dr. woodman’s tips for health and wellness taking responsibility for your health on all levels
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WELLNESS OVERALL STATE OF HEALTH,
WHOLENESS PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL,
SOCIAL & SPIRITUAL WELL BEING
NOT MERELY THE ABSENCE OF DISEASE
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
CONCERNED WITH HOW BIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND CULTURAL FACTORS ARE INVOLVED IN HEALTH AND PREVENTION OF ILLNESS.
SPECIALITIES:
PERSONAL HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITY HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL & GLOBAL
HEALTH SPIRITUAL HEALTH
BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELD IN MEDICINE
INTEGRATES BIOLOGICAL, BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE MODEL
PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY
BRIEF HISTORY FIRST ERA: GERM THEORY Focus was on disease treatment
SECOND ERA: DISEASE PREVENTIONFocus was more on prevention
THIRD ERA: LIFESTYLE MODELFocus on individual empowerment &
wholeness
MODERN MOVEMENT: Both/And Paradigm
SPECIALIZATION & HOLISTIC MODELS MIND/BODY DUALISM & UNITIVE
APPROACH TREATMENT & PREVENTION ALLOPATHIC & NATUROPATHIC
MODELS MEDICINE & PSYCHOLOGY (Interdisciplinary)
YOUR PHYSICAL WELL BEING NUTRITION & VITAMINS EXERCISE, FRESH AIR/SUNSHINE PROPER HYDRATION REST & DEEP SLEEP HEALTHY SEXUAL EXPRESSION/SAFE
SEXUAL PRACTICES (Handout) BODY WORK (massage, yoga, martial arts,
physical therapy, body dialogue etc.) LISTEN TO YOUR BODY FOR
GUIDANCE
ROUTINE PHYSICAL EXAMYOUR PHYSICIAN CARDIOVASCLAR DIGESTIVE ENDOCRINE/IMMUNE NERVOUS RESPIRATORY MUSCULAR SKELETAL REPRODUCTIVE CIRCULATION SKIN
VITAMIN PROFILE EXAMPLE: VITAMIN D MINERALS HYDRATION HORMONE LEVELS
YOUR SOCIAL WELL BEING
FAMILY AND FRIENDSHIPS LOVE AND INTIMACY SENSE OF BELONGING IN COMMUNITY SERVICE TO OTHERS SENSE OF GLOBAL CONNECTION ENVIRONMENTAL
AWARNESS/CONNECTION TO NATURE
YOUR EMOTIONAL WELL BEING and IQ
IDENTIFY YOUR FEELINGS EXPRESS YOUR FEELINGS MANAGE YOUR EMOTIONS EMPATHY FOR OTHER PEOPLE MANAGE STRESS & CONFLICT PRACTICE APPRECIATION
YOUR MENTAL WELL BEING
MINDFULNESS & ACCOUNTIBILITY FOR THOUGHTS & BELIEFS
POSITIVE THINKING SKILLS SENSE OF MEANING & PURPOSE CARE & EXERCISE OF YOUR BRAIN CREATIVITY & PROBLEM SOLVING LOGICAL REASONING AND RATIONAL
THOUGHT PROCESSES
YOUR SPIRITUAL WELL BEING
SENSE OF ETHICS & MORALITY SENSE OF MYSTERY, SOMETHING
GREATER THAN SELF SPIRITUAL PRACTICES (prayer,
yoga, meditation, ritual, rites of passage)
VALUES CLARIFICATION
SPIRITUAL HEALTH
CULTIVATING VIRTUE, CHARACTER STRENGTHS & POSITIVE ESTEEM
LOVE, COMPASSION, FAITH, HOPE, PATIENCE, COURAGE, KINDNESS,FORGIVENESS, ACCEPTANCE, PEACE & SO FORTH (Refer to List of Virtues)
VOCATIONAL WELLNESS
MATCHING TALENT WITH WORK DEVELOPING HEALTHY WORK ETHIC CULTIVATING SELF CARE PRACTICES COMMUNICATION SKILLS SETTNG BOUNDARIES BALANCE WORK & LEISURE
YOUR AESTHETICAL WELLNESS
NATURE MUSIC & ART THEATER & DRAMA DANCE HOBBIES EXPERIENCING THE GOODNESS &
BEAUTY OF LIFE