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Complete Wellness - Why it is important to consider the Bigger Picture

From what I have observed so far, it is tempting to consider the concept of Wellness as the need to eat a healthy diet, with maybe some sessions of yoga or mindfulness thrown in.

However really Wellness should be understood as having much wider implications and so corresponding ways of establishing these.

Certainly maintaining a healthy diet is a crucial part of this.  For anyone to indulge themselves on a regular basis by eating fatty or high sugar content foods, this much increases the risk of suffering heart or stroke problems in later life.

However if we are thinking of the overall condition of the cardio-vascular system then the importance of getting regular exercise should not be ignored.  Ironically the getting of plenty of exercise will to some extent limit the damage being done by eating the wrong foods.  Nevertheless we should all try to both eat healthy foods and exercise regularly.

And our physical health is not necessarily the main consideration.  For many people their state of mind will decrease the quality of their lives, particularly if suffering from depression or stress.  In these cases, taking up mindfulness might be very helpful, as well as ensuring you get plenty of good sleep each night.

This is only scratching the surface of why Wellness should be considered in a much wider context than simply eating well.  There will be many later posts which will cover these issues in greater depth.

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