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Dimensions of Health & Wellness: When most people report on their health and wellness, they focus on the physical signs, symptoms and manifestations. Somehow, our system of healthcare has been aligned with treating physical symptoms and manifestations. For a very long time, particularly for sub-groups of the population, dimensions of wellness such as the mental have been ignored, not emphasized and even stigmatized. The Whole You: For many, this focus on the physical to the exclusion of the other dimensions of health and wellness has culminated in the continued weakening of other dimensions of health and wellness and the exacerbation of physical ailments. Depending on the diagram or the specific model that is used, eight to ten dimensions of health and wellness have been identified. These are: Physical - incorporating the development of a healthy lifestyle including good...