10 ESSENTIALS OF HIGHLY HEALTHY PEOPLE
CHAPTER ONE: "What Is a Highly Healthy Person?"
Physical health is not all there is to "health
Physical "well being" not even the key to "health"
There is a definite connection between physical well-being and total health.
Definite connection between physical bodies and emotional, mental, relational and spiritual well-being
WHO's definition: "A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmityà"
Bible sees well-being as completeness and wholeness
Hebrew shalom indicates wholeness, completeness, well-being
Hebrew rapha describes a process of healing- God's activity as a healer
Bible uses various terms to describe health broadly
A timeless perspective on true health
Our overall health d3epends not just on our physical health but also our inner life
Purpose of the book is to demonstrate that well-being depends on more than physical health: being healthy means being healthy in every area of one's life.
CHAPTER TWO: "Testing Your Four Wheels of Health"
learning to cope with infirmities and disabilities
Constant work to keep spiritual, emotional and relational wheels in balance
Emotional health- the state of maximum emotional and mental well-being
brain dysfunction throws wheels out of balance
Defined as maximum well-being in all social relationships
Mending social relationships creates relational well-being
Maximum well-being in relationship with our Creator
Spiritual considered the most important of the Wheels
Adjusting your Tire Pressure- a need to understand each of the Four Wheels
How Smooth Is Your Ride? Faith is the hub of all the wheels
1. Measurement of physical activity
3. Intake- food, drink, toxins
Learning- lifelong learning important to health
Work- satisfaction garnered from work
Parents and children critical role in who y...