Health is not just the physical health, there is more...
Dimensions of Wellness You have often heard people say, “Health is Wealth!” but which kind of health are most of them talking about? Health is a holistic term that brings together several dimensions as defined below. Wellness is a lifestyle that involves taking care of one’s physical, mental, and spiritual health. It is a process that engages the mind, nurtures the spirit, and fuels an individual’s body. To ensure that an individual lives a healthy life, several dimensions of wellness need to be put into consideration, they include the physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, occupational, financial, and environmental. Therefore, health is not just the physical health we have inscribed in our minds, there is more to it. These different dimensions are interdependent and neglect to any will negatively affect others. Physical dimension The first dimension is the physical dimension which entails carin...