Insights Into Teens: Episode 142 ”Your Health Pyramid”

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Insights Into Teens: Episode 142 “Your Health Triangle”
My co-host Joseph Whalen

Summary
What is your health triangle? Why is it important? How can we maintain our health triangle? We’ll answer these questions and much more as we talk about balancing key aspects of our lives on this episode of Insights Into Teens

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What is the health triangle?
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The health triangle, also known as the wellness triangle, is a measure of our body’s overall wellbeing. It is a representation of your body’s efficiency and balance.
The health triangle consists of three sides that contribute to your overall wellness.
When you are at the optimal state, all three are in a balanced state and your body is at its most efficient.
The three sides that make up the health triangle and contribute to your overall health are:
Physical Health
Mental and Emotional Health
Social Health
When being taught about your health, you may have only ever heard of physical health.
You might have been told that nutrition, exercise, and sleep were the priorities of maintaining our health.
You might have heard a bit about mental health, but it may not register as a priority for you
Your Social health might be something completely new or might encompass areas of your well being you might not often consider

Physical Health
Physical health deals with your body’s ability to function normally and how well it is operating.
This includes your diet and nutrition, getting enough physical activity or exercise, and enough sleep to recharge for the next day.
There are other things that impact your physical health that you might not normally think of, such as your hygiene
Hygiene includes taking care of your teeth
And keeping your body and hair clean are also important aspects of your physical health.

Mental Health
Mental health focuses on your thoughts, feelings, and emotions.
Stress, anxiety, and emotions such as anger are all encompassed under mental health.
It is your ability to cope with stress and problems that are a normal part of life.
Accepting who you are and being positive about it is also an important part of your mental health.
Being aware of your thoughts, feelings, and behavior allow you to be healthy mentally.
Mental health enables you to learn and develop new skills.
The development of skills, behaviors, and knowledge helps you grow as an individual.
Learning increases self-confidence, awareness, and self-perception.

Social Health
Social health encompasses our relationships with others.
Whether that is family, friends, peers or coworkers.
Social health measures the way a person reacts to people in their environment.
It includes how they can communicate, care for others, seek and lend support, and the ability to make and keep relationships.
These relationships could occur at home, school, work, or in social gatherings.
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Why is the Health Traingle Important?

The health triangle is a measurement of your overall health.
Each of the three components contributes to your overall wellbeing and need to be equally balanced.
All three sides of the health triangle are interlinked.
If one is out of balance the other two will also be affected.
For this reason, those with chronic health issues are at greater risk of developing mental health problems like anxiety and depression.

If you thought physical health was the only thing that mattered, you are not alone.
Focusing only on nutrition and exercise is what we learned to stay healthy, either from school or the media.
But mental and social health have just as important an impact on your overall health.
Neglecting any of the three aspects of health can impact the other two states.

How does it become unbalanced?

Think of the health triangle as a structure.
It is supported by three sides: physical, mental, and social health.
If the health triangle is balanced, the three sides are equal and the structure maintains a proper triangular form.
When one of the sides of the triangle becomes weakened, the overall structure becomes unstable.
So when you neglect one aspect of the health triangle, that side becomes weakened.
When one side becomes neglected and weakened, you are at a higher risk of experiencing health issues in the other two states.
To ensure our health triangle doesn’t become unbalanced we need to focus on improving all three aspects of health, not just one or two.
Ensuring we do activities that benefit all three will help us achieve overall wellness.

What affects your Health Triangle?

There are many determinants of health.
Some are out of your control such as genetics.
Some are in your control such as your behavior.
Don’t get caught up with the ones that you have no control over.
Focus on what you can control to promote your health.

Here is a list of the determinants of health:
Biology and Genetics
Inherited conditions are a fundamental determinant of health and can define an individual’s biological responses throughout their life.
Age and gender inequality can lead to income disparities and differential access to health care.

Environment
This includes:
access to healthcare and other health services
access to nutritious food and clean water
acceptable living conditions
having a stable financial income to meet your needs

Attitude
This includes:
your attitudes to illness, pain, and misfortune
your perception of diet, body image, and beliefs

Behavior
This includes:
practicing personal self-care
eating a healthy diet regularly
getting consistent physical activity
avoiding high-risk activities such as smoking and alcohol consumption

Technology
Things like fitness trackers can provide insight and motivate you to be more active.
However, overuse of technology can cause eyestrain (headaches and dry eyes.)
Sleep problems and other mental health issues can be caused by the use of electronic devices

Social Support Network
This includes:
the support of family and friends
local support programs

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How to maintain a balanced Health Triangle

As we’ve stated before, each of the three sides is equally important in maintaining an overall healthy lifestyle and balanced health triangle.
If you have only been focusing on your physical wellbeing, consider improving your mental and social wellbeing as well.

Maintaining physical health
There are various aspects to maintaining your physical health.
This includes nutrition and diet, physical activity, hygiene, and even sleep.
Here are some examples of how you can improve your physical health:
Nutrition and Diet
Having a proper healthy diet is important for energy and growth.
This keeps your immune system strong so you’re less likely to get sick.

Stay Hydrated
Women need 9-12 cups of fluids, men need 11-15 cups daily.
Staying hydrated keeps your body functioning properly and helps improve sleep quality.
Hydration also helps regulate body temperature, keeps you calm, cleanses your body fluids of toxins, and regulates mood.

Exercise
Regular physical activity is important to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
30 minutes of daily exercise is recommended.
It doesn’t need to be an intense workout, simply going for a walk is beneficial.
Also, try to incorporate physical movement throughout your day.
Taking regular breaks to get up from your desk and walking to get a drink or go to the washroom goes a long way.

Sleep
Sleeping 7-9 hours every night will give your body the rest it needs.
Going to bed and waking up at the same time every day can maintain good sleeping habits.
Avoid activities that would keep you up before your bedtime, such as using electronic devices.

Showering
Showering and washing your hands helps to ensure proper hygiene.
It helps to keep your body clean and less likely to spread germs.

Brushing Your Teeth
Brush and floss twice a day to preserve your dental health.
This helps maintain your oral hygiene and prevent gum disease.

Skincare
Take care of your skin by using sunscreen if you’re outdoors.
Sunscreen helps protect your skin, lowers the risk of skin cancer, and prevents premature aging.

Doctor Checkups
Regular checkups to the doctor help to ensure you are in good health.
The doctor will usually monitor blood pressure, physical checks, or any other signs of good health.

Maintain Mental and Emotional Health
Stress from school, work, or relationships can contribute to poor mental health.
Therefore, it is important to learn healthy ways to cope with stress.
Here are some examples of how to strengthen your mental health:

Treat Mental Illnesses Seriously
Treating mental illnesses like physical illnesses is important.
Ask friends and family for help or seek out professional help if necessary.

Build Resilience
Build resilience by prioritizing connections, fostering healthy self-esteem, and reducing shame.

Practice Self-Care
Build awareness of your thoughts and emotions, practice self-care by regulating your emotions and behaviors.
This can include journaling your thoughts, working through your emotions by talking about it, and challenging stressful or anxious situations.

Practice Mindfulness
Practicing mindfulness can help calm and focus your thoughts.
By building awareness, being more open and accepting, and being present in the moment results in a more positive mindset.

Increase Happiness
Tap into one of the four happiness chemicals by engaging in hobbies and things you enjoy.
Spending time outside, doing something creative, or just listening to music are just a few examples.

Physical Activity
Exercise not only has physical benefits but can also alleviate stress, anxiety, and any built-up tension.
Activities such as yoga, stretching, or your favorite physical activity can be beneficial.

Build a Support Network
Build a positive support network of friends and family that can support, guide, or just enjoy life with.

Maintain Social Health
Families should work together to eliminate stress and negativity.
Strong supportive friendships will increase happiness, self-esteem, and reduce stress.
Here are some examples of how to strengthen your social health:

Build a Support Network
Building a positive support network of friends and family.
Having a relationship that is supportive, loving, responsible, and balanced can contribute to your social health.

Bond Over Common Interest
Bond with people by joining a club or community over a common interest or hobby.
Building relationships with those who enjoy similar interests is a great way to socialize.

Social Events
Say yes when invited to social events or initiate an invitation to your friends and family.
Socializing can help build confidence and protect you against the effects of stress.

Volunteering
Get involved within the community by volunteering.
Volunteering helps you connect with the community, build relationships, be positive for your mind and body, and could open new career opportunities.

To recap, the health triangle consists of three sides:
Physical Health:
Your body’s ability to function normally
Mental Health:
Your ability to manage thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
Social Health:
Our relationships and how we communicate with those around us

Start maintaining your health triangle with the following steps:
Identify areas of the health triangle you are lacking and doing well
Identify a few ways to maintain the aspects of the health triangle you are doing well
Identify a few ways to improve the aspects you are lacking in
Continue to maintain those aspects regularly

If you’re looking through this list and overwhelmed by the amount of effort required to maintain all three aspects, you are not alone.
Consider combining activities to promote two or three aspects at the same time.
For example, if you enjoy running, consider joining a running club.
You’ll be able to socialize with others that have a common interest while maintaining your physical and mental health as well.
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Narrator
Insightful podcast by informative host insights into things, a podcast network Welcome to Insights into Teens. A podcast series exploring the issues and challenges of today’s youth. Your hosts are Joseph and Madison. Well, as a father and daughter team making their way through the challenges of.

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Narrator
The teenage years.

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Madison
Welcome to Insights The Teens. This is episode one. 41. You know.

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Joseph
That was last week.

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Madison
This is episode one. 42. Your Health Triangle. I’m your host Madison Rowland and my co-host Joseph.

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Joseph
I you don’t Blah, blah, blah. I see. I wanted to do a read through and you flubbed even the title.

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Madison
Okay. Leave it be.

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Joseph
Okay. So anyway, how are you doing this week? Maddie?

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Madison
Fine, I.

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Joseph
Guess. You guess?

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Madison
Just.

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Joseph
Why do you always guess? Why aren’t you.

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Madison
Sure? I don’t know.

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Joseph
You should be more sure yourself. More self-confident. We should do a podcast on that.

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Madison
Pretty sure we have.

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Joseph
Okay. We should do another one on that, because apparently the last one didn’t work so well.

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Madison
I’m pretty sure we’ve done at least two.

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Joseph
Okay.

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Madison
But whenever.

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Joseph
All right. We need to be sure of ourselves moving forward.

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Madison
Anyway, I got a shot.

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Joseph
You got a shot? Yep. What kind of shot? Shot in the arm or like a drink shot You’re too young for a drink shot.

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Madison
A shot in the arm.

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Joseph
Shot the arm. You know how that feel?

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Madison
Pretty bad. And my doctor lied to me saying that. Oh, it’s just a tiny little needle. No, it went all the way through my arm.

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Joseph
Right? Right through. They just impaled your arm, right?

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Madison
Well, it went pretty deep into my arm. But surprisingly, my arms not saws, so.

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Joseph
Well, then, what are you complaining about?

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Madison
Well, you take some yellows, some, I guess. I don’t know.

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Joseph
Maybe. Did you expect that not to hurt? Did you honestly expect it not to hurt?

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Madison
I thought it was a very tiny pinch.

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Joseph
A tiny. That’s what they tell you. That just so you don’t flinch.

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Madison
Well, it’s because, like, the booster was a tiny pinch. And I thought this was going to be the same.

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Joseph
Well, when they pull it out and it’s actually the size of a javelin and they’re going to stick it in your arm, you know.

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Madison
I didn’t see it. Mommy even saw and then she didn’t. And she was going to tell me until it was done and over with.

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Joseph
I can only imagine the look on Mommy’s face, like, oh, my God.

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Madison
Oh, my gosh. You could probably ask her.

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Joseph
Anyway, you survived.

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Madison
Yeah. And that’s not what we’re talking about.

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Joseph
No, it is not.

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Madison
So today we’re talking about our health triangle and this topic also coincidentally spawned from my health class.

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Joseph
Yeah, we’re doing, like, a whole podcast series from your health class.

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Madison
That I always write and post.

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Joseph
And post it for you.

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Madison
So what is our health triangle? Why is it important and how can we maintain our health triangle? Well, answer these questions and much more as we talk about balancing key aspects of our lives. On this episode of Insights in the Teens Okay. But before we do that, I’m going to ask you guys to subscribe to the podcast. You can get audio version of the podcast listed as Insights and teens.

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Madison
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Joseph
Okay. Good job rushing through that. You ready?

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Madison
Yeah.

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Joseph
All right. Here we go.

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Madison
All right.

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Madison
So, first of all, what is the health triangle? And this and the. And this comes to us from my mind, my peelings dot com. So the health triangle, also known as the wellness triangle is a measure of our body’s overall well-being. It is a representation of your body’s efficiency and balance. The health triangle consists of three sides that contribute to your overall wellness when you are at the optimal state.

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Madison
All three are in a balanced state, and your body is at its most efficient. The three sides that make up the health triangle and contribute to your overall health are physical health, mental and emotional health, and social health. When being taught about your health, you may have only ever heard of physical health. You might have even you might have been told that nutrition exercise and sleep are the priorities of maintaining our health.

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Madison
You might have heard a bit about mental health, but it may not register as a priority for you. Your social health might be something completely new or might encompass areas of your well-being you might not often consider.

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Joseph
So when I first when you first brought this topic up to me, I couldn’t help but think of the only health pyramid that I was aware of was the nutrition pyramid. Clearly, this is not the nutrition pyramid.

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Madison
Yeah.

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Joseph
So I’ve heard of obviously physical health and I’ve heard of mental health, but social health is kind of a new one to me. Was it new to you? Umm.

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Madison
It was somewhat new. I definitely knew about physical and mental and I guess I started learning a bit more about social one from this podcast and I kind of had an idea of it, but when I was finally like brought up like, yes, this is a form of being healthy, it kind of made sense to me, but also it wasn’t something that I knew of off the top of my head.

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Joseph
Right. Well, and being rather anti-social myself, I don’t think I’ve ever really put that much emphasis on it as being part of my overall health and wellness.

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Madison
Fair enough.

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Joseph
But physical health, I’ve definitely heard of physical health deals with your body’s ability to function normally and how well it is operating. This includes your diet, nutrition, getting enough physical activity or exercise, which clearly I don’t And enough sleep to recharge for the day, which I don’t get that either. There are other things that impact your physical health that you might not normally think of such as your hygiene.

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Joseph
Your hygiene includes taking care of your teeth and keeping your body and hair clean, which.

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Madison
Doesn’t really.

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Joseph
Imply that you have that problem. These are also important aspects of your physical health. I want to just sort of take an aside here. I never really took my teeth as being a particularly significant part of my physical health. Until I wound up getting an abscess tooth that was infected and that abscess tooth wound up causing significant health problems for me.

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Joseph
In areas that I would never have expected. You know, it eventually wound up causing a ulcer in my stomach. I had a peptic ulcer that was a bleeding ulcer, and I almost died from it. So that taught me how significant that your teeth were to your health. And on another note, my brother, who had passed away a few years ago.

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Joseph
He had a number of physical ailments at the time, but he was suffering from kidney failure. And they wanted to put him on the donor list to get a kidney transplant. But they couldn’t because his teeth had gotten to the point where they were so unhealthy that had they put Have they given him a donor kidney in order to ensure that the body didn’t reject it, they have to give you a whole bunch of medication to suppress your immune system so your immune system doesn’t reject the organ.

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Joseph
And because of the condition that his teeth were in, he would have we’re not getting life-Threatening infections in his mouth if they gave him that suppressing medications. So, again, indirectly, it cost him his life as a result. So I didn’t I never put that much emphasis on him and you know, suing me for not doing so. So what else do we have?

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Madison
We also have mental health. So mental health focuses on your thoughts feelings and emotions, stress, anxiety and emotions such as anger all encompassed under mental health. It is your ability to cope with stress and problems that are a normal part of life. Accepting who you are and being positive about it is also an important part of your mental health.

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Madison
Being aware of your thoughts, feelings and behavior allow you to be healthy mentally. Mental health enables you to learn and develop new skills. The development of skills, behaviors and knowledge helps you to grow as an individual. Learning increases self-confidence, awareness and self-perception.

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Joseph
And I think if if we’ve learned anything from this podcast, it’s the importance of mental health.

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Madison
Yeah.

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Joseph
It affects every aspect of our life, whether it’s anxiety, fear, or depression, happiness. You know, if you don’t have a balanced mental health regimen and ways to cope with this because life is full of stress, right? Mm hmm. I mean, you’re you’re a teenager. You deal with probably a dozen different type of stresses every day of your life going to school.

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Madison
Yeah.

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Joseph
My professional life, I deal with all kinds of different stresses, and every day it’s a different kind of stress that you deal with. And if you can’t handle those stresses, they tend to build up they wear down. You start to fatigue physically from it. Like, what are some of the symptoms that you run into when you’re not balancing those?

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Joseph
That mental aspect of your health? What are some of the problems that you tend to run into?

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Madison
I guess when I’m not able to really balance all the stresses I normally lose control of my emotions is probably the biggest thing. I normally break down and feel like I can’t do anything. And that basically the stress ends up taking over me and my emotions and I can’t hold back my emotions at that point. And they basically take over my logical train of thought.

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Joseph
Yeah. And I find that when I’ve had a really stressful day at work or a couple of stressful days at work, by the time the weekend gets here, it’s like it didn’t even happen. Like I don’t get that chance to recharge and still wound up going into the weekend worrying about a project or problem or whatever it is.

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Joseph
And the weekend really is there for you to unwind, recharge and get ready for the next set of days. To go through. And I wound up going back to work on a Monday, and I just I feel physically exhausted at that point. So that’s usually how it manifest with me. And then I get irritable. I mean, you’ve seen me irritable.

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Joseph
I don’t want to be bothered by people like it’s snappy. I don’t have any patience for people. Oh, wait, that’s me on a regular day. I’m even worse when I’m stressed out.

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Madison
Yeah. Nice.

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Joseph
And ironically, that affects my social health sometimes, too.

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Madison
Hmm.

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Joseph
So, you know, social health encompasses our relationships with others, whether that’s family, friends, peers or coworkers. Social health measures the way a person reacts to people in their environment. It includes how they can communicate, care for others, seek and lend support and the ability to make and keep relationships. These relationships can occur at home, school work, or in social gatherings.

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Joseph
What do you think you do or not mean? Let me let me go there. Let me let me ask run off the bat. How do you think your social health is at this point in time?

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Madison
Well, I’d say, well, it depends. I have a really good I definitely think my social health thrives on my family because I have a good relationship with all of you. And a lot of the time when I am feeling I’m not feeling too healthy in the other areas, you guys are normally there to help out. So I have a pretty good I’m pretty good with you guys.

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Madison
I’d say I’m also pretty good with my friends for the most part, but I’m also the kind of person that really doesn’t want to talk to other people that I don’t have to talk to or that I don’t really want to talk to.

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Joseph
Right. And I think I think the one the biggest casualty I think from COVID right now for all of us is really that social health side of things. Yes. We lost almost almost a million people have died now in the United States as a result. So there’s certainly that. But I think the vast majority of the people in the country and around the world have really been affected by this lack of social interaction.

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Joseph
And I think people tend to take it for granted. The how important that is. You look at mommy. Mommy is a very social person. She has different circles that she socializes in. She has different friends. And she sees, you know, we have friends of hers that we go see. So for mommy to have been withdrawn, you know, kind of against her will because of this, it’s it’s had an effect on her and we see it now, you know, just starting to get back into the convention scene.

00:14:45:16 – 00:15:13:14
Joseph
We went to a convention last weekend and a few weeks back that people are really just you know, there’s so there’s so much pent up socialization that you get a very different vibe from people. Now, do you do you find that it you know, because you did a whole year remote schooling, do you find that the kids treat you differently or that the kids were acting differently when you were able to go back into the classroom?

00:15:14:00 – 00:15:14:15
Joseph
Um.

00:15:16:26 – 00:15:51:09
Madison
I mean, yeah, I guess I have seen more people trying to talk with each other and certain people talk to me that didn’t really talk to me all that much. Um, when school was when school was going on before I’ve made, I’m now friends with people who I kind of just knew but never really talked to them. And it’s kind of interesting how that ended up working.

00:15:51:16 – 00:16:17:07
Joseph
Yeah. And that’s kind of what we’ve seen on the convention scene to the couple of vendors that I interacted with last week. They were even if you didn’t buy anything from them, they were just happy and pleasant and glad to be out and interacting with customers again. Granted, a large portion of it is the fact that this is how they make their their living so there was this one particular vendor.

00:16:17:07 – 00:16:42:27
Joseph
I mean, I bought a picture of him for $15 and you would think, Guy, I just give the guy $150, you know, and he was so gracious and happy and pleasant and thanking me and, and it was such a change from what I’m used to that I normally go in you banter back and forth, you might negotiate a couple of dollars either way on a thing that you want to buy.

00:16:42:27 – 00:16:59:03
Joseph
You exchange your money, you get your goods and you walk away and that’s it. You didn’t really have a lot of people that were that gracious. And I find that, that people now that they’re finally getting back into it, I think maybe appreciate it more. Do you do you agree with that?

00:16:59:14 – 00:17:18:21
Madison
Yeah, like I have seen I have seen like the vendors that we’ve been talking to. A lot of them definitely seem a lot more like sociable and a lot of them seem a lot more like they’d they kind of enjoy the interactions with customers. So yeah, I have seen that difference, too.

00:17:18:27 – 00:17:31:12
Joseph
Yeah. So, you know, I totally agree that the social aspect of your health triangle is important I think it’s time for a break already. And then when we come back, what are we going to talk about?

00:17:31:24 – 00:17:34:06
Madison
Going to talk about why your health triangles important.

00:17:34:09 – 00:17:37:06
Joseph
All right. We’ll be back after a quick break.

00:17:37:10 – 00:17:37:22
Madison
All righty.

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00:18:48:15 – 00:19:11:07
Madison
Welcome back to insights and the team. Today we’re talking about your health triangle And now we’re going to dove more into why is your health triangle important? So the health triangle is a measurement of your overall health. Each of the three components components contributes to overall well-being and need to be equally balanced. All three sides of the health triangle are interlinked.

00:19:11:18 – 00:19:35:16
Madison
If one is out of balance, the other two will also be affected. For this reason, those with chronic health issues are at a greater risk of developing mental health problems like anxiety and depression. If you thought physical health was the only thing that mattered. You’re not alone. Focusing only on nutrition and exercise is what we learned is what is what we basically learn to stay healthy, either from school or the media.

00:19:36:04 – 00:19:46:07
Madison
But mental and social health have just as important an impact on your overall and your overall health Neglecting any of the three aspects of health can impact the other two states.

00:19:46:26 – 00:20:11:13
Joseph
So how does it become unbalanced? Think of the health triangle as a structure. It’s supported by three side, the physical, the mental, and the social. If the health triangle is balanced, the three sides are equal in the structure maintain the proper triangular form. When one side, one of the sides of the triangle becomes weakened, the overall structure becomes unstable.

00:20:12:09 – 00:20:41:27
Joseph
So when you neglect one aspect of the health triangle, that side becomes weakened. When one side becomes neglected and weakened You’re at a higher risk of experiencing health issues in the other two states. To ensure our health triangle doesn’t become unbalanced, we need to focus on improving all three aspects of health, not just one or two. Ensuring we do activities that benefit all three will help us achieve our overall wellness.

00:20:43:08 – 00:21:04:21
Madison
So what is extra health triangle? So there are many determining factors of health. Some are out of your control, such as the net genetics. Some are in your control, such as your behavior. Don’t get caught up with the ones that you have no control over. Focus on the ones that you can control. To promote your health. And here’s a list of the of the determinants of health.

00:21:05:03 – 00:21:31:14
Madison
When we kind of meant when we just I just mentioned is biology. Biology genetics, biology. That’s just a class take. I’m not going to worry about that. So inherited conditions are fundamental determinants of health and can define an individual’s biological responses throughout their life. Age and gender inequality can lead to income disparities and differential health access to health care.

00:21:32:05 – 00:21:59:06
Joseph
You also have environment. This includes access to health care and other health services. Access to nutritious food and clean water. Acceptable living conditions. And having a stable financial income to meet your needs. Then we talk about attitude. This includes attitudes to illness, pain and misfortune, all of which I have a bad attitude towards your perception of dying body image.

00:21:59:06 – 00:22:18:13
Joseph
And beliefs, which probably aren’t that great for me either. And then we also have behavior. This includes practicing personal self-care, eating a healthy diet, regularly, getting consistent physical activity, and avoiding high risk activities such as smoking and alcohol consumption.

00:22:18:15 – 00:22:20:08
Madison
And I mean, you got that one at least.

00:22:20:17 – 00:22:22:29
Joseph
Well, thanks. I got I got one thing in my favor.

00:22:23:29 – 00:22:51:22
Madison
There’s also technology. Things like fitness trackers can provide inside. And most and motivate you to be more active. However, overuse of technology can cause eyestrain and as well as headaches and dry eyes, sleep problems and other mental health issues can be caused by the use of electronic devices. And finally, on those social support networks, this includes the support of family and friends and local support programs.

00:22:52:12 – 00:23:01:16
Joseph
So on the things that they talk about here, how do you think you fare on this scale? Of of health determinants?

00:23:02:11 – 00:23:21:02
Madison
Well, based on biology and genetics, our family has not been the healthiest. No, say we haven’t. It appears that I guess both sides of the family have had some struggle, some struggles, struggle.

00:23:21:05 – 00:23:21:15
Joseph
Share.

00:23:21:17 – 00:23:32:19
Madison
Some struggles. I don’t think I can have it too much but I definitely wouldn’t consider myself particularly fit either.

00:23:33:06 – 00:24:02:11
Joseph
So it’s one of those things where the genetics are outside your control. However, it serves as a warning sign, a kind of a cautionary tale It’s something to keep an eye on. There are certain tests that can you can take, they can do later on in life to see if you’re susceptible to certain illnesses and stuff. And there’s preventative things you can do.

00:24:03:04 – 00:24:04:07
Joseph
How about our environment?

00:24:05:19 – 00:24:08:28
Madison
Well, I do have health services and such.

00:24:09:11 – 00:24:17:11
Joseph
And lots of them, because you had like, what, two doctor’s appointments in the last two weeks. You know, your doctor, your orthodontist. You see a lot of doctors.

00:24:17:17 – 00:24:17:28
Madison
I mean.

00:24:18:02 – 00:24:18:24
Joseph
Yeah, yeah.

00:24:18:26 – 00:24:31:13
Madison
Yeah. Honestly, the one time I went to the doctor yesterday. Yesterday, right? Yes, yesterday. Yeah. I actually thought I had to brush my teeth because I’m just. So you And it’s like, oh, wait. No, not that doctor.

00:24:31:24 – 00:24:32:06
Joseph
Yeah.

00:24:32:29 – 00:24:35:00
Madison
Access to nutritious food and clean water.

00:24:36:01 – 00:24:41:00
Joseph
That’s one thing that you’re actually pretty good about. You tend to eat. I mean, you consume a lot of carbs.

00:24:41:06 – 00:24:41:17
Madison
Yeah.

00:24:42:11 – 00:24:51:18
Joseph
But like, from a snack food standpoint, you tend to eat healthy foods, which is. Which is good. The fact that you like healthy foods is an important part of staying healthy.

00:24:51:19 – 00:24:55:11
Madison
Yeah, I actually just had some blackberries and blueberries earlier.

00:24:55:14 – 00:24:55:23
Joseph
Yeah.

00:24:57:23 – 00:25:00:03
Madison
Acceptable living conditions, I’d say.

00:25:00:04 – 00:25:02:19
Joseph
I think we have a sufficient number of cats in the house, you know?

00:25:02:24 – 00:25:07:01
Madison
Yes. Having a stable financial income to meet your needs. I feel we have that.

00:25:07:02 – 00:25:09:07
Joseph
I think you’ve got a pretty darn.

00:25:09:10 – 00:25:09:20
Madison
Yeah.

00:25:09:21 – 00:25:15:28
Joseph
Excuse me. Darn good income with your chores and your. Your report cards.

00:25:16:10 – 00:25:19:26
Madison
Yeah. I guess next up would be my attitude.

00:25:20:25 – 00:25:23:04
Joseph
Yes. It’s your attitude. You need to work now.

00:25:23:07 – 00:25:33:22
Madison
Just illness. Um, I try not to let it get to me. I just take the medicine and still feel miserable, but, you know.

00:25:34:00 – 00:25:47:25
Joseph
Well, that’s the thing. Like, if if any. If we’ve learned anything from this ordeal with braces, it’s that you. You can endure a lot over time. Yeah, because braces have been a real challenge for you.

00:25:48:03 – 00:26:13:09
Madison
Yeah, that pretty much covers the pain aspect. That was. Well, I haven’t had a broken bone that I know of. I definitely have had a lot done to my mouth. And. Yeah, it’s been it’s definitely been a trip. Yeah. But, you know, at this point, I come to expect it presumption of diet I guess I’m fine.

00:26:13:20 – 00:26:24:20
Joseph
Yeah. I mean, like I say, you don’t eat terrible or you’re probably cut down on the carbs here and there, but you’re a teenager. You you eat better than most teenagers, I can tell you that.

00:26:24:27 – 00:26:31:07
Madison
Yeah. Body image. I say my body image is fine. I’m not.

00:26:31:18 – 00:26:39:24
Joseph
I think it’s improving. Yeah. I think when we started this podcast, you probably had some body image issues that we’ve managed to work through, thankfully.

00:26:40:03 – 00:26:46:02
Madison
Yeah. This point, I’m just like, Okay, I’m probably never going to look like this. And now I accept it.

00:26:46:04 – 00:26:46:23
Joseph
There you go.

00:26:47:26 – 00:26:49:16
Madison
Um, and beliefs.

00:26:50:27 – 00:26:51:25
Joseph
Yeah. If think.

00:26:52:13 – 00:26:52:20
Madison
That’s.

00:26:52:29 – 00:26:53:29
Joseph
Kind of just tacked on.

00:26:54:03 – 00:26:54:16
Madison
Yeah.

00:26:54:25 – 00:26:56:01
Joseph
So how about your behavior.

00:26:57:01 – 00:27:01:18
Madison
Practicing personal self-care? Um, I guess I try to do that.

00:27:01:18 – 00:27:12:14
Joseph
I think you’ve gotten much better at that. You’re even painting your nails now. You’re doing better taking care of your hair because mommy and Daddy aren’t doing it now. Yeah, that’s an improvement.

00:27:12:17 – 00:27:13:01
Madison
Yeah.

00:27:14:03 – 00:27:17:08
Joseph
Yeah. I mean, you don’t have a problem with brushing your teeth, and.

00:27:17:19 – 00:27:19:07
Madison
Now I’m showering every day.

00:27:19:07 – 00:27:24:16
Joseph
Yeah, you’re. You’re doing everything that you need to be doing right now. I don’t think there’s anything else that you need to be doing.

00:27:25:05 – 00:27:28:13
Madison
Uh, healthy diet regularly. I mean, I have to.

00:27:28:17 – 00:27:29:11
Joseph
Be that horse.

00:27:29:11 – 00:27:35:22
Madison
Yeah. We’ve had dead horse constant physical activity, advocacy.

00:27:35:22 – 00:27:36:09
Joseph
Consistent.

00:27:36:09 – 00:27:37:15
Madison
Insistent knocking.

00:27:37:20 – 00:27:58:09
Joseph
And I think you are consistent. I mean, you do your your dance, you’re just danced stuff. You’re getting whatever physical activity that school requirements you’re doing your marching band when it’s marching band season. So again, I think you’re probably, on average, maybe a little bit above average for teenagers. Your in your, you know, activity group I guess.

00:27:59:04 – 00:28:03:09
Madison
Um, and then High-Risk activities like smoking alcohol.

00:28:03:10 – 00:28:06:06
Joseph
Well, we need to work on that. We’ve got to get down two packs a day and it.

00:28:06:17 – 00:28:10:16
Madison
It’s not huh. Okay.

00:28:11:03 – 00:28:13:08
Joseph
Just kidding. You don’t, you don’t do any of that stuff.

00:28:13:13 – 00:28:13:24
Madison
Yeah.

00:28:14:09 – 00:28:15:13
Joseph
Technology.

00:28:16:14 – 00:28:20:11
Madison
I mean, I use technology for just dance so that’s something.

00:28:20:18 – 00:28:37:15
Joseph
Yes. And the one thing I think we actually have to discourage you from because you have an Apple Watch, and one of the things that you were doing was you were kind of letting that dictate how many steps that you had to take or how many calories you had to burn or whatever it was on main circles.

00:28:37:16 – 00:28:41:23
Madison
Mainly how many like how much exercise I had to do for the.

00:28:41:23 – 00:29:02:13
Joseph
Day. Right. Right. And we’ve never gone through and calibrated your body measurements to it. So until we do that, you don’t want to let the the technology is there as a tool. It’s there to help. In fact, I think it helps people more than hurt people in most cases. But it has to be used, right? Like any tool.

00:29:02:18 – 00:29:03:00
Madison
Yeah.

00:29:06:12 – 00:29:07:27
Madison
Then I guess support network.

00:29:08:02 – 00:29:08:12
Joseph
Yeah.

00:29:08:29 – 00:29:12:23
Madison
Um, I have support of my family and friends, so that’s good.

00:29:13:01 – 00:29:30:21
Joseph
Yeah. And I think yeah, I think I think for the most part, you’re you’re pretty much in line with what you need to keep your health. Right. And I think your health triangles probably pretty good. I think for a while there we may have had some issues with the social side and we may have had some issues with the, the mental side.

00:29:30:21 – 00:29:35:13
Joseph
The physical side. I think you’ve probably been pretty consistent with we’ve been very much on top of that.

00:29:35:21 – 00:29:36:02
Madison
Yeah.

00:29:36:16 – 00:29:50:03
Joseph
And I think all things considered, you’re doing pretty good from a social side, although you’re not as social as you were especially like the kids in the neighborhood. Yeah, but we’re still kind of coming trying to come out of this pandemic at this point.

00:29:50:10 – 00:29:50:21
Madison
Yeah.

00:29:51:07 – 00:29:55:06
Joseph
So that’s certainly something to look forward to. Moving, moving forward.

00:29:55:16 – 00:29:55:25
Madison
Yeah.

00:29:56:12 – 00:30:00:01
Joseph
So we’re going to take another quick break and what are we going to talk about? When we come.

00:30:00:01 – 00:30:03:29
Madison
Back, we’re going to talk about how to maintain a balanced health triangle.

00:30:04:14 – 00:30:05:06
Joseph
We’ll be right back.

00:30:05:14 – 00:30:05:25
Madison
All righty.

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00:31:16:20 – 00:31:22:23
Madison
Welcome back to insiders in the teens. So they were talking about maintaining well our health triangles and now.

00:31:23:16 – 00:31:23:24
Joseph
They’re.

00:31:23:29 – 00:31:32:06
Madison
Battling another it I’m not the best host here I don’t really stay on script for the most part that’s.

00:31:32:13 – 00:31:35:00
Joseph
Sorry you’re getting better with everyone your host.

00:31:35:04 – 00:31:56:11
Madison
Thanks so now we’re going to talk about how to maintain a balance health triangle so as we’ve stated before, each of the three sides is equally important in maintaining an overall healthy lifestyle and balanced health triangle. If you’ve only been focusing on your physical well-being, consider improving your mental and social well-being as well.

00:31:58:22 – 00:32:03:08
Madison
But now we’re going to talk about how to maintain your physical health for those of you that don’t maintain a physical health.

00:32:03:08 – 00:32:04:28
Joseph
Just for the record, you wrote the news.

00:32:05:03 – 00:32:08:01
Madison
I know. Okay, I get it. I get it. Yeah.

00:32:08:09 – 00:32:13:03
Joseph
You should focus on your mental health, but we’re not going to talk about that now. We’re going to talk about your physical health.

00:32:14:02 – 00:32:36:25
Madison
Yeah, that that’s a nice jump. Anyway, so maintaining physical health. So there are various aspects to maintaining your physical health. This includes nutrition and diet, physical activity, hygiene and even sleep. So here are some examples of how you can improve your physical health. And the first is nutrition and diet. Having a proper healthy diet is important for energy and growth.

00:32:37:05 – 00:32:49:06
Madison
It keeps your immune system strong so you’re less likely to get sick. You should also stay hydrated. Women need nine to 12 cups of fluids, and men need 11 to 15 cups daily.

00:32:49:21 – 00:32:51:07
Joseph
Men are so heavy, aren’t they?

00:32:51:19 – 00:33:07:04
Madison
About a rough estimate, at least. So staying hydrated keeps your body functioning properly and helps improve sleep quality. Hydration also helps regulate body temperature, keeps you calm, cleanses your body of fluids and of the.

00:33:07:08 – 00:33:08:28
Joseph
Yeah, your body fluids.

00:33:08:28 – 00:33:38:02
Madison
Your body fluids of toxins and regulates mood. You should also be exercising regular physical activity is important to maintain a healthy lifestyle. 30 minutes of daily exercise is recommended. It doesn’t need to be an intense workout. Simply going for a walk is beneficial. Also, try to incorporate physical movement throughout your day, taking regular breaks to get up from your desk and walking to get a drink or go to the washroom goes a long way.

00:33:39:03 – 00:33:46:23
Joseph
In their sleep. Sleeping seven to 9 hours every night will give your body the rest it needs. There’s my problem.

00:33:46:25 – 00:33:52:04
Madison
And it’s important to know that you can’t just do it on the weekends or you have to do it.

00:33:52:04 – 00:33:55:03
Joseph
Like it should be every day. It should be consistent. Yes.

00:33:55:08 – 00:34:02:16
Madison
Although I’m probably also not really all that since I only really sleep during the weekdays and I sleep like 5 hours on the weekends.

00:34:02:24 – 00:34:04:19
Joseph
Well, yeah, there’s that too.

00:34:04:22 – 00:34:05:02
Madison
Yeah.

00:34:05:24 – 00:34:21:18
Joseph
Going to bed and waking up at the same time every day can maintain good sleeping habits, avoid activities that would keep you up before your bedtime. Such as using electronic devices, showering. That’s an important one.

00:34:21:26 – 00:34:22:07
Madison
Yep.

00:34:22:14 – 00:34:34:11
Joseph
Otherwise, it’ll affect your social life, too. Probably showering and washing your hands helped to ensure proper hygiene. It helps to keep your body clean and less likely to spread germs and not stink.

00:34:35:16 – 00:34:37:26
Madison
I mean, deodorant, but like, you need ton of it.

00:34:38:03 – 00:35:04:03
Joseph
Right? Yeah. Brushing your teeth. We talked about the importance of this already brushing floss twice a day. That’s a little excessive for me to preserve your dental health. Sure. There’s dentists out there that are yelling at the screen right now. Yeah, listening to that, this helps maintain your oral hygiene and prevent gum disease and their skin care. Take care of your skin by using sunscreen if you’re outdoors.

00:35:04:21 – 00:35:05:15
Joseph
Scott us.

00:35:06:22 – 00:35:08:02
Madison
Some sunscreen.

00:35:08:15 – 00:35:18:22
Joseph
Sunscreen helps protect your skin, lowers the risk of skin cancer and prevents premature aging. Maybe that’s why I feel so old and long.

00:35:19:16 – 00:35:20:01
Madison
On.

00:35:21:08 – 00:35:25:03
Joseph
Doctor checkups. Oh, this is another one. That I’m not very good with.

00:35:25:06 – 00:35:26:04
Madison
Oh, yeah.

00:35:26:11 – 00:35:50:04
Joseph
Regular checkups to the doctor help to ensure you are in good health. The doctor will usually monitor blood pressure physical checks and or other signs of good health. And this this list kind of reminds me of something my father used to say that nobody’s useless. You can always serve as a bad example, and I think I’m a bad example for most of these.

00:35:51:00 – 00:35:54:07
Joseph
So maybe I’ll take some of our own advice moving forward here.

00:35:54:13 – 00:35:57:22
Madison
Okay, that’s good. We’re we’re hoping to benefit others.

00:35:57:23 – 00:35:58:27
Joseph
What else do we have?

00:35:59:19 – 00:36:29:01
Madison
Now we’re going into the maintaining mental and emotional health that we promised earlier. So just from work, school or relationships can contribute to poor mental health. Therefore, it is important to learn healthy ways to cope with stress. Here are some examples of how to strengthen your mental health. So the first is treat mental illnesses seriously. To mental illnesses like physical illnesses as important as friends and family for help or seek out professional help if needed.

00:36:29:27 – 00:36:56:19
Madison
You should also build resilience, build resilience by prioritizing connections, fostering healthy self-esteem and reducing shame. You should also be practicing self-care Basically building awareness of your thoughts and emotions. Practicing self-care by regulating your emotions and behaviors. This can include journaling your thoughts, working through your emotions by talking about it, and challenging social anxious situations.

00:36:57:16 – 00:37:21:23
Joseph
Practice Mindfulness. This was one we actually did a podcast on a while back. Practicing mindfulness can help you calm and focus your thoughts. By building awareness, being more open and accepting and being present in the moment results in a more positive mindset. Increase happiness. Tap into one of the four happiness chemicals, which we’re not going to list here.

00:37:22:10 – 00:37:42:18
Joseph
By engaging in hobbies and things, you enjoy spending time outside, which I don’t enjoy doing something creative or just listening to music, or just a few examples. And then there’s physical activity, which clearly looking at me, you can tell I get more than enough of it.

00:37:43:28 – 00:37:47:24
Madison
Actually exercise yourself.

00:37:48:25 – 00:37:49:24
Joseph
Helped by mental health.

00:37:49:28 – 00:37:50:14
Madison
Fair enough.

00:37:51:03 – 00:38:17:12
Joseph
Exercise not only has physical benefits, but can also alleviate stress, anxiety and any build up tension. Activities such as yoga, stretching, or your favorite physical activity can be beneficial and build a support network. Build a positive support network of friends and family they can support, guide, or just enjoy life with you. What else do we have now?

00:38:17:12 – 00:38:36:03
Madison
We’re going to talk about how to maintain your social health. Families should work together to eliminate stress and negativity. Strong support of friendships will increase happiness, self-esteem and reduce stress. And there are some examples of how to strengthen human social health. So first is to build a support network.

00:38:36:23 – 00:38:37:22
Joseph
Heard that before.

00:38:39:08 – 00:38:46:09
Madison
Yeah. Building a positive support network of friends and family is basically what this consists of.

00:38:46:20 – 00:38:47:12
Joseph
Not Legos.

00:38:47:22 – 00:39:12:21
Madison
You know, having a relationship that is supportive, loving, responsible, and a balance and power and balanced can contribute to social health. You should also bond over common interest bond with people by joining a club or community over a common interest or hobby building relationships with those who enjoy similar interests is a great way to socialize.

00:39:13:23 – 00:39:47:17
Joseph
Attend social events. This is one of my weak points here. Say yes when invited to social events or initiate an invitation to your friends and family. Socializing can help build confidence and protect you against the effects of stress and volunteering. Get involved with the community by volunteering. Volunteering helps you connect with the community. Build relationships. Be positive for your mind and body and could open new career opportunities and take it from here.

00:39:48:09 – 00:40:14:11
Madison
So to recap, the health triangle consists of three sides. The physical health, which is your body’s ability to function normally. Mental health, your ability to manage thoughts, emotions and behaviors. And your social health, which consists of our relationships and how we communicate with those around us. So maintaining your health triangle with the following steps, which are identifying areas of the health triangle that you’re lacking, that you are lacking and doing well.

00:40:14:26 – 00:40:33:10
Madison
Identify a few ways to maintain the aspects of the health triangle you are doing well. I don’t know if I have a few ways to improve the aspects that you’re lacking in and continue to maintain those aspects regularly. If you’re looking through this list and are overwhelmed by the amount of effort required to maintain all three aspects, you’re not alone.

00:40:33:26 – 00:40:48:16
Madison
Consider combining activities to promote two or three aspects at a time. For example, if you enjoy running, consider joining a running club. You’ll be able to socialize with others that have a common interest with me while maintaining your physical and mental health as well.

00:40:49:06 – 00:40:56:17
Joseph
So after going through all that, what do you think is probably your weakest part of that triangle?

00:40:57:17 – 00:41:03:21
Madison
I’d say the weakest part would probably have to be my mental at this point.

00:41:03:25 – 00:41:04:10
Joseph
Okay.

00:41:04:17 – 00:41:12:21
Madison
You can probably bounce back between social and mental, but thinking about it now, I’d probably more mental at this point.

00:41:13:08 – 00:41:20:04
Joseph
Okay. Fair enough. And what do you think you can do to improve that aspect of your health triangle?

00:41:20:28 – 00:41:42:28
Madison
I guess it would probably be to work more on my thoughts, communicate better with others, and kind of figure out ways to not. Well, to work on my mental health and to help me feel better mentally and emotionally, hopefully using some of the steps we’ve included here.

00:41:43:06 – 00:42:11:06
Joseph
Okay. I think the area that I’m probably lacking in myself is going to be the social side, mainly because I didn’t never really picture that as being part of my overall health triangle. And I’m generally not a particularly social person. I tend to keep to myself most of the time outside of immediate family. I don’t I don’t have a much tolerance, I think, for other people.

00:42:12:00 – 00:42:38:22
Joseph
And I think that’s gotten my patients level with other people’s probably deteriorating rapidly as I got older. So it just I don’t necessarily want to put myself in situations where I could cause problems because I have a tendency of of I don’t know, not treating people as well as I probably should when my patience is at its limits.

00:42:39:25 – 00:43:01:08
Joseph
And I had an incident with by gaming group last week where I wound up getting into a bit of an argument with one of our members because he was the type of person who he loves to argue and everything becomes an argument with him. And it’s like, you know, you and I enjoy having our little debates here and there.

00:43:01:08 – 00:43:22:18
Joseph
And it’s healthy and it’s stimulating mentally and stuff. And I think he gets that out of it as well. But there are just there are times that I can get online to play the game, and I just am not up for that. And he hit me on one of those nights and pushed the wrong buttons and I wound up snapping on him.

00:43:23:15 – 00:43:56:04
Joseph
So, you know, it’s it’s stuff like that that you kind of you recognize that you have those tendencies and you try to shelter others from those tendencies because you don’t want to say things you can’t take back. So that’s definitely an area that I need to improve on. And I kind of know where the weaknesses and my dealing with my trying to I guess cope with that weakness is more about not getting worse, but it is about getting any better.

00:43:56:17 – 00:44:08:22
Joseph
And it’s just a tactic of avoidance and that’s probably something that I need to work on probably. So I’m going to take a quick break, come back and we’ll get your closing thoughts and any shallow. Well, in fact.

00:44:15:00 – 00:44:45:07
Madison
All righty. So to everyone out there, I just wanted to stress the importance of the health triangle and just the fact that all three elements are helpful. Well, yes, you could definitely work on being physically healthy that doesn’t mean that you’re going to be healthy. You need to also be mentally healthy because if you don’t feel well about yourself or how you treat or how you treat other people, or just if you don’t have a good self-image of yourself.

00:44:45:20 – 00:45:07:04
Madison
All the other aspects are eventually going to be affected by it. And certainly you’re not going to be healthy if you ignore your mental health. And it’s the same thing with social health. A lot of people really don’t think too much about social health. And in a lot of cases, social health also can impact your mental and physical.

00:45:07:04 – 00:45:24:27
Madison
And I can definitely see a few ways on if you’re not social enough, how your mental health can be deeply affected by it, and in turn, your physical health gets affected. So I guess just try to keep all of them in balance and use what we have on the podcast here to work on that.

00:45:25:11 – 00:45:56:15
Joseph
Yeah, I think that was very well said. Before we do go, I do want to once again invite you to subscribe to the podcast. You can get the audio versions of this podcast listed as insights into teens, or you can get video and audio of the podcast listed as insights into things. We are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, pretty much anywhere you can get a podcast these days.

00:45:57:13 – 00:46:24:08
Joseph
I would also invite you to give us your feedback, tell us how we’re doing, give us your suggestions for topics for the show. You can email us at comments at insights into things dot com. We are on Twitter and insights underscore things. You can find us on Facebook at Facebook.com Slash Insights into Things podcast. We do stream six days a week, five days a week.

00:46:24:11 – 00:46:48:17
Joseph
I keep saying six and that’s just a lie. Yeah, we stream five days a week on Twitch. Technically, we do do six or four. If we don’t do both recordings during the week, but you can catch us on Twitch when we’re streaming and a Twitch TV slash insights into things. Just a side note, if you’re an Amazon Prime subscriber, you do get a free Twitch monthly Twitch Prime subscription.

00:46:48:17 – 00:46:50:15
Joseph
If you can throw that away, we’d appreciate it.

00:46:52:22 – 00:46:56:01
Joseph
What else do we have? We have Instagram and Facebook.

00:46:57:17 – 00:46:58:06
Madison
I don’t know.

00:46:58:09 – 00:47:05:07
Joseph
I don’t know whether we are on Facebook. At Facebook vaccination sites and Things podcast. I shouldn’t look at two sets of notes here.

00:47:05:11 – 00:47:05:22
Madison
Yeah.

00:47:06:14 – 00:47:18:04
Joseph
We’re also on Instagram and Instagram account slash insights into things. Or you can get everything and much more on our official website and insights into things dot com and you.

00:47:18:17 – 00:47:27:24
Madison
And don’t forget to check out our other two podcast insights and entertainment hosted by you in Miami. And then tomorrow our monthly podcast hosted by you and my brother Sam.

00:47:28:04 – 00:47:31:14
Joseph
All right. That’s it. Another one of the books by everyone by.