Health is defined as the overall mental and physical state of a person; the absence of disease. This isn't entirely the same thing as wellness. Wellness refers to the state of being in optimal mental and physical health. But wellness is more than that. It's about living a life full of personal responsibility and therefore taking proactive steps for one's entire well-being. This means that a person
living life very well controls risk factors that can harm them. Risk factors are different types of actions or conditions that increase a person's chances for illness or injury. Let's take a look at just some risk factors. It is a risk factor for developing lung cancer among many other terrible problems. Mountain climbing is a risk factor. It is a risk factor for everything from broken bones to a swollen brain. Alcohol is a risk factor. It is a risk factor for developing liver damage. Unprotected s*x is a risk factor as well. We all know that you can get some very nasty s*xually transmitted diseases with unprotected s*x, including HIV.
