritious diet, not knowing the need for change in diet, some ignore the information. Why these problems? Not enough money for adequate nutrition, lack of informational skills to select a nutritious diet, not knowing 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.