“TAKE 5” GAME-PLAN FOR LIFE–WELLNESS: THE PLAYBOOK
Dictionary.com defines Wellness as:
noun
1. The quality or state of being healthy in body and mind, especially as the result of deliberate effort.
2. An approach to healthcare that emphasizes preventing illness and prolonging life, as opposed to emphasizing treating diseases.
In other words, one should practice certain principles that are tailored to fit the individual to achieve the state of ‘Homeostasis’ as defined by Dictionary.com:
noun
1. The tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
2. Psychology. a state of psychological equilibrium obtained when tension or a drive has been reduced or eliminated.
3. Entomology. the ability of members of a colony of social insects to behave cooperatively to produce a desired result, as when bees coordinate the fanning of their wings to cool the hive.
Homeostasis in layman’s term: Your body and brain are working at the level or higher as designed for your individual age, wants, and needs.