"Holistic Wellness"

M&M has been asked on many occasions about the name of my company.

Why “M&M Holistic Wellness Centre?”

The definition of “Holistic Wellness” is about:

Ø  The treatment of the whole person and not just the symptoms

Ø  the relief from pain and disease, sometimes caused by an allergy or intolerance to food

Ø  healing the cause not the symptom with good nutrition

Ø  an active process of becoming aware of, and making choices towards, a more successful existence

Ø  the constant and conscious pursuit of living life to its fullest potential

Every human being deserves the right to clean air, clean water, food and sleep. However, some of these desires are not free and have to be paid for; so the cycle of working, to earn a salary, to buy these needs begins. To have money over to spend on leisure and luxuries would be ideal. So the saying “Need to have or nice to have” comes to mind.

Social support either from a family or government, safety and security, and access to health services and facilities when we are unwell all play a major role in Wellness. 

Your state of mind should be free from mental abuse of any kind, neglect, and addictions. Security of employment or retrenchment has an impact on your financial status which creates pressure on your mental wellbeing. Your emotional health depends on the positive and negative events and situations at the present time. In other words family trauma or drama, a death or divorce, immigration or major changes to your daily routine will all contribute to how you view the world. Counseling by experts is the only way to get back on track when your emotional state of mind is unbalanced.

Your physical wellbeing should include an eating plan that sustains your body through any kind of activity to prevent burn out, malnutrition, overweight or create a physical condition like, hypertension, diabetes, stroke etc. To keep optimum fitness levels, choose an activity that you enjoy and want to continue like active hobbies or some kind of movement like dancing, walking, or swimming .

Your spiritual needs are part of your Healthy Lifestyle as well. No matter what your beliefs are, morals, customs or traditions, your faith or religion must be sound.

Your environment must be free of pollution and not expose you to harmful chemicals. This includes the harmful chemicals like pesticides, hormones, herbicides etc in our food. Exposures to the media like television, newspapers, magazines, radio, billboards etc, have a major impact on the way we view ourselves in society. To look like many of these images, is actually impossible, Most of the magazine models you see have had air brush paint work added to make them look perfect. Unfortunately people with low self esteem aspire to these images which in actual fact are more like fantasy than reality.

All the basic needs mentioned above are vital in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Identify which of your “needs” are out of balance and work towards making an improvement.

“Rome was not built in a day”, and you are not going to solve all your needs in a day either.

It takes time, but as long as your nutrition is good, you will manage. Sometimes you become so over whelmed that you can’t see the wood for the trees.

Remember M&M will assist you, contact me and make an appointment ASAP.