Health and well-being are connected, but they are two different things. Let’s cover them one at a time.
Health can be thought of as the state of being free from injury or illness. Physical health means living in a body that is strong, capable, and free of disease.
Mental health, meanwhile, means having a mind that is strong, capable, and free of disease. If we are mentally healthy, we can navigate daily life and its setbacks and difficulties without excessive or debilitating stress, frustration, anxiety, or sadness. Taken together, physical and mental health affect everything we do.
A more positive well-being definition might be the maintenance of physical, mental, and emotional stability and balance not just the absence of illness.
Put it into practice
Health and well-being are more than just “nice to have” — they’re essential to our functionality, happiness, and fulfillment as people, partners, employees, and parents.
In today’s fast-paced and often hectic world, however, it’s easy for health and well-being to take a beating.
Fortunately, there are many ways we can improve our mental and physical health and promote well-being in our daily lives, starting with understanding what creates well-being and knowing how to generate more of it.
Through mindfulness, giving back, moving our bodies, learning new things, and connecting with others, we can improve our well-being and health daily.
