Support from family, relationships,
friends and community.
Enhancement of positive reinforcement
and self esteem through support groups which enhance a person's
wellbeing and enjoyment of life with laughter and a sense of
creativity and awe. This will include any form of art, music,
literature, and brain stimulation to enhance the connections
of the dendrites between the nerve cells in the brain, and will
also include such things as crosswords and mental exercises.
This will also include attuning to nature and walking in nature,
and that includes walking in botanic gardens, forests and the
wilderness, and experiencing the real forces of nature directly,
including air, earth, fire and water.
The key to wellness and prevention of illness, is change
and variety. It requires an effort to maintain a lifestyle change
which includes mind over matter and matter over mind. It includes
going into new avenues of experience and challenging the self
in order to take the limits off the self. It espouses the unlimited
potential of the mind and the assumption that the mind has unlimited
ability to absorb information, and to be able to express itself
in a way that is revitalizing and functional for the whole biological
wellbeing of the body.
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Ten social determinants of health
- Sir Michael Marmot Social
and economic circumstances strongly effect health throughout
life.
- Stress harms health.
- The effects of early development in
the neo-natal period and infancy last a lifetime.
- Social exclusion creates suffering
and morbidity.
- Stress in the workplace increases
the risk of disease
- Job security increases health, well-being
and job satisfaction. Unemployment is deleterious to health.
- Social support, friendship, good social
relations and strong supportive networks improve health at
home, work and in the community.
- Addiction to drugs and alcohol is
influenced by social determinants.
- Nutrition is a key determinant of
health.
- Transport through the use of walking
and exercise in a sustainable environment enhances health.
DISCUSSION - The Morbidity Data
The future of our planet lies not so much in hardware, but in
software, particularly in genius and creativity, and that requires
new kinds of individuals who are open and cosmopolitan in nature.
Albert Einstein said, "If humankind is to survive, there
has to be a substantially new manner of thinking." A more
rounded culture seeks to unlock the powers of the mind and the
brain in order for people to speak from their hearts.
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