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Life hacks for staying healthy with a busy workload

How to deal with toxic relationships and righteous indignation

What causes food cravings? And what can we do about them?

CBT is an effective treatment for many mental health issues – but here’s why it may not suit everyone

How the health of your gut microbiome can affect your skin

Does intermittent fasting increase or decrease our risk of cancer?

Mobile phones not linked to brain cancer, according to a major review of 28 years of research

Full-body scans to look for hidden disease are a bad idea – here’s why

Cottage cheese is back: Two dietitians explain why we’re obsessed again

Finger-prick test could screen for early Alzheimer’s

Considering taking Wegovy to lose weight? Here are the risks and benefits – and how it differs from Ozempic

Snap out of it: Best foods to beat a bad mood

Camilla and Marc wants us to keep talking about Ovaries

Is white rice bad for me? Can I make it lower GI or healthier?

Treating high blood pressure should be part of Alzheimer’s prevention, study finds

Five Essential Exercises for Full-Body Toning

Three holistic remedies for combatting anxiety and stress

Constipation increases your risk of a heart attack, new study finds – and not just on the toilet

Essential Foods to Support Your Body Through Menopause

How to know when it’s time to start therapy

Australia’s IV fluids shortage likely to last all year

6 dairy milk alternatives you might not have heard of

What is ASMR? What we know about this popular sensory phenomenon

Turn Stress Around: Finding the Silver Lining in Life’s Biggest Bugbear

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Being healthy is a dynamic process because it is always changing. We all have times of good health, times of sickness, and maybe even times of serious illness. As our lifestyles change, so does our level of healthiness.

Those of us who participate in regular physical activity do so partly to improve the current and future level of our health. We strive toward an optimal state of well-being. As our lifestyle improves, our healthiness also improves and we experience less disease and sickness.

When most people are asked what it means to be healthy, they normally respond with the four components of fitness mentioned earlier (cardiorespiratory ability, muscular ability, flexibility, and body composition). Although these components are a critical part of being healthy, they are not the only contributing factors. Physical healthiness is only one aspect of our overall healthiness.

The other components include: social, mental , emotional and spiritual health.