The pillars of wellness

I got this concept after coming across the pyramid of needs of Abraham Maslow. At the bottom, you find basic physiological needs: food, and water. And only after these needs are met can you go up the pyramid. The next level is safety, like shelter. Then you get into social aspects and intimacy. The fourth level is self-esteem and then self-actualization. When you attain that fifth level, you can be all that you can be.

So I started thinking how as humans we do not respect that hierarchy. I mean, we don't nourish ourselves well and we expect to perform at a high level. How many men have poor health and just take Viagra? We have bad sleep habits and we expect to be patient with the kids.

So what I want to do is to bring you back to your basic needs. Or more your body's basic needs. And by fulfilling those needs it will be easier to deal with the other stresses of life. If you treat your body well, it will treat you well in return. This blog is to educate and give you strategies on the 7 pillars of wellness.