For the Well of It: Here’s what wellness really means and how to achieve it
Wellness. That’s a word we’ve been hearing a lot these days. But what does it mean? Working out? Meditating? Staying healthy? Yes. Yes. And yes. But good health is more than just actively pursuing abs via crunches. There’s mental wellness. There’s biological wellness. And there’s physical wellness. Let’s break it down:
Mental Wellness
According to Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd, mental wellness encompasses a holistic approach to health. “The journey to wellness involves many aspects of life, including embracing a whole-food, plant-based diet, regular exercise, healthy sleep quality and quantity, stress management and maintaining healthy relationships. Each of these individual factors play a significant role in the path to wellness,” she explains.
This philosophy led her to offer a Wellness Master Course, a self-study course that takes anywhere from two to four weeks (depending on your pace). Think of it as a way to confront overlooked lifestyle interventions to improve your overall health via dietary changes, simple exercise strategies, stress-relieving techniques and sleep strategies. Sign up at wellnessmastercourse.com.
Biological Wellness
With your emotional and mental state in tip-top shape, the next step is to take your wellness to the next level biologically. The body is like a chemistry class that never ends. In order to keep things on the up and up, we need to put back in what it’s lacking. Here’s where The Biostation in Midtown Miami comes in. Monthly IV therapy and shots are a great way to replenish nutrients your body naturally burns through. B12 gives your body a natural burst of energy, immune boost and mood enhancement. Glutathione, a super-charged antioxidant, is a great way to keep your immune system thriving. A cocktail of these nutrient therapies as often as twice a month will not only help your mental and chemical wellness, it will also aid your physical wellness. thebiostation.com.
Physical Wellness
Staying in shape is probably the most obvious form of wellness. During these times not everyone feels safe returning to the gym. Kuudose, a new platform which features more than 25 fitness instructors from across the globe (including South Florida and me), was recently created to show you can workout anywhere, using things you can find around the house. And with the yearly membership being less than what most gyms charge a month ($125), it’s a perfect way to keep your physical wellness in check from your phone or laptop. kuudose.co.
Drink to Your Health
Read up on a few other ways to keep your wellness in check that are easy to swallow.
Mab & Stoke’s Mab Tab offers a custom blend immune support tab that’s basically like taking a cabinet worth of vitamins in one easy-to-dissolve tablet. $66, available at mabandstoke.com.
Dehydration can affect multiple parts of wellness. Thankfully, Recover 180 has it under control. This hydrating (and tasty) beverage pumps your body with electrolytes, vitamins, and herbal extracts. $32.95 for 12 at drinkrecover.com.
Boost to the system coming right up. Just add a Nuun to water, watch it fizz and drink. The blend of electrolytes, minerals and caffeine give you that post workout kick for your metabolism. $7 at nuunlife.com.
Staying hydrated is a must. But grabbing a plastic bottle of water isn’t good for you or the environment. Enter LARQ, the world’s first self-cleaning water bottle and purification system. $95-$118 at livelarq.com.
This story was originally published September 9, 2020 at 12:00 AM.