The most effective self-care, however, results from a conscious decision to take care of your health before you notice problems or get sick. Health is wholeness. Health is actually more than having a body that works and isn't sick. Health includes the physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual dimensions of life. And when all of these are working in harmony, they can lead to a sense of well-being and satisfaction.
Health requires personal responsibility.
What you do to and for yourself can make a big difference in your life. Ignore them, or even worse, engage in self-destructive habits, and you will eventually pay the price. Health represents a return on your investment. Health and sickness are to a large extent the result of daily choices, repeated over the years. Health requires self-nurture.