When it comes to health, people like to break it down into the different parts of health when they take care of themselves, like some sort of checklist. There’s your mental health, your social health, your emotional health, your financial health, and your physical health (which can be broken down into oral/dental, muscular, cardio, and even spine). I’m probably missing some, but these are some big categories we like to break it down into. Now, if you’re taking care of each of these as if they are a part of some larger checklist, that’s great. But if you’re only focusing on your physical health, like just working out, you’re missing a big, big part of the picture that is your health in its entirety. And the thing is, so many people do this when focusing on improving themselves. Working out is at the top of people’s list, because they realize it makes them look better, feel better, and is something attributed to a longer, healthier life. You can’t blame them, right? But what about the other aspects of health? What about your social and emotional health? What can you do to take care of those aspects so that you’re in a good place with friends, society, and your feelings? And your mental health? The importance of it cannot be understated, yet we don’t always talk about our problems, our worries, our fears, our hopes, or our underlying issues. In fact, it’s almost a thing to bury those problems instead of put them out in the open for inspection and help, and that’s the wrong way to do it. And dental health is an entirely different beast that needs tending to. While everyone knows to brush twice a day and floss daily, not everyone does it. In fact, the majority probably don’t do this on the regular because “life gets in the way.” But dental health is one of those things that has a direct impact on the rest of your health. Gum disease can lead to cardiovascular issues. Teeth rotting can cause severe pain and affect your diet for quite some time. And both of these things can affect your breath, which may or may not affect things like meeting new people (or romantic partners) and even your self confidence, a big part of your social health.
The fact of the matter is that we need to re-envision our health as a comprehensive thing. All of the different facets of health feed into one another, and the more we boost multiple of them, the more they’re all reinforced for the better.
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