Module 1: Total Wellness

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By: Isabella Mamone

Module 1: Total Wellness

In Module 1, it talks about total wellness. In order to be a healthy human being, you must have total wellness. This involves being socially, physically, and mentally/emotionally well. 
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This is a wellness triangle. This shows that if all of the sides are equal, it is balanced and one would have total wellness. The bottom picture is not equal so that means that one does not have total wellness. A balanced health triangle means that you are healthy and have total wellness. 

To start off, social wellness means how we interact with other individuals and the relationships we have. When one has a strong social wellness, they are good with talking to people, being successful, and making new friends.

Speaking of making new friends, good social wellness includes being able to come face-to-face situations. You also have to except that people you have relationships with, may not always agree with you. When issues do arise in relationship, it's better that both of you should be able to deal with issues good so you can have a healthier relationship. Another relationship people have is with their parents. They have to provide their child with needs. 

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Next on the list is physical wellness. To be physically well, it involves exercise, nutrition, and hygiene. This basically means taking care of your body physically. If someone is physically well, they do daily exercise, eat healthy meals, and shower regularly. Exercise has been known to increase endorphins. Endorphins are neurochemicals that are released throughout the body after exercise. That allows the body to feel happiness, which brings us on to our next topic. 

What is mental/emotional wellness? A big part of mental/emotional wellness is stress. One way to control stress is to first identify what is causing the stress is having on your overall wellness. Your emotional intelligence affects your mental state. 

In order to have total wellness, you have to be a happy, healthy human being. Total wellness plays an important part in people's lives and it affects us daily. 

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