Today's show will consist of two halves. The first half of our show will consist of Dr. Wells discussing other factors, other than our lifestyle choices, that have a major impact on our overall health and well-being. The second half will consist of speaking to our guest, Joe Crislip. Mr. Crislip is a co-owner, along with several other owners that built the Elite Sports Center of Parkersburg, WV.
In our previous episode I spoke with Dr. Hanna in how our lifestyle behaviors have a significant impact on our level of health and wellness. However, there are other factors beyond our control that we need to be aware of that contribute to our over health and well-being and our risk for certain chronic diseases and conditions. For example, ethnicity, sex, age, family history, and socioeconomic status can affect our risk of developing diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity and other conditions.
I believe the goal for a majority of us is to achieve optimal wellness, if not it should be. But, individual and demographic differences can present special challenges in achieving wellness. If we are aware of these differences and challenges we can better prepare to decrease these risk. Hosea 4:6 notes my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge....
"Connect Core Concepts In Health", by Insel , Roth & Insel explain that we all know we need to exercise, eat healthier, manage stress healthier, and cultivate positive and healthy relationships. We need to protect ourselves from disease and injuries. As we discussed earlier that some of our difference both as individuals and as members of groups--have important implications for wellness. These differences can be biological (determined genetically) or cultural (acquired as patterns of behavior through daily interactions with family, community, and society). Many of our health conditions are a function of biology and cultural combined. I discuss these differences and their implications in our health such as sex, gender, race and ethnicity, income and education, disability, geographic location, sexual orientation and gender identity.
The second half of our show today is my interview with Mr. Joe Crislip and how he and his brother were used to bring a community together and build the Elite Sports Center in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The impact of this facility has been huge in helping individuals and their families reach higher levels in health and wellness.