What are the 5 Aspects of Health and Some Ways of Maintaining Good Health

The well-being of a person includes the 5 aspects of health: mental, emotional, physical, social, and spiritual.

Personal health depends partially on one’s active, passive and assisted observations about his health in everyday living. From these observations he could get information for his personal decisions and actions to make.

A mentally healthy person is able to concentrate on a task for an extended period of time. He is alert, able to listen, and think. The way a person thinks and handles situations also indicates his intellectual/mental health. Intellectual health also entails creativity, general knowledge, and common sense. It also involves a person's ability to make sound decisions. This is important to a person's health and well being.

You can become mentally healthy by learning from people around you. If there is something you want to know more about, learn about it firsthand. Try it yourself. Playing mind games can add to your mental skills, too. Reading and taking special classes can also stimulate your mental health.

(Let me include here 2 examples of how an intellectually healthy person can concentrate on a task for an extended period of time)

Do you know that...

1. Albert Einstein concentrated for ten years to formulate his general theory of relativity?

2. Michelangelo concentrated for more than two years just to finish his now famous painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Based on research, the quality of a person’s health determines the person’s emotions. What he feels towards self, other people and situations determines his emotional health. Emotional health refers to a person’s way of handling success as well as defeat, of coping with everyday problems and stress, and the management of his study, work, and other activities. An emotionally healthy person is in control of his thoughts, feelings, and behavior. He feels good about himself and has good relationships with other people.

According to medical experts, people with good emotional health have a lower rate of stress-related diseases like, headaches, ulcers, migraines, stomachaches, and asthma.

A physically healthy person is active, does not get tired easily, does not get sick easily, is strong, and is full of energy. Physical health refers to the condition of the body and the way it reacts to diseases. You need to take good care of your body in order to maintain good physical health. You need to eat nutritious food, to exercise, and to take enough sleep and rest.

This refers to the effective way a person performs his role in life as a son, daughter, friend, neighbor, or citizen. This involves a person's ability to perform his responsibilities and to maintain good relationships with others. Giving love and respect to others is an important factor of social health. In short, a socially healthy person makes friends easily and keeps them; does not quarrel with others; and is considerate and kind to others.

Social health also involves cooperating with others whenever a task needs to be done.

This refers to a person's belief in God, sense of values, and his ability to exercise what he believes is right. A person's religious faith also contributes to his health and well-being.

Some ways of maintaining good health:

1. Have adequate and regular exercise at least 3x a week.

2. Take enough rest and sleep at least 8 hours daily.

3. Eat balanced meals. If possible, avoid junk foods, and fatty foods.

4. Learn to properly deal with problems.

5. Maintain harmonious relationships with family members, friends, and other people in your community,

6. Do your responsibilities, and for students - study well.

7. Have a regular checkup. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

To maintain good health, you need to recognize all the aspects of health and to keep them in balance so that they work best for you.

Health is the complete physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being of a person. Good health does not only mean the absence of an ailment or disease. Health is a condition in which all the given aspects work in a wholistic way. Body, mind, spirit, family, friends, community, education, job, and beliefs determine the health of a person.