Wellness is better described as a state of homeostasis on every level of being (physical, emotional. mental, and spiritual). Like nature, your body is constantly striving towards balance. Your internal “terrain” is bombarded on a daily basis by obstacles to health including stress, genetic tendencies, poor nutrition, environmental toxins, infections, and more.
Disease
is essentially the imbalance of this cellular terrain. The obstacles are too many or too intense and your body is not able to bring itself back into an optimum state. You then experience symptoms, which are essentially manifestations of this imbalance. Over time, neglect of these symptoms may lead to a chronic state of imbalance or disease that takes time to reverse. Removing the obstacles to health whenever possible and providing support so that the body can come back to balance is the goal!
By seeing health and disease from this viewpoint, it becomes clear why it is essential to address the underlying imbalance (rather than just the symptoms) and to treat the whole person.