Tag Archive: triad of health

Community and Health

Hav­ing a health com­mu­nity is a lot like being on a sports team. “You’re only as strong as your weak­est link” applies to health as well. Health is a com­bi­na­tion of phys­i­cal, emo­tional and chem­i­cal com­po­nents. Many of us focus just on the phys­i­cal, or just on the chem­i­cal. We often fail to exer­cise our “men­tal mus­cles” and we often tra­verse into unchar­tered health ter­ri­tory with­out a proper guide.

Pain as an Emotional Experience — A Holistic View

Most peo­ple asso­ciate pain with a phys­i­cal prob­lem. Burn your­self or step on a nail and ouch! — it’s going to hurt. What peo­ple often over­look is the emo­tion and psy­chol­ogy behind pain and how sim­ple reas­sur­ance about one’s con­di­tion or injury can go a long way to speed­ing recovery.