Health and wellness encompass many facets of life.
We all know that eating right, getting enough sleep, and exercising are important aspects to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
But it’s also true that the conversation is more all-encompassing than that.
Ask The Scientists published a very enlightening blog post on precisely this topic.
What are the 8 pillars of holistic health and wellness?
Here’s a list of the pillars offered in the article.
And of course, they make a lot of sense.
The 8 Pillars Of Health And Wellness
- Physical
- Nutrition
- Emotional
- Social
- Spiritual
- Intellectual
- Financial
- Environmental
As you can see, these 8 pillars encompass many of the predominant categories we see in the human lifespan.
In other words, a human life that takes these pillars into account—and works on holistically increasing the value of each one—is going to be a human life that enjoys a greater level of overall holistic health and wellness.
How Do You Level Up These Pillars?
The answer to this question is simple, but not necessarily easy.
The best way to focus on leveling up each of the eight individual pillars of health and wellness in your life is to make an intentional choice to adopt habits that give you better outcomes in each of these eight areas.
For example, working out every day would be an example of leveling up your physical health.
Maintaining positive friendships would be an example of leveling up your social health.
Spending more time in prayer or meditation on a daily basis would be an example of leveling up your spiritual health—and so on.
The good thing about this process is that it isn’t necessarily ‘difficult’ to understand.
From a theoretical perspective, adopting a balanced lifestyle isn’t a hard problem to solve.
You just adopt daily habits and routines into your life to facilitate the pursuit of all eight pillars in a manner that’s both beneficial and balanced.
The downside, of course, is that this isn’t always easy.
Here’s what this means.
There are only so many hours in the day, and we only have so much self-control.
It’s really easy to neglect a few areas as you focus on others.
It’s also really easy to get lost in escapism, and neglect leveling up all eight of the pillars on a long-term basis.
For best results, you want to spend some time every single week working on every single one of the eight pillars to health and wellness.
This mindset will truly give you your best odds for success, and the best potential for living a life characterized by the greatest possible wellness outcomes you can manage.
It really does make a difference.
In Conclusion
There you have it.
Information on all 8 of the essential pillars of health and wellness, and some words of encouragement to help you move toward a more balanced life wherein you incorporate all of them.
Here’s one more tip.
Remember that health and wellness is a marathon, not a sprint.
Small beneficial changes every day lead up to big beneficial shifts over time.
So take it one step at a time.
You’ve got this!
