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Does anyone know what is meant by wellness?
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Opposite of sick: Wellness is the general term that includes all aspects of living as healthy a life as possible: lifestyle, environment, prevention, etc. Wellness includes a person's physical, emotional, intellectual, social, family and spiritual well-being as aspects of their overall health. It is a point of view focused on looking at a whole person, rather than a disease or diagnosis.
Answered 7/20/2014
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Wellness, Anti Aging: well·ness ˈwelnis noun the state or condition of being in good physical and mental health. Wellness as used by forward-thinking physicians today refers to delivering health care that is focused on promoting optimal health and well-being and attempting to prevent disease, rather than treating disease after it has occurred. The whole person is addressed: mental, physical, spiritual and more....
Answered 2/22/2016
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