Difference between Health and Wellness
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Added Nov 29, 2008
Hi all,
I've been asked a lot of times why InnerRewards is different than sites such as Everyday Health or iVillage. One reason we differ from Everyday Health is that we focus on wellness rather than specific disease states and conditions. I personally believe that balance, pilates, reducing stress, sleeping 7-8 hours a night, and organic food make me well. I'd rather concentrate on whole-body wellness rather than managing a disease state. I also think there are very few sites out there that have really great differentiated content for a discerning audience. But do you guys see a difference between health and wellness? Do you see the benefit of managing from a holistic point of view? Would love your feedback!
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By Erica Watson, Nov 30, 2008
Julie, I've always wondered why so mnay sites deal with managing a disease vs. discovering ways to prevent illness and encouraging overall health before a problem exists.
Now that I am in my 30"s it is important that I change my outlook on health. I do not want to wait to deal with a problem with my health once it is here, I want PREVENT it from happenng in the first place. That is why a site like this is so crucial!! Welllness is an overall state of being that should be explored so that we stop illness before it starts!
This is why I love InnerRewards !!
By Jacquetta Szathmari, Dec 02, 2008
I am one of those lucky people who only occasionally gets ill - perhaps I have developed a super immune system from years of working closely with people of all ages from all over the world or maybe it's just luck. On any given day I feel fine - I am not sniffling from a cold or suffering from any chronic conditions that require medication. However, just because I am healthy - not ill in the Western medical sense of the word - does not mean I always feel well. I would love to have more energy, clearer thoughts, sleep more and better, be more physically fit, eat better etc. and do so progressively, naturally, and in a sustainable way - I want to be well. But when I am looking for information on wellness I often have to weed through sites focussed on a particular way of curing certain narrowly defined illnesses. The advice is often sound, but rarely addresses steps you can take once you are "cured"to help you feel even better such as changing your diet, lifestyle or cognitive patterns and often fail to point out the important connections between mind and body, wellness and health.
By Lauren Colley, Apr 11, 2009
I think it's simple. Wellness is PROactive, while western medicine is REactive. The idea of "health" is a kind of stagnant state in western medicine, but wellness is a bit of a journey-- it involves prevention, as well as adaptation to the body's changes. Conventional medicine and the health community tell us that when something goes wrong, we need to take steps to correct it. But we're not stagnant creatures-- we're either in the act of being well and moving in the direction of disease prevention, or we're in the act of regressing toward dis-ease. What wellness means to me: prevention is the only cure.
By Carolyn Schlicher, May 06, 2009
I really like how Lauren sums it up. I also think that it has to be holistic--mind, body, and spirit.
Nutritionally, our bodies are continually trying to maintain balance, but I think that applies to my mind and spirit as well. Putting junky things in my mind is the same to me as eating a bag of potato chips. Likewise with spiritually...if I'm not keeping up with feeding that, then I'm regressing.
By Amy L, May 28, 2009
I do see the benefit. Rather then focusing on disease and the symptoms this site gets underneath, creating healthy balance, preventing these diseases in the first place.
I'm one of those believers in the theory that the medical system in general may be against these wellness activities and lifestyles and slow at accepting them as part of insurance plans because if everyone lived a life where they incorporated things like Yoga, meditaion, massage therapy etc into their lives, there would no longer be money continually flowig into the pockets of the esablished Western Medicine system.
I'm really glad I found this site. I've already bookmarked links and even discussions.
By Amy E, Jun 02, 2009
I love that this site focuses on wellness. I am saddened when I hear friends complain of not feeling well and going to the Dr.'s for the symptoms they are having. (Not that I don't think there are times for this)
If I asked them if they are getting sleep, exercising, and eating healthy the answere is no! A lot of the time we get so caught up in life and kids we don't realize that our bodies need the same attention. I have learned so much from this site. I really hope I can get more of my friends and family interested. I like that questions can be asked here without feeling intimidated for not knowing.