Health Decisions: Physical, Mental Or Social Well-Being

The definition of health generally varies from person to person; for me health is the state of well-being; whether it is physical, mental or social well-being. When making health decisions many people, myself included, consider finances before making decisions. For an example before joining a gym I consider the cost and quality of the gym before considering how vital exercise is to my health. The same goes for diet I often hear people say eating health is much more expensive than eating unhealthy. Being healthy comes from putting in effort; physically, mentally, and economically.
To promote my health I have made changes to my diet by incorporating more fruits and vegetables, drinking more water, and consuming fewer carbohydrates. I have also joined a fitness gym and purchased health insurance. In order to better themselves people engage in trade (cite). When considering my health choices I have traded free time for my improved health by attending a gym 4 days a week. I have also traded extra money for a gym membership and healthy foods.

Money has a big influence on my personal health-related decisions.

Before recently I was uninsured for 4 years due to lack of funds. Therefore I was not attending annual check-ups nor was I seeking emergency health care when needed. Being that I could not afford insurance I participated in home remedies, consumed over the counter medications, and bypassed check-ups to prevent medical bills. Preventive care is very effective for if one make good health decisions and participate in preventative health care it will reduce or prevent her from chances of illness and diseases. Which will in return reduce or eliminate stress in relation to health, and money spent of health

care.
Shamefully in the past I was guilty of spending money on unnecessary things while my health goes lacking. I was quick to go shopping for new clothes when I already have a closet full of clothes, or spend money on cable to watch television when I could be spending the monthly cable bill on a monthly gym membership. Unlike health decisions I do not think twice about buying a new pair of shoes, but when it comes to going to the doctor when ill or enduring the pain, I often suffer. When considering this weeks learning material this all goes back to choices. Being that every decision involves giving something to get something in return. Until recently I would rather spend money on materialistic things than investing in myself. I did not look at being healthy as getting something in return. Now I rather invest in myself, my health rather than waste money and time on things that is not beneficial nor will last. I now know that investing in my health is also investing in the length and quality of my life.