𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 ... 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘷𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦.

They also believed that environment was a key component in how a person developed their mind, spirit, and body.

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The original Greek practice of "medicine" INCLUDED PSYCHOLOGY, PHYSICAL HEALTH, and ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS that contributed to a person's health; both the natural environment (sky, air, water etc) and the societal environment (people, politics, social issues).

It emphasized the causes and therapeutic importance of psychological factors, nutrition and lifestyle, independence of mind, body and spirit, and the need for harmony between individuals, society, and the natural environment.

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Greek medicine was holistic in nature and the point of it was to understand how EVERYTHING figured into the overall health of an individual. It was never solely about the physical ... and despite what people think today (which is usually 1000% incorrect), it is about the balance between body, mind, and spirit and all of the factors that influence those things.

Choose your environments wisely. Choose your friends wisely. Choose what you take into yourself wisely.

Now more than ever.

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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 ...

If the environment you surround yourself with constantly emphasizes repeated collisions of hope and reality, it is probably not going to be the best environment for healing, wellness, or critical thinking.

If the environment you surround yourself with constantly focuses on draining energy into negative thoughts and actions, it is probably not going to be healthy for you.

Asclepius and Hippocrates' focused medical practice had three main components of philosophy and provision of care:

- health promotion
- interventions on trauma care
- mental care and art therapy interventions

Component 1: Health Promotion

Health promotion included physical activity as an essential part of physical and mental health and emphasized the importance of nutrition to improve performance in the Olympic Games.

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Component 2: Interventions on trauma care

These included surgical practices developed by Hippocrates, mainly due to the frequent wars in ancient Greece.

Component 3: Mental care and art therapy

These interventions were in accordance with the first classification of mental disorders which were proposed by Hippocrates. Music and drama were used as management tools in the treatment of illness and in the improvement of human behavior.

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If you think about the original idea that Asclepius and Hippocrates created and not how much the world deviated from it and completely destroyed it ... you'll see that it's the same general wellness concept that provides the most benefit

1. EXERCISE
2. SELF CARE and SELF AWARENESS
3. THERAPY including ART

Consider it.