What is optimal health? Continue reading to learn more specifics.

The state of being free from physical and mental illness or injury is by definition the state of being in good health. Therefore, optimal health refers to being free from disease.

There are many different aspects to health, but you can help ensure it by eating a balanced diet and exercising frequently in ways that are appropriate for your fitness level.

What is Optimal Health?

Your well-being may be assessed using very different metrics by various health professionals.

Their respective paths to good health as a result usually diverge.

If you visit an internist, he or she may weigh a person’s optimal health in relation to their age and sex.

The ideal body composition of a 21-year-old male is very different from that of a 60-year-old woman in terms of weight, blood pressure, muscle mass, and body fat percentage.

A path to better health may be suggested by the internist through dietary, physical, and social changes like quitting smoking or drinking.

A person’s posture and spinal alignment may be the chiropractor’s point of reference for what constitutes optimal health.

According to chiropractors, one’s spinal alignment is crucial to overall body health.

The chiropractor’s treatment plan would probably center on making physical adjustments to the body in order to realign the spine, which would lessen pain and enable the body’s natural healing processes to promote optimal health.

The optimal health of a person may be determined by a nutritionist based on the toxins and nutrients found in their blood.

In addition to drastically altering the patient’s diet and advising supplements to replace any nutrients that the patient’s body may be lacking in, the nutritionist may advise the patient to cut out refined foods.

Each of the aforementioned recommendations can in some way be helpful to the patient, but who is right and what is best for you?

How Do You Achieve It?

How much work are you prepared to do to get your health to its best?

Strength, speed, and physical prowess may be used by professional athletes to define optimal health.

For them, maintaining optimal health may entail a demanding training schedule, a rigid diet, and a variety of nutritional supplements.

The athlete has probably already committed to making the sacrifices necessary to achieve their ideal health.

Everyone has a friend or family member who has tried a new diet or exercise regimen to get healthier.

Although most have failed, some have.

In order to achieve their ideal health, a person who is generally in good health but may be a little overweight may have believed that they needed to exercise more and watch what they ate.

They might still believe they can achieve their optimal health objective, or they might have given up trying to do so after years of effort.

The only thing that matters to someone who has a chronic illness or condition is whether or not they are pain-free.

An individual who experiences chronic pain or a serious illness may view the definition of optimal health as being out of reach.

You may not be able to achieve optimal health as defined by different health experts, but you can set and adhere to your own personal goals for nutrition, exercise, and body care.

I contend that the majority of us may feel unable to achieve the ideal level of health.

That, in my opinion, is due to the fact that the majority of people have never given thought to defining what their own definition of optimal health is.

Everyone has the right to determine their own personal health objectives and definition of optimal health.

It’s a balancing act.

Think for a moment about how you would describe your ideal state of health.

What is your ideal weight?

I’m not referring to the weight that would be ideal for you based on a fitness chart or your doctor.

I’m referring to a weight that you hope to reach and are confident you can keep off.

Consider your eating habits.

What wholesome foods can you regularly eat as part of your daily routine?

You know yourself.

You are aware of the amount of time you have to go grocery shopping.

You are aware of your level of commitment to meal preparation and the amount of time you will have to eat throughout the day.

What dietary objectives for the future can you set that you think you can keep up with?

How much exercise can you reasonably fit in during a given week?

Consider that your doctor advises three hours of exercise per week even though you currently do none at all.

You can still establish a personal objective to use as a springboard for moving toward a healthier you.

How about aiming for 30 minutes every other day to begin with?

Starting from scratch might make it possible and even sustainable.

My recommendation is that each person establish their own definition of ideal health and the lifestyle that will enable them to maintain it.

It’s acceptable if your personal weight goal is 10 or 15 pounds higher than what your doctor would advise.

Although your activity level or diet may not be ideal by someone else’s standards, if it improves your health, makes you feel better, and is sustainable, go for it!

Consider what will work with your lifestyle.

Make sure your objectives are ones you can keep up with.

Choose what you believe to be sustainable, then begin to organize your life around those objectives.

Make positive changes to your physical and mental well-being despite what the experts say constitutes optimal health.

Today, take the actions that will help you be the best version of yourself.

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The Bottom Line

Nutrition and exercise plays a role in many, many, many health conditions, especially the ones we all really want to avoid like heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers. Having a diet low in nutrients and spending a lot of time sitting still may not seem to have an impact right away, but it may in the future (part of this is determined by genetics). Even if you “get away” with unhealthy habits, you probably don’t feel your best every day (which you may not even notice, because it’s become your “normal”). Self-care isn’t just about taking bubble baths; it’s about caring for yourself in fundamental ways, for both you and the people who care about you. Don’t be that person.