The tagline for this site is “A Comprehensive Health Website” and I want to explain why I chose that tagline. There’s many websites that focus on a specific aspect of health, like fitness or weight management, but I haven’t seen too many sites that focus on the big picture of total health. Here I want to acknowledge all aspects of creating a healthy life.
If that’s still a little vague consider the following list from Doug Graham’s book The 80/10/10 Diet
The Fundamental Elements of Health
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Clean, Fresh Air
Pure Water
Foods for which we are biologically designed
Sufficient Sleep
Rest and relaxation
Vigorous activity
Emotional poise and stability
Sunshine and natural light
Comfortable temperature
Peace, harmony, serenity, and tranquility
Human touch
Thought, cogitation, and meditation
Friendships and companionship
Gregariousness (social relationships, community)
Love and appreciation
Play and recreation
Pleasant environment
Amusement and entertainment
Sense of humor, mirth and merriment
Security of life and its means
Inspiration, motivation, purpose, and commitment
Creative, useful work (pursuit of interests)
Self-control and self-mastery
Individual sovereignty
Expression of reproductive instincts
Satisfaction of the aesthetic senses
Self-confidence
Positive self-image and sense of self-worth
Internal and external cleanliness
Smiles
Music and all other arts
Biophillia (love of nature)
This list, although not necessarily all-inclusive, does a pretty fair job of outlining many of the topics I wish to cover in this blog. You can see as you look at this list health is not simply the absence of disease, the presence of high level fitness, or maintaining a healthy weight. It’s all those things and much, much more. The thing I love about this list is that it includes many things not typically associated with health creation, but which are undoubtedly essential parts such as creativity, self-mastery, and smiles 
On this blog I intend to share information about topics like those listed as well as information about my own pursuit of comprehensive health. I hope you’ll enjoy learning and growing along with me.
-Tom
