With the tree in mind you can start to look at your own health. 

 

First, start with your leaves, are your leaves healthy?  Do you have a leaf for diabetes? Heart disease? Heartburn? Obesity? High blood pressure? Cancer?  You need to ask yourself, are your leaves healthy, or have you been diagnosed with any illness?  What measures can you take to remove some of the diseased leaves, and grow healthy leaves?

 

Second, look at your trunk.  Your trunk represents your DNA/Genes.  What genetic markers do you have that can help link an inherited disease to you.  Knowing you have these genetic markers, can help you to choose a lifestyle to help you lessen the likely hood of that disease controlling your life. Turning the genes, you do not want off, and turning the genes you do want on.  Learn these markers and ensure you are in control.

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Third, look at your roots, and the soil you have around your roots.  These roots feed the rest of your tree, so you need to make certain your soil is filled the essential elements of wellness.

 

Physical Element – Physical wellness make sure your soil is rich with macronutrients, micronutrients, protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, Zinc, Selenium, minerals, phytochemicals, clean air, and especially clean water.  You also need to ensure your soil contains physical activity, an exercise program, take a walk, learn Tai Chi, etc.  You also need to safeguard you are getting adequate quality sleep, and that your soil is free of environmental toxins.  It means learning about and identifying symptoms of disease, getting regular medical checkups, and protecting yourself from injuries and harm. Developing such healthy habits today will not only add years to your life but will enhance the enjoyment and quality of those years.

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Emotional Element – Emotional wellness is typically defined as possessing the ability to feel and express human emotions such as happiness, sadness, and anger. It means having the ability to love and be loved and achieving a sense of fulfillment in life. Emotional wellness encompasses optimism, self-esteem, self-acceptance, and the ability to share feelings.

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Intellectual Element – Intellectual wellness encourages creative, stimulating mental activities. Our minds need to be continually inspired and exercised just as our bodies do. People who possess a high level of intellectual wellness have an active mind and continue to learn. An intellectually well person uses the resources available to expand one's knowledge and improve skills. Keeping up to date on current events and participating in activities that arouse our minds are also important.

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Social Element - Social wellness refers to our ability to interact successfully in our global community and to live up to the expectations and demands of our personal roles. This means learning good communication skills, developing intimacy with others, and creating a support network of friends and family members.

Social wellness includes showing respect for others and yourself. Contributing to your community and to the world builds a sense of belonging.

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Spiritual Element - Spiritual wellness involves possessing a set of guiding beliefs, principles, or values that help give direction to one's life. It encompasses a high level of faith, hope and commitment to your individual beliefs that provide a sense of meaning and purpose. It is willingness to seek meaning and purpose in human existence, to question everything and to appreciate the things which cannot be readily explained or understood.

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A spiritually well person seeks harmony between what lies within as well as the forces outside.

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Occupational Element - Occupational/Vocational wellness involves preparing and making use of your gifts, skills, and talents to gain purpose, happiness, and enrichment in your life. The development of occupational satisfaction and wellness is related to your attitude about your work. Achieving optimal occupational wellness allows you to maintain a positive attitude and experience satisfaction/pleasure in your employment. Occupational wellness means successfully integrating a commitment to your occupation into a total lifestyle that is satisfying and rewarding.

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Environmental Element - Environmental wellness is an awareness of the unstable state of the earth and the effects of your daily habits on the physical environment. It consists of maintaining a way of life that maximizes harmony with the earth and minimizes harm to the environment. It includes being involved in socially responsible activities to protect the environment. Learning and living sustainable practices. 

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