Homeostasis

The root of well-being is balance.

Heck, science has word just for this. It's homeostasis: n. The ability or tendency of an organism or cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes. Our bodies know how to maintain internal balance to keep us alive, for the most part, no matter what choices we make. Even symptoms of stress, disease or illness are just techniques our bodies use to bring us back into harmony. It's only when our bodies have been out of balance for so long, often through our own lifestyle choices, or through the sheer years of old age, do we reach such a point of such damage and degeneration that there is no returning.

While we can't avoid the inevitable, we can postpone it for as long as possible. Learning to make choices and take actions on our bodies that are in harmony with the internal balance that our bodies (and spirits) need is the path to well-being. It's a life-long journey.